Chapter eight hundred and thirty first situation changes
More than a dozen trucks drove into the gate of the Marine Corps Command one after another. Lieutenant General Makita, together with all the generals and junior officers, welcomed Huatong Trading Company in the yard to present condolences. The reception was unprecedentedly grand. The key was that this time Chen Mingxiang
The money and gifts given are so generous.【∞八【∞八【∞Read【∞书,.︾.o＠
"Thank you Chen Jun for your great contribution to the Imperial Navy, and thank you for the condolences and gifts you sent during the Spring Festival. Our Marine Corps will continue to help you and jointly build the prosperity of Shanghai!" Makita
Lieutenant General Jue Sanlang bowed to Chen Mingxiang in public.
"According to the imperial festival, New Year's Day is the Spring Festival. On this important day, the Imperial Navy officers are working hard to build Greater East Asia in China and cannot be reunited with their families. I must pay my highest respect and sincere condolences to the Imperial Army.
Greetings." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile and bowed in return.
Then came the distribution of consolation money and gifts. This time Chen Mingxiang made a large budget and took action with unprecedented intensity. The atmosphere of the entire Marine Corps also became joyful.
With an establishment of more than 5,000 people, each of the more than 4,000 ordinary soldiers received one pound of sake, five boxes of cigarettes and one pound of tea. The lieutenant-level officers received a red envelope of one hundred dollars, two pounds of sake, ten boxes of cigarettes and one pound of tea.
A junior officer is given a red envelope of US$1,000, two bottles of red wine, five barrels of cigarettes and two kilograms of tea. A general officer is given a red envelope of US$10,000, a box of red wine, a box of cigars and three kilograms of tea.
It is worth mentioning that Chen Mingxiang’s three close connections in the headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Ono, Colonel Nakajima and Lieutenant Colonel Shimada, are also paid according to the treatment of general officers. No one else has any objection to this. If not for their efforts,
Where do the Marine Corps get so many benefits?
In addition, there are trucks of chickens, ducks, meat, vegetables and fish, as well as rare Nanyang fruits, such as bananas, mangosteens, dragon fruit, etc., all in a wide variety of categories.〖∈八〖∈八〖∈Read〖
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Chen Mingxiang first arrived at the gendarmerie headquarters and handed over his belongings and condolence money. There were more than 2,000 gendarmerie personnel in Central China. The treatment of ordinary gendarmerie was equivalent to that of a lieutenant-level officer. The condolence money reached more than 300,000 US dollars.
With the addition of stuff, I can't afford it without $400,000.
Lunch must be eaten at the Marine Corps Headquarters. This is what Lieutenant Colonel Ono specifically called to inform before arriving. The Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai is Chen Mingxiang’s base camp. The relationship is quite special. It doesn’t matter when you eat.
"Chen Jun, the empire's battle for Guadalcanal in the South Pacific may fail. In view of the gradual loss of air and sea control, it is very difficult to supply ground troops. Guadalcanal is no longer suitable for continued fighting. The situation is very serious!"
"The U.S. Navy lost the aircraft carriers USS Wasp and USS Hornet in this battle, and we lost the aircraft carrier USS Ryusei. On the surface, it seems that the naval losses are smaller than those of the United States, but the industrial strength of the empire is completely incomparable to that of the United States.
The number of ships built by the other party actually reached fourteen, which is terrifying just thinking about it."
"After receiving intelligence, the 2nd Marine Division of the US Army and the 25th Infantry Division of the Army were transported to Guadalcanal in December and took over the 1st Marine Division. Their strength has already occupied an overwhelming advantage." Ono said.
Lieutenant Colonel frowned and said.
This was in Colonel Nakajima's office. Four people gathered together to drink tea and chat. The conversations among soldiers often involved war, and the most important battle at present was the battle for Guadalcanal.
"One or two failures are not the key. The most troublesome thing is that because of the supply difficulties in Guadalcanal, the Chief of Operations of the General Staff Headquarters, Lieutenant General Tanaka Shinichi, and the Director of Military Affairs of the Army Ministry, Major General Kenryo Sato, fought in the office and even ran to
In Prime Minister Tojo's office, he yelled at him as a bastard, and for this he was transferred to the Southern Army Headquarters." Colonel Nakajima said.
The Chief of Operations of the General Staff Headquarters went to the Prime Minister's Office and cursed Tojo Hideki as a bastard. This sounded like a fantasy to Chen Mingxiang, but it was the fact.
The Guadalcanal waters were blocked by the U.S. Navy, and supplies, medicines and food could not be delivered. The Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters requested the deployment of civilian ships to meet the needs of the combat troops despite losses.
However, this request was vetoed by Hideki Tojo, who also served as Minister of War. His reason was that maintaining a certain number of civilian ships to expand military production was more important than transporting supplies to the front line.
Tanaka Shinichi, who was furious, and Sato Kenraku, the military chief who conveyed the order and was also a close relative of Tojo Hideki, got into a fight in the office. Not to mention, the chief of operations actually ran into Tojo Hideki's office.
, yelling at the Prime Minister and Minister of War.
"It's not news that Major General Tanaka Shinichi likes to fight. In the 15th year of the Showa era, which is also the 29th year of the Republic of China, he and Akira Muto, the then director of military affairs, fought in the office over the southward strategy of launching war with Britain and the United States.
, because his attitude was deeply appreciated by the big guys at the time, he was promoted to Army Lieutenant General the next year."
"But this time it's different. He went directly to provoke Hideki Tojo, so why not sit on the bench? I guess he will only be a lieutenant general in this life." Lieutenant Commander Shimada said with a smile.
"Has the empire decided to withdraw from Guadalcanal?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
This is very important military intelligence. If the Japanese army wants to evacuate Guadalcanal, they must quickly notify the US military. It is obvious that the Japanese army's logistical supplies can no longer sustain it. If they can drag this enemy to death on Guadalcanal, it will have a negative impact on the South Pacific region.
The war situation has an extremely important impact.
"I haven't heard the news yet. Even if we retreat, it will require careful deployment. It cannot be decided easily. There are more than 30,000 imperial troops on Guadalcanal." Lieutenant Colonel Ono shook his head and said.
After lunch, Chen Mingxiang went to the 13th Army Headquarters and the 61st Division Station to "condolence", but this was a symbolic move.
All senior Japanese generals at the general level received generous gifts, including red wine, cigars and big red envelopes. The lieutenant general level includes commanders and division commanders, which is 10,000 US dollars. The major general level includes chief officers, such as headquarters staff officers.
Changhe brigade commander and others were able to receive US$5,000.
But the auxiliary major general received two thousand U.S. dollars, the junior officers received a red envelope of two hundred U.S. dollars and a pound of tea, and the rest of the junior officers and ordinary soldiers only received a batch of condolences.
The permanent Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai are the 61st Division and the 17th Independent Mixed Brigade. The 61st Division is a Type B division with a strength of 24,400 people. The 17th Independent Mixed Brigade is
There are five thousand people, plus the troops directly under the headquarters, the total number reaches close to forty thousand.
Although Chen Mingxiang made some money this year, facing such a huge base, he really can't afford it. Everyone can understand this. This is unprecedented. The condolence gifts from the city government are not even a fraction of his money. He has lived up to the expectations of the third generation.
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