For Ji Qing's report, the leader and the commander-in-chief listened extremely carefully, and refused to let go of almost every detail. Especially for the part about Yang Zhen that they were very interested in, as long as Ji Qing's report was a little vague, he pointed it out in detail on the spot and asked him to re-elaborate on it.

After a report, Ji Qing's earlier relaxation, which was originally a little relaxed because of the leader's humor and gentleness, was gone. Although it was only Mayday, his back was already soaked with sweat from nervousness. Even the leader's simple but full of Hunan Fei flavor banquet, except for remembering a spicy word, did not taste anything.

After leaving the leader's residence, remembering the scene during the report, Ji Qing couldn't help but luck his memory was enough. Everything he heard about Yang Zhen in the old black top secret camp remembered it clearly. Before leaving, he also specially found Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie, and even Li Mingrui and Huang Dali carefully learned about it again. Otherwise, I really can't cope with the leader's meticulous inquiry.

Not long after Ji Qing left, the leader's confidential secretary walked into the humble cave where the leader worked and put a telegram in front of the leader. The leader, who was talking with the commander-in-chief about Ji Qing's report today, picked up the telegram and read it carefully, then handed the telegram to the commander-in-chief and said, "Boss, this is a call from the 129th Division. ”

"They confirmed that they did have a college student cadre named Yang Zhen there. Moreover, Yang Zhen of the 129th Division is the same as the one reported by Ji Qing just now, a graduate of Peking University. Before joining the army, he participated in the 129 Movement. ”

"After the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, the Beiping Municipal Party Committee sent them to Yan'an in order to protect these college cadres. Later, he was assigned to the 129th Division by the organization department. Originally, he worked as an enemy engineer at the division headquarters, but later took the initiative to ask to serve in a front-line combat company. ”

"In order to protect these college cadres in the army, after the establishment of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, the 129th Division will be transferred to the guard company directly under the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region Headquarters as a company commander. Last year, during the siege of the anti-Japanese army in the southeast of Jinxi, he disappeared in the line of duty with his correspondent and several soldiers. ”

Originally, the 129th Division thought that he had sacrificed, which made the political commissar of the division who just wanted him to go down to exercise for a while feel distressed. I didn't expect it to be wounded and captured. ”

After carefully reading the reply from the 129th Division, the commander-in-chief nodded to the leader's words: "Now it can be determined that this Yang Zhen and Yang Zhen in Ji Qing's report are indeed the same person." In the current situation where the Japanese army still takes the national army as its main combat object, it will not put such a lot of effort for the sake of a company commander. ”

"And if the Japanese army's bacteriological warfare base really exists, they will not risk a great international risk for our sake to expose it and use it as bait to lure us into the bait. No matter what country it is, this kind of real yàn base should be top secret. From this alone, we can be sure that this should be true. ”

"It's just that there is one thing I can't figure out, how can this cadre from a college student, even if he has experienced the test of war, only a few months from joining the army to being captured, how can he change so much?"

Whether it is from Ji Qing's report or the telegram of the 129th Division, it can be seen that this is an intellectual cadre from a college student. But his killing of people at the secret base of the Japanese army does not match his experience. His cousin Xiàn did not look like a student who had just entered the battlefield, but like a veteran. Yes, it's a veteran of killing. ”

"The things he did, not to mention a fledgling college student. It's me, a veteran who has been in the army for decades and has killed the enemy with his own hands more than once. If you want to say that you can kill a dozen or even dozens of people quietly with your bare hands, I'm afraid you don't have the ability to do this. If those college cadres had this ability, our battle might be much easier. ”

Judging from the evaluation of the 129th Division in this telegram, when they were there, this Yang Zhen was very passionate about the revolution and his work was extremely serious and meticulous. Although there are still some deficiencies in military theory, careful cultivation will be a good seedling. Their division has decided to focus on training him as a political work cadre. ”

"Being able to make them identify as key training also shows that this person is capable and politically qualified. However, the telegram from the 129th Division indicated that it was preparing to train them as key seedlings of political cadres, but did not say that it would be cultivated as military cadres. This shows that he himself is more suitable for political work. This in itself shows from another aspect, that his military talent is not outstanding. ”

"The biggest suspicion now is that judging from this Ji Qing's report, this person's appearance is more suitable for serving as a military cadre. Moreover, its individual combat ability is so strong that even those veteran scouts of our army who have participated in the Long March and have been tested for a long time cannot be compared. However, this was not seen in the report of the 129th Division. ”

The commander-in-chief, who was very familiar with the Japanese army's individual combat capabilities, felt a little strange about Yang Zhen's appearance in the Japanese army's secret base. Not to mention a college student cadre who has been in the army for less than a year from joining the army to being captured, even those cadres of the Long March who have experienced the test of life and death may not have such means.

Without alarming the Japanese army, solving more than a dozen Japanese guards with bare hands does not sound like a college student cadre, but like those heroes who can fly the eaves and walk the wall in ancient martial arts novels. The commander-in-chief, who has always been steady, raised the question in his heart.

In response to the commander-in-chief's question, the leader also nodded and said, "The boss's focus is still very accurate. That's where I have some doubts. If he really had this ability, he would not have been captured. ”

After being silent for a long time, the commander-in-chief looked at the contemplative leader and said, "Chairman, Comrade Wang Ming and Comrade Kang Sheng have been serving as representatives to the Comintern until they were transferred back to China. They have always been responsible for the leadership of the Northeast Party. They should have a certain understanding of the shape of the northeast. Would you like to invite them to study it as well? ”

Regarding the commander-in-chief's Jianyi, the leader shook his head and said disapprovingly: "No need. Although they were in charge of the leadership of the Northeast Party, they never went to the Northeast, not even to the eastern border of the USSR on the border with the Northeast. In Moscow, which is more than 5,000 kilometers to the northeast, apart from relying on a few deputies to give blind commands, what can they know about the actual situation there? ”

The leader's opposition did not surprise the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief also suffered a lot from the self-proclaimed strongest of the 28 Bolsheviks, the former representative to the Comintern and now the head of the Central Committee, who had no practical ability to command the level of remote control in spite of reality, and who had no practical ability to command the level of remote control except for the struggle of the line.

After they were transferred back to China, they did not even explain the affairs of the Northeast Party to their successors. As a result, the already intermittent contact between the Northeast Party and the Central Committee was completely severed. It is an exaggeration to say that the development of the party organizations in the northeast has been slow, and now the responsibility for the severance of contact with the central authorities is all on them. But they do have a responsibility that cannot be shirked.

After pondering for a long time, the leader suddenly saw the original Japanese book left by Ji Qing on his desk, which was not only used as a cover, but also used as a codebook after getting in touch with the central government, and he had an idea in his heart, and said with a smile: "Boss, let's not think about it here." Isn't that the codebook they brought with them? That Ji Qing also left the call frequency and time. We can talk to them on the radio first. ”

After that, the leader hurriedly ordered the confidential secretary to find the head of the communications department of the Military Commission, and personally handed over the contact information written by Ji Qing according to his memory and the rules of password use. Of course, it is impossible to completely let Ji Qing memorize the entire codebook, what he wrote down was only the password coding rules.

The head of the communications department of the Central Military Commission is a veteran who has been tested for a long time and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats. After taking the things handed over by the leader, he just glanced at them and said appreciatively: "Chairman, who made this password?" Can you transfer this person to our department? Although I can't understand these original Japanese texts, I can see at a glance from the rules of use of this password that the person who compiled this password is not simple. ”

"Although the codebook is only a few books, the pattern is extremely complex. He adopted the 64-bit code, a seemingly simple but chaotic cipher that even if the Japanese intercepted and translated it, he could not decipher it without the original codebook and until he had figured out the pattern. ”

Speaking of this, the veteran scratched his head and said, "However, Chairman, this codebook was originally in Japanese, and you have to assign us an expert who is proficient in Japanese." And it must be at the expert level, but don't transfer those two knives from the enemy's engineering department. These coded telegrams need to be kept secret, and in terms of translation, I don't know where to go off topic just because of this content. ”

Hearing the head of the communications department say this, the leader and the commander-in-chief looked at each other and smiled, but shook their heads together. The commander-in-chief pointed at him with a sneer: "You, you have been patronizing to see this deciphering law, and you haven't looked carefully at the back." These original Japanese texts are the preliminary communication passwords. And this person who compiled the password is not in Yan'an. If you're looking for it, you'll have to go to the Northeast. ”

After that, the commander-in-chief pointed to the leader's desk and picked up the thick books that the leader's confidential secretary had prepared, and said: "These are the hardcover editions of the four major masterpieces issued by the Shanghai Commercial Press before the September 18 Incident. These are the real materials used to compile the password. You go back and do your best to sort out a codebook according to this rule. Remember, this codebook is in your own hands. ”

As soon as the commander-in-chief's words fell, the leader then emphasized: "This code book must not only be mastered by you personally, but all incoming and outgoing telegrams will be translated by you yourself for the time being. There is also a telegraph operator who needs to find the most reliable and skilled one. It is better to go through the old cadres of the Long March. And all the telegrams were delivered directly to me, and at the first time. ”

Seeing that the leader attached so much importance to it, the head of the communications department did not dare to delay, and hurriedly went back to compile the codebook. His speed was very fast, and on the third day after getting the codebook, he personally got on the machine and communicated with Yang Zhen according to the preliminary codebook. However, although the speed of the Northeast side to call back is extremely fast, the content is strange after it is translated, which makes him want to laugh but dare not laugh.

Looking at the content of the call, he hesitated for a long time, remembering that the leader told him that no matter what the content of the call was returned, he must report to him in person at any time.

It's just that he didn't expect that after working all night, the leader who had just rested and was called up saw the content of this telegram, instead of getting angry, he laughed and said to the commander-in-chief who was approached: "Boss, this little guy is really interesting." We have not yet tested him, but he has begun to test us first. You look at the content of this telegram. ”

The commander-in-chief took the telegram handed over by the leader, and when he saw the content on it, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Chairman, he has revealed your old story." ”

In response to the commander-in-chief's ridicule, the leader waved his hand and said disapprenously: "It seems that it can be determined that he has indeed stayed in Yan'an, and he has a certain understanding of the various situations here." And this kind of understanding is not something that can be made clear by staying for a few days or hearing some rumors. We can now draw conclusions. ”

The commander-in-chief, who has always been very casual with the leader, sat on the old rattan chair in the leader's office, stretched comfortably and said, "I think this conclusion can also be made." The fact that he can know so much about the shape of Yan'an since the July Seven Incident shows that he has lived in Yan'an for a long time. ”

"In addition, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region sent yesterday the prisoners of the puppet Manchu army who were transferred by the Japanese army to fight in the eastern Hebei region, as well as the contents of the interrogation telegram of the so-called Japanese officers and advisers in the puppet Manchu army, we can confirm that a new anti-Japanese armed force has indeed appeared in the Xiajiang area in the northeast."

Judging from the confessions of the captured Japanese puppet soldiers, this anti-Japanese armed force is extremely strong. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses in several encirclement and suppression, although it is not clear how big this loss is, and the prisoners of these Japanese puppet troops are not clear. However, judging from the fact that the commander of the Kwantung Army, Kenkichi Ueda, was also implicated, severely punished by the Japanese army base camp, and dismissed, this loss will definitely not be light. ”

"The losses of the commander of the Kwantung Army should be in line with the confessions of those Japanese advisers, almost exceeding the losses of the Japanese army in the Battle of Xuzhou. Judging from the contents of these two telegrams, we can draw this conclusion. ”

However, for the sake of safety, Comrade Lin Biao was recuperating from his injuries in the Soviet Union, so should he be asked to take a look at the situation. In addition, the 129th Division doesn't say that this Yang Zhen has a fiancée who is also working in the 129th Division, so I think she can be sent over. One is to reunite their fiancés. In addition, you can also make sure about it. ”

"Even the Soviet comrades need Enlai to communicate with each other personally. Ji Qing's route here is quite unsafe, there are too many variables on the road, and we can't take this risk. It would be better to ask the Soviet comrades for a favor. ”

When it came to asking the Soviet comrades for help, the leader and commander-in-chief were silent. Judging from Ji Qing's report, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation repeatedly appealed to the Soviet Union in order to get in touch with the central government, but it was always fruitless. It is clear that the Soviet side did not want the Anti-Union to restore contact with the Central Committee. Will Big Brother USSR help this time?