As soon as he set foot on this land, Lin Xiaotang's first feeling was that although it was devastated, everything was in order and there was no chaos at all. The pier in the mountain was also attacked. The wooden fire truck rushed over with the alarm bell, and pedestrians They retreated to both sides of the narrow streets. After the bombing, women and old people walked out of various air-raid shelters in an orderly manner, busy with their own work. Although they were all wearing wooden clogs, it did not affect the work at hand.

It is already the 33rd year of the Republic of China. As early as last year, Lin Xiaotang heard that Japan was suffering from a large-scale famine. The government's rations could only provide half of the pre-war standard because of the consumption of unhulled rice and rough rice. The grains made many people sick, and in order to ward off hunger, people began to eat wild vegetables and anything that grew on the land.

In fact, Japan's shortage of supplies had first emerged two or even three years ago. Disciple Naoe Seigo once provided a detailed intelligence about the situation in Japan.

In response to the Japanese government's call for economy, the vast majority of Japanese people have tightened their belts and engaged in voluntary food restriction, giving up rice and eating only a small amount of fruits and vegetables. The government also called for restrictions on clothing, and women will wear luxurious clothes. Clothes and gorgeous kimonos were put away and replaced with peasant women's work shirts and baggy trousers. All cosmetics were banned, and all hairdressers were closed. Short hair was the most popular hairstyle, and Japanese men responded to the call by wearing crisp suits. They were replaced by ill-fitting khaki uniforms, and finally, as all available leather was used to make boots for the army, all civilians were forced to wear cumbersome clogs.

As the war progressed, a large number of adult men were required to join the army. It can be said that Japan's domestic industrial and mining enterprises and farmland relied on fathers, daughters and children to support it. Japanese women and female students shouldered heavy and even dangerous burdens in coal mines and steel. They have to work twelve to sixteen hours a day. These women account for one-sixth of Japan's total population. As the labor shortage becomes increasingly serious, school-going children are playing an increasing role in agricultural production. The more important it is, among the two million school students, many have joined volunteer groups to work in the fields. Sometimes entire city schools go to work in the countryside. Now, some boys over the age of fifteen have been drafted into the army. What awaits them will be a cruel and merciless battlefield.

"This is a crazy nation." Lin Xiaotang came to a conclusion in his mind and looked at his opponents objectively. This is a law that Lin Xiaotang has summarized over the years. It is undeniable that the cohesion of this country and this nation in front of him is unimaginable. , it does not seem to be easy to completely defeat it, even if it is facing a complete defeat.

Along the way, in the open space of the pier, a group of women and some children around ten years old lined up in neat lines, holding bamboo guns and conducting military training. Some disabled veterans acted as instructors. This was unimaginable in Lin Xiaotang's mind. Could it be that the Japanese government was already prepared to fight on its own soil?

After the bombing, there were many people on the street outside the pier. Lin Xiaotang was sandwiched by the personnel from the Special High School, and they were pushed and pushed towards the outside of the pier. After finally squeezing out of the crowd, a Type 94 military truck was parked on the street. beside.

In front of the car stood a man who looked like an officer and two soldiers. The officer turned around, and Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The person in front of him was Naoe Seigo.

Naoe Seigo went through the acceptance procedures with the staff of the Special High School Course, and then greeted everyone to get on the truck. When he walked to Lin Xiaotang's side, Naoe Seigo nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Lin, do you still remember me? Welcome to Yokohama."

The only time Lin Xiaotang and Naoe Seigo met in public was at the Hero Nightclub. That day, they arranged for several familiar officers of Otani Kazuya, and Naoe Seigo was one of them. This was also the first time the two met. , after that, Naoe Seigo was ordered to transfer back to the base camp. Unexpectedly, it was him who came to pick up Lin Xiaotang today.

Lin Xiaotang chatted calmly for a few words, and then was escorted to the truck by the personnel from the Special Higher Education Course.

Along the way, Naoe Seigo sat opposite Lin Xiaotang, but the two did not communicate again, and Lin Xiaotang had no way to interrogate how this investigation was arranged, as well as those escorted in the third and fourth floors of the Sairimaru. Lin Xiaotang also had no way to tell Naoe Seigo about the goods. The two could only exchange some vague information through their eyes. However, seeing Naoe Seigo's eyes were so determined, Lin Xiaotang could deduce that this matter should not be difficult to handle.

Over the years, Lin Xiaotang has gained a general understanding of Japan's intelligence agencies through various intelligence, especially some information provided by Scarlett.

Japan's intelligence system was founded during the Meiji Restoration period and consists of three parts: military intelligence agencies, government intelligence agencies, and civilian intelligence agencies. Among them, military intelligence agencies occupy a major position. During a certain period of time, certain specific intelligence agencies have There is a certain degree of collaboration on the issue, but in general, this collaboration only remains at a very simple level. The Japanese intelligence system cannot establish a central intelligence agency that can integrate various intelligence agencies, and there is no implementation of intelligence among the agencies. Therefore, the current Japanese intelligence system is not an organic whole, but just a collection of various intelligence agencies.

Among them, the intelligence agency most favored by decision-makers is the Military Intelligence Department, which is composed of the Army General Staff Headquarters, the Navy Military Command Department, the Military Police and the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department. Among them, the Second Department of the General Staff Headquarters and the Third Department of the Military Command Department The Ministry of Defense is the central component of the intelligence agency, but the long-term confrontation and lack of reporting between the army and the navy have also brought difficulties to the operation of this intelligence system. There is a lack of coordination between the various intelligence agencies and they are unable to exert their greatest effectiveness.

Naoe Seigo was affiliated with the Second Department of the Army General Staff Headquarters. During the war, the Second Department not only collected intelligence needed for Army operations, but also provided military, political, economic, technological and other information to the entire Japanese military and government. The second department has Russian, French, Italian and German classes, American and British classes, Chinese classes, and strategy classes. The strategy class is divided into strategy classes, intelligence compilation and research classes, and propaganda classes. The main tasks include dispatching spies, buying secret agents, spreading rumors and inciting discord, and sowing discord. Create troubles, kidnap and assassinate, instigate coups, create divisions, support puppets and establish puppet regimes, etc.

In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, Kenji Doihara led his troops to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou, served as a detour mission, and launched the Battle of Lanfeng. Kenji Doihara's troops attacked thousands of miles and defeated Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie's troops one after another. The Kuomintang army tried to stop Doihara's attack. The Kenji Division attacked Wuhan along the Ping-Han Line, dug up the embankment of the Yellow River at Huayuankou, and blocked the Japanese advance with floods. This resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians and the displacement of more than 10 million people. The Kenji Division of Doihara was also destroyed. After being besieged by floods for more than a month, due to poor command, he was transferred back to the General Staff Headquarters, where he presided over the establishment of the "Doihara Agency" and planned the establishment of puppet governments in North China, Central China, Mongolia and other places. Afterwards, although he served as military counselor and principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School , Director of Army Aviation and other positions, but the "Doihara Agency" established by him has always played the role of a new force in the intelligence agency.

When Lin Xiaotang was arrested in Tokyo this time, it was thought that the "Doihara Agency" was behind it. However, as soon as he got off the ship, he saw Naoe Seigo, which also gave Lin Xiaotang a lot of confidence in facing Kenji Doihara this time.

Along the way, I saw scenes after the bombing. Japan is an island country, and earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur from time to time. Therefore, there are many wooden buildings, especially residential buildings. After the bombing, many areas of the entire Yokohama Port fell into In the sea of ​​​​fire, although the fire brigade and the army tried their best to put out the fire, there were too many fires and many areas where people gathered have been turned into ruins.

The officer escorting Lin Xiaotang couldn't help feeling a little frustrated when he saw the situation outside. "What on earth did the Southern Army and Navy do? They were retreating steadily, so that the mainland was attacked by the United States. They are really the sinners of the empire."

Naoe Seigo comforted him and said: "They have tried their best. According to our intelligence, the battle on the front line is tense. The Imperial soldiers risked their lives to stop the US military's offensive. However, the other side's industrial base is too strong, and various supplies and equipment are available." The supply is constant, but our soldiers in front are short of medical treatment. In the Battle of Guadalcanal, more than ten thousand loyal warriors were killed, and kamikazes launched repeated attacks. What more can we ask for."

The officer nodded, "How is the situation at home? Has the base camp decided to launch a counterattack on the mainland?"

Naoe Seigo nodded, "The Emperor has decreed that all men of appropriate age must join the army, including women and children, who must also receive military training. Once the U.S. troops land on the mainland, they will launch a national war and defend the empire to the death."

The officers and soldiers suddenly became excited and shouted words such as "Long live the Emperor" to each other excitedly.

Naoe Seigo looked at Lin Xiaotang thoughtfully, "Everyone, after arriving at the Second Department of the General Staff Headquarters, please go to the Military Police to verify your identity. This is wartime after all. Although it is official business, the situation in the country is also very turbulent now. Both Russia and the Americans have continuously sent spies to infiltrate the mainland, and the base camp specifically ordered that all officers and soldiers returning home must report to the gendarmerie, and foreigners must undergo more stringent review."

Naoe Seigo sighed, "You don't know. The red elements have been very active in Kyushu and Shikoku recently, and they are controlled by the Russians. Therefore, the General Staff Headquarters issued a strict order to thoroughly investigate Russian spies nationwide. .”

Naoe Seigo deliberately emphasized the tone of the last sentence and secretly winked at Lin Xiaotang.

Lin Xiaotang refused every word he said, knowing very well that there was a profound meaning in it. Before setting off, Lin Xiaotang and Pan Zhongzhong had been in contact. Although Pan Zhongzhong represented the Yan'an side and could not command the Russian intelligence personnel hidden in Japan, but Pan Zhongzhong promised to make suggestions to the Russian side in their name, asking them to send corresponding personnel to coordinate Lin Xiaotang's actions. Of course, it would be best if they were Japanese Communist Party members, because what Lin Xiaotang was planning would be a chess game of unprecedented scale.

Governor Tachibana has already informed Lin Xiaotang of his contact information. Once the Russian side is willing to mobilize lurking personnel to cooperate with Lin Xiaotang's actions, it will be a great help.
Chapter completed!