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    However, the order to speed up the attack and quickly occupy South Borneo is unquestionable.  Therefore, Nogi Nogi, the supreme commander of the expeditionary force, ordered a message to be sent to senior officers above the division level and ordered them to rush to the Pontianak headquarters as quickly as possible to hold a military meeting.

    Kuroki Weizhen knew that haste makes waste, he hesitated for a long time, and said sincerely: "Nogi-kun, judging from the fact that the reconnaissance team is still suffering heavy blows, the cunning Indonesian anti-foreigner army is probably still strong. If we  If you act too hastily, you will inevitably repeat the same mistakes and lose your troops and generals again."

    Nogi Nogi nodded with a livid face, and said in a deep voice: "Kuroki-kun, we have many difficulties, but the domestic situation is even more severe. If we can't open up the situation again, I believe you can understand the consequences."

    After a pause, Nogi Hitori sighed again: "Well, if it were not hindered by the heavy rain during this period, even if the expeditionary force did not eliminate the main force of the Indonesian anti-foreigner army, it would at least be able to significantly expand the occupied area. With the expansion of the occupied area, many  All the problems can be solved, why would we be so passive like now? The heavy rain really hurt us."

    "Damn weather," Heimu cursed bitterly, and said hopefully: "Right now, we can only hope that the rain will clear up soon, so that our army can attack quickly."

    "It has been raining for so long, it should be almost done," Nogi Nogi said with a straight face, "No matter what happens next, when everything is ready, I will personally go to the front line to take command. At that time, the overall situation will be taken care of.  Kuroki-kun, you take control."

    Just as Kuroki Weizhen was about to answer, an officer from the Confidential Section sent another telegram. Nogi Nogi took it and read it, and his expression changed again.

    "Nogi-kun, did something big happen on the front line?" Kuroki Weizhen walked up to Nogi Nogi and asked anxiously.

    "I do hope that the boring situation on the front line will change." Nogi Nogi handed the telegram to Kuroki Weizhen, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Kuroki-kun, this is an urgent telegram from the military department, saying  Taiwan will not ship any more food next time. The military department ordered us to raise food on the spot while sending capable personnel from the logistics department to purchase it in surrounding areas."

    "What?" Heimu Weizhen quickly reached out and took the telegram. After reading it, Heimu Weizhen fell into deep thought.

    Japan is surrounded by the sea and has barren land. There are only a few plains where rice and wheat can be cultivated, and food production is extremely insufficient.

    Most areas in Japan are mountainous and hilly, suitable for growing sweet potatoes.  Japanese civilians regard sweet potatoes and sea fish as their main food sources, and many Japanese civilians can only eat half full every day.

    Therefore, the Japanese rulers living on the island country have a very strong sense of crisis and survival, and they are constantly looking for a way out.

    Especially in the generation of Emperor Meiji, a large number of far-sighted people appeared, represented by Hirobumi Ito.  They clearly understood that the Czech Republic's development path was through invasion and plunder.

    After the Meiji Restoration, Japan quickly embarked on the path of aggression and expansion.  Ito Hirobumi and others pursued the development of Japan wholeheartedly, united closely with Emperor Meiji Mutsuhito, and successively captured colonies such as Korea, China's Liaodong Peninsula, and Taiwan.

    Through the brutal plunder and exploitation of the colonies, Japan was finally able to temporarily get rid of the dilemma of food shortage, and Japan's economy also developed rapidly.

    After tasting the sweetness, Japan¡¯s political and military elites became even more enthusiastic about seeking new colonies.

    It¡¯s a pity that Japan rose too late, and most of Asia became colonies of Western powers.  Moreover, the emerging capitalist powers Germany and the United States are coming to share the food, leaving Asia as a whole in a situation where there is too much to eat and too little to eat.

    Indonesia is rich in resources and is a treasure land for food production. More importantly, it is occupied by the small and weak country of the Netherlands.  Therefore, Japan's ruling class has long been eyeing this big fat piece of meat and is waiting for the opportunity to pounce on it.

    ??This time, the Indonesian anti-foreign forces massacred Japanese expatriates in Borneo, which was nothing less than a godsend opportunity for the Japanese Empire with its powerful navy and army.

    However, after the huge Japanese expeditionary force rushed to Borneo excitedly, it suffered a series of setbacks and lost its troops and generals.

    Especially after the vigorous boycott of Japanese goods and the rise of the anti-Japanese movement, Japan's domestic situation has become severe and its economy has become difficult to operate.  As factory owners intensified their exploitation of workers, workers went on strike and made trouble.

    ¡°Moreover, anti-Japanese elements in major colonies have also become active, constantly using various means to disrupt normal production in the colonies.

    Especially in Taiwan, where food is transported, anti-Japanese guerrillas have suddenly become active recently.  They attacked everywhere, attacking Japanese troops and traitors, looting and destroying food crops, causing serious damage to Taiwan's colonial rule.

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    If it was a short-term action, I would still have to accept it reluctantly, but now that the expeditionary force has been stuck in Borneo for more than four months, it seems overwhelmed.

    Therefore, the Japanese military headquarters issued an order to stop transporting food from Taiwan to Borneo, allowing the expeditionary force headquarters to raise food on the spot while sending personnel from the logistics department to purchase food in surrounding areas.

    This decision is obviously very wise and should be resolutely implemented.

    The operation to raise food on the spot in the occupied area of ??Pontianak began as early as the arrival of the Japanese Ninth Division.  At present, the Japanese army's exploitation and oppression of the people in Pontianak and nearby areas has reached an unprecedented level, causing local people to complain.

    However, this can only meet the supply needs of three Japanese divisions, and it is also necessary to raise food supplies for the other three divisions from surrounding areas.

    The closest ones to Pontianak are the Lanfang Republic in Borneo and the island of Java. However, the Lanfang Republic is completely controlled by the anti-Japanese Chinese, and many areas on Java Island are also controlled by the Chinese.  Now that the anti-Japanese movement of the Chinese people is in the ascendant, what can be done to buy food from them?

    Kuroki Weizhen was thinking hard, Nogi Nogi had already figured it out, interrupted his thoughts, and said loudly: "Kuroki-kun, I thought about it and feel that the latest instructions from the military are very correct and wise.  .¡±

    "Yes, I think so too." Kuroki Weizhen responded and said thoughtfully: "Nogi-kun, although the Lanfang Republic is currently carrying out a campaign against the empire, as long as we do it more secretly and let the  If those merchants make more money, I believe they will sell food to us."

    "Yoshi" Nogi Hidenori agreed and said: "Kuroki-kun, in addition, we must also try to buy food from the Dutch and Chinese merchants on Java Island to solve our food problem to the greatest extent."  .  

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