Li Yunlong's wedding seems to be developing in an unpredictable direction.
Although the Yamamoto Special Agent Team threw the entire Jin Province into a frenzy, it did not seem to have much impact on the incident. The day after Wang Yue and Brigadier Chen finalized the wedding date of Li Yunlong, Ta Kung Pao reported There was news that anti-Japanese hero General Li Yunlong was about to get married, and even a photo of Li Yunlong during the Battle of Cangyunling was attached. At that time, Lao Li was leaning out of a No. 1 tank, waving a The shell gun, roaring loudly, matched with the sky billowing with beacon smoke, the devastated mountains, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers lying everywhere, fully demonstrated his heroic spirit. Later, Wang Yue found out that there was actually a war reporter from the xx agency following the new regiment at that time. Overseas Chinese from Siam, not only Li Yunlong, but also Wang Yue was photographed a lot. This made Wang Yue, who always felt that he was meticulous in his work, a little embarrassed. It seemed that he was still too rough in what he did. I was actually photographed by someone while traveling through time.
The photo was accompanied by an article introducing Li Yunlong's achievements, which caused the enthusiasm for Li Yunlong in the rear area to be stirred up again. Many groups and individuals began to congratulate Li Yunlong on his wedding. Some published it in newspapers, some invented coded telegrams, and many more came to express their gratitude. Entrust letters of congratulations and small gifts to the Eighth Route Army offices in various places. It is said that many young girls wrote to Li Yunlong, some expressing their love, some preventing him from getting married, and even asking for pillow mats. Being a child for Li Yunlong made the person in charge of the review of the Ministry of Social Affairs dumbfounded. However, through Li Yunlong's wedding, the Eighth Route Army offices in various places actually received more than 10 million French currency in cash and materials. Perhaps this is the earliest Star power.
Immediately afterwards, General Chen, a senior official of the government and leader of the Department of Civil Engineering, flew to northwest Shanxi. He will attend Li Yunlong's wedding on behalf of Chairman of the Standing Committee and serve as a witness. The reason why it happened so quickly was thanks to the newspapers that introduced Li Yunlong and several of Li Yunlong's weddings. The ups and downs gave our chairman hope. Since you don't pay attention to such talents, don't blame Chang for taking action. Compared with others, wooing Li Yunlong is obviously more valuable. This is a fierce general, a real A fierce general, as for undiscipline, egotism, suspected shooting of prisoners, etc., it is not a problem at all in the national army.
General Chen also brought a gift from the Chairman of the Generalissimo, a total of fifty thousand US dollars. Seeing Li Yunlong accepting the gift with a smile on his face, and then giving him a colonel's command sword in return, General Chen felt that the purpose of his trip was not unachievable. , but how did he know that Li Yunlong turned around and handed over the 50,000 US dollars without even showing a trace of regret. However, Li Yunlong did not expect that the Chongqing newspaper would report the matter the next day, and also Attached is a photo of him wearing a major general uniform and meeting General Chen.
Of course, General Chen's goal is not just Li Yunlong. He also wants to discuss the purchase of weapons with the Eighth Route Army. Although the government has the support of the great northern countries and beautiful countries, due to transportation problems, the weapons and equipment that can be obtained are actually It was very limited, and the government's arms factory had limited production capacity, which could not replenish the losses of the troops. Although he did not believe that the Eighth Route Army could sell weapons to the government, General Chen still faithfully carried out the instructions of the Chairman of the Standing Committee.
What General Chen didn't expect was that the Eighth Route Army agreed to the National Government's purchase request without any hesitation. Moreover, the number of weapons that could be sold made General Chen feel frightened. Looking at the smiling Chief of Staff opposite, he couldn't help but asked: "Chief of Staff, are you sure you can sell 50 M1910 122mm guns to the government at one time?" Cannons, 40 CV-33 tanks?”
"Yes, in order to support the government's war of resistance, our Eighth Route Army is willing to sell most of the remaining heavy weapons to the government, as long as the government is willing to reissue the Eighth Route Army's funds and release our personnel detained in Dihua." Vice President The chief of staff smiled and replied that the reason why he happily transferred precious heavy weapons to the National Government to support the Anti-Japanese War was definitely true, but the other two reasons also existed.
First of all, Wang Yue promised to give the Eighth Route Army a batch of weapons to make up for the losses caused by the Yamamoto Special Forces, and the number was not small. The total included: 20 M14/M16 100mm artillery, 6 CV-33 light tanks, and M1910 122mm There are 100 howitzers, 40 French-made Porte-25 light bombers, and 20 beautiful domestically-made P-1 fighter jets. The continuous arrival of these weapons and equipment means that the Eighth Route Army does not lack heavy weapons, but is in urgent need of solving the problems caused by the wanton purchase of materials. Funding gap.
Secondly, the Eighth Route Army was fully aware that these heavy weapons had stimulated the Japanese. They did not want to start a full-scale war with the Japs before they were ready. Regardless of the fact that Wang Yue had recently brought a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies to the Eighth Route Army. However, due to the Japanese blockade, it did not spread too far and was basically within the scope of Shanxi Province. In fact, the overall combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army in North China has declined slightly. Therefore, the superiors wanted to tell the Japanese in this way that these important The weapons have been handed over to Chongqing, and they are not worried about causing a fight between the Japanese and the Chongqing government. After all, the Nationalist Government already has these heavy weapons, and they have not been seen to be able to block the Japanese army.
Finally, according to intelligence, the warlord in the northwest is in active contact with the Chongqing government and is likely to change his position. The people detained in Dihua are in great danger, so northern Shaanxi has instructed to rescue these comrades as soon as possible. This time Chen The general's proposal to purchase heavy weapons is obviously an opportunity. After all, compared with weapons and equipment, the value of talents is not small.
"Chief of Staff, you have to know that the one in Dihua is not very obedient." General Chen was a little embarrassed. These weapons are enough for the government to form five heavy artillery regiments and one tank regiment, and the chairman of the committee also promised to deploy them all himself. This is comparable to The Soviet aid materials that everyone was eyeing were easier to handle. As for the one in Dihua who was disobedient, it was just an excuse. General Chen's brain was spinning rapidly, wondering if he could take this opportunity to get more benefits.
"General Chen, you should know that this is our greatest sincerity. I believe Chongqing knows better than northern Shaanxi how many heavy artillery we have." If the deputy chief of staff has something to say, not long ago, the counterintelligence The agency arrested a mid-level cadre of the Logistics Department. After interrogation, it was confirmed that this guy was an agent of the military command. This guy passed on all the information about our Eighth Route Army's arsenal and related agencies, including of course the Eighth Route Army's several outsourced weapons. Fortunately, this guy was very careful and did not deliberately contact information that had nothing to do with him, so he had limited understanding of some core situations.
"With 'Jian Bing', I will ask Dihua to release them within 24 hours." General Chen said after some thought. Jian Bing is the former Fuxing Society, the highest-level agent of the Juntong who broke into the Eighth Route Army. He has been lurking here for more than seven years. He is definitely a man of outstanding merit. Not because of his huge intelligence value, but just to set an example for other agents, the military commander must also rescue him. Although Director Dai did not participate in today's closed-door meeting, he I have repeatedly requested General Chen.
"General Chen, this is no problem. After all, this is a legacy of history. Now that we are cooperating in the war of resistance, it is not considered a spy act. How should I put it? We are still very honest with the government." The deputy chief of staff nodded in agreement. General Chen What I don’t know is that Director Dai is also running this matter. He even visited the Zhaojiayu branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs last night and reached a preliminary tacit understanding with the other party using a list of latent agents in North China of the Special High School. We are now comrades-in-arms. They are not enemies of life and death.
"That's enough. Don't worry, Chief of Staff. Dihua can release the people tomorrow." General Chen smiled. Although the warlord in Dihua regarded these people as surrender certificates, as far as the chairman of the committee was concerned, The value of these people is not great, it is just an attitude. If releasing these insignificant guys can get enough benefits, the government will naturally be willing to do it.
"Thank you, General Chen. As for the transportation of this batch of weapons, you can rest assured that we can help transport them to Zhongtiao Mountain." The deputy chief of staff continued. According to the previous discussion, he threw out another weapon. "Bomb", you must know that they are now in the northwest of Shanxi, under a tight blockade by the Japanese, and it is not an easy task to transport so many heavy weapons to Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi.
""Chief of Staff, is this true? "General Chen was a little excited. The loss of weapons transportation in this era is inevitable. Just like the Jinsui Army's purchase of weapons this time, once the devils target them, the other party will pounce on them desperately. In fact, in order to be able to To transport this batch of weapons back, the military commander was ready to use several captured Japanese agents in exchange. But now, the Eighth Route Army is actually willing to take on the responsibility of transporting it. Could it be that without the government knowing, the Eighth Route Army's strength in Jin Province has already Is this strong enough?
"No problem, General Chen can rest assured that our Eighth Route Army has this ability." The deputy chief of staff smiled and said, before, the Eighth Route Army definitely did not have this ability, but now, the situation has changed, and the Japanese are eager to To redeem the captured personnel of the Morita Alliance, they made great concessions. One of the key ones was to open the blockade to the Eighth Route Army for 72 hours. Although it seemed that the Eighth Route Army got nothing, no matter what Both Yoshio Shinozuka and Kazuki Yamamoto knew that this would improve the strength of the Eighth Route Army, but the little devil had no choice.
There is a mid-level officer in the Kuroshima Regiment whose identity is too sensitive. Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio did not know about this matter before, but after the relevant information was sent to him from the base camp, he understood Kuroshima Morita. Why did this guy lead more than a thousand people to surrender? Damn it, the Japanese royal family actually sent a consort to the front line of Jin Province, and it was still secret.
