Chapter 431 The truth about Halaha (please vote for me)
The Great Victory at the Halaha River.
Thinking of the broadcast he heard on the tavern radio, Cheng Qianfan felt quite depressed.
Not only because Soviet Russia was a red doctrine, but also because of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army reflected in this broadcast news.
One regiment of Japanese troops killed more than 2,000 Outer Mongolian troops, killed, wounded, and captured 700 to 800 Soviet troops, while only a hundred or so Japanese troops died.
This is a despairing ratio of battle losses.
It can be said that once the results of this battle that took place on the banks of the Halaha River are made public, it will be a big blow to the confidence and morale of China's anti-Japanese military and civilians.
Cheng Qianfan's heart felt heavy.
The battle that took place in the Halaha River was too far away. Cheng Qianfan shook his head and turned his thoughts from the far north to Shanghai.
Ohta Yuichi actually thought of using Jiujiu Trading to secretly inquire about the activities of the New Fourth Army in Meicun, Wuxi, in the name of selling supplies to Meicun, Wuxi.
This was completely an unexpected situation.
In other words, this should be regarded as an unexpected surprise.
Cheng Qianfan was still thinking about how to safely transport the supplies out of Shanghai before. Now Yuichi Ohta's action plan can be described as "helping in times of need."
Cheng Qianfan thought about this matter carefully.
He had already conceived two preliminary plans very quickly in his mind.
First of all, when Cardinal Zhao met with He Guan, he had to determine whether there were New Fourth Army activities in Meicun.
Yes or no, there are different responses.
There are no New Fourth Army activities in Meicun, so Jiujiu Trading's "cooperation" with the Japanese army this time is secretly for the purpose of transporting supplies out of Shanghai. As for how the supplies will be transported to the New Fourth Army after leaving Shanghai, who knows?
arrange.
If, as Ohta Yuichi expected, the New Fourth Army is indeed active in Meicun, and Meicun has even become a new activity base of the New Fourth Army, then how should we deal with this situation?
There are two solutions.
First, in accordance with the requirements of the Japanese army, the supplies were transported to Meicun for business, and the supplies were purchased again in a normal business manner and 're-sold' to the New Fourth Army.
One advantage of doing this is that it does not expose the existence of the New Fourth Army.
Secondly, the New Fourth Army accidentally 'discovered' the sinister spying of the Japanese army and directly confiscated this batch of materials in the name of punishing traitors.
In this way, the successful transfer of materials can also be achieved.
Of course, during the entire process of transporting supplies, the Japanese army found that these supplies were by no means military controlled supplies such as weapons, ammunition, and medicines, but only civilian supplies similar to food, cloth, daily sundries, and the like.
As for how to deceive the Japanese army and successfully hide the supplies, this is the detailed arrangement.
Cheng Qianfan thought for a long time and still couldn't decide which one to choose.
The main reason is that he does not know the situation in Meicun, nor does he know the arrangements of He Guan and other New Fourth Army comrades. The most reasonable plan must be combined with the actual situation.
Everything must wait until Shuli Zhao meets with He Guan before feedback and discussion can be made.
Ah Guan.
It occurred to me that He Guan was already an officer of the New Fourth Army and would represent the team in secret meetings with Comrade Zhao Shuli.
Cheng Qianfan suddenly felt an impulse in his heart. He imagined that if he came forward to contact He Guan, A Guan would definitely jump up in surprise when he saw that the person contacting him was him.
Then, his thoughts extended, imagining himself following Aguan back to Maoshan.
Met Comrade Chen Meiling and Comrade Gu Ying.
Well, I must ask the commander for a New Fourth Army uniform.
Wear the red team's own military uniform, choose a good weather, and take a beautiful photo.
A smile appeared on Cheng Qianfan's lips.
This is what he has dreamed of.
"Brother Fan." Li Hao's voice awakened Cheng Qianfan from his 'dream'.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Old Huang is quarreling with others." Li Hao said.
Cheng Qianfan lowered the window and looked out, and sure enough he saw Lao Huang standing at the door of the grocery store, holding a wine bottle in his hand and arguing with the store owner with a red face and thick neck.
There were several police officers surrounding him, some were trying to break up the fight, while others were watching the fun with their arms folded.
"This old Huang." Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly, "Don't worry about him for now, go back to the yard."
"yes!"
Hearing this, Li Hao honked the horn, stepped on the accelerator lightly, and turned the car into the yard of the patrol house.
Cheng Qianfan glanced at Haozi, smiled and said nothing.
Haozi pressed the horn, which was equivalent to telling others that he was back. This was also equivalent to supporting Lao Huang to a certain extent.
He turned his head and glanced. It seemed that because he knew that 'Vice President Cheng' was back, Old Huang became more and more energetic. He waved the wine bottle in his hand and wanted to hit someone. Fortunately, he was hugged by the patrolman beside him.
"I'm going up first." Cheng Qianfan got out of the car, picked up his briefcase, walked two steps, but stopped again, frowned and said, "Go and take a look, it's not a big deal, it's noisy at the door of the patrol room.
How unbecoming is it to make a scene?"
"Yes." Haozi nodded.
"Also, let Lao Huang come to see me." Cheng Qianfan snorted and said, then shook his head and walked up the steps. Patrol officers stood at attention from time to time along the way and saluted Vice President Cheng.
…
About ten minutes later, Lao Huang knocked on the door of Vice President Cheng's office.
"Old Huang, tell me, why are you making so much noise at night?" Cheng Qianfan threw a cigarette to Old Huang and asked angrily.
"Pan Lai, whose surname is Yuan, ate his Ahua." Lao Huang took the cigarette, held it up to his nose, sniffed it, and said angrily, "I, Lao Huang, am a serious person, how can I be a sneaky person?"
"Ah Hua?" Cheng Qianfan was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it Ah Huang?"
"Ah Huang was lost last month." Old Huang said without changing his expression, "Ah Hua is the one locked in the yard named Yuan. There are two dogs and one female."
"What's the difference between Ah Hua and Ah Huang?" Cheng Qianfan glanced in the direction of the door and asked, "Can't help but".
"Ah Huang is good at running and his meat is of better quality." Lao Huang blurted out.
Cheng Qianfan looked at Lao Huang in astonishment. Then he smiled bitterly and pointed at Lao Huang, "You, you."
The footsteps outside the office moved away, and Cheng Qianfan nodded at Lao Huang, meaning it was okay.
The possibility of someone deliberately eavesdropping on the conversation in Vice President Cheng's office is extremely low. It is basically certain that someone is passing by. However, because of this, we must pay more attention to letting people passing by hear some of the words he should hear.
.
"What happened?" Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette for himself, threw the lighter to Lao Huang, and asked.
"Chang Sheng approached Lao Sheng and expressed his desire to leave Shanghai and join the team," Lao Huang said.
Lao Sheng is Sheng Aihua and Councilor Zhao. I say this just to be on the safe side.
Cheng Qianfan didn't speak, he was thinking.
As Cardinal Zhao officially returned to the organization from the state of losing contact and became a member of the special party branch team in the French Concession, Cardinal Zhao also frankly disclosed the relationships and relationships between some of the people in his hands to the organization and formally handed them over.
Changshu and Lin Zhen, the owners of the 'Tianya' photo studio, two members of the Baodao Guizong Society led by our party, have also become 'peripheral' members of the special party branch in the French Concession. Of course, these two themselves are not
Know this.
They didn't even know that Shuli Zhao had returned to the Red Party, and they still subconsciously thought that 'Brother Sheng Aihua' was still fighting alone.
wrong.
Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, "Chang Shu knows that Lao Sheng has returned to the organization?"
Chang Shu suddenly approached Zhao Shuli and expressed his intention to join the New Fourth Army. There is only one explanation for this, and that is that Chang Shu knew that Zhao Shuli had returned to the Red Party organization.
"Lao Sheng suspects that Chang Shu discovered some clues through clues." Lao Huang said.
"Why are you so careless?" Cheng Qianfan's face darkened, "Lao Sheng must investigate this matter clearly and make an oral review at the next branch meeting."
This has nothing to do with whether Chang Shen is reliable or not, but only concerns the organizational discipline of underground work.
"Lao Sheng has made a preliminary review to me orally. He said he will investigate clearly." Lao Huang said, "What is your opinion on Chang Shen's request?"
Changshu's request to go to the team seemed like a small matter, but in fact it was not.
The most direct impact is that this proves that Councilor Zhao has returned to the Red Party organization.
If it is detected by the enemy, it can even be traced to the French Concession Special Party Group.
Comrade Huo Miao is the leader of the special party group in the French Concession. This matter is not a trivial matter and requires Comrade Huo Miao to make the decision.
"Okay." Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment and nodded, "Chang Sheng can leave Shanghai and join the team."
He paused, considered, and said, "As for how to leave Shanghai and how to join the team..."
His subconscious thought was that Chang Shu could logically follow the material transportation of Jiujiu Trade and leave. To be precise, Chang Shu could even directly join He Guan's team.
However, the next second, Cheng Qianfan himself rejected this arrangement idea.
Without him, it is precisely because it is "natural" that we cannot do this.
Whether considering the safety of He Guan and others, the safety of materials, or the safety of the anti-Japanese donations, Chang Shen was not suitable to join rashly.
If Chang Shen wants to join the team, he can leave Shanghai on his own and then find a way to contact the team.
"Let Lao Sheng make arrangements for Chang Shen." Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice, "Remember not to use organizational connections."
With the ability of Director Zhao and Inspector Zhao, it is not too difficult to arrange for Chang Shu to leave Shanghai.
When Lao Huang heard this, he immediately understood what Cheng Qianfan meant. He nodded to express his approval and support.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Comrade Huo Miao being so cautious. When working underground, safety comes first.
…
The next day.
Cheng Qianfan left home and did not go directly to the patrol room.
Hyōtaro Imamura was quite surprised to see his student happily visiting him early in the morning.
"Come with me." Hyoutaro Imamura, who was planning to go out to work, took Kentaro Miyazaki to the study.
"Teacher, have you heard about the great victory over the Halaha River?" Cheng Qianfan couldn't wait to share this joy with the teacher as soon as he entered the study.
"Hmm." Hyōtaro Imamura nodded.
Cheng Qianfan didn't seem to notice that Imamura Hyoutarou's smile was a little dull, and kept talking to himself, "The Imperial Kwantung Army is worthy of the Imperial Tigers, the 23rd Division is worthy of the elite division, and the 64th Regiment is worthy of being the best.
An example of the bravery of the locust army."
Kentaro Miyazaki's eyes shone with excitement and admiration, "With the strength of a regiment, nearly 3,000 Soviet-Russian allied forces were killed, wounded, and captured in Outer Mongolia, while only a hundred or so imperial warriors on our own side were shattered. It's really shocking.
An extremely exciting victory.”
Hyōtaro Imamura's eyes flashed.
Kentaro Miyazaki was still unaware and kept talking to himself.
He sighed slightly, showing a look of regret and respect, "The Yamaxian Takemitsu Daizuo of the Empire's 64th Regiment had the qualifications to be a famous general, but it is a pity that he died young. Fortunately, there is also General Komatsubara."
"Humph!" Imamura Hyoutarou finally couldn't bear it anymore and snorted coldly.
Only then did Cheng Qianfan suddenly realize that Imamura Hyoutarou was looking wrong. He looked at the teacher in confusion, "Teacher, the empire has won such a great victory, why do you..."
"A great victory?" Hyōtaro Imamura snorted again. Seeing the students' shocked and puzzled expressions, he shook his head helplessly and sighed.
Then, Imamura Hyōtaro took out a telegram from the drawer and handed it to Miyazaki Kentaro.
Cheng Qianfan was confused and took the message with both hands.
Look down.
I saw that his face changed continuously, and finally it was full of shock and anger. To be precise, it was grief, anger, helplessness, and confusion.
"how so?"
"Didn't you say that the empire won a great victory at the Halaha River?"
Cheng Qianfan held the message with both hands and looked at Imamura Hyōtaro. He seemed to be questioning Imamura Hyōtaro, and he also seemed to be questioning the Kwantung Army officers and soldiers far away on the border of Manchuria and Mongolia.
This telegram was sent to Hyoutarou Imamura by an "informed person" from the Kwantung Army, revealing the true story of the Halaha War to Hyoutarou Imamura.
The battle started at Nomenkan on the banks of the Halaha River, where the Manchukuo army and the Outer Mongolian army clashed.
The commander of the 23rd Division, Komatsubara Division, immediately conveyed the news to the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
After receiving the news, General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, asked Komatsubara to resolutely attack and retaliate based on the "Outline for Handling the Manchu-Soviet Border" previously formulated by Tsuji Masanobu.
Previously, Komatsubara heard the exact information revealed to him by Tsuji Masanobu. The Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces on the opposite side had less than a thousand people. Tsuji Masanobu said that only 112 anti-tank guns and 400 trucks were needed to deal with the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces.
After the 64th Regiment of the Japanese Army attacked, the battle went smoothly at first, but it really made the Outer Mongolian troops flee in confusion.
But soon the Japanese army encountered a counterattack by the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces. The 64th Regiment sent by Komatsubara was almost completely wiped out, and the regiment's Changshan County Wuguang Dazuo was also killed.
In this battle, the Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat.
However, the Kwantung Army conducted "artistic processing" in the face of the results of the war.
Therefore, after some modifications, what was originally a disastrous defeat was described in the Japanese report as a great victory, which caused heavy losses to the Japanese army and almost destroyed the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces.
Hyōtaro Imamura received the telegram from Kentaro Miyazaki without speaking.
"Teacher." Cheng Qianfan lowered his head. Finally, he raised his head with difficulty, with a glimmer of struggling hope in his eyes. "Is this telegram reliable?"
…
He Guan looked at the surrounding environment vigilantly, and found nothing unusual.
He glanced at the wooden courtyard door and saw an inconspicuous triangle symbol drawn with chalk on the lower right corner of the door.
Without any further hesitation, He took the first two steps and knocked on the courtyard door.
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