Chapter 521: Walking on thin ice, sneaking!
“Private arms sales are absolutely not allowed.” Sanbonjiro said with a solemn face.
Miyazaki Kentaro dared to mention the "arms deal" in person, so Mimotojiro must show severe opposition.
Of course, deep down in his heart, Miyazaki's "unreserved" frankness made Sanbonjiro secretly satisfied.
"Section Chief, my job is to provide necessary military support to potential supporters of the empire." Cheng Qianfan said quickly, "This is not a business, it is to recruit supporters for the empire, and to express the empire's goodwill towards them to these potential supporters. "
“Li Laosan is willing to defect to the empire, and the empire will naturally replenish military supplies for him.” Sanbonjiro shook his head.
The empire occupied Shanghai, and the Chinese army fled all the way. In the idle arsenal of the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai, there are mountains of captured Chinese army guns and ammunition, and there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition for the armed security forces.
Hearing this, Cheng Qianfan immediately became anxious and did not even bother to maintain a respectful attitude in front of Sanbonjiro, "Section Chief!"
“Bag duck down!” Sanbonjiro slapped the table.
“Li Laosan is willing to make an offer...to buy a gun.” Cheng Qianfan raised three fingers.
The eyes of the two people collided in the air.
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“Asshole!” Sanbonjiro slapped the table again, “How many times have I told you, don’t always think about your business!”
The angry Sanbonjiro rubbed his temples. He only felt a headache. How could he have such a money-grubbing person under his command who only thought about doing business.
“Hai.” Cheng Qianfan stood at attention and lowered his head, but he was sneering deep in his heart.
"Look up, I don't want my men to be yes men who only know how to say 'yes'!" Sanbonjiro said angrily.
"Hai!" Cheng Qianfan lowered his head and said, then raised his head, a hint of excitement of "getting it" flashed in his eyes at the right time.
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“Section Chief!” Cheng Qianfan took a step forward, approached Sanbonjiro, and said in a low voice.
He confirmed again that this was a faint smell of blood!
Cheng Qianfan racked his brains. He needed to choose his words in such an urgent situation.
He wanted to quietly direct the matter toward Araki Harima, who was most likely to go out to direct the operation.
It can be said to be walking on thin ice.
"My subordinates believe that Li Laosan himself should be the one who most hopes to complete the recruitment of troops and strengthen his strength before joining the empire. The decades-long warlord melee has made the Chinese warriors believe in one truth, that is, someone with a gun is the best choice. important!"
“Li Laosan hopes to be taken seriously by the empire. Naturally, he himself hopes that he will have strong troops and horses before joining him.”
"With fewer people, Li Laosan may not dare to come over. The Chinese water bandits are suspicious by nature, and they may even worry that the empire will take the opportunity to kill him who has little use value."
Hearing this, Sanbonjiro nodded in agreement. Miyazaki's analysis was very orderly and very 'convincing'.
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"In addition." Cheng Qianfan glanced at Sanbonjiro, showing a thoughtful look, "My subordinates carefully considered it, and they also recruited Chinese military forces, recruited a group of water bandits who were dispersed by the imperial army, and recruited A military force with strong troops and considerable combat effectiveness is completely different."
Sanbonjiro glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki again, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, and nodded slightly, "Miyazaki-kun, what you said makes some sense."
Sanbonjiro pondered for a moment and continued, "A strong team takes the initiative to join the Imperial Japanese Army. This is enough to demonstrate the powerful deterrent power of the empire and the supreme power of the Imperial Japanese Army!"
"Section Chief Mingjian." Cheng Qianfan showed an expression of admiration, "My subordinates said so many words without any logic, but the Chief's words made Miyazaki suddenly understand."
Sanbonjiro laughed loudly and looked quite proud.
Even though I know that this guy is flattering me, this feeling is really...comfortable!
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Sanbonjiro walked to a wall and opened a scarlet curtain. On the wall was a military map of Shanghai and the surrounding areas.
"Miyazaki-kun, I know your abilities, stop hiding your clumsiness, show your interest in doing business and making money, get serious, and tell me what you know about the Taihu water bandits."
“Miyazaki is definitely not clumsy, he is actually stupid...”
“If the answer is not satisfactory to me, I will issue an order to set up interceptors along the river and strictly investigate smuggling.” Sanbonjiro said coldly.
"The patrol office has always paid more attention to the Taihu water bandits. The archives room has relatively complete files. My subordinates know that sooner or later the empire will attack the Taihu water bandits, either to recruit them or to exterminate them. Therefore, my subordinates have been prepared for it and have been thinking very hard. Familiar with it." Cheng Qianfan said loudly with an extremely serious expression, head held high.
“The waters of Taihu Lake are alternating with rivers and lakes, and the water system is densely covered.”
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Cheng Qianfan took over the baton from Sanbonjiro.
He looked at the map carefully and confirmed the location before continuing.
“Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.”
"Jiangsu Wuxi!"
“There is also Huzhou in Zhejiang!”
“These three cities are the most important places along the Taihu Lake, and are also the most rampant places for water bandits in Taihu Lake.”
"Whether it was the former Qing government, the Republic of China regime in China, or even local warlords, they all carried out campaigns against Taihu water bandits many times. There were many fierce battles, even no less than small battles. However, overall, the results of the campaign were The results were not good." Cheng Qianfan sneered, "Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese government forces, haha."
“Go on.” Sanbonjiro had to interrupt Miyazaki Kentaro’s sarcasm towards the Chinese people.
“If Zhejiang is suppressed, the Soviet Union will flee; if the Soviet Union is suppressed, the Soviet Union will flee; if the Soviet Union is suppressed, the troops will move to Zhejiang; if the enemy is suppressed, the troops will serve the people; if the troops are gone, they will still be bandits; if we can’t defend them, we can’t defend them; if we suppress them, we can’t kill them.” Cheng Qianfan spoke eloquently, "These six sentences are enough to explain the difficulties of suppressing bandits in Taihu Lake."
“Like an eel, it has many nests and is extremely slippery.”
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“In addition, Taihu water bandits can be roughly divided into two categories: “local gangs” and “guest gangs.”
“The native gangs are mainly composed of local people along the Taihu Lake. As early as the Xinhai period of China, Ye Axiang, who was entrenched in the Guangfu Town area of Suzhou and was known as “Xiangshan Axiang”, set up a gambling venue in Guangfu Town.”
“After 1911, this man became more powerful and tried his best to prepare firearms, military uniforms, and ships. He claimed to have the largest navy in Taihu Lake. When he came ashore to plunder, the ships were so powerful that they caused great harm.”
“Is this Ye Axiang still there?” Sanbonjiro asked immediately.
Such a tough bandit, if you can recruit...
“No more, the file says he died a long time ago.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head, “The loneliness of Ye Axiang’s gang is also the process of the Taihu Water Bandits gradually being overshadowed by the guest gang.”
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"The Chinese people live in such a fertile land, but wars continue. Whenever there are natural disasters and military disturbances, victims from Jianghuai, Lianghu, Shandong, Henan and other places will flock to the Taihu Lake Basin. Some of them are desperate and become bandits. The guest gang is composed of A gang composed mainly of homeless people."
“In addition, refugees and deserters from various places have become potential sources of soldiers for the water bandits.”
“Compared to the local gangs, the guest gangs have almost no kinship with the area around Taihu Lake, so their plundering is more brutal.” Cheng Qianfan’s eyes showed excitement.
“Section Chief, Li Laosan’s subordinates are the Kebang water bandits.”
“Li Laosan plundered the countryside and attacked villages and towns. He has long been outlawed by the national government. Such people are exactly what the empire needs.”
“Where is Li Laosan’s headquarters?” Sanbonjiro asked.
The focus of the work of the Shanghai Special High School is currently mainly on the government's special agents. Previously, it did not have much energy to investigate the situation of water bandits in Taihu Lake.
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"I don't know." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "The water bandits' den is extremely secretive. It is a matter of life and death and is absolutely confidential."
Sanbonjiro looked at him.
"Combining the patrol room files and rumors in the world, Li Laosan's hideout is most likely -" Cheng Qianfan pointed to three places on the map respectively, "Suzhou Sanshan Island, Suzhou Dongshan Island and a village in Yangcheng Lake, a tributary of Taihu Lake ."
"However, it is only possible. This is just my subordinate's speculation." Cheng Qianfan added.
Pap, pah, pah!
Mimotojiro touched his palm and said, "Miyazaki-kun, it's true that I have always been optimistic about you. Facts have proved that you put the energy of doing business into business, and your work performance is extremely outstanding."
“Miyazaki has disappointed you, Section Chief, and I feel ashamed and uneasy.” Cheng Qianfan lowered his eyebrows and said.
"Li Laosan Division is a group of tough bandits with good fighting ability." Sanbonjiro scratched his chin and stared at the map, "The most important thing is that they are familiar with the conditions in the waters of Taihu Lake, and the waters of Taihu Lake are complex and may become a It is a hiding place for anti-Japanese forces, so it is a great good thing that Li Laosan's subordinates are willing to surrender to the empire."
With that said, Sanbonjiro looked at Cheng Qianfan, "Miyazaki-kun, I will fully support you in completing the work of recruiting Li Laosan's subordinates. Young man, just go ahead and do it. If you have any difficulties, you can raise them."
"Section Chief Ming Jing." Cheng Qianfan was overjoyed, but immediately showed a look of embarrassment, "My subordinates' business is mainly about drinks and luxury goods, and in fact it rarely involves arms. Therefore, the guns and ammunition currently in the warehouse are The quantity is far from enough to meet Li Laosan's needs. I heard that in the empire's warehouse..."
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