Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2978 Be a man like Lao Ma!

Meanwhile, at the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base!
Ma Ping'an was sitting on the edge of the bed, dipping his feet into the hot water he had just brought, and letting out a contented sigh.

The days of running around and fighting had left him somewhat exhausted. All he wanted to do was soak his feet and then crawl into bed for a good night's sleep.

As he rubbed his feet, he hummed a little tune, pondering what matters in the brigade still needed to be handled properly.

For example, have the soldiers' autumn uniforms been distributed? Is the captured ammunition stored properly? Has the training of the new recruits been suspended? Should some food be transported back from the caves in Zangliang? And should a telegram be sent to the organization to let them know that everyone is safe?

Should we check with Maklov again about the situation? Also, the local hospital is running low on medicine and gauze; should we discuss this with Duanwu tomorrow?

So, apart from sleeping, Ma Ping'an's brain is never idle.

Just then, a sudden knocking sound broke Ma Ping'an's thoughts. He wondered to himself, "Who could it be so late at night?"

As he wiped his feet, he called out, "Come in!"

The communications soldier pushed open the door, strode up to Ma Ping'an, and nervously handed him a telegram, saying, "Reporting to Captain Pan, Cobra has called to say that four Japanese soldiers from the Special Higher Police arrived in Songyuan this evening. Their destination is very likely the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base. They will disguise themselves as Chinese and infiltrate. Please be careful of these four men."

Ma Ping'an took the telegram, his expression instantly turning serious. He quickly skimmed through its contents, thinking to himself: These little devils are always causing trouble. We've only had a few days of rest, and they've already sent over a few more Japanese soldiers. I need to discuss this with Duanwu.

But then he thought that it was already this late, and Duanwu was probably still cuddling with Tang Jiujiu, so he decided not to disturb them.

But this matter was quite urgent, and Ma Ping'an was in a dilemma.

After a moment, Lao Ma had an idea. He was an old comrade and naturally couldn't do such a thing, but Xiao Wang, the communications soldier, was still young, so he was different.

He quickly said in a serious tone, "Xiao Wang, go and call the captain to the conference room. I want to meet with him there."

"Yes!"

Little Wang had no idea about these intricacies, so he ran off to get there.

Xiao Wang jogged all the way and quickly arrived at the place where the brigade leader lived during the Dragon Boat Festival. Without thinking much, he raised his hand and knocked loudly on the door, shouting, "Brigade leader, brigade leader, I have an urgent report to make!"

Inside the house, Duanwu and Tang Jiujiu were sleeping soundly when they were disturbed by the sudden knocking on the door.

Duanwu thought to himself, "What's going on? There haven't been any reports of the Japanese coming to sweep through the area recently, so why are they knocking on the door so urgently in the middle of the night!"

Duanwu had no choice but to put on her clothes, slip on her shoes, and walk to the door.

He suddenly flung open the door, blocking Xiao Wang outside, because Tang Jiujiu was still inside!
So he complained a little, "You kid, what urgent matter could you have in the middle of the night? Can't you talk about it tomorrow?"

Startled by Duanwu's fierce tone, Xiao Wang shrank back, but still forced himself to say, "Captain, there's something important. Captain Ma asked me to call you to the conference room, saying there's an emergency he needs to discuss with you."

Hearing that the Dragon Boat Festival was an important matter, his expression softened. He sent Xiao Wang away and then said into the house, "You go to sleep first, I'll go see if Old Pan has anything to do!"

"Okay!" Tang Jiujiu responded, but then added, "If anything important happens, you have to tell me when you get back!"

Duanwu said, "Okay, I understand."

As he spoke, Duanwu put on his clothes and slipped on his shoes, then hurried to the conference room.

When they arrived at the conference room, Ma Ping'an was already sitting there, his face grave.

As soon as Duanwu entered the door, he asked, "Old Pan, what's the matter? Why did you call me here in such a hurry?"

Ma Ping'an handed the telegram to Duanwu and said, "Take a look at this. It's a telegram from Cobra. Four Japanese soldiers from the Special Higher Police arrived in Songyuan this evening. Their target is very likely our Anti-Japanese Brigade's base. They will disguise themselves as Chinese and infiltrate."

Duanwu took the telegram, read it carefully, and muttered, "Those Japanese devils from the Special Higher Police are really persistent. The recent patrols haven't reported on them either. Could they be about to come and carry out that dragon-slaying plan?"

Ma Pingan pondered for a moment and said:
"I think there are two possibilities for this dragon-slaying plan. One possibility is that they want to find out the location of our base and the deployment of our troops, and then bring a large force to surround and kill us."

Another possibility is that they want to infiltrate our ranks directly to cause sabotage, such as assassinating our cadres or stealing important intelligence from our military.

I think there are only these two possibilities.

"Commander, you must be careful! If the Japanese are planning to assassinate any important target, it will undoubtedly be you!"

Duanwu nodded and said, "That makes sense. No matter what the possibility is, we can't let our guard down. We need to come up with a solution quickly."

Ma Pingan continued, "I think we need to strengthen patrols and vigilance at our base. If that's not enough, we can have Ma Hu expand the surveillance range of the reconnaissance squadron. The Japanese are getting smarter and smarter, so we have to be on guard."

In addition, our soldiers have been notified that if they discover any suspicious individuals in the next few days, they must report it immediately, even if the report is incorrect.

At this point, Ma Pingan paused for a moment, then added, "Also, we need to set up more sentries to prevent the Japanese from sneaking in without our knowledge."

But at this moment, Duanwu interrupted Ma Ping'an and said, "Old Pan, have you forgotten something?"

At this point, Duanwu lowered his voice again and said, "Li Xiaolian's problem has not been resolved yet. If we suddenly increase our vigilance, Comrade Cobra is very likely to be exposed. And even if he is not exposed, the Japanese will realize that there are our people among them."

Ma Ping'an suddenly realized and said, "I almost overlooked this. Cobra must not be exposed. If he is exposed, it will be difficult for us to obtain intelligence again."

Duanwu nodded and said, "We need to be tight on the inside but loose on the outside. Just tell Ma Hu and Jiang Li about this. As for what they do, that depends on their performance."

"kindness!"

Ma Ping'an nodded heavily.

However, just then, Duanwu remembered something else and said, "Any news from Makarov? Try talking to him again sometime. I have a feeling that the Japanese's 'Dragon Slaying Plan' isn't as simple as just sending people infiltrate. They definitely have other plans; they won't give up until they've completely destroyed us!"

The two discussed the matter at length and devised a detailed response plan. Afterwards, Duanwu and Ma Ping'an went to notify each squad and relay the mission. The entire anti-Japanese brigade instantly tensed up and entered a state of high alert.