Later.

News came from Yichang City.

Falled.

Chen Cixiu's right-wing corps command center moved to Taipingxi to continue commanding the national army to prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward and then coveting the mountain city.

After several days of fierce battle, the Japanese army has long become a tired soldier, not to mention that they have suffered a considerable loss in the Xiangdong Plain in the early stage.

Although the Japanese army took Yichang, it also lengthened the front line and lacked troops and urgently needed rest and supplementation.

Next, they may not be able to move westward, so it would be great if they could defend Yichang.

The national army was also in a state of poverty, and needed rest and supplementary measures, and it was difficult to launch a battle to recover Yichang in a short period of time.

Simply put, both sides are weak and want to launch another battle, they are willing but unable to do it.

The Japanese army occupied Yichang, and plundered the troops and committed all kinds of evil. The people and gods were angry, which brought deep suffering to the people of Yichang. This is a later story.

The war is coming to an end. Although Luo Yao and the others will not leave immediately, they also know that the day they will leave is about to be put on the agenda.

As for when to leave, it is not something he can decide alone, and he still has to listen to what is above.

...

"Brother, Zhang Yuanliang agreed to meet, but he didn't want to have another Hubei North Hotel. I hope we can change places?" Yang Fan went to Zhang Yuanliang's side and came back to report.

"As long as you are not in Hubei North Hotel, everything else is fine."

"He is so afraid of going to Hubei North Hotel?" Luo Yao asked in surprise.

"It shouldn't be afraid, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to explain it clearly in the future. If someone reports to him, some of them will be unable to explain clearly."

"I am a cautious person, not easy to deal with." Luo Yao nodded, "Okay, you can work harder and tell him that tomorrow you will go to the hotel, and the VIP private room on the second floor of the Old Hekou Yide Teahouse, and only bring one follower." Luo Yao said, "If he doesn't agree, he will not see you."

"I understand. I will come back and see Jiang Zhiren later. When I come back later, I won't wait for me to have dinner."

"Okay." Luo Yao nodded.

...

In the evening, the Japanese plane left again. At the beginning of the month, it was dark, and the Japanese plane basically left before the sun set.

The mountain city was bombed again.

Japanese aircraft bombing is becoming more and more frequent. Sometimes, within a day, several rounds of aircraft come. In addition to bombing nearby airport military facilities and urban buildings, the city that has finally recovered a little angry has become devastated ruins.

Although the National Army also has an air force, its strength is not as strong as others, it can only hide from others, for fear that this little family will be ruined all at once.

The hardest and most difficult days are coming.

However, the fighting spirit of the military and civilians in Shancheng City was not extinguished. Instead, driven by hatred, they became more determined and more courageous.

"Teacher, the telegram that Brother Yao just sent back was occupied by the Japanese army." Gong Hui returned home and told Yu Jie such bad news.

"I didn't expect the situation of the war to change so quickly. We had the upper hand half a month ago and achieved a miracle like the Pumpkin Victory. Half a month later, the important town of Yichang was actually lost. Yichang is the east gate of the mountain city. If the Japanese army built the forward airport in Yichang, the mountain city would be even more peaceful." Yu Jie sighed and said with some concern.

"No one expected that the situation was corrupted to this point. However, it was not easy for the Japanese army to continue advancing westward, and it was not easy for them to continue advancing westward, Brother Yao judged that the Japanese army had no plans to advance westward for the time being, unless they ignored the safety of Jiangcheng."

"Youning is right. Just a few hundred thousand people want to control such a large area, and the Japanese army is unsustainable. The military strength is one aspect, so the logistics may no longer be able to bear it." Yu Jie nodded.

"The military action may not be too big in the future, but there will be more and more political articles." Gong Hui said.

"Yes, Xiaohui, your pattern is getting higher and higher."

"This is all the time I learned a lot by my teacher."

"Don't be humble, I didn't teach you anything. It's probably because you are being influenced by Youning." Yu Jie said regretfully, "He actually has entered a wrong career. If he goes into politics, he may achieve greater success in the future."

"If there were no teachers, he would not have been able to stand out among more than a thousand students in the training class." Gong Hui said, "No one leads the way, no opportunity, everything is in vain."

"Gold always shines. He just lacks an opportunity. I am just lucky and just gave him some help, but I also got more. If it weren't for him, I could have come out of Wanglong Gate so quickly, and I could have been so leisurely?" Yu Jie smiled. He was not stupid, and he was a student far surpassed him.

It's his teacher now that it needs the student's turn to protect him.

"Brother Yao said that as soon as the war ends, he will be back, but he cannot decide which route to take for the time being."

"Tell him to be careful. When he was not here for these days, the mountain city became a little strange." Yu Jie said.

"Yes, teacher." Gong Hui's expression trembled. There was an old man in this family, as if there was a treasure. Yu Jie reminded him in time.

During this period, there were few Japanese spies in Shancheng, although the two major Japanese spies, "White Fox" and "Beichuan", were arrested.

But the Japanese spies' infiltration into the mountain city has never stopped. It was strange during this period. There was no big noise. Even those traitors who usually clamored against the national government's anti-Japanese war and national policy, rarely came out to shout.

Is this ordinary?

Of course unusual.

We should be alert, and there seems to be no news about the "White Fox"'s mother, Mrs. Aoki, the mastermind behind all the conspiracies.

"Teacher, I feel that she has come to the mountain city, but I just don't know where she is hiding." Gong Hui said.

"It's a fox that always reveals its tail, so don't look for it deliberately." Yu Jie said, "When the time comes, she will take the initiative to jump out."

“What the teacher taught me is.”

...

Luo Yao received a call from Gong Hui, reminding him to be careful when he returns, and also reported on the work of some military technical rooms.

Overall, the military technical room is running smoothly, without outstanding contributions, but there is no criticism.

It is at least much better than when the four companies were in power.

The integration is still effective, streamlining personnel and improving efficiency. The streamlining personnel are also technical backbone when they arrive in new institutions, enriching the capabilities of these institutions.

Sometimes subtraction may not be a bad thing.

It has been almost two months since he left the mountain city. He really missed the comfortable and busy days, although it is different now, and the lives of the people in the mountain city may be more worried than them.

After dinner, I took a short break and started working again. This is how deciphering work is. It is possible that I have been doing useless work all the time, but if you don’t do these useless work, how do you know that what you do is useless?

This is a dead loop, with no solution. Only when you find the right path, everything will be relieved.

It cannot be said that what a person does ultimately proves to be useless, so he denies his value.

Luo Yao himself was not sure what he did now was useful, but he still had to do it and even wasted a lot of office supplies.

There were footsteps outside the door, and it was Yang Fan who was back.

Knock on the door.

Luo Yao replied: "Enter!"

Yang Fan pushed the door and came in: "Brother, I'm back."

"Have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, go to the kitchen to check it out. There should be a lot of food left tonight..."

"I'll go later. I'll report to you about your visit to Jiang Zhiren." Yang Fan said.

"Well, what did he say?"

"Jiang Zhiren told me that after Zhang Yuanliang took the person away, he sent him directly to Guanghua County. He had a safe base there. This morning, Zhang Yuanliang sent someone to invite the doctor from the Anmin Clinic in the county... "

"Jiang Zhiren has been sending people to stare at Zhang Yuanliang?"

"Well, I guess although Jiang Zhiren and Zhang Yuanliang may have a cooperative relationship, they are also guarding against each other. Otherwise, how could Zhang Yuanliang lead people to block us in the street last night?" Yang Fan analyzed, "If he hadn't sent someone to monitor Zhang Yuanliang, how could he know that Jin Zhaofu was dead."

"It makes sense, they must have an ulterior motive." Luo Yao nodded. He had no right to deal with Jiang Zhiren, so he could only report the situation to Dai Yunong, and he would make the decision.

"Jiang Zhiren told me that when the doctor from Anmin Clinic went, Senator Kim was already dead. As for how he died, the doctor judged that it was poisoned. As for what poison he was, he couldn't say."

"Poisoned, how many people have contacted Jin Zhaofu last night?" Luo Yao nodded and asked.

Yang Fan thought for a while and said, "In addition to the people in the investigation room, I am Jiang Zhiren and two of his operating team members. Then I handed over Jin Zhaofu to Zhang Yuanliang's subordinates. Then, I don't know."

"What about you, have you ever contacted Jin Zhaofu?" Luo Yao asked.

"I don't. I have always kept a certain distance between Jin Zhaofu." Yang Fan shook his head and said, "Oh, by the way, there is a woman next to Jin Zhaofu. She is always by her side. She was also taken away by Zhang Yuanliang last night."

"What is this woman?"

"It seems to be from the investigation room. I don't know what it is. It should be Jin Zhaofu's new love. She held a banquet at the Laohekou Restaurant last night to celebrate the two of them." Yang Fan said.

"Well, did Zhang Yuanliang agree to the meeting tomorrow?"

"Agree."

...

The next day, on the morning of June 13, Luo Yao changed into casual clothes and came out of Wuchang Pavilion with Yang Fan.

Come all the way to Yide Teahouse.

It was still early, so I ordered a pot of tea and a few snacks. I ate while waiting for Zhang Yuanliang's arrival.

As time goes by nine o'clock, there are more and more tea guests on the first floor. The VIP private rooms on the second floor are relatively high, and ordinary people cannot afford it. Moreover, the downstairs are more lively, there are stages and performing opera troupes. It can also be said that there are only a few entertainment activities in the town.

There are also dance halls, cinemas, etc. in big cities, but this is a small town, and there is a lack of entertainment activities. It would be nice to have a troupe. After tossing and turning, all troupes are moving, so that they can keep fresh.

Suddenly, when Luo Yao heard the stairs ringing, he turned his eyes and saw a middle-aged man wearing a long silk gown, a top hat, a folding fan, and a brown glasses walking up the stairs slowly.

Behind him was a young little flat head, wearing a not-too-old suit, with a bulging waist, and he kept looking around with his eyes to watch the situation around him with his vigilance.
Chapter completed!