Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 869 Doihara Kenji

"The leader of the intelligence team is actually named Fujikawa Reizo. According to him, the five-member intelligence team lurking in Shangqiu was assigned by the Doihara machine secret service agency. They arrived in Shangqiu in May 1942, specifically serving the Japanese agent codenamed "Lone Wind", and they began to exchange telegrams soon after!"

"The two sides never met, but there were as many as 82 telegrams exchanged. Fujikawa Reizo was only responsible for the transfer and did not have the original code book, so the specific content is unknown!"

Zhou Weihan frowned after hearing this: "Does that mean this "Gu Feng" had infiltrated the base before May last year?"

Wang Zhiguo said, "That's right. Fujikawa Reizo told me that during the war between our army and the national army some time ago, telegrams were most frequently exchanged. If we only check the time of telegram exchanges, the target group is too large. Besides, I don't know the comrades in the base area well!"

In May 1942, Zhou Weihan and his wife and children had already set out for Yanzhou. At that time, a large number of refugees poured into the base area. In addition, due to the strong efforts of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area to promote the development of industry and commerce, the base area had a huge floating population, making it very difficult to screen and cross.

In response to this situation, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area as a whole was loose on the outside but tight on the inside. The Enemy Work Department's anti-enemy special operations had never stopped, and it cracked more than 200 cases of Kuomintang and Japanese intelligence personnel.

  These are just the cases that have been solved. We don't know how many more are lurking underwater. It is impossible to eliminate all the enemy agents.

For this reason, the security of the leading cadres in the base area is of top priority. The enemy's agents have thought about assassinating them directly, but they just can't find the opportunity.

Tan Lin, who was in charge of work at the base, appeared most frequently, but every time he appeared in public, he had to be checked several times before and after. Besides, senior agents' primary task was to obtain intelligence.

"Comrade Zhiguo, don't feel burdened. This case is best solved by you and your comrades. The fact that the Doihara Agency has assigned an intelligence team to the agent codenamed "Lone Wind" shows that this person is extremely valuable."

Zhou Weihan knew that Wang Zhiguo was under pressure. Throughout the dynasties, whether it was the Embroidered Uniform Envoys of the Han Dynasty or the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, the internal supervisors were the least liked by their own people.

The functions of the Investigation Department of Shangqiu Public Security Bureau and the Enemy Work Department partially overlap. Logically, the Enemy Work Department should be responsible for it, but first of all, the reliability of the person in charge must be ensured.

As a spy who had worked for many years, Wang Zhiguo was naturally a man with a clear mind and immediately understood what Zhou Weihan meant.

"Commander, the Investigation Department considered future work issues when it was first established, so all the personnel selected are comrades who have been tested for a long time. At most, they have studied in the Anti-Japanese University in the base area before, and there is no other connection!"

"How many people are there now?"

"Seven!"

"I'll assign you another person!" Zhou Weihan immediately said to Yang Bo, "Send a telegram to the Anti-Japanese University and ask Wei Dayong to report to Shangqiu!"

"Zhiguo, Wei Dayong was my bodyguard before. He is a very reliable person. He is familiar with the personnel of various party, government and military agencies in the base area. If you need him to do anything, just order him around!"

"Also, I'll give you a few points to help you narrow down your target group. This Japanese agent was able to pass on 82 pieces of intelligence, which means that the information he had access to came from the blocks, not the strips. Otherwise, he wouldn't have so much intelligence!"

"Similar departments in the military, such as military districts and military sub-districts, are impossible for regiment-level units under them. Local governments do have many similar departments, but Japanese agents are definitely trying their best to develop in the military!"

"You mentioned earlier that when our army was fighting with the national army, the enemy sent telegrams frequently, which in disguised form confirmed that this person was most likely a military personnel, and in the military agency, either he had a certain status, or the work he was responsible for happened to be in the core department!" Zhou Weihan was suddenly shocked when he said this. Is it possible that the defense map of the Jiluyu base area has been leaked? Especially the newly built military fortress.

"Before May 1942, our army had two major expansions. At first, it was the troops I brought from Tainan. Later, we incorporated local stubborn troops and recruited new soldiers locally. The headquarters also transferred troops from other bases. This is the composition of the original Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. These people are reliable, otherwise Doihara's agency would have arranged for an intelligence team to connect with them long ago!"

"Comrades from the former Luxi Military Region should also be reliable, for the same reason as before!"

"As for the second time, it was the great expansion of the army in 1942. The new recruits included locals and refugees from outside. The main target should be the refugees!"

"This 'Gu Feng' was able to climb up in such a short time, which shows that he is not an ordinary soldier. His original identity was at least educated, and then he entered the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to study, and after graduation he served in the army!"

After listening to Zhou Weihan's introduction, Wang Zhiming's thoughts were suddenly broadened a lot: "In other words, he is an outsider, a member of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and he is in the agency!"

Zhou Weihan nodded and continued, "In the next period of time, he will be very active!"

Wang Zhiguo walked away confidently, while Li Yunlong, who was standing by, was confused: "When can we find out? The fight is about to start, and now a spy shows up!"

Zhou Weihan said: "There are at least four or five hundred people who meet the requirements, but at least we can guarantee that this person is not in the column headquarters!"

The Hebei-Shandong-Henan Column was formed by the main force, and the staff were carefully selected elites. The Japanese agent code-named "Lone Wind" was not qualified based on his qualifications alone.

On the other hand, the commander of the 21st Division in Xuzhou, Tanaka Hisaichi, was just having a meeting with a Japanese general.

"Doihara-senpai, if you had told me in advance, I would have made preparations to welcome you earlier. It's really inappropriate to prepare now!"

Tanaka Hisaichi's attitude was extremely respectful. The man in front of him enjoyed a very high reputation in the empire and had a lot of seniority in both the military and the government.

"Tanaka-kun, I'm here for an important matter. The headquarters has appointed me as the deputy commander of the Second Front Army and the commander of the 14th Division. We will be dealing with each other frequently in the future!"

There was a gleam in Doihara's eyes and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. He did not expect that his originally stagnant political life would be continued because of the internal struggle.

Doihara believed that he had made three-quarters of the credit for the empire's expansion in China, but unfortunately he was not satisfied with being just a general or a head of an agency.

He then tried to prepare a appeasement government under his control, but was defeated in the struggle with Wang Jingwei and his supporters, and was eventually recalled by the headquarters to serve as military counselor.

After hearing this, the smile on Tanaka Kyuichi's face faded a lot: "What do you mean, Senior?"

"Tanaka-kun, don't get me wrong. I'm not here to steal your position. The Imperial Army suffered a series of defeats on the Longhai Line, and the 35th Division bears absolute responsibility. This shows that Iida Taijiro is limited in ability!"