Before Chen Zifeng left, he said his last words: "Miss Jin, when that Chen Yusheng gets better, please tell him that he must tell the truth to us! I want to find out this case!"
Miss Jin said softly: "Mr. Chen, I hope so too!"
11-11
The late night mountain forest and the dark and rugged mountain roads are like an abyss and a ghost land, which makes people feel frightened all the time!
This night marching team of nearly thirty people led by Yang Wenfan and Wu Jiancheng had no idea where they were, what was ahead of them, or whether there was any danger around them. They could only trust the guide found by Lao Gu, and even more trust Lao Gu.
Arranged travel route!
Wu Jiancheng once pointed to a map and explained to Yang Wenfan that the straight-line distance from Hangzhou west through the Japanese blockade between Lin'an and Anji was only more than fifty kilometers. But the road was very long as it went around in the mountains and forests.
He whispered: "I estimate it will be twice as many! It will take at least more than a hundred kilometers to walk!"
Yang Wenfan asked the most crucial question, "How far can we walk every night?"
Wu Jiancheng laughed silently and said, "It's about thirty kilometers."
Yang Wenfan figured it out at once, which meant that they would have to walk for at least three nights before they could cross the Japanese blockade. This was assuming everything went smoothly and no accidents occurred!
Sure enough, as she guessed, on the third night, at dawn, Lao Gu was waiting for her on the road.
Yang Wenfan saw his face clearly in the dark and guessed that there was good news! For her, the best news was that she had passed through the Japanese blockade!
Lao Gu said directly: "Wen Fan, after dawn today, we have to walk a little further."
Yang Wenfan hurriedly asked: "Why?"
Lao Gu said: "In another hour's walk, we can find the truck we store in the mountains!"
Yang Wenfan raised his head in the darkness and clapped his hands, "That means we have passed through!"
Lao Gu smiled and said in a low voice: "Wen Fan, we have come through the most difficult and dangerous part of the road! The next thing will be easier to handle. This area is the guerrilla zone of the First National Army and the Japanese Army. I got
News, there have been no combat operations between the two sides recently!"
Yang Wenfan whispered: "That's great, let's go quickly!"
However, I am afraid that what Lao Gu said here is too early. It is simply impossible for such a journey without some troubles and dangers!
However, they don’t know what kind of trouble and danger they will encounter!
11-12
Sure enough, after dawn, the night marching team walked on the mountain road for more than an hour and finally arrived at their last campsite, a small village called Zhugouxia.
Under the bamboo ravine is a small village with only a dozen households. Thatched cottages are hidden in the forest on both sides of the ravine, and smoke is rising. There is a clear stream at the bottom of the ravine, and I don't know where it flows.
The villagers who got up early looked at these people who suddenly appeared. Although they were surprised, they all had kind smiles on their faces.
The people who attacked the front station not only arranged housing in the village, but also hid two trucks in the woods in front!
Yang Wenfan decided that the whole team would stay and rest. After walking all night, everyone was exhausted.
Lao Gu just waved to Yang Wenfan and quietly left with someone.
Yang Wenfan said to Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan: "He is going to explore the road ahead." He also said: "Let's all take a rest. We will wait for Lao Gu to come back."
At this time, Kitahara Yuko's three-year-old daughter regained consciousness.
She slept on someone else's back all night and didn't feel sleepy at all.
She was holding a piece of pancake given to her by Yuko in her hand, sitting on the threshold, looking at the ducks walking around in front of the door in amazement. She turned back to her mother at the door and said: "Big Bird!"
11-13
It was almost noon when Lao Gu came back quietly.
Yang Wenfan called Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan to listen to Lao Gu introduce the previous situation.
He said calmly: "The First National Army in front of us is the 62nd Division. The division commander is Tao Liu. One of his regiments is stationed in Meilin Town, which we must pass through. The regiment commander is Qu Biao. He is a very tough man.
.The comrade I met said that if we can pass through Meilin Town, there will be no big problems later."
After he said this, he looked at Wu Jiancheng with a little smile on his face.
Wu Jiancheng did his part and immediately said: "When we get to Meilin Town, I will go in and talk to them. The worst possible scenario is that we will move the military command headquarters out of Chongqing and say that we will undertake important tasks related to the security of the Military Commission! If he dares to stop me, I will tell him no
Eat the good fruit! No problem, we will definitely get there!"
Li Nan immediately said: "Brother, I'll go in with you! Now that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are cooperating, they don't dare to mess around!"
Yang Wenfan said: "When you go in to talk, say that this is a press group coming from Shanghai and wants to interview the First National Army and the New Fourth Army. This may be better."
She looked at Lao Gu carefully and asked, "What else?"
Lao Gu paused for a moment and then said: "Our people told me a situation."
Yang Wenfan stared at him, "No matter what the situation is, just say it! Let Mr. Wu and Miss Li Nan listen."
Old Gu pondered for a moment and said softly: "Actually, there is nothing strange about it. Most of the National First Army has encircled and suppressed the Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet Area, just a few times. However, this 62nd Division has participated in all the battles to encircle and suppress the Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet Area.
.They also participated in the Battle of Xiangjiang River, and encircled and suppressed He Yilong's Red Army in Changde, Yuanling and other places. It is said that they fought fiercely!"
At this time, the four people sitting together fell silent.
They have heard about the First National Army's encirclement and suppression of the Soviet area and the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army. Among them, the most memorable one was the Battle of Xiangjiang River. In terms of the Communist Party of China, this battle was called the bloody battle of Xiangjiang River! The Red Army suffered huge losses and was almost wiped out.
The point!
The 62nd Division in front of us has participated in all the battles to encircle and suppress the Red Army. It seems that it is no longer a problem that they fight fiercely! Their hatred of the Communists may be even stronger!
Therefore, this last level may be the most difficult one!
Yang Wenfan looked at the map and finally said: "Well, let's continue to rest this afternoon. We will set off at five o'clock tomorrow morning and will arrive at Huangni Bridge at around nine o'clock. Everyone is waiting here. Lao Gu and Mr. Wu enter Meilin Town to meet with the country
The First Army is negotiating, and Miss Li Nan is waiting outside. If Mr. Wu and the others talk well, I will pass through here. If the talk is not good, we can only go around elsewhere! How about this? "
Wu Jiancheng also looked at the map again and again, and said: "Meilin Town, and Ningguo County behind it, are really key locations! If we want to make a detour, I'm afraid we will have to make a long detour!"
Yang Wenfan smiled lightly, "Yes, but there is nothing we can do about it! We can't take risks! I hope you and Lao Gu can reach an agreement with the First National Army, otherwise, we will have to go in a big circle!"
Several people around the table nodded but said nothing.
11-14
The next morning, before dawn, everyone got on the truck and quietly left Zhugouxia Village.
The road they took was the road used by oxcarts and carriages in the countryside. It was extremely narrow and bumpy. The people on the car were crowded together, bumping and shaking, and their bones were about to fall apart. But compared to walking at night,
This is already great!
At nine o'clock in the morning, the truck drove to Huangniqiao, did not enter the village, and drove directly into the mountain forest on the roadside, waiting!
Lao Gu, Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan got out of the car and prepared to go to Meilin Town.
Yang Wenfan also got out of the car, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she shook hands with them solemnly one by one and looked at them earnestly. In her eyes, she meant that everything was entrusted to them.
After a while, the three people quietly left the woods and walked along the dirt road to Meilin Town. Wang Luofeng and Sun Zhenshan followed them from a distance, barely acting as a form of protection!
Huangniqiao was only two kilometers from Meilin Town. Half an hour later, the three of them had arrived outside Meilin Town.
Meilin Town is a kind of earthen village common in the south. There is a tall wall outside the town, which is quite strong. The gate is built on the roadside, and there are soldiers standing guard at the door. There is a bunker made of sandbags on the wall, and the guarding soldiers are on the wall.
walk around.
A dirt road passes outside the wall. The fortresses and soldiers on the wall overlook this dirt road. No one can walk on this dirt road without the permission of the commander!
Wu Jiancheng and Lao Gu walked to the door and took out their IDs to show the soldiers.
After a while, an officer came out, asked a few more questions, and then took them in.
Li Nan stood in the woods by the roadside, watching them disappear through the gate. At this time, she didn't know what was going on, but she felt a little uneasy, an indescribable feeling.
11-15
In Meilin Town, the headquarters of the Qu Biao Regiment of the 62nd Division of the First National Army.
Qu Biao's regiment headquarters was located in a large, old house with white walls and black tiles. Outside the house was a small street paved with stones that was always wet, but there were no pedestrians. The surroundings were silent, giving people an eerie feeling.
The captain officer led Wu Jiancheng and Lao Gu into the gate, walked along the brick corridor, and finally led them into a room and said: "Two, please wait a moment, I will report to Commander Qu."
Wu Jiancheng and Lao Gu sat in this room and waited for half an hour, but no one came out.
They looked at each other, and as time went by, their eyes became more and more alert!
Finally, there was a sound of leather boots clicking outside the door.
After a moment, a short but sturdy colonel officer appeared at the door, looking at them with sinister eyes. Needless to say, he was Commander Qu of the Qu Biao Regiment!
Wu Jiancheng first stood up and saluted him, and announced his home address: "Sir, I am Wu Jiancheng, captain of the third team of the Operation Brigade of the Military Command Headquarters. This person is the head of the Shanghai Press Corps."
Captain Qu waved his hand casually and said: "Okay, okay, sit down."
Wu Jiancheng was stubborn and said with a smile: "Sir, you are..."
Captain Qu stared at him and said: "Qu Biao, leader of our regiment! Okay, let's talk about what you want to do here!"
"Sir, my mission is to escort the press team to this area for interviews."
"Who to interview? Make it clear!"
"Interview with the National First Army and the New Fourth Army in Yunling Town to learn about the battlefield situation."