The cold wind howled in the street, and some waste paper and packaging bags on the ground were blown away.

At some point, snowflakes began to fall to the ground under the light of the street lamps, making a rustling sound.

A meeting was being held in the second room of the east wing in the backyard of Hongyun Teahouse. Everyone had a cigarette between their fingers, the air was filled with smoke, and occasionally someone coughed.

"Now that we have finished discussing the work in each district, let's talk about rescuing the arrested comrades! Gangzi, is there any news about the trap set by No. 76?" Lao Cui asked.

The waiter, Gangzi, stood up and walked over, saying, "Secretary Cui, everyone, our insider has been secretly investigating these past few days, but he still hasn't figured out how Li Qun set the trap. That old man is very well-prepared!"

"But we've figured out the escort route for Agents No. 76. Everyone, please take a look!"

Gangzi hung a map on the wall next to him, then pointed at it and said, "Because No. 76 is inside the concession, and there are so many people being escorted, they must use a covered truck to prevent pedestrians on the street from seeing the handcuffed and shackled prisoners in the truck!"

"Although there are many streets and alleys in the concession, there are only a few that can accommodate trucks quickly. If they use narrow alleys, accidents are likely to occur, hindering the convoy's progress. Therefore, they can only use the main roads in the concession!"

"There are three locations in the concession that are suitable for ambushes: here, here, and here. However, I don't recommend doing it inside the concession because it will create too much noise and attract the Concession Police Station, which will be difficult to deal with!"

"After leaving the concession, there are three roads leading to the quarry forty miles northwest. We have surveyed these three roads and found a total of eight locations suitable for ambush. However, after excluding the two locations where the Japanese are stationed nearby, there are still five locations available for ambush!"

"The first route has two locations suitable for ambush, the second route has one location suitable for ambush, and the third route has two locations suitable for ambush!"

"But until now, we haven't figured out which route they will take. If we don't figure out their escort route, we shouldn't choose an ambush location!"

Everyone was looking at the map in thought when Old Ji asked, "Have you surveyed the terrain over there? What's the situation over there these days?"

Gangzi nodded and said, "We've surveyed the area around the quarry. The terrain is complex, with many mountains and forests. It's a good place for us to ambush our forces, but it's also a good place for the enemy to set up a pre-set encirclement. Furthermore, because of the complex terrain, it's not easy to be surrounded. Once we get into the mountains and forests, it's not easy to chase us!"

Another district leader, Lao Chang, said, "I think it's best to take action while they're being escorted. Since there are three routes now and we don't know which one they'll take, why not leave them with no choice?"

Leaving the enemy with no choice? Everyone was confused. What did this mean?

Lao Cui asked: "Lao Chang, tell me what you think!"

Old Chang stood up, walked to the map, turned around and said to everyone, "Look, there's a stone bridge on the second route. Let's find a way to destroy it so their cars and trucks can't pass!"

"There's a third route. Be careful! There's a section of road flanked by fish ponds. If we send someone to dig this section the night before they start their transport, we'll only create a two-meter-wide ditch that won't be filled in a short period of time. Their convoy won't be able to pass, and they'll have to turn back!"

"This way, their escort convoy can only take the first route!"

After listening to what Lao Chang said, everyone's eyes, including Lao Cui's, lit up.

"Old Chang, you're amazing! You actually thought of this idea. Let the enemy follow the route we designed. This way, we can ambush them on the first route!"

"That's a good idea, I agree!"

Everyone commented that this method was indeed very good.

However, someone poured cold water on the idea: "It's a good idea, but I feel it's too obvious a design. It would easily be seen by the enemy as our tampering. If they become suspicious, they can simply turn around and return to Unit 76 to change the time and location of the execution. All our efforts would then be wasted!"

After hearing this, everyone realized that this method was indeed too obvious. They were afraid that it would not be easy to fool the enemy and might even backfire.

Lao Ji looked at Lao Cui and asked, "Secretary Cui, I'm afraid you have to make the decision on this matter! The method Lao Chang mentioned is the best we can think of at the moment, but it has flaws. The enemy is not stupid. If they find that there are problems with both routes and only one can go, Li Qun will definitely be suspicious given his cunning nature."

Lao Cui stared at the map again and again, smoking a cigarette. After a few minutes, he stood up and walked over to the map. Turning to face everyone, he said, "The enemy has set a trap for us, but we don't know where it is. The trap is probably somewhere along the way. The enemy must think we'll attack while we're escorting them!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"If that's the case, why should we let the enemy lead us by the nose? Why should we strike en route? The enemy thought we'd strike during the transport, but we're going to strike here!" Lao Cui said, punching the location of the quarry on the map!

Everyone looked at the location on the map where Lao Cui had punched him, and they were all confused and puzzled.

Lao Chang asked, "Secretary Cui, isn't it too risky to attack at the quarry? The enemy will surely have deployed heavy troops there to clear the area beforehand. By the time the escort team arrives, their strength will be even greater! If setting an ambush en route has a 50% chance of success, then if we wait until we get to the quarry, we have virtually no chance of success. We might even lose more comrades than we can save them!"

Others couldn't figure it out either, and they all thought it was too risky to do so.

Lao Cui said, "We can plant a large number of bombs in the quarry beforehand. Once the attack begins, we can detonate the bombs first and kill most of the enemy Centaurs first!"

"Also, I'd like to ask my superiors to send guerrillas as quickly as possible to serve as the main offensive force. After all, we're all intelligence workers, and we're not as proficient as the frontline troops in this level of combat. If the guerrillas participate in the operation, I think our chances of victory are still very good!"

Upon hearing this, everyone started to whisper to each other.

Lao Ji then said, "I agree with Secretary Cui's idea. The enemy has a trap waiting for us. We can't let them lead us into their trap. We must strike at the most unlikely location for the enemy to catch them by surprise!"

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