Chapter 859: Confirm Intelligence
Han Lin is well aware of the root cause of this change because of the Japanese aggressors' refusal to agree to the establishment of Wang's puppet government; ever since Wang Ching-wei's defection to Hanoi, the Japanese government has repeatedly announced its support for him to form a new government.
In addition to sounding the gong and opening the way for the establishment of Wang's puppet government, the main purpose was to put pressure on President Jiang and the Shancheng government, because the fake personnel sent by Boss Dai were in Hong Kong City at this time to "negotiate" with the representatives of the Japanese invaders!
The Japanese side has always taken the subduy of the Yamashiro government as the first priority strategy, as for the establishment of Wang's puppet government, a group of traitors who are completely dependent on Japan, what do they want, do they need to worry about so much?
However, the patience of the Japanese is not without a bottom line, and they see that the negotiations have not received a positive response from the Yamashiro government for a long time, and the next step is to promote the establishment of the Wang puppet government, and they will also take military action to continue to exert pressure on the Yamashiro government, and 30 March is the time when the Wang puppet government will be established.
"Han Jun is really deeply trusted by President Jiang, these points you said are the focus of disagreement in the negotiation process between the empire and the Shancheng government, and you infer that it will not exceed April, that is to say, the Shancheng government cannot make a decision on the negotiation conditions proposed by the empire, and the negotiation work is bound to be deadlocked, then I am relieved." Kagesa Zhenzhao let out a sigh of relief.
Han Lin is the head of the international intelligence team of the second division of President Chiang's chamberlain, and his identity belongs to a senior staff officer, and this matter cannot be concealed from the Japanese secret service. For Kagezo Zhenzhao, since Han Lin said that the Yamashiro government would not reach an agreement with the Japanese side in a short time, this statement must be accurate.
The content of the negotiations between the Japanese military department and the Yamashiro government in Minatojo was known to Kagesa, and what Han Lin said was not bad at all, which showed that he had a special position in the chamber and knew the process of the negotiations very clearly, which was the most favorable evidence.
In the absence of results, the Japanese government will inevitably agree to the establishment of a new government by Wang Ching-wei in order to exert pressure on President Chiang and the Yamashiro government, and he will also become the top military adviser to the new government, holding personnel and military power.
"Kagesa-kun, I heard that Okamura Ninji, who is more radical in his thinking, was dismissed from his post by the military department and transferred back to China and became a military counselor on the cold bench, which shows that Japan still wants to take negotiation as the most important way to resolve the war at present, but I think that this process may not be able to end in a year and a half, and long-term psychological preparation is required." Han Lin said.
Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji, who served as commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Dispatch Army, was dismissed from his post and transferred back to Japan in early March to serve as a military counselor.
The reason is that Okamura Ninji insisted on using force to eliminate the backbone of the Whampoa system and solve the dilemma faced by Japan, but his ideas did not conform to the strategy of the Japanese government and the military department to lure the Yamashiro government to surrender, so he was transferred back to China by the chief of staff to dry.
The reason why Han Lin mentioned Okamura Ningji's dismissal was that he wanted to use this incident to test the 101 strategic bombing plan and the Battle of Zaoyi, which would arrive in May.
Although he remembered that these two major events occurred in May, he did not dare to report them to the Military Commission so easily, in case of mistakes, this kind of loss of responsibility and his reputation for accuracy was nothing, but the consequences were very serious.
The strategic bombing will affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in the mountain city, and the battle of Zaoyi will affect the safety of Yiling, and most importantly, in the process of the battle of Zaoyi, the anti-Japanese hero General Zhang Zizhong died heroically.
"You're right, it's just a matter of negotiating with the Yamashiro government, it's easy to delay time because of a stalemate, it's all normal, according to the information I have got, the military department and the navy have reached a consensus that the war in China will end as soon as possible, and strong military deterrence is the key bargaining chip to facilitate negotiations."
"Last year's continuous bombardment of the mountain city was obviously not enough to achieve this goal, and the military department believes that it is necessary to end the war by the end of the year, otherwise, the imperial economy will not be able to support such a large-scale war of attrition, and the empire's finances will already be in difficulty."
"This time, not only will the bombing be intensified, but the ground offensive is also in the preparation stage, and if you want to force the Yamashiro government, it is not enough to attack Tanzhou in the south, and the newly appointed Lieutenant General Sonobe and Ichiro of the 11th Army Headquarters have submitted a new battle plan, and the plan has been approved by the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army and the Military Department." Kagesa Zhenzhao nodded and said.
"The Eleventh Army is going to attack Yiling, right?" Han Lin said with a smile.
"That's right, it seems that the Eleventh Army was detected by the intelligence department of the Yamashiro government as soon as it began to prepare, but it was useless, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army was not comparable to the Yamashiro government army, and the Eleventh Army was the only mobile strategic army in our empire in the pass." Kagesa said.
Large-scale pre-war preparations are certainly difficult to keep secret, and this is not a small-scale battle of several hundred or thousands of people, but a confrontation of hundreds of thousands of people, and there are traces everywhere in the assembly of troops and the transportation and preparation of war materials.
What if you know? The army of the Great Japanese Empire is very strong in combat, and it is definitely not comparable to the backward army of the Yamashiro government, so it is better, in the case of preparation, to defeat the enemy in a dignified manner, the Yamashiro government should always consider negotiating with the empire, right?
"Han Jun, the new government will set up a police department, which will consist of the secret service headquarters and local police stations, and at present, there is a lot of controversy about the head of the police department."
"Originally, Zhou Gaohai meant to appoint Ding Mocun as the minister, but Li Shiqun opposed it very strongly, making Zhou Gaohai a little big, and turning it into a solicitation for Mei's intentions, Ling and they are old friends, what do you think of this problem?" Qingqi Qingyin asked with a smile.
"Actually, I'm not optimistic about the prospects of this police department, these spies in the secret service headquarters are doing spy work, and their performance is quite good, but you should know very well that the police is a government department with many functions, and dealing with the people of the mountain city government and the underground party is only one of the functions, and letting a group of spies be responsible for all police affairs will make a mess of the situation." Han Lin shook his head and said.
"Since the new government is going to be established, the anti-Japanese elements in various places and the groups dissatisfied with the new government will pose a great threat, Zhou Gaohai means to combine the forces of the two into one, so that it is also easy to manage and dispatch, and the police will assist the work of the secret service headquarters and maintain the stability of social order, I would also like to hear your opinion." Kagesa said.
He could hear that Han Lin was skeptical of the police department, which combined the secret service department and the police department, and in the final analysis, he was still very worried about the group of agents in the secret service headquarters.
But to tell the truth, the current new government has no strength, and the army in its hands is the army of the original new government, and its combat effectiveness is not low, but a pure rabble, and he graduated from the 800 Army University, so he naturally looks down on these so-called security forces.
"Since you have to set up a police department, let's talk about the matter, Li Shiqun will not compromise on this issue, and finally drove Ding Mocun out of the secret service headquarters, he has completely mastered this department, how can he leave himself with hidden dangers?"
"Ding Mocun is not a person to be at the mercy of others, with the convenience of the Minister of Police, he definitely wants to take back what he has lost. Li Shiqun and I have a deep personal relationship, I know a little about his character, if Ding Mocun is forcibly appointed as the police minister, the infighting between the two will sooner or later make a mess of the police department, I think, Ding Mocun should not be involved. Han Lin said with a smile.
(End of chapter)