Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Chapter 600: Advance Team

Zhanjiang, Xuwen County, Hai'an Town,

On a country road near the sea,

A jeep appeared.

"Okay, let's stop here! There's no road ahead, and we can't go in!" Cheng Yue said to the driver.

"Yes, Captain!"

Cheng Yue was walking on a narrow path carrying a package, and communications soldier Lei Weiming was following closely behind him carrying a box!

The two walked towards the sea for more than a mile.

Finally we came to a small village.

It’s only a hundred meters away from the sea!

When Guangdong and Guangxi were liberated, Cheng Yue even took time to ask for leave and went home! However, the war was intense, so Cheng Yue only stayed for one day before returning to the army!

Seeing the familiar village, Cheng Yue's pace became faster and faster, making Lei Weiming unable to keep up.

But once we entered the village,

Looking at the scene in front of him, Cheng Yue was dumbfounded.

The rows of oyster shell houses that once lined the beach are now unrecognizable.

The oyster shell wall that was originally standing collapsed to the ground in large pieces, becoming piles of broken oyster shells mixed with sand and soil.

The thatch on the roof was torn into pieces by the wind. Some of it hung on the treetops in the distance, swaying weakly in the wind; some of it was blown to the seaside and lay wetly on the beach.

In a village, more than half of the houses collapsed. Judging from the situation, it was probably a typhoon that is common in seaside areas!

Cheng Yue yelled in panic,

"Dad, Mom!"

"Abba! Amma!"

After a while, an old woman in her fifties came out of a well-maintained house.

"Aunt Qiu?" Cheng Yue was the first to call out.

"Xiao Yue? You're back?" The old woman also recognized him!

A conversation,

Cheng Yue learned from Aunt Qiu that the village had been hit by a typhoon last month and many people had moved away. His parents had gone to live with his younger brother Cheng Lei!

After thanking him, Cheng Yue hurriedly took Lei Weiming to a small village in the east.

This small village is called Baisha, and Cheng Lei’s home is there!

In a bungalow in the village,

Cheng Lei was looking worried when his parents' house collapsed.

His own house was too small, with only two rooms, so he was considering renovating it and rebuilding it so that his parents could live with them.

But if we rebuild it now, we will definitely have to build a brick house. Now there are six people in our family, so if we do some calculations, it will cost at least 8,000 yuan.

Wang Huizhen, the daughter-in-law standing by, said,

"In my opinion, many construction sites in Zhanjiang are hiring workers. Our boat is too small and can't go far. We can't catch many fish each time. If we don't have time, we should stop fishing and work on the construction sites. We should earn more than we do now! In less than two years, we can save enough money. If it's not enough, we can ask your brother to borrow some!"

"My brother is running around now. I don't even know where he is. We still have to do it ourselves. Honey, you are right. Let's go to the construction site to work. We can earn thousands a month!" Cheng Lei said decisively!

A familiar voice came from the door.

"Cheng Lei! Cheng Lei!"

The door opened and Cheng Yue stood at the door, followed by a young man carrying a suitcase.

"Brother, why are you here?" Cheng Lei was very excited!

Cheng Yue asked anxiously,

"Dad, where's Mom?"

"They took their two grandsons to the town to buy cloth!"

"I was so scared. I just went to the village and saw that many houses were blown down by the typhoon!"

The two chatted for a while, and Cheng Yue pulled his brother into the inner room and took out a bundle of banknotes from his bag. They were all red bills of 100 yuan each, which were just issued last year!

"Alei, here is 100,000 yuan. Don't let anyone know. Didn't you just say you wanted to build a house? This is exactly what you need. Keep the rest for yourself and spend it slowly!"

Cheng Lei was startled, his face was distorted with excitement.

"Brother, where did you get so much money?"

Cheng Yue said impatiently,

"Just take it and don't ask so many questions! By the way, don't even think about working on the construction site. Come with me to Zhanjiang later and I'll find you a job!"

Cheng Lei immediately shut his mouth obediently. He knew that his brother was the head of the People's Liberation Army and was very capable!

The jeep drove towards the city of Zhanjiang.

Cheng Yue closed his eyes.

The scene that had made his heart surge not long ago came to his mind.

In the military sub-district headquarters office, Yin Xinjun said to him seriously,

"On behalf of the organization, I am entrusting you with a sacred and glorious top-secret mission that concerns the future and destiny of the country. As the captain of the advance team, you must go to Southeast Asia to find a base for us, then take root there and wait for the support of the main force!

You can select 20 people from the regiment as the advance team. Remember, this mission cannot be made public. From now on, you will take off your military uniforms!"

Then he gave him many things to pay attention to.

Cheng Yue stayed in Yin Xinjun's office for a total of three hours, his heart pounding the whole time. It took him a long time to digest this thrilling task.

However, after adjusting his mentality, Cheng Yue quickly strengthened his confidence, selected 17 loyal subordinates, flew to Zhanjiang on a transport plane, and began to carry out this top-secret mission!

The jeep arrived in front of a two-story building in the city.

Two trucks, an off-road vehicle, and three motorcycles were parked under the small building.

There is a sign hanging on the door.

Mulan Special Zone aids in building Zhanjiang City Office!

Cheng Yue took Cheng Lei out of the car and went straight to an office on the second floor. They pushed the door and walked in.

"Old Cheng, I have contacted a boss at Guangzhou Port who has agreed to rent it to us!" A man inside said happily when he saw Cheng Yue coming in.

This person is the director of the Zhanjiang Office, Zeng Hongyu!

Yin Xinjun was also temporarily transferred from the 39th Army.

"Lao Zeng, this is my brother. Didn't you say last time that the office was short of staff? Can my brother do it?" Cheng Yue said!

"Of course, according to the commander's instructions, everything else in my office is trivial. The key is to serve you!"

Zeng Hongyu stepped forward enthusiastically and shook Cheng Lei's hand!

"Hello, my last name is Zeng!"

"Alei, call Director Zeng!"

After some pleasantries, Zeng Hongyu asked Cheng Lei to come to work tomorrow, and offered him a monthly salary of 2000 yuan! This was several times Cheng Lei's previous income!

The aid to Zhanjiang is different from that to other regions. The Mulan Special Zone is only responsible for allocating some materials and equipment. Due to the lack of railways, some things are even directly airlifted over by transport planes!

Anyway, there is not much to do in Zeng Hongyu's office. His main task is to allocate supplies. His most important task is to serve as the logistics base for Cheng Yue's advance team!

"According to the commander's instructions, all traces of the country's logo on the steamer must be removed, Lao Zeng!"

"I know about this. I sent someone to talk to the boss and he offered him 3 yuan directly! This price is enough to buy one! The boss promised to clean up everything for me, and then send a few experienced crew members to go out to sea with you!"

"Thank you very much, I'll wait for your notification!"