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

Chapter 981 Firefight

With a plan in mind, Ye Shaohong began to strategize and make arrangements.

He needs to come up with a sufficient reason.

Go and persuade Dai Yunong to assign personnel to set up a Military Intelligence Bureau office in Yan Xishan's territory in the Northwest.

This is actually not difficult.

After all, one of the inherent responsibilities of the Military Intelligence Bureau is to monitor internal military intelligence.

Yan Xishan's stingy Northwest Army was also part of the Nationalist government's command.

Strictly speaking, they were also subject to the supervision of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Moreover, such a thing did indeed happen in later generations. As the War of Resistance against Japan entered its middle and later stages, under Dai Yunong's vigorous efforts, the power of the Military Intelligence Bureau personnel skyrocketed, and the Military Intelligence Bureau began to formally interfere in the internal affairs of the army.

They would set up overseas offices in various military units of the Nationalist government.

They were directly within the military, responsible for intelligence and defense work.

I'm not bragging.

Such specialized institutions have appeared in many movies and TV series in later generations.

This is indeed a historical fact.

Dai Yunong and the Military Intelligence Bureau he controlled were, in retrospect, just a newly established department that had only recently been reorganized.

By 1945, the Military Intelligence Bureau had more than 100,000 registered agents.

The armed forces number over 300,000.

This is Dai Yunong's ability, and also the terrifying aspect of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Now, Ye Shaohong is simply making arrangements for what will inevitably happen in the future to take place a year or two in advance.

Given Dai Yunong's ambition and the extent to which Chiang Kai-shek fears the various local warlords in the country, they would probably be quite happy to see this happen.

even…….

If Ye Shaohong were to report this idea, Dai Yunong might be so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

He will also receive praise and support from the bald-headed chairman.

That's feasible.

As for Yan Laoshi, generally speaking, his reputation in later generations wasn't very good.

His attitude towards the resistance against Japan was unlike that of the Beiyang warlords, or the Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Guangdong warlords, who were resolute and decisive.

Yan Xishan was neither actively nor passively resisting Japan. He was like the Shanxi merchants in the feudal dynasty, engaging in ambiguous resistance against Japan.

Everything is driven by self-interest.

At the beginning of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Japanese invaders occupied large areas of North China and Central China, threatening the territory controlled by Yan Xishan.

To protect himself, Yan Laokou began to secretly collude with the Japanese.

Unclear and ambiguous.

When the War of Resistance against Japan reached 1938, the Japanese invasion strategy was thwarted and they were preparing to launch a large-scale invasion of northwestern Shanxi, southern Shaanxi and Gansu. Yan Xishan felt threatened and actively participated in the resistance against Japan.

They began to embrace the Nationalist government.

They began to spread slogans and unite all forces that could be united.

Ultimately, it all comes down to self-preservation and self-interest.

However, after the War of Resistance against Japan reached 1943, the domestic situation changed drastically, and Yan Xishan, the stingy official, changed his attitude once again.

She's having an affair with the Japanese again.

Calling him a professional soldier is accurate; you could say that.

After all, he was a powerful warlord.

It also left a prominent name in the history of China.

But in Ye Shaohong's eyes, that Yan Laokou was just a businessman.

A businessman wearing a military-style coat.

That old man was much like the eight great imperial merchants of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties—extremely mercenary, extremely clever, and extremely cunning.

It's not a good thing.

With the help of Dai Yunong and the power of the bald-headed chairman, Ye Shaohong did not feel any remorse in taking action against Yan Laokou.

He was even pleased with it. Using Yan Laokou as an experimental model, having Dai Yunong and the bald-headed chairman secretly fight against Yan Laokou, Ye Shaohong was also very happy.

If this move could be successfully implemented, it would also be beneficial to the domestic situation of the War of Resistance against Japan.

Having figured these things out, Ye Shaohong didn't delay any longer.

He took out paper and pen and began to draft documents, writing down his ideas, preparing to put them into writing and hand them over to Dai Yunong as soon as he returned to the Shancheng headquarters.

That's a contribution, isn't it?

Drafting documents is a very tedious task, and Ye Shaohong needs to consider many things.

For example, staffing.

For example, the steps before and after, the initial probing, the response, the intermediate goals, and the final intention.

All of this had to be written down and submitted to Dai Yunong for review. This process took a full two hours.

Ye Shaohong has completed the initial draft.

There are still some supplementary and revision work to be done, which will probably have to wait until tomorrow to be truly perfected.

When Ye Shaohong put down his pen, his wrist was still a little sore.

He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, lit a cigarette, and took a satisfying drag. Only then did Ye Shaohong realize that it was already dark, and he wondered why Li Yunlong, Li Yunfei, and their fellow disciples had not returned yet.

Could something have gone wrong?

Feeling anxious, Ye Shaohong walked directly out of the office and went to the courtyard gate.

He waited and waited at the courtyard gate, but Li Yunlong and Li Yunfei, his fellow disciples, did not return.

Not only that, he also faintly heard gunshots in the quiet of the night.

"problem occurs?"

The moment the gunshot rang out, not only Ye Shaohong heard it, but many others inside the Military Intelligence Bureau's temporary office also heard it.

Many people ran out of the room.

Among them were Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi.

After they came out, they immediately saw Ye Shaohong standing at the entrance of the courtyard. The two looked at each other and walked over at the same time.

"Seventh Brother."

"What are you...?"

The moment Song Xiaoan uttered his question, he saw Ye Shaohong's cold and gloomy face.

Upon seeing Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi approach, Ye Shaohong flicked his wrist and threw away the cigarette butt.

He looked back. "Assemble!"

A loud shout immediately threw the already somewhat restless staff at the Military Intelligence Bureau's temporary office into a panic.

The operatives began to gather.

In just three to five minutes, a neat line had already gathered behind Ye Shaohong.

"Walk."

"Come with me outside and take a look!"

Ye Shaohong didn't offer any explanation; he simply got into the military vehicle with a cold expression.

Soon, the group had left the courtyard.

The car sped along, following the direction from which the gunfire was still emanating, passing through several streets and alleys before finally arriving at the entrance of a camp.

Here, Ye Shaohong finally met Li Yunlong and Li Yunfei, his fellow apprentices.

They were leading their men in a fierce battle against an unnamed unit from the 11th Division.

Judging from the signs, it is already showing signs of decline.

If Ye Shaohong hadn't brought his men over tonight, given the current situation, in a maximum of ten minutes, the Military Intelligence Bureau personnel led by Li Yunlong and Li Yunfei would have been stuck here.

They all died tragically.

They might even die under mysterious circumstances.

Seeing this, Ye Shaohong was furious. He jumped off the military vehicle, drew his sidearm, and led his men to charge over.

"Damn it, beat him up!"