Agents of the Republic of China

As soon as he set foot on this land, Lin Xiaotang's first feeling was that although the place was full of scars, everything was orderly and there was no chaos at all.The Yamauchi Wharf was also attacked. Wooden fire engines rushed over with alarm bells. Pedestrians retreated to both sides of the narrow street. After the bombing, women and old people came out of the air-raid shelters in an orderly manner, busy with their own work. Although they all wear wooden clogs for work, it does not affect the work in hand at all.

The time has come to the 33rd year of the Republic of China. As early as last year, Lin Xiaotang heard that there was a large-scale famine in Japan. The government's rations could only provide half of the pre-war standard, because eating unhulled rice and rough grains made people Many people fell ill, and people began to eat wild vegetables and everything that grew on the land to ward off hunger.

In fact, Japan's shortage of supplies had begun to show up two or even three years ago.The disciple Naoe Seigo once provided a detailed information about the situation in Japan.

In order to respond to the Japanese government's call for saving, the vast majority of Japanese tighten their belts, carry out voluntary food control, and quit eating rice.Eat only small amounts of fruits and vegetables.The government has also called for restrictions on clothing.Women shelved their lavish clothing and ornate kimonos for peasant-style work shirts and baggy trousers.All cosmetics are banned, all hair salons are closed, and short hair is the most popular hairstyle.And Japanese men answered the call, swapping their stark suits for ill-fitting khaki uniforms.In the end, all civilians had to wear clogs because all available leather was used to make combat boots for the army.

As the war progressed, a large number of adult men were required to join the army. It can be said that industrial and mining enterprises and farmland in Japan depend on father, daughter and children for support.Japanese women and schoolgirls performed strenuous, even dangerous, manual labor in coal mines and steel.Work twelve to sixteen hours a day.These women make up one-sixth of Japan's total population.As labor shortages grow, schoolchildren are playing an increasingly important role in agricultural production.Among the 200 million students in the school, many people have participated in volunteer groups to work in the fields.Sometimes entire city schools are sent to work in the countryside.Now, some boys over the age of 15 have been conscripted into the army, and what awaits them is a cruel and merciless battlefield.

"This is a crazy nation!" Lin Xiaotang came to a conclusion in his heart.Looking at one's opponent objectively, this is a law that Lin Xiaotang has summed up over the years. It is undeniable that the cohesion of this country and this nation in front of him is unimaginable. It seems that it is not easy to completely defeat it. Even if It is facing total collapse.

Walking along the road, on the open space of the pier, a group of women and some children around ten years old were lined up neatly, holding bamboo guns, conducting military training, and some disabled veterans were acting as instructors. This is unimaginable in Lin Xiaotang's impression. Could it be that the Japanese government is already ready to fight on the mainland?

After the bombing, there were a lot of people on the street outside the pier. Lin Xiaotang was caught in the middle by the super-high class staff, and he pushed and shoved towards the outside of the pier, finally squeezed out of the crowd.A Type 94 military truck was parked next to the street.

There was a man who looked like an officer and two soldiers standing in front of the car. When the officer turned around, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help being stunned for a moment. The one in front of him was Naoe Seigo.

Naoe Seigo and the staff of the special high school went through the acceptance procedures, and then greeted everyone to get on the truck. When he walked to Lin Xiaotang, Naoe Seigo nodded slightly, "Mr. Lin, do you remember me? Welcome to Yokohama!"

The only time Lin Xiaotang and Naoe Seigo met in public was at the Heroes Nightclub. That day it was arranged for several acquainted military officers of Otani Kazuya, and Naoe Seigo was one of them. This was also the first time the two met. , After that, Naoe Seigo was ordered to return to the base camp, but unexpectedly, it was him who came to pick up Lin Xiaotang today.

Lin Xiaotang chatted indifferently for a few words, and then was escorted into the truck by the staff of the special high school.

Along the way, Naoe Seigo sat across from Lin Xiaotang, but the two did not communicate any more.Lin Xiaotang also had no way to ask how the investigation was arranged, as well as the cargo escorted by the cabins on the third and fourth floors of the Nishiri Maru. Lin Xiaotang also had no way to tell Naoe Seigo, and the two could only exchange some vagueness through their eyes. However, seeing the determination in Naoe Seigo's eyes, Lin Xiaotang can guess that this time things should not be difficult to pass.

Over the years, Lin Xiaotang has gained a general understanding of Japan's intelligence agencies through various information, especially some information provided by Scarlett.

Japan's intelligence system was established during the Meiji Restoration period.It consists of three parts: military intelligence agencies, government intelligence agencies, and civilian intelligence agencies.Among them, the military intelligence agencies play a major role, and there is a certain degree of cooperation between various intelligence agencies on certain specific issues during a certain period of time, but generally speaking, this kind of cooperation only stays at a very simple level.In the Japanese intelligence system, it is impossible to establish a central intelligence agency capable of integrating various intelligence agencies, and intelligence sharing among various agencies has not been realized.Therefore, the current Japanese intelligence system is not an organic whole, but a collection of various intelligence agencies.

Among them, the intelligence agencies most favored by decision-makers are composed of the Army General Staff Headquarters, the Navy Command, the Military Police, and the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department as the main body.Among them, the second department of the General Staff Headquarters and the third department of the Military Command are the core components of the intelligence agency.However, the long-term confrontation between the army and the navy and the fact that they do not belong to each other have also brought difficulties to the operation of this intelligence system. The lack of coordination among various intelligence agencies cannot exert its maximum effect.

Naoe Seigo belonged to the Second Department of the Army Staff Headquarters. During the war, the Second Department not only collected the information needed by the Army for combat, but also provided the entire Japanese military and government with military, political, economic, technological and other intelligence. There are Russian, French, Italian and German courses, American and English courses, Chinese courses, and strategy courses in the second department.The strategy class is divided into strategy classes, intelligence compilation and research classes, and propaganda classes. The main tasks include dispatching spies, buying spies, spreading rumors and inciting, sowing discord, creating troubles, kidnapping and assassinating, instigating coups, creating splits, supporting puppets to establish puppet regimes, etc.

In the 27th year of the Republic of China, Kenji Doihara led his troops to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou, took on the task of detour, and launched the Battle of Lanfeng.Doihara Kenji's troops ran thousands of miles away, defeating Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie one after another.In order to prevent Kenji Doihara’s troops from attacking Wuhan along the Ping-Han line, the Kuomintang army dug the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou and blocked the advance route of the Japanese army with floods, resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians and the displacement of more than [-] million civilians.Kenji Doihara's headquarters was also besieged by floods for more than a month, and was transferred back to the General Staff Headquarters due to poor command. He presided over the preparation of the "Doihara Organization" and planned the establishment of puppet governments in North China, Central China, and Mongolia.After that, although he successively served as a military councilor, the principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and the director of Army Aviation, the "Doihara Organization" established by him has always played the role of a new force in the intelligence agency.

The arrest of Lin Xiaotang to Tokyo this time is presumably caused by the "Doihara Organ".But now as soon as he got off the boat, he saw Naoe Seigo, which also gave Lin Xiaotang a lot of confidence in facing Kenji Doihara this time.

Along the way, I saw scenes after the bombing. Japan is an island country, and earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur from time to time. Therefore, there are many wooden buildings, especially residential buildings.After being bombed, many areas of the entire Yokohama Port were engulfed in flames. Although the fire brigade and the army tried their best to fight the fire, the fire was too much and too large, and many people's gathering areas had been turned into ruins.

Seeing the situation outside, the officer escorting Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, "What did the southern army and navy do? They retreated steadily, so that the mainland was attacked by the United States. They are really sinners of the empire!"

Naoe Makoto comforted him and said: "They have tried their best. According to our information, the frontline battle is tight. The soldiers of the Empire risk their lives to stop the US offensive, but the opponent's industrial base is too strong. All kinds of supplies and equipment There is a steady stream, but the soldiers in front of us are short of medicine and medicine, the battle of Guadalcanal destroyed more than ten thousand loyal soldiers, and the kamikazes have repeatedly launched attacks, what more can we ask for?"

The officer nodded, "How is the domestic situation? Has the base camp decided to launch a counterattack on the mainland?"

Naoe Seigo nodded, "The Emperor has ordered that all men of the right age must join the army, including women and children, to receive military training. Once the U.S. Army lands on the mainland, it will launch a civil war and swear to defend the empire to the death!"

The blood of the officer and a group of soldiers suddenly boiled, and they excitedly shouted words like "Long Live the Emperor" to each other.

Naoe Makoto looked at Lin Xiaotang meaningfully, "After you arrive at the second department of the General Staff Headquarters, please go to the gendarmerie to verify your identity. After all, it is wartime. Although it is official business, the domestic situation is also very turbulent. Both Russia and the Americans have continuously sent spies to infiltrate the mainland, and the base camp has specially ordered that all officers and soldiers who return to the country must report to the gendarmerie, and foreigners must undergo stricter inspections.”

Naoe Makoto sighed, "You guys don't know, the red elements have been very active in Kyushu and Shikoku recently, and they are manipulated by the Russians, so the General Staff Headquarters issued a strict order to thoroughly investigate Russian spies throughout the country. !"

Naoe Seigo deliberately emphasized the tone of the last sentence, and secretly winked at Lin Xiaotang.

Lin Xiaotang rejected every word he said, very clear that there was a lot of deep meaning in it.Before departure, Lin Xiaotang and Pan Zhongqi had contacted each other. Although the Yanan side represented by Pan Zhongqi could not command the Russian intelligence personnel hidden in Japan, Pan Zhongqi promised to make suggestions to the Russian side in their name, asking them to send Corresponding personnel should support Lin Xiaotang's actions, of course, it is best to be a Japanese Communist Party member, because what Lin Xiaotang is planning is a chess game of unprecedented scale.

Chief Tachibana has already informed Lin Xiaotang of his contact information. Once the Russian side is willing to mobilize latent personnel to cooperate with Lin Xiaotang's actions, it will be of great help.

What Naoe Seigo said had another layer of meaning, and Lin Xiaotang also guessed it. In view of the previous cooperation with Tachibana Jichang and An Yoshiaki in Shanghai, Doihara Kenji probably used this as a clue to suspect himself. Naoe Seigo told himself directly about Kenji Doihara's cards.