Chapter 109 Emergency Help

The county seat of Lin'an County. Anping Bookstore.

The boss looked unhappy and said angrily, "Sir, how can you say that? Look at you, it turns out that you don't understand literature and art at all, it's not me 'Wang Po selling melons', but you are 'rolling pin blowing fire'. It's just that it's useless to talk too much, please take care of yourself. With that, he turned and left.

Middle-aged man: "Boss, please stay, I'm sorry, please forgive me for my shallow ignorance just now." Since it's so good, I'll buy a set and go back and read it properly. ”

The boss happily said, "Hey, that's right." I promise you won't regret reading this set of books. But it's okay if you regret it, you send the book back, and I'll give you the money back. Please come with me, sir. ”

The middle-aged man followed the boss to the counter to pay the money.

The middle-aged man asked while taking out the money, "Boss, may I ask your surname?" ”

Boss: "Your surname is Luo, and Luo Changming is also." What is your last name, sir? ”

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment: "Don't give your surname Liu." Liu Gui was below, and the contemptible people disturbed him and said goodbye. ”

Boss Luo: "Mr. Liu, please go slowly, you are welcome to visit the shop again." ”

Liu Gui walked out of the bookstore with the book in a relaxed and happy manner, and Boss Luo smiled politely and humbly followed out of the store. Looking at Liu Gui's back as he gradually moved away, Boss Luo thoughtfully turned around and walked into the bookstore. He walked over to the desk and sat down, gently lifted the glass pane, and pulled out a few photographs from underneath, some of which were of Japanese officers in military uniforms, and several of which were of men in suits and plainclothes. Luo Changming's face changed suddenly after carefully looking at a photo of a Japanese officer, and he immediately got up and looked out the window, vigilantly observing the situation on the street outside the store and the passers-by. Boss Luo beckoned to the female clerk, who walked quickly to his side, and Boss Luo pointed to one of the photos and then upstairs. The female clerk looked frightened after glancing at the photo, turned around and walked quickly upstairs, hurried to the end of the corridor, pushed open the door and entered, walked to the south window and sat on the sofa, behind a young elegant woman wearing a light blue muslin short-sleeved cheongsam who was looking down at the newspaper, whispering nervously and quickly in her ear.

The young woman sat motionless on the sofa, put down the newspaper in her hand, and said in a soft voice, "Got it, let's go down." Remember, knock on the door before you enter it later. ”

The female clerk straightened up and said solemnly, "Yes, team leader, I remember." ”

In the alley behind the Anping Bookstore, a young coachman and a middle-aged shoemaker sat diagonally opposite the back door of the bookstore, smoking cigarette bags and pots chatting.

The back door of the bookstore opened softly and silently, and a young and beautiful woman wearing a light blue muslin short-sleeved cheongsam, black cloth shoes, and a beige handbag walked out dignified and elegant. After observing the situation on the east and west sides of the alley alertly, she greeted in a soft voice, "Rickshaw." ”

"Miss, do you want to fix your shoes? Three years of new and three years of old, and another three years of sewing and mending. Repair and repair shoes. The shoemaker turned his head to observe the situation inside and outside the alley, shouting and signaling safety.

When the young coachman heard this, he immediately got up, pulled up the all-inclusive rickshaw, walked quickly to the young woman's side, put down the handlebars, and said softly and politely:

"Miss, please get in the car. Miss, where are you going? ”

The young woman got into the car and sat down, and said softly, "Go to the West Archway, hurry up." ”

"Yes, West Archway. You sit down. The coachman put down the white cloth curtain, picked up the handlebars, pulled the cart out of the alley, and strode steadily on the wide, bustling, noisy and crowded street of Ping'an Street, observing the pedestrians on both sides of the street vigilantly as he walked. From time to time, Japanese soldiers, puppet soldiers, and plainclothes agents walked by on the streets. The rickshaw stopped at the door of the Wong Kee blacksmith shop next to the west archway, and the driver lowered the handlebars.

The coachman shouted at the blacksmith shop, "Boss Wang, has the bottom of my iron kettle been replaced?" ”

Boss Wang walked out of the blacksmith shop quickly, stood on the steps at the door, looked left and right, and said unhappily:

"Yo, it's big brother, didn't I tell you that I would pick it up in two days? Why are you here today? As soon as he finished speaking, the blacksmith shop resounded with the clanging and cacophony of ironware.

The young woman sat in the car, lifted the armrest on the left side, and took out a small headphone strap and put it on her head. Then lift the handrail on the right side, turn on the power, adjust the frequency, and skillfully tap the middle finger of the right hand on the power building. Instead of using the Morse code, she sent an emergency alarm telegram in the more classified German Brechley code: Uncle, the roof is suddenly leaking, and somehow, can it be repaired quickly? ”

The county seat of Lin'an County. Fang's compound. Japanese Command. Front yard main house. Eiichi Nakagawa's office.

Eiichi Nakagawa sat down on the sofa relaxed, looking at the 'Tale of Genji' that he had seen many times.

Lieutenant Ken Kazui, whose face was covered in blood and smoke, staggered into the office, walked up to Eiichi Nakagawa, stood up in horror and saluted, and said:

"Report to the wing commander, the night attack troops have not yet arrived at Shuihe Village, and on the way to the march, they were ambushed, besieged and intercepted by the Eighth Route Army, and the fire was fierce, our troops were caught off guard, suffered heavy casualties, and almost wiped out the whole army, and were forced to break through and retreat to the county seat at the risk of death. Please, please please, please punish the co-captain. ”

Nakagawa Eiichi put down the book in his hand, raised his head and looked up and down at the embarrassed, depressed, and disgraced Kazui Ken and asked:

"Ambushed, besieged and intercepted by the heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army? Still firepower? And Jiujun, how many troops does the Eighth Route Army have? What weapons were used? ”

"Two battalions, or the strength of a regiment. weapons, weapons include mountain artillery, mortars, machine guns, submachine guns......"

"Impossible!" Nakagawa Eiichi stood up and interrupted Lieutenant Kazui Ken's words, shook his head and said: "The Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment has been strangled by our imperial army many times, almost wiped out, and has been huddled in Shuihe Village to survive, and it is not capable of attacking the elite troops of our imperial army at all, and it does not dare to take the initiative to launch a night attack. This unit may not be a supplementary regiment, could it be some other underground armament? ”

"Wing Commander, judging from the ambush location and time chosen by the other side for this night attack, the deployment of troops, the allocation of weapons, the suddenness of the attack, the tactical tactics and the entire process of our army being forced to break through and withdraw, it is completely certain that this is the main force of the Eighth Route Regular Army. If we do not have the full desperate cover of armored vehicles, the total annihilation of the army is not impossible. ”

"Well, you have a point. What about troop losses? ”

"Alas! Most of the soldiers were killed, and only one squad of soldiers managed to break through and retreat. More than half of the soldiers of a cavalry squad were also killed. Trucks, mountain artillery, and supplies were all discarded......"

"Huh? How could the losses be so devastating? ”

"Wing Commander, our troops were first attacked by a dense mine array. Almost at the same time, it was covered by about ten minutes of rapid artillery fire, followed by a siege from all sides by the Eighth Route Army, with grenadiers, light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and grenades forming a dense network of fire, and the fire was fierce......"

"Alright, alright, don't say any more about this, write it all down in detail and give it to me. He Jiujun, it seems that you really encountered an ambush by the main force of the Eighth Route Regular Army. ”

"Yes, Wing Captain. Based on my many years of battlefield experience and experience, the weapons and combat effectiveness of the local troops, militia, and guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army could not have fought such a night ambush warfare in which the tactics were so carefully deployed in advance, the combat objectives were clear, the fighting will was resolute, and the movements were sudden. ”

"That's right. And Jiujun, have you thought about it? How did the Eighth Route Army find out about this operation of our army? ”

"Captain, I've thought about it, I think so."