The first floor of the library, like many cells, was unplugged by people who lost their freedom many years ago and turned into a secret gathering place. This place is extremely secret, not only the enemy has never found it, but also the people who have been imprisoned for many years don't know it. Only when the party organization studies major issues do a few comrades occasionally make use of it.
This secret meeting place is on the lowest floor of the building, just below the floor of the cell downstairs. Surrounded by thick stone castles, it supports the whole overhead roof truss. In this damp and dark house foundation, many stone pillars and brick walls stand upright and bear the weight of the building. On the top of the overhead floor, there are many floors, which are the floors of the cells downstairs. Through the dense brick columns and the narrow wall holes that have been demolished, people can walk to every cell downstairs. The foundation of the dark and damp house is full of rubble, bricks and stones left by the construction of the cell.
The floor above the head has been covered. On the damp rubble full of musty smell, Cheng Gang sat against a thick stone pillar. Under this roof truss that has never seen the light of day, it is dark and there is almost no light; There are only a few air holes between the stone castles and a few rays of light, and I can vaguely see Ji Xiaoxuan's thoughtful thin face opposite.
Config-ext-QQ JiXiaoXuan words, also thinking. What method can be used to send out the information that Lao Qi got from General Huang Yisheng as soon as possible? SACO is planning a new conspiracy. Before retreating, the agents of the United States and Chiang Kai-shek planned to blow up factories, power stations and important bridges in the city and set fire to the mountain city, turning the city with a population of one million into ruins. We must inform the underground party of this dangerous secret plan of the enemy, otherwise it will be impossible to save the largest city in southwest China.
"Analysis of the information disclosed by Lu Qing to Huang Yisheng, Washington will send a secret delegation, and an American-trained blasting team will come ..."
JiXiaoXuan said, and suddenly paused. Overhead, came the voice of the librarian Lao Yuan reciting:
Jiang Feng sleeps in the fire. Hanshan Temple outside Gusu,
The midnight bell arrived at the passenger ship.
"Someone is coming." JiXiaoXuan whispered, listening to the sound coming from outside the building, sitting on the pillar with bated breath, motionless. When * * * cut off the western window candle,
But words in the rain at night.
"One of our own." Ji Xiaoxuan said.
"It may be Liu Siyang." Config-ext-QQ judged in a low voice.
After a while, I heard Lao Yuan reading a new song:
From a pot of wine among the flowers,
I drink alone. No one is with me. …………
"Let's go." JiXiaoXuan this just continued.
"After the liberation of Shanghai and Wuhan, the People's Liberation Army went south to Guangdong and Fujian, and directly won Lanzhou and Dihua in the northwest. The army to liberate the southwest is about to set off. Now the enemy's panic and madness are completely understandable. Chiang Kai-shek came to Chongqing, not only to deploy tenacious resistance, but also to carry out the decision of American imperialism and completely destroy the industries and cities in the southwest. Large and small factories in Chongqing, salt wells in Zigong, Chengdu, Kunming, Guiyang and major cities in southwest China are all targets of enemy destruction. Send out the information as soon as possible, so that the party can expose the enemy's conspiracy and mobilize the masses to protect the city ... "
"Besides, the moment of liberation is coming." Cheng Gang listened to Liu Siyang's preparation for escaping from the dregs hole, and then went downstairs to listen to Lao Qi's escape plan. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to inform the parties of the preparations in time. So he said: "establish contact with the underground party so that we can cooperate with the scum hole and break through together!" " "
"The first is to pass on information." Lao Qi said: "Our current task is to restore contact with the underground party as soon as possible."
What JiXiaoXuan is worried about is that the contact between Bai Mansion and underground organizations has been interrupted recently. In the past, letters were often sent by a kitchen worker, who was from Guizhou. Since he was brought in to cook, he has been constantly educated by the party, and he volunteered to secretly deliver letters when he was in Xifeng. Comrades have repeatedly told him not to care too much about people's lives, but sometimes he always risks sending some salted wild vegetables to prison ... Since he was dealt with by secret agents, the contact between the White House and the outside world has been interrupted. Therefore, Lao Qi decided to look for Cheng Gang, who had not been arrested for too long, to study the situation outside so as to take new actions.
"Since the kitchen worker's accident, for the sake of prudence, the original address can no longer be used." Old Seven asked slowly, "Do you have a reliable address?"
"The address is available, but how can I deliver this letter?"
"Now there is another person who can go in and out of SACO."
"who?"
"Hua, who replaced the kitchen worker."
"What? That madman! " Cheng Gang doesn't trust that crazy, timid and poor guy. "A few shots, just scared crazy! He can help us deliver the letter. This person is absolutely unreliable! "
"We have observed it for several years ..." JiXiaoXuan thoughtfully. "I didn't find anything unusual about him."
"Was it party member before he was arrested?"
"Look not to come out ..."
Config-ext-QQ think old qi's words further confirmed his consistent point of view, he further said without hesitation:
"I think he must be an ordinary person. If the enemy doesn't figure it out and catches it by mistake, he must never hand it over to the secret task of his party. "
"Your basis?"
"Under special conditions, although a person can fight, no one will ever think that it is desirable to fight alone. For us, the most painful thing is to lose contact with the party. I've tasted this taste before. * * * bureau retired, Lao Xu didn't come to meet, more than a month, is really miserable.
Hua has been arrested for fifteen years. However, as you can see, he has no contact with anyone and never wants to contact anyone. Even now, on the eve of the PLA's March to the southwest, he doesn't want to contact anyone. "
"What is the basis?"
"He has been crazy and acting abnormally."
"Do you think his behavior is abnormal?"
"In order to blind the enemy, our people can bear the burden of humiliation." Config-ext-QQ said flatly. "But he, when the old chef was shot, Hu Hao was beaten, and everyone was sad, he was still so heartless! No, his thoughts and feelings are completely different from ours and have nothing in common. "
"Cheng Gang," JiXiaoXuan shook his head, he had a different view: "I think ..."
There is a loud voice chanting poetry outside the building. As soon as config-ext-QQ's face changed, he realized that this was a dangerous warning signal.
"Old qi, you hide!"
Config-ext-QQ grabbed a stone and prepared. The dark rubble lit up and the floor was exposed. A white-haired man suddenly appeared in front of config-ext-QQ. In the dim light, you can see his beard like a hedgehog and his eyes shining in the dark.
"Hua Liang Zi!" Config-ext-QQ was surprised and immediately rushed forward to get rid of the wrong person.
"Wait." Hua Xiang said hello and waved, and his crazy nervousness was swept away. He smiled and pulled out his teeth, and his bright eyes turned to Qi Xiaoxuan: "I have something to find you."
"Are you looking for Lao Qi?" Grabbed Hua and tried to choke him.
"Wait a minute." JiXiaoXuan beside whispered. Config-ext-QQ turned his head and saw Lao Qi's eyes. JiXiaoXuan nodded and motioned for the people on duty to let go.
"Who are you?"
In view of the old qi's question, Hua Ziliang stepped forward and said unhurriedly:
"* * * originated in party member"
"Why did you come here?"
"The party needs me to play a role now."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Comrade Qi was appointed Secretary of the Special Branch."
"Who told you that?"
"Comrade Luo Shiwen."
"When?"
"1946 August 18. On the day when Luo Shiwen and Che Yaoxian died, I was with them. " Hua calmly replied: "Fifteen years ago, I was the party secretary of Huaying Mountain base area. Luo Shiwen, secretary of the provincial party committee, is my superior. But in front of the enemy, I'm just a suspect. On the way to the execution ground, Comrade Luo Shiwen estimated that he would escort me to the enemy, just accompanying me to the killing ground, so as to check again whether I was the party member produced in * * *. So, he instructed me to pretend to be crazy, hide for a long time and deceive the enemy. As soon as the gunshots rang, I went crazy. "
Config-ext-QQ tightly hold hands loosened. JiXiaoXuan continued.
"Why contact now?"
"The secretary of the provincial party Committee gave me a special task, and I was not allowed to have a relationship with anyone unless necessary."
"What will you do if I leave?"
"After your sacrifice, find a successor secretary, Comrade Yuan."
"Your mission?"
"Let the enemy believe that I'm crazy. Then, first, establish contact with the underground party; Second, complete the jailbreak mission. "
Looking at Hua excitedly. In front of him, this man who has been playing the fool for many years is really an old comrade who is far-sighted, hardworking and good at persisting in struggle for a long time.
JiXiaoXuan suddenly put forward a new question:
"Your contact slogan?"
HuaZiLiang answer replied:
"Let's welcome this great day!"
On hearing this slogan, JiXiaoXuan eyes suddenly moist. This slogan is exactly what Comrade Luo Shiwen said to him and Lao Yuan when he was appointed Secretary of the Political Department on the eve of his sacrifice. This slogan is the last sentence extracted from "On Coalition Government" secretly issued by the underground party at that time. In order to safeguard the best interests of the party in this complicated and difficult desperate situation, China correctly carried out the instructions of its superiors, and it is completely understandable that it has not contacted the organization for a long time. How precious is this perseverance and courage!
"Comrade, you are too good! For many years, you have been practicing running, and you have been preparing for prison break. "
HuaZiLiang hand clutching JiXiaoXuan, said:
"I know that you and Lao Yuan have been paying attention to me for several years. However, until now, I have the conditions to establish contact with the underground party ... "Hua pulled out a folded paper and handed it to Qi, saying," This is a letter from a comrade in the cellar to the party. "
"You contacted your comrades in the cellar!" JiXiaoXuan heavy yi's voice, with a rare excitement. "Who is he?"
"Xu Yunfeng."
"Old Xu!" In an instant, the post was full of surprises. "He's in the dungeon?"
China nodded slightly.
JiXiaoXuan didn't immediately open Xu Yunfeng's letter, but to HuaZiLiang q:
"What do you need now?"
"Address."
JiXiaoXuan suddenly looked at the post fly. Config-ext-QQ immediately whispered:
"No.318 Linsen Road, Anping Life Insurance Company."
A dark cellar, cold and damp, with layers of rocks and boulders, blocks sunlight, air and all the sounds in the world, just like a sealed coffin, buried deep in the dark underground. For many years, only a slow and imperceptible sense of immersion oozed from the crevices of the stone, and from time to time it fell into this unknown cave with a monotonous and faint tick.
In this desperate and mysterious living coffin, Xu Yunfeng has been "buried" for many days. However, despite his isolation from the world, his glorious name has never been forgotten, whether it is comrades-in-arms or enemies. Even though the comrades in Bai Mansion didn't know his name for a long time, people's hearts were filled with solemn reverence as long as they mentioned "the comrade in the cellar"-the once-a-day meal delivery proved that he was still tenaciously alive. Only the most determined warrior can make the enemy so afraid: he dare not announce his name; Dare not let him see anyone; Locked in a concentration camp full of high walls and power grids, the enemy was uneasy.
There is no day, no night, and a long time passes in the dark. It has been several months since Xu Yunfeng woke up from a coma. Boundless darkness and isolated loneliness have been bothering him. No comrades, no fighting conditions, and even, for a long time, I didn't even know where I was imprisoned and how many days passed. However, he clearly remembers that the day he left Zhazidong was the first day of the New Year (1949). The crazy celebration of victory will always leave vivid memories and inspire him to fight alone.
In this quiet and dark cellar, he has a lot of time to meditate. He wants the past and the future. Think about how you changed from a persecuted worker to a revolutionary; I remembered the Party, the cave where I lived when I was studying in Yan 'an, and the excitement when I first met Chairman Mao. I also think of the upcoming victory and the grand cause of building socialism after victory. But he is more concerned with the current battle, arduous and complicated battle. ...
In order to be familiar with the fighting environment, he made a careful exploration of every stone in this cellar and repeatedly imagined everything about it. Now, he is completely familiar with every corner of this cellar. Living in the dark for a long time, touch and hearing gradually replaced vision, enabling him to "see" the environment in the dark. This cellar is not small, and many unyielding people may have been locked up in the past. When he touched a pair of rusty shackles from the rotten and damp straw pile, he confirmed his estimate even more. The rusty chain has obvious wear marks on the edge of the stone. There was an unknown battle here. A kind feeling, like sunshine, illuminates the fighting environment.
The cellar, perhaps the most "safe" place considered by the enemy, is not guarded by secret agents day and night. From the beginning, Xu Yunfeng thought it would be a weakness and a mistake to ignore the enemy and not make full use of it. There is no miracle in the world, but a determined and tenacious soldier can do what ordinary people think impossible. Can you dig an escape route in this hopeless underground? This bold idea seems almost impossible, but he is determined to give it a try. Although he didn't know what more obstacles were there besides the rocks on the four walls. In the dark, he repeatedly explored the location of the cellar. He sat on a pile of straw and pondered for a long time against the iron gate leading to the cellar. At the foot is a whole rock formation, which no one can dig through. On the right, it is also the rock wall of scraggy. Behind it, the rock connected with the right wall inclines downward, and when it reaches the left wall, it sinks into the ground and becomes a rock layer on the ground. There are no rock walls on the opposite and left walls, but they are all made of irregular stones. This clearly shows that the cellar is built next to the rock, and it is possible to find a way out from the opposite and left. But there is an iron gate opposite, which is the tunnel where the enemy enters and exits. The only thing left is the stone wall on the left, which is the only direction to try. However, he didn't know, beyond the stone wall on the left, what place would it be? I don't know whether the stone wall is single-layer or multi-layer.
Xu Yunfeng repeatedly explored the stone wall on the left, and finally found a place where the joints of all stones are very wide, that is, the third stone from the left in the corner near the foot of the wall. He dug hard between his joints with his fingers, and the wet lime powder fell down little by little. This new discovery inspired him greatly and he made up his mind.
Many days passed, and his fingers were worn out and dripping with blood, but he never stopped digging. The deeper the lime seam is dug, the slower his progress will be. Fetters and handcuffs hindered his movement, and the narrow seam made it difficult for him to get in.
Difficulties, but difficulties can't stop him from this special battle.
He is convinced that the place where he is being held must be the concentration camp of the China-US Cooperation Institute. Perhaps it is the "magic cave" White Mansion that the enemy threatened to announce?
No matter where you are, you are not the only one who is imprisoned. This channel, which is constantly being tapped, can be used not only by yourself, but also by more comrades. If possible, he would rather not use it himself, but also prepare an alternate passage for future comrades to escape from prison. Stupid enemy, it is really his unexpected luck to imprison him in such a place. Although he didn't know what obstacles he would encounter after digging the first stone.
He took half an iron hoop from the rusty iron shackles he had picked up as a tool for digging. Eager to contribute to his comrades-in-arms, he never stopped and tried his best to dig.