At the critical moment when the winter counterattack was launched in several major war zones in Japan, from Kunlun Pass in the south to Zhongtiao Mountain in the north, Master Chen and his party neither dared to take a train nor a car, but Under the coordination of the little Japanese Ishikawa, they boarded the ship from Jiangyin and took a Japanese naval patrol boat to Shanghai by water.
To ensure nothing goes wrong, his whereabouts were kept extremely secret. Except for a few of his own people, not even Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun were notified in advance.
At nine o'clock in the evening, we landed from the Japanese seaplane aviation base on the Huangpu River. Xie Xiulan, who had returned to Shanghai more than half a month ago, and Zhang Qingxi, the director of the left-behind section, had already been outside the base with passes issued by the "Mei Agency".
"I thought you would bring your wife."
Since "getting married" to Ding Shuping, Xie Xiulan has taken pleasure in teasing him. As soon as she closed the car door, she began to sarcastically mock him with a half-smile. Young Master Chen had long been accustomed to it and was too lazy to argue with her. He looked at the dark night outside the car window and asked calmly: "Have you made arrangements for where you will stay today?"
Before she could say anything, Zhang Qingxi, who was in the passenger seat, quickly turned around and said, "Huizhong Hotel, it's convenient to talk there and the rooms are all reserved."
"Concession?"
Chen Liang rolled up his sleeves, looked at his watch, and said to himself: "Fortunately, there is still time. The curfew will be in one or two hours at night."
Afraid that Young Master Chen would be dissatisfied with this arrangement, Zhang Qingxi explained: "Master, Uncle Chen, the concession is no longer what it used to be. In the past few months, with the assistance of the Ministry of Industry and Public Affairs Bureau, No. 76 has successively brought down the Central and Military Commands. Several lairs. Liu Geqing, who assassinated Chen Lu, and the military agent Zhan Sen, who assassinated Ji Yunqing, the old man of Li Shiqun's Qing Gang, were arrested one after another. Because Chongqing elements were extradited one after another by the gendarmerie, even the Waibaidu Bridge was reported as the Bridge of Sighs, so the safety should be Not much of a problem.¡±
This time when I return to Shanghai, in addition to meeting Wang Jingwei, I also want to meet a more important visitor from Southeast Asia - Yang Shuren, general manager of Fujian Company! Of course, Young Master Chen would not have any objections to this arrangement. After all, compared to the Japanese-controlled areas where ears and eyes were everywhere, the concession was safer after all.
Considering that Yang Shuren¡¯s visit to Shanghai was a top secret, as far as he, Chen Liang and Xie Xiulan knew, Master Chen immediately changed the subject, ¡°Director Xie, what news is there on Yuyuan Road?¡±
"What do you want to know?"
Young Master Chen gave her a roll of his eyes and asked angrily: "What do you think?"
¡°Oh, let¡¯s talk about the military.¡±
Xie Xiulan pondered for a moment, then introduced in detail: "The military organization is basically settled, similar to that in Chongqing. The Military Commission is the highest organization, consisting of the Military Senate, the General Staff Headquarters, the Military Training Department, the Political Training Department and the General Office. . Former reform government pacification army commander Ren Yuandao acted as president of the Military Senate, Yang Kuiyi was in charge of the staff headquarters, Xiao Shuxuan was in charge of the military training department, and Bao Wenyue was the minister of military affairs
Ye Peng is a self-proclaimed general, ambitious, and unscrupulously cultivating party members in the Central Military Officer Training Corps. Your cousin-in-law is very dissatisfied with him, so he is not reused. He is likely to be sent to Wuhan to serve as the director of the Wuhan Appeasement Office in name only; Chen Changzu and you are still the deputy directors of the Aviation Administration, but the Wang Mansion, the Military Commission and the Japanese all have great differences regarding the arrangements for the expansion of our regiment. "
"Be specific."
Although it was expected, Master Chen still frowned.
"First of all, inside Wang's Mansion, since he doesn't have any trustworthy troops, your cousin-in-law is inclined to reorganize us into the Second Guard Brigade to serve as the Royal Forest Army and Zhang Cheng's First Guard Brigade to defend Nanjing; your cousin wants to divide us Secondly, one part went to Guangdong with Chen Yaozu, and the other part went to Nanjing; in addition, Chen Changzu also had Chen Changzu's considerations. He believed that the air force was the air force and should not be regarded as the army's envoy. "
Xie Xiulan paused and continued: "Ren Yuandao and Yang Kuiyi wanted to reorganize us into the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Divisions of the First Front Army of the 'Peaceful Anti-G Construction Revolution', stationed in the Forces The relatively weak Yangzhou Zhibao should be on the front line; the Japanese had more opinions. The dispatched army headquarters was quite concerned about our strength and suggested that like the appeasement army before Ren Yuandao, it should be divided into five and stationed in Hangzhou. , Jiaxing, Suzhou and Yangzhou;
The Thirteenth Army was very satisfied with our performance in Wujin. On the pretext of ensuring the security of the Beijing-Shanghai line, the 13th Army required the ** mixed 11th Brigade to cooperate closely with our department. Later in the year, the **69th Division and the ** in the Wunan area were The 40th Division and the Second Security Regiment conducted a cleanup. There were so many opinions that even Yingzuo Zhenzhao was confused. "
Chen Liang was so worried that he couldn't help blurting out: "It's such a big tree that attracts the wind. Everyone wants to bite us."
Young Master Chen smiled, pretending to be relaxed and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's an adaptation or a split."Come on, this hasn't been finalized yet. There must be a way to reach the mountain, and there will always be a way. "
"I hope so."
"Director Xie, as for politics, has the time been determined yet?"
"Not yet," Xie Xiulan shook her head, "It is said that the Japanese have hooked up with Chongqing in Hong Kong, but after going back and forth, they found out that the person they were talking to was a military unification liar. This back and forth delayed the time, and the fastest After two or three months.¡±
While talking, two cars slowly stopped in front of Huizhong Hotel, one behind the other. After confirming that there was no danger, Young Master Chen took the key and took the elevator to the tenth floor under the protection of Chen Changshou, Xie Xiulan and others.
Except for the four rooms deliberately reserved for Master Chen and his party, the other rooms have long been booked by the wealthy Penang underworld boss Yang Shuren. As soon as everyone stepped out of the elevator, they saw four burly men patrolling back and forth in the corridor.
Seeing Zhang Qingxi¡¯s nervous look, Chen Liang immediately pushed open the door and said in an unquestionable tone: "Qingxi, you should go to bed early. We have something to do tomorrow. The young master doesn¡¯t want you to worry about it."
"This this¡¡"
"What is this? Obey orders."
"yes."
As soon as he entered the room, Xie Xiulan greeted the four people and said, "Send a message and say that the guests have arrived."
"Please wait."
The words of Shitang Muyaksha were orders. The bodyguard at the front immediately knocked on the door and ducked in first. After a while, the door opened again. At the signal of the person just now, Master Chen walked into the room alone, while Chen Liang, Xie Xiulan, and Chen Changshou were still turned away.
¡°We¡¯ve been traveling all day, do you want to eat something first?¡±
We haven¡¯t seen him for half a year, and Yang Shuren looks very haggard. Young Master Chen sat down on the wooden chair next to the coffee table, shook his head and said with a smile, "I ate something on the boat. I'm not hungry."
Yang Shuren lit a cigarette, then pushed the cigarette case and matches in front of him, "Then let's talk about the situation."
"The situation is not good. If we don't make a decisive decision, I'm afraid there will be no chance of a comeback in the future."
"Have you chosen your target?"
"No, we are considering it."
"You are more familiar with the domestic situation than I am. As for where to go, it is up to you to make your own decision. All we can do is cooperate."
Yang Shuren knocked the ashes from his cigarette and continued: "Your third uncle set off with me. He is in Hong Kong at the moment. If everything goes well, he can reach Chongqing in two days. The route has also been found, but he was Liang Yugao, the man who broke off the engagement of Chen Bijun, is now a major general and serves as an errand under Chen Cheng. He should be able to go to Datian Ting. "
¡°Chen Bijun¡¯s fianc¨¦?¡±
"Don't worry, he is his own master now, and it is much more reliable to find him than to find the military commander."
Young Master Chen let out a long sigh and said with emotion: "My third uncle is so old that he still has to fight for an unworthy descendant like me. It's embarrassing to think about it."
Yang Shuren¡¯s face straightened and he said extremely seriously: ¡°Not only for you, but also for the century-old reputation of Chen¡¯s Yingchuan Hall.¡±
"It's the same to me," Young Master Chen changed the topic and asked curiously: "The British have joined the war. Has the company made any necessary preparations?"
¡°The reason why I went there in person is to tell you about this matter.¡±
Yang Shuren stood up, looked at the Huangpu River in the night outside the window, and sighed helplessly: "The foundation has been there for a hundred years, how can we just leave? Besides, there are wars everywhere, and there is nowhere to go even if you want to. After thinking about it, there is no other choice. Leave some energy to the five surnamed clan members and wait until the war is over before making other plans."
"How to stay?"
"Needless to say, external possessions, the key is still the problem of people. Although we have made great efforts and even spent huge sums of money to buy two ships from the Dutch, we can only transfer three to five thousand people to Australia and India. For example, If you can make a difference before the Japanese army marches south, you can move some more in the name of the war of resistance. As for the ones left behind you can only leave it to fate. "
The family has a big business, and it is not easy to achieve this step. Young Master Chen nodded slightly, and then asked: "What about you and the other uncles?"
What surprised Master Chen was that Yang Shuren actually said with a ferocious face: "Malaya is a big country and densely covered with jungles. The British have worked hard for hundreds of years, but in the end they only controlled a few palm-sized areas of Penang and Singapore. Place. I can¡¯t afford to offend, so what can they do to me?¡±
"Uncle Yang, the Japanese are not as easy to deal with as the British. Once they take action, they will use the guise of liberating the Asians. By then, the natives will fall to their side. It is not easy to survive until the end of the war!"
"Is there anything else that can be done besides that???What's a better way? "
Yang Shuren gritted his teeth and continued: "Fortunately, because of your insight, we can have enough time to make corresponding preparations. As long as we can persist, even if our entire army is wiped out, aren't there still younger generations like you? ?¡±
Thinking of the telegram saying that his two sons had arrived in Hong Kong like his third uncle, Master Chen suddenly reacted, "Uncle Yang, are you here to take care of your orphan?"
"That's right." Yang Shuren stared into his eyes and said sincerely: "Zu'er, Uncle Yang has never looked at others. Among so many young people, you are the only one who can become a great person, so I leave them to you and me. rest assured."
¡°Why not send them to the United States or Australia?¡±
"It's not up to the father when the children grow up. He keeps clamoring all day long to return to the country to fight the war. If I don't hand them over to you, who else can I hand them over to?"