148. One inch of mountains and rivers
On December 7, 1941, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet and Army Oahu airfield on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, were suddenly attacked by Japanese Navy aircraft carriers, carrier-based aircraft, and mini-submarines, and the Pacific War broke out. On 8 December, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed a resolution declaring war on Japan, brazenly sending troops to participate in the world war that had already burned the borders of Asia and Europe.
The United States' vigorous entry into the war led Japan to fight on two fronts, and at that time, the huge China had consumed more than 80 percent of Japan's national strength. Some people think that Japan's occupation of China is like digging for something, so it will provoke the United States, but a very small number of people have long seen that Japan's domestic strategic resources have been exhausted, and the war against China has not ended for a long time, and it is not a strategic victory for the American army, but a decision of last resort in desperation, and this small land needs more materials to support the war and support their stupid ambitions.
But Japan did not know what kind of behemoth they had provoked - in fact, the United States did not need to be a behemoth at that time, their territory was far away from the flames of war, they had very rich reserves from the economy to the military, and the price they would spend in the face of an aggressor that had already dried up would not even touch the country's capital.
The Japanese celebrated the most joyful half of the year, and Sushikawa even brought the Japanese fireworks festival to the seaside. It was the last fireworks display that Tan Jing attended, and he was so nervous that he forgot what that brilliant fireworks rain looked like...... In fact, he can't remember whether there were fireworks or not at the fireworks display that day.
In Japan half a year ago, his schedule was monitored by the media, and even what he ate had to be reported, but even so, his old classmates in Japan still played a huge role, convincing old friends of the Fujii family, who are still taking care of Fujii's mother, to attend the dinner party to see him off, and to create less than 10 minutes of conversation time for them in the bathroom.
Tan Jing didn't need to convince them, he just needed to hand them the documentary evidence that Ono had sent to him from faraway Yan'anβevidence that proved that Fujii was killed not by an accidental assassination, but by a premeditated death.
In the stack of materials he handed over, he described in detail the whole process of Qi Chuan's secret contacts with Chongqing, secret peace talks, planning an armistice zone, and selling his own military intelligence in exchange for Chongqing's diplomatic plans with the United States. There is even a part of the recording in the source, which is a fragment of the conversation between Midai Ono and Shun Sukawa, although it is not complete, but it is enough to deduce the complete content from those fragments - Fujii Shou must die because he discovered this secret of Shun Sukawa.
Every intelligence worker who is in ambush on the front line knows one thing very well: 100 percent truth and 100 percent falsehood may not be convincing. Because of their status, it is impossible for them to tell the truth to the enemy 100 percent, so everyone has already tacitly realized this trick, and only those words that are half true and false are the easiest to believe, and the least likely to arouse suspicion.
Sukawa Shun is a rare moderate on the Japanese side, and at the same time, she is also a rare sober person on the Japanese side, long before the start of the Pacific War, she already understood that Japan could not swallow a whole China. This realization made her a pillar of the Lord's peace faction, and even in the meetings of the Xingya Academy, she advocated peace talks.
These truths and perjuries condemned Sukawa Shun to death, and from the Primordial Command to the Xingya Yuan, even her former colleagues who served with her in Manchuria came forward to testify to her long-standing policy of softness...... She is soft-hearted, she will excuse civilians, and she always stops the military's sweep plans to plunder strategic supplies.
Fujii Tadashi and Fujii Shou father and son, they used the same method to deal with Sukawa Shun, both of them were well prepared, and tried their best to design one trap after another for her to jump, but she did not jump, so those traps became the strongest evidence that their father and son framed them, and finally lifted a stone and shot themselves in the foot. Shino Mitsuya, who is more clever than them, hopes that Sukawa Shun will take the initiative to make mistakes, he is a clever predator, but he found the wrong opponent and ultimately fell short.
Tan Jing stayed by Qi Chuan's side for a long time, and he watched every action of Qi Chuan's for such a long time, and finally understood that he might never be able to defeat this woman.
It's a frustrating realization, but it's not hopeless, because everything has its weaknesses, and Sukawa Shun is no exception. She's a tough guy, but unfortunately, she's just a big guy.
Tan Jing bypassed Qi Chuan Shun and directly found a higher level of people, he may never be able to defeat this woman, but someone can.
In August 1942, the Japanese military department formally indicted Sukawa Shun in a military court for treason, and Tan Jing finally found the gun that could knock her down, and pulled the trigger at the right time.
Sukawa was arrested by representatives of the Japanese military department at the fireworks display she personally prepared and presided over, and left Marina a day later to go to Japan for trial.
Fujii Shou is dead, and under the operation of Sukawa Shun, it is a weak waste who takes over the Coastal Secret Service, who knows nothing about intelligence work, and can only obey the arrangements of the consulate in everything. After Sukawa Shun left, Tanaka, the oldest vice consul and chief of the confidential department of the consulate, was appointed to the highest position he could reach before his retirement, and became the acting consul general of the Japanese consulate in Marina.
In this year, the Progressive Society officially became a political party and intervened in the political situation in Nanjing. With this merit and his old friendship with Tanaka, Tan Jing retreated in the process of the fall of Sukawa. At his suggestion, the organization of the Sino-Japanese Co-Prosperity Association was officially dissolved, and he was also freed from the position given to him by the president of the Sino-Japanese Co-Prosperity Association, and instead set up the party committee of the Progressive Society under the instruction of the Xingya Academy, and at the same time dissolved the "Gongrong Times" and established the "Progress Daily", putting on the coat of Xingyayuan for himself, and completely washing away the shadow of the Sukawa Shun.
The Sugawa Shun era of Hamama came to an end, and with her dismal exit, Japan began to lose on the battlefield. In September, Italy, one of Japan's key allies, announced its surrender, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Japan, which was already in a difficult situation both internally and externally. The suffering populace finally began to believe that it was entirely possible for them to drive the once-seemingly unshakable aggressor out of the country, in Wei Jieling's words, the Wang faction officials who contacted Chongqing to surrender to Cheng were like dumplings.
"Chongqing is starting to prepare to make a move on the top of the mountain," after laughing, Wei Jieling rubbed her sour cheeks and said, "You keep an eye on this side, don't let him run away." β
Talking about the stall stall: "How to stare?" Now that I have a command of literati, do I have to gather them together and throw my pen to the top of the mountain? β
Wei Jieling glanced at him: "I said to the third master, I can't count on you for this kind of thing, I already knew." β
Tan Jing sighed exaggeratedly: "Use people to face forward, don't use people to face backwards, when you asked me to save the canopy before, why didn't you say that you couldn't count on it?" β
Wei Jieling's originally smiling expression suddenly paused: "I begged you, are you counting on it?" β
Tan Jing spread his hands again: "Qi Chuan Xun is gone, but Zuo Boying is not dead, he is guarding the gate of the police station, how can I save it?" Hengzhu's life is not in danger now...... It's hard at best, or that's it. β
He was telling the truth, and now it was safer in prison than outside. Moreover, when Lu Peiming was released from prison, Wei Jieling was determined to introduce Ge Sanye to him, and then this old fox would be able to discover the cattiness of Tan Jing and Ge Sanye without opening his eyes.
After Sukawa Shun left, Zuo Boying's life became sad, and the inaction of Acting Consul General Tanaka was one of the reasons, and on the other hand, because after the United States entered the war, Japan began to lose on the battlefield, and even developed to fight on its own territory. As a result, they have accelerated the plundering of resources in the occupied territories, and intelligence work has gradually lost its original position.
In fact, not only Zuo Boying, but also the status of Tanjing and the Progressive Society is also plummeting. The former scenery is gone, and the abuse and hatred that were covered by the flowers followed, and before the Japanese army withdrew from the coast, Tan Jing had already gained a resounding name: the biggest traitor in the history of the coast.
This made Ge Sanye have to start thinking about the retreat of the competition, he is so notorious, even if all the past achievements and experiences are revealed, he may not be able to gain the understanding of the people.
"So don't bother anymore." Tan Jing saw this very openly, or at least, he showed that he was very open-minded, "The people need to see my fate and see my head fall to the ground in order to offset the suffering they have endured." And our party also needs a few heads like me to win their respect and followers. β
As he said this, he was wearing a patched gown, and the base of the blue cotton cloth had been washed to white, and he looked shabby and shabby. Ge Sanye knew that the precious suits, watches, and utensils that he had purchased at his leisure, and those things that could be at his disposal, were all pawned by him, exchanged for cash, and sent back to the rear through Xingyi Hall.
Ge Sanye felt that his nose was a little sour, he was a veteran of running the rivers and lakes, for so many years, so many things, there had never been a thing that made him feel sour in his nasal cavity, but now in the face of this long shirt, he couldn't help but want to cry.
"Don't talk nonsense," Wei Jieling said, "How can you fall to the ground?" You don't, you're such a good reporter, so good at playing with words, reversing black and white, you might become the president of a newspaper. β
Tan Jing laughed, straightened up with great interest, and leaned close to Wei Jieling: "I want to use the identity of the president of the organ newspaper to exchange for a place to study in the United States, is it okay?" I'm going to study economics, learn finance, and get some money for myself, I've been poor for so many years, I'm really poor, look at my clothes......"
He tugged at his cuffs and suddenly silenced, it was a familiar piece of clothing, but unfortunately it was too shabby, compared to when it was just put on, it was like a different one.
Wei Jieling reached over and pulled his patched elbow, with a look of disgust: "Look at your clothes, they are like rags, they should have been thrown away." β
A smile rippled on Tan Jing's lips, he dodged Wei Jieling's hand, protected the place where she had been pulled, and turned slightly: "What do you know, this dress is the most precious thing on my body." β
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