Time flew by and it was late July 1937 in the blink of an eye. The situation between China and Japan was turbulent and dizzying.

On July 12, the 11th independent mixed brigade of the Kwantung Army set out from Gubeikou and quickly moved towards the Pingjin area with all its personnel fully loaded.

On the same day, the North China District reported to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics headquarters that the so-called new commander of the Chinese garrison, Xiangyue Qingji, arrived in Tianjin.

On July 13, the Kwantung Army's first mixed brigade moved straight into North China from Gongzhuling, and the 20th Division of the Korean Army also arrived at the predetermined area.

At this point, the Japanese's ambition has been clearly revealed. They want to completely annex North China and even invade the entire Republic of China.

The situation is quite tense,

Jinling was shocked three times a day.

Someone sent a telegram to the generals in North China, saying that the central government was determined to carry out the war of resistance and that it would rather be broken into pieces than destroyed in order to maintain the integrity of the country.

The national army will take measures to organize 100 divisions of front-line combat troops, 80 divisions of reserve troops, and 1 million reserve troops.

On July 16, the Japanese army basically completed the siege of Pingjin. Even the people of the two countries knew that a life-and-death battle was inevitable.

However, in the battle order drawn up by the national government, only part of the 132nd Division was dispatched to defend Beiping City and stop the Japanese.

The remaining troops cooperated with the 37th Division to attack the enemies in Fengtai and Tongxian, but did not give any clear combat goals and plans.

So arranged,

It's child's play.

The Japanese mixed brigade consisted of a headquarters, an independent infantry brigade, an artillery team, an engineering team, and a communications team, with a total strength of about 5,000 people.

Not to mention the infantry division, which has its own heavy artillery and mechanized troops, and its combat effectiveness is second to none in Asia.

As for the divisions that the Guo Army participated in the war, they had quite a lot of people on paper. Each division had about 15,000 men, but most of them were light infantry.

Not to mention the gap in personnel quality, just the comparison of the number of artillery and light and heavy machine guns between the two armies is extremely disappointing.

Do the senior officials in the government know about this situation? Of course they do, but they are unwilling to announce it to the world so as not to cause panic.

On the morning of July 17th,

Lushan.

On a high platform made of bamboo and wood, Zuo Chong was wearing a colonel's military uniform, holding a gun on his waist, and looked around the high platform vigilantly.

In front of him, someone stood in front of the microphone with one hand on his hips and the other hand unconsciously waving in the air, roaring at the top of his lungs.

"I often feel that when we deal with national crises, we must first understand the status of our country. We are a weak country, and we must make an honest assessment of this.

In order to carry out construction, the country needed peace. In the past few years, I have endured hardships and maintained peace with the outside world.

Yu once said that we should never give up on peace before peace reaches the stage of fundamental despair, and we should never give up lightly before sacrifice reaches the last moment.

But now at the last moment, there is no chance of compromise. Giving up territory and sovereignty will be the eternal sinner of the Chinese nation.

Once this war begins, it means that there is no distinction between north and south, and no one is old or young. Everyone has the patriotic responsibility to defend the land and resist the war.

Only by being determined to sacrifice to the end can we win the final victory, and wishing for peace will only plunge the nation into a place of no return."

"Wow~ wow~ wow~"

When someone reaches the end of his speech, all the sages of the party and state in the audience raise their hands and applaud. It doesn't matter whether they really agree in their hearts.

They are all actors today, and this play must be sung for the people of the country and all the soldiers of the Fruit Army. This is what is important.

As for why preparations for war were not made earlier, and why the policy of settling domestic affairs first before resisting foreign aggression was implemented, the entire national government refused to discuss it.

Zuo Zhong watched the exciting and absurd scene in front of him silently, and his eyes unconsciously glanced at the couplet on the pillar behind someone.

Nourish the righteousness of heaven and earth,

The Dharma is perfect for all people, both ancient and modern.

A perfect man, indeed a perfect man, he smiled coldly in his heart, then ignored this wonderful drama and concentrated on performing security work.

By the time the leaders came on stage one by one to finish their speeches, it was already afternoon before anyone knew it. As soon as the speech was over, Zuo Zhong resigned and left.

The intelligence leak is still under investigation. If someone hadn't insisted on transferring him, he wouldn't have the time in the United States to come here and act like someone's boss.

But when it comes to passing through Chang'an, the other party only dares to trust the children from his hometown. For example, today's guards are all from Zhejiang Province.

What makes people speechless is that even the police dogs were transferred from the Hangcheng Police Academy. This shows how serious the problem is.

The name Dog·Spy,

It also becomes more vivid.

Sitting on the naval gunboat returning to Jinling from Lushan, Zuo Zhong stood on the bow of the boat, blowing the cool breeze, and asked about Gu Qi, who had accompanied him.

"Lao Gu, did Wei Daming say anything about the Cryptographic Inspection and Translation Institute? I want to know why there has been no progress in their business.

There must be something wrong here. Wen Yuqing is not a mediocre person, and his work ability is well-known. There is no reason why he should not be able to work at the translation office.

Even if this person’s previous achievements were all boasted, it doesn’t make sense why the chairman of the committee would continue to allocate funds for several years.”

After speaking, he looked at the lights of the villages on both sides of the strait, holding on to the railing with a solemn expression. The pool of water in the translation office might be deeper than he thought.

"Report, no."

Gu Qi shook his head when he heard this: "Lishan Company is an agency directly under our Secret Service and rarely interacts with the Department of Electrical Affairs and the Inspection and Translation Office.

In addition, the other party's strict confidentiality measures meant that most of the staff worked in various departments during the day and went to No. 7 Courtyard to work secretly at night.

This has led to many people not knowing that the government has such an agency, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand its internal details."

Lao Gu first said that Wei Daming did not provide any valuable clues, then hesitated and talked about another thing.

“However, during my investigation, I discovered that the targets of the Interpretation Office’s deciphering operations seem to be not only the Japanese, but they are also very interested in the underground party.

You should know that according to the negotiations between the government and the British, the Hong Kong Telegraph Bureau is obliged to provide us with the bottom report of certain messages.

Especially when it comes to underground parties, the reason is that underground parties often use port cities for transit to transfer personnel and materials.

Coincidentally, since the establishment of the Crypto-Interpretation and Interpretation Institute, a mysterious person has come to Jinling from the port city every month carrying a box.

And this person’s final destination was a hotel near the Central Party Headquarters, only a few blocks away from the dormitory area of ​​the Interpretation Institute.”

Message from Hong Kong City.

Underground party.

There has been no progress in the work against Japan.

Ongoing funding.

Hearing this, Zuo Zhong narrowed his eyes and felt a faint movement in his heart. He immediately understood why the bald man attached so much importance to the cryptanalysis institute.

It turns out that the so-called deciphering of Japanese telegrams was just a smoke screen. What these people really wanted to decipher was the secret code of the underground party.

Regardless of whether the Japanese spy is here or not, he must take the opportunity to conduct an in-depth investigation to see how far the other party's deciphering level has reached.

Realizing this, Zuo Zhong changed the topic and asked about the results of the electronic reconnaissance of the inspection station and its dormitory area.

"Have you found any abnormal signals?"

"Not yet."

Gu Qi explained helplessly: "The management there is very strict, people live in concentrated areas, and members' dormitories are searched regularly.

Not to mention the radio station, even the phone is monitored around the clock. Deputy Director, they have completely removed the confidentiality methods of our Secret Service.

Lishan Company investigated for several days, and Lao Wei personally went to the battle to confirm that no reports were sent to the outside world after the No. 7 hospital was turned on, and everything was normal."

Is it normal?

I'm afraid it's an illusion.

If there are really Japanese spies in the Crypto-Interpretation Office, they are either dormant or they have another radio station, and they would not be stupid enough to use the working radio to send messages now.

Letting Lishan Company conduct an electronic investigation is just to eliminate this slim possibility to ensure that everything is foolproof and cannot prove anything.

Zuo Zhong hid these words in his heart and signaled Gu Qi to continue reporting on the investigation results of Shen Dongxin, Tongsuo and Song Minghao.

If there is no light in the east, then there is light in the west.

There may be surprises from another angle.

Gu Qi nodded: "Dongxin has worked with various district stations to thoroughly review personnel backgrounds these days, and a lot of problems, big and small, have been found.

Some people have falsified their academic qualifications, some have been missing for a certain period of time, and some have inadvertently disclosed confidential information to the outside world.

However, after investigation, the possibility of espionage has been ruled out. I will submit the specific situation to you in the form of a written report as soon as possible.

The tracking at Tongsuo went smoothly. Li Si, the leader of the deciphering team, was in the Electrical Affairs Department during the day and in the No. 7 Courtyard and the dormitory area at night. He rarely went out.

The other party made three phone calls during this period, all because of work. The person he called was also investigated, and his identity and details were very clean.

Finally, through reliable connections, Lao Song and Lao Wu contacted several directors of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Federation and asked about Chen Shi."

"what's the result?"

"no problem."

Facing Zuo Zhong's question, Gu Qi gave the details: "These people all remember Chen Shi, and the photos have been identified, and they are definitely the real person.

They were deeply impressed by him because Chen Shi was proficient in Japanese and negotiated with Japanese representatives many times during condolences and protests.
To be continued...