Wu Ming was in need of manpower to help carry the machinery and equipment that Adru had brought ashore and returned to the base area safely.

Naturally, they gladly accepted the kindness of the people of Linhai Town, and hundreds of young and middle-aged people joined the transportation team.

Wu Ming stood on a on the coast, looking at the busy people not far away, and a company commander beside him couldn't help but sigh: "Regiment commander, it's really good to have the support of the people." ”

Another officer couldn't help but nod and agreed: "Who said it wasn't, our Eighth Route Army Dragon Tooth Column seems to be deeply supported by the people!" ”

Wu Ming, as a traverser, remained silent on the surface, and said with a secret smile in his heart, the Eighth Route Army led by our party was originally a people's soldier who combined workers and peasants, and it was able to thrive behind enemy lines because it had established a deep love affair with the people, and no one could do without anyone.

The people's war is not an empty phrase, the power of the people is infinite, and this is only the tip of the iceberg.

The power of this power will become more and more evident when the area recovered by the Eighth Route Army becomes larger and larger in the future.

The group disembarked from a large German merchant ship and went to the small wharf where they were busy, and after questioning a few officers and soldiers who were maintaining order on the wharf, they walked straight to the place where Wu Ming and the others were standing.

Wu Ming's eyes were sharp, and at a glance he saw a German at the head, it was Adru, who had not been seen for many days, and his iconic beard was very impressive.

Wu Ming smiled and said to his subordinates: "Let's go, let's go meet the Germans!" ”

"Shall we greet them again?" A company commander said.

"Is this called politeness? What's more, this group of Germans also risked their lives to deliver the military equipment needed by the arsenal to us, so there is nothing to greet them! Wu Ming said that he had already taken the lead and walked down the embankment.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Mr. Adru, and the journey has been smooth!" When the two sides met, Wu Ming took the lead in smiling and opening his arms at the same time.

Yadru was flattered and hurriedly smiled and stretched out his hands and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Head Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time, but Head Wu is still so majestic!" ”

The two hugged cordially, and Yadru was very surprised that Wu Ming, an officer of the Eighth Route Army who had never been abroad in his opinion, knew how to greet him with Western etiquette, but it was more of a surprise.

After the two separated, they began to exchange polite greetings, and the entourage brought by Adru could only stand aside as a listener because they could not speak Chinese.

It didn't take long for a German crew member to suddenly run over from the dock in a hurry while the transportation on the dock was still continuing, and ran straight to Yadru and Wu Ming.

Seeing that he looked flustered, Yadru was afraid of losing face in front of Wu Ming, so he asked with some displeasure: "Hey, what happened so panicked?" ”

The younger faces of the crew were full of horror and anxiety, and said, "Sir, please forgive me for my recklessness, it is really urgent. ”

"What's the matter? Say it! Adru was shocked.

"Yes, there are Japanese warships approaching this side!" The young crew shivered a little and pointed in the direction of the sea, trembling.

Wu Ming, Yadru and the others all changed their faces when they heard this, and Yadru was shocked: "What? Japanese warships, how many? Damn, how could they show up at this time? ”

After speaking, he had already turned his head to look at Wu Ming.

Wu Ming's face was also very heavy, at this juncture, the appearance of the devil warship was really a headache, although he had thousands of troops in his hands, but he lacked effective large-caliber artillery, and only some light artillery such as Type 92 infantry guns and grenadiers could not effectively kill Japanese warships at all.

You must know that even the firepower of a light cruiser is very powerful for the army of this era, and there is no air force on its side now, let alone a strong artillery unit, once the devil warship discovers the situation here, Wu Ming will not dare to think about the consequences.

The situation was urgent, Wu Ming met Adru's eager gaze, and suddenly asked in a hurry: "Mr. Adru, before your fleet came to Haizhen, did you encounter a Japanese devil's warship for interrogation and inspection?" ”

Adru said without thinking: "Yes, we are a merchant ship of the public state, and the Japanese Navy only let us go after a little interrogation, but now, if they find out that we are trading with your Eighth Route Army Dragon Tooth Column, then they will definitely fire at us mercilessly!" ”

"So, please head Wu, please hurry up and find a way to deal with it."

Wu Ming couldn't help frowning when he heard this, he originally planned to understand the identity of Yadru and their Germans to deal with the sudden appearance of the devil warship, but now it is impossible to hear Yadru say this.

After pondering for a while, Wu Ming said to a few of his subordinates: "Send a telegram to the commander immediately, ask for support, and all battalions will quickly prepare for battle overnight. In any case, it is necessary to cover Minzhuang and the captives to safely pick up all the equipment that Mr. Adru has brought with him! ”

"Yes!" Several battalion and company commanders suddenly agreed to the promise, and immediately took orders and left.

Adru asked a little sneeringly, "Captain Wu, can my companions and I do something for you?" Yadru understood that if the goods were intercepted or destroyed by the Japanese this time, then he would not want to get the design drawings he wanted from Qiao Youhua.

This journey of so hard work was about to run in vain, so he took the initiative to ask to see if he could try his best to save it and avoid that situation.

I have to say that Adru, a German with a very fast head, is very suitable to be a real businessman, in fact, a shrewd politician or diplomat is indeed an excellent businessman.

Wu Ming looked at Adru's bearded face and said, "Mr. Adru, I need some of your crew and a few of your ships to use it, preferably with more power and speed." ”

Yadru seemed to have an understanding and said, "Commander Wu, you don't want to meet the Japanese warships, do you?" Oh my God, I don't have any warships in my fleet, it's all merchant ships! ”

Wu Ming nodded and said admittedly: "That's right, merchant ships are also ships, and if you think so, the devil navy will definitely think so, by surprise, my death squad may be able to catch them off guard!" Don't worry, if your fleet is destroyed in battle, all losses, our Dragon's Tooth Column will compensate you! ”

After receiving this assurance, Adru hurriedly patted his chest and said: "No problem, this time it is in the interests of both of us, and I am willing to fully cooperate, but I have a request." ”

Wu Ming said: "Please speak." ”

"Please allow my fleet to remove or destroy all the signs and flags related to Germany, because Germany is currently a neutral country, and the matter is very important, and I hope you will understand." Adru Road.

Wu Ming nodded without thinking about it: "No problem, as long as you are willing to borrow people and boats to help, anything will do." Wu Ming knew that the Dragon's Tooth Column and the Germans were only in partnership, and they could not be expected to openly declare war on the Japanese devils because of this, which was unrealistic.