On March 23, 1938, the Battle of Taierzhuang officially began!

On March 24, the Japanese army, with the cover of aircraft, artillery, and tanks, launched a massive attack on Taierzhuang!

Before Meng Shaoyuan left Shanghai for Taierzhuang, he left Wu Jingyi behind and gave careful instructions.

Keep an eye on Shanghai!

Pay special attention to the top-secret information sent by Miao Chengfang:

Yoshikawa Gomon!

Yoshikawa Wumenhui arrived in Nanjing before the establishment of the pseudo-Nanjing Reform Government, and then arrived in Shanghai at the end of the month and stayed for a period of time.

Meng Shaoyuan had already fixed his eyes on this person.

At this time, the news coming back from Nanjing was that due to the murder of Shi Qingzhi, the puppet Nanjing government fell into a great passivity.

Wang Kemin, the pseudo-chairman of the puppet Peiping government, sent a stern telegram, asking Nanjing to thoroughly investigate the matter and apprehend the murderer, and also asked Nanjing to provide Shi Qingzhi's family with a large sum of money as condolences.

The pseudo-Nanjing government cannot do both things.

Find the murderer?

Where to catch it?

Huge condolence money?

The pseudo-government has no financial rights of its own and is entirely controlled by the Japanese.

Let them pay for it themselves? That is absolutely impossible.

And this incident also laid the root of serious discord between the two puppet governments of the north and the south, which were already full of contradictions...

…

At this time, Meng Shaoyuan arrived in Xuzhou.

Good guys, great battle.

Almost all the powerful people from the military command headquarters arrived.

In particular, the Operations Section, where Meng Shao was originally posted, was full of elites.

At least a few squadrons came.

They will all be temporarily commanded by Wang Nanxing, deputy chief of the Operations Section.

"Chief Meng."

As soon as he saw Meng Shaoyuan, Wang Nanxing quickly saluted: "I have brought several veteran squadrons to Xuzhou."

"What's going on?" Meng Shaoyuan asked.

"I don't know." Wang Nanxing said in a low voice: "It seems that important people have arrived in Xuzhou, and we are responsible for perimeter security."

VIP?

Isn't he the most powerful person in China?

Meng Shaoyuan remembered that during the Battle of Xuzhou, the big man came to the front line several times to inspect.

"Chief Meng, Secretary Mao just called and said that you should rush to Warehouse No. 3 of Xuzhou Railway Station as soon as you arrive."

"knew."

…

Meng Shaoyuan met Mao Renfeng again.

Warehouse No. 3 was converted into a temporary office.

When he saw Mao Renfeng, the secretary did not say any greetings: "Mr. Dai is here, it's in that office."

"I understand, Secretary Mao, what big shot has arrived?"

"Go and ask Mr. Dai."

Meng Shaoyuan entered the office, where Dai Li was giving instructions.

After waiting there for a while, I heard Dai Li say: "Go and do it immediately without any delay."

"Yes, Director Dai."

After these people left, Dai Li moved his arms: "Here you come?"

"Here we come." Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly stepped forward: "Why are you still called Director Dai? Shouldn't you be called Director?"

"Stop being so glib with me. This reorganization is still in progress. Don't go around shouting." Dai Li said angrily: "You were assassinated when you returned from Wuhan last time, and you passed back the intelligence. After investigation, it was still

It was really done by someone around me, guess what department it is from?"

"Logistics." Meng Shaoyuan blurted out without even thinking.

Dai Li was startled: "So you are sure?"

"The confidentiality work is so solid, the people around you who can betray the information must be the people around you." Meng Shaoyuan replied: "There are not many other departments who know about such confidential operations, but one thing is that Secretary Mao is arranging my retreat.

When it comes to transportation, there is absolutely no way around the logistics department, especially when it comes to vehicle dispatching, so I guess the problem lies here.”

"Yes." Dai Li sighed: "You are smart and quick to react. In the logistics department, one arranges the vehicles and the other arranges the local contacts. Both are Japanese traitors. They met and understood each other.

Once the intelligence was compiled, the general context was clear. It's scary, there are Japanese spies around me!"

"Mr. Dai, I have to say something bad." Meng Shaoyuan said: "As for spies, if you kill one, a group will appear. If you kill a group, hundreds of thousands will take risks. Kill a group.

Not only that, the killings are endless. I have killed so many traitors in Shanghai, but those traitors are still springing up like bamboo shoots after the rain, one after another."

"Yes, the nation is in danger, but these people are still..." Dai Li shook his head: "Forget it, let's not talk about these annoying things. Do you know why you came to Xuzhou this time?"

"I heard that a big shot is coming." Meng Shaoyuan said hurriedly: "I was ordered to mobilize two additional squadrons to rush to Xuzhou. Counting the time, we will arrive in the afternoon. Mr. Dai, are you here?"

"You are quite smart." Dai Li did not deny it: "The war situation in Xuzhou is of great importance. China and Japan have heavy troops hoarded here, which can affect the whole body. The commission attaches great importance to it. This is his second time to inspect Xuzhou.

The war situation is over. The first time was a few days ago, but on that occasion, we got intelligence that someone was going to be detrimental to the commission."

This is also normal.

The Japanese have always wanted to assassinate the commissioner.

During the Battle of Songhu, the commissioner went to Shanghai for an inspection. For safety reasons, it was suggested that the commissioner take the British ambassador's car and hoist the British flag. However, when setting off the next day, the commissioner suddenly canceled the trip. The British ambassador's car was driven that day.

It was bombed and strafed by the Japanese army. The ambassador was injured, but the envoy escaped unharmed.

The second time was on August 30, 1937. At that time, we were preparing to hold a "Prime Minister's Memorial Week" conference at the Whampoa Military Academy. According to past practice, the committee members were required to attend, but this time the committee members did not go. Unidentified people happened at that time

People forced their way into the venue.

In the end, the person who forced his way into the venue was shot dead, and a bomb was found on his body. Chiang Kai-shek escaped another disaster. Two accidents within a month made the committee members shudder. They must find out the murderer behind the scenes. There must be a traitor leaking the secret.

As a result, it was finally discovered that Huang Jun, the confidential secretary of the Executive Yuan of the Nanjing Government, had leaked the information to the Japanese.

This time in Xuzhou, a similar incident happened again.

"At that time, I suggested that the committee change its route. Just after the change, Japanese planes bombed the place where the committee originally wanted to inspect. This made us even more convinced that the committee's whereabouts had been leaked." Dai Li looked grim: "Because

I was in such a hurry that I didn't have time to investigate thoroughly, so I handed the matter over to the station director of Xuzhou Station, Wang Guofan, and asked him to supervise the matter..."

Wang Guofan!

Well, Meng Shaoyuan really knows this person.

It’s not that I know Wang Guofan, I only know that the "Biography of Zheng Chenggong" he later wrote is recognized by the two sides of the Taiwan Strait as "the most authoritative historical material for the study of Zheng Chenggong."

He also has a son who is a future member of the Taiwan basketball team, which is not famous. The most famous one is his granddaughter:

Wang Zuxian!

It’s that big star, the goddess-level Joey Wang!

No matter how wise Dai Li is, he would never guess that one of his subordinates actually thought about someone else's future granddaughter: "Wang Guofan used to be a primary school teacher and the district chief of Qianrenqiao District. Later he joined me and worked his way up the ranks.

We have reached our current position. This person is hard-working, loyal and reliable, but his ability is somewhat lacking.

Before, we also framed some suspicious lists, but after searching and searching, we could not find the final suspect. This time I came to Xuzhou, I also lost my temper with him. The war in Xuzhou broke out, but we had spies inside.

It’s scary. That’s why I transferred you here this time to find this traitor and completely eliminate the hidden danger!”

There was a brief pause: "I have explained to Wang Guofan that this investigation is conducted in secret. He is nominally the leader, but in fact you are the leader. Except for the military restricted area, you can go wherever you want in Xuzhou to conduct the investigation."

During the process, you will also take the lead. Before the commission leaves Xuzhou, you must find the traitor for me!"

"Mr. Dai, when will the committee leave Xuzhou?"

"The day after tomorrow in the evening."

ah?

The day after tomorrow in the evening?

Are you sure this is not a joke?

"Mr. Dai." Meng Shaoyuan looked embarrassed: "I came here day and night. I didn't even care about the Japanese troops along the way. I finally got here without even a sip of water or a sip of rice. I was about to

It’s noon, how little time do you have for me? Two and a half days? I don’t even know how to get there in Xuzhou.”
To be continued...