Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2910 Maruyama feels that he is doing it again!
General Maruyama stood up from his chair cursing and paced back and forth in the command center.

He kept muttering, "This Jiujo Gongbei is simply an incompetent guy. You can't get anything useful out of him. He's still talking nonsense here. Does he really think he's someone important?"

The chief of staff at the side was so frightened at seeing this that he could only stand quietly by and wait for General Maruyama to calm down.

After a long while, General Maruyama stopped, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.

He knew very well that it would be useless to scold Kujo Miyakita now, and he still had to find a way to solve the problem himself.

So General Maruyama ordered: "Chief of Staff, pass the order down and let the troops rest well in Fengtian. When the new Fengtian garrison commander arrives, we will continue north to Chuncheng."

The Chief of Staff bowed and said, "Hi! Lord Maruyama, I'll arrange it right away."

General Maruyama walked to the sand table again, his eyes fixed on the area around Phoenix Mountain, and he kept thinking about the next battle plan in his mind.

He knew that the anti-Japanese brigade was by no means easy to deal with. Although the information he obtained from Kujo Miyakita was limited, it was enough to make him realize how difficult this anti-Japanese brigade was.

General Maruyama muttered to himself, "They are familiar with the terrain, have strong mobility, and have automatic weapons supported by the Soviet Union... It seems that I can't deal with them with conventional tactics. I have to think of other ways."

He began to pace back and forth in the command center again, thinking about various possible battle plans as he walked.

Suddenly, General Maruyama's eyes lit up, he actually found a breakthrough.

"The enemy is very cunning and familiar with the terrain around Phoenix Mountain. They appear and disappear at will and ambush the imperial army. Then can't I do the opposite? Send a troop to feign defeat, lure the enemy to chase, and then let them fall into my trap? Humph!"

Thinking of this, General Maruyama's mouth curled up into a smug sneer.

He immediately called the chief of staff and told him his initial idea. After listening, the chief of staff nodded repeatedly and said that he would work out a detailed battle plan as soon as possible.

So, in the next few days, General Maruyama would stay in Fengtian obediently, dreaming of killing everyone in his way.

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At the same time, Black Widow had already returned to Spring City with the batch of fakes and antiques of relatively low value, while the rest of the authentic items and high-value antiques were hidden by Black Widow outside the city.

The black market at this time was still bustling with people coming and going.

Black Widow didn't pay attention to these things and walked straight towards the secret room where the old man was.

When we arrived at the secret room, the old man was still sitting on his tiger-skin chair, drinking tea slowly.

The old man saw the widow come in, put down the teacup, and smiled: "You are back, is everything going well?"

Black Widow hurried forward, bowed slightly, and replied respectfully: "Old man, everything went well. Captain Qi and his men are very trustworthy and have brought back the goods."

As she spoke, she signaled her men to place the boxes they had brought back in front of the old man.

Black Widow's men opened the boxes containing fakes and cheap antiques one by one and displayed them in front of the old man.

At this time, the Black Widow said, "Old man, these are the ones that Captain Qi and his men picked out that are not of high value. In addition, there are a number of genuine and high-value antiques. I was afraid it would be unsafe to bring them into the city, so I hid them outside the city."

The old man stood up, walked slowly to the box, and bent over to examine it carefully.

He picked up a fake, examined it in his hand for a moment, then gently put it down and nodded: "Well, these fakes are really lifelike, and it's really hard for ordinary people to tell them apart. Does Captain Qi have any other explanation?"

Black Widow then told the old man all the details of the transaction, including how Captain Qi insisted on giving her a fake and how she secretly raised the prices of other antiques.

After hearing this, the old man smiled slightly, "You did a good job. We should still support the Anti-Japanese Brigade. And judging from the fact that Captain Qi was able to pick out these counterfeits himself, he is a gentleman. The Anti-Japanese Brigade lacks ammunition and funds. But under such circumstances, he still did not have any bad intentions and did not bargain. This shows that he is a person who can be deeply befriended."

Black Widow nodded and immediately asked, "Are these fakes sold on the black market?"

The old man understood what Black Widow meant. Black Widow wanted to give these things to Ito. After all, the old man had promised Ito to give him some antiques, and Black Widow knew about this. So the old man was very satisfied with Black Widow's ability to do things.

He looked at the fake antiques, picked out a few and said, "We have to take things slow and steady. That Ito is greedy, he wants a share of the profits after he got the antiques. So these few pieces are enough. Also, give the Anti-Japanese Brigade some extra money, and say it's the interest we give. Captain Qi will understand."

"Yes, old man!"

The widow took the order and left immediately. The old man put the five antiques into a cloth bag and left through the back door of the secret room again.

He was going to deliver the antique to Ito. He guessed that the old devil Ito probably couldn't wait any longer.

The night was as dark as ink, hanging gloomily over the sky of Spring City.

The old man was still wearing the cloak that looked like a piece of rag, walking arrogantly on the street.

Along the way, patrolling Japanese soldiers passed by from time to time, but when they saw the old man, they acted as if they had never seen him.

In Chuncheng, there is probably no Japanese soldier who doesn't know that this old Chinese man is the boss of their boss!
So no matter what the old man did, even if it was killing people in the street, the Japanese would not ask.

So the old man went straight into the Japanese military headquarters and, under the guidance of a Japanese officer, came to Commander Ito's lounge.

Commander Ito was sitting on the sofa in the lounge, a cigar in his mouth and impatience in his eyes.

He had already heard the news that Black Widow had returned, but he waited and waited but there was no sign of her, and he was furious.

Just then, the door of the lounge was gently pushed open, and the old man walked in at a leisurely pace.

When Commander Ito saw the old man, a hypocritical smile immediately appeared on his face: "You are finally here, I have been waiting for so long!"

The old man bowed slightly and said with an apologetic smile, "Commander Ito, I'm really sorry. I encountered some trouble on the way and was delayed for some time. Look, no matter how hard I tried, I'm still late."

Commander Ito waved his hand and said impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. Where is the antique? Take it out and let me see it."

The old man calmly placed the cloth bag on the table and gently opened it. Five antiques instantly appeared in front of Commander Ito.

Commander Ito's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly came forward, staring at the antiques, and kept exclaiming: "Wow, wow, these are all good things!"

He first picked up a blue and white porcelain bowl, played with it repeatedly in his hands, and muttered: "The color of this blue and white, the texture of this porcelain, are really top-notch!"

Then, he picked up another ancient painting, unfolded it and examined it carefully, with a greedy look on his face: "This painting skill and artistic conception are simply priceless treasures!"

The old man looked at Ito's bumpkin-like expression and laughed in his heart.

However, he did not laugh out loud, but echoed at the right time: "Mr. Ito, you really have a discerning eye. These antiques are all carefully selected by me. Each one is a rare treasure and is priceless. In the future, this black market business will rely on you, Mr. Ito."

Commander Ito laughed loudly after hearing this: "Haha, don't worry, as long as you work hard for me, you will get a lot of benefits. From now on in Chuncheng, I, Ito, will protect you, and no one will dare to touch you!"

The old man nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ito. By the way, Mr. Ito, the share I promised to give you before, I need to sell all the antiques before I can give it to you. This transaction has emptied my black market."

Commander Ito nodded in satisfaction: "Well, I trust you to do the job. However, if there are any good things like this in the future, you must send them to me as soon as possible."

The old man quickly responded, "Of course, of course. As long as you like it, Mr. Ito, I will do my best to get it for you."

After chatting for a few more sentences, the old man saw that the time was almost right, so he stood up and said goodbye: "Mr. Ito, it's getting late, I won't disturb you to rest. If you have any instructions in the future, just let me know."

Commander Ito waved his hand and said, "Okay, then you can go back first. The investigation team is still in Chuncheng, so I can't keep you any longer."

The old man bowed slightly again, and then walked away at a leisurely pace, with a barely perceptible sneer on his lips, and then disappeared into the vast night...