Chapter 62: Planes Finish Bombing, Warships Roar

In fact, Zhang Cheng had already considered this matter when he agreed to come and help.

He currently possessed two spatial treasures, which were the Qiankun Bag and the patchwork robe on his body.

There were not many things inside them, so he could completely use them to store books.

Therefore, he only needed the magic array to hold out for a period of time, and he would be able to move the important books in the library away.

Zhang Cheng immediately stated his idea, and Ximen Lang was overjoyed, secretly thinking that the people of the Maoshan Sect were truly curious; to think they actually had two such rare treasures as spatial magic items.

Ximen Lang nodded and said, "Daoist Zhang, rest assured, we will strive to buy time."

With Wang Hai and Wu Cai supporting the magic array, Zhang Cheng no longer hesitated and immediately waved his hand to collect the precious books in the library into his treasures.

He asked, "Is there a basement?"

Ximen Lang hurriedly said, "They can be sent directly to the basement of the Fuxing Society."

Although it was a bit of a distance to transport them from Zhabei to the Shanghai County seat, fortunately, the Fuxing Society had provided several trucks.

This way, he could first fill up the trucks, and then carry a batch himself.

In this way, nearly ten thousand books could be taken away at once.

But for the library's collection, this was merely a drop in the ocean; one must know that the Japanese invaders took seven days to move the books after the library was bombed.

And the complete Oriental Library housed as many as several million volumes of books and materials, including more than one hundred thousand rare Song and Yuan dynasty ancient books and books collected in the "Hanfen Building," as well as the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature transcribed during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty, and so on.

This was enough to show the vastness of the library's collection.

It was very difficult to empty the library in a short time, so for the time being, they could only move the unique copies, rare editions, or ancient books with historical traces first.

Starting from eight o'clock in the morning and transporting until ten o'clock in the morning, they had only moved a little over one hundred thousand books.

The busy crowd soon heard the sound of airplanes coming from the sky.

Ximen Lang shouted, "Not good, the Japanese invaders' planes are here!"

Wang Hai shouted, "Everyone, raise the array!"

Only to see an invisible golden light shroud the entire library.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The bomber's aerial bombs fell continuously, bombing the library.

However, the circling attack planes saw that the library was actually unscathed after the first round of bombing.

The escort fighter squadron leader immediately reported the situation.

The Commander was greatly puzzled, but fortunately, there was an advisor left behind by Fukada Yoshiko nearby.

The advisor immediately said, "Commander, I fear it is a magic array set up by the Zhina Daoist; with such a large array, there must be quite a few people gathered there."

The Commander frowned and said, "Now everyone is committed to the war, where would there be manpower to break the array?"

The advisor immediately said, "Casting such a large array consumes a lot of energy; it will suffice to just bomb it a few more times."

The Commander said in a rage, "The battle lines everywhere are tight now and all need artillery support; do you want me to waste shells on that kind of place?"

The advisor hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Hai, this subordinate does not dare!"

But a staff officer on the side said, "Commander, bombing the library is an order from the Cabinet."

The Commander waved his hand and said, "Continue the bombing, you must destroy the library! Order the attack troops to go nearby and take a look."

After the library experienced the first bombing, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they also accelerated the transport of the books.

Zhang Cheng said to Ximen Lang, "What is being moved now are those precious books; the unique copies have all been sent away."

Ximen Lang immediately said, "The news just received is that the Japanese invaders have sent a squadron that is rushing over; they are indeed here to seize and transport the books."

Zhang Cheng frowned and said, "Then that means we cannot use cars for transport."

Ximen Lang said with a bitter face, "How about we just withdraw first? There are only some rare editions left; if they get burned, we can only let it be."

Zhang Cheng immediately shook his head and said, "That won't do. If we let the Japanese invaders seize them, they will inevitably clamor again that they are the successors of the Great Tang."

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He immediately released the Kappa and said to it, "I have a Qiankun Bag here that can hold many things; now you take these books, pack them up, and send them into the Shanghai County seat."

"Ximen Lang, you immediately have the people from the Fuxing Society meet them!"

Ximen Lang watched in amazement; he did not expect that Zhang Cheng actually kept a Japanese monster.

That Kappa lived in Zhang Cheng's Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Map; not only had its injuries healed, but it had also improved its cultivation.

Therefore, the Kappa excitedly cupped its hands and saluted, saying, "Master, please rest assured, I, Mitaro, will definitely handle this matter well."

Having said that, the Kappa used the Qiankun Bag to collect several thousand books, then jumped into the nearby river and swam rapidly toward the Huangpu River; in just a few minutes, it arrived outside the Shanghai County seat.

Zhang Cheng sensed the Kappa's speed and was quite surprised; the reason he hadn't used the Kappa before was mainly because he didn't quite trust it, but now he could let the Kappa go and move the books.

Soon, the Japanese invaders' bombers came for the second round, and this time the firepower was even more intense than before.

But fortunately, with Zhang Cheng stepping forward to assist, the array did not have any major problems.

At this time, the Japanese invader squadron responsible for moving things arrived at the perimeter of the library.

The squadron leader used binoculars to see that the library was safe and sound, and immediately had the communications soldier report the situation.

He said, "The Nishimura Squadron arrived near the Oriental Library at ten-twenty."

"The second round of bombing was ineffective; additionally, no behavior of the opponent transporting books was seen."

"The Nishimura Squadron asks whether to launch an attack on the library."

Soon, the Command Headquarters replied, "The Nishimura Squadron is to continue waiting."

After reading the telegram, the squadron leader said to the squads under his command, "Shimada, Nakano, you two squads immediately build positions nearby and guard against the enemy!"

"Hai!"

Soon, the two squads built machine-gun positions at suitable locations on the street, and the squad infantry also occupied favorable positions.

"Good heavens."

Ximen Lang saw the Japanese pirate landing force outside through the telescope; this group of soldiers dressed in naval uniforms moved quickly and were highly elite.

He turned back and said to Zhang Cheng, "Daoist Zhang, a company of Japanese pirate soldiers has arrived outside, and they are all elite."

Zhang Cheng said confidently, "As long as the magic array remains, even if a division of Japanese pirates comes, they will not be able to breach the library, so rest assured, Fellow Daoist Ximen."

No sooner had the words fallen than the third round of bombardment arrived.

This time the intensity was even more violent than before; several Daoists were shaken to the point of vomiting blood and had to step back to rest.

Not long after, the fourth round of bombardment struck, and at the same time, warships entered the river to shell the library.

Ximen Lang channeled his magic power to support the magic array, feeling a tremor that caused his internal organs to shift slightly.

He couldn't help but curse, "Are these Japanese pirates crazy, raining all their shells down on our heads!"

Zhang Cheng said with a solemn expression, "Everyone, hold on!"

On the front lines of Zhabei, several generals looked at the intelligence in their hands and discussed, "Are the Japanese pirates crazy? If these munitions were used on the main battlefield, we would inevitably lose some positions."

"What is in the library that the Japanese pirates want so badly?"

The leading general said in a deep voice, "Since the Japanese pirates care so much, we must not let them succeed; immediately mobilize a battalion and ensure we support the friendly forces at the library in a short time."

"No matter who is there attracting the enemy's firepower, our army must help them out!"