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Everyone packed up and buried all the corpses before starting again.

Along the way, Huoyan kept walking on a high place, stopping from time to time to observe the surrounding movement with a scope. It could be seen that he was always brooding over his repeated failure to respond to Xiao Yang's appearance.Qiang Yihu was a little frustrated. For the ninja's sudden attack, Lin Xiaotang almost had an accident. He took all the responsibility on himself, so he was also taciturn along the way, no longer the high-spirited look he had when he first set off.Jason was always lagging behind, following the brigade unhurriedly, but he did not relax his vigilance at all.

At dusk, Lin Xiaotang and his party finally arrived at their destination.

This is a small village surrounded by mountains, but it is only a secret camp for the rescue team. They walked up the mountain under the leadership of Lao Quan, and did not stop until halfway up the mountain.

Lao Quan and the others pushed away a few boulders, revealing a narrow path.Everyone climbed up the steps and walked for about two miles. It suddenly became clear to them that this place turned out to be a small valley that was not too big, covered by lush vegetation, and it was impossible to find it from the outside.A large number of caves have been dug out on the mountain wall, extending in all directions, and this is where the command center for rescue is located.

Lao Quan led the crowd into one of the caves, and Lin Xiaotang quickly discovered that there were many secret sentries hidden in the surrounding mountains, either externally or internally, it could be seen that the commander here was a very meticulous person, and he was very careful about the military. Is an expert.

The caves are criss-crossed, sometimes spacious and sometimes narrow, and there are guard posts standing at the entrances of some caves. Although they are not in standard military uniforms, they have a strong military temperament.

After walking for about 10 minutes, I finally came to an open place. There were several tables in this cave, and there were topographic maps hanging on the wall. Several people were sitting on a smooth stone slab and chatting. They saw Lin Xiaotang and others coming in. Hurry up and come forward.

Old Quan chuckled, "Sir, look who is here!"

A tall figure stepped forward, and several subordinates behind him quickly lit two more oil lamps, and the cave was immediately lit up.

The big man punched Lin Xiaotang's chest, and said with a smile: "I knew you were lucky, and sure enough, not only did you not die, but you became an official, damn it, your official rank is higher than my own!"

Lin Xiaotang was stunned. Although the big man in front of him was much thinner than when he first met, his tone and spirit hadn't changed at all, but he wasn't... Lin Xiaotang didn't dare to think about it anymore, and rubbed himself hard Only by looking at his eyes can he be sure that the person in front of him is indeed a real person.

"Mr. Lei, what, why is it you, aren't you in Yijiangmen...?"

Lei Zhen laughed loudly, "Didn't you die for your country in Yijiangmen? I knew that we would scare you when we met, so I specifically told Lao Quan not to leak his words, haha!"

Lei Zhen's face was filled with pride after he succeeded in a prank.

Lei Zhen told Old Quan, "Okay, our Chief Lin has also arrived, and told the stove to prepare the prepared game and mountain products and bring them up quickly. Don't hide the bottles of good wine at the bottom of our press box. Take them all out, let's get drunk today!"

As soon as Lao Quan was about to leave, Lei Zhen called him again, "Brothers have worked hard these days, so I'll add some food tonight, but please remember, those on duty and on patrol are not allowed to drink alcohol!"

"Understood!" Lao Quan saluted.

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During the dinner, Lei Zhen just talked about how he came to Tianmu Mountain. The thrilling and twists and turns left everyone dumbfounded.

On the same day, Lei Zhen led hundreds of soldiers in the rear of the palace to fight desperately against the Japanese attack at Yijiangmen. Without air support and heavy firepower, their resistance failed after less than an hour.The remaining Japanese soldiers were either killed or captured, and Yijiangmen fell into the enemy's hands.

Lei Zhen was slightly injured at the time, and he and two soldiers escaped the pursuit of the Japanese army. Since there were enemies everywhere, it was impossible to cross the river.So it was worth sneaking into the city again.

At this time, Nanjing City has become a purgatory on earth, the Japanese army is burning, killing and looting everywhere, and the captured Japanese soldiers are taken in batches to various places that have been arranged for collective massacres. Of course, many refugees and civilians are also included. .

The city is already a piece of white ground, and it is very difficult to hide safely.One of the two soldiers who followed Lei Zhen was a high-achieving student in the Department of Architecture of Nanjing University. He had just joined the army and had participated in many infrastructure projects in Nanjing with his professor. Therefore, at his suggestion, the three of Lei Zhen sneaked into the Yihe Palace secretly. The former mansion area of ​​various countries near the road, here is the office of the national government. The Japanese army adopted relatively strict control over the buildings and properties here. The buildings were not burned down, and various facilities were preserved.

Afterwards, they took the same approach as the monk Huaishi, his grandfather and grandson, and got into the sewer near this generation. Using the criss-cross drainage facilities and underground pipes, they temporarily escaped the Japanese army's suppression and search of Japanese soldiers.They survived for nearly a month by relying on the sewage in the drain and the snakes, rats and ants in the sewer pipes.On weekdays, they are constantly migrating in the pipeline, occasionally looking for some supplies when the night falls.

A month later, when the situation in Nanjing gradually stabilized, they returned to the ground.At this time, Nanjing was devastated, and there were surviving hungry people and ordinary people everywhere. They mixed in and stayed in Nanjing for another half a month before looking for an opportunity to sneak out.

Originally, according to Lei Zhen's intention, he wanted to try to return to the Kuomintang-controlled area to find troops.But at this time, he got the news that Xiao Shanling had been arrested and sent to Chongqing, which made Lei Zhen lose all hope. He fought hard and bloody on the front line, but he got such a result.He knew very well that he and Xiao Shanling were the leaders of the Yijiangmen sniper battle that day. Now that Xiao Shanling has been unjustly imprisoned, if he returns to the Kuomintang-controlled area, he will definitely follow in his footsteps, so Lei Zhen made up his mind to stay Occupied area.

It didn't take long for them to contact the action corps that had been fighting in Jiangbei, and they joined in.Afterwards, the Jiangbei Corps was reorganized to rescue the police, and a large number of military commanders moved in. It was only when his identity was checked that Lei Zhen surfaced again.At this time, the Chongqing side had released the Xiaoshan order, and kept silent about the Yijiangmen battle, and no longer mentioned it. Only then was Lei Zhen appointed as the commander of the detachment to lead the nearly 2000-strong anti-Japanese team behind the enemy.

However, due to the lack of unified command and coordination, the rescue team's battle behind the enemy was not smooth. On the border of Zhejiang and Anhui, Lei Zhen's team entered the Tianmu Mountain area to carry out guerrilla resistance. Due to the complicated geographical situation, the enemy could not help them.Lei Zhen's subordinates were trapped in the mountains, and the situation deteriorated day by day, and even daily supplies became a problem.

Speaking of this, Lei Zhen even drank two bowls of wine, "Xiao Linzi, you don't know that we are short of food and medicine, many brothers are starving to death, and some people are injured without medicine, just like this I watched until the end. I just watched helplessly, but I couldn’t do anything, I hate it so much!” After speaking, he threw the wine bowl on the ground and slapped himself on the face with his hand.

Lin Xiaotang hurriedly pulled him back, feeling mixed feelings in his heart.Just before eating, Lei Zhen took him to have an overview of the situation in the downhill. To be honest, the reality here is far beyond what Lin Xiaotang imagined before. The soldiers were ragged and it was almost late autumn, and many soldiers were still wearing single clothes.At dinner, the soldiers added a real dish, but when Lin Xiaotang looked at it, it turned out that it was just a bowl of porridge with fried wild vegetables, and there was not even a star of oil in the bowl.

Lin Xiaotang and the others looked at the steaming game on the table, and there were some miscellaneous grains and steamed buns. They only felt that the chopsticks weighed a thousand catties, and they couldn't lift them up at all.Lin Xiaotang said to Qiang Yihu: "We brought dry food, go and distribute these things to the brothers outside!"

Qiang Yihu stood up abruptly, "Okay!"

Lei Zhen was not happy anymore, "Xiao Linzi, don't you look down on me, you are a guest from afar, so I can afford a full meal!"

Lin Xiaotang pressed his hand, "Brother Lei, we are brothers of life and death, so there is no need to stick to these common customs. The most important thing right now is how to change this situation. I am here for this too. Let's discuss it carefully and get it settled sooner." Actually, we can also keep more seeds for the troops!"

Lei Zhen fell silent.

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At night in the mountains, the cold was even heavier. Lin Xiaotang and Lei Zhen hugged a wine jar and walked to the entrance of the cave on the mountainside, but it was pitch black outside.

Lei Zhen filled a bowl of wine for Lin Xiaotang, "There are no outsiders now, let me tell you about your conditions. But you know my temper, and the ugly words are up front. If you trade the lives of my brothers for fame and wealth, I advise you to be the best!" You better not open your mouth!"

Lin Xiaotang smiled, "I fought all the way from Nanjing, and this life is no longer my own. I don't want to do anything else in my lifetime. I just want the little devils to pay for what they did. My business, Brother Lei! You can inquire about it and see if I have done anything to offend the conscience of the Chinese people!"

Lei Zhen looked at Lin Xiaotang, and forced a wry smile on his face, "I was bitten by a snake once, but I was afraid of well ropes for ten years! Tell me, tell me about your conditions!"

"It's very simple. I will find a way to transport the first batch of supplies into the mountains in the shortest possible time. All you have to do is to meet them along the way. Next month, a batch of arms will arrive in Shanghai, which is a bit troublesome. This time I found that the Japanese I have been eyeing me, but I still can't figure out what went wrong, so my operations in Shanghai will temporarily stop. You send people to Shanghai to receive arms, and then take the waterway into the mountains. Pass in the name of control. What do you think?"

Lei Zhen nodded, "You have helped us so much, what do we need?"

Lin Xiaotang did not answer directly, "Afterwards, several foreign military instructors will come. Before that, I need you to clear out a training site. I will provide you with specific standards and facilities. Brother Lei, your specific task is Select capable fighters, tidy up the venue, and wait for their arrival. As for the specific tasks, hehe, I can tell you, I haven’t figured it out yet!”

Lei Zhen looked at him in surprise, and was about to speak when a muffled gunshot sounded from the dark mountain.