"Good!" Zhang Zhengkui slapped Ning Zhiheng on the shoulder, but in his excitement he used too much force. He felt as if he had slapped a hard, tough tire. His palm was sore from the impact that his lips twitched slightly. He quickly withdrew his hand, secretly shook it behind his back, and thought to himself that this kid was quite skilled.
But he continued, "Zhiheng, there's no joking in the military! Can you guarantee that you'll wipe out all the plainclothes officers operating in Pudong within a month?"
Ning Zhiheng immediately confirmed again, "Commander, Zhiheng is absolutely not joking!"
Ning Zhiheng had his own reasons for saying this, of course. His special agent brigade had just experienced a brutal battle on the north bank of the Suzhou River, suffering heavy casualties.
To put it bluntly, if he were to engage the Japanese army in a direct confrontation, his special operations battalion would be wiped out in less than an hour.
However, with the main force suffering heavy losses, the special operations brigade will definitely be used to replenish the fighting force. In order to preserve these elite troops under his command, Ning Zhiheng must find a way to avoid this situation.
The plainclothes squad is now harassing and rampant, becoming a major threat to the right wing. Ning Zhiheng can take on this mission.
The Japanese plainclothes police also operate covertly in Pudong. A single plainclothes team can have as many as a hundred people. They have no popular support, so it is not easy for them to hide their whereabouts here.
It was precisely because these regular troops lacked experience in dealing with them that they found these Japanese agents difficult to handle. However, when it comes to espionage, Ning Zhiheng started out by specifically capturing Japanese spies.
He was confident that as long as these Japanese agents showed the slightest clue, they would have a hard time escaping his grasp. Moreover, he had premonition and super-sensory abilities, making it extremely difficult for Japanese agents to assassinate him. It could be said that he was the most suitable person to deal with the Japanese plainclothes team.
This way, one can contribute one's due strength to the War of Resistance against Japan, eliminate a major threat to the rear of our army, and at the same time avoid the tragic sacrifices of direct combat with the Japanese army, thus preserving one's subordinates to the greatest extent possible.
Zhang Zhengkui felt a constant unease about the plainclothes team and had long wanted to eliminate them. However, the team was cunning and unpredictable, employing special operations tactics that left him helpless. Now that Ning Zhiheng had volunteered to take on this thorny task, Zhang readily agreed.
Ning Zhiheng's special agent brigade numbered only a few hundred men at most. Using them to resist the Japanese army's attack was merely a drop in the ocean, better than nothing. However, if, as Ning Zhiheng claimed, the hidden dangers in the rear could be eliminated within a month, it would solve a major problem. No matter how you look at it, this would be a perfect solution.
"Then it's settled. Your unit will immediately begin a crackdown on the Japanese plainclothes police. If there's anything you need, you can be given priority in supplying it."
At this point, Zhang Zhengkui paused, then continued, "If you need anything, you can come directly to me. I'll be waiting for your good news here."
For a commander-in-chief of a war zone and an army group to promise to allow a major to meet with him at any time is definitely the kind of treatment he would give to his own people. In the future, no one in the military will dare to make things difficult for Ning Zhiheng.
"Commander, my troops have just arrived and haven't been assigned a base yet. Special operations require us to be on the move at any time, and even to conduct undercover reconnaissance. However, the military camp is heavily guarded, and the entry and exit procedures are too complicated, which takes up too much time. Could we choose our own base and have a separate camp?" Ning Zhiheng then requested. This was his primary purpose in coming to the Pudong battlefield. His special operations brigade had many things that needed to be done discreetly and could not be trapped in this military camp.
Zhang Zhengkui was taken aback for a moment, but quickly nodded in agreement: "Of course, that's no problem. You can arrange the camp yourself, but you can't occupy civilian houses. You should know that we've been fighting in Pudong for two months, and the local people have given us their full support, often sending us food and clothing. You must not violate military discipline or cause trouble for the people, otherwise I will absolutely not allow it!"
The corps headquarters was located along the Huangpu River, in a relatively economically developed area. The local people in the surrounding towns did their best to help and support the Chinese troops, and the relationship between the military and the people was harmonious. Zhang Zhengkui was afraid that Ning Zhiheng's special agent brigade had a habit of bullying the people, so he gave a special reminder.
Ning Zhiheng quickly explained, "The special agent brigade under the student's command is composed of elites selected from various armies. They are strictly disciplined, do not harm the people in the slightest, and would never do anything to deceive the people."
When I arrived, I saw many sturdy and tall cement buildings along the river, connected by wide roads, making transportation convenient.
Because my unit still has thirty military vehicles without a place to be stored, if these areas could be used as barracks, we wouldn't have to worry about Japanese bombing raids, and we could be deployed quickly and easily to transport troops. I hope the Commander will grant my request.”
"I see," Zhang Zhengkui nodded. Ning Zhiheng's words made a lot of sense. The Japanese planes were attacking more and more frequently, and the military camps were also bombed from time to time, resulting in many casualties among the soldiers. There were many large warehouses along the river, which were solid buildings made of reinforced concrete and were sufficient to withstand the bombing by these planes.
However, these warehouses are the assets of British and American merchants. China has been hoping that Britain and the United States could mediate and intervene to help China resist Japanese aggression internationally, and has strictly prohibited any damage to the interests of British and American merchants. Therefore, the focus is on protecting these warehouses, and no one has forcibly entered them.
However, at this stage of the war, Zhang Zhengkui didn't have the energy to deal with these trivial matters. Besides, Ning Zhiheng was his own son, and he had taken on such an important task right away, so it wouldn't be good to refuse him. In any case, it wasn't a big deal.
“Those are all assets of British and American merchants, but they have all fled now, leaving only some supplies in the warehouse. You can choose a few places to use as your base, but let me make it clear beforehand that you cannot steal the supplies inside, otherwise these foreigners will definitely not let it go, and if it gets involved in international public opinion, I will not be able to protect you,” Zhang Zhengkui solemnly instructed.
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