"Old Dong, I'm worried that this will put too much pressure on him. After all, it is a very dangerous thing." An Yi said with some unbearable heart.
"Of course Lu Ming knows that this is a very risky thing. He should know better than us that transporting supplies to the Communist Party's base areas is a capital crime. How he can escape, I really can't figure out." Mr. Dong smiled bitterly.
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"If he is our comrade, no matter how big the risk is, it is worth taking, but after all, he is not one of ours, he is just a friend who is willing to help us." An Yi sighed.
"When he is doing these things, he is not only our friend, but our comrade-in-arms. I will tell him to be careful and act according to his ability. We have no insiders in the Fuxing Society. In the current situation, many things are still
You have to rely on him." Mr. Dong said.
Mr. Dong took off his shirt, went into the bathroom and washed his hair and face. After cooling down, he returned to the table and started drafting a telegram.
An Yi also took a quick shower, then sat next to him and drafted this heavy message with him.
In the telegram, Mr. Dong briefly explained the opinions of the Shanghai Municipal Committee: In view of the fact that the enemy is carrying out a large-scale infiltration plan and the current struggle situation in Shanghai is very serious, the following suggestions are made for organizational reference.
First, we do not advocate the reconstruction of the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee for the time being; second, we suspend the organization of urban workers' riots; third, all underground personnel in Shanghai are in a state of silence to ensure their own safety; fourth, we should find out the key points of the enemy's infiltration plan as soon as possible; fifth, the materials required for the base area will be delivered within three days
Go to the designated location.
An Yi stared at the message for a long time. She felt that her superiors would not be satisfied if this message was sent out, because it was far from the task she accepted when she went out.
However, the highly consistent opinions of Guo Songtao and Lao Dong show that they have a clear understanding of the current situation. They are both old Shanghainese and comrades with strong party spirit, and will not stop working because of fear of difficulties.
The contradiction lies here. On the one hand, it is the request of the superiors, and on the other hand, it is the unfavorable struggle situation. How to make a choice?
Mr. Dong insisted on sending the telegram as it is and waiting for a clear reply from the headquarters before making any plans.
Although An Yi was unwilling to do so, she still nodded in agreement.
After receiving the urgent call from Lu Ming, Sheng Muyi was very anxious and rushed to purchase various supplies.
She sent her cronies out to purchase a large amount of grain, salt, cloth, kerosene and other materials from various stores of Sheng's Industry. She even purchased five large vats of various pickles, five large vats of soy sauce meat, and also purchased large quantities.
Non-perishable foods such as bacon, sausage, cured chicken, cured duck, etc.
Two days later, all the materials were purchased and gathered in an abandoned warehouse in Shanghai. Sheng Muyi breathed a sigh of relief, then called Lu Ming and asked him to prepare for shipment.
When Lu Ming heard the news, he was both happy and worried.
Fortunately, the purchase of these basic daily necessities has been completed, but there is no news from Qiantian.
He couldn't urge it, after all, arms and medicines were too difficult to purchase.
After he came back, he discussed it with Mr. Dong and An Yi, and decided to send this batch of materials to the base area first. The headquarters has already sent the receiving location. After the materials are delivered to the location, the base area will mobilize the masses to use ant moving methods.
Carry these supplies into the mountains bit by bit through the mountain trails.
That night, all the supplies were loaded onto Caobang's ship. Lu Ming also took out two high-power radios, many spare parts for the radios, as well as generators and diesel from his warehouse, and asked people to carry them directly onto the ship.
The people who moved the goods were all Caogang people. Most of them were originally dock workers. Moving goods was their old profession.
Even so, they worked all night to load all the supplies onto the cargo ship. By the time the cargo ship set sail, it was already dawn.
Lu Ming gave Ning Zetao a reward of 10,000 yuan. He and Ning Zetao were relatives, but the porters below had to pay, and they were triple the wages.
The shipment process of the goods was all directed by Ning Zetao. Neither Sheng Muyi nor Lu Ming came forward, so even if the matter was discovered, it would be difficult to trace them.
Only one of Sheng Muyi's cronies pretended to be the owner of the cargo and escorted it on the cargo ship.
In order to avoid all checkpoints on land, Lu Ming and Ning Zetao thought it was safer to take the Yangtze River after research.
The Yangtze River waterway is familiar with the canal gangs. Even if there is trouble, there will be brothers on the road to help ensure that the goods are safely transported to the ground.
Before the big ship set sail, Ning Zetao also sent three speedboats to clear the way ahead, asking them to take the Cao Gang leader's post to visit the bosses at various docks along the river, just in case of unforeseen circumstances.
Mr. Dong and An Yi looked at Lu Ming's purchase list and were so excited that they ran around the room.
The supplies Lu Ming purchased were more than twice what they requested, especially the bacon, sausages, and soy sauce meat, which were all good things that the base area had not eaten in several years.
Now the comrades in the base area can treat malnutrition, and the condition of the wounded can be alleviated.
With the support of these materials, the base area can resist the enemy's siege tactics. The only drawback is that it is very difficult to purchase arms and urgently needed medicines, and it cannot be done in one step.
If weapons are in short supply, they can be seized from the enemy, but medicines are really impossible to obtain, but they are indispensable at all. Many sick and wounded are waiting for help.
"Mr. Lu, thank you very much. You have saved many of our lives." Mr. Dong said with emotion.
"This is just the first batch of goods. I will get arms and medicine as soon as possible, but I'm afraid the quantity won't be too large." Lu Ming really didn't have much confidence.
"As much as we can get, even hundreds of guns and dozens of boxes of medicines can be of great help to us."
Although Mr. Dong felt very embarrassed, he still said it and asked Lu Ming to find a way to get the infiltration plan being implemented by the Fuxing Society headquarters in major cities.
This plan itself was pieced together by Lu Ming through financial statements, but it was extremely difficult to obtain specific information.
"If you can get it, get it. If we really can't get it, we will think of other ways. There will always be a way. You must pay attention to safety." Mr. Dong said.
"I will find a way to find a suitable opportunity..." Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and said.
"Mr. Lu, if so much material is transported into the base area, the enemy will definitely be aware of it. You must protect yourself and not be exposed." This is what Mr. Dong is most worried about.
"Don't worry, there will be some trouble, but I have already thought of a way out." Lu Ming was not very worried.
Whenever Lu Ming does something, he always thinks of an escape route first. The only thing that caught him off guard was that An Yi was taken away by the Sixth Precinct and his identity might be exposed.
Now he is still making amends. Although getting rid of Xiao Chu does not mean that the matter is over. Weng Bailing will not give up and will come up with other ways to track down An Yi, so he has to find a way to deal with Weng Bailing.
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However, Weng Bailing is the webmaster of the Shanghai station and cannot simply copy the method of getting rid of Xiao Chu, otherwise it will cause huge waves and everything may be uprooted.
"Tell An Yi and tell her to try not to leave this building. If she must go out, she should wear a scarf and sunglasses to disguise herself," Lu Ming said.
"Has her alarm not been lifted yet?" Mr. Dong, who had just become happy, became depressed again.
"It's temporarily lifted, but that doesn't mean there will be no more trouble. Give me time and I will be able to solve it completely. In addition, An Yi's resume must be completed as soon as possible." Lu Ming said.
"I will hurry up. Do I also need to get a resume?" Mr. Dong said.
"You all need it, and you may not be able to use it, but if you need it, it will be too late to improvise, and you will be in a panic. Just be prepared." Lu Ming said.
Sheng Muyi really spent a lot of money this time. In order to purchase these materials, she spent almost 400,000 silver dollars. Adding in the 100,000 yuan for Lu Ming, it was 500,000 yuan.
Lu Ming didn't think much about it, thinking that Sheng Muyi was purely thinking about him, and he was filled with gratitude.
He called Sheng Muyi and asked her if there were any problems with her accounts. Sheng Muyi told him that everything was done flawlessly and there would be no problems.
In fact, Sheng Muyi used her savings over the years to purchase this batch of materials for her base. Of course, the books were even, including the 100,000 yuan banknote given to Lu Ming, all from her own pocket.
On the third day after the first batch of supplies was shipped, Qiantian finally called and asked Lu Ming to meet at the last Japanese restaurant.