Liang Sansi was in a very depressed mood, so Taijun asked him to lead the way to the Guotou District in the west overnight.
Before departure, the military police captain made a special trip to explain that this time he was going to negotiate with a certain big shot.
Accompanying him was a middle-aged man named Tanaka Xiong.
The two set out during the day, took a long car ride, and passed the battle zone between the imperial army and the national army when it was dark.
Under the leadership of Tanaka Xiong, they carefully avoided the national army patrols and hidden sentries. The two of them did not dare to stay at the foot of the mountain.
Taking advantage of the dark night, he sneaked into the mountain by crawling and crawling. Tian's physical strength was so damn good that he had to travel all night.
Going so fast, there should be plenty of time, and we would definitely have no problem reaching our destination the next day.
Liang Sansi felt a little nervous. This trip was to talk to a certain big shot, but she never understood why he had to follow her.
But it seemed that he could no longer keep up with the middle-aged man in front of him. He was short, stocky, and had no long legs. He just ran very fast.
Along the way, there wasn't much conversation between the two of them, so you just had to negotiate with him by yourself? How big of a deal could it be...
The matters arranged by the imperial army cannot be delayed. Liang Sansi is a smart man, so naturally he will not ask too many questions.
There were mountains and cliffs in the dark night. Even though it was very dangerous to travel at night, the two of them still climbed up the mountain with torches, one foot high and one foot low.
Liang Sansi raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her face. She was full of fatigue and sleepiness, and her feet felt like lead. She had never walked such a long distance in one breath.
Seeing that the dwarf in front kept walking with a torch, he finally couldn't hold on anymore and had to stop to catch his breath.
Tanaka Xiong, who was walking in front, was dressed as a vendor, holding a root in his hand and breaking off a small tree trunk from the roadside. Seeing Liang behind him, he thought twice about stopping and had to stop. He turned around and whispered impatiently: "Mr. Liang, can you faster?"
"Oh, Brother Tian, I'm really out of energy. How about we go to the village ahead to rest for a while before leaving?"
Tanaka Xiong looked around, then raised his head and looked ahead: "If we can't reach our destination before dark tomorrow, neither you nor I can bear the responsibility for the delay."
"It's not that far. We have enough time. How about we go to the village ahead to rest for one night and recover our strength? We can arrive there in the afternoon if we walk faster tomorrow."
Seeing that this man was really weak, Tanaka Xiong said helplessly: "That's okay. We can't just stay in this barren mountain and wilderness. We can just rest in the village you mentioned and continue on our way at dawn tomorrow."
The road up the mountain was narrow and steep. A stone on the road was somewhat loose due to drought. Liang Sansi stepped on it and rolled straight down the valley. The rumbling sound lasted for a long time and made Liang Sansi's legs tremble.
I secretly swore in my heart that if I ever have to do this kind of job again, I would not do it even to death. Now that I have so much money, it is not worthwhile to spend my life in the mountains.
The two of them hurriedly and slowly arrived at the outside of the village where Liang Sansi had been.
The mountain road finally became gentle, and under the looming stars, there was still a faint light in the village in the dark night.
A dog barking suddenly sounded, startling the two of them.
Tanaka Xiong didn't care and continued to move forward along the road outside the village with a torch.
As soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the village, there was a sudden crashing sound in the middle of the firewood pile, and a black shadow appeared.
After Big Dog pushed out a bundle of firewood, he was still hiding in the darkness and looked carefully at the two men in gray with torches opposite him: "What are you doing?"
"Hey, we are from the New Fifth Army. Which part are you in?" General Tanaka had already thought of his words.
When Big Dog heard that the other party was from the Fifth Army, he immediately got angry: "Us? I'm from the Forty Army, what are you doing here with us?"
Tanaka Xiong lowered the muzzle of his gun, held a torch in one hand and slowly walked forward to the Tang Dog in the dark. When the firelight illuminated the other party's clothes, he shouted to Liang Sansi behind him: "He is one of our own."
Big Dog was worried that the other party would ask for the password, so he quickly asked again: "What are you doing in our defense area in the middle of the night?"
Tian Sanxiong looked at Tang Dagou carefully and put away his pistol: "We have important things to do and we have to rush back to Lingchuan, so we took a shortcut. My surname is Tian, what do you call me brother?"
Tang Dagou did not let down his guard: "My surname is Tang, don't you have a radio station? Why do you have to run errands in person?"
"There is an important situation analysis, which can't be explained clearly in the telegram, so..."
The big dog was not interested in talking nonsense with them: "Well, then you should leave quickly!"
Tanaka Xiong was about to speak when he was pulled by Liang Sansi. Tanaka Xiong hesitated for a moment: "Brother, we are indeed a little tired. Do you think... can you arrange a place for us to rest?"
Tang Dagou was stunned for a moment: "I have so many people, but they can't find a place to live in this shabby village. You two bastards can really think about it, but? I can't tell these two people about this!"
Thinking of this: "This place has been requisitioned by us a long time ago, get out of here."
Liang Sansi and Tian Zhongxiong looked at each other, and the two had to continue walking up the mountain with torches.
The figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Minister Zhang stood next to the small temple, watching the torches go away quietly, a little lost.
Next to him, Hu Yi suddenly asked: "Is there any problem?"
Minister Zhang hesitated for a moment: "I always feel that something is wrong, but I don't know what is wrong."
"It's just two soldiers. What's wrong?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
In the ruined temple, Minister Zhang pointed at the map: "If they are really from the Fifth Army, they can just go straight to the plains. Why do they have to risk taking the mountain road in the middle of the night?"
Hu Yi frowned deeply and said to Minister Zhang in a deep voice: "They should be intelligence personnel!"
"What? Why do you say that?" Minister Zhang turned his head, confused.
Hu Yi thought for a while: "According to the customs of the national army, those who can analyze the situation will definitely not be low-level officers, so most of the escorts will be in squad units, and they are just two people crossing mountains and ridges in the middle of the night. , this? It’s unreasonable.”
Minister Zhang nodded: "This is a Kuomintang-controlled area. They don't use radios. Maybe they are afraid of being intercepted by the Japanese. Let's not meddle in other people's business."
"You don't understand what I mean. I think they may be Japanese spies."
Minister Zhang was stunned for a moment: "Isn't that right? They still want to stay overnight in the village?"
"If they don't stay overnight... it will arouse our suspicion. According to regulations, when a strange team meets, they should have the most basic identification friend or foe password, right?"
"Forget it, we can't control that much, and the military commanders are not vegetarians. The situation here is complicated. We have to rush tomorrow and find a way to cross the blockade. Get some rest early."
In the dark.
Ma Liang was woken up by someone: "Brother, why are you here?"
"You go to the temple and take a nap. I'll keep watch in the middle of the night."
"No, Li Xiang and I take turns watching..." Ma Liang tightened the marching blanket.
"Hurry, call Li Xiang and go back together."
"No, I've been watching." Li Xiang's voice came from the darkness.
Ma Liang did not move: "Brother, where did those two people come from just now?"
Hu Yi lowered his voice: "Don't worry about it, it has nothing to do with us."
Ma Liang sat up and asked tentatively: "Did you take action at the headquarters during the day?"
In the darkness, Hu Yi was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
Ma Liang said proudly: "Besides you, who else can make a shell gun look like a machine gun?"
Hu Yi was stunned for a moment: "The sound of the shell gun...it's so far away...can you hear it?!"
"I haven't seen anyone who can fire a shell gun like a machine gun. It fires three rounds in bursts?"
"Stop talking nonsense and go back quickly."
"Brother, I always feel that this exchange is not simple."
"Don't think too much, there are some things that are not our turn to worry about."
(End of chapter)
