Kawashima and Lei Jinfeng fled back to the county town and met the highest commander of the Japanese army in the county town, Yamada. Yamada listened to the report of the battle situation and flew into a rage out of humiliation. He slapped the two men's mouths crazily. Yamada was exasperated. He decided to reorganize his troops and wait for an opportunity to encircle and annihilate Mt. Maoer again. The enemy had gone crazy. The enemy had gone completely crazy. He decided to sweep through the villages near Mao 'er Mountain again. They dug deep blockades in the villages around Mao 'er Mountain and set up blockhouses. They sealed off all the entrances to Maoer Mountain, especially Shimen Village and Shuimen Village. Even if he did not turn these two villages into a no man's land, he would still forcefully tame the villagers here into obedient people. Moreover, he would strengthen the management of these two villages and increase the number of troops stationed there. Kawashima and Lei Jinfeng followed the order and came out. When Lei Jinfeng turned around, he saw a dazzling object on Yamada's desk. It was the Sad Jade Crab. When Lei Jinfeng saw this object, he was also shocked. This shock also laid down the draft for Lei Jinfeng's strengthening of public security activities.
The enemy frantically drove into Shuimen Village and Shimen Village, and began to add turrets and blockhouses on both sides of the ditch. Moreover, all the people who entered and left the village were strictly checked and screened. Once suspicious people were discovered, especially young adults, they were immediately arrested and detained. For a moment, the two villages were enveloped in a terrifying atmosphere. Almost every day, all the villagers were in panic. The enemy also began to wantonly capture and recruit the young and middle-aged men in the village. Those who were physically weak or slightly older would dig blockades, pull barbed wire, build turrets, and build blockhouses in the village. Those with good physiques and vigor were forcibly captured and brought to the county town for military training. They were prepared to replenish the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army in the future. In an instant, the entire village was in chaos, and dust flew everywhere. In addition, the weather this year was particularly dry. It had been two months since spring, but there had not been a drop of rain. From Banjie Gully to the Hetao in the west, the water in the river was not as much as in previous years. With the enemy's strengthening of security, a large area of land was deserted, and crops grew sparsely. Due to the lack of water, it seemed lifeless. The enemy also strictly controlled all goods entering and leaving the mountain pass. Food, salt, cloth, and the like were absolutely not allowed to be transported into the mountain. Pharmaceuticals were definitely controlled products. If anyone was found to be carrying it, they would be shot immediately. Instantly, Mao 'er Mountain's situation became a little tense and delicate. Because they had not been able to replenish salt for a long time, the guerrillas felt weak. Especially since food and supplies were not available, the guerrillas on the mountain spent most of their time eating wild vegetables. What was hard to overcome was that the weather was getting hotter by the day, but all the soldiers were still wearing cotton coats. The situation was very grim, and it had a huge impact on the morale of the Maoer Mountain guerrillas. Everyone was in low spirits. Political Commissar Zhao and Zhao Guizhi saw that if they wanted to persevere in such a situation, they could only rely on their will and faith. Therefore, they gathered Wang Wenxiang, Liu Desheng, Guo Xiaorui, and Zhang Erleng together for a meeting. They decided to take advantage of the current situation where there were fewer battles and difficulties to reorganize and reorganize the troops, and strengthen their ideology education and political learning. Moreover, he would use the advantage of the mountain to overcome the various difficulties at hand, strengthen his confidence, and ensure that he would lead everyone through the difficulties together.
Thus, a vigorous reorganization began. First, the original formation was modified. The Maoer Mountain guerillas were reorganized into three squadrons. The first squadron was led by Wang Wenhai and Zhang Erleng. This group of people had all received formal military training and had extremely high military attainments and combat abilities. The only thing lacking was that these people were lazy and lax in their discipline. Therefore, after some research, it was decided that the 1st Squadron's learning and reorganization mission was to focus on these two aspects. The personnel arrangement was as follows: Squadron Leader Wang Wenxiang, Vice Squadron Leader Zhang Erleng. The second squadron was originally from Mao 'er Mountain. This group of people had more advanced thoughts and were reliable in politics. However, most of them had not undergone formal military training, and their military accomplishments and combat abilities were poor. Therefore, the reorganization task of the second brigade was to strengthen military training. Squadron Leader Liu Desheng, Vice Squadron Leader Guo Xiaorui. The 3rd Squadron was the platoon left behind by Commander Wu, and the new members who joined later, such as Zhang Yuzhu, Hao Wenjing, Zhang Xiaogen, Zhang Xiaomei, and Zhao Guizhi's family. This group of people basically did not have the ability to fight. Therefore, this group of people was mainly responsible for ensuring everyone's logistics and supplies. At the same time, they carried out the simplest military training and field rescue. The squadron leader was Zhao Guizhi.
After reorganizing the troops, Political Commissar Zhao and the core personnel discussed and unanimously decided that although the training had their own focus, the three brigades must put political learning and ideology reform first. Because the difficulties were real. The pressure was also realistic. If he wanted to get through this crisis, he could only rely on his tenacious will and strong self-confidence as he didn't have the best solution to solve the current difficulties and crises.
The work was arranged, and every day, each brigade carried out their own learning and training in an orderly manner. On this day, Xiao Mazi came to the mountain. After seeing Political Commissar Zhao and Captain Zhao, he whispered something to them. Then, Xiao Mazi hurried down the mountain. He didn't say hello to Wang Wenxiang and Liu Desheng, nor did he say anything to Zhang Erleng. He left in a hurry.
Shortly after Xiao Mazi left, Political Commissar Zhao and Captain Zhao met, and then they informed Wang Wenxiang, Liu Desheng, Guo Xiaorui, and Zhang Erleng to rush to the main hall for a meeting.
When everyone had arrived, Political Commissar Zhao was the first to speak." Comrades, through the efforts of our underground workers, we have obtained some food, cloth, and medicine for us. These things are urgently needed by us. At present, these things were still in Shuimen Village. The key was how to transport them out. "Just now, our traffic officer sent us some information. He said that the day after tomorrow, Lei San Ye of Shuimen Village will die and have a funeral. Let's think about whether we can make a fuss about this matter.”
Third Master Lei was Lei Jinfeng's uncle. After Lei Dajiang's grave was dug up by someone, he fell on the platform in front of the two temples in the village in public and never got up again. She lay there for eight months. Finally, he died of old age. The people in the village only saw Third Master Lei fall. No one knew what Third Master Lei was thinking when he fell. Third Master Lei was also the person with the highest seniority and age in the Lei family. It could also be said to be the symbol of the current Lei family. He did not know if it was a spiritual symbol, but it was a flag of the Lei family. When this flag fell, was it because Lei Dajiang's grave had been dug up and his heart was filled with anger? Or was it because the Lei family currently had such power that there were people in the village who brazenly dug up the Lei family's grave? He felt fear in his heart. Or did he hear that his ancestors no longer had the qualifications to be a citizen of the Celestial Dynasty, and that their corpses were scattered everywhere? Did he have a premonition? Before he died, he had heard that Lei Jinfeng, his second nephew, had rebuilt his ancestor's grave into a sturdier and more stable grave with a reinforced concrete structure. However, he had an ominous feeling in his heart. He had a feeling that Lei Jinfeng was representing the Lei Family to dig his own grave. This was because there was a custom in the villages around this area. If the ancestral graves were moved, the feng shui and vitality would dissipate along with the graves. In other words, there was nothing in the universe that could bless the Lei family's spiritual energy. With the current power of the Lei family, it was only a flash in the pan in the long river of history. In an instant, it was swallowed by the river of history like the sand in the Yellow River. Nothing would be left behind, no traces would be left behind. Other than the curses of the villagers, it was very likely that he would be despised by the villagers for generations. He would never be able to raise his head in front of the villagers. What should he do? Third Master Lei looked at him with regret and reluctance.
With the death of the Third Master of the Lei Family, Lei Jinfeng would not let go of any opportunity to extort the hard-earned money of the people. This time, Lei Jinfeng was the one who personally organized the funeral for the Third Master of the Lei Family, so the children of the Third Master of the Lei Family were relieved. As usual, every family would contribute money, and then each family would have to send a person to wear mourning clothes. Of course, the Lei family would still have to pay for Xiaobu, and you would have to fork out Xiaobu's money. The price would definitely be much higher than the market price, and the scene would definitely be spectacular. However, could such a spectacular scene be used by the guerrillas? How to make use of it required a very high level of intelligence.
It was already very late at night, but the main hall of Maoer Mountain was still brightly lit. The few people in the meeting had no intention of resting. That was because everyone was thinking of a way to transport the grain and cloth piled up in Shuimen Village. Moreover, he had to make good use of the opportunity of Third Master Lei's funeral. The meeting had been going on for more than four hours, but no one had come up with any good ideas. Just as he was feeling helpless, he heard Wang Wenxiang say,"Can we do this? Tomorrow night, everyone will think of ways to sneak into the village from different directions. As for the method of infiltration, it was still to first attack the fort and stronghold of Stone Gate Village to give Lei Jinfeng a false impression. Then, he would attract the enemy's attention. At night, he sneaked into the village through a secret passage. After that, we will go to each family to borrow their mourning clothes and wrap the cloth around our bodies in advance. Because the mourning clothes are wide and big, it is easy to cover the cloth wrapped around our bodies, and it is not easy to see the flaws. As for how to get food and medicine? This is the only way. At night, let the underground organization in the village secretly send food and medicine to the cemetery and hide them. Once our people reach the cemetery, we will quickly control the situation in the cemetery. I know of a path at the cemetery that can bypass Half Calamity Ravine and Shimen Village. The path isn't hard to walk, and it's only two to three miles further from Maoer Mountain than Half Calamity Ravine. But the key to this is how we send the weapons into the village. Therefore, I want to do this. After the meeting ends today, I'll let Sheng He and Er Leng sneak back to the village secretly and think of a way to bring in a few short guns. When we get to the cemetery, we must quickly take control of the 100 people attending the funeral and find a way to seize their guns and ammunition. Let's discuss and see if there are any loopholes. If not, then Captain Zhao, please assign the mission!”Zhao Guizhi waved her hand and said,"I'm a layman when it comes to fighting, so you should do it! You're much stronger than the political commissar. I think we should just announce it today! After discussing with Political Commissar Zhao, we have decided to let Comrade Wang Wenxiang be the chief of staff of our Maoer Mountain guerrillas. Does anyone have any objections?”The venue immediately erupted into applause. "If no one has any objections, then it's decided!" Political Commissar Zhao said. Next, the Chief of Staff will assign everyone the mission.”Wang Wenxiang said modestly," Then I will assign the combat mission. If there is anything inappropriate, please add it."”Wang Wenxiang stood up and said solemnly,""Liu Desheng, Zhang Erleng, after the meeting ends tonight, the two of you will try your best to sneak back to the village secretly. Other than bringing in the eight handguns, he had to find a way to contact Xiao Mazi and ask him to inform the underground forces in the village to secretly transport the food to the cemetery tomorrow night. We don't need too many people, just 50 families. Get each family to prepare a batch of fat mourning clothes for us. Also, pay attention to the cemetery and collect all the mourning clothes for me. Captain Zhao, Guo Xiaorui, and I will lead a large group of 50 elite forces to secretly return to the village tomorrow night. If the secret infiltration doesn't succeed, we'll have to think of a way to pass the checkpoint tomorrow. Therefore, these fifty people could not bring weapons. These 50 people had to be prepared. They had to think about how to wrap the cloth around their bodies. How do we do it? Moreover, it can't affect our movements. In other words, if there's a situation, we can't be clumsy. Tomorrow night, Commissar Zhao would lead the soldiers of the 3rd Squadron's reconnaissance platoon to prepare for a feint attack on Shimen Village. As long as there was a commotion, the bigger the better, it would attract the enemy's attention in the direction of Shimen Village. Then, Captain Zhao, Guo Xiaorui, and I took the opportunity to lead 50 soldiers to sneak into the Half Calamity Ravine. We found the secret passage and quickly sneaked into the village. During the funeral the day after tomorrow, Guo Xiaorui led twelve skilled comrades to quickly control the coffin without anyone knowing. Then, Captain Zhao led 20 good comrades and used the same method to control the vehicles behind the wreaths and the Yin Yang Otaku. Be careful not to destroy the vehicles, because we still need them to transport our food and medicine. The day after tomorrow, when Lei San Ye's funeral is about to begin, Commissar Zhao will still lead your reconnaissance platoon to feign an attack on the stronghold of Stone Gate Village. You still have to make a big noise, so as to give Lei Jinfeng the wrong impression that we want to use Lei San Ye's funeral to attack the stronghold of Stone Gate Village. Then, Wang Dashui would lead the members of the Second Brigade to the east of Mao 'er Mountain, and to Wanhou Village, which was three kilometers south of Shimen Village, to prepare for an ambush and concealment. They would be ready to receive the grain transport team. As soon as the enemy reaches the cemetery, we will lead the remaining comrades and control the 100 Buttfaces who are attending the funeral as quickly as possible. We have to change into Buttface's clothes as fast as possible. Then, we have to load the cloth wrapped around our bodies into the carriage and let Buttface put on his mourning clothes. We will escort him along the grain transportation road. "This way, we can confuse the enemy. Second, if the enemy finds us, we can use a hundred dogs to numb the enemy and let them fight each other. Political Commissar Zhao, you have to pay attention. Once Lei Jinfeng mobilizes the enemies from Shuimen Village to reinforce the Shimen Village stronghold, you have to properly grasp the situation. Even if the enemies think that they can catch up to you, you can't let them catch up. Lead them in circles in the mountains and create opportunities for us to seize and transport the grain. Is everyone clear about their mission? Everyone, do you have any other opinions? If there are no objections, I hope everyone can go back and prepare.”
Late at night, when it was almost dawn, Liu Desheng and Zhang Erleng secretly sneaked back to the village under the cover of the night and when the enemy was the most tired, which was also the time when the defense was the most lax. Furthermore, he secretly came to the school and passed on the mission to Xiao Mazi. Then, the two of them took some food and water and quietly returned to the second contact point. They were quietly waiting for Wang Wenxiang's arrival. While they were waiting, Xiao Mazi began to arrange and assign tasks. Xiao Mazi was the first to find Burly Du, and Burly Du went to look for others. Just like that, the task was assigned to the members of the district teams. The members of the few small teams in the area went to carry out their respective tasks according to Xiao Mazi's request.
On the second day, which was the night before Lei San Ye's funeral, gunshots were heard in the stronghold of Stone Gate Village. Not only were there gunshots, but lanterns and torches also lit up the stronghold of Stone Gate Village as if it was daytime. Shouts of killing rose and fell, resounding through the clouds. Moreover, the news that the Maoer Mountain guerillas wanted to take over the Shimen Village stronghold had reached Lei Jinfeng's ears in less than ten minutes, who was preparing for the funeral of Lei San Ye in Shuimen Village. Lei Jinfeng immediately ordered the enemies of Shuimen Village to reinforce Shimen Village. However, the enemies of Shuimen Village had just run past Half-Calamity Ravine and were less than two miles away from Shimen Village. When they were six miles away from Shimen Village, the gunshots suddenly stopped. Moreover, it stopped very suddenly and very quickly. It could almost be described as coming to a sudden stop. Such a move made Lei Jinfeng puzzled. After a phone call, they learned that the enemy had retreated. Lei Jinfeng had no choice but to order the enemy reinforcements to withdraw. This process took the enemy a full three hours. It could be said that Commissar Zhao's feint not only confused the enemy, but also affected their rest and caused chaos for the enemy. When the enemy was in chaos, under the leadership of Captain Zhao, Wang Wenxiang, and Guo Xiaorui, fifty strong men quietly sneaked into the Half Calamity Ravine. With the cover of the deep ditch and dense grass, they quickly approached the second contact point. He quickly hid in the secret passage through the No. 2 contact point and met up with De Sheng and Erleng. Xiao Mazi had already sent over the mourning clothes that they had prepared. Everyone quickly changed into mourning clothes and waited quietly in the secret passage for the funeral.
Lei Third Master's funeral began. As expected, the scale was exactly the same as Lei Dajiang's funeral. At the very front were Lei San Ye's filial sons and grandsons. Each and every one of them lowered their heads in grief and wailed in pain. Behind him were eight Buttface soldiers carrying Lei San Ye's coffin. Behind them were 100 teams of Buttface who were armed with live ammunition. Behind them were the people from every family in the village who had come to attend the funeral. Just as the funeral procession had set off and had not walked far, the sound of firecrackers rang out. At the same time, gunshots rang out in the direction of Shimen Village. Moreover, the gunshots were unusually dense. It seemed that they would not stop until the stronghold of Stone Gate Village was destroyed. Lei Jinfeng couldn't care less about the funeral. He quickly led Buttface's team to reinforce them, except for those who were attending the funeral. Lei Jinfeng didn't want to suffer another failure like the one he had suffered in Mao 'er Mountain. He knew that if he suffered another failure like that, he might not even be able to keep his head. As the procession moved out, firecrackers were set off, and gunshots were heard from the west. There was a small commotion and chaos among the spectators and the funeral procession. It was also in this chaotic moment that a woman dressed in mourning clothes and twelve strong men dressed in mourning clothes mixed into the ranks of Lei San Ye's filial sons and grandchildren. These thirteen people blended in so naturally and reasonably that they did not attract anyone's attention or detection at all. At the same time, different mourners mixed in from different intersections, alleys, and corners. Moreover, these people who joined the funeral were all very agile, but their bodies were relatively bloated, especially from the waist up to the shoulders. Moreover, at the back of the funeral procession, near the car carrying the wreath and the Yin-Yang Otaku, a woman and twenty bloated men had joined in. The people watching the funeral did not notice anything unusual. The people in the funeral procession noticed the situation and thought that it might be a relative of Lei San's outside village who came late, so they did not notice.
The funeral procession arrived at their destination. After the firecrackers were set off, the coffins were slowly placed into the tomb. Everyone was waiting quietly for the last kowtow ceremony for the deceased. Fifty fat people in mourning clothes mixed in with the funeral procession. Since most of the people attending the funeral were Lei San Ye's relatives and family members, these Buttface soldiers couldn't afford to offend them. Therefore, even if these soldiers felt awkward, no one dared to make a sound. Unexpectedly, just as the emcee was about to kneel and fire a gun to show his grief. These people in mourning clothes suddenly attacked. In the blink of an eye, the guns of a hundred Buttfaces were shot by them. The Lei family's filial sons and grandsons were also tied up by the woman in mourning clothes who had snuck in halfway and ordered twelve people to tie them up. At the same time, a woman dressed in mourning clothes who had snuck in from behind also said to the group of villagers who were attending the funeral,"Villagers, we are Mao 'er Mountain's guerillas. We won't make things difficult for you, and we won't hurt you. This matter has nothing to do with you. However, we have requisitioned the carriage. Whoever it belongs to, come and collect the money from me.”At this moment, someone in the group of villagers who were squatting down to attend the funeral said,"What money? We don't want it. We know that you are good people and are fighting for us poor people. When you're done, just put the car away. Horses knew the way and would walk back by themselves.”
Four carts of food and medicine, as well as a large cart of cloth, were quickly loaded into the cart. The villagers also left one after another. Lei San Ye's filial sons and grandsons had their hands and feet tied, and their mouths were stuffed with cloth. They could not move and could only watch helplessly, not understanding what was going on. After the 100 Buttface soldiers were escorted by these people for about 100 meters, they heard Wang Wenxiang's order,"Everyone, quickly change into Buttface's clothes and put on the mourning clothes for them.”Just as these people took off their fat mourning hats that were covering their heads, Buttface, who had sharp eyes, immediately shouted,"Platoon Leader Zhang, everyone, look, it's Platoon Leader Zhang.”Zhang Er looked back and immediately said happily,"Aiya! I was wondering why it sounded like a bird chirping! So it's my Jiangxi cousin and Hunan Yazi!”Zhang Er looked around at everyone in shock." Why are they all brothers who have gone through life and death with me? What, you still want to continue working for Lei Jinfeng and the Japanese?”"Platoon Leader Zhang, we came all the way here to resist the Japanese under the orders of our superiors. Who would have thought that the new battalion commander would lead us to the Japanese!" Some time ago, after the failure of the crusade against Mao 'er Mountain, someone said that you had joined the Eighth Route Army guerrillas. Take us with you! Didn't you see? Neither Lei Jinfeng nor the Japanese trust us. We don't get to participate in any combat missions, and we're also basking in the glory of him not trusting us. If they had trusted us and allowed us to participate in the crusade, we wouldn't have been able to meet them today. It's fine if he doesn't believe us, but he also makes us do some evil things every day. The food he gave us every day was different from his original brothers. We ate brown rice and rotten vegetable soup every day. As for his original brothers, they ate rice, white flour, and meat every day. Take us with you! We are willing to follow you. As long as we fight the Japanese, we will be happy to eat rice and vegetables every day.”Zhang Er looked at Wang Wenxiang. Wang Wenxiang nodded at him. Zhang Er was stunned and said,"Alright, this is a place of trouble. We can't delay for too long. If you're willing to fight the Japanese with us, come with us immediately.”In an instant, not a single one of the hundred people remained. These 100 people were the origin of the foreign company led by Zhang Erleng when he became the company commander. This was because none of the 100 people were locals. They were all southerners.
This time, the operation of seizing grain and cloth had achieved a perfect victory without a single shot. Just like that, Maoer Mountain not only had food, but it also had new strength.
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