In the room, Lao Ren was still pouring himself a drink. Pick up the wine cup and "snort", take a bite of flowers, smash your mouth again, and hum two sentences of Shaoxing opera.

Pu Su felt that except for going to the duke, it seemed as if he had always been so happy.

He and Gu Ji washed their faces and were drinking tea at the desk. When Gu Ji heard that Pu Su was going to pick up Comrade Ying from the 16th shop tomorrow morning, he immediately became nervous and said that he wanted to go over and have a look.

"Senior, you don't have to go. There shouldn't be any situation, and if there is something really going on, it may not be useful if you go. ”

Pu Su felt that it was unnecessary, and it was not the sphere of influence of the concession. And it's too early, it's about to leave at three o'clock in the morning.

"No, you don't know. This ship was the target of the Japanese and No. 76 inspections. ”

"This ship passed through Ganzhou, Hubei, Anhui, and then came from Jiangsu, all of which have our base areas, and they were also controlled by the national government before, so ......"

Gu Ji said that the French Concession has actually been paying attention to this passenger ferry, and sent a bag to inquire around the wharf. The main reason is that I am worried that some troublesome characters will flow into the concession and bring them trouble.

The previous board of directors was to a certain extent managed in the concession according to the European system. This can be seen from the fact that most of our underground organizations are active in the concessions.

However, after the fall of Shanghai, the French Concession, which was an isolated island, was surrounded by Japanese military police who were eyeing each other and causing trouble at every turn, and the French government did not want to cause such trouble again.

After all, World War II had begun, and France was losing ground in the face of the German army on the European battlefield. At this time, the French government had no time to take care of the concession far away in Shanghai.

(It's March, and in May the Germans bypassed the Macedonian line from the Ardennes.) In June, France completely surrendered and knelt for the Germans. ）

Hearing that this was the case, Pu Su also felt that tomorrow morning might really be risky.

If the two comrades come empty-handed, it is not a big problem, the point is that they carry a high-power radio. As long as the box is opened and searched, it cannot be concealed in any way.

Even if the radio is broken down into parts, and there are so many radio components in the box on a refugee ship, anyone who is not blind must know that there is a problem.

"Lao Ren, you will go to the fishing room later. He said that by my command, all the brothers on duty should be sent around the docks. ”

Gu Ji wrote a note casually, took out the seal from his bag and stamped it and handed it to Lao Ren.

"Gotcha!"

Lao Ren was about to get up as soon as he heard the wine glass, but was stopped by Gu Ji. It's still early, and there's no point in going early, that is, blowing the wind by the dock.

"I'm leaving in three days anyway. If there is really a situation tomorrow morning, he will leave directly while he can still mobilize manpower to do a vote. It just so happens that since No. 76 has been hanging on people's heads, Chongqing is also urging me to stay here for a few more days. ”

Pu Su knew that the reason why the senior wanted to stay for a few more days was not only his feelings for the city of Shanghai, but also his reluctance to him, Bai Mantong, and Lao Ren.

Since the decision was made, Gu Ji simply picked up the phone and dialed the public board of directors, asked the French army in the concession to be ready for battle tonight, and dispatched an armored squad to the junction with Huajie Nanshi to stand by.

Then he and Pu Su made arrangements for the worst-case scenario.

……

At half past three in the morning, Pu Su drove the car out of the alley. Seeing that Alyosha's car was parked on the side of the road, he got out of the car and looked into the car, and there were three people besides the driver.

Alyosha nodded at him in the passenger seat and said, "We'll follow you." ”

Pu Su didn't expect Alyosha to come before. It's just that if you plan for the worst, it's not a bad thing for him to join.

Without setting off immediately, Pusu and Alyosha explained in detail the purpose and plan of the operation. When you arrive at the dock, find a good place to park, and stand by. Act according to his instructions, and do not get out of the car unless necessary.

Out of the concession, foreign faces are somewhat troublesome. Especially at this time of the morning at the pier.

In the original plan, Pu Su also planned to let them be responsible for responding. If there is a situation to provide fire cover, or to shoot into the sky to create chaos.

Now there are patrol bags to inquire around the docks, and Alyosha is the most suitable as a reserve. As soon as something happens, they just follow the direction of their movement and take cover.

After explaining the task clearly, Pu Su got into the car and led the way in front. Two Bergman submachine guns and grenades were tucked under the seats, and there were three sets of small explosives packets with fuses inserted in the back seats.

If the two comrades were exposed, the worst plan would be to destroy the codebook that had come with the radio station, and it would never fall into the hands of the Japanese.

Gu Ji and Lao Ren left early last night to make arrangements. He is also a soldier in two ways. Lao Ren took Bao Tan to spread the net, and Gu Ji wanted to inspect the preparations of the concession army.

Combat readiness orders are extraordinary and cannot be given lightly. He reported on the grounds that he had received a secret report that there might be an emergency in the direction of Nanshi tonight.

Pu Su knew that the senior was not making a big fuss, and the Japanese army was equipped with Type 92 armored vehicles at the wharf and the gate of the Hongkou defense area.

This vehicle is very maneuverable, and ordinary firepower is beyond it. Reaching speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour in the city, the car is equipped with a 7.7mm heavy machine gun and four 6.5mm light machine guns.

Therefore, Pu Su's plan was to quickly evacuate to the concession after picking up his comrades after picking up his comrades, and then the concession armored vehicles would take over the blockade.

The atmosphere in the concession tonight was unusual because of Gu Ji's transfer.

The streets are usually deserted by curfew, and military vehicles pass by from time to time.

Not long after the car drove out, Pu Su turned on the windshield wipers, and rain fell from the sky again.

The cement pavement is stained with rainwater and reflects a layer of white light under the street lamp. The dim street lamps reflect thousands of rain threads, like fine silver needles gathering under the street lamps from all directions.

The rain silk looks messy but determined, and quickly disappears out of the light one after another. Then it fell, and it fell, and finally it disappeared silently into the ground......

After arriving at the sixteenth shop, although it was not yet four o'clock, the dock was a different scene.

Merchants supported by Wang's puppet regime are unloading Siamese rice transferred from Hong Kong. On the slippery springboard, a dock worker was carrying a bag of marijuana to and fro.

It is also thanks to these businessmen that the country is making a lot of money. Without them, I am afraid that the rice shortage in Shanghai will be even worse now, and no matter how high the price of food is, it would be better than nothing.

In addition, there are countless vegetable farmers and vegetable sellers, standing in the sampan and on the shore at the same time, talking loudly about the price.

These vegetable farmers, who paddle sampans from Pudong in the middle of the night to sell vegetables, also directly maintain Shanghai's basic vegetable needs.

In addition, Pu Su also noticed that several shuttle-shaped rafts were being lifted and unloaded next to a freighter in the center of the river. The rafts that come and go on the river are like ants moving. Paddled to the dock to help, the wooden crates in the raft were lifted and placed in the parked truck.

At this time, the license plates on both cars had been removed. Pusu asked Alyosha's car to stop at the southern junction, which was the direction of his retreat.

As soon as he passes through here, Alyosha will conduct blocking shots here. Afterwards, you can abandon the car and walk into the old city to leave the scene.

Pu Su emphasized a few words in a row, if that happens, don't snipe desperately, just help him delay for a short time.

The speed and performance of that Chrysler gave him full confidence.