When Umezu Mijiro saw that his love general was embarrassed, he had no choice but to take over the conversation.

"Okamura, why bother to make things difficult for the younger generation? The problems we are facing are quite serious now. We should work together to overcome difficulties. I need you and you need me."

Okamura Yasuji turned his head slowly and swept across Umezu Mijiro's fat face with a deep hidden cunning look. He paused for two seconds before he smiled a little sluggishly, as if he felt embarrassed to notice that he had said something that was inconsistent with his identity.

"Mei Jinjun needs me very much now?"

Umezin knows Okamura's style very well. This person has always been a stubborn person. If he is willing to soak mushrooms with you, he will be able to soak with you for 7 days and 7 nights. Umezin smiled and said, "You guy, am I so idle in Xinjing and suddenly want to see you, old guy? You don't have Mount Fuji on your face, so what's so good about it?"

"Then what do you need me?"

"Don't ask clearly, just say it happily. When will the last batch of 100,000 workers be sent?"

Okamura didn't expect that Umezu had just reached the point without even sitting on the hot side. As expected, he was asking for a laborer for the Nobuya Deputy.

"Oh..." Okamura shook his head in embarrassment and said, "I wonder if Umejinjun heard the recent war report. Am I talking about the Eighth Route Army's war report?"

Umetsu nodded, "I heard that, but your opponent has always exaggerated it. I think Okamura's losses are minimal, not that big at all."

He is really an understanding old friend. Okamura stared at Mejiro Umezu in surprise. Seeing that Mijiro Umezu's face was "sincere". He didn't know the truth and deliberately said sarcastic and gloating. He felt a little relieved.

"What they said is completely true, and due to incomplete statistics, the Eighth Route Army's battle report actually said less than 1,000 people. In fact, I lost more than 7,000 imperial soldiers, most of which suffered losses because of despising the Eighth Route Army's equipment."

When Okamura Yasuji reported his family's misfortune, Mijiro Umezu and Masato Nori were surprised. The commander was generally unwilling to tell others about his own damages. The two of them stretched their necks.

Mei Jin asked: "Has the Eighth Route Army invented some epoch-making ending weapon that caused your subordinates to suffer a great loss?"

You can really imagine! Okamura replied with a wry smile: "That won't be the invented epoch-making weapons, just ordinary guns and cannons, but there are many. According to the prisoners, in the main group of the Eighth Route Army that I fought against, the machine guns have been equipped with squads, the grenade launchers are equipped with platoons, and the imitation infantry cannons have 4-6. If it were just these, it would be fine. This kind of equipment is similar to the Imperial** team, but the area where they are stronger than us is mortars, and there are many bazooka launchers. A regiment has as many as 70 60mm mortars and 60mm rocket launchers. If the same number of people is compared, their firepower has exceeded us.

This battle was commanded by the famous general Lin B. Lin B immediately went into the battle after he returned from recuperation. His strategy and tactics were quite Soviet-style. He emphasized the role of artillery and emphasized concentrating troops to swallow the surrounded enemies to fight an annihilation war. It was really a headache."

The Eighth Route Army concentrated on using a large number of artillery during the siege, and the artillery was not afraid of death. In order to pursue accurate shooting, it actually placed the artillery forward, almost on the same line as the machine gun position, effectively supporting the impact of the infantry.

The most evil thing is that the Eighth Route Army is no longer calculating on using ammunition, and the firepower is continuous and fierce.

After listening to Okamura Yanji's complaints, Umezu Mijiro expressed great sympathy. Unexpectedly, Okamura Jun also faced such great pain!

Umezu Mijiro asked helplessly: "Then Okamura-kun is going to carry out a big attack? It is understandable that you will not give me the 100,000 workers. Are you preparing to repair fortifications, ditches, bunkers and artillery towers?"

"Yaxi! Mei Jinjun guessed it well. After half a year of preparation, I have prepared a complete plan and have quietly deployed it in the near future. I want to take down the big granary of Jizhong and seize Lu Zhengcao. As long as Jizhong is in our hands, the eighth routes on the Taihang Mountains will not be able to get food assistance and will be half hungry. It will be much easier to deal with them at that time."

The Hebei region mentioned by Okamura is now in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The Hebei Central Military Region is a second-level military region under the Jin-Cha-Hebei Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. Commander Lu Zhengcao was born in the old Northeast Army. He was under five military sub-districts. At its peak, it had 44 counties (22 of which were fully controlled). After Okamura continued to erode, more than 30 counties are in control. There are 8 million people in Hebei and 60,000 troops in the Eighth Route Army. Because of its prosperity, it was called Ukraine in China by the Eighth Route Army, while the Japanese army called it the Eighth Route Army's military station.

Okamura clenched his right fist and shook it, continuing, "As for the 100,000 labor problem you mentioned, this is not a problem at all. The problem is that the big sweep I prepared for is still lacking in some force. If Lin B hadn't given me this moment, my strength would be enough."

The North China Front Army in Okamura included 240,000 Japanese troops, puppet army security regiments, self-defense forces, guards, etc., more than 100,000 horses, more than 700 artillery pieces above 70 mm, more than 700 cars, and sufficient ammunition. But the problem is that he has to face the 400,000 Eighth Route Army, 400,000 Hu Zongnan, Jiang Dingwen Group troops, more than 300,000 Tang Enbo Group troops, and 100 million Chinese people. Now the area and population of the security areas he can control only account for more than 100,000 of the entire North China area and population. The vast rural areas, numerous counties and even big cities like Luoyang are in the hands of the Chinese, and the troops are really stretched. Fortunately, the troops who are the nationals do not take the initiative to attack, which has reduced a lot of burden.

Meijiro Umezu is much richer in military strength. Although the total area of ​​the four northeastern provinces is 1.28 million square kilometers, which is a vast area, but the population is only 30 million, which is still easy to rule. His 700,000 Kwantung Army and more than 100,000 Manchu Army, the Xing'an Army faces more than 30,000 Anti-Japanese United Army and a small number of Mazhanshan troops. This guy has enough capital. Who should I ask him for a soldier? Wasn't he here to deliver gifts?

While Okamura was speaking, he kept staring at Mejiro Umezu's face and carefully searched for the slightest change on that face.

It turns out that's the case! Umezu Mijiro knew in his heart that he was going to have an exchange with Okamura Nagaji. Unexpectedly, Okamura did not directly mention it to him, but instead beat around the bush for a long time and held the laborers and refused to leave it to Nodo Masato. It was really unhappy.

Oh, this guy! Umetsu felt a little dissatisfied but couldn't tell at all on his face. He picked up the cup and sipped the tea, and pulled the tea scriptures casually, making Okamura Yanji very embarrassed.

In terms of sitting skills and not moving, Okamura Yasuji and Umezu Mijiro were comparable. But this time, Okamura was anxious. After half an hour of holding it in, Masatoshi, the deputy in the wild, heard enough tea ceremony legend and finally couldn't help but yawn. Okamura finally gave up on Umezu.

"Mi Jinjun, no matter how delicious this tea is, it will cause diarrhea. People who don't have oil in their stomachs cannot withstand the invasion of tea. Just now, I am like a thin person who can't eat tea for the time being. If you want to eat tea, your body needs fish to nourish it. Oh! The Qingjiang brigade sent to me last month is very elite, and I like it very much!"

You finally said this, Meijiro Umezu looked at Okamura with a smile, still as if he was still as motionless as a mountain.

Okamura Yasuji completely surrendered and begged in a low voice with a little embarrassment: "Okay, Umejinjun, please give me some more troops. In terms of use, I promise not to let them go to the front line, but just let them participate in the rear-level security and rectification operations to make up for the garrison vacant because my troops were transferred to the front line. What do you think?"

"Ah!" Umezu Mijiro finally "suddenly realized", "Is Okamura's request this the one? This is something that can be negotiated, but the laborers I want..."

"I'll leave immediately, and I'll guarantee that 50 trains will be sent out in a week, a total of 100,000 people." Okamura no longer dared to be big, nor dared to beat around the bush. The cards in his hand were not as big as Mijiro Umezu. It would be a big mistake to put on the eggs in this situation.

"Yeah!" Umezu Mijiro said with satisfaction, "So how many troops will Okamura Jun need to help? How long will it take to return it?"

"How about a B-type division? If possible, I want a Manchurian** with four brigades (about 2,000-3,000 people per brigade). Although the Manchurian army is not as good as the Imperial Army, it is much better than the ** Imperial Army here."

Meijiro Umezu's surprised expression flashed. He immediately needed two divisions of troops, about 30,000 people. He had too much appetite and was not satisfied. He hesitated and said, "Is there too many Okamura kun?"

"I can give in time, so I'll use it for half a year." Okamura's eyes began to change, and she actually looked worried about gains and losses that she was afraid of being rejected. Ukamura decided not to tease this brother anymore. Ukamura Mijiro served as the commander of the First Army from May to September 2018, and personally participated in the planning of many major raids of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi. He knew that the Eighth Route Army was tenacious and difficult to deal with. Now Okamura's position is in the same position, so if you want to help, please help.

Mei Jin smiled and said slowly, "Okay! Then let the 14th Division stationed in Liaoning come. The Manchu army will take some time to draw, but at the latest it will not exceed one month, you will get a very powerful Manchu army. I have named it all, and it is called "Iron and Stone Forces".

Okamura Yasuji didn't react for a moment. It was not until Umejin called out a few times before he realized that this senior brother was so good! Okamura Yasuji expressed his gratitude incoherently.

"Who between us should report to the base camp?" Umetsu patted the happy Okamura Yanji and casually proposed the next specific action steps.

To mobilize the Kanto Army into the pass, it is not something that two people can do after discussing it. It requires approval from the base camp, but neither of them cares because Prime Minister Hideki Tojo is "his own person."

Tojo once worked under Umezu, but it was originally a younger brother.

"That should be me." Okamura Niji blinked, of course I should report it, I wanted the army.

"Well, it's the most appropriate for you to write a report. Tojo will definitely not refute your face."

As soon as these words came out, the two laughed. Norimasa Masato not far away saw the two old foxes confronting for a long time and felt extremely excited and satisfied. Now, their expressions seemed to be very respectful to Prime Minister Tojo. His tone was like talking about an office machine that could only stamp and sign, and I couldn't help but feel curious.

Okamura Nagaji and Umezu Mijiro both have older qualifications than Tojo Hideki, so it is not surprising to talk about him like this. At that time, Okamura Nagaji was one of the three birds of the "Baden Baden Alliance" and was the initiator of the alliance, while Tojo was just a minion who lights cigarettes and stands guard. Of course, Nobuya would not know these very secret situations, and surprise is inevitable.n
Chapter completed!