There was a knock on the door. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The dozen or so young people in the room who were gathering to play poker reacted immediately. They threw away the cards in their hands and took every vantage point, some reached for their pistols and pointed them at the door, others simply put their hands in their arms, and finally, when the last man was ready, a young man walked up to the door against the wall and asked, "Who?" ”

"Zhao Sheng, it's me." A familiar voice came from outside the door, "Jiro Hattori." ”

"Alone?"

"And Mr. Miyazaki."

"Wait a minute." The young man named Zhao Sheng cautiously and quickly moved to the side in the same direction as the door was opened, pulled out a pistol, and wrenched the hammer away while gesturing at his companions to warn them of their attention. After waiting a little longer, he opened the door.

Chen Shaobai, a veteran of the League, who had been a comrade of Dr. Sun ten years ago, and Jiro Hattori was a pseudonym he was using, walked into the room, followed by a middle-aged man in a kimono and a katana, several people knew him, Miyazaki, a Japanese friend of Dr. Sun, and a full member of the League.

He is not here to participate in the operation, nor will he express any opinions, just to provide cover for Chen Shaobai and make him look more Japanese.

They always act together.

No third person walked in, and everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

The door closed again, Zhao Sheng put away the pistol and walked to Chen Shaobai's side. Chen ...... Mr. Hattori, why are you here? ”

"Zhang Shaozeng's troops have been dispatched and are searching." Chen Shaobai whispered, his gaze slowly swept over the room, and finally landed on the playing cards that were thrown everywhere at will. "You're playing?"

"We ...... Discussing plans, pretending to play cards. Zhao Sheng replied.

He didn't tell the truth. They were to be divided into small groups of three or four to avoid attracting the attention of Manchu agents, but the people here were young and all students - if any administrator of the Canton Bay branch of the Virginia Military Academy was here, he would find that they were all students of the school, mostly from the first year and a few from the second year; If Qin Lang was also here, he would be surprised that the Alliance could develop so many members under his nose, and if he knew more, the surprise would give way to it, because they were originally members of the Alliance, and the great inertia of history once again showed its power - few people were willing to stay in their rooms honestly.

This kind of violation of the rules will definitely be reprimanded by Chen Shaobai, and Zhao Sheng just hopes that using the discussion plan as an excuse will make him less angry.

His lies didn't play any role, and Chen Shaobai already understood the reason why these young people were here when he saw the playing cards. He would have blamed them if he had done it a little earlier, but now, he had decided to let the mistake go.

There was only one reason for him to do it.

Chen Shaobai announced a news that exceeded everyone's expectations: "Everyone, get ready, the plan has changed, and the time for action has been changed to today." ”

"Why?" Zhao Sheng was a little surprised. According to the original plan, the attack was supposed to be launched after the third day of the manhunt, and if the Qing army was too fast, it would be the next day - Zhang Shaozeng's soldiers were now like a pack of energetic and nervous hunting dogs, reacting quickly and attacking fiercely, which was the biggest obstacle to the success of the plan, but this situation could not last long, and once these soldiers let their guard down or became exhausted, they were no longer an obstacle.

Zhao Sheng thinks that the plan is well made, but there is still a problem that needs to be solved: most of the people who carry out the plan are young people, who are already ready to make a big move, and do not have much patience to wait that long in the center of Manchu rule.

So did himself.

Zhao Sheng was very satisfied with the new arrangement. Still, surprise was inevitable, and adjusting a predetermined, much-discussed schedule was not a discretionary decision, and he wondered why.

Chen Shaobai gave him a reason: Liangbi and Zhang Shaozeng.

"Both of these men are smart and sooner or later will realize that mortars and poison gas are just a façade, and it is even possible to guess what we really are aiming for." He reminded everyone that "everyone, don't forget that they are your alumni......"

"Nominal alumni." Someone retorted softly.

Although no more people spoke, Chen Shaobai saw obvious approval on the faces of most people. He knew what the young people were thinking: Liang Bi and Zhang Shao had been able to become students at Guangzhou Bay more because of their status than their grades, and they had been there for a short time, they hadn't learned much, and they were still able to graduate because of their status, so most of the "real" — meaning passing exams to get into the school, requiring four years of full education, and getting enough credits to graduate — the students refused to recognize them as their own alumni.

On the surface, there is some truth to this view, but in fact it is not at all: the League has investigated and clarified the background of the Virginia Military Academy, which is actually a private junior military school, and is famous for its business department, and although the Guangzhou Bay branch has more military theory courses, it is still only a junior military school, and the students who have received four years of full education will not learn more than Liangbi and Zhang Shaozeng.

It's just that he can't bring it up publicly, at least not at this moment: even if he is a veteran of the League, he can't offend a group of young students who value their academic qualifications without any scruples.

He could only mention a few facts that were well known. "Whatever you think, Guangzhou Bay acknowledges their academic qualifications and grades, and has a high opinion of them."

"Even so, just because you paint an old house with a new coat doesn't mean it's going to be a new house." Still a young man just now, Chen Shaobai finally remembered who he was, Fang Shengdong, a first-year student at the Guangzhou Bay Branch, seemed to be only seventeen years old.

His revolutionary zeal was irrefutable, but his personality was too impulsive.

Chen Shaobai shook his head secretly. "Maybe Liangbi and Zhang Shao didn't learn too many new theories, but they had enough experience, and there were many staff officers and military advisers around them, and Zhang Shao had participated in the war and was a war hero who defeated the German army, not an opponent to be taken lightly." After a pause, he raised his voice, "This operation is very important, and there must be no mistakes. ”

"We understand, Mr. Hattori, that we can't make any mistakes." Zhao Sheng made a promise to him, but it was more like showing his confidence.

And the self-confidence of his classmates: no one really took Chen Shaobai's warning seriously, even if he had mentioned Liangbi and Zhang Shaozeng's staff officers, as well as military advisers. Fang Shengdong even wanted to voice a new objection, but in the end he couldn't do it because a young man next to him who seemed to be slightly older than him stopped him.

Chen Shaobai took a moment to recall his personal information, Fang Shengtao, Fang Shengdong's elder brother, is also a first-year student.

The reason he prevented his brother from continuing to speak out of dissent may simply be out of respect for one of the revolutionary patriarchs of the League. Chen Shaobai could see his true thoughts from his face, and he was no different from others.

Sighing inwardly again, he gave up his intention to persuade the young men and resumed his new arrangement.

"Zhang Shaozeng's temporary headquarters is in the Qianmen Arrow Tower, and according to the latest information, Liangbi is also there. I have sent someone to inform Ling Ji and Huang Keqiang. He was referring to Yan Lie and Huang Xing, the commanders of the other two commandos, one was also a veteran of the Alliance, and the other was a first-year student at Tsinghua University in Guangzhou Bay. After Wen Liansheng's decoy detachment exchanged fire with the Qing army, they would fire red flares, and then we would start moving. ”

"Where to meet?"

Chen Shaobai shook his head. "There was no time to converge, and the four assault teams could only launch an attack on the target on their own."

Divide the attacking force into four completely independent, unconnected battle groups, and ...... Split into a combo? Zhao Sheng seriously recalled the military knowledge he had learned at the Guangzhou Bay Branch, and felt that it seemed like a bad plan.

He spoke his mind. "I think there are some dangers in this arrangement."

"What danger?"

"Uh...... I haven't thought of it yet. Zhao Sheng whispered, a little embarrassed. The little military knowledge he had learned was not enough for him to immediately reach an accurate conclusion, only some vague speculations. "I just feel that there is some danger in it that could lead to the failure of the plan, which is not a good idea"

"Perhaps, but it's better than us spending our precious time waiting for the other commandos to arrive at the rendezvous." Chen Shaobai didn't see the potential danger of the plan, but he knew a very clear danger, "Zhang Shao had more than 10,000 soldiers searching for our tracks, and the decoy detachment didn't have many people, so it was impossible to hold them back for too long. ”

"But ......"

"We can't let their efforts go to waste."

"You're right, Mr. Hattori." Zhao Sheng did not continue to insist. He still hadn't figured out what the specific shortcomings of the plan were, and Chen Shaobai was right to let the efforts of Wen Liansheng's decoy detachment go to waste—they could not survive the Qing attack, either killed in battle, or captured and executed—and he replaced the old ones with new ones. "What is the identifying mark?"

"A white towel on the left arm. There is also a code," Chen Shaobai lowered his voice, "expel the Tartars and establish a republic." ”

The code was somewhat unexpected by Zhao Sheng. "Isn't it the restoration of China?"

"We can't do that." Chen Shaobai explained, "There are many graduates of the Guangzhou Bay branch in the New Army, and they know the revolutionary slogans put forward by Mr. Sun, and if we use the words of restoring China, they can easily guess it." ”

"I see."

"That's all I have to tell you." Chen Shaobai looked at the others in the room and issued one last warning, "Everyone, remember my words, in order to overthrow the Manchus, we must succeed. ”

"We're going to succeed." Once again, the students showed their confidence and fearlessness.

I hope so. Chen Shaobai prayed silently, and then left with Miyazaki. (To be continued.) )