Boss Peng looked at the new Eighth Route Army headquarters, shook his head and said, "I am used to staying in the mountains, but now I am really not used to commanding in such a big city."
Mr. Zhu laughed and said, "Our General Peng is a general on horseback. When he gets off his horse, he can't even sit still."
Everyone also laughed. At this time, a guard said, "Report, Wang Fei is back, he asked to return to the team, and...and..."
Looking at the hesitating guard, Mr. Peng said dissatisfiedly, "When Xiao Wang comes back, let him come in. What else? Hesitating is not decent."
The guard quickly said loudly, "In addition, he brought a girl, and the two of them looked very close."
Boss Peng sneered in his heart and shouted, "Tell him to get out of here. You are so brave. If you go to Yan'an and don't do things well, you can solve your personal problems very quickly."
Mr. Zhu gently patted Mr. Peng on the back, looked at a few people, and said, "Don't be excited. I have met this young man several times. He is a good little comrade. Let's take a look before talking."
Wang Fei walked into the yard step by step with his head lowered. Behind him, Yoshiko Kawashima kept her head lowered, her heart pounding, for fear of being recognized by someone.
"What are you doing? Are you paddling? Walk faster and stand at attention!!" Mr. Peng shouted loudly, pointed his finger and asked, "What's going on? This lesbian, did he force you? Be brave.
He told us that we are the Eighth Route Army and we will never do anything to humiliate good women. If anyone commits the crime, let alone one of my guards, I will shoot him even if he is the King of Heaven!!"
Wang Fei quickly defended, "I didn't, Mr. Peng, this is Comrade Jin Yuhui, the front-line representative who went to Yan'an to be commended this time. I met her in Yan'an. We talked several times, politically and ideologically.
They are highly unified, and they all feel that together they can help each other and learn from each other. This... this... this is what it is like."
Boss Peng glared and asked, "What's this like? Do you still remember the discipline of the army? Do you still remember the regulations of the 358th Regiment? How many battles have we won? How many fellow villagers are still in dire straits?"
, you are still my guard! Have you relaxed your mind now? Do you want to enjoy it? If you want to enjoy it, take off this military uniform for me, I will give you cows and hoes, and you go to support the farm for me
.Otherwise, you can go to the south, to the White District, where you can become a local landlord and enjoy your time."
As he spoke, Mr. Peng turned his back and trembled with anger.
Wang Fei's tears fell straight down when he was told that, and he clutched his military uniform tightly with his hands, as if a group of people would take off his military uniform the next moment.
Yoshiko Kawashima was a little anxious. She had finally broken into this place. If Wang Fei was kicked out of the army, all her work would be in vain. She mustered up her courage and said loudly, "Boss, I don't think you are right!"
"
Mr. Peng blinked at Mr. Zhu, turned around and stared at Yoshiko Kawashima and asked, "What's wrong?"
Kawashima Yoshiko has experienced countless storms. She looked squarely at Mr. Peng and others and said, "Comrade Wang Fei and I only got to know each other because of our love for Ge Ming. There is a pure Ge Ming friendship between us, but now our relationship has been changed."
The friendship between Ge Ming and Ge Ming has been sublimated again. We are first of all close comrades and comrades, and then the relationship between men and women. Comrade Wang Fei has not forgotten Ge Ming's mission. We are willing to get married after Ge Ming succeeds. Boss, you can't
You make arbitrary conclusions without knowing anything. You are the leader and you should listen to our report before making a decision. Isn't this right?"
Mr. Peng squinted his eyes and looked at Yoshiko Kawashima, and laughed loudly and said, "Aren't you a very interesting little girl? Well, what you said makes sense. The rules of the 358th Group only talk about getting married, not making friends. I
I also felt that Comrade Wang Fei might have slacked off and that’s why I got angry. Well, I apologize to Comrade Wang Fei.”
Wang Fei was so frightened that he waved his hands and said, "I can't help it, boss, it's all my fault. I...I will work hard and become the leader as soon as possible."
Mr. Zhu pointed at Wang Fei and said with a smile, "Look at our Comrade Xiao Wang, does he still want to get married? Okay, Mr. Peng, as the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage. Just give him a warning."
.You two are also tired, go back and have a rest after giving orders."
After the two left, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng, and Zuo Quan entered the room. Zuo Quan smiled and said, "I didn't expect our Mr. Peng to be a good actor. I wonder if we can make a movie."
Boss Peng said hehely, "I was really angry just now. It hurts me to think that Xiao Wang was fooled by a female spy like this."
Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "According to 203, this female spy is probably Kawashima Yoshiko. This woman is very scheming. We must be more careful when keeping her around. If she is used well, this woman can help us a lot. But if she is not used well,
You might even hurt yourself."
——Three days later
Yoshiko Kawashima arrived at the guard company's camp out of breath. She looked at Wang Fei who was packing his luggage, grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Wang Fei said awkwardly, "I'm leaving the army and going to the guerrilla zone to be the deputy company commander. Just wait for me with peace of mind. In a few years, I promise to come back as a regiment commander. By then, we will get married."
Kawashima Yoshiko wanted to kick Wang Fei away. Once Wang Fei left, where would she go to get information? She quickly hugged Wang Fei and cried, "I don't want you to leave, just in case... what if that young leader
What if it comes again? You said you would protect me, you can't leave me alone."
Wang Fei said with a smile, "Don't worry. I told the organization that you have read books. You don't know that our army is short of people who can read and write. The military department is already preparing to let you work in the office."
Kawashima Yoshiko's eyes lit up and she asked in disbelief, "Is it true?"
Wang Fei nodded and said, "Of course, they also specially gave me the transfer letter and asked me to hand it over to you to see if this red seal is fake. I, and I think there is still a misunderstanding between you and 203
, Anyway, don't worry, no one will dare to mess with you anywhere... I'm leaving, you have to take good care of yourself, I... I will miss you." Wang Fei's eyes turned red as he said that,
Looking at Kawashima Yoshiko's face with reluctance.
However, Yoshiko Kawashima no longer cared about Wang Fei. She said sternly, "You are going to fight for the people. You can't do this. Don't worry, I will be fine. You should also be careful in the army. I am safe here."
of."
Wang Fei thought that Kawashima Yoshiko did this to make him not feel sad. He nodded quickly, wiped his tears, picked up his backpack and turned around to leave. He waved to Kawashima Yoshiko from time to time.
Kawashima Yoshiko came to the military headquarters excitedly with her transfer letter. An officer looked at his transfer letter, shook her hand and said, "Welcome, Comrade Jin, come, I will show you our office environment."
and your mission.”
The office is not big, with forty or fifty people divided into several rooms. They are all responsible for the Eighth Route Army's paperwork, distribution, proofreading, reception, etc.
The officer said, "You will be in the Information Department from now on. You will be mainly responsible for the transmission and archiving of telegrams. This work has a certain degree of confidentiality. You must keep the confidentiality regulations in mind. Do you understand?"
Kawashima Yoshiko's heart became even hotter, she nodded and said, "I promise to complete the mission."
The officer nodded, turned around, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, not knowing what he was smiling about.
——Luliang Mountain
Takeda Takeo raised his head and looked at the sky. The Eighth Route Army fighter planes that everyone was worried about did not appear in the sky, which made everyone feel a lot more relaxed.
This was the first day they entered Luliang Mountain. After receiving the telegram, Takeda Yixiong and others completely ignored Sugiyama Yuan, and then removed them from the army on the principle of voluntariness, leaving more than 7,000 people behind, and the others were not killed.
They returned and entered Luliang Mountain, which they had never dared to approach.
The Luliang Mountains stretch for 400 kilometers from north to south. Takeda Takeda climbed the Guanchuan Mountains in the Luliang Mountains. The peaks here overlap and are surrounded by 99 peaks. Among them, 49 are over 2,000 meters above sea level, and the highest is more than 2,700 meters high.
, Takeda Takeo and others had to cross 70 kilometers of mountainous areas to escape the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army. However, in one day, on the map, they had only moved five or six kilometers.
"No, if we go like this, we might all starve to death in this mountain forest before we get out." Ushijima panted and said. He was sweating in the February weather. He looked at the soldiers and said, "Soldiers are all here."
It’s very hard.”
Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the 109th Division, nodded and said, "Yes, we don't carry much food. I estimate we can only eat it for another seven days. We must get out within seven days."
"Hmph, I can believe what is written on paper, but I want to see how far you can go?" Sugiyama Gen said with a sneer.
Takeda Yixiong was not annoyed. He said calmly, "Don't worry. I have collected a lot of information and maps of this mountainous area before. It is not that there are no people in this mountain. We should be able to see the village after walking for another day."
We should be able to reach a small mountain town in three days. Once we get there, we will have won half the battle. We can add some information there and continue walking west for three days before we can leave the mountain."
"That's nice to say. There aren't even road signs in this damn place. I want to see how you get there?" Sugiyama Gen said unconvinced.
Takeda Takeo took out his saber and slashed hard at the stream next to him that had not completely thawed. The stream was flowing slowly.
"This stream is our road sign. Most water in China flows from west to east, but this one flows from east to west. His goal should be the Lanyi River, which the villages and towns in front of rely on for their survival.
The end point is the Yellow River. As long as we follow the water, we will be able to walk out. Moreover, most places where the water flows are relatively gentle and easy to walk on, so we can also take it easy."
"Oh~~" The Japanese officers around him became excited and admired Takeda even more.
"Is this what Ishihara Wanji taught you?" Sugiyama Yuan asked, looking at the river.
Takeda Takeo looked at the sky and said, "Teacher always has a map of the world in his mind. I am still far from the teacher's height."
Sugiyama Gen sighed and stopped talking. The Japanese army moved again.
Outside the mountain, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xianxian, Yan Xishan and others also came to the formation.
"Are these Japanese soldiers prepared to fight to the death? They are really terrifying enemies. They will never give up even in such a situation." Yan Xishan said in amazement. Having studied in Japan, he actually has a good impression of the Japanese army. He admires the Japanese army's war literacy.
and a hard-working spirit.
Liu Bocheng shook his head and said, "There's something wrong. This kind of resistance doesn't seem like a desperate defense. Did the Air Force detect anything?"
Xu Xiangqian shook his head and said, "Everything is normal, nothing was found."
Liu Bocheng looked at it a few more times and asked the person next to him, "What do you think of General Fu?"
The man had a square face and a wide mouth, but it was Fu Zuoyi. He was transferred to the deputy commander of the Eighth War Zone at the end of 1938, and was able to escape Yan Xishan's control. However, after Yan Xishan returned to Taiyuan, he strongly invited Fu Zuoyi back to Taiyuan.
In order to strengthen Yan Xishan's strength in order to block the Red Army in the south and resist the Japanese invaders in the north, Jiang also ordered Fu Zuoyi to go south. Due to time constraints, Fu Zuoyi only brought less than 10,000 people to Taiyuan. After the Japanese counterattack, Fu Zuoyi was ordered to go to Taiyuan.
Gujiao fought with the Japanese army on the front line. After Yan Xishan agreed to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army, Fu Zuoyi also began to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army.
Fu Zuoyi touched his chin and said, "Is the Japanese army's machine gun density too high? And the ammunition is also very powerful. It doesn't look like they are holding on for help, but like they are covering something."
Liu Bocheng nodded and said, "That's it. Order the air force to fly west. I suspect that the Japanese army is in the Luliang Mountains."
Yan Xishan asked in disbelief, "Isn't this possible? The Luliang Mountains stretch for nearly a thousand miles and more than a hundred miles from east to west. It's not easy to cross. Tens of thousands of Japanese troops went in. It would be good if only half of them could come out."
Liu Bocheng chuckled and said, "Isn't this half still possible? If we stick to it like this, I can make it impossible for any of them to go back."
After an hour or two, Xu Xiangqian hurried in and said, "Commander, you are right. The Japs actually went up the mountain. The plane found a large number of Japs in Guanchuan Mountain. Our troops on the other side of the mountain are seriously insufficient. We will not be able to do anything in five days."
Only two to three thousand combat-effective troops can be assembled to resist the Japanese army."
Liu Bocheng shook his head and said, "It's not necessary. It's too late to hold us accountable until we annihilate the enemy in front of us. That's all. Our strategic goal is achieved. It's too painful to beat the enemy, which is not a good thing. Send a message to the military department and explain the situation."
——Jinzhong
"What happened? The Japanese actually escaped?" Boss Peng asked anxiously.
Mr. Zhu waved and said, "Don't be excited. It's not that easy in Luliang Mountain. The Japanese have left all the heavy firepower and most of the ammunition supplies to us. I think Liu Bocheng is right. Our strategic goal has been achieved. We can
Use the air force to pursue the enemy. The Japanese do not carry any anti-aircraft weapons and are now a target. Our soldiers have been fighting continuously for two months and are in urgent need of repairs. We will not pursue complete victory. There are still opportunities later."
