Li Qinglin said: "It would be best if we could get an arms train, but it is really difficult to get an arms train now."
Liu Changda also nodded and said: "Yes, it's not that we can't build military trains now, it's that we can't do it now. The Japanese have learned the lesson after several attacks. They rarely use special trains to transport arms now, but after ticket trains." If we add one or two arms train carriages and our railway sabotage team derails this train, the Chinese people who will be hurt the most will definitely be the Chinese people riding this train."
Li Qinglin nodded and said: "The chief of staff is right. Another point is that the Japanese front is pressing south. They now generally choose to transport large quantities of arms by boat along the waterways of the rivers, and land transportation has become a supplementary route."
The situation we are facing now is very bad. Even the methods decided at the meeting just now are of little use, so everyone is in a low mood. Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Li Qinglin stood up and said, "The matter of exchanging bullets with the Eighth Route Army has been settled. Director Liang is mainly responsible for this matter."
Liang Xixian quickly stood up and said: "Commander, I can't make the decision on such an important matter. Tebie, the relationship between us and our friendly forces is very complicated. Many things require your personal decision, Commander. I think this matter is still It¡¯s up to you to take responsibility yourself.¡±
Liang Xixian is a key member of the Central Unification Committee. He knows very well that although it is now a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Chairman of the Standing Committee has never been at ease with the Communist Party of China. Secretly, they are suppressing the CCP. If the current transaction with the Eighth Route Army is revealed to the higher authorities, Liang Xixian will most likely be labeled as a "communist". By then, he, the director of the political training department, will not be able to explain clearly even if he has a hundred mouths. .
Of course Li Qinglin knew the little Jiujiu in Liang Xixian's heart. He brought Liang Xixian in just to seal Liang Xixian's mouth. Seeing that Liang Xixian was trying to evade, Li Qinglin smiled and said, "Director Liang, what are you afraid of? The Eighth Route Army is also the National Revolutionary Army now. That's right. The army under the leadership of the Chairman. They are our friendly forces. We exchange information with our friendly forces. What's wrong with this? Besides, didn't we have a meeting before and decided that you would be responsible for contacting the Eighth Route Army? Before I can contact you, why can¡¯t I contact you now?¡±
Liu Changda certainly knows Shangfeng¡¯s policy towards the Eighth Route Army. If Liang Xixian is unwilling to do it, the only person in the Ninth Detachment who is qualified to do this is Liu Changda, the chief of staff. Therefore, as soon as Li Qinglin's words stopped, Liu Changda immediately responded: "Director Liang. We are all responsible for the military. Now of course you are the most suitable to do this job. I think you should not shirk it."
Han Jizhong also said: "Director Liang, we are in urgent need of ammunition now. You can't just watch your brothers fight the Japanese with empty guns, right?"
Everyone unanimously agreed that Liang Xixian was the most suitable person to do this. Although Liang Xixian was very reluctant, he had nothing to say.
Li Qinglin said: "Since Director Liang has no objection, then the matter is settled."
The meeting was over and everyone walked out of the venue. Li Qinglin also walked out of the venue with a tea cup and followed the flow of people. On the surface he looks stable and confident, but in fact he is very uneasy inside.
The Japanese are triumphant all the way in the south, but their own military supplies cannot be guaranteed. The Japanese were beaten away this time, but when will they come back next time? Will the target be directly aimed at himself next time? Li Qinglin had no confidence at all.
Li Qinglin was worried about more than that.
¡°At the meeting just now, someone brought up the idea of ??using Japanese weapons on the railway. But there is one most important prerequisite for engaging the Japanese army train, and that is that the intelligence must be absolutely accurate. In the past, the railway sabotage team was able to hit the railway accurately. This was because Pan Kewei provided the intelligence about the Japanese railway transportation that the military commander had, but he did not know the reason. Pan Kewei seemed to have disappeared during this period, so Li Qinglin could no longer grasp the intelligence of the military commander. If a unit does not have accurate intelligence, the next battle will be extremely difficult. Li Qinglin's heart was always heavy because of this.
Winter has come, this year¡¯s winter is extremely cold, but the heavy snow that everyone has been looking forward to has never come. The north wind blows up the dry dust on the ground and fills the sky.
Since the meeting, the ninth detachment has begun to intensify training. The officers are naturally supervising strictly, but the morale of the soldiers is not very high. Li Qinglin knew that the contents of the meeting must have been known to the soldiers. The reality was there, and it would only be a ghost if it did not affect morale. Standing on the playground and watching his soldiers training dully, Li Qinglin couldn't think of any good way to stimulate morale.
"Commander, your letter!" Han Jizhong came over and handed over a letter.
? ?The letter was obviously brought by someone, and it was not sealed, but Li Qinglin recognized Pan Kewei's handwriting on the envelope at a glance.
Pan Kewei is an old friend of Li Qinglin. Of course, there is no need to mention the personal relationship between the two. In addition to the friendship between the two, they also run some unspeakable businesses together. Therefore, if the two meet in private, If so, you just need to send a message to the people below to make an appointment.
But Pan Kewei is a member of the military reunification, and the military reunification organization in northern Henan has some mutually beneficial and cooperative working relationships with the intelligence team of the Ninth Detachment. Pan Kewei's letter indicates that this is a meeting with the Ninth Detachment on behalf of the military reunification organization.
Li Qinglin pinched the envelope with his hand and found that there was only a piece of paper inside. He pulled out the letter paper inside and unfolded it. There were only a few words on the letter paper, and the content of the letter was also very simple. It was about asking him to purchase grain on his behalf.
However, Li Qinglin saw some secret words in the letter. Pan Kewei once told him that by connecting the bold words in the letter and reading them together, he would know the true content.
"See you the day after tomorrow, at the same place." This is what Pan Kewei told Li Qinglin in his letter.
Li Qinglin and Pan Kewei met not once or twice. They usually met in Sangyu Town, Zhang Ergou's residence. But this time, the "old place" Pan Kewei mentioned was not Sangyu Town. This "old place" It is Niuwang Village, where Xiaoliuzi lives.
Three days later, there was a small stone house in Niuwang Village. There was a table with a teapot and teacups on the table. There were two chairs beside the table. Li Qinglin and Pan Kewei were sitting on both sides of the table.
Li Qinglin has not seen Pan Kewei for several months. Li Qinglin found that Pan Kewei had changed a lot. Pan Kewei still dressed like a businessman. Wearing a gray cotton robe, a black top hat on his head, and a pair of cotton shoes on his feet, Pan Kewei's beard was still cleanly shaved as always, but his face looked very haggard, even from his There was also a look of exhaustion in his eyes.
Li Qinglin reached out and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Pan Kewei, saying: "Brother Pan, are you very tired recently?"
"Alas!" Pan Kewei sighed deeply. He took the teacup handed over by Li Qinglin and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Pan Ke was boring. Li Qinglin was not polite, and said: "Brother Pan, we have encountered some trouble recently. The first theater has not replenished us for a long time. My team is in urgent need of ammunition now. I want to do something on the Japanese railway." Well, can you provide some information on this?"
There are trains coming and going on the Pinghan-Hankou Railway every day. Most of them are ticket cars transporting passengers. If the railway sabotage team wants to use the enemy's arms train. That requires accurate intelligence to start, otherwise it is very likely to harm innocent passengers. The time and place of the Japanese arms train was considered top-secret information. It was impossible for the intelligence team in Li Qinglin's hands to obtain such top-secret information. Only Pan Kewei's military commanders took action from south to north. Only then can we obtain accurate information about the arms train.
Pan Kewei looked gloomy and said: "Brother, if it were in the past, it would really not be difficult for me to obtain this information. But now"
"Is there something wrong with your organization? Or have you been transferred somewhere else?" Li Qinglin was shocked and asked.
Pan Ke picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, and sighed: "Brother, the spy system of the Japanese and traitors is not a vegetarian. In the current enemy-occupied areas, the Central Unification organization has almost been uprooted. We The military commander¡¯s life is not easy now.¡±
Pan Kewei took a sip from the tea cup and continued: "In Shanghai, our two unifications are engaged in a desperate secret battle with the Japanese and puppet agents. Many unknown heroes have sacrificed their lives for the country. However, there are also some despicable people who have forgotten their ancestors and become traitors. Tebie is Wang Tianmu, the former head of the military-controlled Beiping District. Since he surrendered to the enemy, the Shanghai District, Beiping District and other units have been completely destroyed by the Japanese and puppet intelligence agencies. At present, there are only a handful of secret staff that can be retained in the northern region. Brother, what are you doing in the near future? It is no longer possible to obtain information about the Ping-Han Railway."
Li Qinglin felt very depressed as the possibility of obtaining supplies from the Ping-Han Railway was gone, but this was within his expectation.
"Brother Pan, are you going to be transferred too?" Li Qinglin asked.
Secret work has its own special features. The northern military system has been severely damaged by the enemy and puppets. According to general rules, veteran agents like Pan Kewei must have been exposed and will be transferred out in the near future if nothing unexpected happens.
Sure enough, Li Qinglin's guess was confirmed. Pan Kewei nodded and said: "Brother is right, I will be transferred soon. My top line has been captured by the enemy. We don't know yet whether he has rebelled. In order to protect ourselves, those of us who were familiar with him all evacuated the town and stayed in the countryside.Issue some instructions to subordinates through the radio or liaison officer. "
Pan Kewei picked up the tea cup and took another sip of tea, and then said: "However, the new staff sent by Boss Dai are not fully in place yet. Before they are familiar with the work, we people still need to persist for a while. I estimate that after the Chinese New Year, I will I will return to Chongqing to report on my work."
As an old friend, Pan Kewei worked very well with Li Qinglin in northern Henan. It can even be said that Pan Kewei gave Li Qinglin a lot of help in northern Henan and was also an important source of intelligence for the Ninth Detachment. Now that Pan Kewei is about to be forced to leave, whether as an old friend or as a de facto ally, it is a huge loss for Li Qinglin, and Li Qinglin's mood suddenly becomes gloomy.
Seeing that Li Qinglin was in a bad mood, Pan Kewei smiled and said, "Brother, what's the point? Maybe I will come back when the situation calms down."
"I hope so!" Li Qinglin murmured.
"If you want to contact me in the future, you can contact He Chun on the radio. She is ours. But I have one more thing to do before I leave. You and I will still have to cooperate." Before leaving , Pan Kewei said to Li Qinglin.
Pan Kewei¡¯s affairs have always been mysterious, and it was hard for Li Qinglin to ask questions. After waving goodbye to Pan Kewei, Li Qinglin returned to his headquarters in a depressed mood. (To be continued¡