Chapter 123 Going to Baishi Mountain
Of course, Uncle Guo’s body could not be allowed to be hung by the Japanese at the city gate, and the brothers on Qingtengling could not be allowed to expose the corpse in the wilderness. After calming down Xiaole’s mood, several people sat down next to the bed placed in the kitchen.
Xiaotong brought everyone a bowl of boiled water, then accompanied Xiaole to the threshold of the inner room, listening quietly to the four men's discussion.
"We have three most important things at the moment." Secretary Tan said first: "The first thing is to collect the corpses of the soldiers who died on Qingtengling and Huangtu slopes. The Japanese will not be kind-hearted. We must send people to let these warriors be buried in peace; the second thing is how to place thousands of villagers who follow us; the third thing is the most important and difficult thing, that is, how to retake the Guo Dangjia and Dagen brothers."
"Secretary Tan, just tell me what we should do. The brothers in Ermashan and I all follow your arrangements." In the past, there was Uncle Guo and Erlao in Ermashan, so there was no need for Liu Yunbiao to worry too much, but now they are not here. Xiaole is too young and he is not the one who takes charge. The third leader can only place his hope on Secretary Tan.
"Brother Xiaole, what about the opinions of you three?" Secretary Tan looked at Xiaole sitting on the threshold. After all, she was the master of the copycat.
Xiaole didn't say anything, but looked at Wu Fei, just as the third leader placed his hope on Secretary Tan, she planned to obey Wu Fei's words.
Xiaole's move is very clear. As long as Wu Fei nods, the proposal of the third leader will be approved.
"Secretary Tan, I think the most important thing is not the third thing. Uncle Guo is obviously a trap. We must make a long-term plan. On the contrary, the placement of the remaining brothers in Ermashan and Baishishan is the biggest problem." These words changed slightly. She did not expect that Wu Fei would say this. In her heart, Uncle Guo must be the first.
Xiaole never really regarded herself as the leader of Ermashan. This seemingly glorious name is nothing worth mentioning to her. She is a little woman by nature. Even if the skills taught by Uncle Guo make her far superior to any brother in Ermashan, she is still a little woman in her bones. Living a peaceful life with her relatives and friends is her greatest wish, especially after having been in contact with Wu Fei for a long time and having a secret promise, she is even more extravagant to live a dull life of taking care of her husband and children. Although others may not understand Xiaole's thinking, and even Uncle Guo repeatedly beats her, she has not been able to change her thinking.
Although Wu Fei could not understand Xiaole's true thoughts, he knew that Xiaole's feelings for Uncle Guo. His words just now had obviously aroused her disgust. However, he did not intend to correct them. He just added: "If Uncle Guo is still here, I believe that his first choice is to place the surviving people first."
Everyone knows that Uncle Guo’s great love Ermashan is known. The Third Head originally wanted to scold Wu Fei, but after hearing the words he added later, he stopped saying anything. Xiaole also lowered his head, because she also knew that what Wu Fei said would be what Uncle Guo wanted to do.
"Brother Wu Fei, if you think like this, you really deserve the careful teaching of the Guo family." Secretary Tan sighed.
"Secretary Tan, Captain Zhao. This time the Japanese sweep came too suddenly. Although I don't know why they brought heavy troops to invade, I still understand one thing. They wanted to steal all the food to achieve the goal of rebelling against the forces who were trapped and starved to death." Wu Fei became much more mature. He no longer looked at the surface of the problem like before, but instead delved into the essence of the matter.
"So I want to ask how long the food the villagers recovered from the fields can last for them to live." Wu Fei's words were not clear. His original intention was to ask how long the food could last if the villagers entered the mountain and were siege by the Japanese and puppet troops.
"Two or three months is fine!" Secretary Tan responded.
"That's good, Secretary Tan, I think we have to leave Erma Mountain once the rain stops. The target here is too big, and the Japanese will definitely not let it go."
"Where to retreat? Do you want Ermashan anymore?" The third leader interrupted.
"From the current situation, Ermashan must give up. The result of not leaving will be one, that is, they all die here." Wu Fei's words were not intimidation. Last night, everyone heard the Japanese used heavy artillery on the Loess Slope. Although Ermashan has natural dangers to guard, this natural danger is simply useless for the Japanese heavy artillery.
"Brother Wu Fei, we have thought about this problem, but there is no place around this area except Baishishan and Ermashan that can accommodate so many people hiding. Baishishan will definitely be the place where the Japanese are focusing on sweeping. It is even more dangerous than Ermashan. If we can't even stay here, where can we go?" Dachun said in a sigh.
"Actually, the best way is to get out of Laiyuan, but we all failed last night. Brother Wu Fei, do you have any good suggestions?" Secretary Tan had not dealt with Wu Fei yet, and he was really impressed with this young man who looked young but extremely mature.
"My suggestion is to go back to Baishishan!" Wu Fei said in a surprising way.
"Baishishan?" The three people exclaimed in unison, including the third leader.
"Yes! It's Baishi Mountain!" Wu Fei said firmly: "The more dangerous the place is, the safest it is. There is no doubt that the Japanese will go to Baishi Mountain, but will they go through the entire Baishi Mountain? What is the answer? Secretary Tan and Captain Zhao, you should know better than me. In fact, what we should have gone to last night was Baishi Mountain, not Erma Mountain, but this is fine, leaving traces, making the Japanese mistakenly think that we are all here."
Secretary Tan thought about taking the villagers back to Baishi Mountain, but that was a choice that had no place to go. He thought that although Erma Mountain was not safe, it was much better than Baishi Mountain. Now when he heard Wu Fei's explanation, he immediately felt like he was breaking through the fog in front of him. Yes! Even if the Japanese would go to Baishi Mountain, after the trouble last night, they had left so many traces on the road. They would never have thought that those surrounded by the encirclement would return to Baishi Mountain. Taking a step back, even if the Japanese discovered it, with the dozens of miles of Baishi Mountain, whether they fought or ran, they would be stronger than defending Erma Mountain.
"I agree with the suggestion of brothers Wu Fei. If the rain is a little bit slower, we will immediately organize the villagers to move to Baishi Mountain." Secretary Tan agreed, and Zhao Dachun naturally would not object.
"Liu family, do you think this is OK?" Secretary Tan said in a controversial tone: "Tonight we will take people to Qingtengling and Huangtupo, buried the sacrificed brothers, let them be buried in peace, and then immediately turn back to Baishi Mountain."
The third leader looked at Xiaole and found that Xiaole ignored him. He looked at Wu Fei again. Seeing him nodding slightly, he replied: "No problem!"
Chapter completed!