Looking at Yang Zhen, who was visiting the Soviets in the middle of the night, with a slightly solemn expression, Li Yanping hesitated and said: "Old Yang, do you think we have met or not? If it is really the United States and Britain that are putting pressure on the Soviet Union, I think
It may not really be a good thing for us.”
"The leader of the Soviet Union is a man who does not rub sand in his eyes, and he is a man who will retaliate for every shortcoming. If he thinks that we are too close to the United States and Britain, I am afraid that we will not be able to afford such revenge. Even if we can't.
Do it openly, but give it to us secretly for a while, which is enough for us to endure."
Regarding Li Yanping's concerns, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "Why not? He stayed up in the middle of the night and came to us to discuss with us. We still have to see what should be seen. At least we must find out what kind of tiger is drawn in the Soviet Union's mind.
, we can come up with better countermeasures, right?”
"What's more, if the Soviets come to see me at this time, we can't give them a closed door. No matter what the reason is for them to see us, we have to meet them. Only by getting to know the basics can we think of more countermeasures. Especially
But if the United States and Britain really put pressure on the Soviets, then we should see it, so as to avoid unnecessary suspicion."
"By the way, political commissar, please go there in person and invite the two old leaders of the advance army who just left my place. Now that they are involved, what do these Soviet people think? It's better to let them listen.
That's good. After all, they are also worried about the problem of winter clothing. Can it be solved in the shortest possible time? We should not act arbitrarily in this negotiation. It is better to have their participation."
Hearing that Yang Zhen actually asked him to invite the two veterans in person, Li Yanping looked at Yang Zhen who said he was relaxed but had a serious look on his face. Although he was a little puzzled in his heart, he did not understand Yang Zhen's intention.
Without saying anything, he got up and went to invite the two old coaches.
Li Yanping is a kind person, and in order to protect him and prevent him from getting involved, Yang Zhen has never told him clearly about certain things. He never quite understood why Yang Zhen was negotiating with the Soviet Union.
Why did you drag these two people in? But Li Yanping has a rare advantage, that is, he doesn’t have the habit of digging into things.
His trust in Yang Zhen over the past few years also made him believe that Yang Zhen must have had his own intentions in doing this. At this time, Yang Zhen asked him to personally invite the two coaches, although he had some doubts in his heart. But he didn't
Whatever he said, he did as Yang Zhen asked.
After Li Yanping left the conference room, Yang Zhen said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, when the political commissar comes back, you will personally go to the Ministry of Communications and ask them to decipher the Soviet Union's new code in the shortest possible time.
I don’t want something as sudden as today to happen again.”
"Radio monitoring of the Soviet Union is an important source of intelligence for us to obtain some of Jiangbei's intentions and formulate countermeasures under the current situation that our intelligence methods against the Soviet Union are still quite limited. If there is a flaw in this matter, it will be a threat to us.
Although it cannot be fatal, it will definitely make us passive in response."
"In addition, tell the border guards to closely monitor the Trans-Siberian Railway facing the Soviet Union. I must find out how many trains they send from the west and Vladivostok to the border line every day. I don't ask them for Moscow.
It can be done, but they must find out for me what is happening under our noses."
"Let the Intelligence Department find a way to secretly monitor the Soviet port of Vladivostok. From now until the end of the entire war, how many American fleets have arrived there, what their tonnage is, and the types of transported materials must be as clear as possible. All
Information about the Soviet Union must be compiled separately and reported to you and me separately."
"All relevant files and information are not allowed to be accessed by anyone without the signature and approval of either me or you. All intelligence information related to the Soviet Union will be destroyed after the end of the war."
"Also, Lao Guo, after you go back, think about it carefully. How can we quietly monitor the Soviet Union's radio and collect intelligence from the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Communications, and integrate them into one?"
It’s an independent department. But don’t change the configuration, it’s still affiliated with the original department.”
"I don't want to cause any turmoil within the party and the military because of this matter, let alone attract attention and pressure from the outside world. Therefore, this matter must be carried out secretly. Even if it means using some North Korean or Japanese nationals
personnel, and do not cause any unnecessary suspicion in any quarter.”
"These things must be kept strictly confidential except for you and me and the people involved. The political commissar is an honest man and doesn't have much scheming. Don't let him get involved in things like this. I just sent him to
Let’s go, I don’t want him to hear our conversation, just to protect him.”
Regarding Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun, who had always been in tune with him, nodded and said: "Don't worry, No. 1, I will find a way in this regard. You are right, don't involve the political commissar in this matter. His
He has a special status and is a political commissar of the Anti-League. Once exposed, he will bear greater pressure than us, and even greater trouble."
"On the 1st, it is easy to monitor the Soviet radio. But the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs is still quite powerful, and Vladivostok is the Pacific Fleet headquarters that the Soviet Union has been closely monitoring. I am afraid it will be difficult for us to find someone who can monitor Vladivostok.
Someone with enough weight to provide us with information."
"The Soviet Union's purge of counterrevolutionaries in the past few years has put everyone in danger. Our work against the Soviet Union has made almost no progress from the beginning to now. When our people passed through Vladivostok, they were under strict surveillance, and even those who were active
The area is quite restricted. Many times, you can’t even get out of the hotel.”
"Under such circumstances, it may be difficult for us to place enough surveillance personnel in Vladivostok. After all, our people are very different from the Soviet people. And in the Far East of the Soviet Union, not only are there no overseas Chinese, but there are also no Koreans
They also moved the expatriates to Central Asia. Even if our people infiltrate, there will be no place for them."
Hearing Guo Bingxun's statement and doubts, Yang Zhen sighed slightly and said: "Actually, Lao Guo, I don't want to involve you in this matter. Intelligence work is a double-edged sword. If you don't do it, you may be hurt.
Especially when we are conducting intelligence collection and secret surveillance on Su at this time, although the situation is special, some people will not think so."
"Once it is revealed, it will be a huge thing. The Soviets' revenge will also be quite cruel. I don't want to involve too many people in this matter. But I am alone and I don't have three heads and six arms.
You are in charge of intelligence work, and you are more familiar with some aspects than me. Without you, I might not be able to do it myself."
"The Soviets are our allies in some aspects, but they are also our opponents in some aspects. I don't ask for detailed information on some things, but we can't always be so passive. Sometimes, we are also forced to do some things.
We have to do it, otherwise we will suffer big losses."
"We can't always be like this, letting others unilaterally infiltrate us and even master our most core things. But we know nothing about them and have almost nothing to master. Even Su De
The situation on the battlefield still needs to be grasped from the Japanese radio, and this situation must be changed. Even if it cannot be completely changed, at least it must be improved in some aspects."
"Don't we still secretly hold a group of White Russian spies captured in Harbin and trained by the Japanese? If we don't make good use of these people, we will be sorry for the Japanese who have done so much hard work on them.
A stone can attack jade, and these White Russian spies that the Japanese have painstakingly cultivated can be used by me at this time."
"Lao Guo, please think carefully during this period and make good use of these White Russians. Also, don't go through Chen Long's intelligence department for this matter. Although we can completely trust Chen Long's character, there are still some things that we cannot
It’s better if it doesn’t involve too much. Once he moves, the movement will be a bit loud.”
"The required funds are linked to the training fees of the special reconnaissance brigade of the military region. The insufficient part will be spent separately from the account of the foreign trade company of the Production and Construction Corps that is responsible for trade with the Soviet Union. All expenditures and uses of funds are under your personal control.
.All expenditure directions must be set as first-class top secret, but do not set up separate accounts, and the books must be balanced."
"In addition, we don't need to bribe anyone within the Soviet army, let alone get enough people from them. This will do no harm to us, and it will easily attract the attention of the Soviet high-level officials.
As you said, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union still monitors high-level officials in the Far East of the Soviet Union quite closely."
"As for our needs, who knows best? The people at the port and the railway know best. As long as we can bribe the crane drivers, planning and dispatching personnel, and even the stevedores at the port, they can all be used by me. As long as this net is woven
If it is dense enough, it can fully meet our needs. Don't just focus on the top management, as this may easily backfire."
"When doing intelligence work, it is often easier to get what we need from the grassroots than from the top. We do not need the deployment of Soviet troops in the Far East, nor the strength of their Pacific Fleet, we only need
Need to know the amount of U.S. aid passing through Vladivostok.”
Yang Zhen's words made Guo Bingxun slightly nodded. In fact, although Guo Bingxun has been in charge of intelligence work, he is not a professional after all. He is only responsible for the summary and analysis of intelligence, as well as the key points of the deployment of intelligence work. As for the intelligence
The collection and selection of intelligence personnel are generally handled by Yang Zhen himself.
He is still a little unfamiliar with the specifics of intelligence work. And compared to political and economic intelligence, he, the chief of staff, focuses more on military intelligence. The Soviet intelligence work, at least for now, does not involve military matters.
Below, it was somewhat beyond the scope of his understanding.
After Yang Zhen said these words, he understood how to collect political and economic intelligence. Originally, in his understanding, the collection of political and economic intelligence could only start from the top management of the other party. Because of this
Ordinary people simply cannot understand and grasp the things inside.
In fact, he had never had intelligence work experience and did not understand that political intelligence did not count. The focus of collecting economic intelligence should be more on the lower levels. Especially in a planned economy like the Soviets, his focus was not on the position of the intelligence target.
High or low, but in the interpretation of information.
The supply of materials in a region, whether the materials are abundant on the market, the overall price situation in a region, and the changes in local materials. After careful interpretation, a lot can be found. Economic intelligence work should be started at the top.