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Xu Baichuan was very fast and he appeared at the command center of the New Fourth Army's Maoshan base in a very short time.

The action planned by Zhang Anping was the largest military operation of the Loyal Rescue Army in the whole year of 40. It was also a good start for 41 and also had the purpose of storing up grain. He attached great importance to it.

So as soon as they met, Zhang Anping gave Xu Baichuan full autonomy, told him his purpose, and directly tempted him:

"30%! 30% of the captured items will be handed over to your army. In addition, 50% of the heavy equipment will be given to your army!"

But the New Fourth Army was very indifferent. A regiment commander who had participated in the sabotage of the Japanese railway lines and the attack on the ammunition train a few days ago said angrily:
"General Xu, I believe in your credibility, but what about Zhang Shihao's credibility? He has harmed hundreds of my soldiers! How can you make us believe in your army's sincerity?"

Xu Baichuan had to explain that this was not Zhang Anping's original intention, but Zhang Shihao's reputation in the New Fourth Army was terrible, so who could believe his explanation?
After some tug of war, Xu Baichuan had to raise the price and even guaranteed that the Zhongjiu Army would be fully responsible for this operation, while the New Fourth Army would only be responsible for the rapid transportation.

But the New Fourth Army had only one attitude from beginning to end:

It’s not that we don’t believe you that makes us not believe Zhang Shihao!

Xu Baichuan had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "Half! Divide the spoils equally! We will be responsible for the fighting, and your army will be responsible for the transportation!"

"Your army is responsible for my personal security. If this is a trap, or if I, Xu, have taken advantage of your army or consumed your army, I, Xu, will atone for my sins with my death!"

The New Fourth Army was impressed by Xu Baichuan's attitude and decided to take a gamble with him after discussion. The New Fourth Army was very sincere and they knew that once a real fight broke out, countless Japanese would come along the railway line to kill them.

After all, the quantity of this batch of arms is too staggering.

Therefore, the New Fourth Army also put its assets on the line. After discussing with Xu Baichuan, it decided to assign its most elite force, the 1st Special Battalion, to Xu Baichuan. The main force of the Maoshan base will be responsible for blocking the entire line, slowing down the speed of enemy reinforcements and buying time for the transfer of arms.

As for "guarding" Xu Baichuan, the New Fourth Army would not do that.

After the two sides finished their discussions, numerous orders were issued from the Maoshan base, and grassroots organizations in various places were immediately mobilized.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

……

1941 1 Month 1 Day.

While the Japanese in Shanghai were immersed in the joy of the New Year, the temporary railway station in Qujiaqiao suddenly urgently needed manpower. Amid the martial law imposed by a large number of Japanese troops, countless Japanese loaded large boxes with the word "gun" written on them onto trains. Train after train was filled. Under the escort of armored trains and a large number of Japanese troops, following the order of a Japanese major general, these trains drove out of the temporary station and whirred off into the distance.

Because of this batch of trains, the Beijing-Shanghai line even entered a temporary suspension state.

On a small hill about ten miles away from the Qujiaqiao temporary station, Zhang Anping was holding a telescope, staring at the trains shuttling on the railway line with a deep smile on his face.

He received a lot of information.

All this information confirms one thing:

The Japanese devils' munitions were loaded onto these trains and transported to North China under the escort of two armored trains and a large number of soldiers.

"Unfortunately, I didn't fall for it."

Zhang Anping laughed. The total cargo capacity of these trains far exceeded the amount of munitions by several orders of magnitude. What was loaded in the closed carriages was not the munitions that would make people salivate, but the deadly Japanese troops!
Even if he did not obtain clues from the black market and eventually discover the Japanese tricks, the traces of the Japanese army's secret movements still could not escape his eyes.

In order to get this batch of arms, the Japanese army not only openly escorted three battalions of troops, but also secretly prepared three more battalions of troops. This was their plan to capture the Zhongjiu Army in one fell swoop!
"I should tell Takeda that I'm not as stupid as he thinks!"

Zhang Anping looked at the train formation that was gradually disappearing from his sight with a hint of mockery in his expression.

……

At the temporary station, after all the trains had left, the Japanese major general in charge asked Takeda:
"Takeda-kun, do you think the Chuju Army will be fooled?"

Takeda Yoshihei shook his head: "Although our secret troop movement is very secretive, I don't think it can be hidden from Zhang Shihao's eyes."

The Japanese major general was surprised and asked, "Ah? If you can't hide it, why do you do this?"

The secret mobilization of the three battalions consumed a lot of resources. Since they knew it couldn't be concealed, why did they still do it?
"We have to let our opponents know that we are prepared!" Takeda sighed and said self-deprecatingly, "The opponent is too strong, so strong that all I have is only one goal - to safely deliver this batch of arms to the North China Army, rather than taking this opportunity to destroy the opponent."

If it were an officer who had not served in Shanghai, he would probably say with disdain:
You are too conservative!
However, this major general witnessed Zhang Anping's successive actions in Shanghai, and also saw the efforts of successive heads of agencies racking their brains to eliminate their opponents, but wasted their efforts. When he heard Takeda say this, he was still frightened and said:

"Yes, our opponent is too cunning. All the traps we set for him eventually became battlefields for him to play with as he pleases. All the means we used could only end up making us suffer the consequences."

"Takeda-kun, to be honest, sometimes I really want to ask God why he created such an invincible opponent."

Takeda did not expect that the general of the Security Command was even more pessimistic than him. He comforted him: "Please don't be sad, please don't be pessimistic. Although our opponent is powerful, he is ultimately a rat in the dark."

"Please rest assured. When the Baojia system is fully implemented in Shanghai, no matter how skilled a chess player is, he will have no room to maneuver under the siege of the general trend, even if he is Zhuge Liang again."

Takeda had high hopes for the Baojia system. He believed that as long as the Baojia system was implemented, the battlefield of Shanghai, to use the game of Go as an analogy, would be like him, the black player, occupying most of the space. At that time, no matter how clever his opponent was, he would have no way out under his fair and undisputed crushing.

"I look forward to good news from Takeda-kun..." After the major general finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment and whispered, "When does Takeda-kun plan to send out the munitions?"

"It depends on the timing."

Takeda chose to conceal it and did not tell the major general.

The other party immediately realized that Takeda was keeping a secret and cleverly changed the subject.

Takeda was indeed keeping it a secret. He did not even tell the major general that the reason why he secretly mobilized three battalions to hide in the train group that left the Qujiaqiao temporary station was not to fight the Zhongjiu Army, but to cover up another purpose of his own.

Because he secretly mobilized not three battalions, but seven battalions!

There is a phenomenon in the intelligence battlefield: if you want to hide a secret, the best way is not to hide the secret directly, but to deliberately focus on hiding another secret.

In the face of a difficult manpower situation, he "secretly" drew troops from all over the place in order to hide the four battalions he had requested to be transferred from North China - these four battalions were the force that secretly escorted the munitions.

And now, through a series of diversionary operations, the four teams have secretly assembled at the South Railway Station.

They will personally carry the arms and load them onto trucks as "laborers", and then personally escort the arms to North China.

This batch of arms was sent out in the name of winter clothing. Although it will temporarily interfere with the operation of the Beijing-Shanghai line, it will definitely not be transported in a high-profile manner by "avoiding" the Beijing-Shanghai line.

"I did all this just to keep the secret secret for a few hours!"

At this moment, Takeda could not suppress his complacency. He whispered:
"Zhang Shihao, even if you are Zhuge Liang, you can never guess my real means of transportation!"

……

In the end, Zhang Anping did not mock Takeda by saying, "I have discovered your conspiracy."

But Takeda, who was paying attention to the transportation, learned from the headquarters that the Air Force reconnaissance plane discovered that many unidentified armed forces appeared on the Beijing-Shanghai line. However, the other side was not secretly gathering on the Beijing-Shanghai line, but was evacuating quickly.

Of course, before evacuating, these armed forces carried out large-scale sabotage activities on the Beijing-Shanghai line as usual.

"Sure enough, he discovered the 'trap' I prepared for him!"

After receiving this information, Takeda suppressed his inner excitement and left the security headquarters that was cursing the incompetence of the Beijing-Shanghai line guarding troops - judging from the results of aircraft reconnaissance, the number of evacuated armed forces was at least over 4,000. Considering that there were definitely a large number of armed forces that had not been discovered, the number was at least over 10,000!

More than 10,000 people secretly gathered on the crucial Beijing-Shanghai line, and countless strongholds were all as if they were blind!
After leaving the Security Headquarters, Takeda went straight to the Doiyuan Mansion. After returning, he immediately issued an order to the escort troops:
"The repair work on the damaged road section must be completed before 10 pm! You must leave the Beijing-Shanghai line tonight!"

Soon the front line called back:
No problem!
Ahem, that’s roughly what it means, because they carry a huge amount of maintenance resources - in other words, these are all expected.

Because of thorough preparation, before ten o'clock, specifically at nine-fifteen, the Japanese army completed the emergency repair work on the damaged section of the Beijing-Shanghai line, and sent a telegram saying that they expected to pass through Nanjing before three in the morning.

After receiving the call back, Takeda Yoshihei took a deep breath and then called the South Railway Station through the confidential line:
"The Beijing-Shanghai line has resumed operation. Put on your winter gear and you can set off!"

……

South Railway Station. Although the Japanese army imposed martial law here, there were still a large number of Chinese people among the staff of the South Railway Station.

It’s certainly not that Takeda doesn’t have the manpower to replace them, but he deliberately left the gap to prove that he doesn’t attach much importance to this side.

Because the Chinese in the station were completely isolated from the winter clothing transportation system early on, when the Japanese troops disguised as laborers began to load arms and ammunition, the staff of the South Station did not notice that among the "winter clothing" being loaded, there were a large number of boxes of non-winter clothing.

Because they have been isolated from the winter clothing transportation system!
The train horns rang out, and trains loaded with "winter clothes" set off again. The same defense forces and defense measures were used for normal material transportation, so the staff at the station did not feel strange about these trains.

Right under their noses, a large amount of arms was dispatched.

……

Takeda was not sleepy. He stared at the map of the Beijing-Shanghai line which had been magnified several times, and calculated the running routes of the arms and equipment trains at all times.

The hourly reply was his most peaceful time, but then he would become anxious until the next hour when he received a telegram stating that everything was normal.

He had been staring at the map and seemed to see trains moving quickly on the railway.

The area that made him most uneasy was the road repair section - countless armed forces had suddenly "flashed" there before, and it was also the section he considered the most dangerous.

But he was worrying too much, the telegraph was running smoothly, the road was repaired and they passed safely!

"This trick of deceiving the world was successful!"

Takeda wanted to laugh, wanted to laugh out loud regardless of the consequences.

I have been worried and frightened for nearly twenty days, and now, the gun work is finally coming to an end successfully.

At five in the morning, sleepiness was rolling over Takeda, who felt safe and secure, and said to the staff officers accompanying him:

"Keep paying attention to the movement of the trains. Report to me immediately if there is anything unusual. I'm going to take a nap."

The staff officer replied: "Don't worry, Chief, I will help you immediately if there is anything..."

Before he could finish his words, an officer from the Telecommunications Department rushed in in panic:
"Chief of Staff, telegram!"

Takeda's sleepiness disappeared in an instant.

Because according to the agreement, telegraphic contact can only be made at the hour. If the contact is not made at the hour, it means something has gone wrong!

He took the telegram, suppressing the trembling of his arms.

The above content is just two words:

Attacked!

Suddenly, everything went dark in front of Takeda's eyes. He was doomed.

"Send a telegram to Team A immediately and ask them to turn around and rush to the rescue! Rush to the rescue!"

He ordered, suppressing his fear.

Team A pretended to be a train convoy escorting arms. Under his deliberate control, the distance between the two sides was only two hours.

[Don't panic, don't panic, you can't panic. Team B has four battalions of guards in secret, and one battalion in public. Team A has three battalions in public, but there are three battalions in secret. The combined strength of the two teams is enough to crush a full-strength division of the National Army. The Zhongjiu Army is definitely not a threat.]

Even though he told himself this, Takeda still couldn't let it go.

Because his opponent is called Zhang Shihao!

A terrifying existence that makes all opponents... kneel down!
……

"District Chief, take action!"

Miao Fengxiang rushed in excitedly.

Zhang Anping's expression remained unchanged: "Did you do it?"

"Then let's wait for good news!"

Facing Zhang Anping's calm look, Miao Fengxiang secretly admired him. The District Chief is worthy of being the District Chief. Even with such a big thing, his expression did not change.

"Fengxiang," Zhang Anping suddenly said, "You said that the Japanese have withdrawn a total of eleven battalions this time. Even if four battalions were secretly transported from North China, that would be a total of seven battalions!"

"When they were sending reinforcements to the front lines in Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang, they were drawing seven battalions of manpower from all over the world. Isn't the line from Nanjing to Shanghai particularly empty?"

The Japanese secret troop movements were covert, and the Military Intelligence Bureau's intelligence stations were not as omnipresent as the Shanghai station - they did not know whether the Japanese troops in their jurisdiction had been mobilized.

So the situation is: Zhang Anping knew that there was a rare troop shortage in the Japanese-occupied area, but he was not clear about the specific situation.

"That's for sure!" Miao Fengxiang answered affirmatively.

"Then... do it!"

Zhang Anping made up his mind: "Immediately send a message to all headquarters of the Zhongjiu Army, ordering the remaining troops of each headquarters to attack on all fronts!"

"No matter what target they hit, I just want them to attack the Japanese devils!"

"I want the Japanese army to...declare an emergency on all fronts!"

"Yes!"

"Wait a minute—" Zhang Anping stopped Miao Fengxiang, "How many people does Li Xingyu still have?"

The Songhu Column naturally had to provide full support for this large-scale operation. Liu Xinjie secretly led his team away from the vicinity of Shanghai the day before yesterday, leaving only Li Xingyu with a small number of troops to bluff.

Maybe influenced by Zhang Anping, Li Xingyu's bluffing method was also quite unique. He did not remain silent, but instead sent a large number of people to move around actively, creating the situation that the Songhu Column was still around Shanghai.

But this means that he has very few people at his disposal.

Miao Fengxiang replied: "There are only about fifty people, including many trainees from the action team."

"Tell Li Xingyu not to sit idle and take these people to educate the spies of the Security Bureau!"

The spies of the Security Bureau are still in training outside the city. They used to have Japanese garrisons as bodyguards around them, and there were puppet army garrisons dozens of miles around. Now the Japanese garrisons outside the city are empty, and there is no mobilization of the puppet army. However, Zhang Anping is very confident that the Songhu Column will deal with the trained spies of the Security Bureau, and the puppet army will not dare to run out easily.

"Education?" Miao Fengxiang almost laughed out loud. The district chief was really interesting.

But it's quite vivid - these spies were severely beaten up before they officially took office, so as to prevent them from becoming so arrogant in the future that they don't know how to live or die!
"Yes!"

After Miao Fengxiang left, Zhang Anping stared at the map.

The place he was staring at was where Xu Baichuan led his troops to attack the arms.

"1.2:1, can this battle...be resolved quickly?"

Zhang Anping was very confident in the combat capability of the Zhongjiu Army, and the five battalions of the Japanese were all infantry battalions without heavy firepower - although they had a large amount of munitions, heavy artillery and other weapons were technical arms, and they could not just fight with artillery.

But in the end, the Japs relied on trains for defense.

“I must…win!”

There was enough ammunition to re-equip 200,000 Japanese troops, as well as a lot of heavy equipment, which was of great significance to the lightly equipped Zhongjiu Army and the New Fourth Army!
We must win with overwhelming force! (End of this chapter)