Xiao Xiong led his troops to safely withdraw from Gutang Town. Hu Maoxian's earth-shaking cry of ghosts and gods seemed to still echo in his ears, and the scene of him jumping off the building with a raging flame still lingered in front of him for a long time. Hu Maoxian's heroic behavior actually shocked everyone in the army.

Not long after leaving Mushroom Pond Town, Cheng Shizhang led the Xingzi guerrillas to break up with Xiao Xiong and them. Before parting, Xiao Xiong held Cheng Shizhang's hands tightly and said:

"Captain Cheng, we will definitely avenge Captain Hu!"

"We will definitely remember this hatred! Blood debts must be paid with blood, and Captain Hu's blood must not be shed in vain! ”

Cheng Shizhang also gritted his teeth and said. He waved goodbye to the Einsatzgruppen and led his team into the night.

Xiao Xiong looked at the guerrillas who were far away, and he really didn't feel good in his heart. Although the rescue operation ended in failure, Hu Maosheng sacrificed his life at the last moment to block desperately, so that the troops did not fall into the trap carefully set by the enemy and avoided possible huge losses.

However, Hu Maosheng's revenge must be avenged, and that dog man must be eliminated from Cao Jimin.

Xiao Xiong discussed with Gao Qixing and Zhang Shan for a while, and decided that the hunter team would be responsible for getting rid of Cao Jimin, and the rest of the team would be led by Gao Qixing and them to return to their respective stations.

Cheng Shizhang led the team to sneak back to the secret station of Xiangluqiu overnight, and he immediately sent Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang, who led two team members to Xiangjiaqiang Village to reconnoitre. Because the team led by Hu Maosheng was discovered and surrounded by devils here, he wanted to find out what happened there that day.

Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang are very familiar with Xiangjiaqiang Village, because their own home is in this area. During the period of the Great Revolution before the Devils occupied it, revolutionary activities were carried out in Xiangjiaqiang Village, and it was Hu Maosheng's hometown, so the team members who had participated in the team for a longer time were very familiar with this place.

Zhang Qijun led everyone to Xiang's wall, because of Hu Maosheng's arrest, everyone acted very carefully, trying not to expose their whereabouts, and they quietly entered the village.

They first came to the homes of several martyrs, and through investigation, they learned that several martyrs' families had reported to Hu Maosheng and Yao Ying that Hu Buhuai had embezzled their pensions. Later, somehow, on the second day, the devils and the puppet army came to the Xiangjia wall to surround the village, and Hu Mao rewarded them with a prominent village, but later heard that Hu Mao rewarded them all with sacrifices, and they didn't know what happened in the future.

The matter involved Hu Buhuai again. Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang were very familiar with Hu Maosheng's distant relative, and they never doubted him. However, this incident happened very strangely, could it be that Hu Buhuai had something to do with Hu Maoxian's arrest?

Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang decided to first monitor Hu Buhuai around the clock to see if he had anything to do with this matter. So, the two decided to test his reaction first before deciding on what to do next.

Hu Buhuai became a traitor that day, and took Cao Jimin and the devils to arrest Hu Maosheng. Later, Cao Jimin felt that he was a ghost who was afraid of death, and it was useless to keep him, so he let him go.

When he returned home, he was so shocked that he fell ill. His daughter-in-law did not know what was happening, only that the villagers said that more than a dozen guerrillas had been killed. This woman thought that Hu Buhuai was frightened by this incident.

After a while, Hu Buhuai's illness recovered. But he still didn't dare to go out, he let his daughter-in-law go out to explore the wind and see if there were any devils and puppet soldiers guarding the surroundings. It wasn't until he was sure that the devil puppet army didn't send anyone to keep an eye on him that he was a little relieved.

When his heart was put down, he remembered the two burdens that Hu Maosheng had hidden in the top mountain, and thought that there must be a lot of money in those two burdens. Thinking of so much money, Hu Buhuai was full of energy.

In the first few days, he felt guilty about betraying Hu Maosheng, but occasionally he still thought about those two heavy burdens. But after thinking about it for the past few days, he felt that all this was predestined.

On that day, Hu Maosheng brought people to the village and insisted that he spit out the money he had eaten, but he was immediately surrounded by devils, and all the people he brought were killed. Although Hu Maosheng did not die at that time, he definitely did not live long. Because none of the anti-Japanese elements who fell into the hands of the devils could get out of the devil's prison alive.

The guerrillas who came to Xiangjiaqiang Village were all wiped out, and those who knew that he had embezzled were either dead or arrested, which means that no one has come to investigate his embezzlement of public money anymore. He actually escaped in such a daze. Thinking of this, he felt that all this was providential.

Then he also thought that if he hadn't been in a bad mood that day and came to the Jiuzong Temple inexplicably, how could he be with the guerrillas, and escape from the encirclement of the devil with Hu Maoxian, if he wasn't with Hu Maoxian, how could he know that those two people with a lot of money were burdened, this is God's will.

He felt that God was protecting him, making him immortal, and then giving him a large amount of money, so that he could make a small fortune.

Thinking of this, Hu Buhuai no longer had any guilt, and felt that everything he did was as it should have been, in line with the will of God.

On the morning when Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang came to Xiangjiaqiang Village, he happened to set off for Tading Mountain. But he never thought that Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang were already following him, and he didn't notice it at all.

He came to Tading Mountain and found the cave where Hu Mao had hidden things. He went into the cave, and it didn't take long to find the two baggage, and when he opened it, he was ecstatic. Because inside were unopened wrapped silver dollars, and after counting, there were more than 500 yuan in the two bags.

He remembered that he had heard Hu Maosheng say that part of the money was used to buy food for the Einsatzgruppen and the guerrillas, and part of it was used to fund the guerrillas' activities. Among them, the money for buying food was originally for him to return to the big family. But now, Hu Maosheng has been arrested by the devil, and he will definitely not be able to get out. In addition, the money has not yet been handed over to him, and when the guerrillas ask about it in the future, he can completely ask and push him cleanly.

Now that he's taken all the money, who knows? Hu Buhuai thought with joy in his heart, he combined the two burdens into one burden, and prepared to leave with the baggage.

Suddenly, four masked men walked into the cave with pistols in hand.

Hu Buhuai looked at the muzzles of the four black holes facing him, his legs were weak, and he immediately fell to his knees.

"Sir, spare your life, Director Cao said that he would not kill me, and all these things will be given to you. Spare my life. He thought that Cao Jimin had sent someone to follow him, so he hurriedly shouted.

Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang glanced at each other, they knew this burden and knew that it was rewarded by Hu Mao, but now it was given by Hu Buhuai, and they felt that there must be something wrong with it.

"Say, what's going on with this baggage?" Zhang Qijun deliberately pressed his throat and asked sharply.

"Sir, I said, I said. These things are not mine, they are hidden here by Hu Maosheng. That day, I was so scared that I forgot to tell you. I'm damned, I'm damned. ”

"So, you want to secretly take it to the guerrillas today, don't you? Say! ”

Zhang Qijun put the muzzle of the gun on Hu Buhuai's head, gritted his teeth and shouted loudly.

Hu Buhuai was suddenly paralyzed on the ground in fright, he got up and kowtowed desperately to Zhang Qijun, while pumping his mouth, he quickly explained:

"Damn me, how dare I tell the guerrillas. I knew that there was a lot of money in this baggage, so I wanted to take it myself, so I didn't tell Director Cao, it was me who was greedy, and I should die! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang probably knew what was going on, it must be this damn Hu Buhuai who sold Hu Mao. So, several people took away the black cloth covering their faces. Zhang Qijun shouted at Hu Buhuai, who was lying on the ground:

"Hu Buhuai, raise your head."

Hu Buhuai suddenly heard a familiar shout, he raised his head, and when he saw that it was Zhang Qijun and them, his face turned pale in an instant. Suddenly my mind went blank. There was only one word in my mind - the word "death". The retribution that should have come came so soon that he knew he was going to die.

"Say! How did you betray Captain Hu? Zhang Qijun was very angry, grabbed Hu Buhuai's chest, picked him up, and asked angrily.

"Alas-" Hu Buhuai sighed, "I said, I said it all." ”

Zhang Qijun threw him back to the ground, Hu Buhuai slowly got up, sat on the ground, and told everything about the time.

"I'm damned. Kill me, and answer now. I beg you at the end not to tell my daughter-in-law about this, she has nothing to do with it. ”

After Hu Buhuai finished talking about what happened, he felt relieved. He hung his head and said nothing.

Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang walked out of the cave heavily. Everyone was thinking, it seemed that it was the soul of the martyr who was guiding, so that they found Hu Buhuai, a traitor, very coincidentally, and let him get the punishment he deserved. However, their old leader for many years, the most reliable eldest brother Hu Maosheng, has passed away forever. Their hearts are very heavy.

Back in Xiangjiaqiang Village, they quietly came to Hu Buhuai's house, and while his daughter-in-law was away, according to what Hu Buhuai said, they successfully found the account book. Then, according to the instructions in the account book, all the food money owed and Hu Buhuai's embezzled pension were all paid off. It's okay, but the wish of the heavenly Hu Mao to reward the eldest brother.

Soon after, he received instructions from the Xingzi County Party Committee that Cheng Shizhang should be the captain of the Xingzi County Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade, and Zhang Qijun and Lu Guoliang would be the deputy captains.

After Hu Mao's sacrifice, the people of Jiujiang all regretted it and mourned this hero in various forms. In Gutang Town, where he died, the people burned incense and prayed and burned paper to worship in the banknote building where he was sacrificed. Expressing the adoration of this national hero.

An old gentleman from Duchang wrote a couplet for him: "The injured do not seek medical treatment, do not descend when they are dying, and they are cold and courageous; Revenge is iron, shame is washed with blood, and benevolence will always be in the hearts of the people. ”

This couplet also expresses the indomitable and strong will of the people of Jiujiang to fight to the death against the Japanese invaders.

Xiao Xiong and the others did not stop for a moment to track down Han Jian Cao Jimin. They learned through various channels that Cao Jimin was going to Lushan to participate in the commendation meeting specially held for him by the old devil Yamamoto.

Xiao Xiong decided to immediately rush to Lushan to kill Cao Jimin.