As he was only 15 years old, he was assigned by the guerilla chief to act as a point man to gather information from the enemy.
十五歲的小毛頭在游擊隊裡，衝鋒陷陣是談不上的。張拓蕪仗著年紀小，機靈識字，充當刺探敵情的尖兵。他常出沒在附近淪陷的縣城傳送消息，日軍的殘暴在在使他觸目傷心。