Chapter 22 Temporary Escape from a Desperate Situation is full of difficulties

In the woods of the cemetery of Wanjiaquan. Fang Jiren sat on the ground in frustration and muffled, and his heart was sad: What should I do? I have just gained a foothold in the supplementary regiment, initially gained everyone's trust, and things have just been done with a little eyebrows, and now I have not only been removed from the post of company commander, but also driven out of the supplementary regiment, have I exposed a flaw somewhere? Is this just a waste of all the work? How did Bellman and his second uncle accomplish what they gave me? How do you explain it to your boss? Give up? No way! The stakes are high, and we must sacrifice our lives to complete them! But how can you get back to the supplementary regiment? Fortunately, there were still two people left in the group. ”

Fang Lusheng and Zhou Qiwei sat on either side of Fang Jiren, and a dozen Kuomintang soldiers and several of Fang Lusheng's brothers sat scattered around in rags, dirty, bored, and dazed, tormented by hunger, thirst, and exhaustion, and seven or eight of them were wounded.

Zhou Qiwei raised his right hand and patted Fang Jiren's shoulder affectionately, and said comfortingly:

"Company Commander Fang, don't be so discouraged, don't worry, since the Eighth Route Army doesn't want you anymore, you can follow me in the future. Now that we are employing personnel from the party-state and the national army, with your military ability, tactical literacy, and combat skills, returning to the national army at this time will certainly be of great use. In the past, when you were in the national army, you served as a reconnaissance staff officer and made meritorious achievements, so I believe that in the future, you will definitely make great achievements and prosper in your official fortunes. ”

Fang Lusheng widened his eyes and scolded: "Fuck your Kuomintang!" Jiang Bald never does good things, and when the little devil comes, he fucks faster than a rabbit, leaving the people alone. ”

Zhou Qiwei stood up suddenly, pointed at Fang Lusheng and said angrily:

"You dare to insult the party-state and the leader, you fucking ate the leopard's gall, Lao Tzu killed you bandit!" After speaking, he pulled out a pistol from his waist and aimed it at Fang Lusheng.

Fang Lusheng also stood up without showing weakness, pulled out the shell gun from his waist with both hands, rubbed it on his thigh, opened the nose, and said with a cross eyebrow aimed at Zhou Qiwei:

"Hey, boy, dare to mess with Master Long? You're fucking a little tender, just a little rabbit cub like you, I've seen a lot, and I've beaten you into a sieve, do you believe it or not? ”

People from both sides gathered around, raising rifles and machine guns to confront each other.

In the courtyard of Ding's house in Shengcang Village, seven or eight pigeons circled down and landed in the courtyard. Four servants, two men and two women, came up from the well in the backyard and cleaned the yard. Ding Ruxuan sat on the sofa in the living room of the middle courtyard and pondered. Changgui walked in quickly and handed him a paper roll, Ding Ruxuan opened the paper roll and looked at it carefully, and looked sad and anxious after seeing it. Got up from the sofa, walked around the living room irritably with his hands on his hips, and said as he walked:

"Changgui, let's not go back to the county seat first, let's talk about when we go back."

The villagers of Shengcang Village, who had gone out to escape the war, some pushed flatbed carts, some drove horse-drawn carriages, some helped the old and the young to return to their respective homes in the village one after another, and some came out of their tunnels to clean up the messy yards and houses while scolding the devils.

In the woods of the cemetery of Wanjiaquan. Fang Lusheng and Zhou Qiwei and others confronted each other with guns.

Fang Jiren stood up and teased: "Huh? If you want to fight, you all have a temper, and if you dare to wield a knife or a gun in front of me, don't do it yet. You say, how can I say that you are good? Fang Jiren said to Zhou Qiwei and the Kuomintang soldiers: "You are the remnants of the defeated army that almost wiped out the whole army, relying on the large number of people to bully them and the few people, you are really arrogant!" Fang Jiren turned to Fang Lusheng and said, "Huh! You're more horizontal hey! almost wiped out all the devils, and his majesty has not diminished. Where did you two groups of people come from to be so spiritual? If you have the courage and ability to fight a little devil, why can't you get along with your own people? Shh You bunch of straw bags in the nest! I'm afraid of you, and I can't afford to mess with you. Aunt Sayo Nala's son is white, and you will fight after I leave, and if you don't beat you, you are not standing and peeing. With that, he turned around and walked out of the woods with a big knife.

"Lao Tzu spared you today, and then I will settle this account with you later! Brethren, go. Fang Lusheng was still angry, and as he spoke, he put away his two guns and inserted them into his waist to chase after Fang Jiren.

"Put your guns down!" After speaking, Zhou Qiwei put away his pistol and chased after Fang Jiren quickly.

"Uncle, where are you going? It's better to come back to Feiyun Village with me, so we have to have a place to settle down first. Fang Lusheng chased after Shang Jiren and persuaded.

Zhou Qiwei chased after him and said: "Company Commander Fang, don't go, you can't leave us alone, I'm not familiar with this area, you have to help me, how can you say that we are still friendly troops." ”

Fang Jiren stopped, looked at Fang Lusheng and Zhou Qiwei with contempt and said angrily:

"Get out! Get out of here! You two are going to fight, what are you doing with me? What does it matter to you where I'm going, we'll go our separate ways now. ”

"Company Commander Fang, you dissipate your anger, I was playing with Master Long just now, don't take it seriously, it's all your own people, how can you fight? Isn't it? Zhou Qiwei begged.

"Yes, yes, yes, let's play with Camp Commander Zhou, where can we really fight, we are all Chinese, and we can still beat our own people?" Fang Lusheng echoed.

Fang Jiren sat on the ground and said, "What do you want to do, you say, it's useless?" ”

"Listen to you, listen to you." Fang Lusheng and Zhou Qiwei sat down and said together.

"Alas!" Fang Jiren sighed heavily, looked at Zhou Qiwei and Fang Lusheng with melancholy eyes, and said in a serious and gentle tone:

"Do you know where we are now? We are now without food or drink, short of ammunition, and there are seven or eight people with injuries and no medicine to treat. Have you ever thought about it? ”

Zhou Qiwei: "This, this, I've thought about it, I can't go on like this anymore, I must find a home and rely on it as soon as possible." It's not impossible to join the Eighth Route Army, as long as it's a devil, it's the same wherever you work. However, that Director Huang of your Eighth Route Army doesn't trust us at all, and he dislikes us. So I still want to take my brothers back to the national army, after all, we are party-state soldiers, and I am a student of the chairman. ”

Fang Jiren turned his head and asked, "Dog leftovers, tell me what you have planned." ”

Fang Lusheng: "Me? Needless to say? Of course I'm going back to my Feiyun Village. ”

Francis: "Okay, okay, both of you have been frank about your plans. Now I'll say a few words, and when we're done, we'll break up and go our separate ways. ”

Zhou Qiwei: "Company Commander Fang, please speak." Tell us what you're planning. ”

"Camp Commander Zhou, let's talk about you first. You led troops on an escort mission but lost the envoy to Nanjing, and one of the battalions you brought was basically wiped out, can you still go back to the Kuomintang troops? How do you deal with your boss when you go back? I'm afraid it's a military court waiting for you, and if you go back, you'll die. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can go back, will you and these brothers under your command still have the face to see people? Will you be able to hold your head up in the future? How about your Kuomintang? How about the national army? What have you done in the past few years? What do Chinese people think of you? You should know this better than I do. I have participated in the national army, although it is not a long time, but I still know a lot about the national army. Also, you have exposed all the conspiracy plans of the Japanese puppet, and now the Japanese devils will not let you go when they see you, right? It's no longer okay to surrender and be a traitor or a puppet army, you are still a death. There is another way, that is, to take off your military uniform and go back to your hometown, can the devil's special high school and the Kuomintang military commander let you go? Can Wang's puppet secret service let you go? So, now you're cornered, and you're dead end. Think about what to do in the future. ”

Fang Lusheng pointed at Zhou Qiwei and said proudly, "Did you hear that?" Right now, you're at a dead end. Think about it, huh? ”

"Besides, what kind of thing are you, are you still a man? Our China is now plagued by little devils, are you still fooling around? You don't do serious things at all, you fight and kill all day long, rob and rob, and steal chickens and dogs, bully men and women, your kid's ability is also great, and you have a lot of wives, are you tired? Are you chilling? Shame on people, isn't there a shame? As for your broken flying cloud village, I can wipe you all out if I go alone, do you believe it or not? If you really want to be a hero, fight the little devils, and leave a good reputation for yourself, and accumulate some virtue for yourself and your father. All these years of all the skinless and faceless shit and bad things you've done, when your sister comes back, I think you can tell her? ”

Fang Jiren's words made Fang Lusheng and Zhou Qiwei ashamed and embarrassed. The people sitting in Feiyunzhai and the Kuomintang soldiers were all speechless and depressed.

In the afternoon, Shuihe Village. The Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment led the masses, county party committee organs, the wounded, dozens of Kuomintang soldiers, and dozens of Japanese soldiers captured in the battle to Shuihe Village. The villagers warmly received the Eighth Route Army, lit fires and cooked, and helped rescue the wounded.

Shuihe Village Village Office. Replenish the regimental headquarters. Yu Genshan, political commissar, chief of staff, Director Huang, staff officer Wu, and the commander of the third battalion sat around the rectangular table in the north room for a meeting, where they analyzed and studied the enemy situation, arranged for the troops to rest and recuperate, discussed how to deal with the Kuomintang soldiers and captured Japanese soldiers, and formulated a military action plan for the next step.

Yu Genshan took a sip of water, lit his pipe, and said with a heavy heart:

"Comrades, although we have broken through the encirclement, but we are not completely out of the dangerous predicament, the current situation is still very grim, we have not completely got rid of the Japanese army's pursuit, encirclement and suppression, and a large-scale battle may occur at any time, but now the troops are short of ammunition, food, medicine, and the soldiers are very tired and urgently need to rest. There are also things like the resettlement of the masses and the handling of prisoners. What to do? Let's talk about it. ”

Chief of Staff: "Yes, the situation is indeed very serious and difficult. In the past few days, the troops have suffered casualties and reduced personnel, and they urgently need medical treatment and rest, ammunition and food. I think it is necessary to leave one unit with strong combat effectiveness to garrison Shuihe Village, and the rest of the troops should seize the time to continue to move to the mountains, and then quickly send someone to contact the brigade headquarters to ask for reinforcements and wait for orders. It is also necessary to find the local party organizations as soon as possible, and they will be responsible for the resettlement of the masses and the handling of prisoners. I have already sent out several scouts to find out the party organization and the scattered troops, and more importantly, to find out the enemy's situation and be ready for battle at any time. ”

"Report!" Ma Fucai stood outside the door.

"Come in! Come here! Yu Genshan greeted warmly.

Ma Fucai walked up to Yu Genshan and stood tall and saluted: "Report to the regiment commander, the first platoon commander and acting company commander of the sixth company of the second battalion Ma Fucai reports to you, please instruct the chief." ”

Yu Genshan stood up and looked Ma Fucai up and down, nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Well, well, full of energy. Comrade Ma Fucai, after the study and decision of the Party Committee of the Youth League, I now formally appoint you as the commander of the Sixth Company, and stationed in Shuihe Village together with the Second Battalion. ”

"Yes! Ma Fucai accepted the order of the regiment commander and resolutely completed the task. ”

Yu Genshan patted Ma Fucai on the shoulder and said, "Come, sit down, and attend the meeting." Commissar, we continue to hold meetings and invite comrades to speak freely. ”

Political commissar: "I won't say what the regiment commander and the chief of staff said just now, I agree with the chief of staff." What I want to say is that I have already talked to the village chief and the village party secretary to ask them to mobilize the young men of Shuihe Village to join the Eighth Route Army, and I have also sent people to do ideological and political work for those Kuomintang soldiers from poor backgrounds, so as to win them to join the Eighth Route Army as well, so that some soldiers can be replenished. ”

Yu Genshan: "Good, good, great." At present, the main work of our regiment has just been arranged, and the comrades must shoulder their respective responsibilities and get a good grasp of it. Now, there is another important work that must be started immediately, well, tomorrow, starting tomorrow, draw out two companies of troops and militia, mobilize some villagers, and build two field fortifications outside the village as soon as possible, Fang Jiren is right, to build a good concealment and anti-artillery holes, but also to achieve echelon configuration, both offensive and defensive, and at the same time in the village to build fortifications, tell the villagers in Shuihe Village to be vigilant, always guard against dog mongrels to sneak attack and sweep. ”

Chief of Staff: "Yes. Captain, leave this matter to me. ”

Staff Officer Wu: "Regiment Commander, on the way to find the lost team, I met Fang Jiren and conveyed your orders and tasks, he was very sad and reluctant, and wanted to return to the regiment with me. Regiment commander, political commissar, are we doing a little too much to him? ”

"What's too much? What's going on too far? The current situation is so complicated and cruel that the slightest carelessness of polio can bring danger to the troops, even heavy losses. Without a clear review, Francis will never be able to stay in our regiment. This is a serious political issue, and there can be no sloppiness in the slightest! Yu Genshan retorted unhappily.

The political commissar asked angrily: "Regiment leader, why don't you let Staff Officer Wu bring Fang Jiren back?" Why don't you ask for my opinion and consult with me beforehand? ”

Yu Genshan explained: "Political commissar, didn't you transfer with the troops first, the battle situation was urgent, where did I have time to discuss with you." After the battle, the devil will not give up, but also in this area to search and sweep, sweep around, I think Fang Jiren has a lot of methods, and is very familiar with the terrain and people in this area, I sent him to find the sacrificed soldiers to bury, to find the scattered troops and the wounded to gather and hide, on the spot to treat the wounded is very suitable, this is also a test for him. Moreover, I sent out a few plainclothes scouts to secretly follow and monitor Francis and keep track of his movements. ”

Huang Zhongde: "Commander, what you did was tantamount to letting Fang Jiren go, which is wrong and dangerous. I have long said that Francis should be detained for censorship. ”

Yu Genshan asked angrily: "Detention review? Why? Is Francis a traitor or a sleeper agent? Do you have any real evidence? He is a comrade-in-arms who fought with us in bloody battles and shared life and death. I think my arrangement with him is appropriate and reasonable. ”

The political commissar said angrily: "Regiment commander, you are confused! You're making a big mistake by doing that! ”

Yu Genshan argued unconvinced: "Me? Why am I confused again? Why am I going to make mistakes again? Or a big mistake? Political Commissar and Director Huang, I don't agree with the views and practices of the two of you on Fang Jiren. ”

Commissar: "It doesn't matter what I think, what matters is that you are still protecting Francis......"

Yu Genshan: "I'm not protecting, I'm using Francis correctly......"

Commissar: "Okay, even if you use Francis correctly." Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing in advance? Why do you decide on your own? Are you using me as a commissar? ”

Yu Genshan was both aggrieved and unconvinced: "Ouch, my big political commissar, how dare I use you as an ornament?" At that time, the tense and dangerous situation of the breakthrough battle was so tense and dangerous, where did I have time to tell you in advance? Besides, I am the military commander, I have the right to command, and I have the right to decide what to do on the spot, right? Why am I making my own decisions? ”

Political commissar: "Comrade Yu Genshan, it's true that you are the military commander, and it's not false that you have command. But don't forget, this is the right that the party gives you. You should not forget the principle that the party commands the gun. You can't do it the other way around! ”

Yu Genshan: "Political commissar, I understand the principle of the party commanding the gun. However, you should not forget that during the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign nine years ago, it was precisely because of the erroneous command of the party Central Committee represented by Wang Ming that the struggle against encirclement and suppression ultimately failed. ”

Political commissar: "Don't forget that it was precisely because of the correct leadership and command of Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee that the Red Army won great victories in the first four struggles against encirclement and suppression. The party's command of the gun is the valuable experience that many heroes and martyrs of our party and our army have exchanged their blood and lives for! ”

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Ma Fucai sat without saying a word, watching the leaders of the regiment arguing fiercely, and secretly happy in his heart: You quarrel, the more lively and chaotic the better, this is just the beginning, it will be even more chaotic in the future, you wait. It seems that the first purpose of our plan has been achieved.

The correspondent came over and reported: "The head of the regiment, Secretary Wang of the county party committee and President Zhu are gone. ”

Everyone was amazed. The political commissar ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to find it, you must find it!" ”

Afternoon. Morikura Village. The living room of the middle courtyard of the Ding family's compound. Ding Ruxuan instructed Changgui:

"Changgui, you hurry up and prepare the guy, bring the big guy with you, and prepare some more dry food and water. Oh, by the way, I remember we had a bicycle in the tunnel, you go and move it. Then go to the village to borrow a carriage, and you will take these pieces of ocean with you. Go and come back quickly, and we'll leave as soon as you get back. ”

"Yes, young master, I'll do it." Changgui took the ocean and turned around and walked out of the living room.