Chapter 222: Weigh the pros and cons and decide on the trade-offs

The sun is scorching, and the heat is unbearable. The seedlings in the paddy fields have grown densely and lush, and it is time to weed the seedlings. In the dry land, the corn planted after the wheat harvest is already growing gracefully, and it is time to loosen the soil and fertilize it. Watery, green and endless, a bumper harvest in sight.

There was silence in Shuihe Village, only the oil cicadas on the trees were tirelessly aware and noisy. In addition to the soldiers and militiamen on duty who were on duty for combat readiness, the villagers who had worked all morning and the soldiers who had trained all morning all returned to their respective houses for lunch after lunch.

After lunch, Yu Genshan called Han Dagang to come to the old locust tree at the east entrance of the village, and the two sat on the granite grinding plate. Yu Genshan took out a Hademen cigarette and handed it to Han Dagang, lit one himself, frowned and took a puff.

"Commander, on such a hot day at noon, people don't let people rest for a while, if you drag me here, won't you just sit idle for smoking? Is there something important and confidential for the head of the regiment to tell me? Han Dagang took a puff of his cigarette and asked.

"Of course, do you need to ask? Huh? Do you think I have time to pull you out and sit here? You'll have to catch me a cigarette. Yu Genshan said angrily.

"Hey? Commander, you're a bit choking on what you're saying. Okay, if I get a cigarette in the future, I won't give it to you, I'll keep it for myself. ”

"Don't mind, don't mind. My deputy head of Han, the two of us still have the same old rules, communicate with each other, and smoke together. Yu Genshan's tone softened.

"Commander, I'll go back to the dormitory first, I'll have to squint for a while, you can sit here alone and smoke and watch the scenery." Han Dagang stood up to leave.

"Sit down! What are you going to do? I haven't told you anything serious about the secret here, otherwise why would I ask you to come out alone? ”

"Okay. Commander, speak quickly, I'll listen. ”

Yu Genshan lit another cigarette and took another puff, looked at Han Dagang seriously and said:

"After careful and careful consideration of the proposal made by Comrade Wang Fujiang, deputy head of the regiment and secretary of the county party committee, at the joint meeting of the military and the local government and the military and the government, I think it is very necessary and urgent, especially in the county seat of Lin'an County to re-establish the underground secret intelligence traffic station of our party and our army, which is of great strategic significance to our supplementary regiment, the 386th Brigade and the 129th Division, and is even more indispensable for our regiment to collect intelligence on the Japanese army, purchase medicine and daily necessities, and raise money and silver. Therefore, I decided to send capable personnel to the county town as soon as possible to rebuild the underground secret intelligence traffic station. However, after thinking about it, I really couldn't find a person who had rich experience in fighting the enemy and was also very familiar with all aspects of the situation in the county town to be the person in charge. Just when I was at a loss and didn't pay attention, I suddenly thought of you, Han Dagang, you are the only one in the group of more than 1,000 people, and no one can replace the most suitable person. Deputy Head Han and Comrade Han Dagang, do you think my idea is the best and most feasible? ”

Yu Genshan's full trust made Han Dagang feel very moved and grateful, he fully understood the importance, necessity and urgency of this matter, he also knew that he was the most suitable and only person for the whole group, and he knew that anyone could go, but he was the only person who could never go to the county town to be the person in charge. He looked at the solemn and solemn Yu Genshan and said solemnly:

"Commander, your idea is very good, but it is definitely not feasible......"

"What? Since you say that my idea is very good, but you say that it is absolutely not feasible, are you not contradicting yourself? You'll have to tell me about it. ”

"Commander, should we wait a little longer for this?"

"Wait? What are you waiting for? Who are you waiting for? Deputy Head Han and Comrade Han Dagang, don't you know what the current situation of our supplementary regiment is, right? Yes?! ”

"Commander, I know, I know. Our supplementary regiment is now understaffed, with no food and grass, no ammunition replenishment, no source of medicine, no money and silver, unclear enemy situation, and no internal traitors. It can be said that it is facing a strong enemy, being in danger, facing many difficulties, and suffering from internal and external difficulties, internal and external troubles. ”

"Well, you're right. And what about the situation that our regiment will face? ”

"When the devil speaks, he will send troops out of the city and to the countryside to grab food, and a big war and a vicious war are imminent."

"Han Dagang, since you know everything so clearly, why do you say that it is not feasible to rebuild the intelligence traffic station? Do you mean to oppose it, or are you shirking your responsibilities and being too timid to go? ”

"Huh? Captain, what do you mean? Is there anything I Han Dagang dare not do? I was desperately killed by licking blood from the tip of a knife and in a rain of bullets. Commander, you are right when you say that I am the only one among the more than 1,000 people in the regiment and that no one can replace the most suitable person. However, I can go to anyone, but I am the only one who can never go to the county town to be the person in charge of the intelligence traffic station. ”

"Huh? What do you mean by that? Yu Genshan asked puzzledly.

"Commander, it's obvious. I grew up in the county from a few years old, and I left to join the Eighth Route Army at the age of 19, and there are too many people in the county who know and know me, and there are many people in the Baobu Detective Team and the Imperial Association Army who know me. I will not be discovered by the enemy in three days after I go to the county seat, and then invite me to drink tea and be a guest in the torture room of the special high school......"

"Tea guests? Huh? You want to be beautiful. If you don't die in that place, you'll have to peel off a few layers of skin. But what you said is true, it seems that you must not be sent to the county seat. Deputy Commander Han, then you say, who else can be sent to the supplementary regiment to be the most suitable? ”

"Don't send anyone to do anything else, lest it be self-defeating."

"You nonsense! How can you rebuild the intelligence traffic station if you don't send people to the county seat? ”

"How can I be talking nonsense? Regiment commander, hasn't someone already built an intelligence traffic station? What are we going to do again? Isn't that redundant? ”

"What? Has someone already built it? You know, how come I don't know? ”

"Hey? Commander, are you pretending to be stupid with me? Ah no, Commander, aren't you knowingly asking? It's like the real thing. ”

"Who knowingly asked? I really don't know. Deputy Head Han, Comrade Han Dagang, don't be sloppy with me, you should be serious. Tell me, who and where in the county town did you rebuild the intelligence traffic station? ”

"It's Fang Jiren, and the location of the intelligence traffic station is in the Fang family's compound......"

"! Why didn't I know about such an important thing? Why didn't Francis report to me in a timely manner? He hasn't ever written from him. It can't be your own imagination, right? ”

"How did I imagine this? I'm too idle to do? Eating too much to hold on? The devil and spies lurking within us haven't been dug up yet, how can Francis report to you? It's all obvious, and you've ......seen it, Captain."

"Wait, wait. Han Dagang, what's clear? What do I see? Tell me clearly. ”

"Okay, I'll just pick up the short and say. Regiment Commander, since Fang Jiren left the supplementary group, we have never been attacked or raided by the little devils in Shuihe Village, either Fang Jiren blocked it for us, or he sent someone to deliver a letter and foiled the sinister conspiracy of the little devils by joint action with the supplementary group. Didn't Fang Jiren already send some food, money, medicine, and intelligence? There are also cattle, sheep, and pork. Aren't these exactly the tasks that the intelligence transport station should be tasked with? He will send it again in the future......"

"Wait. How do you know that it was sent by Francis? It was the grain, cattle and sheep raised and sent by the anti-Japanese masses in several villages north of Shuihe Village. ”

"Unlikely. Regiment commander, think about it, now is the most arduous and cruel time of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and not long after the wheat harvest and the devil's sweep, the villagers in the Hebei border areas are generally short of food and money, and even run out of food and cooking. How could they have the ability to scrape together a dozen tons of grain and 1,800 oceans at once? There are also a dozen live sheep and a few cows. Gathered from several scattered villages, acted in unison at the same time, and drove the carriage for more than ten miles to Shuihe Village, if there was no armed team responsible for escorting the transport, would it be possible? If it wasn't for Francis to do such a big thing, then who else could do it? However, he could not come forward, nor could he say it explicitly. Because we have added that there are hidden agents in the group, he is afraid that the devil will retaliate against the Fang family in the county town after getting the news. ”

"Oh, you say that, then it must have been Francis who did it? But where did he get the live sheep and cows? ”

"I guess that Fang Jiren sent someone into the mountain to deliver the letter, and asked Fang Zhenhai, the seventh master in the gourd valley, to pretend to be a villager from several other villages to send it. The gourd valley is full of wild and tender weeds, and it is completely qualified to raise cattle and sheep. Commander, have you seen any family in Shuihe Village that raises cattle and sheep? I can't afford it. Not long ago, didn't the commander of the Sixth Company Ma Fucai Company bring back a large cart of grain when he followed Fang Jiren into the mountain and came back? ”

"Yes, I know this, the cigarettes we are smoking now were brought back by Fang Jiren and asked Company Commander Ma to bring them back, and I understand everything when you say that. Deputy Head Han, do you mean that we don't need to rebuild the intelligence traffic station in the county town at all, just have Fang Jiren? ”

"Yes. This saves us a lot of danger and hassle, and it doesn't cost a penny. If someone asks about the rebuilding of the intelligence traffic station, the regimental commander, you will say that it has already been built and built. However, the specific situation is strictly confidential and cannot be disseminated. ”

"Well, I see. If someone asks, I know how to get it right. Deputy Head Han, according to what you said, as long as there is Fang Jiren alone, our supplementary regiment will be foolproof and can sit back and relax, right? ”

"Commander, you can't say that, there are no absolutes, no one is an immortal, and it is impossible to be foolproof. I just think it's much more cost-effective and safer to have Francis than if we sent a few people to the county to rebuild the intelligence traffic station. Besides, Francis is definitely not alone now, you don't see that he has not taken a single soldier from the regiment, but he now has a well-trained team ready to fight. I can't say for sure how many troops he has outside the county, but I know how many soldiers there are in the county. ”

"What? You say that Fang Jiren still has a team in the county? It can't be, right? ”

"Regiment leader, the more than 100 apprentices in the Fang Jiazhen Martial Arts Hall in the county town are all his soldiers, and all of them are strong in martial arts, everyone knows one or two lore skills, and these apprentices can turn the county town upside down. If my godfather Fang Da first issued an order to the rivers and lakes, and then summoned the disciples scattered in the western Hebei region and even the northern Chinese region, then Fang Jiren would have a surplus to form a battalion. ”

"Deputy Head Han, you have said so much about whether to rebuild the intelligence traffic station in the county seat, and now I want to hear what your final opinion is?"

"Commander, I say it belongs to me, I say it doesn't count. Weighing the pros and cons and deciding on the trade-offs should be the final word of the head of your military commander's regiment. ”

"Report!" A heavily armed soldier with a rifle running in front of Yu Genshan in sweat stood up and saluted, panting and said: "Regiment Commander, Deputy Regiment Commander Han, there is a team of devils who are marching quickly towards Shuihe Village, and there are still seven or eight miles to go. ”

"Oh? How many devils are there? Did you see the weapons and equipment clearly? Yu Genshan asked.

"There are about two squads of seventy or eighty people, and the weapons and equipment are unknown."