Chapter 74 The Clever of the War of Resistance (2)

At No. 3, Minhang Road, Hongkou, Shanghai, Jiro Oshima received a notice and walked into Iwai's office and stood up and said: "Your Excellency, come to me."

Since the last kidnapping of James failed, the Japanese side sent people to the United States to discuss cooperation with James on penicillin. As a result, James flatly refused and even exposed the kidnapping of him by a Japanese spy who was pretending to be a businessman in Shanghai, and threatened that even a penicillin would not be sold to the Japanese. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was furious, and Jiro Oshima, who was in charge of this operation, naturally became a scapegoat. Fortunately, Jiro Iwai protected him and transferred him from being in charge of international affairs to the field team responsible for Chinese affairs in Iwai Mansion.

The outbreak of the Xi'an Incident is great news for Japan. It not only closely monitors the development of the situation, but also secretly fuels the fire. They knew that as long as Chiang Kai-shek died, the fragile Nanjing National Government would collapse and China would fall back into a large-scale civil war. This is the most beneficial for Japan, which has always been eyeing China. They can easily conquer China when all parties are exhausted.

Although Jiro Oshima suffered a failure in his attempt to kidnap James, Eiichi Iwai has always valued this subordinate who has been with him for more than ten years.

"Mr. Oshima, what do you think about the Xi'an Incident launched by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng?"

The eyes behind Jiro Oshima's lens suddenly emitted an excitement, saying, "Your Excellency, this Xi'an Incident has caused a great shock in China. Although the Nanjing government has already raised the banner of fighting against rebels, Wang Jingwei, He Yingqin and others have the intention to replace Chiang Daizhi. Once the war begins, Chiang Kai-shek's life will be lost. The Nanjing government will reorganize, and the most elite central army in China, with the Huangpu Group as the main body, will split and disintegrate their combat effectiveness. This is extremely beneficial for the empire to further involve in China's affairs."

"Ojima-kun, are you so optimistic?" Iwai Hideichi asked lightly.

"Yes, yourselves." Jiro Oshima touched his heel again and said with his head down. Then Jiro Oshima looked at Hideichi Iwai in confusion and asked, "Don't you think so?"

"Your idea is certainly good, but you are considering it in an optimistic way. But as intelligence personnel, we cannot only consider the problem from the good side, but also the bad side. Haven't you noticed that there is still a shadow in the Xi'an Incident?" Iwai Hideichi looked at Jiro Oshima and said slowly.

Jiro Oshima pondered for a moment, and still said with a puzzled expression: "Our China Affairs Group has discovered that Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng had a lot of interactions before the incident, but with their current strength, they are not even as powerful as any Chinese in China. The cooperation between them and Zhang Yang is completely a kind of cooperation under the strong oppression of Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek is the common enemy of the three of them. The purpose of their initiation of the incident is to win a breathing opportunity at the same time."

Iwai Hideichi nodded slightly and said, "You are right. Although they launched an incident with the slogan of fighting against our Great Japanese Empire, they overestimated and underestimated Chiang Kai-shek." As Iwai Hide looked at the confused Jiro Oshima and continued with a slight pride: "It is because they overestimated Chiang Kai-shek's ability to control Chiang Kai-shek in the Nanjing government. They thought that if Chiang Kai-shek was detained, the Nanjing government would compromise, but now they probably wouldn't expect that there are many people in the Nanjing government who hoped Chiang Kai-shek would die more than they did. As long as Chiang Kai-shek dies, they would not have any trump card to bargain with the Nanjing government, and he

Their ending was only the fate of being wiped out. It was said that they underestimated Chiang Kai-shek, who was the current public opinion, the democratic parties that had had various disputes with the Kuomintang before, and even the entire China, regarded Chiang Kai-shek as the leader of the country. This was something they had not expected. They thought that putting forward the so-called eight peace proposals could achieve the sympathy and support of public opinion. They were wrong in this regard. If the situation happened further, neither Zhang Yang would be able to bear this historical responsibility. Therefore, the key now is not them, but in the Nanjing government. However, with Chiang Kai-shek's influence in the Kuomintang, there is still a great hope for a peaceful resolution of this incident."

As he said that, Iwai Hidei sighed and said slightly pessimistically: "Once this incident is peacefully resolved, it will not be good news for the empire."

Jiro Oshima looked at Iwai Eiichi with an incredible look on his face, and after a long time, he asked, "Your Excellency, will this really happen? Then Wang Jingwei, He Yingqin and others?"

"This is not a problem, but it is very likely that such a situation will occur. Although Wang Jingwei has a high influence in the Kuomintang, he does not have an army. What about He Yingqin? Although he also has ambitions, don't forget that fighting is money. Now he has mastered the lifeline of the Chinese economy. The fate of the Song and Chiang Kai-shek is tied together in the ancient marriage method of China. If he does not get the support of the Kong and Song families, I think He Yingqin dare not act rashly."

Iwai Hide has always analyzed to Jiro Oshima, then frowned and sighed: "Now the guys in the military headquarters, even our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are a little blindly optimistic. China is an ancient nation, and sometimes what they call righteousness is more important than anything else. I think any of their leaders who are familiar with history books dare not take the big blame in the world."

Jiro Oshima was as if he had a basin of cold water poured on his head, and he was gone from the excitement he had just now. He stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.

"By the way, how was the situation of the Third Shanghai Security Regiment last time?" Iwai Hideichi seemed unable to bear to attack his admired subordinate, and asked instead.

Speaking of this Third Security Regiment, Jiro Oshima answered helplessly: "Your Excellency, the Third Security Regiment of Shanghai has accepted another security camp, and the defense zone has expanded from Hongqiao Airport to Longhua Airport. Their mission seems to be to protect the two military airports in Shanghai. However, their external defense is very strict, and our people have failed to reconnaissance several times. And we also received news that Shen Zui, the former leader of the Reconnaissance Brigade Operations Group of the Shanghai Guard Command, was transferred to the Third Security Regiment as deputy chief of staff."

"Oh?" Iwai Eiichi said with a little surprise: "It's the young man who has been on loan with us for many years? This is indeed a young man with very outstanding abilities."

Then, Eiichi Iwai seemed very interested and said: "Ojima-kun, last time you were defeated by this young man and the second young master of the Shen family. How much do you know about your two opponents now?"

Jiro Oshima's face suddenly showed a look of shame and anger, and he quickly replied: "According to my investigation, Shen Zui and Shen Xiuwen have already known each other before they entered their respective systems, and they want to be a good relationship. Shen Zui is a miracle in the Fuxing Society Secret Service. He was appointed as the leader of the loan information team by Dai Li at the age of 19. The facts prove that he is indeed very outstanding. Shen Xiuwen, in addition to his prominent background, is in the Beijing-Shanghai Security Command

According to the report of the line, this person was completely different from other rich children. He performed very well at the Central Military Academy, graduated as the first place in the ninth phase. Moreover, during a large-scale military exercise held by the Central Army at the beginning of this year, Shen Xiuwen led a battalion of the 88th Division to withstand the two-day attack of the teaching corps, and was personally commended by Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, I think Shen Xiuwen's real mission to serve as the Third Security Regiment currently stationed in Shanghai is definitely not simple."

Iwai Hideichi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, Oshima-kun, you have begun to value your opponent. Do you know why you failed last time? It is because you despise your opponent too much. I hope you don't make the previous mistakes again. In addition, you must continue to strengthen the work of the Third Security Regiment and Shen Xiuwen." As he said, Iwai Hideichi sighed a little: "With Shen Xiuwen's background and ability, it is a new star that is about to rise in the Chinese national community."

"Hay." Jiro Oshima immediately lowered his head and stood attentively. The expression on his face not only added shame and anger, but also added a bit of perseverance.

"Captain, Peng Hui is calling." Chen Zui walked into Chen Xiuwen's office with a message.

When Peng Hui set off this time, Chen Xiuwen specially asked them to bring an American radio station transported with the arms to contact the regiment as soon as possible. This was the first telegram sent by Peng Hui. Chen Xiuwen hurriedly grabbed the telegram, which seemed to disappoint Chen Xiuwen. Peng Hui said in the telegram that the entire Xi'an city has now been martial law, and they also tried their best to sneak into Xi'an City. Due to the extremely strict guarding of the Northwest Bandit Suppression General Command, they could not enter, and the news about the detained personnel was blocked. They only heard that on the day of the incident, a fierce exchange of fire between a guard division of the Northeast Army and the Chairman's Guard, killing and injuring hundreds of people. However, there was no news of the death and injury of senior generals.

"Captain, what should I do next? Why don't I ask my friends from the Xi'an Secret Service to contact Peng Hui and others to see if there are any other solutions." Chen Zui had already read the telegram and said.

"Let's forget it, their current situation is also very difficult. If you have the opportunity to see them in the future, thank them for me. Tell Peng Hui that safety is the first priority, don't act rashly if you are not sure." Chen Xiuwen sighed and said. The result now makes Chen Xiuwen regret sending Peng Hui and the others out.

"By the way, has the Japanese been doing something recently?" Chen Xiuwen shook his head hard, and asked after he focused his energy.

"Some time ago, there were suspicious people wandering around the two airports we were stationed in. However, our troops were heavily guarded and they had no chance to enter the airport or approach our barracks. I sent people to secretly keep an eye on these people, including the Iwai Mansion and the Japanese Navy." Chen Zui replied quickly. After Chen Zui took office, he not only pulled a few of his original confidants over, but also gradually trained the original intelligence personnel of the Third Security Regiment. Now Shen Zui has an intelligence force of initial scale.

Chen Xiuwen nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Except for your people, you must always keep an eye on the Japanese, order the troops to turn a blind eye to the outside world, speed up training, and no one is allowed to go out."

"Yes." Chen Zui bowed and went out.

Chen Xiuwen slowly walked to the window, looked at the empty Hongqiao Airport not far away, sighed deeply, and said softly to himself: "The day of war is not far away."

After the Xi'an Incident, not only were the domestic and international attention attracted the largest city in the northwest of China. Although Chen Xiuwen ordered to turn a blind eye to the outside world, he was still paying attention to the progress of the situation. The situation was still moving forward slowly according to the historical trajectory.

On December 16, the National Government was ineffective in dissuading Zhang Xueliang. All walks of life sent a letter to request a siege. The Political Committee decided to send He Yingqin as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, Liu Zhi as the commander-in-chief of the East Army of the rebel army, Gu Zhu and the commander-in-chief of the Western Army of the Rebel Army, respectively gathered forces and oppressed Xi'an from both the east and west sides at the same time. Then they launched bombing of Xi'an's neighboring cities and gradually turned to Xi'an. With the advance of the Central Army, the Northeast Army collapsed and Zhang Xueliang was forced to release the detained Jiang Dingwen to return to Luoyang first, asking the country to suspend military operations to avoid escalation of conflicts.

At the same time, as the Japanese Kwantung Army dispatched troops in the northeast and stared at the Soviet Far East, Stalin urgently needed China to delay Japan to ease its pressure in the Far East. Chiang Kai-shek was also an important leader of China's future resistance to Japan. Stalin issued a statement on December 17, solemnly condemning Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng's Xi'an Incident, and urged Chiang Kai-shek to be released as soon as possible.

On December 22, with the Song Meiren, Song Ziwen and others, they went to Xi'an to mediate. On December 24, Chiang Kai-shek, who had been detained for twelve days, accepted six of the agreements. Release the patriotic leaders of Shanghai, release all political prisoners, guarantee the freedom and rights of the people. Stop the policy of suppressing the Communist Party and join forces with the Red Army to fight against Japan. Convene a national rescue meeting of all parties, all factions, all walks of life and all armies, and decide on the anti-Japanese policy and establish cooperative relations with countries that sympathize with China to fight against Japan.
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