The road from Shanghai to Lin'an is an important trade route. In the past, there were trains that not only carried people but also transported goods. However, since the Japanese invaders attacked, the trains still ran, but only carried passengers and no longer transported goods. They were only used to transport military supplies.

The only way for private cargo to be transported between two places is by horse-drawn carriages and trucks. Of course, there is also water transportation, but it is more time-consuming.

Zhang Yunhe sold the luxury goods he had brought in and purchased a large quantity of raw silk, all in less than a day.

On the morning of the 15th, he arrived at the Qiantang River Wharf, preparing to cross the river to the other side.

There were a large number of fortifications built by the Japanese army on the north bank of the river, and many Japanese soldiers were stationed in the fortifications; on the south bank of the river there were also a large number of fortresses built by the 28th Army, and the two armies were separated by only a river.

What is strange is that although the two sides are currently in a state of standoff, they have not prohibited people from crossing the river, and the ferry terminal is still operating as usual.

On the dock, people were coming and going.

There were several ticket inspectors standing at the ticket gate, as well as a dozen Japanese soldiers led by a sergeant.

Among the crowd entering the station, Zhang Yunhe was wearing a thin gray gown, a black top hat, a pair of new black leather shoes, and carrying a cowhide briefcase. This kind of dress is common among intellectuals and small business owners, but his tall, slender and upright figure is particularly conspicuous in the crowd.

"You, come here, come here!" The sergeant spotted Zhang Yunhe in the crowd at a glance and shouted at him with his white-gloved hand.

Zhang Yunhe turned to look at the sergeant and walked through the crowd with an expressionless face, "Madam, is there something wrong?"

The sergeant looked at him and asked, "Who do you work for?"

Zhang Yunhe said, "I'm the owner of Jinxiu Zhuang in the city!"

"What kind of work are you doing on the other side of the river?" the sergeant asked again.

"I'm in the raw silk business. This time I'm going across the street to buy some raw silk to sell in Shanghai!"

The sergeant saw Zhang Yunhe holding a briefcase and pointed at it and said, "This, we need to check it. Bring it over!"

"Of course!" Zhang Yunhe handed over the briefcase and said, "The things in my briefcase are very important. Madam, please be careful and don't damage them!"

This made the sergeant even more suspicious, and he immediately took the briefcase and opened it to check. Inside were several gold bars, a stack of French currency, an ID card, several packs of cigarettes, and lighters.

Seeing so much money, the sergeant's eyes lit up and his greed instantly surged. He immediately made up his mind and took out the ID card, intending to capture Zhang Yunhe as a spy and then swallow up the money.

But when he took out his ID, he saw the words "Special Pass" on it. The sergeant's pupils shrank and he immediately felt something was wrong.

When the certificate was opened, it turned out to have the official seal of the expeditionary force headquarters, the rank of major, a secret envoy, carrying out special tasks, and having a special mission.

Looking at the photo again, it was obvious that the person in the photo was the tall young man in front of me.

"You..." The sergeant showed a look of horror on his face.

Zhang Yunhe said calmly, "You'd better act like nothing happened. If your foolish behavior exposes my identity and causes me to fail this mission, I guarantee you'll die a miserable death!"

The sergeant quickly put the documents back into the briefcase, handed the briefcase back to Zhang Yunhe, and said loudly: "You can go now!"

"Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam!" Zhang Yunhe took the briefcase and bowed repeatedly.

After getting on the boat, Zhang Yunhe saw that most of the people on the boat were ordinary people from all walks of life.

The reason why the ferry is still running is not because the Japanese are kind-hearted. They want to use the people traveling between the north and south banks to judge the economic and living conditions of the 28th Army on the south bank and the people there. They can also send some spies and secret agents to mix in with the ordinary people and go to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the deployment of the 28th Army.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River also need to make a living. They earn some money by traveling between the south and north of the Yangtze River. The 28th Army cannot completely block the river to prevent the people from traveling.

After arriving in Jiangnan and getting ashore, they were naturally inspected by the soldiers stationed at the dock by the 28th Army.

After leaving the dock, Zhang Yunhe called a rickshaw and said, "Take me to find a broker!"

"Okay, sir, please sit tight!"

There are not many pedestrians and vehicles in the city. It seems that the war has had a great impact here. The economy is very depressed and many shops are closed.

The rickshaw driver quickly took Zhang Yunhe to the door of a pawnshop.

"Hello sir, I'm the dentist here. Is there anything I can do for you?"

“I want to rent a warehouse!”

"Warehouse? That's no problem. How big a warehouse do you want?" The broker's eyes lit up.

"Take me to the largest warehouse!"

"Okay, come with me!"

After more than ten minutes, the broker took Zhang Yunhe to an empty cargo yard not far from the river.

The dealer introduced: "This freight yard is three hundred acres in size and has twelve large warehouses. Business was booming a month ago, but when they heard the Japanese were coming, merchants no longer dared to stock up here and all fled. Now there's no one here!"

Zhang Yunhe took a walk inside and he liked this place very much because it was big enough. Not to mention the open space outside the warehouse, even the twelve large warehouses were enough to store the batch of French goods.

"Is this cargo yard yours?" Zhang Yunhe asked.

The broker quickly said, "No, it's from the local wealthy Xu family. If you want to rent this freight yard, I can make the decision. The person who can make the decision in the Xu family has gone to Jiangzhou."

"I understand!" Zhang Yunhe nodded and said to the broker, "I need this cargo yard for three days. Name your price!"

"Only three days?" The broker was a little disappointed.

Zhang Yunhe said, "Don't you see what the situation is like now? The Japanese may attack at any time. Who would dare to rent it for too long?"

"If it only takes three days, then you... give me a thousand dollars!"

After listening to this, Zhang Yunhe turned around and left.

"Sir, sir, wait a minute, don't go, the price is negotiable!"

Zhang Yunhe said, "Two hundred dollars, if you agree, I'll pay you right now. We don't even need to sign a lease. I'm not afraid of you playing tricks on me. If you do that, I'll throw you into the river and feed you to turtles!"

"Oh... okay, two hundred is two hundred. Business is so hard these days!" sighed the broker.

Zhang Yunhe took out two hundred French francs and handed them to the broker. "Here are two hundred yuan. Give me the key to the front door!"

The broker handed over the keys, took the money and left without caring what Zhang Yunhe was going to do with the house after renting it for three days.

Zhang Yunhe took out the French goods from the backpack space as quickly as possible and piled them in the warehouse. Although there was a lot of goods, the warehouses were large in number and occupied a large area.

After a short while, he piled up all the weapons, equipment and ammunition of nearly 30,000 people in the warehouse. Before leaving, he placed a signal collection transmitter in a hidden place at the gate. If anyone climbed over the wall or violently destroyed the gate, he would be the first to know.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Yunhe arrived at the century-old teahouse on time.

"Sir, please come in. How many people are you?" The waiter warmly welcomed Zhang Yunhe in.

Zhang Yunhe asked, "Has Commander Chen from the 28th Army arrived? I've arranged to have tea with him."

"I'm coming, Commander Chen just told me to take you there when you arrive. Please come in!" the waiter said hurriedly.

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