At this time, the sheepskin raft had reached the center of the Yellow River. I saw a vast yellow water around me. Whirlpools of large and small in the center of the river kept flowing from one after another, and flowing through the gaps in the underworld. The torrent in the center of the river carried the small sheepskin raft downstream like an arrow. The rafter expression was serious at this time. He kept paddling, using various moves such as "press", "catch", and "lift". The small sheepskin raft also rowed downstream to the south bank of the Yellow River.

"Whether there is a reed, it is so confusing that it is so clear that it is so confusing." Jiang Zhongbin, who was sitting on the raft, suddenly said a few words.

Looking around, the sheepskin raft in the torrent was like a lonely leaf falling in the wind. It was drifting with the flow in the vast yellow water, making people feel that they were not attached to the world or the ground at this time, and the direction they were moving forward seemed to be unable to find. No matter how great human beings are, they were very small in front of nature. Li Qinglin, who was here and now, felt lonely and helpless. Li Qinglin carefully savored these two lines of poetry, and always felt that although these two sentences were about crossing the river by raft, wasn’t it actually a kind of emotion of the author’s life?

"After crossing the river, the raft will be docked downstream. If the raft crosses the river again and again, and then again and again, will the raft float into the sea in the end?" Ding Goudan suddenly asked.

Jiang Zhongbin laughed and said, "Brother Ding, you are overly worried. This sheepskin raft is actually a wooden frame of water willows and nine full-blown sheepskin tubes, weighing only twenty or thirty kilograms in total. When you approach the shore later, the old man will pick up the raft from the river and carry it on his shoulder to wander upwards. The old saying goes, 'People go into the water to take a raft, and raft ride on the water to take a raft.' As long as the raft is more diligent, the raft will not flow into the sea."

The people riding the raft were talking and laughing, but the raft passengers who were driving the raft were extremely nervous and paddling desperately. After the raft passengers worked hard, the sheepskin raft finally crossed the turbulent water flow in the center of the Yellow River and slowly leaned towards the south bank. The sheepskin raft finally leaned safely on a simple pier downstream of the south bank.

After getting off the raft and paying, Li Qinglin turned around three times. Not only was he savoring the thrilling moment he had just crossed the Yellow River, but he was also wondering whether this seemingly simple vehicle could be used in the military.

At this moment, Li Qinglin suddenly saw more than a dozen young students gathered on the bank of the Yellow River, most of whom were around 18 to 20 years old. Judging from the situation where they were packing, they seemed to have just crossed the river from the north bank of the Yellow River.

These ten students are both men and women. Although they do not have strict military discipline like soldiers, they act according to one person's command, and seem to be acting in an organized manner. The commander is also like a student, but he is older than other students and looks like a college student.

Li Qinglin and Pan Kewei both noticed this student leader. After Li Qinglin looked at him a few times, he always felt that he had seen this person, but he just couldn't remember who this person was and where he had seen him.

"Zhu Jizhang, you always talk about the Haihe River in Tianjin along the way. Now that you have seen the Yellow River, do you think of it?" A female student with big eyes and short hair cut in her ears asked the student's head.

"What do he think? What I think of him is that he was frightened by the surging Yellow River. You didn't have the same sheepskin raft as him, and you didn't see him being so scared that he was pale just now. He clutched the wooden rack with both hands and didn't dare to move." A male student beside Zhu Jizhang laughed.

"I didn't expect that you, the person who usually claims to be the strongest will, will be afraid of death?" said the female student, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

The student, known as Zhu Jizhang, blushed and forced his defense: "I'm not afraid of death, I'm just worried about your safety."

Seeing someone preparing to refute him, Zhu Jizhang changed the topic and said, "Students, yesterday some of us were still good students sitting in the school, and the pearls of parents' hands. Today we broke through the shackles of feudalism and the cage of ethics. We must rush to freedom, and we must pursue light. It is indeed very dangerous to cross the Yellow River today. The ancients said, 'If God will give a great responsibility to this person, he will suffer his mind, his muscles and bones, and his body will starve.' This danger is also a test for us. After this test, we will pursue great ideals more firmly and rush to a place of freedom. The light guides us. In the torrent of the anti-Japanese war, we will have our young people. Students, carry their luggage and we will rush to the front of the anti-Japanese war."

This young man is very good at speaking. This speech that was not a speech motivated more than a dozen students. They carried their luggage and followed Zhu Jizhang and continued to walk forward.

Zhu Jizhang's speech was loud, and Li Qinglin and Pan Kewei both heard it clearly. Zhu Jizhang's words were very passionate. Li Qinglin suddenly remembered that Zhu Jizhang had really seen him. He should be Li Lide's classmate in Nankai and the leader of the student union.

When he recalled Zhu Jizhang's style of being a young man at that time, he was finally told by the downward landlord, the old landlord Li Wancai, "If you shout slogans and send a telegram, you can scare the Japanese to death. Then what else do we need the army to do?" Li Qinglin wanted to laugh when he asked about the situation.

Pan Kewei obviously noticed Zhu Jizhang, and he winked at Jiang Zhongbin beside him and signaled him to take action immediately.

Jiang Zhongbin immediately understood. He quickly followed Zhu Jizhang and began to talk to Zhu Jizhang: "This classmate, you all want to go to Yan'an, aren't you?"

Zhu Jizhang suddenly turned around and saw a young man who looked like a student asking questions, so he replied vaguely: "We want to go to study in a place where we can resist Japan."

"Oh," Jiang Zhongbin sighed and continued, "What we see along the way are either people who are confused and chaotic, or officers and soldiers with low morale. The reality is really worrying. Can China beat the Japanese?"

Zhu Jizhang said: "There is nothing impossible in the world. Japanese fascists seem very powerful at the moment, but they are just temporarily rampant. As long as China has wise leadership and strong arms, it is only a matter of time before it can defeat Japanese imperialism."

After hearing Zhu Jizhang's words, Jiang Zhongbin seemed very excited. He grabbed Zhu Jizhang's hand and said, "This classmate, you said so well. I will leave with you in the future."

Seeing Zhu Jizhang looking at him with a vigilant look, Jiang Zhongbin quickly took out some documents from him and handed them to Zhu Jizhang, saying, "This is my student ID, this is my transcript, this is the school badge of our school. I was originally studying in Kaifeng, and there are people like you in our school. I wanted to join their organization, but my family was afraid that I was in danger, so I asked my uncle to force me to take me home."

As he said, he turned around and pointed at Pan Kewei, saying, "That's my uncle. He is a businessman. I'm so upset that I see me tightly along the way."

Zhu Jizhang smiled, but did not answer Jiang Zhongbin's words.

At this time, Pan Kewei shouted: "Boy, don't think of any tricks. Come back obediently for the old man, otherwise you will break your legs."

"I really can't help it. I shouted after I didn't see it at such a short time. I really envy you. You are all good." Jiang Zhongbin said with some regret.

"What are you still rushing? Why don't you come back soon?" Pan Kewei continued to shout.

"I'm here, I'm here, I'm just saying a few words, what are you shouting?" Jiang Zhongbin muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, then ran back and met with Pan Kewei.

Zhu Jizhang looked back at Jiang Zhongbin. He said nothing and continued to lead the students forward. Pan Kewei and others also hung far behind Zhu Jizhang and others and continued walking.

"How is the situation?" Pan Kewei asked Jiang Zhongbin in a low voice.

Jiang Zhongbin also replied in a low voice: "Our information is very accurate. These people must have gone to Yan'an. Zhu Jizhang was a little vigilant and did not miss a trace of his mouth. I only got to know them this time, but I will get in touch with them better next time."

After listening to this conversation, Li Qinglin was secretly shocked. It turned out that Jiang Zhongbin really had a special task. An answer could be drawn from their conversation, that is, Jiang Zhongbin would have some plans for the students who were preparing to go to Yan'an.

Although he guessed Jiang Zhongbin's mission, Li Qinglin did not dare to talk to Pan Kewei in this regard. Seeing that he had been following Zhu Jizhang's team, Li Qinglin asked: "Brother Pan, will we follow others and go the wrong way?"

Jiang Zhongbin smiled and said, "Sir Li, the road is not wrong. This road leads to Lingbao County County. We will take the train to Xi'an in Lingbao."

The place where Li Qinglin and the others arrived was on the Yellow River beach in Lingbao County. This place is still firmly controlled by the Kuomintang army. As Li Qinglin, the major officer of the Kuomintang army and Pan Ke as major agents of the Military Affairs Bureau, their subsequent itineraries were peaceful.

It takes a while to go from the Yellow River Beach to Lingbao County. On the way, Pan Kewei also briefly revealed to Li Qinglin the reason for his trip, on the one hand, it was official business, that was to do something for the Xi'an Military Affairs Bureau agency and send Jiang Zhongbin to Xi'an, and on the other hand, it was private, that was, he now had a lot of money in his hands, and he needed to give it to his parents, his wife and children, so as not to lose money by himself or encountering an accident.

Li Qinglin generally would not inquire about Pan Kewei's affairs. He knew that people like Pan Kewei had secrets. Sometimes knowing his secrets was equivalent to invisibly putting shackles on himself, so Li Qinglin did not want to be the object of Pan Kewei's doubt.

Pan Kewei, who arrived at the Kuomintang-controlled area, also relaxed because he had a lot of money from smuggling cigarettes in his hand, so he began to eat and live well, and he had a full share of the rich.

Lingbao County is west of Luoyang. The Longhai Railway goes from Luoyang through Lingbao and goes west to Xi'an. The most convenient means of transportation to Xi'an is to take a train. The western section of the Longhai Line is still operating normally. Because the war is urgent, most of the trains are military trains, and the tickets for passenger trains are very tight.

Li Qinglin and his friends lived in Lingbao for two days, not because they couldn't get a ticket. With Pan Ke as the major of the Military Commission, it was not difficult to get a few train tickets. They stayed for two days because Zhu Jizhang and others could not buy tickets.

During the two days in Lingbao, Jiang Zhongbin pretended to be progressive students when he had time to contact Zhu Jizhang and the others, and occasionally gave the students some change to give them tooth sacrifices. Two days later, Zhu Jizhang and the others finally bought the train tickets, and Pan Kewei also obtained the train tickets through the local Military Affairs Bureau agency. Li Qinglin and his group boarded the train to the west.

Due to the tight transportation capacity, except for the carriages specially hung up due to military and political needs, all passenger trains have now cancelled sleeper cars. Although Pan Ke is entrusted with military commanders, he can only buy them hard seat tickets.

Li Qinglin and others were on the same train as Zhu Jizhang and his group. During the driving time, Jiang Zhongbin rushed to Zhu Jizhang and his group to chat with him. After a while, he really got familiar with these people. Zhu Jizhang really recognized Jiang Zhongbin's identity as a student. However, Zhu Jizhang and others did not easily believe Jiang Zhongbin. Even after getting familiar with Jiang Zhongbin, they still had a sense of reassurance.

Two days later, Jiang Zhongbin came back to report: "I sang with them, and they sang songs from over there."

Pan Ke patted his shoulder and said, "I'm anxious to eat hot tofu, take your time, don't worry."

Another day later, Jiang Zhongbin came back and reported: "They don't have money to buy food."

In order to take out some money, Pan Ke handed it to Jiang Zhongbin, he said, "Buy some corn cakes when the car is standing."

Jiang Zhongbin said: "The corn pancakes are so bad. Can't you buy white flour buns or cook them in a fire?"

In order to hit Jiang Zhongbin on the head, Pan Ke said, "Pay attention to your identity. You are just a student who relies on sending money to study at home. You don't have that much spare money to eat. If you spend too much money, it may arouse their suspicion, and this may reveal your identity."

After listening to Pan Kewei's explanation, Jiang Zhongbin nodded frequently. At this time, the train happened to stop at a small station and went to buy corn cakes with the money given by Pan Kewei.

After a while, Jiang Zhongbin came back. He reported with great excitement: "They ate very deliciously. Zhu Jizhang repeatedly expressed his gratitude. He also notified me to attend one of their group meetings tonight."

Pan Kewei was also very happy. He said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay, this is our first step in success."

But he continued, "Have you memorized the articles in those brochures?"

Jiang Zhongbin nodded and said, "Of course I have memorized it. If I want to become theirs, of course I have to speak in their language."

Pan Kewei pondered for a moment and said, "Don't dress yourself up as if you are particularly familiar with their theories when speaking. You should pretend to be a slight understanding. This state is a normal manifestation of a new joiner."

Jiang Zhongbin nodded vigorously and said, "Sir, I'll listen to you."

In the evening, Jiang Zhongbin really went to a group meeting between Zhu Jizhang and others. After coming back, he reported that Zhu Jizhang finally agreed with Jiang Zhongbin. As long as Jiang Zhongbin is convenient, they can take Jiang Zhongbin to Yan'an with him.

After receiving this news, Pan Kewei seemed very excited. He didn't explain anything, but sang a Beijing opera in a low voice: "I was watching the mountain view on the city tower, and I heard the chaos outside the city. The flags were waving and the sky was filled with shadows. It turned out that it was a soldier sent by Sima..."

Pan Ke remembered Li Qinglin deeply about the conspiracy along the way, but another thing that he would never forget was that the train passed through.

The locomotive of this train is still a steaming car head for burning coal. The train is not fast. It is only more than 40 kilometers per hour on the best sections of the road. On those poorly maintained sections, the train has to slow down. In addition, it stops at large and small stations along the way, and the train stops and stops all the way. It takes many days to reach Tongguan, but the train suddenly stops after reaching Tongguan.

The train stopped for half a day. In order to hurry to arrive in Xi'an early, Pan Ke sent Jiang Zhongbin to call the conductor to inquire about the situation. The conductor quickly called. According to the conductor, the train had to wait for the opportunity here, and when the time was ripe, he began to pass the barrier.

"Travel through the level? Isn't this an area controlled by the National Army? What else do you need to get through?" Ding Goudan was puzzled, so he asked the conductor.

"The Japanese have occupied Fenglingdu on the north bank of the Yellow River. In order to cut off the military and economic lifeline of the Longhai Line, they set up artillery positions on the north bank. The Longhai Railway Line on the south bank is just within the range of enemy artillery fire. The Japanese equipped heavy artillery on the north bank, and they occasionally bombarded trains on the railway line. When the weather was good, they also sent planes to bomb the trains on the Longhai Line. In addition to the trains and tracks on the Longhai Line, important buildings, bridges, stations, tunnel entrances, etc. in Tongguan were also targets of enemy bombing. The Japanese often broke the Longhai Line, and our military and civilians repaired them day and night. The trains must wait until the railway is completely unobstructed through Tongguan, and they must rush through the gap between Japanese artillery bombings. This is called a train breaking through the pass." Because they knew that the pedestrian was special, the conductor explained tirelessly.

"For everyone's safety, please be careful and wait patiently," the conductor added.

"Thank you, thank you for your explanation, we will wait patiently." Jiang Zhongbin praised him and sent the conductor away very politely.

The conductor left, Li Qinglin and others sat inside the car and listened. There was indeed a faint explosion sound from the front of the railway line. It seemed that what the conductor said just now was true.

After a long wait, the sky finally gradually darkened. The parked train finally started slowly and began to run along the rails. In order to prevent the hidden enemy spies from determining the location of the train while in operation and then telegraphing the Japanese artillery on the other side of the shore, all the lights on the train were turned off, the searchlights in front of the train were also turned off, and the steel dragon was running forward rapidly in the dark.

The train finally arrived near Tongguan. The train driver began to speed up the train, and the steamed car head made a huge sound. In the quiet dark night, the sound of the train wheels hitting the rails and the steamed car head made a very harsh sound.

At this moment, the enemy fired, and the huge explosion sounded that the enemy was shooting heavy artillery shells, and it was a volley. Amid the endless artillery fire, amid the deafening explosion, the steel dragon quickly moved forward, intending to break through this death zone.

The explosion of heavy artillery shells was everywhere, showing the scenery around the railway. I saw a long section of black things on the north side of the Longhai Railway, which was about 1 meter high and continued along the railway line, like a winding Great Wall. Li Qinglin couldn't help but point there and asked: "What are the black things on the north side of the road?"...
Chapter completed!