Chapter 499: Night Banquet
The French soldiers came from afar, because they were accustomed to the climate of Europe, and when they arrived in this tropical region, of course, there would be some problems of adaptation. In addition, after drifting at sea for more than half a month, anyone standing on the ground will be a little weak in their feet.
However, the French have been colonizing this area for almost a century, and the local government has long since figured out a set of scientific solutions, so these tigers from Europe have all recovered their combat effectiveness within a week, which can be seen in the daily service report of the gendarmerie.
The French GIs from the homeland showed their excellence here, and the language barrier could not stop them from exploring the unknown, but they had already figured out the address of the famous flower street Willow Lane and bar in Saigon Harbour before they could figure out where the barracks door was open.
"It's just a bunch of rough brutes, these damn Caucasians." Sadako Onoda cursed angrily. She took out a cardboard box from the medicine box on the table, then took out a few strands of cotton wool from the medicine cotton stick, dipped some sulfonamide powder in the box, and carefully applied it to the slightly hideous wound on the girl's back.
"Lord Shaozuo, before the arrival of the soldiers, they were indoctrinated with a lot of anti-Japanese thoughts, which is a very bad sign, and this situation must be reported to the superiors immediately. The status quo in French Indochina, if not changed, would have serious consequences for the Empire's interests in South Asia. Kobayashi Feng Shui turned around on the cushion and respectfully proposed to his boss.
Kuranosuke Inosuke didn't pay attention to him, and the army junior sat upright on the futon, steadily picked up a piece of fried fish from the food box with chopsticks, and then dipped it in the sweet garlic sauce carefully prepared by the chef.
"Shaozuo, we can think of ways to deal with the locals, such as those independentist organizations that hate the Chinese people." Suntaro Sakamoto picked up the delicate sake jug and filled the glass in the hand of his boss.
"Those cowardly cowards have taken refuge in the mountains to the north, and their numbers are too small, I am afraid that even if they are provided with funds and weapons, they will not be able to affect the current situation at all, and those precious money and goods will be cheapened for the people of the country, and it is more likely that they will be left with evidence and talk against the empire." Kazuo Wakatake refuted his colleague's suggestion with a disdainful face.
"Then do you have any brilliant suggestions, you might as well talk about it in front of everyone now, Second Lieutenant Ruozhu." Sakamoto sneered and filled himself with a glass of wine.
"We are intelligence officers, and we only need to report what we find to our superiors, and we have completed our mission. The issues you just mentioned are not for those of us who should be considering. Ruozhu picked up the wine glass in his hand and took a sip.
"Don't argue, Ruozhu is right, it's not something you can think about. Wasn't the lesson from last time deep enough? Have you forgotten what happened to Tanaka? Do you guys want to taste that razor too? Inoshita threw the chopsticks in his hand on the tatami mat in front of him.
"Huh!" Several subordinates present hurriedly bowed their heads and leaned over to show their obedience to their superiors.
"The duty of our generation of soldiers is to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and second, to obey the orders of the superiors, don't think that what the group of red deer in the Kwantung Army does, we can also do it again. The pattern of the military department has changed, and those who are outdated will be eliminated, you don't understand. The current Minister of War is Tojo, and when he was at Army University, he was a man who hated people for disobeying his orders. Isn't the lesson of the group of people in the Fifth Division still profound? Do you have to be court-martialed to bring you to your senses? After speaking, Inoshita picked up the empty wine glass and smashed it at Sakamoto.
"I haven't settled the account with you about the matter of Xiaojing last time, do you know how much effort the empire took to solve it? Do you know how many diplomatic concessions we have made in order to appease the Chinese people? There is a saying in the people of China, called the rat's eye, which means that the rat can only see the little benefit in front of him, which is completely your portrayal.
How can we pin our hopes on a group of completely unreliable Indochinese natives at such a sensitive time. Think about it with your brain, maybe they will get your money and turn around and betray you to the French, and if that happens, you tell me, who will bear the responsibility? Inoxia pushed away the small table in front of him, turned over and sat cross-legged, and grabbed the scabbard of the saber beside him with his left hand.
"But my lord, we can't just watch..."Sakamoto crouched on the tatami mat, trying to argue loudly.
"No road race! Kunoya Deer (Annoying!) Damn fellow), don't you understand what I'm saying at all? Do you want to disobey your superiors! Inoshita's eyes became sharp, and he straightened up, and put his right hand on the handle of the saber.
"Jamai Butterfly, Jamai Butterfly Kudosai, Shosadono. (Don't, please don't do this, Shosa-sama)" Sadako Onoda rushed over and pressed Inoshita's hand.
"Please forgive Second Lieutenant Sakamoto this time, for my sake, please." The graceful brothel proprietress respectfully bowed in front of the well, and the neckline of the kimono revealed a slender snow-white neck, witnessing this beautiful scenery, Inoshita Shaoza couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva secretly.
"Don't worry, Sadako. I just wanted to teach him a lesson. What are you all looking at me like this, do you think I'm the kind of guy who will just pull out a knife and kill someone? I'm a dignified Imperial officer. "The well was cross-legged again and put the saber back in place.
"Sakamoto, don't apologize to Shaozo immediately, your attitude just now is too arrogant!" Wakatake pushed Sakamoto's shoulder on the side.
"It's me who was rude, please forgive me, Lord Shaozo." Sakamoto didn't know how to advance or retreat at this time, so he was really a fool, so he hurriedly lay on the ground and respectfully bowed his head to the well to apologize.
"Well, it's not a bad thing for young people to have a sense of momentum, although it's a little shallow, it's also because of your lack of experience, and I can't help but admit your enthusiasm for the cause of the Empire." Inoshita also felt that he had overreacted, so he also put a few soft words to save his image.
"Boss, don't pour wine for Lord Shaozuo, you can't do this business." Seeing that the atmosphere had eased somewhat, Xiao Lin played haha on the side.
"Yes, Sadako is the flower of our Saigon." Ruozhu also echoed and coaxed.
"Sadako, I was angry just now, and it was also because I felt depressed when I saw Kotoko hurt for the sake of the empire. As Sakamoto just said, we can only watch the people of the country oppress our people, and it is really a shame to be a soldier of the empire. Inoshita took the wine glass handed over by Sadako and said with a pretentious sigh.
"Needless to say, Lord Shaosa, Kotoko is for the sake of the empire, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, this is her honor. We also got a lot of useful information from those soldiers, and it was completely acceptable to pay a little price, and we had already realized when we set out from the country, and we were ready to dedicate our lives to the cause of the imperial kingdom, and we were all dead for our families. Sadako took a pair of clean chopsticks from the side and handed them to Inoshita's hand.
"Yaxi, it's very good that you have this kind of awareness, look at it, this is the root nature of the imperial woman, you are a good woman, Sadako, I see our Yamato soul from you." Inoshita took the chopsticks, and then said as he grabbed Sadako's hand tightly.
"You've won the prize, Lord Shaozo." Sadako naturally pulled out of the well palm and picked up the jug to pour wine for Shaozuo.
"No, no, no, I can't praise it enough, if it weren't for the fact that your identity needs to be kept secret, we should really publicize your deeds in the empire, so that more Japanese women can devote themselves to this great holy war. Ladies and gentlemen! With that, he straightened his chest, and everyone quickly sat upright.
"It's dark and the card is loaded! Silly mud benzene pot library, half loaded! Inoshita raised his glass.
"Onboard!" The crowd whispered to the drink, and then drank the contents of the cup.
"So in the current situation, does the superior have prepared any solutions, Lord Shaozo. I'm sure all of you in the General Staff Headquarters are already aware of the situation here. Ruozhu put down his glass and asked respectfully to the well.
"Of course, the higher authorities will not ignore the deteriorating situation here, but the current problem of leading Indochina can no longer be solved by formal means. The people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs kept shouting, "It can't be done, it can't be done." "This kind of frustration is completely impossible to count on them. In the military department, some people also put forward the opinion of insisting on it. "I picked up a piece of fried fish and put it in my mouth.
"Nani? (What?) )”
"Knock... Knock more! (Wait a minute)" exclaimed his subordinates.
"Of course, this was vetoed by the superiors, we can't take out these troops at all, even if the Central Front Army is withdrawn, the assembly and preparation of the troops will take a lot of time, and it is impossible for the people of the country not to be aware of this. What's more, now that there are independent people standing behind them, this matter is even more difficult to do. Inoshita pursed his lips and touched the back of his head.
"If you fight, at least five divisions will be mobilized." Wakatake said rubbing his chin.
"Five divisions are simply not enough, and if we really want to use force, we can only gather the strength of the whole country and launch a thunderous blow. The problem is that this battle has to rely on the navy, and the navy side..."Kobayashi said, shaking his head.
"There's no need to discuss it with them at all, it's a waste of time, and those guys in the Navy will never agree." Sakamoto shook his hands, his face full of disdain for the navy.
"When I was returning to Tokyo this time, I passed through Taiwan and met a staff officer sent by the General Staff Headquarters to do research on tropical operations." Underground said slowly.
"Remember his name was Tsuji... Masanobu Tsuji, there should be nothing wrong with it, I'm a young man like me. Inoshita nodded and continued.
"He proposed a good method to me, which made me feel very rewarding, I didn't expect that there would be such a genius in the imperial army, and his words touched me deeply."
"What did that staff officer say, Lord Shaozo." Sakamoto asked curiously.
"He told me that we should take advantage of the Siamese people in the south, who have always wanted to reclaim their ancestral territories, and that there are deep contradictions with the Siamese people. Now all it takes is a few frictions on the border, which could well lead to a war between the two countries.
In this way we can draw the attention of the French to the south and reduce the pressure on us on the northern border. The Siamese soldiers were more adept at jungle warfare, and these French soldiers were trained in Europe and had little experience in jungle warfare. Therefore, it can be expected that the battle will definitely be deadlocked, and by this time the opportunity for the empire will appear.
When the fighting reached a point where it was out of control, the Great Nippon Empire could intervene as an intermediary to mediate on behalf of the two sides, and if it went well, we would not only be able to gain the sincere refuge of the Siamese people, but also ease relations with the Siamese people. Inoshita stroked the short beard on his chin and talked eloquently to his subordinates.
"Awesome, really awesome, it's a brilliant idea."
"That's true, and the plan is completely feasible at the moment." Several subordinates happily began to discuss.
"Staff Officer Tsuji told me at the time that he had already submitted this plan to the General Staff Headquarters, and I believe that he will soon get a response from his superiors."
The well picked up the wine glass and drank it all in a heroic manner.
PS: Today's neck is still wrong, but the code word can still be adhered to,
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