He held the pistol and lay quietly on the remaining floor, looking at the dark sky, motionless.
He knew very well that once he was discovered by those Chinese agents, the gun in his hand would not be able to save him! He would definitely die!
Sure enough, after only a few minutes, he realized how cunning those Chinese agents were! Several times he heard the sound of them moving quietly, searching in the ruins. He held his breath and waited for them to search through.
Chen Zifeng and others searched this place several times, but no one paid attention to the remaining floor on the second floor. They felt that there was no way to hide people there, and the floor would collapse!
27-25
At dawn, Peng Shaoyong, Chen Zifeng, Xiao Ancheng, Tan Hao and Qiao Yanfang reunited.
Their faces were grim and anxious, their brows furrowed as they pondered the situation at hand.
It is impossible for the old beggar to escape from here! Because he cannot pass through the national army positions! Xiao Ancheng is right, the old beggar will not take such a risk and directly pass through the national army positions! He must still be in these ruins!
However, they searched all possible hiding places, but could not find the old beggar!
They stared at each other, doubtful in their hearts.
At this time, Li San, who was guarding the window, shouted softly, "Come and see!"
They all rushed to the window, carefully stretched out their heads, and looked out.
They were all surprised to see a large group of Japanese soldiers pouring out of the headquarters gate. There were two to three hundred of them, gathering on the street outside the gate, looking around with vigilance.
A Japanese officer gave the order, and these Japanese soldiers held rifles and slowly walked north along Dongjiangwan Road.
Chen Zifeng whispered: "Sir, they don't seem to be coming for us."
Peng Shaoyong said with certainty: "It must have something to do with last night's actions! It must also have something to do with the old beggar!"
Chen Zifeng said: "Li San, look carefully to see if the old beggar is in the team!"
Li San shook his head and said: "I looked, it's not there! It's definitely not there!"
At this time, they noticed something even weirder. The Japanese soldiers slowly passed by the bungalow area where Chen Zifeng was, continued walking forward, and stopped opposite another bungalow area. They seemed to be waiting.
That bungalow area is to the north of Chen Zifeng's bungalow area, and there is a small street between the two bungalow areas. That bungalow area was more severely bombed by artillery fire. It used to be the main direction of the national army's attack.
Peng Shaoyong looked at the situation in front of him and said with a crooked mouth: "Those Japanese troops are waiting for the order to attack."
Chen Zifeng said: "Sir, look, when the Japanese troops attack, will the old beggar rush out from our side, mix with the soldiers, and then rush through the national army position?"
Peng Shaoyong smiled slyly, "Zifeng, don't you think about it, if this is the case, wasn't their move last night useless? Are they stupid? Can't he just follow the team out today?"
Chen Zifeng whispered: "Yes, sir, you are right."
Xiao Ancheng stood behind Peng Shaoyong and quietly extended his thumb to Chen Zifeng. This was to praise him for pretending to be stupid!
Chen Zifeng stared at him and said humbly: "Sir, what should we do?"
Peng Shaoyong felt quite good at this time. He felt that no matter how cunning Chen Zifeng was, he was sincerely convinced of him.
However, he was not sure whether the old beggar was hiding himself, otherwise, why couldn't he find it? Maybe the old beggar buried himself in the rubble, so he couldn't find it! Then, he had to be on guard!
He said: "Tell all brothers to keep an eye on this group of Japanese soldiers. If anyone runs past us, shoot him immediately! Don't hesitate!"
Chen Zifeng immediately said: "Okay, I'll go give the instructions right away."
In front of Peng Shaoyong, he ordered his brothers to keep an eye on the Japanese troops and shoot if anyone came out.
But he quietly pulled Qiao Yanfang aside and whispered: "I have no one left. You take a brother and keep an eye on our side! I guess the old beggar is still hiding in our side! At dawn, look for him carefully again!"
That guy has a gun! Got it!”
Qiao Yanfang tilted her mouth at him and walked away quietly.
27-26
At this time, the Japanese warships on the Huangpu River started shooting again. The shells exploded continuously on the national army position.
Chen Zifeng and others gritted their teeth and watched. They could see that the national army brothers had nowhere to hide! Not to mention cannonballs, even flying bricks could cause heavy casualties to them!
The Japanese troops here suddenly started to move. They held their guns, bent down, and rushed towards the bungalow area. Their goal was obvious, which was to attack the national army positions!
The people on Chen Zifeng's side also moved forward quietly. They stared at the Japanese troops over there, and also stared at themselves. In any case, it is still possible for the old beggar to mix among these soldiers and take advantage of the chaos to rush through the national army position.
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27-27
At this time, the old beggar Sato Takuto, who had been lying on the floor, was still lying quietly.
He silently calculated the time in his mind. All times were calculated. The time of the bombardment and the time of the attack all started as agreed. Next, he would judge the result of the Japanese attack!
If the Japanese attack is fierce enough, the Chinese troops on both sides will definitely come to support! This is his chance!
After about fifteen minutes, the sound of shelling gradually became sparse, but the sound of gunfire became intensive.
The old beggar judged that the Japanese army was launching a fierce attack to defeat the Chinese army's position!
He stood up slightly and carefully observed the situation around him. He believed that the Chinese agents might have been attracted by the attacking Japanese army. But he still had to be cautious.
He slowly climbed down the floor, carefully observed his surroundings, and walked toward the east step by step.
He tried not to step on the scattered rubble and carefully avoided the crooked beams to avoid making any noise.
Gradually, he walked to the edge of the bungalow area. He stopped at a window with only half left, took out a telescope from his bag, and looked at the Chinese position in the distance.
To his left, a battle was raging. Japanese soldiers were running and jumping between the ruins, and soon lay down and fired, gradually approaching. They had already rushed to the enemy's position. Some enemy soldiers jumped up from behind the wall,
Struggled with Japanese soldiers who rushed up.
Then, he saw that the enemy troops in front of him finally left their positions and rushed over to support them.
A smile appeared on Sato's face. That's right, he can go!
He left the wall, bent over and ran forward. He had to get through the enemy's position as quickly as possible!
27-28
At this time, Qiao Yanfang and Li San had been searching the bungalow area, but still found no sign of the old beggar.
She saw a two-story building with half of it blown down, so she climbed up.
She hid behind the wall, condescending, trying her best to observe her surroundings.
The situation she saw at this time was exactly the same as what the old beggar saw just now. She also noticed that the national army on the front was supporting the national army on the left. This situation particularly made her vigilant.
At this moment, something seemed to be moving in the corner of her eye.
She quickly turned to that side and tried her best to search among the ruins. Finally, she saw the figure of a Japanese soldier flashing out from behind the broken wall and disappearing behind the corner in front. She immediately realized that the guy was the old beggar!
She jumped down from a high place and waved to Li San vigorously.
She pointed her finger to the east and said through gritted teeth: "The old beggar is in this direction! Go back and inform Chen Zifeng to chase in this direction! The old beggar is going to pass through the national army position! Go quickly!"
Li San heard her words clearly, turned around and ran back.
Qiao Yanfang also left the corner and chased towards the east.
27-29
At this time, the old beggar Sato Takuto was most nervous.
He looked left and right, looked back and forth, and kept jumping from behind this wall to that wall, stopping and walking.
The rubble everywhere almost tripped him. He panted violently, and countless beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The sun gradually became stronger, making his whole body hot. He jumped from one wall to another, and every time he moved,
Observe the front, back, left and right.
Now, he could clearly see that there were still some soldiers on the enemy's position. They were shirtless and sweating profusely as they built fortifications, without even bothering to observe what was going on nearby.
He dodged and finally passed through the enemy's position quietly. He carefully looked around and finally saw a big tree.
There are few big trees in the city of Shanghai. This big tree is a nearby landmark and also his target! He no longer hides and runs towards the big tree with all his strength.
Suddenly, Kawakami and two brothers ran out from behind the corner and waved to him vigorously.
Sato turned around and ran towards them. Kawakami rushed over and without saying a word, took his arm and ran forward.
Kawakami shouted: "Teacher, the car is right in front! Just hold on! It will be there soon!"
27-30
However, none of them expected that Luo Jiang thought about it all night and concluded that the old beggar would escape from this area!
In the morning, at dawn, he borrowed a company of soldiers from the 88th Division through Chief Hu of the Ninth Army.
He commanded these soldiers to draw a long line of skirmishers behind the national army position, just like spreading a big net, waiting for the old beggar to appear!
His order to the soldiers was that anyone who appears here should be arrested immediately! If there is resistance, shoot immediately!
The soldiers formed a line in the long, narrow alleyway. They held their rifles and looked back and forth, left and right.
At this time, Kawakami carried Sato and just rushed out of the alley when he met the Chinese soldiers waiting here.
When the soldiers saw Kawakami and others running, they immediately pulled the bolts of their guns and shouted loudly, ordering them to stop!
Kawakami did not dare to hesitate and immediately opened fire, knocking down the Chinese soldier at the front.
As soon as the gun fired, the Chinese soldiers in the distance shouted and ran towards us and shot at the old beggar and others.
Kawakami and his men split up and shot in both directions. But they used pistols and the firepower was far from enough. After a burst of shooting, they immediately covered Sato and rushed towards the side street opposite.
There was a black car parked in the side street over there. At this time, the driver had opened the door and waved to them vigorously.