Chapter 1457: Strong Murderous Intent
Although Li Jun was not present due to illness, as the third most important person in the war zone, Li Jun's confidant, the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff came to accompany him personally, which also gave great face to the participating generals.
The atmosphere at the banquet was not particularly warm, but it was also full of laughter and joy. Even the major generals and brigade commanders of the 67th Army clinked their glasses with the major generals of the 70th Army who looked down on them, and smiled at each other.
Even the major general of the 70th Army, who had previously been cold to Leng Feng, stood up with a smile and toasted a glass of wine to the little transparent Leng Feng, the chief of staff.
When a general toasts to a colonel, it is not just a courtesy, but a face.
However, this face is not for Leng Feng and the Four-Line Regiment, but for several commanders in the war zone.
Although they are all soldiers, most of them are straightforward, but those who can be promoted to the position of major general are definitely not without a hundred people, not to mention being full of tricks.
Commander Li held this kind of welcoming banquet at such a sensitive time. The reason behind it was not just to force the 40th Division to retreat.
There must be a factor to ease the emotions of the 4th Regiment and the 67th Army. Since the scale of the 4th Regiment's alert exceeded everyone's imagination, everyone present was actually moved. When the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff arrived, although Leng Feng was the last one to greet according to his rank, he was the only one to whom the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff shook hands with both hands.
This is very particular. There are 4 Lieutenant Generals and 10 Major Generals in the restaurant. Some of the Lieutenant General Chiefs of Staff shook hands with one hand, and more of them raised their hands to return the greeting. Although the rank of the guys is not much different, he is a theater-level chief of staff. The difference in position cannot be measured, so he is naturally qualified.
As a result, Leng Feng, a young lieutenant colonel, was warmly held by the lieutenant general chief of staff, who asked about the current condition of his regiment commander Tang Dao with concern. He was relieved to hear that Tang Dao could simply eat some liquid food.
At this time, let alone these generals who were all smart, even those who were not smart probably knew that this welcoming banquet was for Tang Tuanzuo, who was injured and could not come from the Four Lines Regiment.
It was just that Commander Li told Tang Dao in disguise that it was my fault for not giving you a reasonable explanation now, so I'll treat you to a drink!
For a theater-level commander, this is the ultimate that can be done. He can't call Tang Dao and say: There must be something fishy here, but I have limited ability and can't handle it!
After all this time, everyone is just a guest. You say, if the major general of the 70th Army who has figured out the internal reasons still treats Leng Feng with the previous attitude, then he must be crazy!
Although the 70th Army is a central army, they are now in the Fifth War Zone. If you offend the boss Li who is in charge of everything today, he won't do anything to you on the surface, but this is a dangerous battlefield. You never know when a military order will be issued, and the 70th Army will stand on the most dangerous tip of the knife.
It was under this weird background that the originally unknown Lieutenant Colonel Leng Feng became the focus of a group of major generals.
"Come! Come! I propose that we toast Chief of Staff Leng together and wish the commander Tang of the Four-Line Regiment a speedy recovery and lead the Four-Line Regiment to make new achievements under the command of Commander Li." The major general brigade commander of the 70th Army raised his glass and said.
"This blessing is very much in my heart!" A major general from the General Staff echoed and raised his glass.
"Yes!" Major General Zhu also echoed concisely.
The other major generals saw this posture and it seemed that they couldn't help but follow suit, so they also raised their glasses.
"I'll drink this cup of wine for our commander." Leng Feng stood up, poured 10 cups of wine into a large bowl according to the number of people, and then drank it in one gulp.
"Good! Chief of Staff Leng has a good alcohol tolerance!" Major generals clapped their hands.
Hekou County is located in western Hubei. The cups in the restaurant are not the small cups of 3 cents in Jiangnan. At least 8 cents. These 10 cups of wine are nearly one catty. Together with what he drank before, Leng Feng drank at least two catties.
His originally dark face was flushed!
"The wine is really strong! This sip is like burning directly to the tip of my heart." Leng Feng, with a flushed face, suddenly unbuttoned the discipline button of his military uniform and blew out a strong breath of alcohol.
"However, no matter how strong the wine is, it is not as hot as the blood of the 13 brothers in my guard squad. Those 13 brothers did not die on the battlefield against the Japanese pirates, but fell on the land protected by hundreds of thousands of troops in my war zone. Commanders, do you think this is ironic?"
Leng Feng looked at a group of major generals with slightly red eyes, so hot that people dared not look at them.
The originally warm atmosphere at the banquet suddenly froze.
After a long while, Major General Zhu persuaded: "Lieutenant Colonel Leng, the war zone headquarters is still investigating with the military police. I believe that the person behind the scenes will be found soon, and an explanation will be given to the brothers of the Four Lines Regiment who died in the battle and Captain Tang."
"Commander Zhu, you are a person that Captain Tang respects very much. Before coming here, he specifically mentioned you and said that you are a patriotic general, but can you tell me, can the person behind the scenes really be found?" Leng Feng exhaled a strong breath of alcohol again and asked directly.
Major General Zhu was silent.
He knew very well that Commander Li had tried his best, but the Military Intelligence Bureau also intervened and quickly dismissed and held accountable the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau. All the key personnel were transferred away, and the Military Police Department could only watch these intelligence personnel who might know clues leave, and many clues were completely cut off.
Obviously, some people may know the truth, but they don't want the truth to come out. The high-level spy lurking in the war zone is the answer they gave.
Now, although Leng Feng's questioning was a bit rude, what he questioned might be the truth. Can the real person behind the scenes be found? Ninety percent of the possibility is that it cannot be found.
"So, officers, do you think this is ironic? Is it funny?" Leng Feng's eyes were full of sarcasm.
"Lieutenant Colonel Leng, watch your words. This is the war zone headquarters. There are many officers here. You can't be presumptuous." Seeing that Leng Feng was getting more and more excessive under the influence of alcohol, the brigade commander of the 70th Army turned cold and reprimanded.
Several major generals of the 67th Army frowned and looked at him with fierce eyes.
They are so smart. Leng Feng made inappropriate remarks, but he was drunk after all, and the situation was small. As long as he persuaded and appeased them with gentle words, the incident could be treated as if it had never happened. But this guy suddenly jumped out and reprimanded him, which stimulated Leng Feng to say something inappropriate again! This is clearly a trend of expanding and complicating the situation.
"70th Army, you are so arrogant. You old man have been looking down on me since I came in. Do you think I can't feel it? Now you jump out and pretend to be a big shot with me. I call you a commander because you have benefited from other commanders. Otherwise, with your wretched appearance, you come close to me. I don't slap you because I am too well-mannered." Leng Feng looked coldly at the guy who took the initiative to jump out and flirt.
Leng Feng has never said much. He has always been a man of action. He just does what he has to do. Even close comrades rarely hear him say so many words today, let alone hear him being so venomous.
But just because he hadn't heard it doesn't mean that Chief of Staff Leng wouldn't.
The mastermind behind the scenes was originally pointed at the 70th Army or even the people behind it, so how could Leng Feng be polite to him?
He didn't directly use his fists to serve, which was really the result of Chief of Staff Leng's restraint.
The whole audience was shocked!
The face of the major general of the 70th Army, who was scolded to the point of bleeding, was completely distorted.
He never expected that the little army lieutenant colonel in front of him would not follow the rules of the army at all, and started to scold like a shrew. What's the matter? Does Leng Feng not want to mix in the army anymore? Or is the Four-Line Regiment going to tear its face with the 70th Army?
No matter how heroic you are, you are just a little army colonel with only a few thousand people under you. How can you compare with the 70th Army, which has 2 infantry divisions and 3 reserve regiments with more than 30,000 troops?
Even several major generals who were close to the Four-Line Regiment were collectively dumbfounded. They didn't expect that this taciturn regimental chief of staff would be so tough that he scolded a major general brigadier until he was bleeding.
They didn't like this major general brigadier who liked to be yin and yang. Seeing him being scolded like this, they all felt very happy. But it was pleasant in words, but the crime of insulting the superior officer could not be escaped. With the strictness of Li's military management, I'm afraid that he would be dismissed and demoted. Maybe Tang Dao, who was still recovering from his injuries, would also be reprimanded for not being strict with his subordinates. This is really unwise!
"You, are so bold!" The major general of the 70th Army slammed the table.
"Brother Haoran, calm down. Chief of Staff Leng must be drunk and said all drunken words." Seeing that the banquet was about to turn into a battlefield, the major general of the 11th Army hurriedly pulled the already red-faced major general of the 70th Army.
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If they really wanted to fight, even if Leng Feng was drunk, he would still stand as straight as a javelin. With that body, it would be strange if he didn't beat the 70th Army major general with a bulging belly into a dog.
This person probably wasn't afraid of his colleagues of the same level to suffer, but the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff and several division commanders were still in the upstairs box. If they saw this scene, I'm afraid everyone present would be in trouble.
For my own sake, I have to settle the dispute between the two.
"Yes! Chief of Staff Leng, give our military commander face and don't argue with some people. If you really want to fight, don't do it at the wine table. You're a soldier! Either on the training ground or on the battlefield, we'll see who's better." The two major generals and brigadiers of the 67th Army also stood up to pull Leng Feng.
It looked like they were trying to stop the fight, but their words made it clear that we are in the same group. I suggest you beat this guy into a pig's head on the training ground.
Well, the 67th Army is really determined to stand on the side of the Four-Line Regiment. Several major generals of the theater command felt a headache and were a little bit confused for a while.
At this moment, a man in plain clothes suddenly pushed open the door of the private room.
"Who are you? Get out!" The major general of the 70th Army was already ashamed and angry, and he directly vented his anger on the person who broke in.
All the people present were active soldiers. The lowest position was Leng Feng, the chief of staff of the regiment. The others were at least generals who could command thousands of people. Where could a guy in plain clothes come?
He ignored the sudden change of the face of the major general Zhu next to him.
There were only a few guards in this restaurant, but the outside was heavily guarded. Not to mention that the Four-Line Regiment had heavy machine guns and mortars, even the guard regiment of the theater command sent a guard company to completely block the surroundings of the restaurant. Where could an ordinary person in plain clothes come in?
More importantly, he had seen this man in plain clothes at the headquarters.
That was the person in charge that the Military Control Commission had just sent to the Fifth War Zone.
His sudden appearance here must be bad news.
"The last person who pointed at his nose and told me to get lost has long since become the food for carp in the Yellow River. Brigadier Wu, right? I will come to you when I finish my business." The man said sadly He glanced at the still blushing Major General of the 70th Army. "By the way! My name is Zhao Lijun, and I am the Jingxiang Administrative Inspectorate. Next time you come to see Brigadier Wu, please remember to tell me to get lost again."
70 Jun Army Major General's face quickly turned from red to white!
Maybe he wouldn't be afraid if a lieutenant general threatened him like this, but he was really afraid of this inspector and administrative commissioner who took the initiative to give his name.
Major General Dai has four capable cadres, who are very valued by Dai Li, and the good guys call them the Four King Kongs of Military Command.
One of them, Colonel Shen, served as the captain of the detective team in Shancheng and got along well with Tang Dao. The man in front of him was one of the other three people. He was known as "Chasing Life Tai Sui". Just from his nickname, you can tell that he is vicious and vicious. .
But this guy named Zhao Lijun is actually scarier than his nickname. He just enjoys killing people.
Before the war, under his auspices, a large number of progressive people were massacred; after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he was appointed as the Major General Training Commissioner of the First Theater Zone and the Administrative Supervision Commissioner of the Luoyang District, responsible for controlling the Yellow River ferry from Luoyang to Shanxi. Zhao Lijun took advantage of his power to extort money and misbehave at the ferry. When the people resisted a little, they would be beaten severely or pushed directly into the Yellow River.
Even the Central Unification agents of the Zhao Lijun Alliance did not let go of the latent mission, which made the conflict between the Central Unification and the Military Unification very intense for a time.
Because the inspector held the 'Sword of Shang Fang' of supervision, even the commander of the first theater had no choice but to prevent him from catching his pigtails.
In order to suppress this unexpected incident in the fifth theater, Major General Dai directly sent this guy who had just returned to the mountain city to the fifth theater.
Seeing that the situation was calm, Zhao Lijun looked around, but turned his attention to Leng Feng, with a faint smile on his face: "This must be Brother Leng Feng of the Four Elements Group!"
"I'm Leng Feng, but we're not familiar with each other, so don't use the word brother!" Leng Feng looked coldly at the man who looked at him condescendingly.
"Haha, Chief of Staff Leng is indeed a powerful general under Tang Dao. He has seen many big scenes and even killed several Japanese lieutenant generals and major generals. Of course you won't take me, the military commander, seriously." Zhao Lijun chuckle.
"However, when you go to my place, maybe you will change your attitude."
"Why are you?" Leng Feng said coldly.
"Why? Don't you dare to admit what you, the Four Elements Group, have done?" Zhao Lijun's eyes suddenly turned sinister.
"Last night the owner of the largest grain store in Miaotan Town went out for a night of drinking and did not return. When his family found him today, he was already a corpse and all the accompanying guards were killed."
"What, Commissioner Zhao is going to investigate a murder case? I remember that this doesn't seem to be your responsibility, Commissioner Zhao!" Leng Feng's lips curved with a hint of sarcasm.
"A grain store boss will die if he dies, but Zhao has to admire the courage of your four-line group!" Zhao Lijun's face became very ferocious at that moment.
"The major general commander of the 70th Army's 33rd Independent Brigade received the news of a vicious murder in the area and personally led the security company to the scene. When he returned at about 5 p.m., he passed through Baihu Mountain and was ambushed, including the major general commander. Everyone inside died in battle."
As soon as these words came out, a pin drop could be heard in the entire private room. Everyone involuntarily opened their mouths and looked at Leng Feng like an idiot.
If this was really done by the Four Elements Group, then I’m afraid he’s not crazy!
"The nature of this case is more serious than the last time our regimental commander, so Commissioner Zhao needs to investigate it carefully. You are suffering." Leng Feng said calmly. "But if you want to save trouble and put the blame directly on our Four Elements Group, then our Four Elements Group will never admit it."
"It never took more than 20 minutes from the time of the attack to the time when the troops of the Independent 33rd Brigade went for reinforcements. In 20 minutes, a well-equipped guard company was completely defeated. Which army in the entire fifth theater has such combat effectiveness? Except for You four groups."
"Everyone in the Four Lines Group is proud to be praised like this by Commissioner Zhao, but we can't just rely on our strength in combat! Is this considered the crime of an innocent man harboring a treasure? Is it possible? The commander of the Independent 33rd Brigade offended a bandit somewhere and was besieged by the vicious bandits and lost his life? "
"It doesn't matter whether you, Chief of Staff Leng, want to admit it, but Tian Lian can see that a squad leader of the 33rd Brigade Guard Company was seriously injured under the attack of these gangsters but managed to survive. According to him, although the people who besieged them were all wearing civilian clothes, But he is holding a powerful semi-automatic rifle and using small-caliber mortars and rifle grenades. Apart from your four regiments, who in the entire fifth theater is qualified to equip such weapons? "
"I'm afraid Commissioner Zhao has some misunderstandings about our Four Rows Regiment. Although our Four Rows Regiment has these weapons that Commissioner Zhao said, I want to make it clear that since the establishment of our Four Rows Regiment, we have relied on all the officers and soldiers of the regiment to protect our country. Only with determination can you fight the Japanese pirates to the death, and it is by no means just relying on the so-called sophisticated equipment.
In addition, in the attack on members of our Fourth Army Regiment 10 days ago, the Japanese used Garand semi-automatic rifles and MP28 submachine guns. Do I have reason to suspect that it was troops equipped with these firearms? Such evil things, like the 70th Army? "
Leng Feng turned his gaze to the Major General of the 70th Army who was still stunned, his eyes full of murderous intent!
The major general of the 70th Army felt goose bumps on his arms. At that moment, he really felt that Leng Feng really wanted to kill him. He was so scared that he waved his hands: "My 107th Division is not qualified to equip this kind of weapon. There are less than 30 in the whole division!"
"I agree with this explanation!" Leng Feng nodded, and then looked at Zhao Lijun. "Commissioner Zhao, the misunderstanding is resolved! Our Four-Line Regiment will never wrongly accuse a good person because of some superficial evidence."
Before Zhao Lijun could answer, Leng Feng's somewhat faint voice sounded again in the private room: "Of course, if we really find real evidence, the lives of the 13 brothers of my Four-Line Regiment can only be paid with blood. Even the king of heaven can't save him.
Whoever wants to help him can only be killed together."
A chill rose from the hearts of all the major generals present.
The murderous intent of the lieutenant colonel in front of him was so strong that it was almost bursting out.
What he just said was almost a disguised admission that the incident with the 33rd Independent Brigade was done by the 4th Line Regiment. They responded to the attack with an attack, which was the ultimate way of "returning the favor in their own way".