usatvline Chapter 1610: Ghosts haunt the year
Chapter 1610: Ghosts haunt the year
Chapter 1610: Ghosts haunt, leaving a bad reputation for a thousand years
Pei Zhicun was also secretly observing Cheng Qianfan.
The grandson of Mr. Cheng Guzhi, an old member of the Tongmenghui, was born into a prominent family in Jiangshan, and both his parents were martyrs of the Kuomintang.
This background is the best even in the context of Wang Tianhai's traitorous regime. After all, Wang has always claimed that he is the legitimate successor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
The nephew of Chu Mingyu, Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan of the new regime, and deeply trusted by Chu Mingyu.
As soon as the new regime was established, he was directly rewarded with the position of Major General Senator.
It can be predicted that after the establishment of Wang’s traitorous regime, Cheng Qianfan will be increasingly valued in the future.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan has a good relationship with the Japanese.
Therefore, Pei Zhicun was naturally happy to see Cheng Qianfan show his willingness to make friends.
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"Where is Assistant Liu?" Pei Zhicun asked casually when he saw that Liu Xia's seat was empty.
"The Secretary-General has something to talk to her about." Cheng Qianfan said.
He pulled up the curtains and looked outside. All he could see was darkness. Searchlights could be seen in the distance. The train must be temporarily stopped near a Japanese military stronghold.
"Secretary Cheng, please draw the curtains." A staff member came over and said to Cheng Qianfan, "Be careful."
"Hmm." Cheng Qianfan nodded. He glanced at the man and said, "You are Cao Yu's man. Where is your team leader Cao?"
"Team Leader Cao went to Nanjing first." said the man.
"Your last name is Pan, what's your name?" Cheng Qianfan said after thinking, "Pan..."
"Pan Yang." Pan Yang was very happy to see that 'Mr. Cheng' actually knew him, and he quickly said.
"Pan Yang, yes, yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded. He threw a cigarette to the man and said, "Do you know why we stopped the car?"
Pan Yang looked hesitant.
Cheng Qianfan just watched with a smile and didn't say anything.
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Pan Yang hesitated to speak. He looked at Pei Zhicun who was sitting opposite Cheng Qianfan.
"This is Secretary Pei, the assistant to Secretary Chen." Cheng Qianfan said, "There is nothing that cannot be said."
"We just received information that there was an accident on the Buning section of the Jinpu Line." Pan Yang then whispered, "For safety reasons, the train has stopped temporarily. We have to wait for news that the front is safe before we can continue to set off."
"Something happened in the Buning section?" Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, "What happened?"
"It is said that the Red Party's New Fourth Army captured the Hugou stronghold and destroyed the railway line," said Pan Yang.
"These peasants are really despicable." Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly, "They ruined the fun of such a happy day."
"Our special train will not pass through Bengbu." Pei Zhicun showed a puzzled expression.
"We don't need to go through Bengbu." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said to Pei Zhicun, "However, since something happened in Hugou, we can't rule out the possibility that the enemy is causing trouble on other railway lines. For safety reasons, we need to conduct an emergency investigation."
"I see." Pei Zhicun showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and said with a smile, "I know nothing about military affairs, sorry to make fun of me."
"Secretary Pei is a well-educated person, different from us rough guys." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
"If your Secretary Cheng is a rough man, then I am illiterate." Pei Zhicun laughed.
"Mr. Cheng, you are busy. If you need anything, just let me know." Pan Yang said cautiously from the side.
"Go and do your own thing." Cheng Qianfan directly threw half a box of cigarettes to Pan Yang.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng. Thank you, Mr. Cheng." Pan Yang happily took it quickly, thanked him and left.
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Pei Zhicun saw this scene and kept it in mind.
He realized that his understanding of Cheng Qianfan was wrong.
Cheng Qianfan's greatest asset is not on the side of Wang Tianhai's regime, and even Chu Mingyu's appreciation and trust are not the most important. Cheng Qianfan's greatest foundation lies in:
He is Mr. Cheng from the French Concession.
From the attitude of the spy named Pan Yang towards Cheng Qianfan just now, it can be seen that the person he is afraid of and trying to curry favor with is "Little Mr. Cheng" from the French Concession.
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"Are you okay?" He Guan asked Comrade Amu with concern.
Comrade Amu's luck was not very good. He remained unscathed in the battle to capture the stronghold. However, when he was cleaning the battlefield, he was bitten by a wounded Japanese soldier who pretended to be dead. Fortunately, Comrade Amu reacted quickly enough and stabbed the Japanese soldier to death with a dagger. However, the Japanese soldier still bit off a piece of flesh from his arm.
"I'm lucky, it's just a minor skin injury." Ah Hai said nonchalantly.
He Guan glanced at Comrade Amu, wondering if Comrade Amu had any misunderstanding about the meaning of "good luck".
"Comrades, clean up the battlefield quickly. We must evacuate in twenty minutes." He Guan took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and shouted.
The Hugou stronghold has been taken down, but the Japanese will not remain indifferent and their reinforcements will arrive soon.
"Captain He, this battle was really exciting." Ah Hai said happily.
"This is thanks to the intelligence provided by Comrade Amu." He Guan said sincerely, "If we hadn't taken such a bunker position by wits, there would have been heavy casualties."
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The train stopped temporarily for about three quarters of an hour and finally moved forward again.
Liu Xia also returned at this time.
"What happened?" Cheng Qianfan asked when he saw Liu Xia's gloomy face.
"The Japanese do not agree with our use of the blue sky, white sun flag," Liu Xia whispered. "Itagaki Seishirō firmly opposed it, and Mr. Wang was very angry about it."
Wang Tianhai regarded himself as the orthodox of the National Government. What Wang promoted to the outside world was that his regime was the National Government, while Chongqing was a puppet regime. Therefore, Wang’s new regime was the National Government returning its capital to Nanjing.
Therefore, Wang's original intention was to move in the entire set of the "National Government", including the flag of the National Government, to express legitimacy, meaning that he would replace Chiang Kai-shek's regime.
Because the flag of the Blue Sky, White Sun and Red Earth is the national flag of the Republic of China, Wang Tianhai, who regards himself as the true successor of Mr. Sun, insisted that the flag of the Blue Sky, White Sun and Red Earth must continue to be used.
"Why do the Japanese object?" Cheng Qianfan frowned and said, "We must use the national flag with a blue sky, a white sun and a red earth. Otherwise, how can we talk about the status of orthodoxy?"
Pei Zhicun, who was listening nearby, was also indignant. "The new regime is the orthodox government of the National Government. The flag cannot be changed. The Japanese are making trouble unreasonably."
"Itagaki disagreed," Liu Xia said. "Their reason was that Japan still had to fight the troops of Chiang Kai-shek's puppet regime, and if the front and rear used the same flag, it would inevitably hinder the progress of the war."
"Although the Japanese are domineering, their reason is not entirely unreasonable." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully.
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Liu Xia glared at Cheng Qianfan, meaning which side are you on?
"I'm just telling the truth." Cheng Qianfan said with a wry smile, "However, we must use the flag with a blue sky, a white sun and a red earth, otherwise Chongqing will wantonly slander our legitimacy."
"Secretary Cheng is right." Pei Zhicun nodded and frowned, "It's just that the Japanese are always domineering. It may not be easy to convince them to agree."
"Who said it wasn't true?" Liu Xia sighed and said, "The secretary-general and his team argued with the Japanese, but Itagaki Seishirō was very tough and firmly disagreed."
"This is difficult." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and snorted, "We are about to arrive in Nanjing, and the grand ceremony is just around the corner, and this has happened again."
"Okay, the Secretary-General and Mr. Wang will take care of this matter." Liu Xia said. She glanced at her tray and saw that there were fewer preserved fruits and melon seeds. She couldn't help but glared at Cheng Qianfan, "I only brought these few snacks, and you ruined them all."
"What do you mean by 'harm'?" Cheng Qianfan was unhappy. "If I want to harm, can't I harm something else?"
"You want a beating." Liu Xia took the preserved fruit and threw it at Cheng Qianfan.
Pei Zhicun couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Liu Xia rolled her eyes at Pei Zhicun.
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At midnight, the "Junma" special train slowly stopped at Nanjing Xiaguan Station.
Because of the delay, the officials and "citizens" who came to greet the train in Nanjing were like eggplants hit by frost. Only when they saw the train approaching the station did they perk up, waving their flags and shouting welcome slogans.
Wang Tianhai got off the car and led a group of wise men to accept the welcome from the traitors of Nanjing Liang Hongzhi's reform regime and the Japanese representatives.
It was at this time that a commotion broke out at the scene.
Cheng Qianfan took a glance and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
It turned out that the welcoming crowd was holding high the flag with a blue sky, a white sun and a red earth, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Japanese soldiers. Some Japanese soldiers beat and scolded the citizens and snatched the flag.
He took a quick glance and saw that Wang Tianhai's face was ashen, while the Japanese next to Wang Tianhai was still smiling, with no intention of stopping the Japanese soldiers from committing the crime.
After such a farce, the lively welcoming atmosphere became a little awkward, and the entire welcoming session could only be described as ending in a hasty manner.
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"I feel like the Japanese are doing this on purpose." Pei Zhicun said beside Cheng Qianfan, "They want to show Mr. Wang how powerful he is."
Cheng Qianfan nodded in agreement. Even if the Japanese were unhappy with the blue sky, white sun and red earth flag, they would not cause trouble at this time.
"Let's go." Liu Xia said.
……
after one day.
Liu Xia made an appointment with Cheng Qianfan to visit Confucius Temple, and Cheng Qianfan took the opportunity to ask Pei Zhicun to go along.
"The matter has finally been resolved satisfactorily." Cheng Qianfan said as he glanced at the flags hanging on the shops on the street.
Regarding the disagreement on the flag, the Japanese side finally advocated adding a small yellow triangular cloth strip on the original flag with the words "Peaceful Anti-Red and Founding of the Nation" written on it to show the difference from the Chiang Kai-shek regime in Chongqing.
After urgent consultations, Wang Tianhai's regime reluctantly agreed.
Therefore, Nanjing began to make emergency arrangements and ordered the new flag of the "National Government" to be hung in the streets.
In many places in Nanjing, especially on tall buildings, a square flag with a blue sky, a white sun and a red earth was suddenly hung, with a yellow triangle of cloth printed with "Peaceful Anti-Red and Founding of the Nation" on the top.
Many people saw this brand new apricot yellow flag for the first time and were talking about it.
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"So many high-ranking officials have died."
Cheng Qianfan and others heard someone shouting, and they turned their heads to look, and saw a man who came into the city to sell vegetables pointing at the flag and talking.
"Don't talk nonsense." Someone said quickly, "This is the new flag of the National Government."
"The National Government has fought back?" the old farmer said happily.
"If you don't want to die, don't talk nonsense." The person next to him kindly said, "This is Mr. Wang Tianhai's National Government."
"That's because someone died." The stubborn old farmer said.
He pointed at the flag and said, "Look, why is there a spirit-calling pennant on the blue sky, white sun flag?"
Cheng Qianfan and his companions subconsciously looked at the 'new flag', and their faces turned strange.
That’s right. There is an apricot yellow flag on the corner of the flag with a blue sky, a white sun and a red earth. Isn’t it the soul-calling flag of the dead?
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
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The strange news about the "new flag" soon spread throughout the streets and alleys of Nanjing.
This kind of "national flag" with a small apricot yellow flag is hung everywhere in Nanjing City, which is very eye-catching.
Soon a ballad spread in Nanjing, sarcastically saying, "The national flag has a braid? This is truly unprecedented; it brings shame to the whole world and will be infamous for thousands of years!"
Someone was the one who got the news about the old man's 'soul-calling banner' to Wang Tianhai's ears. Cheng Qianfan was so angry when he heard about Mr. Wang that he smashed the teacup.
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On March 30th, the ancient capital of Nanjing was bustling with noises of gongs and drums and colorful flags waving.
The walls of the streets and alleys were recently painted with many slogans celebrating the "National Government's Return to Nanjing", and many people were marching in the streets holding small flags.
The celebration of Wang's regime returning its capital to Nanjing was held with great fanfare.
On the main streets of Nanjing, groups of demonstrators, under the "protection" of the bayonets of the military and police, marched through the city shouting slogans for peaceful nation-building. Large banners with slogans were hung across the streets and alleys:
"Warmly celebrate the National Government's return to Nanjing!"
"Long live the peaceful nation-building!"
As a spectator of the ceremony, Cheng Qianfan witnessed the establishment of the ugliest traitorous regime in Chinese history.
Chu Mingyu, Chen Chunpu, Chen Nanhai, Zhou Liang and others surrounded Wang Tianhai and walked at the front of the group of people from the Wang Puppet Regime.
Wang Tianhai looked radiant, with shiny hair and a lively look.
He held the plaster flag in one hand and the blue sky, white sun flag with a braid in the other, with a smile on his face.
A group of reporters stood in front of him, taking pictures of him.
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Cheng Qianfan also held a plaster flag in his left hand and a blue sky, white sun and red earth flag with an apricot yellow tail in his right hand, shouting slogans such as "build the nation in peace" and "long live Mr. Wang", with an excited look on his face.
To his left was Pei Zhicun, who was also waving two flags.
Pei Zhicun looked at the excited Cheng Qianfan, then glanced at the Wang family members who were being photographed by reporters, and couldn't help feeling sick.
Ghosts are haunting here, leaving a bad reputation for a thousand years!
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The climax of the celebration arrived, and a long line of cars of all sizes crossed the railway and drove on the avenue in the center of Nanjing city.
Wang Tianhai and the leading figures of various departments and committees of the new "central government" stood on the car, waving frequently to the people around them, looking very proud and triumphant.
The car of Cheng Qianfan and other accompanying personnel was further back. He sat in the car, looking at the citizens waving flags and cheering enthusiastically. He had a smile on his face, but sneered in his heart.
As the convoy passed by, Cheng Qianfan looked back and saw some citizens looting something.
"What is that for?" Cheng Qianfan asked Liu Xia.
"Two kilograms of rice and three eggs." Liu Xia said lightly.
"What?" Cheng Qianfan was stunned for a moment, then understood, smiled awkwardly, and nodded, "The government has returned to the capital, and the whole world is celebrating. This is also a way to share the joy with the people."
Liu Xia glanced at Cheng Qianfan and couldn't help but admire this guy's eloquence.
For the celebration of returning to the capital, Wang held a bayonet in one hand and rice and eggs in the other. It was quite lively.
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