The Spy

Chapter 364 Return to Headquarters
Wuhan, this is the first time Xu Qingyun has returned since leaving.

After entering Wuhan, Xu Qingyun felt a sense of oppression, which was completely different from his previous time in Wuhan.

In a blink of an eye, Xu Qingyun has been in this world for more than three years, joined the Military Intelligence Department for almost three years, and worked in Wuhan for more than a year. This is the place where he has spent the longest time.

Xu Qingyun’s car drove directly into the temporary headquarters of the Military Control Commission.

As long as they are undercover personnel, everyone will drive directly into the headquarters after picking up the people to avoid being seen by anyone at the door.

Xu Qingyun is now the mayor of Shanghai District and is the most important person.

"Qingyun is here."

Secretary Qi was already waiting at the office door. When he saw Xu Qingyun, he asked with a smile.

He knew that Boss Dai had a special attitude towards Xu Qingyun. It could be said that including him and Xu Zhanjie, if we talk about them individually, no one was as important as Xu Qingyun.

It’s not because they shared hardships together in Xi’an, but because they have business dealings.

Alliances of interest have always been the strongest.

Fortunately, Xu Qingyun has been away and does not pose much threat to him. Now Xu Qingyun is the district head of Shanghai District, and all branch stations will be the first to be upgraded to district heads.

As long as he is away, he will still be the most trusted person around Boss Dai.

"Hello, Secretary Qi. Is Boss Dai free?"

"Yes, I'm waiting for you."

"Thank you, Secretary Qi. I found a few worthless trinkets by chance when I was in Shanghai. I have asked someone to send them to your home."

Xu Qingyun nodded with a smile, and Secretary Qi's eyes lit up.

He likes antiques, especially calligraphy and paintings. Many people know this and he has received many such gifts over the years.

But among all people, Xu Qingyun gave the highest value.

It’s because they are not as rich as Xu Qingyun.

What Xu Qingyun called worthless gadgets were definitely not the case.

"Then I'll thank you in advance."

Secretary Qi narrowed his eyes, smiled and led Xu Qingyun into the office, then left and closed the door for them.

The things delivered to his home were indeed very attractive to him, but it was not the time to go back now. It would not be too late to go back and take a look after get off work.

"I am Xu Qingyun, honored to meet you, Boss Dai."

Arriving at the desk, Xu Qingyun stood up and saluted. Boss Dai immediately stood up and pulled Xu Qingyun to sit on the sofa.

Xu Qingyun is not an ordinary subordinate. He is not only the most capable one in the Military Intelligence Department, but now he is also the district chief and his money bag.

As their smuggling business grew bigger, Boss Dai made a lot of dividends from it.

"Qingyun, you've done a great job in Shanghai. Let me ask you, what do you think of the current war?"

The director didn't waste time talking to Xu Qingyun and asked directly, at the beginning of the war, the top leaders of the Kuomintang were still very optimistic, especially the whole country was united in fighting against Japan, but they didn't expect the Battle of Shanghai to turn out like that.

Now that all the elite troops have been lost and the capital has been occupied by the Japanese, the capitulation faction within the Guo Party has begun to show signs of growth again.

Some people even suggested negotiating with the Japanese and trying their best to preserve the existing territory and not let it continue to be occupied by the Japanese.

I can only say that these people are wishful thinking. How is it possible that you can reason with a robber and hope that he will rob you less?

When facing robbers, you must fight back hard, otherwise not only will all your property be robbed, but you may also be killed by them.

"Boss, the enemy is strong and we are weak. We are no match for them in a head-on confrontation. However, Shandong is playing very well. I am confident in this battle. Even if we cannot stop the Japanese, we will at least cause them heavy losses."

"There are three favorable conditions for us: First, we have a vast territory and a large population. Population is a key factor in war. Japan has a limited population, so it is difficult to recruit soldiers on a large scale. They have an advantage in combat effectiveness now, but as long as we kill more of their veterans and continue to fight in the future, our soldiers will be no less powerful than theirs."

"Second, we have enough strategic depth. Dang Guo was right to choose Chongqing as the temporary capital. The enemy can't reach there, especially their powerful heavy-armored troops. The favorable terrain can help us stop them."

"Third, the hearts of the people. Since ancient times, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Now the world is united and united in the fight against Japan. As long as the Chinese nation is united, no one can defeat it."

Xu Qingyun mentioned three advantages in succession. Not only Boss Dai knew these things, but many senior members of the Fruit Party were also aware of them.

"What about the bad things for us?"

Boss Dai is not an ordinary person. He will not just listen to nice things. If that is the case, there is no need to ask Xu Qingyun.

"There are many disadvantages. First of all, the weapons and equipment. We have lost air and sea control, which puts us at a disadvantage in air and naval battles."

Xu Qingyun said slowly that the Kuomintang still had some planes, but they were obviously no match for the Japanese.

Air combat is not just about planes, but also about pilots. Training pilots is not easy.

The war is not going well now, and it is difficult to train enough pilots.

"You're right. How can we overcome these unfavorable conditions?" Boss Dai nodded.

"Boss, we have no way to control sea power for the time being. Building a navy is not a one-day thing, but our vast land can force the Japanese navy to only trade in coastal areas."

"They don't have any way to deal with the inland areas, mainly the air force. We can ask for help from the international community. Even if they are unwilling to help directly, we can recruit their retired pilots, buy or lease aircraft, and use high rewards to invite them to help us fight."

The mercenary model has existed for a long time. After listening to this, Boss Dai nodded slightly. This is indeed a method.

Spend money to get things done.

But it's still worth it if we can really shoot down some Japanese planes.

Although Chongqing is mountainous and can block the Japanese heavy troops, and it is not easy for them to break through by water, without air superiority, the air defense will become very weak.

Ground-based air strikes have never been very effective.

Fortunately, Chongqing is mountainous, and people have made preparations in advance and started digging a large number of air-raid shelters. When Japanese planes arrive, everyone goes into the air-raid shelters, and the Japanese can only bomb some buildings at most.

This can avoid casualties.

"What else?" Boss Dai asked again.

"The Japanese have fewer people, which is their disadvantage. We just need to take steady steps to stop the Japanese, such as fighting guerrilla warfare, wearing down their existing veterans, and continue to fight in the future. Our combat effectiveness will definitely be improved."

"The second is the international aspect. Japan is an aggressor, and many people sympathize with us. European and American powers have considerable interests in China, and they will not sit idly by and watch them be taken away by the Japanese. The contradictions between the powers and the Japanese can also be used."

Boss Dai sighed: "I know what you said, but the Western powers are not fools. The Japanese navy is very strong. They will never take the initiative to provoke Japan and go to war with Japan."

It is wishful thinking to expect the great powers to help the Chinese and go to war with Japan.

Many of the top leaders of the Kuomintang are aware of this, and only a fool would harbor such an unrealistic fantasy.

"What if Japan takes the initiative to provoke them?"

Xu Qingyun suddenly said, Boss Dai was slightly stunned, then shook his head: "The Japanese are not stupid, they will not do this."

"Boss, just because they won't do it now doesn't mean they won't do it in the future. The Japanese are very ambitious and they are not satisfied with just invading us. Especially since Japan is an island country and lacks various resources, such as oil. They have such a huge demand for oil, they will definitely find a way to own these resources in the future."

"The Japanese are not moving now because they know they are no match for the European and American powers. What if someone helps them contain Europe and the United States?"

Xu Qingyun asked back, and Boss Dai was stunned again, and immediately asked: "Are you talking about Germany?"

"Yes, Germany."

Boss Dai is the head of the intelligence department. The Military Intelligence Bureau does not only target Japan, but also collects intelligence from all countries. It's just that the intelligence in other areas is slightly weaker.

He was aware of the current situation in Europe. After the little mustache came to power, the German people were very united and extremely dissatisfied with the status quo. Britain, France and other countries all wanted to suppress Germany, but no one was willing to put all their efforts into it.

Conflicts among European countries have existed since ancient times.

They have been fighting for thousands of years.

"You have a point, but the Germans will not start a war easily."

War is no joke. Although Boss Dai understands the situation in Europe, he dare not say that Germany will definitely start a war.

Moreover, even if Germany declared war, it was still unknown whether Japan would take the initiative to provoke Britain, the United States and other countries.

These Western powers are equally hateful. The Japanese invaded them, and then they sold all kinds of resources to the Japanese on a large scale, which was equivalent to the Japanese's helpers.

But they also sell to China, and now China dare not offend them at all.

They just want to profit from the war.

In their eyes, there is only profit, nothing else.

"Boss Dai, Europe is a powder keg right now. Even if we don't take action now, it will happen sooner or later in the future."

Xu Qingyun smiled. He was a person from later generations and was aware of all historical developments. People in modern times could not see much clearly. After all, war was no joke. After Germany’s defeat in the last war, it was greatly restricted. Even if there were breakthroughs, it was still unknown whether they would dare to continue to launch wars.

"I see. How is Shanghai doing now?"

Boss Dai changed the subject. The reason he asked Xu Qingyun these questions was that he had long known that Xu Qingyun had a very accurate assessment of the situation.

He came when the Chongqing Pharmaceutical Factory opened and had a long talk with Mr. Chen.

Mr. Chen told him that Xu Qingyun was not optimistic about the current situation and believed that there would soon be a full-scale war between China and Japan. Chongqing was a very suitable rear base, so he chose to build the pharmaceutical factory there.

Including Xu Qingyun's family, they also arrived in Chongqing early.

At that time, Boss Dai didn't take it seriously. How many people in the Kuomintang could have guessed, let alone him, that the Japanese would go to war with them so soon?
Everyone believed that it would take the Japanese at least ten years to digest the Northeast before they could start another war.

As a result, the war broke out in just one year.

It turned out that Xu Qingyun's guess was correct.

"Shanghai is still okay, but the people in the concession are increasingly leaning towards the Japanese, so it's not that easy for us to work."

The Western powers are all snobs. Now that Shanghai is occupied by the Japanese and China is weak, these people dare not offend the Japanese easily and are slowly broken through by the Japanese.

If we give up a little principle today and a little tomorrow, it won’t be long before the concession becomes a mere formality.

Nowadays, when Japanese commit crimes in the concession, Westerners dare not impose severe punishment, otherwise the Special High Police would not have had to pay money to redeem people time and time again.

But if it were the Chinese, their fate would probably be much worse than that of the Japanese.

this is the truth.

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work."

Boss Dai sighed. Shanghai is now an enemy-occupied area. If it weren't for the concessions, work would probably be more difficult.

It was not easy for Xu Qingyun to lead the Shanghai district to remain undercover without any casualties and to punish many traitors.

What's more, Xu Qingyun also planted two important insiders in the Shanghai Special High Section.

One of them is now high-profile and has become the deputy head of the intelligence team.

The other one is relatively low-key, which is just right for complementing each other.

"It is our duty to be loyal to the boss and do our best for the party."

Xu Qingyun lowered his head and said, Boss Dai smiled brightly and finally asked about business matters.

That's the point.

When Xu Qingyun came back this time, he also had the task of reporting on his work, but the report was done very quickly. Boss Dai was very clear about what the Shanghai district had done recently and there was no problem.

"You go and pick someone. I'll give you priority this time."

Boss Dai stood up and said that Xu Qingyun had a lot of people to choose from, and the Shanghai area needed to add 300 people.

Among them, there are eighty intelligence personnel, and the Intelligence Department will have one hundred and twenty people, divided into three groups.

There are forty people in each group.

The Operations Department was supplemented with 150 people, who were selected from the military. They are all good at operations, but they need to be trained before they can go to Shanghai.

The remaining seventy people are supplementary personnel from other departments.

The leaders of the Shanghai district will go to Suzhou Station and Hangzhou Station, and some people will also be arranged to go to those two branch stations.

"Thank you boss."

Xu Qingyun stood up and saluted. He and Boss Dai chatted for quite a while, nearly an hour.

Normally, Boss Dai rarely chats with people for such a long time. He is very busy now.

The training class is in Hunan and it is a newly established training institution. After Xu Qingyun selects the people, these people will not go directly to Shanghai. They need to complete the training before going there.

However, after being selected by Xu Qingyun, their destination was already fixed.

"Teacher, congratulations."

When he arrived at Xu Zhanjie's office, Xu Qingyun immediately congratulated him. The Military Intelligence Department was upgraded, and the director became the director. Xu Zhanjie was directly promoted to director.

It is now called the Intelligence Department.

"Haha, you're the same, the mayor of Shanghai District, not bad."

Xu Zhanjie laughed loudly. He was proud of his students' hard work. Although he was old, who would dare to look down on him or underestimate him?

They are the master and disciple, one inside and one outside, and they are all the most important people. Unless someone is crazy, no one dares to offend them.

"They are all cultivated by teachers."

Xu Zhanjie was even happier when Xu Qingyun flattered him. Before the end of get off work, he took him home so that they could have a good drink together in the evening.

Xu Zhanjie is coming, and besides that, Xu Qingyun has a few other people who want to go and take a look.

For example, He Rongtang.

He has now been officially promoted to the stationmaster of Wuhan Station and is no longer in charge of the work as deputy stationmaster. Wuhan is facing a major war, and He Rongtang has been very busy recently.

They have already caught some Japanese spies who have infiltrated.

There were not many of them, just three, but through them, more than a dozen traitors who were instigated by the Japanese were captured.

Some of them are in the military, and it would be a great achievement if we could catch them.

It's wartime now, which is different from usual times. If these traitors make trouble at a critical moment, it will bring huge losses.

(End of this chapter)