"Hi, hi! I understand!" Isamu Terauchi hung up the phone, with a dissatisfied expression on his face.
Isamu Terauchi was in a bad mood. The reason was very simple. On the one hand, Mane was gone and his financial resources were almost cut off. On the other hand, he was scolded by his superiors for the security issues in the defense area, so that he had a fire bubble on the corner of his mouth.
Many people got into trouble because of this.
The Eighth Route Army in Tainan and Jinan are major purchasers. In the eyes of Temple Yong, the defense area of the 41st Division is equivalent to an old hen that lays golden eggs. Weapons and equipment are not included. Just relying on the products in the defense area can make a huge purchase.
He made a lot of money from his dealings with the Eighth Route Army.
However, in the past six months, as the Eighth Route Army broke the long-standing tacit understanding and took the initiative to expand the territory of the base area, especially some resource points were successively occupied by the Eighth Route Army, this undoubtedly cut off Isamu Terauchi's financial path.
"Your Majesty General, the vehicle is ready and ready to go at any time!" the adjutant asked cautiously.
Isamu Terauchi walked out of the office without saying a word, walking on short legs. Japanese military officers along the way kept saying hello, but Isamu Terauchi did not respond at all.
Liu Miao and Zhou Weihan arrived one step ahead of schedule, accompanied by Wu Qin. There was a battalion of troops to protect them personally, and several reconnaissance troops were sent out.
Zhou Weihan had a complicated view of Isamu Terauchi, who was both an enemy and a friend. Isamu Terauchi was one of the few Japanese soldiers who had not been brainwashed by Japanese militarism from beginning to end.
Rather than being a soldier, he is more of a businessman who abides by the rules. In the process of the expansion of the New Second Regiment to the Tainan Military Region, Terauchi Isamu contributed a lot of weapons, equipment and intelligence.
Although Zhou Weihan bought these things with real money, he still had to have some skills. This also set off a boom in transactions with the Eighth Route Army in the Japanese defense zone, which really benefited the Eighth Route Army base areas a lot.
It is imperative to expand the base area externally and integrate the resource points occupied by the Japanese army in the base area internally. The Eighth Route Army cannot let the Japanese army strangle its neck.
But having said that, a lot of money buys horse bones, and Temple Yong is an excellent target for the Eighth Route Army's united front work.
Isamu Terauchi was registered at the Eighth Route Army headquarters. The head of the headquarters even thought that Isamu Terauchi was a member of a Japanese left-wing group, but later it was discovered that this guy just loved money.
As a result, the Eighth Route Army was transferred to the rear. At the beginning of the war, it was stationed outside the Pass with the Fourth Division. It was not transferred to central China to participate in the war until 1940, and was later transferred to the rear.
The Fourth Division was an outlier among the Japanese army. The Japanese troops of the Fourth Division were not involved in the massacres that broke out before. They had been fighting directly against the Chinese army on the front line until the end of 1942, when the Fourth Division was transferred to the Philippines to participate in the war.
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Isamu Terauchi is a celebrity in Osaka and has a good reputation. After Zhou Weiguo arrived in Japan, he even sent people to visit Isamu Terauchi's hometown for investigation and found that Isamu Terauchi had opened several factories in his hometown.
An uprising broke out in Japan, with Osaka, Kobe and other places being the hardest hit areas. However, only a few factories under Isamu Terauchi were not affected to much, and even the local people in his hometown hardly participated in the uprising.
Ordinary Japanese soldiers are still within the scope of the Eighth Route Army's united front objectives, let alone a Japanese division commander with heavy troops. Therefore, when Zhou Weihan came to meet with Terauchi this time, the first thing he had to do was to appease Terauchi's emotions.
"What do you think of Isamu Terauchi?" Zhou Weihan asked.
The Zhangbei Military Division borders the Handan area in the northwest direction, and they often deal with the Japanese troops of the 41st Division. After Li Daben left, Wu Qin was the one who had the most dealings with Temple Temple Yong among Zhou Weihan's men.
"He has considerable influence within the Japanese army. Most of the middle and lower-level officers who deal with our army are headed by him. I met with him many times last year. His words were very dissatisfied with the Japanese high-level officials, especially the newly appointed North China dispatched officers.
Army Commander Ishihara Kanji. I think Terauchi Isamu is a target for development, and it is better not to antagonize him!" Wu Qin said.
"How can Isamu Terauchi have such great power? Just being an initiator can convince others?" Zhou Weihan had some doubts. It would be possible if Isamu Terauchi used his money power, but would he be willing to use money to open the way?
Wu Qin explained: "Due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japan reduced military expenditures for the Japanese military in North China. Isamu Terauchi actually organized people to smuggle out a lot of weapons and equipment from the Osaka Arsenal, and then disguised them as general merchandise and transported them to China via merchant ships, and then resold them.
For our army, other Japanese officers have no such way and can only buy from him!"
"How did you know this? Why didn't you report it?"
Wu Qin laughed dryly: "I was just thinking about getting weapons and equipment, so I asked him to get a batch of artillery shells from the Osaka Arsenal!"
The information obtained from Wu Qin once again strengthened Zhou Weihan's determination to continue to show his kindness to Temple Yong, thinking silently in his heart, Lao Zhao can only let you take the blame.
While the two were talking, the vehicle in which Temple Yong was riding appeared not far from Liu Temple. Zhou Weihan came out to greet him personally to show his sincerity.
"Terauchi-kun, long time no see!" Zhou Weihan's face was filled with a false smile.
Terauchi Isamu also put on a rare smile and greeted enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Wu!"
After sitting down in the room, Zhou Weihan motioned Wu Qin to go out first with a look, and then said: "Terauchi-kun, I invite you to come here this time specifically to apologize to you. Our army's series of military actions in Tainan destroyed the long-term
tacit agreement!"
"You know, as early as the beginning of last year, I was transferred to the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions. After that, I spent more than half a year studying in Yanzhou. I can't make the decision on many things!"
"We have an old saying in China: When people leave the tea, what I say may still be useful at first, but once they leave that position, no one will take what I say seriously!" Zhou Weihan explained.
"Jun Zhou, I understand your difficulties. The guy named Zhao Gang within your organization is a very difficult person who shirks his responsibilities. Since Li Daben left, I simply cannot communicate with this person!"
Terauchi Yong didn't have much grudge against Zhou Weihan, but he didn't have a good impression of Zhao Gang at all. Originally, it was Li Daben who was the intermediary, but later Zhou Weihan and Li Daben both left, and they were replaced by Zhao Gang.
"I just want to ask you one thing now, do we still want to continue the transaction we had?" Isamu Terauchi asked.
"Of course, as long as Mr. Terauchi is still in China, as long as supplies can be delivered to our Eighth Route Army territory, and as long as I keep my word, the transactions between you and me will not stop!"
Hearing Zhou Weihan's words, Temple Yong showed a more sincere smile: "Hey, Mr. Zhou, you are so good, you are a good friend!"
"Please tell your comrades not to continue to make loud noises in my defense zone, otherwise it will be very difficult for me!"