Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Chapter 326 A plan within a plan

county seat.

Gendarmerie.

Early this morning, Zhang Zizai was called to the gendarmerie by the Japanese.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers who usually had smiling faces when they met each other, but now all had gloomy faces, he knew that something must have happened.

as predicted.

Okamoto walked out with a dark face.

Seeing this, Zhang Zizai immediately went up to him and asked, "Okamoto-kun, what happened?"

Okamoto's face darkened as he walked, saying, "Overnight, the people of the county were in a panic. They all said that Lin Qiang was going to lead his men to attack the county. The commander asked me to confirm this news."

Suddenly, he turned his head back to take a look, and seeing that no one was around, he dared to curse: "These sons of bitches, all they do is sit in the office and let us subordinates do everything!"

It is unknown whether he was venting his emotions or saying this for Zhang Zizai to hear.

But Zhang Zizai was very flexible and continued, "Just leave this little matter to me. My duty is to help you solve your problems."

Okamoto glanced at Zhang Zizai with gratitude, then sighed, "Hey, Zhang-san, you are indeed my best friend. It's a pity that I have to do this myself."

Just this moment made Zhang Zizai's hair stand on end. Could it be that I was exposed?

He quickly recalled in his mind, could it be that he had done something to arouse Okamoto's suspicion?

At this moment, Okamoto put a hand on his shoulder, which scared Zhang Ziyi so much.

"Zhang Sang, the wing commander has also given you a mission."

Fortunately, Okamoto didn't care: "Your mission is to find the person who spread the rumors, calm the emotions of the people in the city, and prevent them from doing anything extreme."

"What a pity! If you help me investigate, I will definitely find it easily."

Hearing this, Zhang Zizai's heart fell back into his stomach. It seems that I was overthinking it. I knew it, with the IQ of this idiot Okamoto, how could he possibly doubt me.

At the same time, I was thinking to myself that it seemed that I really had to catch a few people who took the blame this time, otherwise the Japanese would say that I was not doing my job well.

"Okamoto-kun, you know several of my idioms now!"

Zhang Zizai flattered him first, then said, "Mr. Okamoto, I can actually help you with your investigation. You just need to..."

The two talked as they walked, and when they left the gendarmerie, Okamoto's gloomy face finally showed a smile.

"Zhang Sang, I was right about you!"

Zhang Zizai smiled and said, "Mr. Okamoto, you were the one who promoted me. It's my duty to help you solve your problems!"

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outside the city.

The two companies of the independent battalion were carrying out a rapid transfer, the purpose of which was to deceive the Japanese spies into thinking that it was a large-scale march.

After running for two hours, the soldiers were exhausted, so they decided to slow down for a while.

Even so, the Japanese were still terrified.

how many people?

I can't see clearly and I can't count.

I just know there are a lot more.

This news spread back to the county town, and Zhang Zizai, who was preparing a plan, was stunned.

If he hadn't been sure that the information was sent back by the Japanese, he would have thought that other comrades were secretly helping him.

After receiving the news, Okamoto went to the gendarmerie immediately.

It was unknown how long it took before Okamoto was released from the military police.

Zhang Zizai waited outside for a long time. When he saw Okamoto coming out, he walked over and said, "Mr. Okamoto, I have prepared a small gift for you."

"Oh?"

Okamoto was in a good mood at the moment and asked with a smile, "What gift?"

"Please come this way."

It wasn't far, just across the street from the gendarmerie.

"Okamoto-kun, these are the people who spread rumors in the county. I suspect they are spies. You must ask them carefully. You never know what surprises you might get."

There were four people in total that Zhang Zizai was talking about.

Seeing this, Okamoto's smile widened: "Yoshi, Zhang-san, you're really good!"

"Send him to the dungeon. I'll interrogate him personally. Zhang Sang, go to our department to collect the reward."

Zhang Zizai didn't refuse and said with a smile: "No problem, Mr. Okamoto, I'll wait for you at the old place tonight to drink together!"

Zhang Zizai watched Okamoto leave until he could no longer see his back, and then he put away his smile.

The puppet soldier beside him asked, "Captain, do you think these guys can cooperate with us?"

Although Zhang Zizai is no longer the captain, his brothers still habitually call him captain.

Zhang Zizai chuckled: "Do they dare not cooperate?"

The four people who were taken away were not good people.

Either he is a gambler, a smoker, or a dying man.

Zhang Zizai gave three hundred silver dollars, or three hundred yuan, to each of their families. They had never seen so much money in their lives.

It doesn't matter if you don't cooperate. No one shows up to do this, and even if it is exposed, Zhang Zizai will not be suspected.

Moreover, not everyone can survive in the dungeon of the Japanese gendarmerie.

By then, it will be like yellow mud falling down your crotch, right?

There is another reason why Zhang Zizai is so confident. He is gambling on Okamoto's trust in him.

"Go and move their family out now. Remember, as always, don't show up."

"Yes!"

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Xiaowangzhuang.

"How's the completion going?"

Standing in front of Lin Qiang were Hu Zi, Xu Lang, and Wang Qiang.

Hu Zi was the first to answer: "We have already figured out the situation outside the county town and have completed our deployment. Our company can guarantee that within an hour, all the artillery towers in the area will be destroyed."

"So are ours."

"Me too."

The independent battalion had a total of five companies. Qiangzi and Wuzhe's two companies operated outside the county town to confuse the Japanese.

Zhang Yuntian’s company was mainly responsible for the defense of the Xiaowangzhuang position.

The main task of Hu Zi and his three companies was to eliminate all the Japanese artillery towers and strongholds outside the county town.

Since we are going to fight, let's make a bigger noise so that the Japanese won't dare to set up the battlefield in the county town.

This is Lin Qiang’s plan. He wants to move the battlefield to Xiaowangzhuang, so that he can have an absolute advantage to hold back the Japanese.

Lin Qiang had a telegram in his hand. He said to the three men, "The order has come down from above. The battle must begin today."

"I have only one request: minimum sacrifice and maximum results!"

"Yes!"

The three of them answered in unison.

"All right."

Lin Qiang gave the order to start the battle: "Let's move!"