Chapter 82: Ye Xiao Appears
The full name of the Blue Army’s Fourth Field Army, as mentioned by Fujita Go, is the New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
The predecessor of this troops was the Southern Anti-Japanese United Guerrilla Team, commonly known as the Southern Eight Provinces Anti-Japanese Alliance.
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, due to severe shortage of troops, the Blue Army leadership studied and issued a new War of Resistance policy.
That is, put down all hatred, unite all uniteable forces, and jointly resist Japan.
In this situation, Chen Cixiu personally named the Southern Eight Provinces Anti-Japanese Alliance the New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
Hoping that this troops could become an elite of the War of Resistance like the original Fourth Army.
After several consultations between the Red and Blue sides, it was decided that the then Army Commander Ye would take over the position of Army Commander of the New Fourth Army.
But the actual controller of this troops is still Secretary Xiang.
Of course, the process of establishing this Fourth Army was also quite difficult.
At that time, although the Red and Blue armies no longer fought each other openly, the resentment had accumulated for a long time.
In order to persuade those guerrilla teams to come down from the mountains and accept reorganization, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Northern China side sent a large number of cadres to lobby.
Hoping that the Southern Eight Provinces Anti-Japanese Alliance teams could put down their previous hatred and come down to accept reorganization.
At that time, two extremes appeared, such as the Zhangpu Incident, where after the guerrilla team came down and surrendered their weapons, they were controlled by the Blue Army, leading to the guerrilla team leaders being killed.
There were also some who refused to accept reorganization no matter what, such as the guerrilla team on Moganshan, which refused reorganization and even killed the Red Faction comrades who came to lobby.
There was also Liu Weisi’s guerrilla team, which did not accept reorganization and also killed the Red Faction comrades who came to lobby.
These two teams had, in a sense, become green forest bandits and were eventually wiped out by the Blue Army.
Although the process was quite perilous, the reorganization was finally successfully completed in October of the 26th year of the Republic of China.
When the New Fourth Army completed its reorganization, it had a total of four detachments, over 10,300 troops in the whole army, with only more than 6,000 rifles.
Although the weapons were pitifully few, and the equipment was only slightly better than that of bandits.
But it cannot be denied that these people were all elites, warriors tempered by the battlefield, and also the source of most middle-level officers of the East China Field Army later.
In April this year, in response to the War of Resistance requirements in the Central China region and to support the Xuzhou Battlefield by containing the Japanese Army movements in the Central China region.
The Fourth Army was ordered to move to the Jiangsu-Anhui region, with the target set in the Central Anhui region.
In early May, the Fourth Army ushered in its first battle, the Jiangjiahekou Battle.
In this battle, the Fourth Army dispatched the 9th Regiment of the Fourth Detachment to engage the Japanese Army guarding Jiangjiahekou and part of the puppet troops.
A total of one Japanese Army squad and one puppet local security company were eliminated, and a batch of ammunition was seized.
But what followed was retaliation from the Japanese devils.
Due to the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides, the Red Faction decisively adopted the strategy of advance when the enemy retreats.
Abandoning some areas and breaking out of the encirclement.
Although the main force completed the transfer, many revolutionary comrades were wounded in the battle.
Due to the extreme shortage of medicine during the War of Resistance, in order to save more comrades’ lives, the Red Faction sent a special commissioner to seek aid from the Red Faction organization in Nanjing to purchase medicine.
However, this message was intercepted by the Nanjing Special Higher Police Affairs as soon as it was sent.
The special commissioner’s original destination was Nanjing, because Nanjing was the nearest big city to Central Anhui, where sufficient supplies could also be found.
However, when the train the special commissioner was on passed through Nanjing Station, he suddenly received intelligence passed at the cost of life by a Red Faction agent, “Exposed, do not get off, go directly to Shanghai.”
It was precisely because of this that the Nanjing Special Higher Police Affairs found nothing.
However, they were a professional intelligence agency after all, and immediately deduced that this special commissioner did not get off in Nanjing, and the intelligence must have been leaked.
Besides Nanjing, if they wanted to procure a large amount of medicine, there was only one place left, Shanghai.
Therefore, the Investigation Division of the Nanjing Special Higher Police Affairs immediately sent this situation to the Shanghai Special Higher Police Affairs.
This led to Fujita Go ordering Matsui Koji to put everything aside and investigate the special commissioner’s information.
In the office, Matsui Koji took the information handed over by Fujita Go, quickly browsed through it, but his face became increasingly grave.
“Appearance unclear, gender unclear, time unclear, only known to be coming to buy medicine.”
“Your Excellency Fujita, is there not even a bit of usable information?”
Fujita Go pondered for a moment, then slowly said: “There is another piece of information, but it is unverified, and we don’t know whether to believe it.”
Matsui Koji asked puzzledly: “Is it related to this Red Faction special commissioner?”
Fujita Go nodded and said: “After receiving the intelligence, the Nanjing Special Higher Police Affairs immediately activated the Central China information team lurking in the Central Anhui region to probe detailed intelligence.”
“They secretly found some information that this special commissioner may be a talent proficient in medicine.”
“But specific information still cannot be confirmed, except that someone mentioned a codename, Ye Xiao.”
Matsui Koji’s pupils contracted slightly, and he said in a deep voice: “Your Excellency Fujita means that this special commissioner is Ye Xiao?”
Fujita Go shook his head again: “I can only say maybe, the message has not been verified, and I cannot mislead your investigation direction.”
“This special commissioner has such an important mission, he is definitely not an ordinary person. I think Matsui-kun should make full preparations and make sure he doesn’t escape.”
“By the way, Nanjing has established a new intelligence department, the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee.”
“Someone will come to Shanghai in the next few days to announce a new appointment.”
“I think they might be able to help.”
“Rely on them?” Matsui Koji said disdainfully: “I think a pig is more reliable than these people.”
“Nanjing establishing the Special Affairs Committee is just a money-making trick thought up by the Jinling Government.”
“I’m sure they have no ability to investigate the Communist Party, but they are good at dealing with rich merchants in Shanghai-Nanjing.”
Fujita Go frowned and said: “Matsui-kun, have you heard some news?”
Matsui Koji said in a deep voice: “Your Excellency Fujita, Mr. Yokokawa from Nanjing Special Higher Police Affairs has long sent information.”
“As soon as the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee was established, its agents began openly checking the information of chamber of commerce members in Shanghai and Nanjing.”
“This action clearly shows they want to find leverage to extort money.”
“Do you think they can be trusted?”
“If you want to pin hopes on them, I think it’s unnecessary.”
Fujita Go rubbed his brow in annoyance, “Alright, Matsui-kun, still pay attention to unity. After all, the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee is led by the General Staff Office, personally established by Mr. Kagesa. You may look down on them, but don’t conflict with them.”
Matsui Koji slightly bowed and said: “Your Excellency Fujita, I know what to do. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go make arrangements first.”
Fujita Go nodded and said: “Alright, be careful with everything.”
“Hai”
At the same time, in the Director of the Economic Department’s Office at Shanghai City Hall.
Chen Yang couldn’t help but frown at this junior agent who claimed to be from Nanjing.
“What did you say your name is?”
“Officer, my name is Zhang Zixian. Director Zuo Mingquan of the First Division of the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee is my distant fourth uncle.”
“Alright, alright,” Chen Yang waved his hand: “I don’t know any Zuo Mingquan or You Mingquan.”
“What exactly are you here for at the Economic Department?”
Zhang Zixian looked around and carefully took out something from his pocket and handed it to Chen Yang.
“Officer, I am here on the order of Advisor Kagesa to deliver your appointment letter.”
“Appointment letter, what appointment letter? Why haven’t I heard of it?” Chen Yang puzzledly broke the wax seal on it.
The next second, Chen Yang’s eyes bulged, and inside the envelope was clearly a familiar appointment document issued by Nanjing.
He had received one of this kind of document when accepting the appointment as Director of the Economic Department, so he was naturally not unfamiliar.
What shocked him was the position written on it.
It was: Deputy Director of the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee
Wait, Deputy Director of the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee, new Director of the Economic Department, Military Statistics Bureau agent plus Communist Party agent.
I think I must have crossed into the wrong channel. Speaking of which, could it be that my original surname was Ming?
