In the spring of 1943, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered the later stage, and the Japanese army was in danger. In order to strengthen the struggle behind enemy lines, the Eighth Route Army decided to send a military engineering team to the Yundong area. At a meeting, Xu Yingjie, the head of the enemy engineering section, received a letter of introduction, which stated that Zhang Hanjie of the enemy engineering section of the special sub-division would assist in the activities of the armed engineering team. Xu Yingjie's eyes widened, surprised. Zhang Hanjie was born in 1922 in Dezhou, Shandong, and was a brave warrior in Zhangzhuang Village, Wucheng County. He not only has a good cultural literacy, but also has strong martial arts and a straightforward temperament. Zhang Hanjie is also a combat hero awarded by the military region, and has completed many missions alone, and even single-handedly went to the enemy-occupied area to blow up the enemy's arsenal, which terrified the enemy. Such a reconnaissance hero deigned to work in the county enemy engineering department, which made Section Chief Xu very surprised. Not long ago, Zhang Hanjie's comrades-in-arms were brutally killed by the enemy in battle, Zhang Hanjie was furious, and went to the enemy stronghold at night to take revenge. He killed two Japanese soldiers, and accidentally killed a puppet soldier, who turned out to be an informant of our army.
How difficult it is to train an informant, and the informant is already working secretly for our army. The enemy workers went to run errands, but on the way back, they recognized the wrong person, took the other party as their comrade, and told their true identity. By the time he realized he had recognized the wrong person, it was too late. However, with his wit and bravery, he eventually turned the corner. How exactly did this enemy worker do it?In 1943, Zhang Hanjie, a member of the enemy engineering section of the Eighth Route Army, braved the cold to ride a bicycle to the puppet army for help due to a malfunction of his pistol. The Enemy Engineering Section, also known as the Regimental Communication Section or Liaison Section, is a special organization of each military region that is responsible for dealing with the enemy and carrying out tasks such as hoeing, dividing, and intelligence gathering. Unlike the underground organization, the members of the enemy engineering department are very "down-to-earth" in appearance, they often wear top hats, sunglasses, robes and riding bicycles, so as to hide people's eyes and ears. Zhang Hanjie's pistol failed, and he went to the puppet army for help, because the enemy engineering department had a close connection with the puppet army, and knew that there was a capable person there who was good at repairing guns.
Zhang Hanjie rode his bicycle to Cao's house to get a gun, but some accidents occurred on the way, which caused him to arrive at Cao's house at sunset. Cao Zhenming's family welcomed him very warmly and invited him to dinner. On a cold night, Cao Zhenming's father took out a jar of soju to entertain Zhang Hanjie, hoping that he could warm up. Zhang Hanjie tried to excuse himself: "Uncle, the Eighth Route Army is disciplined, and you can't drink alcohol, lest you make a mistake." Father Cao was angry because of this: "It's getting late, what's there to be afraid of?"Not drinking alcohol is a contempt for the uncle. Cao Zhenming also persuaded on the side: "Then let's taste a few bites." Zhang Hanjie couldn't refuse, so he had to pick up the bowl and taste two bites. After dinner, Zhang Hanjie hurried back. Although Zhang Hanjie is good at fighting, he is not very good at drinking, and this wine is an old wine, which is quite energetic. Driving on a headwind road, Zhang Hanjie didn't go far before he felt top-heavy and his vision was a little blurry. When he approached the enemy stronghold of Houwangzhuang, two plainclothes personnel came up to him, namely Wang Zhanxiang, the leader of the puppet sixth squadron of the Houwangzhuang stronghold, and Liu Erga, a puppet soldier. What are they doing there at dusk?
Because the puppet county magistrate of Wucheng County came back from a meeting in Jinan and needed to pass through here, the puppet army increased sentry posts to ensure its safety. At that time, Wang Zhanxiang and the puppet soldier Liu Erga did not notice Zhang Hanjie's existence, but Zhang Hanjie took the initiative to greet them. He regarded Wang Zhanxiang as an undercover agent of our army, because the two looked too similar, and this person was still in this stronghold, and agreed to provide him with information at this time. He took the initiative to shout, Wang Zhanxiang stopped, looked at Zhang Hanjie, and asked with some confusion: "Who are you?"”。You don't even recognize me?I'm Zhang Hanjie from the Communication Section of the Canal Brigade, didn't we make an appointment for you to give me information?Wang Zhanxiang pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at him and said, "Stay motionless, or shoot!"The puppet soldier next to him also immediately pulled up the bolt of the gun, pointed it at Zhang Hanjie and said, "Be honest, follow us to the stronghold!"Under normal circumstances, Zhang Hanjie could completely deal with these two people, but at this moment, when the wine came up, he was a little dizzy and slow to react.
He was holding his bicycle, somewhat passively, and the pistol had just been repaired and had not yet been loaded. As the saying goes, "a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts", and the other party's words made Zhang Hanjie wake up. Despite this, he was a man who had seen the world after all and quickly regained his composure. Zhang Hanjie held the bicycle and said to Wang Zhanxiang with a smile: "Brother, I am Zhang Hanjie, although I am not a brother with your tall captain, but I also attended his son's wedding not long ago. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare ......Wang Zhanxiang listened and fell silent. Eventually, he hesitated to his feet. "If you kill me or send me to the stronghold, then the feud between us is completely settled. Even if Captain Gao doesn't deal with you on the surface, he will be unfavorable to you in private. We all chose this path for the sake of our families, so why bother?"If I let you go, what's in it for me?Wang Zhanxiang asked rhetorically. "Let me go, I can ask Commander Song to protect you and this brother, and let you be on the white list. I promise not to touch your family.
Wang Zhanxiang hadn't said anything yet, and the puppet army beside him whispered: "Big brother, this is what the Eighth Route Army said, do you want to think about it?""I think you're a bold person, so let's be friends." Wang Zhanxiang was moved, he put down his gun and said, "You can go!."Remember, my name is Wang Zhanxiang, and I am the squadron leader of the stronghold, and my brother's name is Liu Erga. I believe that your Eighth Route Army will not break its promise and will keep its promises. "The Eighth Route Army is true to its word. Zhang Hanjie felt fortunate, hugged his fists and said, "Brother, we will have a chance to meet again in the future." After returning to the stronghold, Zhang Hanjie did not hide the fact that he reported the situation in detail to Xu Yingjie, the chief of the enemy's engineering section. Xu Yingjie did not criticize him, but said happily: "No matter what, it's good that you come back safely." Then he paused and said: "Hou Wangzhuang's stronghold is the only way from Enxian County to Wucheng, and two puppet army squadrons are stationed here. If we can win over Wang Zhanxiang, it will be of great benefit to the settlement of Hou Wangzhuang's stronghold, which is not a bad thing.
Xu Yingjie immediately decided to use this opportunity to establish a relationship with Wang Zhanxiang. Zhang Hanjie and Xu Yingjie first went to Wang Zhanxiang's friend Wang Chuanfu's house, and this person had already been won over by them. After learning of his intentions, Wang Chuanfu didn't say a word, and immediately rode a donkey with Zhang Hanjie and Xu Yingjie straight to Hou Wangzhuang's stronghold. Xu Yingjie said straight to the point: "You saved our comrades, I came here today to thank you." Wang Zhanxiang said: "The Eighth Route Army is interesting enough, and I, Wang, am also a bold person and know what to do in the future." Xu Yingjie clapped his hands and said: "You did the right thing, the road in the future may not be easy, it is wise to leave yourself a way back." As he spoke, Xu Yingjie took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Wang Zhanxiang: "This is the 'Anti-Japanese Sympathy Certificate' issued by our Southern Hebei Military Region, with it, it is equivalent to having a gold medal for avoiding death." Wang Zhanxiang happily accepted the anti-Japanese sympathy certificate and thanked him again and again.
Subsequently, he said to Zhang Yingjie: "I still have a few more that I can't hand over to the enemy;As long as you don't invade the Eighth Route Army and don't disturb the people, we promise not to kill those we catch you. What do you think?Wang Zhanxiang agreed, thinking that the other party was reasonable. In this way, an unfavorable event turned into a favorable situation, and the Eighth Route Army established contact with Wang Zhanxiang. A few months later, our army attacked the enemy stronghold of Hou Wangzhuang, and Wang Zhanxiang took the initiative to come to meet and lead his troops to surrender.