After a pause, Zhong Yi said again: "After the operation is completed, how can you withdraw the concession?" ”

Li Chenglong opened the door again and shouted outside, "Lao Yin, bring the map." ”

A moment later, the shopkeeper of the teahouse walked into the box with a map, and Li Chenglong took the map and spread it out on the table, revealing the whole map of Shanghai.

"Look." Li Chenglong pointed to the map and said, "The Great East Asia Hotel is here." ”

Then he pointed his finger south along the map and continued: "From the Great East Asia Hotel to the south, you can directly enter the public concession along the North Fujian Road through the Laozha Bridge, and this road is the closest. ”

After a pause, Li Chenglong said again: "My opinion, the first plan is to take the old gate bridge, if the old gate bridge cannot be passed, then change to the old garbage bridge and the pot soup lane bridge on both sides." ”

This is the consistent style of the military command, but whenever there is action, the first reaction is to act recklessly.

"I'm against it." Zhang Li frowned and said, "Whether it is the old gate bridge, the old garbage bridge, the pot soup lane bridge or some other bridge, the north side of the bridge is guarded by Japanese military police, and there is a heavy machine gun bunker, if you break in, the risk is too great!" Moreover, even though we had broken through the Japanese military police blockade, the British were still guarding the south bank of the bridge. ”

Li Chenglong said: "When the time comes, I can find a way to transfer the British troops on the south bank of the old gate bridge." ”

"That's not going to work either." Zhang Li said in a deep voice, "I resolutely oppose this brute style. ”

The two couldn't agree on anything, so they set their eyes on Zhong Yi at the same time.

Zhong Yi asked: "What are the heavy machine gun fortifications set up by the Japanese military police on the north bank of the Old Gate Bridge, the Old Garbage Bridge and the Buntang Lane Bridge?" Is it a machine-gun nest welded with steel plates, or a circular barricade with sandbag barricades? ”

Li Chenglong said: "It's a machine gun nest welded with steel plates. ”

When Zhong Yi heard this, the swordsman immediately probed into a pimple.

If the Japanese fortifications on the north bank of the bridge were heavy machine-gun nests welded with steel plates, it would be a little tricky.

Because even the snipers of the special combat team could not pose a threat to the Japanese machine gunners hiding in the machine gun nests, it was wishful thinking for the team members involved in the operation to cross the old gate bridge and withdraw to the concession.

Zhong Yi still didn't give up, and then asked: "All the machine gun fortifications on the north bank of the bridge are welded with steel plates?" ”

"I have to ask Lao Yin about this, he is an old Shanghai." After Li Chenglong finished speaking, he got up again and called Lao Yin in.

After explaining the situation, Lao Yin said without thinking: "After the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, fortifications were built on the north bank of each bridge connected to the concession. ”

"New Gate Bridge!" Li Chenglong immediately drew a circle on the map with a red-core pencil to circle the new gate bridge.

Zhong Yi said again: "Is there a British army stationed south of Xinzha Bridge?" ”

"Absolutely." Lao Yin said, "There is a squad of the British Gurkha Brigade stationed there. ”

Zhong Yi said again: "On this side of the public concession, are there high-rise buildings within 200 meters of the new gate bridge?" ”

"A tall building within two hundred meters?" The fellow frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "There are no high-rise buildings, but there is a three-story western-style house, which is a reinforced concrete structure, which is quite sturdy. ”

"Enough!" Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "Just take the new gate bridge!" ”

Zhang Li frowned, and subconsciously wanted to object.

At this time, Zhong Yi said again: "But the old teacher's worries are not unreasonable, so we also have to make a plan, once the new gate bridge is impassable, immediately take other plans." ”

"Something else?" Li Chenglong said, "What other plan can there be? ”

"Swim across!" Zhong Yi said in a deep voice, "You can choose a relatively remote section of the river in advance, arrange the rope in the water, and the team members involved in the action can pull the rope to quickly cross the river!" ”

"I agree!" Zhang Li said thoughtfully, "And it's best at night." ”

At night, if the light is dim, if you are prepared in advance, you can even extinguish the street lights on both sides of the Suzhou Creek in advance, so that even if the Japanese military police chase the north bank of the Suzhou Creek, there is no way to aim and shoot at the black lights, and the possibility of the team members participating in the operation to safely withdraw to the public concession will be greatly increased.

Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "Okay, now let's discuss how to respond." ”

Li Chenglong said to the map: "The first response team must be arranged at the intersection between Beizhejiang Road and Qipu Road, and then the action team members and covering personnel will follow Qipu Road into Gansu Road, and then enter Arabian Situ Road. ”

As he spoke, Li Chenglong used a red-core pencil to draw an anti-zigzag line on the map.

Zhang Li continued: "Then the second receiving team must be arranged at the intersection of the Arab Situ Road and the North Tibet Road, and the number of this receiving team should not be too small, and the firepower should also be strengthened, because the North Tibet Road is directly connected to the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters, and as soon as the guns are fired, the combat vehicles stationed at the Marine Corps Headquarters can quickly move south along the North Tibet Road and cut off our retreat, so this group must strengthen its firepower!" ”

Li Chenglong gritted his teeth and said: "We still have an 82mm mortar!" ”

82mm mortars are probably not good for tanks, but they are more than enough for armored vehicles.

Zhong Yi nodded and said: "Then the third response team should be located in Taiyuan Fang in the north of Xinzha Bridge, and the fourth response team should be located in the bungalow south of Xinzha Bridge. ”

Li Chenglong nodded and said, "Then where is the swimming point?" ”

Zhang Li said: "I suggest that it be set up between the old garbage bridge and the new garbage bridge, and swim directly from the southernmost end of Gansu Road!" ”

"Yes." Zhong Yi said, "Then set up a fifth response team on the south bank of Suzhou Creek on Gansu Road. ”

"Agreed." Li Chenglong said, "But I have another question here, that is, how should the armed personnel and weapons involved in this operation cross the river?" Especially our light mortar of 82mm caliber. ”

Zhang Li said: "Weapons and personnel must be separated, otherwise we will not be able to cross the river." ”

"It's not okay to be separated." Li Chenglong said with a bitter face, "Our transportation stations and contact points in Hongkou, Yangshupu and Zhabei have already made Mei Organ and No. 76 one pot, so there is no one on the north shore to answer." ”

"Leave this to us." Zhang Li said in a deep voice, "Our people can be responsible for answering. ”

"Then please leave it to your party." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "After the armed personnel involved in the operation enter the Japanese-occupied area, they will also have to bother your party's personnel to respond and cover. ”

"Mayor Zhong rest assured." Zhang Li said, "I'll arrange it." ”