On the top of a mountain one kilometer southeast of the Xigang stronghold, Huang Yu was hiding behind a bush to observe the situation.
Wang Minghua, commander of the Third Tu Company, squatted beside him and introduced: "Battalion Commander, I think the Japanese in the Xigang stronghold are the ones most likely to be instigated by us to rebel!"
"The company commander is Chen Wei, the former deputy battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 341st Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army..."
"After being recruited by the Japanese, other officers were promoted. Not only was Chen Wei not promoted, he was demoted one level, from deputy battalion commander to now company commander!"
"I heard that this guy is the only company-level officer in the 341st Regiment who doesn't agree to surrender to the Japanese."
"Their regiment leader originally wanted to kill him, but this Chen Wei is very good at fighting and still has a lot of prestige in the regiment!"
"In order to avoid turmoil during the reorganization of the army, I narrowly escaped disaster, but was demoted to company commander and assigned to the Xigang stronghold!"
"The terrain of Xigang stronghold is difficult, with a total of three gun towers and eleven bunkers!"
"There are 72 Japs and 106 puppet troops stationed, equipped with one mortar, one heavy machine gun, three grenade launchers, six light machine guns, and more than 140 rifles!"
"The enemy defends the stronghold based on danger and rarely leaves the stronghold. Unless heavy artillery is used, it will be difficult to capture it!"
Huang Yu shook his head and said: "A strong attack on the stronghold is our last resort. We will never do it unless we have to!"
"Is it possible for us to meet Chen Wei!"
"It's difficult!" Wang Minghua said.
"Although the Xigang stronghold of more than 100 puppet troops was under his control, the Japanese did not completely trust him and arranged for a deputy company commander to monitor him and follow him wherever he went, like a dog-skin plaster."
"If you want to avoid the deputy company commander and meet Chen Wei alone, the possibility of success is almost zero!"
"The Japanese will not allow Chen Wei to leave the stronghold at will!"
Huang Yu didn't want to give up this opportunity to instigate rebellion. He looked at the stronghold and continued to ask: "Can you send him a letter?"
"That's no problem!" Wang Minghua answered readily.
"Many of the puppet troops in the stronghold are local people..."
"Like Chen Wei, they don't want to be traitors...but their arms can't twist their thighs, so they have no choice but to wear Ergouzi's skin!"
"After investigation, we found a total of four puppet soldiers' families...After mobilization, they are willing to help us contact the four puppet soldiers for my use!"
Huang Yu's face immediately flashed with confusion: "Don't the Japanese and puppet troops rarely leave the stronghold? Even if their family members arrive around the stronghold, they can't be contacted?"
Wang Minghua quickly explained: "Battal Commander... what I meant before was that the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops rarely leaves their stronghold!"
"The Xigang stronghold must not only cut off the mountain road, but also extend patrols for two kilometers to the surrounding area to prevent our troops from climbing over the mountains, bypassing the stronghold, and crossing the blockade!"
"We can contact the four puppet troops while they are patrolling and deliver the letter to Chen Wei to the stronghold!"
At the Xigang stronghold, Chen Wei returned to his room after training as usual, feeling very depressed.
He hasn't smiled for a long time since he became a puppet soldier.
If he hadn't been able to let go of some of his dead brothers in the company, he would have abandoned his position as company commander and fled long ago.
"Company Commander... let's make peace with what we have come... As long as we don't do anything that offends our conscience, we can't care about other things..." A platoon leader followed up and said.
He is Chen Wei's confidant and dead brother, and he doesn't want to be a traitor.
Likewise, his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and before he could react, he was pointed at a gun. He was dressed in such a dog's skin, and he didn't even have a chance to escape.
Seeing that Chen Wei was still frowning and silent, still unable to accept his identity as a puppet soldier, the platoon leader continued: "To put it bluntly, if you hadn't been the company commander here, our company wouldn't have known the disaster.
How many common people!”
"From this perspective, company commander, you have done a great thing in this position!"
Chen Wei finally reacted. He looked at his subordinates and said with a wry smile: "You can really deceive yourself and others..."
"But you are right about one thing, take care of what comes!"
"I heard that the Jinsui Army that was active in the surrounding area has withdrawn, and there is only one anti-Japanese armed force of the Eighth Route Army within a few dozen kilometers! We have no contact with them, and there is no chance for them to help!"
"I can only continue to wear this dog skin..."
"When we go back, we must tell our brothers... Although we all wore puppet army uniforms and became traitors... we must not do anything unconscionable!"
"If he does, then don't blame me for sending him to the front line as cannon fodder..."
"Don't worry, company commander... I will definitely account for my brothers..." the platoon commander replied immediately, and then hesitated before continuing.
"What to do with the third platoon controlled by Deputy Company Commander Zhang... He is a die-hard confidant of the Japs and has done all kinds of bad things..."
"With him causing trouble in the company, there are too many variables..."
"It only took less than a month for him to acquire the third platoon... If he continues to do this, more and more brothers will be bribed by him, and then you, the company commander, will be in name only!"
"snort……"
Chen Wei snorted coldly and said: "Don't worry... A traitor like Zhang who only knows how to talk is generally very poor in combat effectiveness... As long as there is a chance to go to the battlefield in the future... I have countless ways to kill him!"
"Let the brothers be cowardly turtles for a while longer... I, Chen Wei, can't deal with the Japs, but I can still deal with a traitor!"
The platoon leader felt relieved after hearing this.
The real purpose of his coming here today was to remind Chen Wei to pay attention to the deputy company commander and not to let the deputy company commander take away all the rights in the company. Then these old brothers who followed Chen Wei would definitely be benched.
Judging from Chen Wei's answer, although he has not yet emerged from the shadow of becoming a puppet soldier, he has not relaxed his vigilance towards the deputy company commander.
Based on his understanding of Chen Wei, as long as he targets the deputy company commander, this person will be finished...
"Bang bang bang..." The knock on the door suddenly came into the room. As soon as Chen Wei shouted the word "come in", he saw a subordinate pushing the door open and walking in with a nervous look on his face.
"Wang Fu... If you don't want to eat, why are you here?" Chen Wei recognized this subordinate at a glance and was puzzled.
Under normal circumstances, when something goes wrong in the army, the squad leader will come and report it. No matter how many turns he takes, it is impossible for a soldier to come to him.
"Report to the company commander... I have a letter that must be delivered to you personally..." Although Wang Fu was very nervous, he still had the courage to report.
Without waiting for Chen Wei to answer, he took out a letter with "personally acknowledged by Chen Wei" and handed it to the company commander respectfully.
Chen Wei was even more puzzled!
All of my family members died in the war, and I was all alone. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for anyone to write to me.
But he still readily accepted the letter and opened it in front of Wang Fu.
The content of the letter is very short and can be read in two or three seconds.
The puzzled expression on his face was instantly replaced by seriousness. He strode to the oil lamp and burned the letter and envelope to ashes. He breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that no evidence was left behind.
A pair of eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. They stared at Wang Fu closely and asked seriously: "Are you sure no one else has read the letter you just sent me?"
"I'm sure..." Wang Fu nodded quickly!
The company commander's behavior just now was too weird. Even a fool knows that the letter is a hot potato, and whoever gets it will be unlucky.
"Have you ever seen it yourself?" Chen Wei continued to ask.
"No...absolutely not..." Wang Fu shook his head like a rattle and answered quickly.
"And I can't read either...I don't even know the words on the envelope!"
Chen Wei nodded and continued to ask: "Write a letter to you who gave it to you, how it was given to you, and where it was given to you. Tell me everything you know about the situation word for word. The more detailed the better!"
The more Wang Fu listened, the more nervous he became, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead unconsciously. He looked at Chen Wei and was very anxious to answer!
"My dad gave it to me!"
"When I met him on patrol in the afternoon, he asked me to hide the letter and hand it over to you..."
"Company Commander, is something wrong? Will writing a letter bring trouble to my father?"
"Your father... I remember that your home is at least thirty miles away from here. Why did your father suddenly come here? Don't you know that the Japanese have been very strict in checking recently?" Chen Wei continued to ask.
Seeing the company commander's expression becoming more and more serious, Wang Fu almost burst into tears: "I don't know either..."
"Company Commander, this matter won't really bring trouble to my father! Why do I get more and more nervous the more I hear it!"
Chen Wei replied seriously: "As long as you keep this matter in your heart and don't tell anyone...just pretend it never happened, there will definitely be no danger!"
"If you reveal even a single word, you may get yourself killed!"
