Chapter 746 The Storm Is Coming

"Team leader, this is the message they just sent."

"Have you given it to Lao Yang and the others to decipher?" Luo Yao raised his head and asked. The message was a series of numbers. What it said specifically needed to be deciphered and translated to know.

"Well, I handed it in as soon as possible, but I didn't tell them that this was a new signal we just discovered." Wen Xueren said.

…

Although it is late at night in the office of the research and interpretation team, the deciphering tasks are heavy, and the lights are basically bright.

Most people are working.

"Let's do an analysis as soon as possible. The Japanese army may have used a new code word, or it may have some special meaning..."

"Team Yang."

"What's wrong?" Someone suddenly called him. Jia Bingwen immediately turned around and took a look. He entered the secret interpretation room with him. There was Zhu Shaoxian who entered the technical room together. This person was not bad at all, but he was not good at sociability and taciturn. The ability is still there.

"Team Yang, look, this is the intercepted Japanese military message just sent by the interception team. I researched, analyzed and deciphered it according to the secret code we have, and the result is this." Zhu Shaoxian handed Jia Bingwen a piece of paper and said.

Jia Bingwen took a look at the contents of the two pieces of paper. They all studied Japanese. The translated message was clearly incorrect and could not be understood at all.

"Did you use a code word instead?"

"I've used it, but I still can't read it. It's completely gibberish." Zhu Shaoxian said.

"When the interception team sent it over, didn't they say where the message was sent to?" Jia Bingwen asked suspiciously.

"As I said, it's a telegram sent by the General Staff of the Eleventh Army of the Japanese Army in Central China to the Third Division." Zhu Shaoxian said.

"Didn't we master their communication code?" Jia Bingwen said in surprise.

"We do have the general communication secret code, but if they use other encryption methods, it won't work." Zhu Shaoxian.

"Since that's the case, let's keep the sample and file it." Jia Bingwen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. It's nothing. The Japanese army's secret communications have several levels, and what they can currently master is 60 to 70 percent. communication.

It is impossible to fully master it. After all, the Japanese army's secret communication technology is at a higher level than the current national army.

"It's not an isolated message, it's three messages like this sent in succession, and the time interval is not long..."

Jia Bingwen frowned slightly. It wasn't Gudian, which meant it was unusual, and at this time, it must be a very important situation.

"What about the research and translation situation?"

"Absolutely, it's all gibberish, completely incomprehensible." Zhu Shaoxian shook his head.

"In this case, let's go see the team leader together. This situation is very serious and cannot be delayed." Jia Bingwen made a decisive decision.

"Is the team leader asleep now?"

"The team leader is not sleeping. When I went out for a convenience just now, I saw that the lights in his room were still on." Jia Bingwen said.

"good."

…

Jia Bingwen and Zhu Shaoxian came over together and were a little surprised to see Wen Xueren also in Luo Yao's office, but after explaining the situation.

It didn't take long to understand what was going on.

It's all for these three sealed messages.

After testing, the new communication frequency was used, and three sealed messages were subsequently sent. This obviously meant that the secret code was changed. The secret code can be changed, but the operator may not be able to do so.

This is a telegram that can be determined based on the operator's method of sending the message. Otherwise, this can only be regarded as a newly discovered radio signal, and it is impossible to determine which party is communicating with which party.

The decrypted messages sent by Jia Bingwen and Zhu Shaoxian were all incomprehensible gibberish, which proved that the Japanese army was replacing and using new secret codes internally.

If we look at the monitoring of the Japanese military's regular communications, this is already obvious.

The Japanese army wanted to change and activate the new secret code before the war. Once this action was completed, it would be time for the Japanese army to launch a large-scale attack.

"Tiger, invite Xiao Lin over." Luo Yao ordered Yang Fan. Xiao Lin is Kinoshita Zhishui, whose pseudonym is Li Yuchun.

After a while.

Kinoshita Zhishui followed Yang Fan into Luo Yao's office.

Luo Yao directly handed the original text of the three sealed messages to Kinoshita Chishui. Speaking of which, if the Japanese military communication code can be mastered now, Kinoshita Chishui's contribution can definitely be ranked first.

Because he was so familiar with the secret code used by the Japanese army, it would be much easier to break through the fortress from inside.

And the efficiency is faster and higher.

"This is the work of my senior brother Miura. His favorite is the encryption method of replacing the last bit." Kinoshita Shisui said seriously after carefully reading the three messages.

Everyone was overjoyed after hearing this. Just knowing who the opponent is is fine. Not knowing is the most difficult thing.

"Can you decipher it?"

"Yes, but senior brother Miura and I haven't seen each other for several years. His talent for cipher codes is far greater than mine, and he is very good at writing cipher codes. He is recognized as a genius in cipher code communication." Where is Kinoshita Shisui?

"How to say?"

"There are many kinds of last-digit substitution encryption methods. I can't say which one he will use. I have to try them one by one." Kinoshita Shisui said honestly.

"Then let's try it. How do you want to try it? How many people do you need to be your assistants?" Luo Yao immediately decided that in deciphering secret codes, it is most taboo to look forward and backward, but also to have the courage to bear trial and error.

"Two people are enough. If there are more, it will be confusing, but they must understand Japanese, and it is best to be familiar with the folk songs and idioms of the Nobeoka area of ​​Kyushu." Kinoshita Tosui said.

"Miura is from Yanoka County, Kyushu?"

"Yes."

"Okay, Lao Yang, pick two people to assist Xiao Lin in his work." Luo Yao ordered Jia Bingwen.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

"Yi Ming, if there is another telegram like this, copy it directly to Xiao Lin." Luo Yao said to Wen Xueren again, "If there is a new telegram like this, follow this."

Wen Xueren nodded and agreed.

Luo Yao didn't want to maintain a too close relationship with Li Delin, but now that he had given his advice, he couldn't stay out of it.

What's more, I am also in the center of this life-and-death battle, and I can't hide.

It was only two or three hours before dawn, and he had to get some sleep. He had been working non-stop all night just after arriving. If he really started fighting, he would be without sleep for several days and nights. As time went by, even an iron man could not bear it.

"Counsel Wei, help me ask Mr. De for his permission. I would like to see him this morning." Luo Yao found Wei Zhiming when he got up early in the morning.

"Now?"

"Yes, now, I know that Duke De is busy with military affairs, but I have to see him this morning. This is a major military matter, so please make it clear." Luo Yao said solemnly.

"Okay, I understand." Wei Zhiming nodded. He was appointed as the liaison officer and naturally had to perform his duties.

As for the decisions above, this is not something he can control.

…

"Gong De is going to Yicheng for an inspection today. The departure time has been postponed. Team leader Fang, please go there quickly." After a while, Wei Zhiming ran over.

"Okay, I'll come right away." Luo Yao promised, quickly changed his clothes, went downstairs, and got into a car that had already started.

This was Luo Yao's first time to come to the Fifth Theater Commander's Headquarters. It was originally the residence of a big businessman. When the Fifth Theater Commander's Headquarters moved here, the big businessman surnamed Du took the initiative to give up the house to Li Delin.

There are three entrances and three exits, and dozens of rooms, which are enough to serve as the office of the commander-in-chief of the fifth theater area.

"Report, Team Leader Fang brings it!"

"Invite him in."

"yes."

Luo Yao was invited into Li Delin's office in the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone Commander. The office was not big, with visitors outside and daily work inside.

There is also a guard room.

The confidential room was nearby. When Luo Yao came, he saw Huang Xuecun. He did not have a separate office, but was crowded into an office with several people.

It can be seen that the conditions here are not very good.

After Luo Yao came in, he gave Li Delin a military salute and immediately gave Li Delin a detailed report on the findings and analysis of the 401 team.

When Li Delin heard this, his expression immediately became solemn. What Luo Yao said could also be accomplished by the intelligence department of the Fifth War Zone.

However, if your own intelligence system fails to detect it, or does not have this awareness, this will reveal the gap.

They do this professionally, and they have top-notch talents, which are unmatched by the Fifth War Zone.

It was impossible for Luo Yao to lie to himself about this matter. It would not do any good. At most, it would make the problem more serious.

There is a saying in the art of war: if you anticipate the enemy's width, you will have a better chance of winning.

If you underestimate your opponent or underestimate the situation, you will suffer a big loss. Moreover, what Luo Yao said is not completely unreasonable.

If the Japanese army really planned to secretly change the code before the war, whether intentionally or unintentionally, this was obviously a lesson learned from the last battle in Xiangcheng.

I changed the secret code myself first. Even if you find out, it will take time to decipher it. By the time you decipher it, the battle will be over long ago.

This is a possibility.

There is a second possibility. The Japanese army already knew that the Chinese army had deciphered his secret code. Before the war started, while continuing to use the previous secret code to confuse the other side, it secretly changed the secret code and adjusted its deployment. If the Japanese army deciphered its own secret code, If you use a secret code, the consequences will be the most serious.

Always think in the worst direction.

Fortunately, we have already made preparations. Otherwise, if we hold a meeting to study, decide, formulate a plan, and report the situation now, we would probably not be able to do it in a day or two.

Li Delin immediately ordered that the Fifth War Zone also began to use new encryption codes. At the same time, the old encryption codes would not be stopped immediately. As daily routine communications, all classified communications would be switched to the new encryption codes.

The Japanese army will do it, and so will the Fifth Theater Zone.

You are allowed to plot against me, but can I not plot against you?

"You Ning, do you think the Japanese army secretly changed the code because they already knew that we had deciphered their code, or are they just learning from the mistakes and taking precautions in advance?" Li Delin asked Luo Yao after giving the order.

"Judging from the arrogance and arrogance of the Japanese army, they should not believe that we have deciphered their secret code, but it has happened once before. According to the intelligence we have, most of their generals still tend to believe that We were lucky that time, but we don't rule out the possibility that the news that I came to the fifth theater to assist in the battle has been detected by the Japanese army." Luo Yao thought about it carefully.

"how to say?"

"The Japanese secret service classified me as a dangerous person. The last time I led a team to Xiangcheng to assist in the war, I deciphered the Japanese army's plan to sneak attack the camp from Dongting Lake. This time I came to the Fifth War Zone and came quietly like last time. The Japanese will definitely be worried that such a situation will happen again, and then take precautions. After I came to Laohekou, they began to quietly reduce the use of the original code, only for daily communication, and quietly change the code. See it." Luo Yao explained.

"The Battle of Yingtian is indeed the most critical battle in the Battle of Xiangcheng. If the Japanese army had not failed to capture the Yingtian in time, the final outcome of the Battle of Xiangcheng would have been difficult to predict. However, you also said that most Japanese generals thought it was It’s just coincidence and luck, why do you still believe that we have this ability?”

"Some generals in the Japanese army are indeed arrogant, but some are not. For example, the former commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Neiji, and Sonobe and Ichiro, are not reckless people, and my old rival Kondo Keiichi, he They know me very well, and others may believe that I was just lucky enough to decipher the secret code that time, but they will never believe it," Luo Yao explained.

"I understand. Let's plan everything according to the worst case scenario." Li Delin nodded.