Yang Wenfan seemed to have guessed their thoughts and said, "I just want to ask if you are coming with us."
Wu Jiancheng glanced at Li Nan again, and then said firmly: "I am willing to go with you! When will I leave?"
Yang Wenfan said: "In the afternoon, the Military Staff Office will send a comrade over to discuss with us the route to southern Jiangsu."
At this point, she nodded to them and said calmly: "That's it. If you are willing to go with us, come over in the afternoon and discuss it together."
After she finished speaking, she got into the truck she came from and left.
Wu Jiancheng sighed, "After a trip to Meilin Town, we got such a result, it's true!"
Li Nan hurriedly said: "Brother, don't take it personally. You did nothing wrong. Don't take it personally."
She took his hand and shook it again and again, trying to calm him down.
18-26
In the afternoon, a small meeting to discuss crossing the river via southern Jiangsu was held in Yang Wenfan's room.
There were only four people attending this small meeting, Yang Wenfan, Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan, as well as an officer from the New Fourth Army Staff Office. Yang Wenfan introduced that his name was Guan Qiulin, a very young and capable officer. He was wearing a jacket.
The old military uniforms have been patched, but they are still neat and capable.
The four of them gathered around the square table and stared at the map on the table.
Staff Officer Guan pointed at the map and introduced them to the route to southern Jiangsu.
He said: "Starting from here, we must first go south, then east, passing through Matou Town, Yangliupu, Sunjiabu, Bijiaqiao, Langxi, and then north to enter Meizhu Town in Jiangsu, south of Liyang
Du Town and Zhuqi Town, and then Shuixi Village, which is only more than fifty kilometers away from the Yangtze River. There are our troops on both sides of the Yangtze River, so it is relatively easy to cross the river."
Yang Wenfan also pointed at the map in front of him, "Are there any of our people in the places you mentioned?"
Staff Officer Guan smiled and said: "We have arranged military stations at these locations, with comrades specifically responsible for reception. The local party organizations will also provide support. Whether it is eating or sleeping, there is no problem."
Yang Wenfan stared at him, but became even more confused, "Advisor, you have actually arranged this route a long time ago, right?"
Staff officer Guan nodded to her, "Yes, it has been arranged a long time ago. The instructions given to us above are to move east and north. No matter whether we go east or north, we will have to go sooner or later. The staff office has arranged this in advance.
A route.”
Yang Wenfan's eyes widened, "I saw many boats on the river this morning, were they prepared by you?"
Staff Officer Guan nodded, "Yes. Between Tongling and Fanchang, I have controlled a total of twelve ferries and prepared nearly 300 boats. If the military chief gives the order to cross the river, the troops will be able to cross the river immediately."
Yang Wenfan was already a little angry at this time, and what he said was almost a question, "You are all ready for the eastward and northward routes, but why don't you go! Why!"
At this time, Staff Officer Guan looked at her blankly, and even glanced at Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan.
After a while, he said softly: "Whether we go east or north, and when to leave, these are all decided by the head of the military department. Our staff office only makes preparations in advance, and we can't decide anything else."
The room fell silent for a moment. Not to mention Yang Wenfan, Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan also had doubts in their minds.
They all heard that according to the orders from their superiors, the New Fourth Army headquarters should go to Jiangbei, but it has not moved yet. They can't figure out why!
In the end, it was Yang Wenfan who calmed down first.
She waved to Staff Officer Guan and continued to ask: "Tell me, when is the best time for us to leave?"
Staff Officer Guan immediately said: "Logically speaking, the sooner you leave, the better. Your situation is a bit special. I'm worried that Leng Xin will do something bad if he hears some news. In addition, I will follow you along the way.
Help you get in touch."
Yang Wenfan glanced at Wu Jiancheng and said, "Well, how about we leave early tomorrow morning?"
Wu Jiancheng had nothing to hesitate and said immediately: "Okay, I will listen to you and leave tomorrow morning!"
After this important matter was confirmed, the atmosphere in the room finally relaxed.
Staff Officer Guan looked at Wu Jiancheng, with a strange smile on his face, and suddenly asked: "Mr. Wu, can I ask you a random question?"
Wu Jiancheng immediately said: "No problem, you can ask whatever you want."
Unexpectedly, the words asked by the staff officer were quite irritating, "Mr. Wu, your military commander, can you kill people at will? If you are unhappy, you can kill if you want!"
Wu Jiancheng was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing loudly, and said: "How could you say such a thing! Anyone who kills casually will be sentenced to death! In so many years of work, I have only killed Japanese spies! I am carrying the
These three people, mother and daughter, are just trying to get a Japanese spy to talk. If he confesses, we won't kill him!"
Staff Officer Guan looked at him in astonishment, "It seems that you are quite powerful, right?"
As soon as he heard this, Wu Jiancheng felt a little proud. He told the staff the story of detecting Japanese hidden agents on Double Ten Day last year. How the Japanese agents performed a series of conspiracies and tricks, and how they ended up blowing up the Central Committee.
Hospital, because the chairman of the committee lives in the Central Hospital, etc., I have talked about it all.
He said quite seriously: "In charge of staff, our principle is that you are not allowed to shoot to kill without being fatally attacked!"
In the meantime, he unexpectedly saw Yang Wenfan sitting with her head bowed, motionless, seeming to be listening, but not seeming to be listening. Her appearance made him very uneasy, very, very uneasy!
He is an agent after all, and he has always been very sensitive about matters of life and death! He doesn't understand why he thinks so!
19-1
The next morning, this strange team, jointly led by Yang Wenfan and Wu Jiancheng, took two trucks respectively and set off on the road under the guidance of the staff officer.
When all the people got on the bus, the staff officer looked at these people and shook his head. He didn't know what to say!
The group of people Yang Wenfan was in charge of were all important cadres from the southern provinces. But they were escorted by a group of military special agents! Among these people were three Japanese mothers and daughters. The three Japanese mothers and daughters were actually escorted by the military special agents.
!
Things in the world are sometimes hard to explain and so complicated!
They walked smoothly along the way. Indeed, as the staff officer said, there were New Fourth Army military stations along the way, which were responsible for arranging their meals and sleep. Two days later, the convoy arrived at Shuixi Village.
This is the territory of the New Fourth Army. But the First National Army and the Japanese Army are not far from here.
After contacting the staff, Guan told Yang Wenfan and Wu Jiancheng, "The contact has been made. Tomorrow, they can find a larger ship to send these two trucks across the river. After crossing the river, there will be Commander Chen's first detachment. What will you do next?
If you leave, you must follow Commander Chen's arrangements."
19-2
The next night, Yang Wenfan's two trucks successfully crossed the Yangtze River.
In addition to one of Commander Chen's staff officers, there was another person who greeted them at the riverside.
Staff Officer Guan introduced: "This is Staff Officer Wu of the fifth detachment of the New Fourth Army, Wu Bentai. Next, Staff Officer Wu will send you to Lai'an County first, and escort you across Jinpu Road, and then to Dingyuan County. I will be with you here.
Farewell."
Yang Wenfan, Wu Jiancheng and Li Nan shook hands with Staff Guan and said goodbye respectively, and all said a few words of thanks.
Wu Jiancheng said: "Consultant, I sincerely hope to see you again in the future. I hope you will recognize me as your friend!"
Staff Officer Guan laughed, but his eyes looked a little strange, and he said, "I wonder what our situation will be like when we see you again."
Wu Jiancheng nodded to him and understood what he meant. The relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is always difficult to say!
But he still said: "I hope you will recognize me as your friend."
Staff Officer Guan laughed and said repeatedly: "No problem, no problem, no matter what happens, just come to me!"
When Wu Jiancheng heard what he said, he felt a little uncomfortable. What he meant was that if I have trouble, I can just find him and solve it! What kind of trouble can I have? If the national army is strong, will it still lose to you? Really
!
19-3
Northern Jiangsu, Yancheng County.
A black car kicked up some dust, drove out of the wide and flat grass, and drove slowly towards the city gate of Yancheng County. Following the car was a truck with more than a dozen soldiers on it.
The cars and trucks, as well as the soldiers on the trucks, were all provided by Shandong Shen Honglie to ensure the safety of Zhang Bingzhou and Li Moqiao on the road. But sitting in the car did not alleviate Li Moqiao's worries.
An agent's worry is a kind of natural sensitivity, especially when it comes to life and death, and it does not depend on how many soldiers are around him.
He didn't expect that the tape he stole would bring him such great danger!
Yancheng County is an ordinary small county. The houses on both sides of the street are dilapidated and old, and they don't look prosperous at all. There are not many pedestrians on the street, and they are rushing back and forth, busy with their own lives.
The car and truck finally stopped in front of the Yancheng Hotel. Shen Honglie's adjutant said that this was the best hotel in Yancheng.
Li Moqiao got out of the car, walked to the truck behind, and said to the platoon leader leading the team: "Arrange for all the brothers to stay and have something good to eat at night. Let's rest here for two days. In the morning the day after tomorrow, we will set off for Xing
change."
As he said this, he handed a wad of banknotes to the platoon leader and said, "You can make arrangements."
The platoon leader had a smile on his face, "Yes, thank you, sir. Let's rest for two days and go to Xinghua the day after tomorrow."
Li Moqiao nodded to him and entered the hotel.
He asked for a suite for Zhang Bingzhou and a single room for himself. Then he returned to the car and said with a smile: "Sir, you are tired. Go in and have a rest. I told the platoon leader that we will go to Xinghua the day after tomorrow."
The exhausted Zhang Bingzhou trudged out of the car, just nodded to him and entered the hotel without saying anything.
19-4
At night, Zhang Bingzhou had already rested. He was really exhausted these two days.