Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 58 No one can stop it
Yoko Minamida has extensive experience in targeting high-ranking officials of the Blue Army.

From the former Dean Dai of the Examination Yuan to Secretary Huang and his son in the Attendant's Office.

Yoko Minamida knew these men's preferences and weaknesses very well.

This time, she did her homework thoroughly in order to hunt down Jiang Zhicheng, the deputy commander of the city's defense command.

Before even entering the mountain city, Yoko Minamida had already obtained information on some female university students through the Japanese spy group that had infiltrated the city.

After careful selection, a college student named Yan Xiaohong came into her view.

Her height and appearance were a perfect match, and as a student at Nanjing National University, she had almost no relatives still alive after the outbreak of war in Nanjing.

The conditions were practically tailor-made for her.

As a result, the student named Yan Xiaohong soon disappeared from the academy.

A little over a month later, a young waiter named Yan Guhong, disguised as a man, appeared at the Yue She Tea House.

Jiang Zhicheng, the deputy commander of the mountain city defense, would always inadvertently witness the waiter being scolded by Zhao Fugui's wife whenever he went to the teahouse.

One night, Jiang Zhicheng coincidentally discovered that the other party was a woman.

This story of Liang Shanbo meeting Zhu Yingtai immediately piqued Jiang Zhicheng's interest.

A self-reliant college student has to bow down to others in order to make a living and earn money to complete his studies.

This kind of persona would earn people's genuine respect no matter where they are.

Jiang Zhicheng had never acted so gentlemanly in the face of such a woman.

Not only did he "instruct" the boss to treat the person well, but he also frequently took time to spend with the person under the moon and flowers, discussing poetry and literature.

For a moment, Jiang Zhicheng even thought he had returned to his early twenties, and had an impulse to make a vow of eternal love to someone.

To use a trendy phrase, he's fallen in love.
Of course, for Yoko Nanada, it was all fake, a farce from beginning to end. Yoko Nanada never had her eye on Chiang Chih-cheng.

Rather, it was his position as deputy commander of the city's defenses, because only he and the city's defense commander could obtain the mountain city's defense map.

As for why Yoko Minami wanted to obtain the city defense map, it was because she had a bigger plan.

Reaching the door of the private room on the second floor, Nantian Yangzi took a breath, her face instantly displaying a look of utter despair, as if she had been abandoned by a man a dozen times. Pushing open the door, a sorrowful voice rang out: "Mr. Dequan, I think I'm probably ill."

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The time came to April of the 27th year of the Republic of China.

China has always governed the country with "filial piety," so the city hall will be closed on the third day of the third lunar month (Qingming Festival) and the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (Chongyang Festival) every year.

Returning to work after a holiday has always been something that working people dread.

Office of the Director of the Economic Department, Shanghai.

Chen Yang yawned, pushed open the office door, and had just hung up his clothes when his secretary, Li Ningyu, rushed in.

"Sir, sir, something terrible has happened!"

Chen Yang frowned: "Secretary Li, you need to be mindful of your personal image. Even if the sky falls, you don't need to worry about it."

"But if you're in such a panic, your subordinates will definitely have some bad thoughts."

"Be more careful next time."

Li Ningyu took a breath and calmed herself down before saying, "I'm sorry, sir."

"But this matter is truly of utmost importance. We have just received instructions from Nanjing that our Economic Department needs to cooperate with the Military Police Command and the Special Higher Police to conduct an internal investigation."

"Huh?" Chen Yang was stunned. "Verify the entire Economic Department? Did I hear that right?" "I'm just a department that receives and distributes supplies. What matters do you need to verify here?"

Li Ningyu took out a report and handed it over with both hands: "Internal Notice."

"The 'mopping-up' operation launched on April 3rd was a complete failure. Division Commander Huo Junsheng died in battle, and Deputy Division Commander Bai Liang and Chief of Staff Zhao Mingzheng were captured."

"Commander Qi suspected that someone had leaked information about the bandit suppression campaign, which led to the troops being ambushed by the Red Party guerrillas."

Chen Yang took the internal notice from Li Ningyu and read it carefully. Stripping away the official rhetoric, Chen Yang felt that it was a joke.

On April 3, 1938, Commander Qi's troops, led by Division Commander Huo Junsheng, set off from Nanjing towards Liyang after completing a swearing-in ceremony. They were preparing to meet up with the two security regiments stationed in Suzhou and Changzhou in the eastern part of Taihu Lake.

In this campaign to pacify the countryside, Nanjing mobilized a total of one division plus two security regiments, totaling about three thousand people, to drive the guerrillas in the Taihu Lake area to the west bank of Taihu Lake from three directions: east, south, and north.

After completing the battle plan, the main force will launch a joint operation on the west bank of Taihu Lake to wipe out these Red Party guerrillas in one fell swoop.

To ensure the mission's success, the Nanjing Special Service Section had previously conducted a thorough reconnaissance of the guerrilla forces in the Taihu Lake area, determining their numbers and equipment.

At this time, the total number of guerrillas operating in the Taihu Lake area, plus guerrillas in some surrounding districts and counties, was about seven hundred.

With 3,000 men against 700, which is roughly five times the number of the enemy, plus the material support transferred from the Peace and National Construction Army.

In terms of both numbers and weaponry, the two sides are not on the same level.

Such a detailed plan failed before it even began.

Before Commander Qi's main force could even reach the assembly point, they were ambushed by guerrillas on the way.

Even more absurdly, the troops started to fall into chaos before they even figured out the enemy's numbers.

The report stated that after a fierce resistance, the troops were ultimately forced to retreat due to the disparity in numbers between the two sides.

During the retreat, in order to cover the troops' withdrawal, Division Commander Huo Junsheng volunteered to block the enemy's pursuit and ultimately died a martyr.

In order to preserve the strength of the entire army, Deputy Division Commander Bai Liang and Chief of Staff Zhao Ming ordered the troops to withdraw in batches during the retreat, while they stayed behind to cover the rear. As a result, both of them were unfortunately captured.

Of course, you should interpret these internal government reports in reverse.

The fact is that this unit was ambushed by the Taihu guerrillas when it set off from Liyang.

Before Division Commander Huo Junsheng could give the order to retreat, the troops became uncontrollable and a stampede occurred. He died in the chaos, and it was unclear whether he was killed by the Red Army or by friendly fire.

After the troops retreated more than 30 miles, the Changshi Jintan Brigade and the Wujin Brigade, which had been lying in ambush, attacked from both sides. With less than 300 soldiers, they faced the fleeing puppet army and captured more than 500 of them.

This includes Bai Liang and Zhao Mingzheng, who were unable to escape in time.

The entire report, apart from the fact that the casualties were real, was almost entirely fabricated.

After all, Commander Qi couldn't say that his subordinates were too incompetent; his two thousand-strong force was actually terrified.

"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!" Chen Yang slammed the internal report onto the ground.

"What does the failure of the military's mopping-up operation have to do with us?"

"Our department is in charge of supply transportation, and we know nothing about the details of the operation or the number of people involved."

"They actually want to pin the blame on a transportation department."

"Can't you have any shame?"

Li Ningyu didn't know how to explain it either. If these people really had any shame, would they have pushed this responsibility onto the Economic Department?
"Sir, what should we do?"

(End of this chapter)