Li Changshui, the chief of the Enemy Engineering Section, is twenty-seven or eighteen years old. He has an ordinary appearance and darker skin. He looks much older than his actual age. Such a person is easily ignored by others if thrown into a crowd.
But if you observe carefully, his eyes are shrewd and capable.
Xu Dalong felt a little emotional, thinking that the brigade commander was good at picking people, and only such unobtrusive people were the material to be agents.
Li Changshui held Xu Dalong's hand and said enthusiastically: "You are Xu Dalong. The brigade commander admires you very much. When I saw you today, you are indeed a talented person."
To be honest, Xu Dalong's appearance cannot be said to be handsome, but he looks honest and honest.
Although Li Changshui's words sounded flattering, they were still very useful to Xu Dalong's ears.
He said modestly: "I don't dare to take it. In the future, please ask Section Chief Li for more guidance."
Xu Dalong introduced Zheng Xirong and Zhao Xiaoman to Li Changshui and asked, "What does Section Chief Li need from us?"
Li Changshui introduced his mission to Xu Dalong and others.
During the war years, the headquarters organization would be moved frequently at regular intervals according to the needs of the situation. This area of Ping'an County is only more than 150 kilometers away from the current location of the headquarters organization, and a Japanese infantry brigade suddenly appeared here.
, had to attract the attention of the headquarters agencies.
In order to ensure the safety of the headquarters, the brigade commander specially sent Li Changshui to understand the purpose of this Japanese army coming here.
Li Changshui said: "There are no underground parties operating in this area. It can be said that I am blind here. Therefore, this reconnaissance mission mainly relies on you to complete it."
For Ping'an County, Xu Dalong didn't have much resources or connections.
Zhao Xiaoman knew Hu Mangui. Hu Mangui was just an ordinary citizen. He was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, so he couldn't help much.
Wang Jinke was very familiar with Ping'an County and could provide some help. Unfortunately, Xu Dalong only wanted to recruit him into the group. As a result, Wang Jinke could no longer show his face in Ping'an County and this road was cut off.
The only person Xu Dalong can have some hope for now is Wang Xinmin. No matter what, he still provided help to Xu Dalong and others last time.
After discussing with Li Changshui, Xu Dalong decided to contact Wang Xinmin again to see if he could find some clues from him.
Wang Jinke's forgery skills are really good. This time he gave Xu Dalong, Zheng Xirong and Zhao Xiaoman forged identity documents of merchants from Yangquan. They were so generous that they also opened rooms at Dongsheng Inn and stayed there.
That night, Wang Xinmin fell asleep for several hours before waking up.
After waking up, he found that he was covered with a quilt. It was such a small detail, but Wang Xinmin felt slightly moved.
After getting up in the morning, he went to the clinic as usual and found many Japanese military police and pseudo-policemen standing in front of the clinic.
Wang Xinmin knew something had happened and felt a little nervous. But he remembered what Xu Dalong said and he didn't know anything. So he walked over boldly.
Most of the Japanese soldiers in the gendarmerie had taken turns standing guard at the clinic. They knew Wang Xinmin and let him in without stopping him.
When Wang Xinmin heard that someone had died, he was a little worried, because there was not only the Japanese military policeman on duty last night, but also a colleague of his. The two had a good relationship, and he didn't want something to happen to his colleague.
He first came to the office of the director of the clinic, and saw his colleague, with a look of fear on his face, describing what happened at night to the director of the clinic, Kazuo Shimizu.
He said: "I slept very well last night and didn't hear anything. When I got up in the morning, I was going to go out for breakfast, and then I realized that something happened in the duty room, which scared me. Fortunately, the gangsters didn't know that I was downstairs.
Go on duty, otherwise, I'm afraid I will suffer too."
Seeing that his colleagues were safe and sound, Wang Xinmin gained more trust in Xu Dalong and others. At least they were not killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Since Wang Xinmin was not at the scene, no one came to ask him about related matters. In addition, clues to the murderer were already provided on the wall of the duty room, so the matter passed quickly.
Because a death occurred in the clinic and a large amount of medicines were lost, the Japanese tightened the precautions against the clinic. They increased the number of Japanese military police on duty to two people every night, and also arranged for pseudo-police to stand guard in front of the gate.
Wang Xinmin went to work as usual these days, everything was very calm, and he soon forgot about the visit of Xu Dalong and others.
At 10:30 that night, Wang Xinmin was getting ready to go to bed when he suddenly heard a gentle knock on the door.
Wang Xinmin felt a little strange, because the courtyard door of his house was closed. If someone came, he should knock on the courtyard door. Why did he knock on his own door?
He asked warily: "Who is it?"
Xu Dalong's voice came from outside, and he said: "Doctor Wang, it's me."
Wang Xinmin heard Xu Dalong's voice. He came to the door, but did not open the door. He said with some displeasure: "You have made such a big fuss in the clinic, and you still dare to come to my place. Isn't this causing trouble for me?"
Xu Dalong said: "Doctor Wang, don't worry, no one knows that I'm here. I'm not here to cause you trouble, but to help you."
The reason why Xu Dalong spoke like this was because when he talked to Wang Xinmin last time, he had already heard that Wang Xinmin had something to hide, and he must have some difficulty that he couldn't solve, so he stayed at the Japanese clinic in the county.
Xu Dalong's guess was correct. When Wang Xinmin heard this, his heart moved and he opened the door bolt.
The only person who followed Xu Dalong was Zheng Xirong. He stayed in the yard to be on guard while Xu Dalong was talking to Wang Xinmin inside.
Xu Dalong said: "Doctor Wang, the batch of medicines we obtained saved many anti-Japanese soldiers. On behalf of the Eighth Route Army, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."
After speaking, he took out a cloth bag, put it on the table, and said: "These 30 oceans are a small token of my gratitude. Please accept them."
Wang Xinmin saw that Xu Dalong was sincere and meticulous in his work, and his affection for him increased even more.
He didn't go to get the money and said, "It's nothing. I didn't do you any favors. You don't need to thank me."
Xu Dalong said: "Doctor Wang, no matter what, we will always remember what you have done for the anti-Japanese soldiers and people. Last time I invited you to join the Eighth Route Army, you seemed to have something to hide. Can you tell me your difficulties? As long as
Whatever I can do, I will definitely help you solve it."
Wang Xinmin didn't say anything, he was deep in thought and seemed to be weighing the feasibility of this matter.
In order to increase his understanding of Wang Xinmin, Xu Dalong asked: "Doctor Wang, you said that you and your teacher are from Taiyuan Higher Medical School. How did you end up in Ping'an County?"
Wang Xinmin sighed and said, "It's hard to say anything, so I might as well not say it."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, let's just chat. If you really have any difficulties, I will do my best to help you solve it."
Wang Xinmin then opened up his chatterbox and told his own experience.
It turned out that after Wang Xinmin graduated from school, he stayed with his teacher Kazuo Shimizu as an assistant. Kazuo Shimizu's wife was also a professor at this higher medical school, and she also had an assistant named Su Xiaoyan, who was Wang Xinmin's lover. The two fell in love.
, has reached the point of discussing marriage.
More than a year ago, someone from the Taiyuan Special High School suddenly found Kazuo Shimizu and Wang Xinmin and asked them to come to Pingan County to open a clinic for the Japanese army.
Of course, neither Kazuo Shimizu nor Wang Xinmin were willing. Kazuo Shimizu argued hard, but unexpectedly, the people from the special higher education course threatened them with Kazuo Shimizu's wife and Su Xiaoyan, so they had no choice but to come here.
Kazuo Shimizu asked someone to inquire and found out that after he and Wang Xinmin left, his wife and Su Xiaoyan were placed under surveillance by the Japanese and were equivalent to being their hostages.
Wang Xinmin really wanted to fly away with Su Xiaoyan, but unfortunately, there was nothing he could do and he could only stay in Ping'an County.
Wang Xinmin's narration made Xu Dalong feel a little puzzled. He always felt that this matter was not that simple, but based on the clues in front of him, he could not make an accurate judgment yet.
Xu Dalong decided to win over Wang Xinmin first. He said, "Doctor Wang, are your and Su Xiaoyan's families in Taiyuan?"
Wang Xinmin said: "No. My family is from Luliang, and Su Xiaoyan's family is from Tianzhen. We came to Taiyuan to study."
Xu Dalong said: "That's good, this way your family will not be implicated. Doctor Wang, if you are willing, I can help you rescue your fiancée, Miss Su, from Taiyuan, and then send you to where you want to go."
"Really?" Wang Xinmin became a little excited.
Xu Dalong said calmly: "I promise."
Xu Dalong did not swear or swear, and his tone of voice was very calm, but the confidence he exuded gave Wang Xinmin a strong sense of trust.
Xu Dalong inquired about Su Xiaoyan's situation in Taiyuan City in detail, and then asked Wang Xinmin to write a personal letter in order to win Su Xiaoyan's trust.
Wang Xinmin is a very smart man. He knows that Xu Dalong and others came to Ping'an County not just to help him, but to understand something through him.
He took the initiative and said: "Mr. Xu, if you need my help with anything, I will definitely help."
Xu Dalong returned to the inn and reported to Li Changshui about his meeting with Wang Xinmin.
Li Changshui has rich experience in espionage work. He also feels that it is not that simple for Shimizu Kazuo to come to Ping'an County. There seems to be some secret hidden in it. However, his main mission in coming to Ping'an County this time is to find out the situation of the Japanese infantry brigade.
, so I decided to put the matter of Shimizu Kazuo aside for the time being.
The next night, Xu Dalong came to Wang Xinmin's residence again.
Wang Xinmin's teacher, Shimizu Kazuo, was Japanese, and Wang Xinmin also learned to speak fluent Japanese. When the Japanese army was stationed in the infantry brigade of Pingan County, someone came to the clinic for medical treatment. Wang Xinmin paid attention to the conversation between them and roughly understood the nature of this Japanese army.
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This Japanese army is the Hirata Battalion of the 71st Regiment of the 36th Brigade of the 18th Division of the First Army in Shanxi. As for the name of the brigade leader, Hirata, he doesn't know.
This is all Wang Xinmin can understand, but this is enough for Xu Dalong.
Speaking of the establishment of the Japanese army, Li Changshui should know a lot about the Japanese army. If you provide him with this information, you should be able to get some clues.
After returning to the inn, Xu Dalong told Li Changshui about the situation.
Li Changshui said to himself: "The Japanese 36th Brigade is stationed in Fenyang, and the 71st Regiment is in Xiushui County, which is 200 kilometers away from Ping'an County. What are they doing by sending an infantry brigade here?"
Xu Dalong searched for what he knew about what happened in the northwest Shanxi area in history, and suddenly thought of something. He asked: "Chief Li, does the 71st Regiment of the Japanese Army have an Okazaki Brigade?"
Li Changshui shook his head and said, "No."
Xu Dalong felt that he might have made a mistake, and couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.
At this moment, Li Changshui said: "The Japanese 71st Regiment does not have an Okazaki Brigade, but there is an Okazaki Brigade in the 72nd Regiment, and the captain is named Okazaki Jiro. What does this mean?"
Xu Dalong was very happy and asked: "Where is the Okazaki Brigade currently stationed?"
Li Changshui said: "Zhuangyuan Town in the northwest of Qingyuan County."
Xu Dalong suddenly understood. It turned out that this was a battle that the Independent Regiment was about to fight - the Battle of Lijiapo. The Independent Regiment annihilated the Japanese Okazaki Brigade and became famous.
Xu Dalong took out a pen and paper and drew a topographic map of northwest Shanxi with just a few strokes. On a point on the topographic map, he wrote Lijiapo and also drew a circle there.
He said: "Chief Li, what do you think will happen if the Japanese Hirata Brigade attacks and advances in the direction of Zhaojiayu?"
After Li Changshui thought for a while, he said: "The headquarters will definitely send the 69th Regiment to intercept."
Xu Dalong asked again: "What would happen if the Japanese garrison in Xiushui and the Pingtian brigade attack northward at the same time?"
Li Changshui said: "The 70th Regiment should be sent to intercept."
Xu Dalong used a pen to draw a line starting from Zhuangyuan Town, with an arrow in front of it, pointing directly to Lijiapo.
He asked: "Chief Li, what do you think?"
Li Changshui was shocked and said: "Oh! Lijiapo has the headquarters' arsenal and field hospital. If the Japanese Okazaki Brigade launches a surprise attack, it will be dangerous."
Having said this, he looked at Xu Dalong and said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, I didn't expect you to have such a judgment ability. No wonder the brigade commander admires you so much. I think your judgment is basically accurate, I must go back immediately
Report to the brigade commander."
Early the next morning, Li Changshui left Ping'an County first.
Xu Dalong and others purchased some things on the street, then left Pingan County and returned to the Independent Regiment Headquarters.
In Li Yunlong's room, Zhao Gang asked: "Xu Dalong, did you clarify the matter when you went to Ping'an County this time?"
Da Xulong said: "Regiment commander, political commissar, deputy commander, gather the troops quickly, there is going to be a big battle soon."