After sending the 2,000-word telegram to Peng Dingjie, Yang Zhen sent another confidential telegram to the central government, urging the central government to speed up the mobilization of some scientists from Guanzhong to work in Northeast China. At the same time, Yang Zhen informed the Americans in the telegram A detailed report was made to the central government on the purpose, quantity and scale of the assistance provided.
Three days after the Central Committee received Yang Zhen's telegram, the leader of the Central Committee personally responded to the call. He hoped that Yang Zhen could go to Yan'an to personally report the outline of the battle and the next step of work arrangements. At the same time, the Central Committee hoped that Yang Zhen could go to the rear area on behalf of the Central Committee. Do a propaganda work on behalf of the Anti-Japanese Federation.
Yang Zhen, who was having a meeting in the Northeast Bureau, couldn't help but think after receiving a call from the Central Committee. He suddenly thought that according to the history he was familiar with, the current situation in the customs was quite complicated. The anti-Japanese national united front of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had many problems. There are only a few rifts. Although the two sides have not publicly broken their skin, there have been constant frictions in private.
The Eighteenth Group Army in North China and the newly formed Fourth Army in Central China have repeatedly fought fierce battles with the surrounding Nationalist Government garrisons. Even the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region was attacked. The central government urgently recruited itself to rush to Yan'an this time. It should be It has to do with the current situation within the customs. Especially in Central China, the situation is already quite bad.
Thinking of the fight that would shock the world in the spring of next year and the current situation in which the world's great enemy was fighting against each other, Yang Zhen did not hesitate at all. He immediately called back to the central government and would fly to Yan'an at the end of October or early November. At the same time, Yang Zhen said. Air transport to Yan'an will continue. The Northeast Bureau and Jidong Military Region will continue to air transport weapons, equipment and ammunition to the central and internal forces.
Due to the tight time frame for receiving the central telegram, Yang Zhen immediately took Yuan Zhiruo back to Jiamusi after discussing his ideas for industrial development with the commander-in-chief and Li Yanlu, and after agreeing to move the Northeast Bureau to Jiamusi, the current headquarters of the military region. Before going to the central government, I went to Harbin to discuss my long-planned plan with Yuan Zhiruo's father. Then I flew directly from Harbin to Yan'an.
This time Yang Zhen decided not to take the old route that passed through the Soviet Union. Instead, he decided to transfer from Harbin to Outer Mongolia to refuel and then fly directly to Yan'an. This would save time. Secondly, Yang Zhen was somewhat worried about the Soviets. Now because he is very close to the Americans, he is secretly planning to get rid of him. By taking this route, he can bring escort fighter jets with him.
After adding auxiliary fuel tanks to the p-39 fighter jet, it can fly directly from Qiqihar to the scheduled refueling backup point. From the Soviet field airport in central Mongolia, after filling up with fuel, it can take a straight line and fly directly to Yan'an via Shanxi. .This can save half the voyage.
But before going to Harbin, Yang Zhen had one more thing to do. After coming out of the Northeast Bureau station in Luobei, Yang Zhen did not return to Jiamusi. Instead, he went to the former military area station of the Japanese Xingshan Fortress Group. The car all the way in Luobei Driving on the road north to Xingshan, Yang Zhen looked at the mountains outside the car window and didn't know what he was thinking.
Yuan Zhiruo, who was beside him, looked at Yang Zhen, whose face was flickering. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he was surprised in his heart. It was clear that the chief was still in a good mood after talking to the two leaders of the Northeast Bureau. .Why did he arrive at the old military area station? His face became a little strange.
What surprised Yuan Zhiruo even more was that after arriving at the original military region headquarters, which has now become the fuel storage depot of the Logistics Department, the convoy did not stop. Instead, it turned towards a road behind the mountain until the road. At the end, the car stopped.
After the motorcade stopped, Yang Zhen turned around and said to Yuan Zhiruo in the car: "Xiao Yuan, you, the driver, and the guards are waiting for me here. Zhang Zixiong and I can go there. If you have any telegrams, as long as it's not If you are in a hurry, please don't disturb me. Also, if the military region calls to urge you, just call me here." After that, Yang Zhen didn't wait for Yuan Zhiruo's rejection and walked up the mountain with the new guard Zhang Zixiong.
Seeing that Yang Zhen only brought one guard up the mountain, Yuan Zhiruo hurriedly was about to lead the guard platoon to follow. However, he was stopped by the driver who had been following Yang Zhen for some time. He looked at Yuan Zhiruo who looked anxious. The driver, who had been following Yang Zhen for more than ten months, said: "Secretary Yuan, there are special circumstances on the 1st. Please don't follow me."
After that, the driver looked at the lush mountain in front of him, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, shook his head and sighed softly: "Secretary Yuan, the fiancée of No. 1, the former deputy director of the Military Region Logistics Department. After Zhang Ting, who was also the chief of the military medical department, died, she was buried on this mountain."
"Last year when Vice Minister Zhang died, it was when the Autumn Campaign was in full swing. He was not even able to attend the funeral of Vice Minister Zhang on the 1st. After the Autumn Campaign was over, the 1st was surveying the terrain and was wounded in an attack and was hospitalized. I am going abroad. I have never seen Vice Minister Zhang."
"Today I took the rare opportunity to go to Luobei for a meeting to come and have a look. I also fulfilled my wish. He won't let you follow him up the mountain. I still want to be alone with Deputy Minister Zhang for a while. There are no other people on this mountain except Deputy Minister Zhang. There are also our martyrs who died in the battle last autumn. This place is within the security range of the Logistics Department. It is very safe."
Hearing the driver mention that Yang Zhen's fiancée Zhang Ting died and was buried on the mountain in front of her. Yuan Zhiruo stopped trying to catch up. Instead, she stood at the foot of the mountain and looked at the mountain and the mountains in front of her. Yang Zhen's back on the mountain was getting smaller and smaller, and he was in a daze. He didn't know what to think about anymore.
He was driving all the way up the mountain. He didn't say this. Naturally, he didn't know the conversation between Yuan Zhiruo and the driver at the bottom of the mountain. He walked as fast as flying. He walked all the way until he reached a tomb under two large leafy pine trees on the mountainside. He stopped and gently brushed away the grass on the tombstone. Looking at the line on the tombstone, "Tomb of beloved wife Zhang Ting, husband Yang Zhenli" and the tombstone describing the life of the person in the tomb, Yang Zhen burst into tears.
After sighing for a long time, Yang Zhen calmed down and stroked the tombstone and said softly: "Zhang Ting, I'm late. It's been a year since you sacrificed your life last autumn. But I, the husband, didn't come to see you until now. I'm sorry. .I’m really sorry. It’s my fault. It’s too late to accept your feelings.”
"Now you and I are separated forever. I want to say I love you, but it's too late. I know there is no use saying this at this time. But here today, I still want to say it to you. I'm sorry. I failed your feelings. I failed you."
"People are like this. When they are alive, they don't know how to cherish them. When they are lost, it is already too late to regret. I have never dared to face the feelings between us. I dare not accept you. I hurt you so much. When I want to make amends, I have no chance."
"I really regret now. Why didn't I listen to the commander-in-chief? Before the battle started, let's get married first. It would be good if I could let you live a happy life for a few days, but I wouldn't let you go away with so many regrets. We are not destined to be together in this life. If there is another life, I will take good care of you in my hands."
After arriving at Zhang Ting's cemetery, Yang Zhen gently touched the tombstone and talked to Zhang Ting like this. Zhang Zixiong on the other side did not dare to listen to his words and could not stay still. He simply rolled up his sleeves and put Zhang Ting in front of him. Pull out the weeds that have grown on the grave.
Although Zhang Zixiong is very young, his mind is very delicate. According to the custom of Northeastern people to sweep graves, after pulling out the weeds on the cemetery, he left the wormwood on the cemetery. After weeding, Zhang Zixiong pulled out the grass on his back. When I was heading up the mountain, Yang Zhen ordered me to bring the engineer shovel with me to fill in the soil for Zhang Ting's mausoleum.
After doing all this, Zhang Zixiong turned around and stood two or three meters behind Yang Zhen. He loaded the speedometer in his hand with bullets. He tightly grasped a grenade with the safety cover unscrewed in his left hand. His eyes were alert. He looked around. As long as there was any disturbance in the surrounding area, the speed machine in his hand would start immediately.
Zhang Zixiong is extremely vigilant. He is not careless in the slightest because there are troops stationed nearby. In his opinion, although this is the warning range of the oil warehouse of the Military Region Logistics Department, the mountain is not high, but it is lush. Vegetation can be a good hiding place for sneak attackers. As a leader's guard, his duty is to eliminate all dangers that may endanger the leader's safety anytime and anywhere.
After following Yang Zhen back to the military region from Mishan, Zhang Zixiong was not only examined by the military region's social department, but also sent to the reconnaissance brigade training base directly under the military region. He received more than two months of guard training. Before handing over to Xiao Huzi .Xiao Huzi also imparted his security experience.
Zhang Zixiong's experience of growing up in a bandit den also taught him that he should not relax his vigilance anywhere. The more he is in a seemingly safe place, the more he must pay attention to it. He has long understood the principle of darkness under the light. Although There is a battalion of troops stationed nearby. There is also a personal guard platoon of No. 1 at the foot of the mountain. But under the current situation where No. 1 has only himself, Zhang Zixiong does not dare to be careless at all.
Yang Zhen paid no attention to Zhang Zixiong's thoughts and nervousness. After saying his intimate words, he just stared at Zhang Ting's graveyard in silence until the sun began to set. Zhang Zixiong kept urging him and then reluctantly left. Before leaving, Yang Zhen carefully looked at the tomb site chosen by Li Yanping for Zhang Ting.
Looking at the two tall pine trees like two guards on both sides of the cemetery, as well as the open land in front of it and a slowly flowing river. Although he didn't understand the theory of Feng Shui, Yang Zhen also knew that this place could be considered a Feng Shui. Treasure land. Seeing the scene in front of him, Yang Zhen not only thought to himself: "What an auspicious place. Old Li is very interested."
Leaving Zhang Ting's cemetery and walking to the foot of the mountain, Yang Zhen wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes. He turned his head and looked at the graves of martyrs who sacrificed their lives in last autumn's battle. Yang Zhen stood up and paid a standard military salute to the martyrs on the mountain. He said to himself in his heart: "Brothers, I am not yet able to build even a slightly decent martyrs cemetery for you."
"But please don't worry. When the day comes when the Japanese are completely driven out of the Northeast, I will definitely build a monument for you to record your achievements. Let future generations always remember the blood you shed for the liberation of this country and nation.
And sacrifice. I promise. It will be a monument that will stand forever in the world."