The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

It looks quite convincing. If someone didn't know beforehand, they would never guess that this was a checkpoint set up by the Red Army in disguise as the Jiangxi Army.

During wartime, these checkpoints were found on almost every major transportation route, and everyone was used to them.

Therefore, some pedestrians and caravans who happened to pass by before the Central Army Inspection Team were unusually polite and cautious when faced with the inspection by Zhang Cheng, who was impersonating a battalion commander of the Jiangxi Army.

Although many Red Army officers and soldiers were disgusted by accepting bribes, in order to play the role of the Jiangxi Army's inspection team, Zhang Cheng had no choice but to pretend to be satisfied and accept the bribes from passing merchants at Xu Wenqing's special request.

This is simply a matter of routine. These days, it's not unusual for officers and soldiers to set up checkpoints and collect money; it would be strange if they set up checkpoints and didn't collect money.

Therefore, you can only deceive others if you can deceive yourself first.

This was something Xu Wenqing repeatedly instructed Zhang Cheng to do; otherwise, how could Zhang Cheng have accepted bribes so openly!

Considering that the White Army's Central Army Inspection Corps had an artillery company, Xu Wenqing directly ordered the Special Service Company to be specifically responsible for dealing with the artillery company. If things went wrong, they were to immediately kill the Central Army artillerymen protecting the guns. Although the 55th Regiment currently did not have many officers and soldiers who could use infantry guns, it should not be a problem to assemble an artillery company.

These days, artillery is undoubtedly more powerful than rifles and machine guns. With these infantry guns, they looked much more imposing when they entered Shangrao City. They even resembled the Central Army, whose equipment and benefits were far superior to those of other warlords!

When the Central Army was still one kilometer away from the ambush zone, the reconnaissance company, after sending someone back to deliver a message, quickly set up roadblocks on the highway after the main force of the Central Army had passed. They even prevented all caravans passing through the area from passing.

Of course, Xu Wenqing told the reconnaissance company soldiers that the excuse for setting up roadblocks was that an operation to encircle and suppress the Red Army was underway ahead. To avoid injuring pedestrians, roadblocks were specifically set up to prevent them from entering the combat zone. Once the main force of the Jiangxi Army finished fighting, they could naturally be allowed to pass.

Everything was unfolding as planned. When the ten vehicles slowly came into view of the 55th Regiment's ambush troops, all the Red Army soldiers placed their hands on their rifles, ready to await Xu Wenqing's order to launch a surprise attack on this completely uninformed Central Army inspection team.

However, they all knew that the sound of gunfire would attract the attention of the nearby Jiangxi troops. Therefore, they were also eager to see if this young regimental commander could once again eliminate this heavily armed Central Army inspection team without firing a single shot.

As the vehicles leading the way from the Central Army saw the roadblock ahead, these arrogant Central Army drivers didn't even get out of their cars. They simply honked their horns, signaling the Jiangxi Army soldiers at the checkpoint to quickly move the barriers and let them pass.

After all, compared to these miscellaneous armies like the Jiangxi Army and the Anhui Army, the Central Army can be described as a well-established and legitimate regular army, which naturally has a much higher status than these miscellaneous armies!

Unfortunately, to the driver's surprise, the Jiangxi army officer in charge of setting up the checkpoint seemed to be a simpleton. He completely ignored the driver's honking and continued shouting:

The phrase "Stop the car, please show your ID" is used.

Seeing their car still driving forward, Zhang Cheng, who was impersonating a battalion commander of the Jiangxi Army, pretended to be angry and said:

"Damn it, you guys aren't going to stop for inspection, are you? Brothers, turn on the machine gun, let's see which bastard dares to break through the checkpoint!"

The Central Army soldiers sitting in the driver's seat saw the Jiangxi Army battalion commander, who seemed quite angry, give the order. Sure enough, many of the soldiers guarding the checkpoint pulled the bolts of their heavy machine guns and loaded them with bullets. If they actually pulled the trigger, they'd probably be getting mowed down!

Looking at the Jiangxi army patrol team that had set up the checkpoint, who seemed to be very serious about their work, the Central Army driver, not daring to cause trouble, quickly slammed on the brakes and shouted:

"Are you blind?! Didn't you see the flag on our vehicle? We're from the Central Military Commission's inspection team, here specifically to deliver money to you. Didn't your superiors tell you to let us through as soon as they saw us?"

In response to the Central Army driver's angry outburst, Xu Wenqing, who was impersonating the bodyguard of Zhang Cheng, the battalion commander of the Jiangxi Army, also pretended to be very angry and said:

“Even if you are from the Central Army, you can’t bully people like this! Our battalion commander is just following orders from above to check any suspicious convoys.”

Who knows if you're Red Army soldiers in disguise?

No one is allowed to pass without a pass; this is an order from above.

"You dare insult our battalion commander, you driver? I'll beat you to death, you little bastard!"

Xu Wenqing could detect a slight Shanghai accent in the Central Army driver's voice. Xu immediately assumed the role of a bodyguard eager to stand up for the battalion commander. Amidst the incredulous stares of the Central Army soldiers, he dragged the cursing driver away and gave him a beating. This beating undoubtedly signaled that these protective Central Army soldiers and Jiangxi Army soldiers were now at each other's throats.

With Xu Wenqing saying one after another:

Do you think that just because you're part of the Central Army, you can bully our Jiangxi Army?

Let me tell you something, you little rascal, this is western Jiangxi, not Nanjing. Whether you're a dragon or a tiger, you'd better coil up properly.

Upon hearing this, the special agent company soldiers, knowing that Xu Wenqing had deliberately provoked them, began to jeer and angrily said:

"Just because you're from the Central Army, you think you can bully people like that? Does being a driver in the Central Army give you the right to insult our battalion commander with such disrespect?"

No, you must apologize, otherwise we won't let you through.

What can you do about it? Go ahead and shoot! Even if you kill one of my brothers, there are still hundreds of thousands of our Jiangxi army brothers behind me. Let's see if you can kill them all and see if you can leave western Jiangxi safely.

This is our Jiangxi Army's territory. It's one thing for you to be arrogant, but how can you treat us like this?

"No, your commander must come down and apologize. Otherwise, our battalion will not let this go."

This cacophony of loud, angry shouts undoubtedly infuriated the officers and soldiers facing off on both sides.

But everyone knows that although the Central Army currently has a righteous cause, it really can't interfere much in the situation in western Jiangxi.

Besides, they were the ones who were in the wrong first. If this matter were to escalate to higher authorities, it would be the inspection team that would suffer. Understanding this, the Central Army soldiers also wondered why the driver had been so foul-mouthed.

To be honest, he was just a common soldier, while the other was a battalion commander in the Jiangxi Army. There should be some respect for hierarchy, right? Now, the other soldier is unhappy. They're in the wrong, so they can't really say anything!

There was nothing else they could do but walk over from the car behind and say:

"What's all this commotion about? Can't brothers talk things out properly?"