In Peiping, at the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front Army in Nanyuan, Okamura Neiji is secretly meeting with Nakajima Nariko.
The two sat opposite each other on the tatami. While Nakajima Nariko skillfully performed a Japanese tea ceremony for Okamura Neji, she said softly: "Based on our research on Ouyang Yun's character, he will definitely accept your invitation. Of course, The Chinese people will definitely not agree to the peace talks in Peiping. The most likely place they will finally choose for the peace talks is Zhangjiakou. It would be good to put it in Zhangjiakou, just in time to activate the secrets laid by the Matsui Agency..."
Yes, Okamura Neji's request to discuss the Beijing-Tianjin issue with Ouyang Yun face to face is a conspiracy in itself. To this day, when the overall situation has been decided, a considerable number of Japanese people still do not give up. This is in line with Japan's The character trait of a person who won’t shed tears until he sees the coffin.
Okamura Neiji took the tea cup from Nakajima's hand and took a sip. He did not immediately answer her words, but changed the subject and said: "Very good, Nakajima-kun's tea art is indeed superb."
"Your Excellency, Commander, you still seem a little hesitant." Nariko Nakajima refused to accept his compliment and stared into his eyes.
Her oppressive direct gaze was so rude that Okamura Neji couldn't help but feel angry. On this matter, Okamura Neji had not been very positive since Nakajima Nariko came to the door. Okamura's attitude , First, he thought that China would not fall into turmoil because of the loss of Ouyang Yun; second, how could Ouyang Yun be so easy to assassinate? Reflecting on the various previous assassinations, which one did not end in failure, and the assassination was successful. , if this provokes the Chinese to launch a nuclear bombing of Tokyo, who will bear the responsibility? This is a crime that will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history. Okamura Neji does not want to enjoy this treatment after his death.
"I know what you are worried about, so please take a look at this," Nakajima said, handing a folder beside him to Okamura.
Okamura took it and called it over to look at it, with a flash of light in his eyes. Then he put down the document, looked up at Nakajima and asked, "Are you sure this information is true?"
"Of course, Your Excellency, I know what you are worried about. In fact, I have the same worries. However, if China falls into division or even breaks out into civil war again, do you think the Chinese can still maintain a superior position over me militarily? And according to reports, I know that since the secret alliance between China and Germany was exposed, the United States, Britain and other countries have been planning to replace China in the United Nations. If we can successfully assassinate Ouyang Yun, we will then reach an armistice with the United States on the condition of withdrawing from Australia. Agreement, we can concentrate on dealing with China, and I am sure that once a civil war does break out in China, Germany will definitely take the opportunity to attack and point its guns at the China people again. Your Excellency, although there is a big risk in this matter It's a risk, but if it succeeds, it can immediately change the situation between China and Japan, and it's definitely worth our gamble."
Japanese people are born with a certain gambling streak. Hearing what Nakajima said, Okamura couldn't help but feel his heart beat. He took a deep breath and said attentively: "But, are you sure that Ouyang Yun will definitely keep the appointment? "
The conversation returned to the original topic. Nakajima knew that Okamura had already made up his mind, so he spoke in a more determined tone: "Of course, Your Excellency, how about we make a bet. I bet that Ouyang Yun will definitely go to the appointment." After that, , she looked at Okamura with bright eyes.
Okamura stood up, exhaled a heavy breath, and said loudly: "In that case, for the sake of the Yamato nation, let's take a gamble."
Ouyang Yun was going to Zhangjiakou to negotiate with Okamura Neiji on the Peking-Tianjin issue. This matter spread among the top brass of the State Council and the Supreme Command, and was immediately opposed by everyone. The reason for their opposition was that the overall situation of the Sino-Japanese war has now been decided. Ouyang Yun, as the de facto supreme leader of China, is really not worth taking this risk anymore.
Outsiders like Nakajima Nariko can see the importance of Ouyang Yun in today's Chinese political situation. It is naturally impossible for senior officials in the State Council and the Supreme Command not to recognize it. After experiencing the Al-Shabaab incident, Chen Cheng has also become extraordinarily well-behaved. , when he heard about this, he immediately asked to see Ouyang Yun and objected to his trip to Peking face to face: "Commander, the Japanese are accustomed to taking risks. It is hard to guarantee that they have no other ideas. I think it is enough to send a central official to come forward in this matter." , if it doesn’t work, I can take your place.”
Chen Cheng's words were still full of admonishment. What Li Zongren and Feng Yuxiang said did not sound very pleasant. The former said "You are confused" at the beginning, and then said seriously: "Okamura's excuse is completely untenable. As long as the relevant agreements are implemented On paper, with the current international reputation of our government, are we going to break our promise and get fat?" The latter has a cannon temper, and said more directly: "Commander, haven't you learned your lesson? This kind of trick of a little devil can't even be played by a three-year-old. Even a child can see through it, so you won’t be deceived by them. What the little devils are doing is clearly a desperate gamble. I firmly disagree."
Everyone disagreed, but as Nariko Nakajima said, Ouyang Yun would stick to what he decided on, so in the end he went ahead as scheduled and flew from Chongqing to Zhangjiakou.
"I must let Peking come back intact. I don't want to leave any regrets in this life." Ouyang Yun said to Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren.
Mu Jiandie, Chang Gen and others are also opponents, but unlike Chen Cheng and others, now that Ouyang Yun has made a decision, as loyal subordinates, what they can do now is to try their best to help Ouyang Yun to establish a good front line, so as not to give up. The Japanese have little chance.
Liu Kui is now fully responsible for Ouyang Yun's security work. For safety reasons, he specifically called Ding Yi, who immediately put down his work without hesitation after receiving the call and rushed to Chongqing to report.
Ouyang Yun and his party got on the plane and flew to Zhangjiakou. On the other side, Zhang Xueliang had made all preparations. He was also a member of the group who opposed Ouyang Yun's journey north. Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, this was all Zhang Xueliang could do. , and what he didn't expect was that right under his nose, the Japanese were waking up from their hibernation caves like moles. Zhangjiakou, the smell of the air changed overnight. , Zhang Xueliang could not detect this change, but he could not hide it from Geng Shaohua, director of the North China Bureau of the CIA.
Geng Shaohua, as a regional team leader of Hutong, has rich experience in counter-espionage. After receiving Chang Gen's instructions, he started to make arrangements. After sensing something strange, he immediately transferred personnel from other regions. And began to carefully construct a large anti-espionage network centered on the location of the peace talks.