The boss swallowed nervously and then said: "I...I remembered, they...they had several trucks, and they could only pass one at a time. So, when they all finished, I was about to go home for dinner.
Sir, we saw them heading south. Sir, I'm not lying, this is what I saw."
Li San stood up, patted his boss on the shoulder with a smile on his face, and looked back at Chen Zifeng.
10-22
Chen Zifeng left the ferry office and stood in the open space in front of the door, looking at the messy ferry and the messy streets. He didn't speak for a long time.
Staff Officer Wu looked at him, feeling very strange. To be honest, by now, the case has been fully investigated!
He believed that the hijacked truck went south after landing, in fact, to Gaoyou County in the south! Gaoyou County was occupied by the Japanese army! Therefore, the Japanese army should be behind the hijacking of the supplies of the First National Army this time! The matter is very clear.
Okay, what else is Chen Zifeng thinking about?
At this time, Chen Zifeng slowly turned around and stared at Staff Officer Wu without moving. He tapped his finger on Staff Officer Wu's chest and finally said: "Brother, let me make a hypothesis. Suppose you were at Xilai Temple and hijacked someone."
Ten trucks of supplies, what should you do next? This is just a hypothesis, nothing else, please think carefully before answering!"
He said this and even smiled, very sinisterly!
This problem is extremely simple! After hijacking the supplies, the next step is to transport them away, wherever they need to be transported!
However, fortunately, this Staff Officer Wu is a combat staff officer and can think more deeply than others.
He thought carefully and said cautiously: "Of course the looted materials must be transported as soon as possible! But first of all, he should transport them secretly, right?"
Chen Zifeng laughed loudly, "You're right! But what if it's day luck?"
Staff Officer Wu said calmly: "It's good daylight, which means the carjacker is emboldened! He must be Japanese, right?"
Chen Zifeng added: "This makes sense. The Japanese are not afraid of you knowing! But then again, if someone wants us to guess at the Japanese, what do you think this is?"
At this time, Staff Officer Wu stopped talking. He had to think carefully about the various situations in front of him!
To the south, to the south is Gaoyou County! It was occupied by the Japanese army! The Japanese army robbed the supplies and transported them to Gaoyou. There is nothing to say! But what if it was just to deceive others? He couldn't help but think of the complicated situation in northern Jiangsu!
10-23
The next thing Staff Officer Wu did was to find a small, empty teahouse nearby, and took Chen Zifeng and Li San to sit down in the teahouse.
He smiled and said: "Captain Chen, let me introduce you to the situation in this area. Maybe you will understand."
Chen Zifeng smiled brightly, "You say it, you say it, and I listen."
"The area from southern Shandong to northern Jiangsu is called the Lu-Su War Zone. The commander-in-chief of the war zone is Yu Xuezhong. You must know this."
"I know, I know, Chief Han is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Lusu Theater."
"Yes. Because southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu belong to different provinces, it is inconvenient to unified command. Therefore, in April last year, the Chongqing Military Commission decided to establish the deputy general headquarters of the Lu-Su theater. Han Delin was specifically responsible for the war in northern Jiangsu and was based in Xinghua
."
"I understand, I understand, what else is there?"
"Han Delqin's Eighty-ninth Army is his direct descendant and can be considered a regular army. In addition, there are two quasi-regular armies in this area. One is the Eighth Army guerrilla force adapted from the Tax Police Corps, mainly in the Suqian area.
activities. The other branch is the General Headquarters of the Second Guerrilla Zone of the Lusu Theater. The commander-in-chief is Li Mingyang, and the deputy commander-in-chief is Li Changjiang. Therefore, this army is also called the "Er Li Force". They are mainly located in Taixian and
Activities in Peixian area.”
Chen Zifeng nodded repeatedly, "This unit is in the south! Is that what you mean?"
Staff Officer Wu nodded to him, "There is another situation. The Nationalist Government never pays military salaries to this army! All their military expenditures, weapons and ammunition, military uniforms, shoes and socks have to be solved by themselves! Fortunately, where they are located
Tai County and Pei County are wealthy areas, and it is easier for them to raise funds."
Chen Zifeng nodded again, "I understand, I understand, it's easier to get some funds or something."
At this time, Staff Officer Wu hesitated, obviously thinking of something.
Chen Zifeng tilted his mouth and asked slyly: "What's going on? Brother, what did you think of? Can you tell me?"
Staff Officer Wu then said: "As you said, it's easy for Li Mingyang to get some funds, but the difficulty is to get weapons and ammunition! They have to find ways to get weapons and ammunition by themselves. In November last year, Li Mingyang passed one of his
The detachment leader, a man named Chen Yusheng, sent a letter to Chen Yiyi, the commander of our first detachment, saying that he wanted to transport a batch of ammunition from Jiangnan and asked Commander Chen to assist. I heard about this matter, Commander Chen
It was done for him. In December last year, Commander Chen went to visit Li Mingyang and brought him thirty guns and a Japanese command knife." After he finished speaking, he looked at Chen Zifeng.
Chen Zifeng immediately smiled and said: "I understand, I understand, it may be a little difficult for Li Mingyang to obtain weapons and ammunition." He tilted his mouth and said, "Commander Wu, your New Fourth Army and Li Mingyang seem to have a good relationship."
Staff Officer Wu said: "It's all for the sake of the war of resistance. When we need help, we will definitely help! That time, Commander Chen of the New Fourth Army helped Li Mingyang transport 100,000 rounds of ammunition! Therefore, we will not intercept Han Delin's supplies!"
Chen Zifeng immediately said: "You mean, that batch of supplies may have been robbed by Li Mingyang!"
Staff Officer Wu looked at him and couldn't help laughing, and said: "Captain Chen, those ten trucks of supplies were either robbed by the Japanese army, or were handled by Li Mingyang's troops! I guess you may be in trouble now. You can't go to the Japanese army."
To verify, ask Li Mingyang, but I’m afraid he won’t be able to do it! That deputy commander-in-chief Li Changjiang is a very irritable person!”
Chen Zifeng couldn't help shouting "Oh, oh," when he touched a painful spot.
"Commander Wu, what do you think we should do? Give me an idea!" he said slyly.
"To be honest, this idea is not easy to come up with. However, what I am curious about is why your superiors asked you to investigate this matter! The conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has always been there. Is there anything surprising? Do you think so?"
Chen Zifeng once again said "Oh, oh, oh" when he touched on a painful spot.
He smiled and said: "Brother, you are a sensible person, please give me another idea."
Staff Officer Wu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "What I actually want to say is, do what you should do, and stop investigating this matter. However, in the current situation, I feel that you still have to investigate!
"
Chen Zifeng smiled and stared at him with sinister eyes, "Why?"
Staff Officer Wu thought for a moment and said: "A soldier has a gunshot wound on his arm. The doctor always goes in through the wound to look for bullets! Right? It's impossible to look for bullets in the stomach! The wound in front of you is either a Japanese soldier or a bullet.
Li Mingyang, it’s hard for you to investigate! Besides, this matter seems to have nothing to do with the conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party you are investigating, but this is a wound!"
Chen Zifeng nodded vigorously, "You are right, you are right! It seems that I can only check it through this wound!"
But after he finished speaking, he still looked at Staff Wu with a strange look on his face.
Staff Officer Wu also stared at him, wondering what else he wanted to say.
"Brother, you are a sensible person, please do me one more favor." Chen Zifeng said with a smile.
"What else can I help you with?" Staff Officer Wu's eyes were already quite wary.
"When we went to Tai County, we didn't know anyone. How about introducing someone to us?"
"Who!" Staff Officer Wu stared at him.
"Your people! I believe you must have someone in Tai County! Brother, don't worry, I won't harm him! Let me tell you one more thing. You two have a big leader who is the Secretary-General of the Eighth Office of Xi'an.
I wonder if you have heard of Liu Richen?"
"I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it."
"That's right. When we were in Shanghai, I had a relationship with Mr. Liu. He looked up to us very much. When we were in trouble, we would ask him for advice! You know, he would give us some great ideas.
!You can find an opportunity to ask Mr. Liu! So, I ask you to introduce someone to me, just to help each other! You are right, everyone is fighting for the war!"
After Chen Zifeng said these words, he stared at him motionless, with a fierce look in his eyes. It seemed that he was going to get angry if Staff Officer Wu didn't agree to him!
Staff Officer Wu stared at him for a long time and finally said softly: "The owner of Heshun Tea House in Tai County is named Jin Shiwu. I warn you, if something happens to her, I will definitely find a way to find you!"
Chen Zifeng laughed loudly, "Brother, don't worry, we are helping each other! I will never harm him!"
He thought for a while and then said: "Counsel Wu, if you are a good person and do your best to the end, you must have some explanation to make this Jin-style martial artist more trustworthy than me. Counselor Wu, do you have one?"
Staff Officer Wu thought for a while and said, "Just say, it was Xiao Niu who asked you to find her." He smiled and said, "This is my nickname."
At this time, Chen Zifeng laughed indifferently and kept slapping his arm, which was about to be interrupted by him!
10-24
On the afternoon of July 18th, Chen Zifeng said goodbye to Staff Officer Wu, took his pickup truck, and finally drove into the county seat of Tai County (today's Taizhou City).
One of the characteristics of Tai County is that there is a lot of water. There are big rivers and small branches all over the city. If there is a river, there must be a bridge. Some bridges can pass cars, and some bridges cannot. Therefore, Chen Zifeng's truck turned around on the narrow street.
Turn around and look for Guangxiao Temple.
Before leaving, Staff Officer Wu told him that Li Mingyang's headquarters was located in Guangxiao Temple.
When it was getting dark, Chen Zifeng finally found Guangxiao Temple. It was a large temple, but it was very desolate and dilapidated. The Fuqian Street in front of the door was very narrow, and the streets were full of dark and old houses.