Chapter 173: Loyalty and Reliability
This time was Lu Chengzhou's most helpless moment.
The Japanese army has frequently increased its troops and is already gearing up, but the national army is not completely ready.
Even, they are pinning their hopes on peace talks.
"Stationmaster, I estimate that in no more than a week, the Japanese army will make a move on Haigu." After Lu Chengzhou and Liu Youjun connected, he sighed and said.
"A week may be far away, and after martial law is lifted in the Japanese concession, the Japanese army may move." Liu Youjun also looked worried.
"What are we going to do?" Lu Chengzhou rushed to the road.
In the face of Cheng Ruien's questioning, although he was not shocked, in his heart, why didn't he want to serve the country and kill the enemy.
It's just that his identity can only bear the misunderstanding of his friends.
For the safety of Cheng Ruien, Lu Chengzhou could only deliberately make enemies with them.
"I'm going to send someone to contact the 38th Division, it is estimated that they are lacking Japanese intelligence." Liu Youjun said slowly.
"I'll go!" Lu Chengzhou said firmly.
"You can't do it, the headquarters of the 38th Division is in Jinghai County, you have to appear in the British Concession every day, how can you leave Haigu?" Liu Youjun shook his head.
The role of Lu Chengzhou is now fully revealed.
The Japanese were defenseless against him, and in Haiguang Temple, Lu Chengzhou easily got information about the Japanese army.
"Okay." Lu Chengzhou said helplessly.
"Rest assured, the information you provide will definitely inform the 38th Division in a timely and accurate manner." Liu Youjun said firmly.
Liu Youjun sent Zheng Wenyou to Jinghai County and met Li Xing, the deputy commander of the 38th Division, at the Li Mansion.
After Zheng Wenyou revealed his identity to Li Xing, he was warmly received by Li Xing.
"We are short of Japanese intelligence, you are simply timely rain." Li Xing is not tall, but he is very bold.
Li Xing patted Zheng Wenyou's arm, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, although he became a deputy division commander, he still practiced every day, and patted twice, which made Zheng Wenyou feel numb in his arm.
"There is also a list of personnel from the 38th Division who have contacted the Japanese army." Zheng Wenyou took out another envelope and handed it to Li Xing.
"How do you have such a list?" Li Xinghu took the envelope suspiciously, and after opening it and reading it, his face suddenly changed.
"Master Li doesn't have to know how we have this list, as long as we know that this list is true and valid." Zheng Wenyou saw Li Xing's face and knew that the credibility of this list should be very high.
Before leaving Haigu, Zheng Wenyou also asked Liu Youjun how he got this list.
But Liu Youjun did not explain, only said that it was through special channels.
"Please go back and tell your stationmaster, Li Xing of the 38th Division, and thank him on behalf of the officers and men of the division." Li Xing hugged his fists towards Zheng Wenyou and said gratefully.
He only glanced at the list and was almost certain that it was true.
Li Xing had actually been thinking about the next step of the 38th Division for a long time, because he had lost contact with Beiping and the division commander was in Beiping again, although Li Xing also felt that the big war was imminent, but he had not yet made up his mind.
In front of the 38th Division, there were several options: hold on to the spot, wait for the enemy to attack, or take the initiative to attack.
Li Xing had a strong patriotic ideology and was a staunch anti-Japanese general.
He personally tended to take the initiative to attack, and after reading the information provided by the Haigu station, he was even more firm in this idea.
Although the 38th Division cannot garrison troops in Haigu, there is still a pistol regiment of more than 1,000 troops, two regiments of the 26th Independent Brigade of about 3,000 troops, and about 1,500 armed police officers of the Haigu Security Corps in the urban area and suburbs of Haigu.
Judging from the information provided by the Haigu station, there are not many Japanese troops in Haigu at present, and as long as they act quickly and take them by surprise, they can completely destroy the Japanese troops in Haigu.
Li Xing notified the 112th Brigade of the 38th Division, the 26th Independent Brigade, the Haigu Garrison Commander, the Security Chief, and the Secretary-General of the Municipal Government to hold a meeting to study the situation.
Zheng Wenyou, as a representative of the military command, attended their meeting as an observer.
The meeting decided that it was necessary to strike immediately, and it was better to fight the dead than to be slaves.
However, only by attacking the enemy first and attacking him unprepared can it be possible to win.
The meeting elected Li Xing as the provisional commander-in-chief, and it was scheduled to launch an attack on the Japanese army at 1 a.m. on the 29th.
Zheng Wenyou brought back the information from Jinghai County, and Liu Youjun also informed Lu Chengzhou as soon as possible.
"It was precisely because of your intelligence that the 38th Division finally made up its mind." Liu Youjun said with a smile.
The national army was finally about to fight back, and he felt that the blood all over his body began to boil.
"Stationmaster, the national army takes the initiative to attack, and it definitely needs the assistance of the citizens. Should we prepare in advance? Lu Chengzhou said.
In fact, what he wanted to say more was whether to report the news to the Communist Party.
But when the words came to his lips, he still shrank back.
Liu Youjun's attitude towards the CCP is clear to Lu Cheng.
At this time, mentioning the CCP in front of him will only make him disgusted.
"How do we prepare? This is what the CCP is good at. Liu Youjun shook his head.
"Can you let the city government organize, this counterattack is completely done by the national army, what does it have to do with the CCP?" Lu Chengzhou sneered.
"For the CCP, we have to guard against it. However, when it is time for them to contribute, they must not be ambiguous. Besides, we can also take the opportunity to find out the true strength of the CCP in Haigu. Liu Youjun said with a smile.
"The stationmaster is smart." Lu Chengzhou said flatteringly.
"In terms of demagogy, the Communist Party is indeed more powerful than us." Liu Youjun does not shy away from this.
No matter how unhappy he is, he can only admit that the Communist Party is much stronger than the Kuomintang in mobilizing the masses.
"Stationmaster, do you think the 38th Division can win?" Lu Chengzhou asked suddenly.
Lu Chengzhou is not only a military commander and an underground party, he is also a member of the Japanese secret service.
Such important information, of course, he had to report to Kawasaki Hiroshi.
It's just that when to report, you still need to think about it.
"At the beginning, I will definitely be able to catch the Japanese off guard, and I will not be able to take the Japanese concession down. As for the later stage, maybe the Japanese army is too mobile, and they have aircraft and artillery. Liu Youjun said slowly.
The number of the national army exceeded that of the Japanese army, but the weapons were not of a class at all.
The 38th Division was scheduled to launch an attack at 1 a.m. on the 29th, and Lu Chengzhou reported the matter to Kawasaki Hiroshi at 9 p.m. on the 28th.
He pinched the time and reported to Hiroshi Kawasaki.
With such important information, Kawasaki Hiroshi must verify it, and the upper echelons of the Japanese army will be suspicious, and when they hesitate, the attack of the 38th Division has already begun.
"Mr. Kawasaki, according to reliable sources, the 38th Division will launch an attack on the Imperial Japanese Army this evening." Lu Chengzhou deliberately went to Haiguang Temple and reported to Kawasaki Hiroshi in person.
"Reliable news? Lu Jun, where did you get this news from? Kawasaki said casually.
Historically, only the Chinese army has fled, so which is their turn to attack.
"The merchants and rickshaw drivers in the British Concession have all received news this evening, and if the troops of the 38th Division pass by, they must be supported." Lu Chengzhou said "nervously".
The more Kawasaki Hiroshi didn't believe it, the more "anxious" he became.
The time for the 38th Division's attack was set, and even if Kawasaki Hiroshi was told accurate information at this time, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to change anything.
"If all these people had received the news, the Salvation Association would have known better, right?" Kawasaki said slowly.
Zhang Sichang lives at No. 22 South Comber Road, and Zhang Sichang knows the most about the information of the National Salvation Association.
"Could it be Zhang Sichang, who didn't have time to report?" Lu Chengzhou said.
"I'll make a call." Hiroshi Kawasaki said.
Regardless of whether Lu Chengzhou's information is true or not, he does not dare to slack off.
No matter how ridiculous it sounds, what if the 38th Division is really crazy?
At the beginning of the Xifengkou of the Great Wall, it was the 29th Army, which inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army.
Kawasaki Hiroshi called the Nozaki Mansion, and Zhang Sichang's identity and several key members of the Salvation Association were very clear.
In the evening, the Salvation Association did get a notice, but there was a "special person" to accompany Zhang Sichang, so he didn't have time to leave at all.
"Mr. Kawasaki, since yesterday, I have not been able to contact Chen Deming and Li Wanliang." Lu Chengzhou said suddenly.
"Why didn't you report early?" Kawasaki Hiroshi's face changed.
"There have been cases like this before, and it's usually them who have action. I just remembered it when I got the news tonight. Kawasaki-sensei, if the Chinese army suddenly launches an attack, it will be extremely disadvantageous to our Imperial Japanese Army. Lu Chengzhou said worriedly.
"You report with me to the chief of staff of the Hashimoto group." Hiroshi Kawasaki said solemnly.
Lu Chengzhou reported to Hashimoto again in detail the news he received in the British Concession in the evening, as well as the situation that he could not contact Chen Deming and Li Wanliang.
"The Chinese army is in Haigu, there is no garrison, with a pistol regiment, a security team, they dare to attack the heavily armed imperial army?" Hashimoto frowned.
He had already fallen asleep, and was woken up by Hiroshi Kawasaki, already very unhappy in his heart.
"The 38th Division is very arrogant." Lu Chengzhou reminded.
"Lu Jun, thank you for the information you provided, please Kawasaki-kun go and confirm it again." Hashimoto said lightly.
His thoughts were the same as Kawasaki's, the imperial army did not take the initiative to attack, and the Chinese army already felt lucky.
No matter how arrogant the 38th Division is, it will not dare to do such a thing.
Although the Japanese army did not garrison much in Haigu, it only took one day to transfer a division.
Chinese ate bear heart leopard gall, dare to extract teeth from the tiger's mouth?
"See, the chief of staff doesn't trust your intelligence." Kawasaki Hiroshi said helplessly.
"Teacher, please send someone to check. Even the pistol regiment and the security team that monitored the 38th Division could know the clues. Lu Chengzhou reminded.
"I'll check it out." Kawasaki felt that Lu Chengzhou might be too sensitive.
After Lu Chengzhou left, Kawasaki Hiroshi arranged several Japanese spies to spy on the movements of the 38th Division.
In the early hours of the morning, Hiroshi Kawasaki received information that the 38th Division was indeed showing signs of transfer.
At this time, Kawasaki Hiroshi really got nervous.
However, it was already too late, and just as he was about to report again to Hashimoto's group, a counterattack had already been launched against the Japanese at 38 o'clock.
When the Hashimoto group received the news, they were also remorseful.
Although Lu Chengzhou is Chinese, his intelligence is still very accurate.
This person was also absolutely loyal to the Japanese Empire.