Chapter 344: Terauchi Isamus grand strategic vision
What Juichi Terauchi said was unreasonable, but Neji Okamura still couldn't make up his mind. If the Osaka Division, this scourge, was transferred to North China, it would be difficult to get rid of it.
"The policy towards the Chinese people should indeed be changed, but I need to think about the transfer of the Osaka Division!" Okamura Neiji's attitude was obviously not as firm as before.
Sensing that Okamura Neiji's attitude had wavered, Terauchi Isamu continued: "Your Excellency General, Handan City and the surrounding counties are currently empty of defense forces and are in urgent need of replenishing some troops. I think we can first transfer some officers and soldiers from the Osaka Division on the front line.
Come to Handan, if they can really play their role, then they can disperse many officers and soldiers of the Osaka Division to all parts of North China!"
"Okamura-kun, you are just reselling some military supplies. Which division in the imperial army has not done something similar? It's just that the Osaka division is more famous. I think you can try Terauchi Isamu's suggestion and do it in HD
A pilot project, if feasible, can be implemented on a large scale!" said Juichi Terauchi.
"Youxi, I will report this matter to the base camp tomorrow. In addition, the 41st Division of Shanxi will be dispatched to Changzhi and the south. As for the additional troop sources for Handan, the base camp will transfer about one man from Ryukyu at the end of the month.
The troops of the mixed brigade will be replenished in Handan, and you will allocate them with full authority. I hope that normal public security can be restored around Handan in October!"
"Yes, this is a mixed brigade composed of Ryukyu people. Don't worry, their combat effectiveness is not weak. They are enough to maintain security in the rear!"
Okamura Neiji did not even call them Chinese people. In his mind, Ryukyu, which had been ruled for many years, was completely the territory of the empire.
"The Empire has occupied Ryukyu for more than forty years. The current generation of young people in Ryukyu have grown up completely under the rule of the Empire. There is no need to question their loyalty to the Empire. What do you think, brother!" Okamura Neiji looked at Terauchi Juichi and said.
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Juichi Terauchi once stationed in Ryukyu and had an in-depth understanding of the local situation. Then he said disdainfully: "The empire's rule in Ryukyu is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Those who dare to resist have been killed. In my opinion, young people receive education from the empire.
Come on, you can now consider them second-class citizens of the empire!"
"Hi!" Isamu Terauchi couldn't agree with what the two said, so he could only respond silently.
Isamu Terauchi is an extremely complicated person. As mentioned before, due to the influence of Osaka's geographical location and cultural factors, Osaka people are wiser and flexible in thinking.
Taking Terauchi Isamu as an example, his family lived in poverty in his early years, so he was prejudiced and even resentful towards the Japanese authorities.
Although he later entered mainland China to study, he was not brainwashed by the Japanese dictatorship and did not become a war machine like most of the middle and low-level officers and soldiers of the Japanese army.
Isamu Terauchi is also one of the few sober people in the Japanese army. His war experience on the front line made him clearly realize that Japan's top leaders and domestic plutocrats are seeking the dividends of the war, and soldiers are just tools in the hands of some people.
The war will end sooner or later. According to Terauchi Isamu, Japan is now an inflating balloon, and sooner or later it will explode.
At that time, as the loser, thinking about the countless families in the country who have been brainwashed by ****, Terauchi shudders at the future end.
This is also the reason why Isamu Terauchi actively seeks wealth. He does not want his family to return to what it was like before the war, or even worse than before the war.
One hero has three gangs, and it is imperative to form a group. This is extremely common in Japan.
On this point, Terauchi Isamu also got inspiration from Okamura Neji.
Okamura Neiji is one of the core figures of the Showa Warlords. The predecessor of the Showa Warlords is "Sanyuwu".
At the end of the month, a week before Prime Minister Kei Hara of the Japanese government cabinet was assassinated, a secret gathering was held at a mineral spa resort called Baden-Baden in the aristocratic castle district of the Black Forest on the upper reaches of the Inn River in Germany.
Three Japanese military attachés stationed abroad, all with the rank of Shaozuo, gathered together to discuss current affairs.
These three people are Nagata Tetsuzan, Obata Toshishiro, and Okamura Neji. They are all proud men in the Japanese army. They were later called "Sanyuwu" - meaning "three crows" in Japanese.
At that time, Tojo Hideki was also standing guard at the gate. Later, "Sanha Karasou" selected seven more talented colleagues who did not belong to the Choshu Domain.
They are Umezu Yoshijiro, Yamashita Tomofumi, Nakamura Kotaro, Nakajima Imomago, Shimomura Sada, Matsui Iwane, and Isoya Rensuke.
These 11 people are the core backbone of the Showa warlords that Japan relied on to launch World War II, and they all now have considerable power in their hands.
Isamu Terauchi wanted to form a group following the example of Neji Okamura. Now, apart from himself, the core member of the group behind Isamu Terauchi is Togo Jiro, the gendarmerie captain at the execution platform.
Therefore, Isamu Terauchi wanted to find suitable candidates among his compatriots in Osaka, so he transferred the Osaka Division to North China and dispersed it to various places, just to reduce the influence of the senior generals of the Osaka Division on middle and low-level officers and soldiers.
This will make it easier for Yuri Temple to connect in the middle, expand the members of the group, and use the war to gradually expand its influence.
Although the current group members are not as powerful as the Showa warlords, they are still in the prime of life. When the Showa warlords grow old in a dozen years, even if the war fails, the group behind Isamu Terauchi may not be able to replace them in the military and political affairs of Japan.
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Of course, the above is only Terauchi Isamu's idea. The first priority now is to persuade Okamura Neji to transfer the Osaka Division to North China.
As for whether the soldiers of the Osaka Division are willing to be split up and distributed to various places, in Terauchi Isamu's view, compared to the hard life on the front line, the rear is more like a paradise, and the fellow citizens in Osaka will be happy to miss Shu.
"Your Excellency General, I just heard that colleagues from the 41st Division will be transferred to Changzhi?" Terauchi Isamu asked.
"Yes!"
"Your Excellency, General, I am confident that the security around Handan will be restored in October and the smooth flow of the Handan-Changchang Highway will be ensured. I have a little idea here!"
"Oh, tell me!"
"Compared to the Eighth Route Army, the national army on Zhongtiao Mountain is the empire's most serious problem. If it is not eliminated, the empire's strategy of attacking the capital of the Chinese government from the west will not be realized. Handan is an important town on the Pinghan-Han Line. It was previously shipped to China
Tiaoshan's supplies are all transferred to Handan, which wastes a lot of time!"
"The surrounding areas of Handan are rich in products. Cixian County produces coal and Wu'an produces minerals. I suggest that Handan be turned into a production base similar to Shimen and Taiyuan. In this way, a steady stream of materials can directly support frontline operations from Handan.
force."
"This will save a lot of time, and the warriors' attack will be smoother!" Terauchi Isamu said slowly.
Temple Yong's words are undoubtedly seeking greater authority. How could everyone present not understand this?
Terauchi Shouichi was very surprised by Terauchi Isamu's ambition, but of course he would help his own children if he could. One of his purposes in coming to Peiping was to occupy space for the newly promoted Terauchi Isamu.
"Mr. Gangcun, when I was in charge of North China, I also thought about building Handan into a production base. But at that time, the public security in Handan was not as stable as Shimen and Taiyuan!"
"If Yongji Temple can really guarantee the security around Handan, maybe we can give it a try!"
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Brothers, just imagine, decades later, Japanese Prime Minister Isamu Terauchi visited China and was received by Zhou Weihan. What kind of scene would this be?