The secret war is silent

It is not difficult to buy ferry tickets to Haiphong. Luo Yao quickly got three tickets to Haiphong, of course, thanks to his fluent English.

The conductor did not doubt his purpose of going to Haiphong, and smoothly stamped his fake passport with a quarantine clearance stamp.

There was still more than an hour before boarding the ship, so Luo Yao went to buy some food and some things that might be useful on the ship.

Weapons and the like were obviously not allowed to be brought on board the ship and had been discarded by him long ago. Not only could these things not bring them safety, they might even cause trouble.

Anyway, they are not particularly valuable to him. As long as you get to Haiphong, it is very easy to obtain these weapons.

On the contrary, if they take these things on board, they will not be able to pass customs quarantine, and when they arrive at Haiphong, there will be inspection at entry.

All cannot be carried.

Therefore, it is better not to bring it, which is safer.

"I bought you a cup of hot milk and egg tarts. They are all hot. Eat something." Luo Yao handed Gong Hui a cup of hot milk and said.

"Thanks."

"Xiao Fei, this is for you. Don't you love eating pineapple buns? I bought two more for you. You can eat them as you like. You can take them on the boat to eat."

"Thank you, Brother Yao." Xia Fei happily took it, grabbed a pineapple bun from the paper bag, and took a big bite.

"Eat slowly, it's all yours, no one will take it from you."

"I'm used to it, it's so popular..."

Gong Hui said: "Seeing how delicious you eat makes me want to eat one."

Without hesitation, Xia Fei took a pineapple bun from the paper bag and handed it over: "Sister Hui, here you go."

"Thank you, Xiaofei." Gong Hui reached out and took it. The smell of the pineapple buns really attracted her appetite. She is a woman who has little resistance to sweets.

I took a bite and it was really delicious.

After a while, she also ate a pineapple bun, and Xia Fei, with his small body, actually ate three.

About to get on board.

"I can leave by myself!" Gong Hui sympathized with Xia Fei and asked Luo Yao to help carry an extra box, and the three of them boarded a ship.

This kind of ship sailed in the sea. It seemed to be flatter and longer than the ship they took from Jiangcheng, and its tonnage was larger. Of course, it could carry more guests.

This is a mixed passenger and cargo ship. The bottom cabin is used for loading cargo and can also be used as ballast. The cabin above the deck is the passenger cabin, the first floor is the ordinary cabin, and the second floor is the restaurant on the ship, as well as other entertainment and leisure facilities. In this place, the VIP cabin is on the third floor.

VIP cabins are all booked in advance. Luo Yao did not take the VIP cabin this time. That would be too big a goal.

Moreover, when he bought the ticket, there were not many seats left, so he could only buy ordinary class tickets.

They were very lucky. There were only three of them in the ordinary cabin for four people to a room, and there was one bunk that was completely empty.

Taking a boat from Macau to Haiphong, although it looks very close on the map, takes a day and a night.

It is expected that if the weather is calm and everything goes well, we will return to Haiphong City in French Indochina tomorrow afternoon.

It was a port city, said to be a relatively large and prosperous city in French Indochina.

It was his first time going abroad, and it was a foreign country where he didn't understand the language. Luo Yao was inevitably a little uneasy.

"Cousin, what are you thinking about?" As soon as Gong Hui got on the boat, she sat on the lower bunk next to Luo Yao. He did not refuse.

He couldn't be so heartless towards a woman who was hurt and admired him, not to mention he wasn't the kind of hard-hearted man.

She knew that she should not have feelings for Gong Hui, but people are not machines. He can avoid and refuse, but he cannot deceive his heart.

"I was thinking, when we arrive in Annan, how will I communicate with others if I don't speak French?"

"I can!"

"You know French, why haven't you heard of it?"

"You didn't ask me. Besides, we don't usually have the time to speak French?" Gong Hui smiled slyly.

"How do you know French?"

"When I was in Jinghai, I was active in the French Concession as a student. It was at that time that I learned French. Originally, if I continued to work in Jinghai District, I would be arranged to work in the French Concession with a legal status after graduation. Hide it." Gong Hui said.

"Is there a Chinese policewoman in the arrest room?"

"Yes, there are female police officers in the jail, and there are also female police officers in civilian positions." Gong Hui explained.

"I really don't know this."

"Then why were you recommended to the temporary training class?" Luo Yao asked curiously.

"I'm not a native of Jinghai, and the reserved quota was replaced by someone else, so I was recommended to go to the temporary training class." Gong Hui said.

"It turns out that's the case. In fact, it's not a bad thing for you to be replaced."

"Aren't you the same? Your fiancée fell in love with someone else. In order to regret the marriage, didn't she try to send you to a temporary training class?"

"So, do you think we are in the same boat?" Luo Yao chuckled.

"Cousin, tell me, can we win this battle?"

"Will do."

"You are so confident. I have heard that many people at the top do not want to fight. They think that we cannot win this war at all, and if we continue to fight, the country will be destroyed."

"That's because these people are as afraid of the enemy as tigers. They have been frightened by the enemy for a long time, and they are short-sighted!"

"But how can we win?"

"Chairman Chiang said that we must trade space for time and accumulate small victories into big victories. We have enough strategic depth, and Japan is still a small country. Their population is only one-eighth of ours. Although they have advanced technology and Weapons, but there are not enough strategic resources and soldiers, and the steel, oil, rubber and other materials needed for the war are almost imported from the West. Once the West cuts off their supply, they will be stuck in the neck. This is a fatal flaw. It cannot be made up for in a short time, and the Japanese army's front in China is too long and its troops are scattered. Judging from the development of the Communist Party behind enemy lines, they no longer have enough power to control the area they occupy..."

Luo Yao said a lot, and of course he avoided some sensitive parts or replaced them with other words.

He didn't want Gong Hui to have those negative thoughts of confrontation.

"Brother Yao, I don't believe what others say, but I definitely believe what you say." Gong Hui said.

"Why?"

"What good will it do to you if you lie to me?"

This logic seems to be okay.

"Okay, you should teach me French. I mainly studied English in the past, and I didn't dabble in French much." Luo Yaodao.

"good……"

The wind and waves on the sea are much stronger than on the river, and the boat is bumpier, but it gets better once you get used to it.

Gong Hui finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep.

Luo Yao had nothing to do, so he took out some of the materials that Yardley carried, sat by the porthole, and read by the light outside.

Most of these materials are in English. Although Luo Yao speaks good English and has a good foundation, it is still a bit difficult to read some unfamiliar words and phrases.

Many of the words are relatively cold, but you can guess them by combining the context. Isn't deciphering the code itself a guessing game?

Soon, Luo Yao became addicted to it without realizing it.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

The sky outside the porthole window has turned dark, and the lights in the cabin are on. The dim yellow light looks difficult and hurts the eyes.

However, Luo Yao didn't seem to notice it.

"cousin……"

"Ah?" Luo Yao woke up from his addiction after being pushed by Gong Hui.

"Cousin, can you accompany me to the bathroom?" Gong Hui asked with her cheeks flushed like a mosquito.

There is no convenient place in the ordinary cabin. There is a special bathroom outside, and there is no distinction between men and women. Gong Hui's left arm was injured and she couldn't use her strength, so it was naturally a bit inconvenient.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

He woke up Xia Fei who was sleeping and asked him to look at his luggage. He helped Gong Hui up and opened the door to go out.

If you've done something once, you don't have to avoid suspicion. Besides, Gong Hui is a wounded and sick person now, so she can't help but reach out when there's any difficulty, right?

Luo Yao doesn't have that many old feudal ideas.

After closing the toilet door for Gong Hui, he could just smoke a cigarette outside. In the cabin, reading documents, he had completely forgotten about this matter.

After coming out, the craving for cigarettes started immediately.

After smoking a cigarette, Gong Hui also came out.

"Are you hungry? Let's go eat." Luo Yao suggested, "There is a restaurant on the ship on the second floor."

"What about Xia Fei?"

"Let's bring him something after eating. Don't worry, he won't be hungry." Luo Yao said.

"Then go and tell him, lest he worry because we haven't been back for a long time." Gong Hui reminded.

"Um."

…

There were quite a lot of people eating in the restaurant on the ship. When Luo Yao and Gong Hui came up, there were not many places left. Fortunately, they were lucky and found an empty table.

Sit down and order.

Gong Hui was injured and needed to supplement her nutrition, but she couldn't eat too greasy food. There were also wounds on her body and she needed to avoid food, so you could eat less.

Most of the people who go to Haiphong from Macau are doing business or visiting relatives and friends, and some are working. There are many Annan people on the boat. Of course, most of them are Chinese, or just Chinese, and many of them have migrated from Guangdong and Guangxi. Yes, it has taken root in the local area, and it is also inextricably linked with the country.

In this way, when doing business at both ends of the country, Annan, the sea route is sometimes faster than the land route, so many people follow the goods.

The cargo on this ship is basically their own, so they can look after it themselves and transport it together without worry.

What is most talked about is the French's exploitation of the Annan locals, prohibiting the locals from doing this and that, and taking the most profitable industries into their own hands. In addition to working for them, the Annan people can engage in other industries. Not only do they live a low-class life, but they are also economically vassal. They also plunder so many resources every year. The hatred among the people is getting bigger and bigger.

Although Luo Yao has never been to French Indochina (Annam), he has a memory in his mind about a period of history in which the local people were bewitched after the Japanese invaded Annan and cooperated with the Japanese army to drive away the French.

Although the Annan people were deceived in the end, after the Japanese came, they were even worse than the French.

This is the price of being weak.

Only when you become stronger can you avoid being bullied. Talking about saving the country through curves, or imitating the Yue King Goujian and enduring hardships while sleeping. If you say this to a person who wants to destroy your country and cut off your roots, it is just wishful thinking.

Against Japan, we can only fight to the death!