Lost and Spy

Chapter 690 The strongest on the surface

The Japanese spy agency stationed in Shanghai lost all face this time.

Originally, the five families of Yoshikawa were killed in full view, which had already made them into a mess.

Special envoy Bannei Kang Yingcai arrived in Shanghai, but Meng Shaoyuan tricked him into hiding Chang Yuqing, Hou Qunfeng and Xin Zhuangwen.

Where does this make the Japanese secret service face?

Now, they even have to worry about the safety of His Excellency the Special Envoy.

There is nothing Meng Shaoyuan can't do.

Do you think it's hidden deep?
He can also dig you out.

Do you think everything is safe?
In his eyes, your deployment is full of flaws!
Meng Shaoyuan, the "public enemy of Japan", has cast a deep shadow on them.

Fortunately, Bannai Kangying did not pursue the responsibility for the accident.

"Things have happened and everyone is responsible, including me."

That's what Bannai Yasuhide said.

"No, Your Excellency General, everything is our responsibility." Gu Fanyuan said hastily.

"Your Excellency General, what you mean is that if it is not to protect him and strictly block the news from the outside world, the enemy will not take advantage of it." Habara Koichi said on the side.

"Bastard!" Matsumoto Rentsui was furious: "How dare you say that, Your Excellency the General!"

"No, Your Excellency Matsumoto, don't get angry." Itanei Yasuhide didn't seem to care too much: "An accident happened, and we must carefully examine what went wrong. Before I came to Shanghai, I was quite optimistic about the situation. But now it seems that the situation in Shanghai is very complicated. Habara-kun, speak out your thoughts."

Habara Koichi is just a major, and this time he was honored to be named by Bannai Yasuhide to attend the meeting. He will never give up such an opportunity:
"One of the mistakes we make is always how we think and how we arrange. From our own standpoint, we think that the arrangement is perfect, but we never think from the standpoint of the enemy.

For example, this time, in order to ensure the safety of your Excellency, the protection agents were all transferred from other places, and the news was blocked from the outside world. The agents of the navy, army, and consulate could not get in touch with us at all, but what about us?I don't know what happened outside.

Therefore, the enemy has keenly grasped this point, and everyone regards protecting the safety of Your Excellency the General as the first element, but our greatest enemy, Meng Shaoyuan, does not want to assassinate Your Excellency General at all..."

He quietly observed Bannai Kangying, and found that Your Excellency the General listened very carefully, which also made him more courageous:
"It's like a person who is covered with hard armor and looks unbreakable. But what about his opponent? Instead of fighting him head-on, he kills his helpers one by one and kills his horse. Steal his weapon. When it comes to the final battle, what can armor protect? Only failure!

We must admit that Meng Shaoyuan is indeed a very powerful person, but do we have internal problems and hand over many opportunities to him?Lock yourself in a room and no one can get in, and people outside can't get in if they want to tell you something, that's stupid! "

"Major Koichi Habara, you are too bold!" Nitsugu Matsumoto's face darkened. "You are an officer of the empire, are you implying that we are all stupid?"

"Matsumoto-kun, don't get excited, sometimes the truth hurts like this." Bannai Yasuhide sighed: "Everyone is flattering, no one dares to speak out about the problem, it will not make us progress .

The empire occupied Shanghai and Nanjing, and it was unstoppable.So we think that occupying the whole of China is nothing more than a matter of course. It is this mentality that made us suffer a big defeat in Xuzhou.

As with the military, so with intelligence agencies.madness?Yes, stupid.We all think we are smart people?How can a really smart person fail over and over again?How could he suddenly find that a strong enemy appeared in front of him?
Meng Shaoyuan?Enemy of Japan?I remember he also has a nickname, 'China's strongest agent'.I suggest giving him another nickname, 'The Strongest Agent on the Surface'! "

Everyone took a deep breath.

The strongest agent on the surface?
Isn't this too much?

"Habara-kun, do you understand my intention?" Itanei Yasuhide asked immediately.

"Your Excellency, I understand your painstaking efforts."

Habara Koichi immediately interjected: "The strongest agent on the surface, Meng Shaoyuan! For the Great Japanese Empire, it is a shame to admit that the enemy is far stronger than us, but it is also an encouragement! We are all wearing one now." Hat, hat of shame, when will he be knocked down, when will this hat of shame be taken off!"

"Your Excellency, General." Gu Fanyuan said carefully: "I also understand your painstaking efforts, but calling him like that will deal a big blow to our morale and confidence."

"can you?"

Bannai Kangying said slowly: "In the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese army took the lead in attacking, but they were hit hard by us. After that, they regarded the imperial army as the most powerful enemy. Especially after we captured China's After the capital, this intention was even more obvious. They put themselves in the position of the weak, and they adjusted their tactics in time. That's why we had the defeat of Xuzhou, and the enemy made progress through defeat!

Why can't we see ourselves as weak?Why can't Chinese agents be stronger than us?What does the victory of the army on the battlefield have to do with us?Does the strength of the army represent our strength?
Is there anyone who can't accept the title of the strongest agent on the surface?It doesn't matter, a person who can't let go of his figure can't make progress, and this kind of person will be eliminated sooner or later. "

This sentence has already given strong hints to Matsumoto Hitosuke and Gu Shigehara Michi there.

"Habara-kun, continue talking."

"Yes." Encouraged by His Excellency the General, Habara Koichi's confidence increased greatly: "Another problem we have is that we are not united internally, which also gave Meng Shaoyuan an opportunity."

There was silence.

Everyone knew he was there talking about the conflict between the Army and Navy.

Inside the Japanese army, there is a saying:

The army eats grass, the navy eats curry.

During the period of the Japanese shogunate, the two domains of Changzhou and Satsuma can be said to be old enemies.

They don't want to make each other feel better, and they fight every day.

Although the Choshu Domain and the Satsuma Domain both surrendered to the Emperor of Japan and stood on the side of the Emperor, the original contradictions have always existed.

Later, the troops of the Changshu domain formed the Japanese army, while the troops of the Satsuma domain mainly became the power of the navy.

Therefore, the Japanese army has become two distinct factions, which is also the reason why the Japanese navy and army have such deep contradictions.

Almost all the army is from the Changzhou domain, while the navy is mainly from the Satsuma domain.

The two vassals originally had a fierce competitive relationship. After forming their respective armies, apart from the original grievances, there was also competition in all aspects of materials, so both sides regarded each other as their biggest competitors.

This contradiction has existed for a long time, and no one can change the status quo.

Therefore, Bannai Kangying also felt a little helpless: "Habara-kun, put this matter aside for now, and tell me what specific ideas you have."

"Meng Shaoyuan asked us to exchange captive agents through an intermediary." Habara Koichi said immediately: "We captured an agent lurking in the consulate, Chen Rongyang. This person was Meng Shaoyuan's classmate in Hangzhou. Meng Shaoyuan agreed to use three of us. I think it is feasible for some of the captured agents to exchange for Chen Rongyang."

"What? It's too much!" This time, Guangze Boman, who had never spoken, expressed his dissatisfaction: "It's outrageous, you actually want to let Chen Rongyang go? Don't forget, he is Meng Shaoyuan's classmate. There is great value in using him, Your Excellency General, I firmly oppose it."

"So what?"

Hahara Koichi said lightly: "Meng Shaoyuan has a lot of classmates in the Hangzhou Police Academy. Even if we arrest them all, what effect will it have on him? Chen Rongyang doesn't have much use value, and even he can't give more information. Continue Holding on to him will serve no purpose other than consuming our food."

Bannai Kangying couldn't help asking: "But what good will it do us if we release it? Just to exchange for the three agents?"

"No, Your Excellency, releasing Chen Rongyang has more advantages than disadvantages." Habara Koichi actually smiled: "According to the information we have so far, Chen Rongyang is under the command of Cheng Yiming, Secretary of the Shanghai Latent Area of ​​the Military Command, don't we find it strange, Cheng Yiming's agent After being arrested, he never carried out any rescue, but Meng Shaoyuan worked hard there?
I imagined a possibility that Meng Shaoyuan used Cheng Yiming's latent agent without authorization to add another piece of credit to his credit book. Will this cause Cheng Yiming's dissatisfaction?After Chen Rongyang was released, who should he report to?Whether it's Cheng Yiming or Meng Shaoyuan, how should we treat this person?How to mediate the problems between them?

Remember what I just said about our internal contradictions?Our conflicts have been well utilized by the Chinese people, but what about the conflicts among Chinese people?Can't we take advantage of it?Just imagine, if there is a huge conflict between the so-called military-controlled Shanghai Big Three, will there be an excellent opportunity for us? "

"Hahara-kun, everything you said is just an assumption." Matsumoto Rentsui said coldly: "Is Chen Rongyang the situation you mentioned? Will there be a conflict between Cheng Yiming and Meng Shaoyuan over a secret agent? You don't have any evidence of."

"Matsumoto-kun." Bannai Yasuhide waved his hand: "No one can determine whether something will be successful, but if you don't even have the courage to try, it is doomed to failure. Habara-kun, I agree with your plan!"

"Thank you for your support, Your Excellency General, I will try my best to try!"

(End of this chapter)