Chapter 40: Visiting (2)

  Wang Changhu and Li Xiao followed the tavern owner out of the tavern, turned into a small alley, twisted and turned, and came to a small courtyard; the tavern owner went forward and knocked on the door, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, two short and one long.

  The door opened after a while, and Chang San poked his head out from inside and asked the tavern owner, "Has someone come home?"

  The tavern owner replied: "Here comes another noble guest."

  Chang San then pushed the door wide open, and the three of them walked in. Chang San looked around cautiously, making sure everything was normal, before carefully closing the door.

  Under the leadership of the tavern owner, several people entered the house.

  After Wang Changhu entered the house, he looked around: The house was not big, with a table on the floor, some wine and dishes were placed on it; A large wardrobe was placed against the wall, a kang cabinet was placed against the wall on the kang, several photos were hung on the wall, all of which were Chang San's military uniform photos; very simple.

  Chang San entered the house and invited everyone to take their seats. After a few people had taken their places, Chang San asked Wang Changhu: "Didn't eat much tonight?"

  Wang Changhu was taken aback and asked: "How did you know I didn't eat much?"

  Chang San smiled mysteriously and said: "You have me in you, I have you in me!"

  Wang Changhu was taken aback, then burst out laughing and said: "Alright! Don't you think the timing is off? It's like peddling tonics.

  The tavern owner also smiled and said, "How's that? Have you met your match? Put away that little cleverness of yours! I told you Colonel Wang is not simple, but you didn't believe me."

  Wang Changhu raised his cup and said, "It's our first meeting, but you two brothers have given me so much importance. I'll drink a toast to the two of you, let's start with a dry one," after which Wang Changhu downed a cup first.

  The tavern owner and Chang San also drank up, Li Xiao took a small sip.

  Chang San pointed at the tavern owner and said: "This is Zhao Yunfei, Zhao Dage, Deputy Officer of General Guo's guard. Have you two met before?"

  Wang Changhu said, "I've seen it, I've seen it." After finishing speaking, he quickly stood up and wanted to shake hands with Zhao Yunfei. Zhao Yunfei was stunned, looked at Chang San, and Chang San also looked very nervous.

  Wang Changhu was also confused and thought: What's going on here?

  Zhoa Yunfei smiled and said: "Colonel Wang is really hiding his true abilities!"

  "What does this have to do with anything?"

  Chang San Duan raised his wine cup and took a sip, saying: "Is Wang brother...?"

  Wang Changhu was taken aback and said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Have you guys been studying intelligence for too long, your brains have gone rotten! Have you ever seen anyone with five wives?

  Zhaoyunfei and Changsan looked at each other awkwardly, shaking their heads and saying: "Misunderstanding. Misunderstanding."

  Wang Changhu poured a cup of wine and drank it all at once, saying: "How did you judge that I am ** from?"

  Chang San said: "Shake hands."

  Wang Changhu asked in confusion: "A handshake? Don't you shake hands?"

  Chang San said, "We do shake hands, but not as enthusiastically as you. We rarely shake hands with people we meet for the first time, especially in the military during the Republic of China era. A high-ranking officer would seldom shake hands with a subordinate, unless it was for inspection or entrusting them with a difficult task. Only then would they shake hands, and even so, it's not as passionate as you are. You'd better be careful."

  Wang Changhu thought: That's right, his expression just now was like a party member who had been separated for many years and finally found the party organization.

  This made him secretly vigilant and he must pay attention to some details of life in the future, because details can really decide success or failure.

  At this time, Zhao Yunfei seemed to warn Wang Changhu: "Generally, when we meet for the first time, it's enough to just nod our heads. Don't be like you were just now, it's easy to misunderstand and that would be very troublesome."

  Chang San spoke up at this time and said: "General, you notified us that you were coming over today. We two have been waiting for you for a while now. Speak, is there anything we can help you with?"

  Wang Changhu smiled and said: "How are you still in contact with Shao Shuai?"

  Chang San said, "This is no secret. Although we rebelled against him, in the past we were still part of Generalissimo's faction and had connections with them, which was normal. It's just that our faction made a huge mistake and got disbanded."

  Wang Changhu said, "Oh, I see. Well, since you're family, I won't be polite. I really need your help, I want to set up an intelligence network, and also recruit two more people."

  Chang San and Zhao Yunfei stared at each other in surprise; Chang San patted his forehead and laughed, saying: "I think you not only want to set up an intelligence network, but also have your eye on some of the things left behind by General Guo, such as the intelligence network?"

  Wang Changhu said: "Yes, due to time constraints, I think a mature intelligence network is crucial for me, and this is also the main reason why I want to recruit two of you. What do you think?"

  Chang San got up and walked back and forth in the room with his head down; suddenly he raised his head and asked Wang Changhu: "What do you think of General Guo?"

  Wang Changhu lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying: "A righteous man of the nation, a pioneer of patriotism; it's just that he was a bit too hasty in handling things."

  Zhaoyunfei and Changsan burst into tears upon hearing this.

  Chang San often wailed and wept, crying out: "General! General! I advised you not to do it, but you wouldn't listen. I said the timing wasn't right, the timing wasn't right... But you just wouldn't listen to me... Waaah..."

  After finishing speaking, Chang San hugged his head and cried bitterly, Zhao Yunfei also cried with a broken heart; Li Xiao was also wiping away tears on the side.

  Wang Changhu said with tears in his eyes: "General Guo has already gone, you still want to look forward and see if General has any unfinished business, let's help him complete it!"

  Chang San shouted after hearing the words: "I want revenge, I want to avenge Commander Guo and my fallen brothers, kill those little Japanese who ambushed us, I will wipe them out..."

  Chang San wiped away his tears and said: "Colonel Wang, to be honest, I and some of my brothers have always admired you. With just a few hundred men, you killed over a thousand devils, so by rights, we should unconditionally help you. But since the Commander-in-Chief left, everyone's morale has been low; plus, some people within our ranks don't think highly of you, so the help we can offer may be limited. However, when it comes to intelligence networks, rest assured that I will definitely help you rebuild yours. My own network will also merge with your new one. What do you say?"

  Wang Changhu was overjoyed and said, "Chang Ge, thank you so much! However, if you come over, I might have to inconvenience you a bit. How about coming as the deputy chief of staff with the rank of lieutenant colonel? Would that be okay with you?"

  Chang San laughed and said: "Having an official is fine, but I have to say something ugly beforehand. The role of the intelligence network is to eliminate the devils, doing other things is not what we agree with?"

  Wang Changhu said: "This I can promise you, I Wang Changhu came to this world, is to find the little devils to avenge."

  Several people sat back down, and Li Xiao poured a full glass of wine for each person. He also picked up a cup and said: "Two brothers, I'm especially happy that you can come to help Hu Zi. My little sister here would like to toast the two of you with a cup, wishing your cooperation a success. Let me drink first as a sign of respect." After finishing speaking, Li Xiao drank it all in one gulp, and then clinked his wine glass.

  Zhao Yunfei took a look and laughed, saying: "Colonel Wang, this secretary of yours is not simple, is she? Your relationship with her isn't simple either, is it?" After finishing speaking, he also downed his drink in one gulp.

  Wang Changhu said: "Zhao big brother, now we are all one family, if you look up to me just call me Hu Zi, don't always say Colonel Colonel, I'm tired of hearing it. As for Li Xiao? Personal secretary, personal secretary, hey hey, why are you pinching people?"

  Li Xiao pinched Wang Changhu's waist hard, and Zhao Yunfei and Chang San burst out laughing. The distance between them narrowed a lot.

  "Chang San asked at this time: 'Hu Zi, how big is your intelligence network?'"

  Wang Changhu thought for a moment and said: "It's best to cover the eastern part of China, if not, then just the Northeast and North China will do."

  Chang San said: "Is that so! Then how many intelligence personnel do you have under your command?"

  Wang Changhu scratched his head and said awkwardly: "There is none."

  As soon as I heard it, three black lines suddenly appeared on my forehead, and in my heart, I thought: You're a bare-handed white wolf!

  Chang San asked again: "Do you have a candidate for selecting intelligence personnel?"

  Wang Changhu hastily said: "Yes, yes, I have three hundred female soldiers and more than two thousand new recruits, isn't that enough?"

  "Soldiers are the most unsuitable for intelligence work. What we need are people with rich life experience, who can do multiple jobs; such as pulling carts, carrying things, doing chores, and small business owners. Soldiers have too much killing aura, it's easy to expose themselves."

  Chang San asked again: "What are your three hundred female soldiers doing?"

  Wang Changhu said with embarrassment: "In the future, we will be doing human flesh business,"

  Chang San's eyes suddenly lit up: "This can be tried, but the military training for this period will stop, otherwise people will be trained to waste."

  "Alright, I'll get them to stop when we get back," said Wang Changhu, nodding his head.

  Zhao Yunfei said a bit nervously at this time: "Huzi, if you don't have enough manpower, I'll give you some people, do you want them?"

  Chang San glanced at Zhao Yunfei and said, "You're referring to those useless things?"

  "What's wrong?"

  Zhao Yunfei took a sip of wine and said with a gloomy face: "In general, there are some young soldiers and military dependents in the army. When the commander-in-chief rises up in arms to achieve something, these people will be taken care of; but when the commander-in-chief is defeated, no one wants these young soldiers anymore, and the military dependents become a burden. In the past, when Zhang was the commander-in-chief, he didn't lack food or clothing, and there were people taking care of the young soldiers. But once they became rebels, even good troops didn't dare to take them in, let alone these burdens. The young commander also took care of these people, but over the years, their numbers increased a lot, while the money remained the same. Moreover, the children grew up and could eat, so life was not easy. I have also looked for some old troops, but as Guo's trusted followers became fewer and fewer, the old troops were no longer willing to provide assistance. These people became unwanted trash; there are many of them, I don't know if you can bear it."

  Wang Changhu furrowed his brow and asked: "How many people?"

  Zhaoyunfei said: "There are four or five thousand students in the army, the oldest is nineteen and the youngest is fifteen; there are more than 200 households of military dependents."

  Wang Changhu was startled when he heard this number and said: "So many?"

  Chang San said, "Yes, when the general led the army, he cleared out all the young children from the troops and left them in Luanchuan. But after the front-line troops were defeated, no one took care of these kids anymore. Fortunately, General Xiao didn't hold grudges and gave some money to support them; otherwise, many would have starved to death. Among them, there were also some younger ones who couldn't be raised by their military families, so they were sent here, all of whom are the children or nephews of fallen comrades."

  "What do these kids usually do?"

  Zhao Yunfei said: "There are all kinds of people, but every year the brothers in the mountains will organize some military training, which can also be called a paramilitary organization. In the future, we still have to deal with those little Japanese."

  Wang Changhu got up and walked a few steps in the house, saying: "Does General Shao know about this?"

  Chang San said: "I know, but General Shao can't control too much either. We don't blame him for that. After all, we can't say that rebellion is justified!"

  Wang Changhu continued: "These people can all be accommodated, no problem, but Beida Camp doesn't have that much space! Now the 7th Brigade is also stationed there, unless..."

  Wang Changhu looked at the two of them, and the three people's eyes all lit up: "Monopolize Beida Camp!!"