"Terauchi-kun, I will convey your message to my superiors as soon as possible. The Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army are enemies. The war between China and Japan is ongoing, but we want to be friends with you!"
"What you are stepping on is Chinese territory, which will be recovered by our army sooner or later. It is just a matter of time!" Zhou Weihan said.
After Zhou Weihan finished speaking, Temple Isamu remained silent. After all, he was a senior general of the Japanese army, and his channels for getting information were much wider than those of lower-level Japanese soldiers.
Not long ago, the half-year-long stalemate between the Soviet Union and Germany ended with Germany's defeat. This meant that Germany lost its strategic initiative in the eastern battlefield, and the overall failure seemed to be visible.
In the Pacific battlefield, with the fate of the United States, the overall military power tilted towards the Allies, and the war situation created by Japan seemed to be broken at once.
In China, the situation on the Japanese side was not good either. Although the overall strength still held an advantage, the advantage north of the Yellow River was almost gone.
After all, wars need people to fight. Japan's industrial base can produce weapons and artillery, but its young population has been depleted by blindly exploring new maps.
"So, Terauchi-kun, you have to make plans for your future. The war will end one day. Where will you go then? Do you want to be buried with the government that pushed the people into a pit of fire?"
Zhou Weihan's words were heart-breaking, tearing apart the last trace of luck in the heart of Isamu Temple: "Mr. Zhou, the power of an individual is very small in front of a country. I can't make a decision now, but I will definitely try my best.
Protect yourself!"
"Then let's talk about future transactions now. I heard from Wu Qin that you can get large-caliber artillery shells from the Osaka Arsenal?"
Hearing Zhou Weihan's words, Temple Yong immediately became energetic. There is no exaggeration in making money, not to mention that you don't have to provide the things yourself. You can get real money by selling them. What a good deal.
In fact, during this war, Japan's top leaders and various chaebol families were full of greed and used their own rights to seek personal gain for the families behind them.
The most representative one is the family of Hideki Tojo. After Hideki Tojo became the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army Military Police, his family became one of the four major families of the Japanese Military Police Headquarters. They fed back the family through their own authority, and then through the family.
Strength creates momentum for oneself.
Compared with Tojo Hideki, Terauchi Isamu is just a small fight.
Through Terauchi Isamu's introduction, Zhou Weihan learned that although the Osaka Arsenal was destroyed by the rebels, production had resumed years ago.
Just when Osaka was in chaos, Isamu Terauchi let others fish in troubled waters and intercepted a batch of equipment and military supplies from the arsenal and brought them to his own factory, including 150-caliber heavy artillery shells and aerial bombs.
"Terauchi-kun, your mind is indeed very flexible. You never engage in loss-making business. All other forces in Osaka suffered losses, but you were the only one who made a huge profit!"
"Mr. Zhou, Osaka is my territory. I already have a lot of power in my hometown. Some of the original forces were wiped out by the rebels. This is a great time for development!"
"Except aircraft carriers and aircraft, as long as they can be built by the Osaka Arsenal, I can get them all and deliver them to your base, as long as this is in place!" Isamu Terauchi said, rubbing his hands.
Zhou Weihanxin said, good fellow, let’s deliver the goods.
The two of them had an in-depth study on this matter, and Zhou Weihan found that Terauchi Isamu's path was really good. Teraui Isamu had managed the relationship between the top and bottom, and even many key points along the way were from Teraui Isamu's internal group.
The materials are sent to Jinmen via civilian merchant ships, which is the first distribution point for materials, and then arrive at Shimen through transportation lines, where they continue to be distributed and sold to next-level agents.
Before leaving, in order to show his sincerity, Terauchi gave Zhou Weihan another free piece of information.
"What do you think of the information Isamu Terauchi mentioned?" Zhou Weihan asked.
Wu Qin thought for a while and then said: "Comrade **, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of the intelligence. The various Japanese military stations can communicate with each other through telegrams or telephone calls. However, when the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters sends a special envoy to Xinxiang, there must be a major conspiracy!
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"Yes, but what aspect is it about?" Zhou Weihan didn't have a clue at the moment, so he could only let people pay more attention to it.
Later, Zhou Weihan gave Wu Qin a heads up in advance about his plan to evacuate all troops from the Zhangbei Military Division, but because of his conversation with Temple Yong this time, Zhou Weihan felt that some troops should be left in the Zhangbei area.
"Comrade **, I have no objection. I will obey the orders of my superiors!" Wu Qin was happy after hearing this. Even if they were withdrawn from Zhangbei, it would be impossible for the troops of the New Fifth Brigade to be incorporated into the local garrison. They definitely mentioned the field troops.
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"It's just that we should still leave an opening. Just keep the border of Cidong. Then it will be convenient to trade with Temple Yong. Although the people in the Southern Hebei Military Region are all our own comrades, after all, it is not as easy as our own people to communicate with each other!"
"Yeah!" Zhou Weihan nodded when he heard this and motioned for Wu Qin to continue.
"The Southern Hebei Military Region is extremely rich now. I heard from comrades in the First Division of Southern Hebei that the harvests in the summer and autumn last year were pretty good. Plus, the arsenal is now self-sufficient. I'm jealous!"
"Not to mention anything else, the New Ninth Brigade attacked Guangping some time ago. The sound of artillery shells lasted for half a night. How could we have been so generous in the past? Communist Party members, if you want me to say, I got the machinery and equipment from Jinmen to Hebei, Shandong and Henan.
That's good!" Wu Qin said.
Zhou Weihan sighed after hearing this, didn't he want to? But Ji Luyu didn't have this foundation. It was not difficult to get some mechanical equipment. It was just a bit of talk. After all, Zhou Weihan sent people to get the things.
However, Hebei, Shandong and Yu had a weak foundation in the military industry. Even if they had mechanical equipment, they would not be able to start production for a while. Instead, it would be better to stay in southern Hebei and eventually create a personal relationship.
"You kid can't just wait for orders. On the one hand, you should hurry up and train the troops. On the other hand, you can get more things from the comrades in southern Hebei. The political commissar in the base area disagrees, especially food!"
"My negotiation with Comrade Chen is at the military district level. It is your duty to talk to the military district below. There is no delay!" Zhou Weihan said.
Wu Qin immediately understood: "Commander ***, I understand, just look at it!"
On that day, Zhou Weihan did not immediately go to the Jiluyu Military Region, but stayed in Zhangbei to have a light meal with several key cadres. At the invitation of Wu Qin, he prepared to inspect the troops under the Zhangbei Military Division the next day.
Zhou Weihan thought that he had not met with the comrades below for a long time, so he did not decline Wu Qin's invitation.