Battle of the Third Reich

Vol 6 Chapter 4: Devil (three)

No. 148 Belle Road, less than one hundred meters north of the prosperous Xiafei Road, and two famous intersections west are the famous tree Delhi in later generations. This is a three-story brick-and-wood building along the street. The entire street is almost of this kind of house, and some are specially constructed as a row structure.

Around the 1920s, real estate development in the French Concession became very popular because of the turbulent situation in China. Due to the special properties of the concession, it attracted a large number of foreign immigrants, in addition to ordinary landlords. There are also a large number of national capitalists and cultural figures.

For their different purposes, they are very enthusiastic about buying real estate in the concession. At the same time, they also have special requirements for the shape and decoration of the building, which has promoted the development of the French concession's architectural style to the direction of simplicity and practicality. A large number of compact decoration Elegant new brick-wood apartments and new-style houses in the French Concession came into being.

The area around Baylor Road is full of high-end residential areas. At that time, there was no identity property that could not afford the houses here. For example, Sanyili developed by the nearby Tailiyangxing. The single-family houses only need 80 yuan for the monthly rent. It is almost three months' salary of an ordinary skilled worker.

The surname of the owner of No. 148 Belle Road was Shan. He participated in the Xingzhong Association in his early years. He used to be Sun Wen’s secretary and Japanese interpreter. Fragrant fire edge.

Mr. Shan Lao is an old-fashioned scholar who tends to revolution. Mr. Xiao Dan is a progressive while studying. The key is that he also has a fellow and classmate named Li Xiagong.

Mr. Shan's family had previously lived in Kangfuli, Fuxi Road. At that time, the first floor became the secret office of the Eighth Route Army. The five members of the old man's family lived on the second floor with Li Xia Gong. After Shanghai became an isolated island, Mr. Lao Dan moved out of Comfort and bought 148 Belle Road with his early savings to serve as a shelter for the three generations of his family.

Because Mr. Shan’s eldest son studied Western medicine, he opened a clinic in the street along the ground floor. Doctor Xiao Dan’s medical skills are not low, so his daily income is quite good enough to keep this family living in the French Concession. The life of the middle class.

At the same time, this small building has once again become an important stronghold for underground activities in Shanghai. Mr. Xiaodan claimed that the third floor of his home was leased to a tenant from another province. After that, every day from midnight to early morning, the third floor of the attic will have a faint light, and thousands of important messages have been sent here. Yan'an.

"Has it all been sent out?" asked a middle-aged man in a grey cloth gown.

"Yes, I can only wait for the echo now. Is it necessary to take this risk?" The reporter took off his headphones and turned back from the humble report crew.

"Pharaoh and I know this time that the discipline has been violated, but this information is too important. We must immediately let the organization know and get a clear reply as soon as possible. The time left for us is not ample, at this time only It can be done cheaply." A short-breasted big man sitting beside the middle-aged man replied in a deep voice.

"Lao Li, don't worry, when the organizational reply arrives, you will move with us from here." The thin, long-faced middle-aged man who was standing at the window monitoring the situation on the street downstairs took the words.

"There is nothing unusual. If something goes wrong, the hill downstairs will use a signal to warn." The long thin face closed the curtains and sat back on the armchair by the desk.

The door of "Boom Boom" was lightly knocked.

"Open the door, it's Lao Zhang," said the comrades, who were nervous across the thin face.

The short bearded man stepped forward and opened the door. A middle-aged man wearing a light blue woven silk gown walked in.

"Well, who will tell me what happened, why should we call everyone to a meeting here, and why should we risk the exposure of this secret radio station and send out a message during the day." The man named Zhang entered the door without any kind of condom , He asked his question before sitting down.

"Don't be angry first, come and see this." The gray cloth gown pulled out a stack of stationery from her arms and handed it to the other party.

"Japanese Gendarmerie Command? Confidential! How did this happen?" The man surnamed Zhang did not rush to read the contents of the stationery, but first looked at the seal at the end of the stationery.

"A special inside line, I can't say more." The gray cloth gown shook his head.

"It turns out that...it's quite interesting. I understand now. This information really has this value." The man with surname Zhang read the content carefully, then folded the letter paper seriously, and handed it back to the gray shirt. the man.

"Look at this again, this is the plan drafted by me and Lao Chen together, and I'm waiting for the reply." The gray cloth gown picked up a blank sheet of text from the telegraph and handed it to the other party.

"We are here to discuss this matter. The German special envoy arrived in Shanghai for a visit. How do we deal with it? I personally think this is a great opportunity to expose the hypocritical face of Japanese invaders to the world. If we can grasp it, The attack on the Japanese devils is no less than that of annihilating them an infantry wing." Short-breasted Han Sheng said.

"It's not just a loss for a wing. If the operation is successful, the impact will be world-class." The man with the surname Zhang said with a blank expression on his hand, shaking his face with excitement.

"Comrades, this will be an opportunity to show the Chinese people's determination to resist the Japanese in the Western world. Let peace-loving people all over the world know that we have not succumbed, and we are still resisting." Slender long face said excitedly on the side.

"Yes, this is also an opportunity to show the spirit of our party and the anti-Japanese concept to the world. It is not enough to rely on newspapers and magazines. We also have to expose the brutal and vicious crimes of the Japanese Japanese garrison in Shanghai. After I return, I will mobilize the students, Collect evidence in this regard." The man named Zhang nodded and said.

"Quiet...there is a reply!" The reporter suddenly chimed in, and the people in the room shut their mouths in a hurry.

I saw the reporter holding the headset in one hand and picking up the pencil in one hand to record it quickly and skillfully on a white paper. The content of the telegram was unexpectedly short, and the full text was accepted within half a minute.

"Pass me the Romance of the Three Kingdoms over there." The reporter said to the writing desk, and the short-haired big man quickly took it forward.

"It takes a little while to decipher. It won't be long." The telegrapher picked up the key and issued a series of short signals, and then turned off the power of the transmitter.

"Lao Chen, help me put the transmitter in the suitcase, and tidy up the things here, and trouble you." The reporter picked up the message and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and turned and drilled into the compartment inside.

"No problem, you do it slowly, we can wait." The short-breasted big man and the grey cloth gown gathered up the newspaper equipment on the table.

Although the French Concession does not have a professional radio reconnaissance unit, the Japanese army has this technology, and it is still imported from Germany. The Japanese spy agency is monitoring the radio signals emitted by the Concession throughout the day.

There are almost one hundred unregistered radio stations in Shanghai. Those who speculatively traded this year almost set up their own transmitters and kept in touch with their branches in foreign countries and even overseas to obtain the latest market information. Take advantage of excellent trading opportunities.

After a long period of monitoring in Japan, the frequency of most radio stations has been basically understood, so when a new signal appears, it is likely to attract the attention of Japanese intelligence agencies. Secret radio stations usually send messages after midnight, except for that time. Apart from the weakest radio interference, the main reason is the above. Of course, it is impossible for the Japanese to enter the French Concession to arrest people, but they can enter the Concession through the Wang Puppet Agent to search and arrest. Once the radio station is exposed to the entire organization, it may cause serious harm.

"It was deciphered. This is a message." Lao Li walked out of the compartment and handed a note to the gray cloth gown.

"Let me see, what did it say? Has the organization agreed to our plan?" Short-branched Han asked anxiously.

"The superior had already mastered this situation long ago, and a comrade has been sent to take care of the matter. At three o'clock the day after tomorrow, let us arrange vehicles to pick up people at Shiliupu Wharf." The gray cloth gown handed the note to Companion.

"The organization is very satisfied with our plan. After everyone went back, they began to split up. Lao Zhang and Lao Song left from the back door. Lao Chen and I stayed to help Lao Li. Finally, we can do a big job, comrades." The gray cloth gown shook his fist tightly after he finished speaking.

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