The darkness before dawn and the thunderstorm before the rainbow are the laws of the stages that must be experienced, whether it is nature or this war, whether you like it or not.

Since I can't escape and since it's an unchangeable law, I have to hold on and endure the darkness and thunderstorm.

Meng Youtian knew that these difficulties were not caused by their actions, but were pressed on people's backs by an irresistible reality. Although it was not a life that could live freely, Meng Youtian would never do it, nor would he let the people around him become fallen leaves rolled up by the strong wind. No matter where the wind blows them, they would get wherever they could, no matter whether it was a pool of smelly water or a cesspool.

Enhancement in self-improvement in the inevitable suffering is Meng Youtian's creed. He has done a lot, but he still has to do a lot. This is a responsibility he cannot escape. Although history is somewhat deviated from his memories of his previous life, he believes that it is just a matter of time, or a change of name and a different form, moving forward. The process may have changed, but the result should not be large deviations.

This time she lived in the mountains for a long time. This was in Meng Youtian's opinion, and in Liu Feng's opinion, of course she hoped that he could always be with her, but she also knew that this was an unrealistic idea. Fortunately, her energy was being occupied by the same energetic baby, and her temperament also changed with the arrival of this little life. Some people say that women will become stupid after giving birth, but Meng Youtian found that Liu Feng was becoming gentle.

Meng Youtian was taking care of Liu Feng and accompanying his son. He re-planned the development of the small village, where to expand the land, where to continue building houses, and solved some practical problems in production and breeding. The village is still small, and all the villagers who want to live in Tumen Village are still in trouble. To be precise, relying on the production and reserves of the small village, it is difficult to maintain the lives of all villagers for a long time.

Of course, Meng Youtian also thought of a solution to this, one was to divert some personnel to the old camp; the other was to fight bravely, so that the enemy could not occupy Tumen Village for a long time. Of course, the development of things may not be as smooth as Meng Youtian thought, but who could predict the future of things exactly? Life is just about spending the continuous encounters and solving the difficulties!

Before the lunar calendar year, Meng Youtian returned to Tumen Village and caught up with his mother, wife and daughter to celebrate the New Year. In the traditional society at that time, this was an absolute and necessary thing for a son to do, and there was no reason to say. He did not say that Liu Feng gave birth to a baby. Of course, it was just a temporary concealment.

The family spent the New Year peacefully and life was on track again. The rare months of peace seemed to make people forget the war and relax their vigilance. It seemed that Meng Youtian was always nervous. But the development of things seemed to be joking with him. Seeing the spring blossoming, the Japanese not only showed no signs of attack, but also shrank the defense line, causing Huangcun, Xiaotun, Hecun, and Xiaozhangzhuang to be recovered by the guerrillas and the main forces, and there was no sign of a severe drought even in heaven.

We are prepared when we come. If we don’t come, we will live our lives. Of course, Meng Youtian will not make his worst plans come true in order to prove his correctness. He is very willing to continue this peaceful time until the end of the war, although this is not very practical.

Constrained by the narrow source of information, Meng Youtian did not know the specific situation of other anti-Japanese battlefields. But he was sure that the peace here was only temporary, and other battlefields might be fighting bloody battles or even facing difficulties.

In the battlefield behind enemy lines in North China, Tada Jun pulled out enough troops through the shrinking of all the occupied areas and launched the first public security strengthening campaign, first placing the strike on the central Hebei plain.

Although the Hebei Central Military Region is only a second-level military region of the Eighth Route Army, its strategic position is very important. It has five military sub-districts, and at its peak it had forty-four counties (of which twenty-two counties were fully controlled), and its troops reached more than 60,000 at most. Because of its wealth, it was called Ukraine in China by the Eighth Route Army, while the Japanese army called it the Eighth Route Army's military station.

It is inevitable that a long and cruel battle broke out in such an area where both sides are bound to be captured. While Tada Jun continued to use railways and highways to divide the connections between various anti-Japanese bases, he ordered the troops concentrated in Hebei to repeatedly sweep, erode and blockade with unprecedented patience. By May, the Japanese army in Hebei had achieved more successful results than before.

If Meng Youtian could see the situation map of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, he would be surprised to find that the anti-Japanese bases in central and eastern Hebei were or had been divided into pieces. The Hebei-central base, known as the granary of North China, also formed a retreat from north to south and from west to east under the attack of the Japanese army.

Although the Hundred Regiments War in history was broken down and implemented, or it was only planned but not implemented, the Eighth Route Army did not suffer major losses, coupled with the popularization of authentic mines, and the power to counterattack the enemy's sweep. However, the severity of the situation is obvious at a glance. Relieving the tension in the Hebei-central base area and breaking Tada Jun's cage policy has become something that the top leaders of the Eighth Route Army should consider immediately.

This is the necessity of history. The Japanese army is "weaving nets" and North China will be covered by "giant nets". Without tearing this net apart, the Eighth Route Army will be unable to move and will eventually become a fish in the net. The attack is imperative, and it is a large-scale attack. The target is directed to the Tai Road, with the purpose of opening up the connection between Shanxi, Chahar, Hebei and Taihang District, to restrain the enemy and support the increasingly difficult situation in Hebei.

But history has indeed changed. Without the title of the Hundred Regiments War, only the "Zhengtai Road Defeat", the scale and time are different from history. Even Meng Youtian, who is far away from the Zhengtai Railway, did not know the occurrence of this battle at that time. This is not surprising. Meng Youtian is just a commoner, and I am afraid that even the leaders of the district and county party committees do not know about this secret.

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"I don't know, I just asked someone to send the message to you. I really don't know the recent situation. However, she and the child must be fine." Meng Youtian lowered his head and was slapped several times in the head. This is a rare thing. Although he knew that the news would leak sooner or later, he didn't expect that his mother would be so angry.

"You bastard, how dare you hide such a big thing from me?" After Tian Niang beat him, she was still confused and scolded angrily: "Go, go now and bring my grandson back."

Meng Youtian grinned and guessed why her mother was so angry. A Xiu gave birth to a child half a month ago and was another girl. Of course, Meng Youtian didn't care. As long as she was her child, she loved her the same love. But A Xiu was disappointed again, and A Xiu was quite depressed. Suddenly, she got the news that she had a grandson and was three or four months old. It was normal for Ayutian to get angry when she was surprised.

Seeing Meng Youtian's face showing a look of distress, Youtian's mother was so angry that she slapped her head again, "What's wrong, that boy is not your seed. No matter if you call him dad or a descendant of the Meng family, I can't even see him?"

"Mom, don't worry, listen to me and say it slowly." Meng Youtian knew that the reason was wrong, so he didn't dodge and said with a smile: "Liu Feng and I, right? That child born without a name yet-" Seeing that my mother glared at me again, Meng Youtian quickly changed his words, "He must have the surname Meng, this is not running away. But now he wants to bring the child back, what should he say? How do outsiders discuss it? What should Ah Xiu think?"

"Are you still afraid of others' discussion?" Aotian Niang cut Meng Youtian hard, but this statement really made her embarrassed. She patronized her grandson and ignored her granddaughter. She was really sorry for A Xiu who had been working hard all the time.

Aritian Niang thought for a long time, sighed helplessly and said, "You are so uneasy. Let's do this. Mom goes to the mountains to see the boy, Liu Feng, and the incense of Lao Meng's family. You can't just throw it out like this. Mom is not partial to her. I am happy to have a granddaughter, and I don't bother her. If you give Liu Feng a title, you will tell her that she is not happy, and that Mom has no choice."

A Xiu naturally didn't object, although she couldn't help feeling wronged, so she could only treat her well and compensate her more in the future. Meng Youtian thought of this and said, "Mom, how can you go climbing mountains and ridges? I'll take Liu Feng and Niang back, you can wait at home."

"No," Aotian Niang shook her head vigorously and said, "You have to arrange things so that she can come back. Otherwise, she will be stabbed by someone and spit on the back! Liu Feng, is that a good guy? And her father, who kills people without blinking. I'll go and see first, you'll be with you."

Meng Youtian hesitated for a moment and nodded helplessly. This matter has been hanging in his heart for a long time. In addition to asking the people who entered the mountain to send a message, he has also visited Liu Feng several times. Liu Feng's eyes were the only smelly child, and he seemed to no longer take any title seriously, which made him lose the bargaining chips that made Liu Feng obedient. What his mother said makes sense. Liu Feng may be really embarrassed to carry a child back to the village.

"I will follow you too. Only when Sister Feng believes in her heart if she is happy!" Ah Xiu was breastfeeding the child. After listening to Meng Youtian's story, she raised her head and said, "She continued the incense for the Meng family. It's not easy to live in the deep mountains. It's also worth it for me to go see her."

"Axiu, you are so kind." Meng Youtian smiled embarrassedly and said, "I just feel sorry for you. I want to make you scold me for a few words to vent my anger. I didn't expect you to be so reasonable."

It is a bit inappropriate to say that it is reasonable, and it is a bit too much to say that it is compromised. Ah Xiu is kind and takes Meng Youtian seriously. Meng Youtian is her god. She gave birth to two girls in a row. According to her traditional thoughts, she felt a little sorry for Meng Youtian and Aotian's mother.
Chapter completed!