Agents of the Republic of China

The forests of Tianmu Mountain in winter are all dyed, revealing a bright golden color. The fallen leaves on the mountain road are half a foot thick, and they are soft and elastic under the feet. Lin Xiaotang and his party entered the mountain at this time.

The affairs in Beiping were settled, Lin Xiaotang, Zhan Sen and Guo Zhui, along with Feng Yunxiu and other five members of the Youth League, and Bai Jinwen walked all the way to Lei Zhen's secret base.

A total of 20 members of the Iron Blood Youth League entered the mountain this time, all of whom were carefully selected by Lin Xiaotang. They were all young people with excellent physical fitness and enthusiasm for the cause of fighting against Japan. Most of them, like Feng Yunxiu, were rich officials and businessmen in Peking Children, but for the ideals and aspirations in their hearts, they joined this team without hesitation.

But there is one exception, that is Bai Jinwen, the fourth young lady of the Bai family, whom Bai Jingqi insisted on forcing in.Originally, Lin Xiaotang was unwilling to bring Bai Jinwen with him no matter what.This time I went to the mountain for the opening of the first training class, and it was a lot of inconvenience to bring a girl with me. Besides, the environment in the mountain was harsh, and Bai Jinwen was pampered and loved by his family. If he had to make a fuss to go home, or cause some troubles again, then Lin Xiaotang would have no way to explain to Old Master Bai.

But Bai Jingqi's attitude was extremely firm, and he also had his own ideas.It's been a while since Bai Jinwen joined the Youth League. During this period, it's not that Bai Jingqi didn't know about her, but although the old man has many children and grandchildren, this granddaughter is the only one who looks like him when he was young. , There is no class distinction in the eyes, even if you are a trafficker, you can still get along very happily.Ever since he knew that the Japanese had dispatched the Kwantung Army to investigate the anti-Japanese organization, Bai Jingqi could not sleep or eat, fearing that his granddaughter would be involved. At this moment, Lin Xiaotang was about to leave Beiping, so Mr. Bai had the idea of ​​asking his granddaughter to go out and hide for a while. .

Along the way, Lin Xiaotang's view of this rich daughter has also changed a lot.At the beginning, because it was the first time for her and Feng Yunxiu to travel far away, everything they saw felt fresh, and they chatted non-stop.But ever since arriving in Lin'an, the cars and horses were tiring, especially after entering the mountains, they all traveled on foot, Bai Jinwen and Feng Yunxiu immediately seemed a little overwhelmed.

A few people talked less on the road, and when it was time to rest, they immediately lay down and couldn't get up no matter how much they screamed.On the contrary, it is a girl like Bai Jinwen who has never complained of suffering or tiredness. She carries her luggage on her own and never asks Lin Xiaotang and others to help. Lin Xiaotang and the others were greatly surprised by the hard work but appreciated it.

Lin Xiaotang handed the water bottle to Bai Jinwen, who was sitting on the side of the road resting alone, "Drink more water, we still have half a day's journey before we can meet the pick-up person, and it is estimated that we will not be able to reach the destination until evening, drink more water, and conserve energy, next The mountain road is not easy to walk!"

Bai Jinwen nodded silently, took the water bottle and drank in big gulps.

Lin Xiaotang looked at her, "What, regret it? Otherwise, I will send someone to send you back, or send you to Shanghai for a while!"

Bai Jinwen felt a little unhappy immediately, "Don't underestimate people, I'm not like them!" As he spoke, he pointed to Feng Yunxiu and others who were staggering and complaining.

Feng Yunxiu replied unconvinced, "Si girl, don't be unconvinced, the man is adjusting his state, let's see who will cry last!"

Bai Jinwen snorted, "What kind of hardship is this? Back then, when my grandfather was kicked out of his home by his grandma, he was penniless and created such a big business in Jinan with a piece of shit. My grandfather promised that he would not lose face to his old man, let alone the Bai family, if he said anything when he went out this time!"

Lin Xiaotang smiled, the allusion of Bai Jingqi and Bai Qiye's poop, ever since he came to Beiping, his ears were almost callused.

I heard that when Bai Jingqi was young, he was not doing business properly, and the serious one was the bully in Beiping city.Later, Bai Wenshi, the head of the Bai family at that time, that is, Bai Jingqi's mother, kicked out of the house in a rage and drove him to Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province.

It was the tempering of that journey that really allowed Bai Jingqi to experience the vicissitudes of the world and the hardships of life. Only then did the prodigal son turn around and make up his mind to make a career out of it.When he was in Jinan, Bai Jingqi gritted his teeth and worked hard on his own, and never went to seek refuge with his relatives and friends in Jinan.He worked as a clerk in a pharmacy during the day, and studied the medical books handed down by his ancestors at night, and began to improve Jinan's special product, donkey-hide gelatin.After several years of hard work, I finally succeeded.The donkey-hide gelatin produced by Bai Jingqi does not have the fishy smell of traditional donkey-hide gelatin, but instead has stronger medicinal effects and brighter colors.He originally wanted to set up a shop, but suffered from lack of capital.

At this time, Bai Jingqi had an idea, put his own poop in the box, and sealed it well.When he ran to the pawnshop, he said that it was his family heirloom. With his rich man's style and extraordinary conversation, the pawnshop dared not inspect the goods, and directly sealed it into the warehouse, and Bai Jingqi got a sum of money from it.

With this fund, Bai Jingqi found the first pot of gold in his life, and thus created a new chapter for himself. In less than three years, he became the owner of the largest rubber factory in Jinan Prefecture.It has become a well-known story in Jinan and Beiping since a successful career has been achieved by soaking in shit.

Looking at the stubborn girl in front of him, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help feeling very relieved, maybe it was really not wrong to bring her out this time.With such a young generation in the Bai family, they can be regarded as successors!

In the rest room, Jason, who had been exploring the way ahead, ran back and brought a few people with him. They were Lao Quan and others who came to meet him.

Everyone stopped resting and followed Lao Quan on the road to the base in the mountains.

When I came here again, everything here has changed. The mountain col under the setting sun and the original lush forest have been pushed down a large area, and the training ground that has been built has taken some prototypes, and the new camp has also been completed. It's simple, but it's much better than living in a cave before, at least it looks like an army.

These days, Shang Zhensheng has been using the name of material control to continuously transport a large number of material resources into the mountains through waterways, and the [-] soldiers selected by Lei Zhen have all changed their outfits. Mountain combat uniforms, but the soldiers who have changed their weapons still make people feel bright when they wear them.

Lei Zhen came forward with a few officers smiling. When he saw Lin Xiaotang, he immediately stood at attention and saluted. Although Lin Xiaotang was not used to it, he returned the salute immediately.

After meeting Lei Zhen and Lin Xiaotang, he said with a smile, "This time, I really want to call you sir!"

Lin Xiaotang was puzzled.

Lei Zhen explained: "While you were on the road, I received a telegram from Shanghai. The Chongqing side has officially appointed you as the general affairs supervisor of the military command in North China and East China, with the rank of lieutenant general. Now you are the highest officer of the military command in the occupied areas. , in the same way, all the anti-Japanese armed forces fighting in the enemy's rear have your highest rank and rank!"

Lin Xiaotang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's hard for Boss Dai and the others to think of it as the supervisor of general affairs. I've never heard of such an official position!"

Lin Xiaotang read the full text of the telegram handed over by Lei Zhen, and immediately understood the key point.The general affairs supervisor appointed by the military command has only one military rank, and neither the responsibility of the supervisor nor the authority is specified. Even for the several sub-stations under Lin Xiaotang's command, there is no clear statement of the relationship between the superior and the subordinate.Moreover, this telegram was sent out at a top-secret level, that is to say, except for Lin Xiaotang, no one knew that there was such a lieutenant general in the military command all of a sudden.

Lin Xiaotang smiled wryly, Dai Li really had good intentions.On the one hand, it shows the importance attached to Lin Xiaotang, saying that he did not reveal his identity behind the enemy lines; on the other hand, it prevents Lin Xiaotang from giving orders to all the forces of the military command behind the enemy lines, effectively preventing Lin Xiaotang from taking advantage of this official position to annex the remaining military commands behind the enemy lines power.

Even Lin Xiaotang submitted the list of four station chiefs, only agreeing to Shang Zhensheng and others to act as station chiefs, without formal appointments, let alone military ranks and remuneration.However, these are trivial matters. They don't get paid from the military commander anyway, and they don't have a special sense of belonging to the military commander. Lin Xiaotang just doesn't have to worry about the military commander poaching his corner.

In the evening, Lei Zhen arranged a dinner, and the dishes this time were much better than when Lin Xiaotang and the others came last time. Can you see that Shang Zhensheng followed Lin Xiaotang's order to the letter and tried his best to serve the dishes? A team of 800 people.

There were not many people attending the dinner, except for Lei Zhen and a few other officers, and twenty students from the first phase of the special training class who arrived in batches, including Jason, Bai Jinwen, and Feng Yunxiu.

Under the unanimous request of everyone, Lin Xiaotang stood up and delivered a congratulatory speech.Looking at the eager eyes all around, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help feeling ups and downs.Once upon a time, I and Datou broke into Shanghai alone, and I was still worrying about three meals a day, but in just two years, I have changed from a brat with nothing to a senior officer in charge of the military. Only you know best.

And now, I am one step closer to my goal. Although I will face more challenges in the future, as long as I have these brothers by my side, what difficulties can I not overcome?

Lin Xiaotang raised his wine glass, "This time, there are a few brothers who went to Peking with me, but they failed to come back with me this time. For the first glass of wine, toast Liu Chengfeng and the five of them, as well as the sacrificed Qiu The shopkeeper and the brothers of the military commander!"

Everyone stood up in unison, and followed Lin Xiaotang to spill the first glass of wine on the ground.

"The next wine, toast to you and myself!" Lin Xiaotang was a little emotional, his eyes were slightly red, "We are all ordinary people, if it wasn't for the little devil, we would all be living our peaceful lives at home right now. But it is also because of the little devil that we have the opportunity to meet!"

"Since the Opium War, our country has never stopped. Either the British came to fight or the Japanese. This year is exactly 100 years. In the past 100 years, we Chinese have never stood up. Why did the Japanese invade? We, just saw that we are a soft persimmon, easy to pinch!"

"We are not the leading generals, nor are we high-ranking officials in the national government who promise everything. If we were in ancient times, we would have the best name-Pifu! We have nothing but a humble life!"

"But the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the people. When it comes to life and death, it depends on us people throwing their heads and spilling blood. To borrow a sentence from Mr. Mao Runzhi in Yan'an - a single spark can start a prairie fire. We are the ones who ignite the fire Now the little devils are powerful, but sooner or later, I will plant the banner of us poor people in their hometown, are you willing to go with me?",

"Yes!" Dozens of men raised their glasses and cheered loudly.

Feng Yunxiu and other members of the Youth League stared at their blood-red eyes, "Long live everyone!"

Lei Zhen rubbed his eyes and clinked glasses with Lao Quan, "Damn it, this kid hasn't changed at all, he's just as lawless as when he was in Nanjing!"

Holding the wine glass, Bai Jinwen stared blankly at Lin Xiaotang. "Is this still him?"