Three years ago, Qiao Tianchao was still a reconnaissance company commander of the Eighth Route Army, to be precise, Qiao Tianchao was not his real name, his real name was Liu Kehao. Qiao Tianchao was the captain and staff officer who was ordered to report to the Northeast Military Command Station. The captain's staff officer named Qiao Tianchao was captured by the Eighth Route Army on its way to the northeast. It was Liu Kehao's reconnaissance company that captured Qiao Tianchao. The Third Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army, to which Liu Kehao belonged, had been fighting guerrilla warfare in the southwestern base area for several years, and its ranks had grown from weak to strong and from small to large. Three years ago, the Japanese surrendered, when the troops had a three-day holiday, and after a three-day party, they suddenly received instructions from the Yan'an headquarters to let their independent division go to the northeast, and the Kuomintang grabbed time to receive the northeast after the liberation. At that time, the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army had already advanced to the northeast and connected with the Soviet Red Army there. A few days after the departure of their division, the main force led by Lin Biao and Chen Yun also set off from Yan'an.

Captain Qiao Tianchao was captured by Liu Kehao's reconnaissance company in Hebei. Qiao Tianchao was dressed as a businessman, wearing a top hat and a long gown, and was on his way to Shenyang in the northeast. A month earlier, Qiao Tianchao had completed his studies at the Kuomintang Army Academy in Chongqing, and the Japanese had surrendered, and Chairman Chiang had telegraphed the Kuomintang troops throughout the country to take over the Japanese-ruled territories nearby. This year's students all came in handy. At that time, the Northeast Theater Military Command Station had just been announced, and there were only two people, Xu Yinchu and Ma Tiancheng, who were in urgent need of personnel, so Qiao Tianchao was naturally sent to the Northeast. Qiao Tianchao set out from Chongqing and rushed eastward, and everywhere he went, he was picked up by special personnel from the Kuomintang troops, and he held the official letter of the Kuomintang Military Command Bureau in his hand, and he was given special care everywhere he went. After arriving in Baoding, he suddenly had a whim and wanted to go home to see that his hometown was in a county near Baoding. His father was a county magistrate here during the Beivalve period, and it was at that time that he was sent to the National Revolutionary Army by his father. He graduated from junior high school that year at the age of sixteen. I left home as a young man, and as soon as I left, I never came back. More than ten years, like a white horse, today I set foot on the land of my hometown again, and the memories of my youth hit my heart. He was transferred from Taiyuan, Shanxi to Baoding, and when he arrived at the boundary of Baoding, he should be escorted all the way by the defenders here. Before he went home, he didn't want to alarm the Kuomintang defenders in Baoding first, if that happened, it would be very troublesome, and it would not be free, banquets were indispensable, and nonsense would not be less. That's how he came along the way, the people of the Military Control Bureau are very popular everywhere, they can be hand-eyed, and if they are slightly dissatisfied, they can call the headquarters with a report, and then they can't eat and go around.

At that time, when the army was in chaos, which Kuomintang dignitaries had clean hands and feet? Usually everyone is blind and blind, hello, hello, hello, everyone. If you don't say it, I won't say it, everyone is fine, but someone stabbed it on it, and that's it. The people of the Military Command Bureau are the people who are responsible for these things, and in wartime situations, they all have the power of life and death, and they can cut first and then play, that is to say, the Military Command Bureau is a group of people with Shang Fang's sword, and no one dares to despise them wherever they go.

Qiao Tianchao was tired of traveling all the way, and he was already tired of being ushered in, and as soon as he stepped on the border of Hebei from Shanxi, he really began to feel homesick. Although I haven't cut off contact with my family over the years, the war is chaotic, and there are also the first day of the new year and the fifth day of the new year, and sometimes a letter can only be received for more than half a year. It is also only seen by the words, not heard, more than ten years of homesickness scorching, tormenting Qiao Tianchao, the bold and artistic Qiao Tianchao suddenly made a decision that violated the convention, first did not meet with the national army in Baoding, and went home directly to save his relatives, which laid the groundwork for his capture a few days later. As soon as he arrived at the boundary of Baoding, he sent away the men and horses who were escorting him from Shanxi, and he couldn't wait to rent a carriage and rush to his hometown. The county seat of my hometown is only about 20 kilometers away from Baoding, and it takes two or three hours to arrive.

When I arrived at home, I realized that my father was no longer there, and only my mother and sister who had not yet left the cabinet were left at home. After a family of three hugged and cried, Qiao Tianchao had a lot of emotions about the home where things were right and wrong. When he left home to participate in the revolution, his father and mother were still full of green hair, and when they came back more than ten years later, their father was gone, and their mother was also covered with silver and black hair. Seeing his old mother, he really wanted to stay at home and provide for her in old age. When his hand inadvertently touched the letter of appointment and the handwritten letter of the Military Command Bureau in his arms, he suddenly felt the responsibility on his shoulders again. At this time, he was a little sober, and it had been two days since he returned home, and maybe Baoding was crazy. Homesickness and longing for his loved ones were alleviated, and the burden of mission was back on his shoulders, and he really didn't dare to delay any longer. He asked his sister to take him to his father's grave and burned some paper money, so he hugged the stone tablet on his father's grave and cried "Dad" a few times in a heart-rending manner. Then, waving goodbye to his mother and sister, he walked back to Baoding step by step.

At dawn that day, the reconnaissance company of the Independent Division passed through here as the vanguard of the advance into the northeast, and along the way, the independent division did not enter the city, and most of the cities here were taken over by the Kuomintang troops, and entering the city would cause unnecessary friction, and their task was to rush to the northeast as soon as possible, and the Kuomintang to seize time and receive the ammunition and materials left by the Japanese. Yes, they only made a circle outside the city and went north.

If Qiao Tianchao walked on the road generously, Liu Kehao would not be suspicious of him, and at this time, Qiao Tianchao was dressed as a businessman, wearing a long shirt and a top hat, and hurriedly walked on the dirt road in the countryside. Because he is a well-trained soldier, his subconscious makes him more alert. The reconnaissance company was divided into three groups, each separated by a certain distance, and marched lightly, day and night, and the smaller the target, the better. The task of the reconnaissance company is to find the best way forward in the front. Unexpectedly, at this dawn, the reconnaissance company led by Liu Kehao and Qiao Tianchao met by chance.

Qiao Tianchao realized that there was a situation with the vigilance of a soldier, and he flashed and hid in the woods by the roadside, and at the same time pulled out his gun. He didn't know what kind of unit it was, but he sensed the potential danger. His move was felt by Liu Kehao, and he made a gesture to his companions, and everyone stopped. He whispered to the two soldiers beside him: Follow me. He bent down and sneaked into the woods where Qiao Tianchao hid.

Qiao Tian Chaodi listened to the movement for a while, and found that there was nothing, so he thought that he had heard it wrong. He sighed, observed for a while, and still saw nothing unusual, he put away his gun and prepared to get out of the woods and make his way again. Liu Kehao's muzzle was already on his head.

Qiao Tianchao's identity was quickly clarified, and it was useless for him to deny it, the letter of appointment on his body, as well as the files, and the official letter from the Military Administration were enough to prove his identity. But how to deal with Qiao Tianchao has become the most headache for the independent third division. At this time, on the surface, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were already in the second period of cooperation, although in order to receive the cities and materials after the surrender of the Japanese, the two forces of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had already shown signs of friction, but they had not completely turned their faces, if in wartime, it would be much easier to deal with the problem of Qiao Tianchao, so an urgent telegram from the Third Division was sent to Yan'an, and they wanted to ask Yan'an for instructions before making a decision. When Qiao Tianchao saw clearly that the unit that captured him was the Eighth Route Army, he felt much more at ease. During the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, they called each other friendly forces, and as a well-trained Qiao Tianchao, he had realized that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had existed in name only in the current situation. Judging from the fact that he was hurriedly sent to the northeast and the various signs of the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were inevitable again, although they said so, but after all, the war had not yet begun. In other words, they are still allies, and it doesn't hurt to reveal their identity. So, he revealed his identity and inventory.

A few hours later, Yan'an called. The content of the first telegram was this: This person is very important, not to be disposed of lightly. A few hours later, a second telegram was sent to the 3rd Division: the Japanese had surrendered, and the situation was chaotic, especially in the northeast. The cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is about to break down, and this person's military command status is very important to me, and we can use the womb to return the soul, and our personnel can penetrate into the Northeast Bureau, which is very important to the situation in the Northeast in the future, and I now have carte blanche to entrust the Third Division to handle this matter. Be careful, don't leave any trouble, cut it.

The order of the Yan'an headquarters made Liu Kehao, the commander of the reconnaissance company, become the captain of the military command, Qiao Tianchao. It was not easy for him for Liu Kehao to incarnate Qiao Tianchao, and he read Qiao Tianchao's file in detail. In order to walk into Qiao Tianchao more realistically, he communicated with Qiao Tianchao face-to-face in a farmer's house. After more than ten years of military career, Qiao Tianchao has been tempered into a standard soldier. At this time, Qiao Tianchao's identity was a little complicated, and the beautiful phantom of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was about to be shattered, but the two armies of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party still called each other friendly troops. Qiao Tianchao accidentally bumped into the muzzle of the gun of the Third Independent Division, and when he saw clearly that the team in front of him was the Eighth Route Army, he breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what the future holds, the Eighth Route Army can still be regarded as a friendly army. He calmed down and revealed his identity, he thought that in this way, the Eighth Route Army would release him soon and let him embark on the journey to the northeast as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army was very polite to him, and did not say anything to let him go, nor did he say anything about keeping people. Later, Liu Kehao appeared in front of him, and the two looked at each other with opposite eyes. He felt that Liu Kehao was a strange person, and it was this person who brought him to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. At that time, the two of them basically did not speak on the road, one walked in front and the other followed behind. Now, Liu Kehao appeared again, looking at him with a very strange gaze, he suspected that there was something wrong with his body and face at first, and only when he looked carefully and found that there was nothing wrong, he raised his eyes and looked at Liu Kehao with a straight face. The person in front of him gave him a sense of intimidation, and at the same time a sense of closeness. All this is due to the taste of the other party's profession, which can only be felt by those who sympathize with each other. So, Qiao Tianchao also looked at Liu Kehao. Liu Kehao stared at Qiao Tianchao's eyes and spoke: Your name is Qiao Tianchao?

Qiao Tianchao didn't nod or shake his head.

Good, nice name. Liu Kehao waved his hand.

Qiao Tianchao grinned, and then said: The name was given by my parents, it doesn't matter if it's good or not.

Liu Kehao felt it in Qiao Tianchao's eyes, this was a soldier with a heroic spirit, and even he felt a cold murderous aura. Very well, he said in his heart. He likes such people, and feels a little sorry for the fact that the national army also has such talents, if Qiao Tianchao is his comrade-in-arms, then what is the result?

Qiao Tianchao said without humility or arrogance: I still have official business, when will your army let me go?

Liu Kehao smiled and said: When will you let you go, I don't count. I just wanted to talk to you.

Qiao Tianchao turned his head away, looked at the corner of the room, and stopped talking.

Liu Kehao glanced at Qiao Tianchao, then looked at it again, and waved his hand at Qiao Tianchao when he went out, although he didn't say anything, but with this, he felt that he completely understood what kind of soldier Qiao Tianchao was.

At first, when the division commander gave him this task, he was a little surprised and a little sudden. In the past few years, he has dealt with the Kuomintang troops a lot, especially those junior officers, and he always feels that most of those people are contaminated with military spirit and banditry, which makes him unbearable, and Qiao Tianchao made him change this impression. He smelled a professional soldier on Qiao Tianchao, although it was just a few minutes, it made him like Qiao Tianchao a little.

Later, he didn't have time to think about it, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he set off with the letter of appointment from the Military Command Bureau and Qiao Tianchao's file. From that moment on, he changed from Liu Kehao to Qiao Tianchao. He first connected with the defenders of Baoding, then from Baoding to Beiping, from Beiping to Shanhaiguan, and finally to Shenyang. There are special guards along the way, and it can be said that they are highly valued. Along the way, he gradually entered the role. When he was in the Eighth Route Army, he had heard of the Military Command Bureau, but he had never dealt with it, and he did not expect that the Military Command Bureau would be so courteous in the ranks of the Kuomintang.

Liu Kehao is now Qiao Tianchao and a captain in the Military Command Bureau. He was constantly reminded of his identity, and he walked non-stop all the way, receiving high-level greetings and farewells, and everywhere he went, the colonel and major general greeted him with a smile. At each banquet, he sat in the seat of the guest of honor, and the words of compliment flew into his ear drums like locusts. At the beginning, he was still a little uncomfortable, he was quite restrained in his gestures, trying his best to say less and listen more, and if he could not say it, he would not dare to drink more, and he only drank three small glasses.

The toaster also smiled, he didn't talk much, he didn't drink much, and the scene was naturally a little cold. And when he perceived it, he said, "Feel free to do so." Others are not casual, in front of the people of the Military Control Bureau, they can't be presumptuous in any way, they all smile, have nothing to say, say some superficial things, and say that they know a certain dignitary in Chongqing. The so-and-so mentioned by these people is a good mix in Chongqing, and he is in an important position, and he is naturally unfamiliar with the names of those dignitaries, so he nodded, asked deeply, and said: This person has seen it, but he is not familiar with it. It's not good for others to ask again, and it's over with haha.

He didn't worry about the problems on the road, he was worried about Xu Yinchu, the stationmaster of the Military Command Bureau, and whether he could pass that pass was crucial. Fortunately, in the information provided by Qiao Tianchao, it is certain that Qiao Tianchao and Xu Yinchu have not dealt with each other, let alone know each other, Xu Yinchu is an old military commander, and Qiao Tianchao is a new recruit who has just entered the military command. In this way, he has the bottom in his heart. Moreover, as soon as the Japanese surrendered, the situation in the whole country was still very chaotic, and the situation in the northeast was even more chaotic, with the Soviet Red Army, the Kuomintang troops, and the Northeast Autonomous Coalition Army, all standing on three legs, all of them seizing advantageous terrain for their own interests.

Xu Yinchu was still a major general at the time, and in the first year or so, he was wary of him, and constantly sent telegrams to verify the situation with Chongqing. In the chaotic situation, Liu Kehao approached Qiao Tianchao little by little, and also walked into the core of the Northeast Station of the Military Command Bureau.

In the past three years, Qiao Tianchao has changed from the original captain to a lieutenant colonel. He has changed from a new military commander to a veteran military commander. In the military circles of the Northeast Kuomintang, everyone knows the name of Qiao Tianchao. If the situation in the Northeast continues like this, he will come all the way smoothly. Unexpectedly, in only three years, the situation in the northeast took a sharp turn for the worse, and the national army had to fight in the northeast.

The lieutenant general ordered the people of the Military Command Bureau to bring their families to Shenyang, and Xu Yinchu's intention in doing so was to let the troops see the determination of the Military Command Bureau. His determination was made quickly, but it was not easy for Liu Kehao and Qiao Tianchao at this time, and it was even a little heavy. He learned from Qiao Tianchao's file that Qiao Tianchao had a wife, who was in Xuzhou at this time, and was a nurse in a charity hospital.

That evening, Qiao Tianchao walked out of the two-story building of the Northeast Station of the Military Command Bureau. He walked down a street, bought a box of old knife cigarettes on the corner, took one out of it, and smoked it as he walked forward. There was a monkey trickster in front of him, performing a monkey pole climbing, and a cloth was spread on the ground, and some change was thrown on the cloth. Further on, there is the Alyosha who can't be thundered and plays the accordion. Alyosha was a Russian, very tall, and the accordion in his arms was very small. He played the violin with his eyes closed, whether anyone listened or not, he played his, and there was a hat upside down on the ground, and there was already some change in the hat. Qiao Tianchao walked over and looked at Alyo Salaqin, his expression was very focused. After a while, and after a while, he walked over, took some grope tickets from his pocket, and inadvertently threw them into the hat at Alyosha's feet, and seemed to sigh as he left. Then, without looking back, he walked towards a teahouse in front of him.

After Qiao Tianchao's figure disappeared, Alyosha stopped playing the violin, muttered and put away the hat at his feet, put the change in his trouser pocket, put the piano on his back, and then took out a bottle of wine from his body as if he were juggling, and walked away while drinking.