Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2996 Li Xiaolian's Undermining Strategy!

Li Xiaolian sat at the somewhat dilapidated desk in Ma Ping'an's room, with various reports piled up in front of her.

She mustered her strength and began to read: "Today, according to investigations, a small group of bandits is suspected to be active in the Haoshan area, fifty kilometers from our base. Their numbers are estimated to be between twenty and fifty, and their weaponry is unknown, but they may be carrying old rifles..."

After reading only a few sentences, Li Xiaolian felt her eyelids begin to droop, and drowsiness washed over her like a tide.

Of course, she was just pretending. She wanted to use this method to tell Ma Ping'an that she was tired and needed to rest. Then she would run out to deliver intelligence to the Japanese soldiers who were lying in wait outside the Special Higher Police station.

But clearly, she underestimated Ma Ping'an, this straight-laced man.

Seeing that Li Xiaolian was sleepy, Ma Ping'an actually made her a strong cup of tea and then gestured for her to continue.

Li Xiaolian felt like crying.

However, she continued reading: "More intelligence indicates that an unidentified armed group, numbering around a hundred, is gathering in the Songyuan direction. Their intentions are unclear; they could be traitors, or they could be a merchant caravan..."

Upon reading this, Li Xiaolian wanted to curse, thinking, "What kind of intelligence is this? Is this even considered intelligence? Did the Anti-Japanese Brigade win battles with such an intelligence team? This is utterly absurd!"

But she couldn't show it on her face; instead, she continued reciting earnestly.

Ma Ping'an leaned against the pillow at the head of the bed, a slight smile playing on his lips, secretly pleased with himself.

All of this intelligence was sent by Jiang Li. The intelligence department went to great lengths to mix up the half-true and half-false information and compile it into these bland intelligence reports. In fact, many of these reports were fabricated by the intelligence department itself.

The purpose was to trap Li Xiaolian here, preventing her from sending messages to the Japanese.

Time passed slowly, and the afterglow of the evening sun shone on the camp of the anti-Japanese brigade, draping the entire camp in a golden veil.

Duanwu stood at the entrance of the camp, looked at the sky, and then at the soldiers of Chunjiang Team One and Two who had already assembled and were ready to go.

He commanded, "Let's go!"

At this time, Duanwu did not greet Ma Ping'an.

Because he knew what Ma Ping'an was doing; he was stalling Li Xiaolian.

Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to go as far as possible, ideally until he had already arrived at the Da'an Mine, at which point Li Xiaolian would send out the intelligence.

But obviously, this is impossible. Because no matter how much intelligence you have, there will eventually be a time when you finish reading it all.

Moreover, if Ma Ping'an continues to harp on Li Xiaolian, she will also become suspicious.

However, Li Xiaolian is still a useful pawn, so it's not time to reveal our hand yet.

However, even with Li Xiaolian's tip-off, it was useless. As long as Duanwu led the troops out of the sight of the Japanese Special Higher Police, the mission would be considered a complete success.

And sure enough, without Li Xiaolian's instructions, the spies who had been lingering outside the Anti-Japanese Brigade's camp followed them for a while but were driven away by the Anti-Japanese Brigade and dared not follow any further.

So Chunjiang Team One and Team Two quickly disappeared from the sight of the Japanese spies.

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Meanwhile, inside Ma Ping'an's wooden house.

Li Xiaolian was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

But on the surface, he still had to deal with Ma Ping'an.

Pretending to be sleepy, yawning every now and then, and rubbing her eyes, was completely useless. Ma Ping'an, that straight-laced guy, just kept telling her to drink more tea; in no time, she had already drunk two pots, and her lower abdomen was aching from holding it in. But then a thought suddenly struck her.

Li Xiaolian clutched her stomach, her face contorted in pain, and said, "Captain Ma, I... my stomach suddenly hurts so much, it feels like my period is starting."

"Your period is here?"

Ma Ping'an was surprised, then asked in return, "Which relative of yours? Where is she now?"

"・・・"

Li Xiaolian was speechless, thinking to herself, "Captain Pan, Captain Pan, you've lived this long, how come you've never seen anything like this? When relatives come, they come, why are you asking so many questions?"

But faced with a straight man like Li Xiaolian, she had no choice but to explain, "I'm on my period!"

Ma Ping'an then seemed to suddenly realize something: "Oh, I see. Then you should go back and rest!"

Li Xiaolian felt as if she had been granted a pardon, thinking to herself, "Finally, I can go back."

Li Xiaolian clutched her stomach, pretending to be in pain, but once she stepped out the door and was out of Ma Ping'an's sight, she strode quickly toward the edge of the camp.

At this time, since most of the soldiers had followed Duanwu, there were far fewer patrols and sentries at the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base.

Li Xiaolian easily slipped out of the camp and jogged five kilometers to the rendezvous point.

At this moment, a Japanese soldier codenamed "Tugou" from the Special Higher Police was already waiting here.

The reason was simple: the first and second teams of the anti-Japanese brigade, Chunjiang, had lost track of them, so they were anxious to contact Li Xiaolian. Thus, Tugou and two other Japanese agents waited there.

When the dog saw Li Xiaolian coming, it quickly went to greet her.

Li Xiaolian, disregarding pleasantries, spoke first, asking, "How is the situation? Have you grasped the movements of the Anti-Japanese Brigade?"

The dog lowered its head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Miss Li, the Anti-Japanese Brigade was very vigilant. We followed them for a while before they drove us away, and then we didn't dare to follow them too closely anymore, and as a result, we lost them..."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaolian flew into a rage and cursed, "You bunch of useless idiots! You can't even handle this simple task! I risked so much to deliver intelligence to you, and this is how you repay me?"

The spies, including Tu Gou, were so humiliated they didn't dare lift their heads, only repeatedly saying, "Miss Li, we were incompetent, please give us another chance..."

Li Xiaolian took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that getting angry now would be useless, and the most important thing was to pass on the important information.

So she suppressed her anger and said:
"Forget it, there's no use talking about this now. Let me tell you, Chunjiang First Team and Second Team mobilized a total of about 3,300 people this time. The Anti-Japanese Brigade's base is now poorly defended, and most of the troops went out with Qi Dabing."

"Immediately send a telegram to Section Chief Kitahara, instructing him to report to Commander Ito, the highest-ranking commander in Chuncheng, and order them to quickly organize their forces and seize this opportunity to wipe out the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base, burn down all the houses, and steal all the food, ensuring the Anti-Japanese Brigade cannot survive the winter!"

The dog nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, Miss Li, we'll go generate electricity right away."

Li Xiaolian glared at him again and said, "Remember, you must convey the intelligence to Section Chief Kitahara accurately. If there are any more mistakes, you can expect to be court-martialed!"

The spies, including Tu Gou, trembled with fear and quickly said, "Miss Li, don't worry, we will definitely handle it well."

After saying that, the spies quickly disappeared into the grove.

Li Xiaolian looked in the direction the spies had left, a smug smile appearing on her lips. She thought to herself, "Qi Dabing, Ma Ping'an, just you wait and see. This time, I'll make you lose the big picture for small gains!"