Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

Hearing the news that Zhang Shijie led Huai Yuansheng's buddies to kidnap two national army spies in Xinyang, Yao Sizhong was so frightened that he almost peed his pants on the spot.A few days ago, he only learned from Captain Suzuki that Masao Yamamoto was seriously injured in escorting the key criminal.Masao Yamamoto's magic played his own life from immortality to immortality.It was also Masao Yamamoto's order to let himself incorporate local armed forces and bandits from Tongbai and other places to serve the Japanese.Yao Sizhong is well aware of the status of traitors in the eyes of the people of the country, and he has long since given up any posthumous fame.Hitler's failure also made him see that Japan would be defeated sooner or later.Therefore, although he was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Association Army, he always tried his best to avoid getting involved with the murder of Chinese people.He was already thinking about the post-war reckoning.He wanted to escape, but he knew that he couldn't escape.It really feels like years!

Zhang Shijie led someone to hurt Masao Yamamoto, and he smelled the breath of death from it.With Masao Yamamoto's character and ability, he can quickly find out the ins and outs of this matter.If Masao Yamamoto recovers from his injury and Zhang Shijie is still at home in Tongbai Mountain, he will only die, and he will die a miserable death.Masao Yamamoto is not easy to be fooled, he will see at a glance that his inaction to the Taiping Town and Taibaiding area is purely for his own escape.The desire to survive prompted Yao Sizhong to make a major decision: find a way to force Zhang Shijie to hand over two intelligence officers of the national army.At least Zhu Guozhu should be held in his hands.Yang Ziyun is not only Zhang Shijie's first love, but also Yang Kaitai's biological sister, so it is not easy to use it as a bargaining weight.With the card of Zhu Guozhu in his hand, Masao Yamamoto had an explanation when he pursued it.

Yao Sizhong asked: "Did you really see that Zhang Shijie's parents are still in Taiping Town?" The plainclothes said: "It is absolutely true. After you ordered not to harass Taiping Town, Commander, no one from Tongbai has been there. It is very easy for us to approach the town. .” "God helps me too. Call Tongbai and ask them to send a small group of people to the Taibaiding area. Tomorrow morning, I will take two small teams to Taiping Town." "Isn't it good not to bring the imperial army?" "Of course I will. The imperial army will also dispatch a small team. Notify the troops stationed along the way to strengthen vigilance."

After Zhang Shijie and Zhang Shijun went up the mountain, Li Yujie said that she had a dream at night. She dreamed that several deceased elders were jumping in the snow in single clothes to keep warm. She didn't know what the dream belonged to.Zhang Dewei said: "This year's Tomb-sweeping Day, there are many things to do. Worshiping ancestors is too simple. There is not much money to give, and I forgot to give wine and meat. Today is exactly fifteen, let's go and give some more. Dad loves to drink, and he is generous. He must be fighting for courtesy." His words made Zhong Wutong beside him terrified.

Zhang Shifan and Huilan quickly arranged the sacrifices and prepared the carriage.The six children clamored to go.Li Yujie said that they should all give some money to their father.Zhong Wutong was afraid that the children would make too much noise and break the etiquette, so he also got into the carriage.The carriage creaked and headed north through the deserted silk drying factory. Several trucks drove into the main street of Taiping Town. Yao Sizhong commanded the team to divide into two parts at the entrance of the town. One part rushed along the street, and the other began to break into the residents' homes.The people rushing along the street were divided into two parts at the entrance of the Huaiyuan Sheng General Building, a small part rushed into the shop, and a large part, led by him and the leader of the devil, went straight to the Zhang family compound.

A servant ran into the living room and shouted: "Young master, that big traitor Yao Sizhong is here, run!" A gunshot fired, and the servant threw himself on the threshold.Zhang Shifan and Huilan came out of the back room with their youngest son in their arms, and Yao Sizhong and the Japanese team leader walked in with them. Yao Sizhong greeted with a half-smile: "Brother, sister-in-law, you are safe here, where are your father and mother? Get them out quickly." Zhang Shifan cursed: "Shut up, you big traitor!" "Uncle, you were the one who welcomed me in by beating gongs and drums. You don't recognize me, but I still recognize you. I want to invite my parents to Nanyang to enjoy a few days of happiness. Where are they?" Yao Sizhong waved his hand. , Several people rushed into the back room.

The leader of the ghost team fixed his eyes on Huilan, and suddenly rushed towards her.Zhang Shifan stepped forward to stop him.Captain Guizi took out his gun and fired. Zhang Shifan fell down clutching his chest.Huilan yelled: "Shifan...Shifan..." She helped Zhang Shifan up, and the child in her arms began to cry.Yao Sizhong hurriedly shouted: "Captain Toyota, I'll find you a woman you want. This woman can't move, she's our hostage." Zhang Shifan twitched for a while, and died.Huilan closed his eyes, stood up, and shouted: "Little devil, I will fight you!" She rushed over and grabbed the face of the devil's captain.The captain of the ghost squad pushed Huilan to the ground, touched his face, and shot Huilan and the child to death.Yao Sizhong said in shock: "Captain Toyota, why should you be as knowledgeable as a woman..."

A few people came out from the back room and reported: "Commander, there is no one in the room." Yao Sizhong said, "No one? Where did the old man and the old lady hide? Search for me, and we must capture a few Zhang family members as hostages!" He turned to Toyota and said, "You are too impulsive! You killed someone, we can't negotiate with Zhang Shijie!" Toyota smiled strangely: "You killed him. His family killed you Unborn son, you are taking revenge." Yao Sizhong felt chills all over his body when he heard that.Toyota said again: "You can't just listen to Yamamoto. In the past few months, you have not worked hard, and Captain Suzuki is very upset. It is a good idea to take Zhang Shijie's parents as hostages and force him to serve us. But , we are more concerned about whether Mr. Yao is wholehearted in the imperial army. After a while, you will kill a few people and talk. You have become a monk, so you have to ring the bell, right?" Yao Enzhong wiped his cold sweat and said: "You and the captain Misunderstood, our Chinese art of war says, "Soldiers who surrender without fighting are the best strategy." It means..." Toyoda said: "I am not interested in the art of war you talked about. What Suzuki Dazuo told you The hostage-taking plan is not of interest either. We need to see your actions. Please, Deputy Commander Yao."

More than one hundred people from the town were driven to the open space in front of Shengmen in Huaiyuan.The four shop assistants were tied up and placed in front of the shop.The two puppet soldiers moved Huai Yuansheng's counter to the door. Yao Sizhong stood on the counter, cleared his throat, and said, "Fathers and folks, you are familiar with me. My humble Yao Sizhong once visited Taiping Town as the Zhang family's son-in-law, and is now the deputy commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Imperial Association Army." In order to assist the Imperial Army to maintain the law and order in Nanyang, I have discussed with my father-in-law and mother-in-law many times, regarding Taiping Town as a model of Japan-China friendship, and asked my brother-in-law Zhang Shijie to bring the Huaiyuan Guards to serve the Imperial Army. But they did not treat me The words fell on deaf ears. As a last resort, I had no choice but to exterminate my relatives. The guys like Huai Yuansheng refused to tell the whereabouts of my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Shot and killed the four fellas.Yao Sizhong pulled out his pistol and continued to shout: "Did you see it? Did you see it? If any of you want to inform Zhang Shijie's self-defense force and stand on the same boat as Zhang's family against the imperial army, the fate of these people will be your fate. Let me ask you, where exactly are Zhang Dewei and Li Yujie hiding?"

"It's okay. Don't kill people. Go back to Nanyang. I will report your performance today to Captain Suzuki." Captain Toyota said, turning and walking towards the car.Yao Sizhong had no choice but to follow Toyota. Zhong Wutong hid in the woods with a few young men and the elders until noon before returning to the town.What greeted them were seven already stiff corpses. Zhang Shijie slept in a big character on a large bluestone halfway up the mountain, staring at the setting sun with empty eyes.He has been here for most of the day.After hearing Zhu Guozhu's scolding, he thought it was necessary to meet Yang Ziyun.He can bear the infamy of making money for the country in front of people all over the world, but Yang Ziyun cannot be allowed to see him like this.But, how can I change the impression I left on her?Disclose your identity to a KMT spy?Certainly not.In the past few years, Zhang Shijie has repeatedly been instructed by his superiors to cover and rescue people from the Kuomintang side.Although Zhao Jiusi hinted that she was one of his own, it was only a hint after all.He certainly cannot admit that he is a Communist Party in front of her.

Thinking that his mind was empty all the time, Zhang Shijie still didn't think of any good solution.The summer sun was very poisonous, and the sun gradually turned into a huge black sphere in his eyes.He closed his eyes for a long while.When he opened his eyelids again, he saw his childhood self smirking at him.When he opened his eyes suddenly, he saw his son standing on the big bluestone. Zhang Wanlong was pleasantly surprised: "It's my father, not grandpa. Auntie, it's my father, my bearded father. The white beard is my grandfather." "Better than a puppy, I can recognize people. Ruolan..." Zhang Shijie sat up and slapped his son kissingly. When he looked up and saw Yang Ziyun holding fresh mushrooms, he was dumbfounded. Yang Ziyun raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and said to him: "I really didn't expect your hair to be so gray. You... are you okay?" "Okay, okay. You can eat, drink, have a son, and earn money, okay." Zhang Shijie stood up slowly, with a strong tone of cynicism, "worrying about making money for the country all day long, can your hair not be gray?" ? It seems that you are recovering well, and you still look like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl." Yang Ziyun burst out laughing: "Really? I thought a lot, but when I saw you, I didn't know what to say Yes. I have imagined the scene where you and I meet countless times, but every meeting is completely different from what I thought." Zhang Shijie suddenly laughed, and he couldn't stop laughing, and finally stopped laughing: " That's right, the first time I wanted to kill you; the second time I wanted to save you; this third time, I became a little old man. Mrs. Zhu... Mrs. Zhu, can I call you that? That's what I should have called you. How are you doing, this is nonsense. You are a pillar of the party and the country, and there are people who are not doing well?" "That's what you should call me. How should I call you? Master Zhang Er? Your father is still alive and there is a difference between old and young. Let's call you Master Zhang Er. Thank you for risking your life to save me." "Don't thank me. I already told your Guozhu this morning, if you want to thank me, you can thank God." Yang Ziyun finally couldn't hold it anymore, she said: "Master Zhang Shijie, can you say a few words to me calmly? Anyway, I'm still your pre-marital girlfriend." Zhang Shijie said with a look of grievance: "I'm angry Do I dare to be angry? In the eyes of you party-state elites, I am a vulgar person who can only make money for the country. Am I qualified to be angry with the great heroes of your country? This is how I said it, you don’t remember it, of course you do Terrible." Yang Ziyun said: "All the past events are vivid in my mind. I can even remember your every expression when we broke up in Jinzhugou. It has been six years, nine months and thirteen days, I...do you remember? Do you remember which hand of yours I bit? The left or the right?" Zhang Shijie stretched out his left hand and said, "You are such a big person, can you still remember the game of playing house when you wear crotch pants?" Yang Ziyun burst into tears and said: "Did I bite your right hand? Your memory is indeed not very good! Your brain must have been kicked by a donkey. You broke your oath first, what qualifications do you have to accuse me of being wrong?" Loyalty?" Zhang Shijie said loudly: "Of course I am qualified!" This roar frightened little Wanlong and burst into tears. "Don't cry! Hold it back!" Zhang Shijie stared at his son with bloodshot eyes, "You coward! What are you meddling with when your lord speaks? Go, wait for me under that tree." Xiao Wanlong whimpering and ran to a tall pine tree.Yang Ziyun sneered and said: "It's really a fascist. It's the same for a three or four-year-old child. Can I still ask you to be fair and just to me? You can think whatever you like. Zhang Shijie, remember it for me. To this day, I am still Yang Ziyun from Jinzhugou back then. When you marry a wife and have children, you are no longer the Zhang Shijie who swore to each other with me back then. I only owe you my life, and you, you owe me... Forget it, it’s boring." Zhang Shijie laughed loudly: "It's really interesting! Who's head was kicked by a donkey? Five years ago, you and the third young master Zhu were already married, and you were wearing kimonos and suits in Xinyang. You kept saying that you want to follow the Communist Party." , Does the Communist Party have a chameleon like you? In those two years, my head was kicked like a donkey. I look forward to your second letter every day. I will send someone to find you, and I will go to the base area to find you. You, where were you at that time? You have already climbed the high branch of the military command with that little white face. Yang Ziyun, you have to look carefully and see if there is any way out by following the Kuomintang. You fell into the hands of the devils, your military commander Where are your colleagues? Who of them extended a helping hand to you, who did you marry, who did I marry? In this age of war, it is not very important. The important thing is to walk on the right path." Yang Ziyun laughed Zhang Li said: "I love the last few words. It shows that you are not only good at making money for the country. Shijie, tell me, have you joined the Communist Party?" Zhang Shijie said: "What's the matter? Want to exchange my head for some rewards? It's a pity that the Communist Party doesn't want me." At this time, Jingui and Zhang Ruolan climbed up.Jingui said: "Miss, Master Zhang Er is also here. Commander Zhu Guodong has gone up the mountain, and he brought a station chief from the Secrecy Bureau with him. They came to pick you up and uncle. By the way, they also brought military uniforms and Chairman Jiang's Order of the Jin Dynasty, you and my uncle are both colonels of the national army. Go and meet them. Miss, I really didn’t expect that you and my uncle have done such earth-shattering things for the party and country in these years. You, you turned out to be a great hero "Yang Ziyun Chuqing's complexion suddenly darkened.Zhang Shijie said angrily: "Heroine, heroine, don't you hurry up to receive the reward? I, a worthless rich young master, sincerely hope that you and your husband will have a good journey together." Yang Ziyun looked back at Zhang Shijie and said, "Thank you for your blessing. Farewell to Taibai, in this troubled world, it may be the eternal farewell between you and me. For the sake of the beautiful past of our childhood sweetheart, please listen to me. Talk. Shave, get a haircut, cheer up. Born in times of war, the most important thing is to follow the right person who leads the way. When you see that the person you save is a lover who betrayed you, you will fall into your own thoughts and cannot extricate yourself. What kind of party Dare to absorb you? If you talk too much, you can’t listen. In troubled times, you should not only use your eyes, but also your brain. Even if someone saw you go to these places, I will use my brain to think about why you went to these places. Should you also think about me in this way, five years ago, you saw me wearing a kimono, but I was a traitor I am not. You see that I am the wife of Zhu Guozhu, you see that I am the intelligence officer of the Colonel of the National Army, am I right? It’s far away. Should I say goodbye to you, or say goodbye forever? Or say goodbye The Japanese devils still have more than one million troops in China, defeating them is what you and I should do. Let's go, Jingui." Yang Ziyun followed Jingui and walked towards the meeting hall.Zhang Ruolan took Xiao Wanlong to watch the excitement. Zhang Shijie sat on the bluestone and smoked two cigarettes, then went down to the gate of the village.He suddenly wanted to see what Yang Ziyun looked like in the Kuomintang colonel's uniform, so he hid in the dark and took a look.He didn't know why he had such an idea.Walking to the gate of the village, Zhang Shijie saw Zhong Wutong galloping towards him on a horse, and rushed to meet him, "Wutong, what's the matter?" Zhong Wutong jumped off the horse and said in a crying voice: "Shijie, Yao Sizhong brought the devils to kill him. The elder brother and his family were all killed..." After she finished speaking, she fell to the ground and passed out. It was already ten days after Zhao Jiusi heard about the massacre in Taiping Town.He and Cao Zhenhe rushed to Taiping Town, and there were only two old family members left in the Zhang family compound. After asking, they found out that Zhang Dewei and Li Yujie had taken their families to Taibaiding for refuge.He rushed to Taibaiding, but did not find Zhang Shijie.Liu Jinsheng is in charge of the self-defense force, and seven or eight key members are not there.Liu Jinsheng asked: "Is there a mission? Shijie has confessed that he will definitely come back from Nanyang if he has an important mission. Mr. Zhao, no one should take this matter seriously." Zhao Jiusi went straight to Nanyang without saying anything. . It took him three days to find Zhang Shijie's secret residence.Seeing that Zhang Ruohong was there, Zhao Jiusi could not utter any words of reproach, so he had to remind: "Don't do it recklessly, if you are not sure, don't do it." Zhang Shijie said: "Mr. Zhao, I may have to let you down. Yao Sizhong is not dead. I don't want to do anything that puts my life at risk. I hope you can understand me. My little nephew is only two years old! I swore to capture Yao Sizhong alive. It has been more than two months since the Allies occupied Berlin. I am afraid that he will escape Now." Zhao Jiusi had no choice but to say: "I can understand. Ruohong, the enemy is strong and we are weak, so don't be impulsive, don't rush. If you need my help, just say it." Zhang Ruohong said: "I just want one thing, That is to kill him with my own hands. I will listen to Shijie's arrangements for everything. I have thought a lot about it for more than a year. I have to say that your old Zhao is a decent person with vision. I have said a lot of nasty things to you these years Please forgive me." Zhao Jiusi also hurriedly apologized to Zhang Ruohong.Seeing that there was nothing important to do, he also stayed in Nanyang. In a flash, another half month passed, several people tried their best, but still failed to find a chance to capture Yao Sizhong alive.At night, several people hid in a secret room and listened to the radio, hoping to hear news that could affect the situation in Nanyang.The situation in Nanyang has not changed much, and capturing Yao Sizhong alive is really more difficult than reaching the sky.After the incident of Li Yunpeng's assassination of Yao Sizhong, the Japanese army strengthened his defense work, making it even more difficult to assassinate him.One night, the news that the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan was broadcast on the radio. Gao Liansheng exclaimed: "God, one shell can destroy a city, and this shell is not as big as a mountain. Are you bragging?" Zhao Jiusi said: "This is a news from the Central News Agency reposted by the Associated Press. It’s too big. I heard that broadcasting in the United States absolutely does not allow anything to be created out of nothing. The American Allied Forces possessed atomic bombs, and the situation of the war may change significantly. Shijie, an opportunity may arise.” Zhang Shijie said: “Yao Sizhong has a dog’s nose. He has always been sensitive to danger. A person like him will never be loyal to the Japanese. Lian Sheng, let everyone work harder, divide into two shifts day and night, and monitor his actions 24 hours a day." Zhao Jiusi said: "The devil is not absolute to him. Trust. It would be remiss of us if such people were not punished." Yao Sizhong couldn't sit still when he heard that Nagasaki was also hit by the atomic bomb.He was terrified when he saw Japanese soldiers kneeling on the ground facing the east and weeping at night.The radio had just finished broadcasting the Allied ultimatum, and he was already making preparations to flee. This morning, he walked into Colonel Suzuki's office.Suzuki is carefully polishing the saber.Seeing Yao Sizhong coming in, Suzuki politely asked him to sit down. Yao Sizhong cut to the chase: "Mr. Shanmu must have told you what contribution he has made to the empire. I want to hear your true opinion on the situation. Please don't lie to me." After speaking, he bowed deeply to Suzuki.Suzuki smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Yao, you are a friend of the empire. I don't need to lie to you. I personally think that the outcome of the defeat is inevitable, and the war will end at any time. The atomic bomb is really terrible. The Yamato nation cannot be extinct, His Majesty the Emperor." He is a benevolent monarch who will definitely make a realistic and rational decision." "I understand. I have a request, I hope you can meet it. I want to leave Nanyang and go to Wuhan immediately. Mr. Yamamoto knows how much I have contributed to the empire. I want him to contact me and let me fly to Shanghai with the overseas Chinese. Withdrew to Japan. You know, if I stay in China, I will die, and I will die very badly. Please.” Suzuki listened carefully and sighed: “Sorry, I can’t meet your request... "Yao Sizhong said anxiously: "Why? I just hope that you will give me the identity of a pseudo-diaspora, which is not difficult at all." "Mr. Yao, I can't do anything. Last night, I received a telegram from the head of the division: 'Commander Neiji Okamura issued an order yesterday, requesting all troops to stop all active military operations and wait for orders from the headquarters." No secret You said that the base camp has not issued clear instructions to the Chinese dispatched troops for more than 30 hours. I personally judge that the high-level empire is making the most difficult decision. If you want to leave alone, I can provide you with vehicles." Yao Sizhong said with tears: "You only need to send a small imperial army and two vehicles, it's really not difficult." "I can't let my soldiers risk any more lives. You are the deputy commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Imperial Association Army, and I agree with you to take a squadron of the Imperial Association Army to leave Nanyang by car. You are indeed a hero of the empire, a great hero." "It's useless for you to call me a hero of the Yamato nation. I want to live. Without the courage of the imperial army, who would dare to go to Wuhan with me? Even if I take a brigade of the imperial association army, if I can't get to Wuhan, I will die 800 times earlier I have an agreement with Masao Yamamoto, he broke the agreement first and forced me to come out, you can’t ignore it.” Suzuki got angry and said, “What do you want to do? What qualifications do you have to bargain with me? Get out, get out of here.” Yao Sizhong could only retreat in despair.That night, he wrapped a bag of gold and silver, put on women's clothes, and quietly left the mansion.Thirty-six strategies, go first.As soon as he turned into an alley, Gao Liansheng punched him unconscious from behind, put him in a sack and carried him away. In the secret room, Zhao Jiusi was doing Zhang Shijie's work.Zhao Jiusi said: "I think you should return to Taiping Town immediately. Little Japan can't last long. You can entrust Gao Liansheng with full authority to command Yao Sizhong. He has this ability." Zhang Shijie said: "Give me another three to five days , okay?" At this moment, Gao Liansheng entered the door and threw the sack on the ground, saying: "I caught a maid of Yao Sizhong, she is so fat and dead." Zhao Jiusi opened the sack and looked, and laughed: "Look at who this is? With so many gold bars, can it not sink?" Gao Liansheng asked in surprise, "Yao Sizhong?" Zhang Shijie poured half a cup of herbal tea on Yao Sizhong's face.He woke up slowly, opened his eyes and saw Zhang Shijie, shook his head and laughed.Gao Liansheng said, "What are you laughing at?" Yao Sizhong said, "I know you can't kill members of the Zhang family, and the little devil won't listen. Shijie, if my opponent wasn't you, I'm confident I can live for ten or eight years. It's a pity I am a naked man sleeping in a cold kang, and there is no one below. This month, how many people I have sent to secretly hunt you down, they must be fooling me." Zhao Jiusi said: "It is Shijie who knows you. After all, it is a big deal, quite Calm." Yao Sizhong said: "I have read a lot of books, and I have read the twenty-four histories. If a person wants to live a bit of fun, he has to go two ways. One is to be famous forever, and the other is to leave a bad name for thousands of years..." Zhang Shijie couldn't help laughing Gao Liansheng said: "Your mother is shameless. You have been stinking for thousands of years, and you are not qualified. Liansheng, go get ready and see which way to get out of the city." Gao Liansheng said: "Any door is fine. It's evil, the devils will not patrol today. No need Get ready." Yao Sizhong said: "Imperial Army, oh, the devil just received an order to save his life. The little devil is so fucking dishonest. I asked them to send me to Wuhan, but they refused, what the hell." Zhang Shijie said: "I've never seen such a shameless person like you. Lian Sheng, tell my sister..." "Ruohong is here too?" Yao Sizhong became excited, "I didn't expect her heart to be so hard, the big question is too serious. I failed her. Shijie, let her do it. This way she can be cleared. Mr. Zhao, Shijie, I really want to be a man of indomitable spirit, but I just can’t change my fear of suffering, Huang Jun, I’m sorry, I can’t change my words for a while...” Zhang Shijie stuffed a piece of sackcloth into Yao Sizhong’s mouth, Said: "Take the rope and tie him up." Hearing that Huaiyuan Sheng Zhang's family was going to execute the son-in-law who had become a traitor in front of the ancestral grave, people from neighboring villages three miles and five miles away came to watch the excitement, and hundreds of thousands of people stood in front of the cemetery. Zhang Dewei and Li Yujie brought Zhang Shijun, Zhang Ruolan, Zhang Wanlong, and Zhang Wansheng to kneel in front of the ancestor's grave and kowtow a few times.Zhang Dewei stood up and said to the crowd: "Fathers and folks, the Zhang family is guilty of recruiting a traitorous son-in-law, which not only brought shame to the Zhang family, but also brought harm to the whole town. This big criminal has been caught The Zhang family wants to execute this great sinner in front of the ancestral grave, one is to give comfort to the ancestors, and the other is to give an explanation to the fathers and villagers." Someone in the crowd said, "Here we come, we come." Gao Liansheng and Liu Jinsheng dragged Yao Sizhong over, Zhang Ruohong and Zhang Shijie followed behind, Zhao Jiusi and several self-defense team members followed behind.Yao Sizhong's nose was bruised and his face was swollen with bloodstains.These injuries were all left by Zhang Ruohong on the way back to Taiping Town from Nanyang. Gao Liansheng and Liu Jinsheng threw Yao Sizhong in front of the grave of Zhang Shifan and his wife. Zhang Wansheng picked up a brick, smashed it on Yao Sizhong's head, and shouted, "Repay my parents' life, my brother's life, and kill you traitor!" .” "Wansheng get out of the way." Zhang Ruohong quickly pulled out two guns, and shot Yao Sizhong one by one.Yao Sizhong twitched in the pool of blood like this, and didn't move.Zhang Ruohong knelt in front of the ancestral grave, kowtowed a few times, stood up, kowtowed a few times to the people watching the fun, stood up again, knelt down in front of Zhang Dewei and Li Yujie, kowtowed a few times, and said: "Father, mother, Your daughter is unfilial, shame the Zhang family, shame Taiping town, I will repay your kindness in nurturing." She pointed the gun at the temple. Zhao Jiusi, who was standing aside, saw that something was wrong, so he kicked the gun away.Zhang Ruohong immediately aimed another gun at his head and pulled the trigger.Several people shouted: "Don't!" The gun didn't go off, Zhang Ruohong pulled the trigger several times, threw the gun on the ground, and slammed into the tombstone. Zhang Shijie hugged her from behind and shouted: "Sister, calm down! Sister, don't do anything stupid." Li Yujie approached Zhang Ruohong, slapped her twice, and reprimanded her: "You unbelievable person, I will tell you to seek death , you're dead when you die? Do you have the face to meet the Zhang family's ancestors? Do you have the face to see your brother and sister-in-law? Shijie, let her go, let me see if she has the face to hit your brother's tombstone ?” Zhang Shijie let go.Zhang Ruohong froze for a moment, turned around and rushed out.Zhang Shijie and Zhao Jiusi shouted and chased after them. "Mr. Zhao, Shijie, don't chase her! Zhang Ruohong, listen to me, you have the face to seek death, I won't let you enter the Zhang family's ancestral grave, and let you be a lonely ghost forever—" Amidst her mother's shouts, Zhang Ruohong covered her face and ran away. At noon that day, news of Japan's unconditional surrender was broadcast on the radio. Zhao Jiusi immediately said to Zhang Shijie, "Go and pull the team over and accept the Japanese surrender. Be quick!" The next morning, Zhang Shijie led the Self-Defense Forces to surround the compound of the County Security Command.As soon as Captain Zhang Shijie led his troops to accept the surrender, the commander of the defending army immediately ordered the troops to be assembled, and drove two trucks full of light and heavy weapons to the square outside the gate.Shao Zuo took off his saber, held it in both hands and handed it to Zhang Shijie, and said a series of words.The official translator said: "Mr. Nakamura said that it is his honor to surrender to Captain Zhang Shijie. He dedicates his command knife to you and pays respect to your true opponent." "Good knife. Tell him that the Huaiyuan guards guarantee their personal safety. You tell them that no one can move freely out of this compound, otherwise, you will bear the consequences." Zhang Shijie drew out his saber and looked at the sun, waved his hand, He winked at Cao Zhenhe.Cao Zhenhe immediately led people to drive away the two cars loaded with heavy weapons. The interpreter translated Zhang Shijie's words to the surrendered Japanese army, and the Japanese major ordered his subordinates to line up into the headquarters compound.There are only ordinary people watching the excitement in the square.Zhang Shijie was leaving with a dozen of his own people, and Zhu Guoliang led the security team to surround Zhang Shijie and others. Zhang Shijie turned his horse and said, "Second Brother Zhu, Commander Zhu, you are back." Zhu Guoliang pointed to the courtyard, "What's going on?" Surrendered. Tell your brothers to put down their guns, and be careful not to fire." Zhu Guoliang looked at the weapons carried by Zhang Shijie's subordinates, and asked strangely: "Is this a small amount of guns handed over?" Zhang Shijie said: "There are not many at all. Let's go." Zhu Guoliang raised his voice: "Zhang Shijie, what qualifications do you have to come to accept the surrender? Bring back the guns and cannons!" Zhang Shijie sneered: "Commander Zhu, I want to go, measure you They didn’t dare to shoot. The Nanyang Huaiyuan Guard is a legal team approved and established. In the past few months, my brothers have killed and injured more than 180 devils. Why are we not qualified to accept the surrender? You guys, all dismount , take off your coat." Liu Jinsheng waited for seven or eight people to get off their horses, and all took off their coats.He went on to say: "Commander Zhu, and you brothers, you can see clearly. The scars on their bodies are the flowers of the devils. They are not qualified to hand over the devils' guns. Who has one? Commander Zhu, I know, the devils You are angry because you have occupied your territory. It is a pity that you are late, get on your horse!" Seven or eight people got on their horses again.Zhang Shijie handed a saber to Zhu Guoliang, and said: "The owner of this saber knows that I am Zhang Shijie. In spring, my people destroyed two of his strongholds. Take the saber, this Shaozuo saber, please hand it over to the country. Brother Dong." Zhu Guoliang pulled out his knife to look, and asked, "You...what do you mean?" Zhang Shijie said, "Brother Guodong gave me a little devil's lieutenant's command knife last year. I want to return his favor. This I will hand over the house and the ghosts inside to you. I will give you half of the four military vehicles and six motorcycles I handed over. Can we go?" Zhu Guoliang waved his hands with a dark face, and ordered: "Let They go." The devil has surrendered, what should we do next?After the news that Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to negotiate was made public, Zhu Guoliang went to Taibaiding.He felt that it was also necessary to talk to Yang Kaitai. Guo Bingxue entered the meeting room, looked at Zhu Guoliang carefully, and asked: "Which gust of wind can blow Commander Zhu to Taibaiding? Rare!" Zhu Guoliang smiled and said: "Northwest wind. It seems that the water and soil in Taibaiding are good, and my cousin is more beautiful Yes." Guo Bingxue said: "Thank you for the compliment. Commander Zhu is not here to give an ultimatum." Yang Kaitai said: "Bingxue, Commander Zhu is here to show us the way." Guo Bingxue sneered: "The sun really never The west side is out." Zhu Guoliang cleared his throat and said, "Cousin, it's better to settle the enemy than to end it. The little devil is finished, the game has not been broken, and the game has not been broken, this card has to be reshuffled. You want Huang Yi Zhuang, do you want to fight with Bian Zhang, or do you want to go to the blue sky with a green dragon, you should plan it sooner." Yang Kaitai said: "I don't understand mahjong, let's explain it clearly." Zhu Guoliang said: "In Taiping Town, the three families of Zhu, Yang and Zhang have always We are as close as brothers. Now, we have even kissed and kissed again, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are connected. The little devil made a mess, and our family has a lot of life. Fortunately, this page has been turned... "Guo Bingxue raised her eyebrows, and said sarcastically: "It's turned over? A few days ago, you wanted Zhang Shijie's life because of a few devil's broken guns?" Zhu Guoliang hurriedly said, "That was a misunderstanding. It's over." Yang Kaitai became a little impatient: "Commander Zhu, I'm straight, so don't go around the corner." Zhu Guoliang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Cheer up! You Da Yang is the one who fights devils, and everyone in Tongbai Mountain knows it. But, if you don't walk the road below, brother, your reputation will be ruined. You have There are three ways to go, one is to fall to the Communist Party; the second is to recruit security; the third is to continue to occupy the mountain as king." Guo Bingxue said with a curl of her lips: "It means I didn't say anything. We also thought about the fourth way, which is to return to Taiping Town Revive the family business. Occupy the mountain as the king. If this road is blocked, you Commander Zhu will not agree, and you will definitely lead your troops to destroy us. In fact, there are only two ways to go. Either we let the government recruit security, or we go Dedicated to the Communist Party." Zhu Guoliang smiled and said: "Good! You are worthy of being a hero in the female middle school, and you are thoughtful. In fact, you only have one way to go. My brother, you turned your back on the Communist Party and voted for the Communist Party. You will not have a bright future "Guo Bingxue asked: "Cousin Commander, if you take the road of Zhao'an, how high can you keep Kai Tai as an official?" Zhu Guoliang said: "Be my deputy commander..." Guo Bingxue laughed: "I understand , it is you Zhu Guoliang who wants to recruit us..." Yang Kaitai interrupted: "Commander Zhu, we will talk about this later, the meal is ready, and the dishes are game, please." Zhu Guodong's ambitions are much greater.After hearing the news that Mao Zedong had returned to Yan'an from Chongqing, he drove from his new residence in Xiangyang to the Tongbai County Security Command.He wants to draw a blueprint for his brother.He picked up the pointer, walked to the map, and said: "The map I got for you has been hanging for two years, and it is still a deaf ear—a display!" Zhu Guoliang muttered: "I can't understand that shit. "Zhu Guodong said seriously: "You think it's useless. You see clearly. Shangdang, Shanxi, and Suqian, Jiangsu, we all suffered defeats." Zhu Guoliang said: "Didn't you say that we all won?" “都打赢了，委员长能放毛泽东回延安吗？为啥要放虎归山？”朱国栋一边说，一边用教鞭在地图上敲着，“这里、这里、这里的小老虎，在四处咬人。不放不行。看看咱们的周围吧。北边，八路王树声部，已经从禹县南下；东边，李先念的五师主力，已经西出大别山，离平汉路只有几十里地了；南边，八路的王震部，突然间出现在大梧、应山一线。”朱国梁问：“难道他们要来桐柏？”朱国栋把教鞭朝桌上一扔，大声道：“你不糊涂嘛。你说，你让杨开泰来当你的副司令干什么！再过半个月，你还能不能待在这房子里，都难说了。你让他来，他只好再投共产党。” “我没想那么多。” “现在开始想吧。我们现在要做的，是劝说杨开泰和张世杰跟我走。如果能把他们拉过来，我就能当师长了。扩编是早晚的事。” “上回你又没说清楚，我还以为，你想让我做个桐柏王。” “朱张杨三家争了快一百年，连个太平镇王都没分出来。必须让他们出了太平镇，出了桐柏，才好控制住他们。走吧，咱们分头行动，你去太白顶，可以许杨开泰一个团长。我去张家劝张世杰。风要跟他们吹到。” 朱国拣到了张家，表情诚恳地说道：“伯父、伯母，劝劝世杰吧。鬼子败了，跟共产党必有一战，脚踩两只船，或者明哲保身，肯定要吃大亏。内战一开，部队肯定要扩编，我愿意保世杰到中央军做个团长。”张德威说道：“贤侄，你想提携世杰，我们很感激，可家里也需要他。世范没了，若虹不知所终，世俊、若兰还小……”朱国栋道：“伯父，我这是为世杰好，也是为你们好。这几年，世杰一直在跟共产党做生意。你们说，这一打起来，这算不算小辫子？” 张世杰进门道：“我还跟日本鬼子做过生意呢！我这头上，长了一头小辫子，一抓一大把。没办法，商人嘛，见钱眼开。”李玉洁说道：“儿大不由娘。世杰，国栋是好意，他要让你去当他的团长。”张世杰看看朱国栋的肩章，笑着说：“我当团长，你干啥？你升少将嘛。”朱国栋道：“我今天是来给你透个风，部队要扩编了。你的人、我的人，再加上杨开泰的人，凄一起，编一个师没一点问题。”张世杰不好回绝，说道：“你容我想想。你知道，自卫队是陈司令搞的，我也做不了主。”朱国栋站起来道：“你想想，好好想想吧。伯父、伯母，告辞了。”李玉洁说道：“送送你国栋哥。”张世杰跟出说道：“谢谢大哥的好意……” 李玉洁低声说道：“老爷，你说老二是不是真的想跟共产党……”张德威说道：“不管他干什么，别拦他。他不是个傻子。反正梧桐已经给他生了万隆，现在他想做啥梦，就让他做吧。生逢乱世，身不由己，保是保不住的，闯一闯，赌一赌，也许是个出路。”李玉洁点点头道：“也是。跟朱家人干，哪有出头之日！世杰不糊涂。” 刚刚送走朱国栋，张世杰又看见了骑马过来的郭冰雪。她下马就问：“朱国梁说你已经答应跟着朱国栋当团长了，有这回事吗？” “白日做梦！朱国栋做的白日梦。组建一个师，一个正规师，一个上将都做不了主。” “开泰也说这是梦话。不过呢，小鬼子投降了，我们在太白顶也待不住了。听说共产党的三路大军都看中了桐柏，你认为我们投奔共产党行不行？”张世杰不敢说实话，问道：“这是开泰大哥的意思吗？”郭冰雪道：“他这个人，倔，不会吃回头草的。你呢？万一桐柏成了共产党的地盘，你是准备留还是准备走？” 正说着，曹镇河骑马过来了，扬着手喊：“世杰少爷，大小姐有消息了，她去了万花谷的慈云寺。”张世杰道：“我姐要出家？”曹镇河道：“净心主持还没给她剃度。老赵怕她再跑掉，带人去了。”郭冰雪道：“赵先生对大姐的事儿可真上心，他肯定是看上大姐了。”张世杰道：“我去劝她回来。”曹镇河道：“我们劝恐怕都不行，老赵说这事恐怕得请老太太出山。”张世杰忙备好马车，回家报告这个消息。 赵九思久等不见老太太过来，自己进了寺庙劝说张若虹。说得口吐白沫，她终于回了几句：“张若虹已经死了。你走吧，别在这闲磨牙，瞎耽误工夫。”他愣了一下，指着张若虹的鼻子骂道：“张若虹，你以为你是谁呀？你以为佛门净地什么人都收留啊？像你这种不忠不孝的人，佛祖看了心不烦吗？活了三十多年，你说说你做了什么说得出口的事，一件都没有！” “赵九思，你滚，滚出去……”张若虹流着眼泪说着，低头抽咽起来。赵九思继续骂着：“几句真话，你都听不进去，你能立地成佛吗？你以为你把姚思忠杀了，你就成了女英雄、节妇烈女了，你啥都不是，简直就是白活了！你欠你父母二十年的养育之恩，你怎么就不想想回报呢？你父母年事已高，平日里全仗你哥和你嫂子伺候。你哥、你嫂子、你小侄子，如今哪儿去了，叫你打着灯笼找的汉奸丈夫杀了！你倒好，放着亲爹亲妈不管，跑到庙里躲清闲来了。” 李玉洁带着张世杰、张世俊和张若兰进了院子听了一会儿，走过来道：“骂得好！若虹，抬起头！抬起头，看着我！”张若虹抬起头，泪眼还是不敢久看母亲。李玉洁厉声道：“把你那贱眼泪擦了！看着我的眼！你给我把眼睁大点！你不是敢做敢当吗？你欠我这么多，欠你爹这么多，欠淮源盛张家这么多，你这么遁入空门，一走了之，是人干的事吗？你杀了姚思忠那狗娘养的，能还你欠我们的债吗？能洗清你带给一家人的耻辱吗？我给你指两条路，任你选。一，跟我回去，重新做人；二，出家当尼姑。你要选当尼姑，我不拦你。但我不相信佛祖能认你这种弟子，你不配！选吧！”张世俊和张若兰擦着眼泪恳求道：“姐，回家吧。” 张若虹扑通跪在地上，哭喊道：“妈——我跟您回家——妈——我真的没脸见人呀！”李玉洁取出手帕擦擦女儿的眼泪，安慰道：“起来吧。人非圣贤，谁都会有个三昏三迷的闪失。世杰，给大师留点银子。多亏这儿有个庙，不然我这个女儿……肯定没了。”言毕，她抬脚朝院门外走去。