It's been a torturous week for Jihei Ishihara and Megumi Rushen.

Since the autumn grain harvest, in just a few days, the number of devils and traitors has decreased sharply, and it is less than half of what it used to be.

Nowadays, due to the devil's multi-front battle, the lack of manpower and horses, and the anti-Japanese situation in various places, the devil has fallen into the sea of justice, and the defeat has appeared.

The grain in the northern part of the county has been harvested and moved to a safe and hidden place, and the devils and traitors cannot be found.

The grain in the southern part of the county is also about to ripen, and for Qiao Xiaojing and them, although the scope of the work has become smaller, the work is more difficult, because the enemy is likely to concentrate his forces and make a desperate bet.

Qiao Xiaojing felt that it was very effective to send capable generals to assist in harvesting crops and assisting in the transfer of grain, while she led some team members to interfere with the deployment of the devils, so she decided to continue to adopt this multi-pronged approach to ensure that the grain in the south could also be successfully harvested and transferred.

The grain in the south of the county will soon be harvested, and these grains are the last link of Qiao Xiaojing's mission, and they are also the last hope that the devils are desperately striving for, so both sides focus on these grains.

On the 26th day of the seventh lunar month in 1945, that is, the day when the autumn grain harvest was completed. Ishihara Jihei gave up the city defense and due security, and gathered almost all the forces in the county, ready to give it a go with Qiao Xiaojing's team.

Qiao Xiaojing was well aware of the danger, but in order to successfully harvest the crops in the villages in the south of the city, she did not change her previous plan, and still only brought seven or eight people to whirl around the ravine with the devils......

In order to annihilate Qiao Xiaojing and them, and completely let out the anger that had been held for too long, Ishihara Jihei mobilized all kinds of devils around the county, coming from different directions like mad dogs, and their goal was very consistent, that is, to pounce on Qiao Xiaojing and them.

This situation is completely beyond Qiao Xiaojing's control, there are only a few of them, and the devils are constantly pouring towards them, and there is a kind of momentum that cannot be stopped.

Since Ishihara Jihei and Hui Rushen and others detected Qiao Xiaojing's actual troops, their hearts sprouted a hope of completely eliminating Qiao Xiaojing, and all kinds of devils approached Qiao Xiaojing without much resistance, and the attack on Qiao Xiaojing can be described as relentless pursuit and indiscriminate bombardment.

Fortunately, it has been delayed again and again. The crops in the villages in the southern part of the county have been harvested, and Qiao Xiaojing's long-hanging heart has finally landed.

"If you still trust me, I suggest retreating to Qiaojia Village, where I am familiar with the environment, the mountains and ravines are deep, which is conducive to dealing with devils. Qiao Xiaojing stood on the steep slope, looked at the black devil, and said to her brothers.

"There is no other good way. The big man also looked in the direction of the devil.

Mud Baby and Mao Dan nodded, and the others didn't say anything. In this way, Qiao Xiaojing took less than ten people, and with the help of the terrain advantage, quickly moved towards Qiaojia Village.

At first, everything was relatively smooth, and it seemed that one more beam would be able to reach Qiaojia Village, but at this time, an accident happened.

A group of little devils who were advancing in a roundabout way actually ran in front of Qiao Xiaojing and them, numbering about thirty people, each holding a light machine gun and two grenades hanging on their shoulders, blocking Qiao Xiaojing's path forward.

"We came together, in order to kill the devil and save the people, but now there is no way out, whether we want to lay down our weapons and steal our lives, or pick up the gun and shoot the last bullet at the devil, please choose!" Qiao Xiaojing was in a predicament, but there was no timidity at all.

"We'd rather die standing than ......live on our knees," the team members excited.

"Okay!" Qiao Xiaojing nodded, and an explosion suddenly sounded in front of her.

While everyone was puzzled, the scouts returned, and according to the man, the explosion came from a group of men dressed in peasant clothes, who followed the thirty or so devils, and the two sides had exchanged fire.

Qiao Xiaojing raised her gun, pointed ahead excitedly and said, "Reinforcements are coming, quickly eliminate these thirty or so devils, and gain time to move towards Qiaojia Village." ”

Attacking back and forth, a fierce battle, the thirty or so devils soon became a pool of dead corpses.

At the end of the battle, Qiao Xiaojing came to this strange soldier with two hundred percent gratitude, bowed down and thanked: "If it weren't for your help, I think we would ......."

"It's not good to stay here for a long time, let's talk while walking!" The man, who was about fifty years old, looked at Qiao Xiaojing and smiled faintly, wiped the dust on his glasses with the placket of his clothes, and said to Qiao Xiaojing as he walked, "Captain Qiao is really a noble person, I have sent you a note repeatedly, but you have forgotten everything?"

As soon as the old man, who had passed half a hundred years old, finished speaking, he burst into hearty laughter.

"You're the one, the mysterious person?" Qiao Xiaojing felt surprised.

"Sort of!" the old man still smiled.

"Did you know about us from the beginning?" in secret, ......" Qiao Xiaojing's many doubts were suddenly relieved.

"You can say that, but not entirely, your work is obvious to all, the main work is still done by you, and I am only providing some help in the best way I can!" the elder was very humble.

"I don't know if you can tell me your name?" Qiao Xiaojing always wanted to know who the elder walking beside him was.

"You really don't know me anymore, have I changed so much?" the old man was surprised.

"Forgive me for being clumsy, I just feel a little familiar, but I really don't know ......who you are" Qiao Xiaojing thought for a while, but still didn't remember who this person was, and didn't remember where they had met.

"I thought you went to the ravine to the west and already knew my identity, it turns out that you don't know who I am, it seems that the unfortunate fate has indeed changed me a lot. The elder let out a long breath, deliberately controlled his sad emotions, regained his smile, and pretended to be calm, "It's really a matter of people, the world is unpredictable, you and I almost died in the hands of Principal Yan and Commissioner Hu, who would have thought that many years later, we are still alive and have become revolutionary fighters fighting side by side." ”

"Are you Teacher Wang?" Qiao Xiaojing's heart seemed to have been hit by something, and it suddenly beat rapidly.

"Finally remember me. Teacher Wang burst into another hearty laugh.

"I remember that it was the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and as soon as you left the hotel, a group of people came, tied me up, put me in a big cloth bag, carried me out of the door, and threw it on a carriage......" Qiao Xiaojing didn't want to recall the sad past, so she turned the topic to Teacher Wang, "Later, what, how did you join the revolution?"

"It's a long story, so I'll tell you briefly, and when the revolution is successful, we'll talk about these things. Teacher Wang picked up a wooden stick as a walking crutch, and then said, "I was also arrested by Principal Yan and Commissioner Hu, and finally escaped from their clutches, and entered a monk temple in desperation...... Haha, it's very tortuous. ”

"And you now?" Qiao Xiaojing felt that the teacher Wang beside her didn't seem like a battalion staff officer.

A year ago, the organization sent me here to be responsible for the formation of the Revolutionary Work Committee, to assist the localities in the work of the War of Resistance against Japan, and to actively prepare for the post-war period. Teacher Wang laughed constantly and always seemed optimistic.

"I see!" Qiao Xiaojing's doubts were finally answered.

"According to the notice from the superiors, not long ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Japan, and the Japanese devils have already ......" Mr. Wang seemed to have something important to say to Qiao Xiaojing, and just half of what he said, Qiao Xiaojing was called over by the big man. Mr. Wang had no choice but to give up and continue to urge the team to speed up the pace.

The big man called Qiao Xiaojing for nothing else, but he was worried that once the team entered Qiaojia Village, the devils who were chasing after him would carry out a devastating blow to Qiaojia Village, and the casualties of the people would naturally be incalculable.

"Don't worry, I have already arranged for someone to transfer the people of Qiaojia Village, Qiaojia Village is now an empty village, and there will be no one. Just when Qiao Xiaojing was in a dilemma, Teacher Wang once again dispelled the gloom in her heart.

As Teacher Wang said, when Qiao Xiaojing and the others entered Qiaojia Village, the whole village was empty, like a hollowed-out tomb. On the bumpy road, there was a lame little yellow dog and a lame little black cat walking, glancing at them from time to time.

"Now that the villagers have been transferred, there is no need for us to entangle with the devils more, I hope you are willing to take the team along the dirt road behind the village into the back mountain, where the forests are lush and overgrown, in case the devils touch it, you can also deal with it. Qiao Xiaojing said in a pleading tone.

"Aren't you going with us?" Mr. Wang was a little puzzled.

The big ones were even more puzzled, and every pair of eyes were staring at Qiao Xiaojing.

"Don't worry, I grew up here, and I'm very familiar with the environment here, so nothing will happen. You'll see me at night. Qiao Xiaojing looked full of confidence, and everyone really didn't know how to persuade her to go up the mountain together.

Everyone couldn't resist Qiao Xiaojing, and the eldest man and Teacher Wang had to hurriedly go to the back mountain with about fifty comrades.

In the blink of an eye, Qiao Xiaojing saw the devils pouring into Qiaojia Village in the night, Qiao Xiaojing hid in a thatched hut in the village, Ishihara Jihei and Hui Rushen found that the village was empty, they were extremely angry, and kept cursing.

But because it was dark and worried about being ambushed, Ishihara Jihei and Hui Rushen did not order the devils to continue the search, but pushed away several courtyards in the center of the village, and ordered the devils to live in the zigzag shape and wait until dawn to make plans.

About midnight, Mr. Wang, who was hiding in the back mountain, found that Qiaojia Village was on fire, and due to the strong wind in autumn, half of the village was soon set on fire, and half of the sky was red......

Teacher Wang stared at the firelight, his eyes burned, and he wanted to tell Qiao Xiaojing that the Japanese devils had surrendered for six days......

Under the firelight, some villagers saw Qiao Xiaojing laughing in the fire, and some people said that Qiao Xiaojing was crying......

The eldest rotten eye, Xue Laohan, said conclusively: "The fire burned the devil, Liu Ma and Chunhua...... The lame little yellow dog and the lame little black cat in the village were not burned. ”

Everyone was in no mood to listen to Xue Laohan's nonsense......

Later, the villagers did find the lame little yellow dog and the lame little black cat still alive.