Hong Linfeng did not move and chased Li Hao and asked: "Then what should we do if our transportation unit is attacked by the enemy!"
"Several new recruits just joined our Eighth Route Army. They died without even wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army. If the news spreads, some people will definitely say that our Eighth Route Army disregards human life and cannot even protect the new recruits!"
"It will be very difficult for us to recruit new recruits by then!"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "There is no target, and we don't even know the identity of the attackers. Not to mention revenge, it is impossible to at least find them!"
"Immediately tell the two platoon leaders that when sending recruits and food to Hongquan Village, at least one squad of troops must be deployed to escort them!"
"As for those new recruits who died, they will all be treated as martyrs who died on the battlefield. Publicly speaking, it will be said that they were attacked by the Japanese army and died fighting the Japanese army!"
Hong Linfeng continued to shout: "Where are those sneak attackers? Just let them be like this!"
Li Hao replied with a serious face: "Don't worry, these people will have to pay the price for their actions sooner or later!"
"Their heads are only temporarily stored on their shoulders, and we will take them away when the time comes!"
"Eat the food one bite at a time and do the things one by one!"
"The place where the convoy was attacked is too far away from here. There are many villages there and the terrain is unfamiliar. We are beyond our reach!"
"We must first establish a base area and an intelligence network. After covering that area, we can find them through overt and covert investigations, and then kill them to avoid future troubles!"
Hong Linfeng still had a hint of unwillingness on his face: "Then when will we establish a base!"
Li Hao smiled bitterly and replied: "Establishing a base area is not about fighting the Japs. Just pull out the troops and open fire on the Japs!"
“The first thing we need is people, cadres with rich local work experience!”
"Looking at our independent company, we are all big bosses in the war. We don't have any cadres with local work experience. How can we set up a base area!"
"Without anyone, even if the conditions for us to establish a base are mature, we still have no clue!"
"Wait a moment. After we have overcome the current difficulty, we will send a telegram to the military division and ask the commander to send us two cadres!"
At ten o'clock in the evening, Hongquan Village, which had been busy all day, fell completely quiet.
The village was covered in darkness with no lights at all.
The three squad leaders of the guard platoon, plus Xiao Yuan, Hong Linfeng, and Li Hao, each with two soldiers, divided into six groups and entered the village.
"Pa bang bang~"
Just as the knock on the door rang, a middle-aged man complained in the room.
"Who is knocking on the door so late to prevent people from sleeping?"
After opening the door and seeing Li Hao, the middle-aged man who knew Li Hao's identity was stunned for several seconds before he realized what he was doing.
While letting Li Hao into the house, he said apologetically: "It's comrade of the Eighth Route Army! Hello, come in quickly, it's cold outside... I don't know what's wrong with you coming so late. If you have anything to do with me, I can just tell you."
I don’t have anything else, but I still have some strength!”
Li Hao quickly replied: "Fellow, you are welcome, I came here so late to find out some information from you!"
"There is no farm work anymore. My fellow villager, you should often wander around the village like other villagers. I would like you to recall whether there is anything suspicious in the village these days?"
"For example, who is a suspicious person? Is there anyone in the village who usually goes out and wanders around, but rarely comes out these days?"
"Perhaps someone's cooking time is obviously longer than usual these days, and the door is closed every day to prevent everyone from visiting!"
The middle-aged man frowned and thought for a minute, then shook his head and replied: "It doesn't seem strange!"
"Some old brothers I know meet each other every day, and I don't feel anything different from usual times!"
Having said this, the middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something and frowned visibly!
"I remembered, there is one thing that I don't know if it counts as suspicious as you mentioned."
"The old man named Zhou, the head of the village, suddenly fell ill a few days ago. I haven't seen him go out for several days in a row. The door of his room is closed every day!"
"He also went when you gathered everyone this afternoon, but his face didn't look sick at all. Instead, he was very happy, as if something great had happened to him!"
Li Hao raised his eyebrows, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
Then he stared at the other person and asked, "Can you tell me how this old Zhou behaves?"
"Not so good?" the middle-aged man replied hesitantly.
"He is not a very good character. He has no children or a wife. He is a bachelor. He also likes to go to town to gamble. No one in the village likes to deal with him!"
"Even if they knew he was sick, no one would go see him!"
At the independent company headquarters, when Li Hao brought people back, the other five people had already returned.
"Tell me the results of your secret visit just now!" Li Hao asked directly.
Hong Linfeng shook his head and replied: "I haven't gained anything here! There haven't been any suspicious people coming or going in the village these days!"
"I haven't gained anything here either!" Xiao Yuan replied, shaking his head.
The first squad leader and the second squad leader shook their heads one after another to express that they had gained nothing.
Just when Li Hao thought that everyone would return empty-handed, the third squad leader He Wenlin unexpectedly replied: "Company Commander, I got a piece of information secretly. I don't know if it will be useful!"
"Say!" A glimmer of hope lit up Li Hao's face!
He Wenlin quickly replied: "The Zhou family in the east of the village has been a little strange these days, staying behind closed doors!"
"And he is a gangster in the village and likes gambling. If there is someone in the village who is an insider, he is definitely more likely than others!"
"I also learned that this guy surnamed Zhou usually makes money by doing odd jobs for others! How can he afford that little salary? He often goes to the town to gamble?"
"I think there's something wrong here!"
"In addition to earning money by doing odd jobs, this person named Zhou must have other income that we don't know about!"
"Perhaps this income is the reward given to him by the little devil as a result of his being a liaison!"
"Not bad!" Li Hao replied with satisfaction.
The eyes looking at He Wenlin also showed an appreciation!
Although it is unclear how He Wenlin obtained this information, compared to Xiao Yuan and others, he definitely has more potential than others in obtaining information.
After taking a deep breath, he replied: "Your suspicions are the same as mine. I also think there is something wrong with this person named Zhou!"
Xiao Yuan immediately shouted: "Company Commander, I will lead people to capture him now!"
"Where's the evidence?" Li Hao retorted without hesitation?
"Should we arrest someone based solely on our understanding and inference? What if we make a mistake? What if he grits his teeth and refuses to admit it?"
"Also, the enemy who attacked us didn't just die and run away. Even if there is something wrong with this guy named Zhou and he is an internal agent, it is useless to catch him alone. I will kill him to avenge the sacrificed soldiers and vent my anger!"
"Don't be impatient. Now that we know he has a problem, what we need to do next is to take a long-term approach and catch the big fish."
"Through him, we can find out more of the enemy's traitors lurking around us!"
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