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An hour later, the steamer slowly stopped beside a wooden plank road, and everyone disembarked and walked to the shore, got on the military vehicle that had been contacted earlier, and drove towards the predetermined location.

The car was very bumpy when driving on the gravel-paved combat preparation road. Zuo Zhong sat on the co-pilot and held on to the handle, while Dai Chunfeng and Zhu Liuxian in the back row also held on to the handle tightly, shaking their bodies constantly.

The driver was the director of the political training department of the local garrison, and also a surveillance officer sent by the military command to the army. This time, he was very excited to see the director and deputy director.

When he was thinking about how to say hello to the two directors and report on his "effective" work, Zuo Zhong next to him looked outside and asked something.

"I heard that there is only one road from Wanxian to the Japanese-occupied area, and the other passages have been blocked. Is this true?"

"Yes."

Hearing the deputy director's question, the director of the political training department turned the steering wheel vigorously, gave an affirmative answer, and then introduced the reasons.

"In the past six months, the Japanese have sent plainclothes teams into our defense area many times to inquire about information and carry out sabotage activities. All parties were so annoyed that they blocked other roads, leaving only one for inspection.

Except for the combat preparation road under our feet, the remaining mountain trails and dirt roads were all cut off, and no one or vehicle was allowed to pass through. Once this trick was used, the devils really stopped a lot.

Deputy seat, don't worry, the Political Training Office has checked this matter many times, and there will be absolutely no mistakes. Those black market merchants and smuggling caravans are also willing to pay to pass by the main road, after all, it is safer. "

Dai Chunfeng and Zhu Liu in the back row nodded slightly. The defense work of the garrison was doing well. If Shen Mo's guess was correct, it would be easy to intercept Mou Zhiye in advance.

Zuo Zhong also nodded to express his satisfaction. He knew these things a long time ago, otherwise he would not have decided to act in Wan County. The question was just to confirm the strength of the local military's execution. Now it sounds like there is no problem.

Of course, these words can't be completely believed. Seeing the vehicle drive to a fork in the road, he signaled the director of the political training department to stop, and called Gu Qi and Song Minghao who came to the back car to introduce the situation and give a few words of advice.

"Old Gu, Old Song, you lead people to inspect the other roads entering the occupied area. If there are not enough people, let the local garrison cooperate to ensure that there are at least two of our people at each checkpoint.

During the operation, everyone put on military uniform┴, so you don't show up. Mou Zhiye has seen you, and if you find out, you should pretend you don't know each other and immediately detain them and report to me. "

Gu Qi and Song Minghao knew that the deputy director was not worried about the garrison, and that this group of military leaders had always been unreliable in their actions, so they raised their hands and saluted, then turned around and took their men to drive on a fork in the road.

"Let's go to the last checkpoint from Wan County to the occupied area."

Zuo Zhong watched the people from the second office go away, said something to the director of the political training office, then leaned on his seat and said nothing, silently perfecting the next action plan in his mind.

The convoy continued to set off, drove for more than an hour, and arrived near the checkpoint around 6:[-] am. It was the darkest time before dawn, but there were already some pedestrians and vehicles on the road.

A few hundred meters away, at the end of a large isolated area, the lights of the Japanese army and the sound of drills could be faintly seen. From time to time, people came from the opposite side to help the old and the young, walking fast.

Wars are wars, and ordinary people have to live their lives. For various reasons, some people need to return from the occupied areas to the Kuomintang-controlled areas, and some need to go from the Kuomintang-controlled areas to the occupied areas.

Most of the people from the enemy-occupied area to the Kuomintang-controlled area were to avoid the exploitation and massacre of the devils. After surrendering all their assets, the Japanese did not stop them, because the larger the population, the greater the pressure on the government's food and security.

Besides, in addition to prohibited materials, the Japanese and puppets also need to communicate with the mountain city. Otherwise, where will the gray income of the army commanders come from? Let alone the military department, even the locusts can't control this matter.

Everyone put their heads on their waistbands and fought against the Guo army. Is it really for the sake of the great cause of the locust country and the joint construction of Greater East Asia? Don't be kidding, all you want is profit.

The people from the Kuomintang-controlled areas to the enemy-occupied areas are basically black market merchants and smugglers. They sold various materials in the national government to the Japanese to make huge profits.

Ordinarily, this kind of thing should not happen, but it is similar to the situation in Japan. The chiefs of all walks of life need money to maintain their luxury life and control of the army, so how can they let this money go.

This resulted in a result. Although small-scale conflicts erupted on the front line from time to time, China and Japan reached a kind of tacit understanding that cannot be clearly stated, and the business route has not been completely cut off.

Zuo Zhong looked outside, turned back and asked the two teachers to wait in the car, and he and a group of staff, Gui Youguang, and Xing Hanliang found a secluded place and began to arrange specific division of labor.

"Wu Chunyang, Wu Jingzhong, take people to the checkpoint later, conduct interrogation of people and vehicles, post Xing Hanliang's arrest warrant, and make as much noise as possible.

Just like Lao Gu and Lao Song, don't come out in public, just let the outside world know that someone has seen Xing Hanliang around Wan County, the more vague the news, the better. "

"Yes, co-seat."

Wu Chunyang and Wu Jingzhong responded in a low voice. They knew that what they had to do was to act out a play for Mou Zhiye to confuse the other party's attention. The task was not important.

The most important part of this operation fell on Xing Hanliang and Gui Youguang┴, after Zuo Zhong finished speaking, he turned his gaze to his old classmate.

"Han Liang, wait in front of the checkpoint later, go out and approach the target as soon as you see the signal, remember, be calm, and don't forget what the trainers told you.

When answering the other party's questions, the performance must be natural. As long as there are no problems in the dialogue, the target will not be suspicious. In addition, I have prepared an insurance to ensure your safety. "

insurance?

Everyone present was a little puzzled, what does this mean? During the preparation stage of the operation, the deputy director did not mention this matter. Could it be that the plan has changed?
But before they asked, Zuo Zhong ended the conversation with Xing Hanliang, looked at Gui Youguang seriously, and said slowly.

"Youguang, your mission is the most important. Whether you can convince the target and the Japanese to believe in Hanliang, and whether that insurance will work, all depends on you."

"Don't worry, co-seat, I use my brain...to guarantee my life, nothing will go wrong."

The big bald head originally wanted to use his own head to guarantee, but just thinking about the fate of Wang Aofu who used to say this sentence, he decisively changed his mouth and changed the way of guarantee. Some things are so evil that people have to believe it.

Seeing that everyone had clarified their tasks, Zuo Zhong walked up to Xing Hanliang and remained silent for a moment, raised his hand to give him a hug, and at the same time whispered instructions in his ear.

"Pay attention to safety, when the Japanese are driven away, we will not return home drunk."

Xing Hanliang showed a bright smile when he heard the words, patted Zuo Chong on the back, let go and nodded vigorously: "Okay! Don't get drunk or go home, I'll wait for your wine."

After all, he walked towards the checkpoint under the cover of a circle of small spies. The difference in the war years was like this. It was too late to say goodbye, and maybe a turn around would be a farewell.

Zuo Zhong watched the other party's back disappear, adjusted his mood, and ordered everyone to act according to the predetermined plan. Wu Chunyang, Wu Jingzhong, and Gui Youguang immediately took the order and left.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for Mou Zhiye to appear.

From Shancheng to Wanxian, the land transportation is nearly 300 kilometers, and the road is seriously damaged. Even if you drive, the whole journey will take at least 15 hours.

That is to say, assuming that Mou Zhiye set off directly by car at 5 o'clock last night, without going around in circles or following him, he could reach Wanxian at 8 o'clock in the morning at the earliest.

It was only 8 hours before 2 o'clock. Under the leadership and cooperation of the director of the political training department, the military command personnel successfully took over the defense of the checkpoint and posted wanted notices everywhere.

Zuo Zhong led Dai Chunfeng and Zhu Liu to the hillside of a small mountain. This position can overlook the surrounding area from a high position, which is convenient for commanding operations.

In order to prevent the Japanese from sudden cold shots or cold shots, the two bureau chiefs changed into mountain people's clothes, and squatted in the woods with two thin old cows, acting as old farmers.

I don't know how long I waited, but gradually, a bright light appeared in the black sky, and the sun came out.

Taking advantage of the twilight of the morning sun, Dai Chunfeng glanced at the Japanese military outpost hundreds of meters away and the people queuing up in front of the outpost waiting to pass the border, and lowered his voice to ask Zuo Zhong who was feeding the cows.

"Be careful, did Chang'an send someone to watch over it? If Mou Zhiye does the opposite, you have to be prepared."

"That's right, Mou Zhiye is a professional agent and is familiar with our case handling procedures, so we have to guard against this."

Zhu Liuxian also expressed his worries. If he made a wrong judgment on the target's whereabouts, not only would the plan fail to succeed, but the target and the list would also be let go.

Zuo Zhong touched the cow's ears, looked around and replied softly: "Please rest assured, teacher and sir, the students have notified Chang'an Station, and are paying close attention to suspicious persons looking for the ferry boat to cross the river.

Since the Japanese army arrived on the other side of the Yellow River, the garrison has controlled all the boats. Once Mou Zhiye looks for a boat, he will definitely be found. As long as the other side is dragged, it will not be too late for us to fly there. "

There must be a backup plan for intelligence operations, and you can't make a hasty decision when the situation is imminent. Zuo Zhong is naturally aware of this. Even if he is very sure that Wanxian is the way for Mou Zhiye to escape, he has made two-handed preparations.

Lao Dai and Zhu Liu got a satisfactory answer first, and then stopped talking. They led the cows and patiently watched the war preparation road. Unknowingly, there were more and more pedestrians and vehicles on the road.

At the same time, on a country road a few kilometers away, Mou Zhiye drove a carriage towards the checkpoint. In the carriage sat a tired old lady and several wooden boxes.

When passing by a group of passers-by, Mou Zhiye frowned slightly when he heard someone mention the words Xing Hanliang, defection, and checkpoint, and shook the rein with his hand and shouted ~