In the afternoon of the next day, the whole Liujiayu became lively, and the courtyards of the common people were crowded with the various units of the eastward anti-Japanese advance detachment that rushed over, and Hong Feihu and Jiang Jinyong set up the detachment headquarters in Liu Tianshu's original company headquarters.

After a short rest, Jiang Jinyong and Hong Feihu heard Liu Tianshu's self-examination and said that they should not give Sun Bao and Shi Hu a vacation, and let the two go home to say goodbye to their relatives.

After Hong Feihu heard him, his face sank.

Jiang Jinyong's expression became more and more serious, and after a while, he looked at Liu Tianshu and said: "Comrade Tianshu, you have been participating in the Eighth Route Army for a while, and now you are the commander of a company, how can you be so reckless?" Do you know the seriousness of the consequences if they fail to return to the unit on time or leak military secrets? ”

Liu Tianshu looked ashamed, bowed his head and said, "Political commissar, otherwise, I will bring someone over overnight to ensure that the two of them will be brought back before the troops leave." ”

Originally, he thought about whether to bring someone to greet Sun Bao and Shi Hu yesterday, but he thought that the detachment leader, political commissar and captain were about to arrive in Liujiayu, and it was always not good for him to leave at this time, so he delayed until now.

Of course, in his heart, he actually believed that Sun Bao and Shi Hu would not do anything to be sorry for the Eighth Route Army.

When Hong Feihu heard what he said, his eyes stared at him for a while, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't think it's necessary, if something happens, I'm afraid it will happen a long time ago." Besides, the troops will be mobilized tomorrow morning, and this matter should not spread until the troops are deployed. If the two of them really fail to come back on time, we will report the matter truthfully, and the division headquarters will send someone to deal with it. ”

When Jiang Jinyong heard Hong Feihu's words, he stared at Liu Tianshu with a pair of eyes that hated iron and steel.

At this moment, a report came from outside the door, and when Liu Tianshu heard it, it was Sun Bao's voice.

"Detachment leader, political commissar, it's Sun Bao and they're back." Liu Tianshu suddenly said lightly.

Jiang Jinyong and Hong Feihu glanced at each other, and said to Liu Tianshu, "You go out and deal with it." ”

Liu Tianshu walked out of the door and happened to see Sun Bao and Shi Hu standing straight outside the door, and Chen Jian was standing with him.

"You're back, are you all settled in the house?" Liu Tianshu saw the three of them with a smile on his face.

"Report to the company commander, the family has said that they are all good, they know that I joined the Eighth Route Army, they are all happy for me, and my father also told me that I must do a good job in the army, and don't embarrass the Eighth Route Army." Sun Bao said excitedly.

Shi Hu smiled innocently on the side.

"It's good to come back, go back to the shift immediately and get ready for action. Go ahead. Liu Tianshu said a few words happily, and let the three of them return to the class.

The reconnaissance squad of the third company, together with the three platoons of the third company, was responsible for the vigilance of Liujiayu at this time, and they were all arranged outside the village, even Zhu Aiguo and Yang Donghu, who also stayed outside the village with the troops.

After sending the three of them away, Liu Tianshu turned around and walked into the house.

"Comrade Tianshu, we are a revolutionary contingent with iron discipline, you must learn a lesson in the future, and when making decisions, you must take all possibilities into account, and this matter will end here." Jiang Jinyong saw Liu Tianshu come in, and said in a serious tone.

"Detachment leader, commissar, rest assured, I will definitely remember your words and promise not to make similar mistakes." Although Liu Tianshu thinks that it is not wrong to let the two of them go on leave, he is still very ashamed that he did not think about the details clearly when dealing with this issue.

"Hehe, you don't have to carry the burden of thoughts. Comrade Tianshu, come, let's see what our next course of action is. Hong Feihu comforted him and asked Liu Tianshu to look at the map on the table.

The military map on the table was captured from the hands of the Japanese devils, and this time the division attached great importance to the actions of the eastward anti-Japanese advance team, and was equipped not only with radio stations, but also with military maps.

Liu Tianshu looked at the map and found that after the eastward anti-Japanese advance team left Liujiayu, it did not go directly to the east, but all the way to the south, through Xinyakou to Qingyan Town, and then to the south bypassing Niangzi Pass, crossing Zhengtai Road, until the southeast of Jin.

"Detachment leader, according to this route, didn't we take a long detour?" Liu Tianshu was a little puzzled.

As far as he knew, the Eighth Route Army also had troops in Jizhong, and if the advance team went east to Taihang Mountain, went directly to Jizhong, and then went south, wouldn't it be much faster.

"Hehe, the superiors arranged it like this, naturally there is a reason for him, Comrade Tianshu, there is an important task ready to be handed over to your company, do you have the confidence to complete it?" Hong Feihu smiled, then looked at him seriously.

"Detachment leader, please rest assured, our three companies guarantee to complete the task." Hearing that an important task was entrusted to him, Liu Tianshu immediately replied confidently.

"Okay, there is a tiger spirit, the political commissar and I decided to let your third company serve as the pioneer, responsible for opening the way for the advance team, I know this burden is very heavy, but you are the best player in the training team, I believe you will not let us down." Hong Feihu looked at Liu Tianshu happily and said.

At the next mobilization meeting of the cadres of the advance team, Hong Feihu announced the sequence of actions of the troops, Liu Tianshu's third company, as the pioneer of the advance team, walked in the front of the troops, followed by two companies of the second brigade, the troops directly under the detachment, and the machine gun company; Behind is a large team.

Zhu Aiguo heard that the third company was in charge of opening the way as a sharp knife company, and his face showed an excited expression.

Early the next morning, Liu Tianshu and Zhu Aiguo took the third company and took the lead in leaving Liujiayu and running straight south. Behind the third company was the main force of the eastward anti-Japanese advance team.

The march in the base area was naturally very smooth, and in less than five days, the troops arrived at Qingyan Town.

This time they went south, Liu Tianshu and they did not pass through Shunshan Town, but passed through the base area west of Shunshan Town, which made Liu Tianshu somewhat disappointed.

According to his idea, this time the eastward anti-Japanese advance team went south, and they could easily pull out the devil stronghold in Shunshan Town, but Hong Feihu and Jiang Jinyong vetoed his suggestion.

This time the task of going east to Shandong was arduous, and they didn't want to make any extraneous branches.

When Tang Qing and Tang Jiyuan heard that Liu Tianshu was back with a company of the Eighth Route Army, they hurriedly ran to the entrance of the village with Luo Zhengkuan, the captain of the independent brigade, Xiao Yongjie, the deputy captain, and Wang Silei, the instructor.

Seeing the familiar figure, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, grabbed a few steps, held Luo Zhengkuan's hand, looked at a few people and said, "Captain, Secretary Tang, Ji Yuan, we finally meet again." ”

"Haha, Comrade Tianshu, we have heard about your training team, which is really amazing. Originally, Secretary Tang Qing and I hoped that after you returned to Qingyan, we would have a good fight with the little devil, but I didn't expect you to be transferred. Luo Zhengkuan said with some regret.

Liu Tianshu shook hands with several comrades at this time, and introduced Zhu Aiguo and Yang Donghu to several comrades of the Qingyan Independent Brigade.

Zhu Aiguo led the troops to follow Xiao Yongjie into the village, and Liu Tianshu and several old friends came to Tang Qing's courtyard.

This reminiscence is naturally very lively and cordial, especially Tang Jiyuan, who looked at Liu Tianshu, and was even more indescribably happy.

After Luo Zhengkuan and Wang Silei left, Tang Qing looked at Liu Tianshu and said with emotion: "Comrade Tianshu, I didn't expect that after the training camp, you were transferred to a new group, to be honest, Ji Yuan and I are really reluctant to let you leave." ”

Hearing his words, Liu Tianshu's heart sank, and he asked with a smile and concern: "Secretary Tang, how is Qingyan's situation recently?" ”

"Alas, the devils increased their troops in Qingyan Town, and at the same time built a turret at the mouth of Xiaozhugou, blocking the road from Huangshi Village to Qingyan Town, and the independent brigade failed to end the turret several times, even on the side of Shangbao, and because the devil built a turret less than ten miles away from Shangbao, it seriously affected the movement of the troops over there. The devil cut off the connection between Shangbao and Tianjiazhai again...... "After listening to Tang Qing's introduction, Liu Tianshu realized that since the beginning of spring, the devils stationed in Qingyan have not only increased their troops, but also strengthened the blockade and sweep of the base area. The Independent Brigade fought fiercely with the devils several times, and the troops suffered many casualties. Fortunately, the militia in each village developed well, and in several sweeps by the devils, the enemy situation was discovered in time and the villagers were organized to retreat, and the losses of the villagers were not large.

Liu Tianshu didn't expect the situation in Qingyan Town to become so grim during this time, it seems that the devil attaches great importance to Qingyan Town. As the vanguard of the eastward anti-Japanese advance detachment, breaking through the defense line of the devils in Qingyan Town is the primary task.

After chatting with Tang Qing and Tang Jiyuan, and after learning that Captain Hong and Political Commissar Jiang had arrived, Liu Tianshu immediately came to the detachment headquarters.

"Tianshu, you are very familiar with the situation in Qingyan, the troops are about to pass through the devil's defense area, what do you think, let's hear it." Hong Feihu and Jiang Jinyong saw Liu Tianshu come in and beckoned to him.

Liu Tianshu walked over, looked at the map on the table, and began to think nervously in his mind.

The devils occupied Zhengtai Road, and they also happened to block the road for the anti-Japanese advance detachment to go south, and how to break through the enemy-occupied area in front of them, which was about 100 miles wide, at the minimum cost, was the first problem facing the anti-Japanese advance detachment.

"Detachment leader, political commissar, I chatted with Secretary Tang Qing for a while this afternoon, and listened to her introduction, there are about 1,000 devils and puppet troops stationed in Qingyan Town, except for more than 600 people stationed in the town, the rest are stationed in various small strongholds, and we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to cross the road smoothly without alarming the enemy. I want to open a gap in this position without the third company, cover the troops to cross the road, and then cross the Zhengtai Road from here. Liu Tianshu's fingers kept moving on the map.

It is not much difficulty to forcibly pass through the highway of Qingyan Town, but the difficulty is that if the devils find that the large force of the Eighth Route Army is suddenly moving south, they will definitely strengthen the defense of Zhengtai Road, and if the anti-Japanese advance detachment cannot rush through the enemy-occupied area between Qingyan Highway and Zhengtai Road as soon as possible, there is a danger of being entangled by the heavy troops of the little devils. (To be continued.) )