1351, It is proposed that the disbursement of this fund be withheld
From another perspective, although Zhang Bingzhou is smart and holds a high position, in terms of strategy, he is not at the level of these officers! He does not know that he has violated a taboo with his words!
Therefore, he still followed his own thinking and said: "Second, Chief Chen Cheng has the best personal relationship with Air Force Commander Zhou Zhirou. We ask the Air Force Special Service Group to assist, but I'm afraid we won't be able to spare Chief Zhou."
Only then did smiles appear on the faces of several officers, obviously they recognized the two points Zhang Bingzhou said.
Bai Chongxi was worthy of being "little Zhuge". She glanced at him and still smiled and said, "Brother Bingzhou, there should be more, right?"
Zhang Bingzhou nodded immediately and said: "I heard that Chief Chen Cheng and Dai Li also have a good personal relationship. Maybe this is some kind of precautionary measure to prevent others from finding the recording first! This is my humble opinion, please consider it, sirs."
At this time, Xu Yongchang, who had been silent, laughed loudly and said: "Okay, I think this is good. As for Ci Xiu (zi Chen Cheng), please ask Brother Jiansheng to come forward to discuss it. As for Dai Li, we have to move
How about the weight of showing respect to your brother?"
Bai Chongxi smiled and said: "Brother Cichen (characterized by Xu Yongchang) assigned us a task, so what do you do?"
Xu Yongchang laughed and said: "Ji Chang (characterized by Gu Zhenglun) and I often drink a glass of wine together and we are quite familiar with each other. I'll have a chat with him and see if it can help."
At this time, the other officers smiled and nodded to him, agreeing with his opinion.
They then agreed to take action quickly the next day and meet every night to summarize the situation!
2-19
At noon on the third day, the next person to be alerted was the American military attache in China, Major Baker!
On the east side of Shangqingsi intersection, Meifu Coffee Shop.
At this time, Major Baker was sitting by the window, raising a cup of coffee to his mouth, but stopped.
He considered himself a sensible person and would not be surprised by any unexpected things. But at this time, he was greatly surprised!
"The tape! Stolen! Search the whole city!" he asked in surprise.
Major Jin Xingjian, commander of the special company of the Air Force Special Service Regiment, chuckled. He was particularly proud of having Major Baker so surprised.
"The afternoon before yesterday, Zhang Bingzhou's adjutant Li Moqiao came to me and mentioned this matter! He asked me if I knew! You said, no one came to me, how could I know such a serious matter! But guess what,
Yesterday morning, Commander Zhou of the Air Force specially called me to his office and told me about this! He also ordered me to search secretly! No matter what I find, I must report it to him!"
"What's the content?" Baker asked directly.
"I don't know at all! It can even be said that no one knows!"
"Top secret!"
"Yes, that's what I guessed too! But even the battle plan shouldn't be so top-secret!"
"But since it is suspected that the Japanese stole the tape, won't it be sent away immediately?"
"I think so too! Li Moqiao also said that he didn't know if he had been sent away!"
"If you have been sent away, wouldn't your work be in vain?" Major Baker asked with a smile.
"Whether it has been sent away or not, we have to search for it! The military commander and the central commander are all in action. It seems that they all believe that this tape has not been sent away yet!"
"How is this possible? You won't give it away even if you get it?"
"Mr. Baker, I have been thinking about this all night. I feel that it may be the case. The person who stole the tape is a Japanese hidden agent, lurking in the Military Commission! That's why I knew there was such a tape! He
He will continue to lurk, so he cannot leave right away! He may have to wait for someone to pick it up!"
Major Baker nodded, "What you said makes sense. So, everyone is looking for it!"
Jin Xingjian nodded vigorously, "So, for such a serious matter, we can only think like this, otherwise what should we do! Let me tell you, they are also searching along the Yangtze River! Just to prevent someone from sending this recording away! The military commander also has this power!"
Major Baker calmly thought about this weird thing. He judged that if the content in this tape was more serious than the battle plan, it might be a secret conversation between high-level officials! Only this kind of secret conversation is the most serious!
He could imagine that the content of this secret conversation must be extremely serious!
He smiled and said: "Major Jin, it would be best if you could figure out what's in the recording!"
Major Jin spread his hands, "Unless I find it first! But we just started looking today, others have been looking for several days!" He stared at Major Baker motionlessly, and finally said: "I will find a way! I will too
I want to find out first!”
2-20
That night, after Major Baker calmed down, he thought again about the strange thing before him.
What can be recorded on a tape that was accidentally recorded!
What is certain is that this recording is extremely important! In other words, if it is leaked, the consequences will be extremely serious!
First, it can scare the officer who keeps the recording into a psychosis! Second, the military commander, central commander, military police regiment, and even the police station are secretly looking for it, which all shows its importance! In other words, its seriousness!
So what's on the tape?
Second, it is definitely not about combat plans or offensive and defensive strategies!
In most of the Nationalist Government's wars against Japan, the Japanese army launched attacks, and the Nationalist Army was forced to respond! They rarely took the initiative to attack!
Third, it doesn’t seem like an internal strife involving high-level military and political officials plotting against Chiang Kai-shek!
There are many people in the government and the army who have opposed Chiang in history! They still hold great power! But in the current environment, it seems impossible for them to plot against Chiang! It is too inappropriate!
With such a great reputation, Wang Jingwei fled Chongqing and even released a "pornographic video". Wasn't it just to raise his voice and call on the anti-Chiang rebels to follow him? But no one followed him! This plot illustrates the problem!
Fourth, it is even more unlikely to be internal criticism, struggle for power, or corruption and perversion of the law!
The senior officials in Chongqing have all seen the world. This kind of thing cannot scare anyone! It is impossible to use such a huge force to find it!
Then, there is one last possibility: someone plots against the Communists, undermines the overall situation of the War of Resistance, and indirectly expresses dissatisfaction with Chiang!
After analyzing this, Major Baker feels that this is the most likely possibility! But if this is the case, it is contrary to the interests of the United States and is unacceptable!
How the Nationalist Government hates the Communist Party of China has nothing to do with the interests of the United States! But the fact that the Nationalist Government undermines the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War because of its hatred of the Communist Party has a lot to do with the interests of the United States!
The world should belong to the Americans! It can never become the world of the Germans, nor can it become the world of the Japanese! Of course, in the end, it cannot become the world of the Communist Party of China or the Communist Party of the Soviet Union! This is a matter of "in the end"! At least
Now, we still need to make more use of the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union!
2-21
Over the next few days, the sociable Major Baker became sociable again.
He took advantage of various opportunities and various reasons to have frequent contacts with the military and political leaders of the National Government.
There are many topics for Major Baker to talk to these military and political leaders. Talk about the current war situation, talk about the international situation, talk about the economic prospects, etc. His talk is almost like snow in the sky, clouds and mountains, and fantasy. The way he talks can be used
To use an idiom to describe it, it’s called confusing. To use another idiom to describe it, it’s called to see a leopard in a tube!
A few days later, he came to the conclusion that the anti-communist forces within the National Government and at the top military and political levels were extremely powerful!
Think about it, they have suppressed the Communist Party of China for ten years, but they have not wiped out the Communist Party of China. It will be unbalanced in anyone's heart!
Among them, in the military system, those who want to take action against the Communist Party of China - the military commander-in-chief and the Central Commander-in-Chief can only fight in a small way against the Communist Party of China - the only ones who can make big moves against the Communist Party of China are the military!
There are four senior generals who are most hostile to the Communist Party in the army! They are Chief of General Staff He Yingqin, Deputy Chief of General Staff Bai Chongxi, Minister of Military Command Zhou Yongchang, and Deputy Minister of Military Command Liu Fei!
These four people are the powerful ones in the army! They are the hard-liners against the Communist Party of China!
At this time, what was still lingering in Major Baker's mind was that if the powerful and hard-line factions in the army wanted to attack the Communist Party of China, or even start a civil war, it would never be in the interests of the United States!
At this time, Major Baker remembered another thing. After passing the U.S. Ambassador to China Nelson
·After Johnson’s repeated efforts, the U.S. government decided to provide US$25 million in aid funds to the Chinese government.
He couldn't help but think that if the Chinese government was really planning to take action against the Communist Party of China, in this political environment, the U.S. government's provision of funds might be a way of "wanting to help, but actually having a harmful effect."
action”!
Major Baker quickly drafted a telegram to briefly report on the current political situation in China, especially the possible changes between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Finally, he suggested suspending the disbursement of the funds!
From the sidelines, Major Baker was not wrong at all in thinking about this issue. However, the timing of his suggestion to postpone the disbursement of the funds was exactly contrary to his expectations!
Allocating this money now will not be counterproductive. But allocating this money a few months later will have real counterproductive effects that are not in line with the interests of the United States! Smart Baker made a mistake unintentionally!
2-22
Whether it is the military command, the Central Command, the Sixth Military Police Regiment, secretly, or Jin Xingjian's special company of the Air Force Special Service Regiment, everyone believes that their search for the stolen tapes may be too late!
That tape may have been recorded inadvertently on March 31st! On April 12th, Fan Yuting was sent to the hospital after being frightened into mental illness! On April 15th, the military command operation brigade began a secret search for the missing person.
The tape was stolen! After that, both the Central Military Commission and the Military Police took action!
In other words, the tape may have been stolen before April 12th! But today is already April 25th! If the person who stole the tape was a Japanese spy, he would have run away long ago! Where can I find it?
Will wait until now!
On April 19, the Military Operations Brigade reported that the Japanese spy who stole the tape used a dagger with a broken tip!