In 1946, an underground traffic officer was about to step forward to face the code, when suddenly he realized: he usually does not smoke.
On November 15, 1946, at about 11 o'clock in the evening, a bright moon hung in the sky, and a mysterious man silently appeared in front of the West Tower Nunnery in Dongqiao Town, Suzhou City.
He did not enter the hermitage, but stopped under an ancient pine tree on the west side of the hermitage, leaned his shoulders on the trunk of the tree, and followed the path behind the hermitage as if waiting for someone to arrive.
After a few minutes, the mysterious man entered the nunnery lightly and crouched quietly behind the door.
The man's name is Tang Wenbo, 34 years old, and he is a member of the martial arts team of Dongqiao Town, West District, Suzhou City.
Seeing this, you may wonder and think that there may be a misunderstanding. After all, the armed engineering team is a product of the Anti-Japanese War period, and 1946 is already the period of the Liberation War, why does the armed engineering team still exist?
In fact, there was also a military engineering team during the Liberation War, but its mission was different from that of the military engineering team during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the armed engineering team was mainly active in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, and its task was to catch traitors and kill Japanese soldiers; During the War of Liberation, the armed workers were mainly active in the areas ruled by the Kuomintang that were about to be liberated, or in areas that had already been liberated, and their tasks included mobilizing the masses, eliminating bandits and opposing hegemony, establishing people's political power, and carrying out democratic reforms.
No matter what period the martial arts team is, its members are the elite of the elite, loyal to the party, highly skilled, responsive, witty and capable, and have outstanding overall quality.
Needless to say, becoming a member of the martial arts team is no easy task.
On this night, Tang Wenbo was instructed by Zhou Zhimin, the captain of the martial arts team, to come and make contact with the underground traffic officer.
Zhou Zhimin, formerly known as Xu Peigui, was born in Guangfu, Wu County, in 1921. Influenced by his elder brother Xu Peirong's progressive thoughts, he was determined to devote himself to the cause of resisting Japan and saving the country.
In 1941, Tang Wenbo joined the Communist Party of China and began to work underground.
Two years later, he made his identity public and officially joined the New Fourth Army, sticking behind enemy lines in Taihu Lake and participating in anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, with the full withdrawal of the New Fourth Army to the north, Zhou Zhimin stayed in place and served as the captain of the armed forces of the Western District of the Communist Party of China, fighting against the Jiang army and reactionaries in the Taihu area.
Tang Wenbo's original name was Xu Peiwen, and he and Zhou Zhimin were fellow villagers and cousins. He was born in 1923 from a privileged family and received a high school education.
When he was a student, he was exposed to a lot of progressive books and magazines, and participated in ***
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he followed his cousin Xu Peigui to participate in underground work, using the pseudonym Tang Wenbo.
Tang Wenbo came here late at night, waiting for a person named Lu Atam.
Lu Atun, who lived in Dongqiao Tanggeng Village, was born in 1904 and joined the party in 1938.
Since he was uneducated, illiterate, and had a septuagenarian mother, he had been assigned to work as a local intelligence transmitter.
Lu Atam's elder brother was a party member who was brutally murdered by Kuomintang reactionaries during the agrarian revolution.
His father was also killed by recalcitrant Kuomintang soldiers during the Anti-Japanese War.
It can be said that Lu Atam had an indissoluble enmity with the Kuomintang reactionaries and stood firmly on the side of the revolution.
In addition, he was very attentive and never made any mistakes in passing on information over the years.
On the 1st, 15th and the end of each month, Lu Atam will always appear at Tushan Bay at about 11 p.m. on time to contact and pass on information to the Wugong team.
Now, it is the day to pass on the information again, and Tang Wenbo, a member of the martial arts team, came to the nunnery early and waited patiently behind the door.
However, after waiting left and right, waiting for a while, I never saw his arrival.
Tang Wenbo began to feel anxious, he walked out of the nunnery, came to an open place, took out his pocket watch, looked carefully in the moonlight, and found that the hour hand had pointed to 11:24.
Nearly half an hour has passed since the agreed time, but Lu Atam still hasn't appeared, what the hell is going on?
There used to be several nuns living in Xita Nunnery, but after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the nuns here were stripped naked by the Japanese devils for covering the wounded of the New Fourth Army, and were hung from a tree in the courtyard and brutally tortured.
Eventually, they were all killed and thrown into a dry well in the yard.
Since then, the nunnery has become a deserted and empty nunnery, and no one has ever visited it again, because legend has it that after the nun was killed, there was a cry every half of the *** here, and it was said that ghosts were crying.
Even during the day, no one dared to approach this place for fear of provoking something ominous.
As agreed, the connector should arrive at the nunnery early and deliberately close the back door (usually open).
When the messenger arrived, Lu Atam, he would walk to the back door of the nunnery and knock lightly.
The knock on the door must be in accordance with the regulations, one long and two short for "dang-dang", and it must be knocked twice in a row.
Once he heard the code, Tang Wenbo would open the door to meet with the other party and begin to receive information.
However, tonight, Tang Wenbo came early, but he didn't see Lu Atam for a long time. Lu Atam has always been down-to-earth and strictly punctual, but today's tardiness was really abnormal, which made Tang Wenbo begin to feel uneasy, his heartbeat accelerated, and his mind was full of various speculations.
He wondered in his heart, why was Lu Atam late?
Is there something wrong with my mother's health, or is he unwell? Or did you have an accident on the road? Or did you encounter an enemy and reveal your identity?
Whatever the case, he hoped it wasn't the last; If that were the case, then his current position would no longer be safe, and danger was looming.
Thinking of this, Tang Wenbo couldn't help but lift up in his heart, he quickly stood up, quietly withdrew from the West Tower Nunnery, hid behind a big pine tree outside the nunnery, held his breath, and closely observed the surrounding situation.
The autumn night was cold, and the surroundings were quiet, except for the faint sound of insects chirping, and no other sounds.
The occasional owl call or two adds a touch of gloom to the quiet night, making people feel intimidated.
Tang Wenbo observed under the tree for more than ten minutes, and everything was calm as usual, without any abnormal movement.
At this moment, the sky suddenly became overcast, and a dark cloud drifted by, completely obscuring the bright moon, and the earth fell into deeper darkness, and the hermitage was swallowed up by darkness in the distance, and even the outline became blurred.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door: "Dang-dang, dang-dang".
The crisp sound was particularly clear in the silence of the night.
The knock on the door came as promised, which was exactly the same as the usual code, and Tang Wenbo was overjoyed. He straightened up and looked through the back door where the noise was coming from, but the light was too dim for him to see anything.
Tang Wenbo touched his chest with his hand, let out a long sigh of relief, and then walked firmly towards the back door of the nunnery, although the pace was slow, but resolute.
However, when he was about five or six meters away, something unexpected suddenly happened.
In the darkness, suddenly there was a "stab" sound, which was the sound of a match.
As the sound sounded, a little dark red fire lit up in front of him, although it was small, but it was extremely dazzling in this boundless darkness.
This sudden situation made Tang Wenbo's heart tighten, and he felt that something was wrong.
In underground work, everything has to be done with care. Before, on the streets, it was not allowed to strike matches at all, and Lu Atam, as an experienced person, did not need to do this at all.
Today, he suddenly struck a match, for what purpose, he was not afraid of exposure?
Despite this, Tang Wenbo did not stop and continued to grope forward.
After a few steps, the match went out.
However, after a pause, there was another "stab" sound, and the match struck again, emitting a bright light.
At this time, a faint smell wafted through the air, which seemed familiar. Tang Wenbo tried hard to distinguish it, and finally remembered that it was the smell of burning tobacco leaves.
He immediately came to the conclusion that Lu Atam, who came to the joint, had to smoke at the door because he couldn't find anyone.
Finally waiting, Tang Wenbo felt extremely excited, and involuntarily quickened his pace, preparing to walk towards Lu Atam to talk.
However, after walking a few steps, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He clearly remembered that Lu Ah Tam never smoked.
A month earlier, our army had engaged Chiang's army and had captured a lot of booty, including cigarettes.
Tang Wenbo specially brought two packs of cigarettes, took them out and handed them to Lu Atam when he was connecting: "Old Lu, I brought you a small gift." ”
He expected the other party to take it happily.
However, Lu Atam waved his hand again and again when he saw it.
You don't smoke? Tang Wenbo was a little curious, in the local area, most men smoked.
It's not that I don't smoke, I don't dare to smoke, my wife can't smell smoke, if I smoke, don't let me **. Lu Atam said a little embarrassed.
Are you still afraid of your wife? Tang Wenbo smiled.
Don't laugh at me, I'm ugly, I married my daughter-in-law at the age of 30, she is 14 years younger than me, she is good-looking, I value her more than my life. Lu Atam scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.
As soon as he thought of this, Tang Wenbo immediately stopped. The person in front of him is definitely not Lu Atam.
The intelligence station is a one-line contact and does not allow people to replace it; This means that there is a problem with Lu Atam, and the people who come are likely to be enemies.
If it is an enemy, then there must be more than one, and it is likely that an ambush has already been laid.
Thinking of this, Tang Wenbo immediately felt nervous, and a chill ran down his spine.
He decided to leave quickly so as not to fall into the hands of the enemy.
But he took a few steps and hesitated again: What if Lu Atam was unwell and found someone else to replace him? If you leave yourself, you will miss the opportunity to receive intelligence.
But what if it's really the enemy? Then you're doomed.
Thinking about it like this, Tang Wenbo was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.
At this moment, one of those people spoke: "Squad Leader Liu, why is there no one in it, has the other party already found out?" ”
Clearly, there was more than one coming.
Don't worry, Deputy Squad Leader Zhou; The wife and children surnamed Lu are all in our hands, and I believe he doesn't dare to play tricks. At this time, the person known as squad leader Liu said, "Don't worry, wait a minute, that guy will definitely come!" ”
Hearing this, Tang Wenbo immediately woke up and realized that Lu Atam was likely to have defected.
Although he was extremely loyal to the party, he also said that he cared deeply about his family, and the enemy could take advantage of this to force him to confess.
Tang Wenbo did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately turned around and walked towards the west, glad in his heart that he reacted quickly, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly stepped into the air, slipped and fell, and when he fell, he hit a branch and made a noise.
This voice alarmed the enemy, and an enemy named Zhou suddenly shouted: "Brother Liu, there seems to be someone in front, go and chase it!" ”
Hearing the shout, Tang Wenbo didn't dare to hesitate, quickly stood up, and strode forward.
Someone advised him, "Why don't you run?"
Tang Wenbo explained that because he couldn't see clearly in the dark, it would be troublesome if he ran into obstacles.
But the enemy dared to run, because they were carrying flashlights.
The distance between the two sides quickly shortened, less than a hundred meters, and even the other party's wheezing could be heard, and Tang Wenbo was about to be caught up by the enemy.
He decided that he could no longer follow the road, otherwise it was almost certain that he would be caught and he would have to leave the road.
Thinking of this, Tang Wenbo suddenly turned around and hid in the bushes on the side of the road.
The enemy who followed arrived in the immediate aftermath, but lost sight.
Squad Leader Liu, what about people? Why is it gone? ”
Brother Zhou, you may have hid in the bushes. ”
Shall we go in too, squad leader Liu? ”
Fool, the other party may have guns, and if we go in, won't we become a live target? ”
Ah, how did I not think of that? The person surnamed Zhou patted his head, "Then let's let him run, how to go back and hand it over?" ”
You're such a fool, let's just say that guy didn't come at all, and the guy surnamed Chen is lying. The squad leader surnamed Liu was a veteran with a flexible mind, and he turned to the soldiers and said, "Listen, when I go back, I will say that I haven't seen the Communist Party, who dares to talk nonsense, Lao Tzu killed him with his own hands!" ”
Hearing Squad Leader Liu's order, the soldiers responded one after another.
Brother Liu, I still want to make meritorious contributions, or we will ambush at the intersection in front, and when he arrives, we will rush up ......Deputy squad leader Zhou proposed.
Good idea, since you can't catch it, go back and say you didn't see it, you can't talk nonsense. Squad Leader Liu nodded and said.
Understood, Brother Liu. The soldier surnamed Zhou agreed.
Tang Wenbo heard their conversation, and secretly cursed in his heart: "I heard it, can I still be fooled by them?" What a bunch of idiots. ”
He hid in the bushes and waited for an hour.
If they find out, I'll fight with them today, and I'll never be a prisoner! Tang Wenbo decided in his heart, holding his breath and not daring to make the slightest movement.
The enemy waited in place for a long time, but never heard any movement.
Withdraw, it seems that the joint has slipped away a long time ago, maybe it is sleeping at home now. ”
Good! The squad leader surnamed Zhou agreed, and he said to his subordinates, "Brothers, remember, the joint has never been here at all." ”
Got it! The soldiers replied in unison.
Soon, a sound of neat footsteps sounded, and gradually faded away......
After a few more moments, there was no sound around. A stone in Tang Wenbo's heart finally fell to the ground, he got up from the bushes, and walked quickly towards the garrison of our army.
Thirty years later, recalling the experience of that year, Tang Wenbo still has lingering palpitations:
That night, if I had been slower, I would have been a martyr. Quality Authors List