The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

Sun Daniu had volunteered and was overjoyed to finally get the position of guerrilla captain, but his joy turned to sorrow. After leading the charge into the mountains, he accidentally twisted his ankle, and the troops had to leave two soldiers behind to accompany him slowly back.

Unexpectedly, the fake Li Kui ran into the real Li Kui. His luck was inexplicably good; he actually encountered a real guerrilla force.

Just as the two soldiers were helping Sun Daniu leave the mountains, they were suddenly surrounded by more than a dozen guerrillas who rushed out of the roadside bushes.

This guerrilla unit was the Third Battalion of the Zhejiang West Guerrilla Detachment, commanded by Liu Deliang. Under the leadership of the Cixi-Dongyang-Pujiang Central County Committee, the guerrillas, hidden in the mountains, heard the gunfire and knew that the White Army was pursuing the Red Army again. After an urgent discussion, they rushed to the rescue, but unfortunately, they were too late. They saw soldiers of the 59th Regiment, disguised as White Army soldiers, escorting the guerrillas away. However, they were very concerned about Sun Daniu, who was dressed as a Red Army soldier, and all believed that this traitor had betrayed the guerrillas. So they secretly followed behind, and only after the main force of the enemy had left did they emerge to capture Sun Daniu and two others alive. Before Sun Daniu could speak, he was grabbed by the arm and pressed to the ground. The guerrilla captain ordered:

"It's too close to the enemy here to stay. We should move immediately after executing the traitor."

Upon hearing this, Sun Daniu panicked and said anxiously:

"Are you guerrillas? We are the Red Army!"

"Knowing you are a traitor to the Red Army, I, on behalf of the People's Party, sentence you to death!"

After the guerrilla finished speaking disdainfully, he raised his gun to fire, but the captain next to him, who was holding a Mauser pistol, quickly pulled him back.

Sun Daniu gratefully expressed his thanks to the guerrilla captain for saving his life:

"Thank you, you're the one who's got the sense. You're obviously a leader!"

To everyone's surprise, the captain handed the young man a spear:

"Mountain Tiger, kill him with a spear. This traitor isn't worth wasting precious bullets on. Besides, firing a gun will alert the enemy."

"Don't misunderstand, I really am a Red Army soldier!"

Sun Daniu was so anxious he was about to cry:

"The White Army soldiers we just saw were actually Red Army soldiers in disguise. Our troops are on a mission!"

The spear stopped at his throat. Shanhu hesitated, unsure whether to stab or not, and looked back at the captain.

Upon hearing this, Captain Liu Deliang was also filled with doubt. He slowly walked up to Sun Daniu and looked at him with sharp eyes. Seeing that there was hope, Sun Daniu continued to explain:

"We are the 19th Red Army Division, and we are preparing to disguise ourselves and storm Cixi County. Don't believe me? The battle will begin soon!"

The guerrillas huddled together to discuss the matter. They decided that, just in case, they should immediately escort Sun Daniu and the other two deeper into the mountains to hide in a safe place and see if what these White Army soldiers said was true.

As gunfire erupted within the city, Big Eyes became arrogant:

"Comrades, wasn't I right? Release us now!"

Liu Deliang was skeptical. Should he release them? What if they were traitors? That would ruin everything! Should he kill them? What if they were really comrades? In the end, Shanhu came up with a plan: leave two people behind as hostages to go to the city and scout out the situation.

Why did you let him go back?

One team member disagreed:

"This guy's eyes are darting around. He's definitely not a good person!"

Shanhu, holding a spear, laughed and said:

"He sprained his ankle and can't run fast. If I find out he's lying, I'll stab him to death with a spear!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Daniu began to act shamelessly:

"He's right, I can't walk. You have to carry me there, or leave me as a hostage!"

The guerrillas didn't want to let go of this hostage who was easiest to control, so they hurriedly set up a secondary stretcher and carried Sun Daniu toward the city. As soon as they left the mountains, they ran into Ma Xianyun.

After clearing up the misunderstanding, Liu Deliang let Shan Hu, who was eager to see the main force of the Red Army, go into the city with him, while he returned to the mountains to contact the central county committee and tell them the news that the Red Army had arrived.

Shanhu followed closely behind Sun Daniu and asked directly:

"Brother Sun, are you still recruiting for the main force?"

"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. And if I'm wrong, you can throw another dart at me!"

Sun Daniu remembered the little guy's grudge and kept teasing him.

Shanhu said with a forced smile:

"An old comrade wouldn't be so petty. Did you just join the army?"

"How could that be? I'm a veteran of the Red Army!"

Sun Daniu proudly raised his head, then said somewhat guiltily:

"After I joined the Red Army, the unit grew from a regiment to a division. Would you say I'm a veteran of the Red Army?"

Looking at Shanhu's admiring eyes, I thought to myself:

"Kid, you don't know our division was only upgraded a few days ago. You think we can fool you?"

Have you met your superior?

Sun Daniu said disdainfully:

“I see Commander Xu about once every two days; we’re very familiar with each other!”

"I want to join the main force. Can you put in a good word for me?"

Shanhu saw hope.

"Let's wait until the division commander arrives!"

Sun Daniu's casual reply:

"I haven't seen him for two days either!"

Sun Daniu was concerned about Division Commander Xu, who was leading the division's forward command post and directly subordinate units on their way to Cixi. Several members of the division's Party Committee talked about the urgent issues that needed to be addressed as they walked.

The director of the political department said with great concern:

"Now the enemy is attempting to encircle and annihilate the Red Army in Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, and the situation has suddenly become tense. This requires more and more accurate intelligence on the enemy's military affairs; the reconnaissance battalion alone is not enough!"

"We can use captured radio receivers to monitor enemy radio communications and obtain intelligence."

Xu Wenqing thought for a moment and proposed a supplementary solution.

The director of the political department said somewhat awkwardly:

"But we have too few radio technicians, and they are all new recruits of the Red Army. It's not appropriate to ask them to increase their monitoring time!"

"Select capable personnel to join the team and accelerate the training of technical staff."

"This will all take time, and we're too far away to act quickly enough. What we urgently need now is to know the enemy's movements!"

Having personally experienced the importance of radio reconnaissance work in his previous life, both in the military and in civilian life, Xu Wenqing wanted to take this opportunity to emphasize its importance:

"To boost the morale of radio staff, I want to break with convention and provide special allowances for radio technicians."

What standard do you think should be set?

The director of the political department also agreed to raise the standards, as he knew the radio operators worked very hard.

Xu Wenqing considered for a moment and answered softly:

"I suggest that each telegraph operator be given an allowance of six to ten yuan, plus a night meal allowance, and that technical experts be given an allowance of 30 yuan."

Because the Red Army's slogan regarding living conditions was "equality between officers and soldiers," the logistics director had some concerns about this:

“This is a large sum of money. In the Soviet area, Red Army soldiers only had 10 cents a day for food. Now that the spoils are plentiful, in order to improve the soldiers' physical condition, they only have 40 cents a day for food. Isn't this a bad thing?”

Xu Wenqing's tone was very firm:

"Politically, everyone must be equal, but technical personnel such as radio operators are in short supply, so we must also take care of them in their daily lives. Not only in radio, but also in other areas such as maintenance, driving, bugling, gunners, and special operations personnel, the living standards must be raised!"

Seeing Xu Wenqing's resolute attitude, the political department director and other leaders reluctantly agreed to implement the trial for a period of time.