As Emperor Tang turned away in despair, the drama naturally came to an end.

The sudden reversal and change not only "crushed" Tang Zong, but also gave the investigation team a small blow and opened their eyes.

Zhuang Weihong looked at Zhang Anping, and at this moment he understood everything.

Emperor Tang was plotted against, and the plot was thorough.

If he pretended to plot against Tang Zong, to be honest, Zhuang Weihong would actually be very bothered and angry.

It is true that he and Emperor Tang had no mutually binding interests, but like Emperor Tang, he was an attendant officer in the attendant's room.

Outsiders were plotting against his own people in this way. Even if Tang Zong lost miserably, as one of his own people, he would naturally find ways to cursing his behavior.

However, this time, Tang Zong jumped into the pit himself. Even though the pit was dug by Zhang Anping, it could not hide the fact that Tang Zong jumped into the pit himself.

Moreover, he also had another mission, which was to monitor Emperor Tang and see whether his selfishness outweighed his public-spiritedness or his public-spiritedness outweighed his selfishness.

Under such circumstances, he naturally would not and could not stand up for Tang Zong.

Without taking sides in his heart, and looking at the pit Zhang Anping had dug, Zhuang Weihong had to admit:
Zhang Shihao really lives up to his reputation!

No wonder so many famous Japanese spy chiefs fell into his hands.

At this moment, Zhang Anping stopped pretending - he couldn't pretend any longer even if he wanted to. Although Tang Zong, the old fox, had lost miserably, he had dug a hole for him when he left just now.

You should know that before this, Zhang Anping basically called the other party "Secretary-General" and looked like he was respecting his predecessor.

The reason for doing this is that he wanted to create a strong situation in which Tang Zong was looking for trouble and to portray himself as the weak party. It is human nature to sympathize with the weak, and this would also make it easier to gain the instinctive sympathy from the investigation team.

But Tang Zong's words before leaving completely destroyed the situation he had created. If he continued to pretend at this time, it would be too much.

Might as well open your heart.

"Brother Zhuang, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Facing Zhang Anping's sudden words, Zhuang Weihong couldn't help but look at him with a higher opinion. He smiled and said:
"I'm sorry to make you laugh!"

After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

……

Tang Zong was completely lying down, and he didn't come out to get in the way for the next two days.

The investigation team naturally had to continue their duties and investigate the battle in which Han Chuzhen was captured.

The Zhongjiu Army had detailed meeting records and telegram records, which made the investigation much easier and it was easy to come to the conclusion:
The annihilation of the Han tribe and the capture of Han Chuzhen were entirely the Han tribe's own fault.

As long as they could hold on for more than fifteen hours or Han Chuzhen didn't easily go to the top of the mountain and ran into the encirclement of the New Fourth Army, Han's troops would never have been annihilated, and Han Chuzhen would not have become a prisoner.

But the tragic thing was that facing the ambush of the New Fourth Army, even though Han Chuzhen was mentally prepared, he only held on for more than an hour, or even less than two hours - this was the key to the demise of Han's army.

Based on the above conclusions, the investigation team came to this conclusion:
Although the annihilation of 10,000 people in Han's army and the capture of Han Chuzhen were related to Zhang Shihao, it was by no means due to Zhang Shihao's incompetence.

However, the investigation team did not "let go" of Zhang Anping. In the investigation report, the investigation team stated:

Zhang Shihao seriously underestimated the combat capability of the New Fourth Army, especially his prediction of the combat capability of the New Fourth Army after its equipment change was seriously inaccurate. On the contrary, the officers of the Loyalty and Rescue Army on the front line had a detailed understanding of the combat level and combat capability of the New Fourth Army.

The last sentence put a final conclusion on the "forced confession" within the Zhongjiu Army.

When Zhuang Weihong handed the investigation report to Zhang Anping, Zhang Anping instantly understood who Zhuang Weihong represented!

Chief Attendant!
After Zhang Anping realized this, he burst into tears of gratitude and said seriously:

"Servant Tang, please tell the Chief Aide-de-camp that our department is deeply grateful and will swear allegiance to the leader until death!"

Zhuang Weihong was very satisfied with Zhang Anping's quick response and patted Zhang Anping on the shoulder:

"The chief aide asked me to tell you that he has always believed in you. Although there are always villains who say things behind your back, he believes that the Party and the country will not let him down."

As the saying goes, good deeds bring good results. Zhang Anping has repeatedly helped the chief aide-de-camp to solve problems, whether it was secretly providing funds or taking the blame, or just obeying the chief aide-de-camp's orders. In short, his loyal character has long been deeply engraved in the chief aide-de-camp's heart.

Even when the chief aide-de-camp was trapped in the "information cocoon", his first reaction was to give Zhang Anping a warning instead of directly "banishing him to the cold palace".

That’s why Zhuang Weihong is conveying the message now!
Faced with these words, Zhang Anping could not help but burst into tears and reiterated his determination to be loyal to the leader until death.

"Brother Shihao," Zhuang Weihong said, "you still have to clean up this mess. Do you understand that?"

"clear."

"That's good to know. The investigation report has been released and my mission is complete. I will return to the Third War Zone tomorrow. Brother Shihao, I will host you next time you come to Chongqing. I must treat you well. Thank you for your hard work this time!"

Facing Zhuang Weihong constantly calling him "Brother Shihao", Zhang Anping thought:
Brother Zhuang, I think you are a good person. Good people usually have strong destiny. You must break this curse...

……

The investigation team finally left, with the high-level officials of the Loyal Rescue Army "reluctant to let them go" and a farewell party of ten miles.

Watching the truck convoy carrying the investigation team away, Tan Zhongshu and other Loyal Rescue Army officers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally... gone!
This matter is finally over!
Zhang Anping seemed to sense the relaxation of his men. His eyes turned cold, and after he glanced coldly at Tan Zhongshu and the others, he waved:
"Li Zheng, drive and take me back."

Li Zhenghua, a former Central Bureau of Investigation agent and current major staff officer of the Loyal Rescue Army, ran over and opened the car door for Zhang Anping. He wanted to help Zhang Anping get in the car, but Zhang Anping smiled and pushed his door open:

"I'm not seventy or eighty years old—"

After he finished speaking, he paused and said, "You performed well."

"It's all the District Chief's plan."

Zhang Anping laughed and scolded: "Stop flattering me, get in the car and drive away——"

After saying that, he ignored the officers including Xu Baichuan and Tan Zhongshu and asked Li Zheng to drive away.

Tan Zhongshu and other officers of the Loyal Rescue Army were at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The district commander still remembered it!
Tan Zhongshu said helplessly: "The district chief is still angry."

Others were in no position to say anything, but Xu Baichuan smiled and said, "Alright, we didn't punish them after they were punished, and we didn't punish them after they were beaten. Our Chief Zhang is very considerate. If it were anyone else, for what we did, losing a few heads would be the least of our punishment."

Everyone was silent, and their hearts were filled with gratitude towards Zhang Anping for letting them go this time.

Commander Zhang is tough and ruthless to outsiders, but he is really tolerant enough to his subordinates!
[It would be better if you could be more resolute in your stance and not be like others who always want to fight against each other before the enemy is eliminated...]

At this time, Zhang Anping was sitting in the cab, looking through the rearview mirror at the "going away" officers of the Loyal Rescue Army. His expression remained unchanged, but he thought to himself:

Finally, nine has been dealt with, now only old Dai is left!
He was used to killing two birds with one stone, but this time his layout was the most difficult one ever.

The layout for the encirclement and suppression of the New Fourth Army must be both reasonable and ensure that our own people do not suffer any losses - solved!
The "forcing of abdication" within the Zhongjiu Army was a huge bombshell.

But this threat was eliminated due to the appearance of the investigation team.

Moreover, even Tan Zhongshu and the others would never think that he had intentionally let them go, and would never associate them with the organization.

The most crucial point is that under the silent infiltration of his own ideas, the officers within the Zhongjiu Army changed their positions unconsciously - when Tan Zhongshu tried to force him to give up the plan to encircle and suppress the New Fourth Army by forcing him to abdicate, the future was actually already doomed.

Looking at the road ahead, Zhang Anping said to himself: "Really... I'm looking forward to that day!"

The day when the Loyal Rescue Army, which he personally organized and built, changes its uniforms must be extremely spectacular!

……

When handing the investigation report to Zhang Anping, Zhuang Weihong said: You have to clean up this mess yourself.

The meaning is of course very clear. Zhang Anping will still be responsible for the subsequent negotiations - this is also a consideration for Zhang Anping. By getting Han Chuzhen from the New Fourth Army, people will not find an excuse to attack Zhang Anping.

Otherwise, the deputy commander's hat would be put on him, and even if the chief aide-de-camp intended to protect Zhang Anping, he would have to pretend to do so.

Since Zhuang Weihong could say this on behalf of the chief attendant, it also shows one thing:

The Chief Aide-de-Camp has realized that military means alone are no longer effective in dealing with the New Fourth Army.

Unless the main forces of the two war zones were deployed to fight the New Fourth Army recklessly, the armed forces behind enemy lines would be unable to do anything to the New Fourth Army.

Therefore, Zhuang Weihong instructed Zhang Anping to resolve the matter.

It's funny to say that the war was started by the diehards, but it is still up to the diehards themselves to decide whether to end it!

This is clearly an attempt to bully the New Fourth Army into considering the overall situation.

But at this moment, the Kuomintang still represents China's orthodoxy. Faced with a powerful enemy, the New Fourth Army does not want to damage its own combat effectiveness, so it will have no initiative!

Whether to fight or to draw is entirely up to the opponent.

This is probably...

A gentleman can deceive others with his own tactics!
……

Zhang Anping stayed in Meishan Town for another three days before setting off for Siyang area where the Zhongjiu Army and the New Fourth Army were confronting each other.

During these three days, he reorganized a department based on the framework of the Loyal Rescue Army Headquarters:
Special Detective Branch.

The agency's mission is counterintelligence. It is called counterintelligence, but its actual mission is to monitor the officer system of the Loyalist Army.

Although the Special Investigation Division is within the framework of the Loyal Rescue Army Headquarters, the promotion and transfer of personnel are not in the hands of the Headquarters, but are directly managed by Zhang Anping.

The director of the Special Investigation Division, Zhang Anping, directly transferred Qu Yuanmu who was stationed in the Third War Zone, and transferred Yu Beiping who was recruited from Zhongqin and Xi Yunwei, a technical geek who had not made much achievements, and appointed them as deputy directors.

No one in the headquarters, including Xu Baichuan, dared to object to the establishment of the Special Detective Division.

In this way, a department aimed at strengthening the management and monitoring of officers of the Loyal Rescue Army was established quietly.

After doing all this, Zhang Anping secretly left Meishan Town with his guards and headed for Siyang.

However, in order to cover up Zhang Anping's whereabouts, the general command launched a military operation in Changxing County after Zhang Anping left, in order to give the Japanese the illusion that Commander Zhang was supervising the war.

……

Lianshui County, the headquarters of the Subei Column of the Loyal Rescue Army.

Ding Xishan, the commander of the Subei Column, felt his eyelids twitching these past two days.

"Maybe he's coming?"

Ding Xishan sighed secretly and gave a guess about the phenomenon of eyelid twitching.

The "he" he was referring to was naturally Zhang Anping.

The reason why Ding Xishan was uneasy was because he felt guilty.

Ding Xishan was extremely unhappy when he was ordered to arrive in Siyang to fight the New Fourth Army, but this was Commander Zhang's order, and he would not dare to disobey even if he had ten times the courage.

So, when he was about to arrive in Lianshui with the Subei Column of nearly 6,000 people, he provoked the puppet troops who intended to take advantage of the chaos to occupy Batan Town.

That’s right, they were puppet troops, less than 800 in total, and there were only about a dozen Japanese soldiers among them.

But this battle was so fierce that the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the sky turned upside down, and there were huge crowds of people...

The battle that usually would have been resolved in an hour at most, Ding Xishan led the Subei Column and fought for a full four hours - after four hours, they finally wiped out the puppet army that had been tortured for four hours, and Han Chuzhen was also "gone".

Ding Xishan didn't regret at all about killing Han Chuzhen.

He was an officer of the Zhongjiu Army, and the discipline of the Zhongjiu Army was as strong as iron.
But what about the 89th Army next door?
Disaster!

What a bunch of trouble!
Especially after the Battle of Huangqiao, the 89th Army suffered heavy losses when it failed to strike back internally, and began to forcibly conscript men, which led to a mixed bag of good and bad people within the 89th Army, and the already average military discipline took a sharp turn for the worse.

Ding Xishan couldn't stand these bastards harming the people, so he tried to stop them many times and even took the case to the Third War Zone. However, the 89th Army relied on the fact that they were Han Chuzhen's subordinates and ignored Ding Xishan altogether. They even became more aggressive and clashed with the Subei Column many times.

Therefore, Ding Xishan had no regrets about killing more than 10,000 people from the Han tribe and even Han Chuzhen!
Let you harm the people and let you fight against each other!
Live it!

But now Commander Zhang is coming.

Ding Xishan knew that he would be held accountable for what he had done.

"Afraid of a ball!"

He suddenly let out a spit: "I'm sitting upright and walking straight. I accept the punishment from Commander Zhang!"

"I just don't believe that Commander Zhang can chop off my head!"

As the saying goes, what you think will come true. I just encouraged myself and was ready to face Zhang Anping with my head held high, when the adjutant suddenly rushed in:
"Commander, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"

"Why are you panicking? Are the Japanese devils attacking us? Impossible!" Ding Xishan said, "The Japanese devils are eager for us to fight the New Fourth Army to the death. Even if I ask them for bullets now, they will be happy to do so..."

"Hey, that's a good idea, why don't I try it?"

The adjutant had long been accustomed to Ding Xishan's tendency to think of running horses at every turn, and reported:

"Commander Zhang is probably here."

Ding Xishan first took a deep breath, thinking to himself, Speak of the devil, the devil will appear. Then he frowned:
"What do you mean by 'probably'? If it comes, it comes. If it doesn't come, it doesn't come!"

The adjutant hurriedly explained:
"I got the news that the grandson of Ma Baosan from the Supervision Department secretly picked up a few people today. Now the Supervision Department has increased the security level, and not even a fly can fly in."

Ding Xishan couldn't help but pause and began to feel anxious again.

I'm afraid this is really coming.

"Old Ding, I'm afraid I'm in trouble this time..."

……

Subei Column, Supervisory Department.

Ma Baosan, the director of the Supervisory Department, was reporting to Zhang Anping eloquently about Ding Xishan's fake fight.

Looking at Ma Baosan's eloquent report, Zhang Anping's expression gradually became gloomy.

He thought:
There are pests everywhere!

The mighty Loyal Rescue Army, but even the New Fourth Army in my heart could produce such pests!

Poor Ma Baosan didn't know that it was because of his talkativeness that Zhang Anping became cold towards him.

You have to know that when Zhang Anping came, he was already prepared to excuse Ding Xishan - are you kidding? Anyone with a discerning eye would know that Ding Xishan's troops blocking Batan Town were intentional.

You blind bastard, you have to twist your mouth at this time, isn't this making it difficult for me! (End of this chapter)

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