Cicada Moving

Chapter 791 Sweeping Up

 Xu Enzeng? !

Zuo Zhongzang looked at the person in the crowd with his mouth wide open. Why did this guy Lao Xu appear here? During the case of the cryptographic inspection and interpretation office, he reported something to Dai Chunfeng that sabotaged their operation.

As a result, Lao Dai didn't do anything, and Xu Enzeng didn't come forward to respond. Could it be that the other party had already arrived in Shanghai at that time. The question was, how could those losers at the secret service headquarters deal with the Japanese?

 It’s not that I look down on them, it’s just that the strength gap between the two is too big.

Over the years, there have been an endless stream of spies lurking in one place. Even if some of the spies are artificially "created", it is a fact that a place has always been at a disadvantage in front of the spies.

But the facts are before our eyes. The so-called use of corpses to impersonate airport guards turned out to be a trap set by Commander Yang, Chief Yu and Xu Enzeng in order to expose all the Japanese ambitions.

 Evacuate the airport and dismantle defensive measures. Once these two conditions are met, even the concession area will no longer support the Japanese. Public opinion will soon reverse, and the diplomatic pressure on Japan cannot be reduced.

Just as he was thinking about it, a group of agents from the Secret Service Headquarters escorted several people into the auditorium. These people were covered in scars and none of the nails on their hands were intact. They had obviously been tortured.

 “Mr. Okawauchi, let’s take a look.”

Xu Enzeng pulled up the hair of one of them, and a face full of blood appeared in front of everyone. The shocked reporters quickly pressed the shutter to take a picture of this person's face.

As expected, the situation has changed again. This time we have to see how the Japanese explain it. The Chinese reporters all smiled happily and used expensive film without hesitation.

Amidst the clicking sounds of shooting, Xu Enzeng took out several IDs with photos and Japanese written on them from his arms, held them high and said loudly to the onlookers.

“Everyone, please see, this is the ID we found. It shows that they are staff officers of the Japanese Navy Military Command. When we arrested them, they were following the staff of the Shanghai Security Command.

What’s interesting is that these people started taking action before the Japanese army broke into Hongkou Airport. They seemed to be well prepared. We have photos, witnesses and surveillance records to prove this.

 Could it be that they had no idea? I think everyone knows the real reason. It is just a thief shouting to catch a thief. General, aren't you going to explain it to everyone? "

 Gan!

 Lao Xu was doing somersaults with a broomstick and became a spirit. Zuo Zhong couldn't believe it. The secret service headquarters did a very good job. It was so beautiful that it was impossible for them to do it.

Japanese intelligence officers attach great importance to anti-tracking. It is definitely not an easy task to track people under the noses of these people without being discovered. If you are not careful, you will be exposed.

Also, when you carry your real ID during the mission, such low-level mistakes can happen at one time. You are so lucky. The person named Xu is really lucky.

 Xu Enzeng, who was very proud on the stage, did not know that his old enemy was in the crowd. After saying the above words, he threw the certificate at the feet of Okawauchi Renqi, feeling very happy.

The repeated failures in the past few years almost caused him to completely lose someone's trust. He relied on the Northeast Mission to make a comeback. He learned from the pain and found that everything was because of Dai Chunfeng and Zuo Zhong, a pair of despicable masters and apprentices.

He finally understood that getting involved with the other party would be bad. Although he succeeded in destroying the Kwantung Army's bacterial weapons base, he was drenched in urine by those **** traitors and almost became a cripple.

Since then, he has shunned the Secret Service. Hearing that his subordinates sabotaged Zuo Zhong's operation at the stadium, he took his people to Shanghai by train overnight. If I can't offend you, why can't I hide away?

 This is not cowardice,

 This is a strategic retreat.

 Also called a backward attack.

As for how to regain someone's trust, it's easy. The Secret Service can make great achievements by catching Japanese spies, so why can't the Secret Service Headquarters? In terms of intelligence channels, they have many more intelligence channels than the other party, a rising star.

Not to mention the distant ones, let’s just talk about the leaders of the Caogang. As early as more than ten years ago in the Republic of China, they had cooperated with the secret service headquarters to suppress underground party members. The cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant. Relying on these local snakes, they could find out no matter what. Some clues about Japanese spies,

Sure enough, once my mind is opened, many things will fall into place.

It's a pity that the little **** named Zuo was not at the scene, otherwise he would have to know that he was not easy to mess with. Xu Enzeng couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Let's talk about Okawauchi Renshichi. Faced with such humiliation, his face turned red with anger and his chest heaved up and down. In the end, he didn't say anything and walked away with Hase Ryosuke and his entourage, waving their sleeves.

Seeing the Japanese leaving in embarrassment, cheers suddenly erupted in the auditorium, as if a great victory had been won. The white people in the concession also smiled and applauded. It is their tradition to respect the victor.

As the heroes who exposed the Japanese conspiracy, Xu Enzeng, Minister Yu and Commander Yang were praised by countless people. The three stood together and posed in various poses for interviews.

Zuo Zhong did not join in the fun. He took a few photos at random and was about to leave. When he stepped out of the door, a feeling of being spied on suddenly emerged, and he left quickly without looking back.

Today's briefing was a bit weird from beginning to end. It was not a place where he would stay for a long time. It didn't matter who was monitoring him. As long as the other party dared to follow him, his subordinates outside would find out.

When they arrived at the gate of the city hall, a little spy sent by Wu Chunyang to report the situation came towards him. He flicked his fingers on the side of his leg a few times, then passed the person and walked towards the rickshaw parked on the roadside. .

 “Go to the shock newspaper.”

 “Yes, sir.”

Having spoken to the coachman, he got into the car and closed his eyes, no longer caring about the situation behind him. Lao Song and the others would make arrangements after receiving the news. All he had to do was listen to the report.

Half an hour later, Zuo Zhong walked into the Industrial Shock Report, a subsidiary of the Secret Service. He greeted the staff so familiarly that he came and went, and finally walked into a small office and waited silently.

When it was getting dark, Song Minghao sneaked through the door, closed the door behind his back and said to Zuo Zhong: "Deputy Director, your behind is very clean, there are no people following you."

"that's fine."

Zuo Zhong felt relieved. It seemed that the person monitoring him was just a whim and had no intention of following him. Who could it be?

The image of a man with a moustache appeared in his mind, Public Settlement Inspector Kuang Fuan. Among so many people present, he was the only one who couldn't see through it.

 Forget it, it’s useless to think too much now. There will definitely be opportunities for the two parties to interact in the future. Zuo Zhong changed the subject and talked about what happened in the auditorium, focusing on describing Xu Enzeng’s proud face.

After hearing this, Song Minghao slapped his thigh and said angrily: "I didn't expect those mysterious people to be the trash from the secret service headquarters. If I had known this, I might as well have snatched the spies away.

The man surnamed Xu was too careless in his work. He knew that the Secret Service was responsible for dealing with Japan and did not inform us. We cannot just let this matter go and we must teach him a lesson. "

Song Minghao's eyes turned red with envy when he thought that Xu Enzeng was about to achieve great success by exposing the Japanese's trick. This was originally their credit, and he decided to take a bite out of it.

“That’s all, it’s a person’s job to make meritorious deeds.”

Zuo Zhong waved his hand. If the secret service headquarters gets benefits from catching Japanese spies, it might be more relaxed about the underground party. This is also a good thing.

Thinking of this, he planned to ask the Japanese spies in detail about their situation, because this time the Japanese spies underestimated the enemy too much. They didn't know they were being followed, and they still carried their documents with them, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were Japanese.

To be on the safe side, it is best to go through the case from beginning to end. If no problems are found, it will be better. If problems are found, Okawauchi Denchi and the people behind him may have great intentions.

Just when he was about to speak, there was a knock on the door suddenly outside the office. After all, it was not a confidential place. Zuo Zhong stopped talking and winked at Song Minghao. He picked up the tea on the table and said in a deep voice, "Please come in."

The door opened, and it was He Yijun who came in, who had put on a facial disguise. She took out a message from her bag and repeated the contents in a low voice.

"Deputy Director, Jinling called. Just an hour ago, the 87th Division stationed in Changshu, the 88th Division stationed in Jiangyin, and the independent 20th Brigade reorganized from the 2nd Supplementary Brigade, under the leadership of Songhu Garrison Commander Zhang Wenbai and Chief Zhang, reported to Come to Shanghai."

This is about to start a war. Song Minghao's expression changed. It's okay for intelligence officers like them to cause destruction behind enemy lines, but they can't play a big role on a frontal battlefield with tens of thousands of people. Guns and cannons have no eyesight. If they stay in Shanghai any longer, they'll be afraid. There is danger.

“Why are you panicking? The fight hasn’t started yet.”

Zuo Zhong took the telegram and glanced at this guy angrily. He stood up and walked to the blinds to look outside. He was silent for a long time and said calmly: "Chief Zhang once said that China's response to the Japanese can be divided into three forms.

The first type is when he hits me, and I don’t fight back, like the Battle of Northeast China on September 18th; the second type is when he hits me, and I fight back, like the Battle of January 28th, and the Battle of the Great Wall; the third type is when I judge that he is going to hit me, and I fight back. Hit him first.

 It seems that the high-level officials are adopting the third approach this time. They want to attack the enemy first and eliminate the Japanese army in Shanghai. Yijun, in addition to briefing the situation, has Jinling given us specific tasks to cooperate with frontal operations? "

To be honest, it was his expectation that someone would choose to strike first. Shanghai is the lifeline of the country's economy and is related to the safety of the capital. The concentration of troops is not easy and will directly affect the interests of the four major families headed by someone.

Unless forced to do so, the other party will never kill himself. However, when the unilateral will for peace cannot prevent the coming of war, no matter how weak and incompetent the master is, he will make the most tenacious resistance.

"some."

He Yijun did not hesitate and quickly replied: "The Japanese have set up anti-aircraft guns on the rooftops of Hongkou and surrounding areas and built more than a hundred strong bunkers, which will definitely become an obstacle to our army's attack.

 Chief Zhang formulated the "Plan for Sweeping Japanese Strongholds in Shanghai" for this purpose, hoping that our Secret Service could launch attacks on these places, at least to destroy all the defenses at key locations. "

Left Point nodded. After such a long period of investigation, he knew these situations very well. For example, the Japanese army set up military strongholds at the Yangshupu Gongda Cotton Mill and the Huxi Toyota Cotton Mill, standing side by side with the Hongkou Barracks, forming two wings.

In the Japanese commercial and residential area outside Hongkou, all government agencies, schools, shops, and residences have various reinforced concrete bunkers. There are also secret arsenals and troop hiding caves underground. This is a tough nut to crack.

Coupled with the cooperation of the Japanese navy and air force along the Huangpu River and Yangtze River, the Japanese have controlled favorable defensive terrain for the implementation of the so-called outer line combat strategy, trying to block the Japanese army from outside the core control area.

If you don’t destroy the fortifications before the war, you don’t know how many soldiers will be sacrificed during the war. As the deputy director of the Secret Service, there are some things that you must do. As a Chinese soldier, it is your duty to serve the country.

"Order."

 After thinking about it, Zuo Zhong turned around and announced with a serious expression: "Suspend the investigation mission against Japanese spies, comprehensively collect intelligence on Japanese military strongholds, and launch a unified attack tomorrow, that is, at 12 noon on the 12th.

 The targets are all bunkers and fortifications located near intersections and important institutions. This operation does not require the killing of enemy troops. The purpose is to completely destroy the main building structure. You, the officers, are responsible for the most dangerous and difficult targets. This time, let the Japanese know how powerful our secret service is, and tell Gui Youguang to prepare more dangerous goods.

 At that time, I will personally be in charge of the Japanese military fortifications at Baziqiao. By the way, remember to remind everyone to pay attention to concealment when taking action. You must not reveal your identity and cause a head-on conflict. "

Battle combat is different from fighting. To put it plainly, it is drilling. Now China and Japan have not officially started the war. If the real knife and the gun are hit, it will destroy the high -level strategic intention.

“Deputy Director, leave the Baziqiao side to me. The Japanese troops are heavily guarding it, just in case... You are the backbone of our department and nothing can happen.”

After hearing this, veteran Song Minghao gritted his teeth and took the initiative to ask for help. The task of destroying the Eight-Character Bridge was really too dangerous. This bridge is located at the junction of many main roads in Hongkou. It was originally named Bao'an Bridge and was built in the early years of the Republic of China.

There are two rivers that intersect in a T-shape on the local area. At first, there was a wooden bridge crossing it from the east and west directions. The overall shape is eight-shaped, so it got its name. It was originally in the hands of the government.

At the time of January 28th, the 21st year of the Republic of China, the Japanese Marine Special Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai attacked the 19th Route Army from here, and fired the first shot of the First Battle of Songhu.

In this war, the Bazi Bridge suffered three losses and three gains. The East Bridge was completely destroyed by heavy artillery shells, leaving only the West Bridge. Until the day of the armistice, the Japanese army could not fully control the Bazi Bridge.

It is a pity that the Japanese army was defeated without defeat. After the war, the West Bridge was occupied by the Japanese. A semi-underground bunker was built at the bridge head and heavy machine guns were placed.

In 1933, Guizizou rebuilt the West Bridge into a reinforced concrete structure. Navigation was allowed under the bridge and cars were accessible on the bridge deck. It became the throat from Zhabei to Hongkou and the most important outpost of the Japanese army.

 It can be imagined how strict the Japanese guarded this place. Pedestrians passing by would be beaten and scolded if they stopped for a moment, or even be taken into the patrol house or military camp and disappear from there.

Of course Zuo Zhong knew this, but he would not go back on his decision once he had made it. Moreover, the Bazi Bridge was not a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, it was far worse than the Beiyin River base, so he immediately waved his hand.

"Excuting an order."

"yes."

Song Minghao and He Yijun had no choice but to reply and quietly left the Shock Report. One of them had to prepare for the mission, and the other had to inform each group of operatives. Naturally, they had no time to spare.

After the two of them left, Zuo Zhong watched the sunset slowly setting and sighed slightly. After arriving in Shanghai, one thing happened after another. I don’t know when it will end.

He stood in front of the window and stared for a long time. In the quiet office, gradually only the ticking of the wall clock was left. When the hour hand turned a full circle, a new day arrived.

 At noon on the 12th, Zhang Wenbai's headquarters arrived at Nanxiang, and the Songhu siege troops had all been mobilized and arrived at the designated positions.

One part of the 87th Division occupied Wusong, the other part controlled Luodian and Liuhe, and the main force entered Jiangwan; the 88th Division advanced to Zhabei and Jiangwan lines;

The 1st Battalion of the 10th Artillery Regiment and the 8th Artillery Regiment entered Zhenru and Dachang positions; the 20th Independent Brigade and the 56th Division were respectively assembled in Nanxiang and Taicang on standby.

 Shanghai citizens had not seen the Chinese military for more than five years, and they were all excited to see so many well-equipped Chinese soldiers.

“Outside, outside, shocking news, Japan’s Sasebo Navy’s 1st Special Marine Corps and other troops are reinforcing Shanghai.”

 “The Japanese Third Fleet assembled.”

A newsboy was running very fast on the Zhabei side of the Bazi Bridge with a schoolbag on his back, shouting loudly, which attracted citizens to stop and pay for a newspaper and read it carefully.

“Bagaya, these Chinese actually published the empire’s military secrets in newspapers, they all deserve to die.”

In the bridgehead bunker, a second lieutenant of the Japanese Marine Special Marine Corps waved the command sword in his hand and cursed. Several soldiers beside him looked at each other, with a trace of fear flashing on their faces.

Their squad leader successfully graduated from the Naval Academy, but failed when he was admitted to the Naval Academy. As a result, he had a bad temper and used his spirit to inject his spirit into his subordinates and punish his subordinates corporally.

There are various reasons for beating people. You will be beaten if your gun is not polished, you will be beaten if your military boots are not clean, you will be beaten if you fail to salute when you meet someone. Who knows if this guy will take the opportunity to attack later.

“You idiots, clean your guns quickly.”

Fortunately, the other party just roared angrily and sat on the ammunition box, muttering to himself without knowing what he was talking about. The soldiers fearfully dismantled the Type 92 heavy machine gun for maintenance.

As a result, as soon as the weapon was half broken down, a loud bang was heard in everyone's ears. Even the bunker shook a few times, and dust continued to fall from the gaps onto several people.

 “Enemy attack! Prepare to fight, the Chinese have launched an attack!”

After giving the order in a loud voice, the Japanese second lieutenant rushed to the observation port and looked outside, but did not see the expected artillery fire. There was only a fire truck parked crookedly outside, with black smoke rising from the front.

“I’m really sorry. The vehicle is too old and the direction cannot be adjusted, which led to this accident. Please rest assured that we will restore it to its original state in the shortest possible time.”

Next to the fire truck, a young man wearing the uniform of the Hongkou Fire Fighting Association kept bowing to several Japanese soldiers, speaking in a standard Tokyo dialect, and holding out a few cigarettes.

Looking at the sandbag fortifications at the head of the bridge, half of them had collapsed. The soldiers who were supposed to be on duty inside were standing there with disgrace, looking at the culprit fiercely but helpless.

If the other party were Chinese, they would have beaten them up long ago. The problem was that the other party was not only a compatriot, but also a staff member of the concession. They could only swallow their breath. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

 Is it a traffic accident?

 The Japanese second lieutenant frowned and wanted to go out and take a look. The situation was so tense now that he had to be more vigilant to prevent the Chinese from sabotage, but he couldn't open the bunker door.

Looking more closely, a truck weighing several tons just pushed the door shut. Unlike ancient city gates that opened inward to resist bows and arrows, most modern military facilities open to the outside to prevent damage from shock waves.

Now that the front of the car was blocked, he couldn't get out even if he had great ability. This made the Japanese second lieutenant so angry that he kept cursing through the observation port.

Unexpectedly, after a few curses, the water tank of the fire truck began to leak. A stream of transparent liquid poured into the bunker along the cement floor from the gap in the door. Soon the bunker floor became extremely wet.

At the same time, maybe it was the fire-extinguishing substances added to the water that made the surrounding area extremely smelly. Now the Japanese soldiers were unhappy and asked the person in charge of the fire-fighting association to clean up quickly.

The other party did not dare to say anything and nodded repeatedly. He raised his hand to greet his two companions wearing fire helmets, and hurriedly ran to a nearby store to borrow a shovel and a bucket.

Finding that nothing went wrong and that the firefighting team members did not have any weapons, the Japanese soldiers gradually relaxed and helped each other light cigarettes.

It happened to be the hottest season in Shanghai at this time. The sun was high in the sky, the temperature was rising little by little, and the stench was getting stronger and stronger, making their eyes red.

Two minutes later, the Japanese suddenly discovered that the firefighters were missing. They thought that the firefighters were in trouble and wanted to run away. They threw their cigarette butts on the ground in anger and prepared to catch those three **** guys.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the cigarette **** fell to the ground, flames soared into the sky and spread quickly to the direction of the bunker. Before the stunned Japanese soldiers could react, a dazzling fire exploded in front of their eyes.

 “Dang Dang Dang…”

 “Boom!”

The clock tower in the distance rang the 12 o'clock bell. A violent explosion instantly engulfed the defenses at the head of the Eight-shaped Bridge, and the heavy cement blocks on the top of the bunker were directly lifted off.

The bad-tempered second lieutenant and the heavy machine gun team inside were blown to pieces on the spot, and they went to see their Amaterasu without knowing it, which was considered an advantage to the invaders.

After a while, a twisted heavy machine gun barrel fell to the ground, waking up the stunned pedestrians and vehicles. Everyone smiled subconsciously, thinking of the Japanese's virtue, they immediately covered their mouths, and quickly left the scene.

Not only the Eight-character Bridge, at 12 noon on August 12, 1937, explosions continued throughout Hongkou, and black smoke pillars rose over the largest city in East Asia. The Japanese's carefully laid out defense system was completely destroyed.

“Deputy Director, the banana water you got is really useful.”

“Yes, the explosion is actually more powerful than dangerous goods.”

Listening to the faint movement, in an alley not far from the Bazi Bridge, two little spies were changing clothes and flattering each other. They destroyed a fortification without using a single soldier. It really gave them a great experience.

“Okay, seize the time to disguise yourself, disperse back, call the police, and notify the patrol room of the location of the firefighters to avoid being suffocated to death.”

Zuo Zhong was too lazy to talk to the two of them, put on a suit and told them that in order to obtain vehicles and clothing, they used a fake fire alarm to deceive the fire brigade and politely invited them into the cellar.

Now that the task is completed, there is no need to kill people. It is useless to have a grudge with the concession. Anyway, the other party has not seen the faces of the few of them. It is better to do less than to do more.

Using banana water to detonate fortifications was the result of his careful consideration. First of all, he had no interest in being a bomber, and gasoline was too obvious, so he could only find a flammable and explosive substance that was not common on the market.

The most appropriate choice is banana water. It was first introduced only a few decades ago and is currently mostly used in industrial production. It is impossible for soldiers at the grassroots level of the Japanese army to have seen it, let alone understand its properties.

 Second, this is a colorless and volatile liquid with a ignition point of only 25 degrees Celsius. It is extremely volatile and flammable. When the vapor is fully mixed with air, it can cause a violent explosion.

Third, it is slightly soluble in water. It does not affect combustion and explosion when added to water, but it can effectively dilute its strong banana flavor. The disadvantage is that it is very dangerous when exposed to open flames and is extremely difficult to store.

If it weren't for the large number of factories in Shanghai, it would be really difficult to collect so much banana water. I hope other groups can move smoothly. Zuo Zhong looked at his watch and raised his head, his eyes full of worry.

 (End of this chapter)