During the Guangdong-Gui-Qiandian War of Resistance, just when a nationalist army unit was engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army, a strange thing happened: a division cashier (the brother-in-law of the deputy division commander) with 400,000 yuan of military pay, on the way to the front line, lost half of it, and also gave an inexplicable reason.
In early October 1944, the 196th Division of the 97th Army of the National Revolutionary Army was ordered by the military headquarters to enter Nandan County in northwestern Guangxi, preparing to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. The 196th Division's front line was long, with division commander Yuan Diqing personally commanding the operation at the forward position, while the division headquarters was stationed in Luotian.
One day, Wu Heting, director of the Quartermaster Department of the Headquarters of the 196th Division who remained in Luotian, suddenly received a call from division commander Yuan Diqing: "Director Wu, you immediately sent Chen Yibin, a quartermaster cashier, and Zhang Zhenmin, an aide-de-camp, to the front-line command post with 400,000 yuan of military pay. ”
Wu Heting did not dare to be idle, and immediately made arrangements in accordance with Yuan Diqing's orders.
During this period, the positions of the 196th Division first confronted the Japanese, and then engaged in fierce fighting for five days and nights, due to the heavy casualties of the 196th Division, they could only fight and retreat.
At this time, the division headquarters received another phone call from Yuan Diqing: "All the luotian remaining personnel will immediately go to Nandan and return to the command of the military department." Wu Heting and others immediately went to Nandan and met with Chen Sunong, commander of the 97th Army, "waiting for orders."
Due to the defeat of the war, the order along the way was chaotic, the sappers were blowing up the bridge, and the arms warehouse was burned down. The recruits from all parts of the military department were transferred to Dushan, which was under the jurisdiction of Guizhou, and Wu Heting lived in the guest house.
A few days later, Chen Yibin's brother-in-law and protector, Li Zhengan, deputy commander of the 196th Division, also withdrew from the front line and stayed in this guest house. As soon as he saw Wu Heting, he asked his brother-in-law's whereabouts: "Director Wu, do you know where Chen Yibin went?" ”
Wu Heting said in surprise: "When we were in Luotian, we received a call from the division commander, and according to the requirements of the division commander, Chen Yibin and Zhang Zhenmin were sent to the front line with 400,000 yuan of military salaries!" ”
Li Zhengan said anxiously, "It's really a hurry to die!" I didn't see them with the division commander, so if something went wrong, how would this account be accounted for? ”
On the same night, Wu Heting entered the military headquarters in Dushan City, and when chen Yibin, the cashier, did not return the huge amount of money, he reported to Liu Xianglin, director of the quartermaster department.
However, the next day, the 97th Army received orders from its superiors to hand over the defense to the 98th Army and went to Shifeng to rest, while the 196th Division was stationed at the infantry school training ground. Because the military cashier did not return, Wu Heting still waited for the news.
At this time, the scattered personnel returned to the team one after another, and Wu Heting received a call from Liu Xianglin: "Director Wu, I have good news to tell you that the chief of staff of your division, the chief of staff, and the cashier Chen Yibin and other three people have arrived in Guiyang, and they can return to the team immediately." ”
When Chen Yibin and the other three arrived at Shifeng, Wu Heting immediately set up a banquet at the restaurant to welcome him, and asked Chen Yibin during the banquet: "What happened to the 400,000 yuan of military salary you brought?" ”
Unexpectedly, Chen Yibin's answer surprised Wu Heting: "Alas, on the way to the front line, we were robbed of 200,000 yuan by bandits, and I only brought back 200,000 yuan." ”
After hearing this, Wu Heting immediately pointed out the loopholes in his words: "Chen Junjun, you have no understanding of military discipline at all, the weapon carried by a soldier is life, and if you lose your gun, you will lose your life." As a cashier, you should keep the military salary, and if you encounter bandits on the way and rob the money and beat you to death, the account will be calculated, and if you abscond with the money, in addition to being caught in accordance with military law, the guarantor must also be responsible for compensation. Your reason is really inexplicable, how can a well-meaning bandit see a huge sum of money and leave you half of it? This is not logical at all. ”
Chen Yibin said, "Director, what should we do?" ”
Wu Heting said: "Since you are not dead, and this money has not been brought back in full, you must pay compensation." ”
The chief of staff and the chief of staff said in unison: "The money has been robbed by the bandits, so how can we pay it again?" ”
Wu Heting said: "Chen Junjun will not lose money, and his brother-in-law's guarantor is responsible!" ”
After the meal, the three of them returned to the division headquarters to report to the division commander Yuan Diqing on the loss of money.
Wu Heting returned to the division headquarters to see Yuan Diqing, and Yuan Diqing lost his temper and said, "What should I do if Chen Junjun loses 200,000 military salaries?" ”
Wu Heting said: "Division commanders don't worry, now the country is independent of military supplies, if you really encounter bandits on the way and kill the person with the money, the military department will report to the military and political department, this money can be reissued." Now the cashier has only lost half of the money, which is really bizarre, and I will wait until I find out the situation. ”
Wu Heting called Chen Yibin out and found a secluded place to find out the bottom. He said: "I don't think this amount will be lost. ”
Then, Wu Heting first explained to Chen Junqin that military discipline and personal future were explained, and that it was impossible for the bandits to share the money equally, and finally talked about the stakes: "You must know that your guarantor is Deputy Division Commander Li, and you lost the money to let your brother-in-law pay compensation, the money is a small matter, and the face is a big thing, if it is privately divided, why do you want to do such a stupid thing?" I hope you think clearly, now is the time to restrain the horse from the precipice, if there is a mistake, you can not change it, don't be afraid of offending people. ”
Chen Yibin was silent for 20 minutes before he said: "I am sorry for the director, sorry for the division commander, and even more sorry for my brother-in-law, the actual situation is that the money was not robbed by bandits, it was privately divided by the three of us, the chief of staff and the chief of staff each 60,000 yuan (which has been remitted by Guiyang), and I got 80,000 yuan and have been deposited in the bank (with a passbook). ”
Wu Heting said, "Give me the passbook!" ”
Subsequently, Wu Heting truthfully reported the situation described by Chen Yibin to the division commander Yuan Diqing.
Yuan Diqing was furious and reported to the Military Department to remove the chief of staff and chief of staff from their posts and ordered them to pay the money.
Fortunately, due to Wu Heting's timely intervention, the total amount of 200,000 yuan embezzled by Chen Yibin and the other three people was recovered. This bizarre but not much technical case was solved, and Wu Heting was promoted and transferred to the Chongqing Military Quartermaster Bureau.