"According to the deployment, perimeter personnel were deployed in Plymouth, Torbay, Tinmouth, Portland, Portsmouth and the Thames Estuary. The focus is on northern ports such as Glasgow, where operational teams are constantly monitoring for suspicious individuals. ”

Colonel Heinrich Aosta, head of operations of the Stasi branch in Albion, reported in a deep voice, and the corporal in charge of receiving and receiving telegrams handed him a note, which he read quickly and then handed to Li Lin.

"The second lieutenant of Georgsky's personal guard and the 'man-wolf unit' have just arrived at the stronghold in Lundinium, and the relevant supplies will arrive tomorrow afternoon. ”

After Aosta calmly finished reading, the intelligence officer, who had already learned to control his feelings, tried not to let his thoughts leak out of his face, but the slightly raised corners of his eyebrows still revealed his inner entanglement.

Counter-espionage has always been a traditional business for Stasi, and the Pro-Guard will occasionally get involved and work together to deal with some tricky things, and since the two departments have always kept a low profile and have almost no problems competing for merit, the relationship between the two departments has always been good. Stasi doesn't have any problem with the Guards this time, after all, to operate in a foreign land, you need a sufficiently elite squad, and the Guards are more in line with the requirements than Stasi's armed spies in this regard.

Aosta had no problem with this part, but what made him incomprehensible was why the Pro-Guard was deployed to Lundinium so early.

The premise of the success of covert operations is detailed and conclusive information, especially in foreign land. Hasty deployment of special forces. Even if you are lucky enough not to be discovered by the target country, if you suddenly discover a new situation and need to redeploy, the back and forth movement of troops will cause a serious loss of morale and body, and greatly reduce the chance of achieving the mission.

At this point, it doesn't matter how strong or weak the team is, it's all the same.

The consuls should have known this, and even so, the reason for insisting on this arrangement......

Sure enough, is the target in Lundinium?

"Colonel Aosta. If you are hunted by Walsingham. What kind of exit route would you choose?"

Turning the note to ashes, Li Lin asked casually.

Aosta's thoughts paused, and quickly followed the trajectory of the hypothetical.

Walsingham is no fool to fool around, and Aosta has seen firsthand how spies from other countries trying to infiltrate Albion's court and military locations are uncovered one by one. And then end his life on the guillotine. Learned the bloody lessons of others. From the outset, Stasi's focus was on finding the Albians who were dissatisfied with Queen Elizabeth. It is absorbed and developed into the downline. Over time, the downlines are divided into superior and inferior grades based on their abilities and tables. Use money to pave the way for the Excelmers to enter a variety of important sectors.

Relying on this time-consuming and labor-intensive method, Stasi managed to avoid the State Secretary's surveillance network and slowly and carefully carry out intelligence work in Albion. The fact that that the mysterious spy was able to steal jewelry from under the nose of such a powerful Walsingham and still remain uncaught is a great feat. Because of the dangerous and exciting chase game of Walsingham, the world's civilized Walsingham will become more or less excited and nervous at this moment, no matter how much he doesn't like it. Therefore, after taking a breath, most of them will choose to lurk, secretly observe the opponent's actions, and wait for the opponent to reveal his flaws because he is becoming more and more anxious, and seize the opportunity to leave this dangerous place.

This is the safest thing to do, and anyone with even a modicum of intelligence knowledge would do it.

"In general, this approach does work. But don't forget, the opponent is the cunning Walsingham. He was clear about the tricks and ideas of spies. Even if he is fooled by a mouse, the Secretary General of the State will never lose his cool. Instead, he will grasp the delicate psychological state of his opponent, deliberately pretend to be dizzy, create a 'flaw' at the right time, and then wait for his prey to throw himself into the net like a spider in the center of the trap. ”

Li Lin's reasoning made Aosta shiver, and looking at the happy smile in front of him, he quickly understood that this possibility was very high, no, it was no longer possible, but something that Walsingham was working on. The recent tightening of immigration checks, the security regime at sea and on land, the subtle tensions - all orchestrated performances for this purpose, in order to get the spies into the trap step by step, according to the script.

This deep scheming is really terrifying, but in front of the consuls, it is still not enough to see.

Before he could wipe off the cold sweat in his heart, Aosta heard Li Lin say again:

"Now that I've created ample opportunities for my old friends, I wonder which side of the fox or the hunter will bite the bait first?"

It took a few seconds for Aosta to realize that Li Lin was referring to the tragedy of the Shannon, and then he couldn't say a word.

The sinking of the Shannon was completely different from the previous sea monsters, firstly, the Shannon was a heavily armed warship, and secondly, she sank near the center line of the Strait of La Manche, which was very close to the mainland of Albion, and it was an unprecedented shock to the people of Albion, who had always believed in the superiority of their own sea power, and had no doubt that the Strait of La Manche was their backyard and an absolute sea barrier.

A mere sea monster can roam the coastal waters at will, sink any target, including warships, and leave leisurely. What would happen if Charlemagne's navy, which was hundreds of times as numerous as sea monsters, invaded the Strait of La Manche? Although in fact there is no comparison between the two, the people who have been ignited with a sense of crisis will not think so much, and they will only want to know one thing -- can the royal navy of the Albiann family hold the rough sea? Can it protect the motherland, the queen, and the people? Can everyone continue to believe that even a sea monster cannot repel the royal navy that has been destroyed?

In order to prove his ability, wash away his stigma, and redeem his honor, the royal navy will definitely dispatch ships to organize mobile troops to search for sea monsters. Considering that the naval agreement has not yet been negotiated, it is necessary to set aside a certain number of fleets to maintain deterrence and surveillance of Charlemagne's navy, and in addition, the overseas colonies and the merchant fleet between the mainland and the colonies also need to be protected, so the overseas fleet cannot be hastily moved. The only thing left to be mobilized is the blockade fleet responsible for blocking the strait and checking the passing ships, and from which ships are drawn to form a mobile fleet to launch a search and strike operation against the sea monsters. This is the only way to go.

For the mysterious spy with the jewelry, and Walsingham who is waiting for work, I am afraid it is difficult to find a more suitable opportunity than this. (To be continued......)