The old master is not alarmist, and Young Master Chen is not bluffing. But the impact of the two riots last year was so great that even the Japanese had lingering fears and had to take precautions.
As the second anniversary of the July 7th Incident approaches, the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense.
In the suburbs of Shanghai, the Japanese army and puppet police have sent out more sentries and increased inspections for days to serve as a precaution. Traffic in the Pujiang River is completely blocked, and ships traveling in the Nanhuangpu, Tangkou, Wangjiadu, Zhagang, Dujiahang, Yeshu, Minhang, and Zhujing areas are suspended; the waterways in the upper reaches of the Suzhou River in the Beixinjing and Yujidun areas are closed. Traffic is also blocked and no ships are allowed to enter or exit.
If it weren't for the passes issued by the "Mei Agency", even Wu Yuehong and Mei Xiulan, the two directors of the Major's Social Affairs Department, would not be able to go to Lane 1136 of Yuyuan Road and No. 76 of Jisfei Road respectively for social activities. .
¡°There were Japanese soldiers all along the way. They checked it four times in total, and I heard several gunshots. Just thinking about it makes me afraid of people.¡±
What she had just experienced made Wuyuehong uneasy. As soon as she got into the tent, she pulled Master Chen's arm and kept chattering. In contrast, Xie Xiulan was much calmer. She found an ammunition box and sat down. While arranging her cheongsam, she said nonchalantly: "Tigress asked you not to leave the camp for the next two days, but the training of the teaching team cannot be delayed. Listen. His tone should be that he doesn¡¯t trust those old guys, otherwise we wouldn¡¯t be allowed to send people to keep an eye on them.¡±
It was Chen Bijun¡¯s wish to send Xie Xiulan to serve as the liaison officer on Yuyuan Road. It was also Chen Bijun¡¯s personal request to let Wuyuehong often go to No. 76 to play mahjong with the wives¡¯ group headed by Zhou Fohai¡¯s wife Yang Shuhui.
Young Master Chen will certainly not refuse such a request. After all, he always stayed in the military camp and was too isolated. There was nothing wrong with having two people to pass on messages and get some gossip. But from beginning to end, he never asked the two of them to deliberately inquire about anything. In his opinion, it was best to let things take their own course, and there was no need to do things that would cause trouble.
Young Master Chen pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "The Officer Training Corps is Wang Jingwei's Huangpu, but there is no one who truly trusts the old department from top to bottom, so it is reasonable for us to keep an eye on it. But these are extraordinary times, I can I don¡¯t want anything to happen to my brothers, so let¡¯s resume training after a while.¡±
"Then what should I tell her tomorrow?"
If you want, you will give it as much as possible. It is said that the needle cannot be poured into the water or pour in. People do not go to this group. Seeing Young Master Chen frowning, the old master smiled and asked: "Commander, why don't you let the search team make some noise? Let her know that we are now the Clay Bodhisattva crossing the river and cannot save ourselves. We really can't spare anyone to teach the team."
"That's the only way it can be," Mr. Chen nodded, "But we have to talk to Ishikawa first, and we must not make things worse."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
As soon as the old master walked out of the tent, Xie Xiulan said again: "They are also worried about safety, and they will transfer the guard company back today. Tigress asked you to prepare more ammunition, and said it would be best to send it by truck."
"It would be best to be transferred away. I can't ask for it more."
"There is another very important thing," Xie Xiulan said worriedly. "When I accompanied her to send off the film today, I heard from the Japanese that a division seems to be transferred from Japan. It is very likely that we will have to move. As for where to move, we haven't decided yet. , which makes your cousin-in-law very angry."
The 116th Division mentioned by Ishikawa?
Young Master Chen realized the seriousness of the problem. After thinking about it for a while, he still said calmly: "The road will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge. They haven't come yet. Let's wait until they come."
Sitting in front of Master Chen in her cheongsam, Xie Xiulan felt as awkward as she could. She glanced at Wuyuehong and then stood up, "That's all. I'll go change my clothes first, and then go take a look at Xie's camp's fortifications. If anything happens, send someone there to find me.¡±
"Go ahead, the road is slippery, be careful."
As the director of the Department of Communication, others were doing serious things, but she played mahjong all day long and always lost money. Wuyuehong was a little frustrated. She lowered her head and muttered: "Little ancestor, why don't you give me another job?" This mahjong game makes my back hurt and it¡¯s so boring.¡±
"Then what do you want to do?"
"How about setting up a telecommunications office like No. 76, and I will be the director to answer your calls."
Young Master Chen was so dumbfounded that he couldn't help but joked: "Move the radio over and listen to some songs again?"
"How do you know?" Wuyuehong regained her composure, leaned close to him, and said happily: "That's what I thought, but not only do I listen to the songs, but I also want to help you listen to the news on the radio."
"I don't know how to listen?" Young Master Chen gave her a roll of his eyes and said angrily: "Did you lose again? Fourth aunt, you have to have character to be a human being, and you have to have a good reputation when playing cards. Losing money is not important, but it is important. The key is to lose grandly and don¡¯t let othersIt¡¯s a joke that our Chen family cannot afford to lose. "
"Don't mention it, I'll get angry if you mention it."
Wuyuehong gritted her teeth, "Yang Shuhui, you think she really has no money? But she is stingy than anyone else when it comes to playing cards. She refuses to pay when she loses, and she can't lose even a copper coin when she wins. My aunt finally managed to fool a big card in the afternoon, and she yelled again I wanted to see some wood falling from the sky, but in the end even Ye Jiqing and She Aizhen followed me. I was so angry that I almost overturned the mahjong table. "
"Wood falling from the sky?"
"It's a person, not a piece of wood. What's his name? Tianmu. I just caught him this morning. I heard he's a big shot."
"Wang Tianmu?"
"Yes, yes, his name is Wang Tianmu, how did you know?"
??Wang Tianmu, one of the six backbones of Boss Dai and the "Four King Kong" of the military command, Mr. Chen can't even think about it. Once such a heavyweight like him was arrested, the underground military organizations in Shanghai, Tianjin and Peiping were quickly uprooted, and the war of words between Chongqing and No. 76 soon escalated into the famous " Agent War"!
Thinking that they were killing and killing, and all the minor characters died in the end, Young Master Chen resolutely said: "Fourth Aunt, since you don't like playing mahjong with them, then don't go there in the future, just be the Director of Telecommunications and answer the phone." Listen to the ditty.¡±
Just as he was talking, the guard at Daying Gate called. His cheap cousin Chen Changzu and Wang Jingwei's confidant Gui Lianxuan were here, and Master Chen had to go to greet them.
The good military camps were dug into a mess. At first glance, they were either sandbags or trenches. The row of military camps in front was close to the road, resulting in a lack of depth in the Qiu Camp defense area. They simply demolished the entire row of houses! Bricks were used to strengthen the fortifications, and timbers were used to build forward command posts under the guidance of consultants.
The sound of the wind and the roar of cranes are like facing a powerful enemy.
Chen Changzu was so confused that he couldn't help crying or laughing. When he saw Young Master Chen, he couldn't help but ask: "Cousin, what are you doing? Make it look like a battlefield. Is this necessary?"
"This is not an urban area. It's better to be prepared for any danger if you sail with caution."
Chen Changzu pointed in the direction of Xiaoying Gate, "Everything has been repaired over there."
"Everything has been repaired," Young Master Chen nodded and asked with a proud smile, "Adjutant Gui, you have been on the battlefield for a long time. Please give me some advice on how the regiment's fortifications are being repaired."
Gui Lianxuan jumped down from the trench and stamped his feet, then climbed up again and looked around, and finally had to admit: "It's quite satisfactory. If the enemy doesn't have tanks and armored vehicles, it should be able to withstand it for a while."
"My three lines of defense can only resist for a while?"
"With no artillery support, no air defense measures, and no anti-tank weapons, how much do you think it can withstand?"
What surprised the two of them was that after such a blow, Master Chen not only did not get angry, but instead laughed and said: "Adjutant Gui, I feel relieved when you say this. After all, the military commander is capable of sneaking around, but there are no planes like the ones you mentioned. , tanks and artillery.¡±
Chen Changzu didn¡¯t have time to talk to him about this, so he immediately took over the conversation, ¡°Cousin, do you know our purpose?¡±
"I know, isn't it just to transfer the guard company? I have already listened to you. You can pull as much ammunition as you want. I have already agreed with Deputy Commander Chen and Director Chen."
Having said this, Young Master Chen seemed to have remembered something. He took his arm and ran towards the newly built forward command post. He shouted without looking back: "Adjutant Gui, you can handle these things. Let me follow you." Cousin, say something."
The ground was full of potholes, with bricks and dirt everywhere. Chen Changzu almost fell over. As soon as he entered the command post, he gave him a sharp look, "You are already a colonel and commander of a regiment, and you are still making noises. What can't be said outside?"
Young Master Chen looked around and saw that the officers and soldiers were actively staying away. Then he asked mysteriously: "Cousin, I heard that the president, vice-president and ministers and deputy ministers of the fifth hospital have all fallen behind." Listen, can you tell me what position you hold in the new government?"
"Who said that? That's not the case."
"You really treat me as an outsider."
Seeing his aggrieved look, Chen Changzu had to explain: "Cousin, I don't treat you as an outsider, but I'm really not sure. But don't worry, I won't treat you badly no matter what, and I will definitely give you a stay. Good location.¡±
"Seniority or not, influence or influence, what else can I think about?" Young Master Chen shook his head and said sincerely: "Cousin, the reason why I ask this is just because I'm afraid you'll fall for those old bastards. Of course, I was deceived by some **tangs such as "special status" and "you must set an example in everything", and you regretted it in the end.It's too late. "
Although Chen Changzu thought so too, he still said seriously: "Cousin, our status is special. Of course we should set an example everywhere, otherwise others will think of you cousin-in-law."
"Confused!"
Young Master Chen's face straightened up, and he said seriously: "Don't avoid relatives when promoting talents, and fight for what's yours! If you don't fight, and I don't fight, and everything goes as they wish, then won't my cousin-in-law be ignored?" ?¡±
"Then what's your opinion?"
"I don't even know what position you hold, so what else can I say?"
Although this obscure distant relative in front of him has no qualifications or influence, he has strength that even Ye Peng does not have, and financial resources that even he himself can't match. Chen Changzu pondered for a moment and whispered: "What I learned is I studied aeronautical engineering for several years in Germany. Your cousin-in-law wanted me to be the director of aviation and the principal of the Central Air Force School, and to start setting up the new government air force. Seeing that there was no more suitable candidate, I agreed. "
¡°Where¡¯s the plane?¡±
"We are negotiating with the Japanese side."
"You've been fooled. My cousin-in-law must have been fooled by those old bastards," Young Master Chen blurted out: "Don't even think about it. Even the most basic requirement of forming ten divisions is being shied away by others. How can they give you even their own Are they all short of planes? Even if they are given, they will only give you a pile of junk that cannot fly, making you a mere commander in name only."
"I know this well, but the new government cannot do without the Air Force. If I don't do it, who else can?"
"Things have priorities, cousin. Don't you think that things in heaven are important, but things on earth are more important?"
The Military Commission is filled with a bunch of old warlords from the Northeast Army and Northwest Army who have expired. Apart from writing a few letters and sending a few telegrams to solicit surrender and accept rebels, they are just scheming and vying for power. Expecting them to build an army is nothing more than wishful thinking, even if it is completed. It turns out that they are also Ye Jiajun, Yang Jiajun, Bao Jiajun not Wang Jiajun and Chen Jiajun.
How could Chen Changzu not understand this truth, but the cruel reality is there. Without them, Wang Jingwei would have no one to use. He couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly: "Cousin, I understand what you mean. Your cousin and cousin My brother-in-law also understands, but there is no other way. Besides, I have promised your cousin-in-law to engage in aviation. Even if I didn't agree, I can't get involved. After all, I don't know how to march and fight. "
"You don't understand, I understand," Young Master Chen pointed at the trenches outside and said in a loud voice: "Cousin, marching and fighting is not as difficult as you think. Did you see But that's it, you just haven't tried it. "
"My cousin knows that you are making progress and that you are ambitious, so I have to rely on you in this aspect."
"How can I do it alone?" Master Chen shook his head, "Although marching and fighting is not that difficult, training soldiers is a troublesome matter. Don't you dare to go anywhere without seeing me these days? When there are more people in the future, It¡¯s even more inseparable.¡±
¡°Isn¡¯t it good to train your troops wholeheartedly?
"What's good? Cousin, do you really not understand or do you pretend not to understand? After the establishment of the new government, my cousin-in-law and cousin will only become busier and busier, and even you have no time to care about me. What's more, people's words are terrible, and those who are directly under After all, the regiment is directly under the Military Committee. When someone throws some shoes under the guise of my cousin-in-law, do you think I should wear them or not? "
Looking at Chen Changzu's thoughtful look, Master Chen added, "It's only a small thing if I'm angry, but it's a big deal if I delay my cousin-in-law's affairs."
Because of military expenses, the person in front of me has already broken up with Ye Peng and Liu Yufen. At the same time, as he said, everything will follow the rules after the new government is established, and neither Wang Jingwei nor Chen Bijun will be as partial as they are now.
Of course, Chen Changzu did not want Master Chen, the military force that was truly "loyal" to Wang Jingwei, to be suppressed. After weighing it again and again, he resolutely said: "Cousin, either we can do it together! I am responsible for the sky, and you are responsible for the earth, both of them. It can take both things into account, and it¡¯s justifiable, and no one can say anything.¡±
"What do you mean?" Young Master Chen asked knowingly.
Chen Changzu smiled and said with excitement: "To engage in aviation, you must have an airport, and if you have an airport, you must have an army to guard it. Just change the designation and change the regiment directly under the Military Commission to the National Government Air Force Chenduqiao Airport Guards Tuan, stay away from them. Even if anything happens, I will deal with them."
In fact, this is what Young Master Chen thinks, because the Japanese 116th Division is about to arrive in Shanghai. When they land, it will be the day for his direct regiment to move. Instead of waiting for the Japanese or Wang Jingwei to arrange it, it is better to find a place to go by yourself.
Chen Changzu¡¯s words played right into his heart, and he agreed without even thinking: ¡°Since my cousin thinks highly of me, from now on, our group will only follow my cousin¡¯s lead. It¡¯s just my cousin and my cousin¡¯s husband¡¯s side"
"Don't worry, I'll go talk to them."
Young Master Chen was so busy enjoying himself that he actually forgot about more important things and asked quickly: "By the way, cousin, where is the Chenduqiao Airport? Is it far from Shanghai?"