I don¡¯t know whether it was to save Master Chen, or to make more money for himself, or maybe both. Captain Yamazaki, the advisory team leader with the power of recruitment, only recruited three retired officers, Kobayashi, Sazaki and Hattori. Seven of them are first-class sergeants or second-class sergeants.
During the recruitment process, Captain Yamazaki not only "calculated carefully" for Master Chen, but also carried forward the "Corpse Corps'" tradition of nepotism. Lieutenant Kobayashi was his classmate at the Army Sergeant School, Lieutenant Sazaki was a fellow Hokkaido native who was also the son of a fisherman, and Second Lieutenant Hattori was his former squadron leader.
The seven sergeants who have just been recruited are roughly like this. If his power is not strong enough and he has no say in some issues, even Hasegawa and Sakamoto, who are sent by Lieutenant Colonel Harada, may be recruited by him. The machine will be replaced.
"Did you see it? This is the group photo taken when the commander of the Northern Branch Expedition Army met with the head of the regiment."
As soon as he entered the conference room, Yamazaki excitedly introduced the row of photos on the wall, "This is General Kagesa, who was said to be the artillery chief a month ago. Major General Imai, Rear Admiral Hikojiro Suga Mr. Kobayashi, this one is wearing a suit." You are also a big shot, and you must be like a thunderbolt when talking about it.¡±
From the time he graduated as a military officer until his retirement, Xiao Lin only interacted with the captain a few times. He had never seen these general-level figures. He couldn't help but ask: "Who is he?"
"Inukai Ken, the third son of former Prime Minister Inukai Takeshi!"
They are all big shots. Lieutenant Hattori couldn't help but sigh: "Your Excellency, squadron leader, it seems that this Chinese is not simple."
"Hattori-kun, watch your words!"
Yamazaki turned around abruptly and warned in an extremely serious tone: "Almost all your Excellency the regimental commander and the officers of the headquarters are from Georgetown, the British Straits Settlements. They are overseas Chinese and different from ordinary Chinese people. Not only are they deeply loved by the base camp, the 'Mei Agency' and Many of the generals in the "Dengjun" trust and have a deep relationship with Wang Jingwei. Kobayashi-kun, Sazaki-kun, and Hattori-kun, please remember that we are no longer active soldiers. Whether we can continue to serve His Majesty the Emperor depends entirely on the regiment. Your Majesty¡¯s attitude.¡±
"Hi!"
It¡¯s not easy to earn a living. After they retire from active service, they are just ordinary people. If they want to stay in China and continue to earn high salaries without being sent back, they have to live with their tail between their legs. Yamazaki's words were serious, and the three of them bowed quickly and vowed not to make the same mistake again.
Young Master Chen is still busy next door, and it seems that the meeting will not be open for a while.
Looking at the photos on the wall, Lieutenant Kobayashi couldn't help but smile and asked: "Yamazaki-kun, is the Wang Jingwei you just mentioned the Chinese politician who compared Manchuria to his wife?"
"What wife?"
Yamazaki obviously knew nothing about this. Kobayashi explained: "I heard a diplomatic joke told by the staff when I was at the wing headquarters. Before the Japanese-Japanese Incident, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, or perhaps the deputy minister, once made such a metaphor, Manchuria It's like China's wife. Now Japan has a relationship with him and seduces her to run away from home. As a husband, it is indeed very unpleasant, but he has no intention of questioning his wife who has changed his mind. Also, the other man is prone to fighting, which is very embarrassing. trouble."
The metaphor was quite vivid, and Yamazaki and the others burst into laughter. Sazaki even smiled and asked, "What happens next? Is there anything else?"
Xiao Lin nodded, "Seeing that the Japan-China Incident was about to break out, he said that Japan took advantage of the husband's weakness to hold a public wedding with his wife, Manchuria, and demanded that China also attend. In any case, this is something they cannot do. tolerated.¡±
"Diplomatic negotiations are so interesting. If you are not careful, it will become a joke for the ages." Yamazaki wiped the tears from laughter and reminded again: "But such a joke is too inappropriate. Regardless of whether Wang Jingwei has told it or not, you will never tell it in the future." Don¡¯t mention it again, especially in front of Mr. Danzao and Ishikawa.¡±
"Ishikawa?" Sasaki was stunned, raised his head and asked, "Yamazaki-kun, are you talking about the second lieutenant translator?"
"Yes," Yamazaki confirmed, "but he is now a lieutenant, and even represents the 'boarding force' to guide our consultant work."
After serving for so many years, he had made many military exploits, and was still a second lieutenant when he retired. Hattori was indignant, "That Ishikawa, he was a second lieutenant a few days ago, why did he suddenly become a lieutenant? To be promoted to lieutenant, a second lieutenant does not need to be recommended by the army. Is it necessary to study at the sergeant school, pass the evaluation of the regiment's officer corps, and then be approved by His Majesty the Emperor after he issues a promotion order? "
"For personnel who have made great achievements, the commander of the army has the right to make special promotions."
Yamazaki paused, pointed to Young Master Chen in the photo and continued, "You three may not believe it. Mr. Danzao was a businessman two months ago. The reason why he was able to achieve such achievements in just two months, Ishikawa Therefore, on the recommendation of the "Deng Force" secret service headquarters.Only then did Ishikawa receive the special first-level promotion award from the team. "
¡°It¡¯s so irritating to compare people to each other.¡±
Hattori spoke of the jingle in the army with emotion, "The arrogant second lieutenant, the poor lieutenant, the hard-working captain, alas I have no chance of these. But I didn't pass the military sergeant exam, so it's not a pity to retire like this. Mr. Xiao Lin has served with the rank of lieutenant for more than ten years, and it is a pity that he has not been promoted to captain. "
The officer personnel system stipulates that a trainee officer will be promoted to second lieutenant in three months, and a second lieutenant will be promoted to lieutenant in two years. Only lieutenants who have served for seven years are eligible to be promoted to captain, but not everyone can be promoted. When he was promoted to captain, he had a lot of allowances and a bright future. He had not passed the last hurdle. It would be false to say that he did not regret it. Xiaolin sighed lightly and said with emotion: "Fortunately, an old classmate like Yamazaki-kun took me in. Otherwise, I would be too embarrassed to go back to China.¡±
"Your Excellency Tuanzuo!"
While talking, Master Chen hurried in with a stack of account books, and the three of them quickly bowed like Yamazaki.
"Sit down, everyone, sit down, time is urgent, let's get straight to the point."
Young Master Chen threw the account book on the conference table and said in increasingly proficient Japanese: "I just received a phone call that Mr. Wang and his wife will personally lead Mr. Zhou Fohai, Mr. Mei Siping and many generals of the Military Commission tomorrow morning. It is said that even Ying Zuo and other generals from your country may accompany us for an inspection. This is not only an honor for our headquarters, but also directly related to our future food and salary. Therefore, it is necessary to invite you to a meeting to jointly discuss the inspection and reception and other related matters. ¡±
"A test?" Yamazaki was not a fool, he hit the point right away.
"Yes."
Young Master Chen pointed to the account book and confirmed: "Yamazaki-kun, Xiaolin-kun, this is a list of all the equipment of our headquarters. Tomorrow, the military commission inspection team will check this list one by one. Only after confirmation is correct can the purchase funds and training funds be allocated. Taking into account the soldiers of this headquarters Most of them are Japanese prisoners of war, and their health conditions are not optimistic. If they want to adapt to the next high-intensity training as soon as possible, they must find ways to deal with food and nutrition.
But the new government is still being formed, and the financial situation is also not optimistic. The food and salary standards set by the Military Commission are far from meeting the needs of the headquarters. Therefore, we can only solve this urgent problem by applying for equipment funds. "
The number of equipment and false reporting equipment is the only way to make money. Chen Yaozu and Guilianxuan ran to this three days. How many people in total, they could not do fake at all, and they could only make articles in the number of equipment. Yamazaki understood the idea, pointed to the account book and asked with a smile: "Your Excellency, Captain, does this mean that a large part of the headquarters' equipment is not in place?"
"It is true that a large part is not in place," Young Master Chen looked around the crowd and said seriously: "The four of you may not know something. In addition to the headquarters, the Military Commission also established four divisions and a brigade at the same time. If we don¡¯t take this opportunity to solve the funding problem, it will only become more and more difficult in the future.¡±
The consulting fee is drawn from the regiment headquarters, which means that everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope. Of course, Yamazaki cannot stay out of the matter and immediately asked: "Can I ask Ishikawa-kun to think of a solution?"
Young Master Chen shook his head and said with a helpless smile: "The intelligence room of the Dengjun unit is not a combat unit. Even the light weapons provided before were obtained from the seized warehouses of several regiments. Ishikawa-kun is powerless to do anything about it. "
"Then what do you mean, Commander?"
"Five minutes ago, I just had a phone call with Director Harada. He thought Yamazaki-kun and Kobayashi-kun should be able to find a solution, so I have to leave this matter to you."
What can we do? Yamazaki and Kobayashi looked at each other and were stunned for a while before asking doubtfully: "Your Excellency, Captain, are you saying that Chief Harada asked us to find Captain Hashimoto?"
"I don't know, but since Harada-senpai asked me to find you two, I must be confident that you two can help."
Except for the Guards Division, all other divisions of the Japanese Army are affiliated with local regiments. Although Yamazaki and Kobayashi have retired, their relationship still exists, and the regiments they served in before are all stationed in Shanghai. Otherwise, the old The Japanese Harada would not hint that Master Chen was interested in them.
Xiao Lin was still waiting to lead the army like Yamazaki next month. Seeing Master Chen looking at him expectantly, he couldn't keep silent any longer, so he pointed in the direction of the stable and said meaningfully: "Borrow a few important items for now." The equipment should not be a problem to meet the inspection, but the regiment commander may have to spend money. Captain Hashimoto loves horses so much, I think he will be very happy if I can send a few horses. "
Yamazaki reacted and immediately laughed and said: "The captured equipment in the 12th Brigade's arsenal is piled up like a mountain. As long as the commander of the regiment can show enough sincerity, let alone temporarily borrow it, it's okay to even send a few pieces to us. "
? ?The horse is not a problem, and sincerity is not a problem! Young Master Chen was ecstatic and stood up immediately, "Mr. Wang will arrive tomorrow morning. There is not much time left for us. Let's split up and try to solve the problem before dawn." "
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