On August 10, 1938, the Japanese army Gao Pinbiao led his troops to attack along the Yangtze River to the mouth of the river, and on October 8, the Japanese Gao Pinbiao detachment with the cooperation of the Japanese Navy, from Banbi Mountain up the river, and the Kuomintang Second Corps fought fiercely, and the Kuomintang 82nd Division Zhang Guoxun Regiment fought fiercely with the Japanese army until most of them were killed. On October 17th, the Taoist Shijun and lime kilns fell one after another, on October 19th, Gao Pinbiao's detachment cooperated with the navy to forcibly land in Huangshi Port, and Huangshi Port fell, on October 20, the Japanese army occupied Daye County, captured Tieshan, and on October 26, invaded Jinniu Town.

Before leaving Zouma Mountain, Tang Cheng had already learned the news that the Japanese army had attacked Jinniu Town, but now it was November, and the Japanese army had already taken control of Jinniu Town, and Tang Cheng and his party, disguised as ordinary people, could only slow down the speed of their southward movement to avoid being besieged by the Japanese army. But Tang Cheng didn't know that the Japanese army not only occupied Jinniu Town, but also sent troops north to control Baoan Town and Chengui Town, and the national army stationed here had already been driven to Nushan and Donggou by the Japanese army, as long as Tang Cheng continued to go south, they would definitely encounter the Japanese army.

With the shaking of the carriage, Tang Cheng, who was lying in the carriage on his back, was smug with his eyes closed, and among the bandits selected by Zhao Baokun were people who were familiar with the terrain here, in order to avoid encountering the Japanese army, Tang Cheng had to hide their whereabouts day and night, the sky had turned white, and Tang Cheng, who couldn't hold it, secretly rested for a while. Counting those weapons and ammunition, if everyone traveled in a carriage, I am afraid that the two horses pulling the carriage would have died of exhaustion in the middle of the road, so Tangcheng and the 11 of them could only take turns to ride the carriage, and the sky gradually brightened, Zhao Baokun, who was in charge of the front exploration, and a bandit named Hou San ran back, knowing that Tieshan had been controlled by the Japanese army, Tangcheng They had to choose the route from Kejiawan to go south to Zhang and Jiangjiazui to Baoan Town, Hou San went to Baoan Town from Kejiawan a few years ago, So he became the guide of Tang Cheng and his party. "Hou San and I stopped in front for a while, and we didn't notice any unusual movements, but it's almost dawn, I think let's find a place to stop and rest first." has been with Lao Dongbei for a long time, and Zhao Baokun is no longer as taciturn as he was at the beginning.

Lao Dongbei turned around and glanced at Tang Cheng, who was lying on his back and napping in the carriage, and after talking to Zhao Baokun in a low voice, he immediately ordered the carriage to turn around and go to the place where Hou San had already taken a good look and stop to rest. It's already November, although this is the land of Jingchu, but everyone is wearing cotton clothes, and it is impossible to rest in the wild without a sheltered place. Hou San is looking for a small village called Xia Jiawa, along the direction of Tangcheng they are now less than 2 miles away from the west, the whole village is less than 30 households, Tangcheng they don't have to worry about there will be Japanese spies in this village.

"Entering the village" stood on the carriage and observed the village called Xiajiawa with a telescope for a while, Tang Cheng ordered to enter the village, which was only 20 miles away from Shangzhang, Tang Cheng planned to rest here for a day, and then rush to Shangzhang in one night. The carriage slowly drove into the threshing field at the entrance of the village, and like the children in the village, the adults in the village also hid behind their doors, but they poked out half of their heads timidly to look at these strangers who came into the village, and their eyes were full of vigilance.

The carriage stopped directly on the barnyard, and it didn't take much effort, and a middle-aged man who looked like he was in his forties was pulled in front of Tang Cheng by Hou San. Hou San stepped forward to whisper a few words to Tang Cheng, Tang Cheng, who had been sitting in the carriage and had not moved, jumped off the horse with a smile, walked in front of the middle-aged man and said, "Village Chief Xia, don't be afraid, we are not bandits, and we will not rob your village's things. We were just passing by, and I have a brother who is sick and wants to find a place in your village to rest for a day and buy some food. ”

Seeing the suspicious look on the middle-aged man's face, Tang Cheng smiled and took out three oceans from his pocket and stuffed them into the middle-aged man's hand, "This is the money for our people to eat and rest in your village, and it doesn't have to be too troublesome, you just need to find us a place to sleep, as for food, it will be easier to manage, we will eat whatever you eat." "The heavy ocean started, and the middle-aged man immediately came to the spirit, this is the ocean, which is better than soft banknotes.

"Go to my house, go to my house, my house is big, and I can kill chickens for you to eat." The middle-aged man carefully put the ocean in his hand into his pocket, and at the same time, he was very attentive in leading the way for Tang Cheng and them in front. Xia Jiawa is originally a small village, although this middle-aged man is the village chief here, but his family is not a big deal. drove his own woman and two sons to the stove, and Village Chief Xia vacated three rooms for Tang Cheng and them, but there were only three beds, and half of them were destined to make bunks on the floor.

Looking at the restless village chief, Tang Cheng didn't care and asked Zhao Baokun to take someone into the house to pick up dry straw, sleeping on the soft straw was much more comfortable than the bed made of wooden planks in the village chief's house. "The old rule, put two guard posts outside the village, and one guard post in the yard, and change the guard every two hours, so as not to have an accident when we all sleep to death." Carrying Liu Shishi, who pretended to be sick, into the house, Tang Cheng called Lao Dongbei and Zhao Baokun to whisper a few words, and after leaving Zouma Mountain, Tang Cheng's vigilance never relaxed for a moment.

Tang Cheng was nervous not only about the money, but also about these 11 lives, including himself, and if he was not careful, he might lose his life, so Tang Cheng didn't dare to be cautious. "I'll take people outside the village, and in the middle of the night, I've slept in the carriage for a while, and I'll not be sleepy, so you can change me at noon." After telling Lao Dongbei and Zhao Baokun, Tang Cheng walked out of the village with a rifle wrapped in rags and a binocular, followed by a black-faced bandit named Dice.

There were no mountains or high slopes around Xiajiawa, and Tang Cheng, who had left the village, had to take the dice and walk south for almost 2 miles before he found more than a dozen big trees growing by the stream. "Okay, that's it, you go back first, and come and change me at noon." The sentry outside the village should have been two people, but the dice would have been unable to open their eyes, so Tang Cheng simply threw him back to sleep, and anyway, his position had to be told by someone to go back to tell them.

The dice that had been severely drilled by the old Northeast did not dare to disobey Tang Cheng's orders, and the old Northeast was so bullish that he was obedient in front of Tang Cheng, where did he dare to fight against Tang Cheng as a bandit. Helping Tang Cheng climb one of the trees, the dice hurried back to the village to sleep, and only Tang Cheng sitting on the branch was left. The condescending Tang Cheng sat on the branch of a tree and looked left and right with a telescope, and after making sure that he was fine, Tang Cheng took out a cigarette and lit a cigarette and smoked it.

The closer he got to Baoan Town, the more obvious the uneasiness in Tang Cheng's heart became, but he already knew that the Japanese army occupied Jinniu Town, and if he wanted to go south, he had to go to Baoan Town, otherwise he would only go west to those lakes and terrain. Not to mention that there is a certain possibility of encountering the Japanese army, that is, those bandits are enough for their own people to deal with, and once the money they carry is leaked out, it will inevitably attract the prying eyes and robbery of the bandits. Rather than fighting to the death with bandits, Tang Cheng, who never forgot that he was a soldier, would rather die under the guns of the Japanese army.

"Daddy, who do you say live in our house? Why is there still a person who sits in our yard and doesn't enter the house? I looked at the two people who had just gone out, and there was only one one who would come back. "Village Chief Xia's wife is a shrewd woman, and when she came back from carrying water from outside, she happened to meet the dice, so she told her man that Tang Cheng had not returned. Village Chief Xia, who was squatting to kill chickens, was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, he only thought about these people leaving Xia Jiawa as soon as possible, as long as these people left, the three oceans could be regarded as truly returning to his own home.

"You lazy woman, you ask so much about what to do, you just have to cook well, don't think about other things." Seeing that his own woman was still muttering, Village Chief Xia, who put down the kitchen knife, couldn't help but teach a few words with a tiger face. "People give three oceans, three oceans, even if they buy all the things in our family, they can't sell three oceans, and when these people leave tomorrow, you will take a piece of ocean to the Zhao family to propose to our boss, I think the people of the Zhao family will dare to say that our family has no money."

The chicken is simmering in the pot slowly, the fragrance has spread with the heat in the stove, the people of the Xia family are crowded in the stove and looking forward to the future life, and the old Northeast who is sitting in the courtyard is also napping with his eyes half-closed, and the fragrance in the air reminds him of the village where he has lived for more than ten years. The fragrance drifted into the snoring room with the air, Liu Shishi, who pretended to be a patient, slept very soundly, and the fragrance wafting into the house even entered Liu Shishi's dream, in which Liu Shishi was holding a fat chicken leg and biting it at the moment.

Tang Cheng, who was alone outside the village, would look around with a telescope every ten minutes, and Tang Cheng, who was wearing a grass ring on his head, seemed to have blended in with the trees, and the birds chirping in the trees turned a blind eye to Tang Cheng, an outsider. Time passed little by little, and he saw the dice and Zhao Baokun from a distance through the binoculars, and Tang Cheng jumped down from the branches, stretching his waist very comfortably and moving his body.

"Company commander, there is chicken soup to drink at noon, you can go back quickly, just leave it to the two of us here." When listening to the dice saying that there was chicken soup at noon, Tang Cheng's mouth immediately overflowed with a lot of saliva, and it had been two days since he left Zouma Mountain, and everyone had been eating dry food for two days, and when he heard that there was chicken soup to drink, Tang Cheng thought about rushing back to the village immediately. But before Tang Cheng turned around and took a step, he was tightly pulled by Zhao Baokun, whose face had changed greatly, and snatched the telescope in Zhao Baokun's hand and looked ahead, Tang Cheng couldn't help but curse in his heart, it seems that the fragrant chicken soup can't be drunk, and the Japanese army is coming.