Chapter Thirty-Six Guiding Principles

  The woman gently lifted her slender hand to pour wine, and the eyes of these Japanese officers widened. When had they ever seen a beauty like this, as if from a painting, personally pouring wine? Although they had also seen several geishas in their own country, the thick white powder on their faces and their artificial songs and dances only made people praise them. Even though he didn't like it himself, everyone else did, so he couldn't help but say it was good - this was a virtue of the Japanese people. Even when he secretly cursed the ancestors of the inventor in his heart, he still had to loudly cheer for the geishas on stage who were heavily made up with powder. Although he felt like he was bleeding every time, there was no way around it - if he didn't join in, wouldn't his comrades look down on him?

  Today I finally saw the beautiful woman of Zhina, and without even putting on makeup, she is much more beautiful than those "ba ge yi ji". My heart itches unbearably. So everyone started talking nonsense, competing to hug the beauty, and for a time, the scene was as lively as chickens flying and dogs jumping. The only one who looked unhappy was probably Mei Huan Yu herself.

  He cursed in his heart: "These bastards are too shameless, actually teasing the bride. I'll fix you!" As he thought about it, his anger surged up and he poured a cup of wine into his mouth.

  However, the woman was indeed skillfully navigating among the crowd, constantly pouring wine for this one and serving dishes to that one, making a group of eager Japanese people turn around in circles, yet she didn't take advantage of the situation at all. Mei Huan-yu watched for a while, and couldn't help but feel surprised - where did his wife find this woman from? How could she have such skills?

  After a while, several devils couldn't help but start moving their hands and feet. The woman was finally at a disadvantage and was about to lose. Yamamoto Kitaro smiled and watched the changes in Mei Huan's face, and finally hummed softly: "Let's stop it, we've had enough fun for today, let's have a cup of tea and go back." Everyone reluctantly obeyed and stopped.

  The woman finally escaped, causing a burst of laughter from the crowd. Mei Huan-yu's face showed a relaxed smile and gratitude towards Yamamoto Kitaro. Yamamoto Kitaro was very pleased with himself, today he had given this dog some benefits again, letting him struggle in his hands but unable to escape, what was it called? Ah yes, "Sun Wukong can't jump out of the Buddha's palm". This phrase was said by the ancestors of China and he used it very successfully! Yamamoto Kitaro couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

  Mei Huan-yu looked at the Japanese man in front of him with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was cursing: "This bunch of rubbish is deliberately trying to deceive me, if it weren't for the fact that Japan's power is really great, today I would have let you leave horizontally." However, although he thought so in his heart, the smile on his face became even more humble and courteous, truly a model of humility and courtesy, an example for the nation. This skill of hiding one's true feelings was a lesson left by Mei's ancestors after they had experienced bitter lessons, and every descendant of the Mei family had to practice it before they could be entrusted with important tasks. Mei Huan-yu was particularly skilled at this. If the elders of the Mei family saw his performance today, they would definitely praise him for surpassing his predecessors.

  Just as everyone was about to see off the Japanese, several Japanese officers kept looking up at the house where Mei Huan-yu's wife had disappeared, guessing that she had already gone in. A burst of gunfire came from the south, and everyone panicked. Yamamoto Kitaro hastily led the Japanese officers away, waving his hand at Mei Huan-yu as he left. Mei Huan-yu knowingly called over several battalion commanders of the security team and ordered them to immediately investigate who was firing the shots.

  "Damn it, today is really a rollercoaster ride! I don't know which bastard came to touch my taboo head, causing trouble at my wedding banquet and making me catch him. Hmph!" Mei Huanyu stormed off, fuming. The crowd exchanged glances in silence, this son is indeed hot-headed, ordinary people can't withstand this kind of turmoil, Mei Huanyu the great official is really formidable!

  Yan Xiwen was feeling proud of himself, today he led his team to practice the tactics of a surprise attack. When he heard that Mei Dachang, the commander-in-chief, was going to hold a wedding at De Sheng Lou, how could he, as the leader of this anti-Japanese righteous and brave army, not personally go to congratulate him? Who knows, maybe he would even run into some Japanese devils' officers and be able to bring back a few heads. Although Yan Xiwen had strictly ordered that they were not allowed to attack Japanese officers, nor could they launch a surprise attack on their own, they could only harass and train in the surrounding areas. However, he didn't think much of this, what's the point of resisting the Japanese if you don't kill them? Every day was just wandering around the city and countryside, killing one or two traitors, and only killing a few devils when encountering stragglers. Moreover, it was forbidden to fight the devils near Lingshan, they could only harass in places far away from their base.

  "Now the enemy is very strong, and a rash attack will result in serious losses, exposing our strength. In our team, our weapons have not developed, we can only engage in guerrilla warfare, and we must be careful not to provoke the enemy too much! We cannot afford to hurt the enemy before our own strength has grown. With the current enormous strength of the enemy, many regular troops of the Southern Minjindang and People's Solidarity Party have no way to win. If we provoke the enemy now, it is likely that the anti-Japanese forces currently developing will be destroyed, and we will end up losing more than we gain. The current stage is one of accumulating strength and preserving our power, waiting for an opportunity to strike back. This is also a necessary move to avoid many of our countrymen being slaughtered."

  Of course, the above words were immediately made into a programmatic document of the Anti-Japanese Allied Association after Yan Jufan said them. Every cadre was required to be familiar with it, and many people understood that the current situation had reasons why the Anti-Japanese Righteous and Brave Army had not taken any major action since its establishment except for annihilating a small team of devils. People's hearts were more united, their thoughts were unified, and of course, they only publicized the instructions of the Allied Association externally without exposing Yan Jufan, which was also to protect him.

  Yan Xiwen remembered that his older brother Yan Xiuwu was present at the time and heard this, and whenever he spoke of it later, his expression would be amusing. His older brother and sister-in-law looked at each other in dismay, unable to believe that a 14-year-old child could say such things. It was truly shocking. To be honest, Yan Xiwen himself felt shocked when he first heard it. The way he analyzed the situation, judged friend from foe, and laid out his guiding principles - was this really his nephew? It was incredible! This little scamp had gained such astonishing insight after going through life and death!

  However, today he planned to pick up a few cheap ones. If he encountered some traitors, he would naturally have no mercy. Only today, the devils and puppet troops strengthened their security measures, and it took him a lot of effort to avoid them. He only brought three people into the city, and when he finally approached the De Sheng Building, a large group of puppet troops suddenly swarmed in, quickly surrounding the De Sheng Building, scaring him badly, thinking they had come to catch them, and hastily hiding in a civilian residence. After the crowd's commotion, it was learned that Mei Huan-yu was hosting a wedding banquet at the De Sheng Building when someone threw a hand grenade, fortunately, the grenade did not explode, but this also made the puppet troops guarding the post furious, searching everywhere in the city.

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