In July 1944, the border area officially began to launch a general offensive against the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions. For a while, the entire SH fell into super chaos.
The Wang puppets had evacuated from NJ to SH the day before yesterday. Wang Chuhai planned to arrive in Dalian by boat and then go to meet Puyi first, and then temporarily stay in Shenyang as a government-in-exile.
The Japanese had evacuated from SH three months ago, so the Wang Puppet people naturally had no reason to resist. Their defeat was much faster than imagined. Even the frontline troops in the border area did not expect that they would end up
Such a relaxing situation.
However, their evacuation did not intend to leave a complete SH beach in the border area. A large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, supplies and professional personnel were packed away, and the entire SH was turned into an empty shell. If Hu Deyou hadn't been there,
In the past year, they have been frantically helping the Wang Puppet resell supplies to the border areas. I am afraid that even if they come here, they will only see a desolate open space.
Wang Qianhai's most intelligent general, Zhou Fohai, even proposed to burn the entire SH to the ground, setting off a huge fire and leaving the border area in ruins. However, this proposal was rejected by Wang, who had been promoted from the director of the Judicial Department of the JC to the president of the Legislative Yuan.
Li Shiyu strongly objected, saying that if that happened, if they counterattacked in the future, they would lose the largest financial trading market in the entire Far East region, and this would be a loss more than the gain.
At this time, Wang Chuhai, who was already suffering from illness, had no intention of spending so much effort in this place. They just wanted to evacuate as quickly as possible. Currently, apart from the Japanese using warships to take them away, the only other people who could carry such a large
There is only one person who carries out large-scale transportation, and that is Hu Deyou, an agent of a trading firm suspected of being a communist.
But at this point, who is still paying attention to whether Hu Deyou is from there, so after the Wang Puppet Xiaoshan meeting, he decided to contact Hu Deyou to quickly transport them to the Northeast.
After all, had it been a little later, the border area would have called over, and they were already stationed 180 kilometers outside NJ city.
Hu Deyou was invited to Wang Qianhai on July 19 and had a three-hour interview with the president of the puppet government in person, and then the two sides reached a transportation agreement.
Basically, it means that Kaihai has already pointed at his nose and said, Hu Deyou, you are red, and Hu Deyou has not denied it from beginning to end, but at this moment, they have to hold their noses and admit it.
In order to transport the nearly 400,000 Wang puppets away, Hu Deyou prepared 21-shu ferries to form a double train, running non-stop between Dalyan and SH.
No matter what, if they leave, the city will be less devastated. After all, war is never fun. But Hu Deyou is not making any arbitrary decisions. He reported it to the border area, and the border area only allowed him after discussion.
They did this because they really wanted to scare the 400,000 Wang puppet group into panic. They might really want to burn SH down.
They can do it, after all, the traitors have no love for this land.
The transportation continued until early November. On the third day after the last boatload of Wang puppets left SH, troops from the border area entered the city.
The first impressions of the locals who could not leave were frightening when they saw these soldiers, because they had been rumored for several years and had even been completely demonized.
It was already very cold in SH in November, and those autumn rains made the streets wet. After entering the city, the troops from the border area did not rob houses or occupy important buildings like the Japanese or Wang puppets. Instead, they sat down
Resting under the eaves of the street, even though it was late at night when entering the city, there was not a single sound.
Hu Deyou opened all the warehouses left behind by the Wang puppets for the soldiers to rest, but it was far from enough. Later teams could only rest along the street, and even left a passage for pedestrians on the road.
In fact, it’s hard not to be moved when seeing this scene. Early the next morning, ordinary people began to spontaneously send umbrellas or hot soup to these soldiers. However, this was actually a drop in the bucket. It was not easy to fully cover a team of hundreds of thousands of people.
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But at noon, the situation changed. Hu Deyou opened seven grain warehouses, and instant noodles and other emergency food began to be provided in large quantities to the soldiers entering the city, trying to ensure that everyone had a bowl of hot noodles.
Under his inspiration, many local merchants also began to donate materials to varying degrees. By about 7:30 in the evening, nearly 400,000 border area soldiers had basically been properly accommodated, although some of them were in Japan.
The people and the Wang Puppet had temporarily built a floor in the warehouse left behind, but at least it was much more comfortable than being in the rain on the street.
Moreover, a large amount of lunch meat, instant noodles, compressed biscuits and mineral water ensure their basic living needs.
"Xiao Hu!"
When Hu Deyou was directing workers to distribute supplies in the warehouse area, a familiar call made him turn around. He saw Lao Wu in military uniform standing behind him, and beside him there were several cadres whom Hu Deyou was familiar with.
Hu Deyou quickly stepped forward and wanted to shake hands with Lao Wu, but suddenly saw that his hand was shorter: "Lao Wu, you..."
"In a war, there's no one who won't get hurt." Old Wu patted Hu Deyou's shoulder cheerfully: "Okay, boy, I heard you helped us solve a big problem."
"Should be done."
At this time, the political commissar next to Old Wu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Commander Ye said, if it weren't for Xiao Hu, our battle would not have been so easy."
"Since we have met now, let's treat you to a good meal, and treat it as a blessing for you."
Old Wu was a rough man, so he laughed and said, "Then I won't be polite. I just ate two steamed buns in the morning, and I'm still hungry."
Originally it was not allowed by discipline, and the political commissar was going to remind him, but after thinking about it, he gave up. After all, he and Xiao Hu were not outsiders, and I heard that Xiao Hu might have been comrades for a long time.
Hu Deyou drove them to the place where he lived. As soon as Lao Wu entered the house, he said, "You guys really have a better life than the emperor."
After saying that, he started to poke around here and there, but the political commissar discovered a question keenly: "Xiao Hu, don't you have any servants at home?"
Hu Deyou smiled and shook his head: "I'm used to being alone, but I'm not used to being served by others."
After saying that, Hu Deyou arranged for them to rest, and he went to the kitchen and started cooking. However, Old Wu, who couldn't sit still, started to look around. After all, he was a rustic, and everything he saw was new.
"Don't touch other people's things."
"It's definitely not moving. I've never seen this before." Lao Wu walked around the house with his hands behind his back: "What am I talking about? This SH is different from my place in the countryside. This naked girl can directly
Draw it on the book."
"That's called a magazine. It's not a naked girl. What people wear is called a swimsuit. It's an American swimsuit."
"It's really immoral." Old Wu said with contempt on his face: "This house is really big. The landlord's house in my village is not as big as Xiao Hu's house."
Hearing him muttering there, the political commissar didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
But Hu Deyou's dishes were soon ready. He took out some fine wine and put it on the table. Old Wu was attracted by the aroma of the wine and strolled back immediately.
"Not bad, Xiao Hu, the life of a capitalist class like you is really good." Old Wu said with a smile: "It's not like us eating tree bark in the base area."
The political commissar next to him glared at him: "What are you talking about? If it weren't for Xiao Hu, you would be eating tree bark. Why didn't you eat four white-flour steamed buns after Xiao Hu left?"
Xiao Hu watched them laughing and scolding, but said nothing. Several years of underground work had turned him into a person like Yuan Shu. He could not express his emotions and anger, and he did not speak easily, let alone express himself.
emotions.
"By the way, Xiao Hu. Let me ask you something. I heard that you transported all the people in Wang Reclamation away? Why did you transport them away? It would be great if you kept them for me to blast them all away."
Before Hu Deyou could answer, the political commissar next to him started scolding: "Old Wu, you are such a common man. Do you plan to bomb the SH beach together? What's wrong with them leaving? Leave a good city behind."
Give it to us, your idea of turning a grassroots into a bandit is too bad, we will have to carry out construction here in the future."
"Yes, yes... I didn't think it through properly." Old Wu chuckled.
Hu Deyou just stood up and poured wine for them: "How long will we stay this time?"
Old Wu picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then thought for a moment and said: "I don't know yet, but it will take a long time. Commander Ye asked me to set up a military factory here first. There are still many tough battles to be fought in the future.
The bald people are huddled in Sichuan and Chongqing and refuse to come out, and the Japanese have gone to the Northeast. These are difficult bones to crack. Let’s take it step by step and strive to liberate the whole country as soon as possible.”
They all drank too much in the evening, so Hu Deyou invited them to stay at his place. Old Wu was in charge of the military factory now, so there was nothing to do, but the political commissar couldn't. He was now a member of the staff and had to go back to work.
So I left after eating.
Lying on the soft sofa, Lao Wu was fast asleep. Hu Deyou refused to let him into the room. He said that he was dirty and could not sleep on the clean bed, and refused to go to the room. In the end, Hu Deyou had no choice but to take out the room.
He was covered with a quilt, and he stood at the window looking out at the continuous autumn rain.
He actually envied Lao Wu and the others, because working on the underground front may lead to a much better life than their front-line battlefield, but the mental depression is simply difficult to describe in words. Yuan Shu once told him that those who work in their profession
People should be careful even if they talk in sleep, because sometimes even a word of sleep talk may put them in danger.
Everyone around you is untrustworthy, everything may be a trap, and even every dish may be poisoned. This is tantamount to huge torture for people.
In these years, especially in the days after Yuan Shu left, the only belief that supported Hu Deyou was to completely drive away the Japanese devils, and now he even wanted to see a strong country that would not be bullied.
Among them, what he envied most was that people like Lao Wu could call each other "comrades" freely, but he could not use these two words at all. He could neither call others nor let others call him.
Even though SH has been recovered now, he cannot be exposed voluntarily if the organization does not allow him to be exposed.
On the third day, Hu Deyou received a letter. When he opened it, his heartbeat accelerated to 140, because the letter was personally written by Comrade Ke Gong. The letter emphatically commended Comrade Hu Deyou for his service in the enemy camp over the years.
He has made outstanding contributions to the organization, and all his files have been investigated and verified and sealed in the Organization Department. After the war is completely over, the organization will definitely help him restore his identity.
And if Comrade Ke Gong's letter alone is not enough to make Hu Deyou's heart beat140, because in addition to Comrade Ke Gong's letter, there is also a piece of paper, and the paper is a transcript of a letter, the title of which is "About Comrade Hu Deyou's contribution to the Anti-Japanese War"
"An investigation report that has made outstanding contributions to the cause", and the signatory under this report is Comrade Zhou Gong.
This means that Hu Deyou's identity has been recognized, and when everything is settled, he can become everyone's comrade in an open and justifiable manner.
At this moment, a super agent who could kill a moving target 500 meters away in thirty seconds was crying on the Huangpu River and his eyes were red. Then he burned the letter that was to be burned after reading, and when he burned it, his mouth
He muttered: "Brother Tian, have you seen it? When I win, I will definitely find a way to make you a real hero!"
The river was rolling forward, making a rumbling sound, which sounded like the cheers of the fallen heroes.
For a period of time after that, until around the Spring Festival of 1945, Hu Deyou was still running his business, but the first branch of this business had already opened in the Northeast.
And Hu Deyou also came to Northeast China from SH. He still did not enjoy the peaceful time after the liberation of SH. Instead, he came to the darkest enemy-occupied area. This is his job and his persistence.
Today's Northeast is a real dragon's nest. The Japanese, the Puppet Manchukuo, and the Puppet Mongolia are all piled up here. But fortunately, Wang Chuhai died of illness in Shenyang in November last year, and the Wang Puppet almost exists in name only. The people scattered inside have become very handy tools.
At least the day after Hu Deyou came here, he had already connected with many people from Wang Puppet, and those people also knew that this was the God of Wealth chasing him to the Northeast.
However, compared to the south, the anti-Japanese situation here is more tense, because since Huanggutun, the actual masters of the Northeast have been the Japanese. It has been nearly 20 years, and the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance is now far better than it was back then. Their base area is even more difficult, not to mention that this vast black land is full of bandits, which makes the already stretched anti-Japanese armed forces even more difficult.
This time Hu Deyou came here to replicate the success in SH and turn the poor Northeast Anti-Resistance Alliance into a truly effective team.