Chapter 67: Japanese Agents Collecting Intelligence On The 19th Route Army
Shanghai, ‘Anda’ Freight Company.
Yoshiko Kawashima stood here, observing this traitor freight company that owned more than 35 cargo ships, with cargo ships docked full, preparing to transport various supplies needed by the Japanese Homeland back to the Japanese Homeland.
When Yoshiko Kawashima took over this traitor freight company, she also managed it with all her heart and soul, of course not forgetting to make some pocket money for her own purse.
When he received the telegram of Major General Iwane Matsui’s war deployment plan, after reading it, he quickly lit a lighter to burn it, then personally went to the freight terminal to command the ‘Anda’ Freight Company to transport supplies back to the homeland for pre-war preparations.
And next, she still needed to discuss with Japanese Agents Chief Major Ryūkichi Tanaka how to implement the plan instructed by Iwane Matsui.
“War is finally about to break out here!”
“I’m a bit excited!”
“This is the best moment for me to establish merit!”
“Must keep it in mind!”
Yoshiko Kawashima gazed at the busy freight terminal,
involuntarily muttering to herself, and also revealing a ruthless smile.
She seemed to want to vent all the resentment she had suffered from childhood to adulthood, especially the nightmare scene of being defiled by that old Japanese, she even more wished for war to erupt immediately in full swing, with more Japanese soldiers and others dying, to give her a good sense of release.
For a moment, the distortion in her heart was very severe.
But after laughing,
she also quickly restrained her increasingly bewitching and cruel smile,
then turned to leave, preparing to find Japanese Agents Chief Major Ryūkichi Tanaka to discuss how to incite the first battle in Shanghai,
as well as needing to collect more information on the deployment situation of the 19th Route Army stationed in Shanghai, and their weaponry, as well as ammunition situation.
These were all pre-war intelligence that Iwane Matsui wanted her to collect, to achieve knowing oneself and the enemy and winning every battle.
Japanese Agents Chief Major Ryūkichi Tanaka’s new stronghold,
inside a Chinese-style restaurant,
in the office on the third floor,
Major Ryūkichi Tanaka also solemnly received the telegram sent to him by Iwane Matsui,
also similarly instructing him to quickly collect all details on the troops of the 19th Route Army stationed in Shanghai, and to assist Yoshiko Kawashima in completing the action to ignite the Shanghai Operation.
For this news, he was also very excited and emotionally stirred, for him this was good news for promotion and wealth,
the reason he furrowed his brows,
first was because he had already replaced several batches of Japanese team leaders, yet still had not investigated what forces or people had killed traitor Zhang Yiliang and Japanese contact Tsubaki Motoshiro and others!
However, even without investigating the intelligence he wanted, he had already suspected whether they had been taken out by Zhou Wenhua’s security team.
Because he had investigated that before traitor Zhang Yiliang had his incident,
traitor Zhang Yiliang had dispatched his most capable group of thugs from under him, carrying pistols to prepare to ambush Zhou Wenhua and take him out,
but in the end, Zhou Wenhua was still alive and well,
but those thugs dispatched by traitor Zhang Yiliang to attack and ambush Zhou Wenhua never came back, all went missing.
So based on these deductions,
the always clever Major Ryūkichi Tanaka felt 100% that these thugs dispatched to ambush Zhou Wenhua had all been taken out by Zhou Wenhua’s bodyguards and security team.
So he had just been thinking about how to deal with Zhou Wenhua next.
But now suddenly receiving Major General Iwane Matsui’s urgent encrypted telegram, asking him to first handle collecting all pre-war intelligence on the 19th Route Army,
so he was furrowing his brows in deep thought about how to complete Iwane Matsui’s orders next, and deal with Zhou Wenhua.
“Yes! Zhou Wenhua must definitely be dealt with!”
“His automotive industry chain, and some other businesses, are starting to affect the income of our Empire’s similar businesses, already making many Empire businessmen very dissatisfied with him, so he must be taken out!”
“Moreover, here in China, they absolutely cannot be allowed to have such a shrewd and capable industrialist!”
“Especially an industrialist wanting to enter heavy industry, must be taken out as soon as possible, otherwise once he develops China’s heavy industry, then for our Empire’s future occupation here, it will be a huge trouble!”
“The country where Chinese people live is better off backward, the more backward the better!”
“Wanting to rise, this is absolutely not allowed, even if foreigners don’t act, I, Ryūkichi Tanaka, will be the first to take out this Zhou Wenhua!”
“For our Empire’s future prosperity, I am willing to pay any price!”
“So dealing with Zhou Wenhua, and completing Major General Iwane Matsui’s assigned action deployment to ignite the war, I must accomplish both at the same time!”
After Major Ryūkichi Tanaka finished thinking,
he also muttered to himself confidently, with eyes gleaming.
Then, he stood up,
called over all the new team leaders he had promoted under him, instructing them to use any means necessary to collect all detailed intelligence on the 19th Route Army stationed in Shanghai within three days,
including the current combat deployment of the 19th Route Army, and intelligence on the personalities of various officers, etc., all needed to be collected together.
After his orders were issued,
all Japanese agents lurking in Shanghai were fully mobilized to collect all intelligence on the 19th Route Army, as well as barracks combat deployments, etc., including the personalities, hobbies and habits, and military abilities of all 19th Route Army officers, all these private matters began to be collected,
as for the action against Zhou Wenhua, Major Ryūkichi Tanaka also very much wanted to dispatch agents to complete it immediately,
unfortunately, the Japanese agents he dispatched quickly returned to tell him,
Zhou Wenhua had left Shanghai, whereabouts unknown.
At this, Major Ryūkichi Tanaka was dumbfounded for a moment,
so he could only grit his teeth and instruct a team of Japanese agents to closely monitor all of Zhou Wenhua’s companies, factories, shops, and home, and as soon as he returns, immediately take out Zhou Wenhua.
Then, he personally commanded all Japanese agents to collect all intelligence on the 19th Route Army at the fastest speed,
and also prepared to wait for Yoshiko Kawashima’s arrival, and together with her carry out incitement to ignite the Shanghai Operation.
And their target for action was also preparing to go to Sanyou Industrial Company head factory to cause trouble.
Of course this idea was the first thought of Major Ryūkichi Tanaka.
He still needed to discuss with Yoshiko Kawashima before confirming whether to implement it immediately.
