The Haiphong levee is a long causeway built to prevent seawater from backing up. According to historical records, the Yellow Sea was the most ferocious when the sea intruded more than 100 miles inland, and all the inhabitants who were close to the sea for 20 or 30 miles did not survive.

Now there are some new facilities on the side of the Haiphong embankment, which are bunkers made of steel and concrete. These bunkers are sturdy and sturdy. One every 500 meters, on the edge of the embankment, lined into the distance.

The monkey Zhuqing and the old cat traveled all the way, and did not see a single bunker that had been blown up. There are no traces left by the battles of that year.

It seems that the Chinese army did not make good use of these fortifications to stop the invasion of the devils.

I wonder if there were Chinese troops stationed in that year? I wonder if the Chinese army resisted? The end result is known. That is, the Chinese army is like a flood of the dam bursting, pouring for thousands of miles. The Japanese devils occupied most of China in a very short time.

Outside the embankment is an endless tidal flat with Artemisia reed, and there are places where perhaps no human footsteps have ever been treaded.

After walking along the embankment for more than a dozen miles, I finally entered the salt pan. That's when human activity was seen. The salt pools were one after the other, stretching into the distance.

Occasionally, people are seen managing in the salt ponds. Only in the salt ponds, where the seawater is drained and the salt is started, is there work. Workers gather the salt from the bottom of the pond, push it out in carts, and pack it away.

There was a man fishing, catching a small fish called a sand fish. He stood in the kneeless water, a short fishing rod, a short fishing line, and as soon as the hook was released, he immediately lifted it up, and brought out a small fish. It was so fast that it didn't feel like fishing, but it was constantly lifting fish upwards.

The sand fish is delicious, but it is very worthless, and it can catch dozens of catties a day, but it cannot maintain the life of a family.

These scenes, the monkey and the bamboo green old cat, the three young people have never seen before, and they feel very novel.

I saw the salt hoarding field. The tall stacks of salt, like rolls of flour, were chopped into pieces with knives and placed there. They are covered with reed mats to protect them from rain.

Not far from the salt hoard, there are more than a dozen temporary houses, which are the devil's barracks, where a squad of devils is stationed. Their task was to guard the salt works.

Salt is a strategic commodity second only to grain. Although not as much as food, it is essential. Successive dynasties have taken the salt industry under the official camp. It can be seen that the state attaches great importance to the salt industry.

When the devils come, they will impose a blockade on the base area, and it will be difficult for salt to enter the base area.

One of the tasks of Monkey and Zhuqing this time is to try to get a batch of salt into the base area. But now so much salt is in front of you. How do you get salt to the base? They don't have a clue.

Another important task for the monkeys and Takeqing is to execute Kawashima. According to the information provided by Momoko Yamaguchi, Kawashima is hiding in this small barracks.

Kawashima, as a general of the invading Japanese army, was in charge of the Black Dragon Society in the border area of Sulu and Henan provinces. The Black Dragon Society is an underworld gang with a history of 1,000 years in Japan, and now it has become a spy organization of the Japanese invasion of China.

They posed a great threat to the anti-Japanese movement. The list of crimes they have committed is too numerous to mention.

Kawashima is not only an enemy of the nation of the country, but also a personal enemy of the monkey and Takesei. Their loved ones were all killed by the Black Dragon Society.

Kawashima was very cunning and escaped from them many times. Now the question is, is Kawashima really hiding in this small barracks?

If Kawashima wasn't in this little barracks, then there was no point in them attacking it.

Besides, the devils of a small team here are still strong. The guerrillas of the old cat cannot be called until the last resort. There were less than twenty of them, and if the loss was too great, the place would become a vacuum, and many tasks would not be completed.

Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the old cat's team is not as strong as that of the Lang team or the Zhuqing team, and it is definitely not possible to fight the devil head-on.

The monkey bit his lip and struggled to think about what to do.

At this time, they hid behind a clump of alkaline artemisia and observed the situation in the barracks.

On this salt flat, it is difficult for any plants to grow, and basically no grass grows. Only this thing called Artemisia alkali can still thrive.

They were three or four miles away from the barracks, and the devils just found that there were a few people moving here, and it didn't matter, they would think that it was a few workers working.

The monkey said: "We have withdrawn some distance, and if we have been here for a long time, it will still arouse the suspicion of the devil." ”

Zhuqing said: "For the time being, we can't be sure whether Kawashima is here. ”

The monkey said, "It would be nice to go into the barracks and have a look." ”

The old cat said, "Third brother, this is unlikely. We can go in, but how to get out is the problem. ”

The monkey said, "Of course we can't go in openly. ”

The old cat said, "There is not even a single grass here, how can you cover the eyes of the devil?" ”

The monkey said, "Isn't that figuring out a way?" ”

There is a road in the middle of the salt pond so that the carts can carry the salt away. The three of them walked down the driveway and chatted.

The monkey suddenly said, "The opportunity to enter the devil's barracks may come." ”

Zhuqing looked at the monkey and didn't know what idea he had come up with again. He's a monkey guy who can always come up with a way out of nowhere.

Zhu Qing said, "Brother, what idea did you come up with again?" ”

The monkey said, "It's not an idea, it's an opportunity." Look! ”

There are a few workers at work in the salt pond in the distance, what's so nice about that? A few miles away, two men were walking with a donkey cart, and there was no sign of any chance of entering the barracks.

The old cat said, "Third brother, I don't see any chances. ”

Zhuqing said: "I can't see it either. ”

The monkey said, "Hey, aren't you guys going to see what's pulled in the car?" ”

Zhu Qing said: "The cart seems to be pulling a long, round wooden barrel. ”

The monkey said, "Yes, it's a big barrel, tell me, what's in it?" ”

The old cat said, "Is it water?" ”

The monkey said, "The fourth brother is smart, the barrel should be filled with water." ”

Zhu Qing said: "Brother, you mean, this is the car of Yunshui in the barracks?" ”

The monkey said, "If he doesn't carry water to the soldiers, where can he carry it?" The house in the barracks is strong, which shows that there were no people before, and there would be no fresh water where there were no people. Therefore, the devil's water has to be transported from other places. ”

Zhu Qing said: "It makes sense. ”

The monkey said, "When the workers come to work in the salt pond, they will bring their own water when they leave early and return late." There is no need to carry water. Also, look ahead, past the barracks, there is no one here for at least ten miles. If he doesn't send water to the soldiers, where else can he carry it? ”

Zhuqing said: "I understand, let's replace the water transporter and drive the donkey cart into the barracks, right?" ”

The monkey said, "Yes, that's it." But just take the place of one person. The other one showed us the way. ”

The old cat patted his head: "Third brother, why didn't I think of this idea?" ”

Zhu Qing smiled: "Fourth brother, monkeys and old cats are still a little different. ”