Chapter 277: What conditions can make Ping'an County the price?
Qingquan Muyi's doubts were not answered. He could only shake his head when Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo greeted him, and then started chatting and drinking with Ding Wei using clumsy words.
Ding Wei also knew that what Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo were discussing was becoming more and more important.
In order to prevent Qingquan Muyi from disturbing the conversation between Qin Yangming and Cunkou Sanlang, Ding Wei also held up a glass of wine and started a conversation with Qingquan Muyi that was completely irrelevant.
"Mr. Qin, I wonder what you mean?"
Murakuchi Saburo also knew that he had just let the cat out of the bag, allowing Qin Yangming to guess something.
However, Murakuchi Saburo only knew that Qin Yangming might have guessed something, but he didn't know what Qin Yangming had guessed exactly, so he could only ask first and let Qin Yangming tell him everything he guessed. Only after he had a clear idea in his mind could he start chatting.
"I wonder what Mr. Qin has guessed... From the looks of it, could it be that he has guessed that I want to form the Osaka Brigade in the First Army?"
While asking, Murakuchi Saburo was also summarizing the information he had just said in his heart. He wanted to reverse the information he had just said to see if he could infer something.
“Well, I just talked about some of my connections… At first I said I didn’t want a promotion because I was afraid of death… Now I want a promotion… Connections.
I was afraid of death and didn't want a promotion at first, but now I suddenly want a promotion, plus the networks I mentioned... it can be inferred that I will soon have a big backer.
Yoshio Shinozuka is about to roll back to the base camp, and the new commander of the First Army has been confirmed to be Yoshio Iwamatsu. This news cannot be concealed from the Eighth Route Army, and the order was issued a long time ago.
From these circumstances, it can be inferred that my main backer must be under the command of Iwamatsu Yoshio, and is not a full-time military officer.
Moreover, I was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Qingquan Muyi was promoted to colonel, which means that the lowest level of their backers must be a major general.
This major general cannot be from the intelligence or logistics department, he must be from a combat unit.
If you belong to a combat unit but have no real power, then you will be in a position like chief of staff in the headquarters.
Under normal circumstances, this information can be inferred.
If it were me, I could infer from the information I had that I was planning to form an Osaka Brigade... But Qin Jun shouldn't know so much about our intelligence, right...?"
After Murakuchi Saburo made his final deduction, a hint of uncertainty began to appear in his eyes as he looked at Qin Yangming.
Saburo Murakuchi thought of himself as a smart man, and he could even use his wisdom and abilities to build a large-scale network of relationships within the expeditionary force.
Murakuchi Saburo can guarantee that among the people he has met and dealt with, there are very few who can crush him in terms of IQ.
Even after meeting Qin Yangming, Murakuchi Saburo didn't think much of Qin Yangming.
But now after an in-depth conversation with Qin Yangming.
Murakuchi Saburo noticed something was wrong.
"Why does this guy know so much? He knows as much about us as we do... The conflict between the navy and the army is no secret among us senior officers... But why does this guy know more about the conflict between the navy and the army than I do?
And those things about our Osaka Division... those things are obviously only known by the people in our Osaka Division. The others are completely unaware of them because the information is blocked from above.
But Qin Jun is obviously just an Eighth Route Army soldier, why does he know so much intelligence? "
It wasn't just Murakuchi Saburo who talked too much and let the cat out of the bag.
Qin Yangming also let the cat out of the bag.
The information that Qin Yangming knew was not what Qin Yangming learned in this era.
This is completely information learned by later generations.
In this era, even the Japanese themselves didn’t understand what was going on with this news.
Qin Yangming could completely rely on the information learned by later generations to say to the Japanese: I know the Japanese better than you know them.
Qin Yangming knew what the Japanese knew, and he also knew what the Japanese didn’t know.
For Murakuchi Saburo, this was a complete crushing victory in terms of knowledge.
However, no matter how hard Samurai Murakami thought, he would never have imagined that Qin Yangming was a time traveler, nor did he know that Qin Yangming was a time traveler.
Without understanding the situation, Murakuchi Saburo could only assume that Qin Yangming's knowledge of the information was deduced through various clues, just like his own.
Of course, Qin Yangming didn’t know what Cunkou Saburo was thinking. Even if he knew, Qin Yangming would not be interested in answering Cunkou Saburo’s doubts.
After all, Qin Yangming planned to take the secret of the time traveler into the coffin with him.
At this moment, Qin Yangming listened to what Sanlang said at the entrance of the village, picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth with a smile.
"Muraguchi-kun, what do you think I know? Muraguchi-kun, you are no less courageous than me.
Mr. Village Mouth, to use the words of our Chinese people.
"Muraguchi-kun, you are so ambitious!"
Murakuchi Saburo wanted to see what Qin Yangming guessed, and then speak based on what Qin Yangming guessed.
And didn't Qin Yangming also want to let Cunkou Sanlang transform himself a little, and then use his imagination to tell more news?
Qin Yangming always felt that his speculation was not perfect. This guy Murakuchi Saburo must be hiding some important news from him.
And this news has a lot to do with me.
Qin Yangming did not forget that one of the conditions that Murakuchi Saburo gave Ping'an County to him was that he agree to a condition that did not violate the regulations of the Eighth Route Army.
Although Qin Yangming was ready to ask the brigade commander to set up more rules for the vanguard regiment at any time, in order to get rid of Village Sanlang by going against his will, he did not want to do it.
But Qin Yangming felt that if he could think of it, how could Murakuchi Saburo not think of it?
If I can find a way to circumvent it, doesn't it mean that Murakuchi Saburo would not think of the possibility that I would find a way to circumvent it?
And if they want me to help Murakuchi Saburo unconditionally, that matter will not only be of great benefit to Murakuchi Saburo, but also to myself or the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, the benefit was so great that he simply could not refuse it.
However, Qin Yangming really couldn't imagine what Cunkou Sanlang would ask him to do, and doing this thing would bring him benefits that he couldn't refuse.
If it could simply bring benefits to himself, Qin Yangming could still infer something.
But Murakuchi Saburo is not an idiot. He can sell Ping'an County in exchange for making him agree to a condition.
This condition is definitely not the kind that can only bring most of the benefits to himself, while Murakuchi Saburo can only get a little benefit.
Murakuchi Saburo was not a kind person, nor was he a good person. Therefore, the conditions that Murakuchi Saburo asked him to agree to would definitely bring huge benefits to Murakuchi Saburo, and his own benefits were just incidental.
At this moment, Qin Yangming wanted to know more about what Murakuchi Saburo was trying to do than why Murakuchi Saburo was so opposed to contacting Kurosan Kumamoto.
"What kind of conditions can be used as the price for Ping'an County?"
Qin Yangming was very curious. A peaceful county was exchanged for such a condition.
So in response to Cunkou Saburo's question, Qin Yangming still laughed it off and let Cunkou Saburo speak for himself.
If the situation wasn't inappropriate and if he still had something to ask of Cunkou Saburo, Qin Yangming would have wanted to just kidnap Cunkou Saburo and force him to tell the truth.
When Murakuchi Saburo heard Qin Yangming's question, he did not say anything. Instead, he just looked at Qin Yangming, waiting for Qin Yangming to speak first.
Since Qin Yangming wants Ping'an County, he must be planning to launch an attack on Ping'an County recently.
Want to capture Ping'an County before the war begins.
But there is not much time left before the war.
The sooner Ping'an County is captured, the more advantageous it will be for Qin Yangming and other Eighth Route Army soldiers, so Murakuchi Saburo plans to fight with Qin Yangming to see who will give up first.
"Damn it, it's obvious that this guy Murakuchi Saburo is not going to say anything. From the looks of it, he's planning to fight me off to see who can't stand it first... I have to think of a way... Let's just fight it out..."
Seeing that Cunkou Saburo didn't speak, Qin Yangming guessed that Cunkou Saburo was planning to waste time with him and make him anxious, so he had to speak up and tell him the situation first.
Qin Yangming also planned to waste time with Cunkou Saburo first and think of a way to get Cunkou Saburo to talk.
It is obvious that this will benefit Murakuchi Saburo if they just keep wasting time like this.
We need to take Ping'an County as soon as possible and make preparations for defense or attack in advance.
The sooner we take over Ping'an County, the better it will be for us.
For Murakuchi Saburo and others, even if the transaction failed, the worst result would be to maintain the status quo. The worst that could happen was a real fight with Qin Yangming in Ping'an County.
But Qin Yangming didn't want to fight with Cunkou Sanlang and others in Ping'an County.
He also wanted to retain the strength of his troops, and finally join forces with the Wutaishan Military Region to capture Shuiquan and swallow up the 11th Brigade.
If they fought a real battle with Murakuchi Saburo and others in Ping'an County, even if they managed to take Ping'an County by force, the vanguard group would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
After all, now that Murakuchi Saburo already knows that I will attack Ping'an County, it is impossible for him not to strengthen the defense and make targeted preparations.
At that time, the casualties when the Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment launch an attack on Ping'an County will only be greater.
Even Murakuchi Saburo would gather the troops outside Ping'an County in advance and directly defend the county town.
Thousands of people defended the county town. If Qin Yangming and his men attacked northward, the enemy troops in the county town could come out at any time to cooperate with the 11th Brigade to launch a two-pronged attack on the Eighth Route Army troops attacking northward.
Don't think that the deal between Murakuchi Saburo and the Eighth Route Army is in full swing now.
That's simply because the benefits that Murakuchi Saburo gained from trading with the Eighth Route Army were greater than those gained from fighting with the Eighth Route Army.
If Saburo Murakuchi discovered that the benefits of fighting with the Eighth Route Army were greater than those of trading with them.
Then Murakuchi Saburo would launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army without hesitation.
Even though Qin Yangming and Cunkou Sanlang call each other friends and have friendly conversations with each other now.
However, Qin Yangming believed that if the benefits of attacking him were great enough, Murakuchi Saburo would lead his troops to attack him without hesitation.
Similarly, if taking action against Murakuchi Saburo could bring greater benefits, Qin Yangming would lead his troops to attack Murakuchi Saburo without hesitation.
When the time comes, as long as there is a problem with the balance of interests, the more intimate the conversation between Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo is now, the more fierce the fight will be later.
However, Qin Yangming now needs help from Cunkou Sanlang, hoping to take over Ping'an County without bloodshed, and Cunkou Sanlang also hopes that Qin Yangming can help him bring him greater benefits while Bangzi himself gets promoted.
So both sides just smiled on the surface, calling each other "lord" and "brother".
In fact, both sides are probably greeting each other's relatives in their hearts.
At least Qin Yangming is now greeting the other party's relatives.
The silence of Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo immediately attracted Qingquan Muyi, who was already full of curiosity.
Seeing that Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo, who were originally talking enthusiastically, stopped their conversation and both looked at each other with smiles, Qingquan Muyi couldn't help but shudder.
"I always feel that there is something wrong with the smiles on these two guys' faces... they look so fake... what on earth are they talking about? They are obviously discussing Ping'an County, so why haven't they finalized the matter after talking for so long?"
Qingquan Muyi was holding the wine glass and was about to ask about the situation again.
Ding Wei, who was in front of Qingquan Muyi, noticed something was wrong. Seeing that Qingquan Muyi was about to speak to disrupt the conversation between Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo, he quickly took out a cigarette and handed it to Qingquan Muyi.
"Brother Qingquan, let's have a taste of the cigarette."
"Yoshi, Mr. Ding, you, let me try... huh~"
Qingquan Muyi, who had been a little drunk for a long time, felt that something was missing. At this moment, Ding Wei handed him a cigarette at the right time, and he took it happily.
Ding Wei took out a match and prepared to light the Qingquan wood.
Although the New First Regiment had a solid foundation, Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming left a very solid foundation for the New First Regiment.
But Ding Wei does not have the abilities of Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong, nor does he have the system that Qin Yangming has.
Therefore, the new regiment is basically in a state of living off its resources.
The captured weapons and equipment could only make up for part of the New 1st Regiment's own consumption, and basically no profit was made.
Therefore, the New 1st Regiment needs additional funds to purchase some weapons, equipment and ammunition that are scattered among the people.
So in terms of money, the New 1st Group is completely living off its savings.
Therefore, Ding Wei had already sold his lighter and other things for money.
(End of this chapter)
