Zhijiang City is located between the eastern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the western vein of Xuefeng Mountain.

Historically, this remote city seemed quiet and peaceful.

But during the Anti-Japanese War, this small town seemed destined to miss peace.

There is a green grassland in the southeast of the city, where some herdsmen often graze their sheep.

At the southern end of the grassland, there is a ruins of broken bricks and stones.

A long time ago, there was a majestic pagoda here.

Because the wild geese that passed by rested on the tower, people called it the Wild Goose Pagoda.

This place was once one of the eight famous scenic spots in ancient Yuanzhou, also known as "Wild Goose Pagoda Autumn Wind".

In order to resist the war, Zhijiang wanted to build an airfield in the eastern suburbs of the county. Because Gutai Mountain is located on the southeast edge of the airport and is part of the expansion area of ​​the airport, and the Yanta Temple is very high, which affects the takeoff and landing of aircraft, the people of Zhijiang had no choice but to tear down the tower.

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For the locals who were born and raised here, the Autumn Wind at the Wild Goose Pagoda is a beautiful legend from their childhood.

But demolishing the tower to build an airport is a somewhat tragic move.

Before the real outbreak, Zhijiang City was small in area, with a population of only 30,000.

The anti-war beacons ignited thousands of miles away did not seem to affect the tranquility in the mountains near the small town.

Until the Japanese aircraft appeared in the sky over Zhijiang.

The tranquility was broken!

This small city is no longer peaceful and silent. A rise and sacrifice began to lead Zhijiang City into the torrent of the Anti-Japanese War.

All this is because of the emergence of a runway.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month in 1938, the teaching ground in the eastern suburbs of Zhijiang was bustling with people.

On an 800-meter-square flat land, more than 19,000 migrant workers carried their own hoes and dustpans, flocking to the teaching field like ants.

On this day, Zhijiang Airport began full construction.

Nearly 20,000 farmers were mobilized from 11 counties including Zhijiang, Chenxi, Huitong, Huangxian, Qianyang, and Mayang to rush to Zhijiang to repair the airport.

Twenty thousand people, all dressed in rags.

At that time, Zhijiang Airport was originally a teaching ground, a place where officials and armies of past dynasties used to train soldiers, obtain martial arts exams, review troops, and kill prisoners.

But this time, this place was spotted by an American named Chennault, who wanted to build an airport here.

History should remember how this Zhijiang Airport was built, having devoted all its efforts to the Anti-Japanese War.

The only engineers responsible for building Zhijiang Airport were Lin Zequn and Huang Zhangren, a trainee engineer who graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of Wuhan University.

And those amazing road builders.

The workers who built the airport runway took large stones from Wuli Mountain outside the city and transported them to the airport to fill the large hole. After filling it, they filled it with pebbles and sand transported from the river, and then crushed it with stones.

grind.

In order for a runway filled with stones and sand to withstand the huge impact of a plane landing, the foundation of the runway must be compacted as hard as possible.

Their most advanced technology is a large stone roller pulled by manpower and oxen.

This kind of stone mill cast from cement and cobblestones weighs up to two tons. A wooden shaft is inserted into the middle round hole, so that when the stone mill reaches the end of the track, it can be rotated by rotating the wooden shaft.

to change direction.

A stone mill weighing two tons requires at least fifty or sixty migrant workers to drag it.

On the 1,650-meter track, they walked back and forth several times a day. It seemed like their habitual movements were to bury their heads, push hard, lean forward, bury their heads, push hard, and lean forward.

Without the efforts of these migrant workers, there would never have been a Zhijiang Airport!

As soon as Meng Shaoyuan got off the plane, he and Zhang Zhen were picked up by the motorcade.

On the plane, Zhang Zhen told him clearly that although Zhijiang is small, there are a total of 220 government departments. But Meng Shaoyuan has the right to investigate any department!

No matter how old the other party is or who his backer is!

This is the right given to him by the government!

Zhang Zhen knows Meng Shaoyuan very well. Although he has all kinds of problems, he is unparalleled in solving crimes.

All I have to do is sit in Zhijiang and supervise the affairs!

Just leave the rest to Meng Shaoyuan to handle.

Zhijiang Commissioner and Security Commander Wen Yishan has prepared the headquarters.

As soon as he entered, Zhang Zhen opened his mouth and said: "No need to say any polite words, just report the situation directly."

"yes!"

Wen Yishan quickly said: "The assassinated military reunification agent is called Chen Shilin, a secret agent. We also learned his identity from Ge Zhengmin, the leader of the military reunification Zhijiang team..."

Meng Shaoyuan basically learned about the situation he introduced from Dai Li: "Commissioner Wen, where is Ge Zhengmin?"

"We are following up on this case outside, and I have sent someone to notify him of his return." Wen Yishan then said: "After the case occurred, we immediately blocked Zhijiang Airport and conducted a comprehensive investigation.

Subsequently, in accordance with the wishes of the government, the entire Zhijiang River was also blocked by us, and we were only allowed to enter and not exit."

Actually, this is not easy to handle, Meng Shaoyuan thought in his heart.

Such a large-scale war will only make the inner ghost lurk and will not show up in a short time.

On the contrary, if the outside is loose and the inside is tight, and the several exits of Zhijiang are targeted, the insiders are eager to report the situation, but they may be exposed themselves.

"What about the radio station?" Zhang Zhen asked: "Is it possible for the mole to use the radio station?"

"Unlikely." This time, it was Meng Shaoyuan who answered: "After the completion of Zhijiang Airport, our military conducted comprehensive radio monitoring of Zhijiang Airport, and no strange radio signals have been found so far.

However, there are indeed several Japanese radio stations outside Zhijiang Airport, but we have never cracked them. However, Chen Shilin was assassinated inside Zhijiang Airport, so there is a high possibility that the insider did not leave the airport.

I suggest that Zhijiang Airport is still only open for entry and no exit, but there is no need to seal off the entire Zhijiang City. Relax, the Japanese traitors operating in Zhijiang City will try their best to rescue this traitor."

"Who is this?" Wen Yishan asked doubtfully.

"Director of the Military Operations Division, Meng Shaoyuan." Zhang Zhen gave a brief introduction.

"You are Meng Shaoyuan." Wen Yishan has obviously heard of this name: "Okay, Director Dai has also sent his right-hand general, so I feel relieved. Director Meng, please continue to tell me your story."

Ideas.”

"The mole now has important information and is in a hurry to get out." Meng Shaoyuan was also polite: "If you push him too hard, he will only get into a hole and won't appear in a short period of time.

On the contrary, relax a little and let him and his accomplices see hope, so that they can reveal their flaws, and then let us catch them all. Commander Zhang, Commissioner Wen, I have a plan, I don’t know if it is feasible or not."

He immediately revealed his plan.

Zhang Zhen listened carefully and said: "I am an outsider in solving cases. But I do not trust the people I employ, and I do not use the suspects. I now declare that Meng Shaoyuan is fully responsible for this case, and no one is allowed to interfere."
Chapter completed!