On December 7, 1941, the ambitious little Japan suddenly attacked Pearl Harbor, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet was almost completely annihilated, and the Pacific War broke out. On December 9, the Japanese army launched another invasion of the Philippines, and the entire territory of the Philippines fell in just five months. On 25 December, the British forces in Hong Kong announced their unconditional surrender.

In February 1942, the Dutch Governor General in Indonesia raised the white flag to the Japanese army. For a time, the ferocious Japanese army swept through almost the entire Southeast Asia, and so far all the countries in southern China fell into the hands of the Japanese army. In particular, the fall of Burma has cut off the land supply lines in southern China, and it can only rely on the dangerous Hump route for supply, which cannot meet the needs of the front line.

In the summer of 1942, a great famine unseen in a century occurred in Henan, and the victims wandered around.

The Japanese army seized the opportunity to carry out a May 1 sweep in the northwest region of Shanxi Province and the central Hebei region, trying to eliminate the living forces of the Eighth Route Army that gave them a headache in one fell swoop. The Japanese army's "ironclad encirclement" and "three-light policy" inflicted a devastating blow on our Eighth Route Army and the base areas behind enemy lines, and the morale of the Chinese army and people in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression fell to the bottom for a time.

In central Hubei region, Naojiro Amaya, commander of the 40th Division of the Japanese Army, who suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Yanjiatai during the May Day Sweep, was severely reprimanded by the Japanese military headquarters because it was a rare defeat in the entire campaign since they carried out the May Day Sweep. Naojiro Amaya was extremely depressed, and felt that the bone of Dahongshan was really difficult to gnaw. After several months of rest and planning, they were preparing to take advantage of the autumn harvest season to sweep up the snow again, not only wanted to take the opportunity to grab grain to ensure supply, but also tried to break through the defense line of Dahongshan in one fell swoop, and then occupy western Hubei and open up the line to Sichuan.

"Find out the intentions and sweeping plans of the Japanese army as soon as possible, so that we can defend as soon as possible and completely smash the conspiracy of the Japanese army." The Dahongshan Guerrilla Independent Brigade received secret orders from the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army and the 161st Division of the Sichuan Army at the same time.

Inside the Luohan Cave, the pre-war mobilization is underway, and there are no tirades, no impassioned speeches. Jiang Hong said: "I know, in terms of skills, you are not fuel-efficient lamps. But raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while! Hero or bear, mule or maxima, now it's time to pull out and take a walk! Today, I will say ugly things in front, if anyone behaves well and makes meritorious contributions, I will come back and celebrate his achievements with wine, and wear red and hang colors! If anyone drags his feet back, Ge Laozi will be unkind to him! ”

Xiao Hong said: "Aren't you known as one hundred and eight generals? Whether it is a real Liangshan hero, let's compare and see if we are on a mission this time! I hope that everyone can show their skills, all of them can make meritorious contributions and receive awards, and return safely! ”

In just a few words, a group of extremely restless men who usually want to cause trouble when they have nothing to do are provoked to scream!

"Mixed River Dragon" Li Jinlong took the lead in shouting at the male duck: "Captain, if you want to give us a red color, do you want to reward each meritorious person with a daughter-in-law?" Now there are only 7 little fairies in the team, what should I do if I don't have enough points when the time comes? Do you want to have a martial arts competition to recruit relatives? Ha ha! The words made the people present burst into laughter.

Qiu Ju was unhappy and sneered: "'Mixed River Dragon', you are really a toad who wants to eat swan meat - you think beautifully!" You don't pee as a mirror, look at yourself, marry a fairy? Do you deserve it? ”

"Why don't you deserve it? People's 'Bantam Tiger' Wang Ying married the most beautiful woman on Liangshan - 'Yizhang Qing' Hu Sanniang! No matter how good my Li Jinlong is, I have to be much more handsome than the 'Bantam Tiger'! Could it be that you have a crush on Wang Shi? Hahaha! ”

"You, you bastard!" Qiu Ju was so angry that tears were about to flow out.

Wang Shi was lying down and was shot, so angry that he was not good at words, and he clenched his fists and was about to rush forward.

The mighty and tall pillar couldn't stand it anymore, he stopped the stone and signaled him not to be impulsive, then turned around and grabbed Li Jinlong's collar and lifted the whole person up, and said in an urn voice: "'Bastard Dragon', what are you talking about?" Mouth full of feces, believe it or not, screw your turtle son's head off and kick it as a ball? ”

Li Jinlong, who is proud of his kung fu and usually likes to tease others, was lifted up by the pillar, and consciously lost face, and immediately coaxed, he said with a bare face: "Pillar, pillar brother, put down Lao Tzu quickly, I didn't provoke you!" ”

Jiang Hong couldn't help but get angry when he saw the chaos in the venue, he slapped the table and scolded: "What's the noise, Duge Lao Tzu is a little bit apart, it's special, you have the ability to show off on the battlefield!" ”

As for how to get the Japanese army's sweeping plan as soon as possible, when discussing and formulating a plan of action, as the captain of the brigade, Jiang Hong's initial idea was that he would personally lead the team into the city to get the Japanese army's sweeping plan, and by the way, he would bring the devil's arsenal to the end. But political commissar Xiao Hong raised objections, thinking that this was too risky, things were not so simple, and the slightest carelessness would startle the snake. She proposed that the operation be divided into two steps, first she led the team into Zhongxiang County to try to obtain the Japanese army's sweeping plan through the underground party organization, and then find a way to destroy the devil's arsenal on the premise of finding out the situation.

Jiang Hong agreed to Xiao Hong's two-step action plan, but rejected Xiao Hong's proposal to lead a team into the city to obtain a devil sweep plan, on the grounds that it was more appropriate to let a female comrade take such a big risk, and it was more appropriate to lead the team into the city by himself. In order to persuade Jiang Hong and several other participants to agree to his plan of action, Xiao Hong made three analyses: "First, the underground party in the city is only familiar to her, and it is usually a one-line contact, and no one else can replace it. Second, although the Jiang Brigade is a dignified commander of the National Army and is an expert in commanding and fighting wars, it is afraid that it still lacks experience in going into the city to find information, and this is not because it looks down on the Jiang Brigade's personal ability, but that professional people have to do professional things to be more sure. Third, the Jiang Brigade is a native of Sichuan, and not only is it unfamiliar with the situation in the city, but it will arouse the suspicion of others whenever it speaks, which can easily expose the target and is not conducive to the completion of the task. Besides, the Jiang Brigade is the chief officer of the unit, so how can the chief officer casually leave his command post and go to the city to find information? If so, it's called desertion! ”

Xiao Hong's rhetoric made Jiang Hong speechless, and he was embarrassed for a while, thinking that the political commissar's three reasons were not unreasonable, and he might not be able to convince her and everyone if he continued to argue, so he had to agree with her and hand over the responsibility of seizing the Japanese army's sweeping plan to the political commissar Xiao Hong! At the same time, however, he decided to pull his troops to the Nanshan Revolutionary Base Area, more than 30 kilometers southeast of Zhongxiang County, and to be ready to respond at any time. He thought to himself, in case of an accident, he would snatch Xiao Hong back even if he risked his life.

Their course of action was approved by their superiors.