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

Chapter 386 National War

1937 7 Month 17 Day.

High-ranking officials from the Kuomintang and the Communist Party met again in Jiangxi Province, a meeting known as the Lushan Talks.

During the talks, Chiang Kai-shek delivered a speech, proposing the slogan, "If war breaks out, then regardless of the region or age, everyone has the responsibility to defend the land and resist the enemy, and everyone should be determined to sacrifice everything."

7 month 19 day.

In response to the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident," the Chairman issued his latest statement.

When the final moment arrives, the only option is resolute sacrifice. We are prepared to fight, not to beg for it.

On July 23, the Red Party issued the "Second Declaration on the Attack on North China by Eastern Imperialism," expressing its firm commitment to nationwide resistance against Japan, opposing all compromises and concessions, and proposing eight specific measures.

Its main content is to refuse to implement the compromise conditions proposed by the Japanese.

Immediately reinforce the 29th Army in North China.

Mobilizing the entire nation's army, navy, and air force to fight the war of resistance, implementing a general mobilization of the entire population, close cooperation between the two parties, and establishing a consolidated anti-Japanese national united front, etc.

After the Lushan talks concluded.

The full-scale War of Resistance against Japan officially began. The Nationalist government's Supreme Command convened core institutions such as the National Defense Department and the General Staff Headquarters to begin planning the opening of a second front, seeking an opportunity to sabotage the Japanese strategic plan to conquer China from north to south in three months.

Shanghai.

In a warehouse on the banks of the Huangpu River, Ye Shaohong put down his pen and paper and picked up the latest telegram he had just finished translating.

"here we go!"

"The final national war is about to begin."

After reviewing the telegram in his hand again, Ye Shaohong picked up the matchbox on the table, lit it, and ignited the confidential intelligence.

Ye Shaohong stood up only after watching the paper burn and turn into a pile of ashes.

He stepped out.

After pushing open the door, he looked up and saw Chi Tiecheng guarding the door.

"Tidy up."

"Let's get out of here as soon as possible."

Chi Tiecheng nodded, turned around and went into the warehouse. A short while later, he had a rattan box in his hand.

Carrying it in his hand, he followed behind Ye Shaohong as they drove away from the abandoned warehouse. Midway...

Chi Tiecheng got off the car and left with the rattan box.

Ye Shaohong drove to the triangular area of ​​Tongfu Lane in the French Concession, parked his car and hid it, then disguised himself and went into a barbershop.

After a while.

Li Yunlong then stepped in.

Upon seeing him, the barber, who was cleaning up in the shop, nodded first, then got up and left the room.

As he was leaving, he flipped through the "Temporarily Closed" sign on the doorframe.

When the room returned to silence.

Ye Shaohong, who had been resting with his eyes closed while sitting in the barber's chair, finally opened them.

"Where did you clean up the beginning and end?" "Yes, I cleaned them up."

"We suffered significant losses this time. Of the three teams working together, only two successfully completed the mission."

"Of the thirteen-person team including myself, only eight survived when we reached the designated evacuation point."

"Two of them were seriously injured. After crossing the Huangpu River from the Japanese concession to the British concession, they also died because their injuries were too severe to heal!"

When asked about the final outcome of this operation, Li Yunlong felt both joy and sadness.

Therefore, his response was also very heavy.

"Ah."

"I have already received the news."

"Overall, this operation was successful and yielded significant results."

"When you go back later, please tell your men that they have worked hard and that the country and the nation will not forget their merits this time."

"As for their rewards, I will distribute them immediately after consulting with the department head."

"As for the brothers who sacrificed their lives, I will immediately arrange for people to deliver their compensation to their families in double the amount."

"We will never let the deceased bleed and weep!"

Ye Shaohong had follow-up plans, but he didn't intend to tell Li Yunlong about them.

After giving a brief response, Ye Shaohong turned and looked at Li Yunlong.

Though unspoken, the meaning was clearly conveyed.

"Thank you, Captain!"

"Hearing this news will make the brothers feel a little better."

Li Yunlong nodded, then reached into his robes, took out a slip of paper, and handed it to Ye Shaohong.

"This is where we stored the two ransoms we seized."

"A total of six hundred thousand US dollars."

"Before I came here, I had carefully counted the money. Apart from the more than 20,000 US dollars that were stained with blood and had marks from bullet holes and scratches, all the banknotes were in good working order."

"There were no special markings of the Saxon family left on it."

Looking at the thin piece of paper in his hand, Ye Shaohong's brows furrowed slightly. After a moment's hesitation, he put it into his pocket.

"To deliver a message."

"Just now, I received a telegram from the Nanjing headquarters."

"The Director has learned of the unrest in the Japanese and British concessions in Shanghai. He has instructed me to find out the details of the incident as soon as possible and report the cause and effect to him." "At the same time, he is also urging me to complete the task of raising funds as soon as possible."

As soon as Ye Shaohong finished speaking, Li Yunlong's expression changed, and his lips moved several times as if he had something to say.

But before he could speak, Ye Shaohong raised his hand to stop him.

"I know what you want to ask."

"But I can't explain it to you, because I have other uses for this money."

"As for the task assigned by the Chief, it might require you to take some risks. Yunlong, are you willing?"

Li Yunlong did not rush to respond immediately.

He sat in front of Ye Shaohong, pursed his lips, pondered for a long time, and finally let out another soft sigh.

"team leader."

"I was personally led into the Special Service by you, and I was personally trained by you. Just give me any tasks you have."

"Yunlong will have no objection to anything I can do."

At this moment, Li Yunlong's heart was filled with doubt and shock.

He had no idea what Ye Shaohong was plotting.

It's even more unclear how much this acceptance of Ye Shaohong's order will affect his future.

All he knew was that he had no other choice.

He is Ye Shaohong's man.

The higher-ups in the Jinling Special Service knew this, and as long as he still wanted to plan for the future, he had no choice but to continue following Ye Shaohong.

"it is good!"

"Trust me, I won't let you down." "Yunlong, as you know, because of our kidnapping operation this time, there are already many conflicts between the high-ranking officials of the British and Japanese concessions."

"The struggle between them will not stop for some time to come."

"The British and Japanese concessions will also be plunged into chaos for a period of time due to their conflict."

"This also gave us the opportunity to fish in troubled waters."

“I have a list of traitors and sellouts here. They are all very wealthy. I want you to use your power as the King of the North to steal half of their life savings within ten days.”

"Give me all the stolen money, and I will take it to Nanjing and personally hand it over to the magistrate."