Although Ningbo was not occupied by the Japanese army, the situation was still uneven.
Japanese naval ships frequently appeared on the coast of Ningbo, shelling coastal villages from time to time, seizing fishing boats and killing fishermen.
When Meng Shaoyuan and his party arrived in Ningbo, two Japanese planes had just finished bombing and left in a show of glory.
Several houses were on fire there, some people were crying loudly there, and some were fighting desperately to put out the fire.
As long as the war does not stop, the suffering of the people will not end.
"Save my daughter, save my daughter." A woman with disheveled hair was howling crazily: "My daughter is still in there, my daughter is still in there."
"Sir." Li Zhifeng looked at Meng Shaoyuan hesitantly.
"Go and find a way to rescue people." Meng Shaoyuan didn't hesitate for a second.
Wu Jingyi frowned, but she didn't stop him.
Logically speaking, as the captain of the guard, Li Zhifeng has only one responsibility:
Go all out to protect the safety of the commander.
Other things have nothing to do with him.
But I couldn't do it even if I watched helplessly.
And this Master Meng, who usually doesn't show mercy when killing people, actually has a very soft spot in his heart.
Li Zhifeng put on someone's quilt and rushed in.
After a while, I saw him rushing out with a little girl in her arms.
"How are you?" Meng Shaoyuan quickly led people over.
"It's okay, she's still alive." Li Zhifeng gasped and handed the little girl to her mother.
"Well done." Meng Shaoyuan also felt relieved: "I will reward you with five hundred yuan."
"Ah?" Lu Chengtian shouted: "If I had known earlier, I would have saved him."
"Sir." Li Zhifeng said with a smile, "How about you give it to me now."
The officer, now in a good mood, agreed to reward him, but when he turned around, he was sure to feel sorry for him.
"Damn, what the hell?" Meng Shaoyuan cursed: "Give it to him, give it to him, he's really not a fucking thing!"
Yu Yanchu smiled and took the money and gave it to Li Zhifeng.
Li Zhifeng took the money and did not put it in his pocket. Instead, he took out all his own money in his pocket, grabbed a handful, and came to the mother and daughter who were holding their heads and crying. He didn't know what he said and put the money away. Everything was stuffed into mother's hands.
The mother pulled her daughter, knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing to Li Zhifeng.
"Well done!"
When Li Zhifeng came back, Meng Shaoyuan gave a thumbs up.
Li Zhifeng smiled miserably: "My sister was as old as that little girl when she was killed by the Japanese bombing."
Everyone stopped talking.
Such tragedies happen all the time in mainland China.
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"District Chief Meng, why are you here?"
Upon seeing Meng Shaoyuan suddenly appear in front of him, Lai Songsheng, the head of the Intelligence Group and Action Group of the Ningbo Station of the Military Command Bureau, was startled and quickly stood up.
"Call the director." Li Zhifeng whispered.
Who doesn't know that the chief is an official fan?
He is now the director of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Supervision Office.
"Ah, Director Meng." Lai Songsheng quickly changed his words: "Please sit down quickly, please sit down quickly."
"Come over and do some errands."
Meng Shaoyuan sat down and asked, "What are the recent developments in Japan?"
"Not optimistic." Lai Songsheng immediately reported: "Recently, Japanese naval artillery fire and aircraft have increased the bombing of Ningbo, especially concentrated on the Zhenhai Fortress Fort and the defensive positions from Longshan to Zhenhai. There are signs of a large-scale attack in the near future. Most of my people are now on the front line, assisting the local defenders in conducting reconnaissance and calibrating artillery fire missions."
"Thank you for your hard work." Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "Your judgment is correct. According to our intelligence, the Japanese army will attack in the next few days!"
Not only Lai Songsheng, but also everyone brought by Meng Shaoyuan were stunned.
Didn't he tell anyone about this information before coming?
Is the Japanese army about to launch a massive attack on Ningbo?
Will Ningbo become a battlefield?
Li Zhifeng's expression changed.
Damn, why are you coming to Ningbo if this is the case?
If something happens to you, sir, will you lose your head?
Lai Songsheng's expression changed: "Then I will immediately notify Huang Jinfu, commander of the Zhenhai Fortress garrison, and Chen Defa, commander of the 194th Division."
"I have already passed this information to Master Chen before coming here." Meng Shaoyuan looked serious: "We will talk about other things later. Now accompany me to the 194th Division Headquarters."
"yes!"
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"Director Meng!"
"Mr. Chen!"
Meng Shaoyuan and Chen Defa shook hands without saying much, "Mr. Chen, in addition to the information I gave you before, there are also important matters."
"You all, go out first."
Chen Defa understood and immediately cleared the division headquarters, leaving only a few important officers including Chief of Staff Ding Renxu.
"Master Chen, Chief of Staff Ding." Meng Shaoyuan immediately came to the map: "The information we have indicates that the Japanese army will launch a large-scale attack on Ningbo in the next few days, and the Marine Corps will be the vanguard. The Japanese army's strategy is to use naval guns to and aircraft, bombarded the forts of Zhenhai Fortress indiscriminately, and then, under the cover of naval guns, landed at Mouse Mountain, seized the commanding heights of Jinji Mountain and Qijia Mountain, and continued to advance."
Chen Defa and Ding Renxu looked at each other.
These military commanders were very capable, and they actually investigated the Japanese offensive route so clearly.
"Immediately arrange positions to strengthen the defenses of Mouse Mountain, Jinji Mountain, and Qijia Mountain."
Just as Chen Defa finished speaking, Meng Shaoyuan already said, "Mr. Chen, I have an idea."
"Please say."
Meng Shaoyuan pointed to the map and said: "The Japanese army is coming fiercely. We divided our troops to defend various places. Our strength was dispersed. The artillery support was not comparable to that of the Japanese army. We concentrated our forces in these places. The Japanese army continued to bombard us with naval guns and aircraft. , will only increase the casualties of our army, and this will be detrimental to the defense."
Chen Defa frowned: "What do you think is to let them in?"
"Let it in!" Meng Shaoyuan said without hesitation: "Instead of suffering huge casualties and not necessarily being able to defend it, it is better to let the Japanese army in and form an encirclement! Our advantage is that the Japanese army does not know that we have mastered them. They even mastered their clear attack route and time. They advanced all the way without thinking that we had set up an encirclement!"
"Qijia Mountain!" Ding Renxu pointed at the map: "With Qijia Mountain as the center, form an encirclement against the Japanese army! Our 194th Division will be the main force, and the two Zhejiang Salt and Taxation Police Departments will cooperate. At the same time, we will call for reinforcements from the 16th Division of Shangyu to fight. A siege!"
"Okay!" Chen Defa slammed the table hard: "Let's fight like this! Director Meng, the information you provided is so important. By the way, you just said you have the specific attack time of the Japanese army?"
"July 8th, 5 a.m.!"
"confirm?"
"confirm!"
Meng Shaoyuan said.
Chen Defa cupped his hands:
"Director Meng, brother Meng, on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the division, and on behalf of the folks in Ningbo, thank you. You have done great things for Ningbo!"
