The Spy

Chapter 422 Jiang Zheng Goes Up the Mountain
He Rongtang found a small storage room and had someone lock it, and locked He Yuhang in it.

The conditions were so harsh that He Rongtang couldn't help but miss the big house in Wuhan Station.

There were residents nearby and the house was not soundproof, so He Rongtang could only have someone knock He Yuhang unconscious and stuff his mouth tightly.

The members of the task force really wanted to know how He Yuhang found them, but it was not appropriate to interrogate him now.

We can only wait for a while, until the interrogation room is set up, or move it out of the city first.

There is no rush for these things, so we can only put the interrogation aside for now.

He Rongtang must first consider the plan of relocating Wuhan Station.

There were a lot of archives and ammunition stored outside the city, as well as several radio stations.

These all need to be transferred in, but it is very difficult and must be planned step by step.

Except for the necessary files, everything else can be destroyed. He can carry these important things in batches and slowly bring them into the city.

Confidential files are scattered so that even if they are discovered by the enemy, they will only know a little bit and not everything.

However, if they wanted to transport arms and radio stations, they needed Wuhan Station to infiltrate the Japanese army.

The Japanese in the city are very strict on smuggling.

The only way is to forge a pass or directly impersonate a Japanese transport team, but it would be more difficult.

He Rongtang was busy all the time and went to bed very late.

But early in the morning, bad news came from his men.

The team members who were waiting near He Yuhang's house discovered that someone sneaked in in the middle of the night.

The task force immediately captured him and took him to a secluded place for a brief interrogation before finding out.

Last night, a homeless man nearby discovered their actions. He was in the dark and did not make any movements, so the people at Wuhan Station did not notice him.

He thought the Wuhan station was out to kill for money, so after the people at the Wuhan station left, he sneaked in to see if he could get some leftovers.

It was a blessing in disguise that he did not report it to the Japanese.

The most urgent task now is to silence him.

Lurking behind enemy lines, they must eliminate any possibility of being exposed.

Fortunately, he was a homeless man, so He Rongtang ordered his men to take him out of the city and execute him secretly.

"Congratulations, Lieutenant Colonel Jiang Zheng."

A few days later, Jiang Zheng's rank of lieutenant colonel was confirmed. He was going to Xiaohuangshan, and his identity could not be kept secret. This kind of promotion was not afraid of being known to others.

However, once exposed, it will be difficult to engage in undercover work again.

The main problem is that it is not easy to continue lurking among the Japanese.

"Thank you, Station Master."

Jiang Zheng stood up and saluted. His relationship had been transferred from the Shanghai district to the Wuhan station. He Rongtang did not treat him unfairly. After being promoted to lieutenant colonel, he gave him the honorary position of team leader.

According to Jiang Zheng's current level, he can indeed serve as a team leader, but his main job is in Xiaohuangshan, and he has nothing to do at Wuhan Station.

In any case, Jiang Zheng also came from Wuhan. He was just a small soldier at first, and was promoted to team leader in two years. This promotion speed can be considered fast.

"Take your men to Xiaohuangshan immediately and tell them that the weapons and equipment will be secretly given to them in a few days, but they must get them themselves and find a way to bring them back. The Japanese have been very strict recently, and we can't transport them there."

He Rongtang said softly that Boss Dai had prepared everything Xiao Huangshan needed.

However, the Japanese have suffered several heavy losses in succession and now have no plan to wipe out Xiaohuangshan, but they can blockade it.

It is indeed difficult to transport the Kuomintang’s weapons and equipment up there.

"Stationmaster, the Japanese blockade will cause a shortage of food in Xiaohuangshan?"

Jiang Zheng took the initiative to ask, there are anti-Japanese heroes on the mountain, the Japanese blockade is so severe, if there is not enough food, it will be easy to change.

Although he has not yet gone up the mountain, he has already begun to take the initiative to consider the people there.

"Don't worry, they will definitely not run out of food."

He Rongtang smiled. If they were ordinary bandits, the Japanese blockade would probably be effective.

But with the Red Party on the mountain, the Japanese blockade was doomed to be ineffective.

But he knew that these Red Party members were very powerful. At that time, the blockade of the Guo army was more severe than that of the Japanese. What was the result?

He circled around and around, making the pursuers go around in circles, but finally he ran away.

The conditions in the northwest are tough, right?
Isn’t it much more difficult than Xiaohuangshan?
They all came out differently. When it comes to enduring hardships, He Rongtang admires the Red Party very much.

And they definitely have a way to get food.

He Rongtang had no worries about the Japanese blockade. If the Red Party couldn't even do this, they would not have been able to survive the encirclement and suppression of the Guo Party for so many years.

"Yes."

Jiang Zheng took the order and He Rongtang called nine people.

"Once we are on the mountain, you will work with Chang Yongxiang and Niu Yuanxiang to reorganize Xiaohuangshan. I have only one request. You are the chief of staff, and they must be at the position of grassroots officers."

Wuhan Station will send ten people into Xiaohuangshan. In the future, Xiaohuangshan’s name will be the Wuhan Independent Regiment of the Loyal and Patriotic Army.

This is a temporary number, and Boss Dai will make changes to them later.

Since it is at the regimental level, there must be battalion commanders, company commanders, and platoon leaders.

He Rongtang estimated that Niu Yuanxiang would not give up the position of battalion commander, but he must have one of the three battalion commanders, as well as the company commanders below.

If the middle-level officers are all their people in the future, it will be easy to undermine Xiaohuangshan.

I have to say that He Rongtang is still a bit idealistic.

He is a very talented person and has attended military school, but he has never worked in the front line of the military.

Getting a troop to obey orders is not just the officers' job.

Xiao Huangshan was adapted, not recruited by them.

The one these people respect is their boss, their military advisor.

It's just a name, it's useless.

Xiaohuangshan is not controlled by the Guo Party, so it is impossible for He Rongtang to completely control the entire Xiaohuangshan.

If they were asked to pull out the Xiaohuangshan team and train them for a period of time, it would be possible, but Niu Yuanxiang would not agree, and Guo Jun could not do it either.

It would be fine if the people he sent were honest after they went up the mountain. If they were not, even if he didn't kill them, they would not have an easy time on the mountain.

Not to mention battalion commander, the same result would result if he was given the title of regiment commander.

"Listen, everyone. When you get to the mountain, you must obey the orders of Team Leader Jiang. If anyone fails to do so, I will hold him accountable."

He Rongtang looked at the nine people behind him again. They were the foundation for the fight for power in Xiaohuangshan.

In the future, Xiaohuangshan must be controlled in their hands.

"Yes."

The nine people shouted together, and their momentum was quite strong.

Jiang Zheng took them away. The Japanese army blocked Xiaohuangshan Mountain, so it was not easy to enter the mountain. They needed to take a detour and find a way to pass the Japanese checkpoints.

Fortunately, there were not many devils, and many checkpoints were manned by puppet troops.

These puppet troops did not dare to get too close to Xiaohuang Mountain, for fear that they would be killed by the people coming down from the mountain.

A large number of puppet troops died at the hands of Xiaohuangshan.

"Welcome, Chief of Staff Jiang."

It took Jiang Zheng a whole day to reach the mountain. When Niu Yuanxiang learned that the Military Control Commission had arrived, he immediately came over to greet them.

"Thank you, Deputy Captain Niu."

Jiang Zheng saluted. He did not call Niu Yuanxiang "military advisor" like the people in Xiaohuangshan did, but called him according to his position after the reorganization of the Military Control Commission. "Haha, please."

Niu Yuanxiang didn't care about this and took them to the village.

The village still looks the same as before. Niu Yuanxiang has been in the mountains for a long time, but he has no way to make the village better.

They just dug a few more air-raid shelters, and the sanitation issues were much better than before.

In the main hall of the stockade, there was a person sitting on the chair in the middle.

After Niu Yuanxiang came in, he bowed and clasped his fists: "Boss, the people sent by the Military Control Commission have arrived. We need to get our weapons, equipment, uniforms, etc. ourselves."

There were many small mountain leaders sitting on both sides. After hearing what Niu Yuanxiang said, they all showed contempt.

The Military Control Commission wanted to recruit them, and they already knew what the purpose was.

The military advisor is really powerful. He used the name of an independent regiment to exchange for so many good things.

As for these ten people, no one looked down on them at all.

As long as they stay in Xiaohuangshan, no one can recruit them.

But the benefits? They can take them first.

"Okay, as long as we give enough, we can get it ourselves."

Chang Yongxiang stood up and walked down to Jiang Zheng. Jiang Zheng saluted again, and Chang Yongxiang pulled his hand down.

"It hasn't been officially adapted yet, so there's no need to be so formal. Let's wait until your stuff arrives before we decide."

Chang Yongxiang's words had two meanings. Now they did not belong to the Military Control Commission. If the Military Control Commission did not send the things over, or lied, Jiang Zheng and the other ten people would be in trouble.

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Zheng had no choice but to agree. He noticed the expressions of the people around him. Adapting Xiaohuangshan was more difficult than he had imagined.

There was a smile in Niu Yuanxiang's eyes. He knew that the boss was trying to intimidate the Military Control Commission's people.

He had no objection to this.

As for Shanghai, Jiang Zheng's situation had indeed been reported. After receiving their report, Mr. Ke did not immediately transfer the information to Wuhan.

Since Jiang Zheng can be easily won over, Niu Yuanxiang can discover it himself.

If the news spreads, they may very likely guess that they have people in the Military Control Commission's Shanghai branch.

Now Xiao Huangshan has not officially joined the organization, Fu Wenzhen’s identity is very important, and the key is that Xu Qingyun is an extremely smart person.

As an ace agent who could catch so many Japanese spies, Mr. Ke had no chance of luck and he attached great importance to Xu Qingyun.

In Shanghai, Xu Qingyun received a telegram from He Rongtang.

Jiang Zheng has already gone up the mountain.

He Rongtang gave him a radio to facilitate communication.

After reading the telegram, Xu Qingyun chuckled and shook his head. It would be good to give it to the radio station. As long as Jiang Zheng was developed, the radio station would soon become the property of the organization.

Jiang Zheng would be safer on Xiaohuang Mountain. Even if his identity was exposed, the Military Control Commission would not be able to do anything to him.

Xu Qingyun is looking forward to the day when Jiang Zheng joins the organization.

"Thank you, Commander."

At the Shanghai Garrison Command, Taro Yoshioka knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.

Under the commander's operation, they have taken control of Shiro Yoshioka's case and sent people to Wuhan to secretly investigate the case.

Taro Yoshioka is a direct relative, so it is not convenient to investigate the case directly.

The person sent was a trusted subordinate of Taro Yoshioka.

It's no different than him going.

"You're welcome. Oda is not worthy of being a soldier of the Empire. There shouldn't be such scum in the army."

The commander smiled and shook his head. He was also shocked to learn that Shiro Yoshioka was killed. Even if Shiro Yoshioka did not commit seppuku, he would still have to stand trial, so it was impossible for him to be completely innocent.

For a warrior who has made up his mind to perform a caesarean section, he is not afraid of death, so what else is he afraid of?
I don’t know what Oda said to him in the end that led to Oda attacking him.

He also believed those photos. There were indeed many abnormalities in the photos. He found experts to verify them and finally determined that Yoshioka did not commit cesarean section, but was killed and then disguised.

However, Oda had the same military rank as him, a general. Without sufficient evidence, he could not take action against Oda.

Now that the case is in the hands of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters, Oda's good days are beginning to count down.

"Aoki-kun, it's up to you from now on."

Wuhan, Watanabe has returned. Taro Yoshioka will transfer Watanabe to his side. The commander has agreed, but now is not the time.

We have to handle Oda's case first.

Aoki is the squadron leader of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters and a subordinate of Taro Yoshioka.

This time he was ordered to investigate the detailed cause of death of Shiro Yoshioka.

There were only two people who knew about this, one was Oda, and the other was the kaishakunin, named Noguchi.

Noguchi was 25 years old and did not graduate from a military academy, but he became an officer because of his bravery in combat.

This person has a rather straightforward personality.

Aoki's plan was to arrest him first. Noguchi had parents and a sister at home, and his family was his weak point. He would first get the truth out of him and get some evidence.

Then let Noguchi cooperate to get evidence of Oda's murder.

After all, he is a commander. Without solid evidence, the Shanghai Gendarmerie Command cannot deal with him.

"Don't worry, I promise it'll be fine."

Aoki smiled. He knew that Watanabe had already joined Yoshioka, and they would be family from now on.

Watanabe is from the Wuhan Garrison Command. He is familiar with the situation here. In order to handle this case, Taro Yoshioka specially sent him over to help.

After the case is over, Watanabe will officially become a member of the Shanghai Military Police Command.

The plan was simple, arrest someone.

Noguchi's whereabouts are not difficult to track. After catching him, his mouth must be pinched open as soon as possible. In addition, Noguchi is very powerful, so those who catch him cannot be careless.

Noguchi is very strong.

Generally, the kaishakunin will choose someone with great strength to avoid pain. It is for this reason that Xiaotian persuaded Yoshioka to let Noguchi be the kaishakunin.

The arrest went smoothly. They were a secret arrest, and to ensure success, Watanabe specially found someone who had a good relationship with Noguchi and invited them to drink.

It's easier to catch someone when they're drunk.

Watanabe's reason was very simple. Noguchi was Commander Oda's man, and he wanted to ask Noguchi for help to find a good position for himself.

Once the squadron commander died, his position as battalion commander was no longer safe.

This reason will not be doubted.

The Japanese have indeed learned a lot from the Chinese, and they are very good at dealing with people and the ways of the world.

The person was secretly arrested and then taken to a temporary place.

This is the office space that Watanabe helped rent for temporary investigation.

Oda had great influence in Wuhan and was also the commander of the garrison headquarters, so Aoki did not dare to ask the Wuhan gendarmerie for help.

There are not many military police in Wuhan. It is not even a headquarters, only the size of a squadron.

In order to avoid leaking the news, the Wuhan gendarmerie had no idea that people had come from Shanghai.

"Noguchi, I'm from the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters. Tell me clearly how you killed Yoshioka Shiro."

Noguchi drank a lot. After being caught, he whimpered and heard Aoki's question. He was stunned when he heard Aoki's question.

(End of this chapter)