At noon, Liu Tianshu and Tang Qing had a fierce dispute over how to deal with the captives.

"Comrade Liu Tianshu, our Eighth Route Army has a clear policy of taking prisoners. We give preferential treatment to the prisoners, and according to the regulations, for these 11 prisoners of the Imperial Allied Army, we welcome those who are willing to stay and join the guerrillas, and those who are not willing to stay, as long as they do not continue to be traitors, we will pay them to go back. Tang Qing looked at Liu Tianshu who was standing opposite and said.

"Secretary Tang, according to what you mean, if these dog traitors choose to go back, we will still have to pay the travel fee? But our soldiers don't even have a salary, and I can't figure it out if you do this. Liu Tianshu said with a flushed face.

According to Liu Tianshu's meaning, if these captured Imperial Cooperative Army were unwilling to accept reform, they would all be executed for the crime of traitor, but Tang Qing did not expect Tang Qing to carry out some anti-Japanese propaganda for these captured Imperial Cooperative Army, saying that they would stay if they were willing to stay, and if they were unwilling to stay, they could go back, and the guerrillas also paid travel expenses, as long as they did not continue to work hard for the devils.

Liu Tianshu didn't agree now.

"Comrade Liu Tianshu, we are a revolutionary contingent with faith and consciousness, and our party's anti-Japanese policy is to unite all those who can be united to resist Japan together. Although these were forced to join the Imperial Army, as long as they were not extremely evil, we should strive for them to take the initiative to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance. It's settled, and if you can't figure it out, think about it slowly. Tang Qing saw Liu Tianshu's unconvinced appearance, and immediately said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Liu Tianshu only felt panicked in his heart.

In the morning, Tang Qing criticized Liu Tianshu's decision to distribute 30 catties of grain to each of the people who carried the supplies, and also pointed out that he ignored discipline by giving 10 oceans of money to the families of the sacrificed soldiers.

Now that the two have a dispute over the handling of the prisoners, Liu Tianshu's mood is really depressing, which is really conceivable.

"Secretary Tang. You are the supreme leader, and you decide this matter, and I reserve my opinion. After speaking, Liu Tianshu walked out of the shack and came to a small hill behind Huangshi Village alone.

On this small hill, dozens of fighters who have died in the guerrillas over the past two months are buried. Looking at these graves hidden in the mountains and forests, Liu Tianshu's heart was extremely heavy.

In the blink of an eye, it has been almost four months since he left Beiping, and looking back on the experience of these four months, he has a feeling of being suddenly separated from the world.

Originally, he just wanted to leave Beiping and return to his hometown in Shandong, but because he wanted to save Zhao Dahai, he stayed in Songyang Town for a month. Later, he promised Zhao Dahai to escort Zhao Xiaomei and others to Wuyang County, and waited for him to finally complete Zhao Dahai's commission. When he took Shi Qiang and Hao Mengxuan and Hao Mengcheng to return to Shandong, he encountered a devil killing people in a small mountain village, and Platoon Commander Zhou and Hao Meng died to save themselves.

Thinking that he owed Zhou platoon commander a life, he joined the guerrillas, and finally went to Qingyan Town to carry out the struggle......

Thinking of all this, Liu Tianshu's eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of his hometown through the gray sky.

I don't know what happened to my parents now, whether the little devil has arrived in Shandong. Is it also occupied their hometown.

Thinking of this, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Brother Tianshu. Sure enough, you're here. A low voice sounded, and Liu Tianshu didn't need to look back to know that it was Shi Qiang coming.

"Qiangzi, I don't know what happened to my father and mother now." Liu Tianshu muttered.

When Shi Qiang heard Liu Tianshu suddenly mention his parents, he thought of his parents for no reason, and looked at the sky with blank eyes. A cold wind blew.

"Brother Tianshu. It's going to snow, I miss my mother. Shi Qiang was still a child after all, and at this time, he was infected by Liu Tianshu's longing for his family, and suddenly felt that his eyes were moist.

Liu Tianshu sighed and stretched out his hand. patted Shi Qiang on the shoulder.

"Qiangzi, after a while, we will go to visit your mother." Now the guerrillas are still in the entrepreneurial stage, and it is inconvenient for him to leave for the time being.

Shi Qiang looked at the sky in a daze, and then remembered the purpose of finding Liu Tianshu.

"Brother Tianshu, Aunt Lin is here."

"What? Aunt Lin is here? Why didn't you say it earlier? Hearing Shi Qiang say that Aunt Lin was coming to Huangshi Village, Liu Tianshu got up and pulled Shi Qiang and said anxiously.

When they first arrived in Qingyan Town, Liu Tianshu also went to the Tianji shop in Qingyan Town to find Aunt Lin, and the shopkeeper said that he would reply the next day. Who knew that on the same day, he encountered a devil attacking Qingyan Town, so that he lost the opportunity to contact Aunt Lin. Originally, he could also go to Tianjiazhai to visit Aunt Lin, but the guerrillas had a lot of things to do during this time, and this delay has come to this point.

The two ran back to the station, and when they saw Aunt Lin sitting quietly in the shack, Liu Tianshu shouted with some excitement: "Aunt Lin, why did you come suddenly?" ”

"Brother Tianshu, didn't you say that you would be good at the beginning, after you arrived in Qingyan Town, you must remember to come to me? Why don't you come to Tianjiazhai? When Aunt Lin saw Liu Tianshu appear in front of her, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at him and asked.

Liu Tianshu scratched his head embarrassedly, and said in a low voice: "Aunt Lin, I once went to Tianji's shop to ask, who knew that the devil was coming, no, I have been busy fighting devils during this time, and I haven't found time to visit you." ”

The people of Tianjiazhai still knew about the series of activities of the Qingyan anti-Japanese guerrillas around Qingyan Town, and the old merchant man of Shangbao also sent people to contact the family members of Tianjiazhai.

It's just that Aunt Lin knew that Liu Tianshu was a guerrilla leader, and it was two days ago.

After the owner of the village learned that the captain of the guerrillas, Liu Tianshu, was his daughter's life-saving benefactor, he thought about it for a while and decided to let Aunt Lin come to the guerrillas.

The merchant fort was swept by the devils, if it wasn't for the guerrillas desperately saving each other, I'm afraid the whole fort would be gone, this incident made the owner of the village vigilant.

During this time, the devils have been forcibly recruiting labor from various villages and villages, and their Tianjiazhai was forcibly conscripted 110 people to repair the road from Qingyan Town to Longkou Town.

It's just that the forced conscription of labor and the demand for food are bearable, but just two days ago, two women from Tianjiazhai went to Qingyan Town to catch the market, and they were pulled to the gun tower in the south of the town by a few drunken devils, and they haven't come out until now.

This incident made the people of Tianjiazhai extremely angry, especially the family members of the two women, who ran to the house of the owner of Tianzhai in tears, asking the owner of the village to make decisions for them.

For this reason, the owner of Tianzhai sent a housekeeper to deliver his handwritten letter to the mayor of Qingyan Town, Long Quanfu, asking the devil to release the two innocent women, and at the same time give Tianjiazhai an explanation.

But who knew that until now, Long Quanfu didn't reply.

In the past two days, the entire Qingyan Town has been panicked by this incident.

Listening to Aunt Lin finish telling the matter, Liu Tianshu and Shi Qiang's eyes began to breathe fire. "Captain, this devil is simple and inhumane, it's really too deceitful, we can't see death and not save this matter."

Liu Tianshu was also so angry at this time that he slammed his fist on the pillar next to him, and said in a deep voice: "Little devil, Lao Tzu is not finished with you." ”

However, anger is anger, but it is not an easy task to rescue those two women.

The devil has issued a certificate of good citizenship in Qingyan Town, and the people of Huangshi Village, Shipan Village, Houshan Village, Xiaohe Village and Shangbao have been listed outside.

Without a certificate of good citizenship, they could not enter the town at all.

"Aunt Lin, don't worry, let's think about this slowly. In this way, you can rest here first, and I will report to Secretary Tang later. Liu Tianshu thought calmly for a while, and asked Shi Qiang to accompany Aunt Lin and walk to Tang Qing's shack by himself.

Tang Qing was busy at a simple table, and when he saw Liu Tianshu coming in, he pointed to the side and motioned for him to sit down first.

After a while, Tang Qing put down the pen in his hand, looked at him and said, "What's the matter with Captain Liu?" ”

"Secretary Tang, the situation is like this." Liu Tianshu reported Aunt Lin to find him and reported to Tang Qing one by one.

Tang Qing listened quietly on the side, and when Liu Tianshu finished speaking, she pondered for a while and said, "Captain Liu, the sisters of Tianjiazhai have been harmed by devils, and we can't ignore this matter. However, this man is trapped in the turret, and with the strength of our guerrillas, it will definitely not be possible to fight hard, so this matter will be handled by you. By the way, the higher authorities have assigned a group of cadres to our guerrilla units, who will be there tomorrow afternoon. At the same time, it was decided to reorganize the Qingyan Town guerrillas into the Qingyan Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. The specific plan will not be known until Secretary Zong comes. ”

Liu Tianshu was very happy when he heard that the guerrillas were going to be reorganized.

"Okay, Secretary Tang, then I'll go to Tianjiazhai in person and try to come back tomorrow afternoon. You have to worry about the troops. Liu Tianshu said happily.

After getting Tang Qing's permission, Liu Tianshu took the guard class, as well as Tang Jiyuan and Liu Siyuan, who had just returned, and rushed to Tianjiazhai in the south of Qingyan Town with Aunt Lin.

In a battle last night, the guerrillas captured a lot, and the fighters of the guard squad naturally replenished ammunition.

It was Liu Siyuan, who was also equipped with a shell gun.

Quietly crossing the highway from the west of Qingyan Town, when it was almost dark, the group finally arrived at Tianjiazhai.

"Dad, this is Brother Liu Tianshu who saved me and Lin Yao in Songyang Town." Walking into the Tian family's compound, Aunt Lin introduced to a burly man.

"The owner of the village is good." Liu Tianshu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Tian Zhai looked at Liu Tianshu a few times, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Last time, the little girl and Yaoyao helped Brother Liu to save me, and Tian remembered this love. ”

"The owner of the village is polite, anyone who encounters this kind of thing will take action."

After a few polite words in the courtyard, the owner of the Tianzhai let Liu Tianshu and Shi Qiang into the living room.

After chatting in the living room, the topic turned to the matter of Tianjiazhai, the people in the village were very angry about the devil's robbery of women, and many young people shouted to find the devil to settle accounts. As the owner of the village, he was very anxious.

Although Tianjiazhai is a big village in Qingyan Town, there are hundreds of young and strong people in total, and there are dozens of rifles, but this bit of strength is beyond the power of the devil.

But the devil robbed the women of Tianjiazhai, if the village could not stand up for the victims, then the fame of Tianjiazhai for hundreds of years would also be gone.

"Brother Liu, you say, what should we do next?" The owner of the village asked with a worried face. (To be continued.) )