Perhaps many people don’t know that there was once a hero who accurately predicted the Pearl Harbor incident four days in advance. Later, he made great contributions to the U.S. military’s killing of Japanese naval genius General Isoroku Yamamoto. He was the decipherer of the Sil

Perhaps many people don't know that there was once a hero who accurately predicted the Pearl Harbor incident four days in advance. Later, he made great contributions to the US military's killing of Japanese navy genius general Isoroku Yamamoto . They are the deciphering wizards on the silent front - Chi Buzhou .

Chi Buzhou

Before talking about Chi Buzhou's legendary experience, let's first learn about China's " black room ", which is the code name for the Telecommunications Department of the Kuomintang Military Command Bureau. After the "September 18th" incident, as the claws of Japan's invasion of China pressed closer and closer, the Chinese nation reached its most critical moment. During the national crisis, people of insight began to offer suggestions for the safety of the motherland. Holbert Yardley, the "Father of Cryptozoology" in the United States, once wrote a far-reaching book "American Black Room". The black room in the book refers to a super secret agency responsible for analyzing and studying the communication codes of hostile countries. . Inspired by the ideas of this book, Wen Yuqing, a telecommunications expert at the Kuomintang Ministry of Communications at the time, suggested that before the all-out war between China and Japan started, China should set up its own "black room" to decipher Japan's secret military messages and intelligence. In 1934, he submitted a proposal to establish a black room to Chiang Kai-shek and received his approval.

Chi Buzhou was born in a village in Minqing County, Fujian Province in 1908. When he was young, he did not go to school because of his poor family. It was not until he was ten years old that he was able to attend primary school with the support of his brother and sister-in-law. In 1927, Chi Buzhou went to Japan to study at the University of Tokyo, and later studied at the Faculty of Engineering at Waseda University. While in Japan, he met his life partner, a Japanese woman Shirahama Eiko. Soon after the two got married, the July 7 Incident occurred. Chi Buzhou abandoned his comfortable life and resolutely took his wife back to China to face the national crisis.

Chi Buzhou and his wife

In Nanjing, Chi Buzhou met his former classmate Chen Guting. While chatting with old classmates, Chi Buzhou learned that the Nationalist Government was looking for students studying in Japan to study how to decipher Japanese secret codes. However, Chi Buzhou was hesitant at the time because his major was electrical engineering. Chen Guting encouraged him and said: "Chairman Chiang Kai-shek once said that whoever can decipher Japanese secret messages will be equivalent to adding hundreds of thousands of troops to the front line. You returned to China to fight against Japan. Although you don't understand the code, your Japanese is good, and this is yours too." What an advantage!"

Hearing this, Chi Buzhou readily agreed. If he could make some contribution to the motherland's anti-Japanese war, it would be a worthwhile trip. Therefore, Chen Guting introduced him to the Confidential Second Section of the General Affairs Group, which was responsible for deciphering Japanese telegrams.

Chi Buzhou was only 30 years old when he accepted this job. He had no experience in password deciphering. But he is smart and studious, has an excellent memory, and is particularly sensitive to numbers. The emperor paid off. In March 1939, he actually spent less than a month deciphering hundreds of confidential diplomatic messages sent by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to various parts of the world. The person in charge was pleasantly surprised and appointed Chi Buzhou as the director of translation, directly under the jurisdiction of and He Yingqin.

Chi Buzhou, who is becoming more and more famous, was absorbed into China's black room and became a capable person. In May 1941, Chi Buzhou deciphered a series of Japanese confidential diplomatic cables. He found that the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had strengthened its contact with the Consulate General in Honolulu, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also requested Honolulu to provide a series of details about the US fleet in Pearl Harbor and the local The weather conditions and the rest time of the US troops in the port. All kinds of unusual messages raised a big question mark in Chi Buzhou's heart. What is Japan going to do? On December 2, 1941, Chi Buzhou intercepted another special-grade secret message sent by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Nomura, the ambassador to the United States. Through deciphering, he learned that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs required Nomura to immediately burn all confidential documents and asked depositors to deposit their money in neutral banks. The imperial government would take action in accordance with the imperial resolution.

Chi Buzhou thought hard, and combined with the previously deciphered Japanese messages, he judged that this was a precursor to war between Japan and the United States, and it was very likely that Japan would choose the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu as the location for the war against the United States. The time of the war was most likely to be Pearl Harbor. Rest time for the US military in Hong Kong - December 7 (Sunday)! Thinking of this, Chi Buzhou himself broke into a cold sweat. He did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately reported the code deciphering situation and his speculation to his superior Huo Shizi. Huo Shizi was also shocked when he got the news. A few hours later, the news was notified to Chiang Kai-shek, who immediately informed the United States. Because the United States was under the influence of isolationism at the time, and the arrogant Americans believed that China could not possibly have the ability to decipher such top-secret telegrams, they did not take any precautions against it.

Four days later, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, which really hurt the United States. At the same time, it also made the United States realize the super capabilities of China's silent front.

After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet Yamamoto Isoroku led the Japanese Navy to achieve many brilliant achievements. At the same time, the gambler Yamamoto Isoroku's super military capabilities also made the US military fearful. In order to avenge Pearl Harbor and eliminate the strongest enemy of the U.S. Navy, they decided to take a beheading action and kill Yamamoto in one fell swoop! They are waiting for a great opportunity.

On April 13, 1943, Chi Buzhou deciphered a secret message sent by the Japanese Navy to the Japanese mainland using LA code. The content was: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet personally inspected Balal Island and Shortland on April 18. If the weather is bad, it will be postponed for one day." Chi Buzhou immediately reported this important situation to Chiang Kai-shek, who in turn notified the US military. After receiving the information, the US military organized the air force to ambush Yamamoto Isoroku on the route he must pass, and finally killed this genius general of the Japanese Navy in one fell swoop. In this operation, Chi Buzhou made great contributions.

In fact, Chi Buzhou also deciphered Japanese military secret messages many times and provided a large amount of valuable intelligence. For example, in October 1942, he intercepted a secret telegram from the Japanese army and learned that Japanese planes were going to bomb Calcutta, India. The Chinese immediately notified the British army, and the British Air Force was able to intercept the Japanese plane midway in advance and avoid a major loss. Once, Sun Ke, an important official of the National Government, was going to work elsewhere. The Japanese army learned of this information and planned to intercept it midway. The intelligence of the Japanese army's secret order was intercepted by Chi Buzhou. Sun Ke, who had arrived at the airport and was about to take off, immediately canceled his trip and avoided being killed by the enemy.

During the Anti-Japanese War, Chi Buzhou made great contributions on the silent front of code deciphering. After the Anti-Japanese War, he opposed the civil war and was unwilling to engage in cryptography work anymore, so he turned to finance. On the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, he refused to retreat to Taiwan and chose to stay on the mainland. In his later years, he accompanied his wife back to Japan to spend the rest of his life. At the same time, he taught at Osaka University, where he continued to contribute to the friendship between China and Japan. On February 4, 2003, Chi Buzhou passed away peacefully in Kobe, Japan, at the age of 93.

His hometown has not forgotten his contribution in the Anti-Japanese War. A monument has been erected in Taishan Park, Minqing County. Every word on the inscription tells the indelible achievements of this anti-Japanese hero! # clock in challenge bureau#