Wangjiazhuang.

"Auntie."

The next day, when the independent group and Shen Sheng came to Niu Wanlin's house, they saw a lady in her fifties sitting quietly at the door.

Inside the house, there were two teenagers busy working.

There was also a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old who was renovating a dilapidated thatched house.

There's a teenage girl busy in the kitchen.

Dilapidated houses, but well organized.

"Dalin sacrificed?"

To everyone's surprise, before they could speak, the eldest lady suddenly asked such a question in a very calm tone.

Niu Wanlin is the eldest in the Niu family, so he is called Dalin.

"Hmm!"

Shen Sheng paused for a moment before answering.

"How many devils did you kill?"

The eldest lady continued to ask.

The tone was still very calm.

It was as if it was not his son who died, but just a stranger.

"Two."

Shen Sheng's tone was choked:

"It's all Dazuo, it's a devil official."

"Good!"

The eldest lady suddenly laughed:

"One for two, it's still a big official, this deal is earned!"

"Yes, blood earned!"

Shen Sheng gritted his teeth, and then continued:

"Auntie, Wan Lin killed the two devil officials, the devil will definitely retaliate when he is angry, we plan to take you to the army base area to avoid the devil's revenge."

The eldest lady shook her head, her tone was still calm, but Shen Sheng had already seen the tears in the eldest mother's eyes:

"Take my children with you, I'm old, and it's a burden to go."

"If you can, just give me a grenade."

"Auntie!"

Behind him, the fighters of the separate regiment spoke:

"Come with us, your children need you, and we need you in our base."

"That's right."

"Niu Dalin is a soldier of the Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade of our Eighth Route Army."

After confirming that Niu Dalin had killed the two devil chiefs of staff, the platoon commander of the independent regiment who came to Yangquan immediately contacted the regiment headquarters through the radio, and finally Li Yunlong communicated with Lu Renjia, and made a decision to assign Niu Wanlin to the independent regiment.

There is no other benefit, it is to fulfill Niu Wanlin's long-standing dream - to become an official soldier of the Eighth Route Army.

"The 386th Brigade Independent Regiment?"

The eldest lady's eyes lit up.

At this time, her tears finally couldn't be suppressed and flowed:

"Is that the head of the regiment Li Yunlong's independent regiment?"

Thanks to the wanted warrants of the devils, the Xinhua newspaper, and the propaganda of the guerrilla fighters, in places where there were personnel of the Eighth Route Army, Grand Master Li's reputation was very loud.

"Yes."

"Our head is Li Yunlong!"

The platoon commander of the separate regiment replied.

"Are you going to the base of the Independent Regiment?"

The eldest lady asked.

"Of course you can."

The platoon commander replied.

In fact, the arrangement was to let Niu Wanlin's family go to the nearest base area, but it was not a problem to go to the base area of the independent regiment.

The 386th Brigade has opened up the mountain horse road, and it can be unimpeded, but it will take a little longer.

"Okay."

The eldest lady wiped her tears and immediately beckoned the children to leave.

Niu Wanlin's family is very poor, almost no belongings, the only valuable thing is the two bags of grain, a bottle of lard, and a trolley that Niu Wanlin got back yesterday.

Half an hour later, the group rushed to the base area.

That night.

A team of devils rushed to Shen Sheng's place of residence, and a search seemed to find nothing, and the devil Shaozuo who led the team took out a katana and slashed it indiscriminately, and finally pasted a seal, and left angrily.

Stationed in Yangquan for more than two years, the devil's infiltration and control of Yangquan was very comprehensive, and he soon found out that Shen Sheng and Niu Wanlin had a connection.

But ginger is still old and spicy.

Although the devil found Shen Sheng, he did not find any clues of Yao Ji's shopkeeper.

···

It was also the night of the day.

Northern Review.

Pingzhen, inside the old fire-brick house.

"Headquarters telegram."

Everyone stared nervously at the telegraph operator, quietly waiting.

The foreign businessman has already arrived in Beiping, and the goods have also arrived in Beiping and entered the warehouse, and the devil is not expected, and continues to block the order on the grounds that he does not need it for the time being, trying to lower the price.

They also sent people to contact foreign merchants and negotiated the price further, although the price was reduced to nine thousand five hundred silver dollars, it was still a large number.

And

The merchant also had newsprint, printing ink, a camera, and film in his hands.

All of them are urgently needed by the troops.

But all of them add up, and it will cost a full twenty-five thousand silver dollars.

One piece can't be missing.

And the other party clearly said that only silver dollars or US dollars are accepted.

25,000 silver dollars is already a very cheap price compared to this batch of machinery and equipment, but it is still too much for the troops.

There is also the issue of transportation.

To transport these machines and materials from Beiping to the base area, if you want to be safe and fast, it will also cost you money to settle the relationship, and it is estimated that it will cost 3,000 to 5,000 silver dollars.

It's also a lot of money.

After they contacted the military sub-district, they could only turn to the headquarters for help to see if the headquarters had any solutions, but everyone had no bottom in their hearts.

The economic situation of the base areas has become more and more difficult, and the currency war between the devils and the base areas in southern Hebei not long ago has made the financial situation of the base areas even worse.

And if all this batch of materials were taken, including the transportation consumption, it would cost about 30,000 silver dollars.

Even the headquarters is estimated to be difficult to come up with.

But the crowd was unwilling to give up.

These materials and equipment are so important and really cost-effective.

"What did the superior say?"

In the nervous eyes of the crowd, the telegram was translated.

"The higher authorities gave us 50,000 silver dollars and asked us to buy printing presses, photographic engraving machines, ink, newsprint, and other materials that were urgently needed in the base area."

"And..."

Before the telegraph operator could finish speaking, several people at the liaison station were immersed in joy.

"Fifty thousand silver dollars?"

"Fifty thousand silver dollars!"

"Great!"

Fifty thousand silver dollars is enough to eat all the supplies in the hands of the foreign merchant, and there is still enough money to open up transportation channels, and there is still a lot left.

It's not just a traitor, as long as the price is right, in fact, the little devil can also be bought.

The little devil is not so noble.

Bushido isn't so evil either.

There are traitors in the troops.

Naturally, there are many corrupt elements and loopholes among the devils.

The reason is also very simple, if the materials are confiscated and confiscated, the actual rewards for the middle and low-level devils are very few, and naturally many devils will seek other ways to make a fortune.

"The superior also said."

After a few people had calmed down a little, the telegraph operator continued:

"If there are materials urgently needed in the base area, they can be purchased directly, and if the funds are not enough, they can apply directly with the headquarters."

"We also have to recruit talents for the base areas."

"Great."

One person was immediately overjoyed:

"I know a businessman who can buy old-fashioned shortwave radios."

"The higher-ups also emphasized that the base areas do not need radio stations at present, but they can purchase and use them on their own."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the telegraph operator's follow-up words.

"Don't want a radio?"

Several people immediately looked at each other.

The army has always lacked radio stations, and radio stations also have a large number of vulnerable parts, and the acquisition of radio parts and radio stations has always been one of the biggest tasks of the underground organization of the Beijing Review.

"It should be the superiors who have found a stable and large number of radio sources."

"And the radio stations on the market are old-fashioned, and they are extremely expensive, and it is not cost-effective to buy."

It's not hard to deduce why.

But this conclusion made several people incredulous.

Radio station.

There is a shortage of devils.

How come the headquarters has access to a large number of radio stations?

But thinking of the sudden allocation of 50,000 ocean funds, several people can accept it to some extent.

"Leave that alone."

Seeing that the work of the liaison station came to a halt due to shock, the leader immediately made a decision and commanded the most basic rules of survival of the liaison station, minimizing the number of people and time in the gathering:

"Obey the orders of the superiors and collect the materials needed by the base area, especially medicines."

"Wensheng is responsible for building a talent transportation channel."

"But be sure to keep it secret and secure."

The leader emphasized.

"Yes!"

Several people responded energetically.

"In addition, the headquarters telegram also said."

When the few people were quiet again, the voice of the telegraph operator continued:

"At the end of the telegram, the headquarters stressed that if it encounters the chief of staff and the deputy chief of staff of the First Army, it will do everything possible to kill them, and if it is inconvenient to move, it can seek assistance from the surrounding base areas."

"Huh?"

Several people in the liaison station looked at each other again.

The headquarters is on the same page as the chief of staff and the deputy chief of staff of the First Army?

In view of the secrecy, and the fact that things were unbelievable, the headquarters still did not give the reason in the telegram, but only gave the order, but after receiving three million silver dollars per month, the order was no longer so completely reckless.

"I got the news from the devil in the afternoon."

One of them suddenly said:

"In the early hours of yesterday morning, the chief of staff and the deputy chief of staff of the First Army seem to have been killed in an attack on Yangquan."

"Moving so fast?"

Several people were a little shocked.

How many days has the order from the headquarters been issued?

Yangquan's comrades just started?

Efficient enough!

···

Also at the same time.

Taiyuan.

Inside the headquarters of the 1st Army.

"Yaga."

A distraught Yoshio Shinozuka scolds the street at the headquarters.

The chief of staff of his First Army, the deputy chief of staff, and the two Dazuo-level officers were both shattered in Yangquan, and the attacker was just a suspected underground element of the Eighth Road!

And then

The joint investigation by the intelligence department of the First Army and the secret service section did not reveal any clues.

Tubalu is suspected of exchanging the lives of the two big bosses of the imperial army with a small soldier.

Although there was no shortage of high-ranking officers in the Imperial Army, Dazuo grabbed a lot of them, and it had no effect on the First Army, and the two who died were not famous and capable officers.

But I can't help but change it like this!

Moreover, this incident also made the First Army a laughing stock, and not only Commander Tada, but even the commander of the dispatch army, as well as the base camp, were very dissatisfied with him.

"Order Kotani Matsubara to get to the bottom of the matter within a month and find out the mastermind of the attack."

Yoshio Shinozuka gave the order to die.

"Hey."

As soon as the staff officer who conveyed the order left, another staff officer walked in:

"Report."

"Telegram from the Xitian Wing of the 33rd Brigade of Lixian County."

"Read!"

After lowering the pressure vertically to the subordinate, Yoshio Shinozuka regained his composure a little.

"The Xiye Wing found that the Tuba Road around Lixian County was very active, and there were traces of the main force of the 386th Brigade."

"Pear County?"

Yoshio Shinozuka walked quickly to the map and found Ri County.

Lixian is located on the southern edge of the Taiyue Mountains and is one of the core counties of the First Army's blockade of the Taiyue base area.

One of the counties through which the Baijin Railway also passed, it was very important to the imperial army.

Moreover, it is also one of the richest grain-producing areas in Shanxi, one of the very rich grain-producing areas even in North China, and a key passage into the Changzhi Basin.

"What does the 386th Brigade want to do?"

Yoshio Shinozuka's calm mood just now became irritable again.

In a short period of time, the First Army was unable to draw troops to deal with the 386th Brigade.

It will take at least two months to raise troops and supplies.

He thought that the 386th Brigade, which had just annihilated the Shandao Wing, would be more honest in the near future, but he didn't expect that there would be a new move so soon, and it was in Li County, which was close to the Changzhi Basin.

"It seems that the strength of the 386th Brigade is much stronger than I expected!"

Yoshio Shinozuka narrowed his eyes.

After completely annihilating an infantry wing of the empire, it was somewhat unexpected that he could move so quickly.

"Order the Intelligence Section to make every effort to investigate the purpose of the 386th Brigade."

Yoshio Shinozuka gave the order.

(End of chapter)