On Wednesday, January 17, 1940, in the port of Basho, southwest of Qiongnan, when the devils of Kuroda and his party came ashore from an armed merchant ship of more than 3,000 tons, they came to greet their colleagues in the Ministry of Affairs, first cheered, and then hesitated. Kuroda got closer and closer, and their emotions became uneasy. "Is it Kuroda-kun? Why has it changed so much? "Some people questioned it. Everyone looked more closely, and when Kuroda and the others got closer, they finally came to the conclusion that the one who was coming to them was indeed a colleague from the Ministry of Affairs who went back to Japan to ask for supplies, but they didn't know what Lu Dao was for, and each of them seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Kuroda's originally round pig's head face has actually become a long horse face, and there is a Kawashita, who originally weighed more than 150 pounds, has now miraculously become a hemp pole.

There were no big people who came to greet Kuroda, and the highest position was only a captain named Ichikawa Sahei. Ichikawa was originally Kuroda's squadron leader, but as Kuroda became the head of the Ministry of Affairs, Ichikawa followed suitarily and became the captain of a newly established logistics brigade under the Ministry of Affairs.

Ichikawa behaved more calmly than the others, he greeted him first, bowed to Kuroda very respectfully, and said, "Minister Kuroda, welcome back!" ”

Kuroda's mood at this time was very complicated, in fact, after being found by Yamamoto to accept the admonition of him and Koizumi Toshiichiro, he stopped thinking about being promoted and making a fortune, and wanted to stay in Japan wholeheartedly - no matter how much money he makes, no matter how big he is promoted, but if he doesn't have to die, it is better to be an honest soldier. But no, Yamamoto and Koizumi took a fancy to him, and the two of them were moved by his feelings, so he couldn't agree to it, so he could only come back to Hainan, and he was also put on a heavy burden.

Yamamoto's words sounded nicely: "Kuroda-kun, please give full play to your strengths and do business with the Shina people!" As long as the empire doesn't have it, you have to find a way to buy it back. Money is not an issue, we will also consider your personal remuneration. When the TV station is built, you will be the second largest shareholder. As for Commander Sawada, I will greet him, and I believe that with his consciousness, he will definitely not hinder such a matter that is conducive to the military development of the Empire. Kuroda-kun, please! ”

Since the assassination of the "Kaga" aircraft carrier, Yamamoto has purged the navy, and anything that does not agree with his current philosophy has either been sent to the second-line unit or transferred back to Tokyo. Kuroda has heard about this, so he will not be confused by his appearance, the more polite Yamamoto treats him, the more frightened he becomes, and he doesn't know how big a pit Yamamoto dug is waiting for him to jump.

This trip to Nagasaki was an absolute nightmare experience for Kuroda and others. Jiang Yonggang and others' all-out blows on the "Kaga" not only made Yamamoto re-realize the strength of the Cadet Army, thus strengthening his determination to give priority to attacking the Cadet Army, but also gave Kuroda a new understanding of the combat power of the Cadet Army. He finally realized that it was a miracle that the Osaka Division was able to gain a foothold in southwest Qiongnan, and his dream of making a fortune faded.

Hainan is now a demon cave, and sooner or later, the Cadet Army will eat the Osaka Division, and at that time, I don't know how to die. He really didn't want to go back, but he didn't have a choice. After nearly ten days of turbulence at sea, he did not eat or sleep well during these ten days, so he could not grow back the weight he had lost due to the abuse of the gendarmerie of the United Fleet.

Kuroda and the others are as thin as monkeys, but Ichikawa and the others basically remain the same, which makes Kuroda sigh that sometimes, it's better to be ignorant! With a heavy sigh in his heart, he put aside a lot of unrealistic ideas, and with a smile on his face, he returned the military salute of Ichikawa and others, and said: "Ichikawa Shaoza, I bother you to come to meet us, it's hard work!" ”

"Kuroda-kun is too polite. What do you think? Did the trip to Nagasaki go well? Ichikawa asked, but his gaze went beyond Kuroda to the rear. There, a group of Japanese soldiers dressed as military police came down.

Kuroda smiled and turned to introduce him, "That's the Combined Fleet military police escorted by the sustenance. Then he looked at the dock and asked, "Didn't you come in a truck?" ”

"Is there a provision? That's great. Ah, the fuel has been exchanged for food with the Chinese people, and the truck can't drive at all. Is it a lot of provisions? ”

"It's enough for the division for a month!"

"It's really great, that, that, is there military spending for that?"

"Yes!"

Because there was a lot of money in the supplies, Yamamoto specially asked Arima Masafumi to send a small team of Great White Shark special forces to participate in the escort. At this time, this group of Japanese troops, under the command of a second lieutenant named Goto Samurai, was stepping off the merchant ship to carry out a guard mission. Kuroda introduced Ichikawa to Goto, and Goto heard that Ichikawa was just a captain of the Shaozo Brigade, so he didn't pretend to be a color at all, and said coldly: "Ichikawa-kun, this batch of money and goods, Commander Yamamoto has designated that Commander Sawada must accept it personally, please notify Commander Sawada immediately to come and claim it!" ”

Goto made it clear that he looked down on Yoko Ichikawa, which gave the latter a serious blow to his self-esteem, and when he saw that the other party was only more than thirty people, but he brought more than three hundred people over, he immediately replied unceremoniously: "What? Just like that, the money and goods of such a ship will be used by our commander. Second Lieutenant Goto, are you making too much of a fuss? ”

Goto said with a cold face: "Although there is not much money and goods, this is our joint fleet to support your department." Therefore, it is necessary for Lieutenant General Sawada to come and receive it in person, and this is what His Excellency Yamamoto has repeatedly cared for, so please do it! After saying that, he waved his hand, and his men actually lined up on the dock, and actually blocked the trestle.

"Eight grids, that's too much!" Ichikawa scolded indignantly, and then asked Kuroda in a low voice, "Isn't it the provision allocated by the military department?" ”

Kuroda nodded: "Yes." I didn't make it to Tokyo at all, so all the money and goods were supported by the Combined Fleet. Ichikawa-kun, please do the same. ”

"Then you go back with me, Your Excellency the Commander has been in a bad temper lately, I, I'm a little afraid of him!"

"Okay," Kuroda replied, and said to Goto, "Goto-kun, I will personally report this matter to Commander Sawada, and I ask you to be patient." ”

"Good!"

Kuroda leaves the dock under the leadership of Ichikawa and others. Walking out of the road for more than 100 meters, Ichikawa asked Kuroda: "Minister Kuroda, have you sold those?" ”

"It's all taken over by the Combined Fleet."

"Huh?"

"But the extra money they gave was fair."

"You guys, how did you get so thin?"

"Well, we've been losing weight lately—"

Weight loss?! Ichikawa naturally didn't believe it, but he looked at the few people behind Kuroda and found that they all had extremely cold expressions, and after thinking about it, he didn't continue to ask.