Lost and Spy

Chapter 957 A group of children

On December 1938, 12, Wang Jingwei published the infamous "Yan Dian", blatantly defecting to the enemy!

This telegram in response to the equally notorious "Guanwei Statement" led Wang Jingwei, the former revolutionary leader, to embark on a shameful path of treason!

On January 1939, 1, the Chairman delivered a "New Year's Day Speech" in Chongqing.

In his speech, the chairman angrily denounced both the "flame electricity" and the "Guanwei statement" as a conspiracy to split the national government and disintegrate the determination of the Chinese nation to resist the war to the end!

And denounced, these two telegrams are "there is a mechanical blade hidden in the bones! This is the general confession of all the delusional plots of the enemy to swallow up China, dominate East Asia, and then attempt to conquer the world; it is also the enemy's entire country. The total exposure of all the plans of the nation!"

Wang Jingwei's open rebellion did plunge the early Nationalist government into chaos, but it was short-lived, and it brought unexpected benefits to the Chairman himself and the Nationalist government.

The Chairman took this opportunity to wipe out the "peace faction" in the government in one fell swoop, eradicated most of Wang Jingwei's forces, and consolidated his absolute dictatorship as the sole leader of the country!
Secondly, after Wang and Japan colluded, Western countries issued statements one after another to uphold the "Nine Powers Pact"; the US Congress soon approved loans to China; Britain, France and other countries even deployed troops to strengthen the defense of the Far East before the outbreak of the European War.

The dawn of the Anti-Japanese War!

On January 1939, 1, Japan held a goodwill meeting in Wuhan.

Meng Shaoyuan, the acting head of the Shanghai latent area of ​​the Military Command Bureau, went to the meeting alone, successfully connected with the hidden agent "Pigeon" of the Military Command Bureau, successfully brought back the information, and eradicated the traitor Ji Guozhen, the chairman of the "Wuhan Security Council" in Wuhan.

After the Japanese discovered that Ji Guozhen was missing, they searched all over the city, and on the third day, they finally found Ji Guozhen's body in a room in the Ankang Hotel.

In winter, Ji Guozhen's body did not show signs of corruption.

From the on-site investigation, all the belongings on Ji Guozhen's body were looted. On the surface, it looked like a robbery and homicide case, but Miza Toshicheng and Fanghe Zejiang knew that this case was not that simple.

But the difficulty now is that the Ankang Hotel is owned by Zhang Renli, another big traitor.

According to the joint sitting law formulated by the Japanese, Zhang Renli must be involved. However, the "Wuhan Special City Government" will be established soon, and the mayor appointed by the Japanese will be arrested by the Japanese.

Later, in a pawn shop in Wuhan, Ji Guozhen's looted watch and expensive snuff bottles were found.

Following the clues, the gendarmerie quickly found the people who were these things:

The chef of Zhang Renli's family!
According to the cook's account, it was a young man who stopped him when he was shopping for vegetables, saying that he was a pickpocket and asked him to pawn the stolen items in a pawn shop, and the money he got was halved.

The greedy cook agreed immediately.

However, the so-called "pickpocket" was not found all over the city.

The Japanese have to face the same problem:
It's Zhang Renli again!
It is also an object that the sitting method cannot be implemented.

"All of this is a conspiracy." Meizuo Shicheng was a little helpless: "Zhang Renli was framed, but we have to give an explanation to the dead Ji Guozhen."

Therefore, the Japanese finally announced the results of the investigation:

Ji Guozhen's death was an accidental robbery and homicide. The murderer had been caught and the case was solved.

In private, because Zhang Renli was involved many times, the Japanese decided that Zhang Renli should compensate Ji Guozhen's family with a large amount of compensation.

Being a traitor is really not that simple.

At this time, Meng Shaoyuan, the instigator of all this, had already left Wuhan, and completed the meeting with Xiaozhong and Li Zhifeng's ten guards.

People like Xiaozhong and Li Zhifeng had been waiting anxiously in Dayu Bay, especially Li Zhifeng, who wanted to go to Wuhan to find the chief several times, but was persuaded by Xiaozhong.

Seeing that the officer finally came back safely, his heart can be regarded as relieved.

"Sir, this is Li Songye, the president of the Dayu Bay Carving Crafts Guild, who is also my family." Li Zhifeng introduced the old man who came out to meet Meng Shaoyuan together.

"Thank you, President Li." Meng Shaoyuan shook hands with him.

The sculptor's guild here is not an official contact point of the military command, but a peripheral organization.

"You're welcome, sir." Li Song also looks like he's in his sixties, but he looks good: "We people don't have any other skills, but we can do some carving. After the Japanese occupied Wuhan, young and strong The younger generations have all joined the anti-Japanese army, leaving behind us old people, women and children, it is also our honor to be able to do something for the commander today."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "It's inconvenient for us to stay here for a long time, the Japanese are likely to come here, so we have to say goodbye."

Li Songye suddenly asked, "Sir, are you going back to Shanghai?"

"Yes."

"How are you going to go, sir?"

Uh.

Meng Shaoyuan was stunned for a moment.

Yes, that's easy to say, but how do you go back?
"Actually, I still have one thing I want to ask the chief."

"President Li, please tell me."

"Sir, please follow me."

Then, Meng Shaoyuan saw a group of children.

The oldest is twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest is probably only six or seven years old.

After clicking, there are 28 of them.

What do you mean?
"Sir, this." Liu Song also called the oldest child: "His name is Shang Heng, his father is Professor Shang Ye Tongshang of Wuhan University, and his mother is a reporter. When the Japanese army bombed Wuhan, his parents, together with Brother, sister, and a younger sister who was only two years old all died, and the entire Shang family is left with only one seedling. And this."

He called another child who was only six years old: "His name is Wu Zhikuan, his father was the commander of the Second Battalion and Second Company of the Wuhan Gendarmerie Regiment, and he died heroically while defending Wuhan. When he met the Japanese, they were all killed by the Japanese in order to protect him."

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly understood: "Are these children orphans?"

"That's right, they are all orphans." At this moment, a voice sounded, and then a person came out from the next room with two children who were no older than seven or eight years old: "This boy, Jiang Mingchun, is The son of Jiang Xunke, the president of Wuhan's Anti-Japanese Mobilization Pioneer Association, and this girl is Qin Fandie, the daughter of Qin Guangchun, the captain of the fourth brigade of the third column of Wuhan's "Loyalty and National Salvation Army". They are also orphans now. "

Seeing this man's attire, Meng Shaoyuan suddenly felt a headache.

If this isn't from the Fourth Route Army, what else could it be?

"Mr. Meng, hello." The man let go of the two children, and shook hands with Meng Shaoyuan enthusiastically: "Let me introduce myself, I am the third battalion of the 14th Regiment of the No.[-] Brigade of the former Fourth Route Army Fifth Division Instructor Lu Kunlin. He is currently the leader and political commissar of the Second Detachment of the Southern Hubei Guerrilla Column. It is a pleasure to meet you here and I hope we can have further cooperation."

The other party called himself "Mr. Meng" when he came up, without even thinking about it, he already knew his identity.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't have to hide anything anymore, he just laughed a few times: "Fortunately, I'm the acting chief of the Shanghai Latent Area of ​​the Military Control Bureau, Meng Shaoyuan."

"Mr. Meng is famous like a thunderbolt." Lu Kunlin said with a smile: "Mr. Meng goes into and out of Wuhan alone, as if entering no one's land. The strongest agent on the surface is well-deserved, and I have learned."

As he spoke, he glanced at these children: "They are all orphans. Their parents died for the War of Resistance. Some came here by themselves, some were rescued by us, and some were protected by President Li regardless of their lives. But Wuhan has been controlled by the Japanese army, and they will come to Dayu Bay anytime and anywhere, and it is not safe for children to stay here."

"What does Captain Lu mean?"

"We would like to ask Mr. Meng to take these children to Shanghai or another safe place." Lu Kunlin said solemnly: "Their parents are heroes, so it can be regarded as something we have done for them."

Meng Shaoyuan asked: "Your Ministry is running across the enemy's rear and frightening the Japanese pirates. It is not difficult to take these children away if you think about it?"

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult." Lu Kunlin interjected: "But my second detachment has just been formed, and it is incapable of escorting these children. There is no need to hide this. And I reported this situation to the superior. The opinion of the superior leader, Most of these children lived well since childhood. You also know that the conditions of our Fourth Route Army are very difficult. I am afraid they will not get used to it. In order for them to continue their education, it is still necessary to send them to a safe big city. of."

"After being a hero, there is nothing wrong with asking me to protect Yuan." Meng Shaoyuan pondered for a while: "But to be honest, we are in danger from Wuhan to Shanghai, and we have so many children with us. If something happens, I will be in the spirit of heaven with their parents." , I can’t explain it! Captain Lu, I can’t bear this responsibility.”

"If even the strongest agents on the surface can't take on this burden, who else can take on this burden?" Lu Kunlin said with a smile: "We have designed two routes back to Shanghai for you, one is the northern route, which goes east from Wuhan to Huangshi , Pass Huangmei, pass through Hefei, then turn to the southeast, cross the Yangtze River to Nanjing, pass Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and arrive at Shanghai.

The other is the south line, leaving Wuhan to Huangshi, turning south to cross the Yangtze River to Jiujiang, passing through Lushan Mountain, turning southeast to JDZ, passing Wuyuan, leaving Jiangxi to the east, arriving at Huangshan Mountain, then going east to Hangzhou, West Lake, and then to Shanghai.In contrast, the northern route seems to be more suitable. Not only does it not need to cross the river, but also our guerrillas and guerrillas of the military command can respond. "

Well, you have arranged everything for me, so I can't do without accepting the task?

Meng Shaoyuan thought about it for a while: "Since Captain Lu has mentioned this, I am also duty-bound. It will be a tough journey, but I will try my best to protect these children. Captain Lu, do you have a radio station?"

"There is one."

"It's rich, there are radio stations." Meng Shaoyuan gave a thumbs up: "You can help me send a telegram to Shanghai, and say, 'I am in trouble, take the child, take the northern line, Wuhan back to Shanghai, and respond!'"

What kind of telegram is this?
(End of this chapter)