Chapter 284 Follow me! Drive through the level
Tieshishi Hutong, Fengtai District, Beijing.
The intelligence department of the Japanese North China Garrison Army.
Kan'ei Doihara walked into his office late at night.
Behind him was a Japanese male officer who was in his 30s and was a major.
The man was less than 1 meters tall, with a face full of flesh and a ferocious look.
The two of them sat on the tatami in turn, and a maid came forward to make tea, creating a very good atmosphere.
Doihara Kenji said self-deprecatingly: "Matsumoto-kun! The head of this agency is used to working at night and sleeping during the day. I am sorry to have embarrassed you."
The Japanese lieutenant clapped his hands and laughed, "Chief! When Matsumoto Jiro served in the Kwantung Army, he used to go out at night to snipe Chinese men and rob Chinese women. Over the years, he has developed the same habit as you."
"As the Chinese say, birds of a feather flock together! Haha!"
Doihara Xian'er laughed loudly, paused, and said seriously, "Mr. Matsumoto! You are an instructor at the Fuso Intelligence School, an imperial super agent, a judo master, and a sharpshooter. This time, the headquarters specially assigned you to come from China to use your trump card to kill the Chinese ace agent Xiang Chu."
Jiro Matsumoto put down his teacup and said anxiously, "Chief! Can Matsumoto get to work right away?"
Doihara Xian'er was stunned, shook his head and said, "Mr. Matsumoto! You don't have to be so anxious. After all, this chief has just arrived in Peking, and he still needs to understand some of Xiang Chu's situation for you."
Jiro Matsumoto smiled bitterly and said, "Chief! You don't know that Matsumoto wants to propose marriage to Miss Nanzo Yunoko, the flower of the imperial spy war, with Xiang Chu's head."
Doihara Ken'er waved his hand and said, "Matsumoto-kun! You should find someone else to propose marriage, such as Takeshita Yunko from the Shanghai Special High Section, or the 'Manchurian Fox'."
Jiro Matsumoto asked in confusion, "Why? Isn't Miss Nanzō Yunko your student? Is she married?"
Doihara Kenji nodded and said, "Nanjō Yunko's fiancé is Fujiwara no Daio, a direct descendant of the Fujiwara family. Fujiwara no Daio's biological father is General Fujiwara no Eizo."
Jiro Matsumoto immediately became depressed, and after a while he said, "We can't afford to offend the Fujiwara family, so I will take Xiang Chu's head and propose marriage to Takeshita Yunzi instead."
At this moment, the voice of Yoshiko Kawashima was heard outside the door.
"Chief! There is an urgent report from China."
"Please come in!"
Doihara Kan'er said in a gentle voice.
"Yes!"
Kawashima Yoshizhi responded softly.
She walked into the room and saw a Japanese major officer who was looking at her ferociously and lustfully. She walked forward and handed the telegram paper to Doihara Kenji with both hands.
Doihara Kan'er took a look at the telegram and was stunned.
He slammed the telegram on the tea table and ordered loudly: "Miss Fangzhi! Call the garrison troops immediately and send a squadron to Marco Polo Bridge. Make sure to intercept Xiang Chu's convoy on our side, so as to create a perfect excuse for the imperial army to cross the Marco Polo Bridge and even completely occupy China."
"Yes!"
Kawashima Yoshizhi hurriedly took the order, turned around and quickly walked out of the room.
Jiro Matsumoto asked excitedly: "Chief! What is the name of this woman?"
"Kawashima Yoshiji!"
Doihara Xian'er said angrily that she was fed up with his lust and simply ordered,
"Mr. Matsumoto! If we hadn't received the internal intelligence from China, this chief would not have known that Xiang Chu had brought his men into the jurisdiction of our garrison. You must quickly go to Lugou Bridge and make sure to kill him on our side."
"Hello!"
Jiro Matsumoto accepted the order excitedly.
He bounced his feet and stood up, smiling, "If I had known that there was a beauty like Miss Fang Zhi here, Matsumoto would have come here a long time ago. Matsumoto will kill Xiang Chu now and bring his head to you and Miss Fang Zhi."
Having said that, he ran out of the room.
Doihara Ken'er picked up the teacup and said to the maid who was making the tea, "Ms. Mako! The headquarters asked you to examine this man. What do you think of him? Is he qualified to be the head of an agency lurking in the capital of China?"
The maid who made tea raised her head. She was surprisingly beautiful. She shook her head and said, "Chief! Matsumoto must have died in Peking."
"No! Not necessarily."
Doihara Ken'er shook his head.
"When did this female supervisor say I was wrong?"
The maid who made tea rolled her eyes at him, stood up, and said in a cold voice, "Director! Mako originally wanted to go to Shanghai to inspect the Special High Section during the Chinese New Year, but because you delayed her for so long, Mako decided to go south tomorrow."
Doihara Ken'er nodded and said, "Okay! A big war is about to happen here, so it's better to go to Shanghai to take shelter."
"No! There will be a bigger war in Shanghai."
The tea-making maid shook her head and walked out of the room.
Doihara Kan'er looked at her from behind and thought to himself:
"What's the female supervisor's last name? Why can't I find out?"
At this time, on the Yongding River, next to the Lugou Bridge.
Xiang Chu led the convoy through several Japanese checkpoints and finally arrived here.
However, their own army blocked the vehicles in the middle of the bridge and prevented them from passing.
A platoon leader named Ye was in charge of guarding the bridge at night and ordered his men:
"No one or one car is allowed to cross the bridge, otherwise you will lose your heads."
Xiang Chu hurriedly got out of the car and shouted, "Brothers! I am Xiang Chu, deputy chief of the Operations Section of the Military Intelligence Department. I have just rescued more than a hundred brothers from the Beiping Intelligence Station. Please let me go."
When the soldiers heard that it was the famous Xiang Chu, they immediately put down their guns and started talking:
"Xiang Chu is our ace agent, brothers, put down your guns."
"Xiang Chu is still a great hero for shooting down 12 Japanese planes!"
"Raise your gun!"
Platoon Leader Ye shouted at him, not buying into his argument at all, and responded loudly:
"Deputy Section Chief Xiang! There is an order from above that soldiers cannot enter the territory of the Japanese garrison. You are violating the regulations."
Sometimes a small person can ruin a big thing. Xiang Chu was so angry that he wanted to kill this guy, but he still said calmly:
"Second Lieutenant! The Japanese are coming soon. Please let us cross the bridge first. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if more than a hundred people are caught on the Japanese side."
Platoon Leader Ye thought the same thing and shouted to the squad leader beside him: "Squad Leader Liu! Go over and get his ID."
Xiang Chu heard it and said with a wry smile: "Second Lieutenant! We came out to perform the mission, but we were afraid of being caught by the devils, so we didn't bring any ID."
Upon hearing this, Platoon Leader Ye shouted, "You asked me to let you in without your ID. What if you are the devils? I will lose my head! Get out of here now! Otherwise, I will shoot you to death right now."
"You, I'll talk to your superior."
Xiang Chu was extremely angry and worried that the Japanese would catch up with him, so he quickly turned around and ran back to the car.
He quickly turned the radio knob to the 29th Army Headquarters radio call sign and sent a message:
"It's extremely urgent. Let the guards of Lugou Bridge pass quickly. Xiang Chu from the Military Intelligence Department!"
He sent it twice and waited for a reply.
Time passes second by second, and every second seems so long.
Li Tong said anxiously: "Chief! Why don't we take another detour?"
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "No! It's too late. Our operation has been leaked."
Hongyi pointed to the distance and said anxiously: "Section Chief! Many Japanese military vehicles are chasing us."
Indeed, in the distance there were sounds of car engines and the shouting of the Japanese.
At this time, all the lights in the Japanese barracks at the east end of the bridge were on, and the Japanese were gathering urgently.
The Chinese defenders at the west end of the bridge remained indifferent. The personnel of the Peking Military Intelligence Station on the three trucks behind were so anxious that they cursed the defenders at the west end of the bridge loudly, and the sound could be heard at least two miles away.
The Japs understood what was happening after hearing the scolding, and they didn't need to fire at all.
Because the Chinese defenders at the east end of the bridge refused to let them pass, the Chinese soldiers in the four vehicles behind did not dare to resist and all they had to do was come over and arrest people.
Xiang Chu helplessly ordered: "Li Tong! Drive through the checkpoint. It is better to die in the hands of our own people than in the hands of the devils."
"Yes!"
Li Tong accepted the order with tears in his eyes.
Xiang Chu opened the door and got out of the car, shouting to the truck behind:
"Follow me! Drive through the levels."
After saying this, he raised his hands and walked towards the west end of Lugou Bridge with his head held high.
Behind him, a car and three trucks slowly followed.
On the Lugou Bridge and at both ends of the bridge, the Japanese and Chinese soldiers were all silent.
At the west end of the bridge, countless machine guns, rifles, and pistols were pointed at Xiang Chu...