Chapter 529: Shame of the Empire
Off the coast of Daya Bay, the Japanese aircraft carrier USS Jiahe.
A Red Cross fighter plane landed steadily on the deck.
Xiang Chu and Wang Manxue got off the plane, each picking up a suitcase.
Akita Haruka and Hase Sakurako came over happily.
Akita Haruka, who was already a major general, shouted happily:
"Hello, first generation! Hello, Madam!"
"Hello Haruwa! Hello Sakurako!"
Xiang Chu responded, patted Qiu Tianchun's shoulder happily, and praised,
"Good! Promoted to major general."
Akita Haruka said gratefully: "Haruka is entirely dependent on the first generation for funding."
"Hello, Miss Sakurako!"
Wang Manxue and Hase Sakurako shook hands and greeted each other warmly.
At this time, Hasegawa Ao and Matsumoto Shiro came over.
Xiang Chu hurriedly shook hands with the two of them, like old friends meeting again after a long separation.
Hasegawa Ao knew that he came to express his gratitude and immediately invited him into the VIP room.
Wang Manxue visited the aircraft carrier accompanied by Akita Haruka and Hase Sakurako.
Xiang Chu walked into the VIP room, opened two suitcases filled with Japanese yen, and said with a smile:
"Uncle! These two million yen are a small gift from Chu Xiong. Please accept them."
"good, very good!"
Hasegawa Ao looked at the colorful banknotes and smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits.
With such a large sum of money, his dream of opening a Go club after retirement came true.
However, he still added weakly: "My dear nephew! It is precisely because your film agency has the special approval of the Cabinet Intelligence Bureau that your uncle can let you off the hook."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! The Shadow Agency can only obtain more valuable intelligence for the Empire by winning over important Chinese officials and strengthening exchanges in private."
"indeed so!"
Hasegawa Aoki agreed with this and, addicted to chess, he said hurriedly,
"My dear nephew! How about we chat while playing chess?"
"Okay! Let's chat while playing chess."
Xiang Chu said happily, deeply impressed by his addiction to Go.
Hasegawa Ao, playing black, made the first move and said gratefully, "My dear nephew! Fortunately, thanks to your intelligence, our Wuxue Marine Corps did not attack rashly. Otherwise, we would have been surrounded by Chinese troops like the Imamura and Oda detachments, and our entire army would have been wiped out."
Xiang Chu made his move and shook his head, saying, "It was all my uncle's plan. It has nothing to do with Chu Xiong."
Hasegawa Ao placed a move and asked with a smile: "My Wuxue troops should be able to attack now, right?"
Xiang Chu laughed and said, "Uncle! Didn't your Marines launch an attack on Tianjia Town last night? They also fired a thousand poison gas bombs. I think they are about to conquer it. Haha!"
Hasegawa Ao sighed, "Alas! Nothing can be hidden from the Shadow Agency Chief."
Needless to say, before Xiang Chu came here, he learned about the situation on Hasegawa Qing's side in advance.
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Unfortunately, no matter how accurate my intelligence is, the 106th Division just won't listen. Now the division is surrounded by heavy Chinese troops in Wanjialing, northern Jiangxi, and I'm afraid it will be wiped out."
Hasegawa Ao said disapprovingly: "My dear nephew! Don't exaggerate. The 106th Division is composed of veterans from the 6th Division. They participated in the war to attack Nanjing, the capital of China, and their combat effectiveness is very strong."
When Xiang Chu heard about the Japanese soldiers who had attacked Nanjing, he was so angry that his teeth itched. He pretended to be nonchalant and said:
"Uncle! I know, but the commander of the 106th Division, Aoki Iidō Brigade, is jealous of me and even went to the headquarters to accuse me of providing him with random intelligence, which really put me in a difficult position."
Hasegawa Aoki consoled him, "My dear nephew! Aoki Iidō is the cousin of Santori, and his family is rich. He went to the Chinese battlefield to gild his reputation.
It has only been a few months since he was promoted from regiment commander to brigade commander. After this battle, he will definitely be promoted to division commander. It is better not to offend such a person."
“I really can’t swallow this!”
Xiang Chu played chess angrily and won the game regardless of the consequences.
However, he soon allowed Hasegawa Ao to equalize the game.
Hasegawa Ao was very pleased and said happily: "Well! This is what it means to be evenly matched. Just like you and Aoki Iidō, you are evenly matched."
At this time, Matsumoto Shiro ran in and reported loudly:
"Commander! The 106th Division's Aoki Brigade advanced recklessly and was completely annihilated by the Chinese army at Wanjinling. The brigade commander, Aoki Iidō, had both legs broken."
Hasegawa Qing was shocked and said, "Both legs are broken? Is he still a human being?"
“Waste!
Xiang Chu laughed heartily.
Hasegawa Ao shook his head and said, "It's a shame for the empire!"
"Yes! He is a disgrace to the empire. He should commit suicide by disembowelment."
Itamoto Shiro echoed, paused, and continued to report loudly,
"Commander! The 106th Division is currently out of ammunition and food, and is surrounded by the Chinese army. It has suffered heavy losses, and most of the commanders at all levels have been killed in the battle.
The headquarters ordered me to send bombers to support them and also to send transport planes to airdrop 200 commanders. "
Hasegawa Ao shook his head and said, "The headquarters is also stupid. The Shadow Chief's Go level is comparable to this commander, and the information he provides must be very accurate.
Matsumoto-kun! You go and make the arrangements. Oh, nephew! How should our Marines march forward? "
Xiang Chu thought about it, and in order to prevent the devils from going ashore and doing evil, he suggested:
"Since we have captured Tianjia Town, we can take the warship and sail west to Wuhan. As long as we don't go ashore, there will be no losses. As long as there are no losses, your contribution will be great!"
"Yoshi! What a good plan."
Hasegawa Aozan said, and told Matsumoto Shiro,
"Matsumoto-kun! Go and make sure it's done."
"Hello!"
Shiro Matsumoto gladly accepted the order.
Xiang Chu sighed and said, "Alas! I'm afraid the 200 commanders dropped from the air will end up in the box."
"Land in the box!"
Matsumoto Shiro muttered these four words and ran out of the VIP room.
Xiang Chu accompanied Hasegawa Qing to play chess to his heart's content, and then took Wang Manxue away from the Jiahe by plane.
The Japanese naval aviation pilots were amazed by the way he flew the plane on and off the ship so freely and gracefully.
Xiang Chu and Wang Manxue had no home in Hong Kong Island and could not return, so they returned to the luxurious suite of the Island Hotel.
The radio station kept on sending messages. Xiang Chu hurriedly copied and translated the message:
"Director! Yitiao asked you to go to Hanoi to protect Wang Tianquan. I said you got sick after arriving in Hong Kong, so he had to give up. Director of Intelligence!"
Xiang Chu replied to the telegram: "Director of Intelligence! I am indeed in good health after arriving in Hong Kong. Your reply to the telegram is in line with objective facts. Director!"
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiaowan sent another telegram: "Chief! I received an order from above to ask you for information about Wang Tianquan. I have replied that Wang is in Hanoi and you are ill. Chief of Intelligence!"
Xiang Chu felt helpless, knowing that Song Xi was forced to ask, and that the White Party leaders had known about it long ago because they were watching closely. Yu Xiaowan, on the other hand, was trying to excuse him, fearing that the White Party leaders would send him to Hanoi, where his identity would be exposed and everyone would be doomed.
Xiang Chu was thinking so hard that he had a headache. He didn't know whether he should tell Wang Manxue or not, so he just stared at the telegram paper in a daze.
At this time, Wang Manxue changed into casual clothes and walked out of the inner room, smiling and saying, "Dear! Stop being in a daze, quickly burn those annoying telegram papers, let's go to the restaurant downstairs to eat, and then go to Taipingshan Market to shop and relax."
"All right!"
Xiang Chu nodded.
He took out his lighter and set the telegram paper on fire.
The two came to the restaurant downstairs and sat down at a table by the window.
Wang Manxue was ordering food, and Xiang Chu looked outside awkwardly. There were two plainclothes officers in the parking lot, circling around Wang Manxue's Cadillac sedan.