Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 160 Let the Telegraph Fly a Little Longer

Chen Jiehua's open-text telegram elicited varying reactions from around the world, but domestically, the general tone was one of public outrage.

But he himself pretended to be leisurely sitting on the deck of the Izumo, drinking tea and enjoying the sea breeze.

It's so hot in Guangzhou! I can't stand it anymore!
"General, the officials of the Guangzhou National Government have been waiting downstairs for a long time. Would you like to disembark?"

"Get off the ship? Why get off the ship? Let the bullets fly a little longer."

"bullet?"

"Let the telegram fly a little longer."

"telegraph?"

"Get lost! I said let the sea breeze blow a little longer! This awful weather in Guangzhou is unbearably hot!"

At the dock, a group of Guangzhou Nationalist government officials, led by Wang Jingwei, were still waiting anxiously. Instead of the naval commander disembarking, they received a telegram from their own radio operator.

The temporary office director whispered something in Wang Jingwei's ear, and Wang Jingwei couldn't help but shout, "What? There's such a thing?"

All eyes turned to them.

"There's nothing you can't tell others, so let's talk about it with everyone."

"..."

A bolt from the blue! The delegates, who were joyfully preparing for their trip to Japan—a trip that would essentially amount to selling out their country—were completely dumbfounded! What's going on with these Japanese?
"At this critical juncture, the Kwantung Army submitted a report framing Navy Commander Aoki? Could it be that the Kwantung Army and the Nanjing side are secretly colluding, deliberately sabotaging this friendly consultation?"

"Then what about the rumors that General Aoki and Mr. Chiang had a secret meeting at night?"

"No wonder Commander Aoki was so angry and refused to disembark!"

"Now that's great, the secret meeting has turned into a public meeting, and the whole world knows about it."

Everyone was talking.

General Aoki refused to disembark or lower the anchor. The military attaché of the Japanese Embassy in Guangzhou, who was waiting with the Guangzhou National Government, had no choice but to return to headquarters to report and communicate.

Now the entire East was in an uproar. From north to south, the Kwantung Army was eager to distance itself from the situation, claiming it was the personal act of Doi Madoka and Nagatomo Tsujio.

The young marshal from North China and Elder Tan, the bodyguard, were still analyzing and reasoning.

Although there was no clear evidence, the Nanjing National Government sometimes didn't need evidence to do things; they could guess pretty accurately. The newspapers under its control pushed for this from all sides, and after two hours of fermentation, the fastest newspapers had already published the news: the Guangzhou government was colluding with Japan and intended to sell out the country!

Meanwhile, the Nanjing National Government was also frequently contacting the United States by telegram.

Some wavering factions within the Guangzhou Nationalist government, fearing the label of traitors, began to back down and quietly slipped home.

Newspapers controlled by the Guangzhou Nationalist government spearheaded the counterattack, with a war of words breaking out first.
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At noon on June 10, a Japanese passenger ship bound for Tokyo from Lushun Port arrived at the port.

A somber-looking Kenji Doihara disembarked, surrounded by his assistants and guards. At the dock, military police from the Army General Staff and the Special Higher Police were already waiting. Upon seeing the portly Doihara, they showed their identification and led him to a car. In the car, Doihara sensed the unusual atmosphere. This didn't seem like they were taking him back for a report. Had something happened again?

The car quickly arrived at the General Staff Headquarters. Obata Toshishiro didn't even let Doihara Kenji go upstairs. Instead, he showed the Minister of War's order in the courtyard and said, "Put Doihara Kenji in solitary confinement for now. He will be interrogated when the Minister of War is free."

"I was only summoned back for a work report, why am I being put in solitary confinement?"

"I knew you'd ask this, so I showed it to you." Obata Toshishiro showed Doihara Kenji the contents of Aoki Kyo's plaintext telegram.

As expected, something unexpected happened again. Kenji Doihara was so angry that he coughed up blood and spat it directly onto the telegram.

"Baka!" (Those three boys)
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The Japanese cabinet at the General Headquarters simply doesn't have time to deal with Kenji Doihara and Tsugio Nagatomo; the cabinet is like a chaotic market, a complete mess.

The first telegram to question the Nationalist Government of Guangzhou arrived, followed closely by an inquiry telegram from the Embassy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guangzhou, and finally the telegram from the Kwantung Army to distance itself from the situation arrived!

The meeting plan was only half-drafted, but the situation had already escalated, and the public was in uproar and full of criticism throughout the Republic of China. Now, even if Aoki Takashi's Izumo docked and anchored, no one from the Guangzhou National Government would dare to board the ship!
Even the most shameless person has to risk their life at this moment!

In the General Headquarters Cabinet, Minister of the Army, Nanjiro, stated that even if Aoki Takashi was not a spy for the Republic of China, his volatile and easily angered personality, lack of strategic vision, and unacceptable behavior despite being a major general, made him unsuitable for important tasks.

Before Nanjiro could finish speaking, he was met with a retort from the Navy Minister's Security Department, Kiyotane: "Are you even capable of anything? You're all a bunch of scheming bastards who are good for nothing but causing trouble!"

If it weren't for your army people causing trouble, would Aoki have lost his temper? Now that things have gotten to this point, you want to shift the blame to Aoki? No way!

Anpo Kiyotane had a good impression of Aoki ever since that secret meeting at the Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyasu family, and Aoki's subsequent performances always met Anpo's preferences.

From the design and fundraising of the Yamato, Aoki continuously raised funds for the Navy's decisive battleship, with all the funds going into the Navy's financial reserves. What kind of Republic of China spy could do that?

Therefore, Kiyotane Anpo is a staunch supporter of Aoki. Aoki doesn't only have Anpo as a supporter in the cabinet. After Nanjiro said half a sentence, Anpo criticized Kato, Kato criticized Duke Fujiwara, and Nanjiro was a little confused. He said, "I only said half a sentence, are you all going to make such a fuss?"
Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijiro couldn't stand it anymore and stopped the small-scale argument, saying, "Stop arguing. Wait for Aoki to return, and let the Kwantung Army confront Aoki face to face."

As soon as Wakatsuki Reijiro finished speaking, the memory of Aoki Joe's previous exploits flashed through his mind. Back then, he was just a colonel, and he had made two people cough up blood. This...

"How about we just give up? I'm afraid you won't be able to handle a confrontation with Aoki Joe."

Military Advisor Tsaibu Biao, who had been eavesdropping without saying a word, suddenly shivered upon hearing this. Anbao Qingzhong asked, "Why are you shivering?" "Nothing, it's just a bit cold."

Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki's words were like a "silent bomb," instantly silencing the cabinet's internal affairs.

Right, when it comes to arguing and confronting each other, it seems no one can beat him. Maybe we should just forget about it? Even if he claimed to be a spy from the Republic of China, I wouldn't believe him.

"That's enough about that issue. The question we need to discuss now is whether the Guangzhou government of the Republic of China can still come to Tokyo for talks?"

"They must send someone to negotiate! They were the ones who proposed the talks, and our welcoming fleet is already at the door, but they're backing out now. There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

"Yes, we must make them send someone to the talks!"

Ultimately, there was a consensus on this issue: the Guangzhou government of the Republic of China had to send someone to negotiate; they couldn't be fooled! To put it bluntly, once something was in our mouths, we had to take a bite first.

(End of this chapter)