King of Secret Service

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Way of Walker.

"The news from Tokyo came back on time. It is the beginning of February, and the temperature is rising rapidly. In half a month at most, Japanese warships will be able to cross the sea and come to the waters of the Yangtze River. This is bad news for us, because we The war preparations are not enough, once the war starts, the chances of winning are not great, so the military intelligence department must seize the time to obtain the intelligence of the Japanese army, we do not have an advantage in weapons and geographical location, the only advantage is... intelligence."

Liang Xiao is well aware of the importance of information, a piece of information can save thousands of lives, and can also annihilate thousands of Japanese troops.

"Our intelligence team and operational personnel are speeding up their investigation of the guards at Hongqiao Airport. Once confirmed, we can start to destroy the planes at Hongqiao Airport."

Way of Walker.

"Be cautious about this matter. If you are not fully sure, don't do it lightly."

Liang Xiao said.

"Don't worry, the boss. Those who are sent to carry out the mission by the humble job are experienced intelligence officers. They will make judgments based on the guards at the airport."

Way of Walker.

"This is the best way. When the war started last year, we took Hongkou Airport by surprise. The Japanese base camp shot and killed many officers. The Japanese troops guarding the airport this time will definitely not relax in defense. If we want to find a chance to attack, It's really not easy."

Liang Xiao was well aware of the difficulties involved, so he didn't have much... hope.

"Yes, blowing up the airport is not easy, but blowing up the ammunition stockpile of the Japanese army is... easy."

Walker laughed.

"tell me the story."

Liang Xiao said.

"The intelligence officer of the Shanghai Navy Intelligence Station is mixed among the guards of the material warehouse. He can provide us with accurate information. It is said that the Japanese army guarding this material warehouse has only one small team, about 50 people.,, Shanghai Station is fully capable of doing it in one fell swoop. Get rid of this material warehouse."

Way of Walker.

"Boss, I am willing to personally lead people to Shanghai to blow up this ammunition warehouse."

Jiang Tao said.

Liang Xiao pondered for a moment: "Leave this matter to the Shanghai Station. With their latent personnel, it should not be difficult to take out such a warehouse."

"I also think so. First of all, the Shanghai station is familiar with the location and surrounding buildings of this material warehouse. Secondly, the intelligence agents of the Shanghai station are undercover in the guards. It is most suitable for them to do it. Moreover, the Japanese are very sensitive to people entering and leaving Shanghai. The people are very strict, and it is very difficult for plainclothes officers in the operations department of our headquarters to sneak in, and even if they sneak in, they will lose their eyesight, so it is better to leave it to the Shanghai station to do it."

Way of Walker.

Chapter 2 Group Army Listed

The No.16 Army was formally established in early February. On the day of its establishment, the commander-in-chief Liang Xiao announced to reporters from all over the world that the No.16 Army had [-] soldiers. Never abandon Nanjing.

His words were quickly published on the headlines of newspapers from all over the world.

Shanghai, Central China Japanese Army Headquarters, Commander Yan Junliu saw Liang Xiao's rhetoric in the newspaper, and laughed angrily: "Damn Chinese people, wanting to stop the imperial jihad in delusion, they are simply out of control."

"Commander, the third fleet of the Navy has set off from the mainland."

The staff officer said respectfully.

"With the third formation of the Navy, we must pay back all the humiliation Liang Xiao gave us."

Yan Junliu said angrily.

"We have a total of more than 300 aircraft at Hongkou and Hongqiao airports, which can form six 66 huge fighter groups. How can the mere city of Nanjing be able to withstand the aircraft gunboats of the empire?"

The staff officer said triumphantly.

"The base camp once again strictly ordered our Central China Front Army to take Nanjing before May, so as to open up the north-south line of communication. The imperial flag must be planted on every inch of China's land."

Yan Jun Liudao.

“司令官阁下,这次我们有海陆空军15万,足以横扫江南的支那部队,去年的时候,帝国20万部队,和支那政府60万大军打了整整三个月,最终是我们占领了上海滩和淞沪地区重要地带,如今我们有15万兵力,而支那部队只有20万,以帝国军队的强大战斗力,拿下支那政府的国都,贯通长江南北指日可待.”

The staff officer said confidently.

"Zina Liang Xiao is a very respectable opponent. During the war in Shanghai, he killed the commander of the Xiangyueqing Division with two tons of shells, and then he was invincible all the way. He killed two division commanders in a row and captured two divisions. Commander, more than 8 soldiers of the Tenth Army were defeated. From the commander Yanagawa Hirasuke down, all the generals of the Tenth Army were either captured or killed. During the Wanjialing War, he wiped out the most elite divisions of the empire. ...... underestimated."

"Since setting foot on this land, the imperial army has never suffered such a heavy loss, all because of this person. According to the statistics of the base camp, Liang Xiao defeated at least 15 of our army, and killed or captured more than 20 officers above the major general level. The Imperial Army brings a strong humiliation."

Yan Junliu's eyes were burning with anger, and he said: "This time, I will make the capital of the Chinese government fall into ruins."

Chongqing, the official residence of the Commissioner.

After returning from Kaifeng, the committee member has been paying attention to the military newspapers from all over the country. This morning, the attendant sent him a newspaper. After reading it, he couldn't help but feel admiration for his students.

"Mo San, take a look too, this is what Liang Feiyu said to the media reporters in Episode No.16."

The committee member handed the newspaper to Gu Zhutong who came to discuss the military situation. Gu Zhutong took the newspaper and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Liang Feiyu is... ambitious, but his troops Only the newly formed Sixteenth Group Army, of which the New Tenth Army and the Eleventh Army are newly formed troops, the main force is only his 26th Army, the 66th Army of the Cantonese Army, the Loyalty and National Salvation Army of the local troops, the Special Warfare Division, and The police brigades of some local security regiments have a total strength of less than 20. According to intelligence estimates, the total strength of the Japanese army, land, sea and air force is at least 15. Compared with the combat effectiveness of our army and the Japanese army, when the difference in strength between the two sides is not large, our army The chances of winning are extremely small, and the three-dimensional firepower of the Japanese army is not so powerful, even if Liang Feiyu can fight again, facing the inferior firepower of equipment, it will be difficult to save the defeat."

"According to what I see, it is better to give up the capital, retreat to Zhongtiao Mountain, trade space for time, stretch the front line, consume the vital strength of the Japanese army, and then gather our superior forces, resist layer by layer, and gradually wipe out the Japanese army. It is worse than watching Liang Feiyu was suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army in the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention the loss of troops, and a waste of strategic resources."

After listening to Gu Zhutong's words, the commissioner pondered for a while, and said, "You don't recommend fighting."

"It's not that we won't fight, it's that we can't fight. Compared with the Japanese army, Liang Xiao's military strength is like hitting a stone with a pebble. The war of resistance did not happen overnight. In the war of resistance in Songhu, we lost hundreds of thousands of elite troops. Several German weapon masters have not yet recovered their strength. Then At that time we had an army of 60, taking advantage of the right time and place, and the Japanese army was only 20, and it was a landing operation, but we still lost, and the defeat was so tragic."

Comrade Gu Zhu.

"Most people in the Military and Political Council don't support Liang Feiyu's defense of Nanjing, and I don't want him to defend Nanjing, but Nanjing is the capital of our country and the location of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum, so no matter what, we must guard it, even if we sacrifice one or two The army must also let all countries in the world know that our national government will never give up any city."

Appointment Road.

"Then have you ever thought that once Liang Feiyu is defeated, his reputation as a famous general in the War of Resistance will be ruined. Moreover, the 26th Army and Special Operations Division under his command are the ace troops of our national army. That's...a big loss."

Comrade Gu Zhu.

"Liang Feiyu has let his words out. This war must be fought if not fought. You can't watch the Japanese open up the north-south communication line, and then attack from the north and the south, and enter Xuzhou together. At that time, the majestic big country can only retreat. It’s in the southwest mountain city.”

Appointment Road.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Who told us that our equipment is not as good as others', our military expenditure is not as good as others', and our soldiers' combat effectiveness is not as good as others'. Now we can only fight steadily, using the vast and boundless terrain to start tug-of-war and guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army. The gains and losses of the land, and make a plan for the long-term war of resistance.”

Comrade Gu Zhu.

"I still remember what Liang Feiyu said before the start of the war. He used the vast terrain to fight a tug-of-war and a war of attrition with the Japanese army. However, after the Battle of Songhu, the national army was severely injured. They no longer had the confidence to counterattack. They could only retreat again and again. retreated, and finally retreated to the southwest mountain city.”

The commissioner sighed.

"You don't need to be sentimental, one day, we will drive away the Japanese."

Gu Zhutong comforted.

"I am unwavering in my confidence in the War of Resistance. Right now, the main battlefields of the government are Wuhan, the gateway to the southwest, Xuzhou, the gateway to the Central Plains, and the fertile areas to the south of the Yangtze River. These three places are the focus of the Japanese attack. , the first phase of the Wuhan battle was very good. Xue Tiger commanded the first group army to play the prestige of our national army. The second phase is still unclear. There are wars every day in the direction of Xuzhou. Li Zongren led their Guangxi army The army and the local armies fought fiercely with the Japanese. Judging from the results of the battle, the two sides were tied. The only thing that worries me is... the Songhu area. As you said, Liang Feiyu's strength is close to that of the Japanese army. The weapons and equipment are not as good as others, and without the cooperation of the navy and air force, how can he hold the capital?"

The commissioner sighed.

Chapter 2

"Mo San, I plan to transfer an anti-aircraft artillery battalion and a howitzer battalion to Liang Feiyu to support him in the Nanjing war."

Appointment Road.

"You plan to let him stick to Nanjing"

Gu Zhutong was taken aback.

"Nanjing must be defended......, and, Fei Yu has already announced in the newspaper that he will fight the Japanese army in the Ning-Hang area. At this time, the government must stay consistent with him and actively support him .”

Appointment Road.

"Even for support, a battalion of anti-aircraft guns and a battalion of howitzers won't do much."

Gu Zhutong smiled wryly.

"

The elites of the Central Army are all located in the north of the Yellow River, in the hinterland of North China, and in the important towns of the Southwest, and they all have combat missions. Even if I want to send troops to support them, it will be a drop in the bucket. The only way to support him with weapons and ammunition is to exhaust the teacher-student battle. Friendship."

The committee member sighed, and to tell the truth, he was not optimistic about the war in the south of the Yangtze River. After all, the strength of both sides was in front of him. Even if Liang Feiyu was a world famous general, the gap between the two sides could not be changed.

"According to our position, we can allocate a batch of beautiful equipment to Liang Xiao. Although the number is not large, it is also a kind of support."

Gu Zhutong smiled slyly.

"Beauty Machinery"

The commissioner pondered for a moment, and said, "Give him a brigade of beautiful equipment."

"I'll arrange this."

Comrade Gu Zhu.

"You should pay more attention to the things in the third war zone. We have to do everything ourselves in this troubled time, and don't pretend to be someone else."

said the chairman.

"I will remember it."

Comrade Gu Zhu.

The commissioner nodded: "Go and do your work."

...Nanjing, Garrison Command.

As the youngest lieutenant general of the national army, Liang Xiao, who holds 20 soldiers, is sitting in front of the military map and sighing.

What he sighed was that such a big country does not have a strong navy, allowing Japanese warships to pass through the Three Gorges and rush towards the waters of the Yangtze River.

According to reliable information, the third formation of the Japanese Navy has more than 20 gunboats, and an aircraft carrier, which is equipped with multiple bombers and fighter jets.

"Boss, a call from the third war zone."

Chu Xiangxue, who was dressed in women's military uniform, walked in with a rather charming posture, holding a telegram in her hand, with a slightly happy expression on her face.

"The Third War Zone"

Liang Xiaojian frowned slightly. Although the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters is directly under the jurisdiction of the Military and Political Council, it is also within the control of the Third War Zone, and the commander of the Third War Zone is also appointed.

"Yes, the telegram is from Zhu Tong, acting commander of the third theater."

Chu Xiangxue said in a clear voice.

"read."

A trace of doubt flashed in Liang Xiao's eyes. What did Gu Zhutong, the old fox, send him a telegram for? "The Nanjing Garrison Command and the Sixth Army Command learned that your unit is about to fight against the Japanese invaders in Jiangnan. I am afraid that your unit is short of ammunition, so I report it to you." The Military and Political Council, I will give you an application for an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, a howitzer battalion, an integrated brigade of American equipment, 50 heavy machine guns, [-] light machine guns, [-] grenades, and [-] rounds of ammunition.. …”

Chu Xiangxue read the telegram.

"What is Gu Zhutong doing here? He kindly sent us equipment, and the weasel gave the chicken New Year's greetings. He didn't have good intentions."

Liang Xiao muttered.

"Boss, how do you reply?"

Chu Xiangxue asked for instructions.

"Call back, the garrison has been informed, thanks to the theater command."

Liang Xiao spoke concisely.

"Yes."

Chu Xiangxue went down to prepare to generate electricity.

Liang Xiao sat alone in front of the map and pondered for a long time before standing up and stamping his steps slowly on the ground.

"Boss, a call from Shanghai. Song Yu has obtained the military deployment map of the Japanese army as Princess Kikuko of Asaka Palace. Currently, this military deployment map is being escorted to Nanjing by Wu Tian himself."

Chen Hua said softly.

"

Troop Deployment Map"

Liang Xiao was slightly surprised. He asked Song Yu to pretend to be Asakamiya Ji Hisako. He asked her to contain the Japanese army in the rear and steal some information by the way. Unexpectedly, she got the Japanese army deployment map directly. This will have an immeasurable impact on the entire subsequent battle situation role.

"Yes, the deployment map of the Japanese troops in Wusongkou and Hangzhou."

Chen Hua was sure again. If she wasn't sure about such an important matter, she wouldn't dare to say it.

"It seems right to keep Song Yu in Shanghai."

The corners of Liang Xiao's mouth raised slightly, and a joyful smile appeared.

"She, Princess Asaka Jihisa, is in the limelight in Shanghai. Many young Japanese nobles are pursuing her fanatically. Fashion Daily often has gossip about her."

Chen Huadao.

"She was able to use her disguised identity to steal such confidential information. It took countless painstaking efforts and efforts. Fortunately, she is protected by Leng Mei and the female members of the assassination team, so she doesn't have to worry about safety."