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Chapter 984

In early November 1939.

The mountain city gradually took on a summer look, and the temperature gradually rose. The people changed their thick winter clothes and put on breathable clothes made of cotton and linen.

Although the severe winter has passed, the sorrow on people's faces has not dissipated. For the people in the mountain city, these few months have been an unforgettable and painful memory.

At 5:3 p.m. on May 1, more than [-] bombers of the Japanese army suddenly attacked and successively bombed the densely populated and commercially prosperous Shizhong District of the mountain city.

From Chaotianmen to Central Park, the busiest street in the urban area about two kilometers away was engulfed in flames, and 27 of the 19 main streets were turned into ruins.

At 5:4 pm on May 6, 27 Japanese planes struck again, dropping 78 aerial bombs and 48 incendiary bombs. More than 10 places in the city were on fire, and the fire continued for two days.

More than 10 bustling markets including Duyou Street were burned down, and the Min'an Cinema, which was showing movies, was bombed, killing more than 200 spectators on the spot.

Fourteen of the city's 37 banks were destroyed, and the ancient Arhat Temple and Chang'an Temple were also engulfed in fire. People hiding in the temples suffered heavy casualties.

At the same time, foreign churches, British, French and other foreign embassies in the Republic of China were also bombed, and even the German embassy with a certain flag was not spared.

On the streets of Shancheng, you can see bloody corpses everywhere. Children who have lost their parents, and old people who have lost their children wander the streets looking for the remains of their family members.

In a private house opposite the Junweihui.

Zuo Zhong stood on the side of the window pasted with the word "米" tape, looked at the horrific scene outside the window and sighed, his eyes were filled with anger, and his hands were tightly clenched into fists.

According to military statistics, Japanese planes killed nearly 4000 people, injured 2000, damaged 5000 buildings, and left about 20 people homeless during the two-day bombing.

This air raid was the earliest strategic bombing in world history. The Japanese hoped to disintegrate the government's will to resist by massacring Pingmin.

After nearly two years of fighting, the devils, who were almost unable to hold on, tried to defeat the Republic of China by means of intimidation. It has to be said that this was a sign that they were at their wits end.

At this time, Wu Chunyang on the side connected the telephone line, turned the handle and picked up the microphone to listen, then turned his head and whispered to Zuo Zhong.

"Senior seat, the field┴ line has been connected, and you can contact the Garrison Command and Bureau Headquarters at any time. There is also a special person in the camp to relay the news, and there will be no leaks."

"kindness."

Zuo Zhong gave a soft acknowledgment, and turned his gaze to a group of Guojun soldiers on the street wearing anti-aircraft armbands and showing off their might. His originally gloomy face became even uglier.

Although this tragedy was caused by the Japanese, the corruption from top to bottom of the Guo Party, or the inaction of the Shancheng Air Defense Force, exacerbated the disaster of the people in Shancheng.

If one had to give an example among this group of insects, then a certain pig general who served as the commander of the mountain city garrison and air defense commander was a representative figure among them.

As soon as the other party took office, he used the pretext that the air defense of the mountain city was important, and asked Jun Weihui to set up a special air defense force to deal with the increasingly rampant Japanese air strikes.

The air defense force has a communication team, a protection brigade, a stretcher battalion, an engineering brigade, a bicycle platoon, an alarm station, an air liaison post, and an intelligence transmission post, directly under the Air Defense Command.

It sounds good, but most of these so-called air defense units are replaced by the subordinates of the pig generals. For example, the communication team is replaced by the communication company, who forges the roster to receive double military pay.

In order to win over his subordinates, Zhu Jiang boldly swiped his pen and stipulated that the communication company commander can get an extra 50 yuan in office expenses, and each officer and soldier working in the Air Defense Command has a service allowance of 4 yuan per month.

For another example, the stretcher battalion was composed of a battalion of the Labor Corps of the Garrison Headquarters. The so-called Labor Corps was a labor camp similar to Red Russia, with a mixed bag of fish and dragons inside.

Under the pretext of reforming ruffians and thieves, the pig will arrest some criminals and singers from the society in the mountain city, and tie them with iron chains and force them to work.

Their income from labor was shared among the middle and lower-level officers, while the pig generals embezzled labor corps funds and half of the military rations.

Of course, those locked up to work are all law-abiding prisoners, and even some prisoners of the underground party, I don’t know where Mr. Zhu Jiang has the courage.

As for the real pickpockets and thieves, they were released privately to the streets to continue stealing, and all the stolen things and money were handed over to the officers of the corps to sit on the ground and share the spoils.

In addition, when the fire broke out, many dignitaries directly called the Air Defense Command to send fire trucks to protect them first, so that the fire quickly spread to the whole city.

After the fire, a large number of residents fled, and many unburnt belongings were looted by the air defense forces. Even the leftover wood was accumulated and sold as firewood.

What's more, some repaired the burned-out house and used it for their own use. Afterwards, they even demanded a high price from the owner to redeem it.

Pig generals should not be called pig generals, they should be called vampires. Even if the famous Dracula walks under him, he may have to draw a few catties of blood as tolls.

Not only that, but these poor and crazy bastards also ingeniously opened up a new way of fighting on the business path, and put their ideas on air defense intelligence.

The mountain city has a special air defense intelligence system, equipped with communication equipment to provide early warning and report the situation of enemy aircraft to the air-raid shelters where various agencies and dignitaries are located.

Zhu Jiang and his subordinates took a fancy to this new blue ocean, and used the equipment and lines of the government to privately set up a communication network to serve rich businessmen and landlords.

Most of these people have private air-raid shelters in mountain cities, and the other party sends a sum of money to the air defense force every month, so they can know the movements of enemy planes in advance.

In this way, the air defense forces have a fixed extra income, and they use the money to join businessmen, participate in some commercial activities and speculate.

After a few months, everyone from pig generals to low-level officers made a lot of money. Most of them bought houses in the mountain city and lived a luxurious life.

As for the issue of air defense intelligence in public air-raid shelters, no one cares about it at all. There are only 800 telephones in more than 10 public air-raid shelters, which are enough for what to do.

After the bombing, the repair team always repaired the communication lines first to the powerful and rich people, and the last to repair the telephone lines of the public air-raid shelters.

For calls for help, the switchboard also gave priority to the rich people's calls. Ordinary people should queue up. When the bombing stops, the calls will be connected.

It is not that no one wants to change this situation. Some schools such as Central University have called for the establishment of wireless broadcasting in mountain cities for the transmission of air raids.

This was a good measure, and the people in the mountain city were delighted to hear it, but it has been a few months since it was proposed, and it has not been completed.

Because all agencies are competing for the right to handle wireless broadcasting, this is a big project with a lot of lucrative resources, and no one is willing to let go, resulting in delays.

In the end, this "business" was won by General Zhu and the Air Defense Command. The first phase of funding was 14 US dollars, and someone was finally generous.

As a result, the Air Defense Command did not start to do anything with the money immediately, but used it to run business, went to Wanxian to buy tobacco leaves, and sold them to the Shancheng Tobacco Factory.

They also used the excuse that they had to solve technical and equipment problems first, so they repeatedly delayed. A few days ago, they suspended the construction on the grounds that the rugged area could not solve the communication.

In fact, the Ministry of Communications already has the corresponding technical strength and equipment, but because they cannot control the funds for the construction of wireless broadcasting, they just refuse to use them.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Resources Committee also have facilities for manufacturing corresponding equipment. For the same reason, they do not agree to manufacture equipment for wireless broadcasting.

This just gave the pig general a reason to stop work. It can be said that the entire air defense system in the mountain city has been rotten, and it has not played its due role at all.

Compared with the miserable situation of the common people, the officials┴ eat their mouths full of oil. To put it bluntly, some people probably wish that the Japanese would bomb every day.

It stands to reason that the military command should report this matter to someone, but Dai Chunfeng suppressed this matter, not even reporting a single word to the attendant's room.

The reason is very simple, this is not a "trading" by a pig general alone. I don't know how many people are making profits from it.

This is not only because of the rules of the officialdom, intelligence work is inseparable from the assistance of various agencies, offending too many people, many tasks cannot be carried out.

There is a saying that is very clear, when turbidity becomes a normal state, innocence becomes a crime. Such a rotten, if the party does not perish, the heavens cannot tolerate it!
Zuo Zhong silently turned and left the window, came to the table in the middle of the room, picked up a personnel file marked top secret from it, and looked at it seriously.

"Yan Shaoyi, male, 39 years old, from Jinmen, married, with a son and a daughter at home, graduated from engineering at Beiyang University in Jinmen, and joined the Fruit Party in 1924.

The current Lieutenant Colonel Counselor of the First Department of the First Department of the Military Command Department is responsible for the review of all combat plans and deployments of the Guojun, and has a good relationship with the director of the First Department.

His real identity is a latent staff member of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stationed in Shanghai's Super High School, his real name is Akimoto Yumi, and his code name is "Songzi". In 1913, he sneaked into the Republic of China to perform tasks.

Directly under the command of the special high-level class of the Consulate in Shanghai, owns a small spy radio station, retreated westward with the army after the defeat of Jinling, and now lives at No. 57 Xinglong Street, Shancheng. "

This file records in detail the life and photos of Yan Shaoyi, or Akimoto Yumi, and even the affiliation and equipment.

Such detailed information is naturally thanks to the loyal ministers of the Great Japanese Empire, the intelligence experts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the trustworthy friends of the Japanese Army stationed in Shanghai, the boss of Akizono Yumi, the person in charge of the Hase Agency, and the special mission to China. committee officer
——Your Excellency Hase Ryosuke.

Wu Chunyang looked at the file in Zuo Zhong's hand, and said a little puzzled: "Senior, isn't this the spy we were monitoring when we were in Jinling? Why did you remember to monitor him.

This guy has been watched by brothers all the time, and even the code book given to him by Shanghai has been replaced by us. He thought he was in contact with the special high school, but actually sent it to the telecommunications office. "

The information is now stored in two old drawers, and the orders given to him by the Japanese are also screened and forwarded by the telecommunications department. It is meaningless for us to monitor him for such a small character. "

As a participant in the Liuguo Hotel operation and Zuo Zhong's confidant, Wu Chunyang naturally knew Hase Ryosuke, and he was also responsible for the monitoring of the moles under the other party.

This kind of spy information that has been exposed is of little value. At most, it is used as bait to see how many big fish can be attracted. Apart from inquiring about information, Akizono Yumi has been tirelessly looking for targets for instigating rebellion.

In the past few years, two or three traitors have been persuaded by him. All of this is done under the "command" of the military command. Intelligence agencies also need Kpi's, and they can be used at any time when needed.

Hearing Wu Chunyang's words, Zuo Zhong shook his head slightly and said nothing, the Mirage Project is top secret, monitoring Qiuyuan Yushi is only part of the plan, and it's not time to make it public yet.

At this moment, a man in casual clothes walked out of the gate of Junweihui. It was Yushi Qiuyuan.

(End of this chapter)