23. Hell

Taixing, a lonely city on the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary, called it a lonely city because the Beiyang Army stationed here at this time has long lost contact with the outside world, and its periphery is surrounded by the first army of the National Revolutionary Army known as the first army in the world.

Taixing City held the mouth of the Yangtze River, the military significance is not insignificant, therefore, the strong first division of the party army was ordered to seize it, but unexpectedly, the revolutionary army was met with stubborn resistance from the defenders in the city, and the siege of the city was unbreakable for seven days, and the city became the last hard bone of the Beiyang Army in Jiangbei. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Li Yunhan was not clear about the military situation at this time, but he was frustrated by the news reported by the Salt Gang scout team, according to the scout's report, the depth of the trenches on the outskirts of Taixing City alone was seven or eight hundred meters! It is difficult for a person to enter the city to ascend to the sky, not to mention that Li Yunhan not only has to enter the city, but also brings out such a large number of medicines from the city!

You must know that wartime medicines are contraband for both sides of the war, and even the slightest bit of it may be found out that it will be in trouble!

Therefore, this is simply an impossible task for him!

"You are waiting for me in Jiangdu, and in two days, if I haven't come back, you will leave first with food." After Li Yunhan told Jia Wu the task, he borrowed a small boat from the Jiangdu Yan Gang, and Jia Wu assigned him two dead soldiers to be responsible for rowing, and the three of them hurriedly left the old dock of Jiangdu and went straight to Taixing.

The boat went straight down the canal, Li Yunhan had been thinking about the plan in his heart, and when the boat arrived at the Yangtze River, the sound of gunfire in the distance could already be faintly heard, and when the boat moved forward, he could even see the black smoke rising in the distance, the sound of gunfire became more clear and audible, and the air was filled with a strong smell of explosives, which made people feel extremely nervous.

The two dead soldiers were carefully selected by Jiawu, they followed Jiawu to the north and south, and experienced countless life and death tests, even so, in the face of such a war, they still had no bottom in their hearts, but fortunately, they all firmly believed that as long as they followed Li Yunhan, all difficulties were floating clouds.

After walking for a few more hours, and at dusk, the three of them finally arrived at the boundary of Taixing, looking from afar, the Taixing City by the river is already in front of them, the ruins of Taixing City are rising bursts of black smoke, and the artillery fire is still fierce, the sound of explosions is endless, and even every violent explosion can make the boat ripple with it.

The boat walked along the river, and the secret passage of the salt gang was in an inconspicuous place near the river in Taixing City, Li Yunhan estimated that he would be able to reach there in half an hour, as long as he got there, he plunged into the secret passage, and the matter would be much easier.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers in gray-blue military uniforms appeared on the bank of the river, and the soldiers spotted the boat!

"Stop!" A young man who looked like a commander stood up among the soldiers, pointed to the boat and shouted.

Li Yunhan immediately asked them to stop rowing, and he stood up and greeted him: "Master Jun, we are from the Salt Chamber of Commerce, and we want to go into the city to consign some goods out, and I also ask the military masters to give me a convenience." ”

"What?! Town?! We want to go in too! No way! Let's go! Don't let the shells hurt you! The officer's spear pointed into the distance, and told them to leave immediately.

"Hey, okay." Li Yunhan responded, and then the boat turned back.

"Master Li, what should I do?" One of the dead men asked in a low voice.

"Find a place to hide first, and then talk about it at night."

Night soon fell, Li Yunhan quietly let the two dead men open the boat, the boat quietly approached the secret passage, this time by the cover of the night, sure enough, evaded the patrol soldiers, more than an hour later, the boat was less than a hundred meters away from the secret passage.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire, and a column of water exploded on the surface of the water, and the column of water drew a line close to the boat, and when it reached the edge of the boat, it stopped again.

As soon as the gunshots were heard, a voice exploded: "Attention to the people on the boat, please dock and disembark immediately, otherwise, we will shoot!" ”

As soon as the sound fell, the three people on the boat jumped into the water, and in a few moments, the water surface returned to calm, and the boat stood quietly by the river.

"Platoon Commander Xie, what's the matter? Would you like to go down and have a look? A soldier asked.

"Hey, forget it, they are all poor people, and their families may be in the city, let's go." Platoon Leader Xie is a young man in his early twenties, who is lean but very capable.

The soldiers waited by the river for a while, and then withdrew, and as soon as the soldiers had withdrawn, the boat suddenly moved, and then proceeded at a very slow pace towards the secret passage.

It turned out that at this time, Li Yunhan and the three of them had already arrived at the secret passage, and in the evening, he knew that it must be very difficult to pass through the defense area of the revolutionary army, so he came up with such an idea, in case he encountered the patrol again, he jumped directly into the river, and then swam to the secret passage, the bow of the boat was tied with a rope, and after the three of them arrived at the secret passage, they pulled together and pulled the boat over.

The boat in the water was very heavy, and the three of them had a lot of effort to drag the boat over, and then, Li Yunhan cleared the weeds in front of the secret passage, and the three of them disappeared on the shore together with the boat.

From the outside, the secret passage is very narrow, and at most a small boat and a few people can enter, but after the three of them entered, they found that there was no hole in it.

The width of the circular secret passage alone is enough to parallel two small boats, and its solidity has not been a major problem even after the revolutionary army has been bombarding Taixing City for so many days.

Li Yunhan really admired the careful arrangement of the Salt Gang, and said that the three holes of the cunning rabbit were extremely smart, and now it seems that the cunning rabbit is only worthy of being a dish on the plate.

The entrance of the secret passage has undergone a special drainage treatment, and the water inside is just loaded with a small boat to pass through, and the three of them bent over to row, Li Yunhan took another torch from the entrance of the secret passage and meandered forward according to the map.

After walking for more than an hour, the secret passage was suddenly interrupted, and then an earthen ladder appeared on the wall of the secret passage.

"Brothers, when you arrive, you two stay here, I'll go up and have a look, and when I find the medicine, I'll come back and call you, no matter what happens during this period, don't come out, understand?" After Li Yunhan finished explaining, he climbed all the way up along the earth ladder, and when he reached the top, he pushed it gently, and there was a stone slab on it, and with a little force, the stone slab was moved, and then a starry sky appeared above the exit of the secret passage.

He poked his head out and looked around, this was a secluded courtyard, the yard was overgrown with wild grass, and there were some things in the distance, and when Li Yunhan got closer, it turned out to be rows of coffins!

"It turns out that this is Yizhuang." Li Yunhan secretly said in his heart, in the early years of the Republic of China, the form of Yizhuang was still preserved, and the merchants who came and went to do business died unexpectedly, and Yizhuang was responsible for collecting their corpses and waiting for their families to come to claim them.

There was a roaring fire everywhere outside Yizhuang, and the sound of crackling fire, Li Yunhan pushed open the door to look, and then flashed out.

Walking down the street, Li Yunhan saw ruins everywhere, collapsed houses, burning beams, and bricks and rubble everywhere.

There is nothing here but the flames of war.

Perhaps in the evening, the offensive of the revolutionary army stopped slightly, and when Li Yunhan walked for a while, he saw a few figures on the street corner.

Li Yunhan hurriedly walked up, but when he was about to approach them, he found that these people were not ordinary people, but a few soldiers in military uniforms, he didn't want to cause more trouble, so he turned around and was about to leave, but at this time, those soldiers found him.

"Stop! Say you, stop! A loud shout sounded behind him, and Li Yunhan's footsteps that had just taken him stopped again.

"Master Jun, what do you call me?" Li Yunhan pretended to be an honest ordinary person and said.

"What for?!" An officer took out a shell gun and pointed it at Li Yunhan, while several other people immediately looked at him vigilantly.

"I..." Li Yunhan had just opened his mouth to speak, when suddenly a person came out from behind the officer, who was not tall, but very capable, and was walking towards him.

"It's you?!" As soon as the man spoke, Li Yunhan was shocked, how could it be him?! This voice Li Yunhan is too familiar, although he has not heard much with his own ears, but even just a few times, it is enough for him to remember it in his heart.

"Mr. Jiang!" Li Yunhan shouted in surprise.

"Haha, it turns out that it's really you kid!" Jiang Baili stepped forward and patted Li Yunhan on the shoulder, waved his hand at the guards and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's an old friend of mine." This old friend made Li Yunhan's heart warm, he didn't expect such a famous figure as Mr. Jiang to call himself an old friend.

"Hey, aren't you in Licheng? How did you get to this place? Mr. Jiang asked again.

"Well, that's a long story." Li Yunhan told Mr. Jiang in detail the ins and outs of the matter, during which Mr. Jiang kept nodding his head, and finally said slowly: "No matter how righteous or evil the war is, it is the people who suffer the most in the end." ”

One sentence made everyone present silent, and suddenly, Mr. Jiang Baili turned his head and asked, "How did you get in?" I mean, when you go into the city, it's all the revolutionary army on the periphery. ”

"This, with all due respect, I can't go into details." Li Yunhan couldn't tell Mr. Jiang about the secret passage, not because he didn't believe him, but because he was worried that others would leak the secret.

"Oh, it's all right, but your arrival does bring me hope to the city, go, come with me to meet someone." Jiang Baili couldn't say anything, picked up Li Yunhan and left, and after turning a few corners, a dilapidated building appeared in front of him.