Black Flag Army

Chapter 108 Helpless Choice

Umezu Taro said: "My predecessor also sent a group of agents including Xiang Yue to Outer Mongolia and spent a lot of money, but he only stabbed the second target Leng Hanbing and failed to successfully alienate the top leaders of the Justice Party, nor did he succeed in bribing important members of the Justice Party."

Doihara Kenji said: "Team Leader Xiangyue was just hanging around among several hostile Mongolian princes of the Black Flag Army. Those princes were all trash. Later, she went to the countryside of Erdenet, but was exposed. She did not infiltrate the top leaders of the Justice Party. If she lurked among the top leaders of the other side and became the mistress of a certain bandit leader, it would be safer. Even if she was exposed, the bandit leader would protect her. I have a female student named Nakajima Yunko, who is the best among all the students. I recommend her to lead the intelligence team to enter Erdenet again."

Kenji Doihara is 34 years old this year. He is a fat man with long beard on both sides of his face.

Umezu Taro agreed and was willing to persuade the commander to provide funds and communication equipment.

At this time, Kawashima Nami got up to go to the toilet. Doihara Kenji glanced at Cha Jingfeng and whispered to Umezu Taro: "Director, I suspect the traitor is Kawashima Nami's subordinate, because Kawashima Nami didn't know about the attack on Daranza last time, and it was successful. I suggest that we release false information this time to trick the traitor out. Even if we can't trick him out, the traitor will lose the trust of the Justice Party because of the false information."

This move was extremely vicious, and cold sweat immediately broke out on Cha Jingfeng's face. After all, she was a Japanese, and the use of her by the Justice Party's top brass was controversial. If she sent back false information, it might really be the end.

Kenji Doihara stared at Cha Jingfeng again, and said a few words in Umezu Taro's ear in a lower voice, but Cha Jingfeng could not hear it.

After Kawashima Naoto came back from the bathroom, the three talked for a while and the meeting ended. Neither Umezu Taro nor Doihara Kenji mentioned the false information.

When Kawashima Nami left the meeting room, Cha Jingfeng put away her notebook and pen and was about to leave. But she was stopped by Doihara Kenji, who said to Kawashima Nami: "Brother Kawashima! There is a case in Beijing and we need your secretary to help investigate. Can I borrow your secretary for a day? Just one day."

Kawashima Naoto hesitated for a moment. Cha Jingfeng had also been borrowed by Doihara Kenji's predecessor Yoshida Ryozo. It was agreed that it would be used for a month, but after a month, he refused to return it. Kawashima Naoto personally led a group of people to Beijing and fought with Yoshida Ryozo before he got Cha Jingfeng back.

Umezu Taro said, "Don't be so stingy, Kawashima-kun. It's just one day. Don't worry, Doihara-kun is not Yoshida Ryozo."

Apparently Umezu Taro had also heard about what happened in the past.

At this point, Kawashima Nami had no choice but to agree. Doihara Kenji grabbed Cha Jingfeng's right hand and dragged her out of the meeting room. Then he took her to the car outside the store. During the whole process, no one asked Cha Jingfeng's opinion. In Japanese society, women have a very low status and are regarded as men's appendages. This is one of the reasons why Cha Jingfeng joined the Justice Party. Of course, the status of Chinese women in the Republic of China was not much higher.

When Cha Jingfeng was brought to the front door by Kenji Doihara, she noticed that the seafood restaurant manager Dongfang Xu was looking at her. She quickly made several secret gestures to him with her left hand. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Dongfang Xu nodded.

After getting in the car, Kenji Doihara didn't care that there were driver and bodyguards in the car. He just held Cha Jingfeng horizontally in his arms and kissed her. Cha Jingfeng was breathless from his kiss. When she felt she was about to suffocate to death, Kenji Doihara let go of her mouth, but still held her body in his arms and refused to let go.

The first words that Kenji Doihara said made her hair stand on end: "I suspect you are a spy for the Justice Party. It was you who provided the intelligence to Erdenet last time."

Cha Jingfeng quickly said, "I am not a spy, President Doihara, please don't wrongly accuse me."

Doihara Kenji said: "You are Kawashima Nami's secretary and mistress. You know all the information that Kawashima Nami knows, even more detailed than he knows. So if he has a spy under him, you are the first suspect."

Cha Jingfeng said, "I am his secretary. It is normal for me to be suspected. I can't do anything about it. But you can't arrest me just based on suspicion, right?"

Doihara Kenji said: "Just now in the conference room, when I said that I suspected the traitor was Kawashima Nami's subordinate, you looked very nervous, and I immediately became suspicious of you."

Cha Jingfeng said: "Anyone who hears that he is suspected of being a spy will be very nervous. Can this be considered as evidence? I am Japanese, how could I be a spy for the Chinese?"

Doihara Kenji said: "You can't say that. Since there are Chinese people acting as informants for us Japanese, it's not surprising that the Japanese act as informants for the Chinese. After all, you have been to Suiyuan, and it's possible that you have been brainwashed by them."

Cha Jingfeng asked: "Besides these two, does President Doihara have any other evidence?"

Doihara Kenji said: "No, but I will make up some false evidence. Based on my friendship with Umezu Taro, he will believe it. Then you will be taken to the torture room, and in front of the torture instruments in the torture room, you will admit that you are a spy."

Cha Jingfeng said: "I understand what President Doihara means. What do you want me to do in order for you to let me go?"

Doihara Kenji smiled and said, "You are indeed a smart woman."

At this time, the car had stopped outside Kenji Doihara's mansion, which was a yellow three-story house with a lawn outside. The guard at the gate saw Kenji Doihara coming back and quickly opened the door. When Kenji Doihara got out of the car, he still held Cha Jingfeng's right hand and walked forward. He quickly entered the gate, passed through the yard and the living room, and went straight to the bedroom. Cha Jingfeng had to jog a few steps to keep up with Kenji Doihara's pace, otherwise she would fall to the ground and be dragged by him.

In the bedroom, Cha Jingfeng saw Doihara Kenji's lustful eyes and knew what he was going to do. She did not resist, and Doihara Kenji took possession of her body very smoothly. After the incident, Doihara Kenji, who was very satisfied, said: "Since you are very obedient, I will tell you that I want you to be my long-term mistress. You are a very beautiful and smart woman. That Kawashima Nado is a fool and does not deserve you at all. If his brother had not become the vice president of the Black Dragon Society, he would have been driven out of the Tianjin president position long ago."

Cha Jingfeng said, "But I am already his mistress. I cannot be the mistress of both of you at the same time. You should talk to Kawashima Namito. As a woman, I have no right to choose."

Doihara Kenji took a document from the table and said to Cha Jingfeng: "As long as you send this document to the Investigation Division of the Japanese Black Dragon Society in your name, Kawashima Nami will be dismissed and sent back to Tokyo. Then you will be my mistress."

Cha Jingfeng asked, "What kind of information is this? So powerful?"

Doihara Kenji said, "The trading company under Kawashima Namito's name was a supplier to the Japanese Tianjin Garrison. He bribed the quartermaster, sold inferior military supplies to the garrison at a high price, and made a lot of dirty money. This is evidence of his bribery and money-making. I obtained this evidence through unconventional means, so it is not convenient to report it. You are his secretary, so it is most appropriate for you to report him."

Cha Jingfeng was silent. She actually didn't want Kawashima Nami to fall. Kawashima Nami was indeed stupid, allowing her to easily obtain information. If she could choose, she would like to keep Kawashima Nami. Doihara Kenji was too insidious and vicious. Unfortunately, she couldn't choose.

Doihara Kenji saw her hesitation and sneered, "Either you sign the letter of denunciation and send it out, or I'll send you to the interrogation room of the Tianjin Garrison Headquarters. It's your choice!"

Cha Jingfeng picked up the pen helplessly and signed the report letter. Doihara Kenji happily hugged her again and said, "You made the smartest choice!"

Cha Jingfeng said, "As far as I know, the Beijing Black Dragon Society owns several brothels with many beautiful women. There are also beautiful female students of yours. That Nakajima Yunzi is a stunning beauty. Why do you keep staring at me?"

Doihara Kenji smiled and said, "You have fair skin, charming eyes, and a sweet voice. I do have many beautiful women under my command, but none of them possess all three of your qualities."

Cha Jingfeng sighed and said, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. I finally understand the true meaning of this sentence."

On the morning of October 20, 1916, Di Xiong received urgent intelligence from the intelligence chief Tian Mengxue: "The Tsarist Russians have begun to counterattack. They are attacking Suwu City from the east and west. From the west, they sent troops from Krasnoyarsk, two brigades of cavalry, and an artillery regiment. They had 30 planes, including 20 fighters and 10 bombers. Most of the cavalry were Tuvans, a branch of the Mongolians. From the east, they sent troops from Chita, two cavalry brigades, one infantry brigade, and 50 planes, half of which were fighters and half were bombers. These planes were originally in Outer Northeast to guard against the Japanese."

Di Xiong immediately rushed to the operations room of the Justice Army Headquarters, where there was a sand table of Suwu City and the surrounding areas. Leng Hanbing, who had recovered from his injuries, was already there. Senior military officers such as Feng Anbang, Liu Ruming, and Subuda also came after hearing the news, as well as the staff officers who were already there.

Di Xiong said: "Because the efficiency of the Tsarist Russian institutions was too low, it took more than a month after we recaptured Suwu City before they began to mobilize troops to counterattack, giving us more than a month to prepare. Although Ivanov asked Moscow for help, Moscow is too far away from Suwu City. If they send troops from there, it will take a long time just to cross the Ural Mountains. The nearest city to Suwu City is Krasnoyarsk, so they can only send troops from Krasnoyarsk."

Leng Hanbing said, "But they dispatched five brigades and an artillery regiment, with a total of more than 16,000 troops. Commander Zhang and his men only have one division and one artillery regiment. They lost several hundred men in the previous siege, and now they only have about 10,000 men. The pressure is very great, not to mention that the Tsarist Russian army also dispatched 80 planes. In this way, our air force advantage will be gone. I suggest sending reinforcements, especially air force support."

Feng Anbang said: "How many planes do we have now? We have to be on guard against the Japanese garrison in the south!"

Di Xiong said: "We currently have 85 fighters, 25 bombers, and 15 transport planes, of which 12 fighters and 12 bombers are already stationed in Suwu City."

Because Di Xiong ordered to produce fighters at full capacity and stop producing other aircraft, the number of fighters is much higher than other aircraft. Feng Anbang said: "Since there are more fighters, I suggest sending two squadrons of 24 fighters to reinforce Suwu City. At least in terms of fighters, the number cannot be less than that of the enemy."

Di Xiong said: "We can send two squadrons of fighters for support, but infantry support is not needed for the time being. I have previously ordered Zhang Zhenyang to build dozens of reinforced concrete bunkers around Suwu City. Thick steel plates are placed on the top of the bunkers to withstand aircraft bombing. The Russians gave us just over a month, and now the bunkers have been successfully built. Because we occupy a favorable terrain for defense, we are not at a disadvantage in terms of manpower."

Leng Hanbing said: "My injuries have healed. During my injury, Su Jinxu served as the acting director of the Supervision Department. He did a better job than me and can officially take on the position. I request to resign as the director of the Supervision Department and join the Justice Army. Even if I am only a soldier, I will participate in the battle to recover the lost territory."

Di Xiong said: "There is no need for additional troops at the moment..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Leng Hanbing kneeling down. He was shocked and quickly helped him up. Leng Hanbing's eyes were red and he said, "Brother! I have never asked you for anything before. This is the first time I ask you. Let me go to the battlefield!"

Bai Xiuling, who had just arrived, also said to Di Xiong: "Just let him go! He has been waiting for this day for fifteen years."

Di Xiong sighed and said, "Okay! In a defensive battle, you must not defend completely. You must seize the opportunity to launch a small-scale counterattack. In a small-scale counterattack, special forces are very important. Although Suwu City already has Liu Zhendong's special forces battalion, I remember that there is also a special forces battalion under the security division. You can temporarily take over as the battalion commander of this special forces battalion and serve as the inspector general of the first division. Lead the special forces battalion to Suwu City on a transport plane! It will be an extra insurance for Zhang Zhenyang when he counterattacks!"

Leng Hanbing was very excited and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, big brother!"

Watching Leng Hanbing's departing figure, Di Xiong said to Bai Xiuling, "I didn't expect you to support him to go to the battlefield. Leng Zongbao is still young, aren't you afraid of becoming an orphan and a widow?"

Bai Xiuling said: "He is a man who lives for revenge. It is his wish to die on the battlefield. If you don't let him go to the battlefield, he will feel worse than death. Marrying a man like this, I have already prepared to be a widow at any time."

Di Chun, who had just returned to Bei Tang from Tianjin, excitedly said to Liu Zhennan: "The Northern Spear King and the Lightning Gun, two masters attacking at the same time in Su Wu City, the scene must be very exciting, but it's a pity that we can't see it."