The battle was fiercely fought, with the participation of the Mongol cavalry, the cavalry of the Manchukuo Xing'an Army, the Soviet mechanized forces and the air force, the infantry and artillery of the Japanese Kwantung Army, and although it was nominally a territorial conflict between Mongolia and Manchukuo, behind it was a game between the two great powers, the Soviet Union and Japan.

The Soviet-Japanese war, Japan added a strong enemy, which was quite beneficial to China's great cause of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which everyone knew very well, so they were excited like the New Year, wishing that this battle would get bigger and bigger, and it was best to pull the Soviet Union in.

Suddenly, Chen Zikun sighed: "Sad, Mongolia and Manchukuo were originally Chinese territory, the Soviet-Japanese war, and the Russo-Japanese War a few decades ago, we always think about the fisherman to profit, in fact, this is an out-and-out weak thinking, I don't know which day, China can really become strong, and all the Xiaoxiao who dare to invade my territory will be beaten out, alas, I'm afraid I will not see it until I am old." ”

Liu Ting persuaded him: "No matter what, this matter is very beneficial to the situation of the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Jingwei's treason has a great impact on morale, and the Soviet-Japanese war can save some confidence." ”

Chen Zikun said: "I hope so. ”

In the next two months, Chen Zikun always paid attention to the battle of Normenhan, the Soviet Union and Japan continued to increase their troops, and the Kwantung Army gathered 50,000 tiger and wolf divisions on the Manchurian-Mongolian border, which had a long-term driving momentum, which reminded people of the old incident of the crushing defeat of Tsarist Russia in the Russo-Japanese War.

In August, the Soviet Army and Air Force, which had been silently showing weakness to the enemy, suddenly launched an attack with a thunderous momentum, and the 100,000-strong army marched south, and with the support of hundreds of fighters and bombers, thousands of artillery pieces, and countless tanks, they destroyed the withering and decaying of the sea and annihilated two divisions of the Kwantung Army, the most elite of Japan.

When the news came, the whole world was shocked, Chongqing was jubilant, the Soviet-Japanese war was intensifying, and the victory of the War of Resistance was just around the corner.

However, to the surprise of many people, at the best moment of the pursuit of victory, the Soviet Union actually signed an armistice agreement with Japan, fought bloody, and suddenly shook hands and made peace, which made the Chinese happy for a while.

……

In Hongkou, Shanghai, in a Japanese restaurant, in the mournful Dongying music, the king of the imperial ryu was drunk, because of the fiasco of the imperial army in Nomenhan, he felt frustrated, and said with tears: "20,000 imperial troops, died in the desert Gobi, horse leather shroud, how heroic." ”

Yan Qingyu, who was brought in to drink together, said: "Yes, heroic, but unfortunately there are too few heroic." ”

King Ryu was furious: "Yaga, you dare to gloat!" ”

Yan Qingyu said: "Who said last month that as soon as the Kwantung Army came out, the Soviets would lose their armor and forget it?" ”

"Baga, you are too much, the imperial army is fighting for the Asian people in Normenhan, as a member of East Asia, you actually have the Russians in your heart, you are a traitor to Asia!"

King Ryu punched over, and Yan Qingyu easily dodged: "The gentleman doesn't move his mouth." ”

The king of Goryu was about to continue to pounce, but suddenly the sliding door opened, and a woman in a kimono with a fat face kneeling at the door and said, "It's rude, there are guests who want to drink with Misan." ”

"Who is it?" King Ryu asked with drunken eyes.

"It's me, Takeo Imai." A middle-aged man walked in, dressed in a suit, but the military temperament on his body could not be concealed.

"It's Imai-kun, a staff officer who has more than enough success in the base camp." The King grunted and poured another sip of wine.

Takeo Imai bowed to the woman who led the way and thanked him: "Trouble. ”

The woman returned the salute and closed the door.

Takeo Imai stared coldly at King Guryu and didn't say a word.

Ryūo put down the flask and glared back at him.

Suddenly, Takeo Imai slapped King Ryūo, and the snap was extremely loud, and King Koryu was stunned, and he didn't fight back or dodge.

Takeo Imai continued to shoot: "This slap is a lesson for the Viscount!" ”

"This slap is a lesson for the tens of thousands of imperial soldiers who died in Normenhan! The soldiers died on the battlefield, but you were drunk and dreamed of death in Shanghai, you realize! ”

King Ryu was beaten with gold stars in his eyes, and Takeo Imai became more and more addicted to the beating, and was about to slap the third ear scraper, but Yan Qingyu grabbed his hand: "Bastard, hitting twice is a meaning, are you addicted?" Master accompanies you to practice. ”

Takeo Imai understood Chinese, and glanced at Yan Qingyu coldly, and his cold gaze made him shudder.

"You are Yan Sang, it seems that you are still sober, give you three minutes to wake up this drunk, I will wait for him outside." After saying that, Takeo Imai went out.

"Yansang, thank you." The King of Ryūo is still drunk and hazy.

Yan Qingyu dragged the King of Ryu to the faucet and woke him up with cold water, and the young diplomat finally regained his senses and muttered, "What a headache for you." ”

"Who are you talking about? The kid out there? ”

"Even in the military department, no one dares to argue with Takeo Imai." King Ryūo wiped his face indiscriminately, grunted as he straightened his clothes, and although he was unwilling, he still went out of the entrance.

In the atrium, Takeo Imai stood with his back to him, and his voice was very stern: "Is this the life state of the son of the imperial family, you disappointed me." ”

King Ryu Lizheng bowed: "I'm sorry for the trouble." ”

"From now on, you will be transferred to active duty, awarded the title of Army Major, directly under my leadership, and say goodbye to the life of drunken gold fans in the past!"

"What?" King Ryu was dumbfounded, he was just a cultural spy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, how could he be directly assigned to the army, or the rank of Shaozuo, and the starting point was not low.

Takeo Imai continued to turn his back to him and said: "In the First Battle of Normenhan, although the empire lost its troops, it allowed the Soviet Union to see the bushido spirit of the imperial army, so that Stalin did not dare to attack in the Far East easily, and from a strategic level, the empire was victorious. ”

"Hay!" As soon as the king of the royal ryu bowed his head, he had mixed feelings in his heart, and he had to accept it, these staff officers of the military department can say that the dead are alive, and the defeat can also be said to be a victory.

"The empire and the Soviet Union reached an agreement, and the Kwantung Army's plan to advance north had to be scrapped, and the strategic direction of the empire in the future was south." Takeo Imai waved his hand, as if he had a world map in front of him.

"Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Java, Micronesia, Australia, the southern hemisphere, rich in oil and rubber and iron ore, will be the glorious spoils of empire."

King Ryū couldn't help but get excited: "Senior, is the base camp finally going to war against the Eimi Ghost Beast!" ”

Takeo Imai nodded reservedly: "The collision between Asians and Europe and the United States will happen sooner or later, and now the imperial army is deep in the mud in China, and its troops are stretched, and in order to expand the new battlefield, it is necessary to reach a peace agreement with Chongqing." ”

"Senior, what does this have to do with me?" Ryūo interjected.

"Yaga, did you ask questions!" Takeo Imai burst into flames.

King Ryūo quickly shut up.

"The guy next to you is called Yan Qingyu, and his brother-in-law is an important person in Chongqing."

"However, Chen Zikun is just a former warlord who is not a direct descendant, and now he is just an insignificant official in charge of the affairs of the families of the war dead." In order to show off the information he had, the king interjected again.

Takeo Imai glanced at him, and the still hot face of the King of Uryu quickly stopped his mouth.

"I really can't do anything about you, although Chen Zikun is not in the center of power, but he has a very close relationship with the highest authorities, especially with Mrs. Chiang Soong Meiling, and Song Ziwen, a senior member in the diplomatic and financial circles, in other words, he is the person who can influence the highest decision-making in Chongqing."

"It's what the Chinese often call blowing the pillow wind." King Ryūo still couldn't help but say more.

This time Imai Takeo did not scold him, but praised: "Yes, that's what it means, the use value of Wang Jingwei's line has been basically exhausted, I originally thought that his defection could bring at least fifty divisions of the Kuomintang army to surrender, but I didn't expect the effect to be as good as ideal, so we must establish a communication channel with Chongqing, Yusang, do you understand?" ”

King Ryu straightened his waist: "Senior, I understand that by using Yan Qingyu's relationship to open up the line of Chen Zikun, get in touch with the Song family, and then establish a secret communication channel with the highest authorities in Chongqing." ”

Takeo Imai looked at his watch: "It's not early, I still have something to do, tomorrow you go to the office on the eleventh floor of the Broadway Building to find me." ”

The conversation between the two people was all listened to by Yan Qingyu, but unfortunately he didn't understand Japanese, so he could only vaguely understand a few words, which seemed to be related to himself.

King Ryu entered the room with a wry smile on his face: "Yansang, my career is all on you." ”

Yan Qingyu was dazed: "What does it have to do with me?" ”

"Let's go, you'll find out tomorrow." King Ryu pulled Yan Qingyu out of the door.

……

The next day, King Ryu and Yan Qingyu drove to the Broadway building on the bank of the Suzhou Creek, this majestic mansion used to be the assets of British businessmen, and was forcibly bought by the Japanese after August 13, and now the Japanese generals and secret agencies are entrenched in the building, and there are military police standing guard at the door, and ordinary people dare not stop.

Takeo Imai's office is on the eleventh floor, it is two open hotel rooms, one for office and one for residence, with a sun flag hanging on the wall, a sword and a coacher on the knife holder, a globe on the desk, and a window overlooking the Waibaidu Bridge and the Bund, and the Huangpu River in the distance, the scenery is very beautiful.

"Mi-san, you're sitting here." Takeo Imai is very kind, although he is wearing a military uniform, he is kind like an uncle next door.

The king tried the Taipan chair, turned around, and said with a smile: "Very majestic." ”

"Well, from now on, this seat is yours." Takeo Imai said.

"What." Ryūo jumped up, at a loss.

Takeo Imai smiled: "Okay, boy, don't pretend, this office is the residence of the imperial agency in Shanghai, and I specially prepared it for you." ”

King Ryu was very moved: "Senior, I really don't know what to say, it's really useless, tears are about to come out." ”

Takeo Imai laughed: "It's normal to get excited when you suddenly get an organ named after your surname, you don't have a military background, you won't be disgusted, and you're familiar with Chinese culture, this task is the most suitable for you, remember what I told you yesterday." ”

Saying that, Imai Takeo suddenly bowed: "Mi-san, please." ”

King Ryū hurriedly returned the salute: "But...... How to solve the problems of seniors, funding and personnel? ”

Takeo Imai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The funds of the military department are very limited, and they have all been taken by His Excellency Shadow Zhenzhao's Mei Agency, you know, the preparation of the Wang government needs a huge amount of funds...... So I can only give you some military tickets. ”

King Ryu said: "Military tickets are waste paper, beggars don't want them." ”

"Then you can only figure out a way for yourself, and using Ling Zun's influence in the council may be able to help."

"What about the personnel?"

"Figure it out for yourself."

After Takeo Imai finished speaking, he put on his military hat, picked up his saber and went out, leaving only the clanging sound of a string of riding boots hitting the marble floor in the hallway.

King Ryu looked at his only subordinate, Yan Qingyu, and his eyes were dumbfounded.