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While Zuo Zhong and Dai Chunfeng were talking in the Holy Trinity Church, Xu Enzeng limped out of the gate of the Huajie Waterworks on a crutch, looked back and spit on the ground.

"Bah, Zuo, one day I'll let you know how powerful I am."

"Director~"

In the distance, more than a dozen secret agents from the Secret Service Headquarters rushed over. When they received a call from the Secret Service, they rushed over non-stop. When they saw their boss, they naturally wanted to show their loyalty.

"Damn Secret Service, how dare you kidnap you!"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm against them."

"This hatred is unbearable!"

The little spies supported Xu Enzeng, and began to curse at each other, with a look of righteous indignation, but they didn't dare to take a second look at the water plant.

Xu Enzeng looked at the group of trash under his command, and shouted with livid face, "That's enough, what's up with the mission of the intelligence department, those bastards in the second office won't say anything."

"This..." the little agents hesitated when they heard this question.

"Say it!"

Xu Enzeng had an ominous premonition, and asked angrily as he stood where he was.

"Except for the brothers who were collecting intelligence in plain clothes outside, everyone else was wiped out. It's not an underground party stronghold at all. It's full of Japanese and there are two heavy machine guns."

One of the secret agents lowered his head and made a report, and at the end he said pitifully: "The Japanese set a trap in advance, and the brothers fell before they could resist, and the scene was horrible.

I heard that the section chief was shot more than a dozen times and died on the spot. Afterwards, the devils threw the body on the street. We were afraid that someone would watch and dare not collect the body. Section chief, should we ask someone from the Cao Gang for help. "

"Left ~ heavy!!!"

Xu Enzeng gritted his teeth and spit out two words, pushed away the little spy who was supporting him, looked around, and stopped his eyes on the person who just spoke.

"The Cao Gang is unreliable, I was kidnapped by the Second Division this time, because there was something wrong with Long Wu, and that bastard, send someone to arrest him immediately.

A snake without a head can't do it. From now on, you are the new chief of the intelligence section. This matter is left to you. I want to see that guy before tonight. "

Let yourself be the intelligence chief?

Isn't this really fatal? Since the training department, the predecessor of the intelligence department, how many deputy section chiefs and section chiefs have died here. This time the section chief is even worse.

The spy who was speaking knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Enzeng: "Director, please spare me. I have an 80-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. I can't die.

Moreover, Long Wu disappeared a few days ago, and no clues were left at the scene. It seemed that the secret service acted like the other party killed people without blinking an eye. If he fell into their hands, he would have died long ago. "

"you!"

Xu Enzeng felt dizzy for a while. Since when did his position as the section chief of the Secret Service Headquarters become stinky shit, didn't he just die one, two, three or four section chiefs? What's the big deal? If you don't do it, someone will.

He pointed at the ignorant secret agent with his finger, and then pointed at other people. Unexpectedly, wherever his finger went, people would kneel down, and a group of people played performance art at the gate of the water plant.

Seeing his subordinates acting like this, Xu Enzeng looked up to the sky and sighed, got into the car disheartened, closed his eyes and didn't want to look at these trash again.

The spies kneeling on the ground outside the car looked at each other, showing a relieved smile, thinking that they had finally escaped a catastrophe, so they quickly got up and ran to the car.

"Vald~~~"

It didn't take long for several cars to rush out with a roar, and the drivers stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, leaving the territory of the Secret Service as if fleeing.

This scene confuses Song Minghao and Wu Chunyang in the water plant. They don't know what the hell is going on in one place. After thinking about it for a long time, they feel that this place is not suitable to stay for a long time, so they hurriedly asked people to clean up the scene and prepare to evacuate.

Past experience told them that no matter how secret a place is, as long as people in one place know it, it will not be far from being leaked. Moreover, they have stayed here for too long, it is time to change places.

Sure enough, a day later, a squadron of the Japanese army broke through the defense line of the Guo army and occupied the place. When they found that there was no one there, they became angry and blew up the new water plant that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to ruins.

This incident not only shows that the secret service headquarters has been infiltrated by the Japanese, but also means that the Guojun in the urban area is gradually becoming weaker, otherwise the established enemies will not be allowed to easily enter their own defense zone.

After Zuo Zhong received the news, he immediately accelerated the transfer of people from various district stations, trying to set up the shelf in Shanghai as soon as possible, and anxiously waited for Chen Gongshu to come from Beiping to take over.

However, due to the suspension of the train, it was not until the beginning of November that the other party arrived in Shanghai by car from Beiping. After some trials, the two met in a small teahouse in the International Settlement.

"Brother Gong Shu, it's been a long time."

"Deputy Director Zuo, hello."

Facing the enthusiastic Zuo Zhong, Chen Gongshu was full of emotions. Who would have thought that a small student from the police academy would climb to the position of deputy director after a few years, what a twist of fate!
He was born in Whampoa, a member of the special training class of Honggong Temple, and a former celebrity around the bureau. He has been hanging around for many years and is just a station master. If there were not changes in Shanghai, I am afraid that the post of district chief would not fall to him.

Sure enough, there are people in the DPRK who are good at handling things, and the other party is a leader from the same country, who is willing to spend money, knows how to do things and will come again. With these few rules, as long as you don't make big mistakes, it is impossible to slow down in the government.

Zuo Zhong seemed to understand his thoughts, held his hand tightly, and said in a sincere tone, "Brother Gong Shu, you and I met in Weimo, and you are my senior, so you don't have to be so polite, just call me Zuo Zhong."

Chen Gongshu, who was upset in his heart, immediately felt much better when he heard these words, but he also understood that these were all polite words and could not be taken seriously, so he quickly held Zuo Zhong with both hands, bent over and replied respectfully.

"Deputy Director Zuo is polite. Please take care of me in the future. In addition, I just came to Shili Yangchang from the north. There are many things I don't understand. Can you introduce the current situation so as not to delay the bureau and your plan."

Would it be possible for an old spy not to know about the region's intelligence about to take office? Naturally, it was impossible. Chen Gongshu said this just to find a reason to confirm the relationship between his superiors and his superiors. Zuo Zhong knew this very well.

It seemed that Lao Chen hadn't practiced Bai Lian in the past few years in Beiping. If the other party really called him Zuo Zhong just now, of course he wouldn't be angry, but he would inevitably question his ability.

Sophisticated human feelings are articles, and insight into world affairs is knowledge.

For intelligence personnel, dealing with people is the most basic skill. If you don't even know when to say what, how can you lead the Shanghai District to fight.

Zuo Zhong lightly patted Chen Gongshu's hand to make him sit down, organized his speech, made a brief summary of the previous battle situation, and officially started the pre-term conversation.

He looked out of the window with a sad tone: "Brother Gong Shu, the front line is quite unfavorable. After entering October, the Japanese army gradually took the initiative and began a large-scale offensive, and the Guo army turned to defense.

On October 10, the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone decided to launch a counterattack on the south bank of Yunzaobang to prevent the Japanese troops from crossing the river and appointed Chief Xue, the commander of the No.18 Group Army, as the commander-in-chief of the front line.

In this battle, the Japanese army used various cutting-edge weapons such as planes, cannons, tanks, and poisonous gas to launch a large-scale attack.

On the 23rd, our left-wing defense line was broken by the Japanese, and the whole line was shaken. The third war zone had to abandon the North Station and Jiangwan positions, and retreated to the south bank of the Sioux City River for passive defense.

Yunzaobang was defeated, and the battle situation in Songhu immediately deteriorated sharply. On that day, the Japanese army poured all its ground and air forces into the direction of Dachang to launch a continuous strong attack, but was unsuccessfully resisted by the Guo army.

On the morning of the 26th, the Japanese army, led by more than forty tanks, broke through 1 km west of Dachang and entered Dachang Town. Dachang fell at 5 pm that day.

On the same day, the 80th Regiment of the 420nd Brigade of the No. [-] Eighth Division led a reinforced battalion of more than [-] people, and was ordered by the chief to stick to the Sixing Warehouse, which was surrounded by enemies on three sides and was isolated and helpless.

They fought bloody battles with the enemy for four days and nights, repelled 6 Japanese sieges, and killed more than 200 enemies. However, only 5 soldiers were sacrificed in this battalion, which greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese people. Unfortunately, they were forced to retreat under the pressure of the concession. "

Chen Gongshu nodded slightly when he heard this. He knew about the Battle of the Four Elements. It was indeed a rare highlight in the Songhu battlefield, but the victory of one battle cannot determine the outcome of the entire battle.

Now that the battle has been fought, the Guo army has actually failed. The next thing the government needs to consider is to keep the new force as much as possible, and establish a safe and reliable intelligence network in the enemy-occupied area for future counterattacks.

This is also the purpose of the bureau's letting him take charge of the upper Shanghai area. In short, Shanghai cannot be handed over to the Japanese directly. It is necessary to leave manpower in ambush in the heart of the enemy to support the frontal battle.

He was thinking here, while Zuo Zhong continued to introduce the situation over there. The District Chief of Shanghai District is qualified and necessary to understand the extent of the war.

"Currently, the Guo army is in a passive position and has repeatedly retreated. Although it still controls the urban area, this situation will not last long. Judging from the intelligence, the Japanese's general offensive is coming soon.

Around the 20th, the Japanese base camp transferred the 6th, 14th, 16th, and 18th divisions, the Kunisaki Detachment, the 2nd Independent Mountain Artillery Brigade, the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the 1st and 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiments to form the 10th Army.

Combined with the fact that we found spy spies drawing hydrological data in Mount Putuo, I have every reason to believe that the task of this force is to land near Hangcheng Bay and try to penetrate (harmoniously) the rear of our army. "

Zuo Zhong stretched out his hand and gestured for an insertion, his worry was palpable.

"Landing in Hangzhou Bay? How is the upper peak arranged?" Chen Gongshu asked immediately.

If such important strategic information is used properly, it will definitely bring huge losses to the Japanese, repel the landing troops, and the battle situation in Songhu may turn around.

"There is no deployment. There were too many casualties some time ago. There are no troops available for mobilization in the third theater. There is only one infantry battalion and one artillery company responsible for defense."

Zuo Zhong pinched the bridge of his nose with a tired face. Ever since he met Lao Dai, he has been busy communicating with the military about this matter, but the result was disappointing.

Even if the military believes that the secret service's intelligence is useless, and there are no soldiers, these three words are enough to explain the situation of the Guojun to various extents.

This kind of feeling of knowing what will happen and being unable to change it, and can only watch the disaster come a little bit is very uncomfortable.

In fact, if the government transferred back one or two elite divisions stationed in the northwest, the situation would not be so passive. The problem is that someone is unwilling.

Zuo Zhong felt that, apart from worrying about the underground party, certain people and high-level officials did this because they wanted to let the Japanese army enter Shanghai, sow discord between Japan and Western countries, and rely on the defense line to fight a protracted war.

The construction of this line of defense began at the end of the January 21th Campaign in the [-]st year of the Republic of China. After several changes and changes in the plan, the construction started two years ago after various disputes. It is generally divided into three lines.

The first line of defense is the Kunming branch line and the Sujia line. It is positioned as the first line of defense after the Guo army retreats if the Shanghai battle fails. It is used to delay the enemy and allow the main force to retreat to the Wu-Fu line.

The second Wufu line is the main line of defense. It is planned to resist the enemy for at least three months. It will buy precious time for the rear troops to gather and produce military materials. It is a base for counterattacking Shanghai.

The third line of defense took Xicheng as the main position, Changshi and Shizhuang as the rear position, built a large number of linear fortifications, and sent heavy troops to defend, which was the last line of defense in Jinling.

Xicheng has the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the south. There are a large number of rivers, lakes, and swamps in the middle, forming a water network area, which is a natural barrier for the advance of Japanese tanks, artillery and other heavy equipment.

In addition, the vicinity is a hilly area, with Yushan, Dingshan, Shishan and other places distributed in Changshu, Jiangyin and other places. The terrain is extremely dangerous, which provides favorable conditions for the defense of the Guo army.

It's just useless to think well, the premise is that the line of defense really exists.

Due to well-known reasons, the construction of the national government is a big fat, how could the royal relatives let it go easily.

In the past few years, not many fortifications have been built, but the family property of these people has doubled several times, and they have benefited in every way.

According to secret investigations conducted by the Secret Service, the bunkers and trenches that have been built are all civil structures, which are far from the reinforced concrete structures on the design drawings, and cannot withstand the bombardment of large-caliber artillery at all.

However, the Ministry of National Defense sent personnel to walk around the wine table and skirts, and submitted a "Report on the Inspection and Acceptance of the Construction of Permanent Fortifications in the Southern Section of the Sufu Line" before even Jinling was out, which stated so.

The southern section of the Sufu Line, from Xiangcheng Town, Zhengyi Town to the north and Wujiang County, has been completed.

There are 69 permanent heavy machine gun bunkers, 8 small artillery bunkers, 3 observation posts and 3 command posts, a total of 83 places. All the bunker shooting angles have been adjusted according to the plan. Only the No. 15 machine gun bunker does not meet the regulations. .

In fact, except for a few pretentious bunkers, the height of the trenches was less than the waist depth of the soldiers, and the retaining walls, let alone bullets, could collapse with a single kick.

The Guo party has been rotten from top to bottom, trying to rely on this kind of nonsense line of defense to stop the Japanese army is tantamount to a dream.

Anyway, the soldiers brought in by Latin Zhuang Ding are worthless, and they can make a fortune when they are paid. Many fruit army officers probably wish to be defeated, because they earn more in this way.

Some people in later generations took the government's report as evidence to prove that the construction of the defense line was not tricky. This is a joke, and I don't know if they are really stupid or fake.

A report is a report, and the truth is the truth. The Republic of China has its own national conditions. There are thousands of people who rely on the national defense line to make a fortune. Whoever dares to write the truth will only die.

As strong as the Secret Service, he still turns a blind eye, otherwise let alone Zuo Zhong is someone's fellow villager, he is someone's own father, and he will also not be able to see the sun the next day.

Zuo Zhong did not hide these facts from Chen Gongshu, and hoped that the other party would understand the seriousness of the situation, and that the work behind enemy lines in the Upper Shanghai District would soon begin.

Chen Gongshu was sweating profusely as he listened. If he knew that he was taking over this mess, he would rather stay in Beiping and be the station chief than come to Shanghai to be the head of the deadly district.

After being silent for a while, he also reported a piece of news to Zuo Zhong: "Deputy Director Zuo, according to intelligence, Kusumoto Minoru, the head of Japanese secret service in North China, arrived in Shanghai a few days ago.

This person has been active in North China, Inner (Harmony) Mongolia, Northeast China and other places for a long time. He must have a special mission when he suddenly came to Shanghai this time. The specific situation needs to be further understood.

The Upper Shanghai District has just been established, and it will take time for the personnel to adjust and familiarize themselves with the situation. I am afraid that they will not be able to carry out the investigation. Can the case be transferred to the headquarters to avoid mistakes. "

Kusumoto Mitaka
Zuo Zhong frowned, and recalled the other party's information in his mind. This person graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy and Army University. He is a Chinese hand and has a very in-depth study of the society of the Republic of China.

Because he has been active in the Pingjin area for a long time, he can speak fluent Chinese with a slight Jinkou accent. People who have heard him say that this guy looks honest, simple and sincere.

In fact, he is treacherous, insidious, and full of tricks. He is the right-hand man of the old spy Doihara. He has fought against him in the North China side of the Secret Service.

Chen Gongshu's Beiping Station planned to kill him several times, but the cunning Kusumoto saw through it. It is really strange that such a person came to Shanghai.

After pondering for a long time, Zuo Chong glanced at the trembling Chen Gongshu, and agreed to the other party's request.

It will take at least one or two months for Shanghai Station to form combat power, and it would be death to let them perform the task now, and Zuo Zhong was also very curious about Nanben's purpose.

There was also strife among the devils. People from North China came to Shanghai. Did the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai have any objections? Or was it a joint effort between the Japanese troops in North and East China?

"Deng Deng."

Before Chen Gongshu had time to thank him, someone knocked on the door of the private room in the teahouse, and then Wu Chunyang pushed the door open and walked in, with an uneasy face, and whispered something in Zuo Zhong's ear.

Zuo Zhong stood up slowly after hearing this, and gave Chen Gongshu an order with a serious face: "The Japanese have landed in Hangcheng Bay, and the Shanghai Station will immediately enter a latent state. Go back and evacuate the field personnel immediately."

On November 1937, 11, the Tenth Army of the Japanese Army, escorted by a fleet, landed suddenly at Caojing Town, Quangong Pavilion, Jinsiniang Bridge and other places near Jinshanwei in Hangcheng Bay to outflank the Songhu defense line, and the Guojun fell into a passive position.

The National Defense Supreme Council ordered a comprehensive retreat on the evening of the 8th. All troops withdrew from Shanghai to fight, and retreated to the national defense line in two ways, relying on fortifications to prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward.

However, due to the hasty order and improper command, the retreat turned into a retreat, the troops fell into extreme chaos, and the organizational system was completely disrupted.

Japanese planes bombarded and strafed the sky, and the ground troops pursued them. They took the opportunity to capture various towns in Shanghai, repelled the scattered resistance of the Guo army, and occupied Hongqiao Airport, Longhua, Fengjing, and Qingpu.

On the 11th, the Japanese army advanced to the south bank of the Sioux City River. The Guojun troops in Nanshi and Pudong were ordered to withdraw from their positions.

On the same day, Chief Yu of Shanghai Special City issued a notice to the citizens, announcing with great sorrow that Shanghai, the largest city in the Far East, had fallen. Since then, the Battle of Songhu, which lasted for more than three months, ended in Japan's victory.

In this fierce battle, Guojun suffered more than 30 casualties during the retreat, and lost a total of about [-] elite troops.

It is a pity that during the battle, fourteen general officers were killed on the front line, including a lieutenant general.

Objectively speaking, apart from factors such as equipment and the quality of soldiers, the blind optimism of the top government officials before the start of the war, the hesitation during the command process, and the hasty retreat were the root causes of the failure of this battle.

What is incomprehensible is that for some unknown reason, someone ordered the armed forces under the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Action Committee to cut off the rear when the entire army was defeated.

What is even more unexpected is that these "rabble" who came from the Cao Gang, workers, farmers, and students did not have any heavy weapons, and only relied on rifles and pistols to deal with the Japanese army in the complicated alleys in Shanghai until the 13th.

Zuo Zhong, as the deputy director of the Secret Service, personally directed the operation after the end. On the 14th, Jinling informed the personnel to evacuate after the end. There were less than 1 people left in the original team of more than 6000 people.

After asking for instructions, he sent some people to the Pudong area to carry out guerrilla operations relying on the advantages of both people and land, and a small part of them entered the two concessions to recuperate.

Others were dispersed and used various social connections to enter factories, stores, and schools to lurk, and set up a second intelligence network outside the upper Shanghai district, which can be activated at any time when necessary.

Before the gunpowder smoke in the Songhu area completely cleared, on December 12, the Japanese army, which had completed its rest, entered the Japanese base camp under the order of the "Mainland No. 1 Order" to attack Jinling in three ways.

On the night of the 2nd, Zuo Zhong stepped into Hongkou, the core area ruled by the Japanese in Shanghai, and was stopped by a group of Japanese troops within two steps.

The other party carefully checked his documents and conducted cross-examination. The questioning techniques were obviously in the style of intelligence agencies, such as asking the same questions again after asking a few questions.

If the answer is fabricated, the questioned person's answer is likely to be different or even contradictory under repeated questioning.
It can be seen that the Japanese attach great importance to post-war security work, and any patrol team has the ability to identify intelligence personnel, which is not good news for the government.

Members of the Secret Service have received similar training and know how to deal with it. It is hard to say that the people of the Secret Service Headquarters and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Action Committee will not be exposed.

Zuo Zhong naturally passed the enemy's cross-examination smoothly. He took back the documents from the other party, bowed to the soldiers who "dedicated to the empire", turned around and wanted to leave.

"Kato-kun!"

Suddenly there was a cry from behind, calling Zuo Zhong's surname, he immediately turned his head to look at the Japanese sergeant who made the call, he waved his hands expressionlessly, and led the patrol away slowly.

Hearing the sound of military boots clicking, Zuo Zhong continued to walk along the street for a while pretending to be puzzled, and got into a dance hall after making sure no one was following him.

Just over ten days after the war, the citizens of Shanghai resumed their old life. At this time, the ballroom was full of people, and fashionable men and women danced on the spring floor.

After searching around the store, Zuo Zhong sat down at a table in the corner, and asked questions in the empty air amidst the loud music.

"Hase-kun, how are you doing?"

"all the best."

Behind him, Hase Ryosuke raised his hand, waved at a woman writhing on the dance floor, and whispered a shocking news.

"Maybe I'm going to be the head of the agency."