"Their reliance is on Jigong Mountain, which is said to have ground anti-aircraft fire, which poses a great threat to the planes of the imperial army." Zhou Lin said.

"We've already looked at the information you got about Jigong Mountain, and if that's the case, it's a big threat to us." Ozaki commented.

"It's just a threat, it's not much use, as long as you concentrate air power, there is not much problem in destroying Jigong Mountain." Yamada also shared his opinion.

"Report! There is a top-secret intelligence report! Zhou Lin stood up.

"What else is there to offer? Why not report through Kobayashi. Yamada asked.

"There's something about this information that needs to be solved before we can say it." Zhou Lin said.

"What's going to be solved?" The three of them asked Zhou Lin together.

"It's money! I agreed to Wang Jie's request, and this information is worth 100,000 US dollars. ”

The head of the Mei organ said with interest: "I promise you that I will pay the 100,000 US dollars." ”

Zhou Lin immediately reported: "Wang Jie told me a definite news that the commander-in-chief of the Chinese military has secretly drawn up a plan to evacuate Wuhan. ”

"What?" The three of them immediately ran in front of Zhou Lin, pointed at Zhou Lin, and asked together, "This is true." Only ten dollars and ten dollars? ”

Zhou Lin smirked: "I promised to get him $100,000 in demand, and he can earn three times as much when he gets Wuhan to get it, which is equivalent to $300,000." ”

Yamada and the others immediately stopped asking and asked Zhou Lin not to run around.

The three of them immediately left the conference room and went to Yamada's office.

Yamada immediately picked up the phone and connected to the chief of staff of the headquarters of the Chinese army.

Yuuzaki reported to the chief of staff this new information provided by Zhou Lin.

"Bring him to headquarters at once." The chief of staff immediately ordered.

In this way, Zhou Lin was taken to the headquarters of the army stationed in China and brought into a large office, in which sat four lieutenant generals and one general.

There is only one general in the army stationed in China, and that is Commander Yoshikawa.

Two of the four lieutenant generals knew Zhou Lin, one was the chief of staff, and the other was the division commander of the 18th Division, and Zhou Lin had met him.

Zhou Lin's hand was shaking, and he was seen by Commander Yoshikawa, who glanced at Zhou Lin and asked, "Your name is Zhou Lin?" ”

Zhou Lin immediately stood upright: "Report to the commander!" My name is Zhou Lin. ”

"I grew up in a small town in Yoshikawa near our house in Yoshikawa?"

"Yes! I was born and raised in a small town in Yoshikawa. Zhou Lin replied with a chest.

"I know your grandfather! I know your parents, too. Tell me, why did you help Shunichi Yoshikawa trick people into selling katanas? ”

Zhou Lin said embarrassedly: "He forced me to help him." Growing up, he always forced me to do things for him. If you don't help him, he starts beating people. ”

"Hahaha!" Everyone in the room burst out laughing.

Commander Yoshikawa pressed his hand and stopped laughing.

"Now, you will carefully report on the retreat from Wuhan." said the chief of staff.

Zhou Lin couldn't smoke it, so he could only endure it and say the situation again.

"I know why the intelligence of Jigong Mountain only sells for 50,000 dollars." The head of the Mei organ suddenly shouted.

"Why?" And all the people looked at him.

The head of the Mei organ stood up and said: "If Wuhan is not defended and retreats, what is the use of guarding Jigong Mountain." ”

"That's right! As soon as Wuhan was withdrawn, Jigongshan was also withdrawn, so the intelligence of Jigongshan was not so important. A division commander said.

"The information of Jigong Mountain is important to release alone. But if it is known that Wuhan will retreat, then the intelligence of Jigongshan is not worth much. The chief of staff said.

"Will they be able to figure out their retreat plan?" The chief of staff asked.

"Actually, there is no retreat plan, it is just the order of the supreme leader. Now Wuhan has begun to evacuate under his orders. Zhou Lin reported.

The commander looked at the head of the Mei organ: "Wuhan is your target area, do you know?" ”

"Report! Our Mei agency has received some sporadic information that Wuhan is being evacuated to Changsha and Chongqing every day, but the exact number is unknown. ”

"How long has this been going on?" The chief of staff asked.

"The report said that it started half a month ago." The head of the Mei organ said.

The chief of staff looked at Zhou Lin, and Zhou Lin immediately replied: "Wang Jie also said that from half a month ago, the planned evacuation time is one and a half months. ”

Ozaki immediately stood up and said, "That's right, according to the current retreat action, it will take at least a month and a half." Maybe the amount of retreat will be increased in the later stage, and the time can be advanced. ”

"What else do you want to report?" The chief of staff asked Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin replied: "They want to borrow the hand of the imperial army to blow up Jigong Mountain." Debriefing is complete. ”

"That's good! You go out and rest now, don't go far. Maybe we'll call you at any time. The chief of staff said.

After Zhou Lin saluted, he walked out.

"What do you think? Let's start with the first question, the accuracy of intelligence. Commander Yoshikawa asked.

The commander of the 18th Division stood up and said: "I think it is more likely that the Chinese military will abandon Wuhan. This information is reasonable. ”

The people in the room basically agreed with this assumption: under the strong pressure of the imperial army, the Wuhan military would only flee Wuhan.

Commander Yoshikawa nodded: "I personally agree with this opinion. So we have to decide the second item: what do we do? Will the second Wuhan campaign be launched in advance, or will it wait until the Chinese retreat and then pick up a mess? ”

One division commander said: "I think we should start a campaign right now." ”

"From the issuance of operational orders, to the consideration of military supplies, the mobilization of troops, and the preparation for entering the battlefield for attack. How long will it take us? The commander asked.

The chief of staff immediately replied: "From now on, it will take a month." ”

"For a month, there was no one walking on the streets of Wuhan. Only those Chinese servicemen are waiting for us. The commander sneered.

"We'll try to get a little bit earlier." The chief of staff said: "Our battle plan is to start the Wuhan campaign on August 28. ”

"I command!" Commander Yoshikawa stood up.

All of them stood up and faced Commander Yoshikawa.

"The general offensive of the Second Battle of Wuhan was scheduled for August 23. Each department should arrange the war preparations of its troops according to this time. ”

"Yes!" The commanders of the divisions immediately walked out of the conference room.

The chief of staff informed the General Staff to immediately begin to refine the plan for the Second Wuhan Campaign and determine the time for the completion of all work. And call the division commanders who were not present one by one and give pre-war preparation orders. Yamada and the others did not go, because the chief of staff left them.

And Zhou Lin watched the division commanders leave one after another outside, and knew that he was going back.

But I waited for an hour and a half, but I still didn't see Yamada come out.

He had no choice but to stand in the courtyard with Kobayashi and smoke, waiting for the head of the Yamada office.

At this time, out of the corner of his eye, Zhou Lin saw Yoshikawa smoking on the balcony on the second floor.

Yoshikawa's fingers flicked cigarette ash, but Zhou Lin had already read the code: "Ten thousand dollars, the time of the Wuhan Battle." ”

Zhou Lin's hand was on his pants and he knocked lightly: "Deal!" ”

"The time for the general offensive of the second Wuhan campaign is set for ten o'clock on August 23."

Yoshikawa knocked twice in a row until Zhou Lin replied, "Received!" August 23. ”

Yoshikawa dropped his cigarette butt and turned to go back to the war room.