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Chapter 1061: Sending the Buddha to the West (4)

The rare warm winter sun hung high in the sky, the ground still exuded a damp and cold atmosphere, and the pools of water on the bumpy and simple road splashed patches of mud under the horses' hooves. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info under Dulonggang in the south of Tuping Town, fifteen horses rested after drinking water and feeding, and fifteen sturdy men wearing local national costumes led the horses and climbed the bare Dulonggang along the road.

The roar of airplanes was faintly heard in the sky, and the fifteen people who had gone up to the halfway slope immediately increased their speed, beat their horses and drove quickly, and before they could go down to a high post tens of meters high, two silver-white enemy planes were already speeding from west to east.

Officer Qin was so frightened that his face was pale, he threw down the reins of his horse and shouted "air attack", and rushed down the hill as if flying, and Li Xiaolong and the other two officers who were caught in the middle of the team also fought hard and rushed down the mountain road desperately. Only Battalion Commander Zhou and a squad of soldiers who escorted the four of them back to the headquarters looked up at the plane hovering in the sky and watched it for a while before they unhurriedly led their horses down the mountain and came to Li Xiaolong and the others who were hiding behind the boulders on the side of the road at the foot of the slope and stopped to rest.

Li Xiaolong raised his head and saw that the plane did not drop the bomb, he was much more relieved, stood up and walked to Camp Commander Zhou's side, looked up at the plane in the sky that was gradually flying south, and asked curiously:

"Old Zhou, how do you know that enemy planes won't drop bombs on us?"

Thirty-five-year-old shrewd and capable battalion commander Zhou said with a smile: "Chief, we have seen too many enemy planes in the past two years, and the division commander said that this kind of narrow and long plane is called a reconnaissance plane, which will not throw bombs or strafe the ground, and its main role is to detect ground intelligence, so every time we see this kind of aircraft, we are not afraid of it." Besides, at this time, we are wearing the clothes of the common people, and we are not small***, and we usually don't attack the people. ”

Li Xiaolong was embarrassed when he heard this, and the three Qin staff officers who were hiding behind the boulder stood up cautiously, and let out a long sigh when they saw that the plane was not returning. When the anti-encirclement and suppression in the Jiangxi Soviet region and the evacuation from the Jiangxi-Fujian base area broke through the four lines, the Red Army was frightened by the planes, especially in the battle of Xiangjiang, thousands of Red Army commanders and fighters died under the crazy and indiscriminate bombing of the planes, so when they heard the roar of the planes at this moment, they ran to a safe place almost reflexively to hide.

"Let's get on the horse, chief, I'm afraid that the comrades of the squad and the county party committee who went out to explore the road at this time have already been in contact with the place more than ten miles ahead, we rushed over to have lunch and strive to rush to Meitan before sunset, it is estimated that the party Central Committee has already arrived there." Camp Commander Zhou suggested kindly.

Li Xiaolong nodded, took the reins of the horse handed by the soldier, and was just about to get on the horse, when he suddenly remembered something: "Wait, Lao Zhou, the plane flew very low just now, did you see the winged fox painted on the fuselage?" ”

Battalion Commander Zhou laughed: "The plane is flying so low, how can you not see it?" I heard the division commander say that it was the plane of the largest local warlord An Jiajun, they were better than the planes equipped by the Central Army, and they flew faster and lower, but they never threw bombs at the villages and ordinary people, and they chased us very closely at the junction of Sichuan and Hubei last month, and they did not throw bombs and strafe on our heads. Many times, when our brothers in each regiment heard the sound of airplanes, they hurriedly held up the flags of the *** army prepared in advance with sticks, so those planes flew away after a few turns, and we were never bombed. ”

Li Xiaolong couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly cursed a few words in his heart, "An Yi, you are waiting for the dog's day", but Officer Qin and the others admired the wit and courage of the soldiers of the Huang Han Army, and the laughter returned to everyone, and a group of people quickly got on their horses and hurried away.

As soon as it was dark, Li Xiaolong and his entourage passed through the provincial guard posts, passed through the Red Army teams that were rapidly moving westward, and entered the county seat of Meitan.

After entering the city, the officers and men of the Red Army were very curious about the more than 30 cavalry members who were dusty but majestic, and the officers and soldiers on the road took the initiative to give way from a distance, and a small number of cadres of the Security Bureau saw Li Xiaopeng and Qin Officers in the middle of the horse team, and immediately enthusiastically greeted them to lead the way, and everyone realized that the nearly 20,000 fresh troops of the Huang Han Division, which was becoming more and more famous, were not far from the central government.

Led by the officers of the Security Bureau, the horse team passed through the city and came to the west of the city, where they heard that the central leaders had just finished dinner and were having a meeting, and it was estimated that they would have to wait for a while before they had time to meet them.

Li Xiaolong didn't care, rushed to the *** station in Sanbanqiao to submit the information, and after signing it, he saw that none of the leaders were there, so he had to hurriedly return, and took the battalion commander Zhou and a platoon of guard soldiers to the temporary station of the *** department, and told the secretary of the canteen to hurry up and get some food.

After days of busy travel, coupled with the fact that he had not ridden a horse for a long time in a row, Li Xiaolong felt very tired, but his heart was extremely satisfied. At four o'clock yesterday morning, the central authorities promptly replied to the telegram, ordering Li Xiaolong to return immediately with the materials, and ordered Huang Han to send a capable team to ensure the absolute safety of personnel and materials.

At half past four o'clock yesterday morning, when the earth was still shrouded in darkness, Huang Han ordered the most elite soldiers of the guard battalion under his command to set off in batches, probe all the way, and follow Li Xiaolong's instructions to successfully find the comrades of the county party committee and the peasant association along the way. Li Xiaolong and the others did not rest, they set off at five o'clock, and after a day of arduous trekking, they carefully walked more than half the distance, and only at noon did they learn from the comrades of the county party committee who received them that the Qianjun had escaped two days ago, and they were much more relieved, and the subsequent journey was very smooth, and the only thing that added to the blockage was the reconnaissance planes that frequently appeared in the An Jiajun.

Li Xiaolong just squinted his eyes and wanted to take a nap, the female officer on the side looked at the alarm clock on the table, walked to the table by the wall in a few steps, unscrewed an old-fashioned radio placed on it and turned it off, after a burst of noise, the familiar voice of the female announcer of South Sichuan Radio Station sounded clearly:

“…… The First Front Army of the Red Army forcibly crossed the Wujiang River and defeated the Lin Xiusheng Brigade of the Guizhou Army, and another Red Army captured Yuqing with about one division, and as of noon today, the Guizhou Army retreated on all fronts, and the main forces of the Red Army attacked Kaiyang, Xifeng, Xiuwen and other important towns around Guiyang, and the current ......"

Li Xiaolong opened his eyes and asked with some surprise: "No, no, how can South Sichuan Radio Station understand so clearly?" Even the direction of our army's offensive and related military movements are clearly stated, even people who don't understand military affairs know a rough idea after listening to it, not to mention the *** army that encircles and chases, the problem is serious! ”

"Yes, Director Li, we are also very shocked, the comrades of the Security Bureau have been very nervous for a while, and they have caused a miserable injury to this pervasive radio station, Chairman Zhou analyzed that it is estimated that the weather has been sunny these days, and the aircraft can conduct frequent reconnaissance, coupled with the results they speculated, it should not be that there is a problem within us. Think about it, now that the divisions don't even have radio stations, how can ordinary spies pass on such accurate information? The female officer replied with a smile.

Li Xiaolong nodded with relief, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a piece of news, and immediately raised his hand to signal quietness.

“…… Chen Dingyuan, a shameless scum in our revolutionary army, who served as deputy director of the quartermaster department of the headquarters for two years, accumulated more than 38,000 yuan in embezzlement of special military salaries and the purchase of military supplies. Chen Dingyuan, as a member of the party, was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and instead of serving the country, he was diligent and loyal, but corrupt and corrupt......"

"Director Li, what's wrong with you?"

The female officer was startled when she saw Li Xiaolong standing up, her eyes glazed over, and she looked depressed.

Li Xiaolong suddenly came to his senses, and said that I immediately went to see Chairman Zhou and ran out, and in less than ten minutes came to the temporary compound of the headquarters, Deng Fa, the director of the security bureau, happened to come out, and saw Li Xiaolong beckoning happily:

"Xiaolong is coming, Chairman Zhou has been waiting for you for a while...... Ah! You kid has made a great contribution this time, and the chairman and the boss at the afternoon meeting praised you as a lucky general! Hey, wait, run slower, what's the hurry? ”

At this time, where did Li Xiaolong still have the heart to think about any meritorious service, he strode into the room and saluted Chairman Zhou: "Chairman, I have something important to report to you. ”

"Sit down, Comrade Xiaolong, hard work! Sit down and drink a glass of water and speak slowly. Director Zhou greeted kindly.

Li Xiaolong did not sit down, but stepped forward: "Chairman, this matter is very important, just now I overheard the news of the South Sichuan Radio Station, one of which is that the military quartermaster named Chen Dingyuan was shot dead in the Syrian Mansion camp, I suddenly remembered the scene that happened in Zheng'an last night, and Comrade Huang Han mentioned to me a little about the important intelligence officer who was planted in the enemy's An Yi army......

"Don't be in a hurry, sit down and talk slowly."

Chairman Zhou took Li Xiaolong's hand, sat down on an empty bench in the center of the room, and asked cordially what was going on? After Li Xiaolong finished speaking in detail, Chairman Zhou pondered for a while, shook his head and said very sadly: "I also heard that news just now, at that time we had just finished a meeting, and we were about to come out to breathe, Comrade Wen Tian just turned on the radio, during this time, the news reported by the seven o'clock news of South Sichuan Radio was very important, so we all stopped and listened carefully, after listening to it, I suddenly had a bad premonition, and immediately ordered the director of the confidential bureau to take out the information you just sent, including a letter from Comrade Huang Han reporting to the Central Committee, This Comrade Chen Dingyuan was mentioned in it. It's only been two days since we got the news, and the enemy has attacked very quickly! Alas......"

Li Xiaolong shook his head sadly: "I don't know how sad Comrade Huang Han will be when he hears this news!" ”

"Yes! For so many years, the *** reactionaries have been waving butcher knives at us all the time, how many outstanding sons and daughters of people with lofty ideals died tragically under the enemy's butcher knives, this incident in southern Sichuan, also made me very emotional, it stands to reason that this An Yi is an enlightened general who sympathizes with the revolution, has patriotism and heavy feelings, but this time, endangering himself, he did not hesitate to show his true colors, it seems that we have no need to fight for this person, he became a member of the Central Executive Committee this time as he wished, It can fully explain his firm reactionary stance, and he wanted to be in Whampoa at the beginning...... Alas, it's hard to look back! I'm also blindsided, no wonder *** military and political leaders gave him the nickname 'Smiling Tiger', which is worthy of his name! Chairman Zhou sighed bitterly.

Li Xiaolong stood up angrily, walked around and couldn't say anything, and sat down slowly, but his eyes lost their brightness - he thought he knew An Yi very well, and knew that An Yi was kind on the surface, but in fact, he was tough inside, especially the group of generals around him, all of whom were decisive and ruthless, how could such a person be better than many of his subordinates? As the saying goes, things gather like people in groups, and that's exactly what happened!

"Comrade Xiaolong, mourn!"

Chairman Zhou took the water handed by the guards and gently put it in Li Xiaolong's hand: "Some of the key information you sent back last night, according to our overnight confirmation, all of them are true and credible, especially the location and strength of the Mao Guangxiang Department of the Guizhou Army, which are very accurate and played a great role in helping us in the battle we launched last night.

"I have just handed over the codebook to the Telecommunications Department, and I believe that good news will come soon, and if it is really possible to accurately decipher the enemy's radio communications, the value of this information will be incalculable. At present, there are less than nine comrades who know about this matter, and you, Huang Han, and the commander of the 20th Army are also one of the nine people who know about it, and you should understand the importance. ”

"Yes! Xiaolong is a political cadre under the leadership of the chairman, knows the organizational discipline and confidentiality regulations, and will never do anything to be sorry for the organization. Li Xiaolong hurriedly stood up.

"Good! Comrade Xiaolong, I won't keep you anymore, here I would like to inform you first, make ideological preparations for the transfer work in advance, and after organizational research and decision, send you to the 20th Army as a member of the army, the 20th Army has left the organization for too long, although it has withstood severe tests, made great achievements, and is also an extremely important military force in our revolutionary ranks, but it is still necessary to strengthen the ideological work, and you must not be paralyzed and slack, so the organization decided to let you go, and the burden on your shoulders is very heavy! ”

Li Xiaolong was stunned, and it took a while to puff up his chest in Chairman Zhou's trusting and expectant gaze: "Guarantee to complete the tasks assigned by the organization!" ”

"Good! I have faith in you! ”

"I ...... When does the organization want me to go? ”

"The sooner the better! Tomorrow we are going to fight Zunyi, the Tongzi line in the north, we need a strong force to withstand the 24th Army, this murderous ace army, has completely deteriorated! The appointment and documents will be delivered to you tonight. ”

"Yes! I'll leave early tomorrow morning! ”