Chapter 34 9. Kill Notice

My uncle and my third aunt left Longjuzhai, passed through the Lushi Mountains, and came to L County. Looking at the mountains in the distance, the clouds and mist are vast, and they have to walk a rough mountain road of 150 miles, and pass through many blockades to reach the bottom of the slope. town.My uncle guessed that he was a "Communist" fugitive known to everyone in L County. If he sneaked back secretly, once the Kuomintang diehards or the Japanese and puppet troops found out, he would have no scruples to kill him secretly, so he decided to take a dangerous move and take advantage of his father's relationship. , Openly passed through the Kuomintang-controlled area and swaggered back.

The first stop after entering the county was at the home of Master He's post-changing brother in the west of the county and the former head of the county security team, Wang Xifeng.Wang Xifeng feared that Lord He's eldest son would make a mistake, so he prepared his uncle's horse immediately after the feast.The third aunt didn't know how to ride a horse, so she carried the baby in her arms and sat on a soft chair made of two bamboo poles—a "douzi" or "sliding pole" carried by two porters. The Kuomintang went into exile in Zhongshan Town, the seat of the county government, and went straight to the mansion of Kong Xianzhi, chairman of the county government's finance committee.Kong Xianzhi's hometown is adjacent to Podi, and the whole family is within the sphere of influence of Lord He, so he dare not neglect this important "communist bandit" who came unexpectedly.The chief of the exiled police station is also the leader of the Kuomintang Blue Shirts Club in L County. Hearing the news that he was going to do something secretly, Chairman Kong broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly stopped him, saying: "My lord, don't you want to use his father's hands?" Exterminate my whole family!" He was so frightened that he stayed up all night, and he personally checked the sentry for his uncle.Early the next morning, following Wang Xifeng's instructions, he sent horses and escorts to send his uncle's family around the county town occupied by the Japanese army, and arrived in the northern mountainous area of ​​the county. Arrive at Podi Town.

The uncle and the third aunt walked the mountain road for more than 100 miles, which was equivalent to sending a notice to the comrades of the party who had lost organizational contact on both sides of the mountain road and were lurking in the mountain villages.An old comrade who hid on the side of the road and witnessed the scene said, hey, he was wearing a doctor's cap and a long silk gown. Sometimes he was watching from afar, and sometimes he got off his horse and walked slowly with a "civilized stick" in his hand. A group of guards surrounded him. Round and round, the scenery is beautiful!

My uncle and my third aunt had just arrived at the bottom of the slope, when dozens of underground party members swarmed over the mountains and mountains.Since the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued an instruction in 1941 that "the cadres in western Henan should withdraw and the party organizations should stop their activities", the leading members of the underground party in L County withdrew urgently, leaving this group of comrades who had no organizational relationship with each other "hidden and waiting for orders". ".Everyone saw the former leader of the county party committee who had been away for many years, and they all thought that the time had come.In the absence of any news from the higher-level party organization, my uncle resolutely held a secret meeting in the He family compound, established the central county party committee of L County, and decided to focus on the united front work of the enlightened gentry Mr. He Yushun, reforming and strengthening the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army , to carry out the anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in western Henan.

Undoubtedly, my uncle's united front work with Mr. He Yushun, that is, with my father, was a success.The important conversation between the uncle and the father can almost be copied from the "news language", "it was carried out in a very cordial and friendly atmosphere. The two sides conducted sincere consultations on issues of common concern and reached complete consensus." A large number of young farmers and rural intellectuals with high patriotic sentiments gathered in the Self-Defense Forces, and underground party members have already lurked among them.However, the composition of the upper class is complicated. Some are rich men who brought their "housekeepers" to buy shares, so that they can lean against the big tree of Mr. He to enjoy the shade; , bandits, under the banner of the "self-defense army" to occupy the mountain as king.Lord He had old friends with them, and he was disgusted but helpless, so he accepted my uncle's suggestion that the Self-Defense Forces set up a political department and appointed my uncle as the director of the political department. Work, clean organization, rectify discipline, and improve the fighting quality of the team.

Master He's decision was resisted by a group of gentlemen headed by Zhao Shuanggui within the self-defense army.Zhao Shuanggui said: "Commander He, with all due respect, your son is a Communist Party criminal wanted by the authorities. Since he is back, let's keep our eyes open and close our eyes, as long as nothing happens. Then please ask your son to be our political leader." Director, didn't you mean to make trouble for the authorities, but also to make trouble for your son!" The gentlemen followed suit and said, think twice, think twice! Master He said: "Brother Shuanggui, where are the authorities you mentioned? Can you still find them? Hmph, the devils ran around like rabbits without hearing the gunfire! My hometown volunteered to fight against the Japanese. Please tell me a fair word. Is this arrest warrant upside down? Whoever wants to admit this arrest warrant should ask him to tie up Sheng Zi with five flowers and give it to his authorities to receive a reward. I heard that, His head is not cheap, worth a thousand dollars now!"

What Master He said made Zhao Shuanggui blush, and the gentlemen who followed him were all dumbfounded. Li Zidong quickly smoothed things over and said, "What about the arrest warrant? I'm a district chief, but I can't find the district office where the arrest warrant was posted back then, and I can't figure out where the county government's yamen is going! Shengzi is in It is commendable to not change the ambition of serving the country in adversity! If everyone is worried for a while, then ask Shengzi to be a personal adviser by the commander's side!" The gentlemen echoed and said, middle, middle, that's it!

Master He asked: "Brother Shuanggui, is that the deal?" Zhao Shuanggui hastily courted him and said, "My Commander He, I'm just a little bug who flew under your big tree to shelter from the wind and rain. I just said too seriously, but I was just afraid that Commander He's tree would attract the wind. Since everyone said that your son should be Your personal staff is the best, how dare you disobey orders!" Master He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll accept this personal adviser!" Zhao Shuanggui took the lead in clapping his hands again. However, Master He lowered his face again, stood up and said, "Now, I issue an order..."

Li Zidong hurriedly stood up and said to the gentlemen: "Stand up, stand up, this is the rule!" The gentlemen stood up crookedly, following Li Zidong's example, learning to "stand at attention". He Ye said: "I occasionally have a minor ailment in my humble position, and I need to rest and recuperate. All military, political, and logistical affairs of the Self-Defense Forces will be handled by my personal staff officer He Sheng. Do you have any disagreements?" The venue was filled with horror, but there was no sound. Master He said: "The meeting is adjourned!" He walked out of the meeting hall without any "minor" strides.

Li Zidong looked at Master He's back and said: "I really convinced you!" He waved to everyone and said: "Everyone, please do your own thing, dismiss the meeting, dismiss the meeting!" After the meeting, when the gentlemen saw his uncle, they greeted him hurriedly, promoted him to a higher rank, and said, "Hi, Chief of Staff!" Uncle asked privately: "Father, are you in a hurry?" Master He said, "Don't be in a hurry! Tell your comrades, you can't just flatter these meat-headed rich men and down-and-out little politicians! You can talk to them easily, and they won't know who they are, and they will get into your belly." You can't do anything because you are making a fool of yourself. Just use a strong dose of medicine and they will become roundworms!"

But he underestimated the complexity of the matter. Uncle acted as the commander, so Master He asked him to lead a security squad to go out to watch things.Before setting off, Master He told him, "Get on my white horse and go for a walk. This horse understands human nature and knows relatives. No one will be allowed to ride it except me. Try it and see if it recognizes you?" The groom brought the snow-white big ocean horse.Master He caressed the horse's back, pointed to his son and said, "Xue Long, he is your new master, take good care of him, don't be naughty, do you hear me?" shape.Master He said: "Okay, it can be seen that this is God's will!" My uncle got on the white horse, and the ten or so riders who followed him stood still with their ears upright, and waited for the white horse to raise its hooves, then they hugged the white horse and moved forward enthusiastically.Grandpa He said happily: "Okay, these horses have convinced you too!" When my uncle arrived at the bases of several units of the Self-Defense Forces, he saw that some of the team leaders were from his father's old unit, and some were the security guards who followed him eight years ago to surround the "Rejuvenation Hall".A group of underground party members have entered the detachment as political instructors.Soldiers of the Self-Defense Forces attended classes or gave exercises in an orderly manner.Uncle secretly pleased. In the afternoon, he rode his horse to Zhaobao to inspect the matter.Zhao Fort was originally the seat of the Kuomintang district office, and it was also the home of the gentleman Zhao Shuanggui.After the devils occupied L County, the district chief ran away, and the district office withdrew.Zhao Shuanggui's son-in-law is Liu Guaizi, the security chief of Podi who was replaced by his uncle eight years ago. He later became the head of security in Zhaobao District, and the security team became Zhao Shuanggui's "housekeeping team."Zhao Shuanggui took more than a hundred of Liu Guaizi's men to join the Self-Defense Forces, and Liu Guaizi became the sub-team leader of the Self-Defense Forces. In the name of the Self-Defense Forces, he arrested soldiers and distributed money and food, destroying the reputation of the Self-Defense Forces.How to transform this armed force is my uncle's top priority.Uncle knew that Liu Guaizi was not an idler, but his old father, Liu Dahan, was a hero of his uncle's second uncle who took care of the farming. Because he was getting old, he gave him a single room in the Changgong House for him to take care of.He can also walk the animals, sweep the yard, and become a member of the He family compound.Uncle guessed that Liu Guaizi would not dare to act rashly, so he went to Fort Zhao alone with the guard squad. My uncle said that that day he rode a white horse over a hill and was about to turn downhill when the white horse suddenly stopped and neighed.My uncle heard from his father that there are "three things not to ride" on this horse: don't ride into the village, don't ride out of the village, and don't ride downhill.He thought it was going downhill, so he turned over and got off the horse. Before his feet touched the ground, the sound of "chug" machine gun fire passed under his feet like a gust of wind, and the grass blades on the ground flew up one after another; Passing overhead, the leaves on the top of the cliff fell to the ground one after another.The white horse rolled on the spot and crawled in the ditch to cover the uncle, but straightened its back so that the uncle lay on the saddle and drew a gun to fight back.The accompanying horses also shuddered, yelling "咴咴儿", and lay down in front of the white horse, which became a cover for the white horse.The soldiers of the guard class leaned on their horses and fought back fiercely, and the machine guns in the opposite grove suddenly became dumb.The security squad quickly outflanked, and several men in black wanted to flee in a hurry.Uncle Zai on the white horse leaped up bravely, led several riders in hot pursuit, killed one person and captured two alive, one of them fled like a nimble rabbit. This person was Liu Guaizi, who was also thrown under the horse.There were no casualties among the soldiers in the guard squad, but several horses were killed and wounded. After Liu Guaizi was captured, he was still bouncing and yelling at his machine gunner on the mountain road: "You son of a bitch, you are still a hunter, and a hundred cash is thrown to you for nothing!" Injured and dying, he raised his head to argue: "Traitor, it's not that I didn't have the right head, it's that he has too much official luck, and that white horse..." Before he could finish speaking, he drooped his head and swallowed his breath. In his later years, my uncle often dreamed of that magical horse covered in snow, like a pure white cloud passing over the peak of Funiu Mountain, turning into soft white silk, dancing around and blending into the sky. After the battle, my uncle discovered that the horse's back and buttocks had suffered two gunshot wounds. The blood seemed to soak the snow-white cotton satin into two large scarlet flowers. After healing, the wounds turned into two purple-black flowers. Spotted, the horse's name was also changed to "Black Snowflake". "Black Snow Flower" followed his uncle to the north and south of the Yellow River, until 1948 when he seized the Kuomintang's car, and the horse was old.One night, my uncle came to the manger, mixed a trough of tender grass concentrate for the horse, and sat on the haystack for a long time to watch the horse graze.But the horse stopped grazing, raised its head anxiously, and looked at his uncle with wet eyes.The uncle walked over, combed the horse's mane with his fingers, patted the horse's head, and said, "Hei Xuehua, I'm leaving." The groom added, "You should hurry up, the horse is crying." Tears poured out, wiped the tears for the horse, bowed to it, and said, "Thank you!" Two years later, the horse went to the south with the army and was shot and died on the battlefield of suppressing bandits.The groom buried it behind a piece of granite, engraved on the granite: "Tomb of Comrade Black Snowflake". On the day my uncle captured Liu Guaizi, Lord He also received information that the KMT exiled county government had sent someone to contact Zhao Shuanggui, and decided to appoint Zhao Shuanggui as the head of Zhaobao District and Liu Guaizi as the deputy of the county security regiment.Weng and son-in-law aimed at the uncle's head, and prepared a well-ventilated bamboo basket for the head, which was a meeting gift requested by the county government.Liu Guaizi did not send this "meeting gift", but became a prisoner himself. Zhao Shuanggui urgently asked Master He's brother-in-law Wang Xifeng to send a letter to Master He, offering five hundred yuan in cash, a heavy machine gun, and a thousand rounds of ammunition to redeem his kidnapped son-in-law.Master He had someone write a notice to execute Liu Guaizi.Master He read the notice and thought of Liu Guaizi's father, Liu Dahan. He was afraid that his descendants would be exterminated, and he would not be able to make up his mind to kill, so he came to Changgong House to visit Liu Dahan with a box of snacks.He Ye said: "Your son is going to kill my son, and my son caught him. What should I do? Let me listen to you." Liu Dahan said: "I blame you for giving him a leg!" The master said: "Then I will unscrew it again!" Liu Dahan sucked his head sullenly and smoked a bag of dry cigarettes, and said, "You shouldn't worry about training him!" Master He said: "Why do you say that?" Liu Dahan Said: "He had no mother since he was a child, and he was taken away by a she wolf. After three months of wolf milk, I found him back. I called him a wolf baby since I was a child, and no matter how much I trained him, his wolf nature would not change. It's over!" Master He shook his head and said, "That's easy, just ask him to eat goat's milk for another three months!" Liu Dahan shook his head and said, "It's too late!" Master He said, "What should we do? Throw him into the wolf's den!" Liu Dahan said: "I will always be his father, ask me to train him again." Liu Dahan took the food box and went to visit his son in the small temple where Liu Guaizi was imprisoned.Master He ordered in advance to untie Liu Guaizi.Liu Guaizi opened the food box, but only found a box of steamed buns, peeled garlic cloves and a dish of vinegar water.Liu Dahan said: "Wolf boy, Dad misses you." Liu Guaizi said: "Father shouldn't miss me, I have never fulfilled the filial piety of a son." Liu Dahan said: "When you were five years old, I went to a meeting with you. , I wanted to eat fried buns, so I saved my money and bought a sickle. You didn’t eat fried buns, so you bit my arm, look, the teeth marks are still there!” Liu Guaizi said: “ Father, I will be your filial son in the next life." Liu Dahan said: "Today, father will ask you to eat steamed buns, so don't hate your father." Liu Guaizi said: "If I eat, I will do the same thing. Now, the blessings have been enjoyed, and the delicious things in the world are almost eaten, there is no work in vain in this life, after eating the fried buns sent by father, it is time to go on the road!" He finished eating the fried buns and beat them beautifully. He hiccupped and said, "Father, but I don't know. How can I show my filial piety to my father before I leave?" Liu Dahan took out a tickle scratcher from his waist and said, "If you want to be filial, use the Give this thing a good scratch for your dad." Liu Guaizi took the scratching stick, inserted it from under Dad's shirt, and scratched the furrows on Dad's spine.Liu Dahan twisted his shoulders and said, "Comfortable, really comfortable! No wonder people in the world like to be tickled by others, and even the most shrewd account fairy will be confused by asking you to scratch him! Scratch, scratch, and then go up Scratch, good, good, your mother is here to pick you up!" The scratching dog suddenly fell from the kidnapper's hand, the kidnapper tilted his head, foamed at the mouth, collapsed on the ground, and never got up again. The soldiers guarding Liu Guaizi reported to Master He: "Liu Guaizi told his father to drug him and died!" Master He was taken aback for a moment, then sighed and said, "This life is still on my account." Master He signed his name on the murder notice, and sent someone to deliver the notice to Zhao Shuanggui.My uncle once suggested that Master He should leave some leeway, not to sign the notice himself, but to use the name of the Self-Defense Forces Military Court.He Ye said: "I just want my hands to be stained with blood, so that I can make a clean break with them." After signing his name, He threw the brush and said, "Okay, I'm leaving, come with me. The baby is gone." A notice scared away Zhao Shuanggui and the local tyrants and evil gentry who had sneaked into the self-defense army, and Li Zidong also left Master He with a stiff neck, and continued to be his no-holds-barred district chief. Dozens of copies of the notice were copied and posted on the main thoroughfare, and the viewers were blocked.