After returning to the garrison, Fang Long immediately sent a telegram to Huang Tao, who was still in Fengyang Town, asking him to immediately start reorganizing the garrison troops. You can first select a group of backbones with strong combat effectiveness to supplement the guerrilla column, and other reorganization work will be carried out in accordance with the original plan of the guerrilla column headquarters in the base area.
Huang Tao quickly sent a reply: There are more than 10,000 soldiers in the garrison. Among them, the good and the bad are mixed, and some are still unusable. It is better to repatriate them. There are not many soldiers, but the quality. We cannot ignore the quality because of quantity. It is recommended that the garrison soldiers be screened and assessed immediately, and those who do not meet the requirements should be repatriated immediately.
Fang Long quickly replied: "I agree with Huang Tao's suggestion. The cost of repatriation will be drawn from the military salaries of the garrison. They are also Chinese and are no better than prisoners of war. We must be the most benevolent and try to give these repatriated personnel the maximum financial compensation. If the funds are not enough, you can report to me and I will find a way to solve it!"
As the development of the base area continues, With the growth and the increase in the number of guerrilla columns, there are more and more places to spend money. In addition, there is also the need to purchase weapons, equipment, ammunition, supplies, food, etc. The financial funds in the base area are somewhat stretched. The money Fang Long brought has long been used up. Fortunately, when he went to Shanghai to purchase machine tool supplies, Mr. Qi did not accept the money. This left some funds in the base area that can be turned over, otherwise he would really be a pauper.
This time, the entire garrison division stationed in Fengyang is controlled by Huang Tao and the others. There must be military pay and supplies. According to Fang Long's estimation, it is enough to use these military pay and supplies to repatriate those who do not meet the requirements. If it is similar, then the repatriation fee can be appropriately increased. It should be raised slightly, so that those who are repatriated can have a minimum living security. After all, they also have to live, but they cannot be forced into a worse situation, because this matter is very delicate. If it is not handled well, it will give some people with ulterior motives a reason to instigate, and they will instigate like this: "Well, if I had known that I would be repatriated and only had so little money, I would have been better off following my division commander and joining the Japanese. At least it would not be such a miserable situation and I could support myself?"
Under the circumstances at that time, there were not many people who could realize that being a subjugated slave was miserable. Most soldiers They and the common people have such a mentality that as long as the Japanese don't push them too hard, they still have to live, so this is the reality that Fang Long must face. He tries his best to prevent those who are repatriated from complaining, at least from worrying about their survival financially for a long period of time!
Huang Tao became emboldened after receiving this reply from Fang Long. He was originally worried about the funding issue for repatriation. If this issue was not handled well, it would cause turmoil among the repatriated people. Those who were repatriated were all big people. Although the soldiers no longer have weapons, they still have some influence in the original army. If they are used and instigated by some people with ulterior motives, these people are very likely to defect to the Japanese. This is a great threat to the development of their own guerrillas and must be avoided.
Dahuang Ya led a battalion and a cavalry company of Lao Qin to be responsible for the security of the arsenal. Fang Long felt that this force was not enough at this time. He ordered Lao Ning and Xiao Bojun to each take their own troops to establish hidden positions outside the arsenal, strengthen patrols, and immediately build simple air defense positions to guard against Japanese airborne raids.
Especially at the airstrip outside the base area, Fang Long found Lao Mo and said to him: "Old Mo, there are signs that the Japs are going to send airborne troops to attack here. Is there anything you can do to stop these Japs paratroopers from attacking the base?" A surprise attack on the ground? "
"This is too simple. Just give me two anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns , and I can kill all the Japanese airborne troops before they land on the ground!" Old Mo shook his head after hearing this.
"But where do we have any anti-aircraft artillery here? Not even anti-aircraft machine guns!" Fang Long shook his head. It was as if Lao Mo had said it before. If there were anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns, then just bombard the Japanese planes. Wouldn't it be easier to just shoot down the planes carrying Japanese paratroopers?
"Well, if I had known this, I should have gotten some anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns from Mr. Qi in Shanghai. But Lao Fang, we can't get this anti-aircraft gun, but I think this anti-aircraft machine gun can still be modified." Lao Mo said.
"Hey, don't you know that the Japanese bomber you snatched at Chuzhou Airport can still take off?" Fang Long suddenly remembered this.
"As long as there is fuel, I promise to make it fly!" Lao Mo really dared to pat his chest. The snatched Japanese bomber was already riddled with holes when it returned to the airstrip. Lao Mo Mian forced it to land. There was no maintenance equipment in the base area, so he just left it at the airstrip. How could he make this broken bomber fly again?
"The fuel can be squeezed out of the truck. As long as you can fly, it will be much easier to deal with these Japanese airborne troops. Okay, from now on, I will give you a company of troops and deploy a simple defense near the airstrip." In the empty position, try to modify a few anti-aircraft machine guns. Now that we have masters from the arsenal, we can put forward the idea and let them think of ways to implement it. At the same time, we will increase the number of lookout troops and pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese aircraft in the air!" Fang Long said to Lao Mo.
He knew that if the Japanese decided to carry out airborne operations in the area near the airstrip, they would inevitably send a large number of bombers to bomb. The take-off time of Lao Mo's bomber was very important. If it flew too early, it would become the target of those Japanese bombers. If it flew too late, it would not work and it would also become a target. You are still nestled below, and aerial bombs fall one after another. It is too late to run away.
Therefore, Fang Long was worried not only about the serious lack of air defense weapons on the position, but also about the lack of air observation equipment. There was no radar and other equipment for observation. He could only rely on human telescopes and artillery mirrors for observation. Then the time for warning that the Japanese planes were coming was very short. Often, before the positions below were ready, the bombs of the Japanese bombers had already fallen from mid-air!
So the key to the success or failure of this operation lies in Lao Mo's choice of the take-off time of the bomber. If he grasps this timing accurately, he can shoot down the carrier aircraft before these Japanese airborne troops land. Otherwise, they can only rely on the modified anti-aircraft machine guns arranged on the position to intercept the air. If this is not possible, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the First and Third Regiments can only search along the entire Daliang Mountain.
This method is laborious and the most inefficient. If the Japanese paratroopers quickly change their clothes after landing and disguise themselves as local people or guerrilla fighters, the search troops may not be able to detect it. Once these Japanese paratroopers are allowed to touch the vicinity of the arsenal, there will be a fatal danger, the arsenal will not be protected, and the arsenal in the base area that was finally built may be destroyed by the Japanese paratroopers.
There are warehouses storing explosives and gunpowder near the arsenal. Once these places are destroyed by Japanese paratroopers, the arsenal will be destroyed. Not only that, but the entire base area will suffer. Moreover, if this newly built arsenal is destroyed by the Japanese, it will definitely be a serious blow to the morale of the guerrillas!
Therefore, there must be no mistakes in the arsenal this time. Fang Long suddenly felt the great responsibility on his shoulders. After Lao Mo left, he thought of several plans. Although they were not satisfactory, he felt that it was better to be prepared than not.
At this moment, Li Xue hurried over with a telegram. She was panting. It seemed that this telegram was very important. Fang Long asked her hurriedly: "Is there any new movement by the Japs?"
"Yes, we have just intercepted the messages sent to the Japs from the Japs base camp." According to the secret message from the headquarters of the Central China Expedition Army, the commander of the Japanese Central China Expedition Army has finally been decided. The original Prince Hatohiko no longer serves as the commander, but the Japanese named Shunroku Hata is appointed as the new commander. Hisao Tani The Japanese's wish failed." Li Xue reported the contents of the intercepted Japanese secret message.
"That's all? This is just a personnel transfer of the Japs' high-level personnel. It's no big deal." Fang Long believed that it didn't matter who was sent by the Japs' Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters. He had no interest in taking care of these Japs' personnel transfers.
"There is news that will definitely interest you. This Japanese Prince Jiuyan Palace will return to Japan from Shanghai in seven days. He is in Nanjing now and will go to Shanghai in three days!" Li Xue shook his head and continued.
"Oh, then do you know how this Japanese prince went to Shanghai? By plane or by train? Or by warship ?" Sure enough, when he heard that Prince Jiuyan Palace would go to Shanghai from Nanjing in three days, Fang Longyi I suddenly became interested. It was this Japs Prince who ordered the massacre of civilians in Nanjing. The Tani Hisao Japs and Nakajima Japs were the executioners of this crazy massacre, and this Japs Prince was the real orderer. He was the culprit responsible for the tragic death of more than 300,000 Chinese compatriots in Nanjing City!
Now that the culprit is about to return to Japan, Fang Long naturally doesn't want to let him go so easily. Suddenly, the raging fire in Nanjing City and the piles of corpses of innocent civilians who died tragically appeared in Fang Long's mind. The culprit must pay the price, otherwise Fang Long will be a special soldier in vain!
"This Japanese prince knew about the bad things he had done in Nanjing. He did not dare to take the train to Shanghai, nor did he take a warship. That would take too long and the journey was too far. He chose to take a bomber to Shanghai, stay in Shanghai for three days, and then take a warship back to Japan!" Li Xue answered with a stern expression.
"It's not that easy for this kid to run back to Japan!" Fang Long gritted his teeth with hatred and slammed his fist on the table, causing the teacup on it to jump up.
"But the Devil Prince is flying to Shanghai. We can't intercept him in the air. We can only do anything during the three days he stays in Shanghai. But the security around the Devil Prince must be very tight, so it's not easy to do anything!" When Li Xue saw Fang Long's expression and excited and indignant look, he knew what he wanted to do?
"This time he has to stay in Shanghai for three days. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Old Li , please immediately inform Stationmaster Ji and Mr. Qi in Shanghai. This time I am going to Shanghai for a trip, and you will come with me!" Fang Long decided to intercept the Japanese Prince in Shanghai. He could not let this executioner, whose hands were stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Nanjing City, leave China peacefully!
"Inform Agent Ji? Isn't there a danger of leaking secrets?" Li Xue was puzzled.
"When you go to Shanghai, you have to inform him. Lao Li, you can send a telegram like this, saying that I will take a team of people to Shanghai to purchase supplies. When I get to Shanghai, I will talk to him. Mr. Qi can inform him directly so that he can prepare first." Fang Long thought for a while, nodded and said to Li Xue.
"Yes!" Li Xue hurriedly turned around and went to the communications office. This time she was able to ask Fang Long to take him to Shanghai, which really surprised and delighted her. She finally had the opportunity to go behind enemy lines, but if she met that Ji Da agent, Li Xue didn't know how to deal with it, and she didn't understand what kind of reaction he would have. After all, she had been lurking under Agent Ji for many years.
After listening to Fang Long's report, Commander Hu and Political Commissar Liu were silent for a moment. Commander Hu asked the political commissar: "Old Liu, this Japanese prince is the instigator and culprit of the Nanjing Massacre. If we let him run back to Japan smoothly, then it is our fault. We understand Comrade Fang Long’s sentiments as we cannot bear the injustice of the hundreds of thousands of compatriots who died tragically at the hands of the Japanese. But when you go to Shanghai, who will be responsible for the safety of the arsenal here? "
" I think Comrade Fang Long needs to think carefully about this. Mo and Dahuangya can take charge. I have deployed simple air defense positions nearby and many training search teams around. If Old Mo's bomber can take off smoothly, it will increase the chance of winning. Commander, political commissar, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill the Japs Prince. Once he successfully escapes to Japan, we will have no chance. He is the chief executioner of the Nanjing Massacre! If we don't take action after knowing this this time, the hundreds of thousands of innocent Nanjing ghosts will not forgive us! "Fang Long seemed to have been prepared for it. When the commander asked him, he hurriedly answered.
"Okay, if this is the case, Comrade Fang Long, then you should immediately formulate an action plan, contact all anti-Japanese patriotic people and forces in Shanghai and start taking action. To deal with this executioner whose hands are stained with Chinese blood, he must pay a heavy price. Comrade Fang Long, the purpose of this operation is not We want to kill this Japs Prince, but let those Japs who are still doing evil on Chinese soil know that we Chinese must avenge ourselves, and whoever commits a bloody crime here will definitely be punished sooner or later!" The commander and the political commissar discussed it and decided to agree to Fang Long going to Shanghai to deal with the Japanese prince who was about to return home!
At about nine o'clock the next morning, in the crowd of people at Nanjing Railway Station, a tall young man and several young people came towards the station with the crowd. They were Fang Long, Li Xue and Xiao Bojun. This time Fang Long carefully selected twelve key commanders from the entire guerrilla column and formed a special team to go to Shanghai to assassinate the Japanese prince!
From the Daliangshan base area to Shanghai, the waterway and land route were very long, and it took two days on the road. After this, there were only a few hours left to prepare in Shanghai. Obviously this was not possible. In the end, after repeated research and deduction, Fang Long decided to take the wrong approach and take the train directly from Nanjing to Shanghai, which could save a day.
Of course, in order to conceal this operation, all members of Fang Long's Rangers were disguised. Before entering Nanjing, they all disguised themselves as Japanese patrols. With Fang Long's proficient spoken Japanese, they easily deceived the Japanese sentries along the way and successfully entered Nanjing.
then got special class train tickets to Shanghai, and after giving some money to the Japanese and traitors who were checking passengers at the train station door, they boarded the train smoothly.
As the train whistle blew, the train slowly left the station and began to head southeast to Shanghai. At the stations along the way, Fang Long and the others paid close attention to the movements on the train. Japanese spies and gaps were everywhere. Fang Long and the others had to be careful of exposing their identities at all times.
Fortunately, after the train passed Suzhou Station , Fang Long and the others still found no abnormality. Seeing that there were still a few stops before reaching Shanghai, Fang Long felt a little relieved.
Just as the train was about to start and drive towards Shanghai, suddenly a siren sounded on the platform, and a group of policemen, led by a few plainclothes officers, ran towards the train like flying!
Seeing this, Fang Long and Li Xue became nervous at that time, thinking that their whereabouts and identities had been exposed. Fang Long hurriedly gestured to his subordinates and got ready to take action immediately!
The brothers immediately spread out and guarded both ends and the middle of the train car. Brothers Big Tiger and Little Tiger quickly climbed out of the window, got on the roof, and occupied the commanding heights of the roof. As long as Fang Long gave an order, they could quickly shoot deadly bullets at the Japanese agents!
The plainclothes officers and the police rushed into the car and began to search frantically. The passengers in the car suddenly screamed and screamed, especially a few young women, who were so frightened that they cried "Wow". In this troubled world, human life is like a piece of grass, and there is a threat of death at any time.
The plainclothes men searched one carriage after another, and they caught a few young men and pulled them off the train. Xiao Bojun gritted his teeth when he saw this. If Fang Long hadn't repeatedly warned not to be impulsive, he would have killed those arrogant and domineering plainclothes Japs and police officers!
There is only one first-class compartment at the front of the train. All the people sitting there are rich and powerful people. When these plainclothes people broke in, the passengers in the first-class compartments screamed. Two Japanese officers in military uniforms appeared among them and shouted at them: "Baga! What are you doing?"
When the plainclothes officers and policemen saw that they were officers of the Imperial Army, they changed their faces and said, "Hai, it turns out to be sir. We received a tip-off claiming that there were anti-Japanese elements on the train and were searching. Sir, please understand and cooperate!"
When the two Japanese officers heard this, they were about to disperse sideways, but Fang Long said "Tokyo" Speaking in Japanese with an accent, he said to the two Japanese officers: "It's ridiculous that a high-ranking army officer is even afraid of a few plainclothes. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to say that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two Japanese officers stopped the Japanese plainclothes who were about to come in again, and at the same time said to the plainclothes in a strong tone: "Baga ! Everyone, go back, there are no anti-Japanese elements here!"
's attitude towards the two officers suddenly became tough, and the plainclothes men were at a loss for a moment. At this moment, the train started to move slowly. When the plainclothes leader saw this, he hurriedly motioned for his subordinates to get off. He could not afford to offend these imperial army officers.
Fang Long immediately praised the two Japanese officers. The two Japanese officers seemed very proud, thinking that they were able to scare away the plainclothes because of their ability. Little did they know that their move just saved Fang Long and the others. If those Japanese plainclothes had just barged in to search, Fang Long and the others would have been exposed, and a firefight was inevitable!
After such a false alarm, Fang Long and the others felt a little relieved. The brothers Dahu and Xiaohu hurriedly returned to the carriage. In a box near the front of the carriage, Fang Long whispered to Li Xue and the others: "It was probably the Japanese who were arresting our anti-Japanese compatriots just now. They couldn't be targeting us. Except for the commander and the political commissar, not even Lao Ge and Lao Liu knew about our actions." You know, the possibility of leaks is very low!"
Li Xue also believed that the Japs' plainclothes inspection might not be for the operation to Shanghai. Judging from the Japs' radio signals and other signs she had monitored, the level of confidentiality of this operation was quite high. Among the twelve action team members who followed this time, only Fang Long and he knew what the goal of the operation was. So the possibility of leaks is very low.Unless the Japanese plainclothes hit him by mistake, the blind cat will encounter a dead mouse !
There were no more Japanese searches during the rest of the journey. The train finally entered the Shanghai Railway Station two hours later. When the train, which was spitting out white smoke, stopped on the platform, Fang Long and the others quickly jumped off the train. Instead of leaving the platform, they got under the train and got to a nearby train.
This was done to avoid being searched by Japanese agents when leaving the station. Fang Long and the others got under multiple trains, climbed over the wall, and met at the entrance of an alley.
Because the brothers of the action team had to take the train this time, they only brought the Browning pistol and the twenty-ring box cannon. They could not carry other long guns on the train. This was a hardship for the two snipers, Dahu and Xiaohu. They almost had to exchange fire with the Japanese plainclothes at Suzhou Station. In fact, Fang Long was very unsure at the time. In the end, the two Japanese officers helped them and stopped the Japanese plainclothes from continuing to search the first-class carriage. It was a false alarm!
