Chapter Fifty-Eight: Flickering
Hogg's excitement was all seen by Lu Yuan, out of a little evil in his heart, Lu Yuan deliberately straightened his face and reminded Hogg, "Hogg, don't be too happy, I said it just now, it's very likely." This means that this matter may not be feasible, and according to the personality of the Führer and the current situation in China, I guess the probability of this matter being passed is not very high, so don't be too happy, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment at that time. ”
Lu Yuan's words obviously hit Hogg very hard, but he calmed down and thought about it carefully, as if Lu Yuan was not wrong when he said it. Schuchmann, who had not spoken, had already seen that this was Lu Yuan's intention to tease Hogg, but instead of saying it, he also accompanied Hogg to drink a few glasses of stuffy wine, and Lu Yuan, who learned about it, shouted that Schuchman was the most cunning fox. Two days later, Colonel Moss got the first so-called important information handed over to him by Lu Yuan, but Colonel Moss did not attach much importance to this information.
"Colonel, this is not the kind of civilian cargo that is loaded on a fishing boat, the British have already erected the first ground-based radar station on the coast of Sofk the year before last, and they are building more coastal ground-based radar stations. Do you know the proper use of this thing? I can tell you that the radar stations built by the British on the coastline were not designed to monitor ships on the sea. According to the information I have obtained, the British ground radar stations are actually used to monitor the sky, and as soon as an aircraft comes into the detection range of the radar station along the coastline, the British will immediately know, do you know what this means? ”
Lu Yuan's explanation sounded very general, but Colonel Moss had already heard a cold sweat, and after Lu Yuan stopped talking, Colonel Moss couldn't help but respond, "If the British have enough ground radar stations, all the planes that enter the radar detection range will be under their surveillance, and they can even order the fighters to take off in advance, intercept or destroy all the planes detected by them, and strike first." ”
Colonel Moss's response made Lu Yuan nod and said, "That's right, this is the real use of ground-based radar, I believe that with the oppression and plundering of Germany by Britain and France in World War I, the Führer will definitely not let go of these two European-stirring sticks." However, there is an old Chinese saying that if you know yourself and your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles, which means that if you can understand the situation of both the enemy and the enemy, there will be no danger in starting a war. ”
"Mr. Colonel, you don't have to tell me if Germany has a ground-based radar, I know that with Germany's industrial level and research and development capabilities, it is not difficult to get a radar. I am providing this information to the Reich only to let the Reich know that while Germany is re-emerging, other countries are changing. You can't be too complacent, please tell the Führer, you must have a clear understanding of your opponents, this Marconi company deserves the attention of the Imperial intelligence department, maybe the British radar technology can bring unexpected benefits to the Empire. ”
The Marconi company that Lu Yuan is talking about at this moment was founded in 1897, formerly known as the Marconi Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company, which was the first company in Britain to specialize in the manufacture of radio equipment, and in 1922, the famous British Broadcasting Corporation was founded. Its founder, Guglielmo Marconi, completed the first transatlantic radio transmission, the first use of the SOS emergency signal and the first public radio broadcast.
The actual inventor of the radar, the Englishman Robert Watson Watt, has already been closely protected by the British government along with the laboratory he leads, and Lu Yuan does not know the inventor of this radar, he only knows that the British government has a close relationship with this Marconi company in the construction of a large number of ground radars during World War II, so Lu Yuan can only hope that God willing, German intelligence officers can find the answers they want from this Marconi company.
The British were building ground-based radars along the coastline that could monitor all aircraft over the strait, and after the information provided by Lu Yuan was transmitted back to Berlin by Colonel Moss, it immediately caused internal tremors within the German Ministry of Defense. Most of the German Ministry of Defense did not believe this piece of information from the Far East, because it was obvious that no one would believe that a piece of information about the British mainland would appear in the Far East, and Hitler was suspicious of it, but he nevertheless ordered the German intelligence department to investigate the matter.
At this time, the German intelligence department was very efficient, and it took only three days for two high-ranking agents embedded in the United Kingdom to send back a message saying that the Marconi company did have business dealings with the British government and military, but the specific business content was not available. A few days later, Hitler, who was far away in Berlin, finally got the final findings, and it turned out that the information provided by Lu Yuan was correct, and the British were secretly building a large number of chain radar stations.
The news confirmed by the intelligence department caused an uproar within the German Ministry of Defense, and those who had repeatedly questioned Lu Yuan before were silent at the moment, and they had already carefully read the results of the investigation from the intelligence department, so they could not believe it. As for whether the chain radar station that the British are building is as magical as Lu Yuan said, this question is completely irrelevant, and the Germans also have countless relevant scientists and scholars, and the German Ministry of Defense can easily know how effective this ground-based radar is.
When the news reached Shanghai, Colonel Moss, who was still a little nervous, instantly relaxed, but he immediately fell into deep thought. Like most people in the German Ministry of Defense, Colonel Moss was also suspicious of Lu Yuan's source of obtaining this information, in fact, since Colonel Moss came into contact with Lu Yuan, German intelligence services have been secretly monitoring Lu Yuan, including Hogg and Schuchmann. But Colonel Moss clearly remembered that Lu Yuan had not left Shanghai since he left Lu Yuan's residence last time, and since Lu Yuan had never left Shanghai, where did Lu Yuan get that information?
With deep doubts, Colonel Moss came to Lu Yuan's residence again, and after being told that Lu Yuan had gone to Hansen's Rose Bar, Colonel Moss aimed his suspicion at Hansen, an intelligence agent. "Colonel, I don't know anything about the information that Lu got from, I hope you don't suspect me and my subordinates for no reason." was suddenly questioned by Colonel Moss, and Hansen was also bluffed at first, but after he reacted, he didn't have a good face towards Colonel Moss.
"Colonel, I don't know if you've ever worked in intelligence, but I want to remind you that this is Shanghai, China, do you really think that I, a person in Shanghai, can know the news of the British mainland?" Colonel Moss's face was stunned by Hansen's rhetorical question, which was obviously fine, and how could a man in Shanghai, China, know what was happening in England. But in this case, how to explain the information that Lu Yuan gave him, after all, Lu Yuan was also in Shanghai.
Seeing this, Hansen smiled, "Colonel, if I were you, I wouldn't waste this brain at all." You only need to report the things that Lu Yuan gave you to Berlin, and as for the authenticity of those things, naturally the intelligence department will confirm them. You bothered to get involved in Baal so much, maybe the intelligence department wouldn't be happy, besides, where did Lu get this information really important to you? I just know that he didn't deceive the empire and you and me. ”
Hansen's words plunged Colonel Moss into a brief trance, and after a while, Colonel Moss, who seemed to have recovered, grabbed the glass of wine in front of him and poured it into his mouth, the spicy taste of the wine made Colonel Moss feel uplifted. "You're right, don't care where Lu's intelligence came from, as long as it's beneficial to Germany, thank you for this glass of wine." Colonel Moss, who still wanted to make a good wallpaper, slowly walked out of the rose bar, and Lu Yuan, who had been hiding in Hansen's office, appeared in front of Hansen.
"Don't look at me, old man, Colonel Moss is a good soldier, but he is not a qualified intelligence officer. Since I have decided to provide you with some confidential information, I will definitely guarantee the authenticity of the information, but I cannot tell you the source of my information, I have to ensure the personal safety of my informants, this is my most basic bottom line. Although Han Sen is a senior old agent, he can't tell whether Lu Yuan's words are true or false, and he won't know that Lu Yuan's words just now are just nonsense.
I don't know if it was because of the words that Hansen said that night, when Colonel Moss saw Lu Yuan again, there was less scrutiny and doubt in his eyes, but more frankness and trust. Lu Yuan seemed to be very satisfied with Colonel Moss's current changes, and in the following days, after hiding in the study and meditating, Lu Yuan handed Colonel Moss several so-called confidential information one after another, including the design drawings of Soviet rocket artillery weapons.
The rocket artillery weapon provided by Lu Yuan to Colonel Moss is the BM-13 rocket launcher successfully developed by the Soviet Union in 1933, which is a self-propelled rocket launcher mounted on the chassis of a truck, equipped with a rail directional device, and can be combined with 16 132 mm tail rockets, with a maximum range of about 8,500 meters. Lu Yuan knew that the Soviet army would equip this rocket artillery weapon to the army in 1939, and he also knew the power of this rocket artillery weapon when firing a salvo, how could he forget to disclose this weapon to the Germans in advance.
After receiving the information provided by Lu Yuan, the German intelligence department immediately sent personnel to investigate and verify, and the result was that the relevant information about this rocket artillery weapon was really found in a document of the Soviet Military Commission. The information obtained by the German intelligence department was far more detailed than the information provided by Lu Yuan, and the German military industry department also quickly imitated rocket artillery weapons according to the content of the intelligence, but Lu Yuan did not know about these things.