095 Currency Wars
Because he showed his attitude on Watanabe Takayuki's side and did enough drama, Watanabe Takayuki naturally relaxed his vigilance against him.
Taking advantage of this gap, Aung San and U Thein Win discussed sending secret liaison officers to the expeditionary force, who could communicate through the channels previously left for them. However, this work cannot be deployed by Aung San, and can only be carried out by the hands of Thein Win.
Wu Teng Win naturally understood the secret, so he arranged for his henchmen to go, and after communicating with the expeditionary force several times, Aung San proposed to meet with General Sun Liren and hold talks with him.
After Zhang Qifu learned about this matter, he was happy and worried. It is only natural that the work for so long has been to be able to connect with the top level of Burmese independence, and now Aung San has taken the initiative to seek contact, which shows that all the work has been effective, and the next step can be to support the Burmese independence forces according to the plan, which is of great significance for the current expulsion of the Japanese army from Burma and the future development of the country.
But the sad side is a little harder to say. Aung San is a man who does not compromise the means for the sake of the end, he will not trust the Japanese, and naturally he will not trust the Chinese; He is a politician through and through, and politicians will always put their interests first.
Taking a step back, the Independence Army led by Aung San has participated in several operations against the Expeditionary Force, and after they captured the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Army, their methods were even more cruel than the Japanese, which also made many Expeditionary Force officers and soldiers hate the Burma Independence Army to the core, and many of them are high-ranking officers.
At this time, he said that he was going to have a secret meeting with Aung San, I wonder if these people can accept it psychologically? If high-ranking officers vigorously oppose this matter, there will be no small resistance.
Although he had some mustard in his heart, Zhang Qifu knew that he could not hesitate in this matter. He immediately set about preparing to report the matter upwards.
According to Zhang Qifu's assumption, the high-level leaders of the two sides will not hold a face-to-face meeting at this time, and will definitely send representatives to conduct secret negotiations. The military rank of the representative sent by the Chinese side does not have to be too high, a lieutenant colonel or a colonel is fine, but it must be a representative of General Sun Liren. And the same is true of the Myanmar side, so it is another good comparison.
Because they were not subordinate to the Expeditionary Force Command in terms of affiliation, Zhang Qifu could bypass the 1st Division stationed in Tonggu and go directly to Mandalay to report.
Although there is no problem in doing this procedurally, it is the real person who can execute the program. Before Zhang Qifu left, he still found the commander of the 1st Division, Dai, and reported the matter to him first.
Preparations for the Battle of Tonggu were in full swing, and the front line was filled with the rumbling of artillery every day. Division Commander Dai became the supreme commander of the front line in this major battle.
Commanding and dispatching a major battle is not a simple matter, it is necessary to coordinate the coordination between various units and arms, and it is also necessary to make arrangements according to the enemy's actions, and tens of thousands of people are to be fed up in logistical support.
Naturally, Division Commander Dai was also busy with military affairs at this time and could not withdraw. However, Zhang Qifu has the right to tell important things, and he has a good relationship with the people in the division, so he is treated specially.
In the small reception room of the division headquarters, Zhang Qifu sat upright.
About ten minutes later, Master Dai walked in quickly.
Zhang Qifu immediately stood up from the chair and raised his hand to salute, Master Dai waved his hand, took off the white gloves in his hand and put them on the table, "You don't have a military uniform, you don't have to salute, sit down." Tell me, what's so anxious? ”
Division Commander Dai sat down, took the wet towel handed over by the orderlies, wiped his hands, and handed the towel to the orderlies.
"That's the case...... Zhang Qifu gave a brief report on what had happened, and said that he intended to report the request to the expeditionary force headquarters.
After hearing this, Senior Commander Dai nodded and said, "This is a good thing. If we can reach an agreement with the Burmese Independence Army, we can also have one less opponent and one more helper. I don't have any opinions, you can pack up and report to the headquarters. Need a car? I'll send you somebody when you get back. ”
"That's the best, thank you, Master Dai." Zhang Qifu stood up and said.
"You're welcome, come to me directly if you have anything to do in the future. I still have some things on my side, so I won't leave you more, go back and let the confidential staff officer arrange it, and you can use the car of the headquarters. After speaking, Division Commander Dai stood up and put on his military hat, and walked outside with quick steps.
Zhang Qifu followed and saw him off a few steps.
After everything was arranged, Zhang Qifu simply packed up and drove to Mandalay.
At this time, the intelligence department of the Japanese Burma Front also noticed the actions of the expeditionary force in the intelligence department, and they naturally did not sit idly by. Takayuki Watanabe decided to find Aung San and asked for a joint Japanese-Burmese intelligence team to infiltrate the rear and carry out sabotage activities.
Takayuki Watanabe said, "General Aung San, now that the Chinese army is carrying out so-called land reform in Tonggu and other places, and is also buying the hearts and minds of the people by distributing various kinds of goods, we naturally cannot sit idly by. ”
Aung San nodded, "Does Watanabe Osa have any good opinions?" ”
Watanabe smiled and said, "Since they buy the hearts of the people, then we will destroy their hearts." Wouldn't it be possible for us to destroy the image they created by choosing some people in our respective ranks who could speak Chinese, changing into the uniforms of the expeditionary force of the Chinese expeditionary force, and entering the areas they occupied, burning and looting along the way. ”
Watanabe said, a smug smile on his face that made Aung San feel a little frightened, even a little chilling. Watanabe's man spoke too bluntly, and he directly said this plan in front of him, without the slightest hint or consideration of Aung San's feelings, no matter how Aung San also waved the banner of Burmese independence.
However, Aung San did not express any displeasure, he thought for a moment and complimented: "Watanabe Daisa's suggestion is very good, we can cooperate." Looking back, I will leave this matter to Wu Dengwen to handle, and he is still relatively safe in doing things. ”
"Okay, okay." Takayuki Watanabe nodded slightly, showing a satisfied smile.
A secret contest kicked off.
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Myanmar's intelligence forces are constantly contesting, and in China's main battlefield, the work of the intelligence front is also surging and various turmoil is constantly occurring.
After the news spread that Nanjing and Washington had reached an agreement on the formation of a joint bomber formation, the Japanese side also gave up its previous intention to negotiate, but the Tokyo side was also powerless to deal with the news that China and the United States were about to form a joint bomber formation, and the ground forces were no longer able to launch a large-scale offensive, and now the air supremacy on the front line in East China was basically controlled by the hands of the Sino-US joint air force, and these two roads were blocked, and the Tokyo side was naturally helpless.
They can only strengthen the air defense of the homeland, and then ask the intelligence services to pay close attention to the movements of the other side, and there are no other concrete measures.
Ouyang Huizi naturally wouldn't just be willing to do surveillance work like this, she was determined to sabotage this operation. Although she couldn't attack the airport directly, she decided to start from other aspects, and the fiat currency brought by Kikuchi last time made her suddenly think that this might be a good breakthrough.
The basis for the survival of a regime is not a strong military force or effective commands, but the basic economic order maintained by the regime. This economic order includes many things, including the most basic economic base and the country's monetary system.
If the economic order of the Nanjing government can be destroyed through fiat currency, it will naturally achieve the goal of surrendering the army without a fight. Once the economic order is destroyed, prices will soar and money circulation will be difficult, which will lead to a large number of social contradictions, which will shake this foundation, even if the opponent has a strong army, it will only be the end of the crossbow.
After Ouyang Huizi had this idea in his mind, he began to think about how to implement it. She called a few of her right-hand men for a secret conversation.
Originally, she wanted to find someone to call Wang Maocai and others, but thinking that there were too many factions within Wang's puppet government, and this Wang Maocai was not a fuel-efficient lamp, she dispelled this idea.
Ouyang Huizi first wanted to destroy the enemy's economic order by forging fake fiat currency, but she suddenly thought that when the Sino-Japanese War broke out in full force, Chief Kenji Dohihara had made a similar attempt, and they forged a large number of fiat currencies and put them on the market.
Later, although there were plans to counterfeit fiat currency, they were all abandoned in the end. The reason is that the money printing machine for fiat currency printing has not been obtained, and the anti-counterfeiting function of fiat currency is very powerful, so it is naturally gone.
"We now have very limited funds and personnel, and even if it is forged, I am afraid that it cannot be done immediately, but time waits for no one, and it seems that this road still cannot be passed." It was Ouyang Huizi's henchman Koki Noko who spoke.
Xiao Mu Yezi came to Shanghai with Wang Maocai before, acting as his life assistant, and of course, it is also Wang Maocai's crotch.
However, with Wang Jingwei's surrender and the establishment of the puppet national government, Wang Maocai's role has been greatly reduced, and Xiao Mu Yezi will naturally no longer succumb to Wang Maocai's crotch and be a plaything at his mercy.
After Ouyang Huizi came to China, she returned to Ouyang Huizi. This person who combines beauty and viciousness soon became Ouyang Huizi's right-hand man.
After a few people talked about it, they didn't have any suitable ideas. At this time, Koki Noko smiled slightly: "You can't counterfeit counterfeit money, then you can only destroy the enemy's economic order through real fiat currency." ”