Kota Nakajima was the leader of the last infiltrator team sent by Ryoko Kitaoka into the French Concession.
Of the three undercover teams that Kita Ryoko sent into the French Concession, the first two have been eliminated by the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, but only Nakajima Kota's team has survived.
Their undercover team had been lurking in the French Concession, but they had been unable to find any trace of the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau. Their efforts were in vain, and Kitaoka Ryoko had even considered withdrawing them back to the city. Now it seemed that they could be used to investigate the operations of the Fujiwara Company.
As for dealing with the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, Kitaoka Ryoko had already given up hope. According to Tsuchihara Keiji's idea, future battles with Chinese agents would be handed over to the new government's intelligence agencies. Using Chinese against Chinese was the best way to deal with them.
A few days later, at the Shanghai Special Higher Police Headquarters, in Taro Sagawa's office, Keiji Tsuchihara sat in the main seat, with Taro Sagawa, Ryusei Egawa of the intelligence team, and Ryoko Kitaoka sitting beside him.
Keiji Tsuchihara looked at Taro Sagawa with a smile and said, "Sagawa-kun, this time I'm returning to North China to complete an important mission assigned to me by headquarters. It won't be a short time. Ryusei has just arrived in Shanghai, and I hope you can take care of him."
Taro Sagawa quickly agreed, "Please rest assured, Section Chief. Mr. Eguchi is exceptionally talented and capable; he will be my best assistant."
Although Keiji Tsuchihara served as the head of the Tsuchihara Agency, he also held the position of head of the Special Higher Police's China Division. He had important work to handle in North China and was so busy that he simply didn't have time to spare.
It was precisely for this reason that he wanted Fujiwara Tomohito to take over his work in Shanghai, so that he could free up his hands to deal with affairs in North China and use the influence of the Fujiwara family to unify the various intelligence agencies. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned!
Ryusei Eguchi bowed and replied humbly, "Section Chief Sagawa is my senior. I am new here and I hope you will take good care of me."
After exchanging pleasantries, Taro Sagawa asked in a low voice, "Section Chief, Shanghai is currently very busy, and it is a crucial moment for the formation of the National Government. Is it not inconsiderate for the General Headquarters to arrange for you to return to North China at this time?"
Keiji Tsuchihara waved his hand and said, "The National Government is about to be established, but it has no troops and no power. It is starting from scratch and everything needs to be done. The peace talks have been basically finalized, but these people are all politicians. It is simply impossible for them to lead the Chinese army to fight for us."
Currently, the headquarters has selected Wu Peide, a veteran Chinese warlord who currently resides in Beiping, and has decided to establish a new National Government with Wang in charge of the government and Wu in charge of the military. This structure will be used to integrate the Chinese troops in our occupied territories to serve the Empire.
However, Wu Peide is a stubborn and difficult person to deal with. Headquarters has ordered me to go to Beiping as soon as possible to persuade him before the Sixth National Assembly. Therefore, my time is very tight, and I will be setting off immediately. I am here today to give you this message.”
Sagawa Taro and Eguchi Ryusei then realized that Tsuchihara Keiji was on a very important mission when he went to North China this time.
Sagawa Taro frowned and asked, "Now that the Tsuchihara Agency is in full charge of establishing the new government, with so many affairs to handle, if you, Section Chief, go to North China, who will be in charge of the Tsuchihara Agency's work during this time?"
Keiji Tsuchihara lowered his voice and said, "The General Headquarters has already assigned Major General Hiroki Kagesa of the Army Department to be my assistant. When I am not in Shanghai, he will be in full charge of the work of the Tsuchihara Agency."
Taro Sagawa and Ryusei Eguchi were both startled. This was not good news. Hiroki Kagesa was a senior officer of the Central China Expeditionary Army, while Keiji Tsuchihara had always been one of the representatives of the North China Area Army. The two armies had always acted independently and did not respect each other. What did the General Headquarters mean by doing this?
It's important to know that the Japanese military is quite peculiar. The relationship between their army and navy is extremely poor, with mutual antagonism and hatred, and there have even been instances of infighting.
The army was not monolithic; the Japanese forces in China were roughly divided into three parts: the Kwantung Army in Northeast China, the North China Area Army, and the Central China Expeditionary Army.
These three armies were independent of each other and had no subordinate relationship. Moreover, they had many conflicts and deep-seated grudges with each other, and even hindered each other. They regarded the areas they held as their own exclusive territory and would not allow others to covet them.
The Kwantung Army was entrenched in Northeast China, and even included parts of Mongolia and Hebei Province. The September 18 Incident and the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo were their doings.
The predecessor of the North China Area Army was the Japanese China Garrison Army. After the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, the Qing government signed the Boxer Protocol, the most humiliating treaty in modern Chinese history. According to the terms of this unequal treaty, Japan obtained the right to station troops in the Beijing-Tianjin area. After the outbreak of the Battle of Shanghai, a portion of the troops transferred from the mainland to the North China battlefield were reorganized into the North China Area Army.
The previous battles of Xuzhou and Taierzhuang were major battles between the Chinese army and the Japanese North China Area Army.
The Central China Expeditionary Army was the main force transferred from the Japanese mainland after the outbreak of the Battle of Shanghai. They were the main force fighting against the Chinese army and successively fought in major battles such as the Battle of Shanghai, the Defense of Nanjing, and the later Battle of Wuhan. They are currently actively preparing for the Battle of Changsha.
The Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army was the Japanese military force that occupied and invaded the largest area of China, and committed the most crimes in China. The Japanese army that perpetrated the Nanjing Massacre was the Central China Expeditionary Army.
Because its main adversaries were the powerful Nationalist Army's central faction, the Central China Expeditionary Army always maintained a total strength of over 500,000, most of whom were main combat troops, making it the strongest of the three army groups.
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