Zhang Zhengkui looked at Ning Zhiheng, nodded and said slowly: "Zhiheng, our original artillery position was bombed violently this morning, and the entire forest was razed to the ground. Fortunately, you had the information last night, otherwise we would have devoted all our money to the heavy artillery brigade and it would be all over!"

Ning Zhiheng quickly stood attentively and replied: "It is all the responsibility of students, and I dare not be the commander to praise him!"

Zhang Zhengkui waved his hand, stopped Ning Zhiheng's words, and said in a deep thought: "You are your own child, there is no need to be so polite. To be honest, no one can erase your contribution this time. This heavy artillery brigade is the only heavy firepower force in our country. It is a real great achievement. I will personally ask you for me to improve your military rank to a higher level. If you do it well in the future, you will definitely have a bright future!"

Zhang Zhengkui originally admired Ning Zhiheng very much. This time, Ning Zhiheng made such great contributions to the right-wing battlefield, so he would naturally spare no effort to seek credit for his disciples.

Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but say in embarrassment: "The student has just graduated for one year and has been promoted to at least the school, so I'm afraid that there will be the military department~"

Zhang Zhengkui said flatly: "If you have merits, you will be rewarded. I will speak for you. Not to mention your previous performance in Hangzhou, but this time my performance on the battlefield in Pudong is worth talking for you!"

Ning Zhiheng felt warm when he heard this. Zhang Zhengkui was very caring for him. Even if he belonged to the intelligence department and spoke for him as Zhang Zhengkui, there would be no problem with the promotion again.

He quickly stood at attention, respectfully salute, and said loudly: "Thank you for your cultivation, commander!"

Zhang Zhengkui nodded and then asked, "You are afraid you have to come to me for something!"

Ning Zhiheng paused and replied: "The students did have important things to report to you. At 2 p.m. this afternoon, I found the hiding place of the Tanichuan Brigade and carried out encirclement and suppression. After several people escaped, all of their troops were wiped out."

Zhang Zhengkui said in surprise: "You are moving quickly. I just said yesterday that I wanted to find out where they are hiding. Today you will attack. The harm of these Japanese plainclothes is no less than that of the frontal enemies. You did a good job this time!"

Ning Zhiheng then reported: "In this operation, we arrested a very important prisoner, who is the translator of this plainclothes team. Based on some of the situations he explained, I found that the problem was serious, so I came to ask you for instructions immediately."

Speaking of this, Ning Zhiheng stepped forward and submitted his translated message to Zhang Zhengkui: "This is the content of the message accepted and sent by the radio station since the Tanichuan Brigade sneaked into Pudong."

Zhang Zhengkui did not read the message, but placed it on the table and said with a smile: "You guys who are doing intelligence and are very thoughtful, so I don't have any brains to talk about the situation."

Ning Zhiheng did not dare to neglect, and immediately reported some abnormal situations in the previous telegram to Zhang Zhengkui in detail.

When Zhang Zhengkui heard what Ning Zhiheng said that the three large-scale encirclements he ordered were carried out, the Japanese had already received news, which caused the labor force to mobilize many people in vain, he couldn't help but slam the table and was furious!

"Bastard!" Zhang Zhengkui shouted. He was no longer reserved or calm. He immediately picked up the telegram on the table, and quickly found the three telegrams according to Ning Zhiheng's date. The content on it indeed accurately announced the time and scope of the encirclement, which was exactly the same as the order he arranged at that time.

"This is a traitor and a Japanese spy! This person must be found, this is our confidant!"

Zhang Zhengkui's eyes were cold. It turned out that the three previous failures of encirclement and suppression were not because of his own mistakes in judgment, nor because of the plainclothes team being too cunning and flexible, but because of his own military being lurking with spies.

"It's true! The harm this Japanese spy has done to us is far more than that. We also found that he pointed out the general scope of our heavy artillery brigade position to the Japanese spy headquarters on September 14th and October 1st respectively. The plainclothes team found the specific location of the heavy artillery brigade based on this range. Fortunately, we all transferred the position in advance and did not let the Japanese succeed." Ning Zhiheng confirmed again.

With Zhang Zhengkui's decades of military career and his ability to calm down and nourish his energy, he still couldn't help but feel angry when he heard Ning Zhiheng's narrative. After he found the two telegrams according to the date Ning Zhiheng said, his heart was pounding and his mind was aroused.

After a long time, Zhang Zhengkui reluctantly calmed down and asked, "So, do you suspect that there are Japanese spies lurking beside me?"

Zhang Zhengkui had already understood the purpose of Ning Zhiheng coming to report this time, and was to point the finger at the war zone command center. All clues were pointed out, and the problem lies with him.

Ning Zhiheng nodded and said in a deep voice: "If there were many insiders who leaked the news in the previous three large-scale encirclements and suppression periods and we had no way to determine the target, but the following two leaks of the approximate locations of the artillery positions mean that the problem must be in the core part of our military region command."

Zhang Zhengkui had a stern look and murderous aura, and said sternly: "We must find this person and investigate it to the end, otherwise I will be unable to sleep or eat, and it will inevitably lead to a disaster."

At this time, he stared at Ning Zhiheng and said solemnly: "Zhiheng, this is your specialty in catching spies. Tell me how to find this person."

Ning Zhiheng naturally had this intention when he came to report this time. He had already thought about it. He thrust his chest and said loudly: "I am willing to share the worries of the commander. The students have no choice."

He pointed to the telegram record and said, "Actually, this matter seems difficult, but as long as we can check it based on the time above, I think we will find this mole soon."

"Mole?"

"Oh, this is a code name for us to do intelligence, which means internal spies. Now I want to ask, have you ever contacted artillery positions or talked to someone about the approximate location of the artillery positions?"

Zhang Zhengkui had a serious face and immediately replied: "Except for the military chief of the heavy artillery brigade, I will never disclose such important matters to anyone, and I will not mention this matter at the military meeting."

But soon he frowned and continued, "It was only on September 14 that I did go to the artillery position for inspection, and I also visited it once on October 1st. Did anyone know my whereabouts and judge the approximate location of the artillery position based on this situation?"

Ning Zhiheng was excited, which matched the content of the message. He quickly said, "It must be so. This mole knows your itinerary and knows that you are going to patrol the heavy artillery brigade positions. Then he knows the approximate area. Who are the people who can know your itinerary at the command center?"

Zhang Zhengkui stopped talking, and the room was quiet for a while. He said hesitantly: "At least several people know the itinerary, Li Lixin, Chief of Staff of the General Staff Luo Yingzhe, confidential secretary Lu Weicai, and several other combat staff members. As for whether they disclosed it to others, I don't know!"

So many people know about it? Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't know much about many things in the army. The army was no better than the MIIS. His awareness of confidentiality was not strong and he did not deliberately conceal the superior's itinerary. It seemed that he still had to check it carefully.

"Can you tell me, on September 14th, when you patrol the artillery positions, is there anyone following you, and who are there?" Ning Zhiheng continued.

Zhang Zhengkui thought for a while and said, "At that time, my command was temporarily set up at Wanyuan Wharf, and the artillery position was nearby, so I decided to go and patrol, but I didn't realize that the Japanese had already placed their main targets on the heavy artillery position, so there were many people, including my adjutant Li Lixin, Chief of Staff Luo Yingzhe, Combat Staff Cheng Ting, and my guard company, with a large number of people."

Ning Zhiheng hit his palms with his hands and said in a soothing tone: "That means there is no problem with these people, because they have all been to the artillery position with you, and they clearly know the specific location of the artillery position. They can directly send the position coordinates to the Japanese military headquarters and bomb at the first time, without having to let the plainclothes team reconnaissance the specific location."

Zhang Zhengkui's eyes lit up. If you care, you will be confused. This is a very simple truth. However, Zhang Zhengkui has always been worried that he is the one who believes most. The person closest to him will be a Japanese spy. After all, these are his confidants and comrades-in-arms for many years. If he really finds that he is a Japanese spy, he will find it difficult to accept it.

"Yes, these people can be excluded and they can trust them. However, on October 1st, my command center had moved to Yangjing District, which is now at this location. I learned from the last lesson and went to the artillery position to patrol, I only brought my guard company, and no other officers followed."

After saying that, he looked at Ning Zhiheng and wanted to hear what Ning Zhiheng thought, but Ning Zhiheng was not sure about it, so he had to speak, "There is no comparison object here. Why not do this? Can you invite Adjutant Li in? Since he has no problem, he is on duty at the headquarters on October 1st. Let him recall what specific person does that know at that time, the itinerary for you to inspect the heavy artillery brigade, first determine the scope, and then we will check it according to the situation."

Zhang Zhengkui had no choice but to nod and agreed. Ning Zhiheng immediately turned around and left the office. He saw that the hall of the war room was still in chaos, with the room full of officers above lieutenant colonels, and even a major general officer. They were all busy with their own affairs, and no one looked at him, a major officer.
Chapter completed!