Under Jiao Ruoyu's recommendation, Hao Yan became the captain of the county brigade and was sent to the advanced army to study for a while.
When Hao Yan first became the captain of the county brigade, some of the male team members were not convinced, but after they were challenged individually, they were convinced. Especially under her lead, the county brigade fought a few beautiful annihilation battles, and the team members were even more convinced.
After listening to Hao Yan's narration, Bai Yihua also developed respect for Hao Yan in his heart. The two of them silently walked to the regimental headquarters.
After returning to the regiment headquarters, Bai Yihua asked the logistics department to arrange Hao Yan's residence and immediately held a work meeting. Bai Yihua said at the meeting,"Recently, the spy activities in the Pingxi Anti-Japanese Base Area have been quite rampant. The Independent Regiment has decided to set up a special anti-traitor department under my direct leadership. In order to facilitate the work, I borrowed Comrade Hao Yan from the Wanping County Government to complete this task with us. Comrade Hao Yan is the captain of the county brigade in Wanping County. She is familiar with the environment in this area. This is very important for our work of eliminating traitors. We have to complete the task of eliminating traitors within a week. The devils in Beiping would become deaf ears. "The specific arrangement is that we will take over a dozen soldiers from the Guard Company, and then select a few people from each battalion to form a recon platoon. Chute's combat mission will be mainly completed by the recon platoon. The first stage of our work is to find out the whereabouts of these agents and their future missions. This task was completed by Hu Zi and Hao Yan. I'll give Hu Zi's Hao Yan a hint first. Two of our district offices have already been damaged. Their next step will definitely be the other district offices that haven't been damaged. This is the focus of your work. Let me emphasize that Comrade Hu Zi must accept Comrade Hao Yan's command. You must obey Hao Yan's orders, both in terms of position and experience. I hope comrade Hu Zi doesn't feel burdened.”
In this way, Hu Zi and Hao Yan went to the vicinity of the various district offices in Wanping County for reconnaissance. They used four days to investigate the situation of the district office and report it to Bai Yihua. After Bai Yihua heard their report, he said to Hu Zi,""Comrade Hu Zi, you've been with me for a long time, and you've been out on reconnaissance missions quite often. Why didn't you complete it so perfectly this time? I'm not criticizing you, but you've spent four days visiting four places. Why didn't you even draw a map for me? You have to know that we are going to take action against the spies in these four places at the same time. How can we not have a map? Only the two of you know the situation. What about the other two places? You're already a company commander, a commander at the basic level. You have to have the overall situation in your mind. You have to know that there are more important responsibilities for you to bear in the future.”
Bai Yihua's words made Hao Yan unable to take it anymore. She said to Bai Yihua,"You've already decided that I'm Hu Zi's leader. If you criticize him, aren't you criticizing me? You should be saying these things to me. This shows that you still don't treat me as a family. However, I still have to thank you for indirectly letting me know the thinking ability that a commander should have.”
These words made Bai Yihua a little embarrassed. He said to Hao Yan,"How about this, Commissar Hao, tomorrow you bring me to inspect the terrain of these places again. Let me draw them out so that all the combat teams can familiarize themselves with the terrain during the operation.”
Thus, on the second day, Hao Yan brought Bai Yihua to the Liujia Village, where the District Office of District 3 was located. This time, Bai Yihua had dressed up meticulously. He wore a tattered straw hat on his head and his coat was patched. At a glance, it was obvious that he was either a long-term laborer or a farmer who made a living by farming. Hao Yan's outfit made her look even more beautiful. She was wearing a bright red top and green pants. She looked like a daughter-in-law who had returned to her mother's house. In fact, she had specially dressed up for Bai Yihua. However, when she saw Bai Yihua's attire, she was furious. Bai Yihua understood what she was thinking. Thus, on the way, Bai Yihua drove the donkey cart while comforting Hao Yan in the car,""Look at the beard on my face. It's impossible for me to dress up as your man. Look at how young and beautiful you are. How old am I? No one would believe it. You see, I believe everyone when I dress up as a long-term worker. And I can protect you. At first, I wanted to dress up as your father. I was mainly afraid that you would be unhappy, so I dressed up like this.”
"Who needs your protection?" Hao Yan rebuked. You still want to be my father? You actually want to take advantage of me.”
The Liujia Market was a place where the common people went to the market. There was a market here every three to nine days. Today was the first day of the market. There were many people on the road. Hao Yan said to Bai Yihua,"Today is the big gathering of the Liujia Village, so there must be a lot of special agents there. Let's go to the gathering and find these special agents first, then we'll watch them return to their nest.”
"Alright then." Thus, Bai Yihua drove the carriage and followed the people who were going to the market to the market of the Liujia Market.
Although it was a time of war, the Japanese were not very strict with the non-critical materials in order to promote the so-called friendship between China and Japan. In addition, this was the base area, so the villagers needed to buy and sell firewood, rice, oil, and salt. Liujia Market was a big market. It was divided into local specialties market, grain market, mule and horse market, cattle and sheep market. People were coming and going in the market, taking up half the street. Bai Yihua looked at the market in front of him, and his hatred for the Japanese increased a little. Yes, if there was no war, how beautiful would this village be? Unfortunately, behind the beautiful scenery of this mountain village, there was a deeper murderous intent. Otherwise, this place would have been even more prosperous, and it would have been a place that generations of scholars yearned for.
Just as Bai Yihua was thinking about it, Hao Yan poked him with her hand and pulled him back from his thoughts."Look at those people. They are the spies sent by the Japanese. In this area, I'm familiar with most of the villagers, but these people seem especially unfamiliar. They've been walking around here for a long time, but they're just walking around blindly. When Captain Hu Zi and I came to scout, we saw a few people in the past. We also found out their hideout. It was in a dilapidated courtyard near the district office. The owner of the house had probably taken refuge outside. They were definitely not the owners of that place.”
Bai Yihua looked at the physical characteristics of these people. As expected, they did not look like farmers in this area. Although they were also wearing tattered clothes, they did not look like people who were exposed to the wind and sun. After walking around the market a few times, they left. Bai Yihua and Hao Yan quietly followed. In a hidden place, Bai Yihua took out a pen washi and drew out the terrain in detail. Then, Bai Yihua and Hao Yan went to the other three district offices. According to Hao Yan's introduction, they also made detailed records. When they finished walking around these places, the sky had already darkened. At this time, Hao Yan said to Bai Yihua,"Let's go to the nearest district office and stay there. We'll go back tomorrow." Besides, he wouldn't be able to do anything even if he went back today.”
Bai Yihua said decisively,"No, if there are no special circumstances, we have to rush back today." Time is of the essence. These groups of people are like bombs planted around us. No one knows when they will explode. Only by eliminating it as soon as possible can we ensure the safety of this place. This way, my heart will be at ease.”Bai Yihua continued to drive the donkey cart forward.
The sky in June was like a woman's face, changing at will. The night sky that was bright and clear with few stars suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and the sky immediately became pitch black. "It's going to rain soon," Hao Yan said."Let's quickly find a place to shelter from the rain."”
Before Chi Haoyan could finish her sentence, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky. A heavy rain fell, and soon, the two of them were drenched. With the light of the lightning in the sky, Hao Yan saw a mud house. She pulled Bai Yihua and rushed in.
This was a mud hut used to watch a mountain man being hospitalized. There was only a clay brick bed inside, and there was a worn-out brick bed mat on it. Bai Yihua and Hao Yancong were on the kang. The rain was still pouring outside, and neither of them spoke. The sudden explosion of thunder startled the two of them. Hao Yan plunged into Bai Yihua's arms."I'm scared.
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