This period of time was the most helpless moment for Lu Chengzhou.
The Japanese army has frequently increased its troops and is gearing up, but the Chinese army is not yet fully ready.
They are even still pinning their hopes on peace talks.
"Stationmaster, I estimate that the Japanese army will attack Haigu in less than a week." Lu Chengzhou sighed after meeting Liu Youjun.
"A week may be far away. After the martial law in the Japanese Concession is lifted, the Japanese army may take action." Liu Youjun also looked worried.
"What should we do?" Lu Chengzhou asked anxiously.
Although he acted calmly when faced with Cheng Ruian's questioning, in his heart, he didn't want to serve his country and kill his enemies.
It's just that because of his identity, he can only bear the misunderstanding from his friends.
For Cheng Ruian's safety, Lu Chengzhou could only deliberately turn against them.
"I'm going to send someone to contact the 38th Division. I guess they are lacking information about the Japanese army." Liu Youjun said slowly.
"I'll go!" Lu Chengzhou said firmly.
"You can't. The headquarters of the 38th Division is in Jinghai County. You have to appear in the British Concession every day. How can you leave Haigu?" Liu Youjun shook his head.
Lu Chengzhou's role is now fully revealed.
The Japanese were not prepared for him. At Haiguang Temple, Lu Chengzhou could easily obtain information about the Japanese army.
"Okay." Lu Chengzhou said helplessly.
"Don't worry, the information you provide will be reported to the 38th Division promptly and accurately." Liu Youjun said firmly.
Liu Youjun sent Zheng Wenyou to Jinghai County and met Li Xing, the deputy commander of the 38th Division, at Li Gongguan.
After Zheng Wenyou revealed his identity to Li Xing, he received a warm reception from Li Xing.
"We are short of Japanese military intelligence, and you are a timely help." Li Xing is not tall, but he is very forthright.
Li Xing patted Zheng Wenyou on the arm. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although he became a deputy division commander, he still practiced every day. He patted Zheng Wenyou twice, which made Zheng Wenyou feel numbness in his arm.
"Here is also a list of personnel of the 38th Division who have contacted the Japanese army." Zheng Wenyou took out another envelope and handed it to Li Xing.
"How come you have such a list?" Li Xing took the envelope suspiciously, opened it and read it, his expression suddenly changed.
"Mr. Li doesn't need to know how we got this list, as long as he knows that this list is true and valid." Zheng Wenyou saw Li Xing's face and knew that the credibility of this list should be very high.
Before leaving Haigu, Zheng Wenyou also asked Liu Youjun how he obtained this list.
But Liu Youjun did not explain, only saying that it was through special channels.
"Team Leader Zheng, please go back and tell your station commander, Li Xing of the 38th Division, to thank him on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the division." Li Xing held his fist towards Zheng Wenyou and said gratefully.
He only glanced at this list and was basically sure it was genuine.
Li Xing had actually been thinking about the next step of the 38th Division for a long time. Because he lost contact with Peiping and the division commander was in Peiping, although Li Xing also felt that a war was imminent, he had not yet made up his mind.
In front of the 38th Division, there are several options: stick to the spot and wait for the enemy to attack, or take the initiative to attack.
Li Xing had strong patriotic thoughts and was a staunch anti-Japanese general.
He personally prefers to take the initiative to attack, and after reading the information provided by the Haigu station, he became even more determined in this idea.
Currently, there are not many Japanese troops in the urban area of Haigu. Although the 38th Division cannot garrison troops in Haigu, there is also a pistol regiment with more than 1,000 people in the urban area and suburbs of Haigu, and two regiments of the 26th Independent Brigade with about 3,000 people.
, Haigu Security Corps, and about 1,500 armed policemen.
Judging from the intelligence provided by the Haigu station, there are currently not many Japanese troops in Haigu. As long as they act quickly and take things by surprise, they can completely eliminate the Japanese troops in Haigu.
Li Xing notified the 12th Brigade of the 38th Division, the 26th Independent Brigade, the Haigu Garrison Commander, the Security Chief, the Secretary-General of the Municipal Government and others to hold a meeting to study.
As a representative of the military commander, Zheng Wenyou attended their meeting.
The meeting decided that an immediate attack must be launched, and it was better to fight to the death than to be a slave to the subjugation of the country.
However, only by detecting the enemy first and attacking them unprepared can victory be possible.
The meeting elected Li Xing as the interim commander-in-chief and scheduled an attack on the Japanese army at 1 a.m. on the 29th.
Liu Youjun immediately notified Lu Chengzhou of the information Zheng Wenyou brought back from Jinghai County.
"It was precisely because of your intelligence that the 38th Division finally made up its mind." Liu Youjun said with a smile.
The national army was finally about to counterattack, and he felt that the blood all over his body began to boil.
"Stationmaster, if the national army takes the initiative to attack, it will definitely need the assistance of the citizens. Should we make preparations in advance?" Lu Chengzhou said.
In fact, what he wanted to say more was whether to inform the Communist Party of this news.
But when the words came to his lips, he still shrank back.
Lu Chengyi knew Liu Youjun's attitude towards the CCP clearly.
At this time, mentioning the CCP in front of him will only make him disgusted.
"How should we prepare? This is what the CCP is good at." Liu Youjun shook his head.
"Can we let the city government organize it? This counterattack was entirely caused by the national army. What does it have to do with the CCP?" Lu Chengzhou said scornfully.
"We must be on guard against the CCP. However, when it is time to let them contribute, we cannot be vague. Besides, we can also take the opportunity to find out the true power of the CCP in Haigu." Liu Youjun said with a smile.
"The webmaster is brilliant." Lu Chengzhou said flatteringly.
"The Communist Party is indeed better than us in demagogueing people's hearts." Liu Youjun did not shy away from this point.
No matter how unhappy he is, he can only admit that the Communist Party is much better than the Kuomintang in mobilizing the masses.
"Stationmaster, do you think the 38th Division can win?" Lu Chengzhou asked suddenly.
Lu Chengzhou is not only a military commander and an underground party member, he is also a member of the Japanese secret service.
Of course he had to report such important information to Kawasaki Hiroshi.
However, you still need to consider when to report.
"At the beginning, we will definitely be able to catch the Japanese by surprise, and maybe we can capture the Japanese Concession. As for the later stage, we don't know, the Japanese army's maneuverability is too strong, and they also have aircraft and artillery." Liu Youjun said slowly.
The number of national troops exceeds that of the Japanese army, but the weapons are not of the same level at all.
The 38th Division was scheduled to launch an attack at 1 a.m. on the 29th. Lu Chengzhou reported the matter to Kawasaki Hiroshi at 9 p.m. on the 28th.
He took advantage of the time and reported to Kawasaki Hiroshi.
Kawasaki Hiroshi must verify such important information, and the upper echelons of the Japanese army will doubt it. By the time they hesitate, the 38th Division's attack has already begun.
"Teacher Kawasaki, according to reliable information, the 38th Division will launch an attack on the Imperial Japanese Army tonight." Lu Chengzhou made a special trip to Haiguang Temple to report to Kawasaki Hiroshi in person.
"Reliable news? Mr. Lu, where did you get this news?" Kawasaki Hiroshi said casually.
Historically, only the Chinese army has been able to flee, so why should it be their turn to attack?
"The merchants and rickshaw pullers in the British Concession have all received the news tonight. If the 38th Division troops pass by, they must support them." Lu Chengzhou said "nervously".
The more Kawasaki Hiroshi didn't believe it, the more "anxious" he became.
The time for the 38th Division's attack was fixed. Even if Kawasaki Hiro was told accurate information at this time, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to change anything.
"If these people have received the news, the National Salvation Council should know better, right?" Kawasaki Hiroshi said slowly.
Zhang Sichang lives at No. 22 Kang Bonan Road. Zhang Sichang knows the information about the National Salvation Congress best.
"Could it be that Zhang Sichang didn't have time to report?" Lu Chengzhou said.
"I'll make a call." Kawasaki Hiroshi said.
Regardless of whether Lu Chengzhou's information was true or false, he did not dare to neglect it.
No matter how ridiculous it sounds, what if the 38th Division is really crazy?
It was the 29th Army that inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese at Xifengkou of the Great Wall.
Kawasaki Hiroshi called the Nozaki Residence. Zhang Sichang's identity and several key members of the National Salvation Association were all clear.
In the evening, the National Salvation Association was indeed notified, but there was a "special person" accompanying Zhang Sichang, so he had no time to leave.
"Teacher Kawasaki, I have been unable to contact Chen Deming and Li Wanliang since yesterday." Lu Chengzhou suddenly said again.
"Why didn't you report it earlier?" Kawasaki Hiroshi's expression changed.
"Situations like this have happened before, usually when they took action. I only remembered this when I received the news tonight. Mr. Kawasaki, if the Chinese army launches a sudden attack, it will be extremely detrimental to our Imperial Japanese Army." Lu Cheng
Zhou said worriedly.
"You follow me and report to the Chief of Staff of the Hashimoto Group." Kawasaki Hiroshi said solemnly.
Lu Chengzhou once again reported to Hashimoto Group in detail the news he received in the British Concession that night, as well as the situation where he could not contact Chen Deming and Li Wanliang.
"The Chinese army has no garrison in Haigu. With its pistol regiment and security team, they dare to attack the heavily armed imperial army?" Hashimoto group frowned.
He had already fallen asleep and was woken up by Hiroshi Kawasaki, and he was already very unhappy.
"The 38th Division is very arrogant." Lu Chengzhou reminded.
"Mr. Lu, thank you for the information you provided, please go and confirm it with Mr. Kawasaki." Hashimoto said calmly.
He had the same idea as Kawasaki Hiroshi: if the imperial army did not take the initiative to attack, the Chinese army would already feel lucky.
No matter how arrogant Master 38 is, he would not dare to do such a thing.
Although there are not many Japanese troops stationed in Haigu, a division can be mobilized in just one day.
The Chinese are as brave as a leopard after eating a bear's heart. Do they dare to pull out teeth from a tiger's mouth?
"Have you seen that the chief of staff does not believe your intelligence?" Kawasaki Hiroshi said helplessly.
"Teacher, please send someone to check. Even the pistol regiment and security team monitoring the 38th Division can get clues." Lu Chengzhou reminded.
"I will verify it." Kawasaki Hiro felt that Lu Chengzhou might be too sensitive.
After Lu Chengzhou left, Kawasaki Hiroshi arranged for several Japanese spies to spy on the movements of the 38th Division.
In the early morning, Kawasaki Hiroshi received news that the 38th Division did show signs of mobilization.
At this time, Kawasaki Hiro became really nervous.
However, it was already too late. Just when he was about to report to the Hashimoto Group again, a counterattack against the Japanese army was launched at 38:00.
When Hashimoto received the news, he was extremely regretful.
Although Lu Chengzhou is Chinese, his information is still very accurate.
This person is also absolutely loyal to the Japanese Empire.
