Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 308 The Iron-Blooded Beiyang Army

On the way to the newly formed 7th Army headquarters, Ye Shaohong had already discussed it with Zhuang Yifan.

Upon seeing Zheng Tianhua, they immediately arrested him.

It was a surprise attack.

So Zhuang Yifan acted quickly as soon as Ye Shaohong finished speaking.

He took a step forward and was right next to Zheng Tianhua. Just as Zheng Tianhua realized what was happening and was about to turn around and run away, Zhuang Yifan had already raised his hand and grabbed Zheng Tianhua by the collar.

"Want to run?"

"No chance."

"Come back here!" With a muffled groan from Zhuang Yifan, he suddenly exerted force with his arm, pulling Zheng Tianhua's short, stocky body into the air.

Zheng Tianhua still tried to struggle and resist.

Zhuang Yifan glared and kicked Zheng Tianhua in the lower back.

Zheng Tianhua's body, like a piece of clothing being hung up, was immediately sent flying high into the air before crashing to the ground.

He was immediately taken into custody by two special agents from the Jiangcheng station who had come with Ye Shaohong.

It was only then that Chief of Staff Cheng Min realized what was happening.

His expression was rather unpleasant.

He frowned and looked at Ye Shaohong.

"Station Chief Ye, what's going on?"

Fortunately, Chief of Staff Cheng Min still had some reservations about Ye Shaohong's identity, so his words were mainly inquiries and did not contain much blame.

Of course.

This is only temporary.

If Ye Shaohong cannot give him a satisfactory explanation and cannot convince everyone in the reception room, it is foreseeable that accountability will follow.

"Look at me, I was in such a hurry that I didn't have time to explain to you."

"It was my fault."

"I apologize to Chief of Staff Cheng and everyone else."

Ye Shaohong smiled and politely expressed his attitude first. Seeing that Chief of Staff Cheng and everyone in the reception room had softened their expressions, he pointed at Zheng Tianhua and explained the reason for his rash action today.

"As for him..."

“We have our reasons for arresting him; we’re not acting recklessly.” “Three days ago, we successfully arrested a Japanese spy group in Hanyang County. According to the confessions of the defectors, they had met with several superiors in Jiangcheng.”

"And Zheng Tianhua happens to be one of them."

Ye Shaohong was known for his outrageous remarks, and his seemingly casual words immediately caused everyone in the reception room to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Tianhua is a Japanese spy who has infiltrated the country. How could that be?"

"Oh dear, I was mistaken. I didn't even notice it for so long."

"Hmph, those little Japanese devils, they've actually tried to infiltrate our newly formed 7th Army. They're really up to no good."

After a brief moment of silence, a series of exclamations and angry roars erupted.

They did not doubt what Ye Shaohong said.

After all, that's what the Special Service did. As professionals, they didn't dare to act recklessly when it came to arresting Japanese spies.

Moreover, Ye Shaohong also said that they had captured a group of Japanese spies who were hiding in the area, and some of the captured spies had even confessed.

They directly identified Zheng Tianhua.

Then there's even less chance that this matter will go wrong.

That's why they were even angrier and deeply regretted their past negligence.

"asshole!"

"These damned beasts, they all deserve to die!"

Chief of Staff Cheng roared angrily, his fists clenching as he spoke.

The murderous intent and hatred in his eyes could not be concealed.

Ye Shaohong could understand this.

Although later movies and TV series portray the Beiyang warlords as universally despised, the true history is quite different.

That's right.

The Beiyang warlords were all driven by greed and ambition, and in their struggle for power, they committed many heinous acts.

Ultimately, most of the Beiyang warlords were patriotic.

Don’t say anything else.

It was Mongolia, wasn't it? The Russians, for their own benefit, secretly encouraged the Mongolian princes and nobles to declare independence. In the end, who sent troops to briefly reclaim it?

They were warlords of the Northern Warlords.

They dispatched General Xu Shuzheng with 8,000 troops to attack the northern desert, and in just 22 days, they completely eradicated those scourges who had defected to the enemy.

They helped China recover 180 million square kilometers of its beautiful land.

There was also the evacuation of overseas Chinese in 1918. At that time, the Beiyang warlords were engaged in the Zhili-Anhui War. When they suddenly received a request for assistance from overseas Chinese in Russia, Duan Qirui, the Anhui warlord who was already in a predicament of war, resolutely accepted the request for assistance from overseas Chinese even though he knew that participating in the evacuation operation might cost him and his family their lives.

He issued an order, with defeat already certain and personnel shortages, to transfer more than 4000 men from the 90th Division to the Far East to aid the suffering overseas Chinese.

Upon hearing about Duan Qirui's situation, the Zhili warlords, who had already gained an absolute advantage and could easily annihilate the Anhui clique with a little more effort, did not hesitate to choose a ceasefire.

They gave up this excellent opportunity, allowing Duan Qirui to have ample resources to allocate manpower to rescue overseas Chinese.

To evacuate its citizens, the Anhui clique's 90th Division, with over 4000 men, had to pass through the territory of Zhang Dashuai, a warlord from the Fengtian clique in Northeast China.

Upon learning of Duan Qirui's intentions, the Fengtian warlord Zhang put aside his grudges with Duan Qirui and gave the green light to allow the 90th Division, with more than 4000 men, to traverse the heart of Northeast China.

They also provided food, fodder, and ammunition to the soldiers of the 90th Division along the way.

Thus, the Beiyang warlords worked together for more than two years and finally safely evacuated more than 30,000 suffering overseas Chinese from the Far East back to my country.

This was also the first time in my country's history that its citizens had been evacuated from overseas.

And what about Chief of Staff Cheng Min?

He also graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy and joined Marshal Sun's forces after graduation.

They are willing to fight and kill each other for their own interests.

However, it cannot be denied that when facing foreign invaders, the Beiyang warlords had far more courage and integrity than the Manchu Qing dynasty's long braids.

This far surpasses that of the Republic of China government. That's why Chief of Staff Cheng Min was so furious when he heard Ye Shaohong say that Zheng Tianhua might be a Japanese spy.

These are the noble spirits that the Beiyang warlords left to us Chinese men.

Driven to the extreme by hatred, Chief of Staff Cheng Min's eyes turned red. He pulled out his sidearm from his waist, ready to shoot Zheng Tianhua dead in front of everyone.

But as soon as he tried to take any action, Ye Shaohong raised his hand to stop him.

"Chief of Staff Cheng, I know you hate the Japanese devils and wish you could kill them right now."

"But you can't do anything reckless."

"According to the confessions of those Japanese spies who surrendered, there was more than just Zheng Tianhua as a hidden Japanese spy in the newly formed 7th Army."

"Besides him, there were several other people."

"So he has to live. I want to use torture to dig out all the other Japanese spies who are hiding in the open."

"If Chief of Staff Cheng wants revenge, after I dig out all those Japanese spies, I can arrange for them to be handed over to you so you can kill them yourself, how about that?"