Chapter 147: Thinking about the next one! (The third update!)

"Zhang Lixian was arrested?" Yu Xiaoqing asked with wide eyes, looking at He Shuguang in front of him.

"Yes, he was taken away by the Military Control Commission three hours ago." He Shuguang said indignantly.

"Commander, those people from the Military Control Commission are really too rampant. This is not the first time."

Yu Xiaoqing was extremely angry about this and immediately decided to bring his men to the Military Control Commission office.

"Where are the people?" Yu Xiaoqing asked angrily, looking at the empty interrogation room.

Li Jiu, who seemed to have anticipated Yu Xiaoqing's coming, said calmly.

"Escaped."

"Escaped?" Yu Xiaoqing was so angry that he laughed.

"Do you take me for a fool?"

"You, the Military Control Commission, are really being presumptuous. You arrested my guard battalion commander without even telling me what to do?"

Hearing this, Li Jiu scratched his head and looked at Yu Xiaoqing.

"Commander, I'm afraid you're mistaken. It's not that our Military Control Commission wants to do something, but your guard battalion commander really failed to supervise properly. Many of the soldiers who escaped were from the guard battalion."

"That is also the business of the Military Court. What right do you, the Military Control Commission, have to arrest people?" Yu Xiaoqing roared angrily. If he had not been concerned about the other party's identity, he would have shot him dead long ago.

"I'm sorry, Commander. We in the Military Intelligence Bureau do not have the authority to arrest your guard battalion commander, but we have the right to ask him to assist in the investigation. This is an investigation warrant, not an arrest warrant." As he said this, Li Jiu handed over the investigation warrant that he had already prepared.

Looking at the investigation order in front of him, Yu Xiaoqing fell silent.

These people have everything planned out.

"I'll ask again, where did Zhang Lixian go?"

"Escaped." Li Jiu said with a smile on his face.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Yu Xiaoqing said coldly.

"Afraid? Of course I'm not afraid. Who isn't afraid of death? But I'm telling the truth. He did escape and left a letter." As he said that, Li Jiu handed over the letter that he had already prepared.

He Shuguang took the letter and took a look at it. It was indeed Zhang Lixian's handwriting.

After reading it, Yu Xiaoqing clenched his fists.

He didn't expect that Zhang Lixian couldn't bear the fear and really ran away.

As for where he escaped to, he didn't say.

But Yu Xiaoqing could also guess that it must be the Sichuan Army.

If you were caught deserting at this time, the only option was to be shot.

Therefore, the only way to survive is to escape to Myitkyina.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaoqing fell silent, and finally looked at Li Jiu deeply.

Since Zhang Lixian has chosen this path, it means he has already thought it through and there is no point in continuing to pester him.

"I hope this is the last time. Otherwise, if it happens again, I will dismantle your broken Military Control Commission." Yu Xiaoqing warned.

After that, leave directly.

He Shuguang behind him was filled with grief and anger.

"Master, did Zhang Lixian really escape?"

"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, he should have gone to the Sichuan Army." Yu Xiaoqing asked expressionlessly.

"Why? Why did he want to escape? Didn't we agree to attack Nantianmen together? Why is he a deserter now?" He Shuguang asked puzzledly.

Unfortunately, Yu Xiaoqing could not give an answer.

In fact, he also had some doubts in his heart.

Can we capture the Nantianmen?

It has been half a month since I submitted my letter of request to join the battle, why is there still no reply?

"Commander, will we never be able to capture the South Gate of Heaven?" He Shuguang looked at Yu Xiaoqing and said seriously.

"How could that be?" Yu Xiaoqing shook his head.

"Then why don't our superiors agree to our counterattack on Nantianmen?" He Shuguang's face was full of confusion.

After hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing fell completely silent. Finally, he sighed lightly and said nothing.

Looking at Yu Xiaoqing's lonely back, He Shuguang looked towards the direction of Myitkyina again, constantly thinking about something.

.........

Zhang Lixian's journey to Myitkyina was quite smooth and he did not encounter any Japanese troops.

In fact, the Japanese army was very well-behaved during this period and was unable to send out patrols to hunt down the guerrillas.

After the Sichuan Army occupied Hsipaw, Lieutenant General Masao Watanabe of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army in Lashio immediately withdrew his defense line and prepared to defend Lashio to the death.

Therefore, the previously rampant Japanese troops were either transferred to Lashio or retreated to towns.

"Amitabha, benefactor, we meet again." Master Shihang looked at Zhang Lixian in front of him and took the initiative to greet him.

"Yes, Master, we meet again." Zhang Lixian did not expect to meet Master Shihang and others here.

"Donor, are you going to Myitkyina?" Master Shihang looked at Zhang Lixian and asked.

"Yes, Master, can you take me there?" Zhang Lixian nodded.

On the way, he felt a little regretful. It was really ironic that he, a guard battalion commander, had fallen to such a state that he had to run away.

But he also knew that he had seen through the business of those people in the Military Control Commission, and if he didn't run away, he would die.

As for waiting for Yu Xiaoqing to save him?

I guess I'll be killed before he comes.

It just so happened that he also wanted to see what magic the Sichuan Army had that allowed them to win so many battles in a row.

Perhaps what Li Jiu said about not wanting to waste his time really touched her heart.

There is no point in staying in Nantianmen except endless waiting and wasting one's time.

The boring garrison will only wear down their fighting spirit.

"Yes, we have sent several batches of people like you. I have to say that the Sichuan Army is really powerful. I heard that they have occupied Hsipaw and wiped out thousands of Japanese troops." Master Shihang praised.

"Master, you seem to know the Sichuan Army very well?" This surprised Zhang Lixian. He didn't expect that a Buddhist disciple knew the Sichuan Army so well?
However, when he noticed that the other person was carrying American equipment, he suddenly laughed at himself.

No doubt it has something to do with the Sichuan Army.

At the same time, one has to admire the Sichuan Army Corps, whose equipment is distributed everywhere as if it were free.

It is outrageous to say that even a tattered guerrilla force is equipped with American weapons.

"I don't really know much, but our equipment was given to us by the Sichuan Army." Master Shihang shook his head and said that he was still grateful to the Sichuan Army.

With these American equipment, they were able to establish several bases, expand their team a lot, and eliminate many Japanese troops.

If it weren't for the Sichuan Army, their predicament would have been extremely difficult, and they might even have been completely wiped out.

Therefore, they would naturally not refuse the Sichuan Army’s request for them to help act as guides and transport some soldiers.

After all, they gave so much.

Have you ever seen guerrillas with mortars?
It was still an 81mm mortar. There were even several 60mm mortars.

Seeing these equipments, they were naturally willing to help transport soldiers.

Whether these soldiers are willing or not has nothing to do with them.

After all, for them, the purpose of these soldiers joining the Sichuan Army Corps was to fight the Japanese.

As for those who are reluctant, they simply ignore them.

Want to be a deserter?

snort!
Without them leading the way, it would be impossible to get out of this forest.

During the rest of the journey, Zhang Lixian learned from Master Shihang that the Sichuan Army was currently unstoppable and its offensive was extremely fierce.

There are even rumors that the Sichuan Army will soon fight back to Bhamo, and then they will be able to join forces with the troops at Nantianmen to attack the Japanese army.

Of course, these are just rumors, but they still gave the guerrillas great confidence.

Many people even said that if the Sichuan Army fought back, they would definitely lead the way for them as soon as possible.

It seems that the prestige of the Sichuan Army is still very high.

When he arrived in Myitkyina, Zhang Lixian was still very surprised to see the city gradually regaining its popularity.

Especially when he saw Lin Yi, the temporary commander of Myitkyina, he was even more surprised.

"Zhang Lixian greets Major Lin." Zhang Lixian thought about it. After all, he had to live under someone else's roof now. Even though he was the captain of the guard battalion before, he was now a phoenix without feathers, no better than a chicken, so he took the initiative to salute.

"You're welcome, Major Zhang. Are you from the Officer Training Corps?" Lin Yi looked at Zhang Lixian in front of him and asked with a smile.

"Yes, I'm from the seventeenth class." Although Zhang Lixian was a little confused, he still introduced himself.

"I'm from the 15th batch." Lin Yi couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"Ah? Hello, senior." This time, Zhang Lixian put away his previous relaxed mood and gave a very standard military salute.

"Senior, how did you know that I was from the Officer Training Corps?" Zhang Lixian asked curiously.

"Ever since I knew you were coming, I sent a telegram to the regiment commander, and he told me everything about you. I didn't expect that you were also from the Officer Training Corps." Lin Yi said excitedly.

"Ah? The commander actually still remembers me?" Zhang Lixian did not expect that Cun Yunsheng actually still remembered him.

The last time they met was in Zenda. He saw with his own eyes that the other party looked down on Yu Xiaoqing and even tried to persuade him that the British army and the natives could not be trusted and that he should be more careful.

As a result, the proud Yu Xiaoqing expressed disdain at the time, but who knew that everything would come true later.

I originally thought that the other party had forgotten me, but I didn't expect that he actually remembered me and knew that I was from the Officer Training Corps.

"Of course I remember. The commander said that he has been eyeing Master Yu's people for a long time. By the way, what about the other He Shuguang? Are you familiar with him? Let's recruit him as well. Our Sichuan Army Corps is lacking experienced officers right now." Lin Yi looked so familiar that Zhang Lixian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"He Shuguang, I know, but I don't know if he can come." Zhang Lixian said helplessly.

"It's okay, since you can come, he can come too soon." Lin Yi said indifferently.

This sentence made Zhang Lixian feel a little numb.

He already had a premonition that the next person to be unlucky would be He Shuguang, and he just hoped that he would not follow in his footsteps.

Don't ever investigate the Military Control Commission or anything like that.

"It's just right that you're here. I can finally relax a lot. The regiment commander originally wanted you to be the commander of a main battalion, but I refused. Now I'm extremely busy, so it's just right that you can help me share the task first. When the regiment commander comes back, I'll let you be the new infantry battalion commander." Lin Yi didn't wait for him to react and directly handed him a pile of documents.

The main task was to familiarize oneself with the composition of the Sichuan Army, assist in recruiting soldiers, inspect frontline positions, etc.

It can be said that at this moment Zhang Lixian is just a temporary combat staff officer.

Looking at so many documents, Zhang Lixian felt his scalp tingling for a moment, but this feeling of being busy also made him feel a little fulfilled.

Especially the sounds of training and artillery shells exploding from time to time in the distance made him feel that this was a battlefield.

On the other side, in Xibu City, looking at the once prosperous city, which has now turned into a ruin, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Commander, someone wants to see you." Li Liansheng walked over and said in a low voice.

When he heard that someone wanted to see him, Cun Yunsheng was stunned. Who wanted to see him?

Are they from the Sichuan Army?

It shouldn’t be!

"Who?"

"Some local Chinese." Li Liansheng said quickly.

"Are there still Chinese here?" Cun Yunsheng was surprised. He originally thought that the Chinese in the city had already fled, so who knew there were still Chinese.

These people are not simple, as they can survive in the city occupied by the Japanese army.

I'm afraid you may have some other ideas when we meet this time?
But there is really nothing to do at the moment, so I might as well meet them and see what they think.

"Okay, let them wait in the conference room."

"Yes."

Not long after, Cun Yunsheng saw these Chinese representatives in a simple conference room.

When the five white-haired old men saw Cun Yunsheng, they immediately stood up and bowed.

"Thank you for being so polite. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. I am busy with official duties." Cun Yunsheng said lightly.

"Sir, we are here to thank you. If it weren't for you, we would be in trouble." The old man in the lead bowed and said respectfully.

Cun Yunsheng was stunned by this sentence. What does it mean?
What does it have to do with him?
It was only after he heard what these Chinese representatives said that he finally understood what they meant.

It turned out that after the Japanese army occupied Hsipaw, they began to impose heavy taxes and levies, especially under the leadership of the indigenous people, they began to target the Chinese clans in the city.

These wealthy Chinese families, who have accumulated wealth for several generations, are all very wealthy.

There is no other way. In order to save one's life, one can only hand over a large amount of wealth to save his life.

But this was far from enough. Before the Japanese army took action, the Sichuan Army captured Hsipaw, which made them feel relieved.

Otherwise, my family might really be broken up.

"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning." After all, they are all compatriots, so Cun Yunsheng didn't care too much and signaled them not to be so polite.

"Sir, this is a small gift from our families. You must accept it." At this time, an old man named Li stood up and handed over a box of agarwood.

Looking at the box in front of him, Cun Yunsheng was a little curious, so he took it and opened it.

Neatly arranged, twenty large yellow croakers.

This gift is not light.

At least Cun Yunsheng felt it was very hot.

For such an expensive gift, the other party must have very high requirements.

"No reward without merit. What do you want? Just say it directly." Cun Yunsheng put down the box. He didn't care about this little money, but he was curious about what these people wanted.

"I like to be straightforward, so you can just speak your mind."

Hearing this, several people looked at each other, and it was the old man named Li who stood up and said, "Sir, are you passing by Xibu or have you decided to completely retake this place?"

　I will update first and then revise. I am too sleepy to open my eyes. I guess there are many typos. I will slowly revise them tomorrow! Or you can mark them and I will see and revise them tomorrow! I will try to update four times tomorrow! I still have one update left today, so I will consider it as my debt. I will recover in a few days, so I will not update it for you! Finally, I would like to ask for full support, thank you!

　　
　
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