Chapter 18: Shocking News Flying Over the Internet

  It is clear that Liu Feng's play is very bold and is based on the fact that Liu Feng can kill all Japanese devils.

  Commander Pei hesitated for a moment before saying, "According to our intelligence, the Japanese garrison in Guangping County has only one platoon left in the city, and the rest departed for Quzhou yesterday. The puppet army also left behind only one company. The defense of Guangping County is now under the responsibility of a small team leader named Matsui Wataru. Liu Yingxiong used this method to take down Qiu County and Quzhou County, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to use the same method to take down Guangping County again!"

  Liu Feng smiled and said, "The little devils in Guangping County are almost gone, if they want to deal with my attack, unless they don't sleep at all. And we're still wearing Japanese military uniforms, my Japanese is more authentic than the Japanese devils, even if he doesn't sleep, he can't defend against it."

  Liu Feng's confidence infected Commander Pei, who also smiled and said: "I didn't expect Hero Liu to know Japanese too, was it taught by that same master of yours?"

  Liu Feng smiled and said: "Yes, please forgive me for not being able to go against Master's will and reveal his name."

  Commander Pei said: "No problem, no problem. I really want to meet this master, a master who can teach such an excellent apprentice must be an excellent person."

  Liu Feng changed the subject and said: "Commander Pei, do you think it's possible to attack Guangping County in this way?"

  Commander Pei weighed the pros and cons in his mind. If they could really take down Guangping County, it would be a huge help to the anti-Japanese cause and greatly boost GCD's image. And if they failed, it would only mean losing a few men. With such a favorable cost-benefit ratio, Commander Pei made up his mind and said, "Since Hero Liu thinks this is feasible, we'll select six men to follow you into Guangping County. We'll make some arrangements outside the city to prepare for your escape. Of course, if it doesn't work out, you'll retreat immediately."

  Liu Feng was delighted to hear that and said, "Alright, it's settled then. Captain Lin, choose five agile people to scatter into the city today without bringing any weapons. Tonight, I'll enter the city again and bring in the weapons and uniforms."

  "Alright!" said Captain Lin.

  Then go choose team members.

  Commander Pei said again: "Hero Liu, I heard Old Chen say that you want to meet the high-level leaders of our Eighth Route Army. I don't know if my rank is qualified enough?"

  Liu Feng said, "What Commander Pei said is not the point. It's just that what I want to say is extremely important, so I can't say it casually. Once leaked, the consequences are unthinkable, so I said this to Instructor Chen. You can certainly know."

  Then Liu Feng took Commander Pei into his own resting room, and gestured for Commander Pei's two guards to leave. The guards were unwilling, but Commander Pei said: "You two guard the door, no one can get close!"

  The two of them had just left the house, but Director Chen didn't even enter the room. The only ones left in the room were Captain Pei and Liu Feng. Captain Pei said: "Now you can speak."

  Liu Feng said with a serious face: "Actually, to be honest, you shouldn't even know this news. But I estimate that if I want to see higher-ranking officials, it's impossible in the short term. So I can only tell you first."

  Commander Pei was somewhat displeased, but he still held back and quietly waited for Liu Feng to speak.

  "Commander Bai, you should know that the New Fourth Army of your party is all in southern Jiangsu. However, the troops south of the Yangtze River are about to be transferred north of the Yangtze River by Chiang Kai-shek, and the 7 divisions with more than 80,000 men deployed in advance by Kuomintang's Third War Zone commanders Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yunxiang in the Maolin area are preparing to annihilate the New Fourth Army." Liu Feng spoke out about the Wannan Incident.

  "What?" Commander Pei heard such astonishing news and immediately stood up, his face turned black. "Is this true? Where did this information come from?"

  Commander Pei was shocked, and even a single honorific "you" became an informal "you".

  "A thousand truths! But as for the source of the news, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for me to say." Liu Feng said.

  "Do you know what this means?" asked Commander Pei with a solemn expression.

  "Same room, different swords! The happiest of all must be the Japanese devils!" Liu Feng said.

  "No way, I have to go back immediately and report to the top!" Commander Pei couldn't sit still anymore.

  Liu Feng said, "Don't be in a hurry, it's only early November now. I estimate that Old Chiang's mobilization order will not be issued until the beginning of December. You can completely go ahead and scout out the Maolin area first, arrange your route in advance, and avoid Old Chiang's encirclement."

  "Alright, thank you, Comrade Liu. If this is true, you are the benefactor of our New Fourth Army! And also a friend of our GCD. Alright, I have to rush back now and report to my superiors." Commander Pei grasped Liu Feng's hand and shook it firmly before immediately walking out of the house and saying to the two guards, "Quickly, the situation is urgent, we must leave at once!"

  Commander Pei walked outside, then thought of something and said a few words to Instructor Chen. Instructor Chen even looked back at Liu Feng's house with a puzzled expression, then nodded.

  Commander Pei mounted his horse and galloped away with his guards.

  Liu Feng walked out of the house and saw Chen Zhi Kui walking up to him. He said: "Hero Liu, aren't you going to take a rest?"

  Liu Feng smiled and said: "Director Chen, I'm afraid Colonel Pei just instructed you to detain me, didn't he? Is tonight's operation also cancelled?"

  Chen Zhi Kui was stunned by Liu Feng's words, and after a few seconds of red and white, he finally managed to continue the conversation, saying: "Look at what you're saying, you're a great hero. How dare we detain you? Commander Pei ordered us to treat you well, and he thinks that attacking Guangping County City is too dangerous, so he wants us to reconsider carefully, so tonight's action has been temporarily cancelled."

  Liu Feng smiled and said, "I'm afraid tomorrow there will be political workers coming to interrogate me. My impression of the Eighth Route Army is very good, and I am willing to help you fight against the devils. However, you can't restrict my freedom just because I provided information for you. This doesn't seem like how friends should treat each other!"

  "This...," Chen Zhi Kui was momentarily at a loss for words, saying, "How dare we restrict your freedom? We just want to ask you to guide us more often. You are our honored guest."

  Liu Feng smiled and said, "Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you either. But I want to make one thing clear: first, I'm here to help you, not harm you; second, if I stay here and cooperate with you until the truth comes out and proves my words, then I can leave afterwards. However, if you send someone to interrogate me, don't blame me for turning against you."

  Chen Zhi Kui's forehead was already sweating, Liu Feng was smiling when he said it, but the words were very heavy. Chen Zhi Kui knew too well the faces of those who did political work in the party. Although he was a political commissar, he was different from them. Those people didn't know how many of their own they had killed. If superiors sent someone like that to investigate Liu Feng, it's likely they would push Liu Feng to the opposing side of the Eighth Route Army.