In a German-run restaurant, Gong Jean and a few other captains were drinking afternoon tea at a table.

The restaurant was opened by some ordinary German civilians when the Qingdao Fortress was still owned by Germans. After the nationalization of Qingdao and Jiaozhou Bay, the Germans deposited their weapons in arsenals for the Wehrmacht, which they took to a camp dedicated to housing them in Wehrmacht trucks.

However, only the soldiers were resettled, and as for the civilians, Yan Shaozhi did not feel too embarrassed. Except for some main buildings that had to be recovered, others, such as restaurants and other dwellings, were basically left to the civilians in the fortress.

So during the break, many people, including Gong Rang and others, liked to go to some German-run restaurants―――――― in fact, there was nowhere else to go, except for the big pot of rice in the barracks, and the entire Qingdao Fortress was only run by these German-run restaurants.

In addition, the officers of the Wehrmacht and the Army are counted, but many of the Navy have stayed in the United States, or have received a Western-style education, so they are not resistant to this kind of Western food. Even in the army, there are many people who have served in France, and although German food is obviously not as good as French food, they don't mind at all, and they can try it.

“……… Anyway, when the hell are we going to go...", sitting in the corner of the table, an officer surnamed Kim complained. "The above always asks us to prepare, but they don't let them go, what does this mean..."

Sitting next to the officer surnamed Jin, Gong Rang's faces were also a little depressed.

After the Battle of Longkou Bay. They were basically treated like heroes, and not only were they promoted to the first rank, but there were also many other awards. Later, the commander in charge of the fortress also sought them out. After some encouragement, I also told them that they would have important tasks to be entrusted to them...

And then...

It's gone...

Just when the palace made the captains look forward to the new mission, they waited as if they had forgotten, but the hellish new mission never came...

Life at the Qingdao Fortress was very boring, and the atmosphere at the Qingdao Fortress was very tense due to the threat from the sea, when the Japanese fleet had not suffered heavy losses earlier. But now. After the heavy damage of the Japanese fleet, although the daily guard duty was never less, the atmosphere inside the fortress was much more relaxed. Because after being hit hard. The Japanese fleet was no longer able to pose any threat to the fortress, and this was not only the consensus of the people in the fortress, but even the Japanese.

After all, the fortress itself has a strong defensive capability, after settling in. The garrison strengthened the fortress again. It is also equipped with some new fortress guns, and the overall defense is even stronger than in the past. In this case, not to mention the current Japanese fleet, even the original one may not be willing to come over and touch the mold...

But in this way, the people in the fortress are a little idle.

The army is okay, after all, they have to practice every day, and the reinforcement of the fortress has not yet been completed, so there is still something to do. But the palace made them a little too idle, except for some time ago from a professional point of view to give some advice to the fortress. Aside from helping them figure out how to prevent submarines from sneaking into port, there was hardly anything to do.

Will come here today. It's all because I'm really idle and a little bored...

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"Alright, don't complain..."Gong Rang shook his head. The above will not forget us, there will always be a task for us, let's enjoy it first, and when the mission is down, we will go back to the boat, not to mention the wine and food in front of us, and even the scenery outside may not be able to enjoy it..."

It's a good point, but it doesn't seem to have much effect.

It is not surprising that almost all the people at this table, including Gong Rang, are in their early 20s, which is the age when they are eager to make contributions. Although the life on the boat is a little harder, there is hope after all, but now, Linglong Town has become a mess, but they seem to have nothing to do here, and their hearts are a little unbalanced after all.

After leaving the restaurant, Miyajani returned to the docks.

There, the submarine belonging to him was quietly docked on the dock, and on the hull, many officers and men were playing poker there with some boredom―――――― although this kind of thing could be done in the boat, but if they could, they still wanted to be outside.

In these years, submarine technology is still very backward, and the space in the boat is also very narrow, which is definitely not comfortable in it. In fact, this is not only now, but even most of the submarines of later generations are the same, but the submarines of this period are obviously more difficult.

"Captain, you're back..."

Seeing that Gong Rang had returned, an officer who was watching them play came over.

"Hmm..."

Glancing at his own submarine, Gong Rang nodded.

"How's it going?"

"I've just overhauled it again, and there is no problem, and I can go at any time..."

It seemed that he knew what Gong Rang wanted to ask, and the officer said without hesitation.

Receiving this answer, Gong Rang seemed very satisfied.

As he spoke, Miyarang turned his head to look at a nearby submarine, where an officer was unsure of what to say to his men. When Longkou Bay, Gong Rang was lucky that his submarine was not damaged by the Japanese shelling, but there were a few that were not so lucky, and the one next to him was like this. Luckily, it wasn't a big deal, so it was repaired quickly.

After feeling satisfied, Gong Rang didn't plan to care about his subordinates playing poker there.

Life at sea is already boring, and the work of submariners is especially boring, and if even such a little interest is controlled, then it is...

Moreover, the people on the submarine are like family members, and Gong Rang also loves his subordinates very much, so he doesn't want to say anything about this matter.

Just when he was about to go back to the boat to rest. Just now, the officer walked up to him and whispered. "By the way, Captain, have you heard?"

"What?" Something strange. Miyarang stopped.

"I just heard a little bit of news from the logistics of the docks...", the officer continued to speak, after gesturing to the palace to take a look at the logistics that were still busy on the docks. Listening to them, it seems that how many more submarines are coming? ”

"Really?" Gong Rang was stunned. "How many? When? ”

"I don't know," the man shook his head. They didn't know very well, they just knew that they were told to get ready, and they didn't say anything else, and the rest was their own guesswork..."

"That's weird..."Hearing this answer, Miyayo touched his chin.

He also trained at the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau. It is clear what is going on there. Before he went north to Shandong, there were indeed several submarines that had been launched and outfitted there, if you count the time. It seems that it is time to enter the sea trial stage as well.

The problem is that after Longkou Bay, Shandong no longer has much of a maritime mission. Those submarines can also carry out sea trials first steadily, why should they run here without even conducting sea trials...

Although many of the submarines in Qingdao came over before the sea trials were even over, Gong Rang did not feel that the sea trials were a dispensable thing. After all, it is an important process to test whether a new ship is qualified. At the same time, it is also a process of discovering problems.

If it's in an emergency. It's not a big deal to omit a step, but it doesn't seem to be in a hurry yet...

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Just when Gong Rang was puzzled, in Tokyo, several men dressed in ordinary military service also came to a courtyard after avoiding the crowd of angry people.

"Those people are really excited," one of the younger men smiled, glancing at the angry Japanese.

"yes, I'm excited," and the others laughed as well.

It's just a road not far from them. Countless Japanese were walking along the road chanting slogans. Some Japanese even tied strips of white cloth on their foreheads, if Yan Shao was present at this time. I will definitely feel a strong sense of déjà vu. However, for the Japanese, this scene may be a bit accustomed, especially in recent times.

Since Longkou Bay, the political situation in Japan has become somewhat turbulent. Almost every day, large numbers of Japanese people take to the streets to protest the government's incompetence, and if it weren't for the government's recent lockdown in Linglong Town, the pressure would have been even greater.

But it's no wonder that the Japanese people are so excited, after all, they did lose too badly in Longkou Bay, and they lost too inexplicably. It's just some submarines, and they actually sink most of the capital ships of their own supposed invincible fleet, and they can't accept it on anyone.

What's more, those capital ships are outrageously expensive one by one, and they can be said to have built them a little bit by saving money. Even because of reluctance, even the battleships built by Russia more than 20 years ago were taken out and used this time, but the navy was so uncompromising...

"Alright, leave them alone, let's go in first..."

After glancing at the people who were still marching again, several people walked into the courtyard one by one.

Inside, another group of people had been waiting for a long time.

"You're finally back." Seeing that his companion had finally returned, one of the young men with a grim face had no change in his expression, but it could be seen from his tone that he was also relieved, and the other round-faced young man next to him stepped forward to lead a few people inside.

"How's it going, things are going well, right?"

"It's okay, nothing happened..."

While talking, several people had already walked into the house, and in the house, there were still a few people sitting inside, and when they saw a few people coming back, they hurriedly got up to greet them.

Naturally, they are not for this person, but for the briefcases in the hands of these people.

The young man at the head was obviously also very clear, so he didn't hesitate and took the things out of the briefcase.

"This is the recent troop movement of the Japanese army, and the troops that may be sent to Shandong, as well as the time of departure and the possible route..."Speaking of this, the man frowned slightly. The person who provided the message was not sure of it himself. It's just that these are the things that have been set at the moment, but he doesn't know if there will be any changes in reality...", and then smiled bitterly. "Just for such a thing, but it cost us 500,000 yuan..."

"500,000," took the information. The young man with a grim face also frowned slightly. After all, 500,000 yuan is not a small amount in this year, and many people may not be able to earn so much money even if they spend their lives earning, but...

If it weren't for the fact that they could come up with so much money to buy it, they probably wouldn't have been able to carry out the work of their special affairs bureau in Japan at all.

In the past, the work of the Special Affairs Bureau in Japan has always been very difficult, and not to mention the Japanese government's own vigilance against the Special Affairs Bureau (Chen Qimei's case has already caused the Japanese to lose face and at the same time made them sufficiently vigilant against the Special Affairs Bureau), Japan itself is xenophobic. It has already made the work of the Special Service very difficult.

After all, the Japanese are not really monolithic, at least some weaknesses still exist, otherwise there would not have been so many Japanese traitors in history. What's more, the contradiction between the army and the navy was also very classic in later generations.

And the special affairs bureau is actually the same old-fashioned, coercion and temptation, although it is old-fashioned, but it is better than practicality.

The first thing is to pick a good target. Then find out the person's weaknesses. For example, handles or something.

Such as corruption or some other leverage, these are easy to find, and there is a high chance of success in this blackmail. There are also some that are very useful but do not have a handle in their hands, such as that......... Since there is no handle, it is better to create some zào for them.

During the Anhui military junta, Caterina did just that.

Of course, if you use this method alone, it is easy to make the target rebel. If you don't get it right. It is even possible to make the goal and you come to the same end, in which case it will inevitably be worth the loss. So proper benefits are a must.

Isn't there a saying in later generations, carrots and sticks...

While deterring with a big stick, don't forget to give people a taste of sweetness.

So most of the time, when the Special Affairs Bureau needs these people, it will give some compensation.

The less ones usually have one or two hundred dollars, and the more...

However, this time it was different, although the price of the information this time was as high as 500,000 yuan, but they bought it directly from the Japanese.

It is the navy who sells the intelligence, perhaps because of the relationship in Longkou Bay, so that the navy also hopes that the army can make a big mistake, so in addition to the higher price of this intelligence, the transaction process is very easy. And the reason for buying this information is probably because the people in the Navy don't think this information is important, just like them...

"Is this information really worth 500,000?"

Raising the information in his hand, the man from earlier asked.

In fact, not only him, but even other people are a little strange, after all, just such a piece of information is worth 500,000 yuan, which is really incomprehensible to them. If there is any important information on it, forget it, the problem is that the information above is all about troop movements, and the Japanese will send that force to Shandong, when to take a boat, when and on what route to Shandong via naval escort or something...

He really didn't know why this information was worth so much money...

"Who knows—" The grim young man guessed something, but quickly shook his head and vetoed it. Probably not, after all, the navy is still in Fuzhou and Shanghai, and from the intelligence point of view, the Japanese have set off in the last few days, and even if the navy sets off now, it will be too late in time..."

Naturally, this is just a little calculation in his heart, and others can't know it at all.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why the Japanese are relieved to sell them intelligence, because according to the information they have learned, the main ships of the Kuomintang and Social Army are all concentrated in Fuzhou and Shanghai, and there is no intention of moving at all, and even if they get this information and rush to Shandong overnight, they will definitely not be able to catch up.

So in the eyes of the people in the Navy, this is just an opportunity to make money...

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Although neither the people in the Japanese branch nor the Japanese thought it was anything remarkable, after getting this information, Yan Shao was like a treasure.

Because this information can be said to be crucial to the plan in his heart.

Without this information, it cannot be said that it would be impossible to succeed, but the chances are undoubtedly much smaller. And now, his confidence is obviously much stronger.

"Send a telegram to Qingdao and ask them to prepare well, it's time for them to appear on the stage..."Sitting behind the desk, Yan Shao said to Wu Qianqiu.

"Yes..."

"In addition, send a telegram to Songpo and them, telling them to fight slowly, don't worry about cleaning up the Japanese army in Shandong, it hurts now, and it will be troublesome if you want to eat it in one bite..."

On the other hand, since Japan had already mobilized after the declaration of war on Germany, there was no need to worry too much about the number of troops. However, both the Okuma cabinet and Yamaguchi Aritomo felt that the garrisons in the northeast and Korea could not be lightly moved, otherwise, if there were no troops there, the Chinese were likely to launch an offensive north against these two places, so in the end they chose to draw troops from the country.

A total of more than 40,000 people from two divisions were transferred, and if this part of the troops was transported to Shandong, then the number of troops under the command of Mitsutomi Kamio would be almost the same as the number of the Wehrmacht in Shandong.

In order to be able to eat these Japanese troops, Yan Shao also transferred two divisions of more than 30,000 people from Gansu and other provinces, so that the strength of the National Defense Force in Shandong reached 180,000, and the combined strength of China and Japan in Shandong has exceeded 300,000 people, although it cannot be compared with the European side, but at least in Asia, this is definitely a rare big war in the past ten years, and in terms of scale, it is even larger than the original Russo-Japanese War... (To be continued......)