"That's right. This road map is fake. It's a bait we deliberately threw out."
"What level was it sent to?"
"I haven't joined the army yet. Only the Military and Administrative Department knows."
"oh?"
Zhang Yong's eyes lit up. He seemed to understand something, but he deliberately pretended not to know.
After someone came back, it seemed that he did not pursue the various matters involving the Military and Administrative Department. Instead, he encouraged him with gentle words. Zhang Yong thought that the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, a nail was quietly ambushed here.
The nails are small, but they are deadly.
Once this nail works, the Military and Administrative Department will still be the Military and Administrative Department. However, in front of someone, you have to bow your head and obey obediently.
"Do you have a solution?"
"have."
"Okay. Then I won't interfere."
"Let's talk about the student soldiers."
"Where are the people?"
"Already concentrated at the 51st Division station in Qingpu."
"Which 51st Division?"
"Wang Yaowu's troops."
"oh……"
Zhang Yong was thoughtful.
It turns out that Wang Yaowu was stationed in Qingpu.
It seems that the signs of action are already very obvious. The Japanese invaders...
You should also know.
The war is about to break out.
It's time to make Wakayama Libertine the highlight.
It is difficult to completely deceive the Japanese invaders. The Japanese invaders are not stupid. Their intelligence level is also high.
Doihara Kenji, Isotani Rensuke, Sakagaki Seishiro and others are all China experts. They know the situation in China very well and have strong judgment ability on the battlefield.
However, no matter how strong a fortress is, it will be breached from within.
The Wakayama Wanderers are the bombs hidden inside the Japanese invaders. They want to blow up everything around them.
You won't make mistakes?
Then I will force you and tempt you to make mistakes.
Even, to put it bluntly, I just want the army to die and the empire's vitality to be severely damaged.
Only in this way can His Highness Yong Ren ascend to the throne.
The victory on the front line is very unfortunate news for His Highness Yong Ren.
The more victories, the more Hirohito's supporters grew.
Only when the battle is defeated on the front line, and the more severe the defeat and the more serious the losses, will His Highness Yongren be happy.
It would be best if the entire division was wiped out.
For example, the Sixth Division and the Ninth Division are best if they are all dead.
These two divisions are the most fanatical, stupid, and loyal. They are the biggest threat to His Highness Yong Ren.
Suddenly I felt a little impatient.
I really want to use my identity as a libertine, and I'll be in a lot of trouble.
Unfortunately, it's not possible yet.
There are many trivial matters.
"Then I'll go to Qingpu now."
"good."
So we set off.
Head to Qingpu.
Arrive at the 51st Division station. Report.
"Commissioner."
"Mr. Wang, we meet again."
"Commissioner."
"Mr. Sun."
Wang Yaowu came out to greet him.
Also with us was Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division.
Zhang Yong met Sun Yuanliang.
In fact, he has met most of the officers of the national army.
After a certain person came back to Jinling, he held several military meetings at the Presidential Palace. All the officers at division level or above who could come came.
As the doorkeeper of the Presidential Palace, Zhang Yong is naturally a no-brainer. He has seen everything.
At this moment, Sun Yuanliang can be considered a strong player. His record is not bad.
He once led his troops to participate in the 128th Anti-Japanese War and cooperated with the 19th Route Army. His performance was very good. He was brave and resourceful.
Otherwise, he cannot be appointed as the commander of the 88th Division. This is the first-class main division.
But later on, I don’t know why, it became more and more frivolous and became a laughing stock.
well……
[Strategic map opens]
[Only division-level troops are shown]
[51 Division Information Update]
[88 Division Information Update]
[Note that the information is limited to personnel and equipment that can effectively command. Those who have lost contact are not included]
Suddenly there is a message prompt.
Zhang Yong:???
Immediately, a new map unfolded.
On the map, there are many color blocks of different colors.
There is a note in the lower left corner. It is the distribution of personnel and equipment of the 88th Division. It is very detailed. It is so detailed that it takes a lot of time to review it.
View the color block to obtain personnel and weapon information.
There is also data for the whole teacher.
curious.
Check.
The data starts to update.
Various icons appear. There are personnel, artillery, vehicles, tanks, firearms...
Click on the person.
Get data.
[88th Division: 10,949 actual personnel (including command organization and exclusive logistics)]
oh?
The 88th Division is quite full. There are actually more than 10,000 people.
curious.
Open your mouth.
"Mr. Sun, how many people are there in your 88th Division?"
"Reporting to the specialist. Our division has a total of 11,521 people."
"More than eleven thousand?"
"Yes."
"ah……"
Zhang Yong was thoughtful.
The system shows that there are only more than 10,900.
But Sun Yuanliang's answer was more than 11,000. There was a difference of more than 500.
"Is it full?"
"It's all full."
"How many people are there?"
"That's 11,521 people."
"oh……"
Zhang Yong couldn't help but think of free money.
The vacancies for five hundred people cannot appear for no reason. Unless someone has fallen into an old habit again.
However, Zhang Yong was not angry.
Numb.
This is what the national army is like.
Except for the expeditionary force, there is no one who does not receive free pay.
Note that there is no one, including Wang Yaowu's 74th Army. It is just a matter of more or less.
As far as the 88th Division is concerned, the difference of 500 men is already considered excellent.
Really. It’s probably a logistical difference.
The exclusive logistics department was abolished and civilian workers were temporarily recruited to replace it.
Exclusive logistics porters and coachmen are paid military pay. However, civilian laborers who are temporarily requisitioned are not.
Being able to do this is already pretty good.
In fact, it is almost acquiesced that dedicated logistics does not exist. It is put into the personal pockets of senior officers.
The national army's combat effectiveness is weak, its morale is low, and its logistics...
Are there any logistics?
almost none.
View artillery.
[French M1897 75mm field gun: 12 pieces (battalion level)]
Huh?
So familiar.
Could it be that...
Yes, it was probably the artillery battalion that I got.
In the end, it was allocated to the 88th Division.
There is another artillery battalion, probably given to the 87th Division.
Because I went to the northwest and later stayed at the Presidential Palace, the artillery battalion was robbed.
You don't move troops or anything, but you actually want to create an artillery battalion. It's too much. I have to accept the reality.
Everyone else is in the first phase of Huangpu. At least they are in the third phase.
How many issues does Cao Mengqi have? Nine issues? Ten issues? They are not on the same level at all.
Forget it, let’s take a look at Lao Wang.
View 51st Division personnel.
[51st Division: 8,625 actual personnel (including command organization and exclusive logistics)]
Oh, sure enough there are less people.
"Commander Wang, how many people are there in your army?"
"Reporting to the Commissioner, our department currently has 8,446 soldiers."
"More than eight thousand four hundred?"
"Yes."
"oh……"
Zhang Yong pondered secretly.
Is this considered super-edited by Lao Wang? Two hundred more?
It is estimated that Lao Wang is a pragmatic person. He does not fight uncertain battles and is relatively well prepared before the war.
Since he was transferred to Qingpu, I believe he can guess what the next step will be. Therefore, instead of having empty pay, the army has an excess of 200 troops.
Where did the military pay for these two hundred men come from? Lao Wang must have done it himself.
At this moment, the 51st Division is still a second-class unit. It is a miracle that the Ministry of Military Affairs can fully allocate funds according to the establishment.
According to later information, it seems that Lao Wang once ran a biscuit factory to make money and provide benefits to the officers and soldiers of the 74th Army. Therefore, during the Anti-Japanese War, the 74th Army fought in full force. Morale has always been good.
The first-class main force is not something that is trumpeted. It is tempered by actual practice. Counting from the beginning of the all-out war of resistance, the soldiers of the 74th Army may have been replaced five or six times. Countless sacrifices have been made.
"Commissioner, our department is not fully staffed yet..."
"knew."
Zhang Yong nodded.
Lao Wang is really down-to-earth. He only wants people.
Relatively speaking, Sun Yuanliang is a bit superficial and his work is not detailed enough.
View artillery.
result……
[Query results: None. (Only direct-fire guns are counted)]
Uh, that's kind of bad.
Wang Yaowu's 51st Division didn't even have a direct-fire gun.
I wonder if there are mortars? Even if there are, there are probably only a few. The supporting firepower is pitifully weak!
It is really dangerous to go directly to the battlefield with such crude weapons and equipment.
However, this was the reality at the time.
Except for a few German weapon divisions who are slightly better, the other divisions are almost cannon fodder.
"Commissioner, I'll take my leave first."
"Okay. Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
"please."
"please."
After seeing off Sun Yuanliang, Zhang Yong and Wang Yaowu came to Qingpu.
The 1,300 student soldiers have been assembled. Yang Buqing and Song Youming have arrived in advance to receive them.
The reason why Zhang Yong was invited here was simply to show that he was valued.
Military uniforms have been issued, but there are no weapons yet. Zhang Yong needs to deal with the weapons himself.
Properly bring your own dry food...
No. You are paid to work.
"Commissioner."
"Commissioner."
Yang Buqing and Song Youming came up.
Because of their meritorious service in escort, both of them have been promoted to major generals.
But the specific positions have not changed yet. Because they are from the Air Force and do not want to go to the Army.
Zhang Yong stood on the high platform and delivered a brief speech.
All are welcome.
But didn't say much.
His current identity is a bit sensitive.
If you say too much publicly, it may be over-interpreted.
"How much more weapons are needed?"
"We have received more than 600 Garand rifles one after another. But the quantity is not enough."
"Where's the machine gun?"
"The machine gun is of Czech type. It is not compatible with Garand bullets."
"Well……"
It is indeed troublesome.
Rifles and machine guns have different bullet types, which can easily cause confusion in logistics.
Fortunately, there is a solution to this matter.
Just don't ask for machine guns.
All equipped with Garand semi-automatic rifles.
The Garand semi-automatic has very strong firepower. It can replace a machine gun.
In fact, in the later American army, there was only one BAR fully automatic rifle in the infantry squad. It was not called a machine gun.
Eight Garands can suppress the MG42. Not to mention other machine guns?
As a supplement, the Thompson submachine gun is very good.
The problem now is how to obtain these weapons in large quantities.
As the war begins getting closer, small-scale smuggling can no longer meet the needs.
We need to get a big vote.
Get at least one or two thousand Garand semi-automatics...
Alas, we still have to deal with foreigners and pluck their wool. If you can pluck as much as you can.
Return to the city.
Suddenly my mind moved and I quietly approached Hongkou.
I wonder if the system can refresh the Japanese invaders’ information?
Japanese Marine Corps...
Switch to the strategy map.
[Yokosuka Fort Marine Corps Information Update]
[Updated information of Wu Zhenfu Marine Corps]
[Updated information on Marine Corps of Sasebo Town Fortress]
The messages appear continuously.
Zhang Yong was thoughtful.
The composition of the Japanese troops stationed in Hongkou seems to be quite complicated!
It turned out to be garrison mansions from three places.
Yokosuka, Kure, and Sasebo. It seems like there are a lot of troops.
View people.
[Yokosuka Fort Marine Corps: 2,388 actual soldiers]
Quite a lot indeed.
More than two thousand people.
Keep checking.
[Wu Zhenfu Marine Corps: 1,722 actual soldiers]
[Sasebo Marine Corps: 1,156 actual soldiers]
Calculate silently in your head.
Add the three together, more than 5,000 people?
That's right, more than five thousand people. Just the Marine Corps.
There are also military police, Japanese expatriates, soldiers in the countryside, etc., there may be tens of thousands of people.
Don't underestimate these tens of thousands of people. Many of them have basic military training. As long as they pick up weapons, they can fight. Moreover, their combat effectiveness is not weak.
The national army initially invested three divisions and about 30,000 people in an attempt to achieve a quick victory, but failed.
It's not thirty thousand against five thousand. It's thirty thousand against thirty thousand.
The comparison of the strength of the two sides is almost one to one.
Of course I can't chew it.
So follow-up troops were dispatched.
The follow-up troops are Wang Yaowu's 51st Division and the like.
However, time was wasted in the early stage, and the Japanese invaders had already begun to mobilize reinforcements.
At the same time, the Japanese invaders stationed on the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan also began to mobilize.
Then……
There's no after that.
well……
View weapons.
[Class 75 mm field gun: 49 pieces]
[Class 105mm howitzer: 12]
be surprised.
Is this the Marine Corps?
Why are there so many artillery pieces? Are you sure they weren't stolen from the Army's Red Deer?
What does it mean if there is a category word in front of it?
Where did the Navy get it from? Or was it a test product produced by itself?
The test product is of no use, so why bring it here?
Although it is a test product, it is still lethal.
Coupled with the guns of the Japanese naval warships, the intensity of the artillery fire would be several times that of the Chinese army.
There was another overwhelming bombing by carrier-based aircraft...
trouble.
The intelligence from General Wenbai may be wrong.
Huh?
intelligence?
It seems that I am in charge of intelligence...
Yes, I have to go to the security headquarters and tell him the truth.
Suddenly, a marked white dot appeared.
View. It's Catherine.
Okay. I was just looking for her.
Get close immediately.
Catherine soon saw Zhang Yong and immediately greeted him happily. Her smile was as bright as a flower.
"Zhang, we finally meet again."
"Miss Catherine, I'm glad to see you again."
"hypocritical."
"Isn't it you?"
"Buy me some coffee."
"No money."
"you……"
"We haven't caught any spies recently, so we really have no money."
"Grandet."
"Wait until I catch the spy and make a fortune."
"good."
Catherine had no choice but to treat her.
She was indeed in a good mood. Her peach blossom eyes were charming.
"Your prediction was very accurate. Roosevelt was indeed re-elected. I didn't expect that Langdon lost so miserably. He only got eight electoral votes. Only eight!"
"Shouldn't you be more concerned about Lord Chamberlain's affairs?"
"What benefits do you want?"
"No!"
"I don't know yet. Tell me what you want or what information you can provide us."
"Not yet."
Zhang Yong told the truth.
The world map has been quiet for the past two or three months.
It is true that there is nothing going on and it has anything to do with the British. There seems to be no movement in Spain either?
I haven’t contacted Tanavaro for a long time. I don’t know.
"I made a small profit."
"What?"
"Many people bought Langdon. Only I bought Roosevelt. So, I won."
"oh?"
Zhang Yong's eyes narrowed.
I feel like I missed a lot of opportunities to make a fortune.
Alas, it's all someone.
You must be the doorkeeper at the Presidential Palace yourself.
No overtime compensation is provided.
The world outside is changing, and there are opportunities to make money everywhere, but I missed them.
Even for such an important event as Roosevelt's election, he received no additional benefits.
Of course, Madam got back the one hundred thousand dollars.
Directly enter Song Ziyu’s account.
Now, Song Ziyu is also a young and promising young rich woman in the Song family.
"You give me half. I'll give you another message."
"Five thousand dollars."
"make a deal."
Zhang Yong readily agreed.
It’s not even open today. I’m so anxious!
Where have all those well-placed spies gone? Why haven't they shown up?
Do you really want to use your identity as a Wakayama libertine to start robbing them from within? It seems more efficient for your own people to rob your own people?
"Then tell me. What information."
"The next president of the United States will be Roosevelt."
"impossible."
"real."
"He has been re-elected for two terms. It is impossible to be re-elected for three terms..."
"Believe me. The secret cannot be revealed."
"I do not believe."
Catherine shook her head firmly.
Zhang Yong smiled and said nothing. You don’t believe it? Haha.
"The president of this beautiful country can only be re-elected for one term. This is the rule."
"Rules are not laws."
"That doesn't break the rules. The voters won't agree."
"not necessarily."
Zhang Yong has a profound meaning.
If it were during peacetime, the voters would certainly not agree.
However, if it is during a time of war, then...
It just so happened that in the summer of 1940, France was defeated. The entire European continent was in a haze.
The British are struggling to hold on and are about to be unable to resist.
At this time, Roosevelt expressed his intention to run again and received a lot of support.
In the end, he was re-elected quite easily. With a disparity of 38:10, he got the chance to stay in the White House again.
Create a historical precedent.
"I can even predict who your next prime minister will be."
"Your Excellency Chamberlain has just entered Buckingham Palace. It would be too mysterious for you to predict what will happen four years later..."
"Really. Remember, your next prime minister is Churchill."
"Although, I also hope that Churchill will be elected. But everything you said is too vague."
"Then let's wait and see."
Zhang Yong stopped talking.
He no longer worries about leaking secrets or anything.
What a prophecy!
It must be mysterious!
Time will prove everything.
As time goes by, more and more people will notice him. The role he can play will also become greater and greater.
"By the way, give Bob a call."
"good."
Zhang Yong turned around and went to make a phone call.
I called the Ministry of Industry Bureau of the Concession and quickly found Bob.
"Hey Bob, are you okay?"
"Zhang, Zhang, James Zhang, you finally called me. I've been looking for you for a long time. I still can't find you."
"I can hear that you are very happy."
"Indeed. I am very happy. The Prime Minister sent me a telegram from Buckingham Palace and asked me if I would like to go back and help him."
"There is no need to go back. Just say that you can serve him better in the Far East."
"But……"
"It's easier for you to get promoted if you stay in the Far East."
"If you want to continue to get promoted, you can only go to Singapore or India."
"You haven't become the general director of the Ministry of Industry Bureau yet!"
"Ah, that's right..."
"When you become the general director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau and take control of the entire concession, you will find that everything here is so wonderful."
"Then should I still go to Singapore or India?"
"It won't be too late for you to go to India when the next prime minister takes office."
"Okay. I listen to you."
Bob happily agreed.
He was indeed the general director of the Ministry of Industry Bureau.
Here, he is the uncrowned king. With Zhang Yong's cooperation, his happiness is boundless.
The frustration I felt before has completely dissipated.
Now, in the Ministry of Industry Bureau, he is valued by the Prime Minister.
The managing director has made it clear that he will be given more powers.
"By the way, James Zhang, I have something that I need to talk to you about in private."
"What's up?"
"We'll talk about it when we meet."
"good."
Zhang Yong hung up the phone.
Return to Catherine. Look at her. Doubtful.
This woman definitely knows.
"Actually, it's not a big deal..."
"what exactly is it?"
"We have some expired arms that we want to sell to you..."
"Can I pay on credit?"
"sure."
"oh……"
Zhang Yong was thoughtful.
Sure enough, the international situation is undercurrent.
Behind all the turbulence, there is an exchange of interests. The British are best at secret fighting.
He concluded that China might start an all-out war with the Japanese, so he secretly handed over the knife.
