The secret war is silent

The season has entered late autumn, and a strange calm has suddenly entered the battlefield on the Sino-Japanese front line. Both sides seem to be accumulating strength and preparing for another battle in the coming year.

Regarding the secret talks between Chiang Kai-shek and the Japanese side, they have essentially come to an end. The Japanese side used key cameras to secretly capture the identities of the "key players" in the secret negotiations and confirmed that they were no more than disguised military personnel.

The Japanese side judged that the Chinese side was not sincere, but in fact the delay was an attempt to test the other side's bottom line. The Chinese side learned Japan's bottom line from this secret negotiation, and the negotiation broke down.

The old man did waver during the negotiation process, but all this has passed. The breakdown of the secret negotiations this time will prevent Chiang Kai-shek from having any secret substantive contact with Japan in the next short period of time.

Both sides have built a psychological defense line.

What's more, Wang's present tense is the last thing he wants to negotiate. Although Wang can't take the lead in peace talks, he will try his best to sabotage them and even refuse to cooperate.

There are also opinions within the Japanese army that do not agree with "peace talks" with China, so "peace talks" will be impossible in a short time.

However, Chiang Kai-shek and Japan reached an unexpected agreement on the issue of "anti-communism."

The Japanese army launched a large-scale sweep in North China, focusing on the base areas controlled by the Eighth Route Army. They had reservations about the towns controlled by the Kuomintang, and even secretly instigated fights.

In the Jiangnan area, the contradiction between the New Fourth Army and the Kuomintang troops in the Third War Zone has become increasingly prominent, and has reached the edge of conflict.

"It's a meeting, Mr. Wei, isn't this meeting attended by Director Wen? Is it appropriate for me, the deputy director, to attend?" On this day, Luo Yao suddenly received a call from Lin Weiwen.

"You are asked to attend the meeting because of the special request of the committee member." Lin Weiwen said.

"Yes, I will definitely attend on time." Luo Yao was surprised. How could Chiang Kai-shek name him to attend such a high-level intelligence meeting?

This is an intelligence meeting hosted by the old man. It is usually once a month. The time is not fixed. It is different from the weekly intelligence system meeting in the Second Hall of the Military Command Department. This standard is much higher.

This meeting was attended by the heads of the military, police, and intelligence agencies, that is to say, the military commander, the central commander, the commander of the military police, and others.

In addition, there are military commanders, military and political ministers, chief and deputy chiefs of general staff, etc. Anyone who is in the mountain city will be present.

In the past, Wen Yuqing had participated. Of course, as the director of Chiang Kai-shek's confidential office, Mao Zongxiang would definitely attend.

But this time, it was a bit strange that Chiang Kai-shek suddenly asked him to participate in such a high-level meeting.

Luo Yao put down the phone, thought for a while, then picked up the confidential phone on the table and dialed Luojiawan No. 19.

"I am Luo Yao from the military technical department, taking charge of Mr. Dai's office."

"Hello, I'm Dai Yunong."

"Sir, the student is Luo Youning. I just received a notice from the attendant's office that I will be invited to attend the Class A meeting tomorrow morning..."

"You Ning, I've received the notice. The principal asked you to attend. Just go and listen." Dai Yunong smiled on the phone.

"The student has never participated in a Type A report, so he doesn't know what he needs to prepare for?" Luo Yao asked humbly.

"There is no need to prepare carefully. This is your first time to attend the meeting. The principal is just letting you get familiar with it and will not embarrass you." Dai Yunong smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, just arrive on time."

"Yes, sir."

Luo Yao put down the phone and felt slightly relieved.

…

"Type A report, why would you be notified by your superiors to attend such a meeting?" After returning home, Luo Yao told his teacher Yu Jie about the situation.

"I also find it strange that in such a high-level meeting, the matters discussed are top secret. According to the rules, a small role like me has no chance to attend." Luo Yao said.

"Maybe it's just a temporary decision. You don't need to be nervous. I guess I just asked you to listen. If I really want you to report anything, I will prepare it in advance and won't let you just go through it." Yu Jie analyzed, "You A small deputy director of the military technical department has nothing worth targeting in the eyes of those above him, so there is no need to worry too much about this."

"I think so. These days, I've been quite law-abiding."

Yu Jie smiled and said, Category A report, those who can attend such a meeting are only the old man's confidants who have the opportunity.

He didn't expect that a student like himself could actually get along like this. Of course, he might just be called over temporarily to make soy sauce.

But it is also an intangible qualification.

"I heard that Mr. Dai wants you to recommend him as Secretary General of Shancheng District of the Sanqingtuan League?" Yu Jie asked.

"There is such a thing, but there are many people competing for this position. I'm afraid it won't fall on me in the end." Luo Yao nodded. Dai Yunong didn't tell him about this. This is his usual style. , before the matter is settled, he will not promise easily. This is what Mao Qiwu secretly told him.

"This position is very important to your future. You must pay attention to it. If you can get this position, you must not give it up."

"Teacher, I'm not interested in the affairs of the Three Youth League. I'm not in my position and I don't pursue politics. This is not good." To be honest, he is really not interested in this position. The main reason is that he doesn't want to be with Mr. Jiang. any intersection.

"You Ning, you are wrong. The Three Youth League is the reserve force of the Kuomintang. If you want better development in the future, it is best to occupy a position now. As for the affairs of the Three Youth League, it does not necessarily have to be If you want to handle it yourself, you can just find someone to handle it for you. There aren’t many things to do anyway, and in this position, it’s more of a retreat.” Yu Jie said seriously.

"Yes, teacher." When Yu Jie said this, Luo Yao naturally agreed. He had to discuss this matter with Lao Wu.

After the meeting tomorrow, there is still this opportunity. Cai Xiaochun is not Yang Fan, so it is perfectly fine to find an excuse to get rid of him.

…

Early the next morning, Luo Yao put on the military uniform that Gong Hui had ironed for him. It was natural for him to dress formally for such a meeting.

He is a soldier, so he must wear a military uniform.

"I'm leaving." The meeting was held at Shangqing Temple. He was in Nan'an District and had to go there in advance. It was his first time attending such a meeting and it would be bad to be late.

The meeting was held at ten o'clock, and Luo Yao arrived at almost nine-thirty. He was not the only one who attended the meeting, there were also some low-level officers. They had no sense of presence and could be replaced at any time.

Luo Yao is different. It is possible that as long as he is not replaced in that position, he will continue to attend such meetings.

This position is incomparable.

"Deputy Director Luo, please hand over the gun. We will keep it for you and return it to you after the meeting."

"Okay." Luo Yao handed over his gun.

Entering the arranged venue, Luo Yao first found a corner seat and sat down. There were rules for seating in such venues, but everyone who attended the meeting knew that the seats there were the lowest.

Luo Yao was obviously the first to arrive. After he sat down, someone brought him a cup of tea and he thanked him.

After about a few minutes, a young female officer with short hair walked in holding a thick notebook.

Judging from the military rank, he is only a captain. Obviously, such a meeting is not something that a captain officer can attend.

She was supposed to be a stenographer or something.

Sure enough, the female officer walked to the stenographer's position, sat down, and slowly opened her notebook.

After a while, another young major officer came in. He walked towards the female captain stenographer with a smile: "Xiao Shen, you came early enough."

"Today's meeting is very important. The Secretary-General has informed us to come here early." The female officer said with a faint smile.

The major smiled faintly and sat down a little distance away from the female officer.

People came in one after another. Luo Yao also frequented Shangqing Temple and knew a lot of people. Many people who came in and out knew him, but not many of them had close friendships.

There are two offices in the attendant's office. The director of the first office is Lin Weiwen, and the director of the second office is Chen Xun'en. I heard that there will be a third office, but there is no sign yet.

Lin Weiwen's figure appeared at the door of the conference room. This was his direct boss. He quickly stood up and greeted him.

"Wei Gong."

"You Ning is here, you came quite early." Lin Weiwen smiled and said with a military salute in return.

"I'm far away. It's my first time to attend such a meeting, so I don't dare to be late!" Luo Yao explained hurriedly.

"Too."

After a while, people attending the meeting arrived one after another, including Xu Tailai from the Central Unification Committee, Yang Xuancen, director of the Second Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Zhang Zhen, commander of the military police, Zhu Jiahua, secretary-general of the Central Party Committee...

Dai Yunong's figure also appeared at the door. Luo Yao naturally nodded quickly in greeting, and then carefully moved his body to the side.

He didn't want to be watched by these big guys. It was safest to stand on the side and watch carefully.

The old man is here!

The time is just right.

Luo Yao could hear his footsteps and the unique sound of holding a civilized stick, which was basically easy to identify.

Except for newcomers like Luo Yao, everyone else basically knows where they sit in the conference room, and they can't sit wrongly.

Those who came today are all heads of intelligence-related departments.

Because today's meeting is related to intelligence, the old man needs to listen to the reports of various intelligence departments, and at the same time understand and communicate with each department about their work.

"The Chairman is here!"

As the guard at the door shouted, a thin old man wearing a military uniform and a scarlet cloak appeared at the door of the conference room with a thin face that showed neither joy nor anger.

Behind him were Yu Jishi, the chief of guards, Chen Xun'en, director of the Second Division of the Attendant's Office, and an old acquaintance, Mao Zongxiang, director of the Confidential Office.

At today's meeting, the three directors of the Military Technical Office and the deputy director were all present. This is really a very rare thing.

However, Luo Yao's position was close to the corner of the conference room door, Wen Yuqing sat in the middle, and Mao Zongxiang's position was in front of the old man's left hand.

Judging from the scale of the meeting, it was still relatively large. Obviously, the standards of the meeting were higher than those of previous "Type A reports", otherwise there wouldn't be so many people.

"stand up!"