Uehara Junpei slammed his knuckles on the table and said in a deep voice.
"We were too optimistic about the situation before, thinking that with the arrival of a large army, Changsha could be taken in one fell swoop. So we didn't set up an effective intelligence network in Changsha. But now it seems we need to change our previous views."
Changsha has now become the most important barrier against our offensive and the focal point of our struggle with the Chinese. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops are stationed here, and its importance is self-evident. The outcome of this battle has shown that we cannot take it in a short time, so we must have a long-term plan. I have decided to establish a new intelligence network in Changsha, and Silver Fox can be put to good use.”
"So that's how it is!" Takasaki Shigeo suddenly realized.
While they were discussing this, in the office of the director of the Second Operations Division in Chongqing, Ning Zhiheng was meeting with Qiu Zishi, who had come from Wuhan.
When Qiu Zishi returned to the Chongqing headquarters for the second time, it was specifically to hand over the film rolls of photos he had secretly taken at the entrance of Dongyuan in Wuhan.
Ning Zhiheng took the bag of film and examined it carefully. This time, there was a lot more film than last time. He took out a roll of film with a note attached indicating the shooting date. It was clear that Qiu Zishi was very meticulous in his work.
He nodded before asking, "This delivery is a bit late. Didn't I say it would be delivered at the latest every two weeks? It's been more than twenty days already!"
Qiu Zishi quickly explained, "The journey wasn't smooth. We encountered a group of rebel soldiers when we passed through Yueyang, but fortunately we escaped unharmed."
Ning Zhiheng also knew that the journey from Wuhan to Chongqing was not safe, especially now that the Battle of Changsha had just taken place, the situation would be even worse.
Ning Zhiheng then asked, "What's the situation in Wuhan?"
"It's alright for now. When I left Wuhan, some Japanese troops had already withdrawn to Wuhan. The Wuhan Station is still hiding in the suburbs and dares not enter the city. We have set up several safe houses in Hankou. There are no security problems at present."
Now that the Japanese army has withdrawn to Wuhan for rest and reorganization, the area has become a huge military camp, making Miao Yongyi and his team's work even more difficult and dangerous.
Ning Zhiheng inquired about some details in detail before letting Qiu Zishi go down to rest. At the same time, he asked the technical department to develop the film as soon as possible so he could make comparisons.
By evening, all the film had been developed and handed over to Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng called Wei Liangbi and Shao Wenguang over and instructed them, "Old Shao, select ten reliable people from the intelligence department and gather them in the conference room."
Shao Wenguang dared not delay and quickly went to gather manpower.
Ning Zhiheng then said to Wei Liangbi, "Senior brother, Wuhan has sent over new rolls of film. Let's take some time today to do a comparison, and then this task will be your responsibility."
Ning Zhiheng had mentioned this matter to Wei Liangbi before. Wei Liangbi knew that Ning Zhiheng had found the location in Wuhan where the Japanese were training spies and had secretly taken photos. Now, upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's instructions, he quickly nodded in agreement.
Soon, Shao Wenguang arrived at the conference room with ten of his most trusted intelligence officers, waiting for Ning Zhiheng's arrival.
Shortly after, Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi entered the conference room, carrying two large bags.
After everyone exchanged greetings, Ning Zhiheng placed a large bag on the large table in the conference room and began assigning tasks.
"Today I'm assigning you a secret mission. I have several hundred photos of Japanese spies in my hand. What I need you to do is find the person we're looking for from these photos."
The method is that each person focuses on one person, and then goes through all several hundred photos. If a person appears more than fifteen times, that person is the one we're looking for, so we select them and put them aside.
After he finished speaking, he poured out all the photos, spilling a large amount onto the conference table.
This bag contains photos that Qiu Zishi sent from Wuhan for the first time. Ning Zhiheng hasn't had time to sort them for so long, and the workload is too great. This bag alone contains at least six or seven hundred photos, and it would be difficult for him to complete the task by himself.
Everyone stepped forward and organized the numerous photos, each holding a thick stack of pictures. Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi also participated, and following Ning Zhiheng's instructions, they began to select targets and carefully compare them.
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