On April 19, 1938, on the surface of the Tangchi River section of Nanjing.

The east has begun to turn white, and the confrontation on the river is still going on.

On the American freighter, there was already a shift of vigilant soldiers, but the muzzle of the gun had blocked the entire direction of the freighter, and as long as someone came up, they would be shot in the head.

And the other side did not show weakness, and the heavy machine guns and light machine guns on the medium speedboat were also aimed at the freighter all the time, and they would shoot whenever there was a disturbance.

Not only that, but after yesterday's collapse, there were also four small speedboats roaming around the river around the freighter.

One medium, four small and five boats monitored the freighter and did not let anyone or anything leave the freighter.

At seven o'clock in the morning, a warship came up on the river, and on top of the warship stood all the senior officers of Nanjing, who were ordered to deal with the matter.

On the warship, there was even the deputy commander of the 1st Division of the Security Army, who was sent by Chang Liang after ordering the 1st Division to come in Nanjing.

After the warship circled the freighter, the deputy commander of the 1st Division shouted at the freighter: "Zhang Ergou, do you know me?" ”

Ergouzi saluted from afar: "Report to the deputy division commander, Zhang Ergou, the commander of the guard company of the first regiment, listen to the order." ”

There is no need to doubt that this is indeed a soldier of the first division.

"Ask him! Why on a freighter? A lieutenant general on the warship spoke.

Deputy division commander: "Zhang Ergou, you didn't stay in the camp, why did you run on the freighter, and ran to the American freighter?" ”

"Report, we are on the orders of the regimental commander to protect this freighter."

Deputy Divisional Commander: "When?" When did you get on the freighter? ”

"It's been a day since we're on the freighter." Zhang Ergou replied.

"Send a telegram to the 1st Division and the 1st Regiment separately to investigate whether the situation is true. In addition, they asked them the purpose of sending Zhang Ergou on the ship. The lieutenant general ordered.

Half an hour later, the telegrams from the 1st Division, the 1st Division, and the 1st Regiment all replied, proving that the guard company was indeed ordered to protect the freighter, and as for the protected goods on the freighter, it was the property of the Japanese military police headquarters in Mingzhu, and even the guard company did not know what it was.

As soon as he heard that it was something from the Pearl Military Police Headquarters, the lieutenant general felt that he was being used.

He glanced at a major general beside him: "Are you sure they have illegal transactions?" ”

The sudden question made the major general immediately blush, and he didn't expect the lieutenant general to throw him out at this critical moment, which was obviously to tell everyone that the idea of encircling the freighter was his idea, and his purpose, needless to say, everyone knew.

By this time, the major general had also been released, and there was no way out.

"General, please call the Japanese military police headquarters in Mingzhu to ask what they are entrusting the American freighter to transport." The major general shouted loudly.

The lieutenant general looked at the major general angrily, and then ordered: "Someone! Call General Yamada of the Pearl Military Police Headquarters. Let's just say: Major General Li Cai of our department suspects that the contents of the American freighter are not owned by the Japanese army, and now asks the general to inform the general of the contents of the freighter. ”

The major general was startled and hurriedly stopped: "General, you must not say this, I will be finished if you say this." ”

The lieutenant general sneered: "If you don't say that, I'll be finished." You're so scheming, let me be a substitute for the dead. But you hide behind and pick up the fruit. Go and send the report! ”

The rear admiral leaned on the side of the warship in a daze, he understood that the Japanese must have been annoyed by his great disrespect, checked the Japanese cargo, stopped the freighter for a night, and the reward of all this was that the best result was to hang up the rank of senior executive, and the bad result was to die on the street one day.

Ten minutes later, the military police headquarters of the Pearl Army called back: The things on the American freighter were indeed Japanese soldiers. Because it was reported on the ship that unknown people were following the freighter, General Yamada ordered the 1st Division to send people to protect it. As for the contents of the freighter, they are confidential and are forbidden to be inspected by outsiders.

As soon as the telegram was finished, the major general sat down on the ground, knowing that his life was over.

"You continue to escort the good freighter to the pearl, there can be no mistakes on the way, as long as there is the slightest mistake, watch your head." The lieutenant general commanded at Zhang Ergou.

"Yes!" In Zhang Ergou's salute, the warship left, the medium-sized speedboat left, the four dinghys also slipped away, and the river was quiet again.

It was not clear to everyone on the freighter how things had taken a 180-degree turn.

It turned out that before sinking the radio station, Li Xiang sent the situation to Yan'an.

After Yan'an received the telegram, he immediately sent it to Li Qiang, asking Zhou Lin to find a way to deal with it.

At this time, he couldn't take care of his safety, Li Qiang hurried outside, made a public phone to Zhou Lin's house, and called Xiangjun, saying that the Dream of Red Mansions she wanted had been found, and he had already sent it over, and he was waiting under the dock office building.

So, Zhou Lin accompanied Xiangjun to the office building, Li Qiang gave the book to Xiangjun, and after Xiangjun paid the money, he returned home with Zhou Lin.

The note in the book was taken out: The freighter was surrounded, someone was checking the ship, and Li wanted to be in danger.

When Zhou Lin saw it, he quickly called Yamada.

"So late? What's up? Yamada got impatient.

"I have something to report to you!" Zhou Lin swallowed and vomited.

"What did you do? Say it! Yamada noticed that Zhou Lin's tone was different from usual.

"I sold a batch of arms ......," Zhou Lin whispered timidly.

"What? You bought a batch of arms? Do you want to die? The tobacco-tobacco-business has emboldened you, munitions? Arms are meant to kill heads! Yamada roared.

After scolding, Yamada asked, "Where did you get the munitions?" Sold to whom? It can't be sold to the New Fourth Army and Wuhan, right? ”

Zhou Lin was forced to say helplessly: "The arms were imported from Wuhan and sold to Commander Chang." ”

When Yamada heard it, the situation was not right, how did this guy get arms from Wuhan?

"You, contact Chang Liang immediately, and the two of you will come to my office immediately!" With that, Yamada dropped the phone.

After putting down the phone, Yamada called Kobayashi again: "You went to Sichuan and found that Zhou Lin had any contact with businessmen in Wuhan?" ”

"Yes! We've all been in contact with them, and we're pretending to talk about business. Kobayashi didn't know why Yamada called him here at three o'clock in the morning.

"Where's the fake business? He's talking about it! Yamada couldn't get angry.

"What kind of business? It's true. Xiao Lin said enviously.

"Do you think he's very capable?" Yamada saw Kobayashi's expression.

Kobayashi honestly admitted: "What business does he do?" Let you get this big fire. ”

"Arms! You know? He's made munitions! He became an arms dealer. ”

Xiao Lin was taken aback: "This is him touching the muzzle of the gun himself!" But where did he get the arms to sell to Wuhan! Just sell dozens of broken guns from his men? Buy a gun on the black market, right? There aren't dozens of guns on the black market. ”

Yamada sighed and lowered his voice: "He didn't sell arms to Wuhan, but sold Wuhan's weapons to Chang Liang." ”

"Weapons in Wuhan? What weapons? Is the number large? ”

"Medium formal rifles, nearly 10,000 rifles! Each gun is equipped with fifty rounds. ”

Xiao Lin smiled: "General, then you should reward him!" Wuhan has 10,000 fewer guns, and there are two divisions less. With 10,000 more guns in the security army, there are three more divisions! ”

"Although the truth is like this, the two of them are hiding from us and doing it secretly, isn't it lawless!" Yamada's anger is also smaller.

"If he says munitions, don't you lock him up right away. That's why he doesn't dare to tell you. Xiao Lin also helped Zhou Lin say good things, after all, with Zhou Lin, he made a fortune.

"Report!" Zhou Lin is here with Chang Liang.

As soon as they entered the office, both of them straightened their waists, looking ready to die.

Yamada asked Zhou Lin to report on the whole process of the arms deal.

Zhou Lin then met a businessman named Wang Jie through Wang Feng, who told him that he had a way to get weapons from the Wuhan Arsenal. And the man had made 9,000 rifles and bullets in four years.

After returning to Mingzhu, he drank too much wine once, so he told Chang Liang, and Chang Liang wanted those weapons.

"Why do you want so many weapons? Is it sold? Kobayashi asked.

Chang Liang said with a sad face: "If I had this batch of weapons a year ago, the military commander would not be that bastard now." There will be no robbery from him. ”

Both Yamada and Kobayashi agree with this point of view, and the imperial army relies on the people of China, and it also depends on the strength of the people of China. Chang Liang's strength is only one division, so he can only be the division commander.

"More than 9,000 branches, do you have so many people?" Yamada asked.

"My three brothers are divided, I have 3,200 branches, and my two brothers have 3,000 branches each, and soon, they will each build three more regiments." Chang Liang reported on the distribution plan.

"You guys want the commander of the three tigers of the Chang family to become the commander of the three armies of the Chang family!" Yamada Road.

Chang Liang stood upright: "It also depends on the cultivation of the head of the organ!" The Chang family swears to die for the imperial army! ”

Yamada ignored him and asked Zhou Lin, "How much does each rifle cost?" ”

"Forty oceans is a medium formal, with fifty rounds of ammunition." Zhou Lin replied.

"How much commission do you give him?" Yamada asked Chang Liang.

Chang Liang looked at Zhou Lin and said, "Twenty thousand oceans." ”

"Tomorrow, the 20,000 oceans commission will be sent to the headquarters, and Zhou Lin's commission will be confiscated! If you had reported this before, I might have let you take it, but if you two did it secretly from me, it would have been confiscated. Also, Master Chang should also hand over a fine of 20,000 oceans. Yamada said confidently.

"But the freighter is blocked, and maybe the business can't be done." Zhou Lin said distressedly, that expression made Xiao Lin laugh.

"Tell the captain of the guard company on the ship that if anyone wants to check the ship, let them ask me."

After saying that, he drove the two out, and the matter calmed down.

Walking out of the gendarmerie headquarters, Chang Liang wiped the sweat on his head and said, "Brother! You helped me again, otherwise, if Li Cai's slut plot succeeded, I wouldn't say that being a military commander and a division commander would be in danger. ”

"The two of us, who is with whom?" Zhou Lin snorted: "You send a telegram, explain to your soldiers, and let him know what to say." ”

"Definitely! Farewell! The two got into their own cars.

After leaving the gendarmerie headquarters, the two parted ways and went home.

Yamada and Kobayashi, on the other hand, watched them separate from the window.

"Director, I found that Zhou Lin can always get things done." Kobayashi said.

Yamada said with a smile: "That's because he is a lucky general as the Chinese say." It can turn a bad thing into a good thing. ”

"But he's too greedy and loves money." Xiao Lin is greedy himself, but he can't see others being greedy.

"If he is a person who is not greedy, does not love money, does not love beautiful women, and does not love gambling, will I be reassured of him?"

However, Zhou Lin's money is estimated to be not much. In the past, he didn't do this kind of munition, but now, he is taking risks. Kobayashi analyzed.

"I know, so I can't let him be fed, and when he is full, he will be lazy and will not find a way to make money. And we just need him to keep getting money. ”

The two laughed after speaking!

In Wuhan, there was a lot of noise in the Military Commission.

Because the three divisions of the Japanese army were rapidly advancing from Anqing towards Jiujiang, the vanguard of the Japanese army actually had the attitude of occupying Huangmei on the other side of the Yangtze River, and vainly wanted to encircle and destroy a division of the Chinese garrison in Jiujiang.

Is it to let the Jiujiang garrison withdraw from Jiujiang and preserve its strength, or let the Jiujiang garrison fight for the last man and delay the speed of the Japanese army's attack on Wuhan?

The two camps of different opinions are fighting for dry mouths.

"Headmaster, the man said, this is only the first phase of the battle. If we resist desperately, the Japanese army will revise its strategic plan, which may be even more threatening. Dai Lian reported in the old man's office.

"Why didn't you bring the Japanese army's Wuhan plan? With a plan, I also know which move to take. The old man said dissatisfiedly.

"Headmaster, the spy said that the plan before the first stage is variable, that is, it has not yet taken shape, and the Japanese determine the actions of the second and third stages according to the results of the first stage. So now we can't get the Japanese army's Wuhan plan. Dai Li said.

"Tell the spy that we must find a way to get the Wuhan plan as soon as possible. Do whatever it takes! The old man ordered.

"Yes! Then the Japanese staff officer proposed 200,000 US dollars......"

"Give it to him, buy it no matter how high it is! In the battle of Wuhan, the number of dead and wounded will not be less than 200,000, what is 200,000 dollars? ”

Mao Yimin came in and reported: "Huangmei is dangerous! Once Huangmei was taken by the Japanese army, the nearly 5,000-strong troops of Jiujiang would be surrounded. ”

The old man looked at the desktop map for a few minutes, sighed, and said, "Order the Jiujiang garrison to withdraw from Jiujiang immediately, pass through Huangmei Qichun, and establish a new defense line with the Xishui garrison." Keep a close eye on the movements of the Japanese army. At the same time, the Xianning garrison was ordered to withdraw from Xianning, garrison in the area of Xiejiawan, and establish a new defense line. ”

"This time, the Japanese army is obviously a two-way flank tactic, and the flanking attack is directly approaching Wuhan. It's just that I don't know how many troops the Japanese army will put into the whole campaign. Mao Yimin said.

The old man looked up from the map: "If you want to know the layout of the Japanese army, now look at the accurate information of that kid." ”

"Yes! We are not clear about the enemy's strategic intentions, and we are not good at focusing on our defenses. Now there is a lot of noise in the war room. Mao Yimin said with a headache.

"Let them be noisy! In this way, the Japanese knew about it and would not suspect that we had the intelligence of the first stage in advance. The old man said.

"The headmaster is smart! Those people outside have colorful thoughts, who knows which one will be the shadow of the Japanese, so that they think that we have no choice but to be forced to retreat. Mao Yimin patted his fart.

"How much did you sell for your last refurbished gun?" Suddenly, the old man changed the subject.

Dai Li immediately replied: "A total of 320,000 oceans have returned. ”

Dai Li underreported 80,000 oceans, and he shared these 80,000 oceans with Mao Yimin.

The old man nodded with satisfaction: "With this money, you can also do something." Can you still sell some? It's better to go back to another million oceans. ”

Mao Yimin immediately said: "I'll go and tell him, your request, he has to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and he has to do it." ”

"He's still a major, right? Give him a promotion, lieutenant colonel! The old man said with concern.