After a long silence, Guo Bingxun raised his head and said to Yang Zhen: "Old Yang, since you have made up your mind, I will obey the order. I have said that everything will obey your command in the future. Since you can rush out with all your brothers, I believe you will lead your brothers onto a bright road."

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun raised his head and looked at Yang Zhen and said, "But Lao Yang, I think we should avoid the enemy's edge now and not forcefully cross the Binsui Railway. Just as you said, we are not able to fight a head-on battle with the Japanese and cannot break through the Japanese blockade of the railway."

"I think we are still going east and directly into the Zhuhe line. Although the wiggle room south of the Binsui Railway is not as good as the north of the road, the population here is more dense than that of the North Manchuria. The terrain there belongs to Zhangguangcai Ridge, with high mountains and dense forests. You can go directly to Changbai Mountain to the south, and you can also reach Xing'an Ridge to the north."

"As long as we rest for a while, and recover our vitality and then head north, it's not too late. I don't believe that the Japanese can block the entire Binsui Line tightly? Now we don't have time to find the weakness of the Japanese blockade line, but it doesn't mean we won't have a chance in the future. We are not the time to fight against the Japanese. You have just said this."

Regarding Guo Bingxun's analysis, Yang Zhen stared at the map for a long time before nodding and said, "Okay, let's do what Lao Guo said. After a while, we are looking for opportunities to develop northward and seeking opportunities to join the three armies of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces."

Yang Zhen looked at the watch, then looked up at the slightly dark sky and said, "This is not a place to stay for a long time. We will set off later when Huang Dali comes back."

After making up his mind, Yang Zhen turned his head and called Li Mingrui over and said, "Li Mingrui, have you touched so much money from Shiro Ishii to make some contributions so that we can buy some food before entering the mountain? Now, except for you, we are all paupers."

"Sir Yang, look at what you said. I made the money for everyone. Otherwise, what should I do if I were in this wilderness? This thing cannot be eaten as a cooking." Li Mingrui hurriedly took off a burden on his waist and placed it in front of Yang Zhen.

After taking the bag, Yang Zhen just weighed it and didn't open it, and threw it to Peng Dingjie and said, "Old Peng, since you have fought guerrilla here, you are more familiar with it. Before entering the mountain, you will find a way to buy some food, oh, there are pots, quilts, especially salt, don't worry about the money."

"Brothers are wearing the Japanese clothes. The cold air is heavy at night in the mountains. Brothers are new to the arrival again. They are not used to it. They must not let the brothers freeze. We don't even have a military doctor. Even if we have a lot of seized medicines in our hands, it's not possible without a doctor. We can no longer bear any unnecessary losses."

"Okay, I'll do it later. If I remember correctly, there should be two larger villages in front of them, so there should be no problem getting enough food. However, this bedding is a bit troublesome. The Japanese have extremely strict control over supplies. This is a mountainous area, and the Japanese have adopted the method of returning home to the village to merge households. It may not be easy to get enough bedding and salt, especially salt." Peng Dingjie agreed very happily to Yang Zhen's request to buy food. But he was a little scratched at the other supplies.

Looking at Peng Dingjie who was a little embarrassed, Yang Zhen sighed and said, "Old Peng, think of a way. If you have money in your hands, you can still buy things. Since some people don't even want their ancestors for money, I want to secretly sell some prohibited materials for money, but some people dare to do it. These are all yen, and they are still good things in the eyes of those people."

Peng Dingjie, who had fought with the Japanese army in the Northeast for many years and had fought with the Japanese and traitors countless times, didn't know what Yang Zhen was saying. He knew that the situation was serious, he hesitated for a moment and nodded and said, "Okay, I think of a way. If it doesn't work, I'll find those landlords and wealthy families to fight Qiufeng. Especially the families of those traitors, they have many relationships and should be able to get some out of them. If our underground organization in Zhuhe was not destroyed, why should I be worried?"

After hearing Peng Dingjie's sigh, Yang Zhen did not answer, but stood up and looked at the mountain not far away under the afterglow of the sunset. He felt silent in his heart: "Without the mass base and the support of the people, in the Northeast, which is much more severe than in the pass, the survival situation of such an isolated army will be much more severe."

"Without the support of the people, there is no source of intelligence, no source of troops, no supplementary materials, etc. And this lonely army like me, without these, there is no foundation for survival."

"But can it be said that these people in the Northeast, composed of immigrants from all over the country, really have no sense of belonging to the country as later generations said on the Internet? They would rather be slaves under the slavery of the Japanese than to rise up and resist?" Thinking of Huang Dali's experience today, Yang Zhen couldn't help but feel sad.

"No, the people of Northeast China will never be so willing to be slaves of the country. No one can bring them hope, and no one can let them see hope, which will completely lose confidence."

"The Northeast Army gave up the Northeast without fighting and retreated into the pass. The Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, which once seemed very powerful, has failed one after another in just a few years. The Anti-Japanese Allied Forces gathered and dispersed, and then gathered again and again. Except for the first few years, they could never really grow bigger and stronger."

"Although it was eliminated and a large number of Japanese and puppet troops were restrained, due to the limited strength, it was always blocked in the deep mountains and forests for most of the time, and it was impossible to change the overall situation. It was because no one could give the people of Northeast China hope that the people of Northeast China lost the spirit of fighting."

Yang Zhen did not believe that the people in the Northeast were willing to be obedient under the iron hoofs of the Japanese invaders. If the Northeastern man was really so bloodless, he swept through most of China ten years later. Where did the Fourth Field Army, known as the Siberian tiger, come from? If there was no blood, how could the Anti-Japanese Allied Union, dominated by the Northeastern man, persist in fighting in such a difficult environment for a full fourteen years?

"No, as long as you give hope in the hearts of the people of Northeast China, they will rebuild firm confidence. Since God has let me come here, I must do my best to change this history. Give hope to these 30 million compatriots in Northeast China, and let these 30 million fellow villagers in Northeast China get rid of the fate of being enslaved by others."

Seeing Yang Zhen's sudden loss of consciousness, Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie did not disturb him, but just stood quietly and looked at him. They didn't know what Yang Zhen was thinking at this moment, but they knew that the person in front of him who was almost like a god must be making the most difficult choice.

Yang Zhen's loss of consciousness did not last long. Just as the two were about to come forward to wake him up, Yang Zhen's eyes suddenly emitted a light of perseverance that they had never seen before.

Looking at Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie standing in front of him, Yang Zhen said firmly, "No matter how bad the situation is or how serious the situation is, I only know that when we come, this place will no longer be a peaceful place for the Japanese."

"We not only want to survive here, but also develop and grow. We not only need to eliminate, restrain the Japanese army in the Northeast, and cooperate with the battle on the battlefield within the Pass. We also need to give hope to these 30 million fellow compatriots in the Northeast, so that they can see the hope that we can finally defeat the Japanese."

"We want them to know that in this life-and-death battle that determines the fate of two nations, only our Chinese nation will be and will surely be the ultimate winner."

Yang Zhen's face suddenly showed a sense of confidence, but for some reason, Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie suddenly felt inexplicable confidence. Yang Zhen was not talking about me, but us. It was this infinite confidence we brought to them.

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie did not accept his words, but walked to him and stood side by side with him and looked at the mountains not far away. Behind them, all the brothers who heard Yang Zhen's words also walked quietly behind them, standing solemnly at the three people who had become leaders facing the east. However, this moment of tranquility did not last long, and was broken by Huang Dali, who had returned from reconnaissance.

Looking at Huang Dali who was a little excited, Yang Zhen shook his head helplessly, unable to understand how this guy who always can't control himself and has a carefree personality does such meticulous job as a scout? He even became a reconnaissance platoon leader.

This time, Huang Dali, who had been dressed in beggar clothes, saw that Yang Zhen and the other two were there, and hurriedly said, "Company Commander Yang, please let me go out to reconnaise the enemy situation and open the way for everyone. But I think, brothers have no teeth on this day. This is a marching and a war. Brothers must be hungry now and can't stand it."

"Along the way, I was thinking about it. Scouting the enemy situation is important, but I have to get some food for my brothers, right? This is also a fight for rabbits. I knew that our accent didn't match the place, so I pretended to be a mute beggar all the way. I wanted to see where I could get some food for my brothers, and at least replenish my brothers' strength."

"After entering the mountain, I went east to find a larger village to get some supplies for my brothers until I walked to a place called Wudaoling. I heard from the people around me that there was a mine opened by the Japanese. I think since there was a cigarette there and it was still a mine, I would definitely get food."

"I got there and found that there was a flowing mat there. I couldn't speak again. After wandering around for a long time, I heard two people coming to pay homage to say that a Japanese director named Fujita on the mine is celebrating his birthday today."

"The local pseudo-police police order that all the villagers in the surrounding villages must come to celebrate. It is not a blessing to oppose the goodwill of the Japanese and Manchuria, and to be prosperous and to carry together. The villagers around are helpless. Whether they want to go or not, they can only spend their money to find ways to prepare gifts."

"There is a puppet Manchukuo police station stationed in that mine, with more than 20 puppet police officers. The weapons are only some rifles and puppet guns. Apart from these more than 20 puppet police officers, there are no other Japanese and puppet weapons within a radius of at least ten miles. Their main tasks on weekdays are to protect the mines, which are to guard the workers who start mines."

"Where are you talking about? Is it far away from us? Have you figured out the situation there?" Hearing Huang Dali's words, Yang Zhen couldn't help but feel moved. This is a good opportunity. If the truth is really like what Huang Dali said, some supplies should be available there.

Yang Zhen, who felt that this was a rare opportunity to replenish supplies before entering the mountain, quickly opened the map and asked Huang Dali to point out the location of the iron ore.

Just looking at the map that Yang Zhen opened, Huang Dali scratched his head and said, "Company Commander Yang, your map is full of Japanese characters, and I don't know them either. Also, don't say that your map is full of Japanese characters, even the map of Chinese characters, it knows me, I don't know it. I can't read the map."

"When I was a reconnaissance platoon leader in the Red 25th Army, I didn't have this precious thing most of the time. I used to march and fight, and all the situations were recorded with my brain. The maps I seized were usually handed over to the military headquarters immediately after they were seized, so that the military commanders could command and fight. We couldn't use this thing."

Looking at Huang Dali with an awkward look, Yang Zhen, who knew that this was the truth, did not laugh, but pointed to the map and said, "Dali, this is our current location. When you enter the mountain, you are heading east. Let me make a picture. Tell me about your situation along the way and see if you can find the iron ore you mentioned?"

"However, the Japanese map is much more accurate than we use, but why is the iron ore you mentioned not marked on this map? Such an important goal, with the Japanese's fine work, they will not be marked on the map."

After reading the map for a long time, Huang Dali, who was dizzy and did not find the iron ore location he mentioned on the map, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Company Commander Yang, I really can't recognize this thing. If you ask me to lead the way, it's okay to point it out to you on this map, it will be really difficult for me."

"Company Commander Yang, I don't quite understand why the map in your hand has not been marked here. But I wonder if the map in your hand was from earlier? I don't know when the map in your hand was. But I heard from the fellow villagers around me that this iron ore was only built last year and started to be used the year before yesterday. I wonder if the Japanese haven't had time to mark it yet?"

"Old Yang, don't make things difficult for him. The picture in your hand is a military map, not an ordinary map. A newly opened iron ore may not be marked as long as it does not have much military value." Guo Bingxun, who was on the side, saw Huang Dali, whose face was wrinkled like bitter melon, shook his head and also spoke for him.

When Yang Zhen heard that Huang Dali really couldn't understand the map, he didn't force it. Yang Zhen believed that Huang Dali couldn't understand the map. Because he knew that among the grassroots officers and soldiers of the Red Army, the one who was educated was definitely Mao Lin Fengjiao. At this point, as a family member of the Red 25th Army, the Red Fourth Front Army, which is inherited from generation to generation is particularly prominent. Not to mention grassroots officers and soldiers, even the military advisor-level cadres are at the level of military advisors?

After pondering for a while, Yang Zhen raised his head and looked at Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie in front of him and said, "What do you two think? Should we take this opportunity to mess with his family, share the joy of the Japanese, and add some supplies to the army? At least solve the problem of the brothers' belly first."

After hearing Yang Zhen’s proposal, Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie looked at each other and said, “Old Yang, if the situation of Huang Dali’s reconnaissance is true, I think it is OK. The Japanese built this mine, so the number of labor required will naturally not be small. In this way, they must hoard a large amount of food and supplies on weekdays. Since the guard forces are only over twenty pseudo-police, I think we can do it all."

Regarding Guo Bingxun's words, Peng Dingjie agreed: "Lao Yang, I agree with Lao Guo's opinion. It is not easy to search all the supplies you want nearby. But the Japanese mines will definitely have what we want. Instead of taking the risk of going to the people to buy things that they are not rich in themselves, it is better to start from this mine."
Chapter completed!