Chapter 55: The Action Begins (1)
The death of Shigeda Oshima is the second attack in the concession area of Shanghai Tegaoke in recent times. Unlike Kikuko Yamamoto, who was ambushed and killed earlier, Shanghai Tegaoke had high hopes for Oshima Shigeta, so the Japanese army in Shanghai and Tegaoke respectively exerted pressure on the Ministry of Industry and Bureau of the Concession, hoping that Tegaoke could send people into the concession and formally intervene in the investigation of the two attack cases.
Although the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession did not want to offend the Japanese army in Shanghai and the special high-tech department, it did not mean that the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession, which represented the interests of European countries in China, was really afraid of the Japanese, and after the representative of the Japanese army in Shanghai slapped the table in public, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession immediately contacted the consuls of Britain, France, and the United States to prepare measures to deal with it. "That's a good thing, it's very beneficial to our rescue operation!" Tang Cheng was overjoyed to learn that two U.S. warships had appeared on the docks, especially after he learned that Edmund and the others were able to get in touch with one of the captains.
If you want to quickly and safely send the rescued lone army battalion out of Shanghai, it is the best choice to take the sea route, if you choose to take the sea route, there is no safer than a foreign warship. However, this was just Tang Cheng's wishful thinking, and Hans on the other end of the phone only responded with a sneer after knowing Tang Cheng's thoughts. After being questioned by Tang Cheng, Hans coldly said that the US military, especially the navy, has strict regulations, and it is absolutely impossible for non-military personnel to board their warships.
Hans was a German intelligence agent, and these people were secretly watching Britain, France, and the United States, especially about the armaments of these countries. Hearing Hans say this, Tang Cheng was a little hesitant, but he still wanted to give it a try. After hanging up the phone, Tang Cheng sat in the study and thought about it for a long time, and finally had to admit that Hans's words were right, the US warships were not so good.
Tang Cheng, who figured it out in his heart, didn't go to Edmund for this matter, since Tegaoke had already messed up for Oshima Shigeta's affairs, then the only thing left to do his own work was how to rescue the lone army camp. Time passed day by day, there was still no movement on Tang Cheng's side, but Huang Han, who had been secretly keeping in touch with Xie Jinyuan, was a little impatient, and seeing that it was almost the end of the year, Huang Han finally took the initiative to call Tang Cheng.
After receiving a call from Huang Han, Tang Cheng thought that something was wrong with the lonely military camp, and after asking Huang Han about the purpose of the call, Tang Cheng was relieved. "Boss Huang, the affairs of the lonely military camp will go according to plan. Don't be in a hurry, I'll be the first to inform you when the time for the specific action is confirmed. "Rescuing the lone army camp is a big deal, although Tang Cheng believes in Huang Han's character, he still does not inform the other party of the time of the operation.
With Tang Cheng's assurance, Huang Han finally relieved himself a little, and after Xie Jinyuan received the news from him, he also quietly made preparations. When the time finally arrived on Christmas Day, the concession was full of liveliness, and Tangcheng walked through the streets with the flow of people, but I didn't find that there would be so many foreigners in the concession before. After lunch, Tang Cheng left his residence and hurried to the hotel to meet Edmund and the others, and they wandered around the concession.
Tang Cheng was wandering around with Edmund and a few people at the moment, not to relax himself before the action, but to secretly observe the situation in the British Concession, especially the situation of those British troops. "The Major Merck you mentioned will come to this ballroom tonight, there is a VIP room on the third floor of the ballroom, and it is said that there will be a game of cards tonight." Edmund, who was standing beside Tang Cheng, gestured to the former, and when Tang Cheng heard this, he looked up obliquely and obliquely, just in time to see the third floor of the ballroom.
Major Merck is not very famous, but this person is in charge of the White Russian soldiers in Jiaozhou Park, and the card game in this dance hall tonight was designed by Edmund, because this Major Merck likes to play cards very much. "Very good, as long as Major Merck stays here tonight, things will be easy to handle over there in Jiaozhou Park!" Tang Cheng only wanted to rescue the lone army camp, he didn't want to hurt the British soldiers or the White Russian soldiers who were guarding the lone army camp, but no one could guarantee that there would be no omissions during the operation.
The result of the death of an ordinary British soldier and the death of a major officer is completely different, and Tang Cheng did this just to try to do things as flawlessly as possible. Even if the British were looking for trouble, as long as Tang Cheng did not injure his life during the operation, the other party could only pinch his nose and consider himself unlucky. They followed Edmund around the concession, and when the dancers they had paid for arrived at the agreed place, Hans also sent for wine and food.
Tang Cheng opened the leather bag he had brought, took out a pile of banknotes from the leather bag and threw it on the table, "Lady Barbara, thank you very much for you and your girls to come and help, I said before, you can treat this as just a business." I think this money is enough to hire you, and it is only right to take the money to do things! Barbara was the head of this group of White Russian dancers, and they rarely had access to such generous guests as Tang Cheng on weekdays, and the banknotes piled up on the table made Barbara's breathing instantly heavy.
Edmund had already given a share of the money when they asked Barbara to help, and now counting the money that Tang Cheng had taken out, Barbara and the White Russian dancers she had found could be regarded as taking double the money. "Have you ever seen fireworks? According to our agreement, your task is to dance and drink, and when you see fireworks outside the camp, you quietly light these hollow balls, and I will take care of the rest. ”
The hollow balls that Tang Cheng gave to Barbara and the White Russian dancers were all smoke that he had carefully made in the basement of his residence, filled with smoke in the hollow balls made of thin wire, and when used, he only needed to use fire to ignite the medicine twist on the outside of the ball, and it only took a few seconds for the smoke to come out of the hollow ball. Tang Cheng paid so much money, and he cherished it and explained himself, how could Barbara, who had been in the party for many years, not know that it would be involved in trouble.
But look at the banknotes piled up on the table, and Edmund and the others promised to help them leave Shanghai and settle in the United States afterwards. Faced with the generous conditions that she couldn't refuse at all, Barbara barely hesitated, and reached out to take the dozen hollow balls handed by Tang Cheng, and of course, the banknotes on the table. When night finally fell, the truck full of food and drink slowly left the warehouse, followed by the truck in which the dancers were riding, while Tang Cheng walked alone in the other direction.
In the lonely army camp at night, Xie Jinyuan had already gathered all the remaining officers, and the civilian clothes that Huang Han sent into the lonely army camp several times were also taken out by Xie Jinyuan, and the soldiers were strictly ordered to stay in the barracks and not go out. Xie Jinyuan, who had changed into civilian clothes, looked around at the officers under him with a serious expression, "Tonight, we are going to leave Shanghai, all of us must change into civilian clothes, and carry military uniforms with us, as long as we leave Shanghai safely, we will have a chance to change back into military uniforms." ”
There were not a few officers who knew the rescue plan, and these officers who were originally called in noticed something unusual when they saw Xie Jinyuan wearing civilian clothes, and at this moment they heard Xie Jinyuan say that the lonely military camp was going to leave Shanghai tonight, and the officers were happy but also a little worried. The expressions of the officers under his command were all seen by Xie Jinyuan, and the action was imminent, and Xie Jinyuan had to reveal the action plan in advance to stabilize people's hearts.
"The people who led the operation this time were people sent by the Intelligence Service, and they had secretly contacted me as early as the beginning of the month. Originally, the time for the operation was set a week ago, but the Japanese were watching very closely, so the time for the operation was postponed again and again, and today was Christmas in Western countries, and they thought it was a great opportunity. As Xie Jinyuan spoke, a young officer who had been hiding outside the barracks to monitor the White Russian soldiers rushed in and whispered to Xie Jinyuan's ear for a while.
"Everyone, the operation has begun, and the White Russian soldiers who are guarding us outside seem to be preparing to celebrate Christmas!" Xie Jinyuan's expression revealed a hint of joy, and through the gap in the wall of the barracks, some of the officers attending the meeting had already seen the White Russian soldiers outside the camp gathering around and shouting. The officers who were summoned by Xie Jinyuan slipped back to their respective barracks one by one, quietly distributed civilian clothes to the soldiers under them, and learned that the lone military camp would leave Shanghai tonight, and the soldiers who had been strictly ordered not to leave the barracks were all overjoyed.
According to Tang Cheng's plan, the White Russian dancers hired by Edmund will first hook the door of the White Russian soldiers guarding the lonely army camp to hold an open-air dance, and then take the opportunity to release smoke at the dance site to win opportunities and time for the lonely army camp to leave. It turns out that Tang Cheng's worries before the operation were all in vain, not to mention that there was a group of beautiful and charming dancing girls on the scene, even if there was no Barbara and them, it was just the cart of wine and food, and these White Russian soldiers who took care of the lonely army camp would have been happy to find the north for a long time.
Under Barbara's deliberate actions, the White Russian soldiers who guarded the lonely barracks soon became addicted to the world of alcohol, and even the British soldiers who were ordered to come to inspect could not extricate themselves. Tang Cheng, who was lurking outside the lonely military camp in black, looked at this situation from a distance, and secretly thought that he was not worth it, and said that the arrangements he had done before were all in vain. Time passed little by little, and the camp of the White Russian soldiers was already firmly enveloped by the smell of alcohol.
Tang Cheng looked down at his watch, there was only less than an hour left before the change of guard of the checkpoint officer that Edmund and they had bought, Tang Cheng randomly took out the lighter from his personal equipment bag, and after retreating a few dozen meters backwards, he lit the fireworks that had been prepared long ago. In the camp of the White Russian soldiers, Barbara, who was already slightly drunk, was also secretly anxious, seeing that she was almost drunk, but the fireworks had not yet appeared. Just when Barbara was secretly anxious, in the shadows not far away, a meteor suddenly rose into the sky and burst into a beautiful firework.