Four hundred and thirtieth chapters confusing four
This time things are a bit troublesome, and the difficulty is unprecedentedly high. The relationship between Chen Mingxiang and Mei Agency has just begun to be established. When the foundation is being laid, every word must be spoken carefully.
He and the Third Flying Group were completely strangers, and Huatong Trading Company couldn't directly supply materials to the other party, and it didn't even have a relationship with them.
As for the Special Class 1, although they all belong to the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai, they also have no business contact. Speaking of which, he belongs to the additional establishment of the Special Class 2 and only has some personal contacts with Yunzi Nanzo.
This situation is very bad and very bad. It is outside his network. There is no such investigation channel at the moment, so he can only rely on other methods to make insidious inquiries.
But if the Intelligence Division of the Marine Corps Command comes forward, there will be no problem. It is completely normal for the intelligence agencies of the Army and Navy to spy on each other.
"I heard that the Italian government has severed diplomatic relations with the Yamashiro government?" Chen Mingxiang said in the office of Katsuo Okaki at the Ministry of Industry Bureau Police Station.
"This is normal. Germany, Italy, and Japan are in an Axis relationship. Of course, the Italian government cannot continue to maintain ambassadorial-level relations with the Yamashiro government, the enemy of the empire."
"Ambassador Wylie came to Shanghai a few days ago and had talks with the Consul General of the Imperial Consulate General in Shanghai. Some military generals also attended the meeting," Oka Katsuo said.
"This ambassador is a senior official in the government and diplomacy. It is normal for the Consul General to meet with you. Military generals will participate. Is there any joint military operation between the empire and the Italian military?" Chen Mingxiang asked very curiously.
These words are very consistent with his identity. He is a businessman who only has money in his eyes and knows nothing about military and political aspects.
"Hahaha, Mr. Chen, you have a lot of imagination. Of course, many people may make the same judgment as you when they hear such things."
"The empire has its own strategic plan. Even if it joins the Axis Powers, it will not interfere in European affairs. It should be the military generals who want to know about the situation in the mountain city!"
"You also know that two years of strategic bombing have not had much effect, and the results are very unsatisfactory. The intelligence department of the embassy has detailed information on important targets in the mountain city."
"Major General Saburo Ento of the Third Flight Group of the Army Aviation Group is the representative of the military this time. He will focus on the next military operations based on the information provided by the Italian Embassy. I did not attend the meeting.
I don’t know about other situations either." Okaki Katsuo said with a smile.
As a diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has excellent abilities and professionalism. The key to why he spoke out so casually is the strategic bombing itself.
In the 29th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese navy and army jointly launched Operation Plan No. 101 and carried out indiscriminate bombing of mountain cities. As a result, the mountain city government did not surrender.
In the 30th year of the Republic of China, the two families joined forces to engage in strategic bombing, called Operation Plan No. 102. Thousands of tons of bombs have been dropped so far. In addition to causing heavy casualties and economic losses to the mountain city, the goal has still not been achieved.
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For this reason, there is also a voice within the military. Strategic bombing is simply a waste of precious war resources and should be stopped in time. Major General Saburo Enteng is a senior Army Aviation officer who holds this view.
With the southward strategy determined, this failed plan was coming to an end. In Okaki Katsuo's view, there was no need to keep it secret. Moreover, he did not know the specific content of this operation.
For Chen Mingxiang, Oka Katsuo's words seemed to have solved his doubts. The Japanese Army Air Force was sneaky and originally wanted to carry out a targeted bombing before stopping strategic bombing.
It was very difficult for large bombers of this period to carry out precise bombing. The technical conditions were not met and there were always some deviations. In particular, the bomber pilots were unfamiliar with the buildings in the mountain city and had no idea what the important targets were.
However, Chen Mingxiang believes that even if the new plan is implemented, the effect will not be much better. After two years of strategic bombing in Shancheng, it has accumulated rich confrontation experience.
Moreover, the offices of the military and political departments of the mountain city government are not located in the urban area at all, but are hidden in places where enemy planes cannot easily find them, so focused bombing will not be effective.
It seems a little too simple! Although Chen Mingxiang still has a lot of doubts in his heart, there is no other explanation for the situation he currently understands.
He did not dare to delay reporting. Even if it was the enemy's last large-scale bombing, it was absolutely necessary to provide early warning. The mountain city had already been bombed badly enough by the Japanese invaders.
Since the Japanese military decided to carry out strategic bombing, up to now, it is said that tens of thousands of people have died in the bombing, and even more people have been injured. Nearly 20,000 houses have been bombed, and the economic losses have been immeasurable.
"Zhenzhen, please send a message to the bureau headquarters immediately and ask Boss Dai to inform all important departments that the Japanese army will carry out key bombings on the mountain city in the next few days. Please take precautions in the offices of each department to avoid causing heavy losses." Chen Mingxiang
said.
"Mingxiang, I always feel that something is not right about this matter. If it is just for focused bombing, there is no need to make it so weird. Moreover, the Army Air Force dispatched alone, and the Naval Air Force did not know about it. This in itself is the biggest doubt." Wang Zhen
He put forward his own opinions on this.
"I also know that what you said makes sense, but this operation is beyond the scope of my relationship channels, and the information I obtained is too little. I have never encountered such a big problem since I was lurking in the Shanghai stock market."
"What the directly affiliated stations can do now is to remind the bureau headquarters to seize the time to arrange early warnings to prevent another large-scale bombing by the enemy, especially to ensure the safety of military and administrative departments and important military facilities."
"Although I haven't obtained key intelligence yet, I'm sure that a major bombing is bound to happen. Taking air defense measures in advance can prevent many people from being harmed."
"Fortunately, in order to implement the strategy of advancing southward, Japan will gradually deploy aviation forces to the battlefield in Southeast Asia. After this major bombing, the enemy will no longer be able to carry out large-scale bombing, and the mountainous cities will also have time to breathe." Chen Mingxiang said.
He believed that he had understood Nan Zao Yunzi's mission, which was to cooperate with the Army Air Force's subsequent fixed-point bombing, use insiders ambushed in the mountain city, and correct the obtained intelligence.
The Japanese are very meticulous in doing things. Even if they get information, they have to verify it first. Nanzo Yunzi's spy can just complete this secret mission, which is not difficult to say.
Of course, even if a warning is issued, it does not mean that the matter is over.
Chen Mingxiang will continue to collect relevant intelligence and analyze the real purpose of the enemy's actions. Underestimating the enemy will often make him pay a heavy price. Even he can see that this method will not work. Don't the top Japanese military officials know that there are loopholes and shortcomings in it?
