At noon on July 5, in the border area of the suburbs of Jiangyin, a tailor shop that had just opened for less than half a month, this was a new contact point set up by Zhou Chengbin, the owner Wu Shun was a local, and he followed his uncle and apprentice who was a tailor of the Red Gang since he was a child.

This small tailor's shop on the street is unremarkable, with only two rooms, one in front and one in the back, a warehouse, the owner's bedroom, and a kitchen. The only thing that makes it different from other shops is that there is a small cellar. Zhou Chengbin set up and debugged the radio station, and he was dizzy, and the running and sultry weather for days induced the sequelae left by the electrocution. It's been more than a year, and I can't find a chance to treat it completely. I went to bed and lay down for a while, and I was about to fall asleep in a hazy way, when I heard footsteps, I sat up and looked at my watch, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon.

Zhai Yanmin walked in: "Stationmaster Zhou, woke you up?" I heard you say that the Wuchao Temple is a famous temple for hundreds of years, who knows that it is very dilapidated, only a heavy dà hall and the Zen room behind, it seems to have been repaired in recent years, and there is a look, and the others are all declining. ”

Zhou Chengbin said with a smile: "This is an ancient temple, destroyed in the war, last year there were two wandering monks, to rebuild here, only to become what it is today." Listening to you talk about what Zen temple, decadence, full of words, did you see the two monks Jiehui and Jiecong? ”

Zhou Chengbin was joking that he didn't read much, Zhai Yanmin smiled embarrassedly, and replied: "Yes, I saw it, those words were what they said." These two people are also their own people, right? ”

"Yes, there is a liaison station and a weapons supply point for the third column. When I passed by there last year, I told Sun Wenkai that he had sent two people with money to pretend to be monks and set up a contact point. Minzi, Mr. Mao's foothold is located in Wuchao Temple, in order not to give the Japanese puppet traitor Tong Guò radio station the opportunity to track Mr. Mao's whereabouts, the radio station is set up in the tailor shop, and you are in charge. Thinking of Sun Wenkai, Zhou Chengbin couldn't help but sigh.

"Don't worry, I have no problem receiving telegrams now."

Zhou Chengbin solemnly explained: "There are only two roads to Wuchao Temple, and here is the necessary place for one of the roads. You and Wu Shun have to keep a close eye on all the suspicious characters passing by. ”

Zhai Yanmin replied, "Yes." Stationmaster, Wuchao Temple is only more than a kilometer away from here, and there is no radio station, if you find an abnormal situation, how to report to you? ”

"I also thought of this question, more than 100 meters to the north, there is a primary school, there is a flagpole on the playground, the terrain of the Zen temple is high, these two days coincide with the middle of the lunar month, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, even at night, you can see this flag very clearly. If the situation is urgent and you don't have time to report the news, you will go and lower the flag of the puppet Nanjing government. ”

"Understood."

Zhou Chengbin patted Zhai Yanmin on the shoulder and said: "Then I'll go first, I'll leave it to you here, if you leave here and withdraw to Shanghai at two o'clock in the afternoon on the 8th, the radio station is brought to support the third column, you don't have to take it away, leave it to Wushun." ”

In Fengming Garden, the largest place in Jiangyin City, there was no one behind, and the big teapots and handymen in the hall sat there drowsy. Seeing a guest coming to the door, he raised his eyes to see that Zhou Chengbin was wearing a half-old summer blue cloth gown, dressed coldly, but his bearing was dignified and dignified, which made people dare not underestimate him, and asked lukewarmly: "Sir, who are you looking for?" ”

"There's a Mr. Dai, isn't it here? He asked me to come. ”

"Come with me."

Turning the hall, passing a horse building with a courtyard, came to a small courtyard, the big teapot knocked on the door hidden between the landlords on the north side, the door opened quickly, the Hunan embroidered door curtain was raised, and Dai Ru, who was wearing a gray poplin Chinese cardigan, greeted him: "You are here, come in." He gave the teapot two bills: "I have something to talk about with this gentleman, don't bother." The big teapot nodded and walked away, and Dai Ru locked the door.

Zhou Chengbin looked around, the luodian couch, the red Hunan embroidered bedding, the bright yellow curtain, the gaudy and vulgar. said: "Didn't you say that this is the largest brothel in Jiangyin City?" Why is it so deserted? You're alone in the house? ”

"You're a layman, it's a place where day and night are reversed, and it starts at dusk and doesn't stop until dawn. I have chartered a red girl named Yufeng for three days, and this house will belong to me for three days, in order to wait for you, I sent her out to listen to the commentary. ”

Zhou Chengbin shook his head disappetively and said: "It's indeed safe here, but the active lieutenant colonel and soldier prostitutes, military law and family rules, which one can tolerate you to be so indecent?" You're setting up your temporary point of contact here, isn't it? Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, and I'll settle accounts with you later. Let's get down to business. In addition to the tailor shop in Wuchao Temple and Wushun in Jiangyin, do you have any other contact stations? ”

Dai Ru replied: "No, so I had to choose to settle here." Stationmaster Zhou, don't get me wrong, I have a wife and a daughter in Chongqing, Yufeng is a Qing man, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, just under the banner of wanting to comb the cage for her, to cover people's eyes. After three days, he was gone. ”

Zhou Chengbin said in his heart that this is about the same, and said: "How many of your people are there in Jiangyin City now?" How is it laid out? ”

"Thirty people, carrying light weapons such as pistols and grenades. In addition to arranging a guard on another road leading to Wuchao Temple, I have an idea-" Dai Ru took a newspaper and drew a simple topographical map: "Stationmaster Zhou, we have to plan for the worst." The day before yesterday, I surveyed the terrain around the Wuchao Zen Temple, if the Zen Temple is surrounded, here, you see, as long as the people inside desperately rush out of the back door, a hundred meters away, is a hillock full of shrubs, you can let the right hand side, lay mines in other places to intercept the pursuers, over this hill, here prepare two boats, arrange a small detachment of ten people ready to respond, light boats take the waterway. It will soon be possible to enter the criss-crossing river area. ”

Zhou Chengbin nodded and said, "That's right, it's to plan for the worst." In addition to Mr. Mao, there is also Mr. Pan, who is a friendly friend, he is a guest we invited, and his safety must also be guaranteed. If something happens and friction is triggered, won't the relatives be painful and the enemies happy? Consul Anderson couldn't afford anything to happen. Just do as you say. ”

Dai Ru burned the newspaper with the schematic diagram and replied, "Consul Anderson is coming to Jiangyin?" So Mr. Mao doesn't have to venture to Shanghai? ”

Zhou Chengbin smiled with relief: "Consul Anderson and Sir George are world friends, and they have a good impression of the military commander. By the way, I would like to ask you: Have the four boxes of penicillin shipped back from Shanghai last time already shipped? ”

Speaking of this incident, Dai Ruyi complained: "According to your orders, I left a box of twelve sticks in case we had an emergency, and the other ninety-five boxes were shipped away on July 2, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Chongqing in another seven or eight days." Several detachment leaders were very dissatisfied, complaining that I had left too little, hundreds of people, bullets and bullets, how could it be enough? In addition to saying that someone had been sent to pick it up on the way, there was no word of commendation, but what was a drop in the bucket, ordering us to try to purchase another batch of cameras, and even more annoying that it was difficult to fund, and it was best to solve the cost by ourselves like this batch. ”

Zhou Chengbin smiled bitterly: "Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, don't pay attention to them." When I came in just now, I saw a phone in the hall? Can you get through the long distance in Shanghai? ”

"Not only can the phone get through, but the extensions in the room can be used, you are too underestimated Jiangyin City, it is common for the red girl of Fengmingyuan to go to Shanghai to make a note. However, you need to connect the long call bureau first, and transfer it from there, and confidentiality cannot be done at all. ”

"My calls don't need to be kept private. Lao Dai, I was arrested by No. 76, this matter can only be done by you, I see that there is a secret post you arranged outside, and I will find two more of my own people......"

Dai Ru nodded while listening, and admired it: he and Zhou Chengbin are known as the three major killers of the military command, but the ranking has always been behind Zhou Chengbin, and his resourcefulness is even more unattainable.

Dai Ru picked up the extension in the room, dialed the Jiangyin Long Telephone Bureau, reported the switchboard number of No. 76, and hung up and waited. A minute or two later, the bell rang and the long-distance call was connected. Dai Ru said: "Please transfer the call of Duan Wentao of the action team." ”

Without the slightest hesitation, the operator of the switchboard replied, "He's not here." ”

"Can I ask when he's back?"

"I don't know."

"Thank you."

A few minutes later, Dai Ru concocted the same method and dialed the long distance to find Zhao Jingdong, and the reply of the operator of the No. 76 switchboard was the same.

Dai Ru walked out of the room, went to the hall, and after ten minutes, he came back and closed the door and said: "I changed two phones, and asked the two brothers of the third column who were on guard outside to find Liu Zezhi, Mao Jun, Zhang Keqing, Asano Key, and Li Xuehui respectively, and the answer was the same: No, I don't know when I will come back." ”

Zhou Chengbin closed his eyes and thought about it, and said: "The switchboard replied so quickly, there is no need to inquire, so there is a big operation on the 76th, these people are either all ordered to set off, or they are in a state of emergency, except for one or two live broadcast phones, such as Li Shiqun's special line, other telephone contacts have been cut off...... Could it be that Kagesa Zhenzhao has deciphered the secret message? ”

"What? Shadow Zuo, that devil deciphered the secret message? Dai Ru was taken aback: "What should I do then?" Mr. Mao must be notified of the cancellation immediately. ”

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