February 1939.
There was light snow falling in the sky, and it turned into rain when it fell on the ground. The weather became extremely cold, and the agents of Luojiawan No. 29 walked around the military compound in a timid manner.
Zuo Zhong was sitting in his office, reviewing an execution report with a pen, and from time to time he would draw a red circle on a name, which represented the end of a life.
As the deputy director of military affairs, all serious and important matters within the national government will eventually be reported to him, especially those involving Japanese spies, and all criminals will be dealt with by him.
In the past two months alone, the number of traitors executed by his hands has reached thousands. When outsiders mention the name of military commander, they are all frightened, and the nickname "Smiling Tiger" has become more and more popular.
There is no other way. The top officials of the national government and someone issued a death order, requiring severe sanctions against all traitors. Those who can be punished by death will never be sentenced to death, and those who can be punished will not be punished without a deadline.
The reason is that after Ji escaped to Hanoi, Japan issued the third Konoe statement at the same time, stating that although Japan was always prepared to use force to sweep away the country, it also hoped to cooperate with people with insight.
It also proposed the realization of mutual good neighborliness and friendship and joint prevention of republican economic cooperation as conditions for cooperation. In fact, it wanted to turn China into a Japanese colony and enslave the Chinese people.
In response to this, someone stood up and expressed the hope that the government could use the Third Konoe Declaration as a model to exchange sincerity with Japan, so that not only the northern provinces could be preserved, but the other fallen places could also be recovered.
Moreover, the independence and integrity of the sovereignty and administration of the Republic of China can be maintained, and it is even expected to recover the colonies occupied by Western countries and realize the true unification of the country. These remarks are extremely confusing.
Someone immediately published a long article refuting Japan's Konoe's statement, arguing that Konoe's so-called East Asian New Order and Japan-Manchuria synergy were intended to turn the Republic of China into Japan's big concession.
In this way, even if the Republic of China does not become a slave state of Japan, it will become a non-equal relationship like the Liao and Song Dynasties. In fact, it will merge with Japan and end thousands of years of Chinese civilization.
He also criticized Konoe's so-called economic cooperation, which amounted to manipulating the Republic of China's tariffs and finance, monopolizing the Republic of China's production and trade, monopolizing hegemony in East Asia, and then controlling the Republic of China's military, politics, culture and even diplomacy.
What Japan really wants is to annex the entire Republic of China and annihilate the nation. He called on the people across the country to set their goals and make determination. The harder, the stronger, the more durable, the more courageous, and the whole country is united and continues to work hard.
Objectively speaking, this article is very beautifully written. Even someone who reread this article himself felt "very happy" and believed that it was enough to let the Japanese know the government's position and put an end to their threats and deceptions.
On the other hand, someone sent Ji's relatives and friends to Hanoi to persuade him, hoping that the other party would not make the same mistake again and again, and asked him not to publicly propose peace, not to sever ties with the government, and not to live in Hong Kong but he could go to Europe.
As a result, on the day of Wu Xiwen's execution, Ji published a telegram through the South China Daily, openly treason and surrendering to the enemy. According to the rhyme of the telegram on that day, the outside world called it a pornographic telegram.
In the cable, the other party blatantly sang praises for the Japanese invaders, whitewashed their own treasonous behavior, completely merged with the Japanese, and went to the opposite side of the Chinese nation's national resistance war.
This incident had a very bad impact, making the Fruit Party extremely embarrassed, the dignified vice president treason, and all walks of life questioning the legitimacy of the government, which directly led to the instability of the morale of the frontline troops.
Therefore, two days after the pornographic news was issued, the top leaders of the Kuomintang Party held a meeting on New Year's Day and passed the decision to expel Ji and revoke all his positions, demonstrating to all forces in the country the determination of the Kuomintang Party to resist Japan.
At the meeting, someone lamented that a certain Ji, who was entrusted by the party and the country, left his post without permission during the anti-Japanese crisis, disappeared in other places, and spread fallacies that went against national policy.
The contents of the telegram were covered up by the enemy at every turn, and they did not hesitate to confuse right and wrong, and went even further to deceive the people. As far as their behavior was concerned, it was a standard act of collaborating with the enemy and seeking surrender.
His crimes of violating discipline and endangering the party and the country were clearly exposed, and his righteousness could not be tolerated. Party discipline must be strictly enforced to set the record straight. At the end of the sentence, someone was even choked up and could not speak.
Whether it's true or not is a matter of opinion. Anyway, according to the information Zuo Zhong received, after the meeting, someone returned to Huangshan's official residence and cooked three bowls of rice in a row that night.
Expelling Ji was not the end of the matter. In order to warn others not to follow Ji and defect to Japan, the government and someone also took out the traitors in the Kuomintang-controlled area to scare the monkeys.
When orders were given from the top, the people below had to find ways to fulfill them. As a result, many would-be traitors who were in a wait-and-see state were killed. A large number of them were arrested and shot, but no one cried out for them.
This effectively prevented the expansion of the wave of surrender. Ji thought that there was no lack of people in the party who wanted to compromise and make peace with Japan. With his influence and status, someone would definitely follow.
As a result, these people were frightened out of their wits by the bloody methods of the military commander and cut off contact with him one after another. Ji's wishful thinking came to nothing, and his treasonous behavior was opposed by the people across the country.
Some military and political personnel who had a good relationship with Ji, such as Zhang and Yu from Guangdong, called Ji bloody on many occasions, accusing the other party of making fallacies, showing off to the enemy, betraying the country for glory, etc.
He demanded that Mr. Ji be brought back to prison as a wanted person, that he should be punished with a proper punishment, and that he should enforce discipline to boost his morale. He also expressed his support for the government and this person and persisted in the war of resistance to the end, so he ordered someone to cut off his robe and cut off his robe to prove his innocence.
In addition, representatives of overseas Chinese in Nanyang immediately called the national government, accusing Mr. Ji of openly agreeing with the Japanese aggressors' conditions for subjugation, and demanding that the government announce his crimes and establish national laws to determine the hearts of the people at home and abroad.
Overseas Chinese in the United States also called in support on the same day, demanding that all the initiators and peacemakers be charged as traitors. This will make someone completely socialized in the Chinese society, and the prestige accumulated over the years will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Recalling the tumultuous situation during this period, Zuo Zhong put down his pen and rubbed his wrist. He picked up the phone and called He Yijun to take the report and distribute it to various places for execution as soon as possible.
Detention centers and prisons in many places are now full, and executions cannot be postponed. If they can use their lives to contribute to the cause of anti-Japanese war, those death row inmates can be considered to have deserved their death.
As soon as He Yijun left, Song Minghao walked in mysteriously and told Zuo Zhong a major event related to Zhongtong. After hearing this, Zuo Zhong was dumbfounded and asked the other party.
"What are you talking about? Xu Enzeng wants to establish a new unification of the Central Committee??? He also led a team to arrest the underground party?"
(Give it a try, Lao Xu changed his name and it won’t have the same flavor anymore)
"Yes, deputy seat."
Song Minghao said with a smile: "Director Zhu and Dong Xin performed well in the spy agency and were praised by the committee members. Many members of the Central Committee took the opportunity to change their families, and the person named Xu was completely ignored.
This guy didn't give up and wanted to start a new business by arresting underground gangs. I don't know where he found an underground gang stronghold and took people there himself. My insider said that many people died. "
Zuo Zhong was startled. On the surface, he calmly asked about the casualties on both sides. When Song Minghao finished answering, he almost laughed out loud, Xu Enzeng, Xu Enzeng, you are such a genius.
The other party's action can be summarized in four sentences, that is, Deputy Director Xu rushed up, Deputy Director Xu crawled out, Deputy Director Xu fainted, and Deputy Director Xu cried.
——As soon as the other party and a group of Central Unification agents broke into the underground party stronghold, they were beaten to death by five or six submachine guns. Before leaving, the other party even detonated a mortar shell at a certain time.
If Xu Enzeng hadn't run fast enough, he would have been shattered to pieces. Although he would not be able to leave his innocence in the world, the local crops would definitely grow well in the coming year. It is a pity.
Zuo Zhong sometimes really doesn't understand what the other party thinks. Do you have the strength to fight against the underground party? You also want to establish a new central government. You are really blind. You have to drink a lot of fake wine.
It's just that when did the underground party's operational style become so unrestrained? The submachine guns hit head-on, and the mortars broke off. Such a strong aggressiveness is quite a bit like the old secret service.
Throwing a cigarette to Gu Qi, he said with a serious expression as he was concerned about the country and the people: "Old Gu, there must be traitors within the Central Unification Committee, otherwise how would the underground party know about Xu Enzeng's actions?
Also, submachine guns and artillery shells are not so easy to obtain, alas! These thieves are really hateful. If they fall into my hands, I will definitely let them know how powerful the military commander is. "
After saying two harsh words, Deputy Director Zuo showed a regretful expression, bringing to life a fruit party elite who cares about the party and the country and is unparalleled in loyalty. No, he was vividly alive.
Song Minghao's eyes were full of admiration, and he thought that the deputy director was the deputy director, and his lies seemed to be true, so he quickly expressed his agreement and started to compliment him skillfully.
"What you're saying is, Zhongtong, it's normal for a domestic thief to appear, but being able to get weapons means that the thief's status must be high. Do you want us to go and follow him?
Otherwise, Director Zhu and Dong Xin might not be able to explain things to their superiors when things get big, so they might find a few scapegoats to get the matter out of the way first to avoid being blamed on the commission. "
The reason why the old youtiao are the old youtiao is because they understand the world so well, the various stakes in the organization, and how to exploit the loopholes in the system, the flexibility of the process, and the flexibility of the rules.
Song Minghao understands that a good central commander is a central commander who maintains a good relationship with the military commander. If everyone gets rich, everyone will make achievements together. Just like this time, the central commander has received a lot of benefits from the capture of Japanese spies.
Otherwise, why did those agents change agencies? Was it because of Director Zhu's status? It was partly the reason, but not all. Don't forget that Xu Enzeng had Erchen as his backstage and was not afraid of Zhu Liuxian.
There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, and no frivolous money of spies. That's why those spies who can't see the rabbit but the hawk will not decide to join Director Zhu so quickly.
Zuo Zhong was very satisfied with Song Minghao's sensibleness, but he still shook his head: "Forget it, if you can think of this, my old principal and Dong Xin must also have thought that it is inconvenient for us to participate in this matter."
After saying that, he sent the other party away and stayed alone in the office until get off work. After dark, he drove away from the Luojiawan headquarters, parked in a safe house, and then disappeared on the streets of the mountain city.
As the night got darker, the owner of the incense and candle shop at Haitangxi Wharf carried a few bags of food and walked into an alley in the main city. He walked around and came to a small courtyard, looked around and knocked on the door.
Soon the courtyard door was opened, and a person hid behind the door in the darkness. When the visitor came in, he immediately closed the door. The two of them arrived at the main room in the courtyard one after another, and then the dim oil lamp quietly turned on.
An hour later, the door opened again, and the shop owner walked out and left quickly. The people in the courtyard slowly closed the door with their hands, and the moonlight shone on the other person's face. It was Du Heng who was snatching medicine in the military camp.
On the wall dozens of meters away from the small courtyard, Zuo Zhong slowly zoomed in on the camera on his mobile phone, stopped the lens on the other person, pressed the shutter with his hand, and jumped to the ground after taking the photo.
He adjusted his facial disguise at will, took off his special double-sided coat and put it on inside out, walking slowly in the narrow and complicated streets, silently thinking about the relationship between Du Heng, Fang Wei and the store owner.
After two months of tracking and investigation, he was now able to determine that the other party was an underground party whose mission was to collect medicines or other supplies and did not participate in intelligence collection, so he was classified as a deep lurker.
Among them, Du Heng is the drug collector, Fang Wei is the traffic officer, and the store owner should be the emergency contact person. As for the person who took the drug store by boat from the cemetery, it is likely that he was a member of the drug transport team.
Guangyangba Airport............
A map of the surrounding cemetery flashed through Zuo Zhong's mind. The only place nearby was inhabited, and the Fourth Brigade stationed there was also responsible for air transportation from the mountain city to other places.
Perhaps due to some kind of induction among colleagues, he suddenly thought that when he took Wu Xiwen on the plane, Guan Shaoyu, who was silent and unusually low-key the whole time, seemed to have caught a glimmer of inspiration.
Living on the quiet streets of the mountain city, Zuo Zhong was not alone at all. He knew that he was not fighting alone. The steps under his feet became firmer and his figure merged into the night little by little.
(Take a day off tomorrow and start a new paragraph)
