Bai Yihua firmly handed the money to Wang Junyi.""These are all very expensive medicines. You must have spent a lot of money. You have to live too. He couldn't do it without money. To be honest, I'm already very satisfied that you're willing to take such a big risk to get us medicine. How can I let you contribute money? If it really doesn't work, you can use this money as funds to get more medicine for us. I thank you on behalf of the soldiers of the Resistance Alliance.”As he spoke, he left the clinic with Hu Zi and returned to the inn.
Early the next morning, Bai Yihua had Hu Zi hire a carriage outside. He let the coachman into the room and had Hu Zi accompany the coachman. He hid the medicine under the carriage and had the coachman put their two horses on the carriage before setting off.
They arrived at the city gate of Fushun. Hu Zi walked out of the city first, pretending that he was not on the same path as Bai Yihua. The puppet soldiers and devils at the city gate did not check the Bai Yihua's cart too much, and they successfully left the city. When they reached a safe place, Bai Yihua paid for the carriage and took off the harness. The two of them rode quickly to the station.
At this moment, Bai Yihua was eager to return. He was still thinking about Tang Jian's illness and was worried that his illness would worsen without medicine.
After Tang Jian took the medicine, his fever quickly subsided, and his body recovered very quickly. In the few days when Tang Jian recovered, Bai Yihua locked himself in the room and carefully read the newspaper that Wang Junyi brought back. Although these newspapers were all about Manchukuo and the Japanese, there were also a few articles about the current situation in China in the corners of the newspapers. This way, Bai Yihua stayed in the house for three days.
On the morning of the fourth day after Bai Yihua finished reading these newspapers, he asked the guards to call Tang Jian, Shan Haitao, and Cai Shan to his room to discuss what they had said a few days ago. When everyone was present, Bai Yihua was the first to say,""Now that our political commissar has recovered from his illness and his body is recovering well, I'm calling everyone for a meeting. The topic of discussion is about the change of leadership in our independent regiment. "Logically speaking, we should report this matter to Commander Yang first, but we are very far from Commander Yang and can't get in touch with him. Therefore, we can only make arrangements according to our actual situation. We'll report to Commander Yang when we have the opportunity in the future. I'll make a suggestion first, and then we'll discuss it and see if it's suitable. Hai Tao is our deputy political commissar, and he is also a battalion commander. I feel that he is not mature enough in leading troops. In order to improve his ability, I want to transfer him to my side and let him be the deputy commander. There was no one else to be the commander of such a battalion. Everyone, think about who is more suitable to go to the 1st Battalion.”
Cai Shan took over Bai Yihua's words,""I think our political commissar is more suitable. The reason was that he was originally a soldier, and he was a lone ranger. Even Commander Yang admitted it. However, the political commissar's burden was even heavier. I'm afraid he'll be tired."
"I agree with Chief of Staff Cai's proposal," Bai Yihua said. He was more suitable to be the political commissar and 1st Battalion Commander. This was because he was very experienced in leading troops. As for the matter of him and the heavy burden, Haitao had come to the regimental headquarters, so he could share some of the work for the political commissar.”
When Tang Jian heard Bai Yihua and Cai Shan's words, he immediately understood what they meant. He immediately expressed his stance,"I'm willing to go to the 1st Battalion. But I suggest that Haitao be the political commissar. I just need to focus on leading the troops in the 1st Battalion. To be honest, I like to lead troops to war. I'm not used to political work. If it really doesn't work, I'll also be the deputy political commissar.”
Bai Yihua rejected Tang Jian's words.""You must be our regiment's political commissar. If you are the only battalion commander, that would be a demotion. This will lower your prestige in the hearts of the soldiers, and it will not be beneficial for you to lead troops. You didn't make a mistake, so why should I demote you? Similarly, the matter of your deputy political commissar is also invalid. If no one had any objections, this matter was settled.”
After the leaders were adjusted, the troops continued to march. The independent regiment walked for about a year before they arrived at the junction of Hebei Province and Liaoning Province, Qinghuangdao. If they continued to move forward, they would really have to leave the Three Eastern Provinces. They decided to move along the border of the two provinces to find their living space. It was already 1936, and the Japanese army had garrisons all over North China. China had been torn apart by the Japanese army. At this moment, Bai Yihua had already realized that resisting Japan was no longer just a matter of the northeast. At this time, the Independent Regiment had actually broken away from the command of General Yang Jingyu of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance. They were no longer suited to the needs of the struggle. Hence, Bai Yihua discussed with his comrades and decided to change back to the banner of the Anti-Japanese Army so that they could deal with various forces. At the same time, Bai Yihua also realized that his wish to drive the Japanese out of the three eastern provinces in a short period of time was difficult to achieve. He decided to move closer to the party organization inside the pass. Thinking back to the five years of fighting in the northeast, Bai Yihua felt like a motherless child, bumping around everywhere and bleeding. In the three northeastern provinces, he had been looking for local party organizations. However, the party organizations in the three northeastern provinces were too difficult to find at that time. It could be said that the power of the Chinese Party in the northeast was too weak. Although they had organized several anti-Japanese coalition forces, they did not form a unified leader. Moreover, these military forces were also weakening under the heavy encirclement of the Kwantung Army.
On this day, Bai Yihua gathered Tang Jian, Shan Haitao, Cai Shan, and Shi Shoutian together to discuss the direction of the troops. Tang Jian spoke first." We've already arrived at Qinhuang Island. We have two paths to go down. The first is to enter the pass and enter North China. According to what he knew, there were a few local forces in North China. There were pro-Japanese factions, but the main reason was that the scope of influence of the National Party was stronger. There are only two outcomes for us after entering this place: One is to be incorporated by the National Party, which we are unwilling to do. Second, they would be wiped out by the Guomindang or pro-Japanese forces. This is something we don't want to see. If it weren't for the lack of resistance from the national army, our hometown, the three northeastern provinces, wouldn't have fallen into the hands of the Japanese, and a large number of northeastern people wouldn't have been displaced and become refugees. Our second path is to follow the Great Wall to the west into the Yan Mountain Range, and then into the Taihang Mountains. I heard that the Red Army's military department is there. If we can get the help of the military department, then we will be like a tiger with wings.”
Cai Shan and the others did not raise any objections. Seeing that everyone's opinions were in line with his own, Bai Yihua said,"Then we'll head west along the Great Wall and try to see the Red Army.”
Bai Yihua left Tang Jian behind. He said to Tang Jian,"I want to talk to you about Lin Gang.”
Upon hearing Lin Gang's name, Tang Jian's anger rose all of a sudden. He said angrily,"Don't talk to me about him. I get a headache just talking about him. I didn't expect that the team I worked so hard to raise would be pulled away by him just like that.”
Bai Yihua pressed Tang Jian on the seat and said softly,""Lin Gang was sent by me. I wanted to use his fake surrender to rescue Cai Shan, but the Japanese would not believe him in such a short time. Therefore, I had no choice but to make it real and let him continue to lurk so that he could play an irreplaceable role at the critical moment. I should have told you first. Firstly, the situation was urgent at that time. Secondly, it was better to know as little as possible about this matter, so I kept it a secret from you. Also, I think it would be more believable if your army defected to the enemy. I didn't expect us to retreat here. We can only let Lin Gang hide for a long time. Now is the time to tell you. I'm sorry. I should have told you about this a long time ago. Please don't take offense. This is also the real reason why I handed the 1st Battalion to you.”
When Tang Jian heard this, he heaved a long sigh of relief."Looks like I didn't misjudge Lin Gang, and I didn't lose my men. I can rest assured now."
Although they could avoid the pursuit of the Japanese by marching along the Great Wall, there was one thing that Bai Yihua and the others did not consider clearly, and that was the supply of the troops. The commoners along the Great Wall were all very poor. They couldn't even eat their fill, so how could there be enough food for them? It was in this situation where they were hungry and full that they headed west. As a result, the phenomenon of the troops deserting became more and more frequent. The troops had suffered heavy casualties. It could be said that the anti-Japanese volunteer army had already reached the point of running out of ammunition and food.
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