Chapter 542: Scope

Three Japanese invaders, spread out in three courtyards.

This was a very insidious arrangement. Even if one was discovered, there were still two left.

No one would have thought that three Japanese spies would gather in one place.

It really was the most dangerous arrangement that was also the safest.

They may not need to take action. Just silently watching to see who enters the house next to the locust tree is enough.

How can this be broken?

There is no way to break it for now. We don't have the level of skill for that.

If it were Tong Zhongting arriving, or Chen Gongpeng and the others, they could use force.

In short, they would just take them down one by one.

But Pang Yu can't do that.

The team he leads is full of weaklings. They can't beat a master.

What should be done?

Only shoot.

No matter how skilled you are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife. Not to mention a gun.

However, before shooting, you must think carefully. There may be a series of consequences.

The first option: hand-to-hand combat. Surround them. Fight many with few.

The second option: invite Tong Zhongting.

The third option: shoot.

In the end, they chose the second option. Let the lion out of the mountain.

So Pang Yu personally went to report the situation to Tong Zhongting and invited him to handle it.

It was only at this time that Zhang Yong learned that Tong Zhongting had a nickname. It wasn't Lion. It was called Iron-Faced Buddha.

How did he get this nickname? Not sure. It is said to have been earned on the battlefield.

After experiencing so many bloody battles, he is still alive. This in itself is a miracle.

During the Xifengkou battle that year, the 29th Army's saber team fought desperately against the Japanese invaders. Several regiments were almost completely wiped out. It can be said to have been very tragic.

However, after the battle was won, the 29th Army was treated unfairly. Instead of immediately giving priority to reinforcements, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the dissolution of those regiments. This was very disheartening for the 29th Army. It was also the basic reason why they were no longer willing to listen to Chiang Kai-shek's control and were on their guard against him.

Whoever suffered such unfair treatment would feel suffocated.

Therefore, there was no solution to the problem of the 29th Army.

The Japanese invaders were certainly hateful. But Chiang Kai-shek was also a wolf. No one could be trusted.

Soon, Tong Zhongting really came.

Obviously, he was also a man who could not sit still. He came immediately after hearing that he could take action.

The Iron-Faced Buddha was indeed an iron-faced Buddha. Once he took action, he was truly ruthless.

'Three Japanese spies?'

'Yes.'

'The specific location.'

'I've drawn it.'

Zhang Yong took out a pencil sketch.

It's a rough sketch. It's probably in this location.

There are three separate houses, and there are three Japanese spies inside. They are about 100 metres apart. It's not really close.

'There is only one person inside?'

'Yes.'

'No one else?'

'No one else.'

'How do you know?'

'I can sense it.'

'Sense it?'

'Special abilities. You can also understand it as special functions.'

Zhang Yong is not telling the truth.

And he couldn't tell the truth either.

However, in the face of Tong Zhongting's questions, one must answer truthfully.

After all, these days, scientific research is still a blank. He made up some new words himself, and the other person might not understand.

Believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

'Really?'

'Don't worry about the details. The current focus is that the Japanese invader is in the house with a gun. Therefore, once you go in, you must take control immediately. So that he doesn't resist with a gun.'

'That's my job.'

Tong Zhongting didn't ask any more questions. His face was as hard as iron. Perhaps that was where the name 'Iron-Faced Buddha' came from?

Zhang Yong habitually retreated to the back.

He had no business with the action. His current task was to watch the fun.

Safety first.

Naturally, others would take the lead in dangerous things.

'Open the door!'

'What is it?'

'Police! Police!'

Huang Chu pounded on the door loudly.

He went straight to the point. He said he was a policeman.

He believed that the Japanese spies inside were well-trained. His identity was impeccable, so they would not be afraid of the police.

Sure enough, the wooden door opened.

Tong Zhongting pounced on them and pinned the Japanese spies to the ground.

Zhang Yong: ...

Damn, that was fierce!

The Japanese spies were subdued before they could react.

Rags were immediately stuffed into their mouths. This prevented them from screaming. It was also to avoid alerting the other Japanese spies. At the same time, they were firmly bound.

There was hardly any sound.

The other two Japanese spies seemed to hear some movement. But they didn't make any obvious moves.

Zhang Yong quickly entered and searched. He found the place where the guns were hidden.

Good thing, there really were guns.

Three Browning pistols. There were even two Mosin-Nagant rifles.

There were more than 300 rounds of pistol ammunition. There were also more than 300 rounds of rifle ammunition.

Fortunately, the Japanese spies did not get these weapons. Otherwise, just one pistol alone could have caused them heavy casualties.

'Daiyang!'

Pang Yu whispered.

Next to the weapons was a cloth bag.

The bag was full of silver dollars. It was full to the brim. There might be two or three hundred of them?

Next to it were four sealed envelopes of silver dollars. Each contained 50. In total, there were 200.

Zhang Yong ignored them.

That was too little. There were only a few hundred silver dollars. It was not worth looking at.

The 20,000 silver dollars mentioned by the Japanese spies was the key. If there really were that many silver dollars,

In fact, the map already shows that there are also weapons signs in the house next door behind the locust tree. Not just one. There are three. There are three places where weapons are hidden.

The Japanese invaders are exaggerating too. How many weapons were actually hidden? Were they trying to arm a rebellion?

Were the Japanese invaders planning to, once they invaded China in full force, immediately create chaos in the city, so that they could attack from both inside and out, and make it easier for the Japanese army to enter the city?

That's what they should have been doing.

That's the most common approach.

The Japanese probably didn't expect the 29th Army to give up defending the city.

Nanking was not defended. But it was defended after all. The Japanese also attacked the city. They also suffered some casualties. The fighting was pretty fierce.

But Beiping. It seems that there was really not much defence. The defenders just retreated.

The only really fierce fighting was at Lugouqiao, Wanpingcheng, Nanyuan Airport and other places.

'Continue!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

Everyone was very excited about the weapons and the foreign currency they had seized.

As it turned out, if you captured a Japanese spy, you could get rich.

'Open the door!'

'Open the door!'

'Police!'

'Police!'

They continued shouting.

The Japanese spy inside must have been watching what was going on outside.

Police?

That was fine. They were not afraid of the police.

Sure enough, the second wooden door was opened. Tong Zhongting immediately pounced on the Japanese spy like a tiger descending a mountain.

'Ah...'

The Japanese spy let out a short scream. Then there was no sound.

Tong Zhongting had applied a chokehold, causing him to pass out.

Tying up.

Stuffing the cloth.

The whole thing was done in one go.

The policemen Huang Chu and Cen Zhaohai had not learned any fighting skills. But they were first-rate at tying up and stuffing cloth.

It took less than ten seconds to deal with the Japanese spy. The movements were lightning fast.

Zhang Yong carefully observed the third Japanese spy and did not notice anything unusual.

It seems that there is no unified command among these three spies. It is possible that they don't even know that the other two are spies.

They may have vaguely heard the commotion in the next room. But they don't know what's going on.

Zhang Yong enters to search.

This spy also has weapons hidden.

There are more than in the previous spy. There are actually five submachine guns and five 79 rifles.

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong is suddenly a little surprised.

It turned out that these five 79 rifles seemed to be Czech-made VT-24s?

It also has another name, the Masaryk. It is a fine product in the 79 rifle series. At that time, Czechoslovakia's military industry was still very strong.

It is said that the quality of the Masaryk is even better than the original German Mauser 98. I don't know if that's true or not. But it's certain that this is a fine product.

'Sights!'

However, what made Zhang Yong even happier was that he actually found a sight.

He quickly picked it up.

Since the scope was not assembled with the rifle, Zhang Yong, as an amateur, had no idea which rifle it went with.

Could it be the Ma Si Huan?

He put it on. It didn't fit. It was obviously not a match.

'Lao Zhao, do you know this?' Zhang Yong asked Zhao Guanglin.

'What is it?' Zhao Guanglin took the scope, examined it carefully, and then shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

At that time, scopes were definitely high-end goods. Very few people in the country could get their hands on them.

Probably not many people had seen one before. Even fewer people had used one. The scenario of every person in a certain spy drama having a scope is impossible.

In fact, even the most elite German army division was not equipped with scopes.

Scopes have very high technical requirements for optical lenses. Only a very small number of factories in various countries have mastered them. They are expensive to make.

Even if there is a scope, its magnification is often not high.

Even the American Garand rifle or Springfield M1903 is equipped with a scope with only 2.5x magnification. It seems that only the Germans have a 4x scope.

After all, German Carl Zeiss is a major optical company. It is definitely the No. 1 scope.

'This is a scope.'

'I know it's a scope. But I don't know the specific model.'

'Yeah, I don't know either.'

Zhang Yong frowned. Suddenly, he saw Tong Zhongting. Maybe he knows?

This guy, with such a gentle name, is actually a bombshell, and his actions can kill. If you get into a fight with him, you will either die or be injured.

Go find Tong Zhongting and show him the scope.

'I don't know either,' Tong Zhongting shook his head, indicating that he didn't know the specific model either.

His research on the large blade was much more profound than the scope.

The entire 29th Army didn't seem to have high-end goods like the scope. He had hardly seen it before.

Zhang Yong: ...

Okay. This Western-made item is too precious.

If the model doesn't match, there's no way to use it. A certain model of scope can only be used with a certain gun.

For example, a Mosin-Nagant scope cannot be used with a Mauser 98K. It won't fit. Even if it is forced on, the error will be very large. It may not be as good as aiming with the naked eye!

It's a pity...

I got the item, but there's no way to use it...

Otherwise, I would have a sniper rifle of my own. It could save lives when necessary...

'UNIT...'

'...READY!'

Suddenly, a mechanical voice came from his head.

Zhang Yong hurriedly checked his personal space. He found that the remaining space was just filled up.

There was just one more scope.

Upon closer inspection, it was exactly the same as the one in his hand. But it was completely brand new.

Confused...

This is...

Then he read the information about the scope.

American Springfield M1903 rifle scope. Magnification 2.5, effective range 400 metres...

This is...

another surprise and also a pity.

The surprise is that I finally know what gun this scope goes with.

It turns out to be with the American Springfield M1903 rifle.

The Nationalist Air Force had more than 10,000 of these guns. Zhang Yong himself also brought more than ten to Tianjin. There is still something.

Unfortunately, all the guns are in Tianjin. They are not here.

None of the rifles seized so far are Springfield M1903s, so the scope cannot be used for the time being.

And it seems that there are no Springfield M1903s in North China.

Another piece of good news that cannot be confirmed is that the system seems to have read the data of this scope. It may produce some scopes of the same model from time to time.

Just now, one has been produced.

However, it is unclear how many will be produced and when.

Perhaps there is not enough energy!

But in any case, he now has two scopes.

Although the effective range is only about 400 metres, it is more than enough. As long as it can shoot beyond the Japanese invaders' naked eye, it is very powerful.

Unless the Japanese invaders also come up with the Type 97 sniper rifle.

In fact, at a distance of 400 metres, it is already very far away during a fierce battle between the two sides. The naked eye can hardly identify the target. You have to use binoculars.

The target will be hit by the bullet first, and then you will hear the gunshot.

Hold both scopes in your hands. There is very limited space on your person, so you can't waste it.

After some thought, he took out the extra revolvers and Browning pistols. There was only enough space for one revolver and one Browning M1935, as well as one Colt M1911. That was enough.

If they used up all three pistols and were still in danger, then more guns would be useless.

'Huh? Why are there more?'

'I just found them,'

Zhang Yong casually replied. It was the perfect cover-up.

Any extra weapons are considered spoils of war!

It's just as well, because this makeshift team of rookies needs a lot of pistols.

'There's not much money. Less than a hundred.'

'That's about right. The big money is still to come.'

'Heh heh.'

Pang Yu's eyes sparkled.

Everyone was filled with a longing for money.

Even the Iron Mask, Tong Zhongting, was greatly tempted.

Twenty thousand taels of silver! Who wouldn't be tempted?

Even if one person swallowed a portion, there would still be a considerable amount to hand over.

Now there is a third Japanese spy.

The situation is not good. This Japanese spy has already obtained a weapon.

Yes, this Japanese spy already senses that something is wrong. He has already obtained a weapon. He is ready to use it at any time.

Zhang Yong calls out to Iron Mask.

'The enemy has a gun!'

'It's fine,'

Tong Zhongting says firmly.

And then...

'Bang!'

The gun goes off.

The Japanese spy lies in a pool of blood.

A revolver fell to the ground. So there was a gun after all. But he was killed.

Zhang Yong: ...

Okay. Tiemianfo is Tiemianfo. He just said he would shoot and shot. No hesitation at all.

He was from the 29th Army. Of course he wasn't afraid of shooting.

When someone comes to ask, he just admits that he shot and it's fine.

The reason why it was so tense the other day was because we didn't know who shot. Now that we know, it's fine.

As expected, it's still easier to shoot. It's convenient and quick.

The search.

Three submachine guns were also found.

They were probably all seized from the Japanese invaders. There were also three Ma Si Huan rifles.

It's a pity, the quality of the Ma Si Huan rifles is really good. But the scope doesn't match. They can't be used.

Of course, without the scope, these Ma Si Huan rifles are also very popular.

Pang Yu had his men replace all the old rifles with the Ma Si Huan rifles. Even the Mosin-Nagant rifles were no longer wanted.

The Mosin-Nagant is too long. And it's bulky. It's actually not suitable for Asians.

Since there are Ma Si Huan, there is no need for anything else.

Zhang Yong is a little curious that he didn't notice the Japanese Type 44 submachine gun?

Could it be that the Japanese were afraid of being discovered and so didn't dare to use the Type 44 submachine gun? That said, it was also a good gun and very popular.

Now, it was finally time to go and dig for treasure behind the locust tree.

Zhang Yong was still the first one.

He hid at the back during the fight. But when it came to digging for treasure, he was definitely the first in line.

There was no other reason than that if anything good was found, he could be the first to gobble it up. The others didn't even see it, so naturally they didn't suspect anything.

The first hiding place for weapons was found. It was actually in a latrine.

Shit, it stinks, it stinks...

After a few attempts, he finally got it out.

There was no other way, he couldn't stand it.

'You go!'

'Go!'

Pang Yu commanded the others to go forward.

The group completely dismantled the latrine. They razed it. They removed everything inside.

My, it was practically a small arsenal!