The Japanese spy agency in Shanghai has lost face this time.

Originally, Yoshikawa Gomon was killed in front of everyone, and they were already in a mess.

The envoy Itachi Kang Yingcai arrived in Shanghai, but Meng Shao used a trick to hide from the world and robbed Chang Yuqing, Hou Qunfeng and Xin Zhuangwen.

Where does this put the face of the Japanese secret services?

Now, even the safety of His Excellency the Special Envoy has to be feared.

There is nothing that Meng Shaoyuan can't do.

You think it's hidden?

He can dig you out too.

You think it's foolproof?

In his eyes, your deployment is flawed everywhere!

Meng Shaoyuan, the "public enemy of Japan", has already brought them a deep shadow.

Fortunately, Itachi Yasuei did not hold anyone accountable for the accident.

"It's happened, and everyone is responsible, including me."

That's what Yasuei Itachi said.

"No, Your Excellency, it's all our responsibility." Gu Fanyuan said hurriedly.

"Your Excellency the General means that if it weren't for the strict blockade of news to the outside world in order to protect him, the enemy would not take advantage of it." Koichi Habara said from the side.

"Bastard!" Matsumoto Renji was furious: "How dare you say that, Your Excellency the General! ”

"No, Matsumoto, don't be angry." Itachi Yasuei didn't seem to care much: "If there is an accident, we must carefully examine what went wrong." Before I came to Shanghai, I was quite optimistic about the situation, but now it seems that the situation in Shanghai is very complicated. Hawara-kun, say all your thoughts. ”

Koichi Hawara is just a young minister, and this time he was fortunate enough to be named by Yasuei Itauchi to attend the meeting, and he would never give up such an opportunity:

"One of the mistakes we make is always what we think, how we arrange. From our own standpoint, we think that the arrangement has been seamless, but we have never thought from the enemy's side.

For example, this time, in order to ensure the safety of His Excellency the General, the protection agents were all transferred from other places and the news was blocked from the outside world, and the agents of the navy, army, and consulate could not get in touch with us at all, and what about us? I don't know what's going on in the outside world.

Therefore, the enemy keenly captured this, and everyone took the protection of His Excellency the General's safety as the first element, but our biggest enemy, Meng Shaoyuan, did not want to assassinate His Excellency the General at all......"

He quietly observed Itachi Yasuei and found that His Excellency the General had listened very carefully, which also made him bolder:

"It's like a person, covered in hard armor, looking unbreakable. But what about his opponents? Instead of fighting him head-on, he killed his helpers one by one, killed his horses, and stole his weapons. When it comes to the final battle, what can the armor protect? There will only be failure!

We must admit that Meng Shaoyuan is indeed a very powerful person, but did we have a problem within ourselves and gave him a lot of opportunities? It's stupid to lock yourself in a room and no one can get in, and no one outside can tell you anything! ”

"Habara Koichi Shaosa, you are too bold!" Matsumoto Renji's face darkened, "You are an officer of the Empire, are you hinting there, are we all stupid?" ”

"Matsumoto-kun, don't get excited, sometimes the truth is so hurtful." Itachi Yasuei sighed: "Everyone is flattering, and no one dares to speak out about the problem, that will not make us progress."

The empire occupied Shanghai, occupied Nanjing, and was unstoppable. Therefore, we think that the occupation of the whole of China is just a matter of course, and it is this mentality that makes us suffer a big defeat in Xuzhou.

This is true for the military, but also for the intelligence agencies. Stupidity? Yes, stupid. We all think we're smart? How can a truly smart person fail again and again? How did you suddenly find yourself with a strong enemy in front of you?

Meng Shaoyuan? Public enemy of Japan? I remember him also had a nickname, 'The Strongest Agent of China'. I suggest he be nicknamed, 'The Strongest Agent on the Surface'! ”

Everyone gasped.

The strongest agent on the surface?

That's too much, isn't it?

"Hahara-kun, do you understand my intentions?" Itachi Yasuei then asked.

"Your Excellency, General, I understand your hard work."

Habara Koichi immediately said: "The strongest agent on the surface, Meng Shaoyuan! It was a shame for the Empire of Japan to admit that the enemy was far stronger than we were, but it was also an inspiration! We all wear a hat now, a hat of shame, when will we be able to knock him down, when will we be able to take off this hat of shame! ”

"Your Excellency, General." Gu Fanyuan said cautiously: "I also understand your hard work, but calling him like this will inevitably cause a big blow to our morale and confidence. ”

"Will it?"

Itachi Yasuei said slowly: "In the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese army took the lead in the offensive, but they were dealt a heavy blow by us, and after that, they regarded the imperial army as the most powerful enemy. This intention became even more pronounced especially after we seized the capital of China, they put themselves in the position of the underdog, and they adjusted their tactics in time. Therefore, we have the defeat of Xuzhou, and the enemy is advancing in defeat!

Why can't we see ourselves as weakling? Why can't the agents of China be stronger than us? What does the victory of the army on the battlefield have to do with us? Does the strength of the army mean that we are strong?

Is there anyone who can't accept being called the strongest agent on the surface? It doesn't matter, a person who can't put down his body can't make progress, and this kind of person will be eliminated sooner or later. ”

This sentence has already given Matsumoto Renji and Gu Shigendo a strong hint there.

"Hahara-kun, keep talking."

"Yes." Receiving the encouragement of His Excellency the General, Habara Koichi greatly increased his confidence: "Another problem we have is that we are not united internally, which also gives Meng Shaoyuan an opportunity. ”

There was silence.

Everyone knows that he is there talking about the contradictions between the army and the navy.

Within the Japanese army, there is a saying:

The army eats grass, the navy eats curry.

During the shogunate period of Japan, the Choshu Domain and the Satsuma Domain were rivals.

They don't want each other to have a good time, and they fight every day.

Although both the Choshu and Satsuma domains later submitted to the emperor of Japan and sided with the emperor, the original conflict persisted, and even though they were both slightly restrained, they still looked down on each other.

Later, the forces of the Choshu domain were formed into the Japanese army, and the forces of the Satsuma domain were mainly the forces of the navy.

Therefore, the Japanese army has become two distinct factions, which can be regarded as the reason why the Japanese Navy and Army have such a deep contradiction.

The army was almost always composed of people from the Choshu domain, and the navy was dominated by people from the Satsuma domain.

The two feudal domains were already in fierce competition, and after each formed an army, in addition to the original grievances, there was also competition in all aspects of materials, so both sides regarded each other as their biggest rivals.

This contradiction has been around for a long time, and no one can change the status quo.

Therefore, Itachi Yasuei also had some helplessness: "Habara-kun, let this matter go for a while, and tell me what specific thoughts you have." ”

"Meng Shaoyuan, through an intermediary, made a request to us for the exchange of prisoner agents." Koichi Habara immediately said: "We captured an agent lurking in the consulate, Chen Rongyang, this person is Meng Shaoyuan's classmate when he was in Hangzhou. Meng Shao originally promised to use three of our captured agents in exchange for Chen Rongyang, which I think is feasible. ”

"What? It's too much! This time, it was Guangze Boman, who had not spoken, who expressed his dissatisfaction: "It's so unusual, you actually want to release Chen Rongyang?" Don't forget, he is a classmate of Meng Shaoyuan, and in his body, there is a huge use value, Your Excellency General, I firmly oppose it. ”

"So what?"

Habara Koichi said lightly: "Meng Shaoyuan has a lot of classmates at the Hangzhou Police Academy, even if we arrest them all, what impact will it have on him?" Chen Rongyang didn't have much use value, and even he couldn't explain more information. Continuing to hold on to him will serve no purpose other than to consume our food. ”

Itachi Yasuei couldn't help but ask, "But what's in it for us?" Just to get back three agents? ”

"No, Your Excellency General, the benefits of letting Chen Rongyang go outweigh the disadvantages." Hanahara Koichi actually smiled: "According to the information we currently have, Chen Rongyang is under the command of Cheng Yiming, secretary of the Shanghai Hidden District of the Military Command, don't we think it's strange, Cheng Yiming's agent was arrested, and he never carried out any rescue, but Meng Shaoyuan was actively working there?"

I imagined a possibility that Meng Shaoyuan used Cheng Yiming's sleeper agent without authorization, so that he added another sum to his credit book, will this cause Cheng Yiming's dissatisfaction? After Chen Rongyang is released, who should he report to? Whether it is Cheng Yiming or Meng Shaoyuan, how should this person be treated? How do you mediate between them?

Remember what I just said about our internal contradictions? Our contradictions have been well exploited by the Chinese people, but what about the contradictions between the Chinese people? Can't we take advantage of it? Imagine if there is a huge contradiction between the so-called military command of the three giants of Shanghai, then for us, is there also an excellent opportunity? ”

"Hahara-kun, everything you said is an assumption." Matsumoto Renji said coldly: "Is Chen Rongyang the situation you said? Will there be a conflict between Cheng Yiming and Meng Shaoyuan for an agent? You don't have any proof. ”

"Matsumoto-kun." Itachi Yasuei waved his hand: "No one can say for sure whether something will succeed or not, but if you don't even have the courage to try, it is doomed to failure." Hahara-kun, I agree with your plan! ”

"Thank you for your support, Your Excellency, I will do my best to try it!"