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Chapter 1015

Ozawagawa was silent for a long time, wisely gave up the idea of ​​asking Zuo Zhong's real identity, and instead asked what "Nanjia Ichiro" wanted to do.

Although he was the naval commander stationed in Anqing, he only had two small gunboats and dozens of sailors under him, and he didn't know any high-level intelligence.

The other party took such pains to drag him into the water, and pointed out the matter of carrying the goods, it must not be as simple as just transporting prohibited materials.

But in any case, there are some things that are absolutely unacceptable, such as public treason and defection to Shancheng, then even if he commits suicide, he cannot agree.

Since the start of the war, there have been only a handful of imperial soldiers and officers who surrendered to the people of the Republic of China, and the family members of these people who stayed in the mainland were thrown into prison without exception.

Some people's wives and daughters were sent to the front-line comfort station to "atone" for their relatives who betrayed the empire and the locust, and lived a life that would be worse than death.

Rather than being liquidated like this, it is better to end his life happily, at least his parents and wife will not be implicated, and he can still receive the pitifully small pension.

After listening to Ozawagawa's question, Zuo Zhong did not answer immediately, but poured a glass of wine for the two of them himself, and raised the glass with a smile to touch him lightly.

"Mr. Ozawa, some time ago, the Anqing Gendarmerie arrested some government intelligence personnel. Have you heard about this incident?"

State intelligence agents?

Ozawagawa's heart sank, and things were still going in the worst direction. "Nanka Ichiro" couldn't ask this question for no reason. Could it be that the other party wanted to rob prisoners?

Thinking of this, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, taking a sip of bitter wine into his throat. He was so addicted to alcohol that he never felt that the sweet wine in the past was so hard to swallow.

This feeling of being coerced by others was really uncomfortable, and he blamed himself for seeing Qian's eyes wide open, and mistakenly believed in the so-called fellow countrymen. After a moment of silence, he looked at Zuo Zhong with red eyes.

"I know this. Before escorting the grain ship to the mountain city, the Anqing Gendarmerie asked me to send a gunboat escort to help them transport the prisoners to Jinling.

I ignored your request and planned to make plans after returning to Anqing, so... all of this was planned by you, and you wanted to hold back the gendarmerie! "

A flash of inspiration flashed in Ozawachuan's mind. What could not go wrong in the first cooperation, and what delayed the military affairs were all excuses, he said in a low voice in anger.

"Do you want me to save someone? I'm sorry, it can't be done. This is no different from public defection. I will die after the matter is over. You'd better change your plan."

"Haha, Ozawa-kun, don't get excited."

Zuo Zhong quickly patted his arm without changing his face, just like an old friend, comforting him with gentle words.

"Please rest assured, Ozawa-kun, you are more valuable than the few captives who have been exposed. We will not kill the chicken to get the eggs. This is not in our interests.

What I want to say is that if the ship transporting the captives is attacked by a large number of armed men during the transportation, you and your men fight back hard but are still invincible.

As a result, the ship sank, the target escaped, and none of the escorts were spared. If this happens, how much responsibility do you need to bear, and whether your life is in danger. "

Xiao Zechuan was stunned for a while, didn't he let him expose his identity to rescue people by force, that's okay, after thinking about it carefully, he frowned and gave the answer.

"According to the tradition of the empire, the defeated should commit suicide and apologize, but this time the mission is led by the army, the navy is only responsible for cooperation, and the main responsibility should be borne by the army.

Once what you said, Mr. Nan Jia, happens, the gendarmerie will undoubtedly die, and my subordinates and I may be severely reprimanded, but there is absolutely no danger of our lives.

The conflict between the army and the navy has a long history, and they have always been incompatible. It is impossible for the high-level navy to punish their own people for the mission of the red deer. I am very sure of this.

I can tell you the escort route, the number of escorts, and the configuration of weapons. If necessary, I can also transfer the gunboats to leave you with sufficient time for action.

But this time will not be too long, only five to 10 minutes, and the rest depends on Nan Jiajun's strength, but please note that once there is a firefight, I will not show mercy. "

For his own safety and to avoid taking responsibility, Xiao Zechuan took the initiative to help the rescue operation to make suggestions, but this was not what Zuo Zhong wanted.

He wanted to make money but didn't want to take responsibility, there was no such cheap thing in the world, he took a deep look at the other party, and Zuo Zhong spoke.

"Hehe, Ozawa-kun, I can tell you frankly that I really want to rescue the captured government agents, and you play a very important role in my plan."

"No, I won't answer..."

Ozawa Chuan suddenly became anxious, this is to let him die, the idiot does not know how to kill chickens and eggs, it is all a lie.

"Shut up and listen to me!"

Zuo Zhong patted the table vigorously. At this point, Xiao Zechuan had no other choice. He had to agree if he promised, and he had to agree if he didn't agree. There is no need to be too polite with the other party.

When the Japanese attacked Anqing, the artillery fire of the Japanese navy killed thousands of civilians. Ozawagawa was one of them. It is useless to deal with such people.

So he completely gave up his disguise, changed from a friendly businessman to a powerful deputy director of the Military Command Bureau, and threatened in a cold voice.

"I don't have enough manpower to carry out the rescue operation, so you must help us, otherwise you will die if the operation fails. If you want to survive, just obey my arrangement, and I can guarantee that you will be fine.

What you are worried about is that your subordinates or other people will find out what you did.

As long as you cooperate properly, you will be reprimanded at most. This is what you said yourself. I think you should know how to choose a mild reprimand in exchange for a fortune greater than the last time. "

Speaking of this, Zuo Zhong no longer concealed his killing intent, he had the intention of killing ┴ people if the other party refused to agree, and once again used money to lure ┴, using both soft and hard methods to force Ozawachuan to submit.

After hearing this, Ozawa secretly scolded the other party as a lunatic. He has dozens of people under him. How can he buy them? Not all of them are willing to sell the empire for money like him.

Besides, the gendarme responsible for the escort is not a fool┴, sitting there waiting to be killed, as long as a witness escapes, there is only one end for him, and that is to be arrested by the gendarme and then shot.

But before he could refuse, Zuo Zhong took out a map of the Changjiang River Basin from his pocket, pointed to Diziji, more than 80 kilometers downstream of Anqing, and made his first request.

"Mr. Ozawa, this is the most dangerous section of the Changjiang route. It is famous for its many bends, narrow channel, and rapid current. It can only accommodate one ship in one direction. I am right.

At that time, in addition to the gendarmerie ships, there will also be cargo ships transporting laborers. I need you to arrange two escort gunboats at the front and rear of the fleet when arranging the escort plan. "

As the naval commander stationed in Anqing, Ozawagawa is naturally very familiar with Niziji. This section of waterway is 21 kilometers long and looks like a capital S when viewed from the air.

Although the surface of Jiang is hundreds of meters wide, there are many hidden reefs under the calm surface of Jiang, and the width that can pass ships is only more than 100 meters. The two opposite channels often have accidents, and those who fall into the water are killed.

This is indeed a good place to do it. As long as the gunboats at the front and the rear block the channel, the ships in the middle will not even be able to land, unless they risk ship destruction and death.

But there is still the problem, the sailors under him have received complete military training, they are not his personal soldiers, and it is impossible to follow his orders to attack the gendarmerie that is also a friendly army.

Moreover, Ozawagawa racked his brains and couldn't figure out why he had to bring the freighter to transport the laborers, so he had to throw out these two questions, hoping to get a reasonable explanation.

In this regard, Zuo Zhong just waved his hand: "These are not important, I will still be in this restaurant tomorrow night, I need you to invite all the members of the two gunboats to the scene, and you can think of the reason yourself.

Remember, it’s all of them, no one less will do. I’ll be responsible for how to convince them. You just have to drink. You can do it, otherwise I’ll consider changing a partner. "

Ozawachuan heard what he meant, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and ensure that it could be done. The navy was different from the army, which was used to defeating the upper class. The internal hierarchy was strict. As long as it did not involve military affairs, few people dared to refuse the invitation of their superiors.

Zuo nodded, raised his hand and looked at his watch, got up and said goodbye, not at all worried that the other party would report, once those entrained radio stations and information were exposed, Ozawagawa would be the first to die.

Don't say that the merits will be sacrificed. With the extreme national characteristics of the Japanese, betrayal is betrayal. There is no excuse. It is impossible for Ozawagawa to not know the virtues of his compatriots.

Besides, people have a fluke mentality. Don’t the spies who were instigated in later generations know what they were doing? Of course they knew, they just thought that they would not be the ones who were caught.

Ozawagawa is now facing the same situation. If he cooperates, he may be arrested. If he does not cooperate or surrenders, he will definitely be arrested. As long as he is not a madman, he must know how to choose.

Pushing open the door of the private room, Zuo Zhong and Gui Youguang walked out of the restaurant together. The two stood on the side of the road and whispered a few words before splitting up. One walked to the bank and the other to the Anqing Telegraph Office.

The next evening.

One by one, the Japanese sailors happily left the barracks and walked towards the restaurant. Major Ozawa, who has always been stingy, treated the guests. This was a rare happy event in a century, and no one wanted to miss it.

However, there are also doubts in people's minds. Fang Pingshi doesn't even have the money to drink, so how could he have the money to invite so many people? After contacting the mysterious "military capital" transportation mission before, the answer is ready to come out.

The sailors with their own thoughts walked into the restaurant lobby and found that there was no one there, even the waiters were gone, but several tables were filled with delicious food and drinks.

When everyone was wondering, Xiao Zechuan brought Zuo Zhong and Gui Youguang from the back hall of the restaurant to the main table. He motioned for his subordinates to sit down and explained casually.

"Everyone sit down. The two next to me are my good friends. I have already let all the Republicans in the restaurant leave. This place is very safe. If you don't get drunk today, you won't go home."

When the boss spoke, all the devils immediately sat down according to their military ranks and positions. Under the stimulation of alcohol, the atmosphere quickly became heated, and some people slowly turned their attention to Ozawa's good "friend".

(End of this chapter)