The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

Chapter 465: Central Military Commission in Action

The lights in the principal's office stayed on late into the night.

Mei and Zhang looked at each other in silence.

They were all thinking the same thing: this was the result of the trick played by Boss Chen, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes!

There was a thick stack of letters on the table.

Some professors applied to be transferred to Nanyang, and some students requested proof of student status so that they could go south.

There was also a telegram from the Ministry of Education in the mountain city with stern words, demanding "stabilizing the thoughts of teachers and students and strictly preventing the outflow of talent."

Whether they joined the army or went to Southeast Asia, would the UN still be the same UN after these professors and students left?

Principal Mei sighed.

The UN General Assembly is almost coming to an end.

However, he himself still hopes that students and professors will go south to Southeast Asia.

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The atmosphere in Chuncheng, Yunnan Province suddenly became tense.

The "Nanyang Storm" that Chen Lao Da set off at Southwest Associated University was so powerful and had such a wide impact that it far exceeded expectations.

Not only were the teachers and students within the UN University in a state of uncertainty, but the news also spread like wildfire to the streets and alleys of Spring City, and even reached the ears of a large number of young intellectuals who had fled to Yunnan Province due to the war and were temporarily sheltering in various middle schools, relief centers, or the homes of relatives and friends.

However, an undercurrent has quietly emerged.

As spy agencies, the Chuncheng Station of the Military Control Commission and the Security Inspection Group of the Southwest Transportation Department under the Central Control Commission naturally have extremely sensitive senses.

They could not turn a blind eye to the activities of Mr. Chen's visiting group, the "Nanyang trend" that was buzzing among the teachers and students of Liandan University, and the news that more and more people were privately inquiring about the route of migration to the south.

Even Dai Chunfeng, the head of the Military Control Commission, who was interested in befriending Zhang Chi so that he could use Zhang Chi's connections with the White Eagles to secure a high position for himself after the war, did not dare to be careless about this important matter.

Soon, reports came pouring in like snowflakes.

"A large number of teachers and students were misled by the overseas Chinese leader Chen Lao Da in Nanyang and wanted to leave the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War and go south to join the puppet regime of Zhang Chi."

"People are unsettled and there's a fear of large-scale defections."

"Zhang Chi's move is intended to undermine the foundation of our education in the rear areas and weaken the source of young soldiers for the army."

The man from Shancheng had never liked Zhang Chi, thinking that he was a rebel who had clung to the White Eagle and was a villain who had suddenly gained power.

After receiving the report, he was even more furious.

A series of sternly worded secret telegrams flew to Chuncheng, ordering the Chuncheng Station and the inspection team to closely monitor the Nanyang Delegation and all the teachers and students of the Lianda University who had contact with them.

It is also necessary to thoroughly investigate the southbound routes, deploy more capable personnel at all border passes, stations, and ferry crossings (Nujiang River and other border rivers) in Yunnan Province, conduct strict inspections, and never allow any professor or student to leave the country without permission.

The secret telegram contained a few lines of large characters that read, "If necessary, compulsory measures may be taken to serve as a warning to others!", which revealed murderous intent.

For a time, there was panic in Kunming City.

The spies appeared more frequently around the UN campus, in teahouses, hotels, and on the main roads leading to southern Yunnan.

Several professors who had publicly expressed their intention to move south had knocks on their doors late at night, and were often pelted with stones and sent letters of warning containing bullets.

Some student leaders were detained and interrogated on trumped-up charges such as "incomplete documents" and "suspected of collaborating with the enemy" when they were leaving the city.

There was an invisible pressure in the air, and the preparations for the trip south, which were originally in full swing, were suddenly covered with a layer of frost.

The news soon reached the ears of Yunnan Chairman Wang Long and his trusted general, General Lu, a powerful figure in the Yunnan Army.

"Damn it, this is too much!" Inside the Wuhuashan headquarters, General Lu slammed a telegram from the secret service agency requesting the local garrison to cooperate in blocking the road on the table, his face ashen.

I don't know whether he was scolding Shancheng for interfering in Yunnan Province's affairs, or Zhang Chi for coming to poach his talents.

Or is it both?

"The hands of the mountain city are stretched too far. They control everything, and they even want to control where the people in Yunnan Province go. Boss Chen is the leader of the overseas Chinese community in Southeast Asia. He came back to express his condolences. Those teachers and students went to Southeast Asia to study, not to surrender to the enemy.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation are a bunch of good-for-nothings, they just keep causing trouble for me!"

He knew very well that these teachers and students, especially the professors, were the real "Wenquxing" and the treasures of future construction.

Zhang Chi is doing very well in Nanyang, but what the future will look like remains to be seen.

Now Shancheng and Nanyang are fighting each other, and Yunnan Province has become the center of the vortex of conflict between central spies and Nanyang forces. This is definitely not the situation that his cousin and he want to see.

More importantly, Boss Chen came north with Zhang Chi's goodwill and intention to cooperate.

If Boss Chen and those teachers and students got into trouble on his Yunnan clique's territory, or were blocked and unable to leave, what would Zhang Chi think? What would national public opinion think?

At this point, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

General Lu paced around the office irritably twice, then suddenly stopped and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

He grabbed the receiver of the conspicuous red phone on the table and spoke directly: "Hello? Myitkyina, I want the Anmin Army Headquarters, looking for General Zhang Chi!"

This was the recently installed dedicated line that connected directly to Myitkyina and allowed him to contact Zhang Chi directly.

The call was quickly connected, and Zhang Chi's highly recognizable voice, with a hint of lazy smile, as if everything was under control, came from the receiver:

"Hello? Brother Yongheng? You're calling at this time. I guess there's good news from Chuncheng?" Zhang Chi's tone was relaxed, as if he had already anticipated General Lu's call.

"My dear brother, you have given us a huge problem this time." General Lu came straight to the point, his tone half complaining and half testing, "Your boss, Mr. Chen, has been 'poaching' people at the UN, causing a big uproar in the city and making people uneasy!

Now, over in Shancheng, all the bastards from the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation have rushed over. They are using the feathers from their superiors as a token of authority, setting up checkpoints everywhere in Chuncheng to arrest people, extort bribes, and threaten to detain all teachers and students who want to go south, and to investigate Mr. Chen's delegation.

The relatives and parents of those teachers and students could not cause trouble for the spies, so they could only cause trouble for my cousin Chairman Long and me.

My dear brother, you are going to roast me on the fire!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Chi listened quietly to General Lu's complaints, with a confident smile still on his face.

Of course, he knew General Lu's difficulties, and he was even more aware of the subtext of the phone call made by this powerful figure from the Yunnan faction.

Buddy, I've taken on so much risk and pressure for you. Shouldn't you give me some good stuff to compensate me?

"Hahaha." Zhang Chi's hearty laughter came through the receiver, alleviating some of General Lu's anxiety. "Brother Yongheng, just be patient. It's just a small matter, why worry so much? You and I are brothers, we look out for each other, how can we be troubled by such a small trouble?"

He changed the subject, his tone becoming as casual as if discussing an ordinary business matter, but every word carried a great weight:

"Let me put it this way. I, Zhang Chi, cannot turn a blind eye to Brother Yongheng's difficulties. To express my respect for the Yunnan Army brothers who maintain the local area and protect the rear, and to thank Brother Yongheng for his support for my Anmin Army cause, I have decided to provide the Yunnan Army with another batch of military equipment and supplies as a token of my gratitude."

General Lu's heart skipped a beat and he held his breath.

He knew that the highlight was coming.