Shadow Spy

Chapter 314 Europe under the Blitz

On May 5, still in the war situation analysis room of the headquarters, several staff officers were updating the battlefield situation on the sand table based on the latest battle reports from the Naval Intelligence Bureau...

On NO. 12, Lieutenant General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian of the German Army Group A commanded the 19th Armored Corps. It took only two days to successfully pass through the 110-kilometer-long canyon area of ​​​​the Ardennes and reach the north of the Maas River. shore and captured the fortress city of Sedan.

NO.13, Guderian's 19th Armored Corps and Hermann Hoth's 15th Armored Corps successfully crossed the Maas River with the support of the air force.At this point, the German armored forces' channel to Paris and the English Channel was opened!
NO.14, the British and French air forces and the German Air Force each dispatched more than 500 fighter planes to engage in fierce air battles on the Meuse River. The British and French allied forces hoped to destroy the pontoon bridge built by the German army and prevent its main force from crossing the river...

The final result was that the German Air Force, with the support of the Army Air Defense Force, successfully shot down more than [-] British and French fighter jets, firmly controlling the subsequent battlefield air supremacy!

Everyone in the Concession Army gasped when they saw this battlefield situation. On the one hand, they were amazed at Chief Pan Sen's accurate prediction of the battle situation, and on the other hand, they were stunned by the rapid offensive of the German army!
Seeing the astonished looks of everyone looking at him, Li Junhao just said "France is over" and left the analysis room!

After a moment of silence in the war situation analysis room, everyone began to discuss again - they now fully trust Commander Panson's judgment, but they can discuss how long France can last, the German army's next campaign plan, and what will happen after France's defeat. There are still many issues that can be discussed, such as the situation in Europe.
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Li Junhao returned to his office and nodded with satisfaction. The current facts have proved that the law of progress in this world is still very consistent with his previous life (of course this refers to the situation outside the Shanghai Concession). This situation makes He was relatively pleased.

He understands very well that his officers are obsessed with studying the war situation in Europe. The German army's current tactics can be said to be ahead of all other countries. Anyone who is interested in military affairs will be interested, let alone professional soldiers. They are.

Due to the impact of the European War, the situation in the concession is still a bit tense. Although Li Junhao is currently working in the headquarters, Xiaoyu specially trained a little girl assistant from Fenghuang Village to maintain contact with the command room of the police administrative department. Keep abreast of the security situation in the concession at any time.

Xiaoyu is now the director of the headquarters office, and Zheng Pingru is the director of the police command room. With the hard work of the two, they have firmly controlled these two key departments. Together with Li Xiaoyu, who is now in charge of the communications department full time, it can be said that, Now any troubles in the concession cannot be hidden from them, which means that Li Junhao cannot be hidden from them, which makes him very satisfied!

Just like now, there is a "Daily Situation Summary" compiled by Xiaoyu on Li Junhao's desk. It contains social conditions, public conditions, military conditions, key phone monitoring records, and the dynamics of Japanese troops outside the concession. He can read it in one volume. It is really convenient and quick to know the affairs inside and outside the concession.

Judging from the summary of the situation in the past two days, there has not been much change in the dynamics of the Japanese army that Li Junhao focuses on, and it seems that it has not been affected by the European War.

In the phone monitoring records, the Japanese-owned industrial and commercial enterprises in the concession have always been the focus. Special personnel were arranged to monitor them, and no strange movements were found in them. According to common sense, if the Japanese army wanted to attack the concession, these There should be changes in Japanese companies.

Judging from these circumstances, the Japanese army seemed to have no intention of taking the opportunity to cause trouble, which reassured Li Junhao.Next, he focused on the dynamics of the Youth Gang in the concession and found that these people were also very honest, which made him feel bored.

In the past few days, prices in the concession had risen due to the European War, but with the intervention of the People's Livelihood Committee, they quickly calmed down. For this reason, a group of merchants who took the opportunity to drive up prices were punished.

The day before yesterday (No. 13), the circulation of legal tender in the concession market had officially stopped. Although some merchants and citizens were still using legal tender privately, the official did not strictly prohibit it because the exchange period stipulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission had not yet ended.Of course, this is only temporary. When the exchange period ends at the end of this month, if this happens again, the officials will take action to punish them.

During this period, the Shanghai Office of the Silian General Office also fulfilled the agreement and accepted the legal currency recovered by each bank according to the market price on April 4. However, due to the large amount, only half of the amount of US dollars has been paid. The other half can only write IOUs and prepare to pay with materials and minerals, which can be regarded as keeping their promise.

After reading these, there is another document, which is a report written by Miliya, his secretary at the Consulate General. It summarizes the recent domestic situation in the United States and some work of the Consulate General. The most important one is:

When Germany launched another attack on the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France after invading Denmark and Norway, U.S. President Roosevelt appointed Henry Lewis Stimson as Secretary of War and Frank Knox as Secretary of Navy, winning over many Republicans. People support.

After reading this article, Li Junhao couldn't help but shake his head. It is really difficult for this outstanding president who will leave his name in this era!
In his mind, President Roosevelt, whether he was for the interests of the United States, or he truly had faith and justice, his performance in World War II was absolutely excellent, but it is a pity that he still needs to be patient.

However, Li Junhao admires the two new military ministers appointed by Roosevelt. They are both truly talented politicians and military strategists who made great contributions to the United States in World War II and also contributed to the world's anti-fascist cause. He made great contributions and was Roosevelt's good helper in the war.

I just wonder if these two people will notice that he, a small person who "fights" on the front line of the Far East, across the land and navy, is causing trouble in Shanghai and the sea?Ha ha……

When he was leaving get off work, he received a cable from Washington. Deputy Secretary of State Ayers called to ask him his views on the European War!Well, for this old man, he was too embarrassed to hide his secrets, so he had to write down the "prediction" himself, and then attached the discussion records in the War Situation Analysis Room in the past few days, and sent them back together. I thought it would be enough for him. Been researching it for a while!

After thinking about it later, he still had someone send a simplified version of the analysis report to the Office of Naval Intelligence, which could be regarded as fulfilling the duties of an intelligence officer.As for whether the other party takes it seriously, he doesn't care.

After everything is done, take Xiaohu, Xiaoyu and others back home!
(End of this chapter)