Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Soldiers don't have many tricks up their sleeves. From the moment Cai Yankai met Chen Lanfeng, he confirmed his and Jiang Xinding's speculations and didn't want to beat around the bush anymore. The future of the 19th Route Army was uncertain, and it urgently needed to determine its direction.

Jiang Xinding was a student of the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy. Although Cai Yankai was not a student of the Whampoa Military Academy, the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy was closely related to the Cai family. The school was located in Guangdong, and Cai Yankai often went to the Whampoa Military Academy.

Chen Lanfeng, who came from the Japanese Army Academy, had actually been on Cai's radar for some time. He had worked with Dai Changge, the commander of the 61st Division, and they had participated in the Northern Expedition together.

There was also Xie Jinyuan, the former company commander of the military headquarters, a graduate of the fourth class of the Whampoa Military Academy, and a student of Chen Lanfeng.

"Instructor Chen, Lao Liu, since Xianchu insists, I can only go along with him. Please forgive me. There are only the four of us in this room today, and the security company has been deployed to guard the perimeter. Shall we eat and talk?"

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do; Anpu has no objection."

"Commander Jiang, Army Commander Cai, may I send a telegram first?"

"Old Liu, you want to send a telegram to Shanghai? Ask Aoki Qiao for his opinion? I don't think it's necessary."

"So, you all knew all along."

"First of all, you, Lao Liu, the famous Artillery God, earned your achievements in Shanghai, so we have no doubt about your identity."

“Originally, we thought you were backed by the Communist Party, so when we withdrew from Suzhou, we were eager to contact the people behind you. However, you and the forces behind you only gave me a vague answer.”

"So Jingran (Jiang Xinding's courtesy name) and I decided to investigate ourselves, starting with your, Lao Liu's, trail. Getting this result wasn't difficult, but it made us even more confused."

"Upon meeting Instructor Chen, we confirmed the identity of the person behind you. However, we need you to clarify the positions and stories involved. I believe it will be quite interesting."

“Alright, Lao Liu, you don’t need to send a telegram to Qingxuan. I doubt he’ll receive it even if you do, because he’s not in Shanghai. He secretly went to the Northeast on a warship. He arranged my work and authorized me to handle all relations with the 19th Route Army.”

"Let's start with your identity."

……

Four hours later.

“Yin Pengji, who goes by the alias Ji Yinfengwen, is on a warship in the port. Commander Jiang and Commander Cai, you can verify this for yourselves.”

"No need. I believe you. Now is not the time to see him. I think Aoki Seigen has arranged a very important task for you."

"Let's talk about his follow-up plans first. Setting up such a big scheme and then personally risking his life to go deep into the tiger's den to destroy that biological warfare unit seems a bit hasty. I want to see how he plans to make good use of our 19th Route Army."

"In fact, Qingxuan's follow-up plan was very simple. He asked us not to become Chiang Kai-shek's pocket, not to clash with the Gannan Soviet Area, to leave the troops in an empty shell, and for the main force to infiltrate Taiwan in batches, unite with the anti-Japanese armed forces in Taiwan Province, drive out the Japanese garrison, and occupy Taiwan by force."

"He really dares to think big. Although Japan only has one mixed brigade stationed in Taiwan, once the war starts, based on the battle in Shanghai, it can be calculated that from the time Japan receives the request for help to the mobilization of troops on the mainland and the transportation of troops, it will only take three days."

"We do not demand a direct confrontation with the regular army, nor do we declare war. We only need to infiltrate on a small scale, first eliminating and expelling the Japanese in the south, and then gradually infiltrating Taipei and Yilan."

"The Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan is not a fool either."

"What if the governor is one of our own?"

"The Governor-General of Taiwan is one of our own?!"

"Not yet."

"Understood, this has great potential! Brother Jingran?" "Yes, it's a perfect plan, let's do it! We'll discuss the details with a few division commanders and chiefs of staff."

"We must not expose Qingxuan's and my identities."

"Don't worry about that. We won't expose any of us, and we won't rely on anyone openly."

The East China Sea Special Project has been officially launched.
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northeast.

When Chen Jiehua and Zhao Zihe led the guerrillas from the mountains to Shulan County, it was night. The Kwantung Army barracks in Shulan were a bit noisy because they were mobilizing and organizing the troops. Japanese soldiers had a habit of mobilizing before they could go out to fight.

Two battalions of Japanese soldiers opened the armory, took weapons, and rode in trucks to Ping'an Village to search for the guerrillas in the mountains.

"Brother Zhao, these Japanese are cooperating quite well. They've taken half of them, but the remaining two regiments are still quite a few men. A direct assault wouldn't be worthwhile, and more importantly, it wouldn't be very meaningful. We just want their armory."

"At night, after midnight, once they're asleep, we'll begin. One team will provide backup over there, and another team will follow us here..."

……

The plan has been set up.

"Remember, do not linger in the battle, do not advance too far, and do not be greedy. When you receive the signal to retreat, even if you are empty-handed, you must immediately retreat according to the plan!"

At midnight, Chen Jiehua, along with Zhao Zihe and Jin Zhenji, sneaked into Shulan. They took out the sentries one by one with knives, unlocked the doors, and used hand gestures to call their comrades to move weapons and ammunition. The two men who knew how to drive drove two trucks directly from the garage to the door and loaded the ammunition.

Chen Jiehua led a group of "Japanese soldiers" dressed in Japanese military uniforms on patrol on the street.

A Japanese lieutenant got up to urinate and heard the noise of a truck outside. He ran out to ask what was going on. "The troops heading north are short of ammunition and need some sent over."

"Yosh, looks like the battle is fierce. Luckily, our brigade wasn't chosen. Let's go back to sleep."

Chen Jiehua led his team to continue patrolling. The lieutenant had just turned around when he suddenly realized that he didn't recognize any of the patrolmen! Their steps were also very disordered. His first reaction was to turn around and confirm.

Chen Jiehua had been on edge the whole time. When he saw the lieutenant stop, he immediately knew something was wrong and that he had given himself away. In the instant the lieutenant turned around, the scalpel was in front of him, and he cut the trachea and artery.

"Why bother? Wouldn't it be better to just go back to sleep peacefully?"

After dealing with the minor unexpected situation, he said, "Help the comrades speed up, the truck is too loud."

Over there, Zhao Zihe was strapping bombs to the remaining trucks, and another comrade was strapping bombs to other weapons in the armory that couldn't be moved. Hu Zi and Gou Er were pouring gasoline, and after finishing, they continued to put gasoline into the remaining car tanks, loading them up and dumping them into the armory.

"Quickly, get in the car! The rest of you, return the way you came!" They would follow the plan, taking their weapons and circling back from the south and then from the west.

Zhao Zihe got into the car, the engine started, Chen Jiehua lit the ignition, and jumped into the car.

Following Chen Jiehua's plan, the two trucks headed north along the railway line.

Halfway there, Kim Jung-hee ran out and waved. She got into the car. "Did you get the phone line cut?" "Don't worry, I tampered with it. The Japanese won't be able to reconnect it anytime soon." "Great!"

Behind them, the fuse made of rope and gasoline finally burned to its end, and explosions echoed continuously. (End of Chapter)