When Liu Xiuzhi heard him add her name to the ditty, she couldn't help but giggle and said angrily: "What do you mean by that? It's really ugly."
Tian Guifen also knew that her voice was not good and her tune was not accurate, so she smiled and said: "My wife, you sing beautifully, I like to hear you sing, so you should sing it."
Liu Xiuzhi is in a good mood, not to mention her clear voice, clear accent, and beautiful singing.
The couple chatted and laughed and walked into the woods.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were lying on the ground, hoping not to be discovered by these two men, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Fortunately, the young couple only talked and laughed and didn't look around. They unknowingly walked into the center of the woods and did not find the Japanese soldiers lying not far away.
At this time, Tian Guifen stopped and said, "Daughter-in-law, I'm going to make a convenience." Then she walked towards the depths of the woods on the roadside.
Liu Xiuzhi said with a smile: "You are really a lazy donkey making more birds." She was a young woman, a little embarrassed, so she turned her face to the side.
Tian Guifen left the path and prepared for convenience. He suddenly saw many bright eyes looking at him not far away. He was startled and was about to take the rifle from his shoulder.
When Yu Nagawa saw him spotting him, he thought he had discovered his identity and pounced on him with his bayonet-mounted rifle.
His movements were so fast that Tian Guifen only let out a shout before being stabbed into the chest by Nagawa Yuichi's bayonet.
When Liu Xiuzhifen heard her husband's shouting, she turned her head to look in his direction. When she saw the terrifying scene in front of her, she was petrified and almost fell off the donkey's back.
When the Japanese soldiers saw Yuichi Nagawa taking action, they all rushed out, surrounded Liu Xiuzhi, and dragged her off the donkey's back.
Hirata couldn't laugh or cry. He felt that there was no need for Nagawa Yuichi to do this. They were wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. Even if Tian Guifen saw them, they could say that they were conducting exercises here and could completely get rid of this matter.
Unexpectedly, Yuichi Nagawa, a reckless guy, only knew how to solve problems roughly, which resulted in unnecessary trouble.
Although Hirata Hiroshi was very dissatisfied, he now had to rely on Nagawa Yuichi, so it was inconvenient to scold him.
He couldn't figure out where the man and woman came from, where they were going, and whether anyone would come looking for them. He thought it was no longer safe in the woods and had to leave as soon as possible.
Hirata Hiroshi said to Yuichi Nagawa: "We may be exposed, quickly gather the team and leave here quickly."
While Yuichi Nagawa was gathering his team, Hirata Hao asked the soldiers to take Liu Xiuzhi over and ask her about the situation of the Eighth Route Army garrison around them.
When Liu Xiuzhi saw her husband's tragic death, she was already frightened. She was an ordinary rural woman, and the Eighth Route Army had no troops stationed there. She simply couldn't answer the questions asked by Hirata Hao. What's more, she hates the people who killed her husband and is even more unwilling to help them.
She just cried there and did not answer Hirata Hiroshi's question.
Hirata Hao was very angry and had murderous intentions.
At this moment, Nagawa Yuichi had already assembled his team. He looked at Liu Xiuzhi and said, "Mr. Hirata, how should we deal with this woman?"
Hirata Hirota made a virtual chop on his neck with the palm of his hand. Nagawa Yuichi understood what he meant, pulled out his command knife, and stabbed Liu Xiuzhi to death.
He asked: "What should we do with this donkey? Why don't we keep it to share the ammunition carried by the soldiers."
Hirata Hiroshi was very careful. He observed the donkey carefully and saw that it was no different from an ordinary donkey and should not be recognized by others. So he said, "Well, just take it with you."
Hirata Hiroshi looked around, and then said: "Dispose of the bodies of these two people, clean the scene, and don't leave any traces."
Nagawa Yuichi called a few soldiers to clean up the scene.
Hirata Hirota and Nagawa Yuichi led the advance team out of the woods. At this time, farmers were already working in the fields. It was inconvenient for them to hide their figures, so they marched boldly along the road.
They also met scattered pedestrians on the road. The people here were very close to the Eighth Route Army. When passing their team, they all smiled and greeted Hirata Hao and others.
Hirata Hiroshi also showed a smile and said hello to the fellow villagers.
The advancing team continued to march. Hirata Hiroshi always felt uneasy. After all, he did not understand the situation of the Eighth Route Army garrison in this area. He was very worried about encountering the real Eighth Route Army troops. Once they encountered the troops with the numbers he had compiled, they would be exposed. .
Fortunately, there seemed to be no large group of Eighth Route Army troops in this area. They walked seven or eight miles without encountering any Eighth Route Army troops.
Finally, they saw another forest. This forest was larger than the one they passed just now, so Hirata Hiro led the advance team to hide in it.
After the Japanese advancing troops left, under some branches and thatch in a low-lying part of the woods, Tian Guifen, who seemed to have died, actually opened her eyes. It was clear that Nagawa Yuichi had stabbed him in the chest, but he still survived.
It turns out that Tian Guifen's heart is very different from that of ordinary people. His heart was born on the right side. The Japanese bayonet only pierced the muscles of his chest and did not damage his important internal organs. He just passed out.
Tian Guifen opened her eyes, looked around with difficulty, and soon discovered Liu Xiuzhi's body lying next to her.
He endured the pain and tried his best to call Liu Xiuzhi, hoping to wake her up, but Liu Xiuzhi had already stopped breathing.
He burst into tears and was in pain. Soon the grief turned to hatred. Although he saw that the person who attacked him was wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, he was sure that it was not the real Eighth Route Army, but an enemy pretending to be one.
What he wants to do most now is to quickly report the news to his superiors and notify the Eighth Route Army to eliminate this group of enemy troops pretending to be the Eighth Route Army.
He tried to climb out and onto the path. Although this place is remote, people will still pass by.
His wound was really painful, and his body had no strength at all due to the heavy snow loss. He raised his head with difficulty and looked around, hoping to find something like a tree trunk to support his body. He saw the rifle he was carrying and threw it away not far from him.
Tian Guifen endured the pain and crawled towards the rifle. Every time he moved his body, the fresh snow on his chest seeped out, and the heart-wrenching pain almost made him faint again. It was only a few steps away, but it was so long for him.
He really didn't want to move anymore, but his strong desire for revenge supported him and allowed him to continue crawling towards the rifle.
Finally his hand found the rifle and he pulled it. When he took a closer look at the rifle, he was disappointed.
The rifle had suffered such a violent impact that the barrel was bent and was now scrapped.
The rifle used by Tian Guifen had an old sleeve produced in the early period. The Japanese soldiers did not like it, so they grabbed the barrel of the gun and beat it violently on the ground, scrapping the gun, and then put it with Tian Guifen and his wife. bodies were thrown together.
There were still five bullets in the bullet bag on Tian Guifen's body. The Japanese soldiers could not use these bullets, so they did not bother to seize them.
He wanted to fire a gun to call the police, but the rifle was already in this state and obviously unusable. He was very disappointed and thought that he would climb to the path in the forest and die there. He hoped that before he died, he could leave a mark there to remind passers-by to report to the Eighth Route Army.
Tian Guifen continued to crawl out, but it was too difficult and he almost fainted again. He knew that if he passed out again this time, he might never wake up again.
He thought hard, hoping to find a way to report the news. Finally he set his sights on the rifle again. When he observed carefully, he discovered that although the barrel was completely bent, most of the gun body was still intact and bullets could still be loaded and fired. However, due to the bending of the barrel, the bullets could not be fired, which would cause the rifle to explode. chamber.
For Tian Guifen, this is his only chance now. As long as he can fire the gun, there will be people working in the surrounding farmland, and it is very likely that he will hear gunshots coming from the woods.
He fumbled, pulled the bolt of the gun, and loaded the bullet. Just when he was about to fire, he suddenly thought that if the bullet exploded, the violent impact might blow off his palm. But he didn't care about this now, but was worried that the violent shock caused by the explosion would cause him to faint again. He thought he still had to find a way to leave a mark.
He struggled to unbutton his shirt, revealing the white shirt underneath. He wanted to write the words "Someone disguised himself as the Eighth Route Army", but his knowledge of characters was limited and he couldn't write the word "pretend" in disguise. He couldn't care about that much anymore. He dipped his fingers in his own fresh snow and struggled. On the white shirt, he wrote the word "Hua", then drew a circle, and wrote the word "Eight Road" behind it.
These movements used up almost all his strength. If it weren't for his strong willpower supporting him, he might have fainted again.
After he finished writing these words, he reached out and held the rifle, hooked his finger on the trigger, and used his last strength to pull the trigger.
Just a "bang" sound was heard, and the bullet was fired. Since the bullet could not be ejected outward, all the gunpowder burned in the barrel of the gun, and the huge energy caused the rifle to explode.
Tian Guifen's hand felt a sting, and then his vision went dark and he fainted.
The gunfire spread, alarming a father and son who were working in a field not far away. They raised their heads and looked toward the woods.
The young man's name is Gao Dacheng. He is a nearby villager. Although he is not a member of the militia, he has received training during his spare time. He could tell it was a gunshot, and when he saw the woods where the gunfire came from, he felt something strange.
He said to his father: "I want to go to the woods and have a look."
My father was a little scared and said, "It's better not to go. It would be terrible if there are bad people hidden inside. I think it's better to go back to the village and report the news."
Gao Dacheng became a little scared when he heard his father say this. He said: "Well, you stay here and keep an eye on me. I will go back to the village to report the news."
An hour later, Gao Dacheng came over with the village militia. They entered the woods and searched around, and finally found Tian Guifen and Liu Xiuzhi. Unfortunately, they had no vital signs.
The militia captain saw the shirt with snow on it and couldn't understand the words on it, so he took the shirt and reported it to the county brigade.
After listening to the report, several leaders of the county brigade made careful analysis and basically understood what Tian Guifen meant.
What he meant was that they were attacked and the people who attacked them were related to the Eighth Route Army. Obviously, the Eighth Route Army will not harm the people. The circle among the four words should be the word "pretend" for disguise. If read continuously, the meaning is very clear. Someone disguised as the Eighth Route Army killed Tian Guifen and his wife.
The county brigade captain hurriedly sent a telegram to the military division to report the situation. At the same time, members of the county brigade conducted a search focusing on the grove where Tian Guifen and his wife were found.
This situation was reported step by step, and soon it was reported to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong is an expert in secret service. He quickly guessed that the Japanese army must have a unit disguised as the Eighth Route Army and went deep into the base area. Since the Japanese army secretly sent a force to enter the base area, the target they need to hit must be very important to the Japanese army.
The headquarters of the coalition forces is located in Licheng County. The target of the Japanese attack should not be against the headquarters, so the most important targets in the base area are the airport and arsenal.
Xu Dalong immediately issued an order to Gao Zhiyong, Commissar of the Independent Brigade who stayed in the base area, asking him to send troops to strengthen the defense of the airport and arsenal, as well as strengthen the defense of various important government agencies and institutions, and send remaining troops to search for Japanese troops who entered the base area.
After receiving Xu Dalong's order, Gao Zhiyong attached great importance to the matter and immediately mobilized the remaining troops. At the same time, he notified the Xingzheng Office of the situation and asked them to issue orders to the county brigades and mobilize the basic militiamen of each village. Strengthen precautions and immediately carry out encirclement and annihilation operations once traces of Japanese troops are discovered.
