Dai Li personally accompanied Melos and his technical officers to conduct meteorological and hydrological surveys on the east coast of Fujian.
During this process, because of Dai Li's careful arrangements, Melos was deeply impressed by the activities and efficiency of the military's grassroots units.
When he asked Dai Li to provide him with information on hydrology, meteorology and Japanese mine placement along the coast, he was extremely surprised by the influx of calls from various intelligence stations in Taiwan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines within a few days.
He praised Dai Li for being "shrewd and capable", "unlike the arrogance of Chinese official circles", and being with him was "unforgettable". Since then, he has actively started negotiations with Dai Li on cooperation.
Originally, according to US intelligence, Dai Li was just an assassin-like figure.
And the "Blue Shirt Club" related to him is also an organization similar to the Nazi "Gestapo".
Therefore, the US Navy Admiral Kim intended to ask Dai Li to send Melos to any place he designated to test the ability of Dai Li and his organization.
However, Melos had been successfully won over by Dai Li during this trip.
On June 9, Dai Li and Melos were targeted by eleven Japanese planes in Pucheng, and Melos was slightly injured.
While the two were hiding in the countryside, Dai Li proposed to Melos a plan to equip him with an army of 50,000 men. Melos immediately agreed and asked Dai to provide a specific list of requested supplies, which he forwarded to Admiral Jin.
After the "Pearl Harbor Incident", Americans woke up from a dream and realized that China's intelligence was of great value. They believed that the deciphering of Japanese codes was the work of military commanders.
As a result, the names of China's military command organization and Dai Li began to be taken seriously by Americans.
In addition, due to the need to fight Japan, the U.S. Navy was eager to understand the hydrological and meteorological conditions along China's coastal areas and collected a large amount of Japanese naval intelligence.
As a result, finding intelligence cooperation partners in China has been put on the agenda of the US intelligence authorities.
During this process, in addition to Dai Li, another name of the Military Command Bureau frequently appeared in front of American intelligence officials:
Meng Shaoyuan!
It was this person who accurately informed the United States that Japan was about to attack Pearl Harbor at the exact time.
Just because of special reasons, this vital intelligence was not accepted by the United States.
After the war between the United States and Japan, the military command's huge organization, efficient operations, and accurate intelligence aroused great interest from the United States.
In particular, Dai Li and Meng Shaoyuan are called the core forces of military unification and the treasures of the intelligence community by US intelligence agencies.
Compared with the FBI, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services and the Office of Naval Intelligence paid more attention to Meng Shaoyuan's existence.
Before Meng Shaoyuan arrived in the United States this time, Director Donovan had clearly instructed Leonard to promote cooperation between the two parties.
As long as Meng Shaoyuan's request is not excessive, he can agree to it.
Director Donovan also gave a strong hint that the minimum requirement for both parties is cooperation. If Meng Shaoyuan is willing to deepen this cooperation, then it will be "perfect and exciting."
Leonard certainly knows what deeper cooperation means.
Therefore, Donovan attached great importance to the arrival of Peter Lin, also known as Tian Qi, and quickly entrusted him with important tasks.
After meeting Meng Shaoyuan himself, Leonard became even more convinced of the necessity of full cooperation with this man.
Meng Shaoyuan came to the United States for the first time, at least that's what Leonard thought.
However, even so, Meng Shaoyuan arranged their first meeting in an orderly manner.
"We welcome your arrival and are willing to have in-depth discussions with each other." Leonard said without hesitation:
"We have a common enemy, Japan. In order to defeat this enemy, I think China and the United States, especially the Military Command Bureau and the Strategic Intelligence Service, should develop deeper cooperation.
We know that Peter Lin is your man, so as soon as he arrived in the United States, he was immediately given important tasks. He also lived up to our expectations and successfully assisted General MacArthur in evacuating the Philippines.
An excellent subordinate must be matched with an excellent boss. You are, and so is Director Donovan. Now, what interests me is how you would like to cooperate with us now and in the future. "
“There are many places where we can cooperate. For example, after the Battle of Midway, the defeated Japanese army lost sea control and air control in the Pacific battlefield, thus losing strategic initiative and was forced to stop active strategic offensives.
However, the Japanese Navy did not realize that its strength had been greatly weakened. I can provide you with the first intelligence. Currently, the Japanese Navy is revisiting old matters and hopes to relieve its pressure and occupy Australia by cutting off the connection between the US military and Australia. , and then regain the strategic initiative.
I believe the United States has also noticed this. After the battles of Tulagi Island and Guadalcanal Island, the Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands will be the location of the final decisive battle between the two sides! ! "
Leonard listened very carefully.
Meng Shaoyuan continued: "I have collected most of the intelligence on the Japanese army, and I have brought it to the United States this time. I will hand it over to the Strategic Intelligence Service without reservation.
During the report, there was no need for Director Donovan to mention my name. All credit would go to Director Donovan and the Strategic Intelligence Service. "
Leonard was a little surprised: "On behalf of Director Donovan, I would like to express my sincere gratitude, but what good will it do to you? What can you get from it?"
"Cooperation is two-sided." Meng Shaoyuan said unhurriedly: "There is no free payment, and there is no free gain. Friendship is based on mutual interests.
There are many areas where I need help from the OSS. For example, first of all, I think Peter Lin should be given a more important position and given more rights so that he can better cooperate with the OSS. "
"We have also noticed this." Leonard said, "Director Donovan has appointed Peter Lin as the director of the Secret Intelligence Service, and he has been put in charge of a special unit to directly participate in the war."
Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "The 101st detachment commanded by Major Avler?"
Leonard was shocked again.
That's right, it's Major Eifler and his 101st Squadron.
Their mission was to parachute into the subtropical forests of northern Myanmar.
Engage in guerrilla warfare, sabotage and rescue throughout Burma.
The question is, how did the Chinese know about this plan not long ago?
"Our intelligence system is very extensive." Meng Shaoyuan explained this way: "Director Donovan prefers fighting and destruction. He can accept collecting intelligence, but writing and analyzing intelligence is boring to him.
Therefore, not enough has been done to prevent intelligence leaks! "
