Chapter 309: Murakuchi Saburo’s request to kill Iwamatsu Yoshio!
"Mr. Qin, if you think that doing this will consume a large amount of ammunition and thus affect the performance of your troops in the subsequent battles,
Then you don't have to worry.
There is a lot of ammunition stored in Ping'an County. Ping'an County sent out a batch of ammunition when you attacked Fu'an County last time.
The remaining ammunition is all stored in the armory in Ping'an County.
In order to make more money, Kumamoto Heishan often applied for ammunition supplies from his superiors for various reasons, and only stopped after the Zhangzhuang stronghold was placed under the jurisdiction of Shuiquan.
But some time ago, when the Eighth Route Army attacked Fu'an County, Heishan Xiongmoto reported to his superiors that the troops had consumed a large amount of ammunition, and applied for a large amount of ammunition to be stored in the arsenal.
A large part of them were mortar shells, small grenades from grenade launchers, and some mountain artillery shells, because the Shanxi Suiyuan Army troops in the Zhangzhuang stronghold had prepared several Shanxi-made 75mm mountain artillery.
Those mountain guns are the same as the Type 41 mountain guns we have prepared, and they use the same shells.
So there are quite a few shells in the arsenal.
Then, as for the Imperial Army in Ping'an County, because Ping'an County is close to the Yi Province area, the caliber of weapons equipped by the Imperial Army there is not mainly 65 caliber, but 79 caliber.
In other words, Ping'an County not only stores a large number of artillery shells, but also bullets of two calibers: 65 caliber and 79 caliber.
If I remember correctly, the number of bullets of various calibers that Kuroyama Kumamoto applied for last time alone was about 100,000.
Mr. Qin, this amount of ammunition is enough to make up for the ammunition consumed by your troops.
Moreover, this is the ammunition in the county arsenal, and it is also the ammunition requested by Montenegro Kumamoto. The ammunition in the county arsenal will only be more than this number, not less.
Although Heishan Kumamoto was reselling ammunition, he was also worried that the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would really attack Ping'an County. It was naturally impossible for him to sell all the ammunition, and there must be a lot of ammunition left for emergency use.
If Lord Qin has no objection, once we enter the city, I can find a way to arrange Lord Qin's troops to guard the arsenal first.
By then, all the ammunition in the arsenal will belong to Qin Jun."
"I can't guarantee anything else, but the ammunition that Kumamoto requested last time can definitely make up for the ammunition consumed by your troops, Mr. Qin!"
Murakuchi Saburo thought that Qin Yangming was concerned about the consumption of ammunition, so he directly told Qin Yangming about the ammunition reserves in Ping'an County. He was even willing to arrange the troops Qin Yangming sent to Ping'an County to guard the arsenal.
In this way, when the battle begins, Qin Yangming will be able to take over the armory immediately and prevent the armory from being directly blown up by some desperate guys.
Qin Yangming was just about to nod in agreement, but after hearing Cunkou Sanlang's last words, Qin Yangming thought for a moment and then spoke to Cunkou Sanlang.
"Muraguchi-kun, how can you be so sure that the ammunition that Kuroyama Kumamoto requested last time can definitely make up for my consumption?"
Qin Yangming was a little curious. Even if Murakuchi Saburo knew a lot about Kuroiyama Kumamoto, he wouldn't know him to this extent. He even dared to say directly that the ammunition Kuroiyama Kumamoto applied for last time could make up for the ammunition consumed by his troops.
Listening to Qin Yangming's question, Murakuchi Saburo spoke with a smile.
"Mr. Qin, Black Mountain Kumamoto is going to die anyway, so since he is going to die, then it is natural to maximize the benefits.
I asked someone to buy those ammunition from Kumamoto in Montenegro.
I was going to wait until the time came to kill Kuroiyama Kumamoto, then take over the ammunition and report directly to my superiors, saying that Kuroiyama Kumamoto had sold the ammunition at some point... or find other ways to get the ammunition into my hands.
If we can still contact the Eighth Route Army, then we will sell that batch of ammunition to them.
If I can't get in touch with them, I'll use the ammunition myself.
Although I can form an Osaka brigade.
But just mobilizing the troops is not enough. If the North China Front Army does not allocate ammunition to us, we have no way to seize it by force. At that time, we will be clamped down by the North China Front Army Command because of the ammunition problem.
So I also thought about setting up a small ammunition depot in advance, so that our Osaka Brigade will have soldiers, guns, and ammunition.
If the North China Front Command wants to turn against our Osaka Brigade, it will have to consider the consequences.
If we have enough ammunition, we will have enough confidence to confront the North China Front Command.
Of course, if we can get in touch with the Eighth Route Army, we can continue the transaction at that time. As long as our Osaka Brigade can be stationed in Taiyuan City, the ammunition will not be able to restrict us.
Although many mechanical equipment in the Taiyuan Arsenal were moved to the mainland and Manchuria.
But the Taiyuan Arsenal still has some machinery and equipment for producing light weapons and ammunition, and can continue to produce ammunition."
I have to say that Murakuchi Saburo really considers a lot of things.
The Osaka Brigade had not yet been formed, but they were already starting to worry about the ammunition problem.
After listening to Murakuchi Saburo's explanation and the situations he described, Qin Yangming felt that there was no good way to deal with the matter, and finally nodded and agreed to Murakuchi Saburo's plan.
"Okay, Murakuchi-kun, if that's the case, then I can't help but agree to your plan.
Murakuchi-kun, can you tell me what that thing you asked me to agree to is?"
Although Qin Yangming agreed to Murakuchi Saburo's plan, he did not directly ask Murakuchi Saburo to call Qingquan Muyi in to discuss it together.
Instead, he asked Murakuchi Saburo about the thing he had agreed to.
Murakuchi Saburo listened to Qin Yangming's question and looked at Qin Yangming's eyes, and guessed that Qin Yangming must have thought of something.
Considering that Qin Yangming had already been told about the Osaka Brigade, Murakuchi Saburo felt that there was no need to hide what he wanted to do with Qin Yangming.
Anyway, Qin Yangming will know about this sooner or later.
Since Qin Yangming has asked now, it won't have any impact if he says it out.
"Mr. Qin, I hope you can help me do something. I think since you asked, you must have guessed something, right?"
“Yes, I guessed a little.
You keep talking about special forces... so I think you want me to help you kill people, and borrow my special forces to kill people."
Qin Yangming spoke out some of his speculations without any reservation.
Listening to what Qin Yangming said, Murakuchi Sanlang looked around, stood up, sat down next to Qin Yangming, and spoke in a low voice.
"That's right, I want Qin Jun to help me kill someone. And I believe Qin Jun will never refuse the person I want to kill.
Killing these people will not only benefit me, but also Mr. Qin and the Eighth Route Army."
"Can you tell me? Who do you want to kill?"
Qin Yangming wanted to confirm it, so he asked Sanlang from the village directly.
Murakuchi Saburo listened to Qin Yangming's question, turned his head to look into Qin Yangming's eyes, and spoke word by word.
"Iwamatsu Yoshio!"
"The deputy commander of the North China Front Army, the next commander of the First Army, Iwamatsu Yoshio, and other officers in the First Army... Mr. Qin should have guessed that there is a backer behind me, right next to Iwamatsu Yoshio.
However, who this backer is will not be told to Qin Jun until later.
All I need is for Qin Jun to send a special forces team to carry out a decapitation operation against the First Army Headquarters and kill those people."
Murakuchi Saburo's tone was very calm.
“Kill Iwamatsu Yoshio and those other officers, and then my backers will be able to temporarily control the entire First Army.
Then we can use this time to quickly form the Osaka Brigade.
At the same time, because my backer has temporarily become the commander of the First Army, then at that time I can directly let the newly formed Osaka Brigade become the city defense force of Taiyuan City.
By that time, even if a new commander was sent over, the Osaka Brigade had already been established and had controlled the entire Taiyuan city. In this case, whether it was the newly appointed commander of the First Army or the North China Front Command, they would have to accept this situation and acknowledge the existence of the Osaka Brigade.
The situation in North China is now very chaotic. The strength of your Eighth Route Army has become evenly matched with that of the North China Front Army.
If at such a critical moment, an entire brigade had problems, or even a brigade with very strong combat effectiveness had problems, or even rebelled, it would be a huge blow to the North China Front Army.
So under this circumstance, the North China Front Army Command could only acquiesce to the existence of the Osaka Brigade, and even had to give up most of its interests in order to stabilize the Osaka Brigade and prevent it from acting recklessly.
At least, with the Osaka Brigade appearing in the North China Front Army, the Osaka soldiers in the North China Front Army will have a backer again.
If there is a chance to go further, the Osaka Brigade will become a new Osaka Division, then all the remaining Osaka soldiers in the North China Front Army can be gathered together, and all the new recruits recruited from the Osaka area can be sent to the new Osaka Division.
Even because of the emergence of the new Osaka Division, the pressure faced by the previous Osaka Division will be reduced a lot.
If our two Osaka divisions can be gathered together, together with the Osaka soldiers drawn from various units, we might be able to form an Osaka Front Army.
At that time, who would dare to target us Osaka people?
If anyone dares to use us Osaka people as cannon fodder or to fill the line again, then we will have to test whether the bayonets of our Osaka Front Army are sharp. "
Saburo Murakuchi fantasized about how good life would be for himself and others if an Osaka Front Army could appear.
Although with the Osaka Front Army, the money everyone earns may be much less.
But compared to money, life is more important.
With the existence of the Osaka Front Army, their lives are protected.
Even the treatment in all aspects can be significantly improved.
After all, an entire front army can really bargain directly with their homeland.
In particular, the old Osaka Division was one of the few mechanized divisions in the hands of the Japanese.
If the old Osaka Division had not been too small to challenge the Imperial Headquarters, how could the Osaka Division have obeyed the orders of the front headquarters so obediently and been transferred from the Kwantung Army to the North China Front Army, and then to the South China Expeditionary Army.
Moreover, Saburo Murakuchi also heard that the Nanbu Pickup Truck Group was also very angry with the Osaka Division and was planning to transfer the Osaka Division away.
Maybe he will be transferred to Southeast Asia.
If the Osaka Division was really transferred away from China, then life would become even more difficult for Osaka people like Murakuchi Saburo.
The Osaka Division is in China. Even if it is not nearby, for the sake of the Osaka Division's combat effectiveness, other troops must be restrained when targeting the Osaka people.
(Because the Osaka Division was really protective of its own people, soldiers from the Osaka Division were beaten or arrested by the police in Kyoto. As a result, the commander of the Osaka Division led his troops to smash the police station.)
Don't dare to be too presumptuous.
The people of Osaka still have their own backers. Although their backers are a little far away, they still have a certain deterrent effect.
If the Osaka Division is transferred out of China, then that little bit of deterrence will disappear instantly, and life will become even more difficult for the people of Osaka.
Don’t say anything about being assigned to the logistics unit and having difficulty getting promoted.
It’s good enough not to be thrown into the front-line troops to be cannon fodder.
This is also the reason why Saburo Murakuchi was in a hurry to get the Osaka Brigade out.
The Osaka Division is gone, but there is still an Osaka Brigade.
The other troops were not sure, and the Osaka Brigade could do nothing about it, but on the North China Front side, the Osaka people at least had the Osaka Brigade as their support, so they would not fall to the level of cannon fodder.
In the words of Saburo Murakuchi, those cannon fodders can just be those guys who have been brainwashed by Bushido. Why should we let them go?
They don't owe the locusts anything.
"Mr. Qin, rest assured. When the time comes and the special forces are needed to carry out a decapitation operation, I will definitely cooperate with them. I will never say that I will abandon you after using you."
Murakuchi Saburo patted his chest and assured Qin Yangming.
Qin Yangming listened to Murakuchi Saburo asking him to lead the special forces to carry out a decapitation operation on Iwamatsu Yoshio, and then Qin Yangming thought about the fact that he would lead the special forces to carry out a decapitation operation on Shinozuka Yoshio.
He immediately spoke to Murakuchi Saburo.
"Muraguchi-kun, when will Iwamatsu Yoshio return to the First Army to take up the position of commander of the First Army?"
“I’m not sure yet, it was originally during this period of time.
However, because the 4th Brigade was completely wiped out by you last time, and the war is about to be launched, Yoshio Shinozuka will temporarily serve as the commander of the 1st Army.
At least we have to wait until this battle is over before Shinozuka Yoshio will leave the First Army, and then that old man Iwamatsu Yoshio will come over."
(End of this chapter)
