Chapter 308: Murakuchi Saburo Disagrees
Qin Yangming thought a lot and considered a lot. The more he thought, the more he felt that Cunkou Sanlang was bold and had a big appetite. Cunkou Sanlang, who was standing by, even became anxious when he saw that Qin Yangming didn't say anything but was thinking there.
"Mr. Qin, this is my condition. If you want Ping'an County, this is the only way... Otherwise I will lose money... Mr. Qin, I will not do a business that loses money."
"Mr. Qin, if you feel that you are at a disadvantage, then, if possible in the future, I can find a way to get you a batch..."
Murakuchi Saburo thought that Qin Yangming felt that he had lost some money and was thinking about the pros and cons, so he quickly thought about what to give Qin Yangming as a reward later.
Although Qin Yangming can only trade with him, the current situation is similar for Murakuchi Saburo.
If Murakuchi Saburo wanted to promote Qingquan Muyi to colonel in Ping'an County and speed up the progress of his plan, he could only make a deal with Qin Yangming now.
Moreover, he had a trading basis with Qin Yangming. For Murakuchi Saburo, Qin Yangming was an excellent partner, and he was not willing to give up trading with Qin Yangming easily.
In addition, his plan itself is very risky, and the sooner it is ended, the better. If it is delayed for too long, some unforeseen accidents are inevitable.
Murakuchi Saburo originally wanted to give Qin Yangming a batch of weapons and equipment to make up for the price difference, but he thought that the current Eighth Route Army, especially the troops under Qin Yangming, had no shortage of weapons and equipment.
Unless he could get heavy artillery or tens of thousands of infantry equipment, a few mountain cannons or hundreds of guns would not attract Qin Yangming's interest at all.
But those things were simply beyond the reach of a mere lieutenant colonel like him.
Even if his backers came, it would be difficult for him to produce so many weapons and equipment at one time.
Especially the heavy artillery, which belongs to a separate formation and is a front-level artillery. He doesn't have the ability to produce the artillery directly under the front.
For a moment, Murakuchi Saburo couldn't think of anything else that could make up for the price difference and make Qin Yangming quickly agree to his conditions.
Although Saburo Murakuchi was not completely drunk, the alcohol still had a certain effect on his brain, making his thinking not as sharp as when he was sober.
At this moment, Qin Yangming finally came back to his senses when he heard Sanlang's call at the village entrance.
“Muraguchi-kun, I just thought about it, and our goals are actually the same.
Murakuchi-kun, what you want is nothing more than to kill Kuroyama Kumamoto to gain credit, and at the same time eliminate those troops in the county town of Heian County to lay the foundation for the establishment of the Osaka Brigade in the future, right?"
Qin Yangming did not respond to Murakuchi Saburo, but directly told Murakuchi Saburo his speculation.
Murakuchi Saburo listened to Qin Yangming's words, thought about it carefully, and nodded in agreement after confirming that there was no trap in Qin Yangming's words.
"That's right, Mr. Qin, my goal is to kill Kuroyama Kumamoto, and then I can gain enough military merit.
At the same time, some soldiers in Heian County must be dealt with. Many of those soldiers have been completely brainwashed by Bushido, and some are cronies of Kurosan Kumamoto.
These unstable factors must be eliminated.
Otherwise, if these unstable factors are retained, on the one hand, it will be difficult to arrange new recruits, and on the other hand, when the Osaka Brigade is formed, if there are such unstable factors in the army.
It is very likely to become a huge bomb, completely blowing the newly formed Osaka Brigade into pieces, and then we will all be finished.
Mr. Qin, I don’t want to die. My money is not gone yet and I still want to live.
Mr. Qin, if that's the case, you have no objection to my plan, right? If you have no objection, we can call Qingquan Muyi and the officer in, and then discuss what to do next and how to enter Ping'an County. "
When Murakuchi Saburo saw Qin Yangming stated his purpose, he thought that Qin Yangming had no objection to his plan, so he immediately wanted to call Qingquan Muyi and others into the artillery tower, and then discuss how to take Qin Yangming and others into the county seat of Ping'an County, and then how to kill Heishan Kumamoto.
How to help Qin Yangming take over Ping'an County and even the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
After seeing Murakuchi Saburo's confirmation, Qin Yangming no longer concealed his thoughts and spoke out his thoughts.
"No, no, no...Muraguchi-kun, wait a moment. I have a better plan."
Qin Yangming first raised his hand to stop Murakuchi Saburo's action, then quickened his pace and spoke.
"Muraguchi-kun, your goal is to gain military merit, and by the way, let me help clean up those soldiers, which are the unexpected factors you mentioned, right?"
"Yes, that's true."
Seeing Qin Yangming asking again, Murakuchi Saburo nodded in confusion, wondering what other plans Qin Yangming had.
But seeing that Qin Yangming had a new plan, Murakuchi Saburo didn't mind listening.
As long as it doesn't affect your plans.
If Qin Yangming's plan can be in line with his own interests, then Murakuchi Saburo would not mind giving the leading power to Qin Yangming.
"Well, if that's the case, then that's easy to say.
Cunkoujun, my goal is only to capture the county seat of Ping'an County and then obtain the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
Whether the Montenegrin bear is dead or alive has little to do with me and has no impact on me.
The reason why I wanted to bring Montenegro and Kumamoto into our cooperation just now was that I just wanted to reduce the casualties of my troops.
After all, if Heishan Kumamoto is unwilling to cooperate, and he really resists, it will definitely cause considerable casualties to my troops.
That's why I wanted to bring Heishan Kumamoto into our cooperation. In this way, we don't even have to do anything, and each of us can get what we need. Heishan Kumamoto can save his life, I get Ping'an County, and you get the credit.
But now you need to kill Kuroyama Kumamoto before you can get enough credit.
Then we can try another approach.
I still say the same thing, let’s first find a way to pull Black Mountain Kumamoto into our camp...Muraguchi-kun, please listen to what I have to say.
First, pull Heishan Kumamoto into our camp, and then deceive him. Then you and Qingquan Muyi will pacify the troops in Ping'an County, and then control Heishan Kumamoto's troops.
Then at that time, you can do whatever you say? And I can also take down Ping'an County with less casualties, isn't that better?
I just want to protect the county town of Ping'an, not to save the life of Kumamoto.
When all my troops enter Pingan County, I will take control of all the defenders in Pingan County, and then kill Kumamoto. Wouldn't that be better?" Qin Yangming looked at Murakuchi Saburo and told him his plan.
Qin Yangming's plan was very simple, to put it bluntly, it was fraud.
First stabilize Montenegro Kumamoto so that he won’t know what’s going on.
Then Kiyozumi Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo will take over the military power of Kurosan Kumamoto and stabilize the troops in the county seat of Heian County.
He then mobilized the vanguard regiment into the county seat of Ping'an County.
By that time, all the troops in Ping'an County will be under control. Whether to kill Heishan Kumamoto or not, how to kill him, and under what pretext to kill him, isn't it up to Murakuchi Saburo to do whatever he wants?
Murakuchi Saburo listened to Qin Yangming's plan, shook his head and spoke.
“Mr. Qin, this plan won’t work… your plan will take a bit too long.
According to the regulations, Mr. Qingquan Muyi and I should arrive at Ping'an County tonight.
Then, tomorrow we will hand over the work to Heishan Kumamoto, and at the same time, we will hold a banquet tomorrow night, and send Heishan Kumamoto to Taiyuan the day after tomorrow.
Because of concerns about chaos before the war, Kuroiyama Kumamoto was transferred to Taiyuan. The reason was that he was promoted and sent to Taiyuan to take over his new position.
But now we have been delayed for a day because of this matter.
That means we only have tomorrow night to complete this plan.
Heishan Kumamoto will leave the day after tomorrow. We must kill Heishan Kumamoto before he leaves, and then confirm Heishan Kumamoto's betrayal.
At the same time, no one knows whether there will be other spies in Ping'an County.
Therefore, we were destined to be unable to stabilize the troops in Ping'an County in advance, and then use gentle means to disarm those soldiers in Ping'an County.
In other words, Mr. Qin, you must lead your troops to launch a real sneak attack on the soldiers in Ping'an County and start a real fight.
As long as a real fight breaks out, I will kill Heishan Kumamoto in advance, and then I can put the blame of the Eighth Route Army entering Ping'an County on Heishan Kumamoto.
At the same time, if the fighting really broke out, even if all the soldiers in Ping'an County could not be wiped out, some soldiers might run to the Zhangzhuang stronghold to report the news.
Then the soldiers will not be able to report accurate intelligence to their superiors because they have no idea what the real situation is.
Under that situation, even if there were intelligence personnel arranged by the Special Higher Police or the Military Police in Ping'an County, those intelligence personnel would only think that it was Heishan Kumamoto who had rebelled and opened the city gates to let the Eighth Route Army into the city.
Mr. Qin, only in this way can we be absolutely safe.
I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, I can't agree with your plan."
After listening to Qin Yangming's plan, Murakuchi Saburo shook his head to express his rejection.
Qin Yangming’s plan is very good, but no matter how good a plan is, it will be useless if it does not suit the current situation.
Qin Yangming frowned when he saw that Murakuchi Saburo directly denied his plan and insisted that he lead his troops to fight a big battle with the Japanese in Ping'an County.
"Hmm? That's not right, Murakuchi-kun. You want to use the betrayal of Kumamoto Kuroi as an excuse to kill Kumamoto Kuroi to gain credit.
Since Kuroyama Kumamoto has betrayed me, why should I fight those soldiers?
If Heishan Xiongben decides to betray, then those soldiers will definitely follow Heishan Xiongben in betraying. But I, the Eighth Route Army, don’t chase you and beat those soldiers. Don’t you think there is something wrong with this?”
Qin Yangming sensed something was wrong and asked directly at Cunkou Sanlang.
Murakuchi Saburo listened to Qin Yangming's question and spoke directly as he was well prepared.
"No, no, no, Qin Jun, you misunderstood me. What I meant was that Kumamoto Heishan and his cronies betrayed the Locust Army, not all the soldiers in Ping'an County betrayed the Locust Army.
Heishan Kumamoto decided to hand over the county seat of Ping'an County to the Eighth Route Army in exchange for his ability to join the Eighth Route Army... Well, in Chinese terms, that's called a letter of surrender.
Therefore, it was only Kumamoto's cronies who opened the city gate and let the Eighth Route Army into Ping'an County.
Qingquan Muyi and I were completely unaware of the news that the Eighth Route Army had entered the city, and were caught off guard by them.
Most of the soldiers were killed in a night raid by the Eighth Route Army while they were resting.
Qingquan Muyi and I took the remaining troops and fled Ping'an County... If you need it, Mr. Qin, I can send them to Zhangzhuang stronghold... This won't work. If so many Eighth Route Army troops arrive in Ping'an County, if the Eighth Route Army wants to occupy Ping'an County, they will have to launch an attack on Zhangzhuang stronghold at the same time.
Otherwise, with the Zhangzhuang stronghold blocking their way, by the time our 11th Brigade arrives, the Eighth Route Army will have no time to retreat.
It is impossible for the Eighth Route Army not to notice this.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army must launch an attack on the Zhangzhuang stronghold at the same time. But you don’t have to worry, Mr. Qin. I have a way to help your Eighth Route Army quickly capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold, and the losses of the troops will not be great.
Of course, I can also try to ask for help, saying that the Eighth Route Army has launched a surprise attack on the county seat of Ping'an County, and ask the Zhangzhuang stronghold to send troops. After the soldiers from the Zhangzhuang stronghold come out, it will become easier for you to fight again.
Mr. Qin, this is my plan. If you have no objection, please let me take the lead in this transaction. Please."
After Murakuchi Saburo repeated his plan to Qin Yangming again, he looked at Qin Yangming. As long as Qin Yangming had no objection, he would immediately call Qingquan Muyi over to discuss the plan for tomorrow night.
"Mr. Qin, you don't need to worry about the army suffering heavy casualties.
When the time comes, I will give you the city defense map of Ping'an County, and then you can arrange artillery in appropriate places to directly bombard the military camp.
As long as the density of artillery fire is sufficient, it will be easy to eliminate the soldiers in the barracks.
With Qin Jun's ability, the remaining soldiers can be easily dealt with.
Moreover, by night, most of the soldiers in Ping'an County will be in the military camps on the city walls, and Qin Jun can directly arrange artillery outside the city to bombard the military camps."
(End of this chapter)
