In order to stabilize Gao Changming and prevent him from having second thoughts, You Yukun directly gave Gao Changming three large yellow croakers.
Of course, I also warned him again not to play tricks. Otherwise, not only his family, but also his concubines will die. Even he, the translator, will become the target of the military commander and will not stop chasing him to death.
Gao Changming also made up his mind to help the military unification at this time, and he repeatedly promised that nothing would go wrong.
The next day, the rescue operation officially began. In order to speed up the tunnel excavation, Monk Wei also sent several strong special forces members to dig the tunnel together with members of the Xiongzhou working group.
The tunnel excavation progressed very quickly. It took only one day to dig almost to the basement.
To ensure nothing went wrong, before the final dig, Gao Changming reported the situation of the US military observation group.
That evening, Gao Changming came to his best friend's residence again and reported the situation to Xu Dalong and others.
He said that when he went to work today, the military police captain did not go to the basement where the American military observation team was kept throughout the whole day, so he had no chance to follow him in and deliver the message to the American prisoners of war.
He hoped that the military command would give him a little more time, and he would try to pass on the news.
Xu Dalong thought that Gao Changming was not lying, so he told him to let everything take its course and never reveal his flaws.
Since Gao Changming could not accurately figure out the current situation of the detention of the US military observation group, Xu Dalong, You Yukun and others had no choice but to wait patiently.
That evening, Gao Changming returned to his residence and told Xu Dalong that during the day, he accompanied the military police captain to the cell where the US military observation team was held, and heard some very unfavorable news.
Among the three people in the American military observation team, one had tuberculosis. In order to avoid infection, the Japanese army detained him alone in another cell. There was a distance of 15 meters between the two cells, which added another layer of difficulty to the rescue operation.
big trouble.
After hearing this, You Yukun turned pale and said "Hey", not knowing what to say.
Li Chunsheng scolded: "He is so evil, how could it be such a coincidence?"
This matter is really troublesome. According to the distribution of the sewer pipe network under the Gendarmerie compound, the hole originally dug cannot be dug directly under the basement where another member of the American observation team is detained. It must be dug through another tunnel.
Sewers need to be excavated again. This increases the risk of exposure.
Xu Dalong said: "There is no other way now. Let's reorganize people and dig another tunnel."
Li Chunsheng hesitated to speak. You Yukun winked at him and he said nothing.
You Yukun said: "Okay, then let's dig another tunnel."
Xu Dalong went back to rest.
Li Chunsheng said to You Yukun: "Virgo, just to be on the safe side, I have an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not.
The superior asked us to rescue people, but he didn't ask us to rescue them all. I think we just rescued the two members of the US military observation team. The remaining one happened to be sick and didn't know whether to live or die. We didn't have the ability to save him.
Come out. I don’t know if that’s okay?”
You Yukun actually thinks so. They are now in Xiongzhou City. There are thousands of Japanese and puppet troops in the city. This place is definitely a tiger's den and a wolf's den. And they are now betting that the translator will not rebel.
Under the premise, if the translator made a mistake, they would definitely die without burial. Therefore, he also wanted to complete the task quickly and evacuate quickly.
He said: "I agree, but how should I explain it to Brother Dalong?"
Li Chunsheng said: "Brothers Dalong and others are cooperating with our military command in carrying out rescue missions. This matter is not ours to decide."
You Yukun said: "Things are not that simple. After all, he is a member of the underground party. After returning, their superiors will ask about the rescue mission. I am afraid he will not be able to hide it from his superiors.
If this matter spreads to the ears of the underground party, and then to the US military observation group, it will greatly affect the reputation of the entire Guofu. This risk cannot be taken."
Li Chunsheng frowned and said: "What should we do? Virgo, if it is inconvenient for you to tell Brother Dalong about this matter, how about I go and talk to him about it?"
You Yukun said: "Well, when you talk to Brother Dalong, be a little more subtle and don't make it too clear. Brother Dalong is a smart man, and he can tell with just one point. Do I mean it?"
Li Chunsheng understood and said: "Virgo, don't worry, I know what to say."
The next morning, Li Chunsheng went to see Xu Dalong.
After returning, he said to You Yukun: "Virgin, Brother Dalong disagrees. He said that the US military observation team consists of three people. Those two people clearly know that they have a companion who is also detained in the military police.
In the yard.
If only two of them were rescued, they would definitely not be able to hide this matter with their mouths.
At that time, neither the military commander nor the underground party will be able to explain. What he means is to rescue the three people together no matter what."
You Yukun thought for a while and said: "Brother Dalong is still thoughtful. Then we have to take risks and dig another tunnel."
While they were digging the second tunnel, another piece of bad news came.
The special operations team member responsible for monitoring reported that they had monitored the call between the Special High School Section and the military police captain. The Central China Front Army Special High School Section asked them to send three members of the American military observation team to Hefei.
This situation is really too bad. Once the people are moved away, all the tunnels that everyone has worked so hard to dig will be in vain.
So everyone decided to take action immediately,
But it was broad daylight at the moment, and even if the person was successfully taken out of the cell, the gendarmerie would soon discover him.
The Japanese army will definitely strengthen the blockade. In such a short time, it is impossible for them to get out of the city safely.
There are so many Japanese and puppet troops in the city. Even if it is a blanket search, there are enough manpower to search them out easily. Therefore, we can only wait until night to take action. But if the people of the US military observation group are transferred today, it will not be possible at all.
That's too late.
Xu Dalong and others were now eager to learn the news about the transfer of prisoners from the translator, but the translator had no chance to pass on the information to the outside world.
It was impossible to grasp the specific time and route of movement of the Japanese troops transferring prisoners, and even if they wanted to intercept them halfway, it was impossible to do so.
At noon that day, the translator came back in a hurry.
Everyone was overjoyed to see this guy and hurriedly asked him about the Japanese army's transfer of prisoners.
The translator said that the Japanese army would send people to send away the three members of the US military observation group this afternoon.
The Japanese army attaches great importance to the members of the American observation group. In order to ensure safety, they have formulated a strict escort plan. The Japanese army will send four convoys to Hefei this afternoon. Which vehicle will be escorting the American observation group?
In the motorcade, the translator had no idea at all.
Everyone felt very headache after hearing the news.
They didn't know which convoy the American prisoners of war were in. As long as one of the convoys was intercepted, the Japanese troops would retreat and the operation would fail.
Not only that, because the interception operation was relatively accurate, the Japanese army would suspect that someone had leaked the information. The translator might be exposed soon, and even the situation in the military police would be out of control in the future.
It was already 1 o'clock at noon. The Japanese army would carry out the mission at 2:30 in the afternoon at the latest. It was too difficult to make the right decision in such a short period of time.
Neither You Yukun nor Li Chunsheng could think of a good solution, so everyone finally focused their attention on Xu Dalong.
After Xu Dalong thought for a while, he said decisively: "There is a way."
After speaking, he told everyone his method.
After hearing this, You Yukun and Li Chunsheng said happily: "Brother Dalong still has a way. This is a great idea. Let's do it."
Xu Dalong immediately sent a telegram to the squad leader of the special operations team waiting outside the city.
At 1:40 noon, the three American prisoners of war had been escorted out and put into an ordinary military truck.
A total of 16 military trucks are parked in the yard of the Gendarmerie. Every four military trucks will form a convoy and set off on time at two o'clock.
The translator saw clearly that the American prisoners of war were being held in the second convoy. Unfortunately, he could not inform Xu Dalong and the others of this news.
The section chief of the Japanese Military Special High School was very shrewd. He was worried that something would go wrong and implemented psychological warfare during the transfer process. He guessed that someone intercepted the transfer convoy, and the possibility of the first convoy being intercepted was relatively small. If the enemy let it go,
For the first team, they will think that the second team is also testing, so they will focus on the third or fourth team.
Based on human psychology, they judged that the target was most likely to be on the third team, so he believed that the safest option was the second team.
Placing the prisoners in the second convoy also has the advantage that if the convoy is intercepted, the Japanese troops in the first convoy and the Japanese troops in the following two convoys can intercept and rescue them.
While the Japanese army was making preparations, fierce gunshots and explosions suddenly came from outside the city. The explosions came from the east and west sides of Xiongzhou City.
The head of the Special High School Section and the captain of the military police did not understand what was going on, but they were certain that there must be enemy personnel active.
Without a clear understanding of the enemy's situation, they did not dare to take risks and had to postpone the operation of escorting prisoners of war.
Soon after, news came that a small group of anti-Japanese armed forces had attacked the Japanese sentries at the east and west gates, causing casualties to the Japanese sentries. At present, the Japanese troops in the city had left the city and were attacking the anti-Japanese elements who came to attack.
Search.
Under such circumstances, the head of the Special High School Section and the captain of the military police had to decide to temporarily cancel the transfer of prisoners of war.
The ones who were attacked were the Japanese sentries guarding the city, which obviously had nothing to do with the Japanese army's operation to escort prisoners of war. Therefore, it did not arouse the alert of the special high school section chief and the military police captain. They decided to keep the prisoners in their original cells until the situation was understood.
I’ll make plans later.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon that day, the Japanese troops sent to capture the anti-Japanese elements reported to the Special High School Division that during the pursuit, they encountered an ambush by the anti-Japanese elements and killed and injured more than a dozen people.
The chief of the special high school and the captain of the military police believed that the anti-Japanese elements outside the city were absolutely capable of intercepting the Japanese convoy transporting prisoners of war, so they had no choice but to re-examine the plan to transport prisoners of war.
This was Xu Dalong's tactic of alerting the enemy and creating panic to delay the Japanese army's transfer of prisoners of war.
In the evening of that day, the translator returned to his residence and said that the Japanese army had a new plan to transfer prisoners of war. Tomorrow morning, a Japanese army force would pass through Xiongzhou City and head towards Hefei. The Japanese army would have an infantry brigade.
They decided to use the Special High School Action Team to escort the prisoners and act together with the Japanese infantry brigade.
There were so many Japanese escorts, and with the special forces team members brought by Xu Dalong and the few people from the military command, it was impossible to intercept them halfway.
The only way is to take action tonight to rescue people.
Everyone took the time to prepare. The Xiongzhou working group prepared vehicles. After the people were picked up, they immediately drove to the city wall, and the special operations team was responsible for sending them out of the city from the city wall. The special operations team outside the city also prepared vehicles in advance and escorted them.
The American prisoners of war quickly evacuated.
Other tasks are ready, but there is still a big problem waiting for them.
Since the situation inside the cell cannot be seen from the tunnel, when the hole is dug, if there happen to be Japanese soldiers inside, they will be exposed immediately.
Even if there were no Japanese troops inside, a sudden movement from the underground would definitely alarm the American prisoners of war. If the prisoners of war were scared and screamed, it would also alarm the Japanese troops and their actions would be exposed.
Once the operation is exposed, not only will the American prisoners of war be unable to be rescued, but even Xu Dalong, You Yukun and the team members participating in the rescue operation may not be able to escape.
It was necessary to notify the American prisoners of war in advance to cooperate, but it was impossible for the translator to complete the task. The only way was to send someone to sneak into the gendarmerie to notify the American prisoners of war.
According to the information provided by the translator, the basement where the US military prisoners of war were held was later renovated. Therefore, the upper part of the basement protruded from the ground, and there was a small vent above. The vent was so small that no one could use it at all.
Maybe it can get out from inside.
There is also an exhaust fan installed on the vent. Fortunately, the weather is not hot enough at this time of year, so the exhaust fan is not turned on. This is the only chance to get close to the American prisoners of war.
The Japanese military police were too well guarded, and they were located in the middle of the Japanese military police headquarters compound. If they wanted to sneak in without anyone noticing, the military special agents naturally did not have this ability. Everyone could only count on Xu Dalong.
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At 1 o'clock in the morning, Xu Dalong and Wei Monk came to the outside of the Japanese Military Police Headquarters compound, then climbed over the wall and entered the compound. Along the base of the wall and the corner of the house, they arrived at the outside of the Japanese Military Police Headquarters compound very smoothly.
When they arrived here, the two began to worry. The wall of the headquarters compound was more than a foot high, and the power grid above was obviously powered on, making a buzzing sound. Without cutting off the power grid, there was no electricity at all.