Captain Zhang's prediction was good. Not long after Tang Cheng chased him out, he came back alone with the smell of gunpowder smoke. When Captain Zhang, who was as cunning as a fox, saw this, he immediately told his guerrillas without asking Tang Cheng immediately. Start a search in the direction back from Tangcheng. Captain Zhang did this, naturally, to collect the weapons and ammunition left by the Japanese and puppet troops. Seeing that Tang Cheng had returned safely, Captain Zhang knew that the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops who had just escaped had definitely been killed by Tang Cheng.
Captain Zhang and the people from Bukit Hai totaled only fifteen or sixteen people. It would take them a while to count the many weapons and ammunition left by the Japanese and puppet troops here. Tang Cheng did not choose to stay here, but returned to the village with a guerrilla first, while Captain Zhang and others stayed here to guard the trophies that had been counted. Early the next morning, the remaining guerrillas in the village drove their carts to pick up Captain Zhang and the others, and brought their trophies back to the village.
Tang Cheng, who stayed behind in the village, originally planned to leave with Mr. Cao and the others after Captain Zhang came back, but he didn't expect that Captain Zhang would also bring some familiar faces. Tang Cheng had not expected Wu Jihai's arrival. He had noticed yesterday that Wu Jihai wanted to test him, so he chose to return to the village. But he didn't expect that Wu Jihai would actually chase him to the village, and Tang Cheng didn't like the other party's entanglement even more. "Old Zhang, are you posing a problem for me?" Tang Cheng did not get angry in front of Captain Zhang, but called him aside.
"I have been told by you before that I came here at the request of the Military Command Bureau. Moreover, my mother and the Chairman's wife are close friends. How could a person like me not have the eyeliner arranged by the above? I choose I help you because you are just a non-governmental anti-Japanese organization and have no explicit connection with the Eighth Route Army. But this Wu people are different. They are a military work team, a resistance organization bearing the mark of the Eighth Route Army. If I come into contact with them, The higher ups will definitely know, what will happen to my family?”
What Tang Cheng said was of course just an excuse. In fact, he really didn't want to have contact with Bu Jihai, because the encounter between Bu Jihai and the others yesterday had proved that the leader of the martial arts team was too eager for quick success. Captain Zhang has never been to a place farther than the next county town in his life, so it is difficult for him to understand the profound meaning of Tang Cheng’s words just now, but he also knows that Tang Cheng is a capable young man and cannot make up a special story. Use rhetoric to deceive yourself.
Seeing the confused look on Captain Zhang's face, Tang Cheng sighed secretly in his heart and could only say something to remind him. "The location of your village is very good, especially the small road in the back mountain. You have arranged for all the villagers to quickly go into the mountains to escape when they encounter danger. Therefore, your guerrillas are very important. Without you, these villagers will be There is no one to protect me. I guess the man named Wu came here partly to find me and partly for you."
"On the way back to the village yesterday, I heard Zhang Xiaowu tell me that you guys had escaped the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops and were blocked on the hillside by the Japanese and puppet troops entirely because of those people named Wu. I Let’s not talk about who is right and who is wrong. The situation at that time was that there were only a few of you, and you were injured. There were more than a dozen people named Wu. When they found you, they should have attracted the Japanese and puppet troops who were chasing them to other people. Guess the right place instead of following you all the way until you are blocked by the Japanese and puppet troops on that hillside."
Tang Cheng's words sounded like he was trying to sow discord between the guerrillas and the armed workers. In fact, Tang Cheng didn't want to sow discord between anyone. He was just an outsider, using his own experience to analyze the situation at that time. Condition. If Tang Cheng had encountered this situation at that time, he would never have dragged Captain Zhang and the others into trouble. Moreover, once the two groups got together, they would become a key target of the Japanese and puppet troops. Captain Zhang's guerrilla team has not been established for a long time, and his command ability is even worse. He will not know this.
Among Bu Kit Hai's military workers, several were local veterans drawn from the Eighth Route Army, including Bu Kit Hai himself. Tang Cheng didn't believe that Wu Jihai didn't know what Captain Zhang didn't know, so Tang Cheng refused to contact him yesterday. But Wu Jihai chased him into the village today. His purpose was so obvious that Tang Cheng couldn't afford not to think too much. "Yesterday's seizures have been recovered. The weapons and ammunition currently stored by your guerrillas are enough for you to continue to expand your manpower and strengthen training."
"During this period, you have to seize the time to train them, and at the same time send people out to inquire about information. When they are mature enough, you will take them out for actual combat training. I still say the same thing, I have never seen blood, they are just farmers equipped with weapons. Not even comparable to the militia." Tang Cheng did not hide his goodwill. Before leaving, Tang Cheng said everything he wanted to explain, but he didn't know if Captain Zhang could listen.
No matter what Wu Jihai was thinking, Tang Cheng had no intention of communicating with him. Even though Captain Zhang wanted to persuade Tang Cheng to save face, Tang Cheng still decided to leave the village in the afternoon. "Mr. Tang, is there any misunderstanding between us?" Wu Jihai still couldn't bear it and asked Tang Cheng face to face. But Tang Cheng didn't pay attention to what he meant. He just took out the military commander's certificate and took a look at Wu Jihai. The meaning was clearly expressed.
Because of Captain Zhang's efforts to persuade them to stay, Tang Cheng and the others could only leave the village quietly after having lunch in the village, with Captain Zhang and the others seeing them off again and again. After walking a long distance, Mr. Cao, who had been silent until now, finally spoke to Tang Cheng. "Captain Tang, I think that guy named Wu seems to have a lot of opinions about you!" Mr. Cao's words made Tang Cheng grin, knowing that you, an old fox, wouldn't be able to hold it back.
Tang Cheng looked at Mr. Cao with a smile on his face, "The one named Wu is different from Lao Zhang and the others! Lao Zhang and the others are just local farmers who were forced by the Japanese and puppet troops to hold together for warmth in order to resist the Japanese and puppet troops. . They say they are guerrillas, but it is better to say they are a local militia. You have stayed in their village for such a long time. Can't you see that these people are all farmers? Those people named Wu, They are all military workers, and many of them are veterans drawn from the Eighth Route Army."
"Although I am young, I also know what can and cannot be done! Especially the relationship between my family, the bureau and the military commander. If I do something that is not allowed by the superiors, I will definitely not lose my head. But my family My relatives and friends will definitely be affected. Now that I am an adult, I should not only consider myself when doing things, but also consider my family and friends. The person surnamed Wu came to contact me specifically. He must have his purpose. I have always hated being controlled by others. piece."
The answer given by Tang Cheng was obviously not what Mr. Cao wanted to hear, but he could also hear what Tang Cheng meant from Tang Cheng's words. "The most important thing is that the armed workers team is specialized in dealing with the Japanese army and the detective team. After I contact them, they will definitely try to persuade me to stay and continue to help them deal with the Japanese army in this area. But I still have family in Chongqing, and my family is old. I am very worried about weak women and children. Therefore, the best solution is to ignore their attitude."
Tang Cheng's explanation made Mr. Cao laugh. Tang Cheng looked young, but his attitude towards doing things was extremely tough, which immediately reminded him of the bureau chief of the military command. What surprised him the most was that the military commander seemed to be extremely optimistic about the young man Tang Cheng. When Tang Cheng and others left the village, they did not take away the weapons and ammunition captured from the Japanese and puppet troops. They only took some Japanese officers' sabers and their rank insignias. When these things returned to Chongqing, they would be evidence of their merits.
When they came out of Chongqing, everything was peaceful along the way. However, when Tangcheng and the others returned to Chongqing, they would occasionally encounter small groups of Japanese and puppet troops going out to raid, or encounter bandits and road bullies coming out to rob the road. For the former, Tang Cheng would choose to take the initiative and lead his team members to kill all the Japanese and puppet troops who went out to sweep. As for those bandits and road bullies, Tang Cheng's first choice was to persuade them to surrender with words. If the other party didn't listen, Tang Cheng would choose to use force to solve the problem.
After this back and forth, when Tangcheng and the others were waiting to leave by boat, there were more than a dozen bandits around him who chose to abandon the dark side and join the bright side. Mr. Cao was very puzzled by this matter. In his opinion, there was no need for a young man like Tang Cheng with a bright future to hang out with bandits. "Mr. Cao, it's true that they are bandits, but you have to admit that they are Chinese like us. The Japanese and puppet troops who fought against the national army all laid down their weapons and surrendered and were treated favorably. Why can't they do the same? "
"I interrogated them at the time, and when I asked nearby villages to identify them afterwards, you were also present and watched the whole process. I didn't let go of any of the bandits who committed heinous crimes and harmed the people. These were forced to commit suicide. The bandits did not oppress the good, and they did not have the blood debt of the common people on their hands, which showed that they still had a chance to save themselves. The most important thing is that the reason why they went up to the mountains and fell into the grass was because they had all attacked the traitors of the puppet army. "
"They live in enemy-occupied areas and have been bullied miserably by puppet troops and traitors. They can't find national troops to surrender to the army. The only way to survive is to go up the mountains and leave grass, otherwise they will die." Tangcheng now said to Mr. Cao Of course, what he said was not his real purpose. Tangcheng took in these bandits simply because he had nothing to do. He secretly came to a round of system lottery and got some shady good things. He needed some people who had a blood feud with the Japanese army to help him use these good things. The power and effect.
