Tan Hao immediately interrupted him, "Team Leader Chen, I have never been the team leader. Please just call me Tan Hao."
Chen Zifeng looked at his cold expression, nodded, and then said, "I'll just call you brother."
This title surprised Tan Hao. He nodded and accepted the title.
Chen Zifeng whispered: "Brother, we may have had some misunderstandings before, or my words were not thoughtful. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me. What I want to say is that after a long time, we can all see whether we are true brothers or not."
We have to come out. We are going out today, please ask brothers to guard our home, okay?"
Unexpectedly, Tan Hao asked back: "Team Leader Chen, what is your mission when you go out today? Can you tell me?"
Chen Zifeng stared at him motionless, thinking about how much he should say to him.
He finally said: "You also saw that Lao Peng took away the old beggar just now. What do you think will happen?"
Tan Hao stared at him calmly, "The Japanese will definitely hijack cars!"
"Will they succeed?" Chen Zifeng still stared at him, but with a little smile on his face.
"Maybe, half and half." Tan Hao hesitated and said softly.
"Then what should I do?" Chen Zifeng's eyes had become sharp and stern as he stared at him.
Tan Hao stared at him doubtfully. For a moment, his eyes gradually opened wide and he looked at him in surprise.
"You want to hijack a car! No! You want to hijack a back car!"
"Exactly! You're right! What do you think?" Chen Zifeng's eyes have changed from stern to vicious!
Tan Hao stared at him motionless for a moment, then took a step back and raised his hand in salute.
He said seriously: "Team Leader Chen, I will guard Qiaojiaong! Make sure you have nothing to worry about! I'm waiting for you to come back! Now, I'm going to check the sentry and observe the surrounding situation!" After he said that, he turned and left.
Already.
Chen Zifeng kept staring at his back. He felt that he might have seriously underestimated this Tan Hao!
Not only did you underestimate his character, you even underestimated his intelligence! This guy may also be a thief!
He turned around and entered the radio hut. He laid a map on the table, called the brothers over, then carefully analyzed the situation in front of him, and assigned tasks to everyone.
Several brothers around him opened their mouths and looked at him in shock.
He smiled and said: "Maybe we will wait for a day in vain and nothing will come. But everyone should keep their eyes wide open!"
The brothers around him all had stern expressions on their faces, gritted their teeth, and nodded hard to him.
Chen Zifeng finally said: "Let's all get ready! We'll leave in ten minutes!"
23-6
At this time, the motorcade escorting the old beggar was speeding along the Republic of China Road.
Minguo Road in Nanshi is a road built after the old city walls of Shanghai County were demolished, surrounding the entire Nanshi. It is a relatively wide cinder road, and the shops on both sides are lined up row upon row, making it quite prosperous.
Peng Shaoyong followed the convoy at the end, slowly passing through the passing vehicles and pedestrians, but he felt increasingly nervous.
He looked at the tall and short houses on both sides and the dark windows. He always felt that the Japanese were hiding in those windows and might attack the convoy at any time.
He simply pulled out his pistol, loaded it with bullets, and placed the hand holding the gun on his knees.
The brothers beside him also drew their guns and carefully observed the outside.
However, he calculated over and over again, and found that even if the Japanese spies concentrated all their forces, they would not dare to confront the escorting soldiers with powerful firepower! That would be tantamount to hitting an egg with a stone! Thinking about it this way, he felt more at ease.
The convoy continued to drive south along Minguo Road. Shanghai citizens on the roadside were so excited that they clapped their hands when they saw the well-equipped troops and the machine guns mounted on the fronts of their vehicles, as if they saw hope.
Someone shouted loudly to the car: "Hey, let's fight the Japanese! The Japanese are on the other side of the Suzhou River!"
Someone else said: "Didn't you see there was a police car in the middle? The people in the car were wanted criminals!"
The citizens all ran to the roadside to watch, as if they were lining the road to say goodbye.
Peng Shaoyong looked into the crowd with wide eyes, fearing that there were Japanese spies among them. He gripped the gun tighter.
The motorcade passed the old west gate and continued walking south. There was a square road in front of it. At this time, the motorcade stopped.
Peng Shaoyong was startled, jumped out of the car and ran forward.
He ran to the first car, patted the window and asked, "Hey, why don't you leave!"
The officer in the car pointed forward for him to see. Peng Shaoyong raised his head and looked into Fangxie Road, and then he saw that something seemed to have happened there. Many people gathered on the roadside and looked towards Fangxie Road.
He rushed over and asked a few people. Someone told him that gangs were fighting in Fangxie Mall and seemed to be fighting for territory.
The man said: "They fought so fiercely! I heard that several people died!"
Peng Shaoyong ran back to the car and shouted to the officer: "Let's continue south and take Lujiabang Road! Let's go quickly!"
The officer also checked the map and directed the driver to continue heading south.
Peng Shaoyong tried his best to look south. At least there was nothing wrong with this road.
He waited for his car to come up on the roadside and hurriedly got into the car. At this time, he felt even more uneasy.
He couldn't help but think that the convoy took the Fangxie Road to take a shortcut to Lujiabang Road. Only Lujiabang Road could bypass the French Concession and go west. However, if the fight at the Fangxie Road intersection was deliberately caused, then,
Lujiabang Road may not be safe either!
23-7
Sure enough, half an hour later, when the motorcade was about to arrive at Lujiabang Road, he saw something unexpected.
There was thick smoke billowing on Lujiabang Road, as if there was a fire and a large area was burned!
As the car gradually approached, he saw that a large area of simple houses was on fire and burning ragingly. Many people were working hard to put out the fire, and there were people running around in a mess.
He ordered the driver to speed up and quickly caught up with the leading officer.
He shouted to the officer through the car window: "Keep going! Keep going! Don't turn!"
The leading officer also saw the fire on Lujiabang Road and was checking the map. He stretched out his hand and pointed forward, not only telling the driver but also telling Peng Shaoyong that the convoy would continue to go south!
The convoy crossed Lujiabang Road and continued to speed south.
Peng Shaoyong's car was still at the end of the convoy. At this time, he had a clear feeling that something might go wrong today!
If the gang fight at the Fangxie intersection was an accident and they happened to catch up, then the fire on Lujiabang Road was definitely not an accident! Obviously, the Japanese forced the convoy to continue south, and finally passed through the Xietu Road and then
west!
Therefore, the Japanese ambush location should be on a certain section of the Xietu Road heading west!
However, many doubts arose in his mind. When he arrived at Xietu Road, he was actually in the southern suburbs of Shanghai.
Although there are some private houses on both sides of the road, they are all simple and dilapidated. Most of them are vegetable fields and farmland. Then there are river branches, ditches and ponds. That road, at least in his memory, has no suitable ambush.
Place!
It was this situation that greatly puzzled him! He couldn't understand how the Japanese could hijack a car!
When the convoy finally turned onto the sloping dirt road, Peng Shaoyong became even more confused.
This is a dirt road. The roads in the suburbs of Shanghai are all dirt roads, so there is nothing surprising about it.
Although the sloping dirt road is not wide, it is relatively flat. There are almost all fields on both sides of the road. The rice fields have gradually turned golden yellow, and the vegetable fields are green and neat. Some farmers are busy in the fields. Roadside
Occasionally, there are river branches reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, and small boats float by on the river. Fishermen wearing bamboo hats stand on the bows of the boats and cast nets.
The small villages that the convoy occasionally passed by only contained three or five households. Some women were drying clothes or food in front of their homes.
Chickens and dogs roamed in the small village, and some sparrows chirped happily on the branches.
Peng Shaoyong looked over and saw nothing suspicious.
It can even be said that once the convoy reaches the sloping dirt road, there is no danger anymore. There is absolutely no hiding place for attackers in this area!
But he always thought in his heart, this is absolutely impossible! The Japanese will definitely ambush them and kidnap the old beggar!
But the best ambush location must be in a bustling city, on a narrow street, and it will never be set up in this area! This area is an alluvial plain, and there is not even a decent hill!
Peng Shaoyong looked at the surrounding farmland, river ponds, and small villages, feeling more and more confused and anxious!
Time passed unconsciously, and the situation on both sides of the road remained peaceful and peaceful, with no signs of danger visible.
In fact, the convoy is getting closer to Zhenru Town, where the Beijing-Shanghai Security Headquarters is located.
Peng Shaoyong couldn't help but guess that maybe he could arrive safely without any danger along the way!
But reason told him that this was impossible! The Japanese would definitely hijack the car!
But how could there be robbery in this area? He couldn't figure it out.
23-8
The long roar of a train woke him up.
He turned around and looked to the left, where a truck was slowly approaching.
Only then did he notice that the convoy had stopped again. He saw that the crossbar on the railway crossing in front had fallen down. The convoy could only wait for the train to pass before it could continue moving forward.
He knew that after passing the railway crossing and driving forward for about one kilometer, the convoy would arrive at Zhenru Town! It was only one kilometer away. This distance could almost be said to have reached Zhenru Town!
This thought made him happy, but it also made him more vigilant. Some dangers cannot be seen until the last moment!
He began to observe the situation around him.
Next to the railway crossing, there is a crossing room for the switchmen. The house is so small that if two or three people stand inside, they will not be able to turn around. It is impossible for the Japanese to hide in such a small crossing room!
So, he turned his gaze to the right. Over there, more than a hundred meters away from the crossing, there was a small village of more than a dozen households.
He felt that if the Japanese really wanted to ambush his convoy, this would be almost the last place!
He got out of the car and stared at the small village.
Although he couldn't see any danger, he still waved his hand over there and pointed to the small village.