Chapter 588 Doing business with the Osaka Division

The chief of staff frowned and asked in confusion: "Zhuzi, what do you mean by this?"

Wang Chengzhu: "Chief of Staff, you don't know something. The Japanese 4th Division, the Osaka Division, is different from other Japanese divisions."

The chief of staff looked puzzled: "What is the difference between the Osaka Division and other divisions?"

Wang Chengzhu then narrated: "The main source of troops for the Osaka Division is Osaka, and Osaka is one of the most commercially and economically developed regions in Japan. The locals like to do business, have flexible minds, and are smarter than monkeys. The Osaka Division is

An army composed of such a group of selfish traders.

Their minds are full of merchant consciousness, and they like to calculate everything they do. They can take advantage of others and suffer losses.

Not only did they disobey the imperial power, but they also often evaded taxes, resisted exorbitant taxes, and went against the government, so loyalty was out of the question for them.

Long-term military success and loyalty to the emperor are all bullshit to them, far less useful than free money.

The so-called "holy war" of the Japanese Empire is nonsense to them. They can only live a good life at home, but they have to go out and risk their lives with others.

In their eyes, those in power who advocate launching a "holy war" are simply out of their minds. Therefore, they fight without working hard, and they resolutely refuse to fight a war that is not 100% sure. Even if they fight, it is just a formality.

There are three principles within the Osaka Army: 'Don't make useless sacrifices, don't participate in unreasonable battles, and don't chase the enemy at the end of the road.' As long as you don't annoy them, they will definitely not fight you.

The Battle of Nomenhan can prove this.

During the Nomonhan Incident, the Japanese 4th Division and 2nd Division received orders to rush to the border to fight against the Soviets.

The 4th Division, also known as the Osaka Division, knew that the Soviets were difficult to deal with, so it wasted its time. The 2nd Division was almost wiped out, and they were still "rushing for reinforcements" on the road under the starry night.

The journey that originally took four days actually took them eight days, and there were still many people left behind, and countless people asked for leave and were hospitalized. By the time they arrived, the two sides had already ceased fighting.

When they heard the news of the armistice, all the wounded and sick soldiers of the 4th Division returned to the team as if they had taken stimulants, clamoring to "show off with the Soviet Union", and even looked remorseful, complaining that they had no chance to play.

After a battle, the noses of the Japs in the 2nd Division were almost pissed off.

When we returned, the Japanese soldiers of the 4th Division were all arrogant and energetic. I don’t know, they thought they had won the battle.”

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu changed his tone and continued: "So, as long as the 4th Division participates in the battle, the Japanese army's sweep is destined to end in failure, and we do not need to move our base.

Naturally, the battle plan needs to be modified and re-formulated."

Chief of Staff: "Zhuzi, I have also heard about the performance of the Osaka Division in the Battle of Nomenhan, but it is just too arbitrary to say that they fought passively based on this alone.

You must know that this battle is related to the life and death of our entire 129th Division, and there is no room for carelessness."

Wang Chengzhu: "I can guarantee that the Osaka Division will never participate in this sweep. Of course, what I mean by not participating is not that they will not come to southeastern Shanxi, but that they will not engage in firefights with us.

The premise is that we don't actively provoke them.

Although this Japanese army is strange, its combat effectiveness is still very powerful.

But as long as we don't provoke them, they will not open fire on us. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, these devils will actively retreat and keep a certain safe distance from us.

Even if their friendly forces are attacked, these guys will definitely not send reinforcements."

Chief of Staff: "Zhuzi, I don't doubt your analysis, but I still retain my previous opinion, that is, this anti-mopping battle is related to the life and death of our entire 129th Division. There must be no carelessness."

After a pause, the chief of staff changed the subject and continued: "Of course, if we don't have to move our base, this is naturally the best choice.

Because the price we have to pay for transferring the base area is too high for our Eighth Route Army.

Even if we don't have to break it into parts, we will definitely lose a lot of equipment, materials, etc. in our base area."

Wang Chengzhu: "Chief of Staff, I understand your concerns, and I will not joke about the life and death of the 129th Division."

"Actually, it is very simple to verify whether the Osaka Division will take action against our army."

"If nothing goes wrong, the journey from Taiyuan to southeastern Shanxi originally only took three days. The Osaka Division will have to travel for at least more than a week. Moreover, there will definitely be a large number of sick and wounded in the Osaka Division."

Chief of Staff: "If the Osaka Division is really like what you said, then this Japanese army may not attack us, but we should be careful in everything."

Wang Chengzhu: "We can formulate two sets of combat plans. Even if the Osaka Division attacks us, we can completely tear apart their blockade.

And if the Osaka Division does not take action against us, it can prove my conjecture and we will not have to move our base."

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu changed his tone and continued: "In addition, I have another way to prove that the Osaka Division will not take action against us."

With that said, Wang Chengzhu looked at the division commander and continued: "Sir, commander, you can send someone to contact the Osaka division secretly and say that you want to make a deal with the other party.

If nothing else happens, the people of Osaka will definitely accept our deal.

And we can use this to buy some weapons and ammunition, food, medicine, etc."

The division commander naturally knew about the Osaka Division, and knew more than the chief of staff. He nodded and said: "Well, you can give it a try. After all, this Osaka Division has a precedent of selling arms supplies. If we can really cooperate with Osaka

When people make transactions, this is naturally the best thing for us.

Even if the other party is unwilling to trade with us, we will not suffer a loss."

Wang Chengzhu: "We don't have to rush into this matter. We can wait and see. If the Osaka Division is as I speculated, the Osaka Division will suffer a large number of non-combat attrition on the way to southeastern Shanxi, and its speed will also be slower.

If it’s more than half of the time, it won’t be too late to contact the other party and do business.”

The division commander nodded: "Well, that's what I planned. In that case, let's formulate a new combat plan. If we really don't have to move the base, this will be a great thing for us."

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3 days later.

The screen zooms to Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the Japanese 1st Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka was playing chess with Chief of Staff Miyano Shun. He clicked, dropped a piece, and then asked: "The 4th Division has been setting off for three days. Counting the time, they should arrive in southeastern Shanxi soon."

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Chapter completed!