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Chapter 1850 Radical Kentaro
Chapter 1850 Radical Kentaro
The next day.
early morning.
A car passed through numerous checkpoints and stopped outside a villa. The door of the villa was guarded by armed Japanese soldiers.
Liu Xia got out of the car, opened the trunk, took out a folding wheelchair, unfolded it, then helped Cheng Qianfan get out of the car and sat in the wheelchair.
At the door of the villa, Hojo Hidetoshi was already waiting.
He took the wheelchair from Liu Xia and said, "This must be Secretary Liu. Just leave Secretary Cheng to me."
Liu Xia was a little surprised, as if she didn't expect to be turned away.
"Sister Xia, please come and pick me up later." Cheng Qianfan said to Liu Xia.
"Okay." Liu Xia nodded.
Seeing Liu Xia get into the car and the driver drove away, Cheng Qianfan talked to Hojo Hidetoshi, who pushed the wheelchair into the villa.
"Mr. Miyazaki, do you know whose house this originally belonged to?" said Hojo Hidetoshi.
"Looking at the size and luxury of this building, it must have an extraordinary origin." Cheng Qianfan took a look and said.
"This is the residence of Zhang Xiaokun, the former warlord of Shandong." Hojo Hidetoshi said, "After the Empire occupied Jinan, this place was requisitioned by the Daikin Corporation. This time when the counselor came to Jinan, the Daikin Corporation used this place to entertain the counselor for a while."
"It turns out to be that stupid general from China." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
Zhang Xiaokun was a good topic and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation.
Japan also spread some anecdotes about this Chinese warlord. Of course, they were not good reputations. In the reports in Japan, the image of a Chinese warlord as a fool was vividly portrayed.
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Cheng Qianfan met Heitaro Imamura in the study of the villa.
"Teacher, you must take care of your health." Cheng Qianfan said with concern when he saw the visible fatigue in Imamura Heitaro's eyes.
"It's inevitable to be tired after running back and forth." Imamura Heitaro pressed his temple, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said, "Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll be able to relax a little."
He glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro and said, "Kentaro, it was Chu Mingyu's idea for you to come visit me."
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded. "The Empire urged Nanjing to sign the tripartite agreement. The Wang family has been worried about getting involved in the Empire's war against the Soviet Union, so they have been hesitant and dare not sign rashly."
As he spoke, he reported to Imamura Heitaro about Nanjing, especially Chu Mingyu's "some ideas".
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"Chu Mingyu is quite clever. He actually thought of letting you visit me in a private capacity to secretly gather information." Imamura Heitaro said with a smile.
"Maybe it's because Cheng Qianfan is young. Although he actually has considerable power and energy, in the eyes of outsiders, he is just a small figure and will not attract attention." Cheng Qianfan said.
"You are not being polite in boasting at all," said Heitaro Imamura.
"It was the students who were praising Cheng Qianfan." Cheng Qianfan said.
Imamura Heitaro burst into laughter.
Seeing that he had successfully pleased the teacher, Cheng Qianfan also smiled from the bottom of his heart, "Teacher, you are loyal to the country and too tired. You should smile more. Smile can help relieve fatigue."
"Kentaro, you are thoughtful." Imamura Heitaro nodded with satisfaction and said.
This is the most fundamental reason why he likes Kentaro Miyazaki as a student. This student respects and loves him from the bottom of his heart.
As for the gifts sent by Kentaro, it was just a way for a student to express his respect for the teacher, and it was a sincere expression.
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"So, Chu Mingyu judged that we only wanted to deter the Soviet Union, and actually had no plan to take advantage of the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercises to launch a war against the Soviet Union." Imamura Heitaro said with a serious expression.
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan said, "According to what Chu Mingyu said, the Empire did not arrange for the military to participate in the talks, and at the same time kept urging Chu Mingyu to sign, which aroused the suspicion of the Nanjing side, and then they made such a judgment and analysis."
"Then they were worried about making a misjudgment, so they asked you to come and get information," said Heitaro Imamura.
After listening to Kentaro Miyazaki's report, he realized that there were some mistakes in the details of the arrangement of the "tripartite talks".
In order to avoid provoking the Soviet Union and causing it to make a misjudgment, the empire had never considered allowing the Wang regime to actually send troops to participate in the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercises, and therefore did not arrange for the military to actually intervene in the talks.
It was such a small detail that was keenly noticed by Nanjing.
"I, your teacher, have never thought highly of Chu Mingyu." Imamura Heitaro said, "However, judging from this incident, this person is indeed quite capable, as he has gained the trust of Wang Tianhai and has been entrusted with important tasks in diplomatic affairs."
"So, Chu Mingyu actually guessed correctly that the Empire's special large-scale exercise of the Kwantung Army was indeed just a military deterrent against the Soviet Union?" Cheng Qianfan said, "The Empire did not really intend to take this opportunity to attack the Soviet Union?"
Seeing the slightly disappointed look in Kentaro Miyazaki's eyes, Heitaro Imamura smiled.
It seems that the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise made Kentaro believe that the Empire was going to take action against the Soviet Union, so he was overjoyed.
As a student of his, Kentaro was a firm supporter of the northward advance strategy, especially after the Imperial Kwantung Army suffered a loss at Nomonhan two years ago. Kentaro was always thinking about how the Empire should avenge its previous defeat at the hands of the Soviet Union.
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"Whether it is just a military deterrence or not, it depends on how the Soviet Union responds." Imamura Heitaro said lightly.
"Teacher, what you mean is..." Cheng Qianfan looked thoughtful.
Heitaro Imamura took a sip of tea without disturbing his student's thoughts.
"I understand." Cheng Qianfan said, "If the Soviet Union transfers a large number of troops from the Far East to the Soviet-German battlefield, then the Empire's exercise may not necessarily be just an exercise. If the Soviet Union always maintains a large number of troops in the Far East, then the exercise is just an exercise, and it serves more as a deterrent."
"Not bad." Imamura Heitaro nodded slightly and showed a gratified smile.
Kentaro Miyazaki is very smart and quick-witted, which is worthy of his careful teaching and training over the years.
"I understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said, "The Empire's Kwantung Army is conducting a large-scale exercise on an unprecedented scale. This is an open conspiracy for the Soviet Union. It depends on how they will respond."
"That's the truth." said Heitaro Imamura.
"Teacher, how should I respond to Chu Mingyu when I return?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"The Empire's conspiracy against the Soviet Union is an open one. Objectively speaking, the Empire is indeed likely to take action against the Soviet Union." Cheng Qianfan said, "If so, Wang's Nanjing regime probably doesn't have the courage to poke the Soviet Union in the ass."
"Just tell Chu Mingyu." Imamura Heitaro said, "All the empire needs is Nanjing's signature and their attitude, that's all."
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"I understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded, then frowned and sighed softly.
"What's wrong?" Imamura Hyōtaro asked.
"Teacher, is the Empire inclined to shelve the 'Northward Advance' strategy and support the 'Southward Advance' strategy?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
When he asked this question, his heart was in his throat.
According to Heitaro Imamura, Japan's Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise was a military deterrence and test against the Soviet Union. It was an open conspiracy. Depending on the Soviet Union's response, the Japanese army might launch an attack, or it might just be an exercise.
Objectively speaking, this answer can be regarded as a very valuable strategic intelligence gain.
However, Cheng Qianfan was not satisfied.
Because the "answer" given by Imamura Heitaro did not really solve the problem of the Japanese army's choice of "advance south" or "advance north".
Of course, perhaps the Japanese side themselves have not made a clear decision. However, Cheng Qianfan tends to believe that for such strategic decisions, even if the Japanese side has not made a final decision, its highest command must have had a certain inclination.
Therefore, he decided to take a risk and see if he could get more in-depth and accurate information from Heitaro Imamura.
As for Cheng Qianfan, he rarely takes risks.
This was the inspiration he got from Liu Xia yesterday.
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Liu Xia directly proposed yesterday that Nanjing should ask the Japanese side frank questions. In Cheng Qianfan's view, this is a very sensitive incident.
However, he thought about the matter over and over again afterwards. This was because he analyzed the matter from the perspective of an agent, and he assumed that there was something wrong with Liu Xia. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a problem.
However, from Liu Xia's perspective, there was nothing wrong with it. This was just a private occasion, and Liu Xia, who was deeply trusted by Chu Mingyu, "expressed her opinion on something, raised a question and made a suggestion."
What's more, Liu Xia finally stabbed him with the boomerang.
This made him, who was suspicious by nature, not think there was anything wrong with Liu Xia.
Liu Xia is Chu Mingyu's most trusted subordinate.
If we put ourselves in their shoes, now, Kentaro Miyazaki is the most trusted and favorite student of Heitaro Imamura.
Moreover, as soon as they met today, Cheng Qianfan unnoticeably launched his usual concern and emotional offensive towards Imamura Heitaro, just to lay the foundation for him to say some slightly sensitive words at this moment as a student who respects and loves his teacher.
As long as Heitaro Imamura trusts and likes his student, this is just a private topic between teacher and student.
Of course, the most important thing is Japan's choice of "advance south" or "advance north". This is the most core and top-secret strategic intelligence of Japan at the moment. For China and the entire war of resistance, this top-secret intelligence is the most urgent, most important and most needed task.
Considering the limited danger and greater safety, Cheng Qianfan weighed the pros and cons repeatedly and decided that the risk was worth taking.
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Hearing Miyazaki Kentaro ask this question, Imamura Heitaro's eyes narrowed. He looked at his student deeply and said, "Kentaro, why do you ask this?"
"Ah?" Cheng Qianfan looked at Imamura Heitaro.
"Tell me what you think," Imamura Heitaro said. "Why did you come to the conclusion that the Empire tends to 'advance southward'?"
"Teacher, after Germany attacked the Soviet Union, I began to ponder and study this war," said Cheng Qianfan.
When Heitaro Imamura saw that Kentaro Miyazaki suddenly brought up the German-Soviet War again, he did not say anything. Instead, he nodded and signaled his student to continue.
"The Germans suddenly attacked the Soviet Union, catching it off guard and losing thousands of miles of territory. A large number of troops were annihilated and captured." Cheng Qianfan said, "The strong military strength of the Germans and the weak military combat effectiveness of the Soviet Union were clearly revealed after the outbreak of this war."
"Of course, when I was in Shanghai, I had discussions with Araki Harima of the Special High Section and Onodera Masago of the Military Police Headquarters about the combat effectiveness of Soviet soldiers," said Cheng Qianfan.
"Some people believe that the Soviet Union's military's combat effectiveness has plummeted due to their internal 'purges' and that the Soviet Union's combat effectiveness is now vulnerable."
"There is also a view that the Soviet Union lost thousands of miles of territory not because the Soviet Union's military combat effectiveness was too poor, but because the Germans were too powerful."
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"Kentaro." Imamura Heitaro listened and suddenly asked, "Which view do you tend to hold?"
"I personally tend to believe that the Soviet Union's combat effectiveness has declined seriously." Cheng Qianfan said immediately, "At least the current Soviet Union's combat effectiveness has declined a lot compared to the Nomonhan incident."
"Go on." said Imamura Heitaro.
"Whether we believe that the Soviet Union's combat effectiveness has seriously declined and is very weak, or that the Soviet army still has a certain combat effectiveness, we all agree on one point when studying the German-Soviet war," said Cheng Qianfan.
"What's your opinion?" asked Heitaro Imamura.
He became interested.
Kentaro Miyazaki is an intelligence agent who is not a professional, Harima Araki is the operations team leader and a middle-level officer of the Special Higher Police, and Masago Onodera is an intelligence officer of the Military Police Headquarters. These three young men have different backgrounds, but they are very representative. These three people must have different opinions on some things, but at this time they have a common analysis of the German-Soviet war, which cannot help but attract his attention and interest.
"That is, the Germans were able to achieve such great and rapid results because they adopted a strategy of surprise attack on the Soviets, which played a crucial role," said Cheng Qianfan.
"Go on." Imamura Heitaro seemed to be thinking about something. He seemed to understand why Miyasaki Kentaro suddenly brought up the Soviet-German War.
"Whether it's me, Araki Harima, or Onodera Masago, we all tend to support the Empire's 'Northward Advance' strategy." Cheng Qianfan said, "We all believe that the Soviets are being beaten back by the Germans, and this is a good opportunity for the Empire to attack the Soviets and attack them on two fronts with the Germans."
Cheng Qianfan became more and more excited as he spoke faster and more anxiously. "In view of the great success achieved by the Germans in their surprise attack on the Soviet Union, we all feel that the Empire should also adopt a strategy of surprise attack on the Soviet Union, destroying and wiping out the Soviet Union's Far East forces as soon as possible, and then sweep across the Far East, join forces with the Germans in Europe, divide up the Soviet Union, and then redistribute the territory of Europe and divide up the world."
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