Author: Jiangsu Daozi

"Hide the truth and create something out of nothing?"

Dai Chunfeng had been in charge of the Secret Service and the Military Command for so long, so it was natural that he was not in vain. Hearing these eight words, he immediately guessed Zuo Zhong's plan, which was to deliver false information to the Japanese or the Red Russians.

For example, he revealed to the Japanese that the Red Russians wanted to avenge their past humiliation and had assembled a large force to attack the pseudo-mites. Another example was that they revealed to the Red Russians that the Japanese wanted to avenge Zhang Gufeng and planned to occupy Mengdi.

But the other party is not a fool. He will not trust intelligence obtained by non-national intelligence systems, especially military intelligence. If it backfires and offends the Red Russians, the gain will outweigh the loss.

And unlike other intelligence, large-scale military mobilization is easy to distinguish between true and false. Even if they fabricate military operations out of thin air, it will be useless if the Japanese and Red Russian troops do not cooperate.

He walked around the room with his hands behind his back, then turned around and asked: "Shen Zhong, let's be more specific. It's related to the commission's entrustment and the situation in East Asia. We need to come up with a perfect strategy.

According to what you said, Red Russia and Japan are determined to control the scale of the war to a small scale, and unilaterally releasing false information is of little significance. Do you have other ideas?"

Dai Chunfeng asked the question in a deep voice, wanting to hear Zuo Zhonghui's explanation. He knew that his student was not a talkative person, so there must be a way to deceive Japan and Russia.

Zuo Zhong turned slightly towards Lao Dai and lowered his head: "Teacher, students believe that intelligence agencies should not only be an executive agency, but also occasionally use strategic thinking to solve problems.

This is represented by strategic deception in Western information science. The so-called strategic deception refers to deceiving and paralyzing the opponent through political, diplomatic, military, economic, intelligence and other means.

This is not a single incident, but a set of intelligence operations carried out to achieve strategic goals. The entire process is interlocking and indispensable, requiring the help and cooperation of many departments.

It can not only hide one's true purpose, but also prompt the opponent to make wrong judgments, thereby fully gaining strategic initiative. In fact, this has been discussed in ancient Chinese books."

At this point, Zuo Zhong stopped talking and gave Teacher Xiang some time to think. As a subordinate, it is not a good thing to finish everything. How can this show the foresight of the boss?

Dai Chunfeng's heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly thought of something, and then clapped his hands violently: "Shen Zhong, you are talking about Jiang Qian's stealing of books. Yes, this is indeed a classic example of strategic deception."

"Yes, teacher, you are really smart and smart, and the students admire you." Zuo Zhong showed admiration, looking at Lao Dai with eyes full of admiration, and he brought his acting skills to the extreme.

In fact, people who have read the book for a few days or even those who have not read the book will know that Jiang Qian stole the book that Dai Chunfeng said, regardless of whether the content of the story is true or false, it is indeed very representative.

During the Battle of Chibi, Jiang Gan was ordered by Cao Cao to persuade Soochow general Zhou Yu to surrender. Zhou Yu pretended to be drunk and let Jiang Gan peek at the fake letter, which stated that the leaders of Cao's naval forces, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, intended to surrender.

Cao Cao was really fooled and beheaded Cai Hao and Zhang Yun. When his men brought Cai and Zhang's heads, Cao Cao realized it. Unfortunately, it was too late to regret and had to replace two other naval commanders.

As a result, everyone knows that Cao Cao's army was completely defeated in the battle of Chibi. Cao Cao laughed out of Zhao Zilong with one smile, Zhang Yide with another smile, and Guan Yunchang with three smiles. He lost the possibility of unifying the Han Dynasty in a short period of time.

Sun and Liu took advantage of this victory to develop and strengthen their respective forces. After Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou from Sun Quan, his strength grew rapidly. This battle formed the prototype of the world into three parts and laid the foundation for the tripartite alliance of the Three Kingdoms.

It can be seen that strategic deception has been around since ancient times and is a common way for countries to gain strategic advantages in fierce international competition. Once successful, it will bring huge benefits to the perpetrators.

So what should we do if we want to successfully implement strategic deception and make the enemy believe it is true, or make the enemy confused about what is true and false and dare not act rashly?

The key point lies in the control of intelligence.

The intelligence here includes stolen or intercepted electronic and text information, behavioral patterns that can reveal important information, and highly confidential plans or military operations.

A complete strategic deception operation requires many auxiliary processes, and it needs to cooperate with other related strategic actions to carry out information that is closely matched and even the release of false and true information.

With the intelligence and operational capabilities of the military command, it is not difficult to forge corresponding information. What is difficult is how to carry out strategic deception steps step by step. Dai Chunfeng feels that Zuo Zhong should have a complete plan.

Realizing that this was feasible, Lao Dai, who had been photographed, had no time to be happy and asked seriously: "To realize the strategic deception you mentioned, how much manpower and material resources are needed, and how long does it take to complete it?"

Zuo Zhong did not hesitate and immediately stated the requirements he had thought about for a long time: "The students need 20 staff officers with more than ten years of military service and actual combat experience, preferably with backgrounds of studying in Japan and Germany.

We want to mislead the Red Russians and the Japanese. The intelligence and details involved in the operation must be true, or even truer than true, otherwise the other party's intelligence and decision-making agencies will not believe it.

This requires those involved in the operation to be familiar with the two countries' military theories, military units, ways of thinking, wording and sentence conventions in official documents, titles, and even map operations and other skills.

The reason why we do not look for international students from the Red Russian Military Academy is because of their ability to infiltrate dissident elements. To be on the safe side, international students from German military schools who have similar military theories to the Red Russian military academy are a good substitute.

As for the completion time, it will not be too short. This is a protracted battle. What we want to deceive are the smartest people in these two countries. We need to mislead the other side little by little. Haste makes waste."

The military theories of Germany and Red Russia are similar. This is not Zuo Zhong's nonsense. There are historical reasons for this. A detailed study of this matter must start from the last war.

The Paris Peace Conference held in 1919 marked the final end of the European War. In addition to ceding territory, giving up overseas colonies, and bearing huge indemnities, Germany also faced great military restrictions.

The army cannot exceed 100,000 people, and the number of officers cannot exceed 15,000. The German General Staff and military academies are disbanded, the compulsory military service system is abolished, and Germany is prohibited from possessing new weapons such as tanks, aircraft, heavy artillery, poison gas, and submarines.

These clauses not only angered the German officer corps and people, but also made Germany find that its remaining armed forces were not only unable to deal with domestic problems, but also found it difficult to protect itself when facing emerging countries such as Poland.

Compared with the humiliation of Germany, the Allied Powers suppressed and isolated Red Russia more directly. In addition to excluding the other country from the Versailles System, Britain, the United States and other countries also formed a coalition to intervene in the Red and White War.

Concerned about the deterioration of the international situation and concerns about their own security, Germany and Russia gave up their ideological differences and hostility and began to explore contact.

At the end of 1919, the two sides began to negotiate military cooperation on the issue of repatriating prisoners of war.

The Russo-Persian War that broke out in 1920-21, and France's takeover of Germany's Ruhr area for war reparations, further stimulated Russia and Germany's desire to rearm themselves and pushed military cooperation between the two sides onto the fast track.

The Berlin Station of the Military Command discovered through secret channels that in 1922, Russia and Germany formally signed the "Treaty of Raballo", which marked the normalization of relations between the two countries, and included secret military supplementary clauses.

Later, with the establishment of Weimar and the personnel changes at the top of Red Russia, Germany reestablished military academies, and military cooperation between Russia and Germany entered a new era.

Especially with the recovery of the German economy and the implementation of the first five-year plan of Red Russia, the two sides began deeper cooperation in personnel training, industrial facilities and military theory.

While Red Russia rapidly absorbed German military technology and tactics, Germany also continued to send military personnel to Red Russia to conduct exercises and receive modern military knowledge under the Red Russian military system.

Since 1925, the Soviet Union and Germany began to regularly send officers to each other for exchanges. In particular, the Red Russia systematically selected potential officers for training in German military academies.

Therefore, Germany is very familiar with the Red Russian military thought and system, and students in German military academies are also very familiar with the Red Russian army. It is very appropriate to use them to replace the Red Russian students.

"Well, yes, the purity of personnel is indeed the first priority."

Dai Chunfeng groaned and agreed to Zuo Zhong's request. Since the founding of the Republic of China, military students have been sent abroad, and many civilians have traveled to various countries at their own expense to learn military skills.

Although Zuo Zhong's screening conditions are strict and require actual combat experience, it is not difficult to gather 20 people. Who has let the Republic of China lack everything in these years, but it does not lack war.

Immediately, Lao Dai sat back on the chair, spread his arms on the edge of the table, and assured boldly: "If you need anything else, just tell me. This operation is the highest priority, and you don't need to worry about logistics."

"Thank you, teacher."

Zuo Zhong bowed slightly and continued what he just said: "If possible, it is best to find two more senior officers with experience in commanding large corps. This is very important.

Students also need a group of telegraph operators who are familiar with the telegraph operations of the Red Russian and Japanese military, as well as two registered Japanese-style and Red Russian radio stations for use during the mission.

In addition, can we recruit a few underground party defectors who have lived in Red Russia for a long time? If we want to perfectly forge intelligence on Red Russia, we cannot do without these people.

Their surveillance work was entrusted to Wu Jingzhong, the deputy director of the First Division. Lao Wu was an old man from the Changcheng Investigation Section and a top student at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, so he was trustworthy.

Finally, please ask the teacher to coordinate a confidential office location. During the mission, everyone, including me, will be kept in confidential isolation. No one is allowed to leave without your personal order."

Without even thinking about it, Dai Chunfeng waved his hand: "Okay, I will report to the committee immediately. Commanding personnel are easy to find. During this time, many senior officers happened to return to the mountain city for recuperation.

The list of qualified staff officers and radio operators will be handed over to you by tonight at the latest. It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it only takes a moment. The government has been raising troops for so many years, and it is time for them to contribute.

Anyway, I will consult with your old principal about personnel. The Central Committee has done some work over the years, and it is not difficult to pick out a few reliable local and lower party members.

As for the office location, I will give it to you as soon as possible to ensure that the location is hidden. I will also contact the top military officials and ask them to send an elite force to protect you outside.

Shen Zhi, teacher, I will leave this matter to you with complete authority. All the internal lines of the military are under control, and the lurking personnel are at your disposal. The Red Russians and Japanese must be dragged back to Nomenkan!"

"yes!"

Zuo Zhong replied resolutely, and finally got the result he wanted. Thinking of starting a new contest with his old enemy, he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful in his heart.
Chapter completed!