A few days ago, the Japanese puppet army that swept away the Eighth Route Army had already marched to the base area in several directions.

On this day, Feng Tiandong stood in Beiguan and watched a team of carts slowly move away. It was a convoy of arms and supplies for the devils.

He did not immediately return to the city, but walked north to the front and climbed a small dirt slope. Erliang followed behind Feng Tiandong inch by inch.

Standing on the high slope, looking around, the surrounding villages are all silent, no curling smoke can be seen, the leaves of the jujube trees, persimmon trees and elm trees on the side of the road at the edge of the village have turned yellow, and they fall down with the wind one by one, leaving only bare branches, which looks extremely desolate.

Breathing in the cold air, Feng Tiandong's mood was the same as the atmosphere around him, extremely depressed, and he couldn't help but worry about the Eighth Route Army in his heart.

Although he had already provided the Japanese devil's sweeping plan to the Eighth Route Army, it was obvious that the gap in strength between the two sides was too great for anyone not to worry about it.

Judging from the current situation, the Japanese devils are very determined not to destroy the Eighth Route Army and occupy the base areas, and they will not give up.

This time, there were nearly 10,000 Japanese troops dispatched from Guhuai alone, and thousands of puppet troops followed, and the troops marched towards the base area in several ways.

Under such circumstances, one can imagine how difficult the situation of the Eighth Route Army, which was fighting in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region.

The Eighth Route Army was a heroic force, they were familiar with the terrain, they came and went like the wind, and the Japanese devils often couldn't even touch their shadows, so they were able to crush the sweeps of the Japanese army many times.

However, the scale of this sweep is so huge, if the Eighth Route Army cannot be transferred in time and is surrounded by devils, these advantages will be gone, and fighting with devils will definitely suffer a big loss.

I sincerely hope that after receiving his information, the Eighth Route Army will be able to make early preparations and move as soon as possible.

With a heavy heart, but pretending to be relaxed on the surface, Feng Tiandong took Erliang and returned to Guhuai City in a leisurely manner.

With the beginning of the large-scale sweep of the Japanese army, the Guhuai secret service organs, the special high section of the gendarmerie, and the Guhuai City Puppet Office at all levels also began to operate in full force to cooperate with the Japanese army's sweep.

The police station and the garrison were all dispatched, together with the garrisons of the counties around Guhuai, with the support of the gendarmerie, to collect mules, horses and carts everywhere to help the sweeping troops transport supplies.

Under the instruction of the secret service, the Guhuai City Public Office has also issued many policies, and the control of many commodities has become stricter and stricter.

The Japanese devils are not stupid, they know very well that it is not enough to just drive the Eighth Route Army out of the base area, but also to cut off the channels for the Eighth Route Army to obtain supplies, so that those so-called troops hiding in the mountains will not be long before they will collapse without a fight.

At the end of the household check, the police station also promulgated the "Measures for the Issuance of Residence Permits in Guhuai City" in the name of the Municipal Public Office, and officially began to implement household registration control.

The measures stipulate that all Guhuai citizens who are over 14 years old and under 60 years old in Guhuai City must apply for a residence permit.

The measures also stipulate that to apply for a residence permit, each person should prepare four two-inch bareheaded photos of the latest bust and send them to the police department of the police station for approval and issuance.

The promulgation of the "Measures" has made the citizens of Guhuai complain, although there is no money to apply for a residence permit, but for China now, taking pictures is a very luxurious activity, and many people have difficulty eating, how can they be willing to spend this money for photography.

With it, Feng Tiandong and Jiang Lin, who made this suggestion, were once again secretly abused.

During this time, Feng Tiandong was extremely active in front of the Japanese devils, especially in front of Ishikawa Ichiro, running before and after running every day, contacting various departments and summarizing news, so that the secret service knew the work of various agencies of the Guhuai City Government well, and won Ishikawa Ichiro's appreciation.

Feng Tiandong spent money to buy a courtyard in Shuaifu Hutong in the northwest of Guhuai, pulled up a telephone, and found two handymen to guard the door, which was used as his office location.

It is called the "Winter Courtyard" by Feng Tiandong to the outside world, and it is not far from the Qingtian Mansion. Feng Tiandong is the owner of this "Winter Courtyard".

Although the smoke of gunpowder in Guhuai and the surrounding areas is filled, it does not affect the approach of the Spring Festival in the slightest, the atmosphere of the New Year has been shown in Guhuai, all kinds of businesses on the street have been suspended, only a few restaurants remain, as well as smoke houses, plaster shops, brothels and other entertainment venues are still open.

On both sides of Guhuai Street, many families have posted couplets on the gates, and every household has revealed a trace of the atmosphere of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new in the gloom.

Because it is in the sweeping stage, the Guhuai City Office cannot take a good holiday for the New Year, except for the Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, at least half of the people must stay in the office to work at other times.

Feng Tiandong was no exception, originally he wanted to use the time of the New Year to be quiet and quiet, calm down, and relieve the anxiety during this time, but Ishikawa Ichiro only agreed that he would return to the countryside to reunite with his family on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, but asked him to return to Guhuai City the next day, that is, the first day of the new year.

Feng Tiandong had no choice but to comply.

Before returning to the countryside for the New Year, Feng Tiandong deliberately went to the "Manchun Courtyard", tried his best to bluff the old bustard and the housekeeper, and brought Wang Wan'er out, preparing to take her to play in Guhuai to relax.

Out of the "Manchun Courtyard", Wang Wan'er was extremely happy, cheering like a little girl.

The two came to Guhuai Daci Pavilion together, which is a place they often came to play when they were children, and they have good memories here.

Daci Pavilion is a famous monument of Guhuai, which is a group of temple buildings, and it is the symbol of Guhuai.

Looking at Wang Wan'er shuttling back and forth in the various courtyards of Daci Pavilion, with a happy smile on her face, Feng Tiandong's heart hurt like a knife, he hated this damn Japanese devil, hated this damn world.

Although his heart was extremely painful, Feng Tiandong still had a warm smile on his face, he didn't want to affect Wang Wan'er's mood, and he didn't want to ruin this warm moment.

It was dark, the two had a good meal together outside, and Feng Tiandong reluctantly sent his sister Wan'er back to the "Manchun Courtyard".

February 18 is the traditional Chinese night of Chinese New Year's Eve, according to the traditional practice, trading is closed, and every family is reunited at home, worshipping ancestral gods, eating dumplings, and welcoming the arrival of the Spring Festival.

In the evening of the first day, Feng Tiandong put down everything at hand and hurried to the countryside with Erliang, preparing to spend Chinese New Year's Eve with his parents and family tomorrow.

Shi Shi was sent back to Liang Laoqi by him a few days ago and asked him to accompany his godfather for the New Year.

On the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Feng family's ancestral house was lively, full of laughter, and everyone gathered around to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

After dinner, after greeting his parents, Feng Tiandong walked out of the door alone, silently came to the yard, stared at the sky blankly, and looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky.

In the cold winter wax moon, the north wind does not stop, and the snow falls in the sky. One can imagine how the people of the Eighth Route Army and the base areas who were being swept away by the devil's puppet army spent their time on the Chinese New Year's Eve of the 30th month of the lunar month.

The Spring Festival is the time to reunite with their families, but those soldiers of the Eighth Route Army cannot reunite with their relatives or relatives, they are fighting bloody battles with devils.

The common people in the base areas also had to forget about the Spring Festival, abandon their families and businesses, leave their hometowns, and avoid the sweep of devils.

Feng Tiandong stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of cold snowflakes, and couldn't help but think about whether the troops' winter clothes were all equipped in the cold weather, so as not to freeze the soldiers out.

Since this year is relatively hasty and unsatisfactory, we must prepare winter clothes for the troops as soon as possible next year.