under fire

Chapter 1647 Chance Encounter

Director Zhao felt itchy after hearing the crazy idea of ​​the old bandit Qi to secretly take over the county.

When doing enemy work, the first thing to do is to be stable, and over the years, we have become accustomed to life and death.

  First, analyze the advantages and disadvantages from various levels, enemy and us perspectives, and subsequent base development.

It is not too difficult to capture the county town guarded by the Taoist leader. The problem lies in the gains and losses after taking the county town.

The Taoists are not ordinary puppet troops. They themselves are of an old surname and have close ties with their clan members and neighbors inside and outside the county, so their power is deeply rooted.

The puppet troops in other places were even more brutal than the Japanese.

But the people of Taoism are not exactly the same as him, and their behavior is more like that of the underworld.

They value revenge and will even risk their own lives for trivial matters.

Add to that the nationalist guerrillas, local gentry, clan forces, and ordinary people living in difficult circumstances. The situation is far more complicated than a government organized by ordinary traitors.

  All of this must be considered comprehensively.

The old bandit Qi said it well: Without destruction, there is no construction!

  It’s just a pity that he has no experience to draw on!

At least so far, there is no precedent in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Division of secretly taking over a county town to develop a base.

As to whether other units of the Eighth Route Army had attacked the county town, it is not known yet.

Even if there is, it is a top secret that he cannot access.

Just pretend it doesn’t exist for now.

  Suddenly I remembered that when I was studying, more than ten years ago during the Red Army period, my ancestors seemed to have done this.

In that case, we should be able to fight!

  If I could create this precedent myself.

When Director Zhao thought of this, he began to feel overwhelmed.

  As for whether Captain Qi and his men should accept this major reorganization, it doesn't seem to be that important.

The old bandit Qi felt dizzy as he watched Director Zhao circling the table.

I couldn't help but reach out and hold him: "Can you please stop spinning? You're almost spinning my brain."

"No, I think after listening to your advice, my mind seems to have opened up"

"You mean you agree?"

“We need to investigate first.”

The autumn sun is shining brightly.

The cross street that intersects the east, west, south and north runs through the entire city.

Because it is close to the canal, the county town has a wide variety of shops.

Recently, there have been deaths in entire villages in the countryside, so the streets don't seem very lively.

At this moment, three people walked in the middle of West Street, and the one leading them looked like a bandit.

Leading the group was the sly-looking bandit Qi.

Behind him, Director Zhao, who seemed to be gentle and refined, was whispering to the traffic officer.

Behind the three people, more than ten people were walking slowly and dispersed.

"The security team has almost a regiment of troops stationed in the county headquarters. There have been a large number of deaths in the countryside in the past two days, and the security team has dispatched a number of people to the countryside to investigate the cause." The courier walking next to Director Zhao reported the situation in the county in a low voice.

"Didn't we tell them about this? Why don't they believe until now that it was the Japanese who released the Hu Liela?" Director Zhao looked surprised.

"It's not that they don't believe it. The main reason is that the Japanese are also in Nanguantao. They think it's impossible for the Japanese to poison their own people, right?" The courier was very familiar with the county town: "A Japanese squadron originally stationed in the city left two days ago for some unknown reason."

"No, he was transferred a week ago. They said he was going to do a cleanup."

"You mean there are no devils in the city?"

The bandit Qi looked at the several restaurants that kept passing by.

  The Adam's apple moves up and down

Director Zhao didn't mention going to a restaurant, so Qi didn't feel comfortable bringing this up.

Guantao has a special geographical location. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, it was close to the Yellow River. Later, the Yellow River changed its course, leaving only the Grand Canal passing through the county.

Guantao County, located on the canal, is not big, but rather more like a small town.

It didn't take much time to become familiar with the entire county.

  A group of people started to go into the alley.

The bandit Qi, who was walking in front, suddenly noticed a familiar figure in the alley opposite.

The monkey on the opposite side also saw the bandit Qi at a glance.

Both parties noticed that there was a stranger next to the other party.

So there was no direct greeting.

As the two sides got closer, the leader, Qi Lao, and the monkey both stopped.

The two stood in the alley, staring at each other.

Director Zhao at the back noticed that the bandit Qi suddenly stopped.

After reacting, he whispered to the bandit Qi: "Do you know each other?"

The old bandit Qi nodded.

Monkey looked at the young men around the old bandit Qi and guessed that most of them were from the guerrilla squadron.

He pursed his lips to signal Qi the bandit to follow him.

Then turn around and walk back.

Turn out of the alley and arrive near the south city gate.

  The monkey took the lead and walked into a restaurant on the street!

The four of them, including the bandit Qi, Director Zhao and the courier, sat at one table, each on one side.

Then several heads gathered together and began to whisper.

  Soon, more than ten people followed behind.

The shopkeeper, who was about to go forward to greet the monkey, was very considerate and turned back to the counter.

The young people who had followed into the restaurant with nervous looks all breathed a sigh of relief after finding a seat and sitting down.

Obviously, he must have met someone from his own group.

  It's so hard to get into a restaurant

All eyes were on the table that was muttering.

Occasionally they glanced at the shopkeeper, but no one spoke.

The bandit Qi asked directly: ". Are Chief Hu and the others here too?"

The monkey replied in a low voice: "No, the battalion commander and his men have crossed the canal."

"Then why didn't you follow?"

"Me? Hey, we're going to do some business in the city!"

Director Zhao didn't know the monkey's identity, so he didn't say anything.

When the monkey said he was doing business in the city, Qi Laofei refused to believe it, but he had to eat a meal since he had entered the bun shop, so he immediately said, "I'll treat you today!"

  "It's my treat this time!" The monkey shook his head:

The skinny guy opposite him spoke with a lot of pride. Director Zhao was not sure about his identity and was reluctant to ask.

However, it's always a good thing when someone treats you to a meal.

The Guantao area along the canal was originally a guerrilla zone of the national army.

The Japanese launched five consecutive raids, and the Kuomintang "guerrillas" either surrendered or ran away without a trace.

But it does not mean giving up the opportunity to fight guerrilla warfare on the canal's main transportation routes.

They felt that the name of the guerrillas was too rustic, so they called themselves the Anti-Japanese Special Operations Team.

This number is too long and difficult to remember, so it is abbreviated as Rangers.

The rangers have a background, money, guns, and even property!

Compared with the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, they are naturally much more advanced.

  This guy always treats people to meals. Could he be a member of the Rangers?

This Qi guy even knows the local boss of the "guerrillas", so he is obviously not an easy person to deal with.

In the midst of random thoughts.

Monkey turned to look at the middle-aged man behind the counter who looked a little scared: "What are you still standing there for? Bring me any delicious dishes you have."

  Nearly a dozen strangers suddenly swarmed into the small restaurant, and the middle-aged man behind the counter was worried.

After hearing the boss's instructions, he finally felt relieved and quickly ordered arrangements in the kitchen at the back.

"I saw this restaurant for sale as soon as I entered the city." The wealthy Monkey slapped a property deed on the table and said, "Eat as much as you can. Now, this restaurant belongs to Hou!"

Su Qing decided to settle down in Guantao County first.

First, the situation in Guantao County seemed complicated on the surface, but in fact the government supported by the devils had relatively lax management, and it was relatively easy to develop a base and carry out work in the county.

Second, to train the young people from a foreign country arranged by the superiors, everything needs to start from scratch! Compared with other places in the enemy-occupied areas, it is much safer.

Third, the Japanese released cholera, causing the deaths of a large number of villagers in the villages near the river. We must collect detailed information as soon as possible and report to our superiors.

She was assigned to an independent regiment and could not directly contact the underground organization in Guantao area.

That's why they sent Monkey and Jin Jiu to the county town to collect intelligence in the city.

Monkey had money and experience in An County. He knew the place well and bought several shops that were not operating properly, including this restaurant.