When the cadres and soldiers of the only regiment heard that their regimental commander Lei had returned to the battlefield to direct the operation, one by one their combat effectiveness suddenly burst out, and they fought bravely against the enemy, and at the tense moment when they were about to break through the position, they desperately killed the enemy with all their might, and finally repelled the enemy's sixth attack.

At the critical moment when the battle was raging in the position of the Eighth Route Army in Beishan, the military region headquarters ordered Zhang Ping to withdraw from the battle under the protection of several fighters, and immediately transfer to Fuping City, where he met with the field hospital of the military region to accept a new task.

Zhang Ping led four soldiers to leave the position quickly on horseback, and when he was approaching Songjiaji, not far from Chengnanzhuang, where the front-line command organ of the Eighth Route Army was located, he was discovered by a small group of enemies, and after a fierce battle, under the cover of two soldiers, he broke out of the encirclement and struck diagonally towards the outskirts of Fuping.

The south, north and west of Fuping City have been occupied by small Japanese troops, Zhang Ping rushed to the eastern suburbs with two soldiers, and saw that some suspicious people had appeared at the city gate, for safety, they deposited their war horses in a family's house, disguised themselves as hawkers pushing carts into the city, hid the radio station in the goods, and entered the city through the east gate with great difficulty.

At this time, Fuping City was already very chaotic, the people in the city were panicked and moved out of the city, the field hospital had withdrawn from the county seat, Zhang Ping lost contact, and hid in the house of a family of people who had escaped from the city, waiting for the opportunity to contact the underground organization again.

Several adventures appeared in the city, intending to find the small units of the Eighth Route Army that had not yet evacuated and the underground organization covering the people out of the city, just when Zhang Ping, who had little experience in the hidden struggle against the enemy, looked around, he seemed to feel that a pair of eyes had been staring at him.

Zhang Ping was in a hurry, so he took a soldier beside him into an alley and ran away.

I finally ran back to the gate of the hidden house, stopped and looked back, but I didn't find anyone following, so I put my mind at ease and walked into the yard, and quickly dropped the street door bolt.

After a short time, the sound of gunfire was heard incessantly from the city, at first in the south, west, and north directions, and then fierce gunfire rang out throughout the city.

Zhang Ping realized that the devils had occupied Fuping City, and they would soon launch a large-scale search and arrest throughout the city, if they did not find the troops and organizations in time, it would not be long before the three of them would be searched out of the house by the enemy, and at that time not only would their lives be in danger, but they would not even be able to protect the radio station, let alone carry out a new mission.

Just when Zhang Ping and the three of them were restless, they heard two sounds of 'knock, knock' in the yard, and it was obvious that someone had come in the yard.

Zhang Ping whispered to the two soldiers: "Hide the radio quickly, we are fighting to the death with the enemy who comes in, and we can't ask these two bastards to snatch the radio station, hurry up." ”

He climbed onto the kang with a gun, and through the broken pasted window paper, he saw two people jumping into the courtyard, and quickly flashed to both sides of the main house door with a gun, and one of them whispered: "The people I followed entered this courtyard, they should be hidden in the house, and they will definitely find them if they suddenly rush in." ”

The two people looked at each other, one of them suddenly pushed the door open, and one somersault rolled on his knees, holding a gun and shouting: "Don't be afraid, the people in the house, we are our own people who have been hidden in Fuping City, and we have come to pick up a comrade named Zhang Ping." If you're in the house, come out and follow us, it's dangerous here, and the little devils will soon search here. ”

Zhang Ping, who was leaning on the side of the window on the kang, didn't expect these two people to be so bold that they broke in, and he made a gesture not to move to the two soldiers who were squatting in front of the kang, and he jumped off to resist and walked out of the inner room with a gun, which was his only choice.

Although Zhang Ping didn't know the identities of these two people, he could feel from the words that these two people were not familiar with him Zhang Ping, at least he knew something, otherwise he wouldn't call him by his name.

He now has no way back but to take risks.

Zhang Ping appeared at the door of the East House, pointed the gun at the person holding the gun in a kneeling position, and asked with a cold attitude and a stern face: "I am Zhang Ping, I don't know you, what are you looking for me?" ”

The man in the kneeling position stood up, and the man standing guard at the door also walked into the room, put away his gun, handed a portrait to Zhang Ping, and said, "You are the person with this portrait, right?" We also know that you are Zhang Ping, the director of the Electrical Investigation Department of the only regiment, and you came to Fuping City to shoulder an important task, this can't be wrong, right? ”

Zhang Ping asked even more nervously, "Who are you?" ”

The man who handed Zhang Ping's portrait said: "Don't be afraid, we are comrades from the Fuping County Party Committee, and we were ordered to take you into the city, but the field hospital at the joint location was destroyed by the little devils, and I was afraid that you would be in danger when you entered the city, so the county sent four teams and ordered us to take your portrait and find you in the city."

I didn't expect that we looked for a few streets and alleys, and we would find you in the Rongchang cloth shop on East Street, so we followed you, it's really you, it's great, come with us, it's not safe here. ”

Zhang Ping frowned, he didn't expect that when he entered the city and was in danger, he would be targeted, and now in the face of two strangers, he has no experience in fighting behind enemy lines, and he won't say that he will agree to come down if he follows, right?

He cautiously asked: "I can't identify your identity, and I will never follow you, please go back, and I will solve my affairs." ”

"Director Zhang, time is pressing, it's really too late to leave, what can we do to believe it?" One of them sweated on his face and urged again.

"You can't prove yourself, so why should I listen to you? If you are not enemies, then please leave quickly. ”

"Director Zhang, don't be too stubborn, let's leave quickly. By the way, Wang Xiaoliang, the deputy commander of your only regiment, and the guard platoon he led were arranged by us in a secret place, and you will see him when you arrive. ”

As soon as Zhang Ping heard this person mention Wang Xiaoliang and the guard platoon, he couldn't help but believe it in his heart, and just stepped out of the threshold of the East House, he retreated back again, and asked again hesitantly: "If you two can name the platoon leader and deputy platoon leader of the guard platoon, I will believe you." ”

The man who handed Zhang Ping's portrait shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I only know that the guard platoon commander's name is Feng Guang, and the deputy platoon commander seems to be surnamed Li, I really can't remember what his name is." Director Zhang, I've talked about this, don't you still believe it? ”

Zhang Ping believed it this time, and he said to the soldiers who were hiding behind him, ready to shoot the two who broke in: "Put away your weapons, it should be your own people, let's go with them." ”

He immediately reminded in a low voice: "Once you find out that something is wrong, shoot these two people immediately and ...... them separately." ”

Zhang Ping, who had no experience in underground struggle, was seen by the two people who came in, and couldn't help but say in a low and serious voice: "Director Zhang, it's right to be vigilant, if we walk in the streets and alleys, once we encounter the enemy, you must not point your guns at us, we will use our lives to protect you and leave safely." ”

Zhang Ping was still not worried about these two people, and decided to put the radio station in this house for the time being, and then come back to take the radio away when he got to the place to ensure safety, he looked at these two people and said, "Let's go?" ”

"Just go, didn't you leave anything important?"

Zhang Ping shrugged his shoulders and shook his head and said, "The pistol bullets are all on my body, and nothing important has been missed." ”

"What is your mission, do you want to leave your most important weapon here? I once again affirm that the comrades who are doing underground work should be cautious, but they should not have to swim in the enemy's mouth again because of their carelessness and stubbornness, which is very dangerous, and they may pay the price of their lives. ”

Zhang Ping looked at the person who handed him the portrait in surprise, he really didn't look like a bad guy through his face and tone of voice, and finally decided to bring the radio station to keep up with these two people.

When Lei Jian heard this, he said: "You just followed those two people to the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, and when you saw Wang Xiaoliang, you were completely relieved, and then you came here, is that Zhang Ping?" ”

"Yes, what Regiment Commander Lei said is too right, if there is no care and cover from the underground organization, I, Zhang Ping and the two soldiers, will not be able to wander around the city, and they will really be caught by the enemy, now I think about it and am afraid and grateful." Zhang Ping said with a smile.

Lei Jian didn't ask about other things, looked at Zhang Ping and asked, "We are in the tunnel, can the radio signal be connected to the outside world?" ”

(End of chapter)