Black Flag Army

Di Xiong said to Li Fei: "Your police department must cooperate with the Supervision Department and the Security Brigade to catch the murderer as soon as possible and give an explanation to the families of the dead and injured."

After Li Fei obeyed the order, he left the hospital to arrange for the arrest of the murderer. At this time, Bai Xiuling came over and said, "Di Juzi! Leng Hanbing has been the head of the supervision department since the establishment of the Justice Party. It has been four years now. He has been assassinated many times. Can't you give him a new job?"

When Leng Hanbing was in Baotou, he was assassinated twice by the Jin Army and the Beiyang Army.

When Di Xiong heard her call him Di Juzi, his heart sank. Bai Xiuling's words were a little unreasonable. If your husband's job is in danger, he should change his job. If someone else takes over his job, it will not be dangerous? But he knew that Bai Xiuling was in grief, and this was not the time to reason with her.

Di Xiong said: "I will let Deputy Director Su Jinxu temporarily act as Director. I will ask for his opinion after Leng Hanbing wakes up."

Lan Jinping said: "Gu Xingzhili has made more contributions than Su Jinxu, so why can't he be the acting director?"

Di Xiong looked at Lan Jinping without saying anything, wishing he could slap her. Gu Xingzhi had indeed made great contributions and solved many cases, and because Di Xiong had beaten up a packing foreman to save her, she had always been loyal to Di Xiong. However, she was extreme in character and cruel in her methods, and was nicknamed "Lai Junchen among women". If she became the director of the Supervision Department, the Justice Party would face internal purges one after another, and everyone would be in danger. Lan Jinping had recommended her many times because of her good relationship with her.

At this time, the exhausted Yuan Suifeng walked out of the operating room and announced that the bullet had been removed, but Leng Hanbing was still in a coma and was not out of danger. It would take until the next day to know when he would be out of danger.

When Di Xiong returned to the office, he received another piece of bad news. The Japanese Tianjin Garrison sent more than ten planes to bomb the city of Daranza, causing more than a thousand casualties. Most of Daranza's factory equipment and warehouse supplies were destroyed, resulting in heavy losses. The Black Flag Army, which always liked to bully others with planes, finally tasted the feeling of being bullied.

Di Xiong angrily said to Wu Zhong who reported the news: "Isn't there a flying squadron stationed in Daranza City? What does the squadron leader Bi Xingzhou do for a living?"

Wu Zhong said: "The Japanese first bombed our outposts on the Sino-Mongolian border, causing dozens of casualties. When Bi Xingzhou led the squadron of 12 fighters to arrive, the Japanese planes had already fled to Suiyuan. Bi Xingzhou commanded the flight squadron to chase into Suiyuan and was ambushed by more than 30 Japanese planes. Although seven planes were destroyed in the fierce battle, 11 of the flight squadron were destroyed, one was injured and forced to land, and the entire army was destroyed. In order not to be captured and prevent the enemy from getting the plane, the pilot Bi Xingzhou, who made the forced landing, sat in the cabin and detonated the plane, and died heroically. When the Japanese planes bombed the city of Daranza, fortunately, dozens of anti-aircraft guns were transported the day before yesterday. The anti-aircraft guns shot down three bombers, and the other bombers were scared away, so the airport was saved."

Di Xiong said: "The Beiyang Army in Suiyuan must have colluded with the Japanese. Japan's aircraft manufacturing capabilities are far stronger than ours. The situation that follows will be very difficult."

Wu Zhong said: "Should we give up the plan to retake Beihai Lake?"

Di Xiong said: "We must not give up. Our air force is not as strong as Japan's, so we should build more anti-aircraft guns. We would rather passively defend and recapture Beihai Lake. If we miss this opportunity, we will definitely regret it."

Wu Zhong sighed, "You are challenging both Japan and Russia at the same time! It's too dangerous."

Di Xiong said, "Old Wu, you are good in everything else except being too cautious. When it is time to take risks, you must be brave enough to take risks. Notify the Simon Gun Foundry to suspend the casting of heavy artillery. The workers will be divided into three shifts to focus on the production of anti-aircraft guns. An additional 10 million yuan will be allocated to the factory. Also notify Feng Ru to suspend the production of bombers and transport planes and focus on the production of fighter planes. An additional 10 million yuan will be allocated as well."

Only fighter jets can demonstrate their power against invading enemy aircraft.

Wu Zhong was shocked and said, "You allocated 20 million dollars all at once. Are you crazy? What about the refugee resettlement fees? You should know that although Liu Zhendong and his men robbed 30 million in property, gold bars and silver dollars only accounted for a small part. Most of it was jewelry, jade, silk, antiques, and even opium. It will take some time to cash it out. If you are in a hurry to cash it out, you can only sell it at a loss."

Di Xiong said: "The items that cannot be converted into cash can be mortgaged to Da Kui Sheng Commercial Bank for loans. Da Kui Sheng Commercial Bank is spread all over China, Mongolia and Russia, so they will definitely be able to sell them."

Wu Zhong said: "I'm afraid Da Kuisheng can't come up with so much cash."

Di Xiong said: "Then pay it in batches."

At this time, the police chief Li Fei came to report that the escaped assassin had been caught and someone recognized him as an agent of the Japanese Xiangyue Intelligence Group. Under torture, he admitted that he was the leader of the Xiangyue Group. After being arrested, the Secret Service Department of the Japanese Tianjin Garrison Command issued a death order to them to assassinate Di Xiong or Leng Hanbing, otherwise they would be tortured to death after returning, so they had to take the risk.

It was late at night, and the lights were still on in a teacher's dormitory at Peking University. Zhou Shaoxing was writing furiously when a short-haired girl in white clothes walked into the study room with a midnight snack and said to him, "Teacher! You still have classes tomorrow, so you should take a rest! You can't stay up late all the time, it's not good for your health!"

Zhou Shaoxing had just finished writing the last word, put down his pen and said, "I've finished it." Then he lit a Beihai brand cigarette and smoked it happily.

The girl walked to the desk, put down her midnight snack, and saw seven big characters on the cover of the manuscript: "China's Power is in Northern Tang". She couldn't help but asked curiously: "Didn't you say the title of the book was "Travels in Northern Tang City"? Why did you change the title?"

Zhou Shaoxing said: "This new title is more shocking and can attract more readers to read it."

The girl said, "But the Beiyang government has already called Beitang's Black Flag Army the Black Bandits and the Justice Party the Black Party, and their leaders are all on the bounty list. Your manuscript clearly speaks well of Beitang, so which publishing house would dare to help you publish the book? If the Beiyang government finds out, they will arrest you."

Zhou Shaoxing smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. After the manuscript is finished, someone from Beitang City will contact me about printing and publishing. Don't worry about readers not being able to see it. The Beiyang government banned the Justice Daily a long time ago, but it still couldn't stop it today. Xiao Xu! Don't underestimate their leader Di Congmo, although he is a young man, he is only 25 years old this year. As for my own risks, I can change my pen name and no one will know that it was written by me."

The girl said anxiously: "No one knows that you wrote it, so you stayed up all night for so many days, didn't it all go to waste?"

Zhou Shaoxing smiled and said, "This is a dilemma. If you want to be famous, you have to risk being beheaded. I didn't write this book for fame. I just wanted to do something for the country and the people. As long as you know and Di Congmo knows, that's enough."

The girl asked, "Is Bei Tang City really as powerful as you say? Can it even build airplanes and cannons?"

Zhou Shaoxing said: "In my opinion, being able to build airplanes and cannons is not the most important thing. What is important is that Di Congmo is proficient in the art of weighing the weight of pipes, and can make the people take the initiative to take out their copper coins and exchange them for vouchers issued by Beitang City. In this way, the fate of the people is closely tied to the interests of Beitang City. Just based on this point, the previous and current rulers of the Beiyang government cannot do it!"

The girl said, "Yes! If the people in power in the Beiyang government could do that, Beijing would not be in the mess it is now. Although President Yuan was replaced by President Li, social order has not improved, but has become worse."

Zhou Shaoxing took out a fifty-yuan voucher from his pocket, which was given to him by Di Xiong when they broke up. He handed it to the girl and said, "Don't underestimate this piece of paper. It represents the credit of a government. Behind it are the cheap and high-quality goods produced by more than a hundred factories."

At this time, someone knocked on the door. The girl hurriedly hid the manuscript in the mezzanine of the bookcase, and then went to open the door. A young man wearing a top hat and a long gown was standing outside the door.

The young man had a thin face and bright eyes. He said politely, "It's really rude to visit you so late at night, but I knocked on the door only because I saw the light was on. This must be Miss Xu, right? I'm Yinquan, and I'm here to visit Mr. Zhou Yushan."

Zhou Shaoxing said: "I am Zhou Yushan. Who ordered you to come here? What do you want from me?"

Yin Quan said: "Mr. Di from Beihai Group sent me here to ask if you have finished writing the book. We have an underground printing factory in Beijing that can print the book for you."

Zhou Shaoxing said: "Why should I believe you? What if you are a detective of the Beiyang government?"

Yin Quan said seriously: "Of course there is evidence, and there are two kinds." He took out a black badge and handed it to Zhou Shaoxing, and then took out two packs of Beihai brand cigarettes from his bag and handed them to Zhou Shaoxing.

Zhou Shaoxing saw two small white swords on the badge, exactly the same as the one Di Xiong gave him. He smiled and invited him in, saying, "I'm almost out of Beihai brand cigarettes. It's rare that Di Congmo remembered to ask you to bring two packs."

The young lady, Miss Xu, asked, "How much will it cost for you to print the book for us?"

Yin Quan said: "No charge, free printing. Mr. Zhou spent so much effort writing the book to help us promote it, how can we ask for money? Mr. Di still has to pay Mr. Zhou for his writing!"

He took out a bank check from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Shaoxing. Zhou Shaoxing took it and looked at it, then handed it to Miss Xu. Miss Xu was shocked when she saw the amount on it: "Five thousand dollars! Is this manuscript worth so much money?"

On the morning of August 3, in the meeting room of the Justice Party in Beitang City, the intelligence director Tian Mengxue said to Di Xiong: "The Japanese planes attacked Daranza. Fang Xiaoyue, who was executed last time, was the mistress of the chief of the secret service department of the Japanese Tianjin Garrison Command. This chief of secret service is called Fukuoka Masao. In order to retaliate, he persuaded the commander of the garrison to dispatch 36 fighters and 18 bombers to first ambush the Daranza flight squadron and then bomb the city of Daranza. Originally, our Tianjin Intelligence Station should have known about this matter in advance, because the president of the Tianjin Black Dragon Society, Kawashima Nami, has a close relationship with the Tianjin Garrison Command. But a few days ago, Kawashima Nami and Fukuoka Masao lost money when playing cards, and the two had a fierce quarrel and almost started fighting, so this action was not told to Kawashima Nami. As Kawashima Nami's secretary, Cha Jingfeng certainly had no way of knowing. It was not until the end of the air battle that she heard about this from other people in the secret service department."

Wu Chunfeng said angrily: "Kawashima Namito, this bastard, just lose the money, you should accept the loss, why is he cheating? He caused us to suffer heavy losses."

Tian Mengxue said: "Cha Jingfeng also knows that he can't rely on Kawashima Nami alone to obtain intelligence in the future. He has asked Touzuki Junko to hook up with a deputy director of the secret service department of the Japanese Tianjin Garrison Command to prevent similar situations from happening again."

Di Xiong said: "Beitang City is too far from Suiyuan, and the Japanese planes cannot attack here for the time being. However, Dalanza City is too close to Suiyuan. As long as the Japanese planes in Tianjin refuel in Suiyuan, they can attack Dalanza City. From now on, all the anti-aircraft guns in Beitang City and Mulun City will be transferred to Dalanza City. The new anti-aircraft guns produced by the Simon Gun Foundry will also be supplied to Dalanza City first. The Black Hawk Squadron in Beitang City must also be prepared to support Dalanza City at any time."

Di Xiong saw the division commander Zhang Zhenyang also sitting in the conference room. He remembered that he was here to report on the bandit suppression in the west, so he asked, "Is the battle to suppress the bandits over? How is the situation?"

Zhang Zhenyang said: "Our three brigades respectively surrounded and suppressed three bandits in the areas of Hangai Mountain, Wubusu River and Kobdo City. With the cooperation of the air force, after more than two months of fighting, we completely wiped out the Tigers of Hangai Mountain and the Black Wolves of Wubusu. However, the one-eyed dogs of northern desert were very cunning. They broke up into small groups and dispersed their activities. Even the aircraft could not find their main force. We fought piecemeal and wiped out six or seven of his small groups, but we still could not find the one-eyed dogs."

Wu Chunfeng said: "This one-eyed dog is really an indestructible cockroach. We will find him sooner or later."

Di Xiong said, "Since the bandit suppression work is basically over, let's withdraw the troops! There's no need to waste time for a one-eyed dog. After the troops come back, they will rest for half a month, and then spend another half a month with the new recruits. On September 3, they will officially march to Beihai Lake."

Di Xiong picked up the baton, pointed to a location on the map on the wall and said, "This is the largest city in the Beihai Lake area. The Russians called it Irkutsk, and the local Mongolians called it Fishing City. Let's call it Fishing City! The intelligence team in Fishing City must find out the Russian garrison, weapons and equipment here, and the distribution of Russian troops in the surrounding areas as soon as possible. Krupp cannons are relatively heavy, and the artillery regiment must transport the cannons to the Mongolian-Russian border in advance to avoid slowing down the speed of the entire army."

Zhang Zhenyang said: "A railway of the Tsarist Russia is south of Beihai Lake. Once we send troops to Beihai Lake, we will cut off the Tsarist Russia's Siberian Railway. The local Tsarist Russian army will definitely counterattack with all their strength."

Di Xiong said, "I knew they would counterattack, so I waited until today to send troops. Otherwise, we would have taken action last year. Now is the time when their strength is the weakest. We must not let go of such an opportunity, just like the Russians took advantage of the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China and sent hundreds of thousands of troops to occupy Outer Manchuria. Taking advantage of the fire is one of the Thirty-Six Strategies."