noffsinger Chapter 375 Fang Ligong
Chapter 375 Fang Ligong
Fang Ligong glanced at Chu Yunfei, then at the letter that Shang Zhen pushed over to him. After hesitating for a long time, he finally opened the envelope.
The letter was a handwritten letter from Fang Ligong's old boss. It had no other purpose but to persuade him not to go his own way and follow Chu Yunfei to the end, but to obey Yan Xishan's orders. He would be rich and powerful and be promoted in the near future.
Fang Ligong hesitated.
But his hesitation was not because of the wealth that had not yet been realized, but because the appearance of this letter showed that Yan Xishan was prepared for Chu Yunfei to disobey orders.
Maybe if Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong refuse to wear the yellow uniforms, they and even the 358th Regiment will be controlled soon.
"Commander, I've thought about it for a long time. Should we obey Commander Yan's orders and treat it as a last resort to save the country?"
Chu Yunfei sneered, feeling a chill on his back as he looked at Fang Ligong, who had once talked to him about patriotism and military integrity.
"Brother Ligong, I can understand that you usually protect Commander Yan, because that is the love that a subordinate has for his superior. But now, what you have done is unworthy of the word soldier! You can wear that yellow coat if you want, but I, Chu Yunfei, would rather die than wear it!"
With Fang Ligong's defection, Chu Yunfei is no longer important.
"Fang Ligong, on behalf of the Second War Zone Command, I order you to serve as the acting commander of the 358th Regiment. The former commander, Chu Yunfei, has been hospitalized for treatment due to illness!"
As soon as Shang Zhen finished speaking, a dozen soldiers with submachine guns came in and pointed the black muzzles of their guns at Chu Yunfei.
"Captain Shang, it seems you are prepared! Haha!"
Chu Yunfei stood up, dusted off the dust on his body, and walked out of the door calmly.
Just as he stepped over the threshold, he stopped again.
"Fang Ligong, from today on, you will be severing your ties with me. If I can still survive this time, this crime of treason will be enough to cost you your life in the future!"
Chu Yunfei surrendered his equipment and was locked in his room. He was afraid that he would not be released until the 358th Regiment fired the first shot.
Fang Ligong then convened a meeting of officers above the battalion level. He did not state that they wanted to surrender to the Japanese, but instead changed his rhetoric.
"Brothers, according to the unified deployment of the Second War Zone Command, we are about to receive a batch of new equipment. We will be fully deployed to lurk in the enemy's troops, waiting for an opportunity to strike back!"
After Fang Ligong finished speaking, he glanced at the battalion-level officers.
These officers are all shrewd people. When they saw that a senior official from the Second War Zone Headquarters was in charge and Chu Yunfei was nowhere to be seen, they knew that this matter was not that simple and it was very likely that the fake would become real!
Moreover, when they just entered the city, they found that all the sentries at the city gate were replaced by unfamiliar faces, and even the light and heavy machine gun positions seemed to have been replaced.
"Since there is no objection, let's execute it! The weapons and equipment will arrive in a few days!"
Shang Zhen finally made the decision, and when each battalion commander returned, he was accompanied by an officer from the Second War Zone Headquarters, along with a platoon of soldiers, to "supervise" their reforms.
Shang Zhen has a tight control over Fang Ligong and the entire Linzhou County.
In the Japanese army's munitions warehouse in Anyang, guns, ammunition, chemical weapons, and puppet army uniforms were already prepared.
According to the plan of the Second Staff Section, except for chemical weapons, other equipment will be transported secretly through dispersed transportation, using ordinary businessmen as disguise.
After Shang Zhen completely controlled Linzhou County, he used the radio he carried with him to contact the Japanese and decided to secretly receive supplies starting from the next morning.
At this time, Chu Yunfei was pacing back and forth in the room. He tried to break out several times, but was stopped by the guards at the door.
"Alas, is it possible that the team that I, Chu, personally led will become a bunch of idiots who will be infamous for eternity?"
Just when he was feeling extremely melancholy, Fang Ligong stood at the door by himself.
"Sir, no one is allowed to enter this room without the order of Commander Shang!"
"Get out of the way, I'm going to talk to Captain Chu!"
Under Fang Ligong's repeated requests, the company commander in charge of the guard turned a blind eye and let him in.
Fang Ligong entered Chu Yunfei's storage room carrying four cold dishes and a small pot of white wine.
"Captain, I've brought you some wine and food! Since you can't escape this prison, why not enjoy some good wine and food!"
Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong, whose expression was the same as usual, and snorted.
He has worked with Fang Ligong for many years. Although he thinks Fang Ligong is a cunning and low-key person, and he does not agree with having too much contact with the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Column, he at least has a national bottom line.
But no one expected that Fang Ligong would actually put on that yellow suit!
Seeing that Chu Yunfei ignored him, Fang Ligong sighed, put the wine and food on the table, and then filled two wine cups with white wine.
"Master, this is some excellent Fenjiu, wouldn't you like to try it?"
Chu Yunfei squinted his eyes, looking at the braised beef tendon, peanuts, roast chicken and pork head, and his stomach growled twice.
"Man is iron, food is steel, I can't go against these delicacies!"
After Chu Yunfei finished speaking, he sat astride the stool, picked up a large piece of tendon meat and started chewing it, then washed it down with a glass of wine.
"Lao Fang, do you know what your greatest strength is?"
"Commander, please explain!"
"Your greatest strength is that you can clearly distinguish between personal feelings and work. Let's put it this way, aside from the mess of the 358th Regiment, you and I are friends and brothers, but as long as we talk about the 358th Regiment, when it comes to the Eighth Route Army or the little cabinet, I'm afraid you will directly obey Yan Xishan!"
Fang Ligong laughed twice, said nothing, and filled Chu Yunfei's glass with white wine.
After all, Fang Ligong was able to get his information directly to the top, and this was an open secret of the 358th Regiment.
"Commander, sometimes you have no choice. Even though you and I are both mid-level officers in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and have thousands of troops under our command, a piece of paper can make us prisoners!"
Chu Yunfei picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Fang Ligong's.
"Old Fang, don't you think it's a pity? It's not just your personal future and fate, but also the entire 358th Regiment?"
Fang Ligong felt as if he had been punched in the heart and suddenly felt pain.
He studied literature since childhood, but when he saw the Japanese invaders invade China, he gave up writing and took up arms.
To say that he has no desire to serve his country is complete nonsense.
"Commander, I am a soldier because I have made contributions. Although I feel ashamed to be called a soldier now, I still have to have dignity and I don't want to be criticized by future generations! But, in a word, I have no choice!"
Fang Ligong poured the wine into his mouth and continued:
"Commander, what happened these past two days was not an impulsive act over there, but was planned for a long time. If I don't agree, my fate will be the same as yours. If both of us fall, the 358th Regiment will be completely out of control. Have you thought about the consequences?"