Chapter 340 Major General Brigade Commander Terauchi Isamu. Please subscribe.
Inside the North China Dispatch Military Division.
Tanabe Moritake led Terauchi Isamu towards Okamura Neiji's office. All the staff in the headquarters looked sideways. Some well-informed people had already guessed Terauchi Isamu's identity.
"Is this Isamu Terauchi? Looking at his appearance, someone who didn't know better would have thought he was a businessman!"
"He is from Osaka. Don't you know what Osaka people are like?"
"Hush, hush, Isamu Terauchi is highly appreciated by General Gangcun. This time his promotion to brigade commander is a sure thing. How can we be talked about behind his back?"
"Hi!"
There are those who are envious, and those who are jealous are even worse, but this cannot change the fact that Yong Nai wants to be promoted.
In front of the office, Tanabe Moritake adjusted his military uniform and then knocked on the door.
Entering the first floor of the room, the adjutant inside saw the chief of staff coming and immediately stood up and saluted.
"Is General Gangcun here?"
"The commander is inside the house!"
Tanabe Moritake nodded, with a solemn look on his face, and with a wave of his hand, he led Terauchi Isamu directly into the back room.
"Okamura-kun, I have brought Isamu Terauchi!"
At his desk, Okamura Neiji was reviewing a document. The content of the document was exactly Isamu Terauchi's resume and military exploits in the military, as well as the internal evaluation of Isamu Terauchi by many officers of the 108th Division.
"Yusi, please sit down!" Neji Okamura wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses. If he hadn't been wearing a sinful Japanese military uniform, anyone would have thought he was a knowledgeable scholar.
"Hi, Your Excellency, General!" Isamu Terauchi solemnly bowed his head and responded.
A few people sat down, and not long after, an adjutant in the attendant's room brought a tea set.
"Terauchi-kun, are you proficient in tea ceremony?" Okamura Neji asked.
"Your Excellency General, my subordinates are busy with affairs on weekdays and are not good at tea ceremony!"
Terauchi Isamu said this, but in fact he had not received any education in this area due to family reasons.
Okamura Neiji smiled and didn't say much. He warmed the tureen with hot water and then poured out the hot water in the tureen.
Then, when using tea, take out an appropriate amount of tea leaves and put them into a tureen, then fill it with water again.
Okamura Neiji picked up the tea lid and saw that there was a lot of foam in the tureen. He then gently skimmed it off with the tea lid, put it on and shook it gently to stimulate the fragrance of the tea leaves.
Then hold the tureen with three fingers, pour the soup into a fair cup, and fill the tureen with water again.
The head soup in the fair cup is used to moisten the cup.
Neji Okamura took the trouble to repeat the above steps again, seeming to enjoy it quite a bit.
On the side, Isamu Terauchi didn't dare to take a breath, his eyes fixed on the tea set in front of him.
"Terauchi-kun, don't be nervous, you'll be fine in a while!"
I saw Okamura Neiji placing three small teacups, pouring tea in a tureen counterclockwise, and then handed the first cup to Isamu Terauchi, who was sitting upright in front of him, and the second cup to Tanabe Moritake.
Okamura Neiji picked up the tea cup and then said: "Everyone, please drink this cup together!"
After hearing this, Isamu Terauchi drank the tea in one gulp, and then saw Neji Okamura and Moritake Tanabe still tasting it carefully, and couldn't help but smile awkwardly.
Okamura Neiji saw the embarrassment of Terauchi Isamu, and then imitated Terauchi Isamu and drank it all in one gulp.
"Terauchi-kun, how are you?"
Isamu Terauchi was stunned when he heard this. Just now, he only felt that the tea cup was hot to his hands and the tea was a bit hot to his tongue. How could he know if he was asked how he was doing this time?
However, Terauchi Isamu is smart and did not taste the taste. Instead, he complimented Okamura Neji.
"Your Excellency, General, is proficient in the tea ceremony, and his set of smooth and flowing movements have benefited a layman like me a lot!" Isamu Terauchi said and glanced at the tea set in front of him.
He didn't know much about the tea ceremony, but he was good at antiques. Just from the patterns on it, you could tell that this tea set was worth a lot of money.
"Yusi, since Mr. Terauchi is interested in tea ceremony, I will give you this tea set!" Okamura Neji said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Tanabe Moritake on the side quit and said: "Sir General, you are too partial. I have asked you for this tea set several times, but you actually gave it to Terauchi-kun!"
"Terauchi-kun, please don't live up to the general's love!"
Terauchi stood up suddenly and said solemnly: "After I go back, I will definitely take time to study the tea ceremony!"
"Okay, sit down!" Okamura Neiji waved his hand, and then continued: "There is an old saying in China that governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies. This is very similar to the tea ceremony, both require heat!"
"Our Japanese Empire was once on the verge of one side, trapped on the island, and worked hard for decades to conquer the larger area. However, the previous methods were too harsh, and now the governance of the occupied territory is like a tea ceremony.
Likewise, it should be sorted out carefully, controlled by the heat, and tasted carefully. Only in this way can China be truly accepted as the territory of our Japanese Empire!"
"Terauchi-kun, you performed very well in Wuyi and Wu'an. I hope you can continue to maintain this performance in Handan!"
"Hi, General, I understand!"
"Your Excellency General, I have found out the general situation of the Eighth Route Army that attacked Handan City. The name of this group is the Independent Detachment. There are about 5,000 people. Unlike the general Tubal Army, this Eighth Route Army is well-equipped.
, and even has organic artillery, and according to intelligence, an armored force has been formed!" Mr. Terauchi actually took the initiative to reveal the news about the independent detachment.
"They are currently entrenched in the mountainous area in the north of Wuyi. This is a dereliction of duty on the part of my subordinates. They did not discover this group of enemies before. Otherwise, Handan City would not have been captured by the Eighth Route Army, and the commander of the Fourth Floor Brigade of Kumidi would not have been shattered!
"Terauchi Yong said with remorse on his face.
I exerted all my strength, my whole face turned red from holding back, and I even bit my tongue that had been burnt just to shed a few tears.
"Terauchi-kun, this is not your responsibility. The Eighth Route Army has always had no fixed abode. The intelligence department showed that the leader of this independent detachment is called Zhou Weihan. The predecessor of this Eighth Route Army is called the New Second Regiment. It once operated in Heshun and even conquered Heshun.
County town, later Zhou Weihan turned Taiyuan upside down. Later, our army strengthened the blockade in the Heshun area. It was probably because of this that they fled south along the Taihang Mountains, and finally reached the mountainous area in the north of Wuyi!"
The chief of staff, Moritake Tanabe, said a few good words for Isamu Terauchi at the right time.
Okamura Neiji had a strange look on his face, but at this moment he closed his eyes and gently pressed the table with his hands. It was really difficult to guess his inner thoughts.
After a long time, Okamura Neji stood up, walked quickly to his desk, and took out a folder.
"Terauchi Isamu!"
"Hi!"
"The North China Dispatch Army Headquarters reported to the Army Headquarters and made the following decision. The 108th Division was transferred from the First Army to the direct control of the Front Army. Terauchi was appointed as the commander of the 104th Brigade and was awarded the rank of major general. The governor was responsible for specific matters surrounding Handan.
September 10th, Showa 15th year!"
Although Terauchi Isamu had known about this for a long time, when it came to the moment when the appointment was handed down, he still couldn't bear the excitement in his heart.
"Hi!"
"Terauchi-kun, congratulations, from now on you will be a senior general of the Japanese Empire!" said Tanabe Moritake on the side.
"Tanabe-kun, Temple-kun is tired from traveling, please take him down to rest first. There is a banquet to attend in the evening, and one of your family members wants to see you!"