After resting for more than an hour, Hong Yu saw that the soldiers were almost recovered, so he gave the order to transfer. Not long after they left Tower Hill, the Japanese army surrounded the whole of Tower Hill.

"Report Shaozo, we found this in the mountains!" A soldier handed the package of compressed biscuits to Shao Zuo, who led the team. Shao Zuo took the wrapping paper and looked at it, and said, "Matsumoto-kun, it seems that we are still one step too late and let those people escape." ”

Captain Matsumoto Sonoda asked, "What should we do now?!" Do you continue to search for it without a goal?! ”

Shao Zuo pondered for a while and said, "Immediately report our situation here to the Wing Captain and ask for further guidance!" ”

"Hey!" The telecommunications corps responded, and immediately set up a radio station and sent a telegram to the wing headquarters. After about a quarter of an hour, the telegraph soldier handed over the call back to Captain Matsumoto Sonoda, who was closest to him. Matsumoto Sonoda finished reading the telegram and said, "The wing captain told us to return to Moganshan immediately. With that, Matsumoto Sonoda handed the telegram to Koichi Sasaki.

Koichi Sasaki took the telegram, quickly glanced at the contents of the telegram, and said with a smile: "The wing captain is also too cautious. The people of China are now like rats crossing the street. They don't dare to fight us head-on. ”

Matsumoto Sonoda reminded, "Sasaki-kun, the target of our search is very cunning. The ambush of the team of the 86th Wing is the best proof of this. Although we don't know where they are now. But one thing is for sure, they still retain a strong fighting force. What kind of consequences will it be if we accidentally enter their encirclement, have you thought about it Sasaki-kun?! ”

Koichi Sasaki pondered for a while, and reluctantly gave the order to return.

marched all the way, although they passed by the devils who searched for them many times, but in the end they all mixed up without danger. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Hong Yu led his troops into the dense forest near Huzhou. After walking through the dense forest for more than half an hour, I came to a small river. After settling the troops, Hong Yu said to Gao Xiaohua: "Turn on the radio immediately and ask about the political commissar and deputy head of the regiment." ”

"Yes!" Gao Xiaohua immediately turned on the radio station after receiving the order and contacted Gu Zhenghai and Tang Xingye. About half an hour passed. Gao Xiaohua sent the reactive telegrams to Hong Yu one by one. After reading the telegram, Hong Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and just when he was about to ask Gao Xiaohua to turn off the radio, Gao Xiaohua said: "Regiment commander, the military department is calling us." ”

Hong Yu looked at his watch and said, "Immediately ask the military department what is going on!" ”

"Yes!" Gao Xiaohua immediately sent a telegram of inquiry. After about ten minutes, Gao Xiaohua translated the telegram from the military headquarters and handed it to Hong Yu.

Zhao Hannian asked, "Regiment commander, what are the orders of the military department?!" ”

Hong Yu said: "The military department gave us a chore. Otherwise, we're going to be wiped out. Then Hong Yu handed the telegram to Zhao Hannian.

Zhao Hannian took the telegram, looked at it, and asked, "Commander, what are your plans?!" ”

At this time, Hong Yu, who was already angry, heard Zhao Hannian's aggressive inquiry, as if he had found a flashpoint, and said in a cold voice: "I have no plans!" I really don't know what the people in the military department do to eat. The devil is now releasing this message, not to put a trap on us. It's good that the military department doesn't figure out the situation and pushes us behind the scenes. Didn't you think we weren't dying fast enough?! ”

"Be quiet, pay attention to the impact!" Zhao Hannian looked at the soldiers around him who were looking at them, and hurriedly reminded.

Hong Yu snorted coldly and said, "Impact?!" Now you know the impact?! After that, Hong Yu left Zhao Hannian and walked to Gao Xiaohua's side, just about to speak. Zhao Hannian ran over, pulled Hong Yu aside, and asked, "How are you going to reply to the military department?!" ”

Hong Yu replied: "Our unit is on the run, and it is difficult to protect itself, so please ask other troops to carry out this task!" ”

Zhao Hannian said: "Comrade Hong Yu, I advise you not to be rash. The superiors give us tasks, and that is to trust us. ”

"I don't want him to trust me!" Hong Yu interrupted unceremoniously: "I can't just let these fighters die for their trust!" What they do, I can't do! Either they remove me, the regimental commander! Or just give the task to someone else. ”

"You, you" Zhao Hannian pointed at Hong Yu for a long time, and finally said with some dejection: "I'll give you five minutes to think about it." If you still have this idea, I will truthfully report your idea to the military department! ”

Hong Yu said: "Don't think about it, you can report it!" ”

"Good! That's what you said! After that, Zhao Hannian walked quickly to Gao Xiaohua's side and said, "Send a telegram to the military department immediately!" After a while, Zhao Hannian saw that Gao Xiaohua did not move, and asked: "I asked you to send a message to the military department, why don't you turn on the radio?!" ”

Gao Xiaohua said: "Without the order of the regiment commander, no one can use the radio!" ”

"What?!" Zhao Hannian looked at Hong Yu, who was standing not far away and smoking a cigarette leisurely, turned his head and said to Gao Xiaohua: "I am the deputy political commissar, I will bear something." Start the radio now! ”

Gao Xiaohua suddenly hesitated a little, and threw a look for help to Xiao Bing, who was in charge of the confidential affairs of the regiment headquarters. Xiao Bing walked to Gao Xiaohua's side with a smile, patted Gao Xiaohua's shoulder gently, and said, "You go and rest!" I'll generate electricity! With that, Xiao Bing turned on the radio.

"Commissar, the independent regiment called back." The confidential staff officer walked in front of Xiang Ying with the telegram he had just received.

Xiang Ying asked, "What does the independent regiment say?!" ”

The confidential staff officer glanced at Commander Ye, who was facing away from Xiang Ying, and said, "Hong Yu has picked a son." He said that whoever gave the order would be sent to death with his troops. He was unwilling to let his warriors die in vain. ”

Xiang Ying took the telegram, quickly read the content of the telegram, and said angrily: "This Hong Yu is becoming more and more lawless!" ”

Commander Ye turned around and said, "It's no wonder that Hong Yu will pick a pick. The same goes for someone else. As long as you are not a fool, anyone can see that this is a trap set by devils. Who are they targeting with this trap?! It's an independent regiment. ”

Xiang Ying said: "This is the task given to us by the Third War Zone. If you don't do it, you'll give them a mouthful. What will we do then?! Have you thought about it?! ”

Commander Ye said: "Even if you want to implement it, you have to figure out the situation." We can't just rely on the information given by the third theater of operations to send our soldiers to die in vain! ”

Xiang Ying sighed when he heard Commander Ye's words, lit a cigarette, and smoked silently. One by one, one by one, the entire military headquarters fell into silence. When Xiang Ying lit the last cigarette in the cigarette box, the confidential officer walked in with the telegram he had just received and said, "Vice Chairman Zhou sent a telegram from Chongqing. ”

When Commander Ye heard the confidential officer's words, he turned around and took the telegram and read it. Xiang Ying asked, "Is there anything wrong with Vice Chairman Zhou's telegram?!" ”

Commander Ye said: "The task given to us by the Third War Zone, Vice Chairman Zhou has only fought. He told us to get to the bottom of the situation before giving orders. Don't give orders blindly. Saying that, Commander Ye handed the telegram to Xiang Ying. Xiang Ying took the telegram, carefully read the contents of the telegram, and said: "In this case, give the task of investigation to the independent regiment, and let our intelligence personnel think of a way." ”

"Good!" Commander Ye hesitated for a while, nodded and agreed with Xiang Ying's opinion.

"Regiment commander, the military department is in an emergency!" After about an hour, Gao Xiaohua handed the telegram she had just received to Hong Yu. Hong Yu took the telegram and looked at it, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Zhao Hannian asked, "What does the military department say?!" ”

"Let's go to Xiaoshan to investigate the situation." Saying that, Hong Yu handed the telegram to Zhao Hannian. Zhao Hannian took the telegram, and after reading it, he asked, "Who are you going to send to Xiaoshan to investigate?!" ”

Hong Yu thought for a while and said: "Going to Xiaoshan now is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net." We'll see how it goes in a few days. ”

"How many more days?!" Zhao Hannian had a puzzled expression on his face. Hong Yu asked rhetorically, "Do you think it's appropriate for us to go now?!" If you're a devil, if you throw the bait, will you let go of the fish that bites the bait?! ”

At this time, Yuan Hui came over and said, "You two don't fight. What's the point of fighting like this?! ”

Hong Yu said: "You are new here, I don't want to fight with you too much." I'll tell you again! I, the regimental commander, was in charge of the war. Political commissar, responsible for the life and ideological work of the fighters, as well as propaganda to the common people. I hope you will do your job well in the future and don't interfere with my command indiscriminately. If there is a next time, you will come and I will go. Our Independent Mission does not want to be uneasy. After that, Hong Yu left Zhao Hannian, who was standing in a daze, and pulled Yuan Hui away.

Walking to a secluded place, Hong Yu let go of Yuan Hui. Yuan Hui asked, "Are you really not going to send someone to investigate?!" ”

Hong Yu said: "They thought I didn't know, but in fact, when I was in Jiugong Mountain, I already knew from the captured devil's telegram that the Eighth Route Army and ** jointly attacked the secret warehouse of the Japanese army in Luodian. Blew up the gas bombs and bacteriological weapons that the devils put inside. But I didn't expect the devil to be so cunning and actually split things into two parts. ”

"So what do we do now?!" Yuan Hui asked with a frown.

Hong Yu said with a smile: "It shouldn't be us who is in a hurry now, but the devil." The longer it drags on, the better it will be for us. ”

Yuan Hui reacted at this time and said, "Actually, you already have a plan?!" ”

Hong Yu nodded slightly and said, "It's not a plan. It's just just a matter of figuring it out. ”

Yuan Hui continued: "Since Xiaoshan is the bait released by the devil, where will the devil put his things?!" ”

Hong Yu shook his head and said, "I don't know now. Maybe not far from us. Maybe it's really in Xiaoshan. ”