The man in the long gown said calmly: "Hua Baozi, you must know Yuan's army's radio code."
"You, who are you?" Hua Baozi was stunned for a while, and finally understood the situation.
The man in the long gown said: "It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is Yuan's army radio code!"
Hua Baozi forced himself to calm down and said: "I don't know the radio station code. You have found the wrong person."
Wang Qiang pulled out a dagger from his waist and scolded: "Leopard, I'm warning you, don't play tricks!"
Hua Baozi said: "I really don't know, Liu Hei has always been in charge of the radio station..."
The man in the long robe sneered: "Now is your chance to make meritorious deeds. If you continue to persist in your obsession, you will only die!"
Hua Leopard, who was born as a bandit, puts interests first and has no faith. For this kind of person, saving his life is the most important thing.
Hua Leopard asked: "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
"As long as it is proven that you are not lying to us and you promise not to do bad things for the Japanese in the future, of course we can let you go."
Hua Leopard said hesitantly: "But... I don't believe you."
The man in the long gown smiled and said, "Do you have any other choice?"
After weighing the pros and cons, Hua Leopard gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll tell you!..."
The next day, the gendarmerie.
Hattori Hikoo got out of the car and walked towards the captain's office. Captain Suzuki Sou came up to him and said, "Major, President Yuan has been waiting for a long time."
"Where is he?"
"meeting room."
Hattori Hikoo's face was ashen, he strode across the courtyard, came to the conference room at the back, opened the door and walked in.
Yuan Wenkui, who was waiting anxiously, stood up quickly, bowed and said: "Major..."
"Bastard!" Hattori Hikoo walked straight over and slapped Yuan Wenkui twice in the face without any hesitation.
Yuan Wenkui staggered back a few steps, his face immediately became red and swollen, and his teeth were knocked loose.
Hattori Hikoo unhooked his holster, pulled out his southern-style pistol, loaded the bullet with a click, and said sternly: "More than twenty imperial soldiers were shattered because of your random orders! Yuan Wenkui, you deserve death.
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Yuan Wenkui said repeatedly: "Major Major, I was wronged..."
"What are you wrongfully accusing? Wasn't it your order?"
"Major, think about it, how dare I make any decisions without receiving your order..."
"Several captains of Yuan's troops unanimously said that they received your message and ordered them to rush to Ba County at ten o'clock at night to carry out counter-siege against the Huanggang County brigade that was besieging the city!"
Yuan Wenkui said with a sad face: "I swear to God, I have never given such an order..."
"If you didn't give the order, who could it be?" After venting his anger, Hattori Hikoo also calmed down.
In fact, he knew very well that if it was Yuan Wenkui who gave the order, it would not be a stupid question, it would be tantamount to collaborating with the enemy!
Yuan Wenkui wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said decisively: "Someone must have colluded with the enemy and sent a telegram to Yuan's troops in my name!"
Hattori Hikoo slowly sat down and said, "Who do you think will leak the secret?"
"This... still needs to be investigated. The four squad leaders and the radio operator are all suspects. Only they know the code of the radio station."
"You will rush to Xinjiadian immediately to investigate this matter!"
"Yes!...Major, I haven't contacted Yuan Jun yet. What's going on?" Yuan Wenkui asked cautiously.
Hattori Hikoo was silent for a while and said: "The Aoki Squadron set up defensive positions in the fortifications outside the county town. At ten o'clock in the night, they were suddenly attacked. The two sides exchanged fire for more than an hour before they realized something was wrong, but it was too late."
Yuan Wenkui thought for a while and said doubtfully: "Didn't the Aoki Squadron send out scouts to conduct reconnaissance and confirm whether the incoming troops were enemy troops or friendly troops?"
"Yuan's troops opened fire first, and Aoki's squadron could only passively fight back. However, after questioning afterwards, several of your squadron leaders said they did not give the order to fire."
"ah?……"
"Your Yuan troops are probably hiding enemy spies. They took advantage of the dark night to fish in troubled waters and opened fire on Aoki Squadron, just to prevent both sides from making a judgment!"
"Major, what should I do?"
"After you arrive at Xinjiadian, you must investigate all members of Yuan's army to find out who fired the first shot, focusing on those new members who joined!"
"clear!"
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After coming out of the gendarmerie, Yuan Wenkui didn't dare to waste a moment and rushed to Xinjiadian immediately.
As soon as they arrived at Yuan's troop station, the barracks were full of wailing sounds. Even facing the Aoki Squadron, which was mainly composed of new recruits, this bandit force was still no match.
More than a hundred people died, forty or fifty were injured, and their strength was reduced by nearly half.
In a barracks, several squad leaders and some small leaders were sitting around dejectedly.
Yuan Wenkui said: "Don't be discouraged, everyone. This time we just let the enemy take advantage of the loophole. As long as we pay attention in the future, we will prevent this kind of thing from happening!"
Liu Hei spit out half of the cigarette in his mouth and said, "Third Master, so many of our brothers have died, why haven't the Japanese resettlement allowances been paid yet?"
Yuan Wenkui said: "Many people died in the imperial army. Major Hattori is very angry. This matter needs to be slowed down."
"It's okay to postpone the resettlement expenses, but what should we do with these injured people?"
"Don't we have medical soldiers?"
"Two were killed last night, and now there are only three left. Besides, some of the seriously injured people need surgery. The medical soldiers said they can't do it and they have to be sent to the hospital."
"Well... I will negotiate this matter with Major Hattori, and I will probably send a car to borrow the wounded soldiers soon. I asked you to find out who fired the first shot. Do you have any results?"
Ma Xiaowu said: "Third Master, this matter is not easy to investigate. There were six or seven deserters this morning. I guess the spies are among these people."
This is what happens to a mob. When encountering a relatively fierce battle, they will lose their morale and think that they might as well go back and continue to be bandits.
Yuan Wenkui looked around and said, "Why hasn't the leopard come yet?"
Liu Hei said: "He didn't come back last night. He probably drank too much or didn't have enough cigarettes..."
Ma Xiaowu said: "Third Master, the Japanese are too arrogant. Last night, that Qingmu screamed at our brothers, as if he wanted to eat people!"
Liu Hei snorted coldly and said, "If I hadn't been recruited, I would have looked good with him!"
Yuan Wenkui said: "Okay, okay, a lot of people died in the imperial army. Aoki must be in a bad mood. Please be considerate..."
As soon as the door opened, the leopard walked in from the outside.