The old Japanese Harada was not targeting him without purpose.
As he said, in order to strengthen the political and strategic control of the Japanese army, adapt to the new situation of the establishment of the Wang Jingwei regime, and step up the work of inducing political surrender in Chongqing, the Tokyo Base Camp has decided to establish the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters in Nanjing.
It is also planned to revoke the designation of the Central China Expeditionary Force in two months, issue the order of battle of the China Expeditionary Force and the "boarding force", and redefine the order of battle of the North China Front Army, the 11th Army and the 3rd Flying Group.
It is precisely because of this that the outgoing commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force, Shunroku Hata, finally sided with Wang Jingwei under the instruction of the base camp. Not only did he ask Liang Hongzhi, Chen Qun, Ren Yuandao and other traitors in the reform government to "actively cooperate", but he also said Agree to Wang Jingwei's series of requests regarding the preparation of the new government's air force.
Chen Changzu, the specific person in charge, immediately withdrew from the negotiations between Wang Jingwei, Zhou Fohai and others and the traitors of the reform government, and began to recruit graduates from Nanyuan, Baoding, Shenyang and Guangdong aviation schools in the Beiyang period with great fanfare. Master Chen, accompanied by Major Yamada, the staff officer of the Liaison Department of the Central China Expeditionary Force, went to Jiaxing to discuss matters related to entering Changzhou Chenduqiao Airport with the 11th mixed brigade of the Japanese Army.
It was July 9th when he returned to Shanghai, and it turned out that his worries were in vain. Except for a few sporadic exchanges of fire in the surrounding suburbs, the city was calm, and no riots broke out like on the anniversary of the July 7th Incident last year.
As soon as Mr. Chen entered the regiment headquarters with his dusty front foot, the old master, Chen Liang, Zhang Xiaoguo, Mei Xiulan, Qiu Chengsong, Yang Zhongyi, Lin Shanhu and other battalion and above officers followed him in. Chen Liang couldn't wait to ask: "Tuanzu, do we really have to leave?"
"We have to leave," Young Master Chen said calmly as he motioned for everyone to sit down: "Although the trouble is a bit troublesome, it's not a bad thing. At least you don't have to rely on others like you do now, and you don't have to worry about sending us there anymore. What a thankless task to perform.¡±
"Has the date of departure been set?"
"The 116th Division won't arrive until the end of next month at the earliest, so we don't have to rush. But considering that Wang Jingwei and Chen Changzu are pressing hard, I plan to send a company first, and then pull the larger troops over when both sides are ready. ¡±
"Team leader, I heard it's not peaceful over there!" The old master was worried. "Yesterday's "China-US Evening News" also said that the 67th Division of the Communist Party of China fought against the Japanese army in that area. They fought fiercely for two days and killed and wounded more than 100 Japanese soldiers. ¡±
"That's what happened."
Young Master Chen took out a stack of maps from his briefcase that he had just brought back from the 11th Hungry Brigade. He pulled out a large-scale map and spread it out in front of everyone. He pointed at the map and confirmed: "The firefight happened here, not far from me. The regiment was stationed 30 miles from the airport. They disabled a squadron, but they also suffered heavy casualties. More than 400 people were killed, nearly a thousand were seriously injured, and more than 200 were captured. The deputy commander of the 397th Regiment of the 67th Division Zhou Boying died in the battle."
Qiu Chengsong realized the seriousness of the problem and couldn't help but ask: "Regiment leader, is the strength of one company too thin?"
"Yes, Tuan Zuo, we should send a battalion first to avoid being treated as a soft persimmon."
To everyone's surprise, Young Master Chen actually shook his head and said with a smile: "It's just a company. As for safety there shouldn't be any problem, because the airport is located between the county town and the railway. Neither the Communist Party nor the GCD's guerrillas can Dare to move in that area.¡±
The old master then relaxed and thought for a while before asking: "Have you contacted the Japanese army?"
"Contact has been made. The 11th Brigade requested the cooperation of the 49th Infantry Brigade and the Military Police Detachment stationed in Wujin City, and Ishikawa will also accompany them. The reason why they only sent one company first is precisely because they feel that they are insufficient in strength. It is very likely that we will be asked to help maintain law and order as a temporary measure."
Chen Liang didn¡¯t want to really have a grudge with **, so he immediately blurted out: ¡°But you can¡¯t delay it for long. After all, the army will have to go sooner or later.¡±
"So in addition to that company, I also want to send some people to do business for two months."
"Doing business?"
"Well," Young Master Chen confirmed: "The people there are unfamiliar and the people are mixed together. If you want to avoid unnecessary trouble, you have to make preparations in advance. So I decided to set up another intelligence office and select a dozen Smart and capable brothers should go and find out the situation first, and it¡¯s best to establish relationships with various gods.¡±
¡°Who the hell would be willing to be a traitor if he wasn¡¯t forced into desperation or just to earn a living?
Although I have never seen anything like this, I have heard too much about it. Even the famous Zhang Lanfeng¡¯s subordinates are doing one thing on the outside and another on the outside. They swear to be loyal to the imperial army, but secretly they are flirting with Chongqing and GCD, and even There are rumors that people from Chongqing who come to occupied areas put on their military uniforms first.Even with their passes, the Japanese didn't see anything to do with him.
Thinking of this, the old master resolutely said: "Master, I will serve as the director of the intelligence department. The personnel will be selected from the old people on the counter. Wuyang groceries and medicines are also ready-made. If we set out today, we will be able to open the business tomorrow. There will be no mistake." It¡¯s your business.¡±
Chen Liang stared into Young Master Chen's eyes and said eagerly: "No one is more familiar with business matters than me, and there is Shangwen watching the logistics stall. In comparison, it is more appropriate for me to go."
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Young Master Chen was deeply moved. After weighing it again and again, he suddenly said: "Considering that the Japanese and the county government also need contact, I would like to invite both of you to go, one in the dark and one in the dark." We can take care of each other, and we can take care of each other, and we can discuss everything.¡±
"This is best," the old master nodded, then turned around and asked with a smile: "Deputy Commander Chen, who is in charge and who is in the dark? Should we divide the work?"
"It's better for you to be in the open and I to be secretive. After all, you have more experience in dealing with the Japanese than I do."
"Then it's settled."
Young Master Chen took the teacup handed over by Xie Xiulan, looked around at the five battalion commanders, and said extremely seriously: "Brothers, no matter how troublesome things are outside, you don't have to worry about it, but training and study can't give me anything." A trace of laziness. The news of going to Wujin must be kept secret, and no leaks can be made. You should continue to do whatever you need to do, and act as if nothing has happened. "
"Leader, so we still have to go to the training team, and after joining the training team, we have to go to the officer training corps?"
"Yes, until you learn."
"Then who will take a company to Wujin to serve as the front line for the large army?"
"A Biao," Young Master Chen blurted out without thinking: "If there are not enough people in the baggage team, I will recruit more, and I won't even dispatch any of you soldiers."
Living with the Japanese day and night every day, even Yang Zhongyi, who thinks highly of himself, has to admit that he has to learn too much. But after thinking about it, he still couldn't help but ask: "What about after the large army goes to Wujin? Tuanzuo , It¡¯s so far away from Shanghai, so we can¡¯t leave early and come back late like now.¡±
Young Master Chen had already considered this issue and gave Zhang Xiaoguo a meaningful look. "You have to go to the Officer Training Corps, but it's not necessarily where you go. I've made an agreement with Wang Jingwei that the teaching materials will be distributed by then." Come down and let Staff Officer Zhang teach on your behalf. Just take the exam when the training team is finished. It won¡¯t delay our affairs.¡±
Seeing that all the important matters had been explained, the military law captain Chen Changfu, who had been silent, took over the conversation, "Regiment leader, I have something to report to you. Wei Hualiang of the 5th Platoon and 6th Platoon of the 2nd Company of the Xie Battalion has been acting suspiciously, but he has been hiding it all this time. Well, we can¡¯t find anything to do with him, and he was even selected to train as the acting squad leader, so it¡¯s difficult for us to take effective measures.¡±
The incident happened in Xie Ying, but she had been kept in the dark. Xie Xiulan suddenly frowned. Xie Wenbin was even more surprised and asked quickly: "Captain Chen, is this that big guy Wei who shoots accurately?"
"That's him." Chen Changfu glanced at him and said expressionlessly: "On the 14th of last month, Ge Zhengfu, a first-class soldier in the sixth class of the fifth platoon of your battalion's second company, reported to the military law team that Wei Wei never used grass when he pooped. During the night, he also talked in his sleep such as "Get out of the hotel quickly" and "I'm sorry, principal". With the consent of Deputy Commander Wang, the military law team began to monitor his every move. After nearly a month of observation, it was determined that Wei Hualiang was not the same person before he was captured. An ordinary soldier, but an officer."
Young Master Chen pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "It's interesting, I'm sorry to the principal."
As the deputy leader and director of the political training department, the old master not only knew everything, but also knew a lot. He then took out a photo from his bag and said with a half-smile: "This was taken secretly with the help of Director Chen of the Logistics Department. It was developed." Later, I went to Yuyuan Road in person. I didn¡¯t know it unless I asked about it. When I asked about it, I was shocked. It turned out that he was really a big fish. Not only was he born in Huangpu, he was even a major general! "
"real?"
Before the old master could speak, Chen Changfu took out a note and introduced it in detail: "Wei Hualiang, thirty-seven years old, Huangpu Seventh Infantry Section, served as platoon leader, company commander, battalion commander and regimental commander of the 3rd Route Army of the Northwest Army. Equal rank. Before the Wuhan Battle, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 86th Brigade of the 29th Division of the 55th Army and was ordered to station at Huangmei Fenghuang Ridge in eastern Hubei. According to Chongqing, he had already been with the brigade commander Chen Dexin. Martyred for his country.¡±
Young Master Chen was doubtful, "Is the news reliable?"
The old master sighed lightly, raised his head and said with a wry smile: "He is from Guangdong, and the most indispensable thing on Yuyuan Road is Guangdong officers, so he can't go wrong."
"The seventh phase of Huangpu, that should be a disciple of the Emperor. How could he be an officer of the Northwest Army?"
"Team seat, this is nothing."?How strange. "
Zhang Xiaoguo looked sideways at the photo and chuckled: "To be precise, he should be Li Jishen's disciple, not Chairman Chiang's emperor disciple. Because the so-called Huangpu Seventh Period was caused by Li Jishen feeling that he had no direct lineage after he returned to Guangdong to take charge. The military cadres could not have a solid position, so they decided to open the "Eighth Route Army Cadre School" as a military training institution.
If I remember correctly, more than 700 students were admitted before and after. When this matter reached Nanjing, the Chairman was of course very dissatisfied with the establishment of a cadre school and the cultivation of lower-level party members, but under the circumstances at that time he could not openly stop it, so he had to use old methods such as division and bribery to seize these students and make them The attempt failed. When Li Jishen formally applied to Nanjing for approval to establish the Eighth Route Army Cadre School, he simply ordered him not to open a separate cadre school and changed the batch of students who had passed the examination into the seventh batch of Huangpu enlisted students. "
Young Master Chen was happy and couldn't help but ask: "What happened next?"
"They are not direct descendants of Chairman Chiang. You can imagine their plight," Zhang Xiaoguo paused and continued: "When they graduated, Chairman Chiang strictly ordered them to not issue graduation certificates and assign jobs until they arrived in Nanjing. But they After he was ordered to gather in Nanjing, he reprimanded them and said that he would no longer recognize them as his students in the future.
When it came time to allocate work, except for a few who were considered available, the rest were all assigned to miscellaneous troops in North China, Northwest China and remote areas. Graduation certificates will be forwarded by the army only after you report to the army. After arriving in the army, it was not only difficult for them to adapt to the living habits in the north, but they were also ignored and discriminated against. Therefore, most of the seventh-generation students returned to Guangdong on their own, and only a few like Wei Hualiang could stay. "
Not only did he stay, but he also became a major general and deputy brigade commander step by step. Young Master Chen, who had no one under his command, certainly would not miss this opportunity. He immediately turned around and asked: "Deputy Commander Wang, where is Yuyuan Road?" Are you not suspicious?"
"No, I just showed the group of frustrated officers who had just arrived at the camp to look at the photos. I didn't say anything else. Even Ye Peng and Yang Kuiyi didn't know."
Although you have people in your hands, how to arrange them is a problem.
Young Master Chen pondered for a moment and said resolutely: "Since it is not appropriate to continue to stay in Xie Camp, then transfer me to be my personal guard and let Changshou and Changxi keep an eye on me. There shouldn't be any trouble. But this matter It must be kept secret and no leaks can be made.¡±