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

Chapter 340 The Shocking Change in Manchuria

Seeing the smile on the Chairman's face, Dai Yunong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He dared not delay or hesitate, and quickly took out the folded draft of the telegram from his inner pocket and respectfully handed it to the Chairman.

The Chairman took the draft of the telegram and looked at it. Immediately, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, okay!"

"Shao Hong is capable. He went to Jiangcheng alone for only a dozen days and was able to solve such a major case. It is truly impressive."

"Yu Nong, you must protect such a talented person!" "Immediately! Don't let him take any risks!"

After reviewing the draft of the telegram, the Chairman placed it on the table, picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and then, with a hint of sarcasm, remarked to Dai Yunong.

Even these few simple words still made Dai Yunong's heart tremble slightly.

"Protect?"

Why would the Chairman suddenly say something like that?

"Is there a problem at that site?"

The moment Dai Yunong saw Xu Enzeng at the entrance of the official residence, he knew something must have happened.

But there's been no news of him at all.

This put him in a very passive position.

However, Dai Yunong did not dare to ask the Chairman for the reason, so he could only bite the bullet and nod in agreement.

"Yes!" "I will keep the principal's instructions in mind. Shao Hong is also a junior I have high hopes for. I will make good use of his talent and ability."

Looking at Dai Yunong, who was standing in front of the desk with a puzzled look on his face, the Chairman silently shook his head.

He also knew that this incident had happened too suddenly, and that the Special Service's telecommunications network was significantly inferior to that of the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

Therefore, since Dai Yunong has not yet received any news from the front lines, we cannot blame him too much.

Thinking of this, the anger in Chiang Kai-shek's heart subsided somewhat.

He took out another telegram from a folder on the side of the table, waved his hand in the air, and handed it to Dai Yunong.

"Look, this is news that just came from the Northeast."

"This time, your Special Service Department has really lost all face!" Dai Yunong had been carefully observing the changes in the Chairman's expression, and now, upon hearing these admonitory words, his heart immediately raced.

Dai Yunong dared not delay.

He hurriedly stepped forward, took the telegram from the Chairman, and at the first glance, he recognized its source.

Standard document format for the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

Upon reading the contents, Dai Yunong's face immediately turned pale.

The telegram was short, containing only about thirty characters, but the events it described were enough to change the fate of many people.

To put it simply, there are actually only two things.

Yesterday evening, the Special Service Station in Manchuria was suddenly besieged by the Special Service Section of the National Police Agency and the Military Police.

At the Manchurian Xinjing Station of the Special Service Department, more than twenty people, from the station chief down, all perished. An investigation by undercover agents of the Party Affairs Investigation Department revealed that the station's demise was due to betrayal.

The traitor was none other than Ou Yeping, the head of the Operations Section of the Special Service Department's Manchuria New Beijing Station.

If that were all, it wouldn't be anything special.

Espionage work is inherently dangerous and prone to unforeseen events. While the destruction of a station is a significant event, it wouldn't warrant such attention from Chiang Kai-shek.

It wouldn't have caused the Chairman to erupt in such great anger.

What truly enraged the Chairman was that after Ou Yeping defected to the enemy and betrayed the country, he actually made a public statement. The reason he did this was entirely due to the unfair treatment by the higher-ups in the Special Service.

It was because his achievements were embezzled by those in power.

That's a real slap in the face.

It was tantamount to slapping the Special Service Department, Dai Yunong, and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in the face, right there in the enemy's territory and in front of international public opinion. How could Chairman Chiang not be furious?

If Dai Yunong hadn't happened to bring Ye Shaohong good news today, the Chairman would never have let him off so easily.

There will definitely be a barrage of insults.

"No wonder, no wonder I hadn't received any news after it happened; Xu Enzeng found out first."

"An intelligence station has been completely wiped out. Who can send me a message?"

"Xu Enzeng is truly vicious. After such a thing happened, not only did he not inform my Special Service Department in advance, but he also came to the Chairman to badmouth me. He is truly despicable!"

After reviewing the telegram in his hand, cold sweat was already dripping down Dai Yunong's forehead.

He also knew that he couldn't defend himself in this situation.

All I can do is offer a sincere apology.

Dai Yunong did the same. "Principal, it was my negligence in supervision that led to my subordinates committing such a grave mistake. I will definitely investigate this thoroughly."

"No matter who did this, I will definitely hold them accountable to the end."

"I will give those innocent victims justice."

"As for Ou Yeping, regardless of whether what he said is true or false, his betrayal of his country and his colleagues are unforgivable crimes. I will immediately arrange for people to go to Manchuria to carry out the work of eliminating traitors!"

Dai Yunong tried his best to make up for his mistakes. He did not shirk responsibility or make excuses for himself, but directly put forward rectification opinions and countermeasures.

The Chairman was quite satisfied with the attitude he displayed.

However, that wasn't what he really cared about.

“Yu Nong, you’re wrong. The key point of this telegram isn’t here.”

"According to my information, the Japanese invaders have been active in North China recently and are likely to make a big move." "And your Special Service Station in Manchuria was betrayed at this critical moment, resulting in the death of all its personnel. This has caused great damage to our intelligence work and the strategic decisions of the National Government."

"That's the real reason I'm angry and blaming you today."

In reality, Chiang Kai-shek was not as despicable as depicted in movies and TV dramas.

In many ways, he truly deserves to be called a great man of his generation.

From a purely strategic perspective, his broad vision and command abilities also qualify him as a contemporary hero.

The Northern Expedition, the Central Plains War, the Battle of Shanghai...

He personally participated in the planning, design, and command of these battles to varying degrees.

As for the micro-management techniques mentioned on TV and the internet, it's really not his fault.

Later generations have commented that the Nationalist government's strategic decisions were basically correct, and if they had been fully implemented, China would not have fallen to such a miserable state.

The real reason for these failed decisions was the uneven quality of personnel in the Nationalist government's local forces.

What's the use of a brilliant strategy if those above can't execute it correctly?

When both sides laid out their forces and were preparing for a decisive battle, our commander, for personal gain, engaged in passive resistance and suddenly withdrew, allowing key positions to fall into enemy hands. Such cases, where one wrong step led to another and ultimately resulted in the defeat of the campaign, were common during the Republic of China era.

The most famous example is the Hanfu Canal in Shandong Province.

For his own selfish interests, he abandoned resistance, causing the Nationalist government's emergency response to fail, and Shandong Province fell entirely into the hands of the Japanese invaders. There were far too many such instances.

It's so infuriating!