Xiao Xiong led the special forces to Gushan Village near the mushroom pond, and they joined the Xingzi guerrillas led by Cheng Shizhang, who arrived first, plus Jiang Yongming's water guerrillas who rushed to hear the news, and now there are more than 200 people in these three groups.

According to an insider report, Hu Maosheng was imprisoned in the camp where the devils were stationed in Gutang Town, in the original Gutang Banknote Building. Due to the geographical location of the mushroom pond, the devils stationed a brigade there, and there were also more than 200 marines stationed nearby, as well as a part of the water patrol team defending the Xingzi section of Poyang Lake.

Xiao Xiong: They want to rely on the strength of only more than 200 people, and it is difficult to rescue Hu Maosheng in the mushroom pond guarded by devils. However, no matter how difficult it is, Xiao Xiong has already made up his mind to rescue.

Although Hu Maosheng was a communist, the Xingzi guerrillas under his command were not only brave and tenacious in the battle against the Japanese invaders, but also actively cooperated with Xiao Xiong's command. In all the battles, he and his brothers in his unit sacrificed their lives and sacrificed many brothers. In Xiao Xiong's heart, Hu Maosheng is his own brother and good comrade-in-arms. Do you think, can Xiao Xiong try to rescue him?

However, the difficulties are so daunting, but at least try anyway. Only after trying, even if it doesn't work, everyone's hearts will get some comfort.

Xiao Xiong learned through his brothers who were undercover inside the enemy that Hu Maoxian's life was not in danger for the time being. The devil sent a doctor to treat Hu Maosheng every day. Because the devil wanted to lure Hu Maosheng and let him cooperate with the devil. What they want is for Hu Maosheng to surrender, take over the position of Liu Shuming, the puppet county magistrate who has been killed, and be an accomplice of the devil, so Hu Maosheng is still relatively safe at present.

The enemy also knew that if Hu Maosheng was lured to surrender, it would be equivalent to cutting off an anti-Japanese banner in the hearts of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in Jiujiang, which would be more conducive to their rule. Therefore, Hu Maosheng who fell into their hands became a trump card in the hands of Jiujiang devils, and Yamamoto ordered the devils stationed in the mushroom pond to do everything possible to lure Hu Maosheng down, even if the lure failed, they had to make good use of Hu Maosheng in the palm of their hands.

After Xiao Xiong grasped these situations, he was temporarily relieved. Because with the knowledge of Hu Maosheng who fought side by side for several years, it is impossible for him to defect to the enemy. Even if the enemy uses all the means, it will definitely not be able to destroy Hu Maosheng's will.

But how do you carry out a rescue operation? Xiao Xiong is afraid of long nights and dreams now, what if the devil kills Hu Maosheng after the lure fails? Or transfer him to Jiujiang or somewhere else? All this is possible.

On April 22, it has been 10 days since Hu Maosheng was arrested. But Xiao Xiong's rescue operation was still at a loss, and Xiao Xiong was so anxious that his mouth was foaming. Although now he has secretly gathered all the special forces near Jiujiang, the number of people has exceeded 500. But for this rescue operation, these horses are obviously not enough.

It cannot be delayed any longer, and action must be taken quickly. Xiao Xiong summoned several officers of the Einsatzgruppen and Cheng Shizhang to a meeting and made detailed arrangements for the rescue of Hu Maosheng. It was decided to launch a rescue operation tomorrow, 23 April.

In the afternoon of the next day, all troops were deployed in place as ordered. Because it is to save people in a place heavily guarded by the enemy, Xiao Xiong asks everyone to act absolutely according to the order, otherwise a careless step will lead to unpredictable consequences. It may not only fail to save Hu Maosheng, but may also cause huge losses to the Einsatzgruppen.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Yongming met with the undercover brothers in a teahouse on the pier and got the latest information about Hu Maosheng.

The devil imprisoned Hu Maosheng on the third floor of the east building of the Gutang Qianguan Building, and Yamamoto wanted to transfer him to Jiujiang, but because Hu Maosheng was seriously injured, although he had been treated, he was not suitable for moving now. Therefore, Yamamoto ordered Xingzi's devils to step up the treatment of Hu Maosheng and strive to escort him to Jiujiang as soon as possible.

After the defeat in the Battle of Kamigao, the Japanese Army Commander in China transferred the commander of the 11th Army, Enbe Kazuichiro, and replaced him by Lieutenant General Anami Kiki. In order to present himself in front of his new boss, Yamamoto vainly hopes to win the praise of his boss by fighting against the increasingly rampant anti-Japanese activities and eliminating the resistance elements in the jurisdiction.

Not long ago, in Xingzi, due to the rampant attack of the anti-Japanese elements, which led to the death of Captain Takasaki and Captain Motoyama Gendarmerie, Anan Yuki was very dissatisfied with Yamamoto, and Yamamoto was very annoyed in his heart. Now that Hoshiko's anti-Japanese bandit leader Hu Mao has been caught, Yamamoto is overjoyed. According to Yamamoto's idea, most Chinese are afraid of death ghosts, and they are insatiable, and if they give him some benefits, maybe they can recruit this Hu Mao.

Yamamoto has always had a small calculation in his heart, hoping to crack down on the anti-Japanese elements in Jiujiang through the Hu Maosheng incident, create an atmosphere of "Sino-Japanese friendship", and put gold on his face. If this can be done, what a beautiful situation, I can invite a few major newspapers in Tokyo to remember it, and I want to publicize it with great fanfare, so that my glorious image is a household name in Japan, and then I can make a big scene. Commander Anami will also greatly commend himself.

Hu Maosheng was lying on the hospital bed, although his injuries had improved significantly compared to before, but because the injuries were too serious, especially the shot in the chest that almost killed him, he could only stay in bed during this time. Every day, the military doctor of the devil came to change his dressing and treatment.

Hu Maosheng lay there, his heart as calm as water. I used to work non-stop and didn't have time to reminisce about the past. Now, lying in the hospital bed, he has plenty of time to make a detailed recollection and summary of his experience.

Born in 1900, he joined the Communist Party of China in 1928 and served as secretary of the Jingfeng Township Branch of the Communist Party of China in Xingzi County. He actively threw himself into the torrent of the Great Revolution, established local revolutionary organizations such as peasant associations and women's relief associations, and led the masses to fight local tyrants, divide land, run schools, and learn culture. The revolutionary work was in full swing.

Later, the Red Army was forced to move north to resist the Japanese, but he and the comrades who remained behind led the masses to persist in the struggle.

In 1938, the Japanese invaders captured Jiujiang and other places, and Xingzi fell. Hu Maosheng immediately issued a written anti-Japanese manifesto, telling the people of the county: "At the moment of a strong enemy, my city will fall, the world will rise and fall, and it is the responsibility of the husband.

He united Cheng Shizhang, Zhang Qijun, Lu Guoliang and other patriots and more than 30 local villagers to collect guns and ammunition in the post-war mountains, prepare funds and food, and held the first meeting in Lushan Ganlu Temple in January 1939, formally established the Xingzi Lushan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force, and personally served as the captain.

As a result, Hu Maosheng and his comrades-in-arms led the guerrillas to engage in many battles against the Japanese and the puppet army, repeatedly inflicting damage on the enemy, which made the Japanese puppets fearful.

The anti-Japanese guerrilla force led by him fought bravely against Japan and had a good military style and discipline, and was well received by the masses. They were often stationed in Xiangshan, Huanglong, Ganlu Temple and other places near Guizong, participating in production during the day and concentrating military activities at night, attacking the Japanese army many times.

In June 1939, Hu Mao led more than 10 people to be stationed in Xiangshan Temple.

In the early morning, more than 80 pseudo-people attacked the outpost and surrounded Xiangshan Temple. Hu Maosheng noticed that the Japanese leader was looking into the house from the window, and immediately opened fire, and the Japanese leader fell in response. At this time, Hu Maosheng and others suddenly opened the door and killed the machine gunners who were lying in ambush behind the pine forest, and the enemy panicked for a moment, and the nine guerrillas immediately broke out of the encirclement.

In the winter of the same year, Hu Maosheng led the guerrillas to ambush in the canyon of Hanyang Peak, attacked the enemy's patrol, killed more than 20 enemies, including 1 Japanese second lieutenant, and captured a lot of guns and ammunition. Soon, Hu Maosheng led his troops to infiltrate the county seat of Xujiapo in the dark night to attack the enemy, killing more than 40 enemies in this battle.

In subsequent battles, Hu Maosheng and his guerrillas often attacked Japanese pillboxes in the middle of the night, striking at the enemy troops who were sweeping in the countryside with surprise victory, making the Japanese army fearful. The Japanese army hated Hu Mao to the core, but they couldn't catch him, so they posted notices in the county and villages: "Whoever catches Hu Mao will be rewarded by the imperial army!" ”

Hu Maosheng thought that since he got in touch with the Kuomintang Jiangbei Anti-Japanese Special Brigade led by Xiao Xiong, because Xiao Xiong was deeply aware of righteousness, honest and open-minded, and especially had a strong sense of responsibility, Hu Maosheng admired him. After obtaining the consent of his superiors, from then on, he led the Xingzi guerrillas to join the entire anti-Japanese activities in northern Jiangxi.

Moreover, in the subsequent battles, although his guerrillas also suffered many casualties, the team became more and more courageous, and the team continued to grow. From the original dozens of people, it has grown to more than 100 people, and the weapons and equipment have basically been replaced by formal rifles from a few old sleeves and hunting muskets, and now there are two machine guns. Under his leadership, the people of Xingzi, who were occupied by the Japanese invaders, were not frightened by the arrogance of the devils, but bravely waged an arduous struggle against the Japanese invaders.

Thinking of this, Hu Maoxiang smiled with satisfaction. Although he is in prison, the devil is the only one who has been caught, and his comrades are still fighting with the devils. He firmly believes that even if the devil kills himself today, the banner of Xingzi's anti-Japanese resistance will continue to flutter, and the flame of anti-Japanese resistance will continue to burn.

Hu Maosheng was very calm in his heart, he moved his body up little by little, so that his head was against the wall, so that he could see the scene outside.

At this time, the sun is setting, and the sky outside is full of colorful clouds. I saw that on the surface of Poyang Lake not far away, many fishing boats were casting nets not far from the pier to catch fish, and sailboats were coming from a distance from time to time. How beautiful, harmonious and serene the scenery is.

On the dock, there are a few devil motorboats parked, as well as a few large ships, and workers are loading and unloading people's goods.

Suddenly, Hu Maosheng found his team members among the workers who were loading the goods, and Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang were also inside. His heart couldn't help but "pound". Oops, how are they on the dock?

He nervously continued to search, and found that the fishing boats were actually holding their nets on one side, but they were soon put away, and it seemed that they were wandering around the lake not far from the pier, not far from the pier. They were definitely not fishermen, it must have been Xiao Xiong's water guerrillas. It seems that Xiao Xiong must know that he is locked up here.

He looked closely at the sailboats that came from a distance, and there was probably no cargo on board, because the draft was shallow. Are you on board?

Hu Maosheng moved himself hard, at this time he didn't care whether he would tear and rupture the wound, but he wanted to know the situation of those comrades outside. With great difficulty he moved to the window and leaned his head against it. He carefully observed the scene outside, and because he was on the third floor of the building, he could see the situation outside clearly.

I don't know if I don't see this, and when he looks outside, he can't help but secretly exclaim in his heart:

"Not good! There is an ambush for devils! ”