He thought for a moment and said, "Brother Hanmin, if we rescue your family in Chongqing and the Military Intelligence Bureau finds out, they will immediately realize that you are in trouble and will cut off contact with you soon. The value of the intelligence you have will be greatly reduced. Why don't we compromise and proceed simultaneously? I will immediately ask the Japanese intelligence agents in Chongqing to rescue your wife and son. You can also give me some information first so that I can have something to report to the Japanese. This way, they can understand your value and will be more willing to rescue your family. What do you think?"
Wang Hanmin hesitated for a moment upon hearing this. He was unsure whether Li Zhiqun could rescue his family, but if he didn't agree, he would definitely not be able to get past Li Zhiqun.
At this moment, Li Zhiqun continued, "Please believe me, Brother Hanmin. I will do my best to rescue your family. Besides, we will eventually work together, and Secretary-General Ren is also a guarantor. How could I dare to break my promise to him?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin had no choice but to nod in agreement. Based on his understanding of the 76th and the puppet government, they had no suspicion of those who had surrendered in Chongqing, because they themselves were all former members of the Kuomintang. Therefore, they mostly adopted the method of incorporating them into their own ranks and rarely exterminated them.
Seeing that Wang Hanmin had agreed, Li Zhiqun was overjoyed. He quickly grabbed a pen and paper. Instead of asking about other things, he first asked about the specific address of Wang Hanmin's family in Chongqing. Seeing that he was quite sincere, Wang Hanmin felt relieved.
Next, Li Zhiqun began to inquire about the situation at the Shanghai station. Soon, Wang Hanmin revealed the locations of the Shanghai station's hideouts in the concessions, including the intelligence station headquarters and five other safe houses, which were the places where the action team members were housed.
Li Zhiqun wrote everything down with lightning speed before asking, "How many troops do you have in southern Jiangsu?"
"There are two battalions of the Loyal and Patriotic Army, which originally belonged to the Third Column, but were later assigned to me by headquarters. Now there are more than a thousand people in total."
Where are they stationed now?
Wang Hanmin hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth: "It's in Jingze, south of Yangcheng Lake."
"Jingze? It's so close!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun looked up at Wang Hanmin with some surprise. The Jingze area was almost on the edge of the Japanese army's sweeping range. It could be said that as long as a clearing force was sent out, the area could be surrounded in less than a day.
Wang Hanmin nodded and said, "I was specially transferred to this position, mainly to replenish personnel in Shanghai at any time, and also to facilitate my command."
Moreover, the Japanese army's mopping-up efforts against us are not very strong at the moment. Jingze is a swampy area, and it is backed by Yangcheng Lake. We can use the waterways to retreat into the lake area at any time. The terrain in Yangcheng Lake is complex, making it easy to escape the Japanese army's pursuit. That's why we chose this place.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "That's fantastic! As long as we know their exact location, we can catch them completely off guard and wipe out this force—two battalions! Brother Hanmin, this is the best gift you can give Chairman Wang!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin felt a tightness in his chest, as if a stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe. It took him a long time to recover.
These were all anti-Japanese forces handed over to him by the Military Intelligence Bureau. Now he had no choice but to hand them over in order to survive. However, he knew that he had no way out. Since he had chosen to surrender to the puppet government, he could only demonstrate his value and seek a new status.
Li Zhiqun became more and more excited as he thought about it. He could already foresee that handing this intelligence over to the Japanese would be a great achievement.
For the past two years, the Japanese have been conducting repeated "mopping-up" operations in southern and northern Jiangsu, aiming to eliminate the New Fourth Army and the National Salvation Army entrenched there, but the results have been far from ideal.
The New Fourth Army, based in the Maoshan area, took advantage of the terrain to fight the Japanese army in a very effective manner. The Japanese army has been unable to pose an effective threat to them to this day and has always returned empty-handed.
The National Salvation Army, based in the Taihu Lake region, frequently attacked areas along the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and harassed county towns, making it difficult for the Japanese army to achieve any significant gains.
The reason for this is that both armies mainly engaged in guerrilla warfare, and the Japanese army could not find their main forces at all. They were constantly harassed, and every attempt to suppress them was in vain.
However, this time Wang Hanmin had practically placed this unit under the noses of the Japanese army. As long as this intelligence was reported, the outcome was predictable.
Li Zhiqun could no longer sit still. He didn't bother to ask Wang Hanmin about anything else. He put away his pen and paper and said to Wang Hanmin, "Brother Hanmin, your injuries haven't healed yet. Rest for a while. I'll go report this information to the Japanese now and ask them to rescue your family as soon as possible. Wait for my good news!"
After saying that, he turned and left the room, waved to Wu Shicai, and carefully instructed him: "You will personally guard this place for the next two days, and strictly prohibit anyone from approaching. You must not leak any information."
Wu Shicai quickly nodded in agreement, and Li Zhiqun then hurried away to report the situation to the Shadow Agency.
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