Chapter 326 Thirty million is far from enough!

It was not until this moment that Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka began to panic completely.

The Sichuan Army actually joined the war.

If they join the war, it means that Guangzhou will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka looked at the map.

Since the Sichuan Army joined the war, it must have been with the intention of taking over Yangcheng.

So he must now strengthen the military strength and defense of Yangcheng.

When necessary, we may even have to abandon some cities.

He had already started to think about transferring back the main forces of the 129th Division in Dongguan and Bao'an along the Guangzhou-Kowloon line and the 130th Division in Zhongshan and Jiangmen.

He had only withdrawn a part of the troops before, and he felt that it was enough to stop the attack of the Fourth Army.

But now that the Sichuan Army has joined the battlefield, that is definitely not enough.

"Call back the 129th and 130th Divisions." Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka looked at the map and said to the combat staff beside him.

"Commander, isn't this too impulsive?" the operations staff officer quickly advised.

Once these two divisions withdraw, it means that this entire large area will be abandoned.

What a shame.

"Let the local Imperial Army be responsible for garrisoning these places, and tell them that as long as they defend these places, they will be rewarded after the battle is over." At this time, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka naturally could not be stingy and decided to take out real money.

After hearing this, the operations staff still felt a little unsafe.

"Commander, the fighting power of the Imperial Army is not strong enough to be used, and many of them are colluding with the guerrillas."

"I suggest that at least one battalion of troops be retained in these places. Without the imperial army to suppress them, who knows what kind of chaos might arise."

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka felt that it made sense. If the Imperial Army did not suppress the rebellion, there might really be problems.

"In addition, I suggest that the 104th Division be transferred to Yangcheng." The operations staff made another suggestion.

Draw on the 104th Division?

Upon hearing this suggestion, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka frowned slightly.

Because of the incident with the 4th Division, the Japanese army now has no good feelings towards the division formed by the Osaka people.

The 104th Division was also formed by the Osaka reserve forces. This group of more than people perfectly inherited the fine traditions of Osaka businessmen.

Taking business to the extreme.

If it were in the past, he might have scolded me.

But after the incident with the Fourth Division, he now turns a blind eye to it. As long as they don't cause trouble, he doesn't need to bother with them.

Now hearing that the 104th Division would be transferred to Yangcheng, he was naturally a little worried.

Will this sell out Guangzhou?

"Commander, it's not a good idea to keep letting the 104th Division mess around like this. It would be better to transfer them to Yangcheng, right under our noses. Even if they want to do something, we will know it." The operations staff explained.

What he meant was, I'm already in the city, under the supervision of the military's direct forces, so nothing should happen to me, right?
The idea is indeed good.

Even Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka had to admit that what the other party said made sense.

It's not okay to just leave it alone.

"Well, in that case, let's send a telegram to the 104th Division and ask them to rush to Guangzhou for assistance. As for the Chaozhou area, it will be temporarily handed over to the Imperial Army for care. In addition, I will send a telegram to Governor Lianjie Isogai in Hong Kong, asking him to send a large team to Chaozhou." Lieutenant General Moritaka Nakazono issued a new order.

"Hay."

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On the other side, Jiro Sato took Yuta Inoshita by plane to Qiongzhou, and then took a destroyer to Chaozhou. Then the two landed at a sparsely populated seaside.

"Baka, what are you doing?" Before Jiro Sato and Yuta Inoshita had walked far, they met a team of Japanese patrol soldiers. The sergeant in the lead was about to step forward to arrest these illegal immigrants.

As a result, I heard Sato Jiro speaking in Japanese with an Osaka accent.

"idiot……"

As he said that, Yuta Jingxia who was standing next to him stepped forward and slapped the sergeant twice.

"Baga, idiot..."

The stunned sergeant didn't know what to do for a moment.

The Japanese soldiers behind him were also confused.

Is this someone I met myself?

It's not like they haven't encountered guerrillas pretending to be Japanese soldiers.

You can tell it by the accent, to put it bluntly, it's similar to a dialect.

It is impossible to learn Japanese with an Osaka accent in a short period of time unless you were born in Osaka.

So, the sergeant couldn't make up his mind for a moment, not knowing whether he should arrest these two people.

"Baga, what are you daydreaming about? Take me to find your commander." Seeing that the sergeant in front of him was still in a daze, Yuta Jingxia slapped him again.

"Hi, our team leader is just ahead." The sergeant said respectfully with his head lowered.

As a result, when he came in front of the team leader, he was also slapped.

Who made him only a second lieutenant? Even Yuta Inoshita was a major at that time.

Facing a small second lieutenant, it is naturally easy to control him, not to mention that they are all from Osaka.

It was not until he was facing a major that Sato Jiro was brought out.

When seeing Sato Jiro's rank of colonel, the Japanese major on the opposite side immediately respectfully sent them to the regiment headquarters.

After some twists and turns, he arrived at the 104th Division.

"Senior, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you are still as charming and elegant as ever." At the 104th Division Headquarters, Jiro Sato looked respectfully at Lieutenant General Sadajuo Suzuki in front of him.

"Baga, you still have the guts to come here? Do you want to die?" Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajuru snorted coldly.

"What on earth do you, the Fourth Division, want to do? Why did you rebel?"

Because of the rebellion of the 104th Division, the th Division was also affected to a certain extent, and even the supplies were much worse.

Of course, these problems are not difficult for Osaka people.

Without supplies, they went about their business on their own.

Selling weapons is child's play.

Some of them directly started selling illegal salt.

They even colluded with the guerrillas.

For a moment, Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajou didn't know what to say.

Because he had just been transferred here, there were some things he couldn't do rashly, otherwise there would be problems.

After all, defeating the strong with the weak is an old tradition.

"Rebellion? That's not called rebellion. We are just tired of this endless war. Osaka people should not participate in this war. Isn't it good to do business in peace?" Sato Jiro shook his head and retorted.

"Senior, don't you know that the empire can no longer be maintained?"

"You should know the situation in the local area better than us."

"At the beginning of the war, our people could still eat enough, but now many people only have two rice balls a day, and many even have to dig wild vegetables to survive."

"Even so, we are still recruiting soldiers."

"We have sacrificed many lives for this war that has no end in sight."

"We are not rebelling, we are just against the war."

It must be said that Sato Jiro's eloquence was quite good. At least many people in the division secretly gave him a thumbs up. Finally, someone spoke up for justice.

Some even knew Jiro Sato.

After all, the 104th Division was formed by the remaining personnel of the th Division, so it is normal for everyone to know each other.

Some officers even secretly sent people out to contact middle and low-level officers to prevent Sato Jiro from being killed due to the division commander's rage.

We are all from the same bloodline and are from Osaka, so naturally we will help in any way we can.

"So what are you doing here?" Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajū shouted angrily with some dissatisfaction.

"Senior, I'm here to advise you to turn from evil to good." Sato Jiro said seriously.

"Bakayaro, are you here to persuade me to surrender?" Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajou was immediately furious. He did not expect that the other party was here to persuade him to surrender.

Although he was furious, other people in the division headquarters seemed indifferent, and some were even curious about the conditions for surrender.

This is not surprising at all.

After all, they are businessmen from Osaka, so we can talk about anything business-wise.

Moreover, the 104th Division did not have a good time during this period. If they had not started their own business to make a living, they would probably not have had enough to eat.

"Senior..." Sato Jiro wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajuo.

"Don't call me senior, I don't have a junior like you, you bastard..."

"Mr. Division Commander, don't you want to hear my conditions?" Sato Jiro looked helpless. He didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so big.

"What conditions?" At this time, a colonel asked.

"Fujiwara-kun, you are here?" Sato Jiro glanced at him and was slightly surprised to find that he was an acquaintance.

"Of course, I was the only one left in Osaka from the 4th Division. I thought it would take a long time before I could see you. I didn't expect to see you here. It's really a surprise." Colonel Fujiwara looked at Sato Jiro and a smile appeared on his face.

"But I'm curious about what the conditions are."

As a native of Osaka, I am very sensitive about doing business.

Regardless of whether the deal can be concluded, at least ask clearly about the other party's conditions.

"Thirty million yen for the 104th Division to surrender." Sato Jiro didn't waste any words and directly reported a number.

When they heard about 30 million yen, many officers in the division were quite tempted.

As mentioned earlier, the Japanese army's income was very low.

The 104th Division was a Class C division, and some of its low-ranking soldiers basically only had a few yen, not even enough to buy a chicken.

So their lives were very hard.

I was really excited when I suddenly heard 30 million yen.

Even Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajou had to admit that this number was beyond his expectations.

"Thirty million yen, that means everyone can get nearly three thousand yen, which is a huge sum of money. Even the lowest-ranking soldier would have to serve for forty years without food or drink to get that amount." Colonel Fujiwara suddenly understood why the 4th Division rebelled.

At the same time, he was also very curious about how much yen Sato Jiro got.

According to rumors, the 4th Division sold the French Indochina Navy's fleet to the Sichuan Army Corps for a huge price.

Of course, this news has not been confirmed.

"Sato-kun, why did you rebel?" Colonel Fujiwara asked again.

This matter has always been a mystery.

Because the 4th Division is a Type A division with a bright future, why would it rebel?
Now that the person involved is right in front of me, I naturally have to ask him clearly.

"There's nothing I can do. They gave too much. The first time was 104 million yen, and the second time was million yen." Sato Jiro knew that if he didn't make things clear today, it would be impossible to get the th Division to turn to the light.

As expected, when they heard the 300 million yen, the entire division was in an uproar.

Three hundred million yen!

This is simply an astronomical figure.

Even though the 4th Division has nearly 30,000 people, each person can get about 10,000 yen on average.

This is simply an astronomical figure.

Some low-ranking officers kept calculating how many years they would have to serve in the army to earn 10,000 yen.

Even becoming a general would take two or three years.

However, according to the Japanese army's strict hierarchy, officers would definitely get more.

Many people even secretly speculated that Sato Jiro had taken at least tens of thousands of yen.

Do not!
even more!

"Can I ask, was the first 100 million yen lost in Bangkok?" Colonel Fujiwara asked after a long time.

"Yes." Sato Jiro admitted very straightforwardly.

Now that it has come to this, there is no need to keep it secret any longer.

"Another question is how much money did you get."

"Not much, just two million yen." Sato Jiro's mouth corners slightly raised.

Compared to 300 million yen, it is indeed not much.

But compared to his original military salary, this was money he could never earn in his entire life.

Hearing this number, Colonel Fujiwara's eyes widened with jealousy.

Two million yen.

Even if he works until he dies, he won't get that much money.

“And it’s in US dollars.”

Sato Jiro's words made everyone in the division even more envious and jealous.

Everyone knows that due to years of war, the purchasing power of the Japanese yen has continued to decline.

The currency with the greatest purchasing power now is the US dollar, besides the British pound.

"Baga, what do you think this place is?" Finally, Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadajou couldn't help but roar.

"Shut up..." Before Sato Jiro could say anything, Colonel Fujiwara cursed back.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, we have had enough of this endless war. If you can withdraw from this war, why don't you agree?"

"But, Sato-kun, 30 million yen is too little. There's not enough to go around."

"From what I know about you, you will never do anything without profit. Tell me how much you want."

Hearing this, Sato Jiro couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"It's only two cents of hard work fee. You know I was very nervous during this trip. It's not too much, right?"

"As for the 30 million yen you mentioned, it's too little. This is the bottom line of the Sichuan Army. Unless you can come up with more chips, there is no hope."

"Two points is indeed not too much, but thirty million is definitely not enough." Colonel Fujiwara is now obsessed with getting two million yen and returning home to be a rich man.

"I'm sorry, the instruction I received was 30 million yen." Sato Jiro looked helpless.

"No, I believe my conditions will definitely make the other party increase the price." Colonel Fujiwara said confidently.

"Just now, the 104th Division was ordered to rush to Yangcheng for assistance. What do you think of this bargaining chip?"

　The update is late because I encountered something while going out to eat.

　　I went out to eat wontons in the evening and a young man got into an argument with the owner of a small stall when he was buying watermelons because the watermelons were too expensive, 3.9 per pound. The young man said it was too expensive and the owner had an extremely bad attitude and scolded the young man for being poor and pretending to be rich and why he had to buy watermelons when he had no money. He also greeted the young man’s family, etc. Later, the young man called the police and when the police arrived, they tried to smooth things over and finally complained, “It’s just a watermelon, what’s the big deal?”
　　I couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said to the officer, is this a melon problem? Is this an attitude problem?
　　Later, in order to turn it into a group incident, I took it back. The boss wanted to hit me, so I quickly ran back!
　　I'll just wait for a while. I don't know if my boss will slash me when I go out tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)