The Puppet Manchukuo police chief was very discerning. When he saw Yang Zhen was speechless after hearing his confession, he immediately understood that the person in front of him did not quite believe what he said. After reacting, he quickly said: "It turns out that the captain of the Japanese garrison stationed here is an extremely greedy guy."
"Although I was transferred here not long ago, I got to know him very quickly because I passed through his superiors and I often paid him tributes on weekdays. This guy took advantage of the convenient transportation in Lianjiang. To the north is Heli, the only road for coal exports, which sells private coal. There is also the Wutong River Gold Mine in Heli. The captain of the mine police there is my brother-in-law, and he often helps this guy smuggle private gold. So this guy usually Li considers me his best friend and talks about almost anything."
"This guy told me once when he was drunk that he was actually just a representative. The smuggled coal, as well as the wood and fur smuggled from Luobei, Suiling, Foshan and other places, were actually the products of their Fourth Division. The Thirty-seventh Regiment is a joint-stock business. As a small captain, he is just equivalent to a shopkeeper. He can only get a very small part of the money. Compared with the contribution he has made, this amount of money is not even a drop in the bucket. superior."
"Because I helped him get into the gold smuggling business, he made a lot of money, so this guy has always regarded me as a confidant and told me everything. Those things were all told to me before he was transferred. He told me to let him take care of those businesses, and if anything happened, he asked me to go to Jiamusi to find a major named Kitano Gaojin."
"He told me that the major's family was extremely powerful, and even the Kwantung Army Headquarters had to give their family three cents of noodles. Even though the guy was defeated in Dunhua, they didn't do anything to him. They just asked him to plead guilty and meritorious service. Something happened. There will be absolutely no problem finding him.¡±
"What I know is really what he told me. Sir, I just said what I really wanted to say, without telling any lies. Do you think I can leave?"
Regarding this guy's explanation, Yang Zhen pondered for a while and did not pursue the question further. Instead, he asked about this guy's resume and said: "What's your name? From what you said, you are not only from the regular army, but you also have a good understanding of our policies." It¡¯s very clear. Tell me, why did you become a traitor?¡±
In response to Yang Zhen's rhetorical question, this guy smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, my name is Ma Chunsheng. You read that right, I was originally from the Northeast Army. After graduating from the Martial Arts Hall, I worked as a staff officer for two days. Later on September 18th After the incident, the 23rd Brigade of the Northeastern Army where I belonged surrendered. I was unwilling to follow, so I deserted and returned home."
"I just didn't expect that I would be able to live in peace when I returned home. People came to my door every day, and if they agreed, they would invite me, and if they didn't, they would force me. I had no choice, and I was unwilling to sacrifice my life for the Japanese and fight against the anti-Japanese armed forces, so I became a policeman. After all, I still have a family to support."
"Although I was forced to become a traitor, my hands were never stained with the blood of anti-Japanese soldiers. When I participated in the encirclement and suppression, I never resisted whenever possible. Even when I fired, I mostly shot into the air. Uh. , I have been captured several times, so I have some understanding of your army¡¯s policies. Because I have never had the blood of the Anti-League on my hands, and I have also privately helped the Anti-League in Sanjiang with some medicines and other supplies, so I have not received any What kind of punishment?"
After hearing what he said, Yang Zhen just smiled lightly and said: "How about, come and join the Anti-League? From the conversation I just had with you, I can see that you are very capable. Now that the country is in crisis, people like you are hiding in Being a Puppet Manchukuo policeman here, even if he has not done any evil, is still a pity to be stigmatized as a traitor."
Hearing that Yang Zhen actually invited him to join the Anti-League, Ma Chunsheng couldn't help but feel a little surprised. But after he swallowed hard, he refused and said: "Sir, it stands to reason that if you invite me personally, I have to appreciate it. But I really have a wife and children at home. This family is old. They are all counting on me. As soon as I leave, their livelihood will be cut off. Besides, after all, I have lived in Jiamusi for many years, so it is still very easy for the Japanese to find my family."
Although he didn¡¯t say everything he said, Yang Zhen also understood the meaning of his words. The reason why this guy resisted was not because he was determined to be a traitor. To put it bluntly, he had no confidence in the Anti-League and was afraid of retaliation against his family.
Judging from the boy¡¯s understanding of the enemy¡¯s situation just now, Yang Zhen knew that although this boy¡¯s position was not high, he also did not have much real power. But he is a very well-informed person. The entire process from the rise of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in Northern Manchuria to its current trough should be very clear. To put it bluntly, I'm afraid this guy has never been optimistic about the Alliance. This is the reason why this guy pushed three and blocked four.
It¡¯s just that this guy sees things very accurately, so it¡¯s a pity to stay here. But Yang Zhen has always believed that chasing is not a business. Since this guy has no confidence in himself or even the Alliance, forget it. After all, people?Are you ambitious? Thinking of this, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Since Mr. Ma is not willing, I will not force it. However, it sounds like Mr. Ma is very familiar with the situation in Jiamusi. Can you draw us a rough sketch of Jiamusi city?" The residences of the Puppet Manchukuo military and political personnel within the Jiamusi city area must also be marked."
Hearing that Yang Zhen did not force himself, Ma Chunshang breathed out a sigh of relief. It's not that he is unwilling to serve the country and has no passion for it. It's just that as a top student in the Northeast Army Lecture Hall, he has never thought that without supplies, most of the time he can only sit in the mountains and forests to passively fight against the Anti-Japanese Federation. It is really possible to have aircraft on board, heavy artillery and tanks on bottom, and the quality of soldiers. The extremely high Japanese troops drove out of the Northeast.
To be honest, he still admires those anti-resistance forces who persist in fighting in the deep mountains and forests. These people were able to persist for such a long time in the severe cold of minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius in winter, with little food and clothing, and despite the lack of basic weapons, fought against the Japanese army armed to the teeth for so many years without giving in, without saying goodbye. Yes, this perseverance alone makes him admire him very much.
But admiration is one thing, participating or not is another. With the Nationalist Government still unable to see any hope of regaining the Northeast, he did not believe that the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which was poorly equipped, poorly trained, and even at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, had the ability to change the status quo.
Although he declined Yang Zhen¡¯s invitation, he agreed without even thinking about Yang Zhen¡¯s request that he just draw a sketch. Not only did he draw the sketches in great detail, he even drew some of the Japanese fortifications he knew. While painting, he also introduced to Yang Zhen: "Sir, because banditry was relatively serious before, Jiamusi is surrounded by walls."
"Moreover, the city walls of Jiamusi are all made of rammed earth on the inside and blue bricks on the outside. They are extremely solid. Except for large-caliber heavy artillery, even 75mm field artillery shells will have no effect. Only the west wall It was demolished because of railway construction. If you want to attack by force, it is better to choose the west side."
"Jiamusi was a city that was only built after September 18th. It was originally just a market town. Although it is now prosperous due to its geographical location and there are many Japanese troops stationed there, there are not many defensive fortifications. Most of them are concentrated on the Japanese Near the barracks. However, I don't recommend you to attack by force." At this point, he handed the completed sketch to Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen took the sketch he drew and couldn't help but cheered after reading it. Without any tools, he could actually draw such a standard city plan with just a pencil and memory. Not to mention anything else, just the basic skills of doing the homework on this map of the most basic qualities of an officer are admirable.
With this skill, let alone the staff officers in our own army who can only be said to be grass-roots teams, don't have this skill. Even Guo Bingxun, who had returned from studying in France, was not as good at doing this drawing alone. Even if I don't have a compass and a ruler, I can't do it.
Looking at this sketch, Yang Zhen, who had previously been thinking of pursuing business rather than business, immediately made up his mind to tie this person to his own army regardless of his willingness or not. Even if he can't be allowed to serve as military counselor for the time being, he can even teach the teaching team.
Ma Chunsheng, who still didn't know that his destiny was about to change because of this sketch, handed the sketch to Yang Zhen and said cautiously: "Sir, you see this sketch is finished, and I have finished explaining the situation. Are you right?" Should you let me go? Don¡¯t worry, after you let me go, I will never make a report."
Regarding this guy's words, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "I can let you go, but now is not the time. You and your brothers have to wait until we capture Jiamusi before you can leave, right? Let you go now, even if you don't reveal our whereabouts , but can you vouch for your brothers? You are also a soldier, so I don¡¯t need to tell you the importance of keeping this secret. "
Hearing that Yang Zhen actually planned to keep his words, Ma Chunsheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he didn't dare to resist at all, so he could only be taken away to stay with his brothers. However, when this guy was leaving, he hesitated for a while and said to Yang Zhen: "Sir, although the number of Japanese troops in Jiamusi is not large, I still suggest that you do not attack by force."
"Tomorrow, oh, at five o'clock this morning, a train carrying labor and supplies from Jiamusi to Heli will return. If I remember correctly, this train should return empty. If you can intercept this train, Using a train to rush into Jiamusi can at least achieve the suddenness of the action and the casualties will be much smaller."
Looking at Ma Chunsheng's back as he was being escorted away, Dong Ping said to Yang Zhen: "Commander, you can't believe this guy's words. I just interrogated that group of people, and ten people gave ten confessions. This guy is just more than thirty years away from Jiamusi. How could the police sub-director of a small town in Heli, a small town with no authority, know this?So detailed? "
Yang Zhen did not answer Dong Ping immediately. After handing him the sketch in his hand, he said: "I believe what he said is true. Look at this picture."
Dong Ping took the rough sketch of Jiamusi city that Yang Zhen handed over and took a look at it. He not only praised: "I don't have the real standard of this picture. Don't talk about me. Even the chief of staff came and didn't have the tools." I can¡¯t draw it either. I really can¡¯t tell that this guy is really smart. But Commander, you can¡¯t judge that he¡¯s not lying based on this sketch.¡±
Regarding Dong Ping's complaint, Yang Zhen smiled and did not answer him. Instead, he took the sketch and said to Dong Ping: "A train will pass by in a while. You can cut it off. Everyone is very tired from the rush march these days." . Now let¡¯s enjoy it too and take the train to Jiamusi.¡±
After explaining Dong Ping, Yang Zhen saw that he was a little hesitant. Yang Zhen smiled and said: "You, aren't you very smart? The Jiahe Railway is the main shipping channel for the Japanese army to plunder coal, gold and timber in the Xiaoxinganling area. Think about it, if the Japanese knew about our movements, they would not stop the train. Transportation? The little devil is not that generous. As long as the train arrives here on time, it means that our actions have not been exposed. At least half of what this guy said is the truth. "
"As for whether what he said about the current strength of the Japanese army in Jiamusi is true or false, haven't you seen the battle status reports sent by the chief of staff in the past two days? The main force of the Fourth Division, except for the 70th Regiment, has been transferred to Harbin to form the 20th Regiment. Except for the fifth division, the rest have already moved to the front line of Qunce Mountain. At this moment, the strength of the troops in Jiamusi City is almost what he said."
"It is still more than thirty kilometers away from Jiamusi. It is difficult for us to reach Jiamusi before dawn. It is also in the Sanjiang Plain area. It is difficult for me to hide our traces at dawn. Since there is a means of transportation that can ensure that we are in Reaching Jiamusi before dawn can save the troops' physical energy, so why don't we use it?"
That Ma Chunsheng really didn¡¯t lie on this issue. At about five o'clock in the morning, as expected, a freight train from Xingshan in Hebei entered the small train station at Lianjiangkou. With the cooperation of local railway workers, Dong Ping easily intercepted the train, which was carrying more than ten wagons and flatbed cars.
"The several Puppet Manchukuo railway policemen who were in the train's escort carriage were immediately disarmed and tied up by Dong Ping's men who rushed onto the train.
Of course, the reason why the railway workers were so cooperative was because of Dong Ping¡¯s request to open the speed machine¡¯s nose. And the corpses of the Japanese railway employees who refused to cooperate clearly told them the consequences of not cooperating. Otherwise, would these people risk retaliation from the Japanese army to assist Yang Zhen? For most people, consciousness is often based on the safety of their lives.
Seeing that the train was stopped, Yang Zhen did not hesitate at all, and the entire army got on the train. The two mountain artillery battalions were fixed with sandbags and directly mounted on the three flatbed cars in the train with great fanfare. The artillery shells were piled on both sides of the artillery. Yang Zhen's order to Qiu Jintang was very simple. After the train broke into Jiamusi, his artillery shells must hit the Japanese military camp not far from Jiamusi Railway Station at the same time.
The troops moved extremely fast. Except for the artillery fixed artillery which was delayed a little bit, the rest of the troops were quickly loaded in just fifteen minutes. All tank cars in the train have their doors open. The light and heavy machine guns were mounted on the door of the car. If you encounter an enemy on the way, you can fire immediately.
The most important front of the car is guarded by Dong Ping, one of his most capable reconnaissance squads. According to his arrangement, there were four people and four speed machines with their noses wide open. The muzzles of the guns were never far away from the driver and the fireman.
After getting on the bus, Yang Zhen immediately assigned tasks to Liu Changshun's department. After he opened the sketch map of Jiamusi city drawn by Ma Chunsheng, he said to Liu Changshun: "You take the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment, a company of the 2nd Battalion plus two independent companies, after the train enters Jiamusi, Immediately lead the troops to attack the Japanese military camp."
"Most of the Japanese troops in Jiamusi have been transferred to the front line of Qunce Mountain. Most of the ones left behind are baggage, logistics, cavalry and other troops. The main force is a brigade of the Eighth Regiment of the Japanese Fourth Division that we defeated in northern Dunhua. . You must move quickly and strive to defeat this Japanese army in the shortest possible time. I will transfer the main artillery force to you."
After explaining Liu Changshun, Yang Zhen turned to the political commissar of the First Regiment Wang Xiaoming and said: "Political Commissar Wang, you are a veteran cadre of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. You graduated from the Shenyang Military Engineering School and the Northeast Lecture Hall. You have rich experience. You also have a certain understanding of aircraft. , you take a battalion reinforced with eight mortars and a heavy machine gun company, and go directly to Jiamusi Airport to deliver it to me."
"Yes, I promise to complete the task." Wang Xiaoming promised to do itClean and neat. But after nodding cheerfully, he pointed hesitantly at Ma Chunsheng who was squatting aside and said: "Commander, I know this man and am very familiar with him. He and I were classmates in the martial arts hall. You see Do you want him to come with me so that I can persuade him?"
"I know him well. He is capable and talented. He is the best among our batch of students. With his ability, if he surrenders to the enemy wholeheartedly, he will never be just a small police sub-director. Don't say that. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a police chief or a hybrid brigade commander."
"I know that he is not the kind of person who covets glory and wealth, let alone a person who is afraid of life and death. There is definitely a certain reason why this guy would surrender to the enemy. I will go and persuade him to see if he can be used by us. If this person is It¡¯s such a pity that we have been reduced to this.¡±
Regarding Wang Xiaoming's request, Yang Zhen thought about it for a moment, then looked at Ma Chunsheng, who was brought into the escort vehicle that he brought to the temporary headquarters, and nodded slightly: "That's fine. He is familiar with the terrain of Jiamusi. You take him there so that he can return to the team smoothly after completing the mission."
For Wang Xiaoming, one of the few founding major generals among the Third Route Army of the Anti-Japanese War to be awarded the title after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Zhen only thought about it briefly and nodded in agreement. He did not believe that he had any other thoughts. If he had, he would not abandon the position of battalion deputy of the Changchun Guards Infantry Regiment of the Puppet Manchukuo. At least in the eyes of those traitors who surrendered to the enemy, he had a very promising position and defected to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. He has always persisted. to the victory of the War of Resistance.
After explaining the two men, Yang Zhen turned to Dong Ping and said: "Your mission is to arrest the puppet officials of Sanjiang Provincial Government, Jiamusi City Office, Sanjiang Provincial Police Department, Jiamusi Police Station, and the Seventh Military District. Remember. , all high-level personnel in Sanjiang Province of Manchuria are not allowed to slip through the net.
"Especially Lu Yuanshan, the governor of the Sanjiang Province of Manchuria, his deputy Masutaro Masuda, Yoichi Shimazaki, the director of the Japanese department of the puppet police department, and Seshita Kiyoaki, the director of the development department. Copy this map immediately and wait for the train to enter the city. After that, you can immediately search for me according to the map. The addresses of these officials have been marked above. Remember, I want to see people when I am alive, and I want to see corpses when I die."
Of course, Yang Zhen didn¡¯t know that the famous commander of the Fifth Army of the Kwantung Army, Kenji Doihara, known as the Lawrence of the East, was in Jiamusi at this time. Although Ma Chunsheng knows the situation in Jiamusi city very well. However, he has never been able to grasp the traces of Japanese military officers, especially senior officers.
If Yang Zhen knew that there was such a person in Jiamusi, he would definitely change the order of arrest. I would rather not arrest anyone else and use all my troops on this guy.