Lost and Spy

Chapter 713 Two Bags of Flour
On May 27th in the [-]th year of the Republic of China.

What happened yesterday didn't seem to have any impact on Meng Shaoyuan.

He slept until almost 10 o'clock and didn't get up.

When you wake up, you feel refreshed.

Those subordinates were already waiting outside.

"Director Meng."

Seeing that Meng Shaoyuan finally came out, Gan Ning hastily reported: "Since this morning, we have secretly arrested several suspicious people nearby."

"Oh, are you here to assassinate me?" Meng Shaoyuan was careless.

"Yes, after a surprise interrogation, they admitted their identities. Also, two batches of those who were sent out by us to act in a high-profile manner pretending to be your identity were also attacked, but fortunately there were no casualties."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "Chu Xiuyan."

"Yes, please tell me, my little master."

"What to eat for lunch?"

Chu Xiuyan was stunned: "I asked someone to kill an old hen and stew it early in the morning."

"well."

Meng Shaoyuan seemed very satisfied: "The old hen soup is good, and get me some Zhejiang rice wine. Don't leave at noon, just drink with me here. By the way, take Yu Yanchu, Yu Shuhui, and that Lai Songsheng, Wu Guozhu was also called to drink together."

Director Meng has such a big heart, he is still in the mood to drink when he is assassinated everywhere outside?
……

A large pot of chicken soup is fragrant, and it is served with four cold dishes and eight hot dishes. This table should be as rich and rich as possible.

"Chu Xiuyan."

"exist."

"Have you spent a lot of money these days?"

"Young master is scolding me."

"You businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich. Look, look, there are sea cucumbers in here?"

"Yes, young master, the sea cucumbers we got from Lushun have been distributed for three days and three nights."

Meng Shaoyuan was "tsk tsk" endlessly: "This is chicken soup and sea cucumber. How can a big man sleep alone at night?"

The men immediately smiled knowingly.

Yu Yanchu didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

Gan Ning, Xu Zhu, Lai Songsheng, and Wu Guozhu didn't know how to answer.Chu Xiuyan and Yu Shuhui are both Yu Yanchu's juniors, so it's not easy to explain.

Meng Shaoyuan was thick-skinned: "What do you mean? It's simple. This old hen soup and sea cucumber are both great tonics. If you have tonic, you have to let it out. Otherwise, it will be very bad for a man's health."

Yu Yanchu pondered there for a long time before he suddenly realized.

His face flushed, why is Director Meng so obscene?

Meng Shaoyuan smiled "haha" and raised the wine cup: "Come on, everyone worked hard yesterday. We successfully solved the major hidden danger in Ningbo. We should drink a glass of wine to celebrate!"

Several wine cups were raised, and everyone drank a cup.

Meng Shaoyuan poured it for himself: "Chu Xiuyan, Yu Shuhui, I have to give you a special respect."

"Little master, we can't afford it."

"I deserve it, why can't I afford it? They say that I, Meng Shaoyuan, kill people like hemp, and I can't do anything I want to do, but this time without your help, I will definitely not succeed. Come on, let's do it. "

"Thank you, young master, for the wine."

Meng Shaoyuan made the third toast to Wu Guozhu: "District Chief Wu, I have to toast you two alone!"

"Why?" Wu Guozhu was a little curious.

Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "The first cup, thank you for your righteousness. Without the full cooperation of your tax police team, it would be very difficult to succeed."

Wu Guozhu is also a bold person: "I have to drink this cup. Please!"

"Please!" Meng Shaoyuan then said again: "This second cup, there is some particularity. Ningbo and Shanghai are close at hand. Although Ningbo has not yet fallen, the Japanese will covet this place sooner or later. I really waited for that day in Wu District What should I do long?"

The atmosphere of the banquet fell silent.

Yes, in fact, everyone here is very clear in their hearts. The Japanese warship will appear in Ningbo sooner or later, it is nothing more than the time.

Wu Guozhu didn't hesitate at all: "Wu's command is only some tax police, the number of which is no more than two hundred, but if the Japanese really dare to land in Ningbo, Wu and his brothers will fight to the death, and they will never be subjugated slaves." !"

These words speak loudly!

To be honest, Meng Shaoyuan had never heard of such a number one figure as Wu Guozhu, a district chief of the tax police force, whose official position was too small.

Although Meng Shaoyuan didn't know what Wu Guozhu would do in the future, he believed that since the person in front of him said it, he would be able to do it:
"So, I still respect you for this glass of wine! Don't forget that you are a Chinese!"

After drinking with Wu Guozhu, Meng Shaoyuan filled up again, but this time he respected his subordinate Lai Songsheng: "Lai Songsheng, I respect you!"

"Don't dare, dare not." Lai Songsheng was a little flustered.

After all, the one who toasted him was the boss of his immediate boss, so he didn't even want to meet him at ordinary times.

"Lai Songsheng, you have to drink this glass of wine, not because of yesterday's matter. Yesterday, another person can also help me handle things." Meng Shaoyuan said slowly:

"I respect you, and I hope that on the day when Ningbo ignites the flames of war, you can stand up and fight on behalf of my Shanghai Special Office and our military command. I also send you this sentence, don't forget that you are a Chinese!"

Lai Songsheng's courage came up all at once: "Director Meng, Lai Songsheng is just an insignificant little person, but when that day really comes, Lai Songsheng knows what he should do and what he should do!"

……

At around [-]:[-] a.m. on August [-], [-], under the cover of three Japanese planes, three gunboats and five motorboats of the Japanese army filed in from Tongwamen, sailed into Shipu Port, and forcibly landed.

Seeing that the flames of war were about to ignite, the people of Shipu fled towards Huolutou in the west of the city.

But a group of people rushed to the battlefield. They were the Liangzhe Salt Tax Police Unit stationed at the Yuquan Salt Field in Shipu. More than 200 officers and soldiers, led by Wu Guozhu, the district chief, seized Hougang Mountain near the Japanese landing point.

Although Hougang Mountain is not high, the slope is very steep. The foot of the mountain is only two or three meters wide on Bingang Road.

At first, the tax police team kept fighting against the enemy by virtue of the favorable terrain.

Although the Japanese army continued to organize counterattacks with superior forces and sophisticated weapons, it was difficult to advance.After fighting for more than an hour, three Japanese planes took off from the Japanese warships outside Tongwamen and arrived in Shipu, bombing the tax police positions and nearby residential areas in turn. Three soldiers were killed on the spot, and many soldiers were injured. Many houses were destroyed.

At this critical moment, Lai Songsheng, who had been promoted to the captain of the Ningbo Armed Brigade of the Shanghai Special Office of the Military Command, led fifty agents to support the front line.

In order to reduce casualties, after discussing with Lai Songsheng, Wu Guozhu ordered the captains of each unit to command the soldiers to disperse and hide, and fight on their own.

When the Japanese army found that the gunfire of the tax police force fell away for a while, they were busy hauling the wounded soldiers, and at the same time used motorboats to transport more soldiers on the Japanese ship in an attempt to outflank them.

The soldiers were aware of the Japanese conspiracy and closely monitored the Japanese motorboats. Once they found that the Japanese military motorboats were approaching the shore, they concentrated their firepower to strike head-on.

The battle lasted [-] hours from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm.The Japanese army still didn't know the reality of the tax police force, and they dared not love to fight. They fled back to the warship in the dark and retreated from Tongwamen.

Nearly [-] Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded in this battle, which inspired the confidence and courage of the soldiers and civilians in eastern Zhejiang to resist Japan.

This is the "Battle of Taierzhuang in Eastern Zhejiang".

This battle delayed the Japanese occupation of Ningbo by nearly a year.

Shanghai fell in 1937.

But Ningbo, which is close at hand, persisted until 1940 before it was occupied by the Japanese.

This has to be said to be a miracle.

After Japan's hasty retreat, Wu Guozhu looked at the cheering soldiers with a smile on his lips.

It's a triumphant smile, but also sad.

What he held in his arms was Lai Songsheng, who had lost his life forever!

He died when he was shot through the head while holding his ground.

Lai Songsheng was just a small spy, even if he was promoted to captain, it was just a formality.

The troops he commanded were far less well-equipped and well-paid than those of Meng Shaoyuan's direct descendants.

Most of the more than 50 spies had never even fired a gun before going to the battlefield.

But even so, Lai Songsheng used his life to fulfill the oath he once made to his chief Meng Shaoyuan:

Don't forget that you are a Chinese!
Lai Songsheng was a second lieutenant when he died in battle.

Meng Shaoyuan asked for merit for him and asked him to be posthumously awarded as an army captain.

After more than a year of application, there is no sound.

Later, after untold hardships, finally got the approval:

Insufficient military exploits and inconsistent qualifications, the captain will not be awarded posthumously, the official position of the second lieutenant will remain unchanged, and the pension of [-] French currency will be increased.

At that time, one hundred French coins could only buy one bag of flour.

In other words, Lai Songsheng died for the war of resistance, but his life was only worth two bags of flour in the eyes of some people!
Who made him just a small spy?

So many people have died, who cares about the life and death of a small person?
……

After a meal of wine, I drank until after one o'clock in the afternoon.

Meng Shaoyuan drank a lot, but he didn't look drunk at all.

And still seems to be waiting for something.

The phone finally rang.Gan Ning answered and listened for a while: "Yes, I understand... Officer Luo called and asked you to come to him before 3 o'clock."

"understood."

Meng Shaoyuan looked very calm: "Are there any dogs outside?"

"No more, we wiped them all out."

"Where do I let the major army uniform that is rushing to be made?"

"it's here."

"Help me put it on!"

Facing the mirror, Meng Shaoyuan straightened his military uniform again and again.

Although not as imposing as a colonel's military uniform, this is a serious army major after all!

Meng Shaoyuan checked carefully, and there was no trace of dust on the leather shoes.

"Director Meng, who are you going to see so urgently?"

Gan Ning couldn't help asking.

"Going to meet a group of heroes, great heroes!"

"Can we meet?"

"do not know."

Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "It took me a lot of effort to get it."

Gan Ning really couldn't guess what kind of big shot Director Meng was looking forward to.

"Get the car ready and leave immediately in half an hour!"

"Yes!"

Now, it is May 27th, [-]th year of the Republic of China, at two o'clock in the afternoon!
(End of this chapter)