Chapter 1137 Northwest Journey
After leaving the official residence, Dai Chunfeng and Zuo Chong returned to the Luojiawan headquarters, and the master and apprentice conducted further research on the trip to the northwest.
According to the plan of the condolence group, the other party prepared to arrive in Chang'an first, inspect the local situation, and then head north to the location of the border government, with a journey of thousands of miles.
The identification of entourage personnel, weapon equipment, routes and transportation selection, communication password formulation, food and accommodation along the way, etc. must be prepared in advance.
Especially in terms of security, everything must be foolproof. The South China Sea condolences delegation must not have any accidents, at least it cannot be at the hands of the Military Commission.
With international trade severing and internal tax revenue deteriorating, donations from overseas Chinese are crucial to the government. Without this income, the front-line war will inevitably be affected.
Dai Chunfeng looked down at the map of the Kuomintang-controlled area. When he saw the Japanese-occupied area on the other side of the Yellow River, his brows frowned unconsciously and said with concern.
"Be careful. If the Japanese learned about Mr. Chen and his group's inspection, they would definitely find ways to destroy it. Chang'an and the underground party are so close to the 1st Japanese Army on the other side of the Yellow River.
If the other party dispatches spies or small elite troops to infiltrate and launches an attack halfway, you and the condolence team will be in danger, and land operations may be inappropriate.
I think you can fly directly from the mountain city to Chang'an, and then use the plane to go to the bandit's nest again after a few days. This is safer, and there is an airport there."
When Zuo Chong heard Lao Dai say that it was safer to fly, he had a strange expression, but he nodded and expressed his opinion.
"The plane is indeed convenient. From Shancheng to Chang'an, the condolences group should also be willing to take the plane to go. After all, the journey is long and the road conditions are poor.
However, according to inquiries, from Chang'an to the bandit nest, they planned to take a car to get close to the military and civilians of the War of Resistance and understand the causes of the friction, and probably would not obey our arrangements.
This matter is easy to resolve. You can ask the military to closely monitor the movements of the 1st Army of the Japanese and ordered the intelligence stations in Shaanxi Province and Japan-occupied areas to speed up the collection of relevant information.
At the same time, Gui Youguang led the special operation team to be responsible for protection. As long as it is not encountered by the large enemy troops, it is still fine to cover the retreat of the condolence team.
In terms of intelligence, Wu Chunyang from one place was allowed to accompany him, one could explore the reality of the bandit’s nest, and the other could clean the friction of the hands."
Dai Chunfeng’s plan is very good, but the condolences group is not a fool┴.
There are many reports on the friction between the border areas and the central government in Nanyang. Local Chinese are very concerned about this and want to know the truth of the matter.
This is also an important task for Mr. Chen and others on this trip. Naturally, it is impossible to take a plane. Just walk around the northwest by a quick walk. We must investigate in depth.
Upon hearing this, Old Dai thought about it. Gui Youguang and Wu Chunyang were both old men of the Military Control Commission. They had reliable ingredients and good abilities, and were indeed suitable candidates for accompanying them.
Therefore, even if the personnel traveling to the northwest were decided, Zuo Chong led the overall situation, Gui Youguang was responsible for the operation, and Wu Chunyang was responsible for the intelligence.
In terms of communication, the Telecommunications Office will send effective radio operators to join so that the condolences will communicate with the mountain city in a timely manner and can also contact the surrounding Guojun troops if necessary.
All personnel of the operation were equipped with pistols and automatic firepower. They only brought a few rifles, which were not for positional warfare. There were very few places where long spears could be used. It was better to bring more ammunition.
Smoke bombs, medicines, ropes and other special items must also be equipped. The northwest is not as good as a mountain city, so it is difficult to replenish some materials.
After discussing with Dai Chunfeng for a long time, Zuo Chong said goodbye and left, called the staff of the first and second departments to his office, informed him of the situation, and made some arrangements.
During his departure from the mountain city, the work of the two offices was managed by Guqi, and everything else was the same.
Everyone stood attentively and replied, Gui Youguang winked at Wu Chunyang and looked at him, with excitement on his face, and he wanted to set off immediately.
Seeing this guy's appearance, He Yijun said coldly: "Protect the deputy seat, otherwise you won't have to come back."
The big bald head suddenly became mute, touched the shining top of his head, nodded vigorously, and everyone laughed when they saw this.
Zuo Chong also smiled slightly and waved his hand to let He Yijun not worry. The security in the border area is much better than that in the mountain city. The real danger of this trip is in the Kuomintang-controlled area.
Not far east of Chang'an is the Japanese-occupied area, with all the forces intertwined. The Guo army, the Japanese army, the local bandits, the landlord armed forces, and the Shanxi-Sui army each have their own plans. Even the government side could not completely believe it.
If you are a person, you can be bought.
If you can't buy it, it's just that the price is not enough.
Wu Chunyang also thought of this and said that he would immediately study the information of the garrisons, governments and relevant forces along the way, find out the hidden dangers, and nihilate the dangers in the bud.
The so-called stifling means sending agents from the local Military Intelligence Station to secretly punish targets suspected of Japanese spies.
After handling the matter, Gu Qi mentioned Xu Enzeng with some gloating pleasure. The other party is an old opponent with the underground party and has a lot of blood debts. This time he went to the border area station, and he was afraid he would be in trouble.
Everyone agreed with each other. Since the Party Affairs Investigation Period, Xu Enzeng’s main target was dissidents, and the two sides had long formed a bloody feud.
If they were underground parties, they would definitely try their best to get rid of the person surnamed Xu. Even if they could not be assassinated, what about the accident?
When they arrive at someone else's land, they are just letting them round and flatten. It is impossible for the State Government to turn against the other party for a deputy director. Xu Enzeng will die in vain if he dies.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became warm, and Gu Qi and his group began to guess how Lao Xu died, whether he was killed by a stray bullet, or accidentally injured by a cliff.
Listening to the discussions of his subordinates, Zuo Chongxiao and He Yijun whispered a few words. The two of them didn't say anything about their love, they just chatted.
In this chaotic era, they have too many people to go with the flow.
On the south bank of the mountain city, Chen Mansion.
Xu Enzeng, who had been dead for hundreds of times in the Military Commission's mouth, ran to his cousin's house at this time, knelt on the soft carpet, hugged Minister Chen's legs and cried in the rain.
"I can't go to the northwest! The dissident will definitely kill me. Minister, if you talk to the commissioner, just let me go this time!"
After receiving the order to accompany the condolences to the northwest, Xu Enzeng felt that the sky had collapsed.
Didn’t he just messed up a few things, no, it was more than a dozen errands? The chairman was so heartless and wanted to send him to the bandit’s nest, which was equivalent to sending him to death.
Not to mention anything else, there are no one thousand or eight hundred underground parties who die in his hands over the years.
I don’t know how many people dreamed of killing him, but they didn’t have a chance in the mountain city. Now that he came to him, he would definitely take action.
Facing the little cousin's plea, Minister Chen did not even lift his eyelids. He slowly picked up the teacup and drank it, and replied lightly.
"What is your order to be the chairman? Is it a straw paper? Well? Stand it for me!"
At the end, Minister Chen shouted loudly and smashed the teacup heavily on the tea table. The hot tea splashed, which scared Xu Enzeng to get up from the ground.
Minister Chen wanted to drive away this incompetent cousin, but he glanced at his aunt who was hiding on the second floor and peeked at him, sighed secretly, and said with a slightly slower tone.
"Don't judge a gentleman by his villain's heart. You are publicly accompanying the condolence group. The underground party will not do anything to you.
When you arrive in the northwest, look less and talk less. Just follow Mr. Chen closely. Leave the other work to the Military Control Commission to handle. Do you understand?"
"Ming... I understand."
Xu Enzeng responded embarrassedly and made up his mind that except for following Mr. Chen in an endless manner while sleeping, the underground party could not kill people in front of the condolence group.
As for collecting intelligence, his life is gone, and he still collects information about it. Anyway, the Zhongtong's eyes in the bandit nest are all dead.
Not to mention how Xu Enzeng was fighting with his cousin, the condolences group quickly prepared and embarked on a journey to Chang'an despite someone's repeated attempts.
Three days later, several US DC-2 passenger planes rushed straight from Shancheng Airport and flew towards the north.
The straight-line distance from Shancheng to Chang'an is more than 500 kilometers. It only takes more than an hour to reach it at a DC-2 speed.
However, considering the existence of the Japanese Air Force, the fleet deliberately detoured westward for a while and landed at Chang'an Xiguan Airport two and a half hours later.
Jiang Mingsan, director of Chang'an camp, went to the airport to greet him. After some greetings, Mr. Chen suggested that the trip to the condolences group was tired and wanted to go to the hotel he had booked to rest first.
However, the rest is just an excuse. The real reason is that as early as the mountain city, the Northwest Representative Office made an appointment with him that the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Force wanted to hold a meeting in Chang'an, with the purpose of introducing the progress of the underground party in combat against Japan.
In fact, before returning to China this time, Mr. Chen knew very little about the Northwest, and all he heard were the words of the officials of the State Government.
For example, "The rebels killed people and set fire, traveled without attacking, disobeyed the central government, undermined unity, and engaged in friction", etc., he naturally had a bad impression of the underground party, and he never gave the donations he raised to the Northwest.
However, what he saw and heard in the mountain city and the southwest made Mr. Chen doubt these statements, and thus strengthened his determination to go to the border area to take a look.
However, when Jiang Mingsan heard that Mr. Chen was going to the hotel, he immediately said that it was not safe to live outside. He took the other party to the heavily guarded camp guesthouse, and cut off the contact between the condolence group and the outside world.
On the day when Mr. Chen met with the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Force, the guesthouse even disrupted the meeting between the two sides on the grounds of no cars or banquets.
After a few days, after the condolence group handled the social engagements of the State Government, Mr. Chen personally visited the Northwest Chang'an Office and wanted to apologize to the Commander-in-Chief, but the Commander-in-Chief had returned to the border area station.
After this incident, Mr. Chen had no good expression on Jiang Mingsan anymore and asked the other party to prepare a vehicle with a tough attitude, otherwise he would have to walk north even if he was walking.
Seeing this, Jiang Mingsan had no choice but to agree and held a farewell ceremony the next day. After the ceremony, the members of the condolence group took several cars from the north gate of Chang'an to investigate the truth of the friction.
In one of the cars, Gui Youguang and Wu Chunyang were driving, and the other was sitting in the co-pilot watching the window vigilantly. After arriving in Chang'an, the left side of the rear row closed their eyes and rested.
On the right side of the back row, Xu Enzeng, who was restless, seemed to have nails growing under the p-thighs, twisting his body from time to time, looking very uneasy.
As for Mr. Chen, who was between the two, he was still immersed in the excitement of the journey, looking at the scenery outside curiously, and occasionally lifting his camera and pressing the shutter.
Chapter completed!