On 2 November, preparations for the war against Japan were almost complete, and Xu Shaozhen, commander of operations against Japan, reported to Xiao Zhenlei the day before yesterday on the formation and training of combat units. But unexpectedly, on November 4, the situation changed.

Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang got out of the car with his briefcase and walked briskly to the inspection post in front of the presidential palace, and only after verifying his identity did he enter the presidential palace.

Xiao Zhenlei was very surprised by Lu Zhengxiang's arrival, because he came very suddenly this time, and when he saw him walk into the office, he asked, "Chief Lu, why did you come here today?" ”

Lu Zhengxiang stood still and said: "President, there has been a change in Japan!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei frowned when he heard this: "What happened? ”

"At four o'clock yesterday morning, several Japanese military generals led by Heihachiro Togo, Nobuyo Asada Shinko, Mitsutomi Kamio, Genjiro Akashi, and Narimoto Oi coerced Konobo of Saionji to launch a coup d'état, put the senators Aritomo and Matsukata Masayo under house arrest, and dissolved the current Japanese cabinet.

Unilateral repudiation? What does this mean? Xiao Zhenlei's eyes flashed with cold light when he heard this, and he sneered: "So the Japanese want to fight us to the death?" ”

Lu Zhengxiang nodded and said: "Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that this is the case, now that the Japanese military group has taken control of the cabinet regime and put the two elders under house arrest, Emperor Taisho had to acquiesce in their coup d'état because he was afraid." According to information from the intelligence services, after these Japanese military generals took over power, they immediately sued the military and government throughout Japan. It was also announced that food and other daily necessities would be tilted towards the military, that is, the needs of the military should be met first. On the island of Kyushu and other coastal areas of Japan, it is now in a state of combat readiness. In particular, the construction of fortifications began in some of the most dangerous places, in order to fight our troops to the death, and the Japanese troops in Siberia and the Far East also began to move, and the Japanese seemed to be sending people to make contact with the Tsarist side, which might expose our intentions to the Tsarist Russians."

Xiao Zhenlei took a few puffs of cigarette and said with a smile: "Since the Japanese don't want to live by themselves, then we don't have to be polite, okay." I know about this, you can go back first."

"Yes!"

After Lu Zhengxiang left, Xiao Zhenlei's face was a little worried, he was not afraid of the Japanese backlash, Japan's local military enterprises were basically bombed, and what combat effectiveness did the Japanese Army have without the support of military enterprises? He was worried that Japan would reveal his intentions to the Tsarist Russian side, and if the Tsarist side knew that he intended to Siberia and the Far East, then the Tsarist side would certainly not let the Chinese troops continue to stay in the area east of the Ural Mountains.

If the Tsarist side believed the Japanese, then the Tsarist side would definitely immediately send someone to meet him. He also demanded that the Chinese troops withdraw from the area east of the Ural Mountains, and that the Russian army would then take over the area, but the Russian side would not necessarily believe the Japanese, after all, the two sides were hostile. And there is also a great deal of hatred, will the Tsarist side not suspect that this is a Japanese discordant plan? This is also highly likely, so there is still room for maneuver in this matter.

He thought. The key to this matter is the secret agreement, which wants to win the trust of the Tsarist side. The Japanese side must bring the original copy of the secret treaty to Tsarist Russia, and the Japanese side will send someone to meet the Russians with the secret treaty. Now it is necessary to find a way to regain the secret treaty before the Japanese give it to Tsarist Russia.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Zhenlei picked up the phone and asked him to notify Wang Yaqiao of the Iron and Blood Investigation Bureau to come over.

Soon Wang Yaqiao came to Xiao Zhenlei's office, and the two immediately sat down to talk, Xiao Zhenlei said: "You reported the Japanese anti-water incident, right?" ”

"Yes, President!"

Xiao Zhenlei pondered the words for a moment and said: "I'm worried that the Japanese will drive a wedge between us and Tsarist Russia, and they have a secret agreement we signed with them at the beginning, if the contents of this secret agreement are seen by the Tsarist Russians, it will be very unfavorable to us, so I want you Iron and Blood Investigation Bureau to try your best to get back that secret treaty, no matter what the price is, you must do it!" ”

Wang Yaqiao didn't know about the secret contract, and at his level, he didn't know the qualifications of the secret contract, at this time, Xiao Zhenlei told him about it, indicating that this secret contract was extremely important, and he immediately said: "Yes, big president!" ”

If the Japanese want to come into contact with the Tsarist side, they must be high-level, but in the current hostile situation, it is basically impossible for the Japanese to meet the high-level figures of Tsarist Russia at the beginning, and if it is not wartime, the Japanese can visit the high-level figures of Tsarist Russia at will, but now Tsarist Russia and Japan are in a hostile state, and it is impossible for the high-level leaders of the two sides to meet directly, and they must first be contacted by the people below, so as to gain a sense of trust.

The intelligence network of the Iron and Blood Investigation Bureau is very strong, it has intelligence agents in all countries of the world, and in some countries there are secret agents around the top officials, and these countries report to Tsarist Russia and Japan.

The main purpose of sending spies to contact the intelligence personnel of the Tsarist side was to convey to the Tsarist side the conspiracy of the Chinese State to seize Siberia.

The intelligence personnel of the Tsarist side conveyed the information they received from the Japanese side to the above, and the top level of Tsarist Russia was a little incredulous at first after receiving the news, but then the Japanese side listed a series of moves by the Chinese side, which made the Tsarist side also begin to be vigilant, so they sent people to investigate whether the Chinese side had such plans.

Later, the Japanese intelligence officers revealed that they had a secret treaty they had signed with the Chinese side, and one of the contents of the secret agreement was that the Japanese side wanted to cooperate with the Chinese side to seize Siberia in the hands of Tsarist Russia. Because Siberia is now occupied by the Japanese, the Chinese side has the strength to occupy Siberia, but Siberia itself belongs to Tsarist Russia, and Tsarist Russia and China are allies.

On the Japanese side, the person in charge of this matter was Genjiro Akashi, who had a deep intelligence base in Tsarist Russia, and who had instigated the Russian Revolutionary Party to launch riots in Tsarist Russia more than ten years ago, and on the other hand, in the Russo-Japanese War, the espionage work done by Genjiro Akashi played an immeasurable role in the war.

Akashi Genjiro revealed to the Tsarist side that he could bring the true copy of the secret treaty to Tsarist Russia, so that Tsarist Russia could see whether the secret treaty was true, if the secret treaty was the real one, then the ambition of China was undoubtedly confirmed, and the Tsarist side would be suspicious, but for the sake of insurance, it was decided to agree to Akashi Genjiro's proposal, and after Akashi Motojiro received the news that the Tsarist side agreed to meet, he immediately smuggled to Vladivostok, and from Vladivostok to Irkutsk by train, and then went to St. Petersburg through other channels, This is because the west of Irkutsk and the east of the Ural Mountains are now garrisoned by the Chinese army, and if he wants to pass through the Chinese army's defense area and checkpoints in the open, Genjiro Akashi thinks that he still has enough to live.

Arriving in Irkutsk, Akashi decided to cross Siberia on foot, disguised as a traveler to deceive the Chinese soldiers at the posts. Akashi's teacher Yasumasa Fukushima successfully walked from St. Petersburg all the way east through Tsarist Russia, and today he has decided to revisit the path that his teacher Fukushima Yasumasa once walked, but his teacher Fukushima Yasumasa is currently living in a prison in China.

In view of the fact that a group army of the Chinese army controlled the area east of the Ural Mountains and west of Irkutsk, the Russian intelligence department decided to send a capable general to the western Siberian region to meet Akashi Motojiro.

The right-hand man sent by the Russian intelligence department is Badmiev, this person has been engaged in intelligence work for more than 20 years, and the espionage work is very ordered, and Badmiev also brought an assistant with him when he set off, his name is Sidney? Reilly, this super spy couldn't get along in Germany after being betrayed by someone arranged by Xiao Zhenlei a few years ago, and the British intelligence had to arrange for him to go to Russia to collect intelligence. Reilly had known Badmiev for a long time, and he had collected a lot of important information for him, so he was at home when he arrived in Tsarist Russia.

The location of the joint is in Tyumen, as long as the joint is successful, then Badmiev will use his identity to arrange for Akashi Motojiro to go to St. Petersburg, with the cover of him and Sidney, Akashi Motojiro will be much safer on the way, and he has another purpose, that is, to closely monitor Akashi Genjiro to see if the Japanese side really has a secret agreement or some conspiracy.

Badmiev didn't know that Sidney had actually worked for Akashi Genjiro for a long time, and the two were old friends, and Sidney didn't care who he worked for as long as he gave money.

Genjiro Akashi disguised himself all the way to Tyumen, and in a hotel he connected with Badmiev and Sidney, but they didn't know that they had entered the sight of the Chinese agents, Sidney had a female partner who was clearly affiliated with the British MI5 and was ordered to partner with Sidney, but in fact he was a member of the Iron and Blood Investigation Bureau, this time Sidney followed Badmiev to Tyumen, and his female partner also came with him, and all the joints of these people fell into the eyes of the female partner.

A battalion of Chinese soldiers surrounded the area where the hotel they joined, and then the streets and the end of the street and the back of the hotel were all blocked, a reconnaissance truck stopped urgently at the door of the hotel, a large number of soldiers poured into the hotel, Akashi Motojiro felt that he had been deceived, thinking that it was Badmiev and Sidney who brought people to arrest him, and immediately pulled out guns and shot at the two, Sidney and others also noticed it, and dodged in time, and the two sides immediately started a shootout, and with the influx of Chinese soldiers, they also joined the shootout, The three immediately jumped out of the window and fled, but the place was already surrounded, and they had no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground, and they were all captured. (To be continued......)