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Chapter 770
Time flies, and it is late July 1937 in a blink of an eye. The situation between China and Japan is turbulent and dizzying.

On July 7, the Kwantung Army's independent and mixed 12th Brigade set off from Gubeikou, and quickly approached the Pingjin area with full staff.

On the same day, the North China District reported to the headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics that the so-called new commander of the Chinese Garrison, Xiangyue Qingsi, had arrived in Jinmen.

On July 7, the first mixed brigade of the Kwantung Army went straight from Gongzhuling to North China, and the 13th Division of the Korean Army also arrived at the predetermined area.

So far, the wolfish ambitions of the Japanese have undoubtedly been revealed. They want to annex North China completely, and even invade the entire Republic of China.

Times are tense,

Jinling was shocked three times a day.

Someone called the North China general, saying that the central government is determined to carry out the war of resistance, and that it is better to destroy the jade than to destroy it, so as to maintain the personality of the country.

The national army will take measures to organize 100 divisions of the first-line combat force, 80 divisions of the reserve force, and 100 million reserve troops.

On July 7, the Japanese army basically completed the siege of Pingjin. Even the people of the two countries knew that a life-and-death battle was inevitable.

However, in the combat order drawn up by the government, only part of the [-]nd Division was sent to defend Beiping City and stop the Japanese.

The rest of the units cooperated with the No.30 Seventh Division to attack the enemies of Fengtai and Tongxian, but did not give any clear combat objectives and plans.

so arranged,

It's child's play.

The Japanese army's mixed brigade consisted of a headquarters, an independent infantry brigade, an artillery team, an engineering team, and a communications team, with a total strength of about 5000 people.

Not to mention the infantry division, which has its own heavy artillery and mechanized units, and its combat effectiveness is second to none in Asia.

As for the several divisions of the Guojun participating in the battle, the number of people on paper is quite large. Each division has about 5000 people, but most of them are light infantry.

Not to mention the gap in personnel quality, just the comparison of the number of artillery and light and heavy machine guns between the two armies makes people extremely desperate.

Do the officials of the national government know about this situation? Of course they do, but they just don’t want to announce it to the world so as not to cause panic.

On the morning of March 7,
Lu Shan.

On a high platform made of bamboo and wood, Zuo Zhong was wearing a colonel's military uniform, holding a gun on his waist, and looked around the high platform vigilantly.

In front of him, someone stood in front of the microphone with one hand on his hips, and the other unconsciously waved in the air, roaring at the top of his lungs.

"I often feel that when we deal with national crises, we must first understand the status of our own country. We are a weak country, and we must honestly estimate this.

In the past, the country needed peace in order to carry out construction. In the past few years, I did not hesitate to bear the pain, and this is the reason for maintaining peace with the outside world.

Yu once said that peace should never be abandoned until it reaches a period of fundamental despair, and sacrifice should never be lightly spoken until the last moment.

But now at the last juncture, there is no chance of compromise. Giving up the territory and sovereignty is the sinner of the Chinese nation through the ages.

As soon as this war started, it meant that there was no distinction between the north and the south, and no distinction between people, old or young. No matter who they were, they all had the patriotic responsibility of defending the land and resisting the war.

Only with the determination to sacrifice to the end can we win the final victory, and delusions of peace will only lead to the destruction of the nation. "

"Wow~wow~wow~"

At the end of someone's speech, all the sages of the party and country in the audience raised their hands and applauded. As for whether they really agree with it in their hearts, it doesn't matter.

They are all actors today. This play must be sung for the people of the whole country, and it must be sung for all the Guojun soldiers. That's important.

As for why the preparations for war were not made earlier, and why the policy of keeping the inside safe before resisting the outside world was implemented, the government never talked about it.

Zuo Zhong silently watched the passionate and absurd scene in front of him, and unconsciously caught sight of the couplet on the pillar behind someone.

Keep the world upright,
The past and the present are perfect.

A perfect person, indeed a perfect person, he smiled coldly in his heart, then ignored this wonderful drama and concentrated on carrying out the security work.

When the leaders came to the stage one by one to finish their speeches, it was afternoon before they knew it, and Zuo Zhong left as soon as the speeches were over.

The information leak is still being investigated. If someone insisted on dispatching, he would not have the time to come here in the United States and treat it as a horse for others.

But who let the incident of Chang'an, the other party only dare to trust the children from his hometown, for example, today's guards are all from Zhejiang Province.

What makes people speechless is that even the police dogs were transferred from the Hangzhou Police Academy, which shows how serious the situation is.

The title of dog spy,
It also became more vivid.

Sitting on the naval gunboat returning to Jinling from Lushan, Zuo Zhong stood on the bow of the ship, blowing the cool breeze, and asked about Gu Qi who accompanied him.

"Old Gu, did Wei Daming say anything about the Cryptography Inspection Office? I want to know why their business has not made any progress.

There must be a problem here, Wen Yuqing is not a mediocre person, and his work ability is well-known, there is no reason why he can't do it when he goes to the inspection and translation office.

Even if this person's previous achievements were blown out, it doesn't make sense why the chairman of the committee allocated funds for several years. "

After finishing speaking, looking at the lights of the villages on both sides of the river, he leaned on the railing with a dignified expression. The pool of water in the translation office may be deeper than he thought.

"Report, no."

Gu Qi shook his head when he heard the words: "Lishan Company is an organization directly under our Secret Service, and rarely deals with the Department of Electronic Affairs and the Inspection and Translation Office.

Coupled with the strict confidentiality measures of the other party, most of the staff work in various departments during the day, and go to the No. [-] Courtyard to work secretly at night.

This has led to many people not even knowing that there is such an agency in the national government, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand the specific internal situation. "

Lao Gu first said that Wei Daming did not provide any valuable clues, then hesitated for a while, and talked about another matter.

"However, during my investigation, I found that the deciphering objects of the translation agency seem to be not only Japanese, they are also very interested in the underground party.

You should know that, according to the negotiations between the government and the British, the Port City Telegraph Office is obliged to provide us with the bottom report of certain messages.

Especially when it comes to the underground party, the reason is that the underground party often uses the port city as a transfer to transfer personnel and materials.

Coincidentally, since the establishment of the Cipher Inspection Institute, a mysterious person has brought a box from Hong Kong City to Jinling every month.

And this person's final foothold was a hotel near the Central Party Headquarters, only a few blocks away from the dormitory area of ​​the inspection and translation office. "

Telegram from Hong Kong City.

underground party.

There was no progress on the Japanese work.

Ongoing grants.

Hearing this, Zuo Zhong narrowed his eyes, and his heart moved, and he immediately understood why the bald head attached so much importance to the code inspection office.

It turned out that the so-called deciphering of Japanese telegrams was nothing more than a smoke screen. What these people really wanted to decipher was the secret code of the underground party.

Now, regardless of whether the spy is here or not, he must take the opportunity to investigate further and see how far the other party's deciphering level has reached.

Aware of this, Zuo Zhong changed the subject and asked about the results of the electronic investigation against the Interpretation Institute and its dormitory area.

"Have you found any abnormal signals?"

"Not yet."

Gu Qi explained helplessly: "The management over there is very strict, and the personnel live together, and the members' dormitories will be searched regularly.

Not to mention the radio station, even the telephone is monitored around the clock, deputy director, they have completely removed our secret service's secrecy methods.

Lishan Company had been investigating for a few days, and Lao Wei personally went into battle to confirm that No. [-] Courtyard had not sent out a report after it was turned on, and everything was normal. "

Is it normal?
I'm afraid it's an illusion.

If there are really spies in the cryptographic translation office, they are either hibernating or have another radio station. They will not be so stupid as to use the working radio station to send reports now.

Let Lishan Company conduct an electronic investigation, just to rule out this slight possibility, to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and it can't prove anything.

Zuo Zhong hid these words in his heart, and signaled Gu Qi to continue to report the investigation results of Shen Dongxin, Tongsuo and Song Minghao.

It's not bright in the east, but it's bright in the west.

There may be surprises from another angle.

Gu Qi nodded: "Dongxin has thoroughly checked the background of personnel in cooperation with various district stations these days, and found many problems, large and small.

Some people falsified their academic qualifications, some disappeared for a certain period of time, and some inadvertently disclosed confidential information to the outside world.

However, after investigation, the possibility of spies has been ruled out. I will submit the specific situation to you as soon as possible in the form of a text report.

The tracking at Tongsuo was very smooth. Li Si, the leader of the deciphering team, was in the Electricity Department during the day, and in the No. [-] Courtyard and the dormitory area at night, rarely going out.

The other party made three phone calls during the period, all because of work. The caller has also been investigated, and the identity and details are clean.

In the end, Lao Song and Lao Wu contacted several directors of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association through their reliable relationship and asked about Chen Shi. "

"what's the result?"

"no problem."

Facing Zuo Zhong's question, Gu Qi told the details: "These people all remember Chen Shi, and they have identified the photos, so they are definitely real people.

The reason why they were impressed with him was that Chen Shi was proficient in Japanese, and he negotiated with Japanese representatives many times during condolences and protests.

It is said that the standard of the accent and the accuracy of the wording made the Japanese misunderstand, and they thought it was a native who joined the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association.

After the end of January [-]th, Chen Shi declined the invitation of the General Assembly, resigned from the translation department of Japanese radio station, and went to Jinling to seek a job.

The reason he gave was that he thought that China and Japan belonged to East Asian countries and could live in peace and jointly resist the exploitation and oppression of Europe and the United States.

Until the sound of cannons in Shanghai, I immediately understood that this was just wishful thinking. I didn't want to take the salary of the Japanese anymore, and wanted to serve the country with my own body. "

"Speaks better than sings."

Zuo Zhong interrupted Gu Qi's report, and said with a stern expression: "He has been studying in Japan for such a long time, and he didn't know until [-]?

Anyone who has been to Japan, as long as he is not a fool, can see what the devil is up to. I think it is mostly an excuse.

Forget it, he can say whatever he wants, after returning to Jinling, arrange for me to meet with Li Si, the case can't be delayed any longer. "

"Okay, deputy director."

Gu Qi nodded slightly, and after relaxing, he smiled and said casually: "Tongsuo and Shen Dongxin also reported a new situation together.

There was a man named Li Shu who was the cousin of Wang Weiqing, the deputy director, and also Li Si's cousin, who had just joined the cipher translation office.

This person is a student of Tsinghua University. He participated in the anti-Japanese demonstration in Chahar and offended the local police station. He had no choice but to come to Jinling to visit relatives. "

"Don't worry about these, students, which one is not passionate, and I was not the same back then, as long as I am not an underground party member."

Zuo Zhong waved his hand, and suddenly said sadly: "Many people say that the party-state organization is inbreeding, and today I have seen it.

Let's take a look, cousin and cousin, cousin and cousin, all are relatives, and they only need to bring their dog to be a monitor.

The leader hates this, but some people still go their own way, old man, you and I have to fight against this abnormal phenomenon.

Go back and make an appointment with Wen Yuqing, Minister Song's cousin is also one of the beneficiaries, and he must give our Secret Service an explanation. "

When he mentioned the word confession, he deliberately emphasized his tone, and his thumb, index finger and middle finger rubbed against each other involuntarily and quickly.

Without it,

Only familiar with hands.

(End of this chapter)