Meng Shaoyuan disappeared for one night, and no one asked where he went.
It's useless to ask. He is the highest commander of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai military commanders. Who can ask about his affairs?
Why does Commander Meng look so depressed when he returns to the headquarters?
Did something unhappy happen to him that night?
"Report."
Qi Xuezhen walked in and reported her work to Meng Shaoyuan.
Meng Shaoyuan had not been the director of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Supervision Office for a long time, and military commanders in various places had already received notification of his appointment.
Calm.
The situation of military reunification in Shanghai is obvious to all.
With Director Meng's leadership, not only did everyone have no objections, but on the contrary, they were somewhat expectant and excited.
It's not all smooth sailing.
In Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, some mutinies occurred one after another.
Meng Shaoyuan was really helpless.
There are heroes, lots of them.
There are also traitors, many of them.
A batch is always disposed of, and it doesn't take long for another batch to appear soon.
The killing is endless, the killing is endless.
"Chongqing sent a secret message." Qi Xuezhen continued: "The 'No. 3 Plan' has begun to be implemented. The Japanese have sent people to Shanghai to investigate. We hope that Shanghai will fully cooperate."
As soon as he heard "Plan No. 3", Meng Shaoyuan's depressed expression caused by missing Xu Mei disappeared and he became excited.
Dai Li is a spy wizard, and Meng Shaoyuan really experienced it from "Plan No. 3".
Just this year, Takeo Imai, who participated in the establishment of Wang Jingwei's puppet government, formulated a "Tong Task", but this Tong Task was quickly learned by the military command.
The so-called Kiri work was a plan prepared by Imai Takeo to lure the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to solve the China problem.
Takeo Imai was forced to make this seemingly whimsical plan.
Before he returned to China from Japan, he made a special trip to visit Mitsui Otani, the abbot of Nishi Honganji Temple in Japan.
This Otani Mitsui is not an ordinary monk, but wears many hats, especially in the Japanese intelligence community. He has a pivotal position and has received strong support from the Japanese military.
In western China, he stole a large amount of intelligence as a Buddhist representative visiting Japan.
Later, he was invited by the then founding father to serve as a diplomatic adviser to the government of the Republic of China. He has been living and working in China ever since.
At that time, he also built a "Worry-free Garden" in the suburbs of Shanghai. On the surface, it was just a quiet garden, but inside it was equipped with radio stations, transmitters, etc., and he secretly engaged in espionage activities.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Otani Mitsui served as a counselor and cabinet adviser to the Japanese cabinet. He was a well-known hawkish representative in the Japanese government. He advocated adopting the toughest attitude and means towards China and taking down the entire China with lightning tactics.
When meeting Takeo Imai, Otani Mitsui said to him in a serious tone:
"If you cannot solve the China problem as soon as possible, you will not be allowed to wear military uniforms and visit Meiji Shrine!"
Otani Mitsui's words made Takeo Imai sit on pins and needles and didn't know how to answer.
At this time, Japan was mired in China's quagmire and unable to escape, and both the government and the public were under tremendous pressure.
Seeing that Imai Takeo remained silent, Otani Mitsui continued:
"The key to solving the China problem falls on you and other intelligence officers!"
Facing a powerful senior like Otani Mitsui, Imai Takeo understood that he had no way out.
Thus, Chairman Yuhe’s “Tong Work” was born.
After Dai Li learned all about Tong's work, he immediately formulated a plan No. 3 like a genius.
The core of "Plan No. 3" is to send "important personnel" to conduct so-called peace negotiations with the Japanese side, use the negotiations to confuse the Japanese side, and maximize the time for the Nationalist Government to prepare for the next decisive battle.
This plan has the same effect as the "He Pingsheng" sent by Meng Shaoyuan to delay Japan's attack on Changsha.
The most bold and imaginative thing about Dai Li is that the name of this "important person" is:
Song Ziliang!
Song Ziliang, brother-in-law of the Chairman!
Song Ziwen’s younger brother Song Ziliang!
The question is, is this Song Ziliang the elder brother or younger brother of Soong Meiling? The Japanese couldn't figure it out at all.
There is indeed Song Ziliang, but the problem is that no one knows what Song Ziliang looks like.
I only know that this person lived in Shanghai for a period of time, kept a low profile, and basically had no contact with the outside world. Later, he went to the United States.
After returning to China, he did not enter politics like his brother Song Ziwen, but chose to do business.
With the help of his family's golden name, he became affiliated with the chairman of many companies.
The remaining? Don't know anything.
On the day of the negotiation, "Song Ziliang" appeared in front of Imai Takeo. He was about forty years old, fair-skinned, short in stature, spoke English very well, held a cigar in his hand, and had a modest attitude.
The negotiation venue between the two parties was arranged at Northeastern Matheson & Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong.
The Chinese representatives were Song Ziliang and Zhang Zhiping, and in order to keep the Japanese confidential, Takeo Imai adopted the name of "Masa Sato", a member of the Northeast Manchuria Railway.
During the negotiations, Song Ziliang mentioned the possibility of arranging a direct meeting between the Chairman and Seishiro Sakagaki, while Takeo Imai proposed that General Sakagaki, the Chairman and Wang Jingwei must negotiate and participate in the tripartite talks.
In this way, a dispute negotiation between countries started in a way similar to traditional Chinese gang peacemaking.
However, as the situation developed, Imai Takeo always felt that something was wrong?
As a negotiator, how could Song Ziliang easily reveal that Chairman Chiang had met with General Sakagaki?
Two things happened after that, which deepened Imai Takeo's suspicion.
The talks also failed to achieve substantial progress, but the two sides still agreed on relevant matters for the next formal talks.
First, each country sends three representatives to hold a preparatory meeting in Hong Kong in person. Personnel from both sides must present letters of appointment from the leaders of each party, and after confirmation by both parties, formal meetings can be agreed upon.
In the subsequent talks, the Japanese representative presented a certificate of authorization issued by Army Minister Shunroku Hata and Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in China Nishio Hisao.
However, the three representatives from China who attended did not produce letters of appointment. The next day, the three of them only produced a certificate of authorization issued by Zhang Qunkai, Secretary-General of the National Defense Conference, instead of a letter of authorization issued by a high-level military official.
When the negotiations came to an end, the Chinese representatives produced a letter of appointment and a memorandum signed by the Chairman of the Generalissimo, which also had the seals of the Military Commission and the Chairman.
But Song Ziliang on the appointment letter turned into Song Zijie.
In order to clarify the facts, Takeo Imai secretly investigated Song Ziliang's archives and found that there were two versions of Song Ziliang's birth date, 1893 and 1899.
In order to find out the truth, Imai Takeo secretly took a photo of Song Ziliang and brought it back to Nanjing to an acquaintance for identification!
