Gao Jiu told Wang Zhankui and others about his analysis, and Wang Zhankui felt a headache. He said, "Jiu Master, how should we intercept the Japanese's biological and chemical weapons?"

Li Chengwu said: "I think people can be sent to monitor each city gate in Qingdao. They are all cavalry. Once the traces of the Japanese are found, they can catch up with them and destroy them."

Gao Jiu nodded and said, "This is also a solution. However, there are a large number of vehicles entering and leaving the city every day. If the Japanese disguised themselves as ordinary people and used civilian vehicles to transport them secretly, how can we distinguish and intercept them?"

Li Chengwu also felt that this matter was quite scratching and said, "I'm afraid the Japanese will really do this. This is more troublesome."

Jia Liu, Ning Wen, Ning Wu and others were also thinking about how to find the Japanese anti-epidemic water supply force and intercept it.

Everyone couldn't think of any good idea for a moment.

Gao Jiu said: "Since there is no other way at the moment, then take the method Li Chengwu said and send people to monitor each city gate, and perhaps clues can be found."

When Li Chengwu heard the order from Jiu Ye, he immediately arranged people to go to various city gates for surveillance. They all carried wireless telegraphs with them. They could report to Jiu Ye at any time when they found out.

That afternoon, the guerrillas in charge of surveillance at the west gate of Qingdao City reported that a convoy of Japanese soldiers came out of the city, and the convoy went to Jinan.

Gao Jiu decided to intercept the Japanese convoy. While they were about to set up an ambush, the guerrillas in charge of surveillance at the north gate of the city reported that a Japanese transport convoy came out of the north gate and drove towards the northwest.

Gao Jiu and others felt a headache at this moment, and they couldn't figure out which Japanese convoy was the one that actually transported a large number of biological and chemical weapons.

At this moment, the guerrillas in charge of surveillance at the south gate of the city also reported that a Japanese convoy left the south gate of the city and headed towards the southwest.

Gao Jiu, Wang Zhankui and others have seen it clearly now. These are all tricks played by the Japanese army, which is to make Gao Jiu and others unable to determine which convoy is the real convoy for transporting biological and chemical weapons.

Not long after, Gao Jiu received a report that many civilian vehicles came out from the three city gates, several vehicles heading west, northwest and southwest respectively. Perhaps one of these convoys was responsible for transporting Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops and biological and chemical weapons.

Faced with such a complex situation, Gao Jiu and others were really unable to make accurate judgments for the moment.

They must conduct interception accurately. Once the interception is wrong, it is equivalent to allowing the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops to leave Qingdao. Once they enter the battalion of the Japanese army's large army, they may launch biological and chemical weapons combat at any time.

Everyone was talking nonsense, not thinking of any solution.

The more chaotic the situation is, the more you need to be calm. Gao Jiu took a deep breath and tried to keep himself at a calm mind.

He said: "Don't worry, think about it calmly. Everything in the world has traces to follow. Since we cannot judge what vehicles the Japanese army uses or which convoy transports this batch of biological and chemical weapons, then let's analyze what they want to use this batch of biological and chemical weapons? Or what is the goal that the Japanese want to achieve the most?"

Gao Jiu pointed out a direction of thinking, and everyone started thinking seriously.

Jia Liu's mind was very fast, and he said: "Jiu Ye, what the Japanese devils want to do most in Shandong is to open up the Jinpu Railway. Will they use this batch of biological and chemical weapons in this direction?"

Jia Liu's words lit up everyone's eyes.

Ning Wen said: "Jiu Ye, Jia Liu makes sense. The Jinpu Railway was cut off in the southeastern Shandong and the area on the border with Jiangsu. They would always be attacked by the underground armed forces in the southeastern Shandong. If I were the commander of the Japanese, I would probably use biological and chemical weapons in this area to destroy the anti-Japanese bases of the Southeast Shandong Military Region to avoid the anti-Japanese armed forces destroying the Jinpu Railway."

Everyone also felt that there was a certain reason. Gao Jiu said: "This possibility is quite high. As for whether they really went to Tai'an, we can get verification soon."

Wang Zhankui couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he asked, "Jiu Master, how to verify it?"

Gao Jiu said: "This Japanese biological and chemical weapons unit is also very important to the Japanese army. If they go to Tai'an, the Japanese army in Tai'an will definitely send troops to welcome it. If there is a convoy full of Japanese troops heading towards Qingdao, it is important to welcome the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply unit on the way and escort them to Tai'an City."

Wang Zhankui said: "It's indeed a good idea."

Gao Jiu said: "Jia Liu, send a telegram to the Lunan Military Region and ask them to send people to closely monitor the road from Tai'an City to Qingdao to see if there is a Japanese convoy passing by."

After receiving the telegram from Gao Jiu, the head of the underground party, Gao Hong and others, they immediately replied, saying that they had notified the anti-Japanese armed forces in southeast Shandong to monitor the road and would promptly inform Gao Jiu if there was any situation.

At this time, Wang Zhankui raised another question.

He said, "Master Jiu, it is not a solution for us to do this. If the Japanese army really headed to Tai'an, they had already set out from Qingdao for a while. If we waited until the news was confirmed, we would not be able to catch up with them.

The underground anti-Japanese armed forces do not have gas masks and are not familiar with the methods to deal with the Japanese biological and chemical weapons. Even if they can intercept them, it may cause the leakage of biological and chemical weapons, and it will inevitably lead to tragedy."

Gao Jiu thought about it and said, "You made sense. Now we can only get stuck. Let's set off immediately for Tai'an."

Everyone got on their horses and ran towards Tai'an.

Jia Liu usually carried the radio on his back when he marched, but in order to receive telegrams from the underground party in time, he held the radio on his chest and kept it on. While galloping, he carefully listened to the sounds made on the radio.

An hour later, Jia Liu heard a clattering sound from the radio station.

He said to Gao Jiu: "Master Jiu, it may be that the underground party has sent a telegram."

Gao Jiu immediately issued an order and said, "Stop moving forward and rest on the spot."

Jia Liu held the war horse, turned over and dismounted, sat on the side of the road and began to receive radio signals.

Sure enough, it was a telegram sent by the underground party.

Gao Hong said in the telegram that a county brigade in the Southeast Shandong Military Region discovered a convoy of Japanese troops driving from Tai'an City, with more than a dozen trucks, two motorcycles and a car full of fully armed Japanese soldiers. Some trucks were also pulled in Type 92 infantry cannons behind, with a total force of about 500 people.

When everyone heard this news, they were very excited. They didn't bother to rest and immediately got back on their horses and continued to run towards Tai'an.

Gao Jiu and others made a mistake in their judgment. This time, according to General Haneda's reminder, Yoshino Togo gave his adjutant face-to-face instructions, and then asked him to go to Qingdao in person to organize the mission of escorting the Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops and biological and chemical weapons.

After the adjutant arrived in Qingdao, after contacting the local garrison, he first made a test and sent an infantry squadron to disguise as a convoy escort to the Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops to Jinan. As a result, he was really intercepted by Gao Jiu and others on the way. At that time, the adjutant was more careful and sent a sniper to find an opportunity to snipe Gao Jiu. Of course, he did not have much hope for this. If Gao Jiu was eliminated so easily, so many Japanese troops would not have had a headache with Gao Jiu.

Sure enough, this test came true. The Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply force had indeed been targeted by Gao Jiu, and the sniper did not succeed, but instead sacrificed his life.

This incident reminded the adjutant to be more careful to prevent Gao Jiu from intercepting him on the way.

He considered repeatedly and discussed with the local garrison, and adopted the method of mixing fish with pearls, intending to transport the batch of biological and chemical weapons directly to Tai'an City, hand them over to the Japanese 141st Division, and then carry out biological and chemical weapons operations in southeast Shandong.

In order to confuse Gao Jiu, he sent several convoys of Japanese escorts, and then disguised the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops and biological and chemical weapons as civilian convoys. Taking advantage of the opportunity that Gao Jiu and others could not judge their true purpose for the time being, the adjutant personally led the convoy to Tai'an.

It can be said that the adjutant's caution had achieved great success. However, because he was too careful, he made a serious mistake, that is, he should not ask the Japanese army in Tai'an to come to greet him and escort the convoy disguised as a civilian, which exposed his true intentions.

After judging the real purpose of the Japanese army, Gao Jiu informed the head of the underground party, Gao Hong and others that the Japanese army might have launched a biological and chemical weapon attack on the southeastern Shandong region. This news shocked the leaders of the southern Shandong military region.

In accordance with Gao Jiu's request, the Shandong Military Region dispatched a regiment of troops, led by Huang Shuigen, the commander of the Independent Brigade, and cooperated with Gao Jiu and others to intercept the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply forces along the way.

Although the adjutant of Togo Yoshino played so many tricks, he still felt uneasy because his opponent Takagi was too strong.

He personally escorted the Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply force. After leaving Qingdao, he was very nervous, afraid that Gao Jiu would judge his real destination and intercept it on the way.

He sat in the cab, his eyes kept observing the road in front and sides, fearing that the terrible figure of the Taohuashan guerrillas would appear. It was not until the convoy was far away from Qingdao that his heart gradually relaxed.

After a long march, the convoy was approaching the territory of Tai'an, and the adjutant felt completely relieved. At this moment, he felt very proud. You must know that it was his careful planning that he finally deceived the elusive Gao Jiu.

He believed that his accomplishment of the task this time would greatly enhance his position in the commander's mind, and his future success is just around the corner.

Because he was nervous, he had not had a good sleep for several days. Seeing that he had entered the Tai'an realm, his heart finally calmed down, and a sense of fatigue surged up and he finally started to take a nap.

The Japanese army's support troops from Tai'an City marched all the way, following a car from behind, above them, with intelligence officers from the underground party of Tai'an City. They monitored the actions of the Japanese convoy in front and informed the Lunan Military Region at any time. Gao Hong authorized them to contact Huang Shuigen directly so that they could grasp the movements of the Japanese army in a timely manner and intercept them.

Huang Shuigen also contacted Gao Jiu. Gao Jiu asked Huang Shuigen and others to wait until the Japanese army's reception unit meets with the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply unit, confirm the Japanese army's true identity, and then start an operation. He also asked Huang Shuigen to lead the troops directly to Tai'an City, outside the outskirts of Tai'an City, and wait until the Japanese army's reception unit escorts the epidemic prevention and water supply unit back to Tai'an City and launch a surprise attack, which will be in a state of striking the Japanese army.

Gao Jiu led the Taohua Mountain guerrillas to march quickly, striving to arrive at Tai'an City in advance and ambush the Japanese army with the troops led by Huang Shuigen.

The reason why Gao Jiu made such a request was, on the one hand, because civil convoys often passed by on the road. Gao Jiu and others could not accurately determine which one was the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply force. Therefore, they had to wait until the Japanese army met with the support force before they could accurately determine their true identities.

He asked to wait until the Taohuashan guerrillas he led arrived before taking action. Considering that Huang Shuigen and others had no experience in dealing with the Japanese biological and chemical weapons forces, if they accidentally broke the container of the biological and chemical weapons in the battle, it would cause bad consequences. Therefore, it would be best if Gao Jiu personally led the Taohuashan guerrillas to take action.

Gao Jiu and others rode horses forward. In terms of endurance, war horses were definitely not as good as cars, and long-distance marchs could not catch up with the Japanese convoy.

However, there is also one advantage of riding a horse, that is, you don’t need to rely on the road to take a shortcut. From Qingdao to Tai'an City, you have to pass through the mountainous areas on the way. The Japanese army’s speed is slower and they have to take a long circle, which created conditions for Gao Jiu and others to arrive in Tai'an City in advance.

Gao Jiu and others rushed to the road desperately, fearing that they would not be able to arrive in Tai'an City in time.

He has fought for so many years and has never been so nervous. This time Gao Jiu must not fail, otherwise, I don’t know how many anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians would be tragically destroyed by the Japanese biological and chemical weapons.

At noon that day, Gao Jiu and others seized the time to rest for a while. The team members wanted to have a meal and also wanted to restore their strength to the war horses. Then they continued to rush.

At 1:30, Gao Jiu and others were marching along a country road and saw a river lying in front of them from afar.

Gao Jiu and others had already checked the map in advance and knew that there was a bridge on the river, so this river could not stop the advance of the guerrilla cavalry.

However, when they arrived by the river, they suddenly found that many Japanese troops appeared on the bridge in front.

The Japanese army had already built simple fortifications at the bridgehead. It was obvious that they were prepared, as if they were coming to the Taohua Mountain guerrillas.
Chapter completed!