The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 483: Mo's Suggestions

Cheng Mo did not answer Xu Qinghe directly. It was not that he could not answer, but he could not do so. He did not want to become a charlatan or a prophet.

In fact, great changes will soon take place in Europe, and Germany has already secretly prepared to attack the French Republic.

Germany and Japan are now allies.

Once Germany declares war on France, Japan will inevitably have to declare war on France as well. Then what will happen to the French Concession?

Once the Japanese occupied the French Concession, would they abandon the International Settlement?
What's more, Britain and France are one.

To declare war on France is to declare war on the British...

Even if the Japanese will not start a war immediately, it will be sooner or later, otherwise it will violate the agreement between Germany and Japan.

If Japan wanted to betray Germany and join the European and American camp, then its invasion of China and so-called helping the Chinese to expel imperialist colonization would become a joke. And if Britain and the United States made excessive demands, what should Japan choose?

And how can Japan realize its Greater Asia ambitions?
Therefore, it is impossible for Japan to change its ways. It will definitely abide by the military alliance agreement with Germany. Moreover, the interests of Britain, the United States, France and other countries in East Asia are also in conflict with its interests. It's just that now they are each taking what they need and have not yet torn their relations apart.

In China, only a small group of people can see this trend, and most people have no idea what is happening outside.

This is the advantage of latecomers.

Knowing the future development, you can plan calmly. The current endurance is just temporary and will not be understood by everyone.

When the time comes, they will realize that they are right.

Of course, it can also be attributed to luck or opportunism. Whether it is the former or the latter, it is fate.

There were not many reports in Shanghai newspapers about the farce of Wang's return to Nanjing, but some news spread quickly in private.

Even though they have brought shame upon themselves internationally, these people are still being complacent and celebrating. They are truly a group of people with no bottom line.

It would be ridiculous to expect a government composed of such people to be able to "save the country in a roundabout way" and save China.

If one's own conduct is not upright, everything he does will be crooked.

This regime is destined to be short-lived.

Not to mention, the Japanese "Tong Operation" has already begun. It is much more cost-effective to lure the old man into surrender than to use the Wang family.

It's true that if the Japanese were really willing to invest, the old man, the leader pushed forward by the comprador capitalists, might actually be able to reach an agreement with the Japanese.

But the old man would definitely not agree to be a puppet of the Japanese. How could a man who is used to being a boss be subordinate to others?

If he has no dignity at all, how can his subordinates still respect him?
Now, under the banner of anti-Japanese war, he can only force the military leaders below to listen to him. If he dares to surrender, the army will fall apart immediately.

Therefore, it is highly unlikely that they will use negotiations to delay time and do some small tricks by the way.

The next thing Cheng Mo had to do was to see if he could rescue his compatriots in the isolated army camp before the Japanese army occupied the concession.

Taking advantage of this favorable window of opportunity when the Japanese army wanted to ease relations with Chongqing.

After the village, the store no longer exists.

If the time comes, we can only take advantage of the chaos to attack, but that is too risky. With a gun in hand, you won't panic.

……

In order to prepare for the next step of work, at Cheng Mo's suggestion, Secretary Wen Qiu convened a branch meeting.

There were four people participating, Wen Qiu, Cheng Mo, Tang Tao and Xiao Wan.

The meeting mainly studied and discussed the work direction and focus of their special intelligence team in Shanghai after Wang established the puppet regime in Nanjing.

There are some things that we cannot always wait for instructions from our superiors, and our superiors are not clear about the specific situation. If they make a decision that is contrary to the actual situation, who will bear the responsibility?

Of course, their superiors also asked them to unify their opinions first and report them for decision-making.

"There is a difference between Wang's government and Liang Hongzhi's reformist government. In particular, Wang's so-called peaceful anti-communist theory of nation-building is quite deceptive. It is estimated that many people will join his side, at least on the surface."

"Wang is a follower of Mr. Sun and has served as vice president of the Executive Yuan. In this respect, neither Wang Kemin in Peking nor Liang Hongzhi in Nanjing can compare to him. Otherwise, these two would not have dissolved their pseudo-governments and joined Wang's pseudo-government in Nanjing."

"The Wang regime is inherently flawed. It is a regime supported entirely by the Japanese. The spoils are not evenly distributed among them, and the internal fighting will never stop. Therefore, I suggest that the direction of our work should be to disintegrate the other side from within, win over, divide and absorb them, so as to benefit us."

"how to say?"

"We will win over some people who still have conscience, or even those who were deceived into joining us, to become their spies and spies. We will divide them and sow discord among them, so that they will fight for power and profit and have no time to care about other things. We will absorb ordinary officers and soldiers of the puppet army, whether they join us directly or stay in the other team. This can be called accumulating strength..."

“This is a good idea, but it’s difficult to implement.”

“It is a job that is done even if it is difficult. It is a silent job and you may not see the results or achievements in the short term. But as long as you keep doing it, I believe the results will be amazing.”

"That makes sense. What about our work?"

"I want to command an armed force."

After hearing this, Wen Qiu and Tang Tao felt as if their souls had been shot to the top of their heads. This happened in Shanghai, in the concession, a concession that was heavily surrounded by Japanese troops.

You actually want to set up an armed force? Summer hasn't even arrived yet. Are you out of your mind?
"Brother, Comrade Tang Tao, listen to me. Am I not the acting leader of the Chinese group of the special agent unit of the police station? I have a special agent detachment under my command. Although there are not many people, it is also an armed force."

"That's just an infantry platoon at best, and it doesn't have any heavy weapons. It's nothing." Wen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. He wondered what Cheng Mo was going to do, but it turned out to be this.

"But there is a Volunteer Corps in the International Settlement."

"You want to control the International Volunteer Corps?" Wen Qiu and Tang Tao were both shocked when Cheng Mo opened his mouth.

"It's not possible now, but we can start with the Chinese team." Cheng Mo said, "In view of the current situation, I will suggest to the Municipal Council to increase the establishment of the Chinese team at an appropriate time. Currently, the Chinese team is composed of two parts, the Chinese team and the translation team. Now the captains of the two teams are Westerners..."

"I'm afraid your idea is not feasible. The command of the International Volunteer Corps lies with the Municipal Council Board, which is only the core power of the British. How could they agree to let you infiltrate?" Wen Qiu shook his head.

"When things have reached that point, when the British feel powerless and are holding on to the power in their hands and unable to change anything, what will you do, senior brother?" Cheng Mo asked back.

Wen Qiu and Tang Tao both fell silent, while Xiao Wan was the recorder. She participated in the meeting but did not express her opinion.

(End of this chapter)