Lost and Spy

Chapter 3012 Agreement reached
Pier Three!

Now, all of Meng Shaoyuan's interests are in this pier.

Here, there is a great possibility to hide the priceless treasure belonging to China:
BJ man skull!

It is lying quietly in a certain warehouse, waiting for you to discover it!
And Meng Shaoyuan knew that this was his responsibility!

There was not much time left for him.

This is April 1944.

"Your Excellency, call."

"Where is it?"

"headquarters."

Meng Shaoyuan walked over to answer the phone.

The request on the phone was very simple, so Meng Shaoyuan immediately stopped all the work at hand and rushed to the Tenth Army Headquarters to hold an emergency meeting.

problem occurs?
Meng Shaoyuan didn't dare to delay, he called for a car, and went straight to the headquarters of the Tenth Army.

When I arrived at the headquarters, I saw that almost all the high-level Japanese troops in Manila had arrived.

"This is a top secret meeting."

Masahiro Honma looked serious: "Only those present will know the content of the meeting."

Originally, Meng Shaoyuan was not qualified to participate in such high-level meetings.

But now he is in charge of the intelligence work in Manila, and he has become a powerful figure in Manila.

Masahiro Honma looked around and said, "After difficult but effective negotiations, the empire has reached an agreement with the Allied Forces. The Allied Forces have agreed to use a civilian ship to carry out humanitarian rescue operations."

Many people here are aware of this negotiation.

The Allied forces, who were marching forward all the way, were concerned about the more than 16 prisoners of war and nationals who had been captured since the start of the war.

Based on this, the Allied forces took the lead in submitting a note to Japan via Geneva, asking the Japanese army to send a ship to deliver relief supplies to the detained prisoners of war and nationals on the condition that a civilian ship would not be attacked.

Of course Japan is happy to see it.

But the two sides started a long drag on the specific details.

The debate has been arguing until August, and the two sides finally reached an agreement.

In order to transport limited supplies to the islands in Southeast Asia as much as possible, the Japanese army agreed to select the "Awa Maru" for humanitarian transport missions.

However, the allied forces are required to abide by the promise of no pursuit, no interference, and no inspection.

In this way, the warring parties reached a final agreement.

According to the requirements, the Japanese army dismantled the weapons equipped with "Awa Maru", painted the hull white, painted both sides green and outlined a cross on a white background.

At the same time, the chimney is also painted green, with a white cross on it.

When sailing at night, all navigation lights are also lit, and the white cross is illuminated to increase recognition.

In addition, the Japanese army also readily agreed to report the route, crew and cargo of the "Awa Maru" to the Allied forces via Geneva.

Of course, it's unclear how much humanitarian supplies the ship will actually be able to deliver per mission, as the Allies have promised complete non-intervention.

"The total tonnage of the Awamaru is 11 tons!" Masahiro Honma emphasized his tone: "After dismantling all the weapon systems, its load capacity will be astonishing.

According to the agreement, we can send a large amount of supplies and ammunition to places such as the Philippines to boost our morale.And when he leaves, we can also use this to transport back a large number of urgently needed materials in the country, as well as overseas Chinese. "

Hearing this, Meng Shaoyuan knew very well that in view of the current situation, the supplies that the "Awa Maru" can bring to the Philippines are very limited.

It is nothing more than a little hope for the Japanese army who are sticking to the Philippines and other countries.

Their real purpose is to bring back the urgently needed supplies and expatriates from Japan!
The "Awa Maru", with all defense systems removed, can transport an astonishing [-] tons at a time.

Therefore, this ship is of great significance to Japan.

"Deducting 120 crew members, the 'Awa Maru' can still carry nearly [-] passengers."

Masaharu Honma said in a low tone: "Therefore, the significance of this ship is self-evident to us. However, considering the current special situation in the Philippines and whether the Allied Forces will conduct surveillance, we will carry out the first transportation. very careful.

After communicating with China, the 'Awa Maru' will arrive in Manila at the end of August, and the second arrival will be three months later.Therefore, this will be a very important voyage for the 'Awa Maru'. "

The Japanese side must ensure the safety of the "Awa Maru", and they will never allow any accidents.

Therefore, after careful consideration, in order to avoid all-pervasive Allied spies, the first voyage of the "Awa Maru" as a humanitarian rescue ship will basically follow the route, crew and cargo reported by the Japanese side to the Allied forces.

Therefore, most of the goods delivered to Manila were humanitarian relief supplies, and a small part of the Japanese army's supplies.

In this way, we can actually test the extent to which the Allied forces have grasped the information, and according to the judgment, choose the right time to carry out a transportation to the maximum!
What was taken away from Manila was tin, rice, and rubber, which were urgently needed in Japan.

Of course, there are also some Japanese expatriates.

In this way, even if the information is obtained by the allied forces, the Japanese side has every reason to justify and minimize possible losses.

Those who participated in today's meeting are all the leading figures of Japan in the Philippines.

Each of them has a great background.

Kazuo Iwahashi, Chief of Staff of Japan's Third Ship Transportation Command, Taro Ogawa, the Supreme Adviser of the Burmese and Puppet Bhamo Government, Shinpei Takeuchi, Deputy Minister of the Greater East Asia Province (Colonial Department), Yoshitaro Yamada, Director of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.

Each of them knew that the "Awa Maru" would be their greatest hope of leaving the Philippines!
"I know everyone's urgency." Masaharu Honma said what they thought in their hearts: "Every one of you wants to return to China as soon as possible to serve the empire and His Majesty the Emperor."

What he said was already very tactful, but he also broke their minds: "However, this maiden voyage is very dangerous. If the Allied forces do not abide by the agreement and attack the 'Awa Maru', then there will be a lot of danger." is fatal.

You are all elites of the empire, we cannot afford such a loss.Therefore, the domestic decision, the maiden voyage, will follow the 'Awa Maru' to leave, will be ordinary Japanese expatriates.

In this way, when we can avoid the greatest loss, even if we are discovered by the Allied forces, we have every reason to justify! "

These Japanese, what else can they do besides accepting it?
Of course, they must also admit that the concerns of your Excellency the Commander and the country are very reasonable.

Only one of these people knows that the maiden and second voyages are the safest:
Meng Shaoyuan!
These stupid Japanese!
They always like to use their own ideas to figure out the enemy's mind.

They always thought that the allied forces would, like themselves, not abide by the agreement and suddenly launch a surprise attack.

And when they thought it was really safe and started violating the agreement on a large scale, that moment was the moment when they felt the most despair!
(End of this chapter)