usatvline Chapter 1796 Captive
Chapter 1796 Captive
Chapter 1796 Captive
Late at night, although Cheng Qianfan fell asleep, he remained highly alert. He vaguely heard the sound of chaotic footsteps coming from outside and suddenly stood up.
He quickly put on his military uniform, fastened his belt, and picked up the Mauser pistol on the table.
"Brother Fan." Haozi, who was sleeping in the outer room, knocked on the door. "Captain Cai from the Guard Company has urgent business to see you."
When Cheng Qianfan opened the door, he saw Cai Zhengqi and six soldiers standing at the door with anxious looks on their faces.
Cheng Qianfan put away his Mauser pistol, looked at Cai Zhengqi suspiciously, frowned and said, "Captain Cai, what's going on in the middle of the night?"
"Counselor Cheng." Cai Zhengqi saluted Cheng Qianfan, "We have just received urgent military information. A half regiment of Bai Qifan's troops from the Third Route Army of the Loyal and Patriotic Army is attacking Qingpu. The regiment commander has ordered us to move camp immediately and move closer to the locust army in Shapu."
"Bai Qifan's troops, one and a half regiments?" Cheng Qianfan was shocked.
"Yes, Councillor Cheng, my brothers risked their lives to deliver this intelligence." Cai Zhengqi said, "The First Battalion was withdrawn to Shapu by the Locust Army. Now we only have the Second Battalion and the regiment headquarters. The enemy is numerous and we are few. The regiment commander decided to move the camp and move closer to the Locust Army in Shapu."
"Yes, that's right." Cheng Qianfan nodded. "The thieves are coming fiercely. We really need to take shelter from them for now."
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"Counselor Cheng, please." Cai Zhengqi extended the invitation, "Major Hu and other special envoys have been notified to assemble now."
"Okay, okay." Cheng Qianfan picked up the suitcase and Haozi immediately took it. The two exchanged glances secretly.
"Where are Hu Shiju and the others?" Cheng Qianfan asked casually as he was surrounded by Cai Zhengqi's men.
"In the front room." Cai Zhengqi shook his head and said, "Major Hu was just writing a military intelligence briefing. He should be packing his luggage now."
Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly.
The group arrived at the door of the room. There were two soldiers standing guard at the door. When they saw Cai Zhengqi coming, they saluted.
"Have the special envoys packed their luggage?" Cai Zhengqi asked.
"It's all packed up," said the soldier.
"Counselor Cheng, please." Cai Zhengqi said.
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Cheng Qianfan frowned, and at this moment, Haozi suddenly drew his gun and pointed it at Cai Zhengqi.
"Councilor Cheng, what do you mean?" Cai Zhengqi's expression darkened, but he looked at Cheng Qianfan without panic.
"Captain Cai, I won't go in. Please ask Hu Shiju and others to come out." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Everyone says that 'Young Master Cheng' is very powerful, and his reputation is well-deserved." Cai Zhengqi sneered. As he said this, six soldiers raised their Zhongzheng rifles and pointed their guns at Cheng Qianfan and Haozi.
"Are you going to rebel?" Cheng Qianfan said angrily, unable to conceal the panic on his face.
"I'm very curious. Cai thought his planning was rigorous, but where did the mistake go wrong? How could Councillor Cheng find out the problem?" Cai Zhengqi asked.
"There was no sentry at the door of this house before. Now this sentry is more like a guard." Cheng Qianfan said with a gloomy face.
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"As expected of you, Councillor Cheng. I admire you." Cai Zhengqi clapped his hands, then sneered, "But I want to correct you. We are not rebelling, we are raising the flag to fight back!"
He looked at Cheng Qianfan with sharp eyes, "I'm fighting against the Japanese!"
Cheng Qianfan's face changed drastically, and there was an inexplicable flash in Haozi's eyes.
"Councilor Cheng, tell your men to put down their guns." Cai Zhengqi snorted coldly, "Guns have no eyes. If it goes off accidentally, the only one who will get shot will be you, Councilor Cheng."
"Brother Fan." Haozi looked at Brother Fan.
The six soldiers stared at the two men fiercely, as if they had no regard for Cai Zhengqi's life at all and were ready to shoot if they disagreed.
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"Aren't you afraid of death?" Cheng Qianfan looked at Cai Zhengqi, "My men will shoot first, and you will be the one to die."
"Dying for the sake of fighting the Japanese will wash away the shame of my Cai family and it will be a worthy death." Cai Zhengqi said loudly, "What's more, if I was shot, I'm afraid that Councillor Cheng would be riddled with bullets."
Cai Zhengqi said fearlessly, "I am a dead man, and Councillor Cheng is so precious, so please don't exchange your jade for this earthenware jar of mine."
Cheng Qianfan was silent, his face extremely gloomy.
at last.
"Haozi, put down the gun." Cheng Qianfan looked at Cai Zhengqi deeply and said dejectedly.
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Haozi obeyed Brother Fan's order. As soon as he put down his gun, the pistol in his hand was taken away. The soldier who took away the gun also hit Haozi with the butt of the gun.
Haozi groaned.
Cheng Qianfan's service pistol was also removed from its holster, and then he and Haozi had their hands tied behind their backs with ropes. Not only that, rags were stuffed into their mouths to block their mouths.
Soon after, the door opened and Hu Shiju and three others had their hands tied and their mouths blocked, and were escorted out by the soldiers inside.
Seeing that Councillor Cheng and his men had also been captured outside, the three of them looked deathly pale and hung their heads.
It was at this time that the five people were blindfolded with black cloth by the soldiers, and then pushed by the soldiers to walk in the dark.
Without knowing where he was going, Cheng Qianfan felt himself being picked up and thrown onto a flatbed cart like a pig, and then tied up tightly with ropes.
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After a bumpy ride, Cheng Qianfan felt cold and tired, and he fell into a deep sleep without knowing when.
He was awakened by the cold.
Cheng Qianfan smiled bitterly in his heart.
He was naturally delighted when Cai Zhengze's troops raised the flag of rebellion and joined the anti-Japanese movement.
However, he did not expect that he was so unlucky as to encounter such a thing and be captured by Cai Zhengqi. This is how a good thing turned into a bad thing.
He was really worried now that he would be killed as a sacrifice by the rebellious pacification officers and soldiers. That would be too unfair.
Cheng Qianfan didn't move, pretending to be still asleep, but he was listening carefully, trying to eavesdrop on the latest developments.
However, the soldiers in charge of guarding him remained silent. Apart from the occasional braying of the donkey pulling the cart, the night in the cold winter was cold and quiet. He also didn't know where Cai Zhengze's troops who had rebelled were going.
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"It's so comfortable to be a prisoner." Duan Feiyang shook his head and said, "The brothers have to walk, but he has a donkey cart to ride."
"That's a big fish, my gift to the New Fourth Army," said Cai Zhengqi.
He asked Duan Feiyang in a low voice, "Second Brother Duan, how is my eldest brother now?"
"He was scolding you just now, saying that you were being unkind and unjust to him." Duan Feiyang said, "I had someone gag him."
"The commander is loyal, that's what I admire most about him, and that's why I'm willing to follow him." He sighed and said, "However, loyalty is a small righteousness, fighting against the Japanese is a big righteousness, the commander is going too far."
Duan Feiyang asked Cai Zhengqi, "Do you want to go see your elder brother now?"
"Let's talk about it when we get to the base." Cai Zhengqi shook his head and said, "Now that I see Big Brother, I don't know what to say. It's a good opportunity to let him calm down."
"That's fine." Duan Feiyang sighed and said, "Perhaps the commander has figured it out himself."
"We must keep a close watch on him." Cai Zhengqi reminded again and again, "Big Brother has high prestige in the team. If he escapes, the brothers may split up. The Japanese haven't come yet, but we will have to fight among ourselves first."
"Don't worry about that." Duan Feiyang said, "I have arranged for Ma Xuan to bring people to watch over him. Without my order, outsiders are not allowed to approach the commander."
Cai Zhengqi nodded. Ma Xuan was Duan Feiyang's guard platoon leader and Duan Feiyang's direct subordinate. He strictly obeyed his orders.
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Cai Zhengqi walked over to Weng Qining, Bao Qing, Mu Kaihuai and others.
The three men were standing beside the donkey cart, staring at Cheng Qianfan who had fallen asleep on the donkey cart.
It was already dawn in the early morning and there was light in the sky.
Looking at Cheng Qianfan, who was blindfolded, gagged, and tied to a donkey cart, Weng Qining and Bao Qing were both filled with emotion.
Cheng Qianfan's straight uniform as a senior officer of the Pacification Army was now covered in mud. In addition, he looked extremely embarrassed as he was tied to the donkey cart.
"Comrade Weng..." Cai Zhengqi said to Weng Qining.
Then, he saw Bao Qing put his finger to his mouth and made a 'hush' gesture.
Cai Zhengqi immediately shut up.
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A few people walked away and talked.
"What's wrong?" Cai Zhengqi asked.
"Cheng Qianfan is very clever and cunning." Bao Qing said, "Try not to talk in front of him, be careful that he might eavesdrop on us."
"Okay." Cai Zhengqi nodded disapprovingly and said, Cheng Qianfan has been caught by him like a pig, what threat can he pose?
However, he knew that his military level and intelligence ability were average, and he only became a company commander because of his cousin's support. Therefore, he has always been willing to follow advice and listen to the opinions of people he recognizes and admires.
"Everyone, are you satisfied with the gift I arranged?" Cai Zhengqi asked.
"This is a big gift." Mu Kaihuai said, "Cheng Qianfan is the famous 'Little General Cheng' in the French Concession, and he is also the favorite of Minister Chu in Nanjing."
"It is indeed a good gift." Weng Qining said, "Although I have never seen this person before, I have heard of Cheng Qianfan these days. This guy is a die-hard traitor."
"Did this guy become a general?" This was what Bao Qing was concerned about, so he asked.
"Councilors," Cai Zhengqi said, "are actually those who have no military power. There are many of them in Nanjing now. They are all the sons and nephews of those big shots."
As he spoke, he pointed and said, "In addition to this Councillor Cheng, there are three others: Hu Shiju, Feng Xiao, and Huai Kelin."
"These three men are all majors. According to my observation, these three are the ones who really perform the work of special commissioners, especially Hu Shiju, who is the most loyal to Nanjing." Cai Zhengqi said, "He has been urging us to speed up the sweep. He is very dissatisfied with our failure to engage in a firefight with the anti-Japanese guerrillas. It is not ruled out that he has been thinking of filing a complaint against us in Nanjing later."
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"Captain Cai, please keep an eye on Cheng Qianfan and those guys," Bao Qing said, "especially Cheng Qianfan, who has a special identity."
"Cheng Qianfan is okay. He treats the brothers well and everyone has a good impression of him." Cai Zhengqi said, "The brothers can't stand Hu Shiju the most. If I hadn't repeatedly warned them, some of the brothers would have taken action against that guy."
"That won't do." Weng Qining said immediately. He noticed that Cai Zhengqi's face changed slightly, so he handed a cigarette to Cai Zhengqi and said as he walked, "Although these people have special identities, they are now prisoners."
"We in the New Fourth Army implement a policy of preferential treatment for prisoners," Weng Qining said. He glanced at Cai Zhengqi and joked, "Captain Cai should have heard of this policy."
Cai Zhengqi also laughed. He had certainly heard about it. To be exact, he knew it very well. The reason why the Red Party was able to contact him was through the brothers who were captured and released by the New Fourth Army.
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"I just feel unhappy when I think about how such traitors are still being treated preferentially," Cai Zhengqi said, "I really want to shoot a few of them as a sacrifice, which can be regarded as our token of loyalty."
"We don't give preferential treatment to everyone," Bao Qing said. "We generally conduct serious investigations, and we will also testify against traitors whose hands are stained with the blood of our comrades, patriots, and ordinary people, and those who have committed extremely heinous crimes."
"Then I am looking forward to the trial of the famous Senator Cheng." Cai Zhengqi said with a happy smile.
He had inquired about it. This 'Young General Cheng' was extremely hostile to the Red Party and his hands were stained with the blood of the Red Party. This time Cheng Qianfan fell into the hands of the Red Party. It would be strange if the Red Party did not kill him.
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After a night of forced march, the team finally arrived at the designated location and set up camp in secret to avoid possible pursuit and search by the Ota Battalion.
They will stay here for a while, meet up with the Qingpu Anti-Japanese Guerrillas who come to support them, and then meet up with a part of the New Fourth Army waiting elsewhere, and then look for a gap to jump out of the mopping-up encirclement. If they cannot jump out of the encirclement without being noticed, they can also concentrate their forces to catch the Japanese off guard and tear a hole in the enemy's mopping-up encirclement.
"You're right." Weng Qining looked at Bao Qing and said, "Why, do you really want to judge Cheng Qianfan yourself?"
"I just want to ask him if he has a black heart, whether he is still a Chinese, and how could he be willing to be a traitor and a running dog of the Japanese." Bao Qing said hatefully.
"It's not impossible to interrogate him." Weng Qining thought for a moment and said, "Cheng Qianfan has a special status. Among the special commissioners under Cai Zhengze's command, Cheng Qianfan is the superior. Even though he seems to be doing nothing and only leaves the work to Hu Shiju and others, Cheng Qianfan is actually the most important one."
"You mean his identity?" Bao Qing asked, and nodded. "Indeed, I heard from Comrade Kai Huai that this guy was praised by Wang Tianhai himself and given a handwritten letter."
"Yes." Weng Qining nodded, "Not only that, you are the chief military officer, do you think Cheng Qianfan's special envoy knows about the Japanese puppet army's sweep and the military plans of other enemies?"
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