Although Lu Chengzhou didn't have much money, in order to cooperate with the Jizhong Military Region, he still handed all the money to Ma Yuzhen.
"I think Xiawa Fangbao and Li can serve as the main liaison station. Several other places can serve as liaison sub-stations." Lu Chengzhou said slowly.
Ma Yuzhen said helplessly: "Since you want to give away all your wealth, there is nothing I can do. Let's just eat the chaff from now on."
Lu Chengzhou said disapprovingly: "What does it mean if we suffer a little bit? Compared with the comrades in the base area, we enjoy happiness all day long."
Ma Yuzhen nodded and said softly: "Yes, compared to the comrades back home, we enjoy happiness all day long."
Lu Chengzhou suddenly thought of something and said, "Did you know that the Municipal Office has formulated 12 methods for collecting tinfoil in cigarette boxes? You should know that, right?"
Ma Yuzhen said: "I know, it was published in Gugu Monthly. It is really ridiculous to support the 'jihad' in this way."
Lu Chengzhou said seriously: "I think this information must be reported to Chongqing and home. Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, don't you think that the Japanese army is almost unable to survive now?"
Ma Yuzhen's eyes lit up and she said, "If you don't tell me, I haven't noticed yet. It seems that the Japanese army is almost finished."
Lu Chengzhou shook his head and said firmly: "The Japanese army will not be finished so soon. However, they have begun to enter a period of decline. I believe that in the near future, victory will definitely belong to us! The more we do at this time, we The more we need to be prepared for their counterattack."
The Japanese invading army will never be willing to fail. They will definitely go crazy in order to achieve their goal of domination.
Sure enough, by May, in order to realize the so-called plan of "securing the North China Plain", the Japanese army built maintenance roads around the central Hebei area to cut off the communication between central Hebei and Beiyue, Pingxi and eastern Hebei.
The Japanese army in North China concentrated more than 50,000 troops and launched an unprecedented sweep of the anti-Japanese base areas in central Hebei.
Fortunately, for such a big operation, Lu Chengzhou had already passed the information to the organization.
In mid-May, the Eighth Route Army headquarters issued instructions that in order to reduce losses and persist in the struggle for a long time, some of the main forces should first move to mountainous areas.
The Jizhong District Party Committee and the Jizhong Military Region decided to leave part of the core regiments and local guerrillas to persist in the struggle, while the rest of the agencies and troops left and moved outward.
In this sweep, Lu Chengzhou and all the staff from the Police Department's Special High School Division also participated.
The task of these Chinese intelligence agents is to conduct reconnaissance and interrogation of the captured people.
Lu Chengzhou could see almost every day that our soldiers sacrificed their lives, local troops were killed, and innocent people were persecuted.
What made Lu Chengzhou most anxious was that he was in the enemy's army but had no way to contact the organization.
His organizational relationship is with the Urban Industry Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Central Bureau, and he has no contact with the Central Hebei Military Region or the district party committee.
Moreover, it was impossible to contact the organization during the Japanese raids.
Lu Chengzhou could only do some things within his power, such as delaying the Japanese attack after discovering the village and giving the masses as much time as possible to move.
Or, if you encounter injured personnel in our army, treat them as if you haven't seen them. Although you can't provide them with medical treatment, that's all Lu Chengzhou can do.
This was Lu Chengzhou's first operation with a large Japanese army. Every time he saw the atrocities committed by the Japanese army, his heart bleeds.
In late May, more than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops from three groups in Mazhongqiao, Malanyu and Jixian conducted a net-like search of the mountains at Huangnizi and Taipinggou, the anti-Japanese base outside the Great Wall in the eastern part of Jixian, looking for the Eighth Route Army and grain and grass. They were completely wiped out within half a month.
As many as eight times.
In this anti-mopping up struggle, the Eighth Route Army and the masses suffered heavy losses. By mid-June, when the anti-mopping up campaign was over, nearly one-third of the main force had been lost, nearly half of the local troops had been lost, and one-third of the cadres above the district level had been sacrificed.
People were killed and more than 50,000 people were arrested.
In almost all villages in the base area, several or even dozens of people were killed.
Of course, the Japanese and puppet troops also wiped out more than 10,000 people during the sweeps.
From the beginning of the sweep in mid-May to the end of mid-June, Lu Chengzhou stayed on the Jizhong Plain for a full month.
This month, he has seen too much blood.
He felt like he was in a whirlpool, and even if he tried his best, he couldn't struggle.
This kind of self-blame and guilt made Lu Chengzhou extremely painful.
After returning to Haigu, Lu Chengzhou went home immediately and drank a few drinks. However, he could not get himself drunk.
The pain in his heart could not be vented, and the only one who could make Lu Chengzhou relax might be Ma Yuzhen.
When Ma Yuzhen returned home, she found that Lu Chengzhou had come back, and her face showed surprise.
However, when she smelled the strong smell of alcohol and cigarettes, her slender eyebrows knitted together tightly.
Ma Yuzhen saw Lu Chengzhou sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette, but there was no reaction when she came in. She asked in surprise: "What happened?"
Lu Chengzhou raised his head and said with a painful look on his face: "It's too cruel, the Japanese are so abominable! The crimes they committed will one day be punished!"
Ma Yuzhen suddenly understood Lu Chengzhou's mood. In Haigu, she also continued to receive "good news" from the front line, knowing how many heinous crimes the Japanese invading army had committed in China.
Ma Yuzhen sat next to Lu Chengzhou, held his arm, and said softly: "Don't worry, there will be such a day."
Lu Chengzhou suddenly put out his cigarette, took a deep breath, and after breathing out a long breath, he said slowly: "Did anything happen in Haigu during this time?"
That is to say, in front of Lu Chengzhou, he was able to speak out his inner thoughts. Before, he could only bear it alone.
Ma Yuzhen knew that Lu Chengzhou had returned to working condition, and she secretly sighed. Lu Chengzhou was only calm on the surface, but the pain in his heart had not diminished.
Ma Yuzhen is also an experienced land worker, and she also knows very well that now is not the time to be sad.
After pondering for a long time, Ma Yuzhen said slowly: "The Jizhong Military Region has successfully organized an underground pistol team in the east building. At the same time, the Japanese authorities have further implemented food rationing in Haigu."
Lu Chengzhou nodded and said: "The Japanese army's logistics are seriously unable to keep up. What we eat is mainly food robbed from local villages."
In the past, he rarely participated in large-scale operations of the Japanese army. This time the Japanese army concentrated 50,000 troops, and logistics was a big problem.
At the beginning, Lu Chengzhou could still eat canned food from Japan. Later, he could only eat food stolen from the local area.
Wherever the Japanese troops went, everything belonging to the masses was robbed, and everything that could not be taken away was burned.
This large-scale raid by the Japanese army resulted in the creation of countless uninhabited villages.
Ma Yuzhen said angrily: "These damn invaders!"
Lu Chengzhou said slowly: "From now on, we must bury our hatred deep in our hearts and face a more cruel struggle."
