After the meeting, more than a dozen regimental and battalion-level officers ran noisily to the headquarters canteen for a dinner.
Although it was a war era and the conditions were far from comparable to the era before Xu Rui traveled through time, Xu Rui still tried his best to bring over some of the practices from that era, such as the chief officials having a dinner party after every meeting.
Every time a big victory is won or a training camp ends, a large dinner is held.
Because Xu Rui knows very well that this approach can maximize the cohesion of a unit.
There is a saying that if friendship is shallow, take a lick, and deep friendship will be dull. Friendship between people, especially in China, is all about drinking at the wine table. It has been like this since ancient times. Of course,
At present, wine cannot be openly served. Even if it is a dinner party for battalion-level officers, each person can only have one glass of wine at most.
Even so, the captured Japanese sake was almost consumed.
Therefore, several chief officers who were addicted to alcohol were already clamoring to open a winery to make wine. As a result, they were scolded by Wang Husheng. Wang Husheng said that many base areas could not even eat, but our Dameishan base area used grain to make wine.
, instead of supporting friendly forces, is this ridiculous?
This is of course outrageous, and Xu Rui firmly opposes it.
Therefore, the matter of opening a winery was dropped.
Leng Tiefeng followed Xu Rui and finally walked out of the conference room. As he walked out, he said: "Lao Xu, you send out all the troops, even Lao Niu's artillery, and Langya will follow you later."
Go to Shanghai and the entire base area will be completely empty. If the Japanese take advantage of the situation and attack, it will be great fun."
Xu Rui said cheerfully: "Don't worry, veteran, the little devil won't come."
Leng Tiefeng didn't believe it and said, "Are you really that confident? Be careful, this is a little devil's trick to bully the enemy!"
"A tactic to bully the enemy?" Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Veteran, I'm not bragging. The little devils have been dealing with me for such a long time. How many times have they ever taken advantage? So, lend them a hundred dollars.
I don’t even dare to play any more tricks with me. I’m sure the Japanese really want to surrender me this time.”
Leng Tiefeng thought it right, shook his head and said: "I don't know what the little devil is doing wrong. He actually wants to recruit you."
"You kid, there's nothing wrong with you." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "There is really no one in this world who can't be bribed. It all depends on whether you can afford it or not."
Leng Tiefeng frowned and said, "What's your price, Lao Xu?"
"My price?" Xu Rui said in amusement, "What do you think, veteran?"
"Let me think about it." Leng Tiefeng said seriously, "If the little devil wants to recruit you, he must impose the following conditions. First, the Japanese emperor must commit suicide, and then all the Japanese invaders must commit suicide by caesarean section, and then marry
I’ll give you a princess from the Japanese royal family, and that’s probably all I can think of.”
Xu Rui laughed and said: "Doihara Kenji really should ask you to be his adviser."
"Ask me to be a consultant?" Leng Tiefeng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid Doihara Kenji can't afford that price."
Xu Rui smiled and shook his head and said: "Speaking of the price just now, veteran, what is the price for buying you?"
"Me?" Leng Tiefeng pointed at himself and said with a smile, "My price is much cheaper than yours. If you want to bribe me, the little devil will provide us with the equipment of a hundred divisions, plus an organic unit.
We have a naval fleet, and, by the way, we also need to help our country establish a complete aviation industry. With these, that’s probably about it.”
As he spoke, Leng Tiefeng's expression suddenly dimmed, and he continued: "Sometimes, I really can't figure out why traitors like Liang Hongzhi, Yin Rugeng and Wang Yitang are so cheap? Little Japan only paid three
With just a few melons and dates, I bought them off."
Xu Rui said: "The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of whom is different. What's so strange about this?"
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "What's more, if it weren't for the misdeeds of these traitors, how could the little Japanese misjudge the matter of recruiting me?"
"Indeed." Leng Tiefeng said, "This is probably the only positive contribution these traitors have made to the country and the nation."
While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the entrance of the cafeteria.
He Guangming rushed out immediately, put one hand on Xu Rui's shoulder and the other on Leng Tiefeng's waist, and said affectionately: "Captain and veteran, why are you here? I'm just waiting for you two."
Xu Rui stepped through the door with one step and said loudly: "We have agreed today, one cup per person, no more!"
He Guangming immediately became unhappy and said: "Captain, one cup is not enough, you have to have one per person. This little Japanese sake is already bland and tasteless, one cup is too little."
"Captain, let's have a few more drinks today."
"It's just that it's rare for everyone to get together."
"Didn't Lao He seize dozens of boxes of sake this time?"
"I just went to the grocery store and saw a lot of wine."
The rest, like Yao Lei, Zhu Chen and a dozen other battalions immediately started making noises.
Xu Rui thought that it was a rare time for everyone to get together, and he didn't want to spoil everyone's fun too much, so he said: "Okay, but just this time, I won't be an example next time, otherwise Lao Wang should teach me a lesson."
The dozen or so battalion commanders who had been waiting for the banquet to start cheered loudly, and then started shouting and shouting.
There was nothing to say all night. By the next day, the four main regiments of the Dameishan military division plus four directly affiliated battalions, 10,000 veterans plus 5,000 new recruits, all went out to kill the people around the Dameishan base area.
Pu County, Guan County, Shan County and more than a dozen counties further away including Ding County, Mingguang, Xuyi, Hanshan and so on.
The next morning, Xu Rui and Yoshiko Kawashima held a second round of negotiations.
There was no difference in the result, and there was still no consensus between the two people.
However, Xu Rui agreed to Kawashima Yoshiko's request and gave her a radio station so that she could communicate with the Doihara agency in Shanghai. Of course, Kawashima Yoshiko's scope of activities was still strictly restricted.
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At the same time, Kenji Doihara, who was far away in Shanghai, was waiting for news from Yoshiko Kawashima.
The recruitment of Xu Rui was personally proposed by Emperor Hirohito, so Kanin Miya Zaihito, the Army Chief of Staff, and Terauchi Juichi, the Army Minister, were very tight-lipped and urged Doihara Kenji to go to the summit with two telegrams a day.
With such strict supervision, Doihara Kenji naturally did not dare to neglect.
However, since Kawashima Yoshiko entered Dameishan, there was suddenly no news. This made Doihara Kenji feel inexplicably anxious. If the recruitment of Xu Rui fails, His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp will not care about you. The specific reason is
For whatever reason, I would only think that he, Kenji Doihara, was not doing things well.
However, Doihara Kenji was anxious and could only wait.
Two days passed quickly in anxious waiting.
On the morning of the third day, there was still no news from Yoshiko Kawashima, but Shun Nakamura, the head of the Shanghai Secret Service, personally reported the news.
"Your Excellency, General." Nakamura Jun suddenly reported, "The agents of Gisfield No. 76 have discovered a situation where underground party members are purchasing cotton yarn, cotton cloth, gauze and other materials in large quantities in the Shanghai market.
"Buy cotton yarn, cotton cloth and gauze?" Doihara Kenji glared at Nakamura Shun with some displeasure and said, "Isn't this quite normal? Winter is coming soon, and all base areas behind enemy lines are facing a shortage of winter clothes.
, is there anything strange about using the underground party’s connections to purchase cotton yarn, cotton cloth and gauze from Shanghai?”
"Hai, it is indeed normal for the underground party to purchase cotton cloth, cotton yarn and gauze from Shanghai." Shun Nakamura did not directly contradict Kenji Doihara. He first followed the tone of his boss and then said, "However, this time the underground party purchases
The quantity of goods is quite large, and we have almost sold out all the cotton yarn, cotton cloth and gauze on the market!"
"Nani?" Doihara Kenji frowned, "Such a large amount? This is something we cannot ignore!"
After pondering for a moment, Doihara Kenji said: "Have you ever found out where this batch of supplies is stored?"
Nakamura Shun said: "We haven't found anything so far. Your Majesty the General should know that things are always secretive, and the people in Jisi Feier No. 76 have never been very effective."
"A bunch of waste has almost bought up all the cotton yarn, cotton cloth and gauze in the Shanghai market. The location of such a large batch of materials can't be traced!" Kenji Doihara said coldly, "Please tell Li Shiqun and Ding Mo Village for me.
If we cannot find the specific location to store supplies before dark today, Jisi Feier No. 76 will disband as soon as possible."
"Hai." Nakamura Shun paused heavily and added, "After finding out the specific location where the supplies are stored, will they be burned?"
"If you burn it, it will make too much noise. It is a public concession after all, and it will cause international disputes." Kenji Doihara shook his head and continued, "So I still put pressure on the Concession Industry Bureau and said that these materials belong to
Military supplies must be reviewed by the empire, and you can just find a reason to withhold them."
"Hai." Nakamura Shun paused and turned around.
Watching Shun Nakamura's figure go away, Kenji Doihara rubbed his swollen temples and said to himself: "Dealing with these bullshit little things all day long, I'm almost going to become Jisi Phil No. 76
It’s my nanny, huh, it seems like it’s impossible not to put some pressure on Li Shiqun and Ding Mocun. Do you really think I don’t know they are double agents?”
After finishing speaking, Doihara Kenji turned his gaze to the window again, with a look of worry on his face again.
Seeing that it was noon again, there was still no news about Yoshiko Kawashima, but it was best not to let anything happen.
When Kenji Doihara was worried, a communications staff officer hurried in and reported: "Your Excellency, General, Colonel Kawashima has just sent an urgent message from Dameishan!"
Is there finally any news? Kenji Doihara's expression perked up, he stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it here!"
Kenji Doihara took the telegram from the hands of the communications staff. After reading it in a hurry, his face became even more embarrassed. Xu Rui really dared to open his mouth. The equipment of a division? Plus ten tons of sulfa?