Zhao Gang asked: "Captain, do you want to go to Taiyuan?"
Xu Dalong said: "We must go to Taiyuan. But not now, this matter has to wait. The Japanese army planned this operation very carefully, and few people knew about it. In order to prevent them from suspecting Yan Guiwu, we still have to
Wait a minute, wait for them to take action first, and then talk about it."
Zhang Dabiao asked with some confusion: "You said that if you wait for the little devils to take action first, wouldn't it be too late if they have already caused harm?"
Xu Dalong said confidently: "It's not that easy for little devils to cause damage. The soldiers and civilians in our base area are very vigilant, and it will be difficult for them to sneak in.
Besides, if the little devils want to make a conspiracy, they also need to carry out long-term planning, which cannot be implemented in a short time. Let’s just give them some time and see if they can come up with any evil tricks.”
Seeing Xu Dalong so relaxed, everyone felt very relieved and stopped discussing the matter.
Although Xu Dalong said this, he did not wait for the Japanese army to implement the conspiracy. He informed Zhou Mingde of the matter and asked him to inform Takahashi Bei, who had been transferred to the First Army Headquarters, to try to obtain relevant information.
Taiyuan City First Army Headquarters.
After the section chief of Peiping Special High School returned to Taiyuan, he came to report to Yoshio Shinozuka.
Yoshio Shinozuka asked: "Did you gain anything from this trip to Yucheng?"
The head of the special high school section nodded, shook his head, and said with some frustration: "Your Excellency, Commander, I went to Yucheng to learn a lot about Xu Dalong. It can be said that my understanding of this person has reached a level of familiarity.
His advantages and disadvantages are basically understood.
But how to deal with this person, to be honest, I really don’t know where to start.”
Yoshio Shinozuka was a little disappointed, but he also knew that it was very difficult to deal with Xu Dalong. If it were easy, would there be any need to wait until today to ask Peking to send people over?
He frowned and said: "It is indeed not easy to deal with Xu Dalong, but you can't give up just because it's not easy.
When you are engaged in espionage work, you have many methods, so you can always come up with some plan."
Of course, the super high school section chief did not want Yoshio Shinozuka to look down on him. He said: "Commander, please rest assured that no matter how difficult it is, we will find a way to deal with him. I will consider an action plan after I return.
Then come and report to His Excellency the Commander."
After thinking hard, the superintendent of the special high school finally came up with an action plan. He gave the plan a codename, "Huangqiao."
This morning, at the edge of the Mawu Mountain base, two sentries from the security regiment saw a carriage coming from the enemy-occupied area. They stepped forward to block the way and inquire about the identity of the person coming.
The driver was a fellow villager in his 40s. He looked very simple and looked like an authentic farmer. There were two young women sitting on the carriage. The taller one had a slim figure, fair skin and beautiful appearance. The shorter woman had a beautiful face.
They are delicate and good-looking. Although they all wear the clothes of ordinary country people, their temperament suggests that they are well-educated.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army soldiers blocking the way, two young women got off the carriage.
The taller woman smiled broadly and said kindly: "Comrades of the Eighth Route Army, I see you."
The young woman's beauty and friendly attitude made the Eighth Route Army soldiers very fond of her, but they were still very vigilant about questioning them.
A soldier asked: "Who are you and where do you come from? Where are you going? What are you doing in the base area?"
Facing a series of questions from the soldiers, the young woman took out a letter from her sleeve and said: "We are from Peking. We are students at Yenching University and want to see our cousin Zhou Xingguo."
The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army took the letter and saw that it was a letter of introduction. The words in the letter were vague, and the signature was not signed, so it was not clear why.
The soldier asked: "Who is Zhou Xingguo and which unit does he work in?"
The tall woman flipped her hair and said, "I'm not sure. I heard it's in a confidential unit."
Seeing that the woman couldn't explain anything clearly, the soldiers once again increased their vigilance and said, "You can't explain the situation clearly. You must follow us to be examined."
Another woman seemed to have remembered something and said, "Cousin, didn't the teacher ask us to find a senior named Zhao Gang?"
The tall woman seemed to have just remembered, and she said: "Yes, is there a man named Zhao Gang in your base area? I heard that he is Commissioner Zheng of the Military Division. He is our alumnus and also our senior."
Zhao Gang was Commissioner Zheng of the Mawushan Military Division, so the soldiers naturally knew it. When they heard that he was looking for Commissioner Zhao Gang, or that he was his schoolmate, the soldiers' attitude became enthusiastic.
A soldier said: "Since you are here to find Commissioner Zhao Zheng, then come with me."
The soldiers took them to a nearby garrison. When the company commander heard that they were looking for Zhao Zhengwei, he sent several more soldiers to escort them to the military division headquarters.
Zhou Xingguo is the section chief of the technical department of the Mawushan Military Division Pharmaceutical Factory. He was also a graduate of Yanjing University in Peking. He was introduced to him through Zhao Gang's teacher.
On this day, he received a notice from his superiors, asking him to go to the military division headquarters to meet Zhao Gang.
Zhou Xingguo came to the headquarters of the military division, and several soldiers took him to a room.
After entering the door and seeing the people inside, he said in surprise: "Cousin, why are you here?"
Zhou Xingguo's cousin is the shorter woman, her name is Liu Ya, and she is a child of Zhou Xingguo's uncle's family.
When she saw Zhou Xingguo, she said excitedly: "Cousin, I have found you." After saying this, she felt aggrieved and her eyes were red.
The two exchanged greetings and chatted for a while, before Zhou Xingguo remembered the tall woman sitting next to him.
He asked: "Xiaoya, who is this?"
Liu Ya wiped away her tears and said, "Cousin, let me introduce to you. This is my classmate Tang Wenlin."
There was a portrait hanging on the wall of the room where they were talking. There was a fist-sized hole hidden behind the portrait. People in the next room could hear the conversation clearly.
In this room, Zhao Gang and Ma Yue, the section chief of the enemy engineering section of the military division, were sitting. They were eavesdropping on the conversation in the next room.
Now is the war era, especially since the Japanese army had just intercepted the assassination plan against Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang had to be even more careful and strictly examine the incoming people.
In the next room, Zhou Xingguo asked: "Cousin, what are your plans for coming here?"
Liu Ya said: "We participated in the movement to support the workers' strike, and were expelled from the school. We might also be arrested by the secret agents. We had no other choice, so we came to join you, cousin."
Zhou Xingguo was very happy and said: "Okay, you should have been like this a long time ago. There are no Japs in our Mawushan base area, it is very safe, and the conditions in all aspects are very good. You two are educated, and it is easy for you to join the work.
I will recommend you to my superiors, who will arrange jobs for you."
Liu Ya said: "Cousin, that's great. But I'm not familiar with this place. What unit do you work in? Can I be with you?"
The pharmaceutical factory is also one of the confidential units of the Mawushan Military Division, especially the penicillin produced by the pharmaceutical factory. The Japanese and puppets are eager to obtain relevant technical information. Of course, Zhou Xingguo cannot expose his workplace.
He said: "Work matters are decided by the organization. Since you are here, you must obey the organization's arrangements. I will report your situation to my superiors and I will definitely arrange a job suitable for you."
Soon after, Zhou Xingguo ended his conversation with the two young women. He left the room first and was taken to the enemy engineering section by the guards.
The enemy engineering department asked him about the situation related to the two women, and then asked Zhou Xingguo to take them to the guest house of the military subdivision and live here temporarily, saying that they would arrange jobs for them as soon as possible.
From beginning to end, Zhao Gang did not go to see the two women. Ma Yue also arranged for people from the enemy engineering department to conduct surveillance and inspections of the two women.
A few days later, the chief of the cadre section of the military division and Zhou Xingguo came to see Tang Wenlin and Liu Ya to solicit their opinions.
The cadre section chief told them that they could choose to work at the local level. If they worked at the local level, they were expected to work in the administrative office or as teachers in schools.
You can also choose to join the Eighth Route Army, and your work after joining the army will be arranged as needed.
After saying this, the cadre section chief left and asked them to discuss it among themselves first.
Zhou Xingguo asked: "What do you think?"
Liu Ya said: "Cousin, we don't know much about the situation in the base area. What kind of work do you think we can do better?"
Zhou Xingguo said: "If you want to make rapid progress, join the Eighth Route Army. At the beginning, you will have to undergo military training, which will be a bit harder. After the recruit training is over, you, as lesbians, will usually be assigned to work in government agencies. It is very relaxing and you will make progress."
It will also be very fast. Of course, this is just my suggestion, the specifics will depend on your own ideas."
Liu Ya asked: "Wen Lin, what do you think?"
Tang Wenlin said: "Joining the army is too restrictive. I want to be a teacher. But I am still willing to be with you. If you want to join the army, then I will join the army too."
Liu Ya said with some uncertainty: "Cousin, I still want to listen to your advice."
Zhou Xingguo said: "It is better to join the army. Not only is the salary good, but progress is also fast. There are many outstanding cadres in the army. It will be much easier to solve personal problems in the future."
When the two women heard what Zhou Xingguo said, their faces turned slightly red.
Liu Ya said: "Cousin, look at what you said, why are you talking about that now? Since you said so, then I will choose to join the army."
In this way, Liu Ya and Tang Wenlin joined the Eighth Route Army and were sent to the supplementary regiment to receive recruit training.
In a Japanese material company in Yucheng, Bantian, the leader of the Peking Special High School Action Team, was listening to a report. The person who reported to him was the coachman who sent Liu Ya and Tang Wenlin into the base area.
His name is Li Deshun, a local Hanjian, and he has been secretly recruited as an intelligence officer of the Taiyuan Special High School Intelligence Unit.
Liu Deshun said: "Taijun Sakata, I have already sent the person there, and they have already met the person they want to see. I don't know what will happen next."
Sakata said: "Very good. This matter must be strictly kept a secret. Now you can go back and rest." After saying that, he gave him 20 yuan and said, "This is a reward for you."
Liu Deshun was very happy, thanked him profusely, and left.
After he left the room, Sakata made a gesture to an agent beside him and nuzzled at Liu Deshun's back. The agent nodded and followed him out.
Liu Deshun was filled with joy while holding Dayang, thinking about where to go to have fun first. He thought of his sweetheart Taohong in Yichun Pavilion, and immediately became energetic, with a silver-shoe smile on his face.
Just as Liu Deshun was about to walk out of the door, he was stopped by the agent following behind him.
The agent said to Liu Deshun: "Come with me. Your Excellency, the Chief, still has an important task to give you. This time you can get more rewards."
Liu Deshun was anxious to go to Yichun Pavilion. He was a little reluctant at first, but when he heard that he could get more rewards, he suddenly became happy and followed the agents into a nearby room.
Soon after, the agent came out, holding a dagger with snow in his hand. As he walked, he wiped the snow stains on it with a handkerchief. He said to a man dressed as a clerk: "Go and take his body."
Dispose of it."
"Hai." The waiter responded and walked into the room.
The head of the Peiping Special Higher Education Course in Taiyuan City received the telegram from Bantian. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. Send a telegram to Bantian to start the second step of the Oriole Plan."
Taiyuan City.
Zhou Mingde received a telegram saying that the Japanese army had plans to target Xu Dalong.
He was a little worried. Although the captain was very capable, it was easy to hide from open guns and difficult to guard against hidden arrows. He hoped to master the relevant information of the Japanese army on this matter and provide it to Xu Dalong to thwart the enemy's conspiracy as soon as possible.
Not only did Zhou Mingde follow Xu Dalong's instructions to notify Takahashi Bingwei of the news, he was also thinking of ways to investigate the matter.
Takahashi Heiwei was transferred to the First Army Logistics Section, but he continued to work in his old profession and became a staff officer in the barracks section.
He is tactful, good at interpersonal relationships, has money, and is generous with money. He quickly established good connections in the logistics department.
After receiving the news from Zhou Mingde, Takahashi Bingwei began to secretly inquire about related matters. He now had experience in intelligence work. He knew that the super high school section chief from Peking was in charge of this matter. He had to inquire first
This is the residence of the Superintendent of the High School.
Takahashi Bie was now in the barracks section, so it was very convenient for him to inquire about accommodation. However, he was disappointed as he could never inquire about the residence of the Super High Section Chief.
He guessed that those people were not living in the Japanese barracks, but had secretly found accommodation elsewhere in the city.
He had no way to inquire about this, so he informed Zhou Mingde of the news and asked him to find another way.
Zhou Mingde is also in a dilemma. With a population of one million in Taiyuan City, trying to find the hidden members of the Special Higher Education Course is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Not only that, this is a Japanese-occupied area after all, and it cannot be searched openly. It is even more difficult to imagine.