King of Secret Service

Liang Xiao pondered for a while, and said: "The embassy in the French Concession will be raided, and all confidential information will be confiscated, including the account books of the French Concession authorities, which will be kept by the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station. As for the staff of the French Concession Embassy, ​​except for confidential personnel and Except for the ambassador, everyone else will be sent to the big prison in the patrol room."

"General, do you need to call Chinese and foreign journalists to hold a press conference?"

Chen Hua asked.

"For this matter, the chief of staff of the New Twelfth Army, Jin Peng, should come forward. He is better at these matters."

Liang Xiao sighed slightly, changed his voice, and said, "Tell the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station to keep an eye on the other concessions, and report any rash actions immediately."

"Yes."

Chen Hua turned around and went down.

Chapter 643 Feiyu enters Chongqing, and the seat is annoyed

in the afternoon.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, Liang Xiao ignored the obstruction of his subordinates, took a special plane to take off from Shanghai Airport, and went straight to the mountain city.

His trip to the mountain city really made his subordinates sweat for him. As long as he is still there: in Shanghai, the people above have nothing to do with criticizing him. After all, he has 30 troops in his hands and the Military Command half of the country.

He took the initiative to fly to the mountain city at this juncture. In the eyes of many subordinates, this was like being arrested on his own initiative, just like Zhang Hanqing forcibly sent the committee member back to Jinling back then.

It is normal for subordinates to have such worries. With his development, the contradictions with the high-level officials of the government have gradually been exposed, especially this time, he took back the French Concession without anyone's consent. challenge the authority of the state.

You must know that the power of the national government is not in the hands of a single person. In the political circle, there are the prince faction of the former prime minister's son, and various local power factions. Although the committee can suppress them, if they unite, the committee will I'm afraid I can't suppress it.

In the army, although the Central Army is strong, it is not monolithic. As far as the Central Army is concerned, it is also divided into factions such as Whampoa and Baoding, as well as non-commissioned officers who stayed in Japan and Western officers. There are also factions of warlords in various places.

Although Liang Xiao has an army of 30, which makes all parties fear him, but his rise time is short, and he lacks in connections. Compared with the old warlords, he is not a star and a half behind. Kou reorganized the division, and his reputation spread far and wide.

Those politicians and warlords who are afraid of his outstanding military achievements will definitely take this opportunity to overthrow him this time. Not to mention others, Minister He Jingzhi, the biggest leader of the Baoding Clan, will be the first to not will let him go.

Liang Xiao is well aware of these things. He knows that there are many people in the upper echelon who want him to fall. He has a lot of dissatisfaction, and seeing his outstanding military achievements in the Xijing Incident and the battlefield, he will not really do anything to him, after all, the committee needs a capable student to conquer the battlefield for him.

As long as the seat does not move him, his trip to the mountain city will be very safe.

Three kamikaze fighter jets escorted his special plane, took off from Shanghai, and took four 44 and a half hours to cross the Yangtze River and arrive at Shancheng, an important town in the southwest.

Shapingba Airport.

As soon as Liang Xiao got off the plane, the person sent by the attendants to greet him arrived.

When the committee member learned that he arrived in Shancheng this evening, he sent his attendant, Staff Officer Sun, to lead a security team to the airport to greet him early in the morning.

Staff Officer Sun, dressed in the uniform of a major general, came forward to salute energetically: "Commander Liang, I am here to welcome you by the order of my commissioner."

"Thank you, Staff Officer Sun."

Liang Xiao smiled lightly and asked, "How is the principal in a good mood today?"

"Does Commander-in-Chief Liang want to listen to the truth or lies?" The staff officer laughed.

"How to tell the truth and how to lie"

Liang Xiao asked.

"The truth is that the committee member is in a very bad mood today, because of what, you know best in your heart, just a few hours in the afternoon, several foreign embassies called and asked the committee member to give them an explanation, why did you withdraw it for no reason? Concession, and with such brutality."

Staff Officer Sun hehe said: "The commissioner scolded Xipi the whole afternoon for this matter, do you think the commissioner is in a good mood?"

"If it's a lie, the committee member is in a good mood today. Although the frontline war is not going well, and there are diplomatic turmoil in the Jiangnan area, this does not affect the committee's plan for the war of resistance..."

"These words will be spared."

Liang Xiao waved his hand to tell Staff Officer Sun to shut up. Truth and lies are useless to him. Even if he sits down and scolds Xipi for a day, it can't change the fact that the French Concession has been taken back.

"Commander Liang, shall we leave now? The commissioner is still waiting for you at the mansion. When he heard that you came to Shancheng, the commissioner specially asked the cook to make you the best Shancheng Chaos and Shancheng Xiaolongbao. Sweet and sour carp, braised pork knuckle, etc., are waiting for you to feast on.”

Staff Officer Sun laughed.

"Liang likes vegetarian food. The principal puts out so much meat. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat so much because of my poor appetite."

Liang Xiao sneered.

"It doesn't matter, among so many Huangpu generals, no matter...

Whether it's Hu Shoushan, Du Guangting, or Song Xilian, none of them have as much face as you."

Staff Officer Sun laughed.

"Let's go, see the principal first."

Liang Xiao doesn't think it's about saving face. If it's all about saving face, when he was a major general, he ate several meals in the commissioned mansion. One time, his wife cooked western food himself. Not to mention... he is now a The second-level general is not much worse than those...warlord leaders in China.

"Commander Liang, please."

Staff Officer Sun hurriedly asked Liang Xiao to get in the car.

Outside the airport, seven or eight cars and four large trucks were parked. Liang Xiao and the accompanying confidential personnel got into the cars, and the guards got into the trucks.

The car drove out from Shapingba Airport, entered the city from the west gate, and headed for the official residence of the Commissioner.

Around nine o'clock in the evening.

Liang Xiao got off the car at the entrance of the mansion, and he told Chen Hua, the confidential personnel and the guards to eat at the guard force cafeteria outside the mansion, and decide where to live after he came out.

This is one of his cleverness. He never arranges his residence in advance. He always decides his residence on the fly. This prevents the possibility of leaking secrets and increases his safety.

Under the leadership of Staff Officer Sun, he strode into the commissioned mansion.

In the hall of the mansion.

The commissioner was wearing a satin robe, it was already September, and the night in the mountain city was very cool, even though he was wearing a satin robe, he still felt a little cold.

Tonight, he wants to give Liang Feiyu a good beating. It's too shameful. He took back the French Concession without asking for instructions, which made him very passive in the political arena. This incident made him difficult, and he was in a dilemma. On the one hand, Liang Xiao was his student and the most obvious symbol of his strength in the army; First, about the humerus of the Prime Minister: These people are highly respected, and picking out a few of them at random is enough to make him speechless.

His passiveness in the political arena was second to none. The main reason was the diplomatic reaction caused by this incident, which annoyed him a lot. Now is the critical moment of the war of resistance. He has repeatedly emphasized that Western countries cannot afford to be offended, but Liang Xiao is fine. Sending troops directly to take back the French Concession is tantamount to cutting off the funds for aid materials from Western countries to China.

Liang Feiyu had to give him a reasonable explanation for this matter, otherwise, it would be difficult for him to explain to the western countries and the people inside the government

Chapter 644 World War II is about to start, the principal is angry

When Liang Xiao came to the hall of the mansion, the commissioner was sitting on the leather sofa silently, without saying a word, his expression was gloomy and frightening, there was not a single staff officer or waiter around.

"headmaster."

Liang Xiao approached a few steps, and said in a spirited manner. Judging from his expression, he did not blame himself for the series of consequences caused by the recovery of the French Concession. On the contrary, he was full of spirit and spirit, giving people a kind of The feeling of returning triumphantly.

Hear his voice.

The committee member raised his head and glanced at him, hesitated to speak, with a look of happiness and frustration.

Seeing this, Liang Xiao smiled slightly, he knew what the committee was worried about, and he also knew what the committee was thinking, but there were some things that were inconvenient to say clearly.

"You came."

In the end, the commissioner only said these three words, but these three words contained many layers of meaning.

"If the students don't come today, the headmaster's situation will be even more difficult tomorrow."

Liang Xiao said slowly.

"Since I know I'm in a difficult situation, why don't I think twice before doing things"

The commissioner frowned and asked.

"It is precisely because of thinking twice that students make such choices."

Liang Xiao said.

The committee member waved his hand: "I don't want to listen to your reasons. I just want to know how this matter will end. This is not a trivial matter. It is a major matter related to the country's diplomacy. Right now we are fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders. Most of the materials and funds are provided by Western countries. You took over the French Concession, and you were happy for a while... What are the consequences, have you considered it?"

Liang Xiao said in a straight voice: "Of course the student has considered that the French Concession is the most prosperous area in Shanghai. After it is recovered, all taxes will go to the government. This tax alone is enough to feed a family of 10 people. of the Army Group."

"Secondly, we have repeatedly won victories in the war against Japan. If we do not take the opportunity to show our confidence and courage at this time, Western countries will only think that we are still cowardly and can be bullied."

"Also, the British Empire behind the French Concession has declined and is no longer as strong as it used to be. We don't need to be patient with them. As far as the students know, most of the military expenses and supplies the principal got from abroad came from the United States and the two countries where the sun never sets. , has nothing to do with the British Empire."

"If they use this as an excuse to attack us, the students will get what they want. No matter how powerful they are, can they still beat the little devil?"

Liang Xiao is very confident in his words, root: take Great Britain seriously.

But the Commissioner doesn't think so. The United States, the Sun Never Sets, and other countries have always been in the same spirit. After Liang Xiao took back the French Concession, these countries sent diplomatic ambassadors to put pressure on the government, with many conditions.

"The current situation is that all western countries do not understand the actions of taking back the French Concession. They say that if you don't return the French Concession within three days, they will completely end the war between the two countries of the United States and the sun never sets. loan, do you know what that means?"

Appointed Shen Dao.

"Principal, don't worry. The students have already considered this matter. If the United States and the sun never sets to provide us with war loans, the students will order the troops stationed in Shanghai and Hangzhou to take over the concessions in Shanghai and Hangzhou by force. Drive out people from the United States and countries where the sun never sets, and confiscate all the industrial equipment invested by their countries in our country."

Liang Xiao said something amazing.

"Bullshit."

When the commissioner heard his words, he immediately became furious. He didn't want to solve the problem, and even wanted to confiscate the American Concession and the British Concession.

"Principal, please listen to the students."

Liang Xiao said eloquently: "On the Asian battlefield, the Orientals seem to be sending troops from all directions, and they are very majestic: some countries in Europe can no longer sit still, such as our old friend, the German Empire, just a few days ago, the German Empire The head of state sent diplomats to Shanghai to discuss the alliance with the students, but the students didn’t get your consent, so they dared not agree rashly, so they politely declined the kindness of the German Empire.”

"The intelligence department of the students has been conducting investigations for several days and learned that the German Empire contacted the Japanese side to discuss alliance matters after being politely rejected by the students. The Japanese diplomats involved in the alliance have been captured by the military intelligence department and have been tortured to death. However, the students have figured out the alliance between Japan and Germany."

"Principal, there is a great opportunity in front of us. As long as we secretly form an alliance with the German Empire, with the help of their industrial equipment and advanced technology, our country's military industry will leap forward rapidly. Let alone the little Japanese devils, we will not be afraid."

"According to the students' speculation, the reason why the German Empire is eager to form an alliance with Asian countries is nothing more than three. One, the German Empire adopts the strategy of... long-distance and short-term attack. The alliance with Asian countries allows us to contain the forces of some European countries. Two 2 , the ambitions of the German Empire are very large, they will not be satisfied with one city and one pool, they need a poor and weak country like us to wave their flags, and three, the resources of the German Empire are already facing a state of scarcity, and they must survive and become strong through war to support war , Therefore, the students boldly speculate that within a year at most, the German Empire will launch a war in Europe. At that time, all European countries will be involved in this world war, and the first to bear the brunt is the British Empire behind the French Concession. level and advanced concepts of warfare, the British Empire has no chance of winning."

Liang Xiao paused for a moment, then continued: "So, we are taking back the French Concession now, the first is to prove our military strength to other countries, and the second is to attract the German Empire to increase investment in our military industry."

"We can help the German Empire contain part of the old Maozi's troops, and provide them with information on countries such as the United States and the sun never sets, in exchange for their military industry support."

"We don't suffer from this transaction, as long as it is handled properly, we will be the ultimate beneficiaries of this world war."

He said so much in one breath, he was so shocked that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The Commissioner never expected that behind the recovery of the French Concession, there are so many things, and it is also related to the World War.

A long time ago, he was looking forward to a war in Europe. His main targets were the United States and Lao Maozi. He hoped that these two countries would fight. In this way, the frontal pressure of the national army on the Asian battlefield would be greatly reduced.

What he didn't expect was that it was not Lao Maozi who wanted to start this war, but the German Empire, which has always been known for its rigor.

No matter who wants to start the war, it is a rare opportunity for the government and himself.

645 The words are reasonable, but the principal wavers

The committee member pondered for a while... and asked, "Is your information reliable?"

"Students have never lied about information. You know it well, principal. If you are not very sure, students will definitely not order the recovery of the French Concession. After all, this will cause diplomatic incidents between countries."

Liang Xiao said.

"If your conjecture is true, God bless our country."

The committee member said in a deep voice: "Since eight years ago, I have hoped that the country will become prosperous and the people will live a prosperous and healthy life. On the contrary, I was in dire straits, and every time I think of this, I blame myself."

"If the world war is really caused by the German Empire, we must contribute to the flames and make the war spread as far as possible. Of course, we cannot announce to the world before the situation is clear that we have had a relationship with the German Empire. Any approach, unless the German Empire can show a sufficiently strong strength."

Listen to the meaning of the committee.

He agrees with his opinion.

Liang Xiao smiled slightly: "Principal, speaking of which, we are actually...using the hands of the German Empire to drive the little devils out of the country, develop people's livelihood with peace of mind, and focus on the construction of the military industry. As long as the timing is right, this world war will We can also reap pretty good benefits.”

"The premise is that the German Empire cannot intervene in our war with the little devil. The little devil is in alliance with Germany, and we are also in alliance with Germany. Germany must remain neutral between us and the little devil."

Appointment Road.

"The principal has underestimated the little devil's ambition. If Germany's ambition is to dominate Europe, then the little devil's ambition is to dominate Asia. As the largest country in East Asia, our country is weak. It is precisely the little devil's ambition. They will plunder our country's resources and wealth at all costs. We can't let the little devils continue to toss like this. From the students' point of view, if the alliance with the German Empire goes well, our army will be in the Southwest, North China and the Central Plains. , organize heavy troops to carry out a strategic counterattack, and beat the little devil out of the pass as soon as possible."

Liang Xiao said.

"These are all things to say, and the problem now is how to explain to the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries"

The commissioner sighed.

"Students have an idea, I don't know if the principal can adopt it"

Liang Xiao said.

"tell me the story."

Appointment Road.

"One word, drag."