Independence Corps

Chapter 49 Before Dawn (1)
The arrival of special commissioner Zeng Qi immediately made Mei Yuan nervous.

No one expected that Chairman Jiang would send Zeng Qi to Miliang at this time.The moment he saw Zeng Qi, Tu Lanlong couldn't believe his eyes.No way, why did the extremely mysterious Zeng Qi come to Meiyuan suddenly?
"Lan Long, don't you know me?" Zeng Qi looked at the haggard Tu Lanlong, feeling a different feeling in his heart.

"Mr. Zeng, it's you." Tu Lanlong tightly grasped Zeng Qi's hand, too excited to speak.

"Let's call me Seventh Brother, I'm not used to being called Mister." Zeng Qi smiled, scanning the yard from the corner of his eyes.The silence of Meiyuan was beyond his imagination. He expected that Meiyuan should look different.

"Seventh brother, come in quickly." Tu Lanlong bowed to welcome Zeng Qi, and greeted Yuan Jietong at the same time.He didn't expect that Seventh Brother would bring Jietong along. Thinking about it, he and Yuan Jietong hadn't seen each other for more than a year.Jietong and Xiaoliu got married, Tu Lanlong was unable to attend their wedding because of the war, but asked his wife Zu Tiao to give a red envelope.Not seen for more than a year, Jietong looks more and more beautiful.

"Brother-in-law, Meiyuan is so magnificent!" Yuan Jietong kept calling sister Zu Tiaotiao, so Tu Lanlong naturally became brother-in-law.When she walked into the Plum Garden, her eyes were full of novelty, looking left and right like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"What's the use of style, a few bombs are dropped, and it will be ruins in an instant." Tu Lanlong teased sadly.

"Young Commander is serious. Who would dare to blow up the old man's plum garden, unless someone is impatient." Zeng Qi said with a pun.

"Please take a seat, Seventh Brother, I have worked so hard all the way, and Lan Long is so far behind, I am really sorry." While greeting the guests, Tu Lanlong asked his adjutant Teng Yunfei to take the tea, and he asked Teng Yunfei to take the top grade Tieguanyin by name.

Zeng Qi and Yuan Jie met each other's eyes and nodded knowingly.As soon as the tea was served, Tu Lanlong asked Teng Yunfei to call Ruan Xiaoliu. He thought to himself, Ruan Xiaoliu would go crazy when he saw his wife.

Zeng Qi waved his hand: "Let them meet again later, Jietong is here this time, and he has something to say to the young commander."

Tu Lanlong let out an "oh" and rested his doubtful eyes on Yuan Jietong's face.Yuan Jietong nodded and smiled: "I'm afraid my brother-in-law doesn't know, but I'm here this time to be the special commissioner's secretary."

"Secretary?" Tu Lanlong was even more surprised. He had never heard of any change in Jietong's job. Why?

"It was the chairman who asked her to come to me by name. Her former Mining Bureau was temporarily paralyzed because of the fall of Taiyuan. The chairman also discovered her talent by chance. Jietong is very capable." Zeng Qi said happily.

"Congratulations, it's congratulations. After three days of farewell, you should look at each other with admiration." Tu Lanlong said sincerely.

Yuan Jietong blushed slightly, and at the same time admired Zeng Qi's ability to lie.In fact, her coming to Zeng Qi's side was another matter entirely.

After a few brief chats, Teng Yunfei went out, and Tu Lanlong explained that Meiyuan stepped up vigilance, and no one was allowed to approach the command center.

It was a quarter past nine in the morning, the sun had just covered the plum garden, the gunshots from Huanghuagang had not yet fired, and there was no movement from the Confucius Temple in the distance.It seems that the devil suddenly changed his plan because of Zeng Qi's arrival.

Zeng Qi took out the chairman's letter and solemnly handed it to Tu Lanlong.After watching it, Tu Lanlong sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, Seventh Brother, Miliang City has long been the target of public criticism. Lanlong has no idea how to play this game."

Zeng Qi got up: "The young commander is too worried. The Chongqing side attaches great importance to Miliang City. The chairman specially reminded me to go all out to help the 11th Army win this defense battle."

As soon as he heard the beating again, Tu Lanlong's expression darkened, and the gaze resting on Zeng Qi's face left sadly, and looked out of the window sadly.The spring is bright outside the window, the sun is shining warmly on the plum garden, and two thrushes are singing sweetly on the branches.But his heart felt a chill.

Zeng Qi gestured to Yuan Jietong with his eyes.Yuan Jie stood up and said sweetly, "Brother-in-law, let's not talk about this, look, what did I bring you?"

Tu Lanlong turned around, Yuan Jietong had taken out a big envelope from his bag, Tu Lanlong was still in a daze, Yuan Jietong had taken out two photos from the envelope, it was a group photo of Tiao Tiao's mother and daughter.

"Tquattau?" Tu Lanlong took a few steps forward and grabbed the photo, "Jietong, have you seen their mother and daughter?"

Yuan Jietong blinked mischievously, deliberately showing off: "Look at the photos first, isn't my sister pretty?"

Tu Lanlong stared at the photo for a long time, and his eyes became moist unnaturally. In the photo, the mother and daughter of Tutau cuddled together sweetly, with a happy smile on their faces.You Qi Zhen Zhen, that well-behaved look is extremely cute.

"Jie Tong, tell me quickly, where are they now?"

"Special commissioner, do you see if he is in a hurry? I said he must be in a hurry, but you still don't believe me."

Zeng Qichong chuckled at Yuan Jietong: "Sure enough, Jietong is right, the young commander is a love interest."

After putting away the photos, Tu Lanlong smiled unnaturally at Zeng Qi, then stared at Yuan Jietong again, his eyes full of anxious anticipation.

Yuan Jietong said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, their mother and daughter are safe now."

"Really?" Tu Lanlong jumped in front of Jietong with a horrified expression.

Yuan Jietong smiled: "Brother-in-law, don't be like this. If my sister sees you like this, you won't have to worry to death."

Tu Lanlong smiled embarrassingly: "You little girl, you can be talkative, tell me the truth."

"Let the commissioner tell you." Yuan Jietong walked over, picked up the thermos bottle, filled several cups with water, sat down again, and looked at Zeng Qi eagerly.

Zeng Qi straightened his clothes: "Young Commander, it's a long story, so I'll focus on the important ones. It is true that Mrs. Sister-in-law and Qianjin have fallen into the hands of the little devil. We passed by Niubi Mountain seven days ago, and we happened to hear that In this matter, the people who were in charge of escorting Mrs. Sister-in-law and Ling Qianjin at that time were a group of people under the Japanese military secret service Matsubara. These people moved secretly and were well-equipped. After learning about it, he was furious. The little devil dared to use such a despicable method to take the family of the young commander of the 11th Army Group hostage. That night, the chairman sent a special agent team to Niubi Mountain. You know the secret service organization in Chongqing. The little devil is their opponent, at ten o'clock the next morning, Mrs. Sister-in-law and Ling Qianjin were successfully rescued."

"Really?" Tu Lanlong's heart that had been tense all this time let go, because he was too excited, and his voice was out of tune.

Zeng Qi laughed loudly: "Young Commander, don't you dare to make fun of this matter. I am here this time to report the good news to you. How is it, this news is exciting, right?"

"I'm so excited!" Tu Lanlong held Zeng Qi's hand heavily. At this moment, he was both moved and ashamed, and a wave of heat surged in his chest, as if to burn him.After a long time, he asked, "What about them, where are they now?"

Zeng Qi lowered his gaze, and a complex expression crossed his face: "I'm sorry, Commander, I originally wanted to bring them back. On the one hand, the road is not safe, and I am afraid of accidents; I’m afraid they’ll distract you if they come. But don’t worry, they’ve been taken to Chongqing by the committee chairman, and you can talk to them on the phone tomorrow.”

"Chongqing?" Tu Lanlong frowned, why did he go to Chongqing again?He stared at Zeng Qi strangely, as if he didn't quite believe what Zeng Qi said later.

Zeng Qi said in relief: "Young Commander doesn't need to think too much. The Chairman let them go to Chongqing because of various considerations. I think as long as their wives are safe, it is more important than anything else."

Tu Lanlong nodded.

To be honest, Tu Lanlong was moved from the bottom of his heart when he heard the news of the rescue of Tiao Tiao's mother and daughter, but when he heard the word "Chongqing", his heart immediately became dark again.Turning around, the mother and daughter are still hostages, although it is safe now, what about the future?Even if Little Japan is driven away, if the chairman of the committee asks him to go back to Chongqing, will he go or not?

Forget it, don't think about it, Mr. Zeng is right, as long as the two of them are safe, it is more important than anything else.

Zeng Qi did not tell the truth to Tu Lanlong.The mother and daughter were not rescued by the chairman's secret service team. It is true that they fell into the hands of the Japanese. It is also true that Song Yuan's subordinates secretly sent them to Miliang. However, it was the Communist Party's secret service organization that rescued them from the devils. .At present, the mother and daughter of Tiao Tiao are not with the Chairman, they were secretly transferred to Yan'an.The reason why Zeng Qi concealed this was because he was afraid that Tu Lanlong would cause new misunderstandings. Zeng Qi's primary task this time was not to make Tu Lanlong believe in anyone, but to let him put down his ideological burden as soon as possible and fight with all his heart.As for where the 11th Army will go in the future, that is the next step.

After talking about the mother and daughter of Tiao Tiao, the topic returned to the battle in front of him. Zeng Qi was not in a hurry to ask Tu Lanlong to express his position. He knew that it would be difficult for Tu Lanlong to express his position. No worries.For one thing, Mr. Zu Cihang, Tu Lanlong's old father-in-law, was still in the hands of the Japanese, and it was very likely that he had been escorted to Miliang by Song Yuan's men.If Miyata takes the old man as a hostage and threatens Tu Lanlong, Tu Lanlong will not be unscrupulous.In addition, Chief Yan still put too much pressure on him. I am afraid that in Tu Lanlong's heart, Chief Yan's weight is even heavier.

Chief Yan has ulterior motives, confused Tu Lanlong, how could he obey Chief Yan?Doesn't he know that he has already been betrayed?Chief Yan exchanged him and the 11th Army with the Japanese, including his old father-in-law, mother and daughter of Tsuta, all delivered to Song Yuan himself by Chief Yan.

Chief Yan tried his best, but he still couldn't get the 11th Army, and he was afraid that the 11th Army would be incorporated by Chairman Jiang, so he gave the 11th Army to Miyata without hesitation.In order to deceive others, Commander Yan deliberately asked the Commander's Department to send many urgent telegrams that disturbed people's sight. In those telegrams, he sternly demanded that Tu Lanlong resist the Japanese.Not to mention, Chief Yan's trick has really fooled many people, including Generalissimo Jiang, who was stupefied for a while.This time, Generalissimo Jiang sent Zeng Qi to oversee the battle, so that he would not be able to play tricks again.

Can the one surnamed Yan not play tricks? How many tricks has Yan played since the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident"? !
It's a pity that he couldn't tell Tu Lanlong about these things. Some words came out of his mouth, and Tu Lanlong might not believe them.Otherwise, he would not have taken such a risk to bring Yuan Jie to Miliang.You must know that Yuan Jietong was not the assistant assigned by the chairman to Zeng Qi. Yuan Jietong had nothing to do with the Chongqing spy organization at all, and her name even appeared on the blacklist of the Chongqing spy organization.Zeng Qi's assistant was a female spy who looked a bit like Yuan Jietong. Zeng Qiqiao used Yuan Jietong's photo in exchange for a fake pass, and used other incidents to transfer her away. This brought Yuan Jietong to Miliang smoothly.If the chairman of the committee knew about this, Zeng Qi's life would be lost to Mi Liang!
Well, we can't delay any longer. If we delay any longer, the little devil's cannon fire might blow up into Miliang City.

Zeng Qi winked at Yuan Jietong, took an excuse to visit the plum garden, and left Yuan Jietong to Tu Lanlong.

Adjutant Teng Yunfei accompanied Zeng Qi to the study of Old Commander Tu.Zeng Qi used to be a frequent visitor to the plum garden. When the old commander Tu was in charge of rice and grain, he came here almost once a year, and he played chess with the old commander when he came.The old commander is skilled in chess and has a fierce style of chess, often killing him without leaving a single piece.But Zeng Qi still likes to play against the old commander. The hearty killing and thrilling game is really enjoyable.Thinking about it, the days passed quickly. He and the old commander had been friends for at least ten years. At that time, the plum garden had not been built yet. Although the plum garden was full of birds and flowers and the scenery was pleasant, it was far less grand and austere than it is now.Commander Tu Lao is really a character. Although Zeng Qi failed to persuade Tu Lao Commander to change course and join their camp, Zeng Qi did not regret it.In Zeng Qi's mind, Tu Lao Commander is a real hero.

Heroes don't ask where they come from.Zeng Qi suddenly remembered this sentence.

It's a pity that the hero eventually ended up being killed.Standing in front of the portrait of the old commander Tu, Zeng Qi couldn't help crying. The old commander Tu died too badly. He was shot with 86 bullet holes in total.

Zeng Qi also launched a secret investigation into this incident.At first he suspected that it was Chairman Jiang who did it, because one month before the old commander's accident, the chairman sent a secret letter to the old commander, and also specially sent people from the military command to Miliang City.Helpless, the old commander didn't want to take anyone's bowl, so he said something radical to the military commander: "I'm sorry, the chairman's bowl is hot when you pick it up, I can still feed the tens of thousands of mouths in Miliangshan, no Chairman Labor has bothered, let him worry about his own affairs."

These words made the chairman furious, and when the chairman got angry, Zeng Qi was by his side.

"Mother Xipi, my bowl is hot, but other people's bowls are not? You go and tell him that if you don't eat the toast, I can only give him a fine wine."

But at that time, Zeng Qi was going to Nanjing because of an urgent matter. When he finished his business in Nanjing and wanted to go to Miliang, he heard that there was a disaster in Jigong Mountain.According to the information currently available to Zeng Qi, it is unlikely that Generalissimo Jiang assassinated the old commander. In all likelihood, Chief Yan did it.An insider from the Commander's Department of the Second War Zone said that half a month before the incident, Commander Yan sent five sealed letters to Miliang, one of which was sent to Tan Weiming, the commander of the 12th Division, and one to Chi Shaotian. , these two people can replace the old commander and directly ascend the throne of Meiyuan, but unfortunately neither of them responded.The person also said that the day before the "Jigongshan Incident", Chief Yan and Song Yuan met secretly in Taiyuan, and at the scene of Jigongshan, someone found the body of a Japanese samurai who hadn't had time to deal with it.During the raid that day, Japanese samurai did appear, and they disguised themselves as Buddhist believers and sneaked into the Jigong Mountain Yuewang Temple.On that day, Commander Tu went to Yuewang Temple in Jigong Mountain to fulfill his vow.

Old Commander Tu didn't go to any other temples, but once a year at Yuewang Temple was indispensable.

However, the time of his trip is extremely confidential. If there is no internal response, it will be difficult for outsiders to find out the specific time.Also, Commander Tu's personal guards were either sharpshooters or martial arts masters, but on that day, the performance of the guards fell far short of standards.All of this made Zeng Qi focus his suspicious eyes on several cronies around Commander Tu, but the captain of the guard died that day, and Commander Tu's adjutant also lost his life.The ones who came back safely, apart from the old regiment leader Gu Shanyi, were the major staff officer Chi Danian.

Would Gu Shanyi do such a treacherous and unconscionable thing?Impossible, absolutely impossible!So?
"How is Staff Chi recently?" Zeng Qi turned around suddenly, stared at Teng Yunfei and asked.

Teng Yunfei didn't understand Zeng Qi's intention, so he prevaricated: "Everyone is doing their best, please rest assured the commissioner."

"That's not what I asked!" Zeng Qi suddenly became angry.He couldn't help but be angry, if the old commander Tu really colluded with these people and conspired to kill them, he would never spare them!
Teng Yunfei was stunned, in front of the special commissioner, his adjutant seemed to have no weight. He accompanied Zeng Qi with caution, for fear that if he was not careful, he would lead to death.

"What does the commissioner mean?" Teng Yunfei asked cautiously.

"Forget it, it's unnecessary to ask you these things. Come with me for a walk outside."

"Special commissioner, please." Teng Yunfei was relieved, in fact, he wanted to say something, about Chi Danian, and Ruan Xiaoliu, he really wanted to say something, but he was not sure, should he say something or not?
The two left the old commander's study and walked along the stone path to the rockery.Behind the rockery is the place where the old commander used to practice martial arts. The boxer who accompanied the old commander to practice boxing was Zeng Qi's uncle. Unfortunately, he died on the No. 1 road in order to protect the old commander.Zeng Qi's memory of the shooting was still fresh.Some people were afraid that the old commander would make the mountain bigger, so they meticulously trained a group of killers to penetrate into the 11th Army. If it weren't for the old regiment leader Gu Shanyi's keen eyesight to see through the conspiracy in advance, I'm afraid...

Gore, gore everywhere.Zeng Qi has been inseparable from the word "bloody" since the day he put on the military uniform and entered the secret service organization. Until now, Zeng Qi can't remember how many people he killed and how many people chased him down.It seemed that his life was born for the word "killing".Zeng Qi was tired, but he couldn't get tired.Now he is walking on another road, this road will be longer, and the smell of blood will definitely be stronger.

When he was approaching the rockery, the guard in charge of guarding the gate came to ask Teng Yunfei for instructions. Old Tang took E'er and asked to see the young commander, and asked if he could let him go?

Hearing that it was Old Tang, Zeng Qiyi stepped forward and said, "It's Old Tang from the opera garden, I haven't seen him for a long time, please invite him in, I want to catch up with him."

Old Tang told Zeng Qi that his cousin sent news that the crow and the mouse were suspected by Miyata at the same time, and they were both under trial at the moment.In addition, according to reliable information, Mr. Zu Cihang has fallen into the hands of Miyata, and Songyuan has also arrived at Miliang, and the situation will further deteriorate.

Zhukang Shaozuo made great contributions.Under torture, Yoko Suzuki broke down first, and truthfully confessed the secret between her and Masao Kurano.It turned out that Kurano used the illusion of depression to confuse Miyata, secretly, but used Suzuki Yoko to spy on the news, and then relied on a few insiders around him to pass the information to Lao Tang and others in time.Suzuki Yoko also revealed another key person, Miyata's military doctor Miss Ha Hideko, who was the one who reported the Japanese army's combat plan to Masao Kurano.

It turns out that He Xiuzi is also a student of Kurano, and there was a tearful teacher-student relationship between her and Masao Kurano. It was the war that separated them cruelly, and it was the war that made them meet again.

Miyata was so angry that his teeth were chattering, he smashed several treasures in a row, and then roared at Takeno: "Catch He Xiuzi for me, I'm going to skin her!"

"Hayi!" Takeno is proud of himself now, and if he gets rid of Masao Kurano's thorn, his status in the Japanese military's intelligence department will rise rapidly.

Before going out, Zhuye asked again: "Commander, what about Kurano?"

"Give him to Song Yuan, and I will let Song Yuan skin him personally!"

"Hay!"

(End of this chapter)