At the end of the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese army landed from Hangzhou Bay and surrounded Shanghai on the flank side. In order to avoid the troops participating in the war from being attacked on both sides and to protect the capital of the Republic of China, the senior officials of the National Army ordered the local combat troops to transfer to existing positions outside Nanjing.

As early as shortly after the North China Incident, the Japanese army fabricated a so-called "North China Autonomous Movement" that separated North China from the National Government, which made the National Government wary of Japan's policy of erosion and aggression and began to actively prepare for the War of Resistance.

At that time, the National Government ordered Zhang Zhizhong to be sent to build two national defense fortification lines, the Wufu Line and the Xicheng Line, in the main defense directions between Beijing and Shanghai, and form the Nanjing Outer Front defensive position.

In Nanjing area, two positions of outer and Fukuo were built. The lines along Dasheng Pass, Niushou Mountain, Fangshan, Chunhua Town, Qinglong Mountain, Qixia Mountain to Wulong Mountain Fortress were the outer positions of the inner guard line.

The inner wall of Nanjing is the inner contour, and the outer contour is surrounded by Yuhuatai, Xiaolingwei, Zijinshan to Mufushan Fortress Fortress. The above constitutes a complex contour position. The northern part of the city, such as the North Pole Pavilion, Qingliangshan, etc., is built into a solid core stronghold.

Logically speaking, the National Government also made careful defense arrangements in advance to defend its capital Nanjing. However, the development of the war exceeded many people's expectations. The offensive capabilities of the Japanese main combat division also made the defensive troops unable to compete.

Originally the three German-armed divisions, the backbone of the national army, soon after they entered the Songhu battlefield, suffered heavy casualties. Although they defeated the Japanese army's delusion of destroying the Celestial Empire for three months, the national army also paid an extremely heavy price in the Battle of Songhu.

Hu Biao and his party who returned to the slum grocery store safely and counted the seized money. Hu Biao ordered everyone to rest quickly. At the same time, he found the shopkeeper of the grocery store and asked him to find a way to buy a large number of pork, beef, mutton, and even poultry.

Regarding Hu Biao, the big shopkeeper behind the scenes, Du Ada, the shopkeeper who is responsible for the grocery store, also obediently said: "Young master, if you can't finish eating so much meat, it will easily break down!"

"It's okay! You just need to buy the meat back, and I'll handle the rest. Today I will enter the whole goods and store them in the warehouse. During this period, you just need to sell the goods slowly. Remember not to ship them in large quantities, do you understand?"

The Du Ada, who was older than Hu Biao, was the son of the housekeeper of the Concession House. After a period of contact, Hu Biao discovered that Du Ada was capable of doing things and would not casually inquire about the affairs of the master.

Dua Dacheng will execute whatever he arranges to do. With such a personality, it is easy to suffer losses in business. But Hu Biao asked him to run a grocery store, but in fact he never thought of letting him make money for him.

Of course, the most important thing is that most of the things sold by grocery stores do not require cost. In this way, even if the grocery store’s business is not very good, I believe that I will not lose money there. The grocery store has more function as a temporary shelter.

"Remember!"

Taking the ocean given by Hu Biao, Du Ada and two friends went out and started purchasing meat for Hu Biao. As for the grocery store business, his wife helped him watch it, so there was no need to worry about any problems.

Compared with commercial streets, most of the shops in wholesale business are engaged in wholesale business. Most of the shops opened in slums do retail business. In addition to managing grain, rice and oil, most of the things sold in grocery stores are commonly used by the people.

After telling Du Ada to go to buy meat and wait for less than two hours, Hu Biao found Chen Qiang who was on duty and said, "Old Chen, wait until I go out later. If you are fine, stay in the backyard today and don't go out at will.

When I come back, we will start to set off. When I am not in the store, if you have anything, you will discuss with Lao Xu and Lao Qin. If Ada comes back, you will find some salt with others and marinate the meat you bought!"

"Okay! I remember! When will you be back?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will come back for dinner! Although this is a marginal area, it is still difficult to guarantee that there will be police officers coming. To ensure safety and avoid unnecessary trouble, wait until they wake up and let them stay at home and not go out."

Every time a major event occurs in the concession, a large number of police officers will make the concession mess. The police officers who dare not go to the concession to search, but like to come to the slums to make trouble. Some gangsters are also willing to inform the police.

In view of this situation, Hu Biao felt that staying at home and not going out would be relatively safer. When the concession police inspected a large-scale investigation, I believe that Hu Biao had already taken people to leave Shanghai safely at that time, and the police officers could not find anyone if they wanted to search.

When I came to the previous link again, I looked at Wang Mincheng who was already sitting in front of the teahouse window. Wang Mincheng, who had already cooperated several times, also smiled and stood up and said, "Brother Hu, you are late today!"

"Sorry! Sorry! I will use tea instead of wine later, and I will punish myself for three cups! Something happened at home, so I went out a little late!"

Hu Biao, who smiled and bowed and apologized, looked no different from other tea-drinkers in the teahouse. As an intelligence officer of the Military Control Commission, Wang Mincheng is also good at disguising. This kind of politeness is more to look like a friend invites him to have tea.

After sitting down, the teahouse staff also served tea very quickly. After he left, Wang Mincheng smiled and whispered: "Is there anything urgent? You must know that we are so frequent contact, it is easy to be exposed!"

"Let's rest! After today, I will go on a long trip and will not disturb you again in a short time. I came here today to discuss business with you. I have a few things in my hands, and I wonder if you are interested?"

"What?"

"Brother Wang should be familiar with Sura Kawashima, director of the Concession Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, right?"

"I know! Why, are you eyeing him again?"

"To be precise! I killed him! In addition, I found some confidential documents from his house, which involved the Japanese instructing him to spy on military intelligence from various countries in the concession and buy the orders of the concession police to jointly attack you. Are you interested?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Mincheng said in shock: "Aren't you joking? Did you really kill him?"

"What? Do you doubt my ability? I said that even if I am not in the army now, I will still fight the Japanese in my own way and avenge those dead comrades. Next, I will continue to fulfill my promise.

I think you should know that the weapons I asked you to buy before are definitely not for fun. In two days, I will go to the Nanjing battlefield to find ways to create some trouble behind the Japanese and relieve the pressure on our defenders.

With your news channels, it is not difficult to know that the current war ahead is very unfavorable to us, right? Although I can’t guarantee that I can reverse the situation, but it shouldn’t be a problem to create some trouble for the Japanese!”

"You're going to Nanjing?"

"Why? Can't you go? My regiment and company commander are now being detained in the lonely military camp. I plan to take other people to the battlefield in the name of the lonely military camp to continue to kill the enemy and serve the country, so that the Japanese know that the lonely military camp will still fight.

Forget it! It’s not too late to say these words when I go to the battlefield. I have brought the documents. If you are interested, you can take a look. Of course, it’s still the same rule. These information also requires money. If you don’t have money, it’s fine to replace them with weapons and ammunition!”

Listening to what Hu Biao said, Wang Mincheng, who had already authorized to contact him on a single line, was also a little surprised. Nowadays, many officers and soldiers are eager to get farther away from the battlefield, as good as possible. It is rare for Hu Biao to take the initiative to go to the battlefield.

As one of the intelligence officers in charge of the Military Control Commission in Shanghai, Wang Mincheng was naturally also a loyal and trustworthy person. Faced with the documents handed over by Hu Biao, Wang Mincheng also browsed them carefully and found that the documents were indeed classified documents of the Japanese army.

Being able to obtain such a document is enough to show that Hu Biao's ability is extraordinary. Originally, Wang Mincheng wanted to recruit Hu Biao to the military command before. As a result, Hu Biao refused without hesitation, saying that he would only cooperate with the military command, but not join the military command.

When flipping through the documents, Wang Mincheng was also curious: "Do you understand Japanese?"

"I understand a little! I understand a little! I can give you the documents first. For details, I can ask your superiors for details. Time is tight, so I can't stay in Shanghai for a long time. I went to Nanjing later. If I have something to do, how can I contact you?"

Considering that he and others are not very familiar with the situation in Nanjing. When it is really necessary, he should also find someone familiar with the local situation to understand the situation. During combat operations, Hu Biao also needs intelligence support.

Regarding Hu Biao's inquiry, Wang Mincheng thought for a while and said, "When are you going to leave?"

"I'm ready to leave the city after dinner! If I don't leave, I'm worried that it will be troublesome to be exposed. Although the concession is large, the ability of the Japanese military's special high school course cannot be underestimated. Only by leaving can I ensure that everything is foolproof."

"I need to ask for instructions on the contact matters. In this way, I will send you a link later. If you want to contact the contact site, I have to act cautiously. Please forgive me, Brother Hu!"

"Understand! We will see you later! It's still the same old saying, the fewer people know about me, the better!"

It is clear that in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, many of the intelligence stations set up in Shanghai were destroyed or even rebelled by the Japanese special high school classes. After the pseudo-government was established in the later period, the military command was even more severely damaged. Being cautious is not a bad thing after all!
Chapter completed!