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After Lin Xiaotang and others got on the plane, they found that besides the full supplies, there was another passenger in the cabin, and this passenger was also an old acquaintance of Lin Xiaotang, Bai Qi.

Bai Qi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Xiaotang boarding the plane.It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek had ordered Lin Xiaotang to be appointed as the special commissioner of the government to go to Yangon, Myanmar on business, which Lin Xiaotang never expected.After Pei Zhongyan's rebellion, the Second Office of the Ministry of National Defense was ordered to reorganize and cleared out a large number of Pei Zhongyan's subordinates. Our bank is in charge of the collection and sorting of international military intelligence, which also means that the former situation where the second department of the Ministry of National Defense and the military command stand side by side is gone forever.With the acquiescence of Chiang Kai-shek, the military command has gradually infiltrated and controlled the intelligence agencies of the Ministry of Defense.

There is also a personnel change. Zheng Jiemin entered the Second Office of the Ministry of National Defense and is temporarily in charge of the reorganization and management of the Second Office.But anyone with a discerning eye can see a trend.In the future, the Second Office of the Ministry of National Defense is likely to merge with the Military Command, and the existence of the Military Command will gradually fade away. It will be replaced by the new Second Office of the Ministry of National Defense. On the surface, it is the Ministry of National Defense that has annexed the Military Command. In fact, It is the military command that completely controls the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense.

However, Lin Xiaotang's personnel appointments are a bit unbelievable. The military command has never had a military intelligence department, and suddenly there is such an organization. Dai Li, Tang Zong, Zheng Jiemin, Mao Renfeng and others immediately realized that Chiang Kai-shek might still be engaging in that set of balancing tactics. .The Military Intelligence Department is affiliated to the Military Command, but it does not have to be responsible to the Military Command. His direct line is the base camp, which is actually the "Small Military Aircraft Department" - the attendant's room.

It can be said that the current position of the Military Intelligence Department is a brand new intelligence agency.From the status quo, it is also an intelligence agency that targets the Japanese alone.Therefore, this is in line with Lin Xiaotang's current thinking.

This time when he went to Myanmar, Bai Qi was also ordered to go to the commander's headquarters of the expeditionary force. On the one hand, he was to assist Lin Xiaotang to achieve the purpose of his trip to Myanmar; Bai Qi, the director of international intelligence, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

The plane first flew to Tengchong, Yunnan, and then flew directly to Yangon, Myanmar. During this period, Lin Xiaotang learned from Bai Qi that through this period of rapid development, of course, it had a great relationship with Lin Xiaotang's full help. The base area has begun to take shape, and the equipment and combat effectiveness of the troops have also been greatly improved. In particular, the method and plan for increasing the production of food crops provided by Lin Xiaotang has been fully verified in the base area, and now most of the base areas have begun to put into production , The problem of food shortage has been initially resolved.

Bai Qi privately conveyed the leaders of the Communist Party of China's gratitude to Lin Xiaotang, and expressed the hope that in the future, he would cooperate with Lin Xiaotang's organization in an all-round way in the occupied areas to achieve the goal of common development.

This coincides with Lin Xiaotang's idea. In comparison, Lin Xiaotang is still more optimistic about the development prospects of the Communist Party of China.Where will China go after the war of resistance against Japan ends?Lin Xiaotang thought to himself that he did not have the ability to see it thoroughly. His wish was to create the best international situation for the future development of post-war China through his own efforts. This can be achieved through his organization. .

When they arrived at the British Army Airport in Yangon, it was already the night of the second day. After the plane landed, Captain Parker led Lin Xiaotang and others to evacuate the plane immediately, just like the situation at Baishiyi Airport.

By April, the weather in Myanmar was already close to midsummer, which made Lin Xiaotang and others who were still wearing coats feel extremely uncomfortable. The oncoming heat wave and humid atmosphere made people sweat immediately, and the already dark night sky Today, the U.S. fighter planes of the Volunteer Air Force and the Hurricane fighter planes of the British Army are fighting bloody battles with the Japanese Air Force. The whole of Yangon is shrouded in smoke and flames, making it impossible to see the outline of the city.

Lin Xiaotang took off only his shirt, and threw the clothes and luggage into the jeep of the headquarters that came to pick him up with sweat on his face. It wasn't until the car sped away that Lin Xiaotang and the others felt a bit of coolness.

Yangon is located in the south of Myanmar, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. The road conditions are appallingly poor. The bumps along the way made Lin Xiaotang and others almost vomit out all the dry food they ate on the plane.

The buildings along the road are dark and dull, the structure is old and dilapidated, the sewage is overflowing, and the air is full of musty smell, which is not even comparable to a larger town in China.

Fortunately, in the Indian Ocean, the scenery of the tropical rainforest is still refreshing. The city is full of rainforest trees with large crowns, fruit-laden coconut trees, broad-leaved and long-stalked flowers and trees, as well as mango trees and jackfruit trees full of fruits. , Standing quietly on the side of the road and no one cares about it.

Currently in Yangon City, a British Army and a small unit of the Chinese Expeditionary Force are stationed.This news surprised Lin Xiaotang. I heard that the expeditionary force had entered Burma and assisted the British army in fortifying Burma. How come the main force has not entered Yangon at this time?

The person who came to respond was a liaison staff officer of the Expeditionary Army. Hearing Lin Xiaotang’s question, he couldn’t help but smile wryly, “It’s not the British who caused the trouble. Originally they thought that the troops in Burma could completely withstand the Japanese attack. I’m afraid that the Expeditionary Army After entering Burma, they will seize the command of the entire battle situation, so they will prevent the expeditionary force from entering Mandalay and Yangon in every possible way. Now, the British will be defeated at the first touch and cannot hold on, so they ordered the expeditionary force to march quickly, but now, The Japanese army's attack deployment has been completed, and the bombers can cover more than half of Myanmar. The expeditionary force has to face the Japanese bombing and speed up the march at the same time. How can it be fast? According to the battle report this afternoon, only the sixth man has entered the Jingdong area. The 49th and 93rd Divisions of the Army, and the rest of the troops are still near the Burma Highway!"

"What about the Yangon Station of the Army Command? Is there any connection with the British Army Command?" Bai Qi asked suddenly.

The staff officer shook his head, "As far as I know, the British army has no contact with the intelligence personnel in Yangon at all. All the intelligence on the enemy is now blank, but the Japanese spies have entered Yangon in batches. Myanmar's current independent organization It is also cooperating with the Japanese to carry out assassination and sabotage operations, the current situation in Yangon is at stake, and it is only a matter of time before the entire city defense system collapses."

The staff officer looked at Lin Xiaotang and Bai Qi, "You two, I know you are here on a mission, but I advise you to leave as soon as possible. The personnel of our expeditionary force in Yangon have already begun to retreat in batches, leaving only a few Part of the liaison officers are in the center to coordinate, but once the British army retreats, we will retreat with the British army!"

"Isn't that why we can't count on the expeditionary army and military command!" Guo Zhui who was on the side suddenly muttered.

The staff officer smiled, "I heard that some of them came to Myanmar to find people. In this way, I stayed in Yangon for more than a year. Although the liaison team could not direct the British army to assist, we and the local overseas Chinese organizations in Yangon There are still some contacts. In the past two days, we are working with them to organize the retreat of overseas Chinese. If you need help, you can tell me. I will do my best. I am Geng Xiaozheng, the staff officer of the expeditionary army liaison group."

Lin Xiaotang gratefully shook hands with Geng Xiaozheng.

"Also" Geng Xiaozheng added: "you must be careful, in addition to the recent appearance of a large number of Japanese spies in Yangon, the local people are also very hostile to the Chinese and the British, and many of them have joined Aung San And the independence movement led by Bamo helped the Japanese destroy the city defense system and even assassinate officers, so in the search process, try to avoid dealing with the locals.”

Lin Xiaotang and Bai Qi had a brief discussion. Since the British Army and the Expeditionary Army are unable to do anything about Dong Jiayi's disappearance, they can only find out Dong Jiayi's whereabouts by themselves.

Before leaving, Dong Jiacheng told Lin Xiaotang the contact information of the person in charge of the Dong family's industry in Yangon, so Lin Xiaotang decided to meet with this person first, and figure out the situation before and after Dong Jiayi's disappearance before making plans.

Counting the time, Dong Jiayi has been missing for more than three days. Lin Xiaotang knows nothing about where she is now and what danger she encountered, which makes Lin Xiaotang feel very worried.

Therefore, Geng Xiaozheng took several soldiers of the liaison team guards, and sent the three of Lin Xiaotang directly to the office of the Dong family enterprise located in Ganduoji Lake in Yangon City.

This is a high-end residential area in Yangon City, and it is also an area where rich people gather. Most of them are Chinese. Due to the war, many houses here have been empty, and the few remaining overseas Chinese who have not evacuated are also nervous. Every house with lights on is surrounded by overseas Chinese with weapons on guard. It seems that Yangon is really in chaos.

As soon as the two jeeps drove into the residential area, the Chinese children immediately became more careful, and looked at them eagerly, and raised their weapons at the same time. They didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they saw the British army logo on the jeep's body.

Someone had already notified the person in charge of the Dong family in Yangon that the car had just stopped in front of a small three-story building when a slightly fat middle-aged man ran to the door to greet him with seven or eight guards armed with rifles.

The person in charge of the Dong family is also a descendant of a collateral line of the Dong family. He has been in Yangon for more than ten years. He is the big shopkeeper of the Dong family in Yangon. When the person arrived, he relaxed for no reason, and the haze of the past few days seemed to have dissipated a lot, so he hurriedly welcomed Lin Xiaotang and others into the living room, arranged tea, washed his face and had dinner.

Geng Zhongxiao left in a hurry because he had to return to the liaison team to report.

As soon as they met, Lin Xiaotang asked about Dong Jiayi's disappearance without caring about the small talk.

Shopkeeper Dong sighed, "Grandpa, it's good if you come. We have received the kidnapper's blackmail letter this afternoon. The eldest lady has indeed been kidnapped, and the other party's background is not young. I will wait for you to come and get it as soon as possible." What an idea!"