In order to rescue Yumei, the Independent Regiment temporarily set up a rescue team. Most of the rescue team members, including Xiaolong and Xiaohu, were from the special operations team.
Based on operational needs, the rescue team is divided into three teams and a transportation team.
Including Shanzi and Xiaoru, the first team consisted of eight people and was responsible for the frontal rescue mission.
The second detachment consisted of twenty grenade launchers and was responsible for bombing the agent dormitories and Rongle Gate.
The third team consists of thirty people. They will ambush near Rongle Gate during the operation to block the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops rushing to help.
The transportation team consists of only four people and is equipped with two carriages. Their task is to escort the agent leader Yumi Yamada and pick up Yumei and Xiao Feng.
Starting at eight o'clock in the morning, ten horse-drawn carriages drove into the county from three checkpoints at regular intervals and delivered the fifty-six rescue team members to the designated locations.
According to the pre-planned plan, the carriage returned on its original route after completing the transportation mission. The rescue team members who entered the city in advance stayed in multiple hotels, but did not include the Xianghe Hotel, and reported their accommodation locations to Jinye in a timely manner.
Jin Ye and Yanni stayed at Aunt Ma's house.
At a quarter past ten in the morning, two more carriages approached the checkpoint in the north of the city. There were two people in each carriage. Shanzi and Xiaoru were in the first one, and Chuner and Shizi were in the second one.
On the surface, both carriages were filled with grain bags, but hidden under the grain bags were sixty-four shell guns, ten grenade launchers, twelve light machine guns, fifty grenades, and ten thousand rounds of various bullets.
When they arrived at the entrance of the checkpoint, the team members driving the carriage stiffened and stopped their horses. Shanzi and Xiaoru jumped out of the carriage.
The sentries at the checkpoint in the north of the city, whether Japanese or puppet soldiers, all knew Shanzi. They were familiar with this small rich man who specialized in grain business. They also knew that Shanzi was generous and did not hesitate to spend money.
As soon as Shanzi jumped out of the carriage, a Japanese soldier followed the pseudo-sentry and came forward with a smile.
After a few words of pleasantries, Shanzi asked Xiaoru to give money to the officer.
Without saying anything, Xiaoru took out ten yuan from her pocket.
After receiving such a large sum of money, the pseudo-sentinel hurriedly went to the duty room to make a phone call and invited the pseudo-squad leader in the gun tower to come over.
The pseudo-squad leader was even more enthusiastic about Shanzi, tearing up a stack of monthly passes and handing them to Shanzi.
Shanzi said: "Brother, I have one more thing to ask for. After ten o'clock tonight, a car of red beans will be sent to Linshui City. Please make it convenient for me, sir."
The pseudo-squad leader patted his chest and assured: "Boss Wang, please rest assured that as long as your goods pass by here, it will be smooth sailing no matter day or night."
Having said this, the pseudo-squad leader straightened his back and gave Shan Zi a standard military salute.
In less than half an hour, two carriages drove into Aunt Ma's house one after another.
After hiding their weapons and ammunition, the original team rushed to the Xianghe Hotel by car.
After hearing the reasons for Yumei's arrest, Station Master Li finally revealed the suspicions he had long had in his heart.
One night, a leader of an underground party organization was suddenly attacked by a man and a woman. During a gun battle between the two sides, the female attacker was shot in the shoulder blade.
After multiple investigations, no conclusion was reached on the identity of the attacker. Now the truth is revealed.
Through Station Master Li's information, the mystery that once troubled Shanzi was finally revealed.
That’s why Wen Hui was injured.
After finally hearing the rescue plan, Ma Xiaoyue asked if Yumei's arrest had been reported to the detachment.
Shanzi said that he would report to the detachment after the rescue was completed.
Upon hearing about the arrest of Ji Ya Yumei, Station Commander Li looked serious: "Commander Wang, if Political Commissar Jiang is arrested, he should report it to the detachment as soon as possible. The key is that if the rescue fails, then the responsibility will be greater. "
Only then did Shanzi realize the seriousness of the problem and asked Ma Xiaoyue to send a message immediately. The message stated that before tomorrow evening, Political Commissar Jiang would personally draft a message to report the rescue news to the detachment.
After a while, he finished writing the telegram, and webmaster Li handed it to Ma Xiaoyue for dispatch.
In less than thirty minutes, Ma Xiaoyue sent a reply from Captain Chen.
Wang Zikai, if you have the guts, you will definitely rescue Political Commissar Jiang. If anything goes wrong, I will remove you from your post.
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It may be a coincidence that at almost the same time that Shanzi received a reply from the detachment leader, Yamada Yumei also received a telegram signed Xia Yu.
The independent group had no doubts about the fact that the second female patient did not return after the due date. Only when the patient's condition worsened or died, did they stay for a few more days to fulfill their filial duty.
According to reliable information, the male lead and the female guard left the camp in the morning and made a special trip to the Kangshou Fang to purchase special medicines for the sick and wounded. It was up to the section chief to decide whether to take action.
Perhaps Youmei would never have thought that this telegram was intentionally designed by Shanzi to give Youmei a reassurance and firmly stabilize her.
After reading the telegram, Youmei secretly scolded Xia Yu for being so stupid.
If Wang Zikai is lost, it will be equivalent to destroying the bridge and path to the independent regiment. On this point, from Yarong Hall to Meihua Mansion, both parties agree.
As far as personal feelings are concerned, Youmei has sworn it more than once.
All other men in the world can be killed, but Wang Zikai cannot be killed, because only Wang Zikai is the only true love of Youmei.
Thinking of this, Youmei suddenly had the idea that she must tell Jiang Yumei that Wang Zikai came to the Kangshou Room to seek medicine, which would break her heart and make her despair.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Youmei passed through the passage on the first floor of Rongle Gate, walked all the way to the west courtyard, and used her own key to open the iron door of the underground prison.
Accompanied by the guards on duty, Xiaomei walked into the No. 8 detention room with a cheerful face.
At this time, walking to Yumei, Youmei said with a smile: "Yumei, I have some good news for you. Xia Yu just sent a telegram, and Zikai came to Kangshoufang to buy medicine again. He will be there in the afternoon."
Although she was talking about the beauty of the discount, she was very happy. Yumei turned her head and closed her eyes without saying a word.
Youmei continued: "I have sent people to prepare wine and food, and personally cook Zikai's favorite potato stewed pork ribs. Unfortunately, Commander Wang's wife-to-be is so close at hand, but I can't sit with him. Who can understand this feeling?"
Yumei still turned her head and closed her eyes, but no one felt that her heart was bleeding.
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When it was almost noon, Persimmon ran to seven hotels in a row according to the house numbers and addresses recorded by Jin Ye, and notified the key members of the team to come to Madam Ma's house for a meeting.
The first team is led by Shanzi, with Xiaoru playing a supporting role. The other members are Xiaolong and Xiaohu, Jinye and Yanni, Chuner and Persimmon.
At the beginning of the meeting, Shanzi got straight to the point, instructing Persimmon to settle in Rongle Gate after lunch, and to conduct reconnaissance and verification of the locations of the agents one by one based on Kuramoto Yasuno's confession.
After arranging the persimmons, Shanzi continued,
Team Two and Team Three must complete two tasks before three o'clock in the afternoon.
The task of the second detachment is to survey the terrain in front of the Rongle Gate Tower and determine the launch location of the grenade.
The third team explored the streets and alleys around Rongle Gate, selected favorable terrain, and determined the blocking point.
Shanzi finally announced,
At ten o'clock in the evening, the arrest of Youmei was carried out by a detachment.
The rescue operation started at one o'clock in the morning, and the third team set up defense ten minutes in advance.
After the rescue mission was completed, each team immediately evacuated to the checkpoint in the north of the city. The evacuation time will be determined when the sound of artillery bombing Rongle Gate stops.
During the evacuation to the checkpoint in the north of the city, each unit met north of the Heishui Bridge.
After the meeting, Shanzi and Xiaoru were stayed by Aunt Ma for lunch.
Including Mrs. Ma, there were five people sitting at the same table.
Picking up the hot dumplings, the shadow of Yumei suddenly appeared in front of Shanzi's eyes.
At this time, Yumei's clothes were dirty and messy, and she was very thin. She held the iron window tightly with both hands, as if she was looking forward to the arrival of the rescue team.
As he thought about it, Shanzi couldn't help but his eyes turned red, and big tears came out of his eyes.
Jinye Satoru understood Shanzi's mood and couldn't help but choke and sob.
Affected by Shanzi and Jinye, Xiaoru and Yanni also shed tears.
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At about one o'clock in the afternoon, two miles across from the checkpoint in the north of the city, a carriage stopped at the head of Lizhuang Village.
After Company Commander Gao and the correspondent got off the bus, the carriage turned around and returned.
Borrowing shovels from a villager's house, Company Commander Gao and his correspondent pretended to be farmers and walked slowly in the fields less than 300 meters away from the checkpoint.
The reason why Company Commander Gao came to this area was to reconnoiter the geographical terrain and select favorable locations for the cannon battery to lay out ambush positions.
According to the response plan, the machine gun company was equipped with twenty light machine guns and twenty grenade launchers, and a total of 81 people were dispatched to ambush near the checkpoint in the north of the city before midnight.
When the rescue team broke through from the checkpoint in the north of the city, the machine gun company first destroyed the gun towers and checkpoints in the north of the city, losing the enemy's active firepower and covering the rescue team's exit from the city.