Chapter 1 Mystery (Fourth)

"Yes." Mao Renfeng greeted cleanly and neatly, looked at Ye Xiufeng with a look, feeling very proud. From the beginning before entering the door, he has steadily suppressed Ye Xiufeng in three confrontations, and has really made great contributions to the Military Affairs Bureau. If the news could reach Deputy Director Dai Li's ears, his position as deputy director would become more and more peaceful. One day, it may not be impossible to remove the sub-word on his head.

"I am humble, I am humble." Ye Xiufeng seemed a little slow in responding to Chiang Kai-shek's order. After receiving the news that the chairman was going to summon him, he was full of energy to prepare. He originally thought that he would leave a good impression on the chairman with his unique eyes, but he was slapped back as soon as he pulled out his posture.

Could it be that the commissioner has changed his temperament and no longer cared about others manipulating public opinion. He looked down at his shadow reflected on the floor. Ye Xiufeng quickly looked for the reason why he was not welcomed today. Based on his understanding of the Chairman Jiang in front of him, the other party is definitely not a person who firmly believes in the inviolability of freedom of speech. Otherwise, the other party would not secretly explain to Director Chen to strictly monitor the trends in the newspaper industry, that is, he did not like his attitude towards the revival of Heishi Village just now, but that incident suddenly came. The victory is indeed meaningless. Heishizhai is located in the northern part of Chahar. It is neither a strategic location nor a threat to the Japanese's rear. It is far away from any area controlled by the National Revolutionary Army at present. Even if it is controlled by Fu Zuoyi, it is more than a thousand miles away. In the absence of subsequent support, the Japanese could easily take away Heishizhai again as long as they gathered the troops from several counties. Peng Xuewen and others did not even have the hope of sticking to it for half a month.

"Say, why don't you talk anymore? Could it be that all your energy is focused on finding fault with each other?" Seeing that Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng suddenly became mute, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but feel a little irritated, frowned, and asked in a deep voice.

"Mizhi is waiting for Deputy Director Ye to report first. He is older than Mizhi, so he should have the priority to report to the principal." Mao Renfeng took advantage of the situation and continued to push his competitors into the pit.

Ye Xiufeng was not the one who was waiting for death. He quickly adjusted his mentality and waved his hand with a graceful look. "I thought Director Mao would take the initiative, so I took the opportunity to sort out my ideas. Please ask Director Mao to report first. After all, military struggle is the strength of their Military Bureau, and the current main division of labor of the Central Bureau of Administration is still in party affairs and government affairs."

If I report it first, Ye Xiufeng will see the direction of the question today. Mao Renfeng is unwilling to let his competitors take advantage. He shook his head and once again humbly refusing, "Director Ye has a high position, so Director Ye asks you first."

"If you have a specialty in your profession, Director Mao will ask first." Ye Xiufeng made up his mind to stop hiking landmines for Mao Renfeng, and was humble with a smile.

Seeing that the two guys who had been fighting happily before suddenly became humble gentlemen, He Yaozu felt very funny and coughed, and called the general before Chiang Kai-shek got angry, "Qi Wu, let's talk first. After all, Brother Peng is a member of our Military Control Commission, and you know him better than Director Ye."

"Yes." Mao Renfeng saluted He Yaozu first, then turned his head to Ye Xiufeng, with an apology on his face, "Since the commander is destined, I will no longer be polite to Deputy Director Ye."

After saying that, he opened the briefcase that had been around him and introduced the reports carefully prepared by himself and the two directors of the Telecommunications and Operations Department at noon to Chiang Kai-shek one by one.

They are all superficial things. Even if Mao Renfeng and the two directors under him have a deep understanding of their writing skills, they will never be able to write well. Chiang Kai-shek was bored by his side. After finally waiting for Mao Renfeng to finish reporting, he relaxed and asked calmly, "In this way, this is an action that was not originally within the plan of the Military Control Commission. I am right?"

"Reporting to the principal, it cannot be said that it is not within the plan. Before that, the Beiping Station of the Military Control Commission had sent backbones to the grassland and planned to establish the Chasui Branch. The stationmaster of the Chasui Branch was Ma Hanshan, the teacher who led Peng Xuewen into the Military Control Commission. He had great autonomy and was qualified to adapt to the situation. Peng was temporarily ordered, and it was very likely." Mao Renfeng thought about it and responded very seriously.

When marching and fighting, it is also important to "the general will not accept the orders of the king outside the army". Wars in the field of agents require the parties to judge the situation and change or decide the content of the action at any time. Therefore, it is not too far-fetched to link the credit for restoring the Heishi Village with the Chasui Branch that the Military Control Commission is preparing to establish. However, after hearing his explanation, Chiang Kai-shek did not express any encouragement or criticism. He frowned and thought for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "Is the Military Control Commission still in contact with the Heishi Village? Have he reported your future plans to you?"

"According to the internal restructuring of the Military Control Commission, all actions of the Chasui Branch are subject to direct command of the Beiping Branch. The headquarters only listens to the reports of the Beiping Station and does not directly interfere in the specific work, so as not to interfere with the comrades at the Beiping Station because they do not understand the actual situation ahead." Mao Renfeng was prepared in advance, and the response was not leaked.

"It is indeed not necessary to intervene too much." Chiang Kai-shek personally led the troops and knew the harm of commanding over the level. He nodded in agreement with Mao Renfeng's response.

After hesitating for a moment, he quickly added, "But you also explain through the Beiping Station that the brothers in Heishi Village should not show off. Since the purpose of attacking the Japanese invaders has been achieved, don't fight for the gains and losses of an isolated city. No matter when, people are more important than territory."

"Yes, my subordinates will definitely transfer the principal's words to the military commander who is fighting on the front line intact." Mao Renfeng jumped up from the sofa again and saluted Chiang Kai-shek with red eyes.

"Okay." Chiang Kai-shek took the front half, pulled his hand away from his ear, shook his head, and sighed, "I know it's not easy for brothers on the front line. They are always preparing to sacrifice for the sake of the country and nation. I, the chairman of the military, have limited capabilities and can't help much, but it's still possible to relieve you a little pressure..."

"Principal, the principal has done enough, and it's enough. Yes, it's because the subordinates are useless, incompetent, cannot, and cannot share more for the principal." Mao Renfeng's lips trembled, and his voice became choked again. No matter how the outside world evaluates the Principal Jiang in front of him, at least for him, to them, Huangpu children, Principal Jiang is still very generous. Not only has he been working hard to create space for them to develop, but he can also be confused and confused about the mistakes they make. If they really can't fool them, they will punish them slightly. But most of the time, they will hold the board high and fall gently, and there will never be any continuous adverse consequences.

"You can use one point when you have the ability. Don't let the principal down." Fearing that Mao Renfeng's performance would arouse Chiang Kai-shek's disgust, He Yaozu stood up with a smile and helped him.

Looking at He, Mao and the other two in military uniforms, and looking at Chiang Kai-shek who was also standing upright, Ye Xiufeng's heart finally became a little brighter. It turned out that the chairman was not dissatisfied with his surveillance of public opinion, but was dissatisfied with his attitude towards the victory of Heishizhai. After all, it was a victory that the front-line brothers exchanged for their lives. No matter its specific strategic significance or how long the Heishizhai could be controlled in the hands of the National Government, it was a real victory. In front of the three soldiers, he was entangled in the details of the victory. Ye Xiufeng, Ye Xiufeng, your head was really kicked by a donkey.

But being kicked three times on the butt was obedient. It was definitely not the actions of Deputy Director Ye. After reflecting on his previous mistakes, he continued to observe Mao Renfeng's performance, while starting to secretly think about how to move the situation back. After finally waiting for the other party to report, it was his turn to perform. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "Report to Chairman, the situation mastered by the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China. I will not report to you again for the relevant content to avoid wasting your precious time."

He stopped and looked at Chiang Kai-shek's expression. He continued to add, "By inserting the inside line of the key Japanese and puppet departments, we also learned that in this operation, the brothers of the Military Intelligence Bureau received active cooperation from other three forces. The first was a gang of horse thieves who had been entrenched near the Heishi Village for many years. The bandit name was the Black Wolf Gang, and the bandit leader was a young man named Black Beard..."

"Oh." He Yaozu's eyebrows jumped up and asked actively, "I even mobilized local heroes to help me. This little guy is really not simple."

Ye Xiufeng's speech prepared in advance was interrupted by him in a daze. He immediately didn't know whether to continue. He secretly looked at Chiang Kai-shek's face and breathed again, adding, "That man is not a hero, he has a very cruel personality. According to the feedback from the inside line inserted in Manchuria, the Black Wolf Gang broke the city and robbed the shops in the city. After robbing all the industries related to the Japanese, it was not counted, but set fire to white land. The ordinary Japanese people in the city were also affected. It is said that Black Beard also robbed two Japanese women..."

"You may not believe everything about the Japanese." He Yaozu's face turned slightly red when he heard it, and he gritted his teeth and held on his feet.

Mao Renfeng was more unscrupulous than him. In front of Chiang Kai-shek, he asked loudly: "Innocence, I don't think any Japanese who entered China at this time can be called innocent. It's right for Blackbeard to give them some bitterness. You can't give them enough travel expenses like General Tang Shengzhi, and give them gifts to leave the battlefield."

When Tang Shengzhi was guarding Nanjing, he was afraid that the people would vent their anger on the Japanese in the city. He specially gathered the Japanese and their families in Nanjing before the two armies fought and sent them across the Yangtze River early. Unfortunately, his gentleman journey was exchanged for the bloody massacre of Chinese soldiers and civilians in the city after the Japanese invaders broke the city. In just two weeks, more than 300,000 people died.

At present, the National Revolutionary Army mentioned Tang Shengzhi's behavior of sending the Japanese out of danger at that time, and almost everyone called him stupid. Mao Renfeng used the examples before and after the Nanjing Massacre to exonerate Blackbeard today, which was hitting the snake's seven inches. Not only Ye Xiufeng was choked and gasped, even Chiang Kai-shek, who believed in Christianity, frowned and whispered: "The Japanese are not trustworthy. We don't need to investigate this matter in depth. After all, Blackbeard is not a regular soldier, and we cannot ask them based on the military discipline standards of the National Revolutionary Army."

An important shell was declared silent, and Ye Xiufeng felt so depressed, but since Chairman Jiang had set the tone, he could not take advantage of the issue. He hesitated for a moment and raised his voice a little further to continue reporting, "The other team is the Communist guerrillas. The half squadron stationed in Heishizhai, the Japanese defenders were first transferred out of the city by the Communist guerrillas, and then the horse thieves were taken advantage of the situation by the military bureau... "

"Maybe it was a coincidence between the two sides!" Hearing Ye Xiufeng exposed the thing he was most worried about, Mao Renfeng immediately couldn't sit still, stood up, and retorted loudly, "How can you confirm that Xiao Peng and the others had contacted the Communist guerrillas in advance?"

"Impossible." Ye Xiufeng was reluctant to give up the handle he had finally grasped, and stood up, confronting Mao Renfeng. "No matter how coincidental it is, there is no such coincidence. The Japanese just got angry with the Communist guerrillas in the wild, and the brothers of the Military Control Commission took the horse thief to take the Japanese's nest."

Mao Renfeng had more information than Ye Xiufeng, and he couldn't find the right entry point to continue refuting. He was so anxious that he sweated on his forehead. Seeing this, He Yaozu had to come forward for the second time to smooth out the nominal subordinate. "Even if the two sides had an agreement in advance, in my opinion, it would be no big deal. After all, the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is the mainstream at present, and our Military Affairs Bureau has not suffered any losses, right?"

Ye Xiufeng struggled with one against two, "The Military Control Bureau, the Military Control Bureau's task is to prevent and prevent the Communist Party. Cats do not catch mice, but collude with mice. This makes..."

"Defense is defense, cooperation is cooperation, and we cannot be confused." Mao Renfeng got strong support and immediately became energetic again. He stared at Ye Xiufeng's eyes and retorted loudly, "Besides, these are all your one-sided words, and may not be credible."

“Our insider has a high status in Manchuria.”

"The higher the status, the more likely it is to step on two boats."

"Stop fighting, I have already cooperated, what else can I fight for?" Seeing that the two of them became more and more distorted, Chiang Kai-shek interrupted angrily, "That's the third party, in addition to the horse thief and the Communist Party, the Military Affairs Bureau also invited the gods to come out."

"There is another party that is Sun Lianzhong's people." Ye Xiufeng consciously moved back to a bureau and added proudly, "It is a company commander under Sun Lianzhong, surnamed Zhang. He participated in the Niangziguan Battle, but later he didn't know when he ran to the grassland. The reason why the brothers of the Military Affairs Bureau led the horse thieves to remove the Heishi Village was said to be the main purpose of saving him. Recently, Sun Lianzhong and several division commanders under him have raised money and are dealing in Chongqing to seek the opportunity to re-lead troops. The company commander may be one of the idle men he sent to build momentum. If used well, it can play..."

"Stop talking, I told you not to talk nonsense. Could it be that my words are in the ears?" Chiang Kai-shek suddenly became furious, grabbed the teacup in his hand, and slapped it on the tea table.

"Committee, yes, chairman." Ye Xiufeng was frightened and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake, "I am aware of my mistake, please..."

"Go out, go out for me." Chiang Kai-shek was very disappointed with him, pointed at the door and ordered sternly.

Ye Xiufeng's face turned gray as if it was as dirt as earth. He stumbled out the door with the report he had carefully prepared. Mao Renfeng and He Yaozu suffered from the disaster. They looked at each other and followed Ye Xiufeng in a bad mood. Before they could reach the door, they heard Chiang Kai-shek's orders behind their backs, "He Guiyan stays, and the other two people leave the report, go back and continue working. When needed, I will send someone to notify you."

"Yes." Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng agreed and each carried out their orders. He Yaozu turned around with helpless expressions, waiting to bear Chiang Kai-shek's anger alone.

However, Chiang Kai-shek stopped talking, turned around and walked to the window, holding the window frame with one hand and watching the scenery outside dullly. The rain stopped temporarily, but the dark clouds were still gathering towards the sky above his head, and several cold air from different directions strangled together, brewing a new storm.

The autumn wind and autumn rain are sad.

He carefully accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to look at the Cuizhu outside the window for a while, and He Yaozu smiled and explained: "They still have the ability, but they are too young, and they can't help but be mature and steady enough when speaking and doing things. However, with the teachings of the Yunnong and the Chen brothers, they can be very useful sooner or later."

"It's a big deal." Chiang Kai-shek didn't even reply and said swearing, "One has the ability but has no mind, and the other has neither the mind nor the ability, and he is afraid that others will not know that he is a fool."

He Yaozu grinned and stopped defending the other two. Today, Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng's performance was indeed a bit unsatisfactory, especially Ye Xiufeng, who did not show the level that a person who had received many years of higher education should have. Instead, he was like a political stick who had not read for a few days and still likes to make enemies on all sides.

But just accompanying Chiang Kai-shek to look outside like this is not a solution. He Yaozu didn't understand anything else, but he knew Chiang's nature. The longer he was angry, the greater the harm he was when he vented. If he didn't find a channel for venting early, once it was suppressed, neither he nor Mao or Ye would have any good results.

While scrambling, Chiang Kai-shek had already pointed his gun directly at him, "You are not good at all. At most, you are a little bit conscientious and have no control. In addition, you have to add a fear of your wife."

He Yaozu was caught off guard and blushed with scolding. It took him a while to recover his vitality. He whispered and explained in a low voice: "It's not that I'm afraid, Mr. Jie, you actually know that Fei Jun is still rejected by her family because he married me. Many of her friends also think that she has climbed up to the top for the sake of enjoyment and cut off contact with her one after another. If I'm too demanding on her, wouldn't she be even more lonely?" (Note 2)

When He Yaozu talked about his own difficulties, Chiang Kai-shek felt sad. When he married Soong Mei-ling, he still suffered huge pressure. With a little sympathy for his brother-in-law, he sighed and said in a low voice: "I don't ask you to be too strict with her. Just pay a little attention. After all, your status in the Military Commission is extraordinary. If she really joins the Communist Party one day, it depends on what you do then."

"This, this shouldn't be the case." He Yaozu smiled bitterly, shook his head, but his tone of speaking was very unconfident. His wife Ni Feijun was well-educated and kind, and was willing to marry her who was over 20 years older than her. This was a blessing she had cultivated for several lifetimes. However, although her wife was gentle and considerate to herself, she was very disdainful of the National Government she worked for. When she was a nurse in Nanjing in her early years, she had close contacts with Soong Ching Ling, Liao Chengzhi and others, and often criticized the current affairs with the two. After arriving in Chongqing, she added Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, which became even worse and did not care about the adverse effects that this might have on herself and her family.

"You should take care of yourself. Don't blame me for not reminding you at that time." Chiang Kai-shek was not willing to interfere more with his subordinates' housework. After a little click on He Yaozu, he quickly changed the topic, "What's going on with Sun Lianzhong? I remember that after just after fighting Taierzhuang, the Military Commission decided to make up for him? Why hasn't he started to do it until now? He also asked him to raise money with his subordinates to clear the relationship."

"This..." He Yaozu only sucked his gums in sorrow, wishing that the other party would get entangled with his marriage for a while and not ask himself such a fatal question.

Sun Lianzhong's direct troops fought all over with the Japanese, but they were unable to get supplementary things. There were too many things involved, including the problems of the source of troops and supply difficulties in the National Revolutionary Army, as well as the priority order of various anti-Japanese war teams. However, neither of these are the main reasons. The biggest reason is actually Sun Lianzhong himself. He himself is no longer affiliated with Feng Yuxiang's direct troops, nor has he completely integrated into the Huangpu circle. What's more, this man has outstanding military achievements and has rejected the olive branch given by Chief of Staff He Yingqin several times in a row. At the same time, General Chen Cheng is rude to He Yingqin's competitor.

Regarding such a military leader who is too straightforward and overly upright, who dares to help him easily? Sun Lianzhong and his generals sold their property to raise money to clear the relationship. He Yaozu had actually known for a long time that several of the more than 40 gold bars sent by Sun Lianzhong had also fallen into his hands. But he could not offend all the three big bosses He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and Feng Yuxiang in order to be fair to Sun Lianzhong, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending that he didn't see Sun Lianzhong's down-and-out appearance when he was running in Chongqing.

"What is this, what's hard to say? Are He Jingzhi and Chen Cixiu making trouble? These two idiots are just having a headache in their hearts and don't think about the consequences of doing so. If non-Huangpu generals see Sun Lianzhong's current down-and-out appearance, who would dare to fight against the Japanese invaders again? Without the support of other parties, can the Huangpu regime win this war alone?"

"This, Mr. Jie said it very well," He Yaozu loudly agreed with Chiang Kai-shek's point of view, but refused to mention who was wearing small shoes for Sun Lianzhong.

"Yes, in front of me, everything I said is right. Turn your head and you will do your own thing and take my words all in your ears. Anyway, if something goes wrong, people outside will scold me as the chairman. I wouldn't know that you are the ones who treat me as blind and deaf." Chiang Kai-shek suddenly sighed, losing his interest in being serious. The Kuomintang originated from the alliance of several revolutionary forces, and its internal friction has always been very serious. After the Prime Minister passed away, he has been trying hard to change this situation over the years. It has always had little effect. Now, not only did the competitors secretly destroy themselves, but the Huangpu Group, which he promoted, are also surrounded by mountains. Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan, and Tang Enbo, have been expanding their own sphere of influence, and never hesitated to fight against people who do not belong to their own faction. They all thought that the old man had not seen it. In fact, the old man had already seen the actions of several outstanding disciples clearly, but had just resisted and said it.

"Mr. Jie, the words are so heavy, really the words are so heavy." He Yaozu was scolded and sweated on his forehead. He lowered his head and kept expelling himself. "I have tried my best to help General Sun, but I have limited ability after all. At present, there are so many teams in the country that have become empty-handed, so it is not easy to just take care of General Sun Lianzhong! I..."

"Okay." Chiang Kai-shek interrupted with a calm feeling, "You don't need to explain to me. I don't want to listen to your perfunctory behavior. I will talk to He Jingzhi and the others. Remember to leave room for things to do. I will allocate a few troops from the Sichuan Army and the Yunnan Army, or other troops that cannot be found suitable for their responsibilities. I must give enough troops to Sun Lianzhong, regardless of the number of people and the military, and implement them as soon as possible. I cannot let others say that after fighting with the Japanese without any capital, it will be a commander who is a bare commander."

This is a good solution. The key is that it comes from Chiang Kai-shek's own mouth. There is no need to be afraid that He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and others will take their anger on the executor. He Yaozu nodded and agreed to "Yes". At the same time, he felt relieved. Just as he was about to propose to implement it, he heard Chiang Kai-shek whispering orders, "Let's go back and notify Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng, telling them not to do anything else on the issue of Heishi Village. Whether that little guy named Peng cooperated with the Communist Party or pulled the horse thief into the gang, after all, he was from our National Government. He beat the Japanese and looked like the face of our National Government. With thousands of miles apart, the people behind him could not help him, at least they could not cause trouble for him. Otherwise, once I knew it, I would never let him go."

"And." Before He Yaozu nodded, he continued to add, "That company commander named Zhang, see if he can come to us. The little guy named Peng sacrifices his life to help him, of course, because he has something worthy of the little guy's life to help. Even if he can't, he can at least ensure that he returns to Sun Lianzhong safely. At least, he cannot afford to the Communist Party."
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