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Chapter 1017 In transit
One day in June 1939.

The afternoon sun shines on the sparkling water, the reeds on the shore sway gently with the wind, and a few water birds fly by happily, circling in the sky continuously.

The No. [-] Neihe Wharf in Anqing was heavily guarded. Soldiers of the Japanese Special Marine Corps were fully armed and patrolled the naval base back and forth, and the barking of wolf dogs could be heard from time to time.

Two gunboats and two freighters, one large and one small, were parked beside the trestle in the port. At this time, the freighters had already been ignited and boosted, and black smoke drifted from the chimney, ready to set sail at any time.

Wang Duzhai brought his traitors and a group of laborers who were tied behind their backs to the gate of the barracks. He nodded and bowed and negotiated with the sentry to request boarding.

Under close surveillance, the panicked laborers walked to the side of the large cargo ship, and then they were driven up the gangway by the Japanese crew like livestock. Some looked back at the hometown they were about to leave and cried bitterly.

This way, it is very likely that they will never be able to come back alive. This makes them born and raised in this place not desperate, but seeing the Japanese soldiers with guns not far away, the workers felt fear, bowed their heads and jumped out of the cargo hold according to the order. .

——In order to save transportation capacity and cost, it is naturally impossible for the Japanese to use passenger ships to transport the "consumables" that are destined to die in the mine, and they simply use the cargo hold to transport the matter away.

As for how many workers can survive in the Northeast, it depends on God's will. Anyway, there are many people in the Republic of China in the occupied areas, and they will be arrested after they die.

Wang Duzhai didn't care much about the miserable experiences of these fellow villagers. Even if he didn't arrest the laborers, someone else would. It's better to give him a promotion.

Watching the labor team gradually being swallowed up by the black cargo hold, he secretly calculated how much benefit he could get from "Nanka Ichiro", until there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

"Wang Sang."

Surrounded by a group of Japanese sailors, Zuo Zhong stopped beside the gunboat, and warmly greeted Wang Duzhai, while Gui Youguang and Ozawachuan boarded another gunboat calmly.

Hearing the master's call, Wang Duzhai didn't dare to be negligent, and ran up to Zuo Chong with the hem of his robe, took off his hat and bowed, saying all kinds of flattering words.

Too lazy to talk nonsense with this guy, Zuo Zhong took a look at the old traitor and the dozen or so cronies behind him, and directly issued an order, asking the other party to bring people on board to escort the laborers.

Wang Duzhai was stunned. He sent people to the pier today to follow the other party's arrangement, and he didn't want to go outside the customs. Yes, the ground is dead.

Besides, what is there for the laborer to be escorted, just lock the door of the cargo compartment, will someone come to snatch it? The laborer is not a little girl, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.

"Your Excellency Nan Jia, the work of maintaining the association is inseparable from Mr. Wang. If I don't let my brothers go to the Northeast, nothing will happen."

"Hehe, Wang Sang, you misunderstood."

Zuo Chong smiled and shook his head, pointed at the gunboat beside him and said: "Mr. Ozawa is going to escort the gendarmerie to Jinling to perform official duties, and it happens that the matter of Anqing has been settled, so I am going to leave with the boat.

This time Wang Sang helped me a lot, and I must express my gratitude. A friend of mine came to Jinling on business from the mainland. I would like to introduce him to you, which may be beneficial to your future. "

Heck, from Tokyo to Jinling?
This must be a big shot!

Wang Duzhai was ecstatic in his heart, he didn't say anything about official business, and immediately bowed again to thank him, and after getting permission, he led his men on board the freighter, ready to welcome a bright future.

On the other side, the captain of the gunboat respectfully expressed to Zuo Zhong that it was time to board the ship, and that the gendarmerie convoy would arrive in a while, and if there were strange faces present, it might cause trouble.

Zuo Zhong was kind, and walked through the springboard into the crew compartment at the rear of the gunboat, which was specially used for combat personnel. A sailor even delivered fresh fruit and hot tea with great insight.

But it's better not to touch the little devil's things. He thanked the other party with a smile, then put these things aside, and fixed his eyes on the direction of the barracks gate.

Not long after, an armored car escorted two trucks to arrive in a hurry. The Japanese military police of the two detachments got off the car and dispersed their vigilance. Afterwards, several wounded and handcuffed prisoners slowly got off the truck.

Cai Shengchu, head of Anqing station.

Deputy chief……

general affairs...

Intelligence team leader...

While observing the facial features of the prisoner, Zuo Zhong compared it with the image data in his memory, quickly figured out the identity of the prisoner, and at the same time let out a long sigh of relief.

The sudden attack by the Japanese army almost wiped out all the high-level officials at Anqing Station. If these people defected, it would be a fatal blow to the military's intelligence network in central China.

There are no absolute secrets in the world, and intelligence agencies are the same. An agent who can hold a high-level position in an intelligence station must have certain qualifications and have worked in other places or departments.

The Japanese can completely carry out screening based on their confessions, and follow the clues to track down other members of the military command. This is a vicious circle, and the ghost knows how many people will be implicated.

Fortunately, Cai Shengchu and others held fast to the bottom line under severe torture, otherwise they would not be wearing weapons at this moment. Compared with the bunch of trash in the Central Command, the members of the Military Command did not disappoint.

Thinking of this, Zuo Zhong really wanted to fly to Shanghai and give Ryosuke Hase a big mouth. Since the explosion of Wuliangguan, the other party has not heard from him, nor has he delivered any information.

This caused the military command to know nothing about the loss of personnel in Jinling District and Anqing Station. After all, the members of Jinling District who escaped were only low-level personnel and did not understand many things.

If it weren't for the news from Tongsuo that the head of the Special Committee on China, Tong Tongzhen, had implemented strict internal secrecy measures, he really thought that this guy's identity had been exposed and he had been liquidated by the devils.

The dignified intelligence flower of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if the intelligence work is not done well, it's nothing, and it can't be understood in the nest, and it can't even fight against a mere big force, it is a shame.

Deduct money!

Money must be deducted!

Zuo Zhong scolded Hase Ryosuke a few words, silently withdrawing his eyes and patiently waiting for the boat to depart. He thought that after Cai Shengchu was rescued, he could get some news from the other party.

Anqing Station belongs to Jinling District. Cai Shengchu has a lot of contacts with Xuancheng Taoists, so he should know some information that the headquarters does not have. This will be very helpful for damage assessment and station reconstruction.

woohoo~

Just as he was thinking, the siren sounded suddenly, and the gunboat Zuo Zhong was on left the port first amidst the roar of the huge diesel engine, followed by the large freighter with laborers, then the small freighter escorting the prisoners, and finally Gui Youguang and Ozawa Another gunboat that Chuan took.

The 4 ships with the ointment┴flag entered the channel and began to speed up, speeding downstream along the current. The other Japanese ships on the boat saw the gunboats and stepped aside to avoid provoking the military.

The 25-ton gunboat under the left heavy foot is powered by two diesel engines with a total power of 300 horsepower. It adopts two-axis propulsion and has a maximum speed of 11 knots. If it advances at full speed, it will soon be able to throw the freighter away.

But that would lose the meaning of escort. In order to take care of the slow freighter, after traveling for a period of time, the gunboat slowly slowed down and kept a distance of two to three kilometers from the large freighter behind.

Water transportation is different from land transportation. Ships should not be too close to each other, especially in military operations. The purpose is to avoid being overwhelmed by the enemy and leave sufficient maneuvering waters for other ships.

After half an hour.

The left side of the crew cabin was heavily wrapped in the foreign dress that was wrapped around the body. It was approaching late autumn, and the icy cold wind mixed with a strong diesel smell rushed towards us, making the cabin really uncomfortable.

Seeing this, the sailor sitting on the side hurriedly fetched a dark blue navy coat, put it on his shoulders graciously, and bent down to invite him to the cockpit, where the noise was less and the air was better.

Zuo Zhong couldn't help but smile, whoever said that the Japanese are dead-headed and don't know how to flatter, look, don't they know how to be flexible, so it can be seen that it's not that the devils are too rigid, but that the locusts give too little.

"Yosie, good."

Patting the other party's shoulder lightly, he used the narrow aisle to pass through the engine compartment and walked into the fully enclosed cockpit. The cold wind was immediately blocked by the steel plate, and his body temperature recovered a little.

Seeing the parents of food and clothing coming, the captain, who was checking the navigation chart, paid a military salute, and then reported the current speed of the gunboat to Zuo Zhong, as well as the straight-line distance between the gunboat and Neziji.

After listening to the briefing, Zuo Zhong picked up the compass on the chart and fiddled twice. At the same time, he glanced at Changjiang outside the porthole, and raised his head to ask the other party.

"Are you ready? As soon as you arrive at Niziji, act according to the predetermined plan."

"Hayi, please rest assured, Your Excellency Nanjia."

The captain stood at attention and nodded fiercely, showing full confidence. They are still the navy anyway, and it is impossible to fail against a bunch of traitors and military police on the water.

Zuo rubbed his brows. It didn't matter what the little devil thought, but he was still a little worried. Looking at the boats coming and going on the surface of the river, he told the other party again.

"The most important thing about this operation is to hide it from the eyes of other people, especially the crew on nearby ships. They must act according to my deployment and must not be careless."

Hearing this sentence, the captain thought of the action plan that the other party told them after joining the restaurant, which could make money without public treason, and immediately nodded vigorously.

Seeing that the other party no longer put on the appearance of being number one in the world, Zuo Zhong relaxed a little, looked down at his watch, stood in the cockpit with his arms folded, looked in front of the gunboat and said nothing.

As time goes by, the sun slowly sets, and the visibility of the surface under the twilight is getting lower and lower, and the fleet is about to enter the most dangerous section of the voyage - the Manzijio Waterway.

Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded, and the gendarmerie captain, who was dozing off in the cab of the third small freighter, was startled awake and hurriedly followed the sound.

I saw a dazzling flame burning in the twilight, and seeing that the position was the gunboat at the forefront, the captain opened his mouth wide. Could it be that the guerrillas of the underground party dare not even ambush a warship?
(End of this chapter)