On August 10, 1938, Japanese Colonel Gao Pinbiao led his troops to launch an attack along the Yangtze River towards the mouth of the river. On October 8, the Japanese Army's Gao Pinbiao detachment, with the cooperation of the Japanese Navy, went up the river from Banbi Mountain and fought fiercely with the Kuomintang's Second Corps.
Zhang Guoxun's regiment of the 82nd Division fought fiercely with the Japanese army until most of them were killed. On October 17, Tao Shihu and Lime Kiln fell one after another. On October 19, Gao Pinbiao's detachment cooperated with the navy and forced a landing at Huangshi Port. Huangshi Port fell. In October
On the 20th, the Japanese army invaded Daye County and captured Tieshan. On October 26, they invaded Jinniu Town.
Before leaving Zouma Mountain, Tang Cheng had already learned about the Japanese army's attack on Jinniu Town. However, it was already November and the Japanese army had already taken control of Jinniu Town. Tang Cheng and his party, disguised as ordinary people, could only slow down their move south.
, to avoid encountering the Japanese army and being besieged by the Japanese army. But Tangcheng did not know that the Japanese army not only occupied Jinniu Town, but also sent troops north to control Baoan Town and Chengui Town. The national troops stationed here had already been driven to Maoshan and Donggou by the Japanese army.
As long as Tangcheng and the others continue to move south, they will definitely encounter the Japanese army.
As the carriage rocked, Tang Cheng, who was lying on his back in the carriage, was dozing with his eyes closed in contentment. Among the bandits selected by Zhao Baokun, there were people who were familiar with the terrain of this area. In order to avoid encountering the Japanese army, Tang Cheng and the others had to work day and night.
Fuye went out to hide his whereabouts. The sky had turned white by now. Tangcheng, who couldn't hold on any longer, secretly took a rest. Counting the weapons and ammunition, if everyone traveled in a carriage, I'm afraid the two horses pulling the carriage would
They had already died of exhaustion on the way, so the 11 of them in Tangcheng could only take turns riding the carriage.
The sky was gradually getting brighter. Zhao Baokun, who was responsible for exploring the way, and a bandit named Hou San ran back. Knowing that Tieshan had been controlled by the Japanese army, Tangcheng and the others had to choose to go south from Kejiawan to Zhangjiazui, Jiangjiazui
On the route to Bao'an Town, Hou San had been to Bao'an Town from Kejiawan a few years ago, so he became the guide for the Tangcheng group. "Hou San and I stopped in front for a long time and didn't notice anything unusual.
, but it’s almost dawn, I think we should find a place to stop and rest first.” After staying with Lao Dongbei for a long time, Zhao Baokun was no longer as reticent as before.
Lao Dongbei turned around and glanced at Tang Cheng, who was lying on his back in the carriage and taking a nap. After chatting in a low voice with Zhao Baokun, he immediately ordered the carriage to divert to the place where Hou San had already chosen to rest. He had already entered 11
Yue, although this is the land of Jingchu, everyone is wearing cotton clothes. It is impossible to rest in the wild without a shelter from the wind. Hou San is looking for a small village called Xiajiawa, along the Tangcheng
Their current direction is less than 2 miles to the west, and there are less than 30 households in the entire village. Tangcheng and the others don't have to worry about Japanese spies in this village.
"Entering the village" stood on the carriage and observed the village called Xiajiawa with binoculars for a long time before Tang Cheng gave the order to enter the village. This place was only 20 miles away from Shangzhang. Tang Cheng planned to rest here for a day and then spend a night.
Time arrived. The carriage slowly drove into the grain drying field at the entrance of the village. Like the children in the village, the adults in the village were also hiding behind their own doors, only sticking out half of their heads to timidly watch these people entering the village.
The eyes of the strangers who arrived were full of wariness.
The carriage stopped directly at the grain drying field. Without much effort, Hou San pulled a middle-aged man in his forties to Tang Cheng. Hou San stepped forward and whispered a few words to Tang Cheng, remaining seated in the carriage.
Tang Cheng, who had not moved anywhere, smiled, jumped off his horse, walked up to the middle-aged man and said, "Village Chief Xia, don't be afraid, we are not bandits, and we will not rob your village. We are just
Passing by, one of my brothers is sick and I want to find a place to rest temporarily in your village for a day and buy some food on the way."
Seeing the suspicion on the middle-aged man's face, Tang Cheng smiled and took out three ocean dollars from his pocket and stuffed it into the middle-aged man's hand, "This is money for us people to eat and rest in your village, so we don't have to bother too much."
, you just need to find a place for us to sleep. As for food, it will be easier. We will eat whatever you eat." The middle-aged man immediately became energetic after taking the heavy ocean.
It's easier to use than flimsy banknotes.
"Go to my house, go to my house, my house is big, and I can kill chickens for you to eat." The middle-aged man carefully put the big ocean in his pocket into his pocket, and at the same time led the way for Tangcheng and the others very attentively. Xiajiawa
It is a small village. Although this middle-aged man is the village chief here, his family is not that big. He drove his wife and two sons to the kitchen, but Village Chief Xia made room for Tang Cheng and the others.
There are three rooms, but there are only three beds, so half of the people are destined to make beds on the floor.
Seeing the uneasy village chief, Tang Chenghun casually asked Zhao Baokun to lead people into the house to carry dry straw. Sleeping on the soft straw is much more comfortable than the bed made of wooden boards at the village chief's home. "
According to the old rules, two security posts should be posted outside the village, and one security post should be left in the yard. The guard should be changed every two hours to prevent us from sleeping to death and accidents." After carrying Liu Shitou, who was pretending to be sick, into the house, Tang Cheng called
After a few whispers from Lao Dongbei and Zhao Baokun, Tang Cheng's vigilance never relaxed for a moment after leaving Zouma Mountain.
Tang Cheng was nervous not only about the money, but also about the 11 lives including his own. A single mistake could cost everyone their lives, so Tang Cheng did not dare to be careless. "I will take people outside the village.
, In the second half of the night, I have slept for a while in the carriage, and I am not sleepy now. You can change me at noon." After telling Lao Dongbei and Zhao Baokun, Tang Cheng held the baby wrapped in rags.
He walked out of the village with his rifle and binoculars, and behind him was a black-faced bandit named Dice.
There are no hills or high slopes around Xiajiawa. After leaving the village, Tang Cheng had to take the dice and walk south for almost 2 miles before he found a dozen big trees growing by the stream. "Okay.
, Let’s just go here. You go back first and come and replace me at noon.” There were supposed to be two sentry posts outside the village, but Dice could barely keep his eyes open at this moment, so Tang Cheng simply sent him back to sleep.
Anyway, someone needs to go back and tell Laodongbei about his position.
Dice, who had been trained hard by Old Dongbei, did not dare to disobey Tang Cheng's orders. A man as arrogant as Old Dongbei was obedient in front of Tang Cheng. How could he, a bandit, dare to go against Tang Cheng? Help Tang Cheng.
After climbing up one of the trees, Dice hurried back to the village to sleep. Only Tang Cheng was left sitting on the branch of the tree. Tang Cheng, who was sitting on the branch of the tree, looked around with a telescope and determined.
After everything was fine, Tang Cheng took out a cigarette, lit one and smoked.
The closer they got to Bao'an Town, the more obvious Tang Cheng's uneasiness became. But he already knew that the Japanese army had occupied Jinniu Town. If he wanted to go south, he had to go through Bao'an Town. Otherwise, he would have to go west and go through the lake terrain. And
Not to mention that there is a certain possibility of encountering the Japanese army, but the water bandits are enough for people like me to deal with. Once the money carried with them is leaked, it will inevitably lead to the prying and robbery of the water bandits. Instead of fighting to the death with the bandits
, Tang Cheng, who had never forgotten that he was a soldier, would rather die under the gunfire of the Japanese army.
"Daddy, who do you think are the people who live in our house? Why is there someone sitting in our yard without entering the house? I saw that there were two people who went out just now, and only one will come back now.
"Village Chief Xia's wife is a shrewd woman. When she came back from carrying water, she happened to encounter Dice, so she told her man about Tang Cheng's failure to come back. Village Chief Xia, who was squatting to kill the chicken, was stunned when he heard this.
He paused for a moment, but said nothing. He just wanted these people to leave Xiajiawa as soon as possible. As long as these people left, the three oceans would truly be his home.
"You lazy bitch, why are you asking so many questions? Just make the meal and don't worry about other things." Seeing that his woman was still muttering, Village Chief Xia couldn't help but put down the kitchen knife.
He gave a few words of instruction with a straight face. "They gave us three yuan. Three yuan. Even if we bought all our things, we still wouldn't be able to sell them for three yuan. When these people leave tomorrow, you can take them."
I will go to the Zhao family to propose marriage to our eldest son for an ocean, and I don’t think the Zhao family would dare to say that our family has no money."
The chicken is simmering slowly in the pot, and the aroma has spread with the heat in the stove. People in the Xia family are crowded in the stove, looking forward to their future life. Old Dongbei, who is sitting in the yard, is also taking a nap with his eyes half closed.
The fragrance in the air reminded him of the village where he had lived for more than ten years. The fragrance drifted into the house filled with snoring. Liu Shitou, pretending to be a patient, slept soundly. The fragrance that drifted into the house even entered the house.
In Liu Shitou's dream, Liu Shitou was holding a fat chicken leg and biting it.
Tang Cheng, who was standing alone outside the village, would look around with binoculars every ten minutes. Tang Cheng, who was wearing a grass circle on his head, seemed to have blended into the trees. The birds chirping in the trees were very interested in Tang Cheng, an outsider.
Turning a blind eye. Time passed little by little, and he saw the figures of Dice and Zhao Baokun from a distance through the telescope. Only then did Tang Cheng jump down from the tree branch, stretching and moving comfortably.
"Company Commander, there is chicken soup for lunch. You should go back quickly. Just leave this place to the two of us." When Dice heard that there was chicken soup for lunch, Tang Cheng's mouth immediately filled with a lot of saliva. He left Zouma Mountain for two days.
Everyone had eaten dry food for two days. When he heard that there was chicken soup, Tang Cheng wanted to rush back to the village immediately. But before Tang Cheng could turn around and take a step forward, he was held tightly by Zhao Baokun, whose expression changed drastically.
He grabbed the telescope from Zhao Baokun's hand and looked forward. Tang Cheng couldn't help but cursed in his heart. It seemed that he couldn't drink the fragrant chicken soup. The Japanese army was coming.