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

Chapter 739 Origin of Judgment

The Japanese actually had a special forces team lying in ambush in towns near Jiangcheng?

Is this true?

If that's true, then things are going to get complicated.

Intelligence concerning the main battlefield has a specific term in the espionage industry: military intelligence.

Military intelligence is far more valuable than ordinary operational intelligence.

In a sense, even international diplomatic intelligence cannot compare to military intelligence.

Such intelligence, once discovered, must be reported immediately according to the established rules of the Special Service Department. After the military intelligence was reported to Dai Yunong, Dai Yunong could not make decisions on his own.

According to the Nationalist government's procedures, he also had to report it immediately.

Military intelligence must first be submitted to the Second Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, and at the same time reported to the personal secretariat of the bald-headed Chairman.

If there is any important intelligence, it may even be delivered directly to the bald-headed Chairman.

This demonstrates the importance of military intelligence.

Jiangcheng, with its unique geographical location, has been known as a thoroughfare connecting nine provinces since ancient times.

It was also the last important line of defense for the wartime capital city during the Republic of China era, and the last military barrier of the wartime capital mountain layer.

This matter concerns the defense and security of Jiangcheng, so Ye Shaohong dared not delay or hesitate over such military information.

He stepped forward and came to Li Yunlong's side.

He looked down at the map scroll on the table and asked anxiously.

"Yunlong".

"Tell me in detail what exactly happened!"

After more than a year, Li Yunlong can now be considered a seasoned intelligence agent, and he certainly understands the importance of military intelligence.

I can understand and feel Ye Shaohong's anxiety.

Therefore, Li Yunlong responded immediately.

"Seventh Brother."

"That's right. Last night, you instructed me to go to the military training department and get a detailed map of the route from Shancheng to Jiangcheng."

"After I got the map back, I spent the whole night comparing the differences between the two maps."

"After careful comparison, I discovered something strange."

"The map drawn by the Japanese themselves was missing information about several towns that were on our maps." "At first, I didn't think much of it."

"But as I continued to investigate, I gradually discovered that there were as many as five or six missing pieces of information, and these places were all located next to the main traffic arteries of Jiangcheng."

"After discovering this suspicious point, I immediately retrieved the transportation records left behind by the Japanese soldiers from the warehouse."

"Through comparison, it was found that at the beginning of this year, there was a new change in the way the Japanese transported supplies; the amount of supplies they transported to the mountain city area decreased."

"However, the number of personnel deployed in the mountain city has increased."

"In just two months, the number of people on the transport route to Xiaoguishan City has tripled."

"This is very abnormal!"

"Having doubts, I immediately went to the interrogation room and questioned the Japanese soldiers I had arrested in the operation last night, but they were all low-level agents and didn't know the reasons or details!"

"Finally, I asked them about the exact time they came to the mountain town and came up with a new discovery."

"These newly infiltrated Japanese spies were all brought in in batches from towns near Jiangcheng at the beginning of the year."

"And the place where they hid and settled was precisely the town that was missing from the map."

"According to their confessions, there were more than two hundred people like them during those two months."

"But out of those two hundred or so people, only a dozen or so came to the mountain city."

"The other personnel have all dispersed to other places."

"That's why I suspect that the Japanese are planning a major operation, which is very likely related to the upcoming battle of Jiangcheng!"

After listening to Li Yunlong's story, Ye Shaohong fell into a brief silence.

Ye Shaohong finally understood. The first part of the information Li Yunlong gave was true and verifiable.

The latter half is mostly speculation.

For example, according to Li Yunlong, the number of people who came with the special agents who infiltrated the mountain city's transportation channels was more than two hundred.

He obtained this information from those who had been arrested.

Regardless of whether it's true or false.

Let's talk about their final whereabouts. The Japanese agents we captured last night said their whereabouts are unknown.

There are actually two possibilities here.

The first possibility is that, just as Li Yunlong speculated, those people were likely lurking near Jiangcheng, making advance plans for the large Japanese force.

It's also highly likely that they are planning and arranging actions such as assassination, sabotage, or reconnaissance. It's incredibly dangerous.

It must be eradicated as soon as possible.

There is another possibility: along with the overall relocation of the core departments of the Nationalist government, the Nationalist government's power structure has gradually begun to shift to the southwest region.

The Japanese are working hard to set up a new covert intelligence network.

It is also possible that they are increasing their infiltration and covert operations in the mountainous areas.

But who can say for sure about these things?

If it is the second scenario, it can only mean that the workload of the Special Service Department in the mountain city will increase dramatically in the future.

They will also engage in a fierce and protracted battle with the Japanese.

That's easy to say.

After all, they were just a small group of intelligence agents. Although they posed a great threat, they could be eliminated with concerted efforts. However, if what Li Yunlong said was true, and those people were actually special agent teams planted by the Japanese in advance at important transportation hubs near Jiangcheng, then things would be truly troublesome.

If they cannot be found and eliminated as soon as possible, when the Battle of Jiangcheng breaks out, the Japanese troops, who have been hiding in advance, with an elite force of more than two hundred men, may be able to turn the tide of the battle under certain special circumstances.

Such things have happened before.

Let's take the Battle of Shanghai as an example, without going too far back.

Before the withdrawal after the Battle of Shanghai, our side had suffered only about 200,000 casualties on the main battlefield.

But why did the number suddenly surge to over 300,000?

There are many reasons for this.

Let's leave aside for now the strategic errors of Chiang Kai-shek and the deception by the British and American powers.

Speaking solely of the evacuation process, the hasty evacuation and lack of effective strategic planning were the main reasons for the sharp increase in personnel losses.

What about behind the scenes?

While our troops were hastily retreating, the Japanese devils were not idle either.

Through our traitors, they obtained the location of our command post and dispatched an action team to carry out targeted assassinations of our high-ranking commanders.

Commander Bai's headquarters was bombed by aircraft, and General Zhang's convoy was ambushed by a small group of Japanese troops...

This happened many times during the evacuation.

General Zhang's personal adjutant was tragically killed in a sneak attack by a small Japanese unit.

It was precisely because of the Japanese invaders' vicious actions that the evacuation operation during the Battle of Shanghai lacked orderly command from high-level personnel, resulting in an additional 100,000 casualties for our troops during the withdrawal. If such a thing were to happen again in the upcoming Battle of Jiangcheng, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"no!"

"I must report this matter to the section chief immediately."

Let him make the decision!