Chapter 14 Thirteen

After going to Yuling with Yingxiang for two days, Irijiang wrote a report in his own room in the Li family. However, he wanted to get rid of the form of academic papers and write in the style of art criticism. He held the pen desperately, but made no progress. Among the references in the leather bag are more than 20 photos of Buddha statues taken by senior researchers at Feilai Peak near the West Lake and some related reports. Feilai Peak is a natural cave, with many Buddha statues carved on its inner and outer rock faces, including the highly prized and unique Maitreya Buddha statue. However, these are not carved on the steep rock face like Yuling, so strictly speaking, they cannot be compared on the same level.Because, in the way of comparison, it is easy to write the genre of academic papers.

But since you have applied for a month's vacation and travel expenses, you must make corresponding results. After writing and erasing, erasing and writing again, when it was difficult to move, the sky gradually darkened.Wanting to save some lamp oil, Irie lay on the bed. At this time, I heard someone shouting loudly outside the room. Irie got up and walked out of the room, thinking, what happened? When I met Li Dong Kung Fu man in the corridor, Irie asked: What happened? There seemed to be a fire in the barracks, Li Donggong replied.It doesn't seem to matter, little fire.It was Uncle Liu who came to report, and it has nothing to do with us.But Uncle Liu's voice is too loud, did it disturb you?

No, I'm about to rest after finishing my work.If there is a fire in the barracks Mr. Irie, should you take a look? Yes. His identity belongs to the garrison in name, therefore, if a fire breaks out in the unit he belongs to, he should rush to see it. Although it is a small fire, it would be unreasonable to ignore it. After entering the river and getting ready, go to the barracks immediately. The long and narrow military camp faces east and west, and white smoke is rising at the southern end. The fire may have been extinguished, but the red flame cannot be seen. Walking into the barracks, I saw Captain Ito rubbing his eyes.

Is the fire out? Irie asked. Well, everything that should be destroyed has been destroyed. The corporal replied despondently and feebly.I can't see it in the dark, but I can feel that my face is not good. It's so pitiful, Captain Ito will definitely be scolded severely by Second Lieutenant Miyake. Irie sympathized with him. The garrison, headed by Corporal Ito, left 15 guards, and the people under Second Lieutenant Miyake went to Xinlin Town to Qingxiang. Although the fire was small, it was caused by Corporal Ito's negligence. Of course, he, who was responsible for guarding, was very depressed.

It takes two and a half hours one way to Xinlin Town and five hours round trip.In addition to the time required for the local clearing of the countryside, the garrison team that set off in the afternoon would not be able to return until late at night. The barracks was empty, and the dispatched troops had not yet returned to the camp. Fortunately, nothing major happened, isn't that all right? In order to comfort Captain Ito, who was depressed, Irie said. The building where the fire broke out was a small warehouse-like house in the south corner of the mansion, which was never used by the garrison.Anyway, it was someone else's house, so fortunately there was no real loss.

But, it's big! Corporal Ito said dejectedly. What's going on?Ijiang asked back. The soldiers around Chief Ito were also listless. In fact, the ammunition was all stolen. ammunition? Yes, because of the fire, when they were busy putting out the fire, they were all stolen quietly. ah? ! The ammunition storage place of the garrison is at the northernmost part of the mansion, and the direction is exactly opposite to the fire scene. I was fooled, Wuchang Ito said with a sigh.This is the method planned by the guerrillas, and it must be those guys who set the warehouse on fire.In order to put out the fire as soon as possible, even the sentries from the ammunition depot ran to put out the fire. If there were no shortage of manpower in normal times, we would never use them.

The ammunition depot, which was left unattended due to the fire and turmoil, was unlocked by someone, and all the ammunition in the warehouse was removed. Because the last time I returned from Danyue, all the supplies and ammunition were burned out, so I didn't go out to collect them this time. Instead, Danyue, who had a large number of troops, sent a transportation team to Ruidianzhuang. The ammunition was completely stolen, and it is conceivable that Second Lieutenant Miyake was furious. I'll just die. Ito Wuchang reached for his head and crumpled the hat. Irie couldn't think of how to comfort him.

Thinking of this, Chief Ito foamed and said bitterly: Before the fire, outside the wall on the north side of the barracks, several wagons were parked, with sacks and wooden boxes loaded on them.There are probably quite a few people jumping in from the wall, and the movements are well-made and agile.We found out too late, and the other party calmly fixed the picked lock before leaving According to him, it took about twenty minutes to put out the fire, during which time the guerrillas moved swiftly and stole the ammunition. The fire in the warehouse was later determined to have traces of being doused with gasoline, but when it was discovered, the fire had already rushed up fiercely.

After the fire was extinguished, the ammunition depot sentry who came to support did not come back quickly to deploy defenses.No matter when, watching the fire is always a special interest of people. The soldiers only became suspicious when they found discarded sacks and wooden boxes outside the wall. Some soldiers remembered that they had seen these things loaded on a nearby carriage. After investigating, they found that the wooden boxes and sacks were full of paper scraps. Later, it was discovered that a part of the wall was damaged, so I realized that someone had invaded. When I rushed to the ammunition depot, I found that it was completely empty!

This was the most inauspicious accident since the defense team was stationed in Ruidianzhuang. Wuchang Ito, who has a heavy responsibility, casually said that he wanted to die, but it was not unreasonable. Regarding this incident, the left-behind squad issued a summons to report to Second Lieutenant Miyake who was returning to camp from Xinlin Town. Therefore, when Second Lieutenant Miyake arrived at the Ruidianzhuang barracks, he certainly knew the outline of the incident. The soldiers in the left-behind squad were all downcast, waiting for the squad leader to return to the camp.Second Lieutenant Miyake cocked his mouth and frowned tightly.It is better to say that it is the appearance of terror than the angry appearance in imagination.

Ito, come here! The second lieutenant called the corporal to his room. After about twenty minutes, Second Lieutenant Miyake walked out of the room.Corporal Ito came out later, his face was pale, as if he had been badly repaired by the squad leader. Second Lieutenant Miyake ordered the entire battalion to gather in the barracks courtyard. Irie felt a little confused for a while, whether he was counted as one of the members. He was a guest of the garrison, not a subordinate of Second Lieutenant Miyake.Although it was voluntary to choose Li Donggong's house instead of living in the military camp, Second Lieutenant Miyake also had this intention. However, if Irijiang stayed in the barracks, since there were fewer soldiers in the left-behind squad, he might be able to help. Of course, he didn't think so: if he was there, the sentries guarding the ammunition would not have to fight the fire, and the guerrillas would be repelled. Maybe it would be better if the sentry from the ammunition depot went to the scene of the fire. Irie thought to himself. If the fire was a guerrilla tactic, their purpose must have been an attempt to pin most of the Japanese troops to the southern end of the barracks.In this way, it is much more convenient to do things at the northern end.If one or two people stay in the ammunition depot, then, in order to achieve the goal, they will definitely shoot or knock on the celestial spirit cover. It is to their advantage that the Sentinels are not at their posts. Even if I was at the scene, the result would be the same, at most the fire was extinguished a few seconds earlier. Irie thought so. He didn't need to listen to Lieutenant Miyake's lecture.However, on second thought, the atmosphere at the scene was not suitable for leaving. He stood behind the last row of the detachment. After receiving the salute, Second Lieutenant Miyake said: Let alone the past. It was an unexpected opening for the soldiers.He continued: Seriously, it must never happen again next time!So, I want to talk about today's events. After Second Lieutenant Miyake finished speaking, he looked around at his subordinates.There was Ito Wuchang's miserable-sounding cough. Obviously, Second Lieutenant Miyake of the guerrilla team originally said in a low voice, but suddenly the volume became louder at this moment. He knew that our garrison team was going to Xinlin Town, so we planned today's attack.When we walked out of the barracks, everyone could see us because we organized a team to set off.However, there are very limited people who know where we are going and when we will return.The soldiers who set off didn't even know where they were going.I only mentioned today's action to the non-commissioned officer beforehand, and I repeatedly told the soldiers not to know.Therefore, we can only pursue it from the non-commissioned officer. Second Lieutenant Miyake stared at the faces of the non-commissioned officers, and continued: Think about it carefully, who told others about going to Xinlin Town?I think the partisans knew where the garrison was going.He also predicted that it would be evening when he came back from Xinlin Town, so he chose the evening, waiting for the dark time to escape, and carried out a surprise attack.Of course, it is also possible to follow our army and inform the guerrillas after confirming that our army's destination is Xinlin Town.However, this time I always feel that I have been known to the enemy beforehand.Why?Judging from the recent situation, I feel that there are guerrilla spies around our army.I have arranged a spy investigation among the people. Although I have not yet obtained conclusive evidence, I will soon have a clue.Here, I especially hope that the non-commissioned officers will try to recall, who leaked today's actions?That person may have leaked other things as well.how?Is there any clue? Second Lieutenant Miyake swung his hands back and straightened his chest. Entering the river is a little emotionally disturbed. A few days ago, he learned from Sergeant Murata that the garrison would be sent to Xinlin Town.Then, I was asked if I wanted to see the Buddha statues in the ancient temple. Sergeant Murata stood in front of Irie, and his expression could not be seen from the position of Irie Station. He saw Sergeant Murata's shoulders twitching from time to time.Every time I twitched, Irie was startled.However, the sergeant did not raise his hand after all. Did the sergeant forget?Or be afraid of Second Lieutenant Miyake's menacing approach and remain silent? Entering the river swallowed several times. Standing on the podium, Second Lieutenant Miyake's sharp eyes stared at the faces of his subordinates, especially the face of the noncommissioned officer.That gaze also stayed on Irie's face.Compared with other non-commissioned officers, he stared at him for a longer time. Irie tensed up all over. In order to hide his uneasiness, he tried his best to put on a mask of innocence on his face.In the end, my face felt stiff like it was covered in glue. He could even feel the slight crawling sensation on his face when the mask was dry and cracked. Think about it, and report to me if you remember it.It's no use dwelling on the past.This is to find out the way of leaking to the guerrillas, and also for our future safety.It is also related to the reputation of the Ruidianzhuang defense team, you know? Second Lieutenant Miyake finished speaking and stepped off the podium. Irie began to feel as if his face was cracking. After disbanding, he avoided his companions and stood under the tree in the courtyard for a while. A sigh rose suddenly from within and down his throat, he felt it.That sigh finally spit out softly in the completely dark courtyard of the barracks.