Chapter 47: Out of the City.
When Lao Wu returned to the rear to report the task, he instructed Lao Qi, the head of the underground party organization in Yuncheng, to be responsible for the transfer of this batch of drugs.
Due to the strict control of Western medicine by the Japanese, the sale of Western medicine must be specially permitted by the Japanese and cannot be sold out of the city.
Any move to carry Western medicine out of the city would be regarded as an act of aiding the Eighth Route Army in destroying the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and would be punished extremely severely by the Japanese.
Before, because Shao Mengru didn't take a penny, Lao Qi had a large amount of money in hand. In order to smoothly transport the medicine out of the city, Lao Qi found the gang organization Jindaomen in Yuncheng in the name of smugglers, and asked them to help him transfer the medicine out of the city at a high price.
Originally, this matter was carried out very secretively, and the plan was also very thorough, and the Golden Dao Gate even bought the puppet army guards at the city gate in advance.
Although the Japanese were very close to the activities of smuggling contraband in enemy-occupied areas, the puppet army regarded it as a way to make a fortune. Therefore, many gangsters and puppet armies have colluded with each other to smuggle and smuggle smuggled contraband goods under the nose of the Japanese and make a fortune. As for smuggled goods, as long as the puppet army takes care of it in advance, it is not too bad contraband "such as drugs", and most of the puppet soldiers are willing to help make some extra money.
But on the night of the transfer of drugs, just as Jindaomen came to pick up the goods, several gunmen suddenly attacked Lao Qi and them. In the shootout, a disciple of the Golden Dao Sect and three underground party members were killed, Lao Qi was seriously injured, and two of the three gunmen were also killed by Lao Qi and them on the spot.
After this accident, although the Japanese puppet army rushed to hear the news, the medicine was safely hidden. But the people of the Golden Daomen seemed to be frightened, not only did they cancel the transfer mission overnight, but the next day they also announced that because they had made a mistake because of Lao Qi, the mission failed, and the people of the Golden Daomen died. Lao Qi and they should bear all the responsibility, and the two sides cancel the cooperation, and the deposit paid in advance is considered to be compensation for the Golden Daomen.
After this incident, the Yuncheng underground party was also very shocked. Since it was not clear who had attacked Lao Qi and them, the underground party temporarily stopped the drug transfer mission and immediately reported to their superiors.
After receiving the news that Lao Qi was seriously injured after the mission failed, Lao Wu rushed back as soon as possible. When passing by the Shenquanzhai traffic station, I happened to meet Zhao Shixun and the militia who ambushed the puppet army and returned.
Because Zhou Yu's father had a life-saving grace for him, Lao Wu decided to stay for a day to perform surgery for Zhou Yu to remove the bullet. At the same time, when leaving the rear organs, the superiors gave Lao Wu a special task, hoping that he could win Zhao Shixun to the side of the Eighth Route Army to .......
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Picking up the tea on the table and drinking it all, a warm and sweet aroma of Longjing tea spread.
"Mengru, I bothered you late at night, and I hope you don't feel weird."
"There, Brother Wu, you are Mengru's life-saving benefactor, and you are Mengru's most admired hero who fights devils.
This time, Brother Wu came in such a hurry, did he need Mengru's help in any urgency? ”
Seeing that the other party was so sincere, Lao Wu no longer twisted.
"This time, the old brother came late at night, and he really encountered a tricky thing."
Speaking of this, Lao Wu stopped and looked around, then stretched out his fingers to stir a little tea, and wrote a few words on the mahogany table.
With the help of the light, Shao Mengru stepped forward and glanced at it slightly, her eyebrows wrinkled slightly.
"I understand what Brother Wu means, is it that things can't be shipped?"
Looking at each other, Lao Wu sighed and nodded helplessly.
"There was an accident, we have sacrificed three comrades, and the things have not been transported, and the rear is waiting very anxiously."
"I came to you this time, and there is really no other way. Last time there was an accident, I was worried that the Japanese puppet army was already on guard, and the original method might not be able to be used anymore. ”
Hearing this, Shao Mengru slowly sat up straight, looking at the delicate lantern on the table motionless with a pair of shining eyes, not knowing what was on her mind.
"Tomorrow, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, I will go out of the city through the east gate and return home. When the time comes, I will let the convoy pass by Lao Qi's trading house and say that I have ordered a batch of goods from you. When the time comes, Brother Wu, you can let your subordinates load the goods and set off with us.
As for how to get out of town, I'll figure it out. ”
With a long sigh slowly, the stone in Lao Wu's heart finally fell to the ground. Standing up slightly, Lao Wu stretched out his right hand towards the other party.
"Thank you very much, Comrade Shao Mengru!"
Looking at Lao Wu's outstretched right hand, Shao Mengru was stunned for a moment, and then stood up with a look of ecstasy.
"Comrade ......, Brother Wu, you call me comrade, so you call me ......."
"Comrade Shao Mengru, you have passed the test of the organization with practical actions. From today onwards, you are the official intelligence officer of the Eighth Route Army in the Jinnan region, and I am your only superior. ”
"So...... I'm also your comrade, and I'm also a party member?"
Speaking of this, Shao Mengru was very excited, like a child who had finally been recognized by adults.
"You are our comrade, but you are not yet a party member. But as long as you continue to work hard, sooner or later you will pass the party's test for you, and I will definitely be your introducer at that time. ”
Hearing this, Shao Mengru nodded vigorously.
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Late at night, after returning to the secret warehouse of the trading house. Lao Wu arranged tomorrow's mission to the intelligence officers, and then immediately sent information to the enemy engineering department in the rear, asking them to immediately send someone to Wenxiao Village to pick up himself and the goods. Before coming back, Shao Mengru repeatedly told Lao Wu that since the Shao family's convoy still had to transport goods to shops and several villages in Xia County, the convoy would definitely be delayed on the road for a few days. Since the trip had already been planned, the itinerary of the convoy must not be changed in order not to arouse the suspicion of the rest of the convoy.
After hearing this, Lao Wu thought about it, and decided to follow the Shao family's team all the way. After all, leaving Yuncheng is only the first step, and there are many devil strongholds along the way, and it is estimated that he will not be able to go far after leaving the cover of the Shao family's convoy.
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At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, with the sound of horses' hooves, a convoy stopped at the gate of Guangju Commercial Bank.
Not long after the escort Li Jingang walked in with the people, seven or eight men came out of the trading house and loaded three large boxes of goods onto a carriage parked at the door.
A few minutes later, the Shao family's convoy set off again, squeaking and squeaking straight to the east gate of Yuncheng.
The sun was shining, but there were not many pedestrians and vendors on the streets. Due to the recent increase in the sweep of the Jinnan area by the Japanese puppet army, many villages and towns were destroyed.
The result of this is obvious, that is, almost all industries in this area are withering, and people can only struggle on the death line.
From time to time, heavily armed Japanese military police officers passed by in a procession on the deserted streets, and the people who passed by did not want to flee like a plague god, for fear that the Japanese would be in a bad mood and practice their marksmanship.
Seeing another group of patrols passing by him, Lao Wu, who was driving the car, pressed the brim of his hat, and slowly pulled his right hand out of his waist.
Fortunately, with the cover of the Shao family's convoy, the Japanese puppet army patrol encountered along the way was not embarrassed at all, and after walking for a while, they could completely get out of the city.
Wiping the sweat from his palms, Lao Wu held the reins of the carriage while carefully observing the city gate not far in front of him, estimating the number of city gate guards.
On both sides of the dark city gate, two or two sturdy bunkers are piled up with sandbags. Each bunker appears to have a Czech machine gun mounted in it, operated by four ghost soldiers.
After squinting and taking a closer look, Lao Wu recognized that it was not a Czech machine gun, but a crutch machine gun. Crutches, that is, the Japanese army's Type 96 light machine gun.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army was exposed to the problem of complex ammunition supply and extremely high failure of crooked machine guns when fighting in China, and they were simply failures compared with the Czech machine guns of the Chinese army. After the Japanese soldiers were beaten by the Czech machine guns, the calls for the replacement of the crooked machine guns became louder and louder.
For this reason, the Japanese directly borrowed from the captured Czech machine gun, and soon developed a Japanese version of the Czech machine gun. The caliber was changed to 6.5 mm, although the shape resembles the Czech style. But the grip resolutely continued the Japanese tradition, and was called a crutch machine gun by the Chinese army.
However, because the production of this machine gun has not been able to keep up, only the main combat units of the Japanese army will generally give priority to reequipment.
Outside the bunker, the Japanese blocked the front of the wide gate with a wooden fence, leaving a narrow road to pass. A wooden post was built on the right side of the road, and a telephone was supposed to be placed in it.
In front of the outpost, there were more than a dozen puppet soldiers standing crookedly, and they were taking turns checking pedestrians entering and leaving the city.
Not long after, when the convoy reached the city gate, several puppet soldiers stopped the convoy.
"Stop...... Stop! and open the goods! Routine checks! ”
Seeing that someone was stopping, Li Jingang, the leader of the guards, reflexively dismounted and stepped forward to clench his fists slightly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are the caravan of the Shao family in Xia County, and we have just purchased a batch of goods from the city, and we ask you to make it convenient."
Hearing Li Jingang's words, a puppet army officer wearing a second lieutenant uniform glanced at the other party and said with a sigh:
"I know the Shao family, a model of Greater East Asia! I really want to give Shao Fu a face, but recently there has been unrest in and out of the city, and the imperial army has issued a death order, no matter who goes out of the city, they must open the goods and check them one by one, and if there is contraband, they must be seriously investigated and punished! ”
…… To be continued, ask for collection, ask for recommendation! It's late for the update, I'm sorry everyone!