Mountain City, No. 29 Luojiawan.
The large office of the Intelligence Division of the Military Command Headquarters was full of little spies busy at work, and the phones were ringing and talking.
As one of the most important business departments of the military, countless intelligence is gathered here, sorted and analyzed, and then provided to senior management or the military as a basis for decision-making.
A female agent hurried over with documents in her hands, bypassed the noisy crowd, came to a small room and knocked on the door.
"Report, urgent call from the deputy seat."
Wu Chunyang, who was signing documents in the room, immediately stood up, opened the door, took the message, waved the female agent away, and turned back to the table.
There are too many confidential documents in his office, and no one except himself is allowed to enter at will.
After sitting back down, Wu Chunyang quickly compared the codebook to translate the message, and a command appeared under the tip of his pen.
Looking at the contents on the paper, he stood up again, walked to the door, opened it with a creak, and clapped his hands to everyone.
Hearing the applause, the little spies present put down their work one after another, and looked at the director who started to lecture.
"Immediately collect the whereabouts of the staff around Yan Baichuan in the second theater, and focus on investigating whether anyone has left the Jin army-controlled area recently, especially military, political, and diplomatic officials.
There is evidence that some of them will negotiate with the Japanese on behalf of the Jin army and prepare to surrender to the Japanese. I won't go into details about the seriousness of this matter. I believe you all know it.
No one must be missed during the investigation. The whereabouts of each target must be confirmed. The investigation record must be signed by the action personnel. Whoever has a problem should be dealt with. This is the meaning of the deputy director. "
After speaking the order in a cold voice, Wu Chunyang looked down at his watch again and gave the deadline with a serious expression.
"You only have 12 hours to mobilize all lurking personnel in Jin Province and the Second War Zone, and take action immediately!"
"yes!"
The little spies raised their hands and saluted and shouted in unison, and then they made phone calls, sent telegrams, checked information, and the intelligence department was operating at full capacity.
Within an hour, the military special agents deployed in the Second Theater Command Headquarters and Qiulin Town, Yichuan County, and Yan Baichuan Mansion were awakened one by one.
These intelligence officers, who were soldiers, clerks, chefs, and clerks, used all means to find and investigate Yan Baichuan's cronies.
On the other side, Wu Chunyang was not idle either. He personally went to the Second Division to invite Gu Qi and several senior agents from the Intelligence Department to take charge of internal monitoring.
It concerns the theater commander, and the operation must be kept strictly confidential.
Once Yan Baichuan knows about this, he will definitely protest to Shancheng, and even cause conflicts between the national government and local governments. The military commander will be the one to take the blame.
Time passed by, one by one personnel files were moved to the office, and the analysts began to work.
First, what they have to do is to select people who are qualified to serve as negotiators from Yan Baichuan's cronies, which is not difficult to do.
Those who can negotiate with the Japanese on behalf of the Jin army must be senior members of the Jin army, otherwise others will not be convinced.
The Jin army under the second theater consists of the 19th, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 61st, 83rd Army, the 1st Cavalry Army and the temporary 1st Army.
The negotiators are likely to be among the chief officers of these troops, because in troubled times, the people with the guns are the ones who really call the shots.
In addition, Yan Baichuan's staff are also suspected.
To govern such a large area of Jin Province, it is not enough to rely on the Jin army alone. A group of civilian officials responsible for managing local civil affairs are also needed.
Yan Baichuan has recruited and hired many literati since 1911. These people may also represent the Jin army in making peace with the Japanese.
Soon, a list was compiled.
After reading it, Wu Chunyang did not hesitate and immediately sent it to the frontline agents to sort out the people on the list.
Gucci, whose hair was getting less and less, walked around the office, stood next to him, handed him a cigarette, and said a reminder.
"Chunyang, this is Yan Baichuan. Brothers, please pay attention. If something happens, everyone in the bureau will be in trouble."
"I understand that the personnel involved in this operation carried poison and will never be captured alive by the Jin army."
Wu Chunyang's tone was indifferent. Without evidence, even the commander of the theater could not attack at will. This was the rule of the game.
Gu Qi was startled. The cigarette he put in his mouth stopped in front of his mouth, and he sighed after a long time.
"Hey, tell me, if you don't fight the Japanese properly, you insist on doing something that makes your relatives happy and your enemies happy. Chief Yan is confused.
Besides, are the Japanese so easy to talk to? Doing so is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, and sooner or later the other party will regret it one day. "
The intelligence report received from Wu Chunyang previously frightened Gu Qi. Who would have thought that the commander of the theater would surrender.
"Our Chief Yan often says that existence is truth. Based on his logic, surrender is naturally justified. We can't control these things."
After receiving the latest information, Wu Chunyang sneered while reading it, with a mocking tone in his tone.
For big shots, all doctrines and patriotism are fake, and only interests are eternal.
After listening to his words, Gu Qi shook his head and stopped talking. He stared at a secret agent and smoked a cigarette.
Five hours later.
The first piece of valuable information was sent back. Li Fengzhou, chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Corps of the Jin Army, left the station 10 days ago. No one knew where he went.
What's even more strange is that Li Fengzhou's seal and signature are still included in the military's daily official documents. Except for no one answering the phone, everything is as usual.
If the agents hadn't taken the risk to go to the other party's home and spent a lot of money to bribe the servants in his house, the military commander would never have discovered that this person was missing.
Li Fengzhou was born in Yan Baichuan's army and was the 86th standard bearer of the new army of the former dynasty. He was an absolute veteran and was quite popular among the generals of the Jin army.
The chief of staff of a military-level unit abandoned his unit during the war and disappeared without a trace. This is very strange. Isn't he afraid of a sudden attack from the Japanese?
You must know that dereliction of duty and absence from duty are both capital crimes. The Military Law Office of the Second Theater District is composed of people from Shancheng, and they will not give Yan Baichuan such great honor.
Unless Li Fengzhou was sure that the Japanese would not attack while he was away, then a question arises, why was he so sure that his departure would not cause trouble.
The answer is obvious, either his disappearance was on a normal secret mission and it had nothing to do with him even if something happened, or he and the Jin army had a tacit understanding with the Japanese.
"Retrieve the tasks and meeting minutes of the second theater, and then call the attendant's office to ask if the Jin army reported the secret operation."
"yes."
In order to rule out the first possibility, Wu Chunyang immediately asked people to bring the relevant records and ask the attendant's office for confirmation. If Li Fengzhou was really on official business, no one could say for sure.
The results came out quickly. Neither the records nor the feedback from the attendant's room showed that there were secret operations in the second theater.
Wu Chunyang knew for sure that Li Fengzhou was most likely the Jin army representative or one of them responsible for negotiating with the Japanese, so he gave the order decisively.
"Notify brothers in North China and Shanghai to do their best to detect Li Fengzhou's whereabouts, telex his photos to the nearest site in the Kuomintang-controlled area, and use secret channels to send them to investigators as soon as possible."
Years of front-line intelligence experience and nearly a year of training have made Wu Chunyang a qualified intelligence chief, able to handle cases in an orderly manner.
Under his command, good news came one after another. Except for Li Fengzhou, Yan Baichuan's most relied-upon and trusted secretary Jiadezhen took leave half a month ago and returned to his hometown to visit his mother's grave.
According to the investigation by the local military commander, Judd Town did come back and met with a famous local squire. However, he suddenly fell ill a few days later and refused to be visited by anyone. He lived in seclusion.
Through secret interviews, someone reported to the spies that one night they saw several cars leaving the back door of Jia's house. They didn't even turn on the lights while driving, and their whereabouts were very mysterious.
Li Fengzhou, Juade Town.
One in literature and one in martial arts.
Yan Baichuan's two absolute confidants disappeared at almost the same time. It would be strange if there was no problem here. The grave sweeping was nothing more than a plan for Jin Chan to escape from his shell.
Speaking of which, compared with Yan Yiting, these two people are indeed qualified to represent the Jin army. No matter they are civilian officials or military generals, they are speechless.
However, Wu Chunyang did not jump to conclusions. There is still some time before the 12-hour deadline, and the investigation work can be done more solidly.
On the one hand, he sent someone to send the files of Li and Jia directly to the port city by plane without any transfer.
On the other hand, the investigation into the whereabouts of Yan Baichuan's cronies continued, and the scope of investigation was expanded to include the guard troops of the Second Theater Command Chief's Department and the elite grassroots combat units of the Jin Army.
Assuming that Li Fengzhou and Juadezhen were really the negotiators, they could not have gone to the port city alone. There would have been chaos along the way. They might have been slaughtered before reaching their destination, and they would have been accompanied by escorts.
Of course, after entering the occupied area, the Japanese will definitely send people to protect them, but on other people's territory, what is the difference between protection and surveillance.
Once the bottom line of the negotiation is grasped by the Japanese, how can the Jin army get more benefits? Yan Baichuan and his men will not think of this.
Therefore, from the perspective of safety and confidentiality, bringing their own guards is the only option for Li Fengzhou and Juade Town. The soldiers who can perform such tasks must not only be elite, but also close friends.
The facts were as Wu Chunyang speculated. With a clear scope of investigation, it didn't take long for the investigators to gain results.
——The whereabouts of a platoon of officers and soldiers from the Pistol Company under the Security Regiment of the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters and their weapons are unknown, totaling 30 people.
The pistol company, a unique military organization of the Republic of China, was an emergency product when automatic firepower was scarce and it was difficult to form effective suppressive firepower.
Its members often sneak into the effective range of the shell guns through night raids, killing large numbers of enemy troops with ferocious melee firepower.
It is not easy to build a similar army. In addition to the configuration of weapons and equipment, the soldiers are also selected. Priority is given to those who are tall and have martial arts skills, or they are selected from veterans who have recovered from wounded soldiers.
These people have extremely strong individual combat capabilities. At the same time, due to the need for close combat and high casualty rates, the pistol company's pay and treatment are much better than those of ordinary troops, so the loyalty of the personnel is also very high.
Wu Chunyang's face was gloomy. The 30 elite soldiers of the Guo army did not fight against the Japanese, but instead protected the traitors who were making peace with the Japanese. Yan Baichuan was really willing to do so.
The next second, he ordered the small agent to send a report to the Gangcheng Station and inform the headquarters of the investigation results. They did everything they could, and the only thing left was to wait.
In Yichuan County, hundreds of miles away, a person came out of Yan Baichuan's mansion, stopped at a dental clinic for a while, and then returned to the Second War Zone Chief's Headquarters.
