Agents of the Republic of China

On the second night after Nan Zao Yunzi's death, from the evening onwards, there was an annoying autumn rain in the sky, which was lingering and lingering.The Japanese Army Hospital was shrouded in thick rain and fog. In the intensive care ward on the third floor, Ah Mao dressed as a doctor calmly arranged the furnishings in the ward.Two men were helping.

Tokiwa Chiyo was tied up, her mouth was stuffed with a towel, and she was sitting in the corner struggling in vain.She watched helplessly as the three of Ah Mao tore the sheets into strips, tied them into a bunch of white silk and hung them on a steel bar exposed on the wall by the window.

A Mao wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked heavily in front of Tokiwa Chiyo, squatted down, and took off the mask on his face.Tokiwa Chiyo subconsciously dodged backwards, but Amao grabbed her ankle.

"Do you know why I wanted to kill you? Because I hate people cheating on me, especially being cheated by the Japanese!" A Mao's tone was cold.

No matter how Tokiwa Chiyo struggled, Amao dragged her leg and walked towards the window.Thick curtains hung on the windows, as if they were a barrier from the outside world.

Tokiwa Chiyo's head was forced into the cover made of white silk, and the two people below let go of their hands. Tokiwa Chiyo shook violently, and her eyes were instantly covered with a horrifying light. color.

In less than 2 minutes, Tokiwa Chiyo stopped all movements.With Bai Ling's twisting, her body was spinning hollowly.

A Mao stared blankly at Tokiwa Chiyo's face. After a while, she directed two of her subordinates to untie the rope on her body and pull out the towel from her mouth.

Ah Mao and the others arranged everything in the house again, and when they turned to go out, Ah Mao took out a white envelope from his pocket and gently placed it on the table beside the hospital bed.

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The No.13 Division of the Japanese Army, known as the "Mutsu Tiger", is one of the Type A divisions of the Japanese Army. It has participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Wuhan.During the Battle of Wuhan, the division hesitated on the front line of Fujin Mountain, which caused the partial attack of the Japanese army to be frustrated and its reputation plummeted.Since then, they have been stationed along the Yangtze River in Central China.After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese Army, which had been going smoothly, was defeated in Burma, and two field divisions were almost disabled. This caused a major setback to Japan's southward expansion plan, and had to reassess and allocate its military forces. The main force of the No.13 Division was also transferred to Nanyang at this time. Currently stationed near Wuxi, it is only a part of the No.13 Division 103 Brigade, with a total of about 5000 people. [-]. direct command.

At this time, it was the head of the second brigade of Yamada Yu who spoke out loudly about the four lines of members before the war.

Yamada is not tall, but like most Japanese soldiers, he is quite muscular, with almost no neck, a round head resting on his broad shoulders, and his eyes are fierce.Regarding the confrontation with Li Shiqun's forces, he himself has always held an extremely contemptuous attitude.It is believed that as long as the Japanese army is the main force to launch an attack, the [-] local security forces entrenched in Wuxi will definitely collapse in less than two hours.

Lin Xiaotang knew very well that Yamada Kaiji's understanding of the squadron still retained the impression he had during the Songhu Battle and Wuhan Battle.Besides, the Qingxiang Security Force formed by Li Shiqun has not been seen by the public until now, and its combat effectiveness is unknown, but it is a puppet government's force after all, and many people have no hope for its combat effectiveness.

But Lin Xiaotang also knew that Li Shiqun directly or indirectly controlled nearly 10 troops, and among the 10 troops, the 2 under Xie Yunchao's command were actually elites carefully cultivated by Li Shiqun.More than a year ago, when Li Shiqun was first formed, he invited German instructors to personally guide the training, and he spared no effort in terms of military pay and equipment. Li Shiqun invested a large amount of money he collected in Shanghai into this army, and he attached great importance to it. The extent can be imagined.It's just that this army has not yet been tempered by the flames of war, and the specific combat effectiveness will not be judged until wartime.

Of course, one of the important reasons why Lin Xiaotang attaches great importance to Yamada Kaiji is that when Nanjing fell, Yamada Kaiji, then the leader of the No. When it came to the massacre of Nanjing civilians and surrendered soldiers, he was an out-and-out "butcher".

Therefore, regarding Yamada Kaiji's arrogance, Lin Xiaotang, as a member of the puppet government, didn't say much, and didn't deliberately remind him, but just sipped the tea in front of him.

Ever since, the entire meeting became a stage for Yamada Kaiji to boast and show off his bravery.Tang Shengming and generals such as Yao Xinglin and Yu Wanjin, who had recently joined the Imperial Association Army of the puppet government, heard the almost shameless remarks of Yamada Kaiji, and all the generals turned pale with anger, but Tang Shengming and Lin Xiaotang were still old gods. With the appearance of being here, everyone had no choice but to dare not speak out.

The final result of the meeting is still nothing. Although Yamada Kaiji is arrogant, he is not a fool. At present, there are not many Japanese field troops in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. He and Li Shiqun's [-] troops who have recharged their batteries should come to a big fight. He is unwilling to do such a loss-making business in such a large-scale merger.Yamada Kaiji's opinion is that with Tang Shengming's Imperial Association Army as the main force, a tentative attack will be launched on the front line of Wuxi from now on.Li Shiqun has not yet returned to Wuxi or Hangzhou, and the Qingxiang troops are still leaderless. As long as they attack quickly, they can defeat the Wuxi defenders in one fell swoop.

Tang Shengming is so old-fashioned, he knew it was Yamada Yuji as soon as he heard it, and he was planning to use a trick to preserve his strength. At that moment, he delayed the whole plan because of the large number of new soldiers in the army, lack of training, and the logistics materials were not yet in place. .

After Yamada Koji left angrily, Tang Shengming couldn't help feeling worried, "Youzhong, we can delay it for a while, but we can't delay it forever. This little devil obviously wants us to be cannon fodder! Li Shiqun is gone now, thank you Yunchao is watching like a tiger, this battle is not easy to fight!"

Only Tang Shengming, Yao Xinglin, Yu Wanjin and Lin Xiaotang were left in the room.Lin Xiaotang no longer had any scruples, and said with a relaxed smile: "My Commander Tang, the devil means to let us be cannon fodder. There is no such thing as such a cheap thing. There are two key points at present. One is to do everything possible to stop Li Shiqun Joining forces with Xie Yunchao, the Japanese have already sent Yazawa Shinichi and Yuan Jianfeng to handle this matter. I also sent some people to investigate secretly, and I believe there will be results soon. Second, don’t worry about it. In whatever way, our own troops try not to participate in this battle. Let the little devil and Li Shiqun fight to the death, what we have to do is fight between the snipe and the clam, and the fisherman wins."

Lin Xiaotang lit a cigarette leisurely and contentedly, "I heard that Suzhou was Li Shiqun's territory before. Could it be that when Xie Yunchao and Huang Jingzhai withdrew, they didn't leave eyeliner behind? Also, Suzhou and Wuxi are very close , not too far from Hangzhou, such a distance, the news should be delivered quickly, right?"

Tang Shengming was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to understand something, "You mean...?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled and patted the back of his hand, "Don't worry, I'm already preparing!"

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The market near Taohuawu, Suzhou, because of the confrontation between the two armies, business has been much more sluggish than before.

Furong's warehouse, which was the busiest in the past, now has seven or eight carts full of goods parked in front of it. The neighbors who come and go say that Furong's boss can't hold on anymore and wants to take all the goods to the countryside.

The owner of the Furong warehouse, surnamed Nong, watched the guys loading the goods into the car, sighed secretly, but looked at the corner of the street. There were no other people on the deserted street except for two food stalls. Since Wuxi and Suzhou began to secretly compete Afterwards, the number of ordinary people even took to the streets became less and less, and the grain and oil stores were sold out. Of course, more people, like farmers, secretly took their families and belongings to the countryside to escape the military disaster.

Seeing that the goods are all ready, Boss Nong greeted him and led the guys to drive the car towards the city gate.

These days, the guards at the gate of the city have become tighter and tighter. Fortunately, Boss Nong spends money on the gate of the city on weekdays, so there is no problem for his convoy to leave the city.

The gatekeeper is a squad of the security team. The squad leader is surnamed Feng, who is also an old relationship with the boss of the farmer. This time, he also greeted squad leader Feng a few days ago, and deliberately took advantage of him to come out of the city when he was on duty. It can also be less troublesome.

There were still two streets away from the city gate, and Boss Nong became more and more restless, looking back from time to time.

Until the sudden gunshot sounded, the farmer jumped out of the carriage and winked at the guy in the car behind him.

The two guys immediately ran towards the place where the gunshots sounded like the wind.

The wait was tormented, and after about a cup of tea, the two men came back in a hurry, handed a blood-stained cloth bag to the farmer's hand, shook their heads at the same time, and said in a low voice: "People It's gone!"

Boss Nong's expression changed, he stretched out his hand to open the cloth bag, and took out a palm-sized paper roll from inside. After a brief look, he hurriedly put it in his arms.

Boss Nong jumped into the carriage and shouted at the convoy, "Quick, get out of town!"

The wheels are rolling, and after turning two streets, the city gate is in front of you.

Squad leader Feng sat on the sack with the machine gun on it, and when he saw Boss Nong's motorcade approaching, he threw the cigarette butt aside.

But before the two had time to say hello, a shout came from behind the convoy, "Stop that convoy!"

Boss Nong trembled and clenched his fists at the guys.

The guys in the seven or eight carriages immediately pulled out long and short weapons from the pile of goods, some fired directly behind them, and some just surrounded the farm boss and killed towards the city gate.

Before Squad Leader Feng could figure out the situation, he was sifted by a hail of bullets, and the soldiers guarding the city gate were caught off guard and scattered.

The guys untied the horses from the carriage nimbly, jumped on the horses, and under the leadership of the farmer, they rushed out of Suzhou City like a gust of wind.