Chapter 1263 Xu Enzeng is weird
In the French Concession Hotel, Zheng Tingbing chatted with Xu Enzeng and Shen Dongxin. Although Zheng Tingbing and Xu Enzeng were both veteran agents of the Kuomintang intelligence system, their relationship was not harmonious. They were enemies in the same industry. .
Just as the three of them felt that the atmosphere was getting more and more embarrassing, Zuo Zhong arrived with Gui Youguang. They walked into a secret room that was sure to be safe and began to exchange the information they had.
“Old Xu, have you found out about the situation between the school club and Judah’s wealthy businessman’s residence and Hartung Garden? Are there any Japanese spy activities around?”
Zuo Zhong first asked Xu Enzeng a question. To be honest, he was most worried about the other party in this operation. After all, it was a tradition for Zhongtong to fail, and it would not happen twice.
Xu Enzeng did not expect that Zuo Zhong would be the first to ask himself. He was stunned for a moment and looked embarrassed: "Well, you have to ask Director Shen. I was not responsible for yesterday's investigation, right, Director Shen."
Said, he looked at Shen Dongxin with a begging look on his face. The dignified deputy director got involved in asking for help from his subordinates. It was really embarrassing for him to be thrown into his grandma's house.
Shen Dongxin was helpless by this and had no choice but to reply: "Yesterday I walked around in person. Whether it was the General Club or the residence of a wealthy merchant in Judah, there were Japanese secretly guarding them, and there were quite a lot of them."
“Oh? Really?”
Zuo Zhong asked back calmly. Chang Gu's existence was top secret. Xu Enzeng and Zheng Tingbing were not trustworthy, so he was not prepared to reveal too much information to them.
"Yes."
Shen Dongxin said sternly: "According to my observation, there are at least hundreds of Japanese agents outside the general school club. These people are well disguised, and they talk in local dialects and speak very fluently.
If they hadn't stayed by the road for a long time and never moved more than 100 meters beyond the club, it would have been difficult for outsiders to see the problem. I was almost targeted by them during the investigation. "
Zuo Zhong listened to his friend's introduction and tapped his fingers on the table. The above content seemed to prove the vigilance and even professionalism of the Japanese, but he could see the weakness of the Japanese.
A few years ago, if Japanese spies wanted to protect or infiltrate a certain target, they would never behave so amateurishly and be easily discovered.
It can be seen that after successive wars, not only the national government is exhausted, but also Japan. Including the intelligence system, there has begun to be short of manpower. This situation will become more serious as time goes by.
The final result is that minors and the elderly in Japan will be used as cannon fodder and pushed onto the battlefield, even women will have to work in factories, and the entire country will rush towards the endless abyss.
However, this is a good thing for the government. Zuo Dian nodded and motioned for Shen Dongxin to continue. He wanted to know what arrangements the Japanese had made along the way and what the discrepancies were with the information provided by Ryosuke Hase. This was the purpose of his trip.
In order to explain it more clearly, Shen Dongxin took a map of Shanghai and put it on the table. He pointed to a location in the Japanese-occupied area and began to report. This place was where the Japanese Army General School Club in Shanghai was located.
“The journey from Jiangxiao Club to Hartung Gardens is nearly nine kilometers, and we have to pass through 14 large intersections and countless small intersections, making it easy to launch an attack.
But both sides of the highway are within the Japanese army's sphere of influence. Once a firefight breaks out, Japanese reinforcements can arrive in ten minutes at most, and there may also be tanks and armored vehicles. "
Xu Enzeng and Zheng Tingbing frowned. A head-on firefight with the regular army was the last option. After all, agents were not professional combatants and were inferior to the army in terms of firepower and training.
Gui Youguang asked another question: "Director Shen, is there any loophole in the General School Club itself? Can it be poisoned or attacked by force?"
“It’s not very realistic.” Shen Dong Xinyan shook his head: “The General Club is near the military camp, and the entry and exit inspections are very strict. The sentry will even verify the authenticity of the documents over the phone when seeing a new face.
It is difficult to get in on the surface, and it is also difficult underground. The Japanese have installed an independent sewer system in this area, which is completely isolated from the municipal pipe network. The place is simply a turtle shell. "
Listening to Shen Dongxin's complaints, Zuo Zhong was shocked. This was a new situation. There was no content about sewers in the information provided by Chang Gu.
On the other side, Shen Dongxin spoke again: "The situation in Hartung Garden is similar. It is heavily guarded inside and outside. There is a squadron of Japanese elite troops stationed nearby. There are antennas on the marching tents and they should be equipped with radio stations."
Xu Enzeng's back was covered with cold sweat. He wanted to get on a plane and leave Shanghai immediately. The Japanese were so well prepared. If they sabotaged the secret talks, wouldn't they be throwing themselves into a trap?
Although Zheng Tingbing's expression was calm, his feet under the table were moving around. He was actually more panicked than Xu Enzeng, because he knew that Dai Chunfeng had no good intentions in letting him perform the task.
Zuo Zhong noticed the timidity of the two of them, and the force of his knocks on the table suddenly increased. He raised his head and asked, "Where is the mansion of the wealthy merchant of Judah?"
Shen Dongxin put his finger on a certain street on the map: "The residence of the rich merchant Judas is next to the patrol house. It is only one kilometer to Hartung Garden. There are 7 intersections for launching a raid. The premise is that the British and American buildings a few hundred meters away The garrison and the patrol stood by and watched.”
Xu Enzeng was completely desperate. There were three locations where the Japanese either deployed heavy troops or used the military and police force in the public concession to protect them. What should they do now? Seeing that everyone was silent, Zheng Tingbing broke the silence. He asked whether he could buy the public concession through connections or money, so that the patrol house would turn a blind eye.
The method was a good one, and it might have worked a few years ago, but now that the Japanese were powerful, the intelligence network had already penetrated into every aspect of the concession. It was a fool's errand to hide it from the other side, so Zuo Zhong decisively gave up this plan.
Immediately, he glanced at Xu Enzeng and suddenly asked: "Old Xu, Dongxin went to investigate, so what did you do? You definitely didn't go to Paramount to find girls, right?"
The room suddenly burst into wild laughter. Gui Youguang and Zheng Tingbing didn't care about Xu Enzeng's face at all, and laughed so hard that Deputy Director Xu's hobbies were well known to everyone.
Xu Enzeng had a sullen face and said seriously: "Don't try to ruin my innocence. Long before the war started, the Central Commander-in-Chief had deployed a capable intelligence team in Shanghai. When I come to Shanghai this time, I will naturally go and inspect it."
Hmm, this is true. No matter how useless the Central Government was, there was still Zhu Liuxian as the head of the government. Zuo Zhong knew that his old principal was very skillful, so he must have made some arrangements in advance.
Smiling, Zuo Zhong asked Xu Enzeng whether the secret power of Zhongtong could help the operation. Xu Enzeng unsurprisingly gave a negative answer, saying that Zhongtong was developing slowly under the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese and was unable to support the operation.
Gui Youguang glanced at Xu Enzeng disdainfully, his eyes full of contempt and suspicion. After three or four years of development, couldn't the Central Unified Shanghai Intelligence Organization be able to do even this small thing? This is a fool.
Zuo Zhong naturally knew that there was something wrong with Xu Enzeng's words, but everyone was giving in. What could he do? He could only let Xu Enzeng go and give everyone a warning.
“Everyone, although the Republic of China is large, no piece of land is redundant. Since you and I have taken over this task, we must be prepared to be loyal to the country. No matter what, we must not let the puffer fish plan succeed.”
He looked at the remaining people seriously, and his tone was extremely stern. Historically, the plans of the Judahites failed, but it does not mean that they will fail this time.
Once the Judahites are allowed to gain a foothold in the Republic of China, with the support of the entire Judah world, it will be difficult for the government to drive them away. They will never allow the suffering suffered by the Palestinians to happen to the people of the Republic of China in the future.
Xu Enzeng, Zheng Tingbing, Shen Dongxin, and Gui Youguang said yes solemnly or perfunctorily. Zuo Zhong looked at Xu and Zheng and issued an action order.
“I decided to raid Hartung Gardens on the day of the secret meeting. As long as we move quickly enough and allocate some manpower to block and assist the Japanese army, the operation may be successful.”
Zuo Zhong directly called Xu Enzeng's name: "Old Xu, inform your personnel in Shanghai and ask them to launch a desperate attack on the Japanese army outside."
Xu Enzeng's face turned green. What a desperate attack. This was clearly a killing with a borrowed knife. He lost their middle commander and the meritorious army commander. All the good things in the world were taken away by the little king named Zuo, Ba Dan.
“I am different”
He intended to object, but as soon as he spoke, Zuo Zhong waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Needless to say, I am the person in charge of this operation. Anyone who disobeys orders will be severely punished!"
In order to cooperate with Zuo Zhong's words, Gui Youguang took out his pistol and stared at Xu Enzeng fiercely. He had only one idea. If you dare to object, I will shoot.
Facing the murderous bald man, Xu Enzeng acted decisively, patting his chest and promising that he would strictly abide by orders and send personnel to hold back the Japanese army.
Zuo Zhong then assigned corresponding tasks to everyone. For example, Gui Youguang was responsible for the attack, he and Shen Dongxin led the support team, and Zheng Tingbing got a good job in the rear.
After the meeting ended, Zuo Zhong walked out of the room with the others and asked Shen Dongxin something casually as he went out. Shen Dongxin immediately became vigilant.
“Dongxin, I went to investigate yesterday. Apart from the mission location, didn’t you take a good stroll? This is a foreign market ten miles away.”
Hearing Zuo Zhong’s words, Xu Enzeng also cast a curious look. Shen Dongxin smiled slightly and said that the task came first and he was not in the mood for sightseeing. Xu Enzeng walked away quickly with his lips pursed.
Looking at Xu Enzeng's fat body disappearing at the end of the corridor, Shen Dongxin suddenly lowered his voice and said to Zuo Zhong: "Be careful, the person named Xu may be playing tricks."
After saying that, Shen Dongxin chased Xu and Zheng. Gui Youguang on the side approached Zuo Zhong, stretched out **** and made a walking gesture to test.
“Vice-in-Chief, Xu Enzeng seems to be acting. Do you need to send someone to follow him?”
"No need." Zuo Zhong first rejected Gui Youguang's suggestion, and then smiled mysteriously: "Isn't it a good thing to have someone exploring the road? Inform our people not to act rashly and wait for the next order."
