Lost and Spy

Chapter 719 Guerrilla Tactics
Suzhou.

This historic city was almost destroyed because of the "scorched earth policy" before it fell.

After the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the 71st Army retreated to Suzhou.One afternoon, Shangguan Yunxiang, the deputy commander of the war zone, sent someone from Wuxi to send an official letter to the 71st Army Headquarters.

At that time, the army commander Wang Jingjiu was not there, and the chief of staff Xia Sheng was afraid that he would miss his official business, so he immediately opened it for inspection.The main idea of ​​the official letter is: According to the order of the Commissioner, in order to implement the long-term anti-Japanese war decision, when our army finally retreats from Suzhou, it should first send personnel to receive 20 boxes of kerosene and 100 catties of sulfur from the military depot director's department, and place 50 fire heads inside and outside the city of Suzhou. He set fire to it and turned Suzhou into scorched earth, so he followed suit.

Xia Sheng was stunned after reading the official letter, and said to his subordinates: "Isn't the city of Suzhou going to be reduced to ashes if the order of the superior is carried out?"

He then said to the people next to him: "On the night we drove to Suzhou, the local people entertained them hospitablely. They cooked soup and noodles at night in the cold night. The enthusiasm was appreciable, but we had to report it with 50 fires before we left. , I can't help but feel unbearable, it's unreasonable!"

He considered again and again, and decided to wait for Wang Jingjiu to come back before discussing.

Wang Jingjiu came back to see the letter and asked Xia Sheng for his opinion.

Xia Sheng didn't want to carry out the order, so he said, this is just a note notice, neither an official document nor affixed with a seal, if it is carried out like this, who will be held accountable in the future?It's better for the army commander to ask the superior in person for instructions, ask for a formal military order, and then return to the Soviet Union to execute it.

Wang Jingjiu felt that what Xia Sheng said was reasonable, so he immediately left for Wuxi.At the time of departure, Shangguan Yunxiang was staying at Wuxi Taihu Hotel, but when Wang Jingjiu arrived at Wuxi Taihu Hotel, Shangguan Yunxiang had already led his troops to Zhenjiang.So Wang Jingjiu rushed to Zhenjiang again.

That same night, the Japanese army approached Suzhou, and the national army was defeated across the board.Seeing that Suzhou is unable to stick to it.

Xia Sheng didn't see Wang Jingjiu coming back, so he made up his own mind, thinking that since he didn't get an official military order, there was no need to do the burning of the city, so he ordered the army to withdraw from Suzhou.

It was also the Chief of Staff Xia Shengxia who almost protected this beautiful city by himself.

When Meng Shaoyuan entered Suzhou, he brought only three people with him: Gan Ning, Xu Zhu, and Yu Yanchu.

He dressed himself up like a rich young master, but today he didn't wear his usual suit, but a lake blue robe with a standard black mandarin jacket.

This is the standard dress preparation in the early years of the Republic of China.

If it had been changed to another color, it would have been laughed at as an upstart country bumpkin.

As usual, the hair is combed shiny and not messy.

Gan Ning and Xu Zhu pretended to be servants as usual.

Yu Yanchu dressed up as an old lady serving people.

It was also Meng Shaoyuan who meticulously helped her make up.

Her hair was disheveled, and her clothes, although clean, were obviously ill-fitting.

What dissatisfied Yu Yanchu the most was the sallow color on his face and a spot painted on it.

At first glance, I'm afraid he looks about forty years old.

How can this be tolerated by a young girl who loves beauty?

But Meng Shaoyuan had his own ideas.

In the three places of Su, Xi and Chang, due to ruling and practical reasons, the control of the Japanese is relatively lax due to their weak strength, but after all, they are still a group of beast soldiers. What should we do if we see Yu Yanchu's beasts moving?
She must be protected!
At the city gate, two Japanese soldiers and a few policemen were smoking and chatting boredly there.

Unlike those strategically important cities and big cities, there is no need to go through complicated procedures such as body searches and document checks when entering and leaving such cities.

To put it bluntly, these people are just dawdling.

The nearby anti-Japanese guerrillas also seemed to have a tacit understanding that if they wanted to fight, they would fight outside the city and maintain relative peace inside the city.

So Suzhou City, apart from encountering a nightmare when it fell, recovered a little bit of life afterwards.

The guerrilla detachment commanded by Yue Zhenchuan was active near Suzhou.

It is said that Yue Zhenchuan would come to Suzhou City to have a good time for a few days every now and then.

"stop!"

Before entering the city gate, a Japanese soldier suddenly yelled loudly.

Heck!

Under normal circumstances, they will not check, but it does not mean that no one will check.

Maybe it was because the Japanese soldier was really boring, maybe it was because Meng Shaoyuan's attire was too ostentatious, which actually attracted the other party's attention.

A policeman hurriedly stood up too, nodded and bowed again and again after listening to the babble from the Japanese soldier, and looked at Meng Shaoyuan's appearance, he must be a rich master, and he might have some background, and he didn't dare to offend him, with a flattering tone:

"Taijun asks you, do you have a good citizen certificate, and what are you doing in Suzhou?"

Meng Shaoyuan smiled, opened his mouth, and said in fluent Japanese: "This is my certificate of good citizenship, I am Zhu Yanfan, and my Japanese name is Nohara Shinnosuke!"

The Japanese soldier was suddenly very curious: "Your Japanese is very good."

"Yes, I graduated from Kyoto University in Japan. My teacher is Professor Hanaka, a famous biologist. I believe you have heard that he is now serving His Majesty the Emperor in the Tenth Division, fighting on the front line of Xuzhou."

Where did this Japanese soldier know Professor Hanaka, but when he heard that he was fighting in the [-]th Division on the front line in Xuzhou, and the other party spoke such fluent Japanese, he immediately checked the certificate of good citizenship and returned it to the other party:
"Ah, I have the opportunity to meet your teacher, please pay my respects to him, what are you doing in Suzhou?"

"Although I have the skin of a Chinese person, the blood flowing in my body is the blood of the Great Japanese Empire." Meng Shaoyuan never blushed when he told a lie: "I came to Suzhou to investigate the customs and customs here, and to serve the empire. Set up a board for future rule in China."

"Ah, it's really hard work for you." The Japanese soldiers were very respectful when they heard this.

"No, you have worked hard." Meng Shaoyuan waved his hand, and Gan Ning immediately handed over two paper bags and two bottles of wine.

"This is?"

"These are two roast chickens, please accept them no matter what."

The two Japanese soldiers suddenly smiled.

Japanese soldiers who invaded China had a mysterious obsession with chickens.

So as soon as the Japanese army entered the village, they robbed chickens everywhere, which is really not nonsense.

"I'm so sorry, Nohara-kun." As he said this, the Japanese soldier had already reached out to take the roast chicken and wine, and the address was changed to "Nohara-kun", and then kindly reminded:
"You came at the wrong time. Originally, Suzhou was relatively peaceful, but recently, a group of bandits appeared out of nowhere. They kidnapped and extorted rich people everywhere. Because Tan Jinhao, a wealthy businessman in Suzhou City, refused to pay the ransom, his The fourth son was even killed by these people."

"Oh?"

Meng Shaoyuan didn't care too much: "Did those Chinese guerrillas do it?"

"No." The Japanese soldier said immediately, "We have reached an agreement with the Chinese guerrillas. Both sides guarantee peace in Suzhou. We will not arrest their people in Suzhou, and they will not destroy Suzhou there."

There is such an agreement?
Meng Shaoyuan asked, "Will the Chinese people abide by this agreement?"

"Yes, the largest Chinese guerrilla group near Suzhou is commanded by Yue Zhenchuan. It seems to have a code name, 'Bison Detachment'. I heard that our commander even drank with him."

"Okay, I understand." Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "I will be careful, then I will enter the city."

"Please be careful with it."

After entering Suzhou City, although it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, the situation here is still much better compared to those cities that have been severely devastated by war.

Most of the time-honored shops on the street have resumed business.

The people who came and went had sadness and helplessness on their faces.

Who wants to be a subjugated slave?

But life, after all, has to go on.

"Here, eat."

Meng Shaoyuan took his three subordinates into a restaurant that looked clean.

"I wish the boss." Yu Yanchu looked at the left and right tables and lowered his voice: "How dare Yue Zhenchuan be so courageous to reach such an agreement with the Japanese? And even drink with the commander of the invaders?"

"Tell me, what is an agent?" Meng Shaoyuan asked suddenly.

Seeing Yu Yanchu stunned for a moment, Meng Shaoyuan actually didn't need her to answer: "The task of an agent is not to fight bloody battles with the enemy. Recovering the city is a matter for the army, and guerrillas are very difficult to do. Of course Yue Zhenchuan can kill Suzhou." His blood flowed into rivers, and his corpses were scattered all over the field, but what was the result of doing so?
The Japanese will immediately retaliate wildly and at the same time strengthen their guard against these cities. As a result, our living space will become more and more difficult, the space for activities will become smaller and smaller, and the living conditions of ordinary people will also deteriorate rapidly.The whole city is in flames of war, and we are the most disadvantaged.

On the contrary, now Yue Zhenchuan and the Japanese have quietly reached an agreement, and their situation has been improved. On the basis of not destroying the city, they can establish a large number of secret contact points, frequently develop the people, and at the same time, encroach on the periphery of Suzhou and establish A safe guerrilla zone, if things go on like this, will isolate Suzhou. "

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment: "The living environment of the Chinese people in Suzhou has been improved, and the living environment of the surrounding rural areas outside Suzhou has also been improved. This is one of them.

Second, the preparatory work has been almost done. Once Suzhou becomes an isolated city in the actual sense, once the national army is ready to formally take over Suzhou, imagine how easy it will be with the cooperation of the guerrillas? "

Yu Yanchu seemed to understand a bit: "Don't the Japanese notice this?"

"Of course they will, they are not fools." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "But the task of the commander, when cooperating with the search of Chinese people, is to ensure the safety of Suzhou, which is what they care most about. The Japanese troops stationed in Suzhou , most of them are some local troops, and life in Suzhou is comfortable, once people get used to a comfortable life, they don’t want to make a big move.”

Meng Shaoyuan was silent for a moment: "The War of Resistance is a long war. What we want to do is not to win one or two big victories, but to weaken the strength of the Japanese little by little, and finally drive all the Japanese out!"

(End of this chapter)