It is said that a small boat came across from the opposite side, and a few men came up, and there was no appearance of a leader. Fan Jiang asked, "Where are you from?" ”

One of them replied, "From the river." ”

Fan Jiang said: "Is it this river? ”

The man said, "This is the river." ”

Fan Jiang said slowly: "How can you ask you to be as clear as you promise?" ”

The man replied slowly, "For the source of living water." ”

The code answers each other correctly. Fan Jiang said: "What about the chief? ”

The man said, "Come here at once." Then he returned to the boat, picked up half of the brick, and threw it into the middle of the river, and the brick fell into the water with a "tom" sound.

There was not much time, and there was the sound of oars paddling in the river, and a small boat slowly leaned against the pier. The men hurriedly stepped forward and helped a tall man from the boat.

The man turned to a few people and said, "Comrades have worked hard. Please come back. The men said, "Take care, chief." Then he said to Fan Jiang and them: "The chief's defense work for the next part of the journey will be handed over to you." ”

Fan Jiang said: "Please rest assured that we will resolutely complete the task. ”

The men returned to the boat, and the boat gently shored the shore and immediately melted into the night.

Fan Jiang stepped forward: "Report to the chief, I am Fan Jiang, the head of the security department of the Sulu-Henan Military Region, and I am responsible for the chief's security work along the way." These comrades accomplished this task with me. ”

The chief shook hands with everyone one by one: "Comrades have worked hard. ”

Everyone said, "The chief is hard. ”

Fan Jiang said: "Chief, we will arrange to walk twenty miles tonight, and then let the chief rest. ”

The chief said, "Obey your arrangement." ”

Fan Jiang said: "The monkey is in front, Jiang is behind, Xu Sheng is on the left, and the second nail is on the right, 20 meters apart. ”

Several people immediately dispersed in a diamond shape. Fan Jiang and the chief walked in the middle. I don't know how far the chief has traveled before. It is also not known whether the chief is tired or not. So they walk at a moderate speed. On their periphery, they were accompanied by Lang's squad within a mile or two.

It's a base area, so it's relatively safe. However, the occurrence of unexpected circumstances cannot be ruled out. So everyone is still on high alert.

Suddenly, the monkey made a gesture, and Fan Jiang said, "Chief, please sit down and adjourn the meeting." ”

After a while, a cat meow was heard, and the monkey responded with a cat meow. The monk came to Fan Jiang silently from the night: "There are two night walkers in front. ”

Fan Jiang said: "Found out that you didn't? ”

The monk said, "No." ”

Fan Jiang said: "Don't alarm them. Let them pass, but find out who they are. ”

The monk said, "Yes! "Turn and leave.

Fan Jiang took out a piece of cloth from his body and spread it on the ground: "Chief, please sit down and rest." ”

After a while, the monk came over and said, "It's okay, it's two drunkards, walking and punching in a daze." ”

Fan Jiang said: "Do you see that they can do martial arts? ”

The monk said: "I approached them three meters away, and they didn't notice me, and based on the way they walked, they didn't know martial arts. ”

Fan Jiang said: "Monkey, listen, are there any strangers around?" ”

The monkey took a sip, condensed his internal strength in his ears, listened for a while, and said, "There are no strangers within three hundred meters around. ”

The chief just sat quietly. It shows calm and steady.

Fan Jiang said, "It's okay, chief, please go." ”

The chief nodded, stood up and followed Fan Jiang forward.

Twenty miles, less than three hours, has arrived. They came to a small village. The group crept into the village and stopped at the edge of the village. The monk brought a person, and the man said, "My name is Yang Ershui." ”

Fan Jiang said, "What's your son's name?" ”

The man said, "My son's name is Yang Hongshan. ”

Fan Jiang said: "How old is he this year. ”

Yang Ershui said: "He is twenty years old this year. ”

Fan Jiang said: "Where is he now? ”

Yang Ershui said: "He works in the Eighth Route Army Military Region. ”

Fan Jiang said: "Do you know what the name of a chief he has? ”

Yang Ershui said: "I know, it's called Fan Jiang." ”

Fan Jiang held Yang Ershui's hand and said, "Uncle Yang, you are not angry when you ask so much, right?" ”

Yang Ershui said: "This is how it should be, come with me." ”

Yang Ershui took everyone to stop in front of a small courtyard in the village, knocked on the door gently, the door opened in time, Yang Ershui's wife opened the door and entered the kitchen, Yang Ershui pushed open the door of the hall and said, "Please come in." ”

The monkey waved his hand, listened for a moment, and there was no other voice in the room: and then said, "Chief, please come in." ”

After entering the hall and lighting the lamp, Aunt Yang immediately brought food, porridge, stick pastries, and a plate of tofu and vegetables. It seems that it has been prepared for a long time.

The old couple did things silently and didn't say a word. When the thing is done, quietly quit.

Fan Jiang accompanied the chief to dinner. The monkeys took the food and watched the surroundings while eating in the yard.

After eating, Fan Jiang saw that the bed had been cleaned up and looked tidy, so he said, "Chief, rest." ”

The chief took out a pocket watch and looked at it: "It's still early, call a few of their comrades in, let's get to know each other." ”

Fan Jiang called a few monkeys in and introduced them one by one. When the monkey was introduced, the chief said, "Wait, Fang Zhihou?" It's a familiar name. Oh, I remember, I saw your name in a press release issued by Xinhua News Agency, it was you who led the team to blow up the arsenal hidden by the devils in Dafeng Mountain, right? ”

Fan Jiang said: "The chief knows about this? ”

"It's a big deal, of course I know it," the chief said. You did a good job, and you hurt the devil. The bombing of the arsenal greatly slowed down the attack of the devils. Good job. ”

The monkey was a little embarrassed: "Chief, we still have to try to kill more devils." ”

The chief said, "You have a nickname called Monkey, don't you?" ”

Everyone laughed. The atmosphere was much more harmonious. The chief said: "There is a Monkey King in "Journey to the West" who subdues monsters and catches monsters. Our Eighth Route Army also has a Monkey King, who specializes in dealing with Japanese devils and monsters. Good! ”

The chief looked at Fan Jiang and said, "Your name is Fan Jiang, I'll call me Jiang Fan, in view of this special situation, everyone no longer calls me Chief, just call me Boss Jiang, okay?" ”

Fan Jiang said: "I will be your bookkeeper." ”

Boss Jiang said: "Okay, I have a bookkeeper." ”

Then, he slowly talked about the situation in the country. At present, the devil's offensive momentum is very fierce, and the Chinese nation is at a critical juncture of life and death. We must eliminate more devils, hurt devils, and support the devils' retreat, so that we can effectively support front-line operations.

He also talked about the international situation. In order to re-divide the world and compete for world hegemony, the Western powers are fighting each other. A new round of world war is likely to break out. This will bring great disaster to all of humanity.

His speed of speech is unhurried, his attitude is calm, and his speech is easy to understand, but his reasoning is profound and his analysis is precise. Listening to him speak, people feel open-minded and their eyes become more ambitious.

Many years later, when the monkey remembered this incident, he still sighed very much in his heart, no wonder the Eighth Route Army could be supported by the people, such a big leader, there was no frame at all.