It was expected that the Japanese would now begin preparing to attack Guangzhou. However, due to Guangzhou's special geographical location and the fear of interference from Britain and France, the Japanese had not previously launched a military attack on Guangzhou.
According to this intelligence, the Japanese are planning to use internal subversion to achieve their military objectives, instigate infighting among the Guangzhou garrison, and secretly support new local warlords, thereby cutting off Guangzhou's vital transportation artery without bloodshed and blocking China's lifeline for foreign economic and trade.
This intelligence is extremely important! It seems the British have been closely monitoring everything happening in Guangzhou. Their intelligence agents discovered this situation in time and hoped to pass the intelligence to the Wuhan government through Shanghai, their intelligence center.
In the past six months, Ning Zhiheng's intelligence station in Shanghai has become the largest buyer in the Chinese intelligence market.
Ning Zhiheng accepted all intelligence concerning the Japanese, whether it was military, political, or even economic, which greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of intelligence brokers from all walks of life to collect information.
Now, Huo Yueze or Ji Hongyi must be invited to every intelligence network meeting; otherwise, the transaction volume will inevitably plummet. To a certain extent, Ning Zhiheng's intelligence station has already controlled the buyer's market, which is why Ning Zhiheng can continuously supply the Wuhan headquarters with various highly valuable intelligence.
However, the cost was enormous. This crucial intelligence was expensive, often costing tens of thousands of dollars and pounds. But Ning Zhiheng was not stingy with it. He knew that this intelligence was valuable now, but it could save the lives of countless soldiers on the front lines, which was priceless. No amount of money was too much to ask!
Therefore, the intelligence station has poured huge sums of money into it. It can be said that Ning Zhiheng has invested all his financial resources into it, almost spending all the profits earned from all the industries under his control. It has to be said that the intelligence station's operating expenses are now somewhat insufficient.
This is another important reason why he opened up a smuggling route: to find another way to make money, to dig out sources of income, and to achieve the real purpose of earning high profits through smuggling, using private funds to support the war effort, and thus providing more operating funds for the intelligence station.
After carefully reviewing the documents, Ning Zhiheng finally confirmed their authenticity. The documents even contained records of conversations between Li Jiangguan and Japanese agents.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but be somewhat surprised and said in astonishment, "They even managed to find out the identity of the Japanese agent. The British intelligence capabilities in Guangzhou are truly remarkable! It's really unexpected!"
Due to historical reasons, both the British and French held considerable power in Guangzhou. However, the fact that British intelligence agents were able to conduct intelligence work to this extent still greatly surprised Ning Zhiheng.
"This intelligence is too important. It's worth any amount of money. Yue Ze, well done. If the Japanese succeed, our military supply transport will be cut off. This is the lifeline of our Chinese army. Next, the enemy's advance will definitely be directed at Wuhan. Whether we can win this battle depends entirely on this supply line!"
Ning Zhiheng was very satisfied with Huo Yueze's performance. This was one of the most valuable pieces of intelligence he had acquired in the past few months. This single piece of intelligence was worth the combat value of three divisions, which was no exaggeration!
Hearing Ning Zhiheng's praise, Huo Yueze was naturally delighted and greatly encouraged. He smiled and said, "This humble servant has no merit. I just spent money. Throwing out large sums of money like this, even if it's thrown into the water, it will still make a splash."
Ning Zhiheng and Ji Hongyi both laughed heartily. Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "This intelligence, once sent back to headquarters, will surely satisfy the section chief. He will be able to show off his abilities in front of the General Staff and the leader!"
Huo Yueze was also excited, but then said with some worry, "Station Chief, our operating funds have run out again. During this period, we have only spent money on purchasing intelligence. Just the amount that has passed through my hands has already exceeded 100,000 US dollars. A few days ago, we also purchased a batch of weapons. I have already applied for funding from Director Zuo twice, but Director Zuo said that the funding is not keeping up."
Ning Zhiheng frowned. The investment in intelligence was of paramount importance, and no important intelligence should be overlooked because of funding issues.
However, insufficient funding is indeed a major problem. We have applied to headquarters many times, but each time the funds allocated are far short. Now we basically have to rely on the intelligence station to raise funds on its own.
However, the situation will soon improve. With the opening of smuggling channels, every shipment of controlled goods will generate several times the profit after being sold, making the profits extremely substantial and completely solving the problem of insufficient funds for intelligence station operations.
"This situation will improve soon. I will have Director Zuo allocate the funds to you as soon as possible. You don't need to worry about the money!" Ning Zhiheng comforted him.
After the two men finished their report and took their leave, Ning Zhiheng went to the telecommunications room, handed the intelligence to Zuo Rou who was on duty, and said, "Top secret! Translate it into a telegram immediately and send it out at the agreed time!"
"Yes!" Seeing Ning Zhiheng's seriousness, Zuo Rou knew that the matter was of great importance, so she quickly began to translate. Ning Zhiheng stood by her side, quietly watching her translate, until the translation was completed. Then, at the agreed time, he handed it over to the telegraph operator to send it out.
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