Mantou and tofu processing plants are actively preparing. Due to the vigorous help of the underground party in Beiping and the active efforts of the hoe team, it was almost a matter of course, so Wang Xueming was invited to the couplet and inscribed on the freshly painted white wall. Dozens of nearby shops and manufacturers sent congratulatory gifts, and held a few banquets according to the usual practice. When Zeji opened, he was overjoyed and bought a pair of firecrackers, some fireworks and sweets.

After a deafening sound of firecrackers, Song Jiliu, Qi Wanhong, Xu Yunduo, Xiang Xiaodun and other congratulatory neighbors let them go to the wine table of the steamed bun shop and tofu processing factory, and then they ate and drank. Xiang Xiaozhan and Peng Dacun were busy serving wine and food, and Xiang Erli and Xiang Dahei were busy mixing noodles and grinding soybeans.

Soon after the opening of the steamed bun shop and the tofu processing factory, the two gates were often filled with people from all over the city to buy goods. These two places are full of people and traffic all day long. Xiang Erli lit the steamed buns, Qi Wanhong fiddled with the tofu knife, Xu Yunduo pulled the big bellows, and Xiang Xiaodun was using his special skills to light the tofu with salt and brine. Song Jiliu was holding cigarettes and candy, and he was letting the male and female customers who often came to buy goods, which was really more like a boss than a real boss.

Obviously, the business is very good. Every night, they wiped their faces, ate a dish and a soup and ate a big white steamed bun, with a happy smile on their faces, and the belly problem was temporarily solved.

One night, as soon as Mr. Liu entered the door, he asked Peng Dacun to gather the people from the two places, and in the light that was not too bright, he said in a low but powerful voice: "Brothers of the hoe team, no, comrades! In the future, when we have meetings together, we will be called 'comrades'. ”

"Yes!" Peng Dacun said happily, "After I came to Beiping, I secretly called Comrade Qi Wanhong!" That's a very intimate title! ”

"Yes, it's fresher than calling a brother and a brother, it's a good name!"

"Please be quiet and listen to the chief of staff!" Song Jiliu understood that this was a meeting, so he stopped everyone's words, and the room fell silent again.

"Comrades of the hoe team! Our business is okay in both places, and if we continue to do so, we will make a lot of money......

"We've been with the noodles for a day, and the sweat is about to drip into the noodles, and the sweat on our bodies hasn't dried yet!" This is Xu Yunduo's hoarse and rough tone.

Then Mr. Liu suppressed his smile and said to everyone very seriously: "However, we must not forget who started our business and what the purpose is." It would be very dangerous to forget this, and then we would have to suffer! Now that the devils have arrived at the foot of Peiping, in addition to doing a good job in this business, we must also defend the comrades of the 'Left Alliance' so that they can have a 'sense of security' and concentrate on their work. ”

"That's what happened." The big man said.

Mr. Liu continued: "In addition, we have to draw people deep into the heart of the little devil and stab him a few times from the inside!" ”

"Good! Agree! Everyone replied in unison.

Song Jiliu said: "After the little devil of the old foreign company was eliminated, the enemies of Chengde County suddenly panicked and everyone was in danger. Martial law began before it was dark, and devils and traitors were checking their household registrations and hunting down ordinary people like wolves. ”

Qi Wanhong continued: "Yes, in the past few days, the head of the secret service in Chengde County, Hosomu Xin, is like a male dog, and he gets angry when he sees the Chinese people, and even his traitors dare not go to see him. He was short and thick, his face was as black as coal, and he had a pair of dead fish eyes, and he was often staring and babbling. Except for the two basket legs combined and standing at a standard ninety degrees when he saw his head above, he usually saw his subordinates or Chinese, he was spreading his basket legs and arrogantly holding his arms. ”

Qi Hong saw that everyone was looking at his speech, so he looked at the big one, meaning that he would continue. So, the big one said: "This big villain's biggest hobby is whipping, when he sees a traitor or ordinary people who are not pleasing to the eye, he will beat him without saying a word, and he will laugh wildly while whipping, and a few whips can beat people to the skin, either death or injury." ”

"This ......," Mr. Liu couldn't go on.

On the morning of the second day after the robbery of the foreign bank, the head of the special service, Tu Feiyuan, rushed to find him, and in the midst of the furious shouts of his old superiors, this unstoppable breed who was usually invincible in front of the Chinese actually stood for an hour, and he stood at his standard of 90 degrees.

"Look at it with a dog's eye! This telegram was sent from Dalian last month, saying that the hoe team is coming soon, and you should be careful and guarded, what have you done? Tu Feiyuan kept slapping the table, "I don't think you're my student, I'll hand you over to a military court right away!" Dead, dead! ”

Hosogi Xin: "Yes, yes, yes!" ”

"This is the largest branch of the Imperial Japanese Army in this foreign agency, which has just been established, and we will soon attack 'Pingjin', and only by continuously sending intelligence personnel from here can we obtain information about the Chinese army more quickly and open a channel for our army to advance. Do you understand? For this reason, you have five days to find out the location of the so-called 'hoe squad'! Otherwise, watch out for your dog's head! ”

Hosaki walked out of the team headquarters with a blank face, he came to the traitor captain, and scolded as usual. The sentry posts in the county seat have become stricter, and the mobile sentry posts outside the city have also increased the number of little devils.

Every night, residents near the special task force heard the howling of wolves and ghosts as Honda interrogated the Chinese, and as soon as it was dark, the people in the city quickly closed their doors and blew out the lamps to go to bed. Because the plainclothes of devils and traitors are walking around the city twenty-four hours a day, wandering like ghosts, arresting anyone who does not please the eye, and rushing in like mosquitoes and flies at night when they see anyone with lights. Hosomu Xin not only stepped up his activities in the county seat, but he also secretly sent plainclothes to Sixiang, Beiping, and Tianjin to reconnoitre.

On the fourth day, Hosogi Xin went to see Dohihara with a piece of information. After handing over the written information with a spring breeze on his face, he bowed and reported: "Report to Mr. Dazuo, the hoe team of China is operating in the area of Beiping!" ”

"Good!" Tu Feiyuan nodded happily, "Keep searching!" ”

That night, three troop carriers drove from other places, and the "ninjas" transported from Japan got off the county seat of Chengde one after another and lived in the county seat. Prepare to start the next night and sneak into Beiping City to deal with the hoe team.

After the "ninjas" of Little Japan secretly entered Beiping, they not only searched everywhere for our gang of traitors, but also stole the intelligence of the Chinese army in all directions, and constantly killed people and set fires at night to create panic and lay the foundation for the attack of the regular army.

One night not long after, Song Jiliu told Mr. Liu in a very sad tone: "Miao Dezhi, Xiang Da Tan and Zhuang Hui waited until the three of them were killed by the hermit of the devil. ”

"What's going on?" Chief of Staff Liu asked with wide eyes.

"Miao Dezhi, Xiang Da Tan and Zhuang Hui all called the hermit killed, and they died very miserably!"

Song Jiliu wiped a handful of tears and said: "These three people were originally company commanders in Feng Yuxiang and Ji Hongchang's anti-Japanese allied army. After the hoe team entered Beiping and opened a shop, they couldn't stand the discord and temptation of the bad guys, and the three of them jumped out and did it alone. ”

Mr. Liu: "These people are too unreasonable! ”

Jiliu helplessly: "Who said it wasn't!" In fact, they are very brave, they know a little martial arts, and they shoot accurately. One night they snuck into the devil's barracks and killed nine little devils. Although they are brave, they have a problem, that is, they only believe in their own abilities and doubt the abilities of others. ”

"What's this called?" The big man said.

Mr. Liu said: "I tried hard to persuade them to come back to the team, and everyone worked together. They just don't agree to come back. They always say, 'We are not the material for business, only the gun in our hands is the greatest cost of eating.' ’”

Hearing this, Song Jiliu felt very uncomfortable, so it seemed that they had come to a fork in the road. So, he said bitterly: "I said a long time ago that with their kind of dry method, sooner or later they will suffer a big loss, and now they will ......."

"Who says it isn't!" Mr. Liu said.

"However, my Xiao Song cherishes my old subordinates who have some skills, so they persuaded each other hard, and said a lot of good things, but Miao Deyi and the other three always shook their heads and said: 'We are not bad breeds to kill bad guys, but if we want to join the gang again, we absolutely do not agree. The three of us have small goals, easy to move, and more enjoyable to do. As long as it's to fight the little devils, the team wants us to help, if we don't contribute, we won't be raised, but if we want to come back, then I'm sorry! ’”

Wan Hong said: "Mr. Liu and Team Song did not persuade them to turn back. Everyone knows the temper of these old subordinates, they only believe in themselves and do not trust others. When they say 'small goals', they are actually afraid that others will spoil their good deeds, and they never let others know about their actions......"

Big man: "Actually, Mr. Liu talked to them a few more times, and when it didn't work, he put it aside for the time being." However, Mr. Liu is always relieved when he thinks about it! ”

At this time, Chief of Staff Liu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that they had all died. Saddened, he asked, "How were they killed?" ”

"Here's what happened: they all acted in the middle of the night, and they always thought that no one else knew their whereabouts. At night, I often rest in a melon watching shed in the eastern suburbs. Actually, this is no longer a secret secret. Acquaintances advised them that they should not take it seriously. That night, they drank wine and dried up the devils, and when they came back to rest, all three of them fell asleep. The ninja who was found by the devil quickly called more than sixty accomplices. The big man wiped away his tears and said.

Wan Hong continued: "Later, the enemy surrounded the small melon shed, and these three people usually think that they are good at the same time, and their guns are accurate, but this is a place where they can't rely on each other, and there is no hiding place, so they can't get out. When the hermit approached, they put down seven of them, but they were also cut down by the Toyo sword. After their deaths, the ninja did not release his hatred and dismantled them again. ”

In addition, the little devils also carried out a sweep of the countryside in Chengde County and other places. Every time the devil enters a village, he burns, kills and loots, and the people in the village are hiding in all directions, and almost every family has people who have run away. The little devils were strafing with machine guns, and some of them were knocked down before they could run, and some of the horses and donkeys were also killed. The grass in the village was emitting black smoke, and the red flames were soaring into the blue sky......" Song Jiliu said with tears in his eyes.

Mr. Liu and the team members present all shed tears when they listened. While wiping their tears, they secretly made up their minds in their hearts: "I must avenge the team members, hate my compatriots, and accept my good mountains and ......rivers."