Lightning Strike

  Old Wang knew it was time to give Xie Junyuan a step down, so he said: "I admit that my grandfather killed many people back then, but that was also many years ago. I didn't intentionally conceal it either." / Fastest search net / Commander Xie doesn't have to get so angry, does he?!

  Xie Jin-yuan also understood that Old Wang was giving himself an excuse. He quickly took the opportunity to come over and untie the ropes, saying: "Brother Wang, why didn't you say so earlier?! Today's big scene really wasn't my intention. It's just that with a major war imminent, I couldn't rule out all possibilities that might harm the country!"

  Old Wang secretly scolded and pretended to understand on the surface. The people around him, seeing that nothing big had happened, also came to comfort him one after another. After the crowd dispersed, Old Wang pulled Xie Jin-yuan aside and said: "Are you suspecting me of being a Japanese spy? You don't have any substantial evidence in your hands, what are you trying to do today?"

  Xie Jin-yuan said bluntly: "It's not that you're suspicious, our team only has you as a latecomer. I don't doubt who you suspect."

  Old Wang sighed and said, "People in the same trench as you don't necessarily have the same heart. To be honest, my family still has some assets, and the Japanese can't even look at that little money. But not all of your brothers are rich people! There are those who see two silver coins and don't know their ancestors' surname. And I also know who it is!"

  Xie Jin-yuan asked in a low voice: "Who is it? Is there any evidence?"

  Old Wang sighed and said, "With evidence, would you still need to find me? I haven't caught the exact handle yet. You can send someone to keep an eye on it, and it's estimated that there will be some gains."

  "Who is it?"

  Lao Wang replied in a low voice: "Hao Dingcheng, Zhang Wenqing, You Yaoliang, and Zhang Guoshun, four people."

  "Are you sure?"

  Old Wang cursed in his heart: "Are history books reliable or not?" But he said aloud: "It's all reliable intelligence."

  Xie Jin-yuan said: "Alright, I'll keep an eye on you for two days. If there's no problem, just wait and see how I'll deal with you! Where did your intelligence come from?"

  Old Wang thought to himself, "You're really pushing me to lie." Old Wang pretended to be very serious and stared at Xie Jinyuan. Xie Jinyuan also stared back at him.

  Old Wang finally said after a long time: "I am from Zhongtong."

  Xie Jin-yuan was somewhat skeptical.

  Old Wang continued to explain: "Before the Songhu Battle broke out, we discovered that there were many internal situations of our defending troops in the Japanese army's intelligence department. We knew that the Japanese army had infiltrated us very deeply. So Zhongtong formed a temporary organization to investigate this matter. My purpose in coming to your unit is also to catch these hidden traitors. However, we don't have enough manpower and haven't caught any substantial evidence yet."

  Xie Jin-yuan's face sank as he thought for a moment before saying: "Wait until I verify it with the higher-ups."

  Old Wang thought to himself, "Now all the major organs in Nanjing are busy moving! Let's see if anyone has time to deal with you. When the time comes, let's see if you have time to investigate me." However, those few people really can't be left behind.

  Lao Wang found Hei Da Ge as soon as he came out of the team department.

  Old Wang said in a low voice: "Today's performance at the headquarters is just a play, with the intention of paralyzing the Japanese spies within our team."

  As soon as I heard that there were Japanese spies in the team, I didn't dare to speak out. Back then in Northeast China, what I hated most weren't the Japanese, but those dog-like traitors who followed behind the Japanese and licked their asses.

  Old Wang saw Hei Da Ge's fire ignite and thought: Things are easy to handle now.

  "Team leader asked me to find a few reliable people to go and make a surprise inspection of those guys' dormitories tonight. Can you find a few people? Hei Da Ge said it's easy to say, but we don't have any men! The weapons are all stored in the warehouse at night. Without a combat order, no one can take them out."

  Old Wang nodded and said: "The captain said that we are all our own people, in order to avoid trouble with the people of the same clan, we are not allowed to move our guns."

  Hei Da Ge called a few of his Northeastern brothers, took up clubs and other weapons, and snuck to the outside of the barracks. A few people quietly took down the sentry. / Fastest search net / Knocked out the innocent sentry brother and put him in a corner. After discussing among themselves, they decided to take care of one first, namely Hao Dingcheng. They figured out where that guy's bed was located. Old Wang then kicked open the door with lightning speed, shouting: "Catch Japanese spies, catch Japanese spies!"

  Everyone in the whole courtyard was stunned.

  Several Northeastern men didn't idle around, running to Hao Dingcheng's bedside and pressing him onto the bed. Old Wang started searching his bed immediately. By the time Yilian realized what was happening and cursed at Sanlian, "You dare to run wild on my turf!", Old Wang had already obtained crucial evidence.

  A 200 yuan check from the HSBC bank. As soon as they saw the check, Lao Wang and his men immediately changed sides. Lao Wang ordered Yilian's soldiers to leave their beds, and a few Northeastern brothers searched the remaining three people's beds and found three more checks of the same kind. Lao Wang thought this was enough. He told Hei Dage to take the people to the regimental headquarters. He himself went to wake up Xie Jinyuan.

  Xie Jin-yuan didn't believe that Old Wang could resolve the matter so quickly. When Old Wang placed several checks in front of Xie Jin-yuan, he believed it.

  Xie Jin Yuan ordered a meeting of all officers in the regiment to be held that very night. The public trial was held that same night.

  A temporary tribunal was formed consisting of Tuan, Hsueh Chin-yuan, Shang Kuan Chih-piao and Old Wang.

  Xie Jin-yuan looked at the few people standing under the bookcase, his anger bursting out, and asked: "The four of you have received money from Japan several times. What information have you sold?"

  Hao Dingcheng was very calm. He knew that the stolen goods had also been seized, and no matter how he explained himself, it would be useless. So he answered frankly: "This is the first time, just when we were waiting to withdraw from the concession area. A staff officer of the Japanese Sixth Division found me. He had a special interest in our troops, and each of us was given 200 taels of silver. Their request was simply to maintain contact with the local Japanese secret service at all times and report the location of our regiment. That's all, nothing else."

  Old Wang thought: In history, these guys were bribed by others and finally killed Xie Jin Yuan. It proves that these soldiers are beyond salvation.

  Lao Wang whispered to Xie Jin-yuan, "The testimony has been obtained. Tomorrow we will report it to the headquarters. The specific handling of the matter depends on their instructions."

  Xie Jin-yuan was heartbroken at this time, the troops he had brought for so long were bought off by a few pieces of silver, and as the highest official, Xie Jin-yuan indeed had reasons to feel heartache.

  Old Wang ordered Hei Da Ge to take a few traitors down and keep a close eye on them.

  The next morning, Xie Jin-yuan and Old Wang took the several traitors to the division headquarters. Zhang Bo-ting's opinion was even more direct: send them to the military law office.

  Xie Jin-yuan and Old Wang both knew that these few people were doomed to die.

  Zhang Boting kept the two of them behind and said, "Mr. Wang, I heard you belong to Zhongtong. Now I especially want to know how many traitors the Japanese have buried in our ranks, how many nails they have planted."

  Old Wang thought for a moment, and then said: "According to my investigation, the proportion of Japanese spies among the lower-level soldiers in our army is very low. I only have these four people in hand. It's possible that because this unit made too big a splash in Shanghai and made the Japanese lose face, they want to regain some face in certain places. For example, inciting this unit to rebel, or capturing this unit alive on some specific occasion."

  After listening to Old Wang's explanation, Zhang Boting didn't have any obvious expression. After a few seconds of silence, Zhang Boting said: "Since the hidden dangers within your troops can pull the troops back, let's deploy them near the division headquarters as a reserve team for now!"

  Old Wang thought to himself that he didn't often get to see high-level people and he had to fight for enough speaking rights.

  Old Wang stepped forward and said, "Director Zhang, due to the significant relationship with this Nanjing battle, our Central Committee has done a lot of work. In order to facilitate the transmission of information to the combat troops at the first time, I was ordered to station in your army."

  Director Zhang looked at Old Wang, who knew that all the organs were escaping at this time, and Zhongtong was no exception. Zhang Boting must have sent someone to investigate himself, but was rejected by Zhongtong. Until now, he still couldn't figure out whether his identity was true or false.

  However, Old Wang believed that Zhang Boting would definitely leave his own. Because of a few words he said below had a great effect.

  "Director Zhang, I have something to say to you alone." Zhang Boting motioned for everyone to leave. Xie Jinyuan was worried about the safety of his old superior and hesitated, unwilling to go, but eventually he too was ordered out by Zhang Boting.

  Old Wang looked around the house and saw that no one was there. He said, "What I am about to say is top secret. My intelligence personnel within the Japanese army have obtained the specific plan for this attack on Nanjing."

  Zhang Boting was frightened after hearing the news, and if things went wrong, he would lose his head! However, what Old Wang said next made Zhang Boting forget about losing his head and listened carefully.

  "The Japanese army has mobilized seven divisions with a total of 160,000 troops to capture Nanjing. Our army, including the emergency reinforcements from Sichuan and Yunnan, has only about 100,000 soldiers. Moreover, the Japanese army is fully equipped with heavy artillery and aircraft, making their war preparations complete. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Battle of Nanjing will be a fierce battle."

  Zhang Boting nodded upon hearing this, these things were basically consistent with what he had heard from Tang Zhangguan that morning.

  Old Wang continued: "The Japanese army this time plans to attack from three sides. The two flanking routes along the Yangtze River clearly aim to cut off our rear route. We are mainly facing the enemy's central route gathering point. You and I both know that whether Nanjing can be defended depends on three points: Niushou Mountain, Yuhuatai, and Zijin Mountain. These three natural highlands protect the inner city of Nanjing, so the Japanese army will focus on us."

  Zhang Boting exclaimed: "Your intelligence department's efficiency is quite high, and you can even get the core secrets of the Japanese army."

  Old Wang leaned over to Zhang Boting and said: "What's your view on the prospects of the Battle of Nanjing?"

  Zhang Boting thought this little spy had come to get information out of him, so he said: "What can a soldier do? Swear to defend every inch of the country's land with his life."

  Old Wang smiled and said: "Is that so? I heard that the heads of various divisions have all reserved ships for themselves at Xiaokou Wharf!"

  Zhang Boting cursed in a low voice: "The special agent is really damn all-knowing and omnipresent."

  Old Wang continued: "Actually, you and I both know the consequences of fighting hard with the Japanese army in a situation where we have no advantage. It's just that it would be troublesome for you to inform Hu Zongnan during the retreat. Tell his First Army not to block their own people from retreating with guns."

  Old Wang dropped this sentence and left.