Through transactions with the independent detachment, Isamu Terauchi sold back the dismantled railway tracks around Handan.
When the Japanese army was generally resting and recuperating and restoring surrounding transportation lines, Handan actually restored the railway line in just half a month. After Terauchi reported this achievement, Okamura Neiji commended Terauchi here and even asked him to
Temple Yong personally came to Peiping.
Handan.
Today's Handan City began to be rebuilt one after another under the leadership of Isamu Teraui. According to Isamu Teraui's plan, the rebuilt Handan City was divided into two parts, the inner and outer cities.
Materials were recruited from large households and factories across southern Hebei, and the manpower consisted of more than 8,000 strong men captured from various places.
The inner city was built on the basis of the original Handan City. The inner city wall has been built, but the buildings in the inner city have not yet been restored. Construction of the outer city wall has now begun.
Even though Temple Yong was so aggressive in fighting, he was still worried about when the Eighth Route Army would attack Handan City again.
The fourth floor of Kumidi, who was the previous governor of Handan, had their ashes shipped back to the country, so Isamuji had to take precautions.
"Watanabe-kun, I will leave Handan City to you. Remember, don't cause trouble during my absence and concentrate all your efforts on building the city wall!" Terauchi Yong told him before leaving.
Not long ago, due to the lack of manpower around him, Terauchi Isamu transferred Watanabe from Wuyi to Handan as the captain of the Handan Military Police. Along with him was the puppet army commander Kang Shunzi.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I will definitely urge it to be completed as soon as possible!" Watanabe bowed his head and said.
"Watanabe-kun, it's too early for you to say this!" Terauchi Isamu happily patted Watanabe on the shoulder.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, under your leadership, the railway line repairs in Handan have been excellent compared to other places. General Gangcun invited you to Peking this time for promotion. Your promotion to the rank of major general is definitely a certainty!
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Isamu Terauchi narrowed his eyes after hearing this. It was obvious that Watanabe's words were very helpful to him. If anyone else said this, Isamu Terauchi would at best think it was flattering.
But this person has always been honest, and compliments from an honest person have a much greater effect than those from a flattering person.
"Watanabe, when I come back from Peiping, your military rank can be raised!"
"Hi!"
Temple Yong immediately looked at Kang Shunzi and Huang Jinbiao who were nodding and bowing.
"Kang Sang, Huang Sang, you two are loyal friends of the Imperial Japanese Army. You must assist Watanabe-kun in his work!"
"Hey, Taijun, please don't worry. Taijun asked me to go west, but I will never go east!" Huang Jinbiao took the lead and expressed his loyalty.
Kang Shunzi glanced at the gold label with dissatisfaction and cursed in his heart, you bitch, you are just a polished commander, let me seize the opportunity and kill you.
No matter what he was thinking in his heart, he said: "Taijun, I will lead my brothers to patrol around Handan City day and night to maintain normal public order!"
"Yusi, it's great!" Isamu Teuchi nodded with satisfaction.
The reason why Kang Shunzi was transferred to Handan was purely because Temple Yong did not want the Jinbiao family to dominate. Otherwise, it would be enough to transfer some puppet troops from Wuyi and Wu'an. There would be no use for Kang Shunzi.
Handan is not as small as Wuyi, the leader of the puppet army has much greater authority, and all the puppet armies in the subordinate counties are nominally under his control.
It is in the interests of the Japanese army that Kang Shunzi and Huang Jinbiao fight each other. This is also a situation that Temple Yong wants to see.
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Since the railway line from Handan to Peiping has not yet been restored, Si Neiyong rushed to Shimen by car, and then took a plane from Shimen to Peiping.
Beiping Nanyuan Airport.
The special plane that Isamu Terauchi was on landed slowly, and Moritake Tanabe, the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force, had been waiting at the airport for a long time.
The plane door opened, revealing the figure of Isamu Terauchi.
"Terauchi-kun, Terauchi-kun!" Tanabe Moritake stood beside the welcoming motorcade and shouted loudly.
Isao Terauchi probably knew all the personnel in the headquarters of the Japanese North China Expeditionary Force, who were of a slightly higher rank, let alone those at the level of chief of staff.
Terauchi Isamu got off the plane in three steps and said loudly: "Chief of Staff, why are you here in person?"
"General Gangcun is busy with business, so he asked me to pick you up in person. How about it? No accidents happened along the way?"
"I rushed to Shimen by car. The imperial army had restored normal security along the railway, so I was not in danger!" Terauchi Isamu said.
"That's good, let's go. General Gangcun has been waiting for a long time!"
Isamu Terauchi then looked at the convoy that greeted him. There were two military vehicles in front and behind, and a car in the middle.
"Chief of Staff, is this your special car?"
Tanabe Moritake was very curious about why Terauchi Yu said this. He thought he was worried about safety issues, so he patted his shoulder and said: "Imperial warriors are sometimes afraid. Don't worry, Peiping is where the headquarters of the dispatched army is. Public security
very good!"
"Chief of Staff, you misunderstood. I brought some local specialties from Handan and wanted to give them to my colleagues in the headquarters!" Then Isamu Terauchi waved to the people behind him, received a small box from the entourage, and continued:
"Chief of Staff, this is my suggestion, please accept it!"
"Terauchi-kun, you are too polite!" Tanabe Moritake took the small box, his hand suddenly sank, and then his expression changed.
Without letting anyone else handle it, he put it directly in the trunk of the car.
"Terauchi-kun, please, please!" Tanabe Moritake showed even more enthusiasm, and his tone was a little more excited than before.
Along the way, the two chatted a lot. When approaching the headquarters, Tanabe Moritake suddenly said: "Terauchi-kun, you must be mentally prepared. In addition to giving you a formal appointment this time, General Okamura will also ask you
Regarding future security issues around Handan, especially how to deal with the Eighth Route Army attacking Handan!"
"After all, Handan, Xingtai, and Shimen are all important towns on the Pinghan Line, and Handan is one of the important logistics bases for the Japanese troops stationed around Zhongtiao Mountain. I don't need to explain their importance.
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"Thank you, Chief of Staff, for the heads up. I have an idea!"
The souvenirs that Isamu Terauchi sent out just now obviously had an effect, otherwise Tanabe Moritake would not have made any suggestions.
The motorcade slowly drove into the headquarters compound. Isamu Terauchi got out of the car and adjusted his military uniform.
When he came to Peiping this time, Si Naiyong knew that he would definitely have to fight against a gold star on his shoulders.
Then he looked around and after entering the city of Beiping, Yong in the temple couldn't help but sigh. Compared with the city of Beiping, Wuyi is just a remote rural area and Handan is a small county town at best. How can it compare to Peiping, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
Handan is just a small step for now. The North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters will be his goal in the future, Terauchi thought with great ambition.
If that day comes, Isamu Terauchi seems to see Jinshan waving to him.
"Terauchi-kun, what are you thinking about? Let's go!"
"Chief of Staff, I was just shocked by the spectacular scene in Peiping!"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
A brother raised the issue of 40 million kilograms of grain, and I will reply here.
The first few census data are the data at that time, but I reduced the data for the entire Ci County by half for the western part of Ci County.
There are 45,000 households in the west of Ci County, with a population of 130,000 and a land of 670,000. Compared with other counties, this data shows that there are fewer people and more land. I guess it is the reason for the constant war. This war refers to the large number of people. Secondary change of ownership.
First there was the country, then Japan, then the Eighth Route Army, and then the stubborn army. The successive changes in the situation led to the loss of population.
Regarding the battle between the Eighth Route Army and the stubborn troops around Ci County, I was very curious as to why the Japanese troops were in this large area.
Whether the Japanese army deliberately withdrew from the western part of Ci County to allow the Eighth Route Army to fight the stubborn troops, of course, this is just speculation.
In an era when the means of production were relatively concentrated, between 35 and 62, there were a total of 97 large and small companies with 210,000 acres of land, which was not a lot.
One plant of wheat weighs 150 kilograms, the normal level, 210,000 acres, 31 million kilograms of grain, this is for one year.
Of course, it will definitely be distributed to the tenants every year, and there will be additional consumption, plus the Japanese army and the stubborn soldiers will collect grain.
But after four or five years of saving, forty million kilograms of grain is not a lot, right?