The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 647 Lending a Hand (Bonus Chapter for Living in the Moment and Enjoying Life)
Time: 15 AM on February 12, 2, just over two hours before the original historical time of General Zhao's incident.

Looking at another branch of the puppet state of Manchukuo, not far from the river.

This is also the destination of this special team: the Wutonghe branch office.

803 took off the scarf from his face, rubbing his frozen cheeks with his palms, and muttered in a low voice, still shaken:
"Damn it! We've finally arrived."

If I miss the window and fail to save General Zhao, I won't have the face to face my second grandfather, who participated in the GM, after returning to the modern world.

The rest of the special team remained silent after hearing this.

It was simply because she was cold and tired, and her tongue was a little stiff; that long sigh of relief said a lot.

There was no other way! Skating across the ice ensured speed and provided relative concealment.

However, the winding river added a lot more distance to their journey.

If you add it all up, it's no longer just a 180-kilometer journey from Kaoshantun.

Especially after turning into the narrower section of the Wutong River from a certain estuary in Songjiang Huajiang, the long journey of 150 to 160 kilometers almost made them despair.

Fortunately, with their hurried efforts and the addition of the hides they had acquired that morning, their wind resistance was greatly increased, preventing them from having to stop and rest frequently.

The special team of seven finally arrived at the right time, without causing any delays.

With everyone holding binoculars and observing from afar by the moonlight, it was confirmed that General Zhao had not launched an attack on this place in advance.

Because they were able to discover that there were more than 30 or 40 people lying in ambush in some locations around the branch office.

Besides those black dogs, there was even a platoon of thirteen proper Japanese soldiers.

Instead of sleeping properly, they're lying in ambush here, clearly waiting for General Zhao and his men to come to them so they can ambush them.

After finding a sheltered spot, I ate something and let my body recover a little.

Annie quietly made arrangements to everyone except Ma Qianli:

According to historical records, General Zhao was around 3 a.m.

He was shot in the back by Liu Deshan, a traitor, when he was 150 meters away from the branch office. He was seriously wounded and was subsequently captured and killed.

To prevent discrepancies in the records, we cannot strictly adhere to this timeline.

The seven of us split up and hid about a mile away from the branch office.

Once General Zhao's whereabouts were discovered, they immediately shouted things like, "Liu Deshan and Zhang Qingyu are traitors; the Japanese have been lying in ambush for a long time."

With General Zhao's abilities, as long as he is on guard, he should not be able to be ambushed by these two traitorous dogs; then the two sides can join forces and take down the Japanese garrison.

Alright! That's my plan. Do you have any other opinions?

Faced with Annie's question, the others pondered silently; then they realized that Annie's plan was indeed the most suitable method so far.

Although they could have taken down the branch office beforehand without any difficulty.

However, if General Zhao and his men, who had sneaked over, saw from afar that something was wrong, they would immediately abandon their mission and retreat, leaving no time for the two sides to regroup.

At that time, the two traitors, Liu Deshan and Zhang Qingyu, will still remain by General Zhao's side like time bombs, and who knows when something might happen.

Furthermore, they had no idea from which direction General Zhao and his men would approach.

Therefore, there was no way to notify General Zhao and his group in advance; so, as Annie suggested, they could only resort to the foolish method of waiting for the rabbit to run into their trap.

After careful consideration, 803 raised a question:
"If the commotion caused by Hu Biao and his men causes General Zhao and his men to abandon their operation tonight, then the crisis of those two traitors will still remain unresolved."

Anne: "There was nothing we could do about it, but at least General Zhao's crisis was resolved tonight."

Everyone, work hard tonight. Split up and lie in wait until 5 a.m. If General Zhao hasn't arrived by then, it means they've really given up on this mission.

We'll work together to take down this Japanese outpost first, and then figure out how to find General Zhao and his men.

Regardless of the circumstances, the crisis involving these two traitors must be resolved. At this point, the others no longer hesitated, and a plan similar to 'the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind' was finalized…

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About two hours later, in a grove of trees about three miles away from the Wutonghe branch office.

A dozen or so figures, resembling snowmen, stopped after a long trek, preparing to catch their breath before heading to the Wutong River branch office to take action.

The figures above were naturally General Zhao and his entourage, whom Annie and the others were waiting for.

During the break, General Zhao's bodyguard Jiang Lixin hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but suggest, "General, how about we cancel today's operation?"

These past two days, the Japanese have been acting strangely. Their tense and search-all manner suggests they've suffered a major loss somewhere.

Therefore, the Japanese soldiers and their henchmen at the Wutonghe branch station are probably more vigilant than usual these days, making them a bit harder to deal with.

Such a suggestion, without mentioning the fact that the two traitors, Liu Deshan and Zhang Qingyu, were extremely anxious but unable to show it, was a situation that could be avoided.

Upon hearing this, General Zhao's mind became distracted.

At this moment, what he was thinking about was not how much injustice he had suffered at the hands of his own people over the years because of the War of Resistance against Japan, but rather the various things that happened when he and his soldiers had to retreat to Russian territory to rest and recuperate after the situation continued to deteriorate.

Well, although they share the same faith, life in Russia is really difficult.

Often, the Russians wouldn't even give them black bread to eat, and some troops, including him, were even detained by the Russians in a sense.

It was also in November of last year that Maozi had the opportunity to return to the Northeast, to fear that the Japanese would launch an attack on them.

He was tasked with carrying out the mission given to him by the Russians: should the Japanese attack the Russians...

We must immediately find a way to blow up the power plant and railway bridge in Jiamusi, creating trouble for the Japanese soldiers and the transportation of supplies.

And when he left, he was specifically instructed that no matter how the mission went, he must return to his home in Russia within three months.

What does this mean? It means that the Russians want to keep KL under their tight control.

He could naturally see what ambitions lay behind this, and what ambitions they had for coveting the Northeast region, but he just couldn't say it out loud.

Since returning to Northeast China, he has not noticed any indication that the Japanese are planning to take action against the Russians.

Three months were almost up, but General Zhao had no intention of returning to the Russian home.

There was no other reason than that his compatriots were suffering so much, and he would rather die on the anti-Japanese battlefield in Northeast China than return to his home in Russia and live that kind of miserable life.

After considering all of the above, General Zhao's expression became resolute.

He solemnly addressed the guard, Jiang Lixin, and said:
"Tonight, we will continue to proceed according to plan. Although I do not know who exactly attacked the Japanese, whether it was one of our other comrades in KL?"
But whenever there are heroes fighting the Japanese, I, Old Zhao, will lend a hand.

I think that as long as we take down the Wutonghe branch station, we can attract some of the Japanese soldiers' attention and relieve some of the pressure on those heroes.

When we get there, everyone should be extra careful; let's split up and observe carefully.

If the Japanese defenses are too strong, we'll abandon the operation and find another place to strike.

Upon hearing General Zhao's words, Liu Deshan and Zhang Qingyu were overjoyed.

Both of them were originally hunters in Heli County. They became traitors who infiltrated General Zhao's inner circle because of the high bounty offered by the Japanese.

The attack on the Wutonghe branch was actually orchestrated by the two men at the instigation of General Zhao.

Zhang Qingyu, under the pretext of reconnaissance, went to report to the Japanese, which led to tonight's ambush.

On their way here, these two traitors were still happily fantasizing about getting a huge reward from the Japanese with General Zhao's head, and rising to prominence from then on.

After hearing the second half of the sentence, I was almost scared to death.

You must understand! If the Japanese misunderstand them because of this, not only will their meteoric rise be ruined, but they might also implicate their families.

Therefore, when their group resumed their actions, Liu Deshan and Zhang Qingyu exchanged a secret glance, their eyes filled with ruthless killing intent...

(End of this chapter)