After going around in a circle, Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying returned to Zhou Mingde's trading company.
Xu Dalong said: "Based on the information obtained by various intelligence stations, the Japanese First Army will soon hold a combat meeting attended by senior generals, but the specific time and location are still unclear. You can think of a way to see if you can get more information. Accurate intelligence.”
Zhou Mingde said: "I understand, I will go to the logistics of the First Army right now."
Zhou Mingde picked up the phone, dialed the number of the barracks section of the First Army Logistics Department, and said, "Please see the section chief."
After a while, the head teacher's voice came over the phone: "Who is this?" "
Zhou Mingde said: "Your Excellency, Section Chief, I am Zhou Mingde. I recently got two good things that I would like to give to you, Section Chief. By the way, I would like to invite you, Section Chief, to taste the new dishes of Tangzhuang Restaurant. I wonder if you, the Section Chief, would appreciate it." ?”
Ever since Zhou Mingde got acquainted with the section chief of the barracks of the First Army Logistics Department through Takahashi Bei, Zhou Mingde was generous and sweet-talking, and he was very popular with the section chief. The relationship between the two was quite close.
Hearing that Zhou Mingde had another good thing to give to him, the section chief was very happy and said: "No problem, tell me the time, and I will rush there on time."
At 6 o'clock in the evening, the section chief arrived at a private room on the second floor of Tangzhuang Hotel on time. Zhou Mingde was already waiting inside.
When he saw the section chief, he quickly stood up and said with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency, section chief, took the time from your busy schedule to come to see Zhou. Zhou is honored."
The section chief said filial piety: "Zhou Sang, we are good friends, there is no need to be so polite."
After the two sat down and exchanged some pleasantries, Zhou Mingde took out two red cloth bags and placed them on the table.
The class teacher opened the cloth bag very carefully, and saw that there were three layers inside and three outside the bag, which were wrapped very tightly. Later, a huge and round pearl appeared, and in the other bag was a beautiful jade Ruyi. .
Zhou Mingde said: "Your Excellency, Section Chief, I just collected these two items. It is said that they were recently unearthed. I have had someone identify them and they are definitely authentic."
The section chief is a very experienced collector. After looking at it carefully, he nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Not bad, it's really a good thing!"
Zhou Mingde said: "Thank you, Section Chief, for taking care of Zhou. If you like these two small items, please keep them."
The section chief said with satisfaction: "Zhou Sang, you are such a good friend. I will definitely take good care of you if anything happens in the future."
Zhou Mingde just chatted with him, trying to get information.
Although the section chief was from the logistics department and did not directly have detailed information about the combat meeting held by the First Army Headquarters, we could detect some clues from his conversation, and Zhou Mingde still gained a lot.
After returning to the trading company, Zhou Mingde reported to Xu Dalong.
Zhou Mingde said: "Captain, I told the section chief that in addition to selling tea, my trading company has recently started selling tobacco and alcohol. I hope he can help sell some of it in the First Army. He agreed wholeheartedly and said that the person in charge of managing the reception office The chief of the section was from his hometown. He heard from the chief of the management section that the First Army was going to hold a meeting in the next few days and that it should need a batch of hospitality supplies. After he returned, he went to the chief of the management section and asked him to enter a meeting from my trading company. To batch the goods, of course, I will be asked to give a part of the rebate to the manager.”
Xu Dalong said: "Very good, this news is very useful. As long as the section chief replies, you will report to me immediately."
The section chief's work efficiency was quite high. He called Zhou Mingde early the next morning and told him that he had agreed with the management chief to ask Zhou Mingde to find him. Then he took Zhou Mingde to the reception office. Interview him.
After Xu Dalong thought for a while, he said: "You better not go to the reception. If we can't attack the venue directly this time, I plan to attack the reception and kill the senior Japanese generals who live there and come to attend the meeting. If you go to the reception Once something happens there, you will be the first to be suspected."
Zhou Mingde said with emotion: "Captain, you are still thoughtful. Then I will invite the section chief and the management section chief to talk outside. This will avoid suspicion, but I didn't go where the reception desk is. Yes. If we don’t know the specific location of the reception area, how can we attack it accurately?”
Xu Dalong said: "I will be responsible for solving this matter. You just need to get the approximate time of the Japanese army's meeting from them."
Zhou Mingde said: "I understand, captain. I will book a hotel right now and invite the section chief and management section chief to come out."
Zhou Mingde called the section chief and said that it was inconvenient for him to go to the headquarters compound. He hoped that he could ask the head of the management section to come out to talk. It was much more convenient to talk outside.
The section chief also felt that what he said made sense. Zhou Mingde was not Japanese after all, and it was indeed inconvenient to come in and out of the First Army Headquarters compound. So he agreed to Zhou Mingde's request and made an appointment with him to eat Japanese food together.
The reason why Xu Dalong didn't let Zhou Mingde check the location of the reception desk was because he thought of one person, and that was Yan Guiwu. He has attended meetings with the First Army before and stayed at the reception house. He will definitely be able to provide the precise location and layout of the reception house.
So Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Yan Guiwu.
Sure enough, Yan Guiwu drew a sketch, marked everything he knew about the situation inside the reception office, and then asked Wang Shuhuai to hand it over to the guerrilla intelligence station in Lingao City, who sent people to Taiyuan.
Zhou Mingde hosted a banquet for the section chief and management section chief, and gave the management section chief a generous gift. The management section chief promised Zhou Mingde that he would purchase more goods from his trading company in the future, and asked him to prepare a batch of tobacco, alcohol and tea before March 12, and he would send someone to the company to pick them up by then.
Zhou Mingde reported this information to Xu Dalong, from which it can be inferred that the senior generals of the Japanese army should start staying at the reception office of the First Army Headquarters on the 12th. Since the distance between the Japanese army and Taiyuan City varies from place to place, the senior Japanese generals should have entered the First Army Headquarters one after another after the 12th. Such a large-scale meeting usually does not end in a short period of time. From this, it can be inferred that from March 15th to March 18th, all senior Japanese generals from other places will arrive in these days, and they should not leave. . Xu Dalong made a battle plan based on this time.
The reason why Xu Dalong did not attack the venue directly was because the Japanese army must have extremely tight defense of the venue, but the security of the reception office may not be so strict, so it would be less difficult to attack the reception office.
After the target of the operation was set, Xu Dalong wanted to conduct an on-site survey of the target. He believes that the Japanese army has not officially held a meeting yet, so security work should be very lax. So he decided to go there himself.
That afternoon, Xu Dalong disguised himself as a young soldier of the Japanese army, and Lin Xueying, dressed in a kimono and disguised as his wife, rode a rickshaw to the gate of the Japanese First Army Headquarters.
Xu Dalong showed his military officer ID, and the sentry let him in. On the way, he inquired about the location of the reception office, and went to the reception office with Lin Xueying.
After arriving at the reception office, Xu Dalong showed his ID and said that he was from the Chahar Dispatch Army and was going to Houma and passing through Taiyuan City, hoping to stay here for one night.
The person in charge of the reception desk was used to seeing Japanese military officers of all levels, and was completely uninterested in a young leftist from the distant Chahar Expeditionary Force.
He said impatiently: "There is a meeting coming soon and I cannot receive you. Please go somewhere else to find a solution."
Xu Dalong looked helpless and left with Lin Xueying.
In this way, the two of them learned about the location of the reception office and basically understood the surrounding environment.
After leaving the reception area, the two of them walked toward the gate, secretly counting their steps and calculating the distance from here to the gate.
"The First Clan"
After the two of them left the headquarters compound, they did not call a rickshaw. Instead, they walked around the compound of the First Army Headquarters. Counting their steps as they walked, they determined that the reception area was just a few meters away from the east wall of the compound. Only less than 50 meters away.
Xu Dalong decided to climb over the wall from this position and conduct a surprise attack on the reception office.
Zhao Dongsheng had previously sent people to set up a surveillance point in a building opposite the First Army Headquarters to observe vehicles entering and exiting the headquarters compound every day.
They discovered that starting from March 13, cars with foreign license plates entered the headquarters compound from time to time. From the convoy escorted by these cars, it could be seen that these people were of high rank. They should be senior Japanese generals who came to attend military meetings from other places. .
On March 14, observers also saw vehicles with license plates from the garrison’s 32nd Division and the 108th Division. It is now completely certain that a combat meeting will be held in the next two days.
Xu Dalong decided to start the attack on March 16. In order to ensure the success of the operation and allow the team members involved in the attack to evacuate safely, Xu Dalong decided to conduct on-site surveys again.
On the night of March 15, Xu Dalong came to the outside of the wall of the First Army Headquarters compound, climbed over the wall from the predetermined location and entered the compound.
As he walked, he surveyed the surrounding terrain.
Soon after, when he arrived near the reception area, he saw a Japanese patrol approaching and hid in the doorway of a nearby building.
The patrol walked over and soon heard voices asking for passwords and reply orders.
Seeing the patrol walking away, Xu Dalong continued to approach the backyard wall of the reception area.
He did not go in rashly, but went around to the front and saw two sentries standing in front of the gate. It seemed that the Japanese army had stepped up their guard. When he came last time, there were no sentries at the entrance of the reception office.
After Xu Dalong checked the terrain, he returned from the original route and climbed over the wall to exit the compound of the First Army Headquarters.
The next morning, after Xu Dalong woke up, he summoned Monk Wei and his team members to discuss tonight's combat operations.
He drew a sketch and carefully explained what he had observed. After research, everyone formulated a detailed action plan, and then notified Zhao Dongsheng of the plan, who was responsible for arranging the evacuation of the team members involved in the operation.
Everything is ready, just waiting to start action tonight.
In the evening, Zhao Dongsheng arranged for intelligence agents to park a box truck in advance outside the Japanese military headquarters compound and in the parking lot in front of the water company's office building. The parking location was where Xu Dalong and others were about to launch an attack. The location was dozens of meters away, making it easier for Xu Dalong and others to quickly leave by car after completing the attack.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Zhao Dongsheng came to the trading company and said to Xu Dalong: "The vehicles have been arranged, and the hiding place after evacuation has also been arranged. I will follow you tonight."
Xu Dalong understood his mood and believed in his skill, so he did not refuse. Everyone took the time to rest.
At 1 o'clock in the morning, Xu Dalong and others got off the bus on another street close to the action site, and then walked to the outside of the First Army Headquarters compound.
Everyone hid in an alley and observed the situation on the street and in the First Army Headquarters compound. Seeing that there was no movement, I was ready to take action.
Xu Dalong made a gesture and then walked outside. The crowd followed closely behind.
Just as he was about to walk out of the alley, Xu Dalong suddenly stopped and made a gesture, causing everyone to squat on the ground.
Zhao Dongsheng asked in confusion: "Captain, what's wrong?"
Xu Dalong said with some confusion: "I always feel that something is wrong. Think about it, the Japanese army held such an important military meeting, why are there only two guards at the reception desk?"
Zhao Dongsheng said: "I don't think there is any problem. First of all, the Japanese army did not expect that we would send people to disrupt their military meeting. Even if they took precautions, they would only think that we would attack their meeting venue. They did not expect that we would attack the places where Japanese generals stay. .
Haven't you already seen it? There used to be no sentries at the entrance to the reception office, but now there are two sentries, and we also saw a patrol, which shows that the Japanese army has stepped up their vigilance. After all, this is the headquarters of the Japanese Army's First Army. They should not have thought that we would dare to go deep into the tiger's den and carry out sabotage operations inside. "
Monk Wei said: "Master Long, I think Captain Zhao is right."
Xu Dalong still hesitated. He had dealt with the First Army's special high school class. When they assassinated Li Fuying last time, the Japanese army's security work was extremely tight. The level of the military meeting this time far exceeded the protection of the convict Li Fuying. The Japanese army's It seems a bit unreasonable to be so lax on guard.
Xu Dalong expressed his doubts, and Zhao Dongsheng and Wei Monk also began to hesitate.
After a while, Zhao Dongsheng asked: "Captain, what should we do? Will the operation continue?"
After thinking for a while, Xu Dalong said: "The operation continues as usual, but the specific plan needs to be adjusted."
After that, he revealed his changed plan.
After listening to Xu Dalong's plan, Zhao Dongsheng and Wei Monk said at the same time: "Captain, this is really too dangerous."
