Chapter 1013 Qingdao Action (seeking monthly ticket)
That night, Ning Zhiheng sent the information he had obtained to the Operations Department 2. Early the next morning, Wei Liangbi rushed to the bureau headquarters to ask for a meeting with the bureau.
In the office, the bureau chief was checking the materials in his hand. He looked at Zhao Ziliang and Bian Ze in front of him and asked in a deep voice: "Have all the personnel who are preparing to send to Qingdao have been settled?"
I received a report from Ning Zhiheng before and knew that the city where the tripartite talks was in Qingdao, which gave the bureau a headache.
Because Qingdao is the city with the strictest control of the Japanese, there are a large number of Japanese expatriates living here, and the Japanese North China Army and Navy are also stationed. It can be said that in terms of the control of the Japanese, it is even above Shanghai.
More importantly, the Military Intelligence Bureau's strength in Qingdao is far less than that in Shanghai. Shanghai, as the forefront of the intelligence stations of both China and Japan, each invested a large number of elite troops. The Military Intelligence Bureau's most mysterious and combat-capable intelligence department has been lurking in Shanghai and has not yet lost.
However, the situation in Qingdao is far from that. The personnel of Qingdao Intelligence Station were beaten to almost destroy at the beginning in the fight with the Japanese. The entire Qingdao Station hid in the suburbs and barely maintained. Later, with the support of the headquarters, it gradually recovered some vitality, but there was almost no intelligence activity capability in Qingdao.
If they were asked to be responsible for the task of disrupting the tripartite talks, even the director himself felt it was impossible, so he decided to dispatch an elite agent from the headquarters to perform this task.
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "It has been decided. Lead by Operations Section Chief Luo Yuze, selected forty elites to form a special operation team. Just wait for your order and be ready to set off at any time."
"Luo Yuze?"
The director pondered for a moment, and he still knew about this person. He was an old man from the Nanjing Military Intelligence Agency period and Zhao Ziliang's confidant. He was quite capable in terms of ability.
The director nodded at the end and said, "Okay, it's him. Let them rush to Qingdao as soon as possible, lurk in advance, and wait for the order to act. I think there should be news from Shanghai."
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"
Zhao Ziliang nodded and agreed, but then asked: "Minister, does the Special Operations Team need to contact Qingdao Station in Qingdao? The Japanese in Qingdao are extremely strict in control and cannot move forward without an identity. Their infiltration is very dangerous."
The director looked up at Bian Ze on the side and asked, "What is the power of Qingdao Station now?"
Bian Ze had already prepared and quickly replied: "At present, there are only 65 people in the entire station, of which 24 are involved in the operation, mostly distributed in the suburbs, and there are six intelligence officers in the city of Qingdao. However, their status is not high and they cannot access valuable intelligence. Their situation is not good. However, they have the ability to forge local good civil certificates and assist the special operations team in sneaking into Qingdao."
The director nodded and ordered: "Then let Fu Shengyuan notify him to prepare as soon as possible and cooperate with Luo Yuze's work. The action is led by Luo Yuze and Fu Shengyuan is supplemented by him. He will use any means and at any cost. He must disrupt the progress of the meeting."
Fu Shengyuan, who was mentioned by the bureau, is the webmaster of the Military Intelligence Bureau Qingdao Station. He has been in charge of the Qingdao Station for a long time and is also a veteran agent.
"Yes! I'll send him a report right away!" Bianze answered.
The director thought about it and then asked: "How is Shanghai going? How is Chen Hongchi's work progressing?"
Bian Ze said: "It's still going well at the moment. The first group of operational team members have arrived in Shanghai, but they have a lot of difficulties now."
“What’s the difficulty?”
"One is short of funds, and the other is short of weapons. They have set up their place to settle down now, but Chen Hongchi is preparing to arrange some safe houses in the city of Shanghai, but the funds brought are not enough, so Chen Hongchi applied for another funding.
Also, the operation team members entered Shanghai for a long distance, and the inspection of checkpoints on the road was very strict. For safety reasons, they did not carry weapons. The weapons on the black market were too expensive and unsafe, so Chen Hongchi applied to ask for the equipment to be equipped as soon as possible, otherwise they would not be able to carry out their work."
When the bureau heard this, he couldn't help but frown. Now, in Shanghai and Nanjing, the Military Intelligence Bureau has almost lost all its power except the Shanghai Intelligence Department. The National Salvation Army in southern Jiangsu has arms, but there is no channel to transport it to Shanghai. If the matter is not secret, if any mistakes are made in the middle, the newly established Shanghai station will be ruined in vain, and it will be too late to regret it.
As for the funds, the bureau is even more embarrassed. The finances of the entire Chongqing government are getting worse now, especially since the second half of this year, the exchange rate of the fiat currency has plummeted, which directly led to a sharp decline in the economy of the Kuomintang-controlled region, and the funding of the Military Intelligence Bureau is also quite difficult.
At this moment, Secretary Liu knocked in and reported: "Deputy Director Wei asked for a meeting."
"Please come in!" the director ordered.
Wei Liangbi quickly walked into the office and submitted the message directly to the bureau.
"This is a secret telegram from the Shanghai Intelligence Department, which was sent late last night."
The bureau chief quickly received the message and after checking it, he couldn't help but feel happy. Ning Zhiheng's information came in time and he had already figured out the specific location and time of the pseudo-government tripartite talks so quickly, nearly a month ahead of schedule, which also gave the special operations team sufficient preparation time, and this time the Qingdao operation was even more confident.
He raised his hand and handed the message to Bian Ze and Zhao Ziliang, and smiled with relief: "The information from the Intelligence Department has always been accurate and timely, and has never disappointed us. This time, Luo Yuze and the others have enough time to arrange it."
When Zhao Ziliang saw the telegram, a smile appeared on his face. This time the action was of great importance, and Zhao Ziliang was under a lot of pressure. Now that he had a detailed goal, the difficulty of the task was reduced by half.
Bian Ze looked at Wei Liangbi and suddenly asked, "Liaobi, when Wu Huarong led the Shanghai Station to evacuate, did the guns they equipped remain in the Shanghai Intelligence Department?"
Wei Liangbi was stunned. He couldn't figure out what Bian Ze mentioned about this matter. He thought about it carefully and nodded and said, "It seems that this is the case. When he evacuated Shanghai, for the sake of safety, all the personnel did not carry weapons. They left more than 60 Browning pistols, but there were not many bullets. These weapons have been stored in the intelligence department's agency."
Bian Ze was happy when he heard this and quickly said, "This is the thing. The newly added Shanghai station staff also sneaked into the concession empty-handedly. They lack weapons and equipment. I think you hand over this batch of weapons and ammunition to them. I don't know your opinion..."
When Wei Liangbi heard this, he nodded and agreed, "No problem, we have agreed on a joint location, and I will arrange a staff to send it to you immediately."
Wei Liangbi knew that the Shanghai Intelligence Department did not lack weapons and equipment at all. Besides, these guns were originally from Shanghai stations. To be precise, they belonged to the Intelligence Department, so Wei Liangbi was unwilling to take advantage of this.
Bian Ze was naturally happy when he heard Wei Liangbi's promise. After all, the Shanghai station staff were rescued by the Shanghai Intelligence Department. Even if the batch of weapons left were really deducted, he couldn't say anything.
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said, "Your Operation Second Division is rich and powerful, what's the point? Do you like this little possession? Liangbi, be generous and give you more equipment. This is a special agent warfare behind enemy lines. It's not good to use the guys in your hands!"
As soon as Zhao Ziliang spoke, Wei Liangbi felt a little embarrassed. Zhao Ziliang was his old boss. He did not be wary of him and Ning Zhiheng because of the differences in factions. Instead, he took great care of him and Ning Zhiheng, so he and Ning Zhiheng have always respected Zhao Ziliang very much.
Zhao Ziliang is polite and never stretches out his hand to the two of them. He spoke today, which made Wei Liangbi really difficult to shirk. He had to nod and said, "Director, how dare Liangbi refuse? Let's do this. I will add another hundred Browning new guns, six thousand bullets, and one hundred kilograms of Tient explosives. These are enough for Shanghai stations to use!"
Wei Liangbi's words made everyone in the house overjoyed. This batch of arms was nothing in Chongqing, but it was extremely precious in Shanghai far behind enemy lines. You can imagine how powerful the Shanghai Intelligence Department is.
Zhao Ziliang did not expect Wei Liangbi to give him face like this. His face suddenly became bright. He couldn't help but pat Wei Liangbi on the shoulder and said, "It's better that Liangbi, you are happy. I appreciate it. When the channels are established in the future, I will transfer double the number from the National Savior Army to return you!"
Bian Ze was introverted and had always been reluctant to ask for help, so he was embarrassed to ask Wei Liangbi for more arms before. He thought it would be good if Wei Liangbi could return the batch of arms to him. Now that he was surprised, he was naturally extremely happy and thanked Wei Liangbi repeatedly.
The director laughed and said, "Liang Bi is willing to support him. Of course, it is best. But you still need to pay attention to discipline. The contact between you must be absolutely hidden, and you must not have horizontal contact after that, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable once there is a change."
Now the bureau chief dares not be negligent about the Shanghai Intelligence Department. He knows that with the Shanghai Intelligence Department, the Shanghai position will not be lost, the material transportation line will not be broken, and the intelligence market can continuously transmit intelligence. Such a crucial force must not be lost under the current difficult situation!
"Yes, we must pay attention!" Wei Liangbi and Bian Ze both nodded in obedience.
Wei Liangbi whispered to Bian Ze to make specific details, and then he dismissed.
When Wei Liangbi came, he not only learned the time and location of the three-party convergence meeting, but also solved a problem at the Shanghai station. The director's mood suddenly improved. He said to Bian Ze: "You arrange the weapons and equipment as soon as possible. Now the Shanghai station is only funding. I will find a way to solve it for them."
Chapter completed!