Cheng Jianguo, the new platoon commander stationed in Baiwei Town, took leave and returned home because of the reorganization of the troops, and found his mother standing under the eaves to feed the chickens, "coo-coo-coo", the mother sprinkled a handful of corn seeds into the yard, and a big rooster with a reed flower led a dozen hens to grab grain on the ground.

"You can feed the chickens with grain__" Cheng Jianguo sighed in his heart and shouted, "Mother, aren't you sick?" All right? ”

His father brought him a message that his mother was sick and wanted him to come back. So he took a day off from the company commander and rushed back to Zhengjiazhuang, his mother was fine, where did she look sick? What's going on?

"Your father is in the house, you go and tell him." The mother threw the last few grains of corn in the basket to the flocks of chickens scattered all over the floor, and pouted into the house.

What are you doing? Daddy, who is one of the deputy directors of the Autonomous Committee, actually deceived the team?

Lifting the cotton curtain nailed with countless patches, Cheng Jianguo entered the house, "Dog, are you back?" Cheng Daniu, who was squatting on the ground and sorting out farm tools, put down the work in his hand and stood up.

"It's called my tuba." Cheng Jianguo glanced at his father dissatisfied, "How can you deceive me?" Isn't that a violation of discipline for me? ”

"There's no urgency, can Lao Tzu trick you back?" Cheng Daniu glared at his son, "Did you find out about that incident?" Why don't you get to the bottom of it? Why did you release all the people you arrested? ”

"How do I know the truth? The order to arrest people was given by Zhou Biaotong, and the commander was null and void when he returned. The battalion commander gave an order not to mention the matter again. Cheng Jianguo replied.

Most of the arrestees were villagers of Zhengjiazhuang and officers and soldiers from Zhengjiazhuang. Those people had now returned to their homes and troops, and the brief horror brought by Jiang Yun had basically disappeared. But this is what makes Cheng Daniu deeply puzzled. Because the son's troops executed the arrest warrant. The prisoner is also said to be detained by his son's unit, so he did not hesitate to deceive and deceived Cheng Jianguo, who had become a platoon commander, to ask what was going on.

"How can you let it go! For the eyes and ears of the officers and soldiers, it must be among these people! Cheng Daniu narrowed his eyes again, "The commander is good at everything, but his heart is too soft." Or did Director Jiang do it right__" The list of arrested people is said to have been drawn up by Jiang Yun himself, not all the children of Zheng Jiazhuang in the army have been arrested, like his own son, there is nothing to do.

"Don't make any noise. It is said that Director Jiang was severely scolded by the commander, and even Zhou Biaotong was disciplined. ”

"Deputy Commander Zhou shouldn't have married the daughter of Zheng Lao Thief! He deserves it! ”

"If you ask, that's it. I'll go back. I'm just a platoon leader. I don't know what happened above, anyway, I was nervous enough in those days, and the commander came back, especially after the commander ordered the release of people. It's finally stopped. Cheng Jianguo seemed to have palpitations.

"What are you afraid of? Don't look at Director Jiang's young age. It's safe. Why didn't he arrest you? Because he knows that you will never leak the commander to Yi County! Cheng Daniu sat on a stool with a missing leg. No, I have to talk to the commander about this, and I can't just pass it like this! The dogs are so ruthless. Knowing that the commander is our base area, the backbone of our Mengshan army, if the commander is harmed, Zheng Lao Thief can come back to show off his might! Bah! He's dreaming! ”

"Hey, it's a lot easier for you to meet the Commander than it is for me. It is said that the commander is on Zhuangzi, how did you think of tricking me back? Cheng Jianguo was strange.

"It's not like you can't see the commander. At first, it was said that the commander was killed, but it didn't scare me to death. It is still the owner of Chen Zhuang who has far-sightedness, saying that the commander is a nobleman and responds to the stars of the heavens. The commander has returned, and I have been there twice, but I haven't seen __"

"Forget it, the commander is so good, I saw it with my own eyes, and I chatted a few words__"

"What are you talking about, Commander?" Cheng Daniu asked anxiously.

"It's nothing, just ask me to be a platoon commander, what's different from the original, encourage me to do it hard!"

"Yes, yes, you kid is quite angry. You must work hard and be worthy of the commander__"

"I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going back to the army. By the way, when will our house be flipped? "The family has decided to rebuild the main house and build two west rooms. The money has been scraped together, mainly Cheng Jianguo's military salary, which has been allocated to the part that can be paid by the shares under his name. In addition, Lao Cheng served as the deputy director of the autonomous committee, and he also received a monthly allowance of three taels of silver, which was introduced when the troops returned to the base area, and they were originally compulsory labor. Because Long Qian appreciated the work of the Autonomous Committee, he suggested that the members of the Autonomous Committee be given allowances. Because of the emergence of the allowance, another problem has arisen, and the prominent figures in the villages who were not enthusiastic about this matter have become active and have proposed to re-elect the leading body of the autonomous committee.

"You don't have to worry about it. You kid work hard in the army, don't embarrass Lao Tzu. The second dog is also seventeen, and I still want to send him to the troops__You say, why doesn't the commander see me? ”

"Did the commander see someone else?" Cheng Jianguo asked rhetorically.

"Not really. Except for Chen Zhuang and Miss Chen Shu, no one else can enter the headquarters__"

"That's it. This must have hurt the commander's heart. In addition, the commander has a lot of things, and it is normal to not care about seeing you. Don't say anything, I'm gone. By the way, the younger brother decided to join the army? ”

"It's decided, without the Mengshan Army, there will be no good days for our family. You can't forget your roots. Whoever can't get along with Commander Long is the enemy of our family, you kid remember this for me. ”

"Ergou doesn't have to join the army, right?" Thinking of the sea of corpses and blood in the Battle of Xigu, Cheng Jianguo often felt afraid. I can't tell anyone else about this feeling, but when I think of my younger brother joining the army, I always feel a little unbearable, "I heard that there is going to be a technical school on the team, so it's better to let Ergou learn to learn technical skills, and it is the same to serve the commander." ”

"What kind of technical school? The second dog can't read a basket of big characters, can he go to school? Be a soldier, be a soldier! ”

"Didn't Zhuangli run a literacy class? Why don't you go to school? ”

"He's not a school material! You don't care about this, go for it. Cheng Daniu waved his eldest son away.

No wonder Cheng Daniu couldn't see Long Qian. Now Long Qian really didn't have time to receive someone of his level.

For three days, Zhengjiazhuang was enveloped in an atmosphere of terror that had never been seen before. The news that Long Qian was ambushed on the Yizhou Road was brought back by Jiang Yun. At that time, Long Qian accompanied the injured Wu Governor to return to Yi County.

After Jiang Yun came back, he led people to punish Tao San who was locked up in Shuangji Village, Tao San couldn't survive the punishment, and confessed that he had regular contact with the Yizhou patrol battalion, and the specific contact person was Zheng Cheng, the eldest son of Zheng Jing. This result made Zhou Yi angry and abnormal, and in order to clear himself, he summoned Lu Shan, Wang Mingyuan, Song Jinguo, Jiang Yun and others to study secretly, and decided to immediately clean the interior. Jiang Yun's intelligence bureau quickly drew up a list based on the troop roster, and Zhou Yi and Lu Shan personally arrested the officers and soldiers who might leak the news of Long Qian's trip to Yi County, interrogated them, and found out the traitors.

Who are the suspects? Jiang Yun made an analysis. The reason why the Yizhou officials and troops contacted the idea of beating Commander Long was that someone leaked the news that Commander Long went to Yi County. So. A person who has the opportunity to know the whereabouts of the commander. Undoubtedly the suspect. In those days, Long Qian was basically in the Zhengjiazhuang headquarters, and the scope of activities could be checked clearly, so the work of eliminating spies was not too difficult. Therefore, on the one hand, we should arrest and screen people in accordance with the principle of strictness. On the other hand, the Intelligence Department is responsible for the strict interrogation of Tao San. Find more nuanced clues.

According to Tao San's confession under severe torture. Zheng Cheng is the one who threads the needle in this matter. The reason why Zheng Cheng plotted against Long Qian was very clear. In this way, the spearhead was aimed at Zhengjiazhuang, especially Zheng Cheng's relatives and friends.

So the chickens flew and the dogs jumped. At first, more than 70 officers and soldiers of the army were arrested, and later it spread to the villagers of Zhengjiazhuang, and more than 40 people were arrested. Zhou Yi was ruthless, and even Wang Yuecian personally led the guards to arrest her, because she had been to Baiwei Town in the past few days, who knew if Lu Dao was passing the news? Zhou Yi said frankly that he had told his family that Long Qian had gone to Yi County, and he did not dare to guarantee the innocence of his wife's family. Except for Wang Yuechan, the rest of the people, including Zheng Chan and Wen, did not leave the Zheng family's compound one step, at least they had no possibility of passing on information. Wang Yuechan was suspected of doing something because she knew the whereabouts of Long Qian and the fact that she was out.

When Wang Yuecian was arrested, she angrily asked Zhou Yi, she asked for leave to go to Baiwei to catch the market, and there were not 200 villagers who went to Baiwei, but also 100 people, could they all be spies? What's more, there are so many relatives and friends visiting relatives and friends in the village, can you catch it?

Zhou Yi said coldly, "It's not for you to worry about. Don't say it's you, it's Zheng Chan who is suspicious, and she will be arrested like Lao Tzu. Let me ask you, what are you doing in Bai Wei? ”

"I'm going to buy gouache, you can do it? I asked Sun Juan for leave! ”

"You've joined the army, what do you want rouge gouache for?"

"When you are a soldier, you can't use rouge gouache? What's more, it's for your wife! Wang Yuecian trembled with anger.

Fortunately, Long Qian returned to the headquarters in time. After learning of the situation, he immediately ordered the release of the people, and they were all released. Long Qian scolded Zhou Yi, Lu Shan, Wang Mingyuan, Song Jinguo, and Jiang Yun, and locked Jiang Yun in confinement. The severity of the attitude has never been greater. He hated the haste in which these generals handled the problem, and was also surprised that they had overstepped their authority in dispatching troops to arrest people, and felt that there were big loopholes in the management system they had carefully constructed.

This responsibility is actually borne by Long Qian himself. Military power is the most important power, and its core expression lies in the mobilization and use of troops. Originally, the Mengshan Army had established a complete system of military orders, which was divided into wartime and peacetime, and there were strict regulations on the movement and movement of troops. In wartime, the commanders of each unit receive orders in two situations: pre-war and war-in-war, with pre-war orders being conveyed at meetings and drafted by the General Staff Section and signed by the commander, while issuing military orders during the war are conveyed in writing or orally by the General Staff Section. In peacetime, it is a different system, and there are strict plans for military training and field activities, which are carried out by the commanders of each unit.

But this time it was messed up. Hearing that Long Qian was ambushed and there were spies inside, after understanding the situation a little, in order to clear himself, Zhou Yi immediately proposed to arrest all the suspects, and would rather kill by mistake than let go. When Long Qian went to Yixian, Ning Shijun was not at home, Situ Jun went to Jiaoao, Song Jinguo was not in charge of military power, Zhou Yi, Lu Shan and Wang Mingyuan were considered equal, and no temporary person in charge was designated, but a meeting was held, and Chen Chao, who came to inquire about the news, was also invited to attend. The reason why Chen Chao was asked to participate was entirely because of the relationship that Chen Chao and Long Qian had already established. The five people who attended the meeting, Zhou, Lu, Wang, Jiang, and Song, all agreed to immediately purge the interior out of affection for Long Qian or out of internal concern. The reason why he started to act without waiting for Long Qian to return was because he was worried that the spies would escape or rebel against the army after the news leaked. In fact, all five of them believed that the possibility of rebelling was extremely small. But Jiang Yun's description of the battle of Yizhou Road made them feel afraid, and if something happened to Long Qian, this armed group, which had begun to take shape and was full of confidence in the future, was destined to collapse. Therefore, although Wang Mingyuan and Song Jinguo expressed certain doubts, they still voted in favor. The only one who openly opposed large-scale arrests was Chen Chao, who did not hold a military position. But he said it didn't count. Therefore, several people decided to immediately assemble troops and arrest the "suspects" scattered in various ministries.

Now, although everyone has been released, the atmosphere of terror has not been eliminated, not only among the villagers in the base area, but also among the officers and soldiers of Mengshan, the turmoil caused by the ambush of Long Qian Yizhou is spreading, and the most deadly thing is that there are spies in the team who want to kill Commander Long. Therefore, the calls of various ministries for strict investigation of spies are very high. I don't understand Long Qian letting go of all the suspects. Officers of various ministries have reported and demanded a thorough investigation of the spies. And the phenomenon of exposing and informing inevitably appeared, and everyone in Zhengjiazhuang was in danger, and there were also signs of instability in the army. (To be continued......)