Within the Military Command Bureau, Chen Mingxiang's files were sealed under the personal order of Boss Dai. Except for three people, no one knew his identity, thus eliminating the possibility of leaks.
Even if there is a danger of falling into a trap, he can firmly deny it. The Japanese and puppets cannot verify his information. There is only one situation that can find him out, unless Wang Zhen rebels.
But Chen Mingxiang’s status in the Military Command Bureau is that he is a strategic agent and a Category A webmaster, and his time has also reflected his value. But what about the underground party? Maybe you think he is a progressive person who can be fought for now, right?
It's not that he wants to be an official, but that he is too sensitive to leaks due to his own professional habits, or that he is greatly influenced by the Military Command Bureau.
Zheng Tonghui also understood what Chen Mingxiang meant. He very much hoped to join the underground party organization, but not now, because the environment around him was too complicated, and it was best not to have direct contact.
In fact, Zheng Tonghui had not thought of the threats around Chen Mingxiang. He knew that Chen Mingxiang had close contacts with the Military Command Bureau, but he did not know that Chen Mingxiang was a local powerful figure in the Military Command Bureau and the head of the Class A station!
As time advanced to the end of the month, on March 31, the Executive Yuan of the Wang Puppet Government issued a document, removing Zhao Zunyue from the post of Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, and appointed Wu Songpeng as the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government, temporarily.
Functions of acting mayor.
Chen Gongbo did not come back, so the city government's administrative supervisor Chen Mingxiang presided over the handover ceremony, as well as the farewell and welcome ceremonies in the evening.
Because he drank too much, he didn't get up until noon. At the reception last night, a large group of city government officials rushed to toast him, which reflected the true meaning of the word "hot".
"Ono-kun, why did you come here without saying a word?" Chen Mingxiang had just finished lunch and was taking a walk outside when he noticed that a car from the Marine Corps Headquarters in Shanghai had arrived.
Colonel Ono, Lieutenant Colonel Shimada and Colonel Nakajima looked very ugly. Chen Mingxiang knew that this was a big problem for the navy, but if the US Navy wanted to attack the Mariana Islands, it would not win so quickly, right?
"Chen Jun, I have very bad news. The Commander of the Imperial Navy Combined Fleet, Admiral Furukawa Mine, and the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Fukudome Shige, encountered a storm when flying to the Philippines yesterday morning. The transport plane on which the Admiral was traveling was unfortunate.
Lieutenant General Fukudome Shige's plane made an emergency landing, so he survived." Colonel Ono said dejectedly.
It turned out that Admiral Furukawa Mine was planning to move the headquarters of the Combined Fleet from the battleship Musashi to the Philippines. The reason was that the battleship was torpedoed by an American submarine in Palau and had to return to Japan for repairs, losing its role as a flagship.
Ability.
For Japan's last hope, Furukawa Mineichi planned to intercept the US Navy's Fifth Fleet and engage in a final desperate struggle. At 9 a.m. on March 31, they took two Kawanishi aircraft from Palau Island in the Caroline Islands.
We built a four-engine seaplane and set off. When we were about to arrive in the Philippines, we encountered a storm and General Furukawa Mine's plane crashed.
General Yamamoto was killed on April 18 last year when his plane was attacked by the U.S. Air Force. General Furukawa Mineichi was killed on March 31 this year when his plane crashed in a storm. The joint efforts of the Japanese Navy
The fleet seemed to have entered an unlucky period, losing two commanders in less than a year.
"This is indeed bad news. I have also met General Furukawa Peak and I still have a vivid memory of him. I didn't expect that in a year's time, he would encounter such an unfavorable disaster. Who will take over the position of commander?" Chen Mingxiang
asked.
In fact, he had heard before that although Koga Hoichi was a naval admiral and his qualifications were basically on an equal footing with Yamamoto's five generals, his resume was not very brilliant.
I have been in an office for a long time, especially when I served as the commander of the Chinese fleet of the Japanese Navy and the Yokosuka garrison, and I have no experience in actual combat.
Although he has the ability, he is not qualified to be the commander of the Combined Fleet. He has no experience, no achievements, and has never dealt with the Combined Fleet. He is a typical three-no product.
However, the Japanese Navy is a very peculiar existence, and the phenomenon of seniority is very serious. General Yamamoto, who graduated from the 32nd class of Etajima Naval Academy, died. The senior students who graduated before him cannot serve as commanders of the combined fleet and can only be promoted from
The students behind will choose.
There are also rigid requirements. Only those who have served as commander of the Second Fleet, commander of the Yokosuka and Kure garrison, deputy director of the Military Command Department, deputy director of the Navy, etc. are eligible.
Mineichi Furukawa is an admiral of the Navy and has served as deputy minister of military command, commander of the Second Fleet and commander of the Yokosuka garrison. There is no problem with his qualifications.
The most suitable candidate at that time, Admiral Toyoda Deputy Takeshi, had a serious conflict with the Army, and he had just served as military counselor, so it fell to him.
"Admiral Toyoda is the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet, and he is currently the best candidate. However, he is currently the commander-in-chief of the Yokosuka garrison and will not be able to take office until May. Navy regulations do not allow transfers for less than one year," Ono said.
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It was actually Deputy Takeru Toyoda who became the commander of the combined fleet!
Chen Mingxiang had heard about this man for a long time because he once compiled a dictionary that criticized the Army, which was extremely extreme.
In fact, this matter is not that simple. Deputy Toyoda did not want to be the commander of the combined fleet, because when Yamamoto Isoroku died, he was the most qualified to take over, but he was rejected. As a thirty-year-old naval academy
A senior in the third class, Mineichi Furukawa, who was in the 34th class of the Naval Academy, was made the commander of the combined fleet, and he was angry.
However, the Minister of the Navy and Chief of Military Command, Shitaro Shimada, had no better choice now, so he said that this was the decision of Navy Marshal Fushimi Miyahiro Prince, and it was appropriate to do it or not.
Deputy Toyoda was still unwilling, so he asked Chuichi Nagumo to be the commander of the combined fleet. Shitaro Shimada said that Chuichi Nagumo was in the 36th period and was not qualified enough to be the commander. There was really nothing he could do.
assumed the position of commander.
The situation has not yet deteriorated to the bottom line. Chen Mingxiang feels that the actions of the Japanese Navy seem to reveal a message, that is, the US Navy has not yet launched an attack on the Mariana Islands.
"What is the current trend of the U.S. Navy? It has not launched an attack on the empire's absolute defense circle, right?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
"That hasn't been discovered yet, but it will happen sooner or later. The U.S. Navy's submarine forces are in the waters around the Mariana Islands in large numbers, attacking the empire's transport ships and warships. The supply of ammunition and materials has become very difficult," said Lieutenant Commander Ono.
