An American-flagged freighter was parked on the dark Wuhu section of the Yangtze River, with no lights on it, only a beacon on the roof of the ship.

In one of the cabins of the freighter, a man was receiving a telegram.

If Li Qiang was here, he would definitely know the identity of this person, it was his newspaper operator Li Xiang.

In order to help the New Fourth Army get the weapons smoothly, Li Xiang followed the freighter.

After Li Xiang sent a signal to the radio frequency of the New Fourth Army given by the central government, he left the passenger compartment and came to the port side.

At this time, a small boat came up the river, and the light of two long and one short flashlights flashed on the boat.

Li Xiang also responded to the signals of one long and two short at the same time.

The boat approached the left, and a man climbed up along the rope that Li Xiang had lowered.

"Three days, three nights, three o'clock, three o'clock!" The visitor asked.

Li Xiang replied: "On the seventh day of the seventh month, it's not a cowherd. ”

"Hello! I am Gao Ming, commander of the New Fourth Army Special Service Battalion. ”

"Hello! Needless to say, my identity is needless to say, there are rules for discipline. ”

"I know! You are fighting in the heart of the enemy and must be kept secret. Where's the goods? ”

"Let people come up to pick up goods, you are in civilian clothes, right?"

"It's all plainclothes! There are instructions from above. We can't let people know who we are. ”

"The first compartment is ours! Let them hurry, it's not very safe here. Li Xiang admonished.

"Yes!" Gao Ming waved his hand, and dozens of people climbed up! Quickly place the first wooden box on the boat underneath the cargo ship.

Fortunately, there were no ships on the river during this time of transport.

An hour later, the first compartment had been emptied, and Li wanted everyone to transfer the goods from the second compartment to a part of the first compartment, so that it was not easy for people to find out.

With that in mind, the people on deck began to retreat.

Gao Ming held Li Xiang's hand: "Comrade! Because there are outsiders on the freighter, I can't salute you for the sake of keeping your identity secret, but my heart has already saluted you! Please go back and tell the comrades of the head of the Pearl Party organization that the head of the New Fourth Army asked me to convey his gratitude to you! ”

Li Xiang held Gao Ming's hand tightly and sent him off the freighter.

Subsequently, Li Xiang cleared the traces left by everyone, and after confirming that there were no suspicions, he returned to the cabin and reported to the central government: "The Cowherd has ended the blind date!" ”

At this time in Yan'an, the No. 1 chief, the No. 2 chief, and the No. 3 chief were listening to Mr. Fang's report on the Cowherd operation.

The No. 1 leader excitedly lit a cigarette: "Six thousand Zhongzheng rifles, we can arm five regiments." ”

"And it's 100 rounds per gun." The second leader said with a smile.

Due to the control of the Wuhan government, the New Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army lacked clothing, medicine, and weapons and equipment, and could only distribute 10 rounds of ammunition to each soldier in each battle, and some troops could only distribute 5 rounds of ammunition for each battle.

The five rounds of ammunition were quickly used up, and the soldiers without bullets could only use up the strength of the Japanese army by fighting the enemy with bayonets.

So, ammunition is the second life of the fighters.

There was silence in the room, except for the occasional sound of smoking horns.

Chief No. 3 spoke: "Isn't there 600,000 rounds of ammunition now?" We are getting richer, and the fighters can be equipped with twenty rounds of ammunition each. ”

The second leader suddenly rushed out with a sentence: "I want to give the butterfly credit!" ”

"That's right! Be sure to give him credit! Although he can't take it himself now, on the day of victory, I will put a military medal on him with my own hands. The third chief said.

The No. 1 leader waved his hand: "I agree!" Give Comrade Die a first-class meritorious service! Recorded in his file. ”

Mr. Fang stood up: "On behalf of Butterfly, I would like to thank all the leaders for their rewards!" However, he does not have a file now. ”

Chief Three explained: "Because of the nature of his work, for his safety, no file was created for him. ”

The second leader spoke: "No! His file must have! Even if it's just a codename, you have to build it! What he did for the revolution cannot be written on the archives, we will write it with military merit medals. ”

"I agree! Write like this: Archivist: Butterfly, level is at the regimental level, member of the Communist Party of China. Introducer of joining the party, No. 3. On April 18, 1938, he made a great contribution to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and recorded a first-class meritorious service. Chief No. 1 said word by word, Mr. Fang was taking notes.

"The file is rated as a special one! Without the consent of the three of us, no one has access to Butterfly's file. Chief Three added.

And Zhou Lin in Mingzhu never expected that he would be upgraded and become a regular regiment.

And he has received a call from Smith, suggesting that the first batch of cargo has been retained, and the second consignment will be retained at 12 o'clock tonight on the Tangchi River upstream of Nanjing.

Smith asked him to notify the receiver to pick up the goods, but if he missed it, he would be in trouble when he arrived downstream of Nanjing.

Because of the downstream of Nanjing to the Pearl Port, there are cargo ships coming and going on the river surface of this channel at any time, and there is no possibility of not being discovered.

Putting down the phone, Zhou Lin took Xiangjun to the banquet building for dinner.

Chang Liang, who had received the notice in advance, also brought his aunt and wife to the banquet hall for dinner.

The two "happened" to bump into each other, and they had breakfast together.

In the private room, the two women had already eaten and talked about their parents' shortcomings on the sofa. And the two men are conspiring.

"Delivered on the surface of the Tangchi River in the upper reaches of Nanjing at twelve o'clock tonight." Zhou Lin lit a cigarette.

"I've already put a regiment of troops in that area. There were also three small freighters prepared for armed escort to our three brothers' homes. Chang Liang said excitedly.

"I didn't talk about bullets, but I got a batch for you." Zhou Lin took the cup and touched it with Chang Liang.

"How many bullets?" Always bright and happy.

"500,000 rounds!" Zhou Lin took the wine glass and drank it all.

"I'll give you 30,000 oceans?" Chang Liang asked.

"Don't, if you say it's for you, it's for you. Be careful tonight! Zhou Lin admonished.

"Know! I'm not going to accompany you, I'll go back and arrange it right away! Chang Liang turned around and left.

Zhou Lin grabbed him: "There is no joint code, someone else will give you the goods?" ”

"Look at me! In a hurry, I forgot to ask. What is the connector code? Chang Liang patted his head.

"Yellow dog swollen!" Zhou Lin said the first sentence.

"The white dog is swollen!" Chang Liang didn't think about it, and immediately answered.

"Wrong! It's a white dog that is not swollen! Zhou Lin said slowly.

"Oh! The white dog is not swollen anymore! And what about the one in the back? Chang Liang said with a smile.

"Ten meters square garden black hole!" Zhou Lin stopped rambling again, and then said, "Well! ”

"The yellow dog is swollen! White dogs are not swollen! Ten meters of square garden black hole! Well! Chang Liang repeated it a few times, and finally remembered it.

After Chang Liang left, Zhou Lin sat in it with Xiangjun for half an hour before leaving the banquet building and returning to the dock.

As soon as he arrived at the pier, he found a man in Li Xiahui's fruit shop waiting for him.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Lin saw the fruit basket beside the man.

"Knowing that my wife likes to eat fruits, my host asked me to send my wife some new tastings to try." The man lifted the fruit basket and handed it to Zhou Lin.

"Thank you for me." Zhou Lin took the fruit basket.

The man took out a book from the bag next to him: "Knowing that the director's wife likes Dream of Red Mansions, my family owner bought a copy and gave it to the director's wife for collection." ”

Zhou Lin's heart moved, and he immediately accepted the book quietly: "It's just right!" Xiangjun didn't buy it last time I went to the bookstore. Thank you! ”

Back in the small building, Zhou Lin and Xiangjun carefully inspected the upstairs and downstairs.

No one comes in, no listening devices, it's safe.

Xiangjun looked at the well-packaged book in puzzlement: "Do you like to read Dream of Red Mansions?" ”

Zhou Lin didn't speak, but unpacked the package and turned the pages of the book.

Soon, the flipped pages revealed a different bookmark.

When I took it out, it was a check, and the amount on it was: $100,000.

flipped through it again and found a note, which read: Xie Jun risked his life to protect me, and the eldest brother instructed to leave this check to show his heart. Please smile!

Xiangjun opened his mouth in surprise, 100,000 US dollars, more than 200,000 oceans.

And the dollar continues to rise and has become a hot commodity.

"You sent it!" Xiangjun said with a grin.

"Send you a head! This money can't go into our pockets! Yan'an is now in dire need of money. You go to Li Qiang's and give him this book immediately. ”

Zhou Lin burned the note and put the check in the book. The outside is still wrapped in wrapping paper.

Xiangjun put the book in the small bag, took the bag and slowly walked out of the dock, first called a rickshaw to go to a clothing store, then transferred to a rouge shop, and finally called a rickshaw to go to the bookstore.

There were other people in the bookstore, and Li Qiang greeted, "Does Miss buy books?" ”

Xiangjun asked, "Is there a dream of red mansions?" ”

Li Qiang said with a smiling face: "Miss, our store originally had a copy of Dream of Red Mansions, but it happened to be sold to a customer who just came. ”

Xiangjun asked, "Is he gone?" Can you consult with him and transfer it to me? I've looked for five or six, but none of them sell. ”

"So? He bought a book and read it inside, that impatient look, it seems that he is also a book lover, it is estimated that it is difficult! Why don't you ask him yourself? ”

"Okay!" Xiangjun entered the backyard with Li Qiang.

As soon as he arrived in the dark room, Xiangjun simply told Li Xiahui about sending money to thank Zhou Lin for saving his life, and then turned out the check and handed the book and check to Li Qiang.

A few minutes later, Xiangjun nagged as he walked, "Isn't it just a book?" I can't see it if I don't sell it to me? I just ran all over the pearl, and I had to buy it. ”

Five minutes after Xiangjun left, the last customer in the store also left.

Li Qiang immediately took out the inventory sign and hung it outside the bookstore. And he himself called a rickshaw and drove towards the French Concession.

He stopped in front of a bank in the French Concession and walked into the bank.

The night is getting darker and darker, and the people of Pearl City have already entered a dream.

In Nanjing's soup pond, a few hundred miles away from the pearl, a freighter stopped in the middle of the river.

After the freighter stopped, two lights lit up from the freighter, one of which seemed to be a little bad contact, flashing and flashing.

Five miles upstream and downstream of the freighter, many ships and speedboats suddenly appeared.

Invisibly, these boats and boats blocked up and down for ten miles.

After the blockade was formed, Li Xiang came to the gangway: "The yellow dog is swollen." ”

The man in the dinghy below replied: "The white dog is not swollen." ”

"Ten meters square garden black hole." Li Xiang asked again.

"Well! Brother's surname? My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Debiao. Said the dinghy man.

"It turned out to be Head Zhang, my surname is Wang, and my name is Dagang." Li Xiang replied.

After the code was matched, Commander Zhang took more than 100 people onto the freighter.

The captain and crew of the freighter were asleep at the moment.

After the things were moved, when Commander Zhang was about to leave, gunshots came from upstream.

"This is twenty miles upstream to call the police. Half an hour, you'll be here. ”

"Quick! Let someone help wipe the marks off this freighter. Li Xiang hurriedly said.

Head Zhang immediately asked more than 100 people to wipe it up, and it was done in a few minutes.

"Brother! Come with me! Head Zhang said.

"Someone must be eyeing the freighter, you take the cargo and withdraw first! Leave me a company, counterweights, and I'll hold them off. "Li wants to let Regiment Leader Zhang withdraw.

Head Zhang was moved: "Two dogs! Take your guard company with you and listen to Brother Wang's command. Defend this freighter, whoever dares to come up, shoot me, and send him to see the Water Dragon King. ”

"Yes! Head! Listen to Brother Wang! Hold the freighter. The guard shouted loudly, startling several gulls.

Commander Zhang immediately ordered the three small freighters loaded with cargo to leave quickly.

Each small freighter was guarded by five or six small boats, and the freighters were also covered with machine guns.

When the freighter was far away, another medium-sized speedboat came on the river.

"Stop the ship and check!" The horn on the speedboat was shouting.

Li Xiang pointed to the American flag on the ship: "Open your eyes and see, this is an American freighter." The confines of the freighter are the territory of the United States and are inviolable. ”

At this time, the captain also came over and grunted at the speedboat.

The man didn't care what the American captain said, but shouted forcefully: "I suspect that this freighter is engaged in illegal transactions, so I must board the ship and inspect it." ”

"You dare!" Ergouzi stood up: "Lao Tzu is the commander of the guard company of the first division and one regiment of the security army, and he was ordered to protect this freighter. If you have the ability, you can come up and try it, how many you come up, how many Lao Tzu will kill. Brothers, aim well, as long as there are climbers on the side of the ship, come up with a headshot and a headshot. When it was over, I invited everyone to drink. ”

In the face of these soldiers, the people on the speedboat did not dare to act rashly for a while.

As a result, a confrontational situation was formed on the river, and no one dared to move.

And the three freighters have left dozens of miles and entered a safe area.

"Report! Our cargo ship is safe. The regiment commander said that it might be the division commander's opponent who was playing tricks. If, after daybreak, a senior officer comes up, the regimental commander orders us to let them aboard the ship for inspection. Before that, the ship must be cleaned. ”

"Do as you do and clear the ship secretly." The second dog commanded to go down.

"Brother Wang, do you have anything to clear?" Ergouzi asked.

Li Xiang said worriedly: "Don't be afraid to check anything else, it's the transmitter that contacts you......"

Ergouzi immediately rushed and said, "Brother Wang, it must be dealt with." With this thing there, they will suspect it and track it down. ”

"How?" Lee wanted to know that throwing it into the river was the best thing to deal with, but he was reluctant.

How difficult it is for the underground party to want a transmitter.

"Must be thrown into the river!" The captain took over: "Your transmitter, at a glance, you know that it is not on our ship, and it is very dangerous to stay." ”

"Do you really want to lose it?" Li Xiang was still hesitating.

"Lost! When it comes to Pearl, I'll give you a better transmitter. The captain said cheerfully.

So, the three of them took the transmitter and secretly went to the place where the freighter disposed of the garbage.

Seeing the transmitter sink into the river, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, just wait for them to search!