The Spy

Chapter 271 Rebellion in Guangdong and Guangxi
"Chief, they have all been notified. They are very happy."

Xu Qingyun had just hung up the phone when Fang Laibao walked in from outside.

"Have you told them that this mission is very dangerous?"

At present, only Fang Laibao knows that they are going to Guangzhou, and the others are not aware of it. Xu Qingyun has always kept things strictly confidential. Although Chen Tangji is not Japanese, he is an enemy.

You have to be careful when you are in enemy territory.

"I said it, but no one cares."

Fang Laibao nodded and this time brought with him half of the Intelligence Group 4, who were also their old team.

In addition to the people transferred from Wuhan Station, basically all of them were from their former fourth group.

Everyone was very happy to hear that they were going to go out on a mission with Xu Qingyun. In the entire Group 4, the person they admired the most was the old team leader.

Xu Qingyun's influence in Group 4 is unmatched.

"You should also go and prepare so that you can board the ship on time the day after tomorrow."

Xu Qingyun nodded. He was going to see Xiao Sanming at the party and didn’t need Fang Laibao to follow him.

"Yes."

Fang Laibao stood up and saluted. They would set off the day after tomorrow. Time was a bit tight. This time they were going out to carry out a mission and they had a lot of things to bring with them.

Including weapons, radio stations, telescopes, cameras and so on.

These things have to be sent to Guangzhou secretly and cannot be brought in openly. As for the things at the Guangzhou station, Fang Laibao knows very well that he cannot rely on them.

If they want to rebel, how can they just ignore the spies?

Intelligence is a very important job for anyone.

"Brother Qingyun, you are back."

Seeing Xu Qingyun come in, Xiao Sanming was stunned for a moment, then shouted happily.

"Yes, you have grown taller."

Xiao Sanming grew a little taller. Following Xu Qingyun, he ate well and slept well. Xu Erxi never treated him badly in terms of nutrition.

"I have grown a lot taller. When I grow up, I will be able to do things for you."

Xu Sanming replied seriously. His words didn't sound like those of a child. He was so sensible that it made people feel distressed.

"Okay, eat more and grow up quickly."

Xu Qingyun was amused by him and touched his little head with a smile on his face.

Being with his family is the most relaxing time for Xu Qingyun. His business in Chongqing is doing well now. He can let the two elderly people in his family move around in the second half of the year, one to Chongqing and the other to Shanghai.

His business now makes more money than the family business.

On the third day, Xu Qingyun arrived at the dock. Fang Laibao had already arrived with twenty people. The others had already boarded the boat, and only Fang Laibao was waiting here.

"Let's go."

Xu Qingyun did not delay. Zhao San booked him a first-class ticket. The cabin was more comfortable than outside.

The waves on river ships are not that strong, so they are much more comfortable than sea ships.

It only takes a little over a day to get from Nanjing to Wuhan.

"Director, call from Guangzhou."

In Nanjing, Secretary Qi walked into the office with the latest telegram. Just the day before yesterday, Chen Tangji sent a telegram to the whole country, opposing Japan's increase of troops in China. This guy opposed the old man in the name of anti-Japanese war.

Strictly speaking, this telegram is no different from rebellion.

"Give it here." The director stretched out his hand.

The situation in Guangzhou was tense. The old man was furious and asked them to collect more information about Chen Tangji. The director gave Sun Guangji a strict order to obtain useful information.

Otherwise, you will not be dismissed but imprisoned.

"This bastard claims to be fighting against Japan, but secretly he is colluding with the Japanese. How shameful."

After reading the content, the director snorted coldly. Sun Guangji was under a lot of pressure. After giving him the order, he immediately spent a large amount of money to purchase a piece of intelligence.

This intelligence was that Chen Tangji asked the Japanese for assistance, not only weapons and ammunition, but also air force planes. The Japanese even sent people to Guangzhou to reinforce him, about a hundred people, including pilots and military advisers.

"Sun Guangji is good, this information is very timely."

After scolding Chen Tangji, the director nodded with satisfaction. This information was enough for him to explain to the old man.

Sun Guangji still has some ability, and we have to put pressure on him. He did a very good job this time.

Little did he know that Sun Guangji had already taken his men into hiding and did not dare to stay in Guangzhou Station.

"I'm worried that Chen Tangji will take action before Xu Qingyun arrives. I don't want him to be unable to enter the city by then."

Secretary Qi whispered that after Chen Tangji sent the telegram, he would not wait too long and would definitely take action. Once there was a rebellion, the city might be closed.

"Don't worry, this little thing won't be a problem for him. Prepare the car, I'm going to the camp."

The director shook his head and said that he had enough confidence in Xu Qingyun. Going into the city was definitely not a big deal for Xu Qingyun.

In Wuhan, Xu Qingyun got off the boat, and Yan Ming and others were already waiting.

"Stationmaster, Guangzhou just issued a notice that they are heading north to fight against the Japanese. This is the content."

After Xu Qingyun got on the car, Yan Ming immediately said that he knew Xu Qingyun was going to Guangzhou and had made arrangements in Wuhan in advance. He did not expect that there had been a rebellion in Guangzhou before the stationmaster set off.

Although he claims to be fighting against Japan, even a fool can see what Chen Tangji is trying to do.

"Japan's invasion of our country is getting more urgent... We beg you to unanimously advocate and immediately urge the central government to lead the whole country in resisting Japan."

The notice contained a lot of content, the general meaning of which was that the Japanese were constantly invading the country and the old man couldn't just sit there and do nothing but drive away the foreign invaders. If the old man himself was unwilling to do so, then they would do it.

The drunkard doesn't mean wine.

"Is everyone ready?"

After reading it, Xu Qingyun asked immediately, and Yan Ming nodded immediately: "Everything is ready, Station Master, I will go with you."

"No need, you stay here to look after the house, Lu Gaowa and the others will be with me."

Xu Qingyun shook his head. Someone needed to be in charge in Wuhan. If he and Yan Ming left, the others would not be able to control the situation.

Yan Ming must stay.

"Yes."

Yan Ming was a little helpless and could only agree. After returning to the Military Intelligence Department, Xu Qingyun did not even return to his residence and set off again with his men.

This time they took the train.

Lu Gaowa brought twenty people, plus Fang Laibao's twenty people, plus Zhao San, Leng Wenxuan and two radio operators, a total of forty-seven people.

Their main task this time was to collect intelligence on Chen Tangji, not to fight.

It is impossible for them to go into battle with such a small number of people.

"Damn it, you have such evil intentions, Chen Tangji deserves to die."

Inside the camp, the old man kept cursing, saying that this was not anti-Japanese at all, it was clearly aimed at him.

The director stood aside, head lowered, and said nothing.

After scolding for a while, the old man finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You did a good job this time. Keep collecting information about them and find ways to persuade them to defect."

"Yes, principal."

Chu Zuo immediately took the order. Chen Tangji had a lot of people. He had three armies under him, plus other miscellaneous people, which together numbered nearly 200,000.

With so many people calling, it’s definitely not a small matter.

He was aware of the old man's concerns. The main forces of his own lineage were in the northwest, targeting the Red Party. There were not many troops in Hunan and Hubei. As long as Chen Tangji did not really start a war, the old man would not be too harsh on him. He had to stabilize them first.

At this time, Xu Qingyun was already on the train.

In the first-class carriage, Xu Qingyun was reading documents, mainly about Chen Tangji and the situation in Guangdong. Chen Tangji had a lot of subordinates, but they were not united.

Chen Tangji was a very greedy person. In his early years, he formulated various harsh taxes and levies to exploit the people, which aroused dissatisfaction from many parties and he was once forced to step down.

This person was extremely anti-Red. After the Guo Party fell out, he took the initiative to join the old man and was given an important position.

Later, he moved to Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

After Chen Tangji expanded his power, the old man lost control of him. Over the years, he has been fighting against the old man and supporting those who oppose the old man.

It can be said that he is a very manipulative person.

His subordinates follow suit. He is greedy for money, so you can imagine how greedy his subordinates are.

They are not a group of rabble, but they don't have much fighting power either.

Xu Qingyun knew history and knew that Chen Tangji's rebellion would not succeed, but others were not sure. After Chen Tangji issued the telegram, many people were worried, especially in Wuhan.

If Chen Tangji went north, the two lakes would definitely be the areas he would occupy.

There have been wars in the country for many years, and warlords have been constantly fighting each other. The common people have not had much peace, and no one wants another war.

Chen Tangji does not have such strong control over his subordinates. This time he is acting purely for personal gain. Many of his soldiers do not want to fight among themselves. However, the reason he found is indeed a good one. Whether others believe it or not, the anti-Japanese resistance alone can gain the support of many people.

Two days later, Xu Qingyun arrived in Guangzhou.

He came secretly, and the people he brought came in batches, not all together.

"Zhao San, go find a few suitable houses first."

After getting off the train, Xu Qingyun immediately gave orders. Zhao San's case report had been sent up, and the director agreed to help him get credit and be promoted to a higher rank.

This promotion will not be a problem, and he can become a formal secretary once it is finalized.

"Yes."

Zhao San took the order and left. Xu Qingyun took a few people to a hotel, and the rest of the people dispersed to other places.

If there are too many people gathered together, it will be easy to be noticed. Xu Qingyun is here to carry out a mission and cannot be too high-profile.

Fortunately, Guangzhou is a big city with many businessmen, and their identities can be easily disguised.

"Stationmaster, we have rented three and bought one."

In the afternoon, Zhao San replied that the hotel was not suitable for long-term living as they had a lot of things with them and needed their own place to live.

The place was purchased for prevention purposes and can be used as a safe house and to store some weapons and equipment.

"Keep looking, don't be too far away."

Xu Qingyun nodded. Zhao San did a good job and took over four places so quickly.

There are many of them, so four houses are definitely not enough, and they have to keep looking. This time he is carrying out a mission from the headquarters, and the director has given him a lot of convenience, especially financially, and fully supported him.

There is no need for him to help the headquarters save money.

The houses we looked for all had telephones and were nicely decorated, and the same was true for the ones we bought.

"Yes."

Zhao San gave the key and address of the house to Xu Qingyun and left again.

In addition to a house, you also need a car.

The bus at Guangzhou Station cannot be used, so you have to find one yourself. You can rent a few cars. The cost of renting a car is not low, but at least you don’t have to spend your own money.

There's no rush to rent a car, Zhao San can just do it.

Xu Qingyun has confidence in him and can handle these things.

Now that we have a house, we can arrange for everyone to move out, including Xu Qingyun. Everyone will have to leave the hotel tomorrow, so we can stay here for one night.

The next day Xu Qingyun came to the house rented by Zhao San.

Yesterday, Zhao San rented a total of seven places, one of which was Xu Qingyun's residence. The members of the action team lived on both sides, not far from here.

Except for Zhao San and Xu Qingyun, no one else knew where others lived to ensure safety.

"The environment is nice, you put in a lot of effort."

After looking around the house, Xu Qingyun was very satisfied. It had a private courtyard, three bedrooms, and two side rooms that could also be lived in.

The key is that the decoration is good, and there is not only a telephone but also a radio.

The radio is very important because it can be used to receive instructions at critical moments.

"Stationmaster, time is very tight, otherwise I can find a better place."

After being praised, Zhao San grinned, while Xu Qingyun walked forward and turned on the radio.

After turning it a few times, he was stunned.

The radio is playing inside.

It is said that Chen Tangji and General Li from Guangxi led dozens of generals to jointly issue a statement.

Nearly 300,000 troops from Guangdong and Guangxi were reorganized into the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, with Chen Tangji as commander and General Li as deputy commander, and they officially marched north.

You took action so soon?
Chen Tangji is really too impatient.

"Go turn on the radio."

Xu Qingyun has not opened the radio station these days. He needs to find a place to stay before he can start working.

Since Chen Tangji has taken action, perhaps the headquarters will give him a task.

Sure enough, less than an hour after the radio station was turned on, they received a call from headquarters. In fact, headquarters had been calling them all day.

Chen Tangji acted so quickly that the old man was not yet ready. The various troops were gathering, and the headquarters ordered them to find out Chen Tangji's true strength and whether his large army was really heading north.

If so, we need to find out how many of them there are and where they are now.

The director understood that Xu Qingyun had just arrived, but the situation was urgent and they had to get them moving first.

Not only Xu Qingyun received the task, Sun Guangji also received the order.

This order made Sun Guangji want to curse.

It is not easy to investigate a large force. Once discovered, you will surely die.

Fortunately, this time Chen Tangji was fighting under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance instead of openly rebelling against the old man, so in name they were still members of the Guo Party.

Chen Tangji did not attack the Guangzhou station.

However, Sun Guangji is still hiding and he doesn't dare to return to Guangzhou Station at all.

"Zhao San, are you afraid of danger?"

In stark contrast to Sun Guangji, Xu Qingyun had no complaints about the mission.

In fact, even if the headquarters did not give any orders, Xu Qingyun would still investigate the information after knowing that they had sent troops.

"Stationmaster, I'm not afraid."

Zhao San straightened up immediately, he understood that this task fell on his head.

Zhao San is smart and knows how to deal with all kinds of people. He doesn't need to take the initiative to check the main force to find out this information.

"Take your men with you and set off immediately to complete the headquarters' mission."

Zhao San had read the telegram and there was no need to repeat it to him. After Zhao San left, Xu Qingyun called Lu Gaowa over again.

Chen Tangji's men have already set off, and he is likely to follow the main force northward. What Xu Qingyun needs to do next is to find out who is left behind in Guangzhou and the military commanders of each unit.

Among these people, which ones are likely to rebel, which ones are Chen Tangji's loyal lackeys, and which ones need to be eliminated.

Four thousand words and half a chapter, I will come back to make up for the half chapter I owe.

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(End of this chapter)