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

Chapter 1070 Changes

With the visit of the bald-headed Chiang Kai-shek to the South Asian subcontinent now concluded, the Military Intelligence Bureau is still busy.

Now, with the support of the United States, the Military Intelligence Bureau has once again made great strides under Dai Yunong's skillful maneuvering.

By early 1942, the number of registered personnel of the Military Intelligence Bureau, that is, the number of active agents officially recognized by the state, had exceeded 6,000.

The number of intelligence agents, undercover agents, and personnel under their control has reached nearly ten thousand.

While Dai Yunong was busy developing the military intelligence network, Ye Shaohong was also secretly accumulating his own strength.

First point first.

That refers to the number of people in the Military Intelligence Bureau's external offices. In the early days of the formal reorganization of the Military Intelligence Bureau in 1938, the number of people in the external offices was only a few dozen.

By early 1942, the number of registered office and field staff at the outpost had expanded to more than 300.

The internal departments were initially divided into four main sections: Intelligence Section, Action Section, Resettlement Section, and Allocation Section.

It gradually expanded to six departments and one office.

The two new departments are Intelligence Section 2 and Operations Section 2.

One room serves as the secretary's office.

As a veteran who followed Ye Shaohong, Xiao Zhengguo has now also risen in rank, being promoted by Ye Shaohong to become the head of the Second Action Section.

Xu Zhongyi was also transferred back from the Ministry of Police by Ye Shaohong to serve as the head of the Second Intelligence Section.

They are now all acting as section chiefs with the rank of major.

Li Yunlong and Chi Tiecheng, under Ye Shaohong's leadership, made several more meritorious contributions during this year and a half.

Both of them were promoted to colonel in the military academy.

Yu Xiaowan was the same.

Although she joined the Military Intelligence Bureau later and became Ye Shaohong's full-time secretary, she now holds the rank of major.

What about Ye Shaohong?

Based on his many years of meritorious service, he finally broke through the inherent limitations of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

At a meeting in early 1942, the bald-headed Chairman personally signed an order promoting him to major general.

Don't be surprised.

Although, in the history of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Dai Yunong only ever reached the rank of major general.

He has not been promoted.

His military rank seemed to become a barrier to advancement for everyone in the Military Intelligence Bureau. They couldn't allow all their subordinates to have the same rank as Dai Yunong.

But what about the facts?

As the Military Intelligence Bureau grew and expanded, this constraint was eventually broken under duress.

Besides Ye Shaohong, more than a dozen other people in the Military Intelligence Bureau were promoted to major general.

These are all true stories.

Don't be surprised, and don't think that this behavior breaks the taboos of officialdom.

It broke the rules of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

After all, when the Military Intelligence Bureau was established, many of the earliest secret investigation teams and ten-person groups were graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy.

They were all students and cronies of the bald-headed chairman.

The bald-headed chairman is a master of checks and balances; he's a true master among masters.

Then, Ye Shaohong was promoted. Now, he is not only the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Outer Division and the deputy minister of the Ministry of Police, but also the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Secretariat.

He has surpassed many of his predecessors and has been directly promoted to the second most powerful figure in the Military Intelligence Bureau.

This is an internal expansion of power.

outer.

The force that Ye Shaohong had placed in Shanghai, consisting of Zhuang Yifan and Xu Tian, ​​had grown stronger over the past two years, thanks to Xu Tian's planning and Ye Shaohong's overt and covert support.

Zhuang Yifan has now become a prominent figure in the Green Gang in Shanghai.

Compared to the three former lake tycoons, they are actually not much different.

What's missing is that air of authority that can decide the fate of the world with a single word.

There's nothing we can do about it. Shanghai is, in name only, now part of the Japanese territory.

It's no longer the era of numerous concessions where everyone was wary of each other.

not to mention.

As the war intensified, the Japanese in Shanghai completely lost patience and saw that the major powers in Europe were showing signs of decline and were unable to resist Hitler's offensive.

In addition, the leased troops in Shanghai were withdrawn back by the European powers.

The Japanese eventually dispatched troops and stormed into the various concessions in Shanghai.

In practice, they occupied the leased districts.

With no room for maneuver left regarding the lease, Zhuang Yifan and his group no longer had any chance of relying on the Green Gang to secretly control Shanghai.

Fortunately, Li Qun has now completely taken control of the Special Agent Headquarters at 76 Gisfield Road. As fellow disciples, he also needs Zhuang Yifan's support.

Zhuang Yifan seized the opportunity and began to expand his influence in Shanghai.

They secretly controlled large swathes of territory in western Shanghai, operating casinos and opium dens, and engaging in smuggling and assassinations.

The accumulated wealth is countless.

Zhuang Yifan's overt forces grew rapidly, while the Kuomintang's covert manpower became insufficient.

The situation is worlds apart.

Without the escape routes to the various foreign concessions in Shanghai, the Military Intelligence Bureau is now facing extreme difficulties in Shanghai, being besieged by the Japanese Special Higher Police, the Military Police Headquarters, and the headquarters of the 76th Special Agent Unit.

It had almost reached a point where every step was difficult and it was hard to resist.

During this period, the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station was destroyed by the Japanese three times in a row. There were even station chiefs who were arrested and defected.

Forced into a corner, Ye Shaohong directly exposed the spies he had planted in the headquarters of Special Agent No. 76, and only then was the traitorous station chief assassinated at the critical moment.

It is a pity.

The undercover agents who were exposed in the final operation, despite having devised a meticulous plan, were still captured and died heroically.

This is Shanghai.

The authority of the outposts is to oversee all stations and infiltrators in the occupied territories.

With the rise in Ye Shaohong's authority and the increase in his influence within the Military Intelligence Bureau, Ye Shaohong now has a certain degree of autonomy and can decide on the deployment of personnel in the occupied areas.

After two years of planning and strategizing, Ye Shaohong now has most of the manpower and resources at various stations and locations throughout the occupied territories of the country.

The most powerful force was still Manchuria. Chen Gongshu, a capable businessman who graduated from the first six classes of the Whampoa Military Academy and was the head of the first training class at Honggong Temple, established himself in Manchuria thanks to Ye Shaohong's intervention.

He also indirectly expressed his loyalty to Ye Shaohong through a chance encounter.

With the combined efforts of both internal and external forces, Ye Shaohong is now a de facto powerful figure within the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Their voice was second only to Dai Yunong.

Why didn't Dai Yunong take action?

As the War of Resistance against Japan progressed, his main focus shifted away from the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The Loyal and Patriotic Army is Dai Yunong's current most cherished possession.

From a few thousand people at the beginning, it has now grown to more than 300,000.

With such a large armed force, Dai Yunong could be considered a powerful warlord in the entire country. This was the source of Dai Yunong's confidence.

Although Dai Yunong, who now wields considerable power, remains a loyal follower of the bald-headed chairman, he is no longer as respectful, subservient, and obedient as before.

She started to have her own little schemes.

Within the military, he even dared to speak directly with the bigwigs of the Nationalist government's military factions.

However, Dai Yunong did not refrain from using any means against Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong's territory outside the office is now an impenetrable fortress, and Dai Yunong has no way to get in.

Finally, Dai Yunong set his sights on several of Ye Shaohong's sworn brothers.

Xu Baichuan didn't move.

Because Xu Baichuan was actually Dai Yunong's confidant.

Then, Dai Yunong began to target Wang Tianfeng and Zheng Yaoxian. Zheng Yaoxian was too shrewd.

After several years of resistance, they have now been called "Devil Six," and are now a source of fear both inside and outside the country.

Dai Yunong suspected that Zheng Yaoxian's identity was questionable.

A covert investigation was launched.

As for Wang Tianfeng...

Dai Yunong's method was even simpler: a gentleman deceives with methods. He subtly and overtly induced Wang Tianfeng to formulate a new plan.

Wang Tianfeng ultimately fell for Dai Yunong's trick.

A new conspiracy was launched directly through Dai Yunong's gentle and persuasive methods.

The suicide mission plan.

Ultimately, it was Wang Tianfeng who brought it up, and it was approved by Dai Yunong. Without Ye Shaohong's knowledge, it quietly began to operate...