Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 316 Going South from Tegeda II

Serochko had arranged for someone who lived in the same room with Barshinsky to spy on Barshinsky's every move a few days ago.Tonight, when Barshinski slept until midnight, he got up and went to the toilet, but he didn’t come back after half an hour. The comrade who lived in the same room with Barshinski went to the empty toilet and hurriedly reported to the guards.

Serochko immediately ordered the guards to conduct a thorough search of every room.

But Barshinsky disappeared without a trace as if he had evaporated from the world.

Finally, the guards found that the door of the telegraph room that had been locked had been pried open, and there was a line of footprints under the window of the telegraph room heading towards the warehouse behind the dormitory.

In winter, the windows were nailed up to keep warm, and Barshinski pried the windows open and jumped out to escape.

"There is a pair of skis missing in the warehouse, and it seems that one of the bread is missing." The security guard reported to Serochko.

In winter, the snow in Siberia is sometimes more than half a meter thick, and the people responsible for patrolling telephone lines cannot walk without skis.

It appears that Barshinski slipped into the telegraph room and broke open the window to the warehouse, stole a pair of skis and escaped.

Trembling all over, Seryochko let go of an enemy of the people, and his life was completely over.

Until now, he hadn't realized that Barshinski was a real Japanese spy, let alone checked the transmitter.

"Immediately report to the superiors, and all the security personnel immediately dispatched to arrest Barshinsky!" Serochko said.

It is difficult to escape in this weather, and there will be traces on the snow.The security personnel just chased along the traces from behind.

Qin Yansaburo, head of the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army, was awakened by the ringing of the phone in the middle of the night.

"Director, the Kalmyks have sent an urgent call."

"Content of the telegram," Qin Yansaburo said.

"The content of the telegram is: exposed, going south from Tegda"

Qin Yansaburo sat up from the bed and said, "I'll rush to the office right away!"

Kalmyk was Barshinsky's code name, and now he had sent a telegram saying he had been exposed.

When Qin Yansaburo arrived at the door of the office, the assistant Michitake Yamaoka and the monitor of the Russian squad, Ono Takihiro, were already waiting in the corridor outside the office.

The three of them walked into Qin Yansaburo's office one by one.

"Put the map on the table!" Qin Yansaburo ordered.

A second lieutenant spread the map on the desk, Qin Yansaburo took the map to find where Tegda was.

"The Kalmyk is very valuable, and we must do everything possible to save him," said Tahiro Ono.

"He just sent back the news that the Soviet Army was experimenting with new rocket weapons. How did it get exposed? Our protection measures for him can be said to be impeccable!" Yamaoka Michitake said puzzled.

Qin Yansaburo finally found Tegda on the map—a small town located tens of kilometers north of HLJ.

"It's [-] or [-] kilometers south from Tegeda to HLJ, and if we can cross the river smoothly, we will reach Manchuria." Qin Yansaburo pointed to the map and said.

The Soviet army must be arresting him everywhere, and they must send someone to meet him.And the action must be fast, otherwise he will either be caught by the Soviet army or freeze to death in the wild. "Michitake Yamaoka said.

"Could this be a trap? The Kalmyks have been arrested and fully confessed. The Soviet army has already laid an ambush over there and waited for our people to pass?" Ono Tahiro said worriedly.

"The intelligence value of the Kalmyks is too great, it is worth taking this risk! We must find out the rocket weapons that the Soviet army is experimenting with!" Qin Yansaburo said.

"We must send the most capable people to carry out this task!" Qin Yansaburo and Yamaoka Michitake looked at each other when speaking.

Qian Xiaobao was pulled by a car to the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department building at [-] o'clock in the morning.

Qin Yansaburo personally assigned tasks to him and the other three.

"I will send someone to take you to Harbin Airport in half an hour. The transport opportunity will take you to Oupu, and from there to the North Bank of HLJ to perform a secret mission!" Qin Yansanlang said.

The northern shore of HLJ is the territory of the great northern country, and the danger of this task is self-evident.

Qian Xiaobao took a peek at the three people around him, except for himself, the other three were a lieutenant and two second lieutenants.

Qin Yansaburo pointed to the map and said to Yamazaki Bazang, who had the highest military rank among the four: "Our intelligence personnel have been exposed. He went south from Tegeda. You are responsible for crossing the border. Be sure to take him back to Manchuria safely!"

Yamazaki Hachizo stood at attention and replied, "Hi!"

"Are there any other questions?" Qin Yansaburo asked.

None of the four answered.

Qin Yansaburo set his sights on Qian Xiaobao.

"Director, how do you contact that person?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

Qin Yansaburo took out four enlarged photos and handed them to four people.

This is a photo taken by Barshinski in [-], and it should not have changed much since it was only four years ago.

"His code name is Kalmyk. Call him by his code name when you see him. He will know that you are the people sent by the intelligence department to meet him." Qin Yansaburo said.

Now it seems that this task is like finding a needle in a haystack and it may cost his own life.

"Qian Xiaobao, do you have any questions?" Qin Yansaburo asked kindly.

He actually asked a Manchurian with the lowest rank directly.

"120 rounds of ammunition are too many to use at all. I want to bring two more grenades, and a military canteen with kerosene, which can be used for heating." Qian Xiaobao said.

There is ice and snow everywhere, so you don’t need to bring water, and you can’t drink it if it freezes into ice in the kettle.

"It's best not to bring military quilts. Each person should bring two pieces of animal skins. Each person should have a piece of white cloth for cover." Qian Xiaobao continued.

"I called Oupu to prepare it for you. They should be able to prepare it when you arrive there by plane." Qin Yansanlang nodded and said.

He turned his head and glanced at the three Japanese officers and said, "Qian Xiaobao, Commander Cao, has performed outstanding missions of the Intelligence Department many times, and is extremely experienced! You should listen to his opinions more when performing missions, and I wish you success in completing the missions!"

The four stood at attention and saluted together.

A Type [-] transport plane took off from Harbin Majiagou Airport and headed northwest to Oupu.

Except for Qian Xiaobao, the other three people were talking and laughing on the plane, completely indifferent to the upcoming mission.

"Qian Xiaobao, Chief Cao, you are sitting there without saying a word, your face is pale, are you scared?" Second Lieutenant Chidahei asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm scared to death now! This time we go out and we may never come back again." Qian Xiaobao replied calmly.

There was a sudden silence in the cabin, only the hum of the engine remained.

(End of this chapter)