In the second half of the night, the night wind became stronger and stronger, picking up the fine sand and swirling it everywhere. The warm spring atmosphere during the day was completely gone, with a hint of coldness. The Horqin Sand Land in spring, and the weather at night, were still cold. Very cold.
The wind blows the yellow sand, making the night sky chaotic and blurring the vision. Just behind a few sand dunes, black shadows are moving forward quietly like ghosts in the dark night. Not far ahead, there are more than a dozen lonely tents. The tent stood erected on the sand, and the wind picked up the sand and hit the tent, making a "sand" sound. There was no light, and there was only the darkness of night between heaven and earth.
A few hundred meters away from the tent, the shadows stopped. Several shadows came together, obviously discussing something. The leading shadow actually spoke fluent Japanese, far away from the city. And the countryside, far away from the front line in the remote hinterland of Horqin Sandy Land, the Japanese actually appeared, incredible!
After several black figures muttered for a while, they ran away in different directions. After a while, more black figures appeared in the night. If you look closely, you can see that there are as many as four to five hundred people surrounding the tent. In the middle, the muzzles of black holes were pointed forward. Obviously, they came to attack Tang Qiuli's camp with purpose. Moreover, there were also several light machine guns and a mortar!
This sneak attack was really planned by a lurking Japanese agent. The leader was called Kono Chihide. He was a veteran Japanese agent. His identity was the leader of an agent team in the North China region of the Japanese base camp Military Intelligence. He commanded hundreds of people. Ten agents, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Japanese Army. He has been in North China for many years and is a real China hand. Not only does he speak fluent Chinese, but he also speaks fluent Mongolian.
It was sheer luck that Kono Chihide seized this opportunity. It turned out that the area where Kono's group was lurking was in the Zhangjiakou area on Bashang, Hebei Province, before the "July 7th Incident" in North China. The Kono Group has existed for many years. Over the years, it has collected a lot of valuable intelligence for the Japanese Military Intelligence Agency. Those days were the most comfortable days for Lieutenant Colonel Kono and the time when he was most energetic.
But. As the independent division troops regained the North China region, after several large-scale battles, the Japanese army was beaten to pieces and completely defeated. The entire North China region, Japanese power collapsed. After that, the life of the Kono team became very difficult, and they had to turn to a secret state, like hibernating snakes, lurking in dark corners. Wait for the opportunity to spring out and bite.
?According to Lieutenant Colonel Kono¡¯s idea. His own special agent team has completely stopped its activities, but he can survive this most difficult period no matter what, waiting for the Imperial Japanese Army to come back and occupy North China.
However, the subsequent development of the situation completely exceeded his expectations. After taking control of the North China region, the Independent Division began a large-scale purge of local security and counterintelligence operations, especially in large and medium-sized cities in North China. Under the severe crackdowns of the anti-espionage agencies and anti-espionage agencies, the latent Japanese spy organizations were dug out one by one, and the latent Japanese agents were arrested one by one. Every day, Lieutenant Commander Kono received bad news that one organization was being destroyed. .
It was at this time that the Independent Division Investigation Division came into Lieutenant Colonel Kono's sight. This was a counterintelligence agency that was daunting to Japanese spies. Its leader, Colonel Shen Jun, was a mysterious and ruthless opponent with endless means. Under the huge net, Colonel Kono increasingly felt that the end was coming, and he was in panic all day long.
However, Lieutenant Colonel Kono was quite cunning. After weighing the situation, he felt that he could not gain a foothold in any city or village in North China because the Independent Division Investigation Division's counterintelligence operations in large and medium-sized cities had begun to expand. The vast towns and villages continue to lurk in Zhangjiakou. Lieutenant Colonel Kono knows his fate very well, that is, like a rat in a cave, he will be dug out sooner or later.
Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Kono made an unexpected decision. Before the big net of the Independent Division Investigation Office could be cast here, all the members of this team immediately fled into the Horqin Sandy Land and lurked in various identities. There is only one requirement in Kono, which is to disperse as much as possible among the nomadic Mongolians and obtain legal status, and not to lurk in the gathering points and villages of Mongolian herdsmen.
Lieutenant Colonel Kono¡¯s countermeasures miraculously escaped the Shen Jun Investigation Bureau¡¯s net. Among all the special agents of the Japanese Military Intelligence Agency in North China, the Kono team is the only one that has survived.
And Kono himself, using a large amount of money and means, gradually established his own power in this area. He himself also transformed into a well-known figure in the hinterland of Horqin Sandy Land, rich and generous, with a wide range of contacts, standing in After establishing a foothold, Kono contacted his subordinates one by one, and a new intelligence network gradually took shape. However, Kono's instruction to his subordinates was, "Stop."Stop all gathering of independent division intelligence and sabotage activities, lurk, vigorously develop members, and wait for the opportunity! "
In the past few years when Tang Qiuli commanded the independent division troops to conquer the north and south, expand territory, and fight against the Japanese, British, and Soviet armies, Lieutenant Colonel Kono Ikehide was not idle either. His organization developed and gathered four groups. The strength of 500 people, however, Kono Nakazuo strictly ordered that no one is allowed to develop organization members outside the scope of Horqin Sandy Land, let alone develop in big cities. If that organization member violates the ban, he will be severely punished by the organization. sanctions.
Lieutenant Colonel Kono knew very well that as long as his organization stretched out its hands beyond the scope of the Horqin Sandy Land, the devilish Independent Division Investigation Division Director Shen Jun would definitely be able to catch his tail, and what would follow would be the consequences of his painstaking efforts. When the strength that had been in operation for several years collapsed, there was no chance that he would survive.
Lieutenant Colonel Kono firmly believes in this. Shen Jun, the director of the Investigation Department, is a pervasive devil. As long as he gives him a little smell, he can find himself. Kono's ban is very effective, and Kono's special agent team has therefore escaped investigation. The Bureau and the Intelligence Division have been able to survive all the counterintelligence operations that have gone through a sieve.
Less than two hours after Tang Qiuli's convoy entered Horqin Sandy Land, it was discovered by a member of the Kono Special Agent Team. At that time, this member was driving a group of sheep and saw a long convoy from a distance. , and armored vehicles, carrying a sky full of dust, coming from the direction of Peiping, I felt something was wrong, so I followed the convoy on horseback until noon. When the other party took a rest, I noticed from a distance that they were all wearing clothes. An officer in military uniform, this guy felt that the matter was serious and immediately reported it to the team leader, Lieutenant Colonel Kono.
Lieutenant Colonel Kono knew nothing about the large-scale mobilization of troops of the Independent Division in the Pingjin area. However, after receiving the report, he keenly smelled an unusual smell in the intelligence. In such a remote Horqin Sandy Land, there were What's so attractive about attracting a convoy of armored vehicles and jeeps from an independent division? Could it be that his own organization has been exposed? Impossible! Lieutenant Colonel Kono categorically rejected this judgment.
There is only one conclusion. This is a high-level headquarters of the Independent Division. As for which direction it is going, it is not important. The key is who it is. The senior general of the Independent Division is inside. Lieutenant Colonel Kono did not dare to be careless and led several of his subordinates. , hanging from a distance behind the convoy, observing like a wolf.
When the convoy got off the bus and took a temporary break, Lieutenant Colonel Kono was behind a sand dune in the distance, holding a telescope and observing carefully, not letting everyone go, that is, Tang Qiuli and Shan Hu felt that they were being watched. When they went up, it seemed that their feelings were not unfounded.
When Kono saw a person through his telescopic lens, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. His whole body trembled violently, his face instantly turned pale, and a wave of dizziness hit his mind, so that he actually felt suffocated and felt crazy. I almost jumped out of my throat!
It¡¯s unmistakable. The soldier with four gold stars hanging on the epaulettes of his military uniform is the sworn enemy of the Japanese Empire, the top leader of the Independent Division, and the China Devil Tang Qiuli. He is absolutely unmistakable. This China Devil is transformed into Gray can also be recognized! ¡ª¡ªAll the agents in the Imperial Intelligence Department have the highest goal of killing this person. Let¡¯s put it this way, Tang Qiuli left a stronger impression on Lieutenant Colonel Kono Ikehide than his own father.
"Sir, what's wrong with you? Are you suffering from heatstroke?" A subordinate asked with concern.
"That's not right, it's not summer yet, how can you get heat stroke? - I think it's probably because of the evil spirit!" Another subordinate retorted and came up with his own judgment.
Lieutenant Colonel Kono took a breath, suppressed his little heart that was beating wildly, and cursed in a dumbfounded voice: "Baga! What nonsense are you talking about? - I have made a major discovery. Please identify that young Who is the independent division officer sitting in the middle with four gold stars?"
Several subordinates raised their telescopes one after another and looked in the direction pointed by Lieutenant Colonel Kono, "What?" ¡ª¡ªAmaterasu! Your Majesty the Emperor! Isn't that Zhi, Zhi that devil Tang, Tang Qiuli? How, how is it possible? How come he is here? "
One of the subordinates stuttered and screamed. His eyes almost flew out and his mouth opened like a hippopotamus. He looked worse than Lieutenant Commander Kono. He almost had a heart attack on the spot and fainted. The noise was too loud. Yes, it scared a few guys.
"Baga! There is such a big movement, do you want to kill us?" Kono Zhongjiao shouted, raised his hand, and was about to give this subordinate a big mouth. After thinking about it, he put his hand down again. It was not for hitting anyone. At that time, if the loudmouthed movements were heard by those Chinese officers, wouldn't they be asking for death?