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Did Zhang Anping’s words have any impact on Lao Dai?

Yes, and it’s very big!

During the Battle of Songhu, his purpose in forming the commandos was to gain military power!
Although the rangers are not as good at fighting as the main force, they are still an army after all.

After the Battle of Shanghai, the commandos moved south into Zhejiang. After completing their reorganization in May 38, this force became the apple of Lao Dai's eye. As the size of the Loyal Rescue Army continued to expand, although Lao Dai felt terribly painful every time he paid the military expenses, he was still very proud when looking at the numbers on paper.

I, Dai Chunfeng, command nearly 20,000 special agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and have nearly 60,000 Loyal Rescue Army soldiers under my command. I wouldn't trade them even for a commander of an army!
But Zhang Anping's report awakened Old Dai from his fictitious illusion:
The strength of the Loyalty and Rescue Army increased, but its combat effectiveness declined seriously - he needed to spend more money to maintain the Loyalty and Rescue Army, but its combat effectiveness declined seriously.

If this is considered a business, then he is losing a lot of money.

He worked hard and spent money to support the Zhongjiu Army, but some parasites used the name of "raising military funds" to use the Zhongjiu Army as a tool to make money - he could tolerate making money, but he had to fight the Japanese at the same time. However, these parasites would collapse at the first blow when encountering the Japanese, so what use were they?

It would be fine if I didn't spend any money, but the expenses are so huge!
However, Lao Dai did not make a decision easily, which was also out of the caution of a spy.

Boss Dai put down the report with a gloomy face and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "I understand."

Zhang Anping didn't expect Boss Dai to make a decision right away. After putting the report away, he said:

"Commander, why are you coming to Shanghai this time?"

Old Dai coughed dryly when he heard this. He couldn't say that I was forced to come here by your biological mother, right?
"I received intelligence that the Communist Party also has rocket launchers, a deadly weapon. Intelligence shows that these things flowed out from Shanghai."

"do you know?"

Zhang Anping did not show any abnormality, but shrugged helplessly and said: "I guess it is most likely caused by global trade."

Boss Dai frowned: "Global trade?"

He was familiar with the name. The arms that the United States was selling off at a discount price were initially sold to the Nationalist Government through Global Trade. The rocket launchers that were sold in large quantities last year were also sold to the Nationalist Government through Global Trade.

"Anping, I remember that you have a good relationship with them. You were the one who led their first business here. Can you stop them from selling arms to the Communist Party?"

Zhang Anping smiled bitterly: "General, the Americans traveled thousands of miles to our country just to make money. Do you think I can stop them?"

Boss Dai was speechless.

After thinking for a while, he said, "If you find any signs in the future, you must give advantage to the Japanese but not to the Communists. Do you understand?"

"If there are any clues, I will try to sabotage the deal. If that doesn't work, I will just buy it."

"Ah."

Old Dai also understood Zhang Anping's style. He knew that although his nephew hated the Communist Party, the Communist Party ranked last among the most hated Japanese.

"Don't worry, I have already penetrated into global trade. You know Zhu Yizhen, right? She is Lin Nansheng's wife. She is now in charge of this area."

Zhu Yizhen?

Dai's wife thought of the pregnant woman she saw in the morning, and her expression looked a little unnatural.

Of course, it wasn't that he had any bad intentions towards him, but he remembered what he had done "behind" Zhang Anping's back - he probably wanted to lecture himself on the principles of working behind enemy lines that his nephew adhered to.

"I trust you to do your job." Boss Dai immediately concealed the unnatural look on his face and said, "Get ready and come with me to inspect the Zhongjiu Army in a few days."

"it is good."

After Boss Dai gave some more instructions, he left with Wang Tianfeng.

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Anping was never responsible for his safety in Shanghai.

This was his usual style. Whether in the occupied areas or non-occupied areas, he never let the local Military Control Commission be responsible for his itinerary and security, even for Zhang Anping.

Zhang Anping was already used to it, and after seeing Old Dai off, he fell into deep thought - he had caught Old Dai's unnatural expression just now, so he naturally had to think about it carefully.

But after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't find the answer, so he could only put the question aside for the time being.

……

Old Dai is going to take him on an inspection trip, so Shanghai will naturally have to be handed over to someone else. It should have been handed over to Xu Baichuan, but Zhang Anping plans to promote Xu Baichuan to the position of commander-in-chief of the Loyal Rescue Army, so he must be taken with him on this trip. So the only person to hand it over to is Xu Tian!

【Old Dai’s place...】

Zhang Anping could not help but frown. Old Dai recognized Xu Tian's ability, but Xu Tian now had a flaw:
His father-in-law Tian Luning was arrested in a large-scale crackdown by the Japanese not long ago. Tian Luning did not admit his identity, but the Japanese found clues of "collaboration with the Communists" from him. Based on the evidence, they arrested an underground party member, and it was from this underground party member that they learned the news of "Jiangnan"'s arrest.

Although the incident was eventually stopped because Ono stepped down, and Tian Luning was released on bail after a French Concession businessman spent a large sum of money to rescue him, his identity as an underground party member was basically confirmed.

What would Old Dai think in this situation?

After much thought, Zhang Anping decided to prepare a file to investigate Xu Tian. If there was "something wrong" with Xu Tian, ​​this file would also reassure Old Dai.

After preparing all this, he left the direct group base, secretly met with Xu Tian, ​​and temporarily handed over the affairs of the Shanghai area to him.

This is not the first time that Xu Tian has been in charge of Shanghai district affairs temporarily, so he is very familiar with the job.

Afterwards, Zhang Anping met with Xu Zhongyi and Jiang Sian in secret.

There are no major problems on Xu Zhongyi's side. The new round of fundraising organized by him and Jiang Sian is in full swing and with great fanfare, as if they are "earning money in Shanghai to donate to fundraising, and want to take it home once we part."

When meeting with Jiang Sian, Jiang Sian reported a piece of information that shocked Zhang Anping:

The target of the "Beast Work Intelligence Group"'s rebellion is He Xingjian!
Zhang Anping was startled.

He Xingjian is a veteran of the Loyal Rescue Army. During the Rangers period, he was the captain of the first team.

After the Battle of Shanghai, he led a team of Lei Zhong Battalion to retreat to Fenghua, and then retreated from Fenghua to Su'an. Before the rangers were reorganized into the Zhongjiu Army, he ordered the troops in Su'an (now Chun'an), Dongyang and Jiangshan areas to be reorganized into the Second Training Regiment of the Rangers.

At that time, the current commander-in-chief of the Zhongjiu Army, Yu Zuobai, was only the commander of the First Teaching Regiment.

Later, the Rangers were reorganized into the Loyal Rescue Army, and the First and Second Training Regiments were split up. Yu Zuobai became the commander-in-chief after the transition, and although He Xingjian did not get the position of deputy commander-in-chief, he is currently the commander-in-chief of the Southern Jiangsu guerrillas.

If he were to rebel, all the more than 10,000 loyal soldiers in southern Jiangsu would be finished!

Zhang An calmed his mind and asked in a focused voice:

"You said before that the 'Beast Work' intelligence team transferred a sum of 100,000 yuan to Zhejiang through your channels?"

Jiang Si'an said:
"Yes, but it was Shinozuka Rikiya who told me this himself." Jiang Sian said, "Today he asked me to advance his dividends, and I used the excuse that I had withdrawn 100,000 yuan before to test him. He was not on guard against me, so I told him the reason."

That's true!
Zhang Anping asked hurriedly: "Who else knows about this?"

"Shinozuka Rikiya told me that, apart from the 'Beast Work' intelligence team, only Matsumuro Yoshitaka and I knew about it."

Zhang Anping hesitated when he heard this. He couldn't easily take down He Xingjian under such circumstances!
Once he is caught, Jiang Sian will have no way to defend himself.

Jiang Sian saw Zhang Anping's hesitation and immediately said, "Teacher, don't worry about me. I will find a way to clear my suspicion. We can't let He Xingjian lead the team to rebel..."

Zhang Anping interrupted Jiang Si'an: "I will find a way, and this matter ends here."

Jiang Sian could only agree.

Seeing that Jiang Sian was worried, Zhang Anping comforted him, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let He Xingjian betray you. Leave this matter to me." Only then did Jiang Sian feel relieved.

After finishing the meeting with Jiang Sian, Zhang Anping returned to the base and immersed himself in thinking.

It was obvious that the confidence he showed when comforting Jiang Sian was all fake.

The difficulty of this matter lies in how to protect Jiang Sian - exposing Jiang Sian because of He Xingjian is simply like losing a cornfield for a sesame seed.

But if we turn a blind eye, the impact will be too great!

A rebellious senior general of the Loyalty Rescue Army is fully capable of luring a large group of weak-willed people to defect. And how many Loyalty Rescue Army members will be taken away by this large group of weak-willed people when they defect?

He Xingjian alone was enough to draw away the nearly 10,000-strong Loyalty Rescue Army in southern Jiangsu. If a few more similar traitors appeared, the Loyalty Rescue Army would be destroyed.

Therefore, we must never allow them to side with the Japanese.

But here lies the paradox:
In order to prevent He Xingjian from defecting, he must be captured with lightning speed before he is prepared. This would expose the fact that the Military Control Commission had obtained information about his betrayal, which would undoubtedly expose Jiang Sian - even if he was not exposed, it would greatly increase Jiang Sian's risk.

"What should I do?"

Zhang Anping became worried again, which was rare.

The most crucial thing is that the Southern Jiangsu Guerrilla Zone to which He Xingjian belonged and the Shanghai Zone are two independent and unrelated entities.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have let this guy succeed when he tried to annex the Songhu Command!"

Zhang Anping felt a little regretful.

In July last year, perhaps seeing the strength of the Songhu Detachment, He Xingjian tried to incorporate the Songhu Command into the Southern Jiangsu Guerrilla Zone.

But Songhu Detachment was Zhang Anping's biological son, so how could he be allowed to become the emperor as he wished? As soon as the wind blew to the headquarters of the bureau, Zhang Anping drove him away from a distance.

If the Songhu Command was in the sequence of the southern Jiangsu guerrilla zone at this time, even he, He Xingjian, the Monkey King, could not escape Zhang Anping's calculations.

After regretting for a while, Zhang Anping's mind became active again, and a thought suddenly appeared in his mind:
How about...taking a risk?
The so-called risky move was to go to the southern Jiangsu region in person, so that he could respond when He Xingjian made any unusual moves - this could also reasonably explain why He Xingjian's defection was discovered in the first place.

[When the Songhu Detachment was “dismembered” last year, the Hangzhou Corps and He Xingjian’s First Corps were the main forces! More than 200 elite members of the Songhu Detachment were assigned to the First Corps. If we were to take risks, this force would be our greatest support.]

[But is Lao Dai willing to take risks with me? ]

Zhang Anping was worried. Although Lao Dai had gone deep into enemy-occupied areas many times, there was no doubt that he attached great importance to his own safety and never let the local Military Control Commission get involved in security issues. Lao Dai might not be willing to accompany him to southern Jiangsu which was about to rebel.

After all, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

[How about... keeping it from him? ]

Bold ideas come to mind.

"feasible!"

As for cheating his cousin, he has done this many times, so he doesn't feel too much psychological burden.

"I hope Old Dai can be more resilient."

Now that the decision had been made, Zhang Anping immediately began to make arrangements.

[Let Liu Xinjie go to southern Jiangsu first and contact his old subordinates in Songhu in the southern Jiangsu guerrilla zone. This will ensure that no problems will occur at the critical moment.]

[Secondly, you must ensure your own safety. You cannot let others kill you at will. You must bring the special forces with you.]

[There are also the New Fourth Army and the guerrillas in southern Jiangsu, who can save lives at critical moments - if the operation is reasonable, maybe we can "borrow" two regiments of equipment from Lao Dai! ]

Zhang Anping almost died of laughter as he imagined the scene of Lao Dai asking the New Fourth Army for equipment for two regiments.

He immediately made arrangements and ordered Liu Xinjie to secretly go to southern Jiangsu to contact his old subordinates in Songhu. At the same time, he singled out Li Bohan and asked him to take two capable confidants with Liu Xinjie. Then he gave orders to the rangers cruising outside to secretly infiltrate the southern Jiangsu area.

After doing all this, Zhang Anping contacted Wang Tianfeng's adjutant and requested a meeting with Lao Dai.

At this time, Lao Dai was having a secret meeting with a movie star in the concession. After Hu Die went to Hong Kong, Lao Dai's "female best friend" in Shanghai was still there. It was a rare occasion for him to come to Shanghai, so he naturally wanted to see his "old friend".

Unexpectedly, when he was having a great time chatting with his "female best friend", Wang Tianfeng asked Zhang Anping to meet him for urgent official business. Although he was unhappy, he decided that business was more important and chose to meet Zhang Anping in a hotel not far away.

When Zhang Anping walked over, Old Dai was impatiently drinking strong tea. When he saw Zhang Anping, Old Dai said unhappily:

"What's the hurry?"

Zhang Anping's nose was sharper than a dog's. After smelling the expensive perfume on Old Dai, he understood why Old Dai didn't treat him well. Since there was no one in the room, he drooled and deliberately said:
"Am I disturbing my cousin's good thing?"

Being teased by the younger generation, Old Dai's face darkened immediately: "Asshole!"

Zhang Anping was not afraid either. He winked and made some jokes. Before Old Dai could speak, he immediately said:

"Commander, there is a top-secret intelligence."

Old Dai regained his normal composure and motioned for Zhang Anping to speak.

Zhang Anping, who wanted to trick his uncle, naturally would not say "I want to take you out for some fun", but instead threw out a piece of information he had obtained before:
"According to the information from the Consulate in Shanghai, Japan, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimizu Ruzaburo will arrive in Shanghai on the 8th, and will then go to Nanjing to meet with the top leaders of the Restoration Government."

Old Dai showed a delighted expression: "You want to keep him in Shanghai?"

He likes this gift!
He is indeed my nephew, and every time he comes to Shanghai, he brings me so many gifts!
"No." Zhang Anping shook his head and denied it: "Don't you want to take me to inspect the Zhongjiu Army? I think we can set off tomorrow and arrive in Nanjing before the 9th. Then we can plan an assassination in the Nanjing District. Given the character of these traitors in the Reform Government, they will definitely prepare a grand banquet by then. This is the opportunity!"

Old Dai began to think after hearing this.

He has always been dissatisfied with the cowardice of the Nanjing District - not only did it fail to obtain much useful intelligence, but it also suffered continuous losses in battles. If it weren't for the continuous support from the Shanghai District behind him, he would have wanted to lay off the Nanjing District!
My nephew intends to carry out a wave of assassinations in Nanjing, which is a good opportunity to teach the Nanjing District a lesson!

"Okay! Then we'll go out tomorrow - wait!" Old Dai suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Zhang Anping suspiciously: "Are you impatient to put some eye drops on He Xingjian?"

He Xingjian wanted to incorporate the Songhu Command into the Southern Jiangsu Guerrilla Zone, and Lao Dai had not forgotten this.

Zhang Anping laughed dryly: "How could that be possible? Am I that kind of person?"

"You just want me to see the character of He Xingjian's men!" Old Dai said firmly: "I was planning to go to Zhejiang before!"

Zhang Anping had no choice but to laugh and accept the blame for this petty act.

"I used to worry that you couldn't beat others, but I didn't expect you to be so bad-minded!" Old Dai scolded with a smile, but he did not deny Zhang Anping's suggestion - He Xingjian's Southern Jiangsu Guerrilla Zone was indeed a big "grain" eater, and he really wanted to see how this guy He Xingjian swallowed up the military funds he had worked so hard to earn.

"Then get ready. We'll leave together tomorrow morning. Don't you have a communist defector named Bian Jike among your men? Bring him along when the time comes and ask him to introduce me to the communist troops in southern Jiangsu."

"Yes!"

Seeing his nephew leave so cleanly, Old Dai couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Well, it just so happens that I will go back to Chongqing after you return to Shanghai. Then you won’t be able to blame me when you see your mother.

Old Dai was secretly proud of himself. It felt good to trick his nephew.

(Historically, He Xingjian's rebellion took place in February 39. The online rumor that he led more than 2 people to rebel is probably not true.) (End of this chapter)