On August 12, 1940, the 1000th Regiment Headquarters was temporarily established in Qijiang County.
Wang Yue wandered around Qijiang County, feeling the urban atmosphere of 1940 and enjoying the rare comfort. He rushed to question the incident the day before when the county security team was disarmed by the Eighth Route Army. Looking at the hundreds of police officers confronting the security company outside the headquarters, everyone was worried that the good days of the people of Qijiang County were over. But no one expected that the backyard of the regiment headquarters, which was supposed to be tense, turned out to be a different scene.
"Comrade 'Jian Bing', Comrade Hu Bicheng asked me to greet you on his behalf. The superiors are very satisfied with your work in Chongqing, but while rewarding you, they require you to protect yourself and never take action at will." Political Commissar Zhao Gangyi Looking eagerly at the big spy in front of him, he never expected that the person sent by his superiors to contact him was actually an old friend.
The legendary agent "Jian Bing" of the Military Command Bureau, who is now the county magistrate of Qijiang County, Xue Feng, is one of the few acquaintances of Zhao Gang at the Eighth Route Army headquarters. When the two of them get together, they always have endless topics to talk about. They have a good relationship. It was so bad that even after being investigated by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Zhao Gang still refused to believe that Xue Feng was the latent spy.
"Old Zhao, please also say hello to the leader for me. I've said goodbye to northern Shaanxi. I haven't seen the leader for several years." He joined the Central Special Branch, and later directly followed the orders of Comrade Hu Bicheng to infiltrate the enemy. But unexpectedly, by chance, he was sent back to the Soviet area to lurk.
Although he is lurking in the Soviet area, Xue Feng has not had an easy life these years. Except for a few people who know his true identity, he must be as good a "spy" as possible, not only to guard against possible agents of the Renaissance Society, but also to To prevent comrades from feeling that they are abnormal, they must also do their jobs well, participate in counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns, follow the troops on the long march, climb snow-capped mountains, cross grasslands, and then go to the Chinese Military University for further studies. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they went to the front line to help establish the Eighth Route Army's own military industry logistics. For the sake of the system, for the revolution, and for the cause, he could be said to have devoted himself wholeheartedly, but to his surprise, he was sent back by the organization to continue his undercover work.
"The chief reminds you not to take too much care of the temporary 1000th Regiment or Li Yunlong. You can deliberately create some friction to avoid the Military Command Bureau from suspecting you." Zhao Gang explained that since the troops entered Qijiang County, he felt something was wrong. Why Will this military commander take such good care of the Eighth Route Army troops? At first, he thought that Xue Feng might be thinking about his affection, but now he realized that he was simply his comrade.
"This is a strict order from the Military Command Bureau. Director Dai also specifically told me to use my relationship with you to befriend Li Yunlong. Of course, the ultimate goal is to investigate the source of our army's weapons." Xue Feng smiled helplessly. Even yesterday's incident with the security team caused me to be scolded by Director Dai for a long time, but in my conscience, I really didn't instruct the security team to do anything?
"Comrade Hu Bicheng asked for instructions from northern Shaanxi. The instructions from our superiors are that if we can obtain sufficient benefits and guarantees, we can sell weapons to the Chongqing government. A small amount of gifts is also acceptable." Zhao Gang continued to explain that the undercurrent of the Chongqing government obviously cannot be hidden from Shaanxi. Northern Shaanxi, in order to preserve the anti-Japanese strength as much as possible and restore the national vitality, after intense discussions, Northern Shaanxi decided to make further concessions, all for the sake of the war of resistance, all for the nation, all for the motherland!
"The Chongqing government wants to purchase a batch of Valentine infantry tanks and M1910 122mm howitzers. We previously sold the M1910 122mm howitzers to the Ministry of Military Affairs. The Department of Civil Engineering has established five artillery regiments, three of which are already in Hunan. The province engaged in war with the Japanese, and the results were very good, but Moscow did not agree to continue selling to them, which made the Chairman of the Generalissimo very angry.
As for the Valentine infantry tank, the attaché of the embassy in London personally went to the Vickers factory to test this new tank, which proved that the national army cannot defeat it with any weapon, and our temporary 1000th regiment is equipped with it. With this kind of tank, those in the Military and Political Department are very worried that the two divisions in Qijiang will not be able to stop you. "Xue Feng said with a smile. He was very happy with the strength of the Eighth Route Army. Compared with the self-deception of the Military and Political Department, Xue Feng was more confident in the combat effectiveness of the temporary 1000th regiment. He understood that the two national army divisions in Qijiang County were simply not good. , not to mention the equipment, even the quality of individual soldiers is far behind.
"The superiors will immediately contact the seller and try their best to facilitate this matter. Old Xue, do you have anything else to explain?" Zhao Gang nodded. It was similar to what Wang Yue had expected. This batch of Valentine infantry tanks had a huge impact on Chongqing. The stimulus from the government is really quite big.
"Old Zhao, it's actually a matter of payment method. I said before that I hope 50% will be paid in kind, but today Director Dai said that the Ministry of Finance hopes to increase the proportion of payment in kind to 80%, but other 20% we can freely choose gold, silver yuan or foreign exchange." Xue Feng was a little embarrassed. Although the Eighth Route Army could barter 100% and let the Chongqing government take advantage, he was very tired.
"Old Xue, I will ask my superiors for instructions on this. I guess it won't be a big problem." Zhao Gang nodded. Wang Yue felt that there was definitely no problem. All he needed was to explain this change to the Eighth Route Army office.
"There are two lists, one is the list of personnel stationed in Qijiang by the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Military Bureau. I have checked some of them. You can get rid of the checked people. The others are currently not considered a big threat. Keep them. Just stay here. The organization has previously explained the matter of the Japanese spies, and I am also investigating. We need the cooperation of our troops in the future to try to get rid of this group of Japanese spies in Qijiang County at once." Xue Feng took out two secret codes from his arms. The white paper on which the potion was written was handed to Zhao Gang.
"You also have to be careful and don't be careless, especially with the military command. I still feel that something is not right. There is also the Japanese. Their secret service is too complicated, with duplicate agencies and unclear powers and responsibilities. It is difficult to do it all at once. Cut it off." Zhao Gang is now in charge of the counter-espionage team of the temporary 1000th Regiment, and over the past few months, he has seen the cruelty of the hidden front.
"The military commander has some information. I think I need to synchronize it with you, Old Zhao. The Yamamoto unit has a new intelligence chief, our old rival, the former captain of the Heyuan County Gendarmerie, Lieutenant Colonel Hirata Ichiro. However, now he is Colonel." Xue Feng nodded in agreement, and suddenly remembered something.
"Him? According to the information from the Ministry of Social Affairs, this Ichiro Hirata is not an ordinary person. You, Lao Xue, specifically mentioned him. Could it be that this guy is in Chongqing now?" Zhao Gang still had a deep impression of Ichiro Hirata. He was originally sent to Heyuan County Soldiers who purchased herbal medicine were arrested by this guy several times, causing great losses to the temporary 1000th regiment.
"Yes, he is in Chongqing. The military commander suspects that Yamamoto's unit may be planning a big move, but he is not sure yet." Xue Feng nodded, extremely serious. Although Yamamoto's unit has been active in the past few months, it has never been Not making any big moves in Chongqing is obviously not in line with Kazuki Yamamoto's style. This guy even dares to assassinate the generals of the great northern countries. What else can he be worried about?
"Could it be Chairman Standing?" Zhao Gang's voice became louder unconsciously.
"It's possible, but the security forces around Chairman Standing Committee are too strong. The military commander thinks it's impossible. But in Chongqing, there are so many targets worthy of Kazuki Yamamoto's attention that it's impossible to determine. Director Dai estimates that they are all there now. Pray, Yamamoto Kazuki is too difficult to deal with." Xue Feng shook his head. He was responsible for Qijiang County full-time, but even so, he was asked to participate in relevant meetings, and mobilized some subordinates to participate in the investigation of Hirata. Ichiro's manhunt.
"Is it possible that it's Comrade Hu Bicheng?" Zhao Gang suddenly thought of a possibility.
"No, then they should go to northern Shaanxi?" Xue Feng was stunned when he heard this, and then gently shook his head, but his brows were still furrowed. This feeling is very bad, compared to the assassination of a spy , the attack of Yamamoto's special agent team is obviously more fierce and more difficult to defend. This is a serious asymmetry. Even if the 359th Brigade is already trying to form a special force, it is still very difficult to defend this Yamamoto's force.
"You left the border area relatively early, so you may not be aware of it. Shortly after you left, the central security department in northern Shaanxi uncovered a sleeper group of Japanese spies. The reason why this sleeper group was exposed was that they tried to set up a secret agent in northern Shaanxi. The triangulation device guides the aircraft, and our people think that they are going to serve as the front line for Yamamoto's troops." Zhao Gang sighed. Even though Yamamoto's troops had not been successful in their actions against the senior officials of the Eighth Route Army, he knew clearly that in order to guard against Yamamoto's troops, , the Eighth Route Army had to consume more manpower and material resources, and the losses were not small. Without Wang Yue's hundreds of thousands of tons of food as a foundation, the Eighth Route Army would have been very sad.
"The military commander wants to retaliate in kind, and has organized a special force to sneak into Jinling or Peiping to assassinate high-ranking Japanese and puppet officials, or attack important military targets, and is even planning to airdrop into Tokyo to assassinate them. Emperor, it’s just that the current training effect is not satisfactory. I heard that they also want to find instructors from the Hans Kingdom to help, and the salary is high." Xue Feng mentioned that the special forces of the military command were also full of hope, regardless of whether the camps were different. , after all, they are Chinese, and they are unanimous in fighting the Japanese.
"Who would have thought that a single Yamamoto Kazuki would turn the war situation into a mess, and he would completely change the rhythm of the war model!" Zhao Gang lamented.
"In Europe, Germany has achieved an almost complete victory. In Asia, we are being suppressed by the Japanese. The situation of the war of resistance will be even more difficult in the future." Xue Feng also nodded.
