Agents of the Republic of China

Just when Nie Shangyun was at a loss, Lin Xiaojun seemed to be deaf to the coming danger and war, even if the news of Zhou Chaojian's death spread, it didn't have any influence on him. Nie Shangyun is helpless for a person who doesn't eat hard and soft.

The Japanese army has already entered the outskirts of Nanjing, and the offensive and defensive battles are in full swing. In desperation, Nie Shangyun decided to put all his eggs in one basket.For this reason, he contacted He Changqing, a member of the military commander of the Central Treasury who had a good personal relationship with Lin Xiaojun, and one of his personal attendants went straight to Lin Xiaojun's home, planning to kidnap him out of Nanjing if they could not reach an agreement, and then make a long-term plan.

But Lin Xiaojun's attitude was as calm and firm as ever. He flatly rejected Nie Shangyun's proposal to take his couple out of Nanjing, and he was unwilling to disclose any news about the batch of gold.Just when Nie Shangyun and others were about to use force, a group of uninvited guests appeared.

Those were a few Japanese who arrived unexpectedly. According to the analysis of Nie Shangyun and Wang Zimin, they should be Japanese spies who sneaked into Nanjing before the Japanese army entered the city, in order to control Lin Xiaojun, the only one at present, in advance. Insider, in order to find the missing gold.

Three groups of people met unexpectedly in this way, and there was only one result, a melee!At the critical moment, Nie Shangyun and others had to stand with Lin Xiaojun to resist the Japanese together.

In the melee, one of Lin Xiaotang's subordinates died, He Changqing, who was traveling with Nie Shangyun, was seriously injured, and only one Japanese escaped.

At this time, the Japanese defense line collapsed, and the Japanese army captured the Nanjing city wall defense line and swarmed into the city.Nie Shangyun was panic-stricken, but Lin Xiaojun remained calm, and he refused to retreat with Nie Shangyun at the risk of death.Nie Shangyun had no choice but to leave first with He Changqing on the back of the guard.

Later, when Nie Shangyun learned that both Lin Xiaojun and his wife were killed in the bombing at that time, he couldn't help sighing.In fact, when Nie Shangyun and Wang Zimin investigated Lin Xiaojun before, they already knew that he had a younger brother. They also conducted an investigation on Lin Xiaotang. Through the information they collected, they found that Lin Xiaotang was in fact the same about his elder brother's identity and what he did. I don't know, and he wasn't even around when his eldest brother died, so he didn't pay too much attention to him.On the contrary, Zhang Ergou, a brat who had a close relationship with Lin Xiaojun, had a serious suspicion.

This person has been helping Lin Xiaojun with things. He is also Lin Xiaojun's personal bodyguard and the nephew of the grocery store owner Sanshu Zhang.After Lin Xiaojun and his wife were killed, this person escaped from Nanjing under the cover of Lin Xiaotang, and went all the way south to Hunan.

Nie Shangyun met Lin Xiaotang while escaping from Nanjing. Seeing Lin Xiaotang's ability with his own eyes, he was also secretly surprised. With the idea of ​​recruiting, he wanted to introduce Lin Xiaotang into the organization.Who knew that Lin Xiaotang was sent to Shanghai by mistake, and his rapid rise was fulfilled.

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After Nie Shangyun's death, Wanquan couldn't hold back his curiosity, and found out the top-secret files that Wang Zimin had secretly hidden, and only then did he know the ins and outs of the whole incident.

Afterwards, through analyzing the information, Wan Quan realized that Lin Xiaotang had a strong desire to investigate the real cause of his elder brother's death, so he arranged for Xiao Yang to keep a close eye on Lin Xiaotang.

In Lin'an, Xiao Yang appeared to kill the monk, purely for the purpose of killing people and covering up his true identity.But unexpectedly, after entering the mountain, when Lin Xiaotang was attacked, Xiao Yang accidentally found Zhang Ergou who had disappeared for a long time. In desperation, Xiao Yang exposed himself and planned to capture Ergou alive.

Unexpectedly, Ergou has been hiding in the mountains for a long time, his skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and there is a pure black wolfhound beside him, coupled with his familiarity with the surrounding terrain, he has caused a lot of trouble for Xiao Yang. In the end, Xiao Yang died in the In the hands of Huoyan who followed him.

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After talking about all the past that he knew, Wan Quan seemed to be relieved. He had kept these secrets in his heart for so long, no matter whether he could save his life or not, at least for now, it was a kind of relief for him.

Cigarette butts were already thrown under Lin Xiaotang's feet, and all the pressure and heaviness in Wan Quan's heart had been transferred to him.

Sure enough, the elder brother was protecting the missing gold. Perhaps, the gold was not missing, but was temporarily hidden in a secret place.

Pei Zhongyan and the Japanese are sparing no effort in searching for the whereabouts of the gold.Pei Zhongyan is for the so-called cause organized behind him; and the Japanese, needless to say, are the "Golden Lily" special gendarmerie represented by Yazawa Shinichi. They have been coveting China's treasures for a long time. Will let it go, but because of the existence of the eldest brother and Zhou Chaojian, they have not been able to succeed until now.

And Ergou has been hiding in Tianmu Mountain since he left the 58th Army. Could it be that the gold has been hidden there?There is also the map left by the elder brother and Zhou Chaojian, maybe it is where the gold really is, Lin Xiaotang made up his mind, next time when people come to Tianmu Mountain, they must let them identify whether this map records the topography there .

Lin Xiaotang left the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped it out, but he didn't get up, but put his hands on his knees, looking lazily at Wanquan.

Wan Quan stared blankly at Lin Xiaotang.

Lin Xiaotang chuckled, "Also, who did Zhou Sijing bring, the Kwantung Army? You have been in touch with them through Zhou Sijing, what exactly is this batch of goods? What is your purpose for this batch of goods?"

Wan Quan smiled wryly, "What you know is far beyond my expectation. It seems that you have indeed put in a lot of effort!"

Indeed, the people Wanquan and the others contacted, and those who followed Zhou Sijing and the others this time, were indeed members of the Kwantung Army. This is consistent with the results of the analysis of the information obtained by Haneda Sora and Lin Xiaotang.

Wan Quan was only the chief responsible person of Pei Zhongyan's organization in Shanghai, at best he was only an executor, and he didn't know the purpose of the organization.But he knew exactly what the shipment was.

The medicinal materials that Zhou Sijing mentioned were indeed an excuse. This batch of goods was actually a batch of the latest semi-automatic firearms of the Kwantung Army in the Northeast Arsenal.

Japan has been planning a war against China since the 20s, trying to establish Japan’s status as the only powerful country in Asia through war. This is also the keynote of Japan’s previous multi-foreign wars. In the best interests of Japan, Japan will not hesitate to take the risk again.

However, after the "September [-]th" incident, the differences and struggles between the "non-expansion faction" and the "hardline faction" that have always existed in the Japanese military circle have become more and more intense, from the formulation of strategic planning to the adjustment of military personnel. , Every level is full of struggles between the two factions.The most obvious example is the dispute between the two strategies of "going north" and "going south".

Until the 30s, the "non-expansion faction" and the "hardline faction" gradually evolved into an all-out struggle between the "control faction" and the "imperial way faction" (Note [-]). As well as the domineering "running" habit of the Japanese army, it has completely broken through the model of "the general will not accept the order of the emperor abroad", and has become a "mechanism for doing whatever he wants" for all front-line troops.

From the "Huanggutun Incident", to the Liutiaogou explosion conspired by Wanji Ishihara and Seishiro Itagaki, the attack on Fengtian City, and the direct support of Puyi to establish the "Puppet Manchukuo", all were initiated by grassroots officers of the army, and finally the central government An example that has to be admitted.

After the Kwantung Army occupied the Northeast, it gradually claimed to be a system, and some of the relegated "Imperial Way" officers who lost in the battle with the "controlling faction" supported by the emperor joined the Kwantung Army sequence, and the Kwantung Army became an independent operation. group.Of course, they will still actively participate in the war offensive launched by Japan, but the purpose is to gain more control over resources and territory.However, within it, the middle and low-level officers united with some of the upper ranks to become the actual masters of the Kwantung Army.They are eager to achieve more brilliant achievements in their own way, as the cornerstone of regaining the right to speak in the military circle and even the baton of advancing the empire.

Wanquan analyzed that perhaps it was for this reason that the Kwantung Army got in touch with Pei Zhongyan and others and started a series of cooperation, but the content and purpose of the cooperation between the two is unknown.

This time, at the request of Pei Zhongyan's organization, the Kwantung Army transported a large number of semi-automatic rifles and other ammunition newly developed by the Northeast Arsenal to Sichuan.All he knew was that Pei Zhongyan and the others were very concerned about the shipment, and they did everything they could to ensure that this batch of munitions entered Sichuan safely.

After listening to Wan Quan's narration, Lin Xiaotang nodded in satisfaction.

Wan Quan smiled sadly, "I've told you everything I know, now, let's do it!"

Lin Xiaotang blinked strangely, "Why, you still have a role to play next?"

Wanquan shook his head, obviously he had expected Lin Xiaotang's request, "Kill me, I have already betrayed the organization, if they find out, I will die, you may not know, although the organization has not many people, but They have one of the most elite troops in the country, Xiao Yang has only received three months of training there, the level of others will only be better than him, and these people are killing machines, they only listen to the organization Command. I have nothing else to ask for these things, I just ask you to do your best to protect my family."

Lin Xiaotang smiled and stood up, "It's not been a day or two since you've been watching me. You can ask around Shanghai, when will I, Lin Xiaotang, demolish rivers and bridges? You and I don't have any deep hatred. What I want you to do is to help me. Do this well, and I guarantee that the goods will arrive at the destination safely. All you have to do is continue to be your person in charge in Shanghai. Your family is already under my protection. After the matter is completed, I can send them to Overseas, if you are lucky enough to live to that time, then you can leave with your family. I’m telling the truth, and I don’t want to swear, it’s up to you to choose where to go!”

Wan Quan looked at Lin Xiaotang's face, and a flame of hope suddenly radiated from his eyes.