The Spy

Chapter 425 Good News
"Very good, now you all aim and blow them up hard."

Niu Yuanxiang instructed that the artillery company commander was a gunner before. Originally, Xiaohuangshan only had homemade cannons, which were difficult to load and had little power. But it is different now.

They had genuine mortars, which, although not as good as heavy artillery, were enough to deal with these small turrets.

"Yes, don't worry, we will blow them up hard later."

The artillery company commander returned to his position. He was very alert and kept Niu Yuanxiang's instructions in mind. He specially arranged a lookout with good eyesight.

As soon as they saw that the enemy had set up artillery, they immediately moved their positions.

The mortar is not heavy and a few people can carry it away.

Xiaohuangshan's financial resources are still too limited to engage in an artillery battle with the enemy. Niu Yuanxiang would be extremely distressed if any of these cannons were lost.

It has been more than two years since I went up the mountain. I have finally gotten things into shape. I can't be a spendthrift and lose these things again.

After killing the sentry, they had no way to sneak into the artillery tower.

There is a special patrol team in the artillery tower, which includes puppet troops and Japanese.

These puppet soldiers can be lazy, but the Japanese will not do that.

The next step is to fight hard.

"Dog, do you see those gun holes? When the fighting starts, throw grenades in there. If you throw one in, I'll give you a chicken drumstick."

Niu Yuanxiang recruited the dog with the most accurate throwing ability in Xiaohuangshan.

Gouzi was only seventeen years old, a young man. When he heard about the chicken legs, he immediately laughed and said, "Don't worry, military advisor. I'm going to eat ten chicken legs this time."

One turret and two bunkers.

He was confident that he could blow them all up.

When we fought against the Japanese before, he was the one who killed the most Japanese.

He specifically threw grenades at places where there were many Japanese, and it can be said that he was everywhere.

"Don't worry, as long as you throw it accurately, you can eat as much chicken as you want."

Niu Yuanxiang laughed. Xiaohuangshan is not what it used to be. It can afford chicken legs, but it is difficult to eat meat on a normal basis. Unless there is a war or the New Year, it is rare to see meat in Xiaohuangshan.

This was the environment of the entire era. Even small landlords could not eat meat every day.

If you want to eat meat every day, you have to be an official, a powerful official, or a big landlord to have this qualification.

"Gouzi, you are lucky. You left me one extra chicken leg."

"I want one too."

The people around laughed and said to Gouzi, Gouzi covered his grenade and shook his head like a rattle: "Don't even think about it, no one will give me any, I don't even have enough to eat myself."

Jiang Zheng looked at them and suddenly smiled. In fact, these bandits were just like ordinary people. They were also very naive and lively.

They were not born evil people. They were forced by the Guo Party and eventually went up the mountain.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zheng sighed again. He used to be at Wuhan Station and was very familiar with the situation of the Guo Party.

It was not until Xu Qingyun arrived at Wuhan Station that everything started to get better.

But how many people like the district chief are there in the Guo Party?
Anyway, he had never seen anyone else who was as genuinely kind to them as the district chief.

No, there is another one, his section chief Fu Wenzhen.

The section chief is also very good, or rather, under the leadership of the district chief, most people in the entire Shanghai district are very good. He was very happy when he was working under Xu Qingyun. If he really had the choice, he would not come to Xiaohuangshan.

"Prepare."

The time for the patrol team to hand over soon arrived, and Niu Yuanxiang made a gesture.

The artillery had already set up the mortars.

This time they brought four guns, mainly to attack the artillery towers.

The mortar is not powerful enough to blow up the city walls, but it is not a problem to blow up these artillery towers. If one shot doesn't work, use two.

Besides, the turret is so small that the earthquake could knock out the people inside.

"fire."

Noticing Niu Yuanxiang's gesture, the artillery company commander personally placed down the mortar shells. The four mortars roared together, and the sound of thunderous artillery fire immediately rang out from the artillery tower.

"Call me."

Niu Yuanxiang led his men to start shooting, Gou Zi threw grenades, and the artillery company commander was cursing.

The four guns were aimed at the turret, and every shot hit the target.

The hit rate is only 25 percent.

With such a large target, at least half of it should have been hit, if not all four shots. The result disappointed him greatly.

"How can you fight? You can't even fire a cannon. What are you doing?"

"Hurry up and adjust it. If anyone hits it wrong again, I will put him in solitary confinement when I get back."

The artillery company commander cursed as the three guns were readjusted and four shells were fired again.

This time it was good, three shots hit the target.

It's pretty good to achieve such results without any training.

Unfortunately, the artillery company commander was still not satisfied and continued to curse.

On the other side, the Japanese and puppet troops were stunned by the artillery fire, followed by gunfire. Even a fool would know that they were attacked. The Japanese immediately came to the phone and called for support.

As a result, the second round of artillery shells came just in time, and one shell hit the place where he was making a phone call. Many bricks in the artillery tower were shattered, and one brick hit him directly on the head.

Before he could make the call, he fell to the ground and his life or death was unknown.

"Quick, call for help."

The puppet army leader was not as brave as the Japanese. He was shouting happily, but he was calling the Japanese. Niu Yuanxiang was fighting enthusiastically.

The dog was pretty good and he quickly took down the two bunkers.

"Run it for me."

Without the threat of the bunker, the artillery here successfully suppressed the turret, and there has been no counterattack from the turret until now. How could Niu Yuanxiang miss such an opportunity?

Although it was night, the enemy's support was still very fast, so he had to fight quickly and decisively.

"Da da da."

With machine guns and mortars as cover, Niu Yuanxiang quickly led his men to the artillery tower, and all the artillery companies and heavy machine guns stopped.

The commander of the artillery company smacked his lips, as if he was not satisfied with the fighting.

A lot of places in the artillery tower had been damaged by their bombing. The materials used in building the artillery tower were really good, and so many artillery shells failed to destroy it directly.

Even if it hadn't been blown up, this artillery tower could not have been saved.

Before Niu Yuanxiang left, he would definitely place explosives inside to destroy this place.

The people in Xiaohuangshan shouted slogans, and when they heard that they would not be killed, the puppet troops laid down their weapons obediently. Only the Japanese were still resisting stubbornly.

However, the number of the Japanese soldiers was small, and some of them were knocked unconscious by the explosion just now. The people from Xiaohuangshan quickly occupied the artillery tower and began to clean up the battlefield.

Niu Yuanxiang looked at his pocket watch and the whole process took only ten minutes.

very good.

"Take all your stuff with you, bury the explosives, and we'll retreat."

Before leaving, Niu Yuanxiang deliberately set a booby trap. He did not blow up the artillery tower directly, but waited for the Japanese to detonate it himself.

The booby trap has several fuses, and if any one of them is touched, it will explode.

It's night time now, so the possibility of being bombed is very high.

In particular, he had tied up several injured Japanese soldiers inside and blocked their mouths. If anyone dared to rescue them, they would definitely detonate the explosives. These explosives could not be wasted. It would be a pity to only blow up the artillery tower. Let's see how many Japanese soldiers can be taken away.

The effect of explosives must be maximized.

Niu Yuanxiang has been a careful planner all his life, and this was no exception during wars.

"boom."

Not long after Niu Yuanxiang left, a huge explosion was heard behind him.

"Hahaha."

"The devils are gone."

“Fried well.”

Everyone in Xiaohuangshan laughed uncontrollably. They didn’t know how many people were killed in the explosion, but this stronghold was completely destroyed. No matter how many were killed, it was all in vain.

Jiang Zheng also smiled.

He suddenly felt that even if he had no real power, it would be nice to stay in Xiaohuangshan. At least the people here were truly anti-Japanese.

The district chief once said that as long as they are truly anti-Japanese, they should unite. Only in this way can there be hope of driving the Japanese out of China. The land of China cannot bear such hardships anymore.

The people need rest and peace so that they will have time to catch up with the Western powers.

The district chief also said that as long as China is given the right environment and the hardworking character of the Chinese people, it will definitely catch up with Western countries in the future and even do better than them.

What they have, we will have, and what they don’t have, we will still have.

Although many people did not believe what the district chief said and thought he was just trying to comfort them, Jiang Zheng suddenly felt that as long as the Chinese people were united and the government truly cared about the country and the people, this day would not be impossible.

Everyone in Xiaohuangshan rushed back overnight.

Niu Yuanxiang arranged secret sentries at the foot of the mountain and sent people to inquire about the situation of the stronghold. He at least wanted to know how many people they had killed so that he could report to his superiors.

No matter what, eliminating eight checkpoints and one stronghold of the Japanese is a great achievement.

They don't need it, but Boss Dai really needs it.

If they can please Boss Dai, they can also ask for more benefits.

"More than twenty people were killed in the explosion?"

The next day, they received the news that the explosives they had finally deployed had killed so many people.

The people who came to support were the railway stronghold. There were quite a few of them, and the Japanese commander who led the team rushed in recklessly. Once he went in, the people behind him naturally followed.

When he saw some Japanese people tied up, gagged and covered in wounds, he immediately ordered their rescue.

The result is predictable. Everyone, including him, went to see their Amaterasu.

"Chief of Staff Jiang, send a message to your boss Dai. Great victory."

Niu Yuanxiang came to Jiang Zheng's residence with a smile on his face. This time they captured hundreds of puppet soldiers and killed dozens of Japanese devils. Together with those killed in the explosion later, there were nearly eighty people in total.

No matter where it is placed, it is a great victory.

"It's us, Boss Dai."

Jiang Zheng smiled and shook his head. Niu Yuanxiang was slightly startled, then nodded immediately: "You are right, we will wear Boss Dai to make him happy. Besides, we consumed a lot of ammunition this time, so we need support from the headquarters."

Niu Yuanxiang almost forgot that they accepted the changes and now belonged to the Loyal and Patriotic Army.

The Loyal and Patriotic Army belonged to the Military Control Commission.

In name, he was indeed a soldier under Boss Dai.

Who would have thought that he, a latent member of the Red Party, would now become a member of the Military Control Commission?
"Okay, I'll send the message right away."

Jiang Zheng did not refuse. He had already figured it out. Since Xiaohuangshan was truly anti-Japanese and had combat effectiveness, he could help them to a certain extent.

As long as we are fighting against Japan and willing to fight the devils, what does it matter if we help them ask for a few more things?
Eventually these things will fall into the hands of the Japanese, which is better than being stored in a warehouse and gathering dust, or being sold for money.

Niu Yuanxiang looked at Jiang Zheng with some surprise. He thought Jiang Zheng would make excuses. After all, Jiang Zheng had been following him and knew the real situation.

They consumed a lot, but also seized a lot.

Strictly speaking, they seized more than they consumed. Niu Yuanxiang was just trying to get something for free. If Jiang Zheng refused, it would just let others know that Jiang Zheng was not on the same page with them.

The result was beyond his expectation. Jiang Zheng actually agreed?

This Jiang Zheng seems to be a little different from other members of the Military Control Commission.

Jiang Zheng sent two telegrams, one to He Rongtang and the other to Boss Dai.

Boss Dai had requested that if there was any good news from Xiaohuangshan, it should be sent directly to him. This was also the news from He Rongtang.

"Eight checkpoints, one stronghold, several hundred puppet troops, and more than eighty devils?"

He Rongtang saw the telegram first and was a little surprised. He didn't expect Xiao Huangshan to take the initiative to attack so quickly and was still so strong. He did so much in one day.

Boss Dai also received the information. He was very happy and asked He Rongtang to arrange someone to verify it.

Although Jiang Zheng is his man, he wants to find out the real good news before exposing it.

Otherwise if something goes wrong, he will become a joke.

It is not difficult to verify. People from the Military Control Commission can go to Xiaohuangshan at any time now and they will not be stopped or arrested.

Nominally they are one.

The puppet soldiers were detained together, and as for the devils, it was easy to verify them.

After He Rongtang confirmed it, he immediately sent a telegram to Boss Dai. Without any hesitation, Boss Dai immediately arranged for newspapers to publicize the great victory of the Wuhan Independent Regiment of the Loyal and Patriotic Army.

This time, they didn't even mention the name of Xiaohuangshan.

Even if someone knew that it was Xiaohuangshan who did it, they could not blame the Military Control Commission.

The Military Control Commission did indeed incorporate Xiaohuangshan.

Inside Wuhan City, at the Security Command Headquarters, Oda had a gloomy look on his face, and Noguchi stood beside him.

In the past two days, Noguchi found an excuse and left for a few days. In fact, he was waiting for his family. Now his family has been taken to Wuhan. After seeing his sister, Noguchi dared not resist at all.

The person brought here is my younger sister, and her family members in the country must have been controlled.

These gendarmes are also very cruel, especially since his sister is still so young. If he doesn't obey and falls into the hands of the gendarmes, his sister will suffer a terrible fate.

He was just following orders, and now that something has gone wrong, the primary responsibility does not lie with him.

Besides, he had no way to resist at that time. If he resisted Oda, he would also die.

He was forced into this situation.

"The railway stronghold is fine, but the Xiaohuangshan stronghold has been completely destroyed."

The subordinates were reporting on the strongholds outside the city. These strongholds were under the jurisdiction of the Security Command. They were responsible for public security, and suppressing bandits was their responsibility.

Now that the bandits have not been eliminated and the losses have been so great, Xiaotian is under tremendous pressure.

If Yoshioka had not been forced to commit seppuku last time, he might have lost his position as commander long ago.

"I understand, please go out first."

Oda waved his hand and asked his men to leave first. He needed to prepare a speech and give an explanation to his boss.

The only point in his favor now is that Xiaohuangshan is no longer a bandit group. They belong to the Loyal and Patriotic Army and the Wuhan Independent Regiment, and can be counted as part of the Guo Army's battle sequence.

It is better to say that you were harassed by the Guo army's guerrillas than by bandits.

"Commander, I have something to report to you."

Noguchi immediately whispered that there was no one there, and Oda turned around to look at him.

(End of this chapter)