"Have you found it?"

"Found it, the Italian wants Tony Kiriyanli."

"Teacher Tony."

"What? Teacher? No, his apparent identity is in business."

"Ah, nothing."

Meng Shaoyuan just suddenly remembered "Teacher Tony" who was famous in the barber industry in his time.

"Tony is the plenipotentiary commercial representative of the Italian Marchini Trading Company in China, a director of the Public Settlement Industry Bureau, and the chairman of the Music Committee." Wu Jingyi reported with the information report:

"He also has a special identity as the business guide for business exchanges between the Italian government and our country's civil government."

The so-called business exchanges between Italy and the Nationalist Government are actually Italy's massive sales of weapons to China.

As the sixth largest industrial power in the world, Italy still has two talents. Especially in the military industry, Italy has a very high level and is very unique. Many weapons are more advanced than Japan.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, China had close cooperation with Italy and imported a large number of weapons from Italy. Italy also helped China build many military industrial enterprises.

At that time, China had just ended the Central Plains War, and Japan had robbed the rich Northeast and its only heavy industry in the "September 18th Incident". China, which was in desperate need of development, urgently needed to build a modern military industry. At that time, no country was willing to offend.

Japan is unwilling to provide help to China.

In China's difficult environment, the Germans extended a helping hand to China. As a result, Sino-German relations became increasingly warm and entered a honeymoon period in the 1930s.

With the help of the Germans, China initially established a modern defense industry and laid a solid foundation for the Anti-Japanese War.

Sino-German cooperation made Italy jealous, so in 1934 Italy expressed its intention to cooperate with China. China was naturally very happy to accept Italy's olive branch.

On the one hand, Italy is one of the great powers, and a good relationship with Italy is very beneficial to China.

On the other hand, although Italy's weapons and military level are not as good as Germany's, they are very unique, high-quality and low-priced, and are very suitable for countries like China with insufficient financial resources.

For example, the Italian CV33//35 ultra-light tank has thin armor and weak firepower, but it is cheap and has good performance. It is especially suitable for Chinese battlefields that lack anti-tank weapons and have complex terrain. So China imported dozens of them from Italy in one go.

, is the tank with the largest number of imports by the Nationalist Government.

China has also ordered various weapons from Italy such as the Barrow 34 47mm flat-fire cannon, the Breda 35 20mm anti-aircraft gun, CR32 fighter jets, and mines.

At the same time, Italy sent a large number of military advisers to China, and China also sent many military personnel to Italy for study. The air force advisers of the Nationalist Government were mainly Italians.

In order to show his friendship with China, Mussolini also presented a landline aircraft to the Chairman of the Generalissimo. In addition, Italy also helped China build the Central Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Factory. The aircraft factory was built with Italian advance funds, and Italy contributed technology and production.

Breda 25 training aircraft, Savoia S-81 twin-engine bombers and other models will be redeemed by China in five years after they are put into production.

Italy once said that the Central Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Plant ranked first in the Far East in terms of equipment and scale. However, the Anti-Japanese War broke out just after the Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Plant was put into production, and the aircraft factory was forced to move to the rear.

Japan is very afraid and dissatisfied with the cooperation between China and Italy. The Japanese government has protested to Italy many times. But Italy turned a deaf ear. In the face of money, Italy's position is still very firm.

"Because of this identity, Tony was bribed by the Japanese spy organization. His status as a business director allowed him to contact many National Government officials, easily obtain our country's military and economic information, and then resell it to the Japanese spy organization." Wu Jingyi investigated very closely.

Clear:

"We have also discovered the leakage of certain intelligence in the past, but we always thought that there was something wrong internally, and we have investigated a lot, but we never thought that it was an Italian who betrayed us. You and my husband had a conversation, and just by relying on

His performance inside and outside the bank quickly identified him as a spy, Director Meng, I really admire you for this."

Yes, I admire it.

An Italian chatting and laughing with a Japanese in a car, no matter from which angle you look at it, there is no problem.

Few people are associated with spies.

Director Meng did it.

The question is, do you really think that Master Meng identified this Italian as a Japanese spy with just a few words?

Look down too high on him.

But when An Guang talked about this Italian, Meng Shaoyuan's mind suddenly flashed something that Xiao Yan had said to him back then:

During the Anti-Japanese War, the military commander secretly arrested an Italian who was bribed to become a spy for the Japanese special agencies very early on. The evidence is conclusive.

However, news of the secret arrest was later leaked, and due to pressure from Italy, the Nationalist Government had to release the spy.

Not only this person, but also Colonel Tan Zhanchao of the New First Army under the famous general Sun Liren, and his first wife, the Italian Countess Bianca, were both spies.

So as soon as An Guang mentioned Italians and Japanese, this story immediately came to Meng Shaoyuan's mind.

He asked Wu Jingyi to conduct a secret investigation. Unexpectedly, in just half a day, the investigation was already so clear.

"Tony had a mistress in Shanghai, the dancer Xu Manke. Tony was very obsessed with her and spent a lot of money on her. He also asked Xu Manke to take care of things that were inconvenient for him to do."

Wu Jingyi continued: "Xu Man can understand Italian and has been exposed to a lot of Tony's business, so he knows Tony's details very well.

In the morning, I bribed Xu Manke's old lady. When I walked into Xu Manke's bedroom, she hadn't gotten up yet. I put a pistol and ten gold bars in front of her and let her choose. Xu Man is a smart man.

, she chose ten small yellow croakers and then explained everything."

Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "So women are not worthy of trust..."

Hmm? It seems like there is murderous intent?

Meng Shaoyuan saw Wu Jingyi's cold gaze and quickly changed his words: "Not entirely, not entirely, Assistant Wu, you are different from those women, ah, different, you did it beautifully."

Wu Jingyi snorted coldly.

Master Meng’s mouth is a liar!

Not only that, Wu Jingyi also took out the document that had been prepared long ago and asked Xu Manke to sign it and fingerprint it.

It was a letter of allegiance to the military.

In other words, Xu Manke became a military commander from that moment on.

Whether she likes it or not.

Once you join the military, you will be a spy for life!

It's scary when a woman becomes ruthless.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't know whether he should be thankful or afraid to have such an assistant by his side.

"Immediately pass Xu Manke and secretly arrest Tony." Meng Shaoyuan made the decision.

"Director Meng." Wu Jingyi reminded him: "Tommy is a foreigner, and the government is cooperating with Italy. This matter may be a bit tricky. If it is leaked..."

"That's why I said it was a secret arrest." Meng Shaoyuan was confident: "Just don't let people know about it, okay?"

He's scared shitless.

It's the end of October, and there are still a few days before Italy will join the German-Japanese "Anti-Industrial Agreement" and then quickly stop all cooperation with China.

By that time, he was of almost no use to the National Government.

Besides, the reason why I secretly captured Tony was not to use him to attack the Japanese special agencies or anything like that, but to have other uses, very, very big uses.

"I know, I'll prepare immediately." When Wu Jingyi said this, she thought of something: "My large position was lost, and our army retreated to the west of Shanghai. One of my action teams stayed behind the enemy lines to continue guerrilla operations, and most of the rest

Also follow back to the west of Shanghai. Do you want to give special instructions?"

"Order." Meng Shaoyuan's expression suddenly became serious: "The team staying behind enemy lines should lurk quickly and do not attack the Japanese army rashly to avoid unnecessary losses. The remaining units will rotate into the concession in batches for secondary repairs. And start to work.

Preparing for the aftermath of the fall of Shanghai."

Everyone can see that it is only a matter of time before Shanghai falls.

"Even if Shanghai falls, the concessions must be connected with the Japanese-controlled areas in a line, so that they can advance and retreat freely. Brothers in the Japanese-controlled areas will immediately withdraw into the concessions once they find that something is wrong." Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "The public concessions are ours.

Public Settlement. Wu Jingyi!”

"arrive!"

"I appoint you as the military commander...that...the captain of the special detachment of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Rangers. All the action teams under my command will be under your command."

Wu Jingyi curled her lips.

There are only five detachments of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Special Forces. When did the special detachment appear?

And it was established by his own words, Master Meng.

Captain?

Well said.

It is nothing more than coordinating all the agents under his command, Master Meng, providing them with security and logistical services, and providing all-round services for future work against Japan.

Meng Shaoyuan has a strong army and is robbing people everywhere. With so many agents, Wu Jingyi may have a lot of trouble in the future.

"By the way." Meng Shaoyuan suddenly thought of something: "What's going on at Sihang Warehouse?"

"Xie Jinyuan's battalion?"

In order to cover the westward retreat of the 100,000-strong army, our army launched a full-scale counterattack on the 25th, leaving the Japanese army unclear about its intentions. At this time, Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, was ordered by the headquarters to select a determined and courageous officer to lead a small force to defend the key points.

, acting as cover. And requested to persist for a certain period of time in order to obtain the upcoming nine-nation convention to condemn Japan's acts of aggression, and at the same time hope to arouse international public opinion's attention, sympathy and support for China's war of resistance.

To carry out this difficult and dangerous task, only bravery, alertness and a firm belief in death can complete it.

After careful consideration and careful selection, Commander Sun Yuanliang ordered Xie Jinyuan to lead the first battalion of the 524th Regiment to cut off the rear and cover.

Meng Shaoyuan pondered for a moment: "Find a way to send someone to inform Xie Jinyuan that our military commander will be responsible for helping them open an evacuation channel so that they can safely evacuate to the concession after completing their mission."

"Understood."

"Let's go then. By the way, where did your ten gold bars come from?"

"Yours?"

"mine?"

"I asked Xu Chengbo to get it."
Chapter completed!