After drinking for three rounds, Xiao Taohong said: "Xinyu, I heard Lei Ban talk about Mina. Oh, what a good girl. What a pity."
Changing the subject, she continued: "However, since you and Mina are not destined to be husband and wife, I would say, you might as well make plans early and find a suitable woman to live with!"
Lei Ban echoed and said: "Xiao Taohong is right, Miss Minai is good, but even if she is as good as a fairy, we can't hang herself on a crooked tree!"
Jiang Xinyu: "Thank you both for your kindness, but I have my own plans for this matter!"
Xiao Taohong said slowly and logically: "Life is short. Sometimes, if you are too serious, you just can't live with yourself! I happen to know a girl, who is well-educated, sensible, and nice..."
Lei Ban interrupted her and said: "Forget about your sisters, you think Xin Yu is just like me!"
Xiao Taohong said angrily: "What do you mean by that? No one forced you to marry me back then!"
Lei Pen calmed down the matter and said: "What I mean is that ordinary people are not worthy of Xin Yu."
"The girl I'm talking about is Mrs. Zhang's niece. She is a perfect match for Xin Yu in all aspects..."
"boom!"
A sudden loud noise interrupted Xiao Taohong's words.
Xiao Taohong was so frightened that her face turned pale, she put her hand on her chest and said, "I was scared to death..."
"boom!"
There was another loud noise.
Ray-Ban leaned out and looked out the window, wondering: "Why does it sound like something exploded?"
Jiang Xinyu listened attentively for a while and said: "It's a shelling!"
"Shelling?"
"Yes! It seems to be a combat anti-cannon!"
Jiang Xinyu put down his chopsticks and said, "I have to go back. You should also be careful. It's best not to go out tonight!"
Lei Pen slapped his thigh and said, "Xin Yu, could it be the Eighth Route Army attacking the city?"
"I don't know." Jiang Xinyu hurried out and drove back to the office.
Along the way, intensive gunshots could be heard. Judging from the distance, the exchange of fire seemed to be near Yanjin.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the door of the office. Jiang Xinyu got out of the car and hurried to the door of Qiao Muchai's office.
“Tuk-tuk!”
"Come in!"
Jiang Xinyu opened the door and walked in. Qiao Mu had just put down the phone in his hand, with a very serious look on his face.
"Stationmaster, what happened?"
"I asked Uchida and he is also verifying the situation."
"Ring ring ring ring!" The dedicated phone on the table rang.
Qiao Mu just picked up the phone: "Hey, this is... Oh, I understand. Please tell Commander Uchida that if the Eighth Route Army continues to attack, it must fight back according to the original plan!"
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Mucai said: "The matter has been found out. The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army encountered a Japanese team in Yangcun, and a firefight broke out between the two sides."
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "The Eighth Route Army has assembled several regiments. I heard that there are twenty-seventh regiment, seventy-fifth regiment, and seventy-sixth regiment. How can there be an independent regiment?"
"The Japanese said that this team used to be called the Huanggang County Brigade, and the name has just been changed."
"Oh, no wonder..."
Qiao Mu listened attentively for a while and said: "The gunshots have basically stopped. It is estimated that the battle is almost over!"
Jiang Xinyu: "One group versus one small group, the independent group will definitely win!"
Qiao Mucai shook his head and said: "If this battle had been fought in the past, even if the Japanese army only had one squad, with the firepower of the county brigade, if they wanted to defeat the opponent, it would have taken a lot of effort, not to mention their own casualties.
Not too small!"
"Yes, when the Huanggang County brigade was first established, the security team beat them to a pulp! Unexpectedly, now they are all equipped with artillery!"
"Today is not what it used to be. The Communist Army has been resting and recuperating over the years and insists on fighting guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. Their strength has long been reborn. The committee often said that the Japanese are just a scabies disease, and the Communist Party is our most serious problem!"
Qiao Mucai sighed and continued: "Although he is far-sighted, he is too kind. If he had worked hard back then and not given the Communist Party a chance to breathe, how would the situation be like today!"
"Tuk-tuk!" There was a knock on the door from outside.
Qiao Muchai: "Come in."
Tao Jianming opened the door and walked in, holding a message in his hand. Seeing that Jiang Xinyu was also there, he said politely: "Deputy Representative Jiang is also here."
Qiao Muchai: "Captain Tao, is something wrong?"
Tao Jianming: "Webmaster, a call from headquarters!"
"read!"
"Commissioner Zhang Guowei of the Financial Secretary, Zhou Peizhang, Yanjin District Liaison Officer of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and their party will arrive in Yanjin by train at noon tomorrow. We hope that reception and security work will be done well!"
"I know, you can go out first."
"Yes!" Tao Jianming turned around and left the office.
Qiao Mucai sneered and said: "We worked so hard to get to the front station, but you guys are so relieved. You don't have to worry about these trivial things. You must have good food, good drinks, good reception and good security!"
Jiang Xinyu: "The Foreign Affairs Bureau sent someone in advance. I can still understand why the Financial Secretary is so anxious?"
Qiao Mucai explained: "The superiors are worried that the Japanese are doing financial tricks. Therefore, people from the Financial Secretary should enter the Japanese finance and financial departments in advance to supervise the fund situation and nip problems in the bud!"
"Oh, I see……"
"Xinyu, you are the most familiar with Yanjin. Tomorrow we will find a better restaurant and arrange a banquet. It will be considered as our duty as landlords."
"A better restaurant... Do you think the Asian Restaurant is okay?"
"No, no, no, don't be too ostentatious. It's best to be a place that is not flashy, but has decent specifications and grades!"
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "There is a restaurant on Qiaodong Road. It mainly serves local seafood. The environment is also good. The most important thing is that it is clean and sanitary. I think it is quite suitable."
"Okay, you can make arrangements. All expenses will be reimbursed by the office!"
"knew."
"Besides, put your work aside tomorrow and follow me to the station to pick someone up."
"yes!"
At this time, the gunfire outside the city stopped completely, and Qiao Mucai made another call to the garrison headquarters to confirm that the battle was over.
According to Chongqing's requirements, Uchida only needs to hold Yanjin and try to avoid large-scale exchanges of fire with the Eighth Route Army. After all, the Eighth Route Army is also nominally under the National Army's order of battle.
Therefore, although the Japanese squadron sent homing pigeons to request support from the headquarters during their stubborn resistance, Uchida still stood still and pretended that he had not received the request for help.
This was a battle without any suspense. After two hours, more than 40 Japanese soldiers were killed and a dozen others surrendered.
The independent regiment captured a Japanese military flag, four grenade launchers, three crooked machine guns, more than fifty rifles, ammunition and other supplies. While replenishing weapons, it also boosted military morale!