Liao Yaquan was anxiously waiting for the news. She had reported the news to her contact person half a month ago that Zhou Hexuan was moving out of Tianjin. This was something that had to be done, otherwise Liao Yaquan would be directly regarded as a traitor when Sanletang people left the building.
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"Click!"
The door handle was opened, and Jiro Mitsui pushed the door open, followed by a middle-aged man in his 40s.
Mitsui Jiro closed the door and introduced: "This is the envoy sent by His Excellency Doihara, Mr. Li Jingcheng."
"Li Jingcheng" is naturally the pseudonym of a special agent, just like Liao Yaquan's name.
Liao Yaquan quickly stood up and shook hands: "Hello, Mr. Li."
"Hello, Ms. Liao," Li Jingcheng said with a smile, "Can you tell me more specifically? Why did Zhou Hexuan want to leave Tianjin with his family?"
"Zhou Hexuan believes that North China is a dangerous area, and the troops fighting the Japanese Empire may arrive at the city at any time." Liao Yaquan said the answer he had thought of for a long time.
In fact, not even the Japanese themselves know when they will launch a full-scale invasion of China.
Just like the foreign policy of the Nanjing National Government, Japan's foreign policy also has no long-term plan, and even their foreign expansion plans are based on opportunities.
However, it is the consensus of all walks of life in Japanese society that a comprehensive invasion of China is necessary. In recent years, Japan's military industry investment has been growing at a rate of 1.5 times per year. Last year's military expenditure accounted for 30% of the total national budget, and the standing army strength has also increased to
400,000 people, and a reserve force of 3 million people can be drawn out at any time.
With such unscrupulous military expansion and preparation for war, even fools know that war is inevitable.
If Japan's military expansion plan reaches its limit, then they will have to fight even if they don't want to fight, because the economy simply cannot sustain it. The "peace advocates" represented by Wang Zhaoming and Hu Shi completely ignore Japan's specific situation. Which Japanese cabinet official dares to stop the war?
, which is the direct result of being torn apart by soldiers.
"Mr. Zhou is an outstanding person. He has a long-term vision and has seen through everything." Li Jingcheng sincerely praised him, and then asked, "Is there no possibility of persuasion at all?"
Liao Yaquan said: "I can't convince him. He is an extreme patriot."
"Then kill him," Li Jingcheng took out a bottle of medicine and introduced, "This is the latest product of the Empire. Long-term use can cause heart rhythm imbalance. When the user encounters severe mood swings, it can induce acute heart disease.
It would be difficult to salvage and would not arouse anyone's suspicion."
This is how international academics are treated. Ordinary people can just kill him without any worries. But when it comes to Zhou Hexuan's level, the Japanese have to consider the consequences if they want to assassinate him, and the suspicion must be cleared.
"Kill?" Liao Yaquan was shocked and asked, "Didn't the military let me lurk for a long time? If Zhou Hexuan dies, what will happen to my mission? The secret of Freemasonry has not been found yet."
"We can't wait any longer. Zhou Hexuan's negative influence on the empire is getting bigger and bigger. Such people must be eliminated," Li Jingcheng said. "As for you, after Zhou Hexuan's death, you can continue to lurk. The identity of Zhou Hexuan's widow is rare."
"Where is the Freemasonry?" Liao Yaquan asked.
Li Jingcheng said: "The empire's expansion plan is on the line and must be launched. We will investigate the Freemasonry and other things slowly in the future, and there is no rush."
Liao Yaquan was so frightened that she felt cold all over. She forced herself to calmly change the subject: "How long does it take for this medicine to take effect?"
"One pill a day. The bottle of medicine I gave you is enough for Zhou Hexuan to take for three months. The specific time for it to take effect depends on the physical condition of the user," Li Jingcheng said and took out a note, "If Zhou Hexuan takes one
If the bottle is not dead, then go to Wuhan to find this person, he will be your single-line connector after leaving North China."
"Okay... okay," Liao Yaquan quickly put the note away and asked, "Do you have any other instructions, Mr. Doihara?"
Li Jingcheng said in a cold tone: "You shouldn't ask, don't ask more."
"Yes!" Liao Yaquan quickly lowered his head.
Kenji Doihara became the head of the Peking Secret Service last year, which is equivalent to the head of Japan's secret service in North China. This guy caused trouble and tried to create self-control in the five provinces of North China. As a result, he hatched a monster called the "Hebei-Cha Administrative Committee."
The Japanese obviously failed to achieve their set goals. As a result, the Nanjing government completely lost control of North China. Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army was further weakened. The real beneficiary was the "anti-Japanese hero" Song Zheyuan.
Nowadays, the "Hebei-Cha Government Affairs Committee" has become the highest governing body in North China, nominally under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing National Government, but all military and political power is in the hands of Song Zheyuan.
While Song Zheyuan was wooing the Northeastern Army and gaining Zhang Xueliang's support, he was also wooing the old warlords of the Anhui and Zhili cliques. At the same time, he was squeezing out the central government's forces and staying away from the Japanese, ultimately making North China resemble the state of the Beiyang period.
Use one word to describe it: chaos!
This nationally praised "anti-Japanese hero" has deteriorated. Perhaps forced by the current situation, or perhaps due to his inflated personal ambitions, Song Zheyuan is now a local warlord leader who can cooperate with Japan for his own benefit.
Fortunately, Song Zheyuan still had a basic bottom line. He would never be able to surrender to the enemy and become a traitor. In other words, even if Song Zheyuan wanted to become a traitor, his generals would not agree, because Song Zheyuan would fully benefit from the expansion of his power.
In the reputation of "patriotic war of resistance".
If Song Zheyuan surrenders to the enemy, his character will collapse and his military morale will be dispersed. This will lead to a joint encirclement and suppression campaign by the Central Army and the Northeast Army, and there will also be countless patriotic soldiers within the army who will fight against him.
From Chiang Kai-shek's point of view, he probably wished that Song Zheyuan would immediately be regarded as a traitor, so that the Central Army would be able to recruit a well-known soldier to directly attack him.
Why can’t peace advocates like Hu Shi see the hope of China’s victory?
Because the situation is so bad.
The civil war in the northwest has been broken up, and Song Zheyuan is in power in North China. The warlords in the southwest are listening to the propaganda but not the propaganda. The warlords in Guangdong and Guangxi are sending troops in the name of "anti-war", approaching the two lakes and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. The main force of the Central Army is at this time.
Make every effort to quell the "rebellion".
What should I hit with? Just spank me!
Therefore, Zhang Xueliang deserves the most credit. Just one "Xi'an Incident" can erase all his previous mistakes. Without Zhang Xueliang forcing Chiang to resist Japan and creating the established facts and public opinion of the national united front, after Japan's full-scale invasion of China, the Chinese
It is estimated that Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army was still busy fighting the civil war and did not dare to mobilize the Central Army to fight against Japan.
As for Kenji Doihara, he has returned to China for promotion and is not currently in China.
Therefore, Japan's actions in North China were temporarily suspended, and the Nanjing government and Zhang Xueliang had no time to visit the north. Song Zheyuan became the local overlord in North China, but he was unable to fully control the situation, making North China temporarily a three-pronged area and a fertile ground for smuggling trade.
Liao Yaquan returned to Sanletang and quietly took out the medicine and explained the situation.
Zhou Hexuan broke out in a cold sweat. If Liao Yaquan had played this trick a few years ago, the grass on his grave would have been three feet high, and he would have died in an unknown manner.
"Brother Xuan, let's go abroad, whether it's the United Kingdom or the United States." Liao Yaquan looked a little flustered. "Even if we escape to the south, there will still be Japanese spies watching. After a few months, they will find out that you are fine. They will definitely doubt me."
They have already rebelled, and others will probably be sent to take action by then."
"There's no rush," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "I can pretend to be sick and just take my time."
Liao Yaquan hesitated to speak, and finally sighed helplessly. It was too uncomfortable for her to be caught in the middle.
