Chapter 40: Prepare for an emergency awakening

Late at night. on the highway. Seven or eight soldiers of the Eighth Route Army raised their spears and stopped the carriage.

Phew, hoo! Changgui took the reins. Under the moonlight, Ding Ruxuan and Changgui saw clearly that it was the Eighth Route Army, and there were still wounded among them. Ding Ruxuan hid the grenade, and Changgui put away the barge gun.

"Don't shoot, don't get me wrong, it's your own people. You're from the Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment, right? Ding Ruxuan jumped out of the carriage and asked with concern.

One of the fighters put down his gun and approached the carriage and asked suspiciously: "How do you know that we are a supplementary regiment?" Who are you? What are you going to do in the middle of the night? ”

Ding Ruxuan explained with a smile: "We are from the Tonghe Opera Troupe in Lin'an County, and I am the class leader Ding Ruxuan. The devil sweep broke up the people in our troupe, and now the whereabouts are unknown, I don't know if I live or die, I'm in a hurry, I'm looking for them everywhere. Your regiment commander told me that if you encounter soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, you will be asked to go to Shuihe Village to find them. ”

Still skeptical, the warrior asked, "Is it really fake?" Did you see our captain? Do you know what his name is? ”

Ding Ruxuan: "See, your regiment commander is called Yu Genshan, and I also met the political commissar, chief of staff, Director Huang, and Staff Officer Wu, am I right?" It's still seven or eight miles away from Shuihe Village, so go quickly. ”

"Put your guns down." The soldier said, "Thank you, fellow, let's go." ”

"Wait, little brother." Ding Ruxuan took out two small cloth bags from the carriage and handed them to the soldiers, and said with concern, "You haven't eaten for a few days, haven't you?" In this bag is a baked cake, and here is a pickle gnocchi, so you can share it. Pad your stomach first, so you have the strength to hurry. ”

The warrior said gratefully: "Thank you, fellow, we will remember you." ”

Lin'an Town. A secluded place in the forecourt of the puppet army ammunition depot.

Lao Ji held the gold bar in his hand and looked at He Zhongliang in surprise: "This? You? You ......"

He Zhongliang explained: "Don't worry, I didn't steal or rob it, I borrowed it from my eldest brother. Brother, it's important to save your wife quickly. If someone asks about you, you say I'm here to borrow money from you, and nothing else. ”

"I know. Lao He, thank you very much. Lao Ji put the gold bars in his pocket, glanced at the backyard and asked, "It's time to finish the matter inside, right?" You can't afford to delay too long. ”

He Zhongliang whispered in Lao Ji's ear: "I guess there is no one now." I've got to go to the south gate to change the guard quickly, so go back quickly, check carefully, clean up, and don't leave any traces. After speaking, He Zhongliang walked towards the door.

The county seat of Lin'an County. The heavily guarded Ding family compound. Inside the bedroom.

Nakagawa was wearing a Japanese kimono, and sat at the table with a sad expression and wrote: Guilan, I have arrived at the county seat of Lin'an County, and I have to accept a new mission, which may be a tricky and dangerous mission. As a soldier of the Imperial Japan, a samurai of the Yamato nation, and a commander of the Invincible Imperial Army, he was loyal to the Emperor and coexisted for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia. I will be fearless and will not give up. But if I die on the battlefield in China......

Nakagawa stopped the pen in his hand, frowned, pushed away the letter in irritably, picked up the sake bottle on the table and took two sips, got up and carried the small wine bottle out of the bedroom and stood in the courtyard in a daze, his eyes empty and dazed, looking up at the vast night sky helplessly.

The south gate of Lin'an Town. The drawbridge over the trench was hoisted high, and the two pillboxes at the entrance were lit with ghostly lights, and machine guns were mounted on the firing holes. A Japanese soldier and two puppet soldiers walked back and forth in the doorway with spears on their backs.

Fang Jiren walked towards the south gate with his heavily armed team members, followed by two carriages, the first horse was filled with two boxes of grenades, two boxes of bullets, and one box of explosives, and the second carriage was full of eight or nine team members, tightly enclosing Lu Yun, who had his head down, in the middle. The rest of the team followed the carriage on foot.

"Stop! Who? Don't you know it's curfew?!" He Zhongliang took two steps forward and shouted loudly, and at the same time picked up his gun and pulled the bolt at the people who walked by. Another puppet soldier and a Japanese soldier also pulled the bolt of their guns and stepped forward.

Fang Jiren walked up to He Zhongliang and said, "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, it's all your own people." Boss, we are maintaining the association, and we got information that there are a few wounded soldiers of the Eighth Route Army hiding in Shengcang Village, and Chairman Hou asked us to go to search for them at night and get some food by the way. Here are my documents and passes. Fang Jiren took out the documents and passes found from the traitor Hou Fuping's house and handed them to He Zhongliang.

He Zhongliang took the ID and pass and looked at it, and then pretended to look at Fang Jiren and the carriage and team members behind him.

"Hey! What do you do? A devil soldier Cao came out of the bunker in full armor and walked in front of Fang Jiren, looking at everyone with a suspicious face.

He Zhongliang handed the documents and pass to Jun Cao, and stood up and saluted:

"Report to Taijun, they are the people who maintain the association, and the imperial army wants them to go out of the town immediately to Shengcang Village to arrest the wounded of the Eighth Route Army, and they have a pass issued by the gendarmerie."

Jun Cao took the documents and passes and looked at them carefully. Fang Jiren handed over a roast chicken and two bottles of wine: "Taijun, it's hard work, it's a little meaningful, please Taijun Mixi Mixi." Fang Lusheng walked over and handed Jun Cao a cigarette and lit it: "Taijun, it's been a great effort." Tell our president, wait tomorrow during the day, we will go out to catch the Eighth Road, this night is dark, don't encounter the ambush of the Eighth Road......"

Jun Cao shouted: "No! Go grab the eight roads now and get out of the way! ”

He Zhongliang echoed and said pretendiously: "Yes, go now!" Can you wait until tomorrow to catch the Eight Roads? They have long since run away, and they have let go of the eight roads, can you afford it? The Imperial Army feeds and drinks and feeds you, and is that how loyal you are to the Imperial Army? Less verbose, greedy for life and afraid of death, don't go quickly! Put the suspension bridge, put the suspension bridge quickly! After speaking, he raised his leg and kicked Fang Jiren and Fang Lusheng's buttocks twice.

Fang Jiren led his special column across the drawbridge and left the town of Lam An without incident.

Mountain village. In the war room of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Mr. Peng looked at the map on the wall with his hands on his hips and thoughtful with an anxious expression. Minister Li of the Ministry of Intelligence, wearing black-rimmed glasses, stood nearby. Mr. Peng suddenly turned to look at Minister Li and asked solemnly:

"How's the work going on over there? Is there any news in the past two days? ”

Minister Li paused for a moment, and then immediately replied: "There is news." According to the orders of the headquarters, Yingchunhua is working with all its might, but the devils are still constantly encircling and searching the shops in that area, so they have encountered a lot of obstacles and are not smooth. ”

Mr. Peng: "Huh? Why is that? ”

Minister Li: "The sweep of the devils completely disrupted the plan and itinerary of Yingchun Hua, and now most of the Japanese troops have withdrawn to the county seat. However, there are still several small units of devils who are searching and harassing villages and towns in the vicinity of Lin'an County, especially in the western part of the city. Some of the underground organizations, liaison stations, and communication stations in the western Hebei region were destroyed by the enemy, and some were forced to move and hide, which formed a blind spot in intelligence and caused Yingchun Hua to encounter great difficulties and troubles. And I made it clear to Yingchun Hua in advance that you should not contact anyone unless you have to, and it is best to complete the task independently. Yingchun Hua has its own separate intelligence system, and only the chief and I know about it in the headquarters. ”

"That's a serious problem. The spring flowers are in trouble, and our plans are about to be postponed. This is not good, time waits for no one. Do you have any other options? ”

"Chief, I've compiled and analyzed all the intelligence. The intelligence stations and communication stations of our army at all levels have basically been completely destroyed by the enemy, or they have been forced to move to concealment, and they have completely lost contact with their respective superiors, and it is difficult to say when contact will be restored. In order to implement the strategic plan of our army as soon as possible, it seems that I have to use the last trump card in my hand. Otherwise, I can't explain to Yan'an. ”

"Oh? Do you have one last trump card? Good. You deploy it as soon as possible. ”

"Yes. I immediately gave the wake-up command and gave the task. ”

"The line of spring flowers cannot be relaxed, and the two lines are carried out at the same time, so that the grasp will be greater. Also, if you meet a devil, isn't it very dangerous to welcome spring flowers? ”

"The danger is that there will be some. However, rest assured, chief. If it encounters a small group of devils, Yingchun Hua is fully capable of dealing with it. ”

"Oh? It's not easy to say that this spring flower is not simple. Minister Li, are you sure? ”

"Yes. Chief, you will know when you see the spring flower in the future, this is a sharp sword that we inserted into the heart of the enemy in the western Hebei region, and the role of the spring flower is irreplaceable by others, and it is the pioneer of our implementation of the plan in the western Hebei region. ”

"Yes, yes. Minister Li, is there anything else? ”

"Yes. News has come from Beiping, the medicines and communication equipment we urgently need are ready, and people have been sent back to Lin'an County, but so far we have not contacted the people sent out by the headquarters, and I have ordered Yingchun Hua to search for it with all my might. ”

"Alas! The current situation is so chaotic, I'm afraid it's hard to find. If we can't find it, we will be very passive, and the future work will not be easy to carry out, and it will even affect the implementation and completion of the plan for the western Hebei region. How to explain to Chairman Mao? ”

"yes, yes. That's what worries me the most......"