Chapter 0537 Wandering Alone
Chen Gongshu did not expect that this well-planned operation would end in failure.
However, Chen Gongshu definitely didn't expect that this was exactly the bag drop plan secretly designed by Feng Chen and Dai Li.
It turned out that when Dai Li gave the order to assassinate Wang Jingwei, Feng Chen received information from the Japanese, and the Japanese were also preparing to assassinate Wang Jingwei, so as to blame Chiang Kai-shek and force Chiang Kai-shek to compromise with the Japanese military.
Feng Chen promptly telegraphed this information to Yan'an and Dai Li, who was in Hong Kong.
At the same time, the principal person in charge of the office of the Eighth Route Army in Chongqing, after receiving the information, met with Chiang Kai-shek and stated the serious relationship between the assassination of Wang Jingwei.
Under persuasion, Chiang Kai-shek temporarily changed his mind, he thought that it seemed too cheap to kill Wang Jingwei now, and he wanted to keep Wang Jingwei, forcing him to be a traitor, and let him stink for 10,000 years.
Chiang Kai-shek told Dai Li about this idea and asked him to keep it absolutely secret.
So, Dai Li secretly telegraphed to Feng Chen in Hanoi, arranging for Feng Chen to temporarily drop the bag when providing information to Chen Gongshu.
After Xu Jian and Chen Mo came back from reconnaissance, Feng Chen followed Dai Li's secret order to say that the bedroom with a balcony of Zeng Zhongming and his wife belonged to Wang Jingwei and his wife, and directed a manslaughter without telling Chen Gongshu and others.
Because of the Japanese government's neglect, Wang Jingwei was hesitant to bargain with Lao Chiang and was about to go to Europe, when the gunfire on Gao Lang Street made him completely lose his trust in Lao Chiang.
In particular, Zeng Zhongming's death was like breaking one of Wang Jingwei's arms, which made Wang Jingwei extremely sad, and deeply felt that the death of a rabbit and a fox hurt him, and he wrote the article "Mr. Zeng Zhongming's Behavior" to express his inner pain.
Not only that, but none of the military and political dignitaries in military and political circles, such as He Yingqin, Long Yun, and He Jian, who were scheduled to participate in the Wang faction's peace movement, responded at this time.
Even Zhang Daofan, Peng Xuepei, Gan Naiguang, Wang Shijie and others, who were regarded as Wang factions, no longer agreed with Wang Jingwei's proposition, and for a time, the Wang Jingwei group fell into an isolated and helpless situation.
In the face of Wang Jingwei's wandering and loneliness, the Japanese government decided to take action and sent the head of the China Section of the General Staff Headquarters, Akira Kagesa, to Hanoi to rescue Wang Jingwei instead of Takeo Imai.
After receiving the order, Kagesashi believed that this kind of thing could not be done unilaterally by the army alone, but must also be joined by the navy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Hunga Academy, and if possible, civilian figures must be involved.
Kagesa Zhenaki's suggestion was agreed to by Seishiro Itagaki of the land minister.
Subsequently, the Japanese side decided to participate in the participation of Yano Seiki, the secretary of affairs of the Koyain, and Hikojiro Suka, who was dispatched by the Navy, and Kagesa Zhenaki specially recommended Ken Inukai of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to accompany him.
In early April, Kagesa Zhenzhao and his entourage departed from Samchi Port on the "Hokko Maru" of the Yamashita Steamship Company and arrived in Haiphong, Vietnam, in mid-April.
In order to cope with the inspection of the customs officers, Kagesa Zhenzhao took off his military uniform and changed to a suit, and he also told Inuyangken that he had a special secret mission and had to hide his original identity.
Kagesa Yoshiaki himself will be in the name of the head of the general affairs section of the Japan Sugar Federation, and Ken Inukai will be the secretary of the association, and their fake identity certificates have been signed by Aiichiro Fujiyama, the president of the Sugar Federation, and even the names of the two have already been changed.
Ken Inukai didn't know anything about the matter, and when Kagesa gave him the task, he accepted it, but was annoyed that he hadn't been notified beforehand, and Kagesa repeatedly apologized to him, saying that he had to do it to keep it a secret.
Before Kagesa's entourage arrived in Haiphong, the secretary of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seiki Yano, had already arrived in Hanoi, and Yoshio Ito had also arrived in Hanoi on April 15, where they were staying at the Japanese consulate in Hanoi.
After spending the night in Haiphong, the next day they rushed to Hanoi and entered Sakamoto's residence, which was not ornate, but it was connected to the consulate in front of and behind it, and the two houses did not have to go outside the building.
At the same time, the second floor of this building has a small window that is symmetrical to each other, which is convenient for exchanging messages with a code.
As soon as Kagesa Zhenzhao and the others arrived, Ishikawa Masao immediately got in touch with Wang Jingwei.
At this time, Wang Jingwei was very embarrassed, and the assassination incident in Hanoi frightened his heart, and he felt that he was embattled and in a dilemma.
Wang Jingwei thinks that if he stays in Hanoi again, he will probably have worries about his life, let's go, where to choose his foothold? Will you be sniped again on the way?
A secret line of communication originally established by Zeng Zhongming and the Japanese side has now been broken again, and Wang Jingwei is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Forced to be helpless, in early April, Wang Jingwei sent Zhou Longzhen to directly contact the Japanese Consulate in Hanoi for help.
On the day that Ying Zuo arrived in Hanoi, Ishikawa Masao, who was in charge of liaison with Wang Jingwei, contacted Zhou Longzhen by coded telephone, and the two sides agreed to meet at Wang Jingwei's residence at No. 27 Gao Lang Street at half past one the next afternoon.
The next day, the three of them disguised themselves as travelers, and drove there, and Wang Jingwei sent Zhou Longzhen to meet them on the way, and put the three of them into the pre-prepared car and drove straight to Wang's house.
Under the guidance of Zhou Longzhen, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao and others climbed the stairs and were invited to a reception room to wait.
After a while, I saw the door open, Wang Jingwei was wearing a white suit, and walked in with a smile.
"I have been ordered by the Chinese government to assist Mr. Wang in relocating to a safe area, so I have come here today to pay my respect." Kagesa smiled, looking very friendly and caring.
"Thank you very much for coming from afar!" Wang Jingwei said in Mandarin with Cantonese accents.
"I also feel that Hanoi is not only dangerous, but also meaningless, and I am preparing how to avoid this place, and I am grateful for the care that your government has sent you here." After a pause, Wang Jingwei once again expressed his gratitude.
"Listening to Mr. Wang, does Chongqing have a new attack plan?" Kagesa asked.
"Yes, for example, a few days ago, the third floor of the neighbor here was suddenly rented, and some suspicious people watched me from a distance." Wang Jingwei replied.
"Are the Vietnamese authorities just turning a blind eye?" Shadow Zo Zhenzhao didn't seem to believe Wang Jingwei's words.
"Although the Vietnamese authorities have a good opinion of me personally, they have taken a prohibitive attitude towards my political actions, and they are deeply afraid of getting involved in the political maelstrom, and if I remain in Hanoi, I will not be able to get in touch with my comrades in Hong Kong and Shanghai." Wang Jingwei expressed the bitterness in his heart.
"And where does the gentleman want to move to?" Kagesa asked.
"After much consideration, I have now decided to go to Shanghai, and in addition, there are two places in Hong Kong and Guangdong as backup locations, but the British authorities in Hong Kong are very closely monitored, and Chen Gongbo and Lin Baisheng are currently unable to carry out activities there." Wang Jingwei replied.
"What about Guangdong? Guangdong is now under the control of our Great Japanese military and should be very safe. Kagesa suggested.
"Guangdong is a region with deep ties to Mr. Sun Yat-sen and myself, but now that it is under the occupation of your Japanese army, my visit to Guangdong may give the people the impression that I am engaged in a peace movement under the protection of your Japanese army."
From the bottom of his heart, Wang Jingwei was always unwilling to admit that his peace movement was actually an act of betrayal of the country, and he believed that he was also thinking about the future of the Republic of China.
"Compared with these places, Shanghai has a concession, the administrative power is still in the hands of foreigners, and it is a place famous for assassinations in the world, and the action of daring to enter this dangerous area will make the whole country understand the sincerity of my patriotic movement."
Wang Jingwei worked hard to separate his activities from the word "traitor", and of course this was only a kind of self-deprecation.
"That gentleman is leaving Hanoi, how are you going to deal with the Vietnamese authorities?" Shadow Zuo Zhenzhao did not comment on Wang Jingwei's words, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and then asked.
"I think that the Vietnamese authorities must be worried about me staying here, and if I want to leave this place, they will not approve of it." Wang Jingwei replied.