Chapter 497 Intelligence Conference

Luo Yao is now the acting director of the secret interpretation room and is qualified to participate in high-level intelligence meetings of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

In the past, when he was the deputy director, he could only attend meetings for a while and could observe them, but he had no right to speak.

Unless the person presiding over the meeting asks him to speak by name, he is not qualified to express his opinions on his own initiative.

It's different now. He can sit directly at the conference table. Although he is only at the bottom, his status is completely different.

The intelligence authority he can access has been raised to a higher level, and he can also express his views at intelligence meetings.

Naturally, I get the opportunity to be on equal footing with many people.

The person who presides over the weekly intelligence meeting is Lieutenant General Yang Xuancen, director of the Second Department of the Military Command. Yang Xuancen has a tough style and strict requirements. He also treats people without regard for people and does not ask about their background when hiring people. Even "special agents" such as Dai Yunong are afraid.

Luo Yao only came into contact with the vice-admiral and director of the secret interpretation room after he became the deputy director of the secret interpretation room.

Of course, not in private. After all, he is a military commander, so he always has to worry about some influence.

In fact, among the entire National Government, the Second Department of the Military Command is the specialized agency in charge of intelligence against Japan.

It's just that the second department's intelligence on Japan must rely on the military command department's secret service. The second department, the third department, and the fourth department of the Military Command Department are all staffed by military commanders.

The director of the third department is Zheng Jiemin, and the director of the fourth department is Wei Daming. It can be said that within the second department, the power of the military command is very strong.

Of course, the Second Hall does not have its own intelligence capabilities. The Second Hall also has the first department in charge of intelligence on Japan.

The identity of Chi An and others passed through this first place, so that they did not need the identity of military commander and could work in the temporary military commander.

Now, it is not so easy to handle. At that time, Dai Yunong was thirsty for talents in order to form a secret research team, so he agreed to Luo Yao's suggestion.

Now, unless they are in special need, general talents must fill out a form to join the military.

The so-called intelligence meeting is a briefing and exchange of the relevant Japanese military movements that everyone has learned within a week.

There is also an intelligence confirmation here. Sometimes the intelligence collected by a single party may not be accurate.

Then other departments or other parties need to understand and confirm the accuracy of the information.

Yang Xuancen has very strict requirements. During meetings, speeches are required to be brief and must be of practical substance, and no clichés or the like are allowed.

Intelligence meetings are usually attended by Dai Yunong and Wei Daming in terms of military control. Zheng Jiemin sometimes participates, but at the moment he is studying in the first general officer class of Mainland University and is not expected to graduate until next year, so he cannot participate.

Then there is Luo Yao, a junior. The code interpretation room is a deciphering organization that directly faces the Japanese military's secret communications.

It is a department that directly controls the Japanese military intelligence. It has a very important role, so it is natural to participate.

He was allowed to attend the meeting before, but now he is allowed to directly participate in the meeting.

Then Xu Enzeng of the Central Military Commission, although he was also involved in intelligence, was mainly concerned with the party and government. His presence in this meeting was very low. Although he was always looking for a presence, he still had trouble with the military commander.

Now he is even more depressed by the military commander, but his background is tough, even Dai Yunong can't do it.

Then there are the directors of the first and second divisions of the Military Command Department, both of whom have high military ranks and are all lieutenant generals.

Luo Yao walked into the conference room. Except for Yang Xuancen and Dai Yunong who were not here, Lieutenant General Wu Shi, the director of the first branch, gave him a smile. Others were at a loss, especially Wei Daming, the director of the fourth branch, who saw him. , as if someone had put nails under his buttocks, he moved restlessly a few times.

He walked to the very end and sat down, diagonally across from Wei Daming. He didn't want to sit with Wei Daming.

Anyway, the ranking of this kind of meeting is very casual as long as you are not offside. Luo Yao is sitting at the bottom, and no one will say anything.

It's time for the meeting.

Yang Xuancen, who was wearing the uniform of a vice admiral, walked in followed by Dai Yunong, adjutant Qi and others.

Yang Xuancen's most distinctive feature is the two-stroke mustache on his upper lip. Many people like to grow such a beard.

Although Luo Yao didn't appreciate it, he didn't dislike it either. As long as he didn't leave a "Rendan" beard, he would be fine.

stand up.

No one shouted. This was automatic and a rule. Everyone attended in military uniforms. This was the style of Lieutenant General Yang.

There was no way, even if Dai Yunong was favored again and came to the meeting, he had to abide by the rules. He was wearing the uniform of a major general.

Luo Yao, wearing a colonel's military uniform, attracted considerable attention at the conference table.

Xu Enzeng wore a Mao suit. The Central Command was not considered a soldier in the strict sense. It was a party affairs investigation agency and could only be regarded as a secret service. Of course, during the Anti-Japanese War, it also did intelligence collection work behind enemy lines and could also be regarded as an intelligence agency.

"Everyone, the results of the 'Autumn Offensive' we have launched are still expanding and have a positive impact internationally..."

There is naturally a specific set of procedures for speaking at meetings, and everyone generally follows them, such as the order of speeches.

Every time there is a meeting, there is a stenographer to record the content of the meeting. The stenographers are usually specially trained. Most of them are young people in their twenties. Once people get older, they are not suitable for this job.

After all, in such a meeting, the person speaking will not wait for your stenographer. Older people will respond much slower, and if a young stenographer cannot be promoted after working for several years, what is the point?

Luo Yao was obviously the last to speak.

"Director Luo has just made great achievements in the Battle of Xiangcheng. He will surely bring us surprising news?" Wei Daming chuckled. As soon as he said this, it was obvious that he was targeting Luo Yao.

These words made Yang Xuancen a little unhappy, and even Dai Yunong frowned slightly, but Wei Daming was also indispensable in the military command, and the work of the Telecommunications Department would not be possible without Wei Daming.

Moreover, Wei Daming is also the director of the Fourth Division of the Military Command Department and is in charge of the main stage of the Military Command Department. This position is even more important.

Luo Yao stood up, bowed slightly and said: "Dear Director Yang and all the officers present, this is the first time I sit here to participate in this meeting, and it is also the first time I am qualified to speak at this meeting. I am a I am not good at speaking. If I offend you in my future speeches, please forgive me, sirs."

"Well, this is your first time to speak. Now that the situation has been dealt with, let's just get to the key points." Yang Xuancen nodded.

"Yes, what I want to say is that last night, most of the Japanese military communication radio signals monitored by my secret interpretation room disappeared."

"Disappeared……"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone showed surprised expressions, even Dai Yunong was surprised.

He didn't receive the notification either.

In fact, Luo Yao had already reported it, but his subordinates didn't know where Boss Dai was.

Failure to notify in time.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Luo Yao couldn't predict the situation. He couldn't find anyone, so he couldn't notify him.

Furthermore, this news was not particularly urgent, and it cannot be said that the secretary's office was not handling it as an emergency.

If any news has to be reported to Boss Dai when he is resting, then Boss Dai will not be able to hear it even if he does not sleep 24 hours a day. There must be a priority.

The smile on Wei Daming's face disappeared. His telecommunications office and main station actually monitored some communication signals of the Japanese army. Why didn't they discover it?

Could it be that the radio signals they monitored were different from those in the code interpretation room, or that the people under their command were negligent and such a serious problem was not discovered?

"What's the reason, Director Luo?"

"It's not clear yet. I don't know if it's a technical reason or if the Japanese army did it deliberately." Luo Yaodao said.

"How to explain technical reasons, and how to explain intentionality?" Yang Xuancen pondered and asked.

"The technical reason is that the Japanese army concentrated on replacing the original communication codes at the same time with a new communication system that we cannot master and decipher now, preventing us from deciphering their communication codes." Luo Yao explained, "If it was intentional, it would be to hatch some conspiracy through the sudden radio silence."

"Where's your judgment?"

“Judgement of inferiority is both.”

"Tell me your reasons."

"The Japanese army already knows that we have the ability to decipher their existing communication ciphers. The reason why they still use the previous ciphers is that their existing cipher system is the same as in the past. As long as we are given time, we can still decipher it. There is no point in changing the soup without changing the medicine. Therefore, they must recompile a different cipher code than the current one. This takes time and even requires upgrading the cipher machine they currently use, so During this period of time, the Japanese army has been unable to do anything except passive defense under our "Winter Offensive". However, once they change the secret code, we will not be able to grasp the status of their troops by deciphering the other party's communication secret code in a short period of time. This is an opportunity for them to fight back, but what I don't understand is why the Japanese army suddenly interrupted communications to change the secret code. This is against common sense. If it were me, I would know it bit by bit. The replacement of the child has the effect of confusing and delaying our reaction. Wouldn't that allow us to do more calculations?" Luo Yao told his analysis without reservation.

"Director Luo's analysis is very reasonable. This situation deserves our vigilance. If the Japanese army really has any big conspiracy, then we should be careful." Yang Xuancen nodded solemnly and agreed.

"Director Yang, I think the Japanese army is just trying to blackmail us. They suffered a loss on the frontal battlefield and want to take this opportunity to make adjustments." Wei Daming retorted.

"What Director Wei said makes sense. We have seen the cunningness of the Japanese a long time ago, but no matter what, we still need to be cautious." Yang Xuancen said, "We also need to collect this kind of intelligence from other aspects. Confirm our analysis and inferences.”

"I immediately ordered the intelligence departments of all theaters and corps to collect relevant information and summarize and analyze it." Wu Shi, the director of the first division, said immediately. This is his first job.

"Okay, that's it for today's meeting, adjourned." Yang Xuancen stood up and announced, "Director Xiao Luo, please write a report and submit it as quickly as possible on the situation you just mentioned."

"yes."