Lu Ming is still collecting information from all aspects and combining it to determine how authentic the information provided by the Qiantian family is.
Somehow, Lu Ming sensed that an undercurrent was surging towards North China, which might violently impact the existing Sino-Japanese political structure and even trigger a war in advance.
Back in his office, Lu Ming took out a bottle of wine, poured a glass, and drank it in one gulp.
At this moment, he would feel extremely tired and had to use alcohol to stimulate himself to keep his brain active.
He had never been in such a state where his brain was on the verge of jamming before. It was not that he was physically tired, but that his brain power was completely dry. This was a symptom of overuse of the brain.
Huang Yanning walked in at this time and saw him taking a nap on the office chair. He smiled bitterly and said, "You haven't slept well for a few nights, haven't you?"
"I've been having insomnia lately, I can't sleep well, and I also have some messy dreams." Lu Ming squinted his eyes and hummed.
"Master Lu, I'm not telling you that this won't work. You won't be able to hold on. People's energy is limited, and it's not enough to rely on alcohol alone."
"But I have a lot of things on my mind, and I can't sleep until I resolve them. Is there something wrong with you?" Lu Ming asked lazily.
"It's nothing. Chief Dai called you in the afternoon and said he wanted our agents in the Northeast to join forces with their personnel for joint operations. You were at school at the time, and I answered the call," Huang Yanning said.
"Dai Yunong wants to join forces with us?" Lu Ming pondered.
When it comes to the layout in the Northeast, Dai Li started earlier. After the September 18th Incident, he sent a group of agents into the Northeast. However, the progress of the intelligence collection work was not ideal.
Northeast China is the base camp of the Japanese secret service in China. There are multiple Japanese intelligence agencies in almost every major city. The agents sent by Dai Li basically cannot speak Japanese and can only wander around the periphery and cannot enter the core area at all.
Dai Li's spy system is a bit older than Lu Ming's Secret Intelligence Service, and the level of training of agents is far inferior to the students trained by Lu Ming's spy school.
Being a spy is a profession that keeps pace with the times. Being able to shoot, drive, and know how to explode is the trick of the old spies. In addition to these, the new spies must also be able to disguise themselves, understand foreign languages, and even speak different dialects.
However, in the past year, Dai Li's layout has made some gains despite serious losses. Of course, Lu Ming cannot know the specific information collected.
Now Lu Ming's Secret Intelligence Service and the Military Investigation Bureau actually controlled by Dai Li are two completely parallel organizations, with no communication between them, let alone intelligence sharing.
But the backend boss of both organizations is the same person, Mr. Jiang.
"Is this Yunong's own intention or the intention of the higher-ups?" Lu Ming pointed to the ceiling.
"It should be his own intention. If it is the intention of the above, we should be able to receive instructions in this regard." Huang Yanning thought for a while and said.
"That's not necessarily the case. The committee member sometimes likes the people below to figure out his thoughts, and does not necessarily give direct instructions. If you guess right, you will get a prize. If you guess wrong, haha, you know." Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
"Then how should we reply to Chief Dai?" Huang Yanning asked.
"Let's hold it off for now and take a look before we talk. Let's talk about this intelligence. Let's assume that if this intelligence is a smokescreen released by Japan, what do they actually want to do?" Lu Ming said.
"Are you still doubting the accuracy of this information? I don't think it's false." Huang Yanning said in surprise.
"Just hypothetically, if this is really a smoke screen released by the Japanese, it means that they actually want to seize North China by force, just like they did during the September 18th Incident." Lu Ming said.
"No way, North China is not Northeast China. The two generals Song Zheyuan and Zhang Zizhong have been on guard for a long time. According to the intelligence we have received, they have been preparing for the attack."
Huang Yanning didn't believe that such a thing would happen. If the Japanese army entered North China in large numbers, it would be like a landslide. How could it be possible?
"You think too simply. If the war breaks out, how many days can a single army resist? The Kwantung Army breaks through Shanhaiguan and can reach Peiping within a day, not to mention the assistance of the Japanese garrison in Tianjin. Once Peking and Tianjin
If the gateway is lost, the hinterland of North China will be open to the Japanese." Lu Ming said worriedly.
"No way, then it wouldn't be a military conflict, but a full-scale war. Are the Japanese really so brave?" Huang Yanning's eyes widened, feeling that Lu Ming's words were too shocking.
"What dare they not do? When the Kwantung Army only had a total of 20,000 people, why not launch a surprise attack on hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops? Song Zheyuan's troops only had tens of thousands of people, and the Kwantung Army had already accumulated hundreds of thousands of people in Dongbi.
Everyone." Lu Ming said seriously.
"No way. Once Pingjin is attacked by the Japanese, wouldn't the garrison troops from nearby provinces be able to provide reinforcements quickly? Commander Song... won't be fighting alone." Huang Yanning was also in a daze and said hesitantly.
"If that's really the case, then that's all. I'm afraid that each province will have an attitude of trying to sweep away the trouble at their doorsteps. As long as the Japanese don't attack at their doorstep, they won't send troops to resist." Lu Ming said with a mixture of indignation and helplessness.
After a moment of silence, Lu Ming said again: "My view of North China may be too negative. I always feel that after the Northeast is lost, North China will be surrounded by dangers and sooner or later it will not be able to hold on."
"I agree with your point of view. If the provinces in North China are united, the Japanese will not dare to act rashly. If they are scattered, they will destroy themselves." Huang Yanning understood the meaning of Lu Ming's words.
"The dignitaries in the provinces of North China are all dreaming of dreams, taking the vertical and horizontal strategies of the Warring States Period as a magic weapon, thinking that they can find a balance between the central government and the Japanese and achieve the goal of autonomy." Lu Ming said dejectedly.
"Taking advantage of the Japanese pirates to refuse the unified order of the central government is nothing but stupidity. Alas!" Huang Yanning was also dejected.
"To be honest, there is indeed a gap between us and Japan, but it is not so bad that we cannot fight. The worst thing between us and Japan is that Japan has a complete government, but the Republic of China is divided into pieces."
Lu Ming put it in a nutshell: China's destiny is indeed here, and it has been severely strangled by the Japanese.
"That's right. If the political circles get rid of the feudal mentality and the military is united, as long as the elite troops of the national army are deployed in Peiping and Tianjin, there will be no need to worry about a second September 18th incident in North China." Huang Yanning sighed.
"Let's be honest, we have to prepare for the worst if North China cannot be saved, send people there in advance, and put down strong roots to prepare for future troubles." Lu Ming said firmly.
"I'm already thinking about who to send here. You have a good rest and a good sleep tonight. I'll wait for you to calm down before deciding on the final candidate. Let's just focus on intelligence, military, and political matters and let others have the headache.
." Huang Yanning said with a smile.
"What you said makes sense. I hope my worries are unfounded." Lu Ming lightly hit his forehead with his hand and closed his eyes.
After Huang Yanning left, Lu Ming sat alone in front of the window, staring at the night view of Shanghai.
He was a little confused and depressed, and even alcohol couldn't cheer him up.
When he saw the information provided by the Kenta family, he immediately judged that it was true. However, how much he hoped that it was false information.
The Japanese's peaceful offensive against North China was definitely not really for peace. It was just a prelude to seizing North China by force. It was a ploy to confuse people.
Lu Ming believed that the Japanese obviously wanted to lay the groundwork before resorting to force and adopted despicable means of winning over one group, dividing another group and attacking another group to further undermine the anti-Japanese belief of the leaders of the provinces in North China.
In this way, when they launch a war in the future, they will encounter the lowest level of resistance. In other words, they can gain control of North China with the least casualties.
Whether it is a peaceful offensive or a war mode, the Japanese have only one ultimate goal, and that is to encroach on China's territory step by step and realize their so-called "co-prosperity in Greater East Asia" dream.
Under this situation, what measures should China take to counter Japan's ambitions?
This topic was so big that Lu Ming couldn't find a solution for a while. Although he was not a politician, he was still a Chinese citizen with an international perspective.
He was unwilling to watch his homeland decline step by step, and could not ignore the evolution of the political situation.
However, in today's complicated political situation, he felt extremely painful and couldn't find a feasible way to save the nation.
It seems that nothing but helplessness is waiting, nothing but waiting is nothing but helplessness.
The reason why Lu Ming had insomnia was because of this. It wasn't just that he had too much work and overused his brain.
He also asked Mr. Frank for advice on what China should do? Where should it go? Is there any strategy for self-rescue?
Mr. Frank told him that China must be patient until President Roosevelt can handle domestic affairs well and then he will be free to assist China and will take the most severe measures against Japan.
Lu Ming believes in the saying: It is better to seek for yourself than to seek for others.
Only when one is strong can one be truly powerful. No country can become a strong country by relying on the support of other countries.