"Chief, this is the list of materials that the people of China asked for in exchange, the last three transactions!" A Japanese second lieutenant knocks on Takeo Imai's office.

Open the folder and put a piece of paper in front of Takeo Imai.

"Gasoline, weapons, and ammunition, what are the people doing, aren't the first few times all medicines, cotton yarn and other civilian supplies?" Takeo Imai picked up the list in surprise and said.

"I don't know, this is their latest request, and the last three times, they released the number of our nationals at 150, 200 and at most 300 at a time."

"So that's six hundred and fifty people?"

"Yes, Captain!"

"Did they provide the list this time?" Takeo Imai felt that things were a little strange, and almost all negotiations and deals were finalized by the other party.

It's just that before the transaction, the other party will provide a list of supplies, that is, prepare the materials according to the list, and if the quantity is insufficient or there is a mistake, then the transaction will be discounted.

Although Takeo Imai was reluctant to do so, he had no choice but to do so if he wanted to continue trading, because it was now the only way to free the Japanese expatriates who had been detained.

He also thought that dealing with Wuhan should be much easier than the Honorary First Division, but Wuhan was clearly unable to order the Honorary First Division to release people.

Even if Wuhan orders the release of the people, but there is nothing they can do, which will anger the other party, and then these expatriates will really not be able to come back.

You must know that in the results announced to the outside world, the damned Honor 1st Division did not mention the Japanese expatriates detained at all.

It's not that they don't know, it's an interesting overlook.

It's so cunning!

They must know that expatriates are civilians, not soldiers, and are protected by certain international laws, and that when the time comes, they will face international pressure, and it will be a matter of time before they are released.

But they clearly did not admit it, and the number of Japanese expatriates in Nanjing was not very large, only a few thousand, businessmen, gangsters, and families of diplomats, etc., and there were comfort women, which was a large group.

Damn it!

Takeo Imai took this list and personally went to Shunroku Hata to report this new situation.

When it comes to weapons, ammunition, and gasoline, he can't be the master, so he can only report to the authorities.

Shunroku Hata was also more cautious about this issue, and called a meeting of his important staff officers.

"The sudden change in the way of trading will have anything to do with the previous appointment?"

"Hebian Jun's analysis is not unreasonable, they withdrew to Wuhan to recuperate, and the supply of medicines is naturally not a scarce material, but weapons and ammunition, and they have consumed a lot of money in the previous battles with our army, which is urgently needed."

"The 1st Division of Honor basically uses the same weapons as our army, which is also one of the factors that they can confront our army head-on."

"How can you give them weapons and ammunition?"

"No, if you can't give it before this, of course, if you give it, it's your own pit yourself, not necessarily now!" Deputy Chief of Staff Akimichi Muto.

"What Muto-kun means is that they will be transferred away soon, and even if these weapons and ammunition are given to them, they will not pose a threat to our army at present?"

"That's right!"

"But we will eventually meet on the battlefield, and we will still be the enemy in doing so!" Hao Pingdazuo, chief of the operations section of the General Staff, said dissatisfied.

"These weapons and ammunition are not much, almost one-third of the battlefield losses of a division and regiment in a battle, as long as the battle losses are slightly increased......"

"No, it's absolutely not going to work, are you trying to make us learn from those stupid Shina people?"

"So what should we do, our expatriates can't be saved?"

“……”

"We don't have a list of the last three batches of people, so we agreed to the request of the people, is this too much?"

"Matsutani-kun, you can go and negotiate with the people of China and see what they say?"

"Takeo Imai, your second lesson is too incompetent, didn't you get evidence of the Shina people's deal with us?" Chief of Staff Shozaburo Kawabe asked.

"General Riverside, the people of China ask for an exchange on the Yangtze River, and only the ships of the exchange are allowed to approach, and it is still at night, and the surrounding five hundred meters must be unobstructed, and the exchange conditions proposed by the people of China are too harsh, and there is almost no possibility of doing anything." Takeo Imai said.

The Chinese don't know what's in their heads, ghosts and ghosts, they are completely led by the nose, and if they are slightly out of line, they will be discovered immediately.

"Not on the water, can't it be underwater?"

"No, the time and place of the transaction, they designate, we will sail to a certain place in advance, they will send someone to notify, basically, we have no control over the time and place of the transaction, moreover, their precautions are very strict, the location of the transaction is also relatively close to Jiangbei, we have no choice."

"So, after a few trades, we don't have the initiative at all?"

"They're kind of keeping their word, and as long as we prepare the appropriate supplies as they say, they will release a relative number of expatriates, who have been screened and have not found the agents they have sent back." Takeo Imai said.

"Are we just going to let them extort money like that?" A Japanese military officer stood up excitedly and shouted.

"Shibuya-kun, watch your attitude!"

"General, this is too much, how can the Great Japanese Empire be humiliated like this?"

"Can we then give up our diaspora?"

"Since they have become captives of the Shina people, they have already served the country!" Shibuya Shaosa said cruelly.

"Presumptuous, they are not soldiers!"

"Shibuya, your words and deeds have gone too far......"

"Imai-kun, what is your opinion?"

"The sum of these three batches is almost the sum of the previous transactions, and if we refuse, then these people may not come back."

When the Japanese generals heard this, they all felt a little calm.

"You're saying that the people of China will execute them?"

"This is just speculation, although we have this list of exchanges in our hands as evidence to prove that they have six hundred and fifty of our expatriates in their hands, but once we announce or refuse to trade, they will definitely have countermeasures!" Takeo Imai said.

"How to counteract, it's nothing more than not admitting it, so what are the Chinese expatriates who were exchanged before?"

"We all know how those expatriates came back, but even if they come forward to testify, that's our side of the story, do you think the current people will believe it?"

"Isn't there a list of deals?"

"The list of transactions can be forged, and there is no paper evidence of our transactions with them, so you can't catch them."

"It's always okay to take pictures, right?"

"The camera is hidden in their mouths, and they have also searched it, and they are all professional veterans in this field, and they have no way to start." Takeo Imai said.

"There's no way to leave evidence?"

"Who among the gentlemen can do it, I, Takeo Imai, am willing to abdicate and make way for Xian!" Takeo Imai stood up and gave everyone a deep bow.

No one squeaked anymore, and it was clear that no one knew better than Takeo Imai what a cautious and cunning opponent it was, and if he took it rashly, if he messed up, he was looking for trouble.

It's okay to let your mouth go in this matter, but if you really want to do it yourself, you have to weigh whether you have the ability.

"Then you can only agree to the conditions of the people?"

"Your Excellency Commander, we can talk to the people of China, gasoline and weapons and ammunition are all war materials in short supply, if we give them to the enemy, what will the higher authorities think of us?"

"Since we have already traded before, medicines are not considered strategic materials, and in order to save people, I think it is understandable for Tokyo." Toshi-rikuchi Hata.

"But they're so greedy that they want so much in one breath, and we'll let them blackmail like this?"

"Do we have the chips to threaten them?" Imai Takeo sneered, he knows, the opponent is soft and hard and does not eat, in the words of the Chinese, they are hob meat.

"Okay, that's it, I agree to Takeo Imai's plan and continue to trade with the Shina people."

"General......

After stopping the adjutant's announcement, Shunroku Hatata's face changed slightly.

"I just got a confidential message from Wuhan, the matter of the transfer of the honorary 1st Division to Wuhan for rest and recuperation has been confirmed, and it will be mobilized within a few days at the earliest, and another unit, the new 38th Brigade of the Chinese Army, will be transferred to Xuzhou."

"The new 38th Brigade of the Chinese Army is deployed to defend Xuzhou!" When Ushijima heard the news, he excitedly jumped up from his position.

"Ushijima-kun, sit down!"

The corners of Ushijima's mouth twitched, and he sat down stupidly.

"This is top-secret information within the Chinese army, and there are very few people who know about it, so we lost an intelligence team to get this top-secret information." Toshitoshi Hata said with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"I thought that the transfer of the Zhina Army this time was a little strange, whether their Chairman Jiang was confused, it seems that we ignored it."

"What do you mean?"

"They transferred away the Honorary First Division in a high-profile manner, but they transferred the new 38th Brigade to Xuzhou in such a low-key manner, think about it, what is the relationship between the new 38th Brigade and the Honorary First Division?"

"Are you saying that they are playing the trick of cultivating the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark?"

"Quite possibly!"

"The people of China are too cunning......"

“……”

The Japanese generals in the war room were all excited, their eyes lit up, the people were too cunning, this was to dig a pit for the Japanese army in North China!

"Would you like to remind your Excellency Terauchi or General Nishio?

"Reminder, why remind, it's just speculation now, there is no direct evidence that this is a conspiracy of the Chi Na people, if this is wrong, those guys in the Second Army will laugh at us."

Originally, the Central China Front Army basically had no chance, because there was an honorary first division, but now it is different, the honorary first division has been transferred, whether it is really transferred away, or there is some conspiracy.

That transfer is certain, the opportunity for the Japanese army in Central China has come, at this time, they wish that the Japanese army in North China would suffer and share the blessings!

"General, a deal with the people of China?"

"Go on!" At this time, if you give up the transaction, it is equivalent to telling the other party that we have insight into your conspiracy.

Continuing to trade means that we already know that you are leaving, so we should see you off.

(To be continued.) )