The independent group was busy for a total of twenty-one minutes.
Mainly because the evacuation of workers was delayed for some time.
This was an unexpected thing. No one expected it to happen before the attack in Yunjing County.
Evacuating workers does not mean just letting them escape for their own lives. The result of doing so is most likely to be recaptured by the Japanese or starve to death on the way to escape.
The Eighth Route Army is an army from the common people, so of course it cannot be so irresponsible to the common people.
So a series of questions arise:
For example, open the granary and give each person a small bag.
Food must be distributed in an organized and disciplined manner because we are worried that workers will rob it.
The portion of food cannot be too much or too little... too much food cannot be carried, and too little food is not enough to last for several days.
Then you have to designate a safe place for them to go, otherwise there will be a herd mentality and everyone will run in one direction or even one place in a swarm, only to be captured by the Japanese again after a few moments.
Zhao Gang dispersed them into enemy-occupied areas to look for local guerrillas.
He originally wanted workers to enter Luliang Mountain, but soon found that this was not suitable.
The reason is that the mountainous areas are surrounded by the Japanese. If you escape into the mountains, you are likely to encounter the Japanese. Moreover, hiding in the mountains is not a long-term solution. The people do not have such a strong ability to survive.
Things are much better over there in the enemy-occupied areas. A military working team behind enemy lines has recently been established there, and it is the time when manpower is needed, especially laborers who have been persecuted by the Japanese and are familiar with the internal conditions of the Japanese.
Moreover, at this time, the tunnels in each village and township were relatively complete and could hide many people.
The main problem is that this will increase the food burden on local guerrillas.
Zhao Gang's solution was to join in with a little grain, and also divide the "Central Reserve Vouchers" and "Military Vouchers" found in the county into equal parts, so that he could slow down for a while.
Finally, some cotton-padded clothes were distributed to the workers and that was it.
Then teams after teams pointed them in the direction and gave them letters of introduction...
A letter of introduction means more than just an "introduction".
In this era, without ID cards, workers would go to the guerrillas empty-handed. Not only would they not be accepted, they might also be treated as spies trying to infiltrate the organization.
A letter of introduction can partially solve this problem. It states the identity and origin of the workers holding the letter of introduction, how many there are, what their purpose is, etc.
To put it simply, it is equivalent to a proof of identity. In modern China, letters of introduction are still commonly used in front of ID cards. If you go out without a letter of introduction, it is the same as not bringing an ID card, and you will not be allowed to stay in hotels.
Therefore, Zhao Gang and his instructor were busy writing letters of introduction throughout the whole process, one after another.
Then he carefully explains to the workers what to do, as if they are saying goodbye to their relatives who are about to leave for a long distance, for fear that they may have lost something or cannot find the place.
Looking at this scene, Wang Xuexin secretly thought that it was no wonder that the Eighth Route Army had a "common love between soldiers and civilians". This was achieved with sincerity and even at the risk of life. The stubborn army could not learn it.
On the other side, cars, armored vehicles, and two tanks were waiting there.
Every car is fully loaded.
There is a layer of supplies underneath, and people sit on top.
Most of the things he brought were parts and tools. The soldiers all knew that these things were in urgent need of the Eighth Route Army and could not be bought with money... If anyone took the "China Reserve Coupon" and said he wanted to buy tanks and armored vehicle parts, he would also
Reporting the model number is no different than seeking death.
In addition, all the medical supplies stored in the warehouse by the Japanese were evacuated.
Medical supplies, especially medicines, are also in short supply. The main reason is that the Japs strictly control medicines in order to prevent them from flowing to the Eighth Route Army. All of these, such as anti-inflammation and hemostasis, can only be used under the supervision of the Japs and traitors, and they cannot be bought with money.
Zhao Gang finally finished his work, but he was still waving to the leaving workers reluctantly.
Li Yunlong poked his head out from the passenger seat and shouted anxiously at Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, don't worry about your mother-in-law! How long have you been dawdling! If you dawdle any longer, the devils will come!"
Zhao Gang then hurried over and squeezed into the car.
Li Yunlong was right, the Japanese were on their way to Yunjing County.
The Eighth Route Army arrived at Yunjing County, while Murano Naoka arrived at Maweipo.
The situation surprised Murano Naoka.
He originally thought that the battle at Maweipo would have started before he arrived, but this was not the case.
Murano Naoka guessed that this was most likely because the Eighth Route Army discovered that Maweipo had sent reinforcements and gave up the breakout.
In this case, the Eighth Route Army should still be in the encirclement.
But for some reason, Murano, who should have been relieved, felt a little uneasy.
After thinking about it, Naoka Murano sent people with wolf dogs to conduct reconnaissance in the mountains.
This was done firstly to find the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army, and secondly to see if the intelligence agents had left any new clues.
Soon Murano Naoka received a report: "Your Majesty, Major, we found a body in the southern mountains!"
It turned out that it was the wolf dog that followed the smell of blood and found the burial place of Zhu Ziming.
Poor Zhu Ziming, it was precisely because of his "smartness" in using the smell of blood to convey information that he was most worried about... The Japanese thought they had some intelligence clues, so they dug up his body.
Of course, the Japanese would not take the trouble to bury the corpse back, so it was a wasteland of corpses.
Murano Naoka said "Oh" and didn't pay much attention. He thought they were just wounded soldiers buried by the Eighth Route Army.
However, the correspondent added: "Although this corpse was wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, it died of execution, and its head was severed from the neck with a big knife!"
"What?" Naoka Murano was shocked and asked, "When is the time of death?"
The correspondent replied: "Judging from the condition of the body, the time of death was about an hour!"
The Japanese are all murderous. They know the characteristics of corpses in different time periods. Some scouts can accurately judge by observing the spots on corpses. They are almost as good as forensic doctors.
Murano sighed and thought, this must be the intelligence officer named "Ning".
He didn't feel sorry for this intelligence officer, he was just a traitorous Eighth Route Army person.
Murano is worried about losing clues and sources of intelligence...
etc!
Murano suddenly thought, if Ning is executed at this time, does that mean Ning has been exposed long ago?
If Ning was exposed earlier, does that mean that the last information was sent intentionally by the Eighth Route Army through Ning's hands?
Thinking of this, Murano Naoka stood up suddenly, paused and walked back and forth a few steps on the ground.
As I walked, I thought:
Because he was worried about Maweipo being attacked, he transferred two squadrons from Yunjing County.
If the Eighth Route Army is attacking in the east and in the west, then their real goal is...
This answer shocked Murano to a halt and immediately ordered: "Contact Yunjing County Headquarters immediately!"
But at this time, the phone number at the Yunjing County headquarters was unreachable because it had been captured by the puppet troops.
At the critical moment, the puppet army's movements were faster than those of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese.
Murano couldn't sit still anymore and ordered: "Go back to Yunjing County immediately!"