The night was dark.

Wu Ming's face was gloomy, and he hurriedly followed behind Major Qin Yuan, the head of the Hangzhou Intelligence Station, and walked towards the Huanglongguan at the foot of Wu Mountain in the south of the city, which was less than two miles away from Qinghefang.

Wu Ming came here to visit the life-saving benefactor and good brother Chengzong. According to the report of the stationmaster Qin, Chengzong was unwilling to go west with the army, which made Chengyuan, who regarded Chengzong as his brother, anxious, and also made Wu Ming worried.

Since their reunion three years ago, as Sun Chengzong and Wu Ming have become more and more intimate, Hangzhou Huanglongguan has become an important place for the new Second Division to collect intelligence.

Far from it, it was discovered that Qianqiu Yezi's whereabouts were strange before, and Chengzong inquired about it from the family members of the provincial government, and immediately notified the intelligence personnel in the Guannai to find out that Qianqiu Ye was abnormal, and then compared it with the investigation report sent by the new second division, and used a special radio station to monitor it, so as to determine the identity of Qianqiu Yezi's spy.

It can be said that Chengzong has made great contributions to the new second division.

As soon as Wu Ming entered Hangzhou, he sent guards to send a letter to Chengzong, asking him to prepare his belongings and march west with the troops tomorrow morning to temporarily avoid the Japanese army.

Wu Ming vowed in the letter that when the situation stabilized in the future, Chengzong could sneak back to Hangzhou to continue preaching, after all, after the Japanese vented their animal nature, their minds would return to their senses and face everything with the attitude of a ruler rather than a conqueror, and then it would be much easier to get along with each other, and there would be less threat to life.

After dealing with the affairs of Qianqiu Yezi and Sun Zongchao, the guards who returned from Huanglongguan found Wu Ming and said that Daoist Chengzong was unwilling to leave Huanglongguan.

When Cheng Yuan heard this, his eyes immediately turned red, the life of people in the troubled world is like a mustard, although the Taoist priest is a person outside the party, but the Japanese army is not a good man and a woman, no one can guarantee that the Japanese army will not kill under the madness, in Hebei, Shanxi and other regions, the Japanese army has no mercy on the monks, and they will kill according to it.

When Wu Ming and his entourage arrived at Huanglongguan, it was already half past eleven in the evening. Chengzong took two Taoist priests of the Zhengyi Sect to greet him in front of the temple, everything was based on etiquette, polite greetings, and tepid.

When Chengzong welcomed Wu Ming and Chengyuan into the reception room, and the idlers retreated, Chengyuan couldn't pretend anymore, and stared at Chengzong with two red eyes: "Senior brother, why don't you leave Hangzhou with us?" ”

After more than two years of training, Chengyuan has adapted well to the identity of Wu Ming's adjutant, his temperament is much calmer, his behavior is elegant and free, and he has won a lot of praise among the officers and men of the New Second Division. But in the face of Sun Chengzong, who put himself in danger, Chengyuan could no longer remain calm.

Sun Chengzong looked at Chengyuan, who was half a head taller than himself, and now Chengyuan was dressed in a straight military uniform, and the whole person looked heroic, patted Chengyuan's shoulder with some feelings, smiled like a relieved person, and said: "Senior brother, you have grown up, senior brother is happy for you."

Cheng Yuan looked entangled: "Senior brother, the little devil is about to call, you take the senior brother in the view and withdraw with us."

Wu Ming persuaded on the side: "It's better to go with us, the Japanese army will arrive tomorrow night, and when the time comes, Hangzhou City will be in chaos, and it will be very dangerous to stay."

"Yes, senior brother, I really don't worry about you," Cheng Yuan said anxiously.

Chengzong raised the dust, bent the index finger of his right thumb, straightened the remaining three fingers and bowed lightly: "Amitayus Buddha, the monk jumped out of the Three Realms and is not in the Five Elements, and he has already seen through life and death. If you hit the fate, you can't hide from it, so it's better to face it calmly. ”

Cheng Yuan wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Wu Ming.

Chengzong has practiced for many years, paying attention to following the fate of his heart, only when his thoughts are accessible can his heart be like water, if he allows Chengzong to avoid hardships and steal his life, it will affect his mood and cultivation.

Chengzong nodded to Wu Ming and smiled slightly, although they have not seen each other for a long time, they are sympathetic, and this tacit understanding is not something that ordinary people can understand. Cheng Yuan was a little anxious, turned around and begged: "Master, you persuade Senior Brother"

Wu Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly, if Chengzong was a person who was easily swayed by other people's opinions, I am afraid that he would have followed his own advice and joined the army a long time ago. With the relationship between the two, at least one colonel can't run away now, where is the need to cultivate one's self-cultivation here? Wu Ming waved his hand: "Little brother, you are not qualified, but your senior brother is a person with great wisdom and perseverance, and his persistence is reasonable." Moreover, Huanglongguan has a hidden basement and an escape tunnel, your senior brother is strong in martial arts, and the Japanese devils can't help him. ”

In fact, Cheng Yuan himself knew that Lu Dao couldn't convince his senior brother, but now that it has been confirmed, he still can't stop being frustrated.

Wu Ming patted Chengzong's hand, asked the senior brothers to talk well, and followed Qin Yuan, the head of the intelligence station, to the secret room between the walls of the Taoist temple's side hall to listen to the work reports of the four intelligence leaders.

Wu Ming was very satisfied with the work of the Hangzhou Intelligence Station, and now that Chengzong is not leaving, Huanglongguan will continue to be open to the outside world, which is just the right cover to collect intelligence on the Japanese army. Wu Ming explained in detail the precautions, especially pointing out that the radio station should not be operated casually unless it was a last resort to avoid unnecessary losses.

Hearing that the guards came to report that there was an emergency military situation in the division headquarters, Wu Ming had to say goodbye to Chengzong, the two hugged tightly, and when they separated, Wu Ming said solemnly: "Take care"

Chengzong nodded, pushed the reluctant Chengyuan, and sent the two out of the gate.

When Wu Ming returned to the headquarters of the new Second Division near the railway station opposite the provincial capital, Luo Yuming, who was sitting and drinking stuffy tea with a golden knife in Malaysia, saw Wu Ming, jumped up suddenly, and ignored the two bigwigs Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu, who had made a special trip, and greeted loudly:

"Master, are you back...... You don't know how worried I am, now that most of the citizens in Hangzhou have been evacuated, those ruffians and hooligans have taken advantage of the chaos to rob their homes and houses, plus the traitor armed forces bought by the Japanese, there is a lot of danger, you really shouldn't go out at night. ”

A gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, although Wu Ming is only a lieutenant general and division commander now, he has the interests of tens of thousands of brothers on him, and he must not make any mistakes. Luo Yuming turned his head to stare at Cheng Yuan, and reprimanded him with a cold face. Cheng Yuan lowered his head and said nothing. Protecting Wu Ming's safety is his job, and now Luo Yuming has said a few words, so he can only bear it hard.

"Don't blame Chengyuan, it's me who calls the shots" Wu Ming hurriedly excused himself.

Luo Yuming made a face: "Master, I want to give you advice, you have to think about the whole division, don't let us worry" Luo Yuming's words are not untargeted, during the Battle of Pinghu, Wu Ming refused to leave the command headquarters even if he died, and as a result, the Japanese naval artillery attacked, so that the whole division experienced a painful torment of life and death.

Because of this, Zhang Dongning specially convened a meeting of brigade and regiment generals before leaving, explaining that Wu Ming's safety must be guaranteed, and at the same time, he specially praised Zhang Ying, who kicked Wu Ming, and praised him for being in a hurry to obey his power and always thinking about the safety of the division commander. Now that Luo Yuming is playing on the topic, Wu Ming and Chengyuan have nothing to say.

Wu Ming didn't want to face Luo Yuming's stinky face, so he hurriedly arched his hand to Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu who stood up: "The two of you are done with everything, right?" ”

Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu's faces were not good-looking. Wu Ming's words were thorny, and it was clearly sarcastic that the two of them were extremely bored, and they actually put down their business and went to the headquarters of the new Second Division. If the two of them had a seizure in normal times, but now that the war is approaching, a general like Wu Ming, who holds an elite division, must not be offended.

"Master Wu is really good at laughing... It has been learned that the remnants of our 1st Security Division have retreated to the big and small Jianshan Mountains in the south of Xiaoshan, and after occupying the county seat, the Japanese army has advanced its defensive line to the north to the south bank of the Qiantang River Bridge and to the west to the line along Puyan, and has used ships to transport a large number of troops to Zhuantang. With the increase of the Japanese army in Zhuantang, the fall of Gaoqiao and Fuyang has become inevitable, and the threat to our Hangzhou is also increasing.

Speaking of this, Huang Shao smiled awkwardly, his face as the provincial chairman made Sun Zongchao lose everything.

Wu Ming was a little anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "How is Master Ma Zhizhai and Master Ma?" Nothing happened to him, did he? ”

"The whereabouts of Master Ma are unknown...... Now the only person who can be contacted is Colonel Fan Maolin, the training section chief of the 1st Division of the Security Department, who led the remnants of his troops to Xialu Town, east of Jiaozaotou, with only one battalion of the 3rd Security Regiment and two battalions of the 2nd Security Regiment in his hands, and the other troops were scattered, and the commander of the division Ma and his chief of staff were nowhere to be found. Xuan Tiewu patiently explained.

Wu Ming nodded solemnly and didn't ask any more. At this time, no news is good news, and I hope that Ma Zhizhai can turn evil into good fortune.

Luo Yuming put a map on the table, unfolded it and reported to Wu Ming: "Division, the latest information, the Japanese Seventh Division and the Eighteenth Division are rushing to Hangzhou from the north and east respectively, and the Second Division is going directly south from Deqing County, using the cover of night to climb over Baogu Mountain, Matou Mountain and Zhangfenling. According to the analysis of the intelligence department, the target of the second division should be Yuhang and even Lin'an, south of Zhongzhaoxi. ”

Luo Yuming's words made Wu Ming gasp.

More than 100,000 people in Hangzhou are moving westward, Yuhang and Lin'an City are the places that must pass through the west, and at the same time are important supply stations.

Wu Ming kept his face calm and did not speak, Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, circling around the table with the map.

Xuan Tiewu looked at Wu Ming with expectation: "Senior Commander Wu, we are now in an ambush on all sides, what should you do?" ”

"Yes, yes" Huang Shao hurriedly said: "Master Wu is the first hero of the Anti-Japanese War, you must have a way"

Wu Ming looked at the map and pondered for a while before he said helplessly: "Now there is only one way, that is, to speed up the march and compete with the second division of the Japanese army to see who can reach Yuhang and Lin'an first." The faster we move, the more vitality we have, and the faster the Japanese army, the more difficult it will be, and we may even be wiped out. ”

After a pause, Wu Ming said solemnly: "So, we have to leave tonight."

"What, tonight?" Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu exclaimed.

"Yes"

Wu Ming nodded: "We are already surrounded by the Japanese army, if we don't hurry up, all of us will have to die in Hangzhou."

Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu were silent for a while.

Looking at the two military and political officials with uncertain expressions, Wu Ming continued: "Let's make a decision immediately...... The important and the materials that have been loaded are all taken away, and those that are important but have not had time to be loaded, the two people who choose their henchmen bury the things As for those things that are not important, they are burned to the net. Act now

Huang Shao and Xuan Tiewu sighed, relatively speechless, there is only one way at present.

The two of them were also decisive people, and they bowed their hands to Wu Ming and Luo Yuming, and returned to the provincial capital to prepare to go.

After the two left, Luo Yuming's eyes were red, and he came to Wu Ming: "Division, the Japanese army is menacing, mobilizing 100,000 troops to prepare to destroy our new second division." I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape this time. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Yuming grabbed Wu Ming's hand and yelled: "Division, for the sake of all the officers and men of our new Second Division and the Temporary Third Division, you should leave now, and you will be safe as long as you pass through Yuhang and Lin'an before the arrival of the Japanese army."