Chapter 276 It’s ok, go have a drink
"You've said too much!"
As soon as Murakuchi Saburo finished speaking, he realized that he had just let the cat out of the bag!
Qin Yangming listened to what Cunkou Sanlang said and immediately began to analyze it.
"According to what Murakuchi Saburo said, this guy probably doesn't want to be promoted.
But now this guy took the initiative to apply to follow Qingquan Muyi to Ping'an County, wanting to send Qingquan Muyi to the position of colonel, and he would become lieutenant colonel!
This guy wants a promotion now.
Or, he will soon have a powerful backer who can guarantee his safety... someone who can send a lieutenant colonel to the rear to ensure his safety, or at least a major general.
It is impossible for a major general to be transferred from the Osaka Division. The only two brigade commanders are major generals from Osaka in the Osaka Division.
The two brigade commanders have absolutely reliable troops at their command; it is impossible for them to be transferred away so easily.
It is also impossible that he was promoted from colonel to major general in the Osaka Division... Although Saburo Murakuchi just said that when they were transferred, all those who could be promoted were promoted one level.
However, it is obviously not a promotion that a division can achieve for a colonel to become a major general.
Even if he was promoted to colonel, it was not something the division could decide.
Officers transferred from the Osaka Division found it difficult to be promoted and were even in a very bad situation.
Qingquan Muyi, a lieutenant colonel, is only the commander of Chiyang Town, and the troops under his command are no more than a squadron... Haha, for a place like Chiyang Town, a major is the top configuration, and under normal circumstances, it should be a captain.
However, a lieutenant colonel, Kiyozumi Muichi, became the commander of Chiyang Town because he came from the Osaka Division.
It can be seen from this that the officers from the Osaka Division were suppressed by other Japanese troops. They could not even get normal positions matching their military ranks, let alone promotions.
And he was promoted to major general.
In other words, the big backer of Murakuchi Saburo was definitely not an officer from the Osaka Division.
The only people who could rely on Murakuchi Saburo and ensure that the other party could really protect him were Murakuchi Saburo's classmates.
Only those classmates of Murakuchi Saburo have the opportunity to become major generals... According to normal historical circumstances, Shinozuka Yoshio should have been transferred by now, and the new commander of the First Army should be the old devil Yoshio Iwamatsu.
And now Yoshio Shinozuka has not been transferred yet. It should be because the 4th Brigade was completely wiped out and a major war is about to break out. Changing generals in the middle of a battle is a big taboo in military strategy.
So Iwamatsu Yoshio hasn't come yet.
According to the nature of the Japanese, if the commander is replaced, a group of commanders of the subordinate troops will definitely be replaced as well.
Otherwise, how would the newly appointed commander command the troops?
In order to be able to control his own troops, the newly appointed commander will definitely choose to replace some middle-level or even grassroots officers with his own people, at least to ensure that he has a force that can absolutely obey his orders.
If the big backer of Murakuchi Saburo was following Yoshio Shinozuka, then Murakuchi Saburo would not be thinking about promotion now.
In all likelihood, that backer is the next commander of the First Army, a major general under Iwamatsu Yoshio...but he shouldn't be a real major general, but an officer like the chief of staff.
If he is a real major general, then he is at least a brigade commander. Wouldn't it be a simple matter for a brigade commander to take care of the major, Murakuchi Saburo, or even the captain at the beginning?
Moreover, this guy Saburo Murakuchi wanted to push Kiyozumi Kiichi to the rank of colonel, but Yoshio Shinozuka did not have many vacancies for the rank of colonel under his command, so Kiyozumi Kiichi would not be given the rank even if there were any.
Iwamatsu Yoshio originally sent a group of officers for observation, but they were defeated. Now Iwamatsu Yoshio must be short of a large number of officers and there are a lot of vacancies.
As the saying goes, there is one emperor and one courtier.
When Yoshio Iwamatsu comes to serve as the commander of the First Army, he will definitely not want the team left behind by Yoshio Shinozuka.
Most of the troops under Yoshio Iwamatsu were lost. In order to control the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu would definitely promote some officers to form his own new team.
And if Kiyomizu Muichi happens to make great contributions at this time, and with the help of the major general backer of Murakuchi Saburo, he can become a colonel, and Murakuchi Saburo can become a lieutenant colonel..."
Qin Yangming guessed what Cunkou Sanlang was thinking, but he thought that Cunkou Sanlang might have done this because a big backer was coming.
But soon Qin Yangming thought of something wrong again.
"That's not right. Even if Murakuchi Saburo has a major general as his backer, he is still only a major general, not a lieutenant general or a division commander. He is not even a major general like a brigade commander.
Moreover, Iwamatsu Yoshio is not a good guy. After Iwamatsu Yoshio comes, he will definitely continue to fight with the Eighth Route Army.
Especially after General Okamura Yasuji took office as the new commander of the North China Front Army, the Japanese's encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army became more intense.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Murakuchi Saburo to ensure his own safety by relying solely on a major general.
After all, when Qingquan Muyi becomes a colonel, he will definitely be a regiment commander and go directly to the front line.
How is it possible to ensure your own safety when you are on the front line?
Do you really think you are still in the Osaka Division?
Do you really think that the Osaka Division is right next to you and you can use its military power to resist the order? Even if Kiyomizu Muichi can completely control the troops, he wants to resist the order with the strength of a regiment... Damn it, can't there be many officers from Osaka in the First Army? ! "
Qin Yangming seemed to have guessed something.
If the Japanese First Army had many officers from the Osaka Division, and they all controlled their own troops like they did in the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold.
By then, with Murakuchi Saburo's network of connections, he might be able to gather all these troops together.
"Osaka Brigade!"
"Muraguchi-kun, you have extraordinary courage and ambition!"
Qin Yangming thought of the possibility that Murakuchi Saburo might want to form an Osaka Brigade in the First Army, and he couldn't help but take a breath.
If an Osaka Brigade really appeared in the First Army, then with the strength of an entire brigade, Saburo Murakuchi would really be able to ensure his own safety.
If a brigade and some small units are gathered together, a new force will emerge in the entire First Army, and it is not impossible to directly undermine Yoshio Iwamatsu.
Although the strength of a brigade is not a lot when facing the entire Japanese army.
However, Saburo Murakuchi and his men were not facing all the troops. They were only facing the First Army and the North China Front Army Headquarters.
With the strength of a brigade, as long as the North China Front Army Headquarters of the Japanese devils did not want to cause any trouble, they could only hold their noses and accept the fate of the Osaka Brigade.
After all, it was a very embarrassing thing that an Osaka brigade appeared in his own army.
If the people in the North China Front Army Command did not want to be dismissed, they had to not only accept the Osaka Brigade with a pinch of their nose, but also find ways to help the Osaka Brigade hide.
Moreover, even if the North China Front Army wanted to take action against the Osaka Brigade, it would have to consider the Osaka Division.
We also have to consider the Osaka people in other troops and the officers who have been won over by the Osaka people.
Once the North China Front Army really takes action against the Osaka Brigade, the Osaka Division might join forces with Osaka troops from other units to form the Osaka Front Army the next day.
When Samurai listened to Qin Yangming talking about his great ambitions and courage, he could not figure out what Qin Yangming had guessed.
I could only smile pretending to be embarrassed.
At this moment, Qingquan Mu was completely stunned.
He just saw Cunkou Saburo chatting with Qin Yangming. Why did Qin Yangming suddenly say that Cunkou Saburo had become bolder during the conversation?
"This is so strange, why did Mr. Qin suddenly say that Mr. Cunkou is brave? What's going on?
Cunkou-kun, what are you and Qin-kun talking about? Can you two make your words clear?
What on earth do you two mean? I can understand what you two are saying, but I just can't understand what you two are talking about."
Qingquan Muyi was very confused, and at the same time he felt that his brain was about to split apart. He had no idea what Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo were talking about.
Qingquan Muyi once again felt that his brain was not enough.
Ding Wei was even more confused at this moment. Although Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo would speak Chinese from time to time, they spoke Japanese most of the time.
Ding Wei didn't understand Japanese at all, and had no idea what Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo were talking about.
However, the atmosphere between Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo became a little tense.
Ding Wei was worried that some conflict might arise, so he quickly gave Duan Peng a gesture.
When Duan Peng saw Ding Wei's gesture, he immediately understood what Ding Wei meant. He put his right hand behind his back to signal the special forces members outside, and then clasped his hands together.
As long as there is any unusual movement, Duan Peng can pull out his gun as quickly as possible.
"Qiao Dou Ma Dai, Qiao Dou Ma Dai, calm down, calm down, you, soldier, you calm down, work calmly, we work without contradiction, Qin Jun, you, work quickly to explain."
Duan Peng's actions were very obscure, but Qingquan Muyi was able to become a lieutenant colonel, so he naturally had his own abilities. Duan Peng's actions were not hidden from Qingquan Muyi at all.
Seeing Duan Peng's look, Qingquan Muyi was worried about a misunderstanding, so he interrupted the conversation between Cunkou Sanlang and Qin Yangming and asked Qin Yangming to explain things to Duan Peng and Ding Wei first.
"Hmm? Duan Peng, Captain Ding, it's okay. I was just discussing something with Cunkou Saburo and asked a very important question. There is no conflict between us. Duan Peng, you go out first.
Guard the door of the turret, don't let anyone get close, no matter if they are ours or friendly forces, don't allow them to get close to the turret."
Hearing Qingquan Muyi's exclamation, Qin Yangming looked back and saw Duan Peng's actions, so he quickly explained the matter to avoid any misunderstanding.
"Yes!"
Duan Peng looked at Qingquan Muyi and Cunkou Saburo, who were sitting in front of Qin Yangming like children. After confirming that Qin Yangming could easily crush both Qingquan Muyi and Cunkou Saburo to death with one in each hand, Duan Peng left the artillery tower.
"Duan Sang, wait a moment. Go call Takeshita Shinta and tell him to help you block the turret and not allow anyone to approach. He can understand Chinese, so just tell him that it's my order, my... bring him my knife, and he'll understand."
After listening to Qin Yangming's words, Murakuchi Saburo immediately turned around, took his saber and handed it to Duan Peng, and asked Duan Peng to take the saber to find Takeshita Shinta and let Takeshita help blockade the artillery tower.
"Go ahead and do as Murakuchi Saburo says."
After getting Qin Yangming's approval, Duan Peng nodded, then took Murakuchi Saburo's saber and left the artillery tower to find Takeshita Shinta.
After confirming with Murakuchi Saburo and returning the saber to Murakuchi Saburo, Takeshita Shinta and Duan Peng led their men to guard the area near the artillery tower.
In order to avoid language barriers, Nobuta Takeshita and Duan Peng chose to work in groups of two. A special forces soldier and a bodyguard from Qingquanmu formed a two-person guard team to stop those fighters and soldiers who wanted to approach the artillery tower.
When Qingquan Mu saw the arrangements of the two people, he became even more confused about what Murakuchi Saburo and Qin Yangming were trying to do.
Why did they surround the artillery tower?
"Qiaodou Madai, Cunkou-kun, and Qin-kun, can you please explain what you are talking about? Can you please make things clear first?
I don't understand at all... I can understand what you are saying, but I have no idea what you are talking about.
Aren’t we going to discuss how to attack Ping’an County?
But you guys have been talking for so long, and I didn't get any indication that you have any intention of attacking Ping'an County.
Mr. Cunkou, Mr. Qin, it's already the middle of the night. Could you please stop talking about other things and decide how to attack Ping'an County first?
Mr. Cunkou, we have to rush to the Zhangzhuang stronghold tomorrow. Our time is very tight. If we delay too long, I am worried that something unexpected will happen.
If you want to chat, we can chat slowly in Ping'an County later."
Qingquan Muyi couldn't help it, and driven by curiosity, he asked directly.
He also asked Cunkou Sanlang and Qin Yangming to stop talking about other things and quickly decide on how to resolve the issue in Ping'an County.
Looking at the puzzled look on Qingquan Muyi's face, Murakuchi Saburo sighed secretly in his heart, then took out the bottle and poured another glass of wine for Qingquan Muyi.
"Qingquan, we have to talk about how to replace Ping'an County now... It's okay, just accompany the guest for a drink first. The guest doesn't understand Japanese, and it's lonely to be alone."
"Mr. Qin, please help me..."
"Ok, no problem.
Captain Ding, well, why don't you accompany this captain of the Qingquanmu Division to have a drink and chat... uh, drink, drink."
(End of this chapter)
