Qian Zhijiang was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately went over to check. Sure enough, he saw a radio and a code book on the table. He immediately said, "Search this place again and take back all the radios, code books, and confidential documents you find!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Zuo Tong, who was waiting for news in the Inspection Department, soon received a call from Qian Zhijiang. He learned that the arrest operation was very successful and that a radio, code book and some confidential information were seized. Zuo Tong was very happy and asked Qian Zhijiang to bring the people and stolen goods back immediately.

The interrogation of Suzuki Anko and Hanama Hidetake also began immediately.

Soon Deng Dachao, who had gone to the quarry to investigate, also returned with his men.

"Chief, I'm back. The explosives used by the Japanese spies were indeed obtained from the quarry. We also captured a Japanese spy in the quarry. This guy came to the island three years ago and infiltrated the quarry to work!"

"Interrogate immediately!" Zuo Tong gave the order immediately.

"Yes!"

The next morning, Zuo Tong came to Zhang Yunhe's office with the file.

"Sir, we've captured Suzuki Anzi, the leader of the Japanese spy group Lily, and five other members, including Hanama Hidetake and Kitagawa Saburo. We've also seized a radio, a code book, and some confidential information!"

"After an overnight interrogation, we learned their contact information, but two members of the Lily Team and three members of the Fushoucao Operation Team have not been apprehended!"

After listening to Zuo Tong's report, Zhang Yunhe asked, "Do those captured Japanese spies know how to contact them? Do they know their whereabouts?"

Zuo Tong said, "Only Suzuki Anzi in the Lily Group knows how to contact the other members and where they live. No one else knows. But Suzuki Anzi is very stubborn and hasn't explained anything yet!"

Zhang Yunhe said, "You haven't confessed yet? Was your interrogation not strong enough? Or are you too embarrassed to be so harsh?"

"No, this woman is very difficult to deal with. We have used all the torture methods on her. She is half dead now and still hasn't spoken. We are worried that if we increase the intensity of the interrogation, she may die during the interrogation," Zuo Tong said embarrassedly.

Zhang Yunhe said: "Since conventional methods are ineffective, let's think about whether we can use some special methods!"

"Yes!"

Shortly after Zuo Tong left, Zhang Yunhe continued to handle official business, but only 15 minutes later, the secretary reported that Agui from the Intelligence Department had arrived.

"Let him in!"

After the secretary brought Ah Gui in, he left the office and closed the door.

"Sir, the Japanese 19th Independent Brigade has changed its marching direction and is heading south. We speculate that their destination is most likely Hongmen Bay, 40 kilometers to the south!"

"Hongmen Bay?" Zhang Yunhe frowned.

"Yes!" Ah Gui nodded.

"What is the Japanese 19th Independent Brigade doing there?" Zhang Yunhe said and stood up and walked to the map on the wall to look for it.

"Here!" Ah Gui walked over and pointed to a location on the map, saying, "Look, sir. There's a bay here. There's a small town next to the bay. There are many fishing boats here. All the villagers from the nearby villages have to go out to sea from here when they go fishing!"

"We suspect the 19th Independent Brigade of the Japanese is here to wait for the arrival of a fleet, then board ships in this bay and attack us from the sea."

Zhang Yunhe frowned and said, "Even if they came here to wait for a fleet to arrive, the Japanese 19th Independent Mixed Brigade has more than 8000 people, heavy weapons, vehicles, and horses. Currently, most of the Japanese warships are fighting the clowns and the British, so they can't mobilize too many warships. How are they going to transport more than 8000 people and so many heavy weapons, vehicles, and horses here?"

Ah Gui thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps heavy weapons, vehicles, and horses cannot be loaded onto the ship from here, but it is still possible to transport these 8000 people. There are many fishing boats here, both large and small, which should be enough to carry 8000 people."

"And the straight-line distance from Hongmen Bay to us is less than 100 nautical miles!"

Zhang Yunhe stared at the map, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, let's assume that the Japanese 19th Independent Mixed Brigade is going to cross the sea and attack us from the sea. Then where will they land?"

Ah Gui stretched out his hand and pointed at three places on the map, saying, "Here, here, and here. These three beaches are flat and open, with large areas of sand. If you take a fishing boat, you can just run onto the beach."

Zhang Yunhe looked at the three suitable landing spots and said, "We have deployed a company of troops on each of these three beaches, but if the Japanese 19th Independent Mixed Brigade really attacks from the sea, one company on each beach will be too few!"

After thinking for a while, he said to Ah Gui, "I will strengthen the defense of these three beaches. You in the intelligence department must continue to keep an eye on the Japanese 19th Independent Mixed Brigade and report any situation immediately!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, where is the Japanese 51st Division moving to now?" Zhang Yunhe asked again.

"We have bypassed Yuezhou Bay. According to the latest intelligence received this morning, our intelligence officers saw a large Japanese army in Mahua Town. That should be the 51st Division," said Ah Gui.

Zhang Yunhe quickly found Mahua Town on the map. He said, "The Japanese are marching much faster than we expected! The south is densely networked with waterways. I originally thought their mechanized forces would be very slow to advance. After all, those bridges are easy for people to cross, but tanks and artillery would be a challenge. They must have sent engineers to clear the way and strengthen the load-bearing capacity of the bridges!"

"Based on the 51st Division's current marching speed, I think it will take at most three days for them to reach the north of the Jiehe River and reunite with the 104th Division!"

Ah Gui nodded: "It should be about the same!"

Zhang Yunhe asked again, "Is there any news from Yuezhou? For example, how is the Japanese airfield being repaired? Are there any large numbers of fighter planes and bombers flying over?"

Ah Gui said quickly: "I was just about to report to you, sir, that we have activated an intelligence officer of the Far East Intelligence Agency in Yuezhou and found that the Japanese are working hard to repair the airport runway, hangar, ammunition depot, and fuel depot."

"Also, it seems that in order to prevent our fighter planes from launching an air raid, the Japanese have deployed a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns around the airport!"

Zhang Yunhe said after hearing this: "It seems that the Japanese are really going to attack us again. They will attack us as soon as a large number of fighter planes are transferred. You should go back first and report any intelligence to me in time!"

After Ah Gui left, Zhang Yunhe called Tian Tao and other senior military officers over.

In the conference room, Zhang Yunhe introduced to everyone the prediction that the Japanese 19th Independent Mixed Brigade would most likely launch an attack from the sea.

After hearing this, Tian Tao said, "It seems that we need to strengthen the defense of beaches 7, 8, and 9. The three companies are too weak. We need to increase the strength of each beach to at least a battalion!"

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