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Chapter 893 Heroic People, Heroic City

At the beginning of November 1938, a passenger ship flying the Japanese national flag suddenly appeared in Zimian near Chaotianmen Wharf in Zishan City, and blew its whistle under the eyes of the people on the shore.

There were a few loud bangs. Seeing the "Japanese" being so arrogant, the hot-tempered citizens of the mountain city yelled and cursed.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zuo Zhong's face turned black, and he yelled at Wu Chunyang: "What are you doing, why don't you quickly take off the plaster flag, and be careful that someone will shoot us."

"Yes."

Wu Chunyang, who had a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes, replied obediently, and led the people to lower the flag and throw it into the muddy Jiang water. A vortex brushed by and dragged it into the bottom of the water, and several bubbles appeared.

This passenger ship was Hongri Maru, which departed from Changjiang City. After picking up Wu Chunyang and others from Baishazhou that day, it went upstream along Changjiang River, stopped and stopped for several days, and finally arrived at Shancheng.

Due to the continuous harassment of Japanese planes along the way, Zuo Zhong asked people to raise the Japanese flag to confuse the Japanese pilots. Not to mention, it really worked. The reason is very simple.

The national government has not cut off economic ties with Japan. There are many ships of Japanese shipping companies in Changjiang. Relying on this plaster flag, Hongri Maru was not attacked once along the way.

"Hehe, Commander Zuo, it's no wonder Xiao Wu. The people in the mountain city have a strong personality. It's normal to have such a reaction when they see a Japanese ship."

"Haha, I will naturally not forget."

From the map, the main urban area of ​​Shancheng looks like a peninsula that divides Changjiang into two parts, and divides the whole area into three pieces of land.

So as soon as he received the news of Zuo Chongping'an's return, Lao Dai immediately organized the staff of the Secret Service in Chongqing to greet him. That's all he could do. As a teacher, he couldn't thank him in person.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a long beard walked up to Zuo Zhong and said something with a smile, then stroked his beard and pointed to the stilt house next to Jiang, pointing to the mountain road.

The south side belongs to the Nan'an Municipal Management Office and is adjacent to Yangzijiang.

Resolutely deal with troublesome workers and factory owners, instigate rebellion against François Huang, set fire to sneak into the French Concession, hijack Japanese passenger ships, buy French workers, and rescue trapped teachers and students.

"Exactly, it has been many years since I came out of Sichuan in the blink of an eye, and I am so close to my hometown. I don't know how many of my childhood companions still remember Zhang." The middle-aged man said with emotion.

After speaking, he solemnly handed over the tray containing the picture scrolls, without the slightest contempt and disdain shown by other literati when dealing with secret agents.

The middle-aged man stretched out his hands to hold on to the fence, and his tone with a slight Sichuan accent was full of pride. The violent wind blew his beard and the hem of his clothes high, and the tension between his eyebrows and eyes was that of a wanderer returning home.

The Japanese couldn't stand the internal and external troubles. With the consent of the mainland, the Japanese consul in Chongqing summoned Japanese expatriates and businessmen from Chengdu and Chongqing, and left the mountain city on two Japanese warships that year.

Zuo Zhong knew what he meant, and he didn't show any complacency at all. He said in fear, "The student made the decision without the teacher's permission, and took you out of Changcheng by force. I hope the teacher will forgive me."

I managed to escape from Beiping before, if it falls into the hands of the Japanese again, I'm afraid it will be bad luck. In the future, Commander Zuo, if you have free time, you can go to the residence of Central-Central University for a gathering. "

In addition, a goods inspection team was organized to prohibit the sale of Japanese goods, and any store selling Japanese goods would be smashed to pieces.

However, considering that the westward relocation of Jiancheng is still going on, the Chaotianmen Wharf is overwhelmed and the congestion is serious, and Zuo Zhong and others need to keep their identities secret.

The land to the north is Jiangbei County, adjacent to Jialingjiang.

The Yamashiro General Chamber of Commerce announced that it would arrange jobs for Chinese people who resigned from Japanese companies.

It wasn't until the July [-]th Incident (separation) happened last year that the annoyed government officially accepted the Japanese concession in Shancheng. Since then, the only concession in the southwest has been successfully recovered.

He even fooled the Japanese twice, made fun of the Beiping devils, and successfully escaped from the enemy's nest. In a sense, this great painter has the potential of an intelligence officer.

Subsequently, the people of the mountain city held two consecutive gatherings of thousands of people (separation) to demand that the government declare war on Japan, demand that the government sever economic ties with Japan, and demand that the Sichuan army be dispatched to fight against Japan and so on.

The relocation (separation) of the national government is all related to this. In addition to geography, population, and resource factors, the Sichuan people's temper of biting the enemy and not letting go may also be one of the reasons.

If it is an ordinary passenger ship coming to the mountain city, it should stop at the Chaotianmen Wharf at the end of the peninsula, and then climb up the long steps to enter the city.

All these things require the person in charge of the operation to have a wealth of experience in the field. It is important for people to have self-knowledge. He can't do it if he asks himself. Thanks to Shen Mou, he was forced to send him away.

The Yamashiro Seaman's Union also called on the Chinese seamen who were leading the boats on Japanese ships to go ashore, otherwise they would be issued memberships directly, and the Japanese shipping companies had no choice but to suspend operations because they had no one available.

The peninsula in the middle is naturally the main city of the mountain city. This is where the government and other military and government agencies are located. There are many residences of dignitaries and dignitaries. It has the largest population and the most prosperous business.

After knowing what happened to Zuo Zhong and his party in Jiangcheng, Dai Chunfeng was once again thankful that he had accepted a good student, otherwise, he might be trapped in Jiangcheng this time.

This is a smart man who understands the world, not arrogant, not arrogant, talented but not arrogant, no wonder he was captured by the bandits and turned into a "black~bi master".

In 1901, the Japanese set up a concession in Wangjiatuo on the South Bank. In the same year, France also successively established a naval wharf and barracks near Danzishi on the South Bank.

Hearing this turbulent past, Zuo Zhong was also overwhelmed and couldn't help himself. He looked up at the city that seemed to be hidden in the clouds and mist, and recalled the information about this matter.

"Celebrating the Successful Return of the Warriors Behind the Enemy's Rear to Chongqing"

After hearing this, Big Beard promised to draw a few paintings for him on the way, and now that they are all in the mountain city, Zuo Zhong would of course want to remind him that even if the Zuo family goes bankrupt in the future, with these paintings, they will be able to live comfortably.

As soon as the Japanese left, Sichuan Province King Liu Xiang sent troops into the Wangjiatuo Japanese Concession, and sent people to take over the houses and businesses in the Wangjiatuo Japanese Concession, making a fortune.

In the government and the party, Zuo still has some contacts and connections, and he will give me a little face in every way. Of course, the premise is that dissidents and intelligence cases are not involved. "

In the 18th year of the Republic of China, a port opening supervision office was established in the mountain city to prepare for municipal administration. In the [-]th year of the Republic of China, it was formally established as a second-level provincial city under the national government. The first mayor, Pan Wenhua, was the chief.

As he got closer to the shore, he was surprised to find that cheap teacher Dai Chunfeng, Gu Qi, Song Minghao, Gui Youguang, He Yijun, Shen Dongxin and other members of the Secret Service had all arrived.

Taking the tray with both hands and handing it to Wu Chunyang, Zuo Zhong made a serious promise: "Mr. Zhang, if you encounter some unsolvable difficulties, you can also go to the Secret Service to find Zuo.

"Understood, Zhang once again thanked Chief Zuo."

Facing this famous painter whose surname was Zhang and whose name was Daqian, formerly a professor of art at Central Central University, he immediately said that it didn't matter whether he was kind or not, and that he just liked art.

"Welcome the triumphant return of the deputy director"

Perhaps to disgust the state government, the other party sent a letter to Jinling before leaving, stating that the Japanese Concession was handed over to the state government, not handed over, trying to find an opportunity to return to the southwest.

Therefore, the destination of Hongri Maru was not this civilian wharf, but a small public wharf called Liziba on Jialingjiang.

But in the future, don't make such a self-assessment again. If something happens to you, how to explain to Mr. Wei and your parents as a teacher, you must be cautious in doing things. "

The middle-aged man (separated) laughed and waved, seeing the student coming with three scrolls, he bowed his hands and thanked earnestly: "This time, Commander Zuo rescued Duomeng, Zhang is very grateful, and please accept my work here.

Dai Chunfeng shook his head and didn't speak, he held Zuo Chong's hand and patted it lightly, everything was kept silent, some things can be said but not done, some things can be done but not said.

The merchant gangs from all over Sichuan province telegraphed their counterparts in Shanghai and Jiangcheng to stop taking Japanese passenger ships and prohibiting Japanese goods from entering Sichuan Province. "

When he was still 200 meters away from the pier, Zuo Zhong saw a lot of people standing on the shore, and at the same time could vaguely hear the sound of the band playing.

"Thank you."

"Just don't forget to promise my painting."

At the same time, all Chinese cars and boats are not allowed to carry Japanese people, Chinese sedan chairs and Chinese sliding poles are not allowed to carry Japanese people, and Japanese people in the concession have to walk to and from get off work.

As soon as Hongriwan landed on the shore, Lao Dai stepped onto the boat in three steps at a time, walked quickly to Zuo Zhong, looked him up and down, and said emotionally with red eyes.

The bearded man smiled, then skipped this sensitive topic, and changed the subject to chatting about the scenery on both sides of the strait and the style of the mountain city, and also introduced the local food by the way.

"Okay, it's fine, it's fine, Shen Mo, thank you for your hard work this time. Not only did you successfully destroy the industrial facilities in Jiang City, but you also rescued so many students and famous people.

With the blessing of banknotes, the French sailors skillfully steered the boat to avoid the shoals and the rampant fishing boats, and gradually approached the final destination of the trip.

After a moment of silence, he turned his head to look at the bearded man who was floating (separated) in ecstasy, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Zhang, if Zuo remembers correctly, you are from Neijiao, Sichuan Province."

Zuo Chong muttered to himself, compared with the people in other cities in the Republic of China, the temperament of the people in the mountain city is like the taste of local food - spicy and spicy.

What was even more speechless was that there were still a few spies holding two banners, the content on which made Zuo Zhong die on the spot. Needless to say, this must be Dai Chunfeng's idea and order.

In the 20th year of the Republic of China, the people in the mountain city who couldn't bear the loss of national rights and the humiliation of the people took the opportunity of the expiration of the 30-year lease of Wangjiatuo's Japanese concession and September [-]th to prepare to take back the concession. "

During the national disaster of Sino-Japanese War, the navy of the former dynasty was defeated by the Japanese. According to the "Ma (Separation) Treaty", this place became the first batch of inland trading ports opened to Japan.

Zuo Zhong made a reminder that after the teachers and students from Jinling and Central University were picked up on board, the other party was excited and said a kind word that there is no repayment for saving their lives.

Speaking of this, the voice of the bearded middle-aged man became more and more passionate: "At that time, the Shancheng Special Committee issued an announcement to voluntarily withdraw the Wangjiatuo Concession, and the Shancheng business community interrupted the Japanese business.

"A heroic people, a heroic city!"

Glancing at this person, Zuo Zhong cast his eyes on the mountain city in the distance while chatting. At this time, Hongri Wan turned to the right and drove into the tributary of Changjiang - Jialingjiang.

"In the 16th year of the former dynasty, China and Britain signed the "Special Articles on the Continuation of the Yantai Treaty", and the mountain city was opened as a commercial port. In the summer of the second year, the Shancheng Customs was established near Chaotianmen.

The moving scene of the filial piety of the teacher and apprentice moved the onlookers. A Chinese professor at Jinling University even wrote a poem to commemorate the scene, which aroused applause.

Immediately after Zuo Zhong's introduction, Dai Chunfeng shook hands with the rescued celebrities one by one, and everyone talked and laughed together and walked to the car parked outside the pier, the atmosphere was unusually harmonious.

Just when everyone was immersed in joy, in a darkroom in the Concession of Jiangcheng, Banana Man François Huang wrote a line of words on paper with invisible ink.

"Students and professors have been safely transferred, ask for instructions on the next step, pushpin..."

(End of this chapter)