A clothing store diagonally opposite the Japanese Army Camp in An County.
Several figures were hiding in the darkness in the corners of the roof, on guard.
Section Chief Lin, Su Qing, and Zhou Wen talked in low voices.
Under the oil lamp, Lao Zhou was a little excited. He never expected that the person he picked up in the afternoon would be Section Chief Colin of the Second Intelligence Department of the headquarters: "Welcome Section Chief Lin to guide the work."
Su Qing was a little worried: "I think our meeting should be outside the city. Now traitors are searching everywhere in the city. It's too dangerous for you to do this."
Chief Lin didn't care about Su Qing's worries at all. He took a bite of the cake and said directly: "Captain Su, there is a reason why I asked you to wait in the city. Now please introduce the work of the work team first!"
Su Qing inadvertently revealed a hint of excitement: "Under the arrangement of superiors, relying on the independent regiment, we integrated the security regiment that was originally bandits, developed and established base areas in the hilly areas behind enemy lines. In terms of intelligence, we have established independent intelligence systems with the county public security bureau. Our main task is to collect enemy military intelligence and send people to observe the troop mobilization of the Japanese and security army camps for a long time.
The intelligence network of the County Public Security Bureau conducts comprehensive tracking and investigation of personnel entering and leaving the Japanese Gendarmerie, Detective Team, and Police Team! We also work with ordinary police officers and the families of traitors in the investigation team to demonstrate national justice and ask them to provide us with information.
The intelligence work in the base area is mainly to prevent enemy agents. It is continuously developed and improved with the support of the division. Unfortunately, the time is indeed too short. Although the intelligence agency is deeply embedded among the masses, the effect has to be tested by fighting against the enemy."
Su Qing simply reported on the work during this period.
Section Chief Lin nodded: "You have done better than we thought. In addition, there are intelligence personnel in An County that we have arranged to lurk in the past. I will arrange for the person in charge to meet with you tomorrow, and you can talk about your specific working methods. "
Su Qing quickly added: "Lao Zhou is responsible for the specific implementation of the intelligence system. Last time, an intelligence officer in the city was captured by the enemy. Because the previous intelligence officers knew each other, we evacuated all the intelligence officers in the city after consideration. After six months, With the development of the city, we re-adjusted and replenished the intelligence personnel in the city, organized a new intelligence network, and completely changed the disorderly situation in the past.
At present, it has been achieved that the intelligence personnel in the city do not know each other. Originally, the intelligence personnel in the city were scattered to various villages near the county seat. They no longer have direct contact with each other and between the upper and lower lines. All cross-border communication occurs through traffic officers. , vertical connection.
In this way, even if an intelligence officer is captured by the enemy, the intelligence system can respond quickly and minimize the loss."
Chief Lin took notes carefully and nodded: "Although I believe in the loyalty of our intelligence personnel, no one can guarantee that the intelligence personnel will not rebel after being caught! This is a good approach, and it fully understands the superiors' arrangements for the intelligence system. "
Lao Zhou next to him interjected: "In the past six months, I have basically figured out the situation in the enemy-occupied areas and developed a lot of insiders in the puppet army. Even if our intelligence officer is arrested, as long as he can persist for two days without If he confesses, the traffic officer will find out that the situation has changed and will immediately cut off contact with him. At the same time, we will use our inside line to confirm whether the intelligence officer has been arrested and where he is being held, and we can even find a way to rescue him!"
"It's very important that you can develop eye spies among the enemy!" Section Chief Lin said this and paused: "It's ridiculous to say that all the people who manage enemy-occupied areas are Chinese. We need to do more of their work. They The foundation of my country is on this land. Since I can bow down and surrender to the enemy, no one like this is not afraid of death! As long as I kill a few die-hard traitors, they will definitely work for me honestly!"
"We have formed an anti-traitor team to kill those hardcore traitors as a warning to others. Director Zhang has led the team and plans to take advantage of the puppet army's raid tonight to clear out a gang of bandits here who are committing crimes."
Chief Lin nodded: "Why did you ask him to lead the team in person?"
Lao Zhou smiled awkwardly: "The soldiers in charge of the operation this time are the soldiers of the Independent Regiment. The division has organized grassroots commanders to go to the Anti-Japanese University to study. The puppet army is raiding again. We need to organize the transfer of villagers. There is really a lack of manpower."
"We suffered a lot from the Japs' sweep last year. Don't be too anxious. The Japs are currently very powerful. We must first preserve our own strength, do more propaganda work, and strengthen our team."
Lao Zhou looked grave: "The development of the base areas behind enemy lines is very difficult at present. There was a severe drought last year. Many people in the south of the plain starved to death. Many villages in the townships were deserted. The transportation lines assigned by superiors have been opened. For the next work, please ask Chief Lin, please give me more guidance."
"I can't say guidance. I also start from the grassroots level. The basis for doing good intelligence work is to reach out to the masses and fully understand the basic situation of the local enemies. You should know this better than me. Let me talk about some of my experience here. My experience is that when we collect enemy intelligence, we cannot just focus on the immediate situation. We must have a deep understanding of the current international situation, and then comprehensively integrate the enemy's national conditions, customs and people's conditions. We must also make basic analysis and judgments on the collected intelligence to infer the purpose of the enemy's military operations. , what economic means will be used, I suggest you communicate more with comrades from the Anti-War Alliance if you have the opportunity."
Lao Zhou nodded quickly: "Yes, resolutely obey the arrangements of your superiors."
"Don't be so excited. As an intelligence officer, you must remain calm at all times. In addition, in addition to finding out the enemy's regular activities, you also need to understand the situation of the national army in the south. We have received reliable information that the Japanese are in contact with the Fifth Army!"
"Sun Chuanfang's troops?"
"After analysis by superiors, if nothing unexpected happens, the Fifth Army is likely to surrender to the enemy!" Chief Lin did not tell Lao Zhou and Su Qing that this might be Chongqing's deliberate move. After all, it was just a guess.
"I understand." Su Qing frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Do you really understand?" Chief Lin suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Qing seriously: "Then let me ask you a question, why is the enemy not stationed in the village?"
Su Qing was stunned. He had just mentioned that the national army might surrender to the enemy, and suddenly asked this very simple question. The answer was indeed very simple.
But Section Chief Lin asked seriously. It was definitely not as simple as it seemed. He thought for a while and said, "I don't think the village has strategic value to the Japanese. Besides, they don't have enough manpower!"
Chief Lin was noncommittal: "What else?"
Su Qing didn't understand why Chief Lin asked this small question so deeply, and was stunned for a moment: "The Japanese country is an island country with poor land and mineral resources, and even industrial raw materials are heavily dependent on imports. In this case, The main purpose of their invasion is to plunder resources and supply military supplies through war.
After the Japanese implemented the three-guang policy in the occupied areas, there were almost no people in the villages, and now there was even no food. They had no need to occupy! "
Chief Lin smiled: "You are very thoughtful, but you still have some limitations. First of all, you have to understand that the Japanese have been occupying our city because the city can provide them with financial support! You should pay more attention to your superiors. According to the document, we must not only attack the enemy militarily, but also disrupt the enemy’s plunder of resources economically.”
Su Qing nodded, with a critical tone: "The enemy is powerful now and has deployed heavy troops along the railway. We really didn't think that much."
Section Chief Lin smiled: "Don't be discouraged. You have done a really good job. Our current struggle is mainly divided into two areas, one is military and the other is economic. Therefore, the headquarters has issued a call to launch a large-scale production movement. We must mobilize the masses and work hard to develop strong base areas and develop our economy, otherwise more people will die if we encounter such natural disasters in the future!"
Lao Zhou hesitated for a moment: "I heard that Chongqing doesn't believe that so many victims have starved to death!"
Chief Lin looked at the oil lamp on the table calmly: "The corrupt senior officials of the National Government only know how to enjoy themselves and even live in a corner. They will not care about the life and death of the people in the areas occupied by the Japanese. We must take this opportunity to develop our strength and find ways to The grain shipped from the west will be delivered to the people. We will severely crack down on the landowners who speculate in hoarding grain. We must not be soft on the traitors and evil forces who are unkind for the sake of wealth."
Su Qing was still thinking about the economic theory that Chief Lin said, and suddenly a window opened in her heart. She understood what Chief Lin meant, and her face turned red: "I have to reflect on it. I always thought that these should be the affairs of the county government." , so no attention is paid to it.”
