Late into the night, after much discussion, Duan Tiecheng proposed a new plan.

“Brother Tiecheng, this plan is too risky. Didn’t you say we can’t force it? The library building is surrounded by important Japanese departments. Once the gunfire starts, the enemy will swarm in, and those who rush in won’t be able to get out!” Wang Hanmin shook his head and rejected the plan.

Duan Tiecheng's plan was to take a direct, forceful approach, drawing a large number of troops from the Loyal and Patriotic Army operating in southern Jiangsu to launch a direct assault on the library building.

"Hanmin, we have no way out now. This mission can only succeed, it cannot fail!"

If we fail, we'll have to pay with our heads to the Director, and the best outcome will be what happened to Zheng Hongbo. Therefore, we must stake everything we have now. Even if it means sacrificing an entire army, it's worth it as long as we can destroy these ten billion yuan!

Wang Hanmin said helplessly, "Mobilizing the National Salvation Army in southern Jiangsu is of course no problem. I have two units under my command, with a total of about a thousand people. But how can so many people be transported into Shanghai? The Japanese checkpoints are very strict and the checks are very thorough. I cannot guarantee that they will pass through the checkpoints without any accidents."

Furthermore, even if they successfully infiltrated Shanghai, the city's household registration system is extremely strict. Coming from the southern Jiangsu region, they would have to traverse a long stretch of the city. With so many people not even having a good citizen certificate, any question from a police officer would easily expose their infidelity.

"And even if they manage to infiltrate the French Concession, how am I supposed to accommodate so many people? Your plan is simply impossible!"

Duan Tiecheng knew that Wang Hanmin was unlikely to be able to do this, so he explained carefully: "I'm not asking you to bring everyone in. As far as I know, you have your own channels at the checkpoints between Shanghai and southern Jiangsu, and you've even transported medicine to the National Salvation Army before, right?"

Wang Hanmin nodded and said, "There is indeed a channel, but it can only transport some goods at most, not enough to transport a large number of people in."

"Take an estimate of how many combat personnel you can actually bring in using this channel," Duan Tiecheng asked again.

This time, he was going all in, betting everything on the mission, even if it meant sacrificing all the operatives. What did one unit matter? Once the ten billion yuan was successfully printed and put into the Military Intelligence Bureau, the destructive power it would have on China's resistance forces would be immeasurable. From this perspective, it was worth paying any price!

Seeing that Duan Tiecheng had made up his mind, Wang Hanmin sighed inwardly, carefully estimated the situation, and said, "I can only mobilize a maximum of one hundred people. We can infiltrate these people into the caravan and bring them into Shanghai, then transport them directly to the French Concession for resettlement. Moreover, for safety reasons, these people cannot carry firearms when they infiltrate the checkpoints. The weapons and ammunition currently in stock at the Shanghai station can only arm a maximum of thirty people. To fully arm one hundred people, there is still a significant gap. Furthermore, I don't have many safe houses here. Even if we use them all, we can only accommodate a maximum of one hundred people. Brother Tiecheng, this is my greatest strength!"

Duan Tiecheng shook his head repeatedly and said decisively, "Only one hundred people? That won't do. There are forty well-trained special agents inside the library building, and it has a geographical advantage. The attack is already very difficult, and we need to get in as quickly as possible. We can't have too few people!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Then send the intelligence station's action team up. There are forty team members in total. But Brother Tiecheng, these are all highly trained special agents. Sending them to storm the library building will inevitably result in heavy losses. Isn't that a waste?"

Duan Tiecheng understood Wang Hanmin's meaning. Wang Hanmin didn't care about depleting the National Salvation Army's strength, but the action team members of the Shanghai intelligence station were different. These people were all Wang Hanmin's old subordinates brought from the Wuhan station. They were all his direct troops. Using them as cannon fodder for the charge would mean that even if they succeeded, they would be surrounded and wiped out by the arriving Japanese reinforcements. He was afraid that none of them would come back. How could he bear to do that!