ebookland Chapter 1111 The Japanese's Money
Chapter 1111 The Japanese's Money
"All indications suggest that the Japanese believed the smoke we spread. They thought we had no interest in the money because our strength was too weak, so we went ahead with the original plan to attack the Japanese army."
Natasha said happily upon seeing the intelligence reports returning from the surrounding area.
In order to give the Japanese the false impression, we added several more attacks on top of the original attacks on Japanese troops. About 40 brothers died in these attacks, which was a considerable loss for us. After all, we are no longer at war, and every brother who is in hiding is very important to us.
"Don't be too happy about this. You know, some things are a mix of truth and falsehood. We can find ways to fool the Japanese, and the Japanese can find ways to fool us. Besides, with such a huge sum of money, these Japanese will definitely not be so at ease. Tell the brothers to continue according to the original plan."
Li Shaoyi stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the place in the distance where black smoke was billowing. He felt very uncomfortable. This was clearly our own land, but now it had been ravaged like this.
"Report, Deputy Director Gu has arrived."
Just as Li Shaoyi was feeling down, Deputy Director Gu of the Military Intelligence Bureau arrived. This was the same Miss Gu from the former Military Intelligence Bureau. This operation was extremely important, and besides Natasha, Li Shaoyi ordered all the elite members of his intelligence department to be deployed. He also transferred several special forces units from the north.
Although the Huangpu River is teeming with Japanese soldiers right now, our people are trained specifically to deal with them. If you can't even hide yourselves, then you might as well find a place and line up to jump into the Huangpu River. What use are you people?
He's always been a master of boasting, but now that it's time to truly utilize your abilities, anyone who dares to try and fool us with their usual tricks will face Li Shaoyi's wrath. No matter how many merits you've accumulated, anyone who tries to falsify information in this matter will be executed without exception.
Fortunately, the personnel from the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Special Operations Brigade remained true to their usual selves, all arriving obediently at Pujiang and successfully infiltrating the area. No accidents occurred, and all the objectives assigned by Li Shaoyi were completed within the stipulated time; our losses were acceptable.
This made Li Shaoyi feel very relieved. These people had spent a lot of money on training, and if the Chinese people knew about this big news, they would definitely be shocked. Now it was time to reap the rewards. Looking at the destroyed Japanese targets one after another, he thought about his previous efforts and realized they were quite reasonable.
"Did the journey go smoothly?"
When Natasha saw Miss Gu, her eyes held a hint of hostility, but she still quickly went to greet her and took the wool coat from Miss Gu.
The two are currently the director and deputy director of the intelligence department. After the 72nd Army was upgraded to the 72nd Group Army, the intelligence department was upgraded to the intelligence bureau, and personnel in all aspects are growing rapidly. Natasha has been directing Miss Gu from the front lines while she upgrades the intelligence bureau from the rear, but this time some matters are too important. Therefore, the intelligence bureau has deployed all its elite forces to complete this mission for the commander-in-chief.
"There were some minor troubles on the way, but most of them have been resolved. However, when we retreat, we may only have one route. Of course, we can also fight our way out."
Miss Gu traveled down the road from the north. There were too many Japanese checkpoints along the way. Most of Jiangsu Province had already fallen. There was also an army preparing to move north, but they had not yet put it into practice because of our sabotage. However, it was only a matter of time before this army moved north. At that time, Ma Leizi would also be attacked from both sides.
Li Shaoyi knew what route Miss Gu was referring to: taking a boat from Huangpu River to Hong Kong and then returning to the Nationalist-controlled area. That would take too long and was absolutely impossible. Li Shaoyi had already made preparations for the evacuation and didn't need these people to worry about it.
"Don't worry about the retreat. Even if there are sentries every three steps and five steps outside, I am confident that I can lead you out. The most important thing now is to find where they hid the money. We have already deployed hundreds of intelligence personnel to this task, but so far we have not found the location. You two should work together to see where the loopholes are. Mark every area on the map and check every inch of the place. We cannot let any place slip by."
Upon hearing Li Shaoyi's words, both men straightened up. They understood what Li Shaoyi meant. One of the spoils of the Japanese invasion was this batch of money and precious metals, and it was one of their main spoils. If they were to plunder it, one could imagine the reaction from the Japanese.
"The information comes from Mr. Ludwig, the president of the German Chamber of Commerce. The Japanese are going to trade a huge amount of goods with Western merchants, totaling nearly 3 million yuan. Currently, the merchants from various countries are still negotiating with Japan. Some of the goods may have political demands, so the negotiations will not end so quickly. We still have time."
Hearing Natasha's words, Li Shaoyi frowned. These Western businessmen were no good either. They always took advantage of us, and now, taking advantage of the war between the two countries, they raised the prices of their goods by two or three times, and even intended to raise them further.
While the Japanese certainly suffered a great deal, it was the working class of our country who suffered the most. These guys would do anything for their own profit.
"Hurry up and send out all the capable people under your command. This time, our army group is doing this in a big way. Although the higher-ups don't know much about it, it's still a matter of face. If we do it well, we'll have both face and substance. But if we don't do it well, it's the same as having nothing. My old face will be trampled on and rubbed."
Li Shaoyi's words made them both understand that they had to work harder this time; they absolutely couldn't let their dignity and reputation be ruined. Most importantly, they couldn't allow the Japanese to seize the property of the Chinese nation. If that happened, they would truly become sinners, and would have to sleep at night in repentance.