On May 28, 1938, Meng Shaoyuan arrived near Yancheng.

Immediately, Han Deqin, acting chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Government and commander of the 89th Army, quickly sent someone to get in touch with Meng Shaoyuan, and in order to ensure the safety of this observer, Han Deqin sent a platoon of troops to prepare to meet Meng Shaoyuan.

And the first to receive Meng Shaoyuan was Xiao Fugen, the "one-stop dragon of Hengjiang and the governor of the extermination of the Japanese capital".

This reckless hero, with thousands of Green Gang disciples under his hands, has relatively complete weapons, and belongs to the local powerful faction, but refuses to accept the leadership of Han Deqin or any of the Fourth Route Army.

In Xiao Fugen's own words, he is at ease, he can fight devils if he wants to, and if he wants to be lazy for a few days, he will run to Dazong Lake to live happily for a while.

I don't have to listen to this order and that command in the whole thing.

"Xiao Fugen threw 30,000 disciples of the Northern Jiangsu Youth Gang to welcome the little master!"

The grandeur and pomp were really done.

And that's just the beginning.

I saw Xiao Fugen take a step forward, clasped his hands into fists, knelt on one knee, and said in a loud voice:

"We are the leader of the Northern Jiangsu Branch. Since the flag is red bordered, the jade streamer, the red and black bright moon, the fifteenth day of the first dozen dragon and phoenix flags, the jade streamer. Enter Beijing to play the five-color moon dragon and phoenix flag, go out of Beijing to play the apricot yellow flag, cross the Yellow River, and fight the red child. Golden amber finch pole, jade streamer. Three-star bucket head, amber yin and yang, fifty-six boats. Fifty-one quintals of grain were exchanged, 6,660 quintals of white grain were loaded, and 13,200 quintals of grain were transported. Three Peaceboats! ”

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded.

He didn't understand a word of what these words meant.

"Please." Meng Shaoyuan is also the only one who can say it.

"The little master's visit to Yancheng is really my luck in Yancheng and the luck of northern Jiangsu."

Xiao Fugen was slightly excited: "Little master, please!" ”

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he saw two rows of Qinggang disciples lined up face to face, all dressed in black shorts, with open plackets, a short axe on the left side of the wide belt, and a revolver stuck in the right side.

How is it like singing?

The rules of this Green Gang have always been big, coupled with Meng Shaoyuan's extremely high status, and he is on an equal footing with Zhang Renkui, the old lady of Jinghu, where he goes, how can the local Green Gang disciples not exhaust their efforts to welcome him?

Xiao Fugen is really worried about this.

His old man Xu Baoshan and Zhang Renkui were friends back then, coupled with Zhang Renkui's status, this time Meng Shao was able to come to northern Jiangsu, which he regarded as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

His base camp was originally in Funing, but after the Japanese army occupied Yancheng, Xiao Fugen quickly moved and set up a base on the edge of the Dazong Lake, and once the Japanese cleared it, he could immediately retreat to the lake.

As soon as I entered, there was actually drumming in unison, and I saw hundreds of black-clothed men, shouting in unison:

"Welcome to the little master!"

Meng Shaoyuan was taken aback.

No way.

What is this?

Are you afraid that the Japanese will not know that they have arrived in Yancheng?

Xiao Fugen was very proud: "Little master, the banquet has been prepared, please." ”

If you follow the customs, Young Master Meng can only go with him.

There were already two people waiting inside.

Xiao Fugen called himself the "Governor of the Exterminating Japanese Army", and the team he commanded was known as the "Exterminating Japanese Army". One of those two is Huang Liangde, the military advisor of the "Extermination Army", and the other is Tong Changdao, the deputy governor of the "Exterminating the Japanese Army".

Meng Shaoyuan was very skeptical that he was in ancient times now.

What kind of military advisor is the governor, where is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

The banquet is prepared with 12 cold dishes and 24 hot dishes of the highest standard.

It is estimated that the chef is not a serious cook, and it must be a lot of trouble to make up these dishes.

There are five kinds of chicken, hot and cold.

"Little master, please take a seat."

Meng Shaoyuan was also not polite, and sat in the top position.

Xiao Fugen made another big chatter incision, and the welcome speech took about ten minutes, which can be regarded as the official opening of the table.

Gan Ning and Xu Zhu were already hungry.

"Little master, please, please." Xiao Fugen diligently continued to persuade the dishes.

Meng Shaoyuan's mind was not on eating vegetables: "Xiao Fugen." ”

"Yes."

"How many guns do you have?"

"Go back to the little master." The answer was the military advisor Huang Liangde: "It is falsely claimed to be 12,000 people, but the real number is 3,000 people, if you count the disciples who did not worship the mountain gate, there are about five or six thousand people." Among the 3,000 people, the standing number of the exterminator army is 1,000 people, and there are 2,000 people, if there is something to do, they can be summoned within two days. ”

A thousand? It's enough for the formation of a regiment.

"In terms of weapons, we have twelve machine guns of various types, two of which do not fire, and one of which does not work at any time. A cannon. ”

"Cannon?" Meng Shaoyuan was taken aback: "You still have cannons?" ”

"It's really a lightning striker."

Lightning cannons?

Oh, it's mortars.

Huang Liangde continued: "What about other weapons, counting long and short guns, these thousand people can really do one gun per person, and they are a little rich." It's just that if you want to arm the remaining 2,000 people, really, then you have more than enough strength to do it, some of these weapons are accumulated in peacetime, and some of them are bought from those retreating soldiers when they retreat, which is of course nothing in the eyes of the regular army, but it is still possible to protect yourself. ”

The mantra of this man is "Truthfulness" when he speaks.

At this level, it's really good.

Meng Shaoyuan asked, "How is the survival situation?" ”

"It's peaceful." This time it was Xiao Fugen who opened his mouth: "After the Japanese occupied Yancheng, they couldn't take care of us for the time being. One of them sent someone to contact me, saying that as long as I surrendered, I would be given a commander of the teaching brigade. Although I, Xiao Fugen, am not a good person, if I want to be a traitor, I still don't even think about it.

The Fourth Route Army also sent someone to talk to me, and he was also the commander, the commander of the guerrilla column, and I saw that many units of the Fourth Route Army did not have more guns than me, and they wanted to send some political commissar to manage me, so I politely refused. Han Deqin sent a letter of appointment, the head of the security regiment, the colonel, I am still hesitating. ”

Meng Shaoyuan understood his thoughts.

The Japanese won't go there, but the Fourth Route Army, commander is actually a title.

As for Han Deqin, he is the chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Government appointed by the serious national government, and the head of the delegation appointed by him is really justified.

The reason why Xiao Fugen hesitated to accept the appointment until now is that he is used to living a comfortable life and is unwilling to obey others.

"Xiao Fugen." Meng Shaoyuan groaned slightly: "You worship Uncle Xu Baoshan, the king of northern Jiangsu, and you have the final say in the realm of northern Jiangsu." But that's no longer the case. Where there are any kings of northern Jiangsu, all of them are under the jurisdiction of the national government. At present, the Japanese occupied so many places in northern Jiangsu, but the Nationalist Government was still organizing forces to resist.

You are also resisting Japan, I know, but you have no reputation, and if you say something unpleasant, you are a bandit in the eyes of others. Why don't the Japanese put a lot of effort into dealing with you? One can't spare the energy, and the other thinks that an armed man like you can't pose much of a threat to them. Don't take what I say to heart if you don't like it. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'm willing to listen to the little master's teachings."

"That's good."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded and said, "Only when the name is right, can you speak well." Han Deqin fought on the southern front in the anti-Japanese resistance, the Battle of Xuzhou, and Han Deqin fought on the southern front, which indirectly contributed to the victory of the Battle of Taierzhuang. The Fourth Route Army was also resisting Japan, harassing the Japanese army with guerrillas, and also made great contributions. Speaking of which, everyone is a family behind closed doors.

However, the conditions in the Fourth Route Army are difficult and there are many rules and regulations, and if you Xiao Fugen and the brothers vote, they may not be able to adapt to it, and they may even make some unpleasant trouble. I think you want to get rid of the bandit title and accept Han Deqin's appointment well. He is a native of Yanghe, Beibei, you are a fellow countryman, a fellow countryman sees a fellow countryman, and his eyes are full of tears.

Han Deqin commanded operations in Suining and Suqian, and although most of Yancheng, Funing, Huai'an, and Baoying fell, there were still many base areas controlled in his hands. I don't think it will take you two years to be promoted to brigade commander or even division commander. ”

Xiao Fugen was a little excited.

Although he called himself the "Governor of the Exterminating Japanese Empire", it was his own seal, which was not the same as the official appointment of the National Government.

It's not like no one had said these things to him before, but he's mostly still hesitating. Now, these words came out of the mouth of the little master, and the weight was naturally different.

"Han Deqin is the highest military and political chief in Jiangsu, and his every move is on behalf of the government." Meng Shaoyuan said: "This person has such and such problems, but there is one point, he is determined to fight the Japanese to the end." Based on this alone, I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of for you to be his subordinate. ”

"Now that the little master has spoken, Xiao Fugen doesn't dare to disobey." Xiao Fugen also made up his mind: "This time, the little master wants to go to see Han Deqin, and he will help with a few more kind words in front of Chairman Han." ”

"It's nature." Meng Shaoyuan smiled slightly: "I'll give you another insurance." Xiao Fugen, I appoint you as the head of the Yancheng detachment of the Shanghai Special Office of the Military Command. ”

Xiao Fugen was overjoyed.

The commander of the Yancheng detachment of this military commander, although he is not as majestic as the regiment commander, brigade commander, and division commander, is equivalent to giving himself the backing of the military commander.

In the future, if he and Han Deqin turn their faces, there will naturally be a little master and a military commander there to help him.

Gan Ning has been eating there without saying a word.

But there was a bright snow in his heart, and Director Meng took this opportunity to quietly incorporate Xiao Fugen.

In this way, the special office is equivalent to having another military force in northern Jiangsu.

The identity of the little master really helped a lot.

"Xiao Fugen, you have to remember." Meng Shaoyuan specially reminded: "You don't want to participate in any partisan disputes, you will fight with the Japanese with all your heart." ”

"Don't worry, little master." Xiao Fugen patted his chest and admitted: "I, Xiao Fugen, am a big boss, and I don't understand those things, I know a little bit, where the Japanese are, my people are there!" ”

"So, I'm relieved!"