This scene took place in the smoke of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Liu Hongcai was an experienced scout of the Eighth Route Army, who disguised himself as a Japanese scout and went deep behind enemy lines, but on the way back he encountered a suspicious "Eighth Route Army" unit. With his superior insight, he immediately realized that the movement of this force was suspicious, and he did not hesitate to shout "stop". Under this order, the two sides fell into a tense confrontation... Liu Hongcai's face was solemn, his hand pressed on the handle of the gun, and there was an ominous premonition churning in his heart. And the troops of the "Eighth Route Army" also watched him vigilantly, and the scene was tense for a while. What exactly happened? Was this suspicious force friend or foe? How did Liu Hongcai see through their disguise? All the mysteries will be solved one by one in the following stories...
1. Liu Hongcai's family background and experience of joining the revolution
Speaking of Liu Hongcai's family background, he is really a poor family. He was born in a small mountain village in Tongjiang, Sichuan, and his family only has more than one acre of land, and it is barely enough to maintain the food and clothing of his family with this meager income. Liu Hongcai had to help the family with farm work since he was a child, and when he was a little older, he began to herd cattle for a living.
At that time, children in the countryside had to work from an early age to support their families. When Liu Hong was only seven or eight years old, he had to get up early in the morning to drive the cattle up the mountain and not return home until it was dark. The mountain road was rugged, and Liu Hongcai often stumbled along the way, and his feet were worn out by stones. But when he thought of the plight at home, he gritted his teeth and stayed up until dark before returning home.
Although the living environment at home is poor, parents attach great importance to their children's education. Whenever Liu Hongcai came home from school, his father always asked him to repeat what he had learned. Sometimes Liu Hongcai was so tired that his father forced him to study with a stick. Despite this, Liu Hongcai is grateful for his parents' teachings.
In this way, in poverty and hardship, Liu Hong spent his childhood. In 1934, when the Red Fourth Front Army arrived in his village, Liu Hongcai was already a young man in his early 20s. The arrival of the Red Army brought fresh air to this small mountain village. Liu Hongcai was impressed by the heroic deeds of the Red Army and resolutely joined the ranks of the Red Army.
From then on, Liu Hongcai began his revolutionary career. Soon after joining the Red Army, he took part in the famous Long March. On the Long March, hunger and cold were blowing, and the enemy was pressing forward step by step. Once, Liu Hongcai's unit was surrounded by Kuomintang troops and was in a dilemma. At this critical juncture, they received an order from their superiors: to break out at all costs.
So, under the cover of darkness, the Red Army began to break through. Liu Hongcai held a rifle and moved forward cautiously. In the rain of bullets, he had to lie on the ground from time to time to avoid being hit by enemy bullets. Suddenly, a grenade fell from the sky and landed not far from him. Liu Hongcai hurriedly curled up and covered his head tightly with his hands, for fear of being cut by the fragments of the bomb.
In this way, in the rain of bullets, he finally broke through the blockade and successfully broke through. Although there were heavy casualties, everyone's fighting spirit was boosted. Liu Hongcai saw that although his comrades-in-arms were seriously injured, their faces were still filled with the joy of victory. From then on, his belief in the revolutionary cause was even stronger.
After the end of the Long March, Liu Hongcai came to Yan'an with other Red Army soldiers. Here they received systematic military training and learned Marxist theory. Liu Hongcai worked particularly hard, not only participating in various training every day, but also self-training until late at night. His hard work was soon appreciated by his superiors.
In 1937, after the outbreak of the Lugou Bridge Incident, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression began. Liu Hongcai went to the front line with the troops and began his own anti-Japanese journey. With his extraordinary courage and wisdom, he soon became an excellent soldier of the Eighth Route Army. Since then, he has started a magnificent period of anti-Japanese years.
2. Liu Hongcai's heroic performance in the Anti-Japanese War
As soon as the Anti-Japanese War began, Liu Hongcai joined the famous Eighth Route Army and soon showed extraordinary courage and resourcefulness. In 1938, he was appointed platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army with excellent military qualities, and since then he has started his own anti-Japanese journey.
As a platoon commander, Liu Hongcai often personally led the team to carry out some arduous tasks. At one point, they were ordered to attack a Japanese stronghold. In order not to alarm the enemy, the entire team dressed in civilian clothes, blended in with the local villagers, and quietly approached the target.
In the middle of the night, the team split into several groups and began a raid. Liu Hongcai led a small team of men and horses to outflank the Japanese stronghold from the west. In the darkness of the night, they stepped on the fallen leaves and cautiously pushed forward. Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire ahead, and it turned out to be another group of men and horses who had been discovered and returned fire by the Japanese army.
The situation was critical, so Liu Hongcai made a quick decision and immediately asked his subordinates to hide on the spot. He himself climbed a large tree to see where we were. In the moonlight, he clearly saw that the Japanese fire positions were set up on a small hill, and our troops were firmly nailed to the foot of the hill by them, unable to move.
Liu Hongcai had a plan in his heart, and soon came up with a brilliant plan. He asked some of his men to continue to contain the Japanese fire, while the other part of his men and horses went around the rear of the Japanese flanks and waited for an opportunity to attack. Sure enough, the Japanese army was preoccupied with dealing with the frontal Eighth Route Army, and did not guard against attacks from the rear at all.
At this opportunity, Liu Hongcai personally led a small group of men and horses to launch a fierce attack from the rear of the Japanese army. The Japanese defense line was broken through at once, and they fled in all directions in panic, and were soon completely annihilated by our troops. In this battle, our army only suffered a few casualties, captured this stronghold, and also captured a lot of Japanese soldiers.
Such examples of warfare are not uncommon in Liu Hongcai's military career. Not only is he brave and good at fighting, but he is also good at using his wits to strike the enemy from the side. It was with this extraordinary courage and wisdom that Liu Hong quickly became famous and was known as the "hardcore platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army".
In 1940, Liu Hongcai moved to Liaoning with the army. This year, they received a difficult task: to attack the county seat of Liaoxian. Liaoxian was an important stronghold of the Japanese army in the northeast, and its capture was very important to defeat the Japanese rule in the northeast.
In order to accomplish this task, the Eighth Route Army first sent several troops to repeatedly reconnoiter and harass the county town of Liao. After mastering the specific defense situation in the city, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided to launch a general attack. In this battle, Liu Hongcai volunteered to be the captain of the commando.
The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, taking into account his repeated miraculous achievements in battles in the past, also approved his request this time. So, Liu Hongcai led a seven-person team to be responsible for the task of attacking the city at night. The entire siege plan was: first Liu Hongcai's team attacked the city wall, and then opened the city gate to open the way for the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
After dark, Liu Hongcai led the team members to start the operation. They first climbed the city wall one by one with bamboo poles, and then found three Japanese sentries napping on the city wall. Liu Hongcai made a gesture alertly, signaling the team members not to make a sound.
Then they crept close to the three sentinels and, with their daggers, took them all under the look. After that, Liu Hongcai left two more team members to guard the city wall and continued to advance with the rest of the people.
Soon, they came to the city gates. Liu Hongcai personally stepped forward and opened the door a small crack, and found that there was no one inside. They successfully opened the gates of the city and immediately signaled to the Eighth Route Army to enter the city.
In this way, under the leadership of Liu Hongcai, the main force of the Eighth Route Army soon occupied the county town of Liao. However, the Japanese did not give up, and they sent a large number of ground troops and aircraft to launch a frantic counterattack against the Eighth Route Army. The two sides started a life-and-death struggle in the city.
In this battle, Liu Hongcai personally charged forward and made a significant contribution to the victory of the Eighth Route Army. However, at the very end of the battle, a Japanese shell fell on his side, and he was wounded on the spot and fell unconscious.
When Liu Hong woke up, he was already in a rear hospital of the Eighth Route Army. Due to the severity of his injuries, he spent several months recuperating in the hospital. After being discharged from the hospital, Liu Hongcai was promoted to company commander, and thus began a new chapter in his reconnaissance career.
3. Liu Hongcai's reconnaissance career
After recovering from his injuries and being discharged from the hospital, Liu Hong was promoted to company commander, which opened a new chapter in his reconnaissance career. As a reconnaissance company commander, his main task was to go deep behind enemy lines and gather all military intelligence about the enemy.
One day in 1942, Liu Hongcai received a new reconnaissance mission: he needed to disguise himself as a Japanese officer and go to Licheng County to investigate the enemy's situation. This task was undoubtedly a challenge, because the county seat of Licheng was an important base of the Japanese puppet army, and it was not easy to enter.
However, Liu Hongcai did not have the slightest fear. He immediately summoned two of his right-hand men and negotiated a plan of action: they would disguise themselves as Japanese officers and soldiers and blend into the ranks of the enemy and go to Licheng.
In order to do a good job of camouflage, Liu Hongcai specially found two sets of Japanese soldier uniforms and one set of officer uniforms. He tried it on for himself and found that although the size fits, his Oriental face is too conspicuous. So, he asked his subordinates to get some cosmetics and put on heavy makeup for himself.
After the camouflage work was ready, Liu Hongcai took his two subordinates and swaggered on the road to Licheng. Along the way, they sometimes pretended to be patrolling, sometimes pretending to be resting, in order to hide their eyes.
In this way, they finally arrived at the gate of Licheng County. At this time, a puppet soldier stepped forward to stop them and asked where they came from. Liu Hongcai did not hesitate to say a fictitious unit number and reprimanded the soldier in fluent Japanese.
The puppet soldier was intimidated by Liu Hongcai's momentum and hurriedly let them in. In this way, Liu Hongcai and his subordinates successfully infiltrated Licheng County and began their reconnaissance mission.
In the county seat, Liu Hongcai acted cautiously and cautiously, for fear of revealing his identity. Sometimes they mingled with the ranks of the Japanese army, and sometimes disguised themselves as local merchants, gathering all the military information about the enemy in various ways.
Just as they were about to complete their mission and prepare to evacuate, a terrifying thing happened. It turned out that the Japanese army also suspected that there were scouts of our army lurking in the city, so they specially set up an "assassination team" and disguised themselves as Eighth Route Army or businessmen to search for our personnel everywhere.
After learning of this situation, Liu Hong immediately made a decision and decided to evacuate immediately. However, they were blocked at the city gate by a group of death squads. Although the group was dressed as businessmen, Liu Hong could see their true identities at a glance.
The situation was critical, and Liu Hongcai had no choice but to take a bold approach: he suddenly roared loudly, reprimanded the gang in fluent Japanese, and slapped one of them several times on the spot. This approach really worked, and the people of the assassination team were intimidated by Liu Hongcai's momentum and got out of the way.
In this way, Liu Hongcai and his subordinates finally withdrew safely from Licheng County. However, on the way back, they encountered a real Japanese patrol. Although the other party doubted their identities, Liu Hongcai made a gesture alertly, signaling his subordinates to fire back.
In the rain of bullets, Liu Hongcai and his men finally killed the group of Japanese soldiers, but also paid some casualties. However, the operation was a complete success in the end, and Liu Hongcai returned to the base camp of the Eighth Route Army with his men safely.
Since then, Liu Hongcai has become even more famous, known as "the expert of the Eighth Route Army's reconnaissance". His extraordinary courage and wisdom will once again shine in the following years of the Anti-Japanese War.
4. Liu Hongcai saw through the process of camouflage of the Japanese army
One day in 1944, Liu Hongcai and two of his subordinates completed a difficult reconnaissance mission and were on their way home. Along the way, they were cautious for fear of being attacked by the Japanese.
Just as they were about to arrive at the base of the Eighth Route Army, a team wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army appeared not far ahead. Seeing this team, Liu Hongcai couldn't help but feel a tightening heart. Because according to the intelligence, there was no trace of other Eighth Route Army troops nearby.
So, he ordered two of his men to be vigilant and keep an eye on the suspicious team. When they approached, Liu Hongcai suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Stop!"
The team immediately stopped, and everyone turned back in surprise. One of them raised his hand and asked suspiciously, "Do we have any problems?"
Liu Hongcai's face was solemn and did not answer. He looked at the other party carefully and found that although the equipment of this team was similar to that of the Eighth Route Army, its style of action was very different from that of the Eighth Route Army.
So, he took a deep breath and said slowly: "Your equipment and style of action are not the same as those of the Eighth Route Army. I need to confirm your identity. ＂
When the man heard this, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Ah, I see. We are a newly formed airfield reconnaissance team that specializes in some special tasks. ＂
After Liu Hongcai heard this, he didn't fully believe it. He took a closer look and found that there were no volunteers and staff members of the Eighth Route Army in this team at all. So, he turned back and made a gesture to the two men, signaling them to be ready for battle.
Then, Liu Hongcai took a few steps forward, pointed a gun at the man, and asked, "Where did you come from? Where are you going?"
Still smiling, the man said, "We're from the south, and we're going to the north for a mission." ＂
A hint of coldness flashed in Liu Hongcai's eyes, he knew that this was definitely a lie. So, without hesitation, he turned around and shouted to his subordinates: "Shoot!"
As soon as the words fell, the two men immediately opened fire and fired at the team. The opposing personnel fell to the ground one after another, apparently a Japanese assassination squad in disguise.
After the gunfire subsided, Liu Hong stepped forward to examine the bodies of those people and confirmed their identities. On the way back, the two men were very curious and kept asking Liu Hong how he could see through their disguises.
Liu Hongcai took a deep breath and said slowly: "Just as we were close to them, I found that their style of action was very different from that of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has always been well-trained and will act in an orderly manner. However, the people in this team looked a little flustered, and the equipment was very new, obviously camouflaged. ＂
"In addition, they are always evasive and suspicious in their inquiries about me. So I concluded that they must have been an assassination team sent by the Japanese army, disguised as the Eighth Route Army, and wanted to assassinate us. ＂
After hearing this, the two subordinates sincerely praised Liu Hongcai's alertness and insight, which was really remarkable.
In this way, with extraordinary wisdom and courage, Liu Hongcai once again resolved a crisis and contributed his own strength to the victory of the Eighth Route Army. Since then, he has become even more famous in the Eighth Route Army, and is known as "an expert in seeing through disguise".
5. Liu Hongcai's encounter with the Japanese assassination team
After seeing through the camouflage of the Japanese assassination team, Liu Hongcai did not relax his vigilance. He knew that although this assassination party had been annihilated, the enemy would definitely continue to send other men against them.
Sure enough, on the way back to the base of the Eighth Route Army, they encountered a suspicious team again. This time, the other party's personnel were dressed up like the real Eighth Route Army, and even Liu Hongcai couldn't distinguish the authenticity for a while.
So, he ordered his two men to hide first, while he walked forward alone, wanting to see how the other would react. As he approached the team, the other team's personnel seemed to sense some clues, and they all watched him vigilantly.
Liu Hongcai took a deep breath and shouted loudly in a deep voice: "Stop!"
The team immediately stopped, and everyone turned back in surprise. One of them raised his hand and asked suspiciously, "Do we have any problems?"
Liu Hongcai's face was solemn and did not answer. He looked at the other party carefully and found that the equipment and action style of this team were indeed no different from those of the Eighth Route Army.
So, he said slowly: "Your equipment and action style are exactly the same as those of the Eighth Route Army. But I need to confirm your identity, because there is no sign of any other Eighth Route Army troops nearby. ＂
When the man heard this, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Ah, I see. We are a newly formed airfield reconnaissance team that specializes in some special tasks. ＂
After Liu Hongcai heard this, he didn't fully believe it. He took a closer look and found that the personnel in this team were indeed acting in an orderly manner, and their style was no different from that of the Eighth Route Army.
But at this moment, he suddenly discovered a clue: there was not a single female comrade in this team! This was unique in the Eighth Route Army.
So, he turned back and made a gesture to the two men, signaling them to be ready for battle. Then he took a few more steps, pointed a gun at the man, and asked, "Where did you come from? Where are you going?"
Still smiling, the man said, "We're from the south, and we're going to the north for a mission." ＂
A hint of coldness flashed in Liu Hongcai's eyes, he knew that this was definitely a lie. So, without hesitation, he turned around and shouted to his subordinates: "Shoot!"
As soon as the words fell, the two men immediately opened fire and fired at the team. The other party's personnel fell to the ground one after another, and were annihilated by Liu Hongcai in one fell swoop.
After the gunfire subsided, Liu Hong stepped forward to check the bodies of those people, and sure enough, he found that they were all members of the Japanese assassination team. On the way back, the two men were very curious and kept asking Liu Hong how he could see through their disguises.
Liu Hongcai said slowly: "Just as I was close to them, I found that there was not a single female comrade in this team, which was unique in the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has always been equal to men and women, and there will be female comrades in every team. ＂
"So I concluded that they must have been an assassination team sent by the Japanese army, disguised as the Eighth Route Army, to assassinate us. Although their disguises are very similar, they still leave some flaws in the end. ＂
After hearing this, the two subordinates sincerely praised Liu Hongcai's alertness and insight, which was really remarkable.
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In this way, with extraordinary wisdom and courage, Liu Hongcai once again resolved a crisis and contributed his own strength to the victory of the Eighth Route Army. Since then, he has become even more famous in the Eighth Route Army, and is known as "an expert in seeing through disguise".