Chapter 306 Win-win?
After Murakuchi Saburo expressed his idea, he looked at Qin Yangming again and spoke.
“Mr. Qin, this is what I thought at first, so Kuroyama Kumamoto must die.
Kuroyama Kumamoto is not one of ours and has nothing to do with us in Osaka... No one can vouch for him.
At the same time, this guy Kumamoto is very greedy. I don’t want to cooperate with such a person even if he is willing to cooperate.
According to my intelligence, Kumamoto Kumamoto was originally just doing some extortion and trying to squeeze some money out of some big guys.
Although Ping'an County is not a big county, because the guards at Niangzi Pass are very tight, many merchants from Yi Province do not choose to enter Jin Province from Niangzi Pass, but choose to go through Ping'an County.
Heishan Kumamoto was the supreme commander of Ping'an County, and the Zhangzhuang stronghold was initially under the jurisdiction of Ping'an County.
It is conceivable how much money Kumamoto made in Ping'an County.
However, because Heishan Kumamoto was so ruthless, some caravans found that it was much more cost-effective to enter Jin Province directly through Niangzi Pass than from Ping'an County.
As a result, many capable caravans gave up passing through Ping'an County and chose Niangzi Pass again.
However, the appetite of the Black Mountain Kumamoto has been enlarged, and the fewer caravans passing by can no longer meet the needs of the Black Mountain Kumamoto.
Therefore, in order to obtain more money, Kumamoto focused his attention on military supplies.
At first, Montenegro Kumamoto merely withheld some food supplies from the Imperial Army and resold them, but after tasting the sweetness, with the help of some Imperial Army officers, Montenegro Kumamoto began to resell weapons and equipment, and even resold his own weapons and equipment.
Besides, Montenegro Kumamoto has no idea how to restrain himself... Well, although we also resell weapons and equipment, but from reselling weapons and equipment, for example, if we make a hundred dollars, we will only take five dollars for ourselves, send ten dollars for distribution, and the rest will all be distributed to the soldiers below.
But Heishan Xiongben was different. For every hundred dollars he earned, he would take seventy for himself, give twenty to the lower-level officers, and the remaining ten to the officers of the Imperial Army.
He did not share any profits with the soldiers below.
These greedy guys, even if he is from Osaka, I will never bring him in.
There is no such way of doing business. In Chinese terms, he is draining the pond to catch all the fish!
If you want to bring Montenegro Kumamoto in, I can guarantee that at the beginning, Montenegro Kumamoto will definitely agree to cooperate temporarily under pressure, but later on, he will definitely ask for more benefits.
This greedy guy has no credibility at all.
Besides, if I start cooperating with him, Mr. Qin, I don't have the ability to protect him. Heishan Kumamoto is not worthy of me spending so much effort to protect him.
Besides, it was me who arranged for Kuroidzu Kumamoto to be exposed. If I continue to protect him, wouldn’t it be a waste of all my efforts?
Mr. Qin, if you want Ping'an County, I can give it to you as well. There is no need to form an alliance with Montenegro and Kumamoto.
Mr. Qin, I am a businessman and I will never do business that will make me lose money.
Mr. Qin, I am handing Ping'an County over to you. I don't ask for anything else except your promise.
Now I just want to make good use of the waste of the Black Mountain Bear and use it as nutrients for my and Qingquan Muyi's promotion.
To be honest, even if you, Mr. Qin, don't want Ping'an County, I can still find a way to get things done, and even let Qingquan Mu and I get more credit.
Of course, the reason why I must kill Kuroid Kumamoto is not only because of his contribution, but there is another very important reason.
The most important thing is that Kuroyama Kumamoto has no background behind him!
In other words, now that Kumamoto is dead, no one will pursue the matter!
Mr. Qin, you Chinese have an old saying: The net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it!
Whatever has been done will leave traces.
What's more, what we do is not very secretive in itself, and so many people know about it. Who can guarantee that it will not be noticed by someone with ulterior motives?
Therefore, after the death of Kuroyama Kumamoto, it will be of the greatest benefit to me.
He has no background, which means no one will make a fuss about his death.
They would not use his death to target a newly appointed colonel regiment commander.
It is even more impossible that after the Osaka Brigade was established, anyone would dare to continue the investigation and risk the bayonets of the Osaka Brigade.
Once he dies, Ping'an County will be occupied by you, and then this matter will become a mess!
If you don't want Ping'an County, then I have other ways to handle this matter.
Therefore, Mr. Qin, Kumamoto will definitely die. If you really want Ping'an County, then this time you must cooperate and follow my opinion!"
At the end, Murakuchi Saburo spoke to Qin Yangming in a firm tone.
After listening to what Murakuchi Saburo said, Qin Yangming finally figured out why Murakuchi Saburo was determined to kill this guy Kurosan Kumamoto.
Murakuchi Saburo's meaning was very simple. Kuroiyama Kumamoto was too greedy and unreliable. If they forced an alliance with the other party, Kuroiyama Kumamoto would be like a landmine buried among Murakuchi Saburo and others.
If one day Saburo Murakuchi and others are unable to satisfy Kuroiyama Kumamoto's appetite, the mine of Kuroiyama Kumamoto will explode instantly, and it will be no problem to directly kill Saburo Murakuchi and others.
Murakuchi Saburo was very afraid of death, so it was impossible for him to bury such a dangerous landmine next to himself.
At the same time, if Kurozan Kumamoto had not died, the credit they had gained would not have been so great, and Qingquan Muyi's promotion to colonel would have been delayed again.
"It seems that Murakuchi Saburo is eager to promote Kiyozumi Kiichi to the rank of colonel...otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to take credit for Kiyozumi Kiichi.
Yes, if Qingquan Muyi cannot become a colonel, then Ping'an County, the border between the Japanese and our Eighth Route Army, will definitely become the front line when the war breaks out.
Qingquan Muyi is only a lieutenant colonel. In a large-scale battle like this, the Japanese would definitely not let a lieutenant colonel to command. They would definitely have to send a colonel.
By that time, Kiyozumi Kiichi would not be the highest-ranking officer on the battlefield in Heian County, and both Kiyozumi Kiichi and Murakuchi Saburo would have to obey the orders of another colonel.
Under such circumstances, even if Murakuchi Saburo and Kiyozumi Kiichi wanted to do something, it would be impossible.
After all, the only troops that Qingquan Muyi could fully control were his personal guards.
When the war started, the Japanese headquarters sent a regiment commander to Ping'an County.
What can Qingquan Muyi use to compete with the captain of the squadron?
If Qingquan Muyi became a colonel, then the highest-ranking officer in the Heian region would be Qingquan Muyi. Even if Heian County was gone, when the war started, Qingquan Muyi, as a colonel, would be able to lead a troop to fight alone.
By that time, Qingquan Muyi will be the highest-ranking military officer, and he can fight however he wants, right?
Well, it's probably not just that... there are also those soldiers in Heian County... Murakuchi Saburo meant to first build a regiment that he could fully control, and then form the Osaka Brigade based on this regiment.
If Qingquan Muyi successfully takes office as the commander of Ping'an County, then the soldiers in Ping'an County will naturally become Qingquan Muyi's soldiers.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the Japanese headquarters to ask Qingquan Muyi to replace a group of soldiers...
If anything unexpected happened to the soldiers in Ping'an County, the Japanese headquarters would definitely replenish Qingquan Muyi's troops.
At this time, Murakuchi Saburo could find a way to gather all the soldiers and troops that he could control under Qingquanmu's command.
So Murakuchi Saburo not only wants Kuroiyama Kumamoto to die, he also wants me to help get rid of all the soldiers in Ping'an County.
If Heishan Kumamoto cooperates, then those soldiers cannot be dealt with at will, as it will cause more trouble for Murakuchi Saburo... If he wants to deal with them again, then Kiyomizu Muichi will have to continue to lead the troops to fight.
Use combat to kill those soldiers, thereby achieving the effect of replacing the troops.
But Qingquan Muyi had just been promoted to colonel, and so many soldiers died at his hands. The staff commanders of the Japanese headquarters were not idiots and they could definitely see that there was something wrong.
Besides, if Qingquan Muyi wants to fight, he can only fight with our Eighth Route Army. However, it is impossible for our Eighth Route Army to cooperate with the Japanese in the interests of the Japanese and give up our own territory to give military merits to the Japanese.
This creates a paradoxical situation.
So when we are in Ping'an County, the best option is to solve the problem once and for all.
Finally, taking advantage of the fact that the war was about to begin, the Japanese headquarters had no time to investigate these matters. Even if they had guessed something, it was impossible for them to replace Qingquan Muyi at this time...
After the war, the Japanese First Army Headquarters will have to be replaced, and at that time, the backers behind Murakuchi Saburo will enter the First Army Headquarters.
With a backer in the headquarters, there is no chance of investigating Qingquan Muyi.
Tsk tsk tsk, this guy Murakuchi Saburo has a good plan... Fortunately, I am not confused. It is true that this guy can't drink anymore, but I am afraid he is not drunk, and his mind is still clear to a certain extent. "
After Murakuchi Saburo finished speaking, Qin Yangming did not answer immediately, but pondered the meaning of Murakuchi Saburo's words.
What Murakuchi Saburo said was half true and half false.
He really wanted to hand over Ping'an County to Qin Yangming, but it would definitely not be as he said. He would not gain any benefits by handing over Ping'an County to Qin Yangming except for a promise from Qin Yangming, so he needed to kill Heishan Kumamoto to avoid losing money.
On the contrary, if Saburo Murakuchi handed over Heian County to Qin Yangming, he would not only be able to gain enough credit by utilizing Black Mountain Kumamoto, but would also be able to greatly promote the progress of Saburo Murakuchi in establishing the Osaka Brigade.
To some extent, the cooperation between Qin Yangming and Murakuchi Saburo can be said to be a win-win situation.
Murakuchi Saburo gained military merit and advanced his plan.
Qin Yangming was able to obtain the county seat of Ping'an County and directly threaten Shuiquan.
"Business people are very smart. How can they do business at a loss?"
After figuring this out, Qin Yangming exhaled the smoke from his mouth and looked at Murakuchi Saburo.
Although this is a win-win situation.
However, in this win-win situation, Qin Yangming needs to pay a huge price.
Not to mention, even if Cunkou Sanlang was able to open the city gate of Ping'an County and let Qin Yangming's troops into the county.
However, it is certainly impossible for the Japanese troops in the county to surrender directly according to the orders of Murakuchi Saburo and Kiyozumi Muichi.
Murakuchi Saburo and Kiyozumi Kiichi would never give such an order. They would definitely order the soldiers to fight to the death.
Otherwise, if any Japanese soldier ran away, Murakuchi Saburo and Kiyozumi Mu would be in big trouble.
Therefore, in the end, Qin Yangming still needed to lead his troops to eliminate the Japanese devils in the county one by one.
To wipe out so many Japanese troops, the Vanguard Regiment would have to pay a heavy price.
If you calculate it this way, Qin Yangming wouldn't have gained that much benefit.
Qin Yangming was also very greedy and avaricious.
He is not satisfied with this little bit of benefit, he certainly wants to gain greater benefits.
Qin Yangming looked at Sanlang at the entrance of the village and spoke calmly.
“Muraguchi-kun… I just want the county seat of Ping’an County, but I don’t want the troops to suffer greater casualties while taking Ping’an County.
Mr. Village Entrance, everyone has decided to speak frankly, but you are still hiding things like this. Is that fun?
The reason why you are unwilling to unite with Heishan Kumamoto, besides for the merits, is probably because you want to take over the power of my Eighth Route Army and deal with those troops in Ping'an County at the same time, right?
"Murakou-kun, can you make those troops in Ping'an County lay down their weapons and surrender to me? No way."
When Murakuchi Saburo saw that Qin Yangming had seen through his little thoughts, he could only take out another cigarette and give it to Qin Yangming.
“Yes, I have this idea.
Mr. Qin, although there are many troops in Ping'an County.
But as long as we stabilize Montenegro Kumamoto first, you can bring your troops into the city at night and launch a night attack directly.
In this situation, it would be faster than if you directly led your troops to attack Ping'an County, and the troop losses would also be less than if you directly attacked Ping'an County.
And I promise you that after we take over Ping'an County, I will help you take down the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
Mr. Qin, my sincerity is already very great... Although I know that even without me, Mr. Qin can still take over Ping'an County.
But how long will that take?
Mr. Qin, don't forget that the 11th Brigade of Shuiquan is over there.
If the attack on Ping'an County takes too long, then when the 11th Brigade arrives, you will return empty-handed.
Qin Jun, you don't want to go to great lengths to return empty-handed, do you? "
(End of this chapter)
