Liu Wumei, the female bandit leader of the Black Stone Cliff of Guanmen Mountain, failed to leave Wencheng in time before the night battle broke out on the Nantongpu Railway. Therefore, when the puppet army and spies then began to hunt down anti-Japanese organizations in the city, she could only nest in the Baoyuan Restaurant in fear, waiting for the rumors to pass.

Baoyuan Restaurant, as the fastest place to collect and distribute news in Wencheng, soon had the legend of this war.

The first thing that came out was the interpretation of the earth-shattering noise at the Wencheng Railway Station that night, and some people who lived near the station were sure that it was an explosion; Of course, because the Japanese kept the news tightly sealed, there was no way to get the truth about *Fawei in the market.

It wasn't until a day or two of the large-scale raid that swept through the city that news came from outside the city: in the Lingshi County area on Tongpu Road, there was also a fierce battle late at night on the day of the explosion at the station. There were even rumors in the early days that Yan Laoxi and his soldiers made a comeback along the railway line, and the striker had arrived at the border of Lingshi County!

The excitement of the population is self-evident. In those days, Baoyuan Restaurant was full every day, and under the noisy and lively appearance, the diners either tacitly or whispered, secretly passing on the gossip of the Shanxi National Army's counteroffensive.

But the undercurrent of this vision finally flowed out - no new news of the battle came from outside the city, and inside the city, the arrogance of the Japanese puppet army was as strong as day by day. Eventually, people realized that the previous legends were just a bubble of beauty.

The female bandit leader hiding in the secret room on the second floor of the Baoyuan Restaurant can learn about these rumors from the mouth of the second master every day, and use it to pass the boring and even frightened days. For this reason, in the past few days, she has spoken out several times to defeat her cousin Xiaoju - it is precisely because her young and willful cousin is in the city and is unwilling to leave that Liu Wumei and her party delayed their return to Guanmen Mountain.

At the beginning of the raid, martial law was imposed in the whole city, and out of caution, Liu Wumei brought the three bodyguards disguised as men doing rough work in the hotel, mixed in the back kitchen and storage room, in case I searched and broke in, and I couldn't explain the identities of the three strong men. She herself stayed in the account room with her master, pretending to be a person who managed the accounts and purchased; As for Xiaoju being relatively safe, a girl in her twenties is unlikely to attract the attention and suspicion of the Japanese puppet.

They brought a total of two short guns with them on this trip, Liu Wumei carried a mirror box as usual, and the thin and weak master who was full of Sven concealed one*. The three bodyguards with strong physiques and obvious goals were all bare-handed, so as not to cause a catastrophe if they were searched by the Japanese puppet.

The two short guns were taken away by Bai Baoyuan, the second master, and hid in the secret compartment of the restaurant. There are three secret compartments similar to that in the whole restaurant, which are usually used to store arms and tobacco bought and sold in the underground black market.

In this way, the female bandit leader and her entourage hid in Baoyuan Restaurant for seven days. At first, due to the tight wind in the market, they did not dare to leave the restaurant for a single step. In the next two days, the intensity of the Japanese puppet search had weakened, and Liu Wumei couldn't resist her cousin Xiaoju's crying, so she took her to the nearby street and walked around.

The young girl Xiaoju did not feel scared at all, the Wencheng of the Flower World was far more interesting and interesting than the Black Stone Cliff Cottage in the deep mountains, according to her ideas, she would rather live in the city where there were devils and traitors who were rampant and domineering, than return to the so-called safe nest Black Stone Cliff Cottage.

However, she, a dropout female student under the fence, can't be the master of the cousin who is the leader of the bandits. After lingering for a few days, Xiao Ju still cried and followed her cousin on their way home.

Bai Baoyuan sent people to try out of the East City Gate in advance, and the results showed that the Japanese troops guarding the city gate were still quite strict in searching pedestrians, men, women, and children were all searched, and the carriages, horses, and bags they were carrying were also subject to extremely careful inspection. In desperation, Liu Wumei and the master had to give up the short gun they carried with them and return to Guanmen Mountain empty-handed.

The female bandit leader still chose to take the path of Hekou Village. But before going to Hekou Village, she decided to go to Xiping Village to visit her eldest brother Wei Xin, who was the company commander of the Eighth Route Army, again - these days hiding in the house and drinking alcohol, Liu Wumei suddenly realized a truth: the meeting with Wei Xin before they came to Wencheng, the eldest brother of the company commander of the Eighth Route Army seemed to have hinted that there would be a war in Wencheng in the near future. As a result, just two days after they entered the city, the war really burned, although the battlefield was in Lingshi County, dozens of miles away, but it finally affected Wencheng. After thinking about it like this, maybe it was the Eighth Route Army at the foot of Guanmen Mountain that fought with the Japanese in the area of Lingshi County. Otherwise, it is impossible for the sworn brother to be prophetic.

With this question, the female bandit leader took the carriage hired for her by Bai Baoyuan, the second master, and rushed to Xiping Village in the afternoon.

However, after only a few days of separation, the base area of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of Guanmen Mountain has undergone earth-shaking changes. When Liu Wumei reported to the sentinel who was deployed to ask to see the sworn brother: the name of the commander of the 7th company of the second battalion of the Xu Brigade, the other party informed that the "structure" of the second battalion of the Xu Brigade had been changed, and the current team was called the Guanmenshan Dispatch Detachment, and the 7th company commander Wei Xin she mentioned had a new identity as the commander of the second battalion of the Guanmenshan Dispatch Detachment of the Xu Brigade! And the second battalion of Commander Wei Xin is no longer stationed here.

The female bandit leader, who was a little dazed, was finally introduced to the commander who was currently in charge of the defense of Xiping Village, who knew the delicate relationship between Liu Wumei and Wei Xin and even the entire Eighth Route Army, and hurriedly reported it to the detachment headquarters.

Wu Zijian, who received the report, couldn't help but be surprised: he thought that Liu Wumei and her party had already returned to the Black Stone Cliff bandits' nest, but at this moment, when he heard that this female bandit leader was actually asking to see Wei Xin outside the village, he suddenly felt that something was wrong: just two days ago, he had just sent the new commander of the second battalion to Heishi Cliff to meet with him, the righteous sister bandit leader, and continue to discuss the matter of incorporating this bandit team. Now it seems that Wei Xin is very likely to pounce!

Wu Zijian is very aware of the entanglements within the Black Rock Cliff bandits, and the second battalion of the Xu Brigade has met with the opposing party several times before, all thanks to Liu Wumei's mediation from the bullet, and the situation did not make a big fuss. At this time, Wei Xin only brought a squad of soldiers to visit the Black Stone Cliff, and when Liu Wumei was not in the nest to preside, the scene was very unpredictable!

Therefore, the head of the Eighth Route Army, who originally did not plan to meet Liu Wumei before Wei Xin made some progress, hurriedly rushed to the entrance of the village in person, and concisely explained the situation to the female bandit leader and his party, and asked her to return to the cottage as soon as possible to prevent changes.

Liu Wumei, who learned the truth, although her face remained calm, she was also anxious in her heart: as soon as she and her master left, all the big and small affairs in the cottage were decided by the black donkey of the three masters, and the bastard of the black donkey was not the same as the Eighth Route Army in Guanmen Mountain, and he had a lot of ties with Wei Xin.

"Since Brother Wei is not here, the little girl will leave, maybe she can meet them on the road and turn back." Facing the majestic new detachment leader of the Eighth Route Army, the female bandit leader was still putting up a shelf.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zijian didn't save face for the other party at all, and said to the point: "Big boss, don't be stubborn with me, your big brother Wei only took a dozen people to worship the mountain, your black donkey who is the third master, don't take the opportunity to calculate him!" Hurry back, I'll be here and you'll be there! ”

Having said that, Liu Wumei had no choice but to truthfully admit that Wei Xin and his party were indeed in danger, so she rushed back in a hurry.

When the master on the side heard that the head of the Eighth Route Army was going to mobilize troops to go to Black Stone Cliff, he hurriedly persuaded him, saying that the Black Stone Cliff Cottage had already been repaired with the Eighth Route Army, and the three masters had no reason to offend; Please Commander Wu do not have to transfer troops, so as to avoid further misunderstandings between the two sides.

Wu Zijian immediately lowered his face when he heard this, and replied coldly:

"What kind of footsteps are the three masters of Guishanzhai, you and I don't have to talk nonsense here, Chief Wei is now the battalion commander of the Guanmen Mountain Dispatch Detachment, with a high position, if there are unfortunately three longs and two shorts, of course the Eighth Route Army will ask for an explanation to come back; If you really have to have a misunderstanding, then there is no way to do it - is there still less misunderstanding between you and me in the past!? ”

Liu Wumei's face had turned pale, and while jumping into the carriage and urging her to set off towards Hekou Village, she pleaded with Wu Zijian: "Please Sir Wu must look at the face of the two families who have formed an alliance, and postpone the dispatch of troops, but as long as I, Liu Wumei, have a breath of air, I will never allow anyone in the cottage to hurt my brother Wei Xin!" ”

The detachment leader of the Eighth Route Army, who stood still and did not move, raised a hand and waved it ambiguously towards the female bandit leader, without making it clear whether he would agree to the other party's request. But deep down, he had already regretted his decision to send the commander of the second battalion to the Black Rock Cliff bandits' nest in a hurry - Wei Xin only had to act two days late to meet Liu Wumei at the foot of Guanmen Mountain, and if they went to the Black Rock Cliff together, it would undoubtedly be much more reliable.

Seeing Liu Wumei's carriage drifting away, Wu Zijian made up his mind: he couldn't bet on the safety of the new commander of the second battalion on the female bandit leader-

"Correspondent, urgently convene a meeting of the commander of the first battalion and the deputy commander of the third battalion!" Wu Zijian gave the order verbally, and the soles of his feet were already galloping towards the location of the land temple and detachment headquarters in the village: "Let's see if we can find the commander of the cavalry company immediately!" ”

At present, Deputy Battalion Commander Liang of the Third Battalion leads the 8th Company of the 3rd Battalion to be responsible for the defense of the entire Xiping Village, and Wang Shuanglong's first battalion is the unit stationed in Xiping Village; The detachment leader who has made up his mind to go to the Black Rock Cliff Bandits' Lair to deal with emergencies must properly explain to these two people before leaving.

As for Xia Lianshan, the commander of the cavalry company, he received information earlier today that he is still active in the area of Lihuapu in the middle and lower reaches of the Qinglong River, but is expected to return to Xiping Village at any time. If possible, Wu Zijian planned to rush to Hekou Village with part of the cavalry in order to gain as much time as possible!