Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 1060 Winter Offensive

1939 11 Month 1 Day.

According to the "Winter Offensive Operation Plan" formulated by the Military Affairs Department of the National Government Military Commission, the National Government mobilized 196 divisions to launch a counterattack against the Japanese in southern Shanxi and central China.

The main objective of the battle was to further deplete the Japanese troops' manpower.

Officially launched on November 1, 1939, and ending in March 1940, the Nationalist government's army, employing regular warfare, positional warfare, mobile warfare, and guerrilla warfare tactics, mobilized over 500,000 personnel across ten war zones to launch a fierce offensive against the Japanese army from different regions and locations. This campaign marked the first large-scale counter-offensive by the Nationalist government's army after the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan.

The sheer number of participants, the vast geographical area involved, and the immense damage inflicted on the Japanese invaders are all etched in history.

Its significance is immeasurable.

This also marks a subtle shift in the situation between China and Japan in the Sino-Japanese War, beginning in early 1940.

The Japanese are no longer in control.

The two sides have reached a stalemate.

In this battle.

In four and a half months, the Nationalist army inflicted more than 77,000 casualties on the Japanese.

This battle was later known as the Battle of the Hundred Divisions, or the Winter Offensive.

As soon as the battle broke out, the Military Intelligence Bureau was also busy.

They needed to work behind enemy lines to help the Nationalist government gather intelligence on military, strategic, economic, and personnel matters to the best of their ability.

The external office controlled by Ye Shaohong has become the main hub for information gathering.

I'm busy every day.

At the height of the battle, Ye Shaohong stayed at the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau in Luojiawan for seven days without returning home.

During this period, he also continuously gathered information and managed the Kuomintang's secret service sites in the occupied areas.

Undercover agents.

They were assigned and arranged to perform various tasks.

For a time, gunfire and explosions echoed continuously in the rear areas of various occupied zones.

The Military Intelligence Bureau provided the Nationalist government with a wealth of highly valuable military intelligence, economic intelligence, and personnel deployment information through various channels and methods.

However, they also paid a considerable price. By early December 1939, looking across the country, the Military Intelligence Bureau had established operations in Zaozhuang, Jinan, Dongcheng, and Zibo in Shandong Province.

Baoding, Cangzhou, Shijiazhuang, etc. in Hebei Province.

Inner Mongolia Province, markets, fairs...

Nearly twenty local stations were destroyed due to the fierce clashes and battles between the Japanese intelligence agencies.

Nearly a thousand people were killed.

More than 700 people died.

However, their sacrifice was also worthwhile.

Not to mention the heavy casualties inflicted on the Japanese intelligence agencies by Kuomintang agents in various occupied areas, and the number of high-ranking Japanese officers assassinated.

On the main battlefields, the Military Intelligence Bureau exhausted its manpower and resources, gathering intelligence through various channels and methods, which provided strong intelligence support to the Nationalist government. The Nationalist government had ten war zones.

The First War Zone launched an attack on Kaishi, Fenshi, Shangshi and other places, tying down most of the Japanese troops in Henan Province.

It caused severe damage to the cities and transportation routes occupied by the Japanese invaders.

The Second War Zone recovered most of the Shanxi Province and parts of Hebei Province occupied by the Japanese. Unfortunately, due to the leakage of key intelligence by traitors, the Japanese had time to react and did not completely achieve their goals of cutting off the Zhengtai and Tongpu railways and annihilating the main force of the Japanese in the southern Shanxi triangle area.

However, this battle also inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese.

This created the preconditions and a favorable situation for the later Hundred Regiments Offensive.

The Third War Zone cut off the Yangtze River waterway.

The Fourth War Zone distinguished itself in the Battle of Guinan, not only capturing Kunlun Pass but also annihilating the 21st Brigade of the Japanese 5th Division, totaling more than 5,000 men, and even killing the Japanese Major General Brigade Commander, Masahiro Nakamura.

The Fifth War Zone fought very tenaciously and recaptured strongholds such as Wangjialing and Wangjiahe, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese 13th Division defending the Xianghe River.

It left Gangcun, that scoundrel, with a painful memory he could never forget.

The 8th Division recaptured Baoshi, Wushi, and Linshi in Inner Mongolia Province, annihilating more than 4600 Japanese soldiers, including Lieutenant General Mizukawa.

The other war zones also performed well.

This battle can be said to have boosted the morale of the Chinese people and inspired them.

At this critical moment, a major event also occurred in Jinling, which had been closely monitored by Ye Shaohong.

On December 12, 1939, Wang Jingwei secretly signed the "Outline for the Adjustment of New Sino-Japanese Relations" and the "Secret Understanding Agreement" with the Japanese in Shanghai. This marked Wang Jingwei's complete and unscrupulous defection to the enemy and betrayal of his country.

Upon learning this news, the bald-headed chairman was furious.

Once again, he summoned Dai Yunong to the Chairman's residence. He swung his cane so powerfully that it left afterimages, striking Dai Yunong until he cried out in pain.

Screaming again and again.

This time, however, Ye Shaohong wouldn't be able to watch the show.

As his status within the Military Intelligence Bureau rose and his power within the Nationalist government grew, he was summoned by the bald-headed Chairman this time.

Although for some reason, the bald-headed chairman did not wave his walking stick at him.

Ye Shaohong, however, was also caught in the crossfire.

Amidst the bald-headed chairman's repeated curses of "Damn it!", he was struck several times with a stick.

One of his arms was swollen from being hit.

This time, Ye Shaohong finally realized the power of the bald-headed chairman's walking stick, and he finally understood the anxiety Dai Yunong felt every time he went to meet the bald-headed chairman.

I can empathize with him and understand the furious and frustrated feelings Dai Yunong must have had after being brutally beaten by the bald-headed Chairman and returning to the Military Intelligence Bureau.

So after returning to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters in Luojiawan from the bald-headed chairman's mansion, without Dai Yunong calling him over for a talk, Ye Shaohong, with bloodshot eyes and extremely angry, sent a reprimanding telegram to the Jellyfish Assassination Group, Chi Tiecheng, and Su Wenqian, who were in Nanjing and still looking for an opportunity to assassinate Wang Jingwei.

For the first time, he unleashed a torrent of abuse on Chi Tiecheng.

Finally, he strictly ordered them to find the best opportunity in the shortest possible time and launch a new assassination attempt against Wang Jingwei.

Even if it doesn't work, he still wants Wang Ni to feel Ye Shaohong's anger.

Let him learn his lesson.

Let Wang Ni also have a good chance to recall the pain of being controlled by Ye Shaohong.

Let that disfigured, half-crippled, eunuch-turned-dog know that betraying the country and treason comes at a price.

We also need to let that bastard Wang Ni know that Ye Shaohong is still alive and secretly watching him. He must not give us any opportunity to expose him, because once we do, we must kill him.

This shows the extent of Ye Shaohong's anger.

time flies.

Amidst the tense busyness and occasional bursts of anger, time passed unnoticed, and the winter offensive, initiated by the Nationalist government and involving hundreds of divisions, came to an end.

In May 1940, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army assembled 5 troops and launched the Zaoyi Campaign against the Nationalist government in order to cut off the Yangtze River transportation and the mountain city's supply lines.

During the battle, General Zhang Zizhong crossed the Xiang River to the east and led his troops northward.

On the 14th, the two sides clashed. On the 15th, General Zhang led 1500 Nationalist soldiers and was surrounded by more than 6000 Japanese soldiers in Gouyanli Village, north of Nanguadian.

When the news reached Shancheng and reached Ye Shaohong, his eyes immediately turned red!