The situation in Wuxi is far beyond Meng Shaoyuan's imagination.
Especially here in Xiashuitang, it is simply a "promised land".
No Japanese or traitors can be seen.
We ate and drank at the security guard's house while the security guard kept watch outside.
The two policemen from the police station simply set up a small table and chairs at the intersection to drink.
This is the only way to enter the reservoir. Once the Japanese appear, they will discover it immediately.
The members of the fifth detachment were divided into two groups, one group stood guard and the other group ate.
The detachment commanded by Wei Yunzhe was called the "Leopard Detachment".
This is also a feature of Meng Shaoyuan's armed forces.
This is true for Zhu Yanni's "Swallow" detachment and Wei Yunzhe's "Leopard" detachment.
"Director Meng, actually you don't need to come." Wei Yunzhe drank a few glasses of wine with Meng Shaoyuan: "I received an order before you arrived. A meeting will be held in Shanghai on March 8. All squadron leaders and above who can spare will go. However, That’s fine, I can accompany you back to Shanghai this time.”
Meng Shaoyuan really just knew that the meeting was going to be held in Shanghai.
What I drank was Yuqi yellow wine, a specialty of Wuxi.
The way to drink this kind of rice wine is quite special. Shredded ginger and sweet and sour dried fruits are added to it, and then it is heated and drank. It tastes good in the mouth, but if you drink too much, it's not easy to wake up.
Some big men in the north can drink more than a pound of white wine, but after drinking this kind of wine, they will get drunk after two or three bowls.
"Well, let's go back together then." Meng Shaoyuan put down the wine cup: "Report the situation."
Wei Yunzhe's detachment has developed to date and has 538 combat troops. It can be regarded as a very elite force behind enemy lines in the Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou areas.
He was born in the military and upheld the mentality of "preferring nothing to nothing", so he was very strict in selecting team members. Those who did not meet his conditions were all incorporated into the reserve force.
They work as farmers in peacetime, but can be summoned at any time if there is a major military operation.
The Leopard Detachment can basically be regarded as a paramilitary force.
In the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou area, the active armed forces were not only the Leopard Detachment, but also Wang Jingzhong's Taihu guerrillas, miscellaneous guerrillas commanded by other departments, civilian resistance forces, and the Fourth Route Army (New).
Lin Lin finally found out that there were twenty or thirty armed groups. According to Wei Yunzhe's estimate, the total number of people was at least about 40,000 to 50,000. This does not include specific statistics on the troops of the Fourth Route Army.
The Fourth Route Army has a designation and is considered a regular army. It cannot be counted among the guerrillas.
In terms of numbers alone, a team of more than 500 people is not worth mentioning. But when it comes to the excellent armament, rigorous training, generous salaries, and strong combat effectiveness, none of them can compare with the Leopard Detachment.
"Why so many?" Meng Shaoyuan frowned.
Having a large number of people is not necessarily a good thing sometimes. There will definitely be a lot of mixed food mixed in, thinking of gaining benefits, or even Japanese sent to cause destruction.
"That's too much?" Wei Yunzhe took a sip of wine: "I don't even count 'X Guandao'. In Wuxi alone, there are more than 30,000 disciples of X Guandao, and the Japanese are trying to win over them. They. Since the defeat of the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu, the higher-ups have ordered guerrilla operations behind enemy lines. They have various backgrounds. The Ministry of Finance has its own guerrillas, and the Ministry of Communications has its own guerrillas. Even the Ministry of Education has an "Education Guerrilla Corps" in Changzhou. ', I heard that the captain was a principal before.
Before the Chinese New Year, their commander-in-chief asked me to visit the troops and discuss the possibility of cooperation. When I arrived, I saw, well, there were hundreds of people, mostly young students, but the weapons and equipment were terrible. If we really want to fight the Japanese, what should we fight with? The pen in their hand? Or smash the Japanese to death with books? Isn't this nonsense? "
Meng Shaoyuan was concerned: "Student?"
"Boss, I knew you had to be tempted." Wei Yunzhe couldn't help but laugh: "So, I had a perfunctory conversation with the other party. Before leaving, I took a submachine gun, ten rifles, and a batch of bullets and exchanged them with them. A student."
"several?"
Wei Yunzhe stretched out his palm.
"Five?"
"Boss, are you looking down on me too much? Can we do a loss-making business?"
"Fifty?"
"It's not just fifty!"
"Hey, Wei Yunzhe, you guys are doing a great job with this business." Meng Shaoyuan shouted and raised his wine cup: "This business is making a lot of money, making a lot of money, I respect you, I respect you!"
Wei Yunzhe drank a cup with a smile: "I brought these fifty students back like treasures. During the day, I took them to train together, and at night, I asked them to call our team members cultural knowledge. Don't say, these students You know so much, not to mention Chinese, but also mathematics, physics, chemistry, and a few...a few...a few...and so on?"
"geometry."
"Yes, yes, geometry." Wei Yunzhe said hurriedly: "What's even more amazing is that, like you, many of them speak foreign languages very well. I asked them to find simple things to teach the team members, maybe they can teach them in the future. It comes in handy. Boss, to tell you the truth, whenever I have free time, I will also study."
"Okay, okay." Meng Shaoyuan was full of praise: "This is the best news I heard today. These students are not treasures, but treasures, priceless treasures. They are educated, young, and passionate. You have to give them I watched carefully."
"Don't worry." Wei Yunzhe nodded and said, "I won't let these students go to war unless it is absolutely necessary. As for the other guerrillas, they are all miscellaneous, and I basically don't associate with them. The people from the Fourth Route Army sent People have come to see me a few times and their attitude is very polite, but I think they are from that side and they don't dare to have too close acquaintance with me.
But I have to report something to you. Once, one of their political commissars in Wuxi got malaria and there was no specific medicine. He came to me for help. I thought, everyone is anti-Japanese, so I not only gave them medicine, but also gave them medicine. He provided them with a batch of ammunition. Boss, is this not a violation of family law? "
"It doesn't count, it doesn't count." Meng Shaoyuan couldn't help lowering his voice: "But this must be done quietly. The fewer people who know about it, the better. You have a clear conscience, but some villains may not think so."
"clear."
"Where is Wang Jingzhong?"
"Oh, this guy is so famous now." When he mentioned Wang Jingzhong, Wei Yunzhe laughed: "Who doesn't know Wang Jingzhong, the commander-in-chief of the Taihu Guerrilla Brigade? 'The boat is passing by Taihu Lake. Let's first ask the prince if he is willing.' . I made this guy unhappy. He dared to rob any ship. During the Chinese New Year, my dear, he actually sent me three ships of new year’s goods."
Meng Shaoyuan had known for a long time that Wang Jingzhong was the future "King of Taihu Lake" with unlimited fame and great luck. According to what he had read in the past, he was a person with the "aura of the protagonist".
Do you think, Japanese ships have to pay him protection fees? How domineering is this?
"Once, he robbed a Japanese grain-carrying ship. The Japanese were impatient and wanted to raid Taihu Lake. What about him? He asked the main force to hide in Taihu Lake, and he took a few people with him and entered in a big way. In Wuxi City, after having a good time with wine and food, I asked someone to bring me pen and ink and write a few crooked words in the hotel. What do you think it is? 'Wang Jingzhong is here for a visit'!"
Meng Shaoyuan laughed when he heard this.
This boy did a great job.
That's not all. The Japanese fleet swept around Taihu Lake, and not a single shadow of the Taihu guerrillas was seen. Unexpectedly, when the troops were withdrawing, they were attacked by the guerrillas again and were killed. One, wounded two.
The Japanese troops in Wuxi were small and their surface power was even weaker, so the idea of wiping out the guerrillas was temporarily shelved.
The question is, the safety of Japanese ships must be guaranteed. What should we do? Some Japanese businessmen, especially trading companies that were responsible for raising food for the army, could only send people to quietly contact Wang Jingzhong.
Wang Jingzhong was not polite. He calculated clearly how much "tolls" a ship would have to pay as long as it passed through his territory.
What's even more outrageous is that a few days ago, one of his men was accidentally captured by the Japanese. Wang Jingzhong immediately sent people to find Japanese businessmen he knew and asked them to try to get him out.
As a result, the person was released that night.
"The Japanese are not completely afraid of Wang Jingzhong."
Meng Shaoyuan pondered and said: "In the Jiangsu area, the task of requisitioning food is extremely heavy, and we must ensure the supply of food for the Japanese army on the front line. On this basis, in order to ensure the safety of food routes, the Japanese army turned a blind eye to Wang Jingzhong's actions. Eye. Wang Jingzhong is also smart, and he has seized this weakness of the Japanese. But if the Japanese take the opportunity, they will not be polite to Wang Jingzhong."
"That's right, Wang Jingzhong also talked about this when he and I were drinking together."
Meng Shaoyuan turned the wine cup in his hand: "Where is he now?"
"He also knew that you were coming this time and clamored to come with me to pick you up, but I refused." Wei Yunzhe continued: "I thought that when you came, you would definitely go to inspect his troops. I asked him Be prepared, a boat will come to pick you up in the evening. I can rest assured if I sleep with him."
"What's the Confucianism?" Meng Shaoyuan suddenly asked.
"He has been taking students on a small island." Wei Yunzhe immediately said: "There are about five to six hundred students. All the food and drink are provided by Wang Jingzhong. There are machine guns and When the Jiangyin defenders retreated, they left behind a large amount of supplies. After we took over first, we also found several mortars inside, but He Ruyi also wanted to take them away.
The island is heavily guarded and I have never been there. He Ruyi specially asked someone to tell us that anyone who approaches without permission will be shot without mercy. Not to mention me, Wang Jingzhong provides them with food and drink every day, and they don’t even know what is on the island. Moreover, He Ruyi also made an agreement with him that once the island is discovered by the Japanese, Wang Jingzhong must send a ship to evacuate them as soon as possible. "
What exactly is He Ruyi doing on the island?
Want to build that island into his independent kingdom?
Meng Shaoyuan's brows knitted together.
There are so many students.
He sent only a handful to Shanghai.
Does he have his own plans in mind?
If so what is it?
I'm afraid we can only know all this when we meet He Ruyi.
