After Ma Yiyun, Gu Xiaolong, and Wang Yanzhong sent several drunken puppet soldiers into the watchtower, they took the opportunity to learn about the actual troop strength and weapons deployment inside the watchtower, which laid the foundation for the future.

When they were preparing to evacuate, the two puppet soldiers standing guard seemed to remember something when they saw them leaving. One of them suddenly asked: "What do you do? Why haven't you gone home so late? How many of you are there?"

Which village are you from? Where are you going?"

"I..." Yang Jiwei was about to answer, but Ma Yiyun said first: "It's like this, boss. Isn't there a family next to our restaurant that is renovating a house? Today, the beams are capped and there are more people employed. They are here to hire people."

The helpers who came, no, it was very late after finishing work, and even later after eating. When they went home after eating, they happened to pass by the entrance of our restaurant, and I called them over.

I helped send some bosses back."

Yang Jiwei and others quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, boss."

The puppet army asked again: "Which village are you from?"

At this time, Zhang Fushun responded first: "We are both from Xuhezhuang, boss."

Xuhezhuang is a village in the north of the town, more than five miles away from the town and about ten miles away from the mountainous area. Zhang Fushun is from this village.

"From Xu Hezhuang? May I ask you something?" The puppet army is a test.

"Who does the boss know in our village?"

"Do you know Zhang Baiwang?"

"Hey, boss, you're asking, Zhang Baiwang is my elder brother and the security chief of our village, right?" Zhang Fushun answered fluently. Yang Jiwei secretly admired Ma Yiyun's careful arrangements. Fortunately, he found Zhang Fushun as a guide, otherwise things would have gone wrong.

It’s really hard to deal with.

When the puppet army heard that Zhang Fushun's answer was correct, he believed it to be true. He looked up at Yang Jiwei and others again and asked, "Are these all from your village?"

Zhang Fushun replied affirmatively: "Yes, we are all from the same village, boss."

When Ma Yiyun saw him, he said: "Boss, we are all good citizens, but you still don't trust me? I helped you send the person back. If it hadn't been for this, I'm afraid he would have gone home early. Did he commit such a crime? Look at the time.

It’s not early, people have to travel several miles in the middle of the night, so let them go as soon as possible.”

The puppet soldier waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, let's go, let's go."

Yang Jiwei hugged Ma Yiyun and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. See you tomorrow."

So, Yang Jiwei and several soldiers, under the guidance of Zhang Fushun, left Yangji Town safely. They left the town and accelerated their pace to catch up with the team in front.

It was late autumn at this time, and late at night, the weather gradually cooled down. The semicircle moon showed a grayish luster in the sky, and the stars in the sky flickered bright and dark. Although the night was not considered

Bright, but if you often walk at night

People were able to clearly see the road and the surrounding conditions not far away. They walked quickly along the increasingly narrow and uneven pedestrian paths. The characteristics of the intersection of plains and mountains are highlighted here, with crisscrossed ravines and crisscrossed rocks.

Overgrown with weeds and deserted.

Yang Jiwei knew that according to what had been discussed in advance, after Gu Xiaolong led the soldiers to protect the leader and students and rushed out of the town, he must have been hiding not far away waiting for the comrades behind him to arrive, but he didn't know where they were hiding.

As they walked, they came to a fork in the road. Zhang Fushun suddenly stopped in front and asked, "Captain Yang, how do we go down there?" Yang Jiwei asked Zhang Fushun, "Comrade Fushun, which road should we take to Pingyang?"

Zhang Fushun considered it, pointed to the left and said, "We should go this way."

"Okay, comrades, keep going." Yang Jiwei and others quickly ran to the left lane, and after about a mile and a half, Yang Jiwei told everyone to stop. He called Wang Yanzhong over and said, "Send the signal."

Wang Yanzhong put his fingers in his mouth and blew hard, and the hoots of owls made people feel very scared. After several hoots of owls, a pheasant's cry came from the hill not far away.

Wang Yanzhong said excitedly: "Company commander, they are in front."

Everyone was happy after hearing this, and Yang Jiwei encouraged everyone: "Comrades, work harder, quickly join the comrades in front, and go quickly."

At this moment, although the weather was cool, every soldier's clothes were already soaked with sweat. Regardless of their fatigue, they ran forward like a gust of wind under the leadership of Captain Yang.

Since the team led by Yang Jiwei accepted the task of escorting the leaders and students, their main task was to take charge of the journey from the Jizhong plain to the mountains. This section is the most dangerous, most exposed, and most variable journey. However,

Under his leadership, there were several dangers and several dangers were averted. Seeing victory in sight, why not make Yang Jiwei and his comrades a little excited?

However, they didn't realize it. Just when they rushed out of Yangji Town and were about to join the leaders and students protected by Gu Xiaolong and other soldiers who had come out earlier, the Eighth Route Army team in the mountainous area encountered trouble.

The person who met Yang Jiwei and others in Yangji Town was the captain of this team named Qi Yongzhi. This man came out of the Yan'an Military and Political School. He had been an underground agent in the Northeast Army for several years and had rich experience in fighting the enemy. It is said that

He can speak fluent Japanese. His superiors made very careful arrangements when they sent him here.

However, when Qi Yongzhi led his detachment to the direction of Yangji Town, as soon as they walked out of the mountain pass, they saw Japanese and puppet troops moving at the foot of the mountain and setting up a long snake formation. The enemy stretched the defense line very far.

It's very long. It looks like the enemy has sent out a lot of troops.

Counting the small Japanese soldiers alone, they had at least one squadron, and the puppet army also had at least one company. Qi Yongzhi's squad only had a total of twenty-three people. There was a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ours, so they did not dare to fight head-on. They only

He can hide in the weeds of the mountain and wait for the opportunity.

They observed in the dark for a long time. Qi Yongzhi looked at his watch and saw that it was almost four o'clock in the morning. He looked at the eastern sky and saw that the morning star had long been hanging high in the sky. He felt a little anxious.

It was originally agreed with Yang Jiwei that the handover would take place at Xiaoshahe at three o'clock tonight, but now it has been more than an hour, and they are still hiding in the mountains. Qi Yongzhi frowned and thought: Could it be that the enemy smelled something? Why?

Will the enemy suddenly deploy heavy troops here?

Seeing that the sky is getting brighter and clearer, the enemy still shows no sign of evacuating. If they wait until dawn, Captain Yang and the others may be exposed to the enemy's sight, and the situation will be dangerous by then. Thinking of this, Qi Yongzhi called two soldiers to follow.

After he came out of the mountain col, he wanted to look again to see if there was any place he could go around?

He stood on the high hill and looked down, trying to understand the terrain or the enemy's deployment. The sky was gray and he couldn't see anything clearly. After moving forward for a while, he could vaguely see the enemy shaking.

After observing for a long time, he could analyze the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops from the flags in the enemy team. The closer to the mountainside, the denser the Japanese "plaster flags" were, which proved that most of the Japanese were inside.

, most of them are puppet troops outside.

Although it was unclear for the time being the enemy's real purpose of deploying heavy troops in this wilderness, he firmly believed in one thing. The enemy must be well prepared. After Qi Yongzhi's observation, he had an idea and asked the soldiers to hand over the bag.

It turned out that his bag contained Japanese military uniforms. He asked two soldiers to dress up as Japanese soldiers, himself put on the uniform of a Japanese captain, and the gun in his hand was replaced with a Japanese-style box.

The three of them checked each other's makeup and made sure there were no other flaws. A soldier asked: "Captain, why are you wearing this today? Why don't you wear something bigger with military rank?"

Qi Yongzhi said: "Look at the Japs here, there are probably a squadron of people, and the leader's highest rank is only a lieutenant. I am a captain officer, which is enough. Besides, we originally only had more than 20 people, and these Japs' uniforms are

In order to deal with the enemy in an emergency, who knows it will be used now."

After Qi Yongzhi and the others put on their makeup, they looked at where the enemy's weak spots were. With the right timing, the three of them walked straight towards the puppet army's post with their chests high.

Because the puppet soldiers did not dare to provoke or question the Japanese, they wanted to take advantage of this loophole. However, when they approached the puppet soldiers, they saw several puppet soldiers squatting listlessly on the ground chatting.

They were more than thirty meters away, but none of the puppet soldiers noticed them.

At this time, a soldier seemed to have discovered something? He stepped forward and gently pulled Qi Yongzhi. When Qi Yongzhi turned around, he only heard the soldier whisper: "Captain, we can pass quietly."

Qi Yongzhi looked in the direction pointed by the soldier and couldn't help but be overjoyed. It turned out that a long distance here was a gap for the enemy. If the enemy didn't pay attention, he could go around it. This was really great, and he didn't have to risk it.

The risk can be overcome by dealing with the enemy, so why not?

Therefore, Qi Yongzhi and the other three quietly retreated a distance. Before the enemy could notice them, the three of them quickly climbed over a high slope, leaned on the terrain and ran toward the Xiaosha River...

After Yang Jiwei and his team and leaders successfully arrived at Xiaoshahe, they were anxiously waiting for the comrades from the mountainous area. He looked at his watch and saw that it had been more than an hour as agreed upon, and there were still no comrades to meet him.

Yang Jiwei was afraid of an accident, so he asked Gu Xiaolong to take his leader and classmates to hide in Yulin Village, one mile away from Xiaosha River. However, he and Wang Yanzhong still stayed behind to wait for the comrades from the mountainous area who came to rescue them.

Watching the time passing by, Wang Yanzhong asked: "Company Commander, has something happened to them?"

Already?"

Before Yang Jiwei could reply, he suddenly vaguely saw a figure moving from their right front. He lay on the ground and said, "Attention, there is something going on."
Chapter completed!