Chapter Fifty-two: Integrated Intelligence Network

  Chen Feng had never underestimated the Japanese army, and even though the Paohan Corps had defeated the Japanese in the Tianzhen Battle, Chen Feng remained vigilant of their every move.

  Furthermore, the system's mission to defend Xinghe County had not been marked as completed, so Chen Feng judged that the Japanese army had not given up on Tianzhen and Xinghe, and would definitely make a new move. Moreover, based on his understanding of the Japanese, they were a group of people who would not turn back until they hit the wall, and even if they did hit the wall, they might not turn back.

  The Chahar Expeditionary Force suffered a great loss in Tianzhen, and the Security Forces broke through several first lines. This is simply a great shame for the Japanese army, with their vengeful character, it's really unbelievable that they can swallow this insult.

  But Chen Feng was not worried at all, although the Japanese army was strong, the 222nd division was not a pushover either. Fighting on their home turf and being well-prepared, even if they couldn't win, they wouldn't suffer too many losses.

  After months of effort, Chen Feng has found new temporary settlements for all the people in Xinghe County. The little devils can't get in and everyone lives a normal life. However, if the little devils really enter Xinghe County, the whole county will immediately enter a state of war. Those who need to be transferred will be transferred, and those who need to clear the walls will clear the walls. Absolutely no one will let Xinghe County become the little devils' rear base.

  Besides, the 222nd Division is here, and it's not easy for the little devils to take Xinghe County smoothly. Yesterday, Li Wensheng and Li Yifeng sent telegrams from Fengzhen and Jining, saying that they had successfully entered these two counties. The first regiment of the Guard Brigade also entered Shangdu County yesterday afternoon and successfully reorganized the Shangdu Security Regiment.

  When the 222nd Brigade was reorganizing the Baoshan Security Regiment, the regimental commander of the Baoshan Security Regiment actually proposed a trial by combat and boasted that the Xinghe County Security Regiment was just like a blind cat hitting a dead mouse, purely relying on luck, and in actual combat strength, they were not necessarily much stronger than the Baoshan Security Regiment.

  Li Wensheng could not tolerate such language, and immediately dispatched a battalion to Fēngzhèn Security Regiment for confrontation. 700 vs 1500, the result was that after three rounds, the 222nd Brigade thoroughly defeated the Fēngzhèn Security Regiment, giving the commander of the Fēngzhèn Security Regiment, who came from the Northwestern Army, a good scare.

  The 223 Brigade encountered strong resistance from Zhang Tuhao, the commander of the Jin Ning Security Regiment, when it was incorporated into the regiment. Li Yifeng learned from the side that this Jin Ning Security Regiment, although bearing the flag of a security regiment, was worse than bandits in its actions. Zhang Tuhao was a notorious local tyrant known as "Zhang 'Tuhao'". He dominated Jin Ning City, running large opium dens and selling opium, opening brothels, and inserting himself into every lucrative business in the city, causing great public resentment.

  After consulting with Chen Feng, the 223rd Brigade launched a decisive attack and brutally suppressed the Jining Security Regiment. The regiment commander Zhang Tuhao was shot dead, and his family's property was confiscated except for the necessary living expenses left to his family members. The original security regiment soldiers who were physically strong were incorporated into the 223rd Brigade, while opium addicts, patients with venereal diseases, and those with blood debts were all eliminated from the troops. In just half a day, the 223rd Brigade controlled Jining City.

  Chen Feng knew that the Little Devils would not give the 222nd Division much time, so he ordered Li Wensheng, Li Yifeng and Xu Hu to immediately recruit soldiers to fill up the troops. He wanted three fully-equipped infantry brigades, not three skeleton brigades.

  However, what delighted Chen Feng was that in the past few days, young students from nearby counties and cities had been rushing to Xinghe, specifically to join the 222 Brigade. The vast majority of these young students were from the occupied areas of North China, they had culture, ideals, and patriotic sentiments. The Japanese army's repeated massacres in North China made these young students deeply feel the crisis of national subjugation.

  In just five short days, more than 3,000 young students poured into Xinghe, and there were also thousands of refugees. After seeing the recruitment notice of the 222nd Division, a large number of young and strong refugees chose to join the army.

  For these people, Chen Feng is open to all comers, and will take in anyone who comes, but all of this must be reviewed by the 222 Brigade's intelligence department, otherwise they will not be recruited into key departments.

  Regarding the intelligence department of the 222nd Division, Chen Feng has not yet found a suitable candidate, and it is still managed by Old Mother Mungenqiqige. However, Li Yifeng recommended someone to Chen Feng, whose name is Hua Dajiao, originally a big bandit on Lasha Mountain, also a well-known bandit leader in the northern border area, his reputation is not inferior to that of the Northern Border Horse Association.

  This man has a characteristic, that is, his followers only recruit elites, and those who do not have outstanding skills are not accepted. Moreover, this person never robs the poor, nor does he rob women. He only robs wealthy officials and merchant caravans.

  In addition, Hua Dajiao was very good at observing people and was extremely skilled at capturing information from minor details. He was quite famous in the northern Shaanxi region. Unfortunately, his luck was not good, and the first shot of the security team's anti-bandit campaign targeted him. The LAMA mountain bandits were quietly taken down by the security team's special forces, and Hua Dajiao and more than 50 of his brothers all became prisoners of the security team.

  What's more unfortunate is that Hua Dajiao had once robbed Chen family's merchant caravan, and Xu Bao had suffered at his hands, leaving a 1.5-meter-long scar on his back. So Xu Bao remembered Hua Dajiao very clearly. Therefore, after the battle ended, Hua Dajiao and more than 50 of his brothers were thrown into the county's prison by Xu Bao, saying that they would be handed over to Old Lady for disposal. During this period, many things happened, who still had the mood to deal with Hua Dajiao and others, even Xu Bao himself forgot.

  It was Li Yifeng who had dealt with Hua Dajiao before, and a few days ago when he went to the city's prison to escort prisoners of war, Li Yifeng happened to see Hua Dajiao, thinking that Chen Feng wanted to set up an intelligence department, so he tried to recommend Hua Dajiao.

  In fact, Chen Feng had no interest in Hua Dajiao, this bandit. What was needed for intelligence work was professional skills, not something that just anyone could do.

  But now Li Yifeng is also a traveling military commander, he has recommended Hua Dajiao, Chen Feng can't directly refuse, so he sent someone to bring Hua Dajiao out of the big prison, he wants to see what kind of ability this person recommended by Li Yifeng has.

  This question is not important, after several conversations, Chen Feng found that this kid is indeed a talent, and seems to have an innate keen sense of intelligence. All the information only needs to be glanced at to find the suspicious place. Moreover, Chen Feng can see that this Flower Big Foot is absolutely not a half-baked intelligence officer, but should be specially trained. However, no matter how Chen Feng asked, Flower Big Foot kept his mouth shut, insisting that he was just a simple bandit.

  Chen Feng was indeed left crying and laughing by this guy. Bandits are still simple, damn it, simple people wouldn't become bandits.

  Chen Feng was very entangled, the intelligence department is extremely important for an army, it even concerns the life and death of an army, handing over such a crucial department to a guy with unclear background, Chen Feng had no bottom line in his heart.

  However, he himself did not have such talents in his hands. Although he was now a master of intelligence, he had no time or energy to cultivate qualified intelligence personnel. After careful consideration, Chen Feng decided to reuse Hua Dajiao, appointing him as the head of the 222nd Division's Guard Department, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, directly under his command as the division commander.

  At the same time, Chen Feng ordered Hua Rong (Hua Dajiao) to immediately take charge of integrating the intelligence department of the 222nd Division and to establish an intelligence network covering Xinghe, Shangdu, Fengzhen, Jining, Zhangjiakou, Datong and other places in the shortest possible time.

  Hua Dajiao never thought that Chen Feng would dare to reuse him. For this former enemy who is now his superior, Hua Dajiao has always been very admiring. In this world, there are not many people who can eliminate him silently like the Security Team did, taking out more than 50 of his brothers at once.

  Moreover, during this period of time, he had heard about the security team and the little devils' hard fight in Tianzhen. He had also seen dozens of captured little devils and those pseudo-military leaders with big feet in the county prison. From their mouths, he had learned in detail about the battle a few days ago. He knew that he himself was not wronged in losing, that Chen Feng indeed had some ability.

  Repay peaches with plums, after receiving the appointment, Huadaojiao had a private conversation with Chen Feng, but what was said is unknown to outsiders. However, after this conversation, Chen Feng directly upgraded the Security Department to the 222nd Division's Security Department, making it a division-level military unit. Huadaojiao became the department head, holding the rank of colonel and enjoying treatment as a regular division commander, instantly becoming the brightest new star in the 222nd Division.

  (Professional qualification examination, sorry, update is not very stable, thank you for your understanding!)