Shortly after Xu Dalong and others set off, the brigade commander sent a messenger to convey the defense order, asking the independent regiment to leave Yangcun and go to Zhaojiayu, 30 kilometers flanking the current headquarters, to assume the headquarters' security mission.
Li Yunlong issued the order to transfer the troops. Zhang Dabiao was very concerned about Xu Dalong and came to the special service company in person. He said to the acting company commander Wei Monk: "When your company commander set out, he didn't know that the independent regiment was about to mobilize. You sent someone to respond.
, the rest of the people acted together with the main force."
Monk Wei sent Wang Xiaohu to lead a squad of soldiers to Ping'an County to meet Xu Dalong and others.
Zhao Gang is a very careful person. He knew that Xu Dalong and others went to Ping'an County to rescue Wang Xinmin. Now that the person has not been brought back, the troops are about to be transferred. He was worried that Su Xiaoyan had other ideas, so he came to the health team in person.
After seeing Su Xiaoyan, Zhao Gang said: "Miss Su, you don't have to worry. We have sent people to notify Xu Dalong. After he rescues the person, he will be sent to our new station. You can move with the troops first.
,do you think it's OK?"
Su Xiaoyan has been working in the independent regiment health team these days. She found that although the conditions here are difficult, the people here have an optimistic and uplifting passion. The relationship between people is also very united and friendly, and everyone takes good care of her.
and respect, she had a good impression of the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing the political commissar of the Independence Regiment coming to comfort her in person, Su Xiaoyan said: "Sir Zhao, it's okay, I will follow your arrangements."
Zhao Gang told the health team leader to take good care of Su Xiaoyan, and specially transferred a squad from the special service company to protect the safety of the health team, and even equipped Su Xiaoyan with a horse.
After a continuous march, the independent regiment arrived at Zhaojiayu.
The brigade commander came to greet him personally and, accompanied by Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, reviewed the troops.
When Li Yunlong first took office in the Independent Regiment, the brigade commander went to the Independent Regiment. At that time, the Independent Regiment had less than 1,000 men, its weapons and equipment were very backward, and the morale of the soldiers was also very low. The Independent Regiment in front of us was very different.
Today's independent regiment has more than 1,600 troops. It has Type 92 infantry guns, mortars, and Type 92 heavy machine guns. There are quite a lot of them. There are even more light machine guns. Every soldier has a gun.
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Seeing the brigade commander coming over, the soldiers all had their chests high and their faces were filled with confidence. The whole unit gave people a feeling of being reborn.
The brigade commander nodded with satisfaction and said: "Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, well done. The Independent Regiment has done a good job recently and the army has made great progress. Our army needs cadres like you."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Thank you, brigade commander, for your compliment."
At this time, the brigade commander's eyes scanned the ranks of the independent regiment again, and he asked: "Where is Xu Dalong from your regiment? Let him come out to see me."
Li Yunlong said: "Oh, brigade commander, it's a coincidence that Xu Dalong went to Ping'an County to perform a mission and didn't come with him."
The brigade commander said dissatisfied: "Li Yunlong, don't do this to me. I have asked Xu Dalong to come to the brigade headquarters many times, but you have always resisted. When the independent group came to Zhaojiayu, he did not follow. What do you mean?"
Li Yunlong said: "Brigadier, please don't accuse me unjustly. When Xu Dalong went to perform the mission, the independent regiment had not received the order to mobilize defenses."
Zhao Gang said from the side: "Brigadier, this is indeed the case."
The brigade commander glanced at Zhao Gang, obviously still trusting him, and said: "When that Xu Dalong comes, let him bring his special service company to the brigade headquarters to report."
Ping'an County.
After Xu Dalong and others entered the city, they found an inn and settled down. When the clinic was about to get off work, they came to the vicinity of the clinic.
Soon after, Wang Xinmin got off work. Shortly after he walked out of the clinic, a cigarette vendor followed him secretly.
Xu Dalong and Zheng Xirong also followed quietly.
After they saw Wang Xinmin enter his yard, the vendor stayed nearby for a while and then left.
This situation is as Xu Dalong expected. It is obvious that the surveillance on Wang Xinmin has been relaxed a lot. The original two people have become one person, and they are no longer under full-time surveillance.
Despite this, Xu Dalong did not dare to be careless at all. They continued to monitor, and no suspicious persons were found until night, and then they climbed over the wall and entered the yard of Wang Xinmin's house.
It had been a long time since Xu Dalong left last time. Wang Xinmin originally expected to get the news of Su Xiaoyan's rescue as soon as possible, but as time went by, he gradually felt a little disappointed. He was very worried about Su Xiaoyan, worried that she would go there because of Xu Dalong and others.
encountered danger while rescuing.
"Dong dong, dong dong."
Suddenly there was a rhythmic knocking on the door.
Wang Xinmin had been waiting for this voice for a long time. He hurried to the door, suppressed his excitement, and asked softly: "Who is it?"
"It's me." His familiar voice came from outside.
Wang Xinmin hurriedly opened the door, let Xu Dalong into the room, closed the door, and asked eagerly: "Platoon Leader Xu, has Xiaoyan been rescued?"
Xu Dalong smiled and nodded, and said: "The person has been rescued a long time ago and is now in our independent group. I didn't come to tell you at that time because there was someone monitoring you all the time. For your safety, I delayed it until now.
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Wang Xinmin said excitedly: "Okay, Xiaoyan has been rescued. It's great."
Xu Dalong took out Su Xiaoyan's handwritten letter from his pocket.
Wang Xinmin hurriedly took it, opened the folded letter paper inside, and saw a three-inch photo of Su Xiaoyan's beautiful face, smiling at him.
"Xiaoyan." Wang Xinmin looked at his lover's smiling face and shouted excitedly. If Xu Dalong hadn't been there, he might have kissed her long ago.
After reading Su Xiaoyan's handwritten letter, Wang Xinmin's heart felt completely at ease.
He said excitedly: "Platoon Commander Xu, thank you very much. I will pack my things and go with you."
Xu Dalong said: "Doctor Wang, don't worry, I want to ask you something."
Wang Xinmin said: "Please speak."
Xu Dalong asked: "Your teacher has come to Ping'an County. Is there anything unusual about him?"
Wang Xinmin thought about it carefully and said, "It's nothing. He usually receives medical treatment in person and sometimes consults with me. It's quite normal."
Xu Dalong then asked: "Does he often visit doctors, or do familiar patients often come to see him?"
Wang Xinmin remembered it and said: "Such a situation does exist. The teacher often goes out, sometimes for the whole day. There is a man in his thirties who often comes to see him for medical treatment, and every time the teacher receives him alone.
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Xu Dalong nodded and said, "That's right."
Xu Dalong introduced the situation of Su Xiaoyan in Taiyuan City and said: "Miss Su's situation is similar to yours. Your Japanese teachers are a bit weird. There should be important secrets hidden in them. I now suspect that,
Both of them are Japanese spies and are engaged in activities that are harmful to the Chinese people."
Wang Xinmin said in disbelief: "No way? My teacher is just an ordinary scholar, how could he be a Japanese spy?"
Xu Dalong said: "Think about it, your teacher is a scholar, and he didn't take advantage of the superior scientific research environment in Taiyuan City, but came to this remote Ping'an County. Don't you think it's weird?
Also, after Miss Su was rescued, you were secretly monitored, which is enough to show that your teacher knew about it, but why didn't he tell you?"
After Wang Xinmin thought about it carefully, he nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. What secrets does my teacher hide?"
Xu Dalong said: "I don't know yet, but I am certain that there is a major secret hidden in it, which may be related to the life and death of millions of people."
At this point, he paused, looked into Wang Xinmin's eyes, and said: "Doctor Wang, you are a conscientious Chinese. I have a heartfelt request. I wonder if you are willing to stay and help us temporarily?
, find out what conspiracy the Japanese have?”
"This..." Wang Xinmin hesitated.
He is now looking forward to reuniting with Su Xiaoyan, but he is not willing to have such an outcome.
Xu Dalong said: "Doctor Wang, I know that you want to see Miss Su eagerly, but you and Miss Su are both Chinese people who understand the righteousness of justice. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. At this critical moment of national peril, I believe you will
Will be willing to make an effort.
Miss Su is a patriotic young man. I think the lover in her heart will never be a coward who sees the nation in danger and refuses to save him. If you can contribute to the Anti-Japanese War and become an Anti-Japanese Hero, I believe you will
Become the pride in her heart."
Xu Dalong got this set of high hats and once he put them on Wang Xinmin, it was really hard for Wang Xinmin to refuse.
During Wang Xinmin's relationship with Su Xiaoyan, he took the initiative to pursue Su Xiaoyan. He could feel that although Su Xiaoyan had feelings for him, she did not have the kind of female admiration for men.
Xu Dalong's proposal inspired his passion as a man. He really hoped to do something big and make Su Xiaoyan look at him differently.
Thinking of this, Wang Xinmin felt his blood boiling. He gritted his teeth and said: "Platoon Commander Xu, you are right. I am also a patriotic and passionate young man. I am willing to contribute to the anti-Japanese war."
Xu Dalong smiled with satisfaction and said: "Doctor Wang, that's great. I really did not misjudge the person. I believe Miss Su will be proud of you.
Let's do this. You write a handwritten letter to Miss Su to show your noble feelings of being righteous and fearless in order to resist Japan. I believe Miss Su will be proud of you."
Wang Xinmin wrote a long letter, pouring out his love for Su Xiaoyan. At the same time, he also wrote some impassioned slogans about saving the country and the people and resolutely resisting Japan.
Then, Xu Dalong told Wang Xinmin how to engage in secret espionage activities, as well as various techniques and precautions.
After successfully mobilizing Wang Xinmin and becoming an informant beside the Japanese, Xu Dalong left Pingan County with satisfaction.
Xu Dalong and others did not know that the Independent Regiment had left Yangcun, and they were still heading towards Yangcun.
On the way, they met Wang Xiaohu and others, and then headed to Zhaojiayu together.
The independent group went from Yangcun to Zhaojiayu, while Xu Dalong and others went directly from Ping'an County to Zhaojiayu. They took different roads.
Xu Dalong and others were not familiar with the enemy's situation, but they were certain that they were passing through enemy-occupied areas.
For safety reasons, all 14 of them temporarily put on Japanese military uniforms.
Xu Dalong and others were marching when they saw a carriage coming in front. On the carriage were a Japanese soldier, three puppet soldiers, and a tied up young woman.
The Japanese soldier was drunk. He was grinning ferociously and groping the woman with his hands from time to time.
The woman was very frightened, but had nowhere to hide, so she could only cry helplessly.
A few puppet soldiers didn't care at all about the Japanese's brutal behavior, but instead laughed there.
Xu Dalong and others ran over on horseback. The soldiers surrounded the Japanese and puppet troops on the carriage and aimed their guns at them.
The puppet soldiers were frightened and hurriedly said: "Taijun, don't misunderstand me." They hurried to wake up the drunken Japanese.
The Japs drank too much. He couldn't see Xu Dalong and others clearly in front of him. He could only see a figure shaking. He cursed: "Pull out your teeth, you are working somewhere."
Xu Dalong waved his hand in disgust, and a soldier stabbed his chest with a bayonet.
Several puppet soldiers were frightened and quickly raised their hands to surrender.
Xu Dalong asked a puppet soldier to come over and interrogate him. After grasping the basic situation, he made a gesture to the soldiers.
The soldiers had already hated these traitors who were helping the emperor to commit crimes. They went up and killed all three puppet soldiers with a bayonet blow.
The rescued woman's name is Huang Wanqiu. She is the daughter of Huang Jinxian, the maintenance chairman of Ma Tiwan Village. She is 18 years old and a student of Jincheng Normal School. Not long ago, the Japanese squad leader stationed at the Heifengkou stronghold fell in love with a young and beautiful woman.
Huang Wanqiu wanted to take her by force. Of course Huang Jinxian was unwilling, but he was injured by the Japanese and puppet soldiers and took Huang Wanqiu away by force.
The sudden situation frightened Huang Wanqiu. She didn't understand why these Japs killed those Japs and puppet soldiers. She didn't know what would be waiting for her next? She huddled on the carriage and looked at Xu Dalong and others in horror.
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Xu Dalong stepped forward and said cordially: "Miss Huang, don't be afraid. We are the Eighth Route Army, a team that fights against Japanese invaders and protects the common people. We will send you home now."
Wang Xiaohu led the soldiers to drag the corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers to the roadside, briefly buried them, and then led Huang Wanqiu in a carriage to Mawan Village.
When they arrived near the entrance of the village, Xu Dalong and others did not rush into the village, nor did they let Huang Wanqiu go back on her own. Instead, they asked Zheng Xirong to disguise themselves as ordinary people and go into the village first to find Huang Jinxian.