"...Quick, quick, quick...stop the boat, stop the boat, stop the boat...turn off the engine, turn off the engine...turn off the lights, turn off the lights..."
Qian Qigui issued various orders anxiously and nervously. The ship was in chaos. After a flurry of activity, everyone slowly became quiet in the darkness.
Qian Qigui stood behind the string window, nervously staring through the pounding rain curtain at the slowly moving lights not far away.
"Brother, what's wrong?" A trusted subordinate came to Qian Qigui with a flashlight and asked in a low voice.
"It looks like a warship. Turn off the lights quickly, stay in your place, and don't make a big noise!"
Qian Qigui gave a few reminders, and his men quickly turned off the lights. Nervously and with a bit of curiosity, they also looked out through the portholes.
"It seems to be a government ship. I saw the flag flying in front of the light!" His subordinates did not dare to speak until the ship gradually moved away.
"There seemed to be a lot of people on board, and there were quite a few people standing on the deck, and they seemed to be regular troops from the government."
Another subordinate also spoke, but his tone was not very sure. When the boat was very close to them, it was still a hundred or two hundred meters away. It was raining late at night, so what he saw was not very clear.
"Brother, the direction you are looking at is probably heading towards the riverside. What should we do now?"
In the darkness, Qian Qigui frowned and responded: "Go back, pick up a small waterway, go to the surrounding towns, see if there is anyone who can get in, and find a way to inform the Japanese of the situation."
"Brother, isn't this bad? Will it ruin other people's affairs? Completely offend those people and cause us trouble?"
Obviously, some subordinates did not agree with this and gave advice. Although providing information can get a generous reward, it also costs life!
"What can go wrong? With the speed of the warship, how long will it take to get there? How long will it take for us to send the news back?
You don't think that the surrounding towns can be easily entered, right? Various forces have gathered here, and the surrounding towns are already in a state of chaos. It is impossible to let you in at night.
By the time the news was sent back, what was supposed to happen had already happened. Our move was just to sell the Japanese a favor, to reverse the situation. We have been a little timid in the past few days and left a bad impression on the other side."
After saying that, looking at the warship that was no longer in sight, Qian Qigui let the ship sail again, taking the small waterway to the surrounding towns.
Fortunately, it rained heavily tonight, and the waterways were almost filled with water. The journey went smoothly without any accidents, but as he said, the surrounding towns were not accessible at all.
"Have you figured out the situation?" Lin Mo asked Wang Mingkun and Xu Zhiyu, who were wearing coir raincoats, under a pulled raincloth between piles of straw.
They were dressed as bandit spies, so of course they couldn't wear raincoats. The hats they wore were specially found for running boats, and they showed heavy signs of use.
"We've roughly figured it out, but we can't guarantee it's accuracy. However, this is the best we can collect at the moment, and it's relatively accurate."
Lin Mo nodded. The other party was not a wooden stake that could not move, nor could it monitor and transmit information in real time. It was also on this rainy night, so it was not easy to grasp the general movements of all parties.
Lin Mo believes in Wang Mingkun and others as human beings, and also believes in their abilities and attitudes. Since it is stated to be the maximum, it means that they have tried their best.
Wang Mingkun and the two took off the coir raincoat, took the dry towel and wiped it, then picked up paper and pen to start writing notes.
It's raining so hard outside that I can't write it down in my notebook. I can only write it down in my mind and write it out now.
"These are the circumstances. They have been compared and confirmed to be correct. In addition, the movements of suspected Japanese have been found during the investigation. Depending on the situation, they should settle in Qingpu on the south side, but they probably won't be too close."
After recording the message, the two checked with each other before handing it to Lin Mo, along with some other additional information.
"Ignore them for today. I will arrange for people to pay attention to that direction later. Go and prepare quickly! The people we are waiting for are arriving soon."
Lin Mo took the information, arranged it, and began to plan and make corresponding arrangements under the dim light of the lantern.
After it was roughly done, Lin Mo was fully armed and properly dressed. When he was done, he heard the noise, put on his raincoat, packed his things, and rushed to the river not far away.
Soon, a small gunboat came over first and docked. In the distance, there were scattered lights slowly falling on the rain. Even in the heavy rain, you could vaguely hear some movement.
Several people got off the boat, wearing raincoats with neat military uniforms underneath, but they were different, they were both navy and army uniforms.
Lin Mo saluted with a military salute, said a few polite words, and then followed the other party onto the boat. Once on the boat, he didn't waste any more words. He directly took out the relevant information and action plan, briefly explained it, and handed it over to the visitor.
The visitors did not express any dissatisfaction. The orders they received were to completely obey the other party's orders and requirements and obey them unconditionally. Moreover, the orders were given directly to everyone from Nanjing.
That's right! Lin Mo asked the department to coordinate and dispatch the army to help solve the matter. After all, how could he not dispatch the army to solve this situation?
As for the Japanese who didn't receive the intelligence? They were specially guarded against them! The transfer of troops was a warrant personally obtained by the boss from the veteran general.
When the specific order was issued, in order to keep it confidential and avoid suspicion, no one from the Intelligence Department came forward. Instead, someone else was asked to go directly to the corresponding person in charge to handle the issuance in person, and no one else pretended to do it.
Therefore, in these links, we have tried our best to eliminate the possibility of the Japanese obtaining relevant information. As for the specific deployment of troops, Lin Mo did not take the usual path.
The people he asked to find were people from the navy. The navy did not have much presence in the country. There had been a drought here recently and the waterway was in poor condition, so there were few activities here.
Due to the combination of many factors, the Japanese paid very little attention to the national navy. The fact was as he expected. Moreover, the warship only learned of the action after it set sail. At that time, strict communication controls were implemented, and there was no way for the news to be spread.
way.
On the Navy side, the person who is cooperating is the colonel who cooperated in the Zangben incident. The other party is about to take up his new post, and the officer is preparing to be transferred out of the Navy.
When I was about to leave, the other party almost used all the connections, connections, and favors I owed, and fully assisted in this mission. Both public and private matters were combined, and the operation went very smoothly.
As for the army, those stationed along the waterway were directly deployed with orders. After receiving the order, everyone in the camp would board the ship immediately. They were not allowed to communicate with the outside world and notify anyone, and no one was allowed to stay in the camp.
Those deployed were all small camps with small outposts and relatively remote. Under the cover of heavy rain, they basically managed not to alert anyone.
After the simple negotiation and handover, the military officers who had gathered together arrived shortly after. Lin Mo asked Xu Zhiyu and Wang Mingkun to lead the two teams to stand on the shore.
Just take off your raincoat and let everyone on the ship see your attire clearly under the light of the warship's searchlight, so as to avoid any misunderstanding in this environment.
The staff on the gunboat also quickly divided the action plan, passed it to the corresponding warship, and quickly issued it to prepare for battle.
Warships passed by not far in front of them one by one. They slowed down slightly to receive the order and took a look at the attire of their own people. Then they went straight to the designated place according to the order.
The place Lin Mo chose was the same as Qian Qigui's. It was also at the end far away from Shanghai, that is, to the west of the inn, which was a certain distance away from the inn.
In the end, only three small boats were left. Wang Mingkun and Xu Zhiyu each led a team of people onto one boat.
The two led their respective teams, together with some members of the third team, to form two mobile teams of more than 20 people. They were mainly responsible for attacking and expelling the bandits in the outer areas. If the military encountered any difficulties, they would also act as
The commando team is engaged.
Of course, there is another reason for this arrangement, which is to prevent the Japanese. The Japanese or the forces they mobilize to join should not get too close to the inside. In order to prevent them from making any small moves behind the scenes, people need to be kept on guard.
As for the last small boat, Lin Mo took Zheng Junshan and others aboard. Anyway, these gangsters could not threaten them, and a small boat was enough.
Lin Mo took a casual look and found that the hull was quite old. Judging from the style, it should be a very old torpedo boat, with an estimated displacement of only about a hundred tons.
There were no artillery on the ship, but there were a few machine guns, which were enough to deal with the bandits, not to mention there was a big ship in front.
Most of the large ships are old ships, with a displacement of only a few hundred tons, but they are gunboats and the like anyway. The reason why they choose old ships is that the Japanese do not pay too much attention to these.
After boarding the ship, Lin Mo also met the officer responsible for docking assistance, and several people quickly saluted respectfully.
The officer returned the salute and said with a smile: "No need to be too polite. To be honest, I have admired your name for a long time!"
"Sir, you are joking!" Lin Mo replied quickly. After thinking about it, he was ready to take off the equipment on his head. It was a bit rude to be so tightly wrapped in full armor.
"...Don't move, don't move...just dress well. I also want to take a closer look at all your equipment! I am also a half-intelligence person, so I can understand it. Understand it!"
"...Yes..." Lin Mo quickly saluted again. When others give face, he naturally wants to return the favor, but he cannot take it for granted.
"...Okay...you don't have to be polite with me, and I don't tell lies. I have really admired you for a long time. Your boss has always boasted about me. You, his proud subordinates, are so envious! It's possible, I really want to
Poach them all and see how your boss will cry!"
"...You and the boss..." Now that he had made enough gestures, Lin Mo also climbed up the pole and decisively chose to get close.
Entering the command room, many radio stations have been installed here. Judging from the situation, they should have been temporarily installed after receiving his request.
In this situation, Lin Mo somewhat believed that the other party was not telling lies, and was no longer just polite or utilitarian. Others had sincerely helped, so he might as well be sincere.
A few people were chatting, and the ship was quickly heading to the battlefield. Other ships also followed the order and quickly surrounded it, but the scope was larger, and many people who were left behind the police and security forces were surrounded.
The warships sailed to various waterway nodes, and then quickly unloaded the soldiers on board. The soldiers had already prepared for battle in advance. After landing, they quickly launched a siege. Then the forwards quickly braved the heavy rain and attacked along river embankments, rural roads, etc., and soon