Seeing the uniform of the national army, Wang Weikuan was not at all abnormal, and said with a smile after taking it: "Okay, from tomorrow onwards, I will also try to be Brother Wang's subordinate." Then the two studied the marching route again, because Wang Haitao used two companies and had to use vehicles to travel, so he did not choose a small road, but prepared to pass through Hubei from Liuzhou, and then go north in the area occupied by the national army.

On the way, he had to avoid the Japanese-occupied areas and deal with the checkpoints set up by the national army, so it was not very easy to walk, and in order to deal with emergencies, Wang Haitao also made some preparations. And Wang Weikuan also said that if necessary, he could obtain useful information through the CCP's underground transportation station, so Wang Weikuan needed to report Wang Haitao's northward journey to the central government in advance.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Wang Haitao and Wang Weikuan rushed to the front of the military headquarters together, both of them were wearing military uniforms, but Wang Haitao did not wear the general's uniform, which was too eye-catching, but changed into a colonel's uniform. The soldiers of the two companies in front of the military headquarters lined up and waited for Wang Haitao's arrival, and two jeeps and ten trucks behind them also stopped there in a neat row.

Several commanders of the 90th Army have also arrived, and Wang Haitao's northward movement this time is related to how the 90th Army will act and develop in the future, so these commanders are also a little uneasy in their hearts. Although everyone trusts Wang Haitao as the leader, the stakes are very high, and they can't stop their hearts. After Wang Haitao arrived, Tang Renli and Tang Renxin all surrounded him, and they all said to Wang Haitao to pay attention to safety, have a good journey and so on, Tang Longzai also called Tangshan Leopard aside and told him seriously.

Su Zuxin was going to Nanning, just along with Wang Haitao, and he also had to help Wang Haitao get a letter of introduction from the 21st Group Army. This is what Wang Haitao thought of, and along the way, he used the name of transporting supplies to the 48th Army of the 21st Group Army stationed in Henan to pass the checkpoint of the national army. As for after passing Henan, I will think of other ways.

After Wang Haitao said goodbye to everyone, he told Tang Renli and Tang Renxin brothers, and then walked to where the guards were. Seeing Wang Haitao coming, Tangshan Leopard, who was at the head of the line wearing a major's uniform, trotted forward. Tangshan Leopard came to Wang Haitao, stood up and saluted, and then reported that all the accompanying guards had arrived and could set off at any time. Wang Haitao glanced at the team, waved his hand and gave the order to set off, and then walked to a jeep with Wang Weikuan, while Su Zuxin also got into another jeep.

The officers and men of the two companies also got into the car one after another, and then the convoy slowly drove out of Longzhou County. In Guangxi, Wang Haitao's trip will not be hindered, in Nanning Wang Haitao waited for a day, Su Zuxin got a letter of introduction and pass, the convoy continued to go north, and Su Zuxin stayed in Nanning. Two days later, the convoy left Guangxi Province from Guilin and entered Hunan Province.

In Huaihua County, Wang Haitao and they encountered the first checkpoint of the national army, Wang Haitao did not get out of the car, and Tangshan Leopard, wearing a major's uniform, stepped forward to show his ID and a letter of introduction. Sure enough, the second lieutenant who led the team at the checkpoint was released without even checking after reading the documents and taking the ten pieces of ocean handed by the Tangshan leopard.

Along the way, the roads are sometimes good and bad, and the convoy is also fast and slow, and there are many difficult places that either have to be detoured or repaired. However, with the letter of introduction and documents, the checkpoints along the way did not embarrass them much, and of course, Tangshan leopards used up a lot of oceans. After fifteen days of walking, the convoy passed through Hunan Province and entered Hubei Province.

After crossing the Yangtze River from Yichang, the further north we went, the closer we got to the Japanese theater. Since entering Hubei Province, the fighters have maintained a high degree of vigilance, and the reconnaissance team of the reconnaissance company has also begun to carry out preliminary reconnaissance. Several dangerous situations were discovered by the reconnaissance team first, so that the team could avoid the Japanese army in time and save the day. The tactical level of the reconnaissance group surprised and amazed Wang Weikuan.

When they arrived at Xiangyang in Hubei, the convoy could no longer move forward, because the target was too big, and the road here was basically occupied by the Japanese army, and Japanese troops appeared on the road from time to time. At this time, Wang Haitao didn't care about exposing the secret of the storage ring, so he found a secret place and put all the vehicles into the storage ring. And the soldiers didn't have to take anything except the necessary weapons and equipment in their hands, they were all put into the storage ring, Wang Haitao's behavior like a trick made Wang Weikuan surprised for a long time without closing his mouth.

Wang Haitao explained to Wang Weikuan privately for a long time, and Wang Weikuan woke up from his chaotic thinking, and looked at Wang Haitao with a different gaze. Without vehicles and burdens, the soldiers marched lightly, burrowed into the mountains and forests, and detoured the paths, and under the guidance of the reconnaissance group, all the officers and men quickly passed through Hubei, an area where the Chinese and Japanese armies had a complicated track, and entered Henan Province five days later.

The form of the two sides in Henan Province is relatively obvious, with the Pinghan Railway as the boundary, the area along the railway and to the east is occupied by the Japanese army, and the mountainous area west of the Pinghan Railway is the area occupied by the national army. Wang Haitao and the others chose the road from Shiyan to Shangnan to Lingbao to Sanmenxia, which is complex and sparsely populated. The road was sparsely populated and avoided by the cities, and it was often impossible to meet a single civilian, let alone an army, for a day in the mountains.

Supply is not a problem for Wang Haitao, so Wang Haitao and they are willing to pass through such a place, after all, even if they encounter the national army, they can't tell their identity and purpose. On this day, the team had approached Lingbao County, and the reconnaissance team that came out suddenly gave a signal that there was a situation. The troops suddenly turned to a state of readiness for battle, and at the same time several other reconnaissance groups also stepped forward, ready to help the reconnaissance groups in front.

After a while, the reconnaissance team came back with four prisoners, and Wang Haitao saw that these four people were all dressed as ordinary people, and there was nothing special. Just when Wang Haitao was about to open his mouth to ask, the leader of the reconnaissance group had already begun to report, it turned out that one of the soldiers of the reconnaissance group had been caught in a trap during the search, and when the two fighters stepped forward to rescue the soldier who had fallen into the trap, these four people rushed out to arrest the three fighters. The reconnaissance group was a group of six to seven people, and the other fighters who had been hidden saw that there was an ambush, so they naturally attacked these four people from behind.

With the individual quality of these men in the reconnaissance group, it did not take much effort to deal with these four people, and without even using guns, they captured these four people alive and found a shell gun from these four people. Wang Haitao looked at these four people and asked, "Who are you? Why did you attack the ranks of the national army?" None of the four people paid attention to Wang Haitao, Wang Haitao asked again, and the four still did not speak.

Just when Tangshan Leopard wanted to get angry, Wang Weikuan came over to stop him. Wang Weikuan said to the four of them: "I guess you should be from the Lingbao County guerrillas, is your captain still Wang Hongliang?" Wang Weikuan's words surprised the four of them, and one of them couldn't help asking: "Who are you? How do you know the name of our captain?" Wang Weikuan laughed and said: "Sure enough, it's still Wang Hongliang's kid, so you go back alone, let Wang Hongliang come here, and say that he has an old friend who wants to see him." After speaking, he took out a small cloth bag from his body and handed it to the person, and said, "I am also surnamed Wang, and this is my token." ”

The man hesitated, but then took the small cloth bag, glanced at the other three, and turned to run. Wang Weikuan let go of the other three people, and then said to Wang Haitao: "Brother Haitao, I have met acquaintances, how about we wait for them here for a while?" Wang Haitao naturally would not object, and the reconnaissance company immediately set up a guard post, and the soldiers who did not have a guard task rested on the spot. These fighters never left their guns even when they were resting.

Nearly three hours passed, and the guard post suddenly sent back a warning signal, and the soldiers immediately took advantage of the ground to spread, and after a while, a guard post came over with three people. Wang Weikuan greeted him and said to the person walking in front: "Hong Liang, we met again, haven't you been away for a year?" The person named Wang Hongliang was a strong man with a big figure, about 30 years old, and he was a little surprised when he saw Wang Weikuan, and replied: "Lao Wang, is it really you? I still can't believe it when I see the token, but I didn't expect it to be really you! How did you get here? What is the matter with you and them?"

Wang Weikuan said: "It's a long story, let me introduce you to you, this is General Wang Haitao, commander of the 90th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, that is, as you said, General Wang Haitao Wang, a real anti-Japanese hero." Then he said to Wang Haitao: "This is Wang Hongliang, the captain of the Lingbao Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Wang Hongliang also reacted and asked: "Are you really the general Wang Haitao Wang who killed several little Japanese devils and led his subordinates to kill tens of thousands of Japanese devils?"

Wang Haitao smiled and said: "Several of the generals of Little Japan died at the hands of me and my soldiers, and the troops of Little Japan also suffered countless casualties under me, but I don't dare to be heroes, those achievements belong to all the officers and men of the 90th Army." Wang Hongliang said with some excitement: "I admire General Wang very much, if nothing else, just because General Wang can kill so many Japanese devils with his subordinates, it is enough to be called a hero." By the way, I heard that General Wang has been fighting devils in the south, why did he appear here with Lao Wang today?"

Wang Weikuan told Wang Hongliang about the purpose of his trip, and during Wang Hongliang's cautious period, he still verified Wang Weikuan's identity with his superiors, and then believed Wang Weikuan's words. After that, Wang Hongliang and his guerrillas burst out with great enthusiasm for Wang Haitao and his party. This part of Lingbao County includes the Sanmenxia area, and they are quite familiar with the terrain type, and with the guidance of these living maps, the speed of the march has accelerated a lot.

Wang Hongliang and his party have been escorting Wang Haitao and his party around Sanmenxia City and into the Yuncheng area, connecting with another guerrilla force, and handing over the escort task to another guerrilla force. From here, it is not far to Yan'an, and Wang Haitao and the others are also relaxed because they are about to reach their destination.