lcionline Chapter 1031 The County Town Was Attacked
Chapter 1031 The County Town Was Attacked
"Master Lin, headquarters called back and said Boss Dai can help with the funding issue, but I'm afraid the food issue will be difficult to handle."
In Lin Ze's office at the Military Police Headquarters, Niu Saner was reporting to Lin Ze with a telegram.
Lin Ze nodded. "I didn't expect them to be able to get food. Not only has the north suffered a disaster, but the harvest in other places this year is not very good either. I heard that the price of food on the black market in Mountain City has been skyrocketing again and again."
Niu Saner said with a serious expression, "That's right. We previously sent a team to Shancheng to collect public intelligence. According to the information they sent back, food prices in Shancheng have also been greatly affected. Now that the Burma Road has been cut off, the United States has urgently opened the Hump Route. However, air transport capacity is limited, and it can only guarantee the transportation of fuel, medicine and important military supplies. However, the land transportation line from Assam to Chuncheng is being accelerated. Once this road is completed, external aid will be able to reach Shancheng more conveniently."
According to different functions, the intelligence system under Lin Ze is mainly divided into three parts. One part is the core group. Each group is equipped with several commanders, telegraphists, and operators, and has the ability to perform tasks independently. Each group contacts Niu Saner separately. People like Lin Yi are directly led by Lin Ze. They do not contact each other to ensure safety. Direct leadership from the top also enhances confidentiality. It can be said that they are the sharp knife in Lin Ze's hand.
The second part is the intelligence network, which focuses not on action but on the network. More importantly, it focuses on coverage, which must cover every aspect and corner of Tianjin and even important cities in North China and other regions.
The third part is public intelligence collectors. These people have public job cover and do not inquire about confidential information. They only obtain information such as important news, food prices and even weather through newspapers or market information.
"It's good that headquarters can give money. I don't expect Boss Dai to get food. Even if he did, I'm afraid it would be difficult to transport it to Tianjin. Boss Dai has money, and the North China Front Army has food. Isn't that enough?"
"Master Lin, the food for the North China Front Army is military rations. It would be very risky to get it out, right?"
The North China Front Army was indeed not short of food. In addition to the food collected in the occupied areas, after the Japanese occupied Thailand, Old Myanmar and other places, they collected a large amount of food locally. A large part of it was transported north by sea for use by the China Expeditionary Force, the North China Front Army, etc.
"Niu San'er, sometimes when you've been a spy for a long time, you can't help but want to use shady tactics. That's not good. Many things don't require conspiracies, but open strategies."
"Are you going to use an open conspiracy?"
"Niu San'er, have you contacted Xie Quan'er?"
"Master, everything has been discussed according to your instructions."
"Okay, you keep an eye on this matter yourself and let Jidong have some fun."
Within two days, a newspaper in Tianjin suddenly broke a big news: the Loyal and Patriotic Army in eastern Hebei had raised its flag again and started to carry out frequent activities!
Immediately afterwards, the security forces issued a notice stating that the so-called Loyal and Patriotic Army had been discovered in Yutian and Fengrun areas, and that they had begun sending troops to suppress them.
At the same time, the Security Army reported the situation to the North China Front Army Headquarters. At this time, Okamura did not take it seriously and even blamed the Security Army for making a fuss.
In Okamura's opinion, Jidong had been swept many times. Even if there were more rebels gathering, they would only be a group of civilian armed forces. How powerful could they be?
But what happened next surprised Okamura. At the end of October, a group of armed men of unknown origin suddenly raided Fengrun County, and a small team of Japanese soldiers and military police stationed there were killed or wounded!
Immediately afterwards, a large number of security forces were dispatched. When they arrived, the armed personnel who raided the county town had already withdrawn, the armory had been emptied, and the granary had been emptied!
When the news reached the North China Front Army Headquarters, Okamura was furious!
He always believed that the fact that he had achieved nationwide security in North China was his greatest political achievement!
But now the Loyal and Patriotic Army has reappeared and even attacked the county town!
Hold a meeting, an urgent meeting must be held!
At this time, Okamura did not forget to instruct his adjutant, "Call Lin Sang and ask him to attend the meeting as well!"
This meeting is of a very high standard, and it seems that Okamura really takes it seriously.
Not only did all the senior officers of the front army attend the meeting, but Beiyuan came, Wang Mengqun came, and even Gao Shengping attended the meeting.
At the meeting, Okamura asked the Security Forces to report the current situation, and Xie Quan made a speech as chief of staff.
"The current critical issue is that a large number of disaster victims are heading north. These people are very likely to be recruited by the rebels and become their source of troops. Therefore, I suggest that we seize the opportunity to attack and completely eliminate the rebels in eastern Hebei before they become a force to be reckoned with!"
Okamura nodded and looked at Lin Ze, "Lin Ze, Tianjin is relatively close to Jidong, you tell me about it."
Lin Ze said, "I'm mainly concerned about the impact of public opinion. Now that the rebels have made a fuss, everyone is talking about it. Mr. Miyamoto, who is on a business trip in Tokyo, even sent me a telegram to inquire about it. So, someone in Tokyo already knows about this!"
After he said this, Okamura's face became even gloomier.
Maintaining peace and order throughout the country is his pride and the cornerstone of his current position. Now that there is trouble in the rear, will Tojo make a fuss about it?
"So I suggest that we make this a minor, minor matter. The garrison must not be deployed. Once the garrison is deployed, it would be a disguised admission of the danger of the situation in Jidong. The public security forces should be responsible for suppressing the situation. At the same time, we should announce to the outside world that the situation in Jidong is a bandit rebellion. As for the victims, I suggest killing them! As long as we kill everyone, there will be no more trouble."
Okamura showed admiration on his face, it has to be Mr. Lin!
"Lin Sang is absolutely right. Thank you, Chief of Staff. You will be personally responsible for the suppression and will report to me at any time. As for the victims... Lin Sang, I remember you previously reported on preventing the rebels from exploiting the victims. You are quite foresighted. However, killing them will never stop, and it will easily attract the attention of those reporters..."
Wang Mengqun coughed and spoke, "Your Excellency, I'd like to say this: the major corporations in North China are developing a large number of industries, mines, and factories, and they are all very short of labor. Why not send these disaster victims to work? They only need to provide them with food and no payment. This will greatly reduce costs."
Okamura thought it made sense and said, "Then please ask President Wang and Mr. Lin to handle this matter together."
After arranging the items one by one, Okamura announced the end of the meeting and called Lin Ze, "Mr. Lin, come to my office."
Everyone looked at Lin Ze with envy, saying that General Okamura couldn't live without Master Lin. Today, it turned out to be true!