In Nanjing City, Li Weidong and his deputy Gao Yi left the Nanjing Presidential Palace by car.
It took a total of two hours from the time he saw Chiang Kai-shek to the time he left. During this period, no one knew what Li Weidong and Chiang Kai-shek actually talked about.
Even if he exploited every opportunity, Dai Li, the leader of the military commander in Yefeng Tingyu, did not know what conditions Li Weidong and Chiang Kai-shek had reached.
"General, where are we going?" Gao Yi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned and asked Li Weidong.
Since getting in the car, Li Weidong has been looking out the window with a cold face. Due to the impact of the war, Nanjing has entered a state of alert and is not as prosperous as before.
There were people dragging their families and intending to leave Nanjing everywhere on the street. The Nationalist Army set up checkpoints on the street, and from time to time a team of Nationalist militiamen would rush past. The atmosphere of the war became more and more serious.
Li Weidong withdrew his gaze, pondered for a moment, and then replied: "Go to Zhang's office!"
It was getting dark, and Li Weidong didn't feel sleepy at all, so he simply planned to go find Zhang Zhizhong, his only acquaintance in Nanjing.
Following Li Weidong's words, the car he was riding in immediately started to turn left and drove towards Zhang Zhizhong's office.
"General! There is a 'tail' behind us, do we need to get rid of it?" Suddenly, the driver said to Li Weidong.
"No need!" Li Weidong didn't care.
Because he knew that the people following him must be under the military commander Dai Li, and he didn't care that Chiang Kai-shek knew his whereabouts.
Since the end of the Shanghai battle, both China and Japan have been seizing the time to 'lick' their wounds, because both sides know clearly that this is just an intermission and prepare for a bigger war.
Because of the fall of Shanghai, Zhang Zhizhong said he was sick and was at home. When the car arrived in front of his house, the concierge had already informed Zhang Zhizhong.
"Brother Xian! Why do you have time to find Brother Yu tonight!" Zhang Zhizhong came out of the inner room to greet Li Weidong.
"I'm visiting late at night, I'm presumptuous in disturbing Brother Zhang!" After all, it's presumptuous to come to someone's house late at night, so Li Weidong apologized.
"How can we disturb Brother Daoyu? It just so happens that we are busy with official duties during the day, so we can't have a drink with Brother Xian. We won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"
As he spoke, Zhang Zhizhong dragged Li Weidong into the living room. He was a good drinker, but as a soldier he couldn't drink often, so he didn't have many opportunities to drink.
Two plates of side dishes and a jar of old wine were placed, and a Chinese-style dinner was formed. There was also a small stove with charcoal fire burning inside.
After setting out the drinking utensils, Zhang Zhizhong put the wine on the stove and grilled it, saying, "The weather is cold today, let's have a bowl of warm wine!"
"This...!" Li Weidong had cold sweat on his forehead as he looked at this drinking utensil.
It’s not that this drinking utensil is so unique, but it makes Li Weidong feel like he’s entering a bandit’s den. This is so generous!
"How do you look like you're so naughty? We are all Chinese men, so we should drink from a big bowl!" Zhang Zhizhong handed Li Weidong a big bowl.
"Come...come...come! Brother Xian is free to do as he pleases, Brother Fool will do it first as a courtesy!" Zhang Zhizhong raised his head and downed a full bowl of wine.
After pushing it away, it became a pretentious gesture, and Li Weidong had no choice but to pour the wine down his throat as if resigned to his fate, and a spicy taste went straight to his stomach.
"Haha! How about it? This is a jar of old wine that I treasure, it's pure enough!" Seeing Li Weidong's face turn red, Zhang Zhizhong said with a smile.
As the saying goes: Men's friendships begin at the drinking table. Gradually, after a few bowls of strong wine, Li Weidong started to let go, and started to compete with Zhang Zhizhong in drinking.
Of course, Li Weidong, who is not good at drinking, is definitely not as good as Zhang Zhizhong. During this period, he avoided several bowls of wine on the pretext of peeing.
Philippines, outside a US military base.
"Lynx, are you okay?" Wu Qiang whispered to Shanmao who was dismantling a grenade not far away.
When the last grenade was removed, Bobcat said: "Okay!"
Immediately Wu Qiang waved his hand, and the monkeys who were on alert with the hedgehogs immediately withdrew, crossed the wire with Wu Qiang and the lynx, and entered the interior of the US military base.
The hedgehog continued to lurk here, and he was responsible for covering the evacuation of Wu Qiang and the other three people outside.
Subsequently, under the cover of night, the three secretly planted time bombs at some important military facilities in the US military base.
He quietly came to the back of a military vehicle, avoiding the searchlights sweeping over the sentry tower.
Wu Qiang compared the map in his hand and knocked on the ground. After hearing a hollow sound, he said: "This is it, let's go down!"
This base was built more than ten years ago. It was abandoned for some time for unknown reasons and was later reused by the US military.
Hainan Army agents and the rebels collected a lot of information and found out that there was an abandoned sewer here that could lead directly to the center of the base.
Uncovering the slate on the ground, Wu Qiang and Shan Mao jumped into the sewer one after another. As soon as they entered, there was an unpleasant stench and the smell of old mold.
After confirming that it was safe, several people took out flashlights from the back of their backpacks and illuminated the surroundings.
Inside the sewer, there is a layer of smelly stagnant water on the ground. The walls are brick structures and many places are incomplete due to disrepair.
"Be careful!" Wu Qiang emphasized, pointed his submachine gun forward, and advanced vigilantly.
After turning several forked roads and getting closer to their destination, Wu Qiang and the others became more and more nervous.
Because for them, sneaking into the US military base is not a big problem. The most difficult thing is actually how to take people out without alerting US soldiers.
Suddenly, Wu Qiang at the front heard the footsteps and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! What are we going to do?"
When the lynx and the monkey saw it, they couldn't help but curse in secret. Because at the end of the sewer, it was blocked by a wall.
What should we do now? This is the problem facing Wu Qiang and others! Are we just going to turn around and go back? Then this mission and their efforts will be in vain?
Nanjing, Zhang's Office.
The lights in Zhang Zhizhong's house were lit all night long, and jars of Zhang Zhizhong's treasured wine were unsealed. Li Weidong and Zhang Zhizhong drank with open stomachs.
The strong alcohol entered his throat, and soon the alcohol continued to flow up to his head. Li Weidong's face was as red as fire, and his head began to become groggy.
After finishing a bowl of wine, Zhang Zhizhong suddenly said: "Brother Xian, I am not talking about you as a foolish brother! It is said that a big tree attracts wind. What you did in Vietnam last time was really ill-considered!"
When Zhang Zhizhong said this, Li Weidong's eyes flashed, but he did not show it.
"I would like to hear the details from my brother!"
After pouring another bowl of wine, Zhang Zhizhong said: "You have three things that you have not thought carefully about!"
I saw Zhang Zhizhong raised a finger and said: "First, you sent troops too hastily, let alone the victory or defeat! You just sent troops brazenly without notifying Nanjing in advance. What do you want the Nanjing government to think? Rebellion? Or treason?
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Li Weidong nodded, admitting that he was the only one who didn't think well in this regard.
Then, Zhang Zhizhong raised his second finger and said: "Second, you didn't pay attention to public opinion. The French are also Europeans. They wear the same pants as the United Kingdom and the United States! You must know that sometimes gossip can kill people! If not,
Mr. Jiang suppressed public opinion, and you must have become a 'traitor' now!"
"In this aspect, it is indeed all maintained by Jiang Gong, and Li is grateful!" Li Weidong appropriately expressed his loyalty to Jiang.
Then, Zhang Zhizhong pointed to the top of his head with his right index finger and said: "The third thing is 'above'...!"
Zhang Zhizhong did not continue speaking, and Li Weidong also knew what he was talking about. As a senior official within the Kuomintang, Zhang Zhizhong could not say some things openly.
In fact, the "above" refers to Chiang Kai-shek. Ever since the Hainan Army came to power, it has been seemingly alienated from the Nanjing government.
Although it has spared no effort in supporting the Nanjing War of Resistance, the Nanjing government has no involvement in all aspects within the Hainan Army.
In the end, Zhang Zhizhong seemed to be completely drunk, and said a little staggeringly: "One last thing for my brother! Country, country! Only when there is a country, there will be a family! I hope that my good brother can put the interests of the party and the country first!"