On February 23, the 29th year of the Republic of China, Changshu was restored!
Anyway, the leader of the First Regiment of the Peace Army, Shang Mingrong, died, and his head hung on the top of Changshu City.
This news quickly spread throughout Suzhou, Xichang and other surrounding cities.
The puppet troops and traitors were panicked.
The First Regiment of the Peace Army is the ace unit.
Strong equipment and sufficient firepower.
A group collapsed in one night?
When the Japanese rushed to Changshu for reinforcements, all they saw was the national flag fluttering in the wind!
And the head of Shang Mingrong!
The Japanese can't protect Shang Mingrong!
No one can protect it.
Shen Mancang, who betrayed Yue Zhenchuan, died.
Shang Mingrong, who killed Yue Zhenchuan, also died.
The people the military commander wants to kill, you can’t escape!
Wang Jingwei of Shanghai was deeply saddened when he heard the news. He said to Chen Bijun:
"If you lose a regiment, you can still rearm it, but the political impact of this is too great."
Not only a political blow, but also a blow to confidence!
The arrogance accumulated by the puppet troops and traitors in the previous stage was instantly defeated.
The puppet soldiers who had originally shown off their power and were willing to be lackeys now had their tails between their legs.
The traitors tried every means to contact the guerrillas.
They said that they were forced to do things for the Japanese, and they were actually "patriotic" in their hearts.
The situation that had been suppressed before was completely opened up with the brief recovery of Changshu.
Meng Shaoyuan's bloody murder of Changshu was not just an impulsive desire to avenge Yue Zhenchuan.
He wanted to use this incident to reverse the passive situation of the guerrilla armed forces and restore the prosperity of the guerrilla zones.
He did it.
Not long after its establishment, the first regiment of the Puppet Peace Army, which had high hopes from the Wang Puppet regime and the Japanese and was regarded as the trump card unit, was disintegrated in one night, which shocked the whole country.
The Chongqing government sent a telegram to commend the Shanghai District of the Military Unification Bureau and a telegram to commend Meng Shaoyuan.
The Chairman also personally sent a congratulatory message:
"The disintegration of the First Puppet Regiment was actually an unprecedented victory in the occupied areas. It chilled the hearts of the Japanese and made the ugly people frightened. Xinghan's bravery was a tribute to the country! Shaoyuan was so angry that the sky collapsed and the earth shattered!"
Meng Shaoyuan, courtesy name Xinghan, is the head of the Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau and the leader of the Seven Tigers of the Military Command!
The public enemy of Japan, the most powerful agent on the surface!
In March, upon nomination by the Chairman of the Standing Committee, the Military Commission agreed to make an exception and promoted Meng Shaoyuan to Lieutenant Colonel of the National Revolutionary Army!
This is very rare.
There is no precedent even after tensions broke out.
After all, Meng Shaoyuan's promotion time is far from coming.
At the same time, the Military Command Bureau also awarded Meng Shao his original military rank:
Major General!
This kind of position and military rank is very prestigious. A major general cannot be compared with a serious army lieutenant colonel.
But it is still a reward for Meng Shaoyuan!
Dai Li then held a meeting at his Chongqing headquarters, at which the "Lantern Festival Mutiny" was discussed.
At the meeting, Dai Li particularly emphasized one point:
"Shanghai is a model area for our army to unify the bureau. Meng Shaoyuan is a model for our army to unify!"
The top brass of the Military Command Bureau were shocked again.
Dai Li has never praised someone so highly in public!
Military model:
Meng Shaoyuan!
However, after the meeting, Dai Li quietly said to Mao Renfeng:
"Did I exaggerate too much?"
"Meng Shaoyuan did have great credit this time. The puppet peace army was established and the entire regiment was captured. This dealt a fatal blow to the puppet armed forces and turned the situation in each guerrilla zone upside down. I cannot praise it enough. .”
"That's not what I meant." Dai Li rubbed his nose: "This little bastard can climb up to the sky with a pole. Now that I am praising him in front of so many people, it will not be easy to shoot him in the future. ah!"
"That's right." Mao Renfeng smiled bitterly: "Just watch, he might get into trouble in a few days."
"If this little brat dares to get into trouble again, me, me!"
Dai Li said "I" for a long time, but he didn't say anything.
Did Meng Shaoyuan get into too many troubles?
Whatever he wants to do, who can stop him?
Shooting, burying alive, everything has been tried.
This guy's skin has thickened and he's not afraid anymore.
Mao Renfeng sighed: "Living Ancestor, please be calm and don't let us all be implicated."
"What did you say?" Dai Li stared.
"I said, are you still afraid that you can't cure him?"
…
After the war, about 300 people from the first regiment of the Puppet Peace Army who survived were awarded the title of "Jiangsu Independent Regiment" by the Nationalist Government.
Fei Qiang was promoted to colonel and leader of the independent regiment. He was ordered to lead the entire regiment to actively expand its troops and launch guerrilla operations behind enemy lines.
In 1941, the independent group expanded to 900 people and became huge.
In 1942, during the spring sweeps of the Japanese army, the Independence Regiment was betrayed by traitors and surrounded. It failed to break through many times and suffered most of the casualties in the entire regiment.
With the full rescue of the Zhongyi National Salvation Army, Fei Qiang, who was seriously injured, was rescued and transferred to Chongqing after recovering from his injuries. He held a leisurely job in the national army.
Later, no one knew the whereabouts of Fei Qiang.
Decades later, a gray-haired old man came to Changshu accompanied by his family and pointed at this brand new city and said:
"Back then, that person was the one who led us to regain Changshu here!"
"Grandpa, who is that person?"
"he?"
The old man stared into the distance but said nothing.
…
Meng Shaoyuan led everyone to bow deeply three times in front of the tomb.
That is the tomb of Yue Zhenchuan.
Worried about being destroyed by the Japanese army, the tombstones only read "The Tomb of Someone from Sichuan".
He is a martyr, but his name cannot even appear on the tombstone.
There was no way to bring his bones back home.
"Remember this, remember." Meng Shaoyuan said in a low voice: "When the Anti-Japanese War is won, one of you will invite Lao Yue out, take him home, and tell everyone that he died for the independence and freedom of the nation. He is a true hero!"
Now many people around him will sacrifice, and even himself, he is not sure whether he will survive until the day when the Anti-Japanese War is won.
But someone will survive.
There is always someone who can record the stories of these heroes and tell them to their descendants.
They are a group of spies with a bad reputation, and to be honest, they have done a lot of bad things, but in the face of major events, many of them live up to the country.
"Brother, are you leaving?"
Wei Yunzhe rarely called Meng Shaoyuan "sir", but instead called him the title he used during sworn sworn vows.
"I'm leaving." Meng Shaoyuan murmured: "Except for Yanni, I am the youngest, but the official is the oldest. You all call me eldest brother. I didn't do a good job as the eldest brother. Xiang Shounong died for his country, Yue Zhenchuan also died for his country, Tian Qi rebelled. Big brother can't protect them. Yuan Zhonghe and Wei Yunzhe, promise me to live well. I don't want to pay tribute to my brothers anymore."
No one answered him.
Who can guarantee that he will survive?
Meng Shaoyuan took out a handful of dice from his pocket and threw them on the cemetery: "Lao Yue, brother, I'm going back. You can gamble to your heart's content. Remember to protect our brothers!"
