"Have you found it?"
"Found it, the Italian wants Tony Kiriyanli."
"Teacher Tony."
"What? Teacher? No, his apparent identity is in business."
"Ah, nothing."
Meng Shaoyuan just suddenly remembered "Teacher Tony" who was famous in the barber industry in his time.
"Tony is the plenipotentiary commercial representative of 'Italian Marchini Trading Company' in China, director of the Public Settlement Industry Bureau, and chairman of the Music Committee." Wu Jingyi reported with the information report:
"He also has a special status as a business guide for business exchanges between the Italian government and our country's civil government."
The so-called business exchanges between Italy and the Nationalist Government are actually Italy's massive sales of weapons to China.
As the sixth largest industrial power in the world, Italy still has two skills, especially in the military industry. Italy has a very high level and is very unique. Many weapons are more advanced than Japan.
Before the Anti-Japanese War, China had close cooperation with Italy and imported a large number of weapons from Italy. Italy also helped China build many military industrial enterprises.
At that time, China had just ended the Central Plains War, and Japan had robbed the rich Northeast and its only heavy industry during the "September 18th Incident". China, which was full of waste and waiting for development, urgently needed to build a modern military industry. At that time, no country was willing to offend Japan, so they were unwilling to provide help to China.
In China's difficult environment, the Germans extended a helping hand to China. As a result, Sino-German relations gradually heated up and entered a honeymoon period in the 1930s.
With the help of the Germans, China initially established a modern defense industry and laid a solid foundation for the War of Resistance.
Sino-German cooperation made Italy jealous, so in 1934 Italy expressed its intention to cooperate with China. China is naturally very happy to accept Italy's olive branch.
On the one hand, Italy is one of the great powers, and a good relationship with Italy is very beneficial to China.
On the other hand, although Italy's weapons and military level are not as good as Germany's, they are very unique, high-quality and low-priced, and are very suitable for countries like China with insufficient financial resources.
For example, Italy's CV33\\35 ultra-light tank has thin armor and weak firepower, but it is cheap and has good performance. It is especially suitable for Chinese battlefields that lack anti-tank weapons and have complex terrain. Therefore, China imported dozens of tanks from Italy at one go, which was the largest number of tanks imported by the Nationalist Government.
China has also ordered various weapons from Italy, including the Barrow 34 47mm flat-fire cannon, the Breda 35 20mm anti-aircraft gun, CR32 fighter jets, and mines.
At the same time, Italy sent a large number of military advisers to China, and China also sent many military personnel to Italy for study. The air force advisers of the Nationalist Government were mainly Italians.
To express his friendship with China, Mussolini also presented a landline plane to the Chairman. In addition, Italy also helped China build the Central Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Factory. The aircraft factory was built with Italian advance funds, and Italy provided money and technology to produce Breda 25 trainer aircraft, Savoia S-81 twin-engine bombers and other aircraft. , which will be redeemed by China in five years after being put into production.
Italy has stated that the Central Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Plant ranks first in the Far East in terms of equipment and scale. However, the Anti-Japanese War broke out just as the Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Factory was put into operation, and the aircraft factory was forced to move to the rear.
Japan is very fearful and dissatisfied with the cooperation between China and Italy. The Japanese government has protested to Italy many times. But Italy turned a deaf ear. In the face of money, Italy's position is still very firm.
"Because of this identity, Tony was bribed by the Japanese spy organization. His status as a business director allowed him to contact many National Government officials, easily obtain our country's military and economic intelligence, and then resell it to the Japanese spy organization." Wu Jingyi investigated very carefully. Clear:
"We have also discovered the leakage of certain intelligence in the past, but we always thought that there was something wrong internally, and we have investigated a lot, but we never thought that it was an Italian who betrayed us. You and my husband had a conversation, and just by relying on His performance inside and outside the bank quickly identified him as a spy, Director Meng, I really admire you for this."
Yes, I admire it.
An Italian chatting and laughing with a Japanese in a car, no matter from which angle you look at it, there is no problem.
Few people are associated with spies.
Director Meng did it.
The question is, do you really think that Master Meng identified this Italian as a Japanese spy with just a few words?
Look down too high on him.
But when An Guang was talking about this Italian, Meng Shaoyuan's mind suddenly flashed into something that Little Glasses had said to him back then:
During the Anti-Japanese War, the military commander secretly arrested an Italian. The Italian was bribed to become a spy for the Japanese special agencies very early. The evidence is conclusive.
However, news of the secret arrest was later leaked, and due to pressure from Italy, the Nationalist Government had to release the spy.
Not only this person, but also Colonel Tan Zhanchao of the New First Army under the famous general Sun Liren, and his first wife, the Italian Countess Bianca, were both spies.
So as soon as An Guang mentioned Italians and Japanese, this story immediately came to Meng Shaoyuan's mind.
He asked Wu Jingyi to conduct a secret investigation. Unexpectedly, in just half a day, the investigation was already so clear.
"Tony had a mistress in Shanghai, the dancer Xu Manke. Tony was very obsessed with her and spent a lot of money on her. He also asked Xu Manke to take care of things that were inconvenient for him to do." Wu Jingyi continued: "Xu Man can understand Italian and has been exposed to a lot of Tony's business, so he knows Tony's details very well.
In the morning, I bribed Xu Manke's mother-in-law. When I walked into Xu Manke's bedroom, she hadn't gotten up yet. I put a pistol and ten gold bars in front of her and let her choose. Xu Man is a smart person. She chose ten small yellow croakers and then explained everything. "
Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "So women are not worthy of trust..."
Um? Seems murderous?
Meng Shaoyuan saw Wu Jingyi's cold gaze and quickly changed his words: "Not entirely, not entirely, Assistant Wu, you are different from those women, ah, different, you did it beautifully."
Wu Jingyi snorted coldly.
Master Meng's mouth is a liar!
Not only that, Wu Jingyi also took out the documents that had been prepared long ago and asked Xu Manke to sign and fingerprint them.
It was a letter of allegiance to the military.
In other words, Xu Manke became a military commander from that moment on.
Whether she likes it or not.
Once you join the military, you will be a spy for life!
It's scary when a woman becomes ruthless.
Meng Shaoyuan didn't know whether he should be thankful or afraid to have such an assistant by his side.
"Immediately pass Xu Manke and secretly arrest Tony." Meng Shaoyuan made the decision.
"Director Meng." Wu Jingyi reminded him: "Tommy is a foreigner, and the government is cooperating with Italy. This matter may be a bit tricky. If it is leaked..."
"That's why I said it was a secret arrest." Meng Shaoyuan said confidently: "Just don't let people know about it, okay?"
He's scared shitless.
It's the end of October, and in a few days, Italy will join the German-Japanese "Anti-Industrial Agreement" and will quickly stop all cooperation with China.
By that time, he was of little use to the National Government.
Besides, the reason why I secretly captured Tony was not to use him to attack the Japanese special agencies or anything like that, but to have other uses, very, very big uses.
"I know, I'll prepare immediately." When Wu Jingyi said this, she thought of something: "My big position was lost, and our army retreated to the west of Shanghai. One of my action teams stayed behind the enemy lines to continue guerrilla operations, and most of the rest Also follow back to the west of Shanghai. Do you want to give special instructions?"
"Order." Meng Shaoyuan's expression suddenly became serious: "The team remaining behind enemy lines should lurk quickly and do not attack the Japanese army rashly to avoid unnecessary losses. The remaining units will rotate into the concession in batches for secondary repairs. And start to do so. Preparing for the fall of Shanghai."
Everyone can see that it is only a matter of time before Shanghai falls.
"Even if Shanghai falls, the concessions must be connected with the Japanese-controlled areas in a line, so that they can advance and retreat freely. Brothers in the Japanese-controlled areas will immediately withdraw into the concessions once they find that something is wrong." Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "The public concessions are ours Public concession. Wu Jingyi!"
"arrive!"
"I appoint you as the military commander...the...captain of the special detachment of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Rangers. All the action teams under my command will be under your command."
Wu Jingyi curled her lips.
There are only five detachments of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Special Forces. When did there be a special detachment?
It was also established by his own words, Master Meng.
Captain?
That's nice to say.
It is nothing more than coordinating all the agents under his command, Master Meng, providing them with security and logistical services, and providing all-round services for future work against Japan.
Meng Shaoyuan had a strong army and was robbing people everywhere. With so many agents, Wu Jingyi might be troubled by them in the future.
"By the way." Meng Shaoyuan suddenly thought of something: "What's going on at Sihang Warehouse?"
"Xie Jinyuan's first battalion?"
In order to cover the westward retreat of 100,000 troops, our army launched a full-scale counterattack on the 25th, leaving the Japanese army unclear about its intentions. At this time, Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, was ordered by the headquarters to select a determined and courageous officer to lead a small force to guard key points and serve as cover. They also requested to persist for a certain period of time in order to strive for the upcoming nine-nation convention to condemn Japan's acts of aggression. At the same time, they hoped to arouse international public opinion's attention, sympathy and support for China's war of resistance.
Carrying out this difficult and dangerous task can only be accomplished with courage, alertness and determination to die.
Commander Sun Yuanliang thought twice and made a serious choice before ordering Xie Jinyuan to lead the first battalion of the 524th Regiment to cut off the rear and cover.
Meng Shaoyuan pondered for a moment: "Find a way to send someone to inform Xie Jinyuan that our military commander will be responsible for helping them open an evacuation channel so that they can safely evacuate to the concession after completing their mission."
"Understood."
"Let's go. By the way, where did your ten gold bars come from?"
"Yours?"
"mine?"
"I asked Xu Chengbo to get it."
Holy shit!
