Episode 58 The Appointment of the Female Body

On the evening of July 1, Japan's new prime minister in June, Duke Fumiro Konoe, delivered a national speech, asking all the people of the empire to be quiet and patient, not to be anxious, and the government will actively negotiate with the Ming country.

At the same time, the Japanese Army, from the chief of the General Staff down to Prince Zaihito, began to severely suppress the restless elements at all levels. The officers of the junior and junior faction, especially those who had obvious trouble-making movements, were given stern warnings, many were placed under surveillance, and some dangerous elements were even detained. Since the February 26 incident last year, the Japanese Army's "Imperial Road faction" has been heavily purged, and it is no longer the arrogance of the coup d'état and slaughter of ministers before February 26.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, the Ming army Zhengde detachment began to sail through the Tsushima Strait. The Japanese patrol boat accompanied the whole process, turned on the searchlight to illuminate the whole process, and the pilot ship led the whole process at the forefront.

Three hours later, at eleven o'clock in the evening, the Shotoku detachment passed through the Tsushima Strait and officially entered the Sea of Japan.

And this fleet has become the focus of the world's attention, and has become a key nerve affecting Northeast Asia, and even the relations between the Soviet Union and Japan. At this time, as soon as the news of the fleet's successful passage through the Tsushima Strait came out, the people in the Ming Dynasty were suddenly excited, while the people in Japan were depressed, and everyone scolded the government for betraying the country and the politicians for betraying the country. If it weren't for the severe suppression of the army's top brass, it would have almost led to an army coup d'état.

However, the top management of Nanjing could not be happy. Not only could they not be happy, but they all put their hearts up their throats. Stalin said that as soon as the Ming fleet entered the Sea of Japan, it would be considered an act of war against the Soviet Union. Well, now it's up to the USSR to really declare war.

Daming has been like crazy for the past two days, desperately urging the United States to quickly load the ship and leave the port quickly. And the U.S. side doesn't need to rush at all, it is like crazy, desperately loading goods, and leaving the port like his butt is on fire. This is because the Neutrality Act stipulates that once a country becomes a belligerent, the United States will not be able to import any war materials into that country, or in the form of transshipment from a third country. However, there is an exception for those who have already paid for the goods before the start of the war and the goods are on the way. Now the major American companies are pinning their hopes on this clause, hoping to be able to ship as many goods as possible before the Soviet Union declares war. At the same time, lobbying firms have been roaming the Capitol in an attempt to amend the Neutrality Act.

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On July 2, all countries held their breath and waited for Moscow's movements. But a whole day passed, and Moscow did not react.

Most of Nanjing's high-ranking military and political officials breathed a sigh of relief. This does not mean, though, that the Soviet Union will not declare war. But at least it meant that Stalin was not determined and desperate to declare war. This proves that Stalin was also hesitating and weighing.

To a certain extent, the Ming fleet "brazenly" passed through the Tsushima Strait, and also threw the bombs back into Stalin's hands. Whether it explodes or not, it's up to Stalin.

All day on the 2nd, there was no reaction from the Soviet side. It's just that the chimney of the Soviet embassy in Nanjing is emitting a puff of light smoke from time to time, and a little paper ash wafts out.

The Soviet embassy was burning documents.

Since the two countries did not declare war, there was no war in name, and the Ming army was only fighting against the "International Volunteer Brigade", so the Soviet Union and the Ming did not sever diplomatic relations. Before the Soviet army attacked northern Xinjiang, the Soviet embassy had secretly burned documents many days in advance. All the important documents have been burned a long time ago, and now they are just some irrelevant things. Da Ming also knew this, so although he saw that the smoke pipe of the Soviet embassy was smoking, he did not rush in. Not only would it not grab anything worth a shot, but it would provoke the Soviet Union and give it an interface to declare war.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, Fourteen Gege hurriedly walked into Xiang Xiaoqiang's office, showed him a secret telegram, and whispered in his ear for a while.

Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to the whispers of the fourteen grids, looked at the newspaper in his hand, and frowned.

A spy planted by the Ming Dynasty at the Yomiuri Shimbun office in Tokyo heard a friend in the army who often provided him with news today that the People's Guard was going to transfer a division from the east to the northwest to participate in the war. His friend in the army was not a high-ranking officer, but he was a civilian in the General Staff, and he had regular contact with people of the rank of general. Moreover, the inside information provided by that friend has always been reliable.

"The People's Guard is going to transfer a division from the east to the northwest to fight?" Xiang Xiaoqiang was very suspicious and muttered, "Mistaken, right?" I'm the commander of the People's Guard, I don't know yet, how did he know as a Japanese? ”

Now there are eight divisions of the People's Guard fighting the Soviets in the west. The remaining two divisions are still in Nanjing, and Xiang Xiaoqiang is easily unwilling to transfer them.

He asked:

"When did that friend tell him? Don't fool him with old antiques. ”

Fourteen Gege affirmed:

"It was this morning. Because his friend had followed the chief to a high-class banquet last night, attended by cabinet ministers, foreign envoys, members of the royal family, and senior generals of the army and navy. His friend overheard the gossip of two army generals about it. Originally, his friend didn't take it seriously. His friends didn't know he was a spy, but they thought he was a newspaper reporter who often had to post scoops, so he needed an inside piece of information from the Army. His friend also told him about this as a piece of preemptive news. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang groaned and said:

"Hmm...... Indeed, if it is to provide intelligence, it will only provide the movements of the Japanese army itself, how can it provide the Ming spies with the movements of the Ming army? …… But this is all the more strange. The People's Guard Force obviously did not move to the northwest! Fourteen, you go to the mobile team and ask who has given what orders from time to time. We all have to be vigilant at this time. ”

Fourteen Gege shook his head and said:

"I didn't ask openly, but I did look it up secretly. No one has ever signed the redeployment order, and I called the barracks to ask about it. Both divisions remained intact in the barracks. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned back in the chair, pinched his chin, rolled his eyes, and didn't know what was going on for a while.

"Well, forget it," he smiled, and threw the newspaper back on the table, "you can get busy first, and if you don't know, put it away." Anyway, when there is a war, this kind of headless strange thing is endless. It's good that the army doesn't move. ”

Fourteen Gege nodded, also groaned, and smiled thoughtfully:

"Maybe I'm too sensitive...... Speaking of which, his friend must have misheard. There were so many people at the cocktail party, and they didn't specifically tell him, they must have suppressed their voices...... Hehe, it could also be that little officer caught the wind and wanted to cheat some money to spend. ”

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Before the words fell, Adjutant Hu Jiong hurriedly came in, handed a telegram to Xiang Xiaoqiang, and said:

"My lord, the Northwest Command in Lanzhou has called to report that the war is tight and the troops are insufficient. Chief of Staff Zhao and several division commanders all requested a conference call with the adults to send another division over. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang "groaned" in his heart, and looked at each other with Fourteen Gege. Both of them were staring at each other.

After a few seconds, he let out an "oh", took the telegram, and said:

"Got it, you go first."

"Yes."

Hu Jiong turned around and left.

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As soon as Hu Jiong closed the door, Xiang Xiaoqiang slapped the telegram on the table and whispered:

"The problem is with the Northwest Command! Do you remember when we landed in Jiuquan and were almost knocked down? At that time, it was suspicion, and it was not the matter of Jiuquan Airport or the Lanzhou Command. For so many days, nothing has been found. And this time I will definitely be able to find out. The last time I checked and checked, I finally found out a 'radio signal problem', the Lanzhou side said that the call was out, the Jiuquan side said that it did not receive it, and both sides said that it was a radio signal problem. So this time there was no radio, no telephone lines, just people. We need to immediately investigate who was the first to suggest additional troops. ”

Fourteen Gege nodded and muttered:

"Xiaoqiang, this time it is obviously a Japanese spy who is doing it...... And the last time we were almost knocked down, is it also a problem with Japanese spies? We all thought it was a Soviet spy. …… In other words, these two things were not done by a group of people. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at her, frowned, and said:

"Ah Fang, what do you want to say? Don't pretend to be confused. ”

"Why am I pretending to be confused?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang says:

"Yes, we were all suspicious of Soviet spies. That's because we just fled back from the Soviets, and naturally we can't think of the Japanese. And now that we calm down and think about it, is it really good for the Soviet Union to kill us if we all flee back? In addition to increasing the hatred of the Ming Dynasty for the Soviet Union and provoking the Ming Dynasty into a bloody war with the Soviet Union to the end, what benefits can the Soviet Union get? Stalin didn't want to fight us to the end. He wants to accept it when he sees it, and he also wants us to retreat in the face of difficulties. Japan is different. As long as the two of us are dead, and everyone thinks that we are dead at the hands of the Soviet Union, then a full-scale war between the Ming and the Soviet Union is inevitable. Who would be most beneficial to that? ”

Fourteen Gege looked at him and didn't speak for a long time, and after a while she shook her head and sighed:

"Alas...... Never mind. I didn't expect you to still have a grudge against Japan. Xiaoqiang, didn't you notice? Now all your assumptions and all your analyses are based on 'Japan is going to attack the Ming Dynasty.'" ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up, held Fourteen Gege's hands, and said with a warm smile:

"Ah Fang...... For now, let's put our differences aside and get to the bottom of this spy. As long as he is arrested and interrogated strictly, he will naturally find out when the time comes. …… If I blame Japan by then, I'll ...... I...... I stripped naked and lay on the bed with sashimi all over my body, and gave you a 'male body' to apologize...... What do you think? ”

Fourteen grids erupted at once. was about to hit him, but Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at her up and down, and grinned:

"But let's talk about the ugly words first, if you're wrong, then ...... Hehe, I'm going to try a princess's 'female body'......"