At the 162nd meeting of the Wang Puppet Executive Yuan, it was announced that the Qingxiang Chief's Office in Northern Jiangsu was established in Nantong, Jiangsu, and Xie Xuan was appointed director and security commander.
Xie Xuan's subordinates are mainly composed of the Qingxiang Brigade and the Police Brigade. The Qingxiang Brigade is mainly composed of spies, with many ruffians from society mixed in, while the Police Brigade is responsible for maintaining local security.
Xie Xuan is the director of the Jiangsu Provincial Police Department. He transferred three police brigades, five "rural cleansing" brigades, and a large number of agents and pseudo-administrative personnel from southern Jiangsu to accompany the army to undertake the "rural clearing" task.
In addition, the 32nd and 34th Puppet Divisions were reorganized into 10 security brigades, the Nantong local puppet army was reorganized into a police corps, and the fishery surveillance team was rebuilt.
Xie Xuan had at his disposal the security brigade, the police brigade, the Qingxiang brigade, and the fishery guardianship brigade. The total number of soldiers and horses totaled more than fifteen thousand.
So many troops are actually a big challenge for Xie Xuan.
Besides, there is also Xiao Linjue.
Xiao Linjue is now appointed by the Japanese army as the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Qingxiang, northern Jiangsu. Originally, the Japanese defense in northern Jiangsu was handled by the Nanpu Brigade, but now it is the Xiaolin Division. The level has gone up, and there are more Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese army specially selected more than 3,000 people from southern Jiangsu, including four brigades of the Kikuchi Regiment of the 61st Division and military police who had experience in "clearing the countryside", as the "clearing the countryside" mobile force.
If you add the security brigade and Qingxiang brigade controlled by Xie Xuan, the Japanese and puppet troops in northern Jiangsu can launch a comprehensive sweep at any time.
When he was in Suzhou, Xie Xuan had dealt with Xiao Linjue. They are now in a cooperative relationship. The first thing Xie Xuan did when he came to Nantong was to visit Xiao Linjue.
Xie Xuan never came empty-handed. Xiao Lin felt that he was the top commander of the Japanese army in northern Jiangsu, so Xie Xuan would naturally pay special attention to him.
But he didn't choose to give money or gold bars. Although everyone liked those things, they seemed a bit vulgar.
Xiao Linjue likes Chinese antiques, and Xie Xuan has already sent people to find a few forged ones.
With Xiao Linjue's ability to identify, he would never be able to find that these antiques were made using professional techniques.
What Xie Xuan gave to Xiao Linjue was a piece of "Yuan blue and white". When Xie Xuan carefully opened the brocade box and revealed the blue and white porcelain inside, Xiao Linjue's eyes suddenly lit up.
Xiao Linjue immediately took out the porcelain, put it on the table and looked at it carefully: "Yoshi, Xie Sang, where did you get such a good thing?"
"Some time ago, we caught a group of tomb robbers and seized it from their hands. I heard that Mr. Xiao Lin likes these things, so I brought them here."
"This is a treasure, thank you very much."
Xie Xuan said disapprovingly: "What treasures? They are just worthless things. If there are any in the future, I will bring some to Mr. Xiao Lin."
What he said is indeed correct. These are not treasures, they are just street stalls and are not valuable at all.
Xie Xuan had already told Xiao Linjue in person. He didn't believe it himself and had to believe that it was a "treasure" or "orphan". That had nothing to do with Xie Xuan.
Xiao Linjue said: "Xie Sang, please come inside."
Of course he believed that Xie Xuan spent a lot of money to buy it. He didn't believe what kind of tomb robber he was. The Chinese liked to do this too much.
With this Yuan blue and white porcelain, the relationship between the two entered a new stage.
When Xie Xuan left, he took a piece of calligraphy and painting in his hand, which was written by Xiao Linjue himself.
Xie Xuan didn't care what he wrote, as long as the words "Xiao Lin Jue" were written on it, it would be fine to hang it in the office.
After receiving support from Xiao Linjue, Xie Xuan began to rectify the security brigade.
The ten security brigades were adapted from the 32nd Division and the 34th Division. Xie Xuan was the security commander. These ten security brigades were the most regular troops in his hands.
As for the other Qingxiang brigade, police brigade, etc., they are mainly spies. It is okay to let them do spy or security work, but forget about letting them fight.
Even the security brigade is a ragtag bunch.
What Xie Xuan didn't expect was that the security team came to his door before he went to see him.
Xie Xuan's office in Qingxiang, Northern Jiangsu, was the original location of his camp in Northern Jiangsu. Xie Xuan's current office was originally Wang Mingzhao's office, which is very spacious and generous.
Xie Xuan only used it for one day and had it replaced.
How could he use the office that Wang Mingzhao used? The furnishings in that office remain intact, and people have to be cleaned every day. In the future, when Wang Mingzhao has the opportunity to visit northern Jiangsu, it will work wonders.
Xie Xuan was nearby and asked someone to get an office, which was smaller than the original one.
As soon as he arrived at the office, there was a man in the uniform of a major general waiting. This man had a beard, was in his thirties, and was a little shy. He was Li Baolian, the former commander of the 32nd Division.
"Director Xie, I have something to ask you."
Li Baolian saw Xie Xuan and immediately came over.
Xie Xuan said: "Oh, go in and talk."
Li Baolian was originally the commander of the 32nd Division. After the reorganization, he served as the captain of the First Security Brigade.
After entering the door, Li Baolian said bluntly: "Director Xie, I suggest setting up a security corps. If there is a police corps, there should also be a security corps. You are the security commander, and I will be your deputy commander."
There are ten security brigades, and the captains are all the original division commanders, chiefs of staff, deputy division commanders and regiment leaders.
It was barely acceptable for the chief of staff or deputy division commander to be the security brigade captain, but it seemed a bit aggrieved for him, the division commander, to be the brigade captain.
Xie Xuan said slowly: "Reorganizing the 32nd Division and the 34th Division is a decision of the Supreme Military Council."
Li Baolian wants more power. This is human nature, and Xie Xuan can understand it.
Although these ten security brigades are his subordinates, whether they can command them remains to be seen.
Xie Xuan originally proposed to the Supreme Military Council to reorganize the generals of the 32nd and 34th Divisions and either transfer them to other units or remove their armor and return to their fields, and arrange them all as security brigade captains. Wouldn't this cause trouble for himself?
Especially leaving Li Baolian behind would be even more troublesome.
"Resolutions of the Supreme Military Council can also be changed. Director Xie has the final say on matters in Qingxiang, northern Jiangsu. You said you want to add a security corps, who can take care of it? You want me to be the deputy captain, and others will also Don’t you have anything to say? It’s not that I have to be the deputy captain, but I’m suddenly on the same level as my former subordinates. I can’t save my face, and it’s hard to command the troops.”
Li Baolian's words contained both complaints and threats.
If he hadn't been given the position of deputy security captain, Xie Xuan would have had difficulty commanding the security brigade in the future.
Xie Xuan said slowly: "I will consider your suggestion. Let's go back and lead the troops first. Commander Xiaolin will come to inspect in a few days, but we can't let the Japanese laugh."
