Chapter 594 Negotiating terms with the Osaka Division Commander

Kitano Kenzo stared at Wang Chengzhu's eyes for a long time and found that he could not see through the other person's mind at all. The only thing that was certain was that the other party did not seem to be lying, so he said: "Yes, our Osaka Division really does not want to fight, let alone die.

, I just want everyone to work together to do business and make money.

Coming to your country’s territory is where the orders are and I have no choice but to do so.”

Speaking of this, Kitano Kenzo suddenly changed the topic and continued: "It's just that your army has always been poor. I'm afraid you can't even raise 100,000 silver dollars. How can you make our Osaka Division like you said?"

How many, or even dozens, of 100,000 silver dollars can you earn?”

Wang Chengzhu smiled and said: "Since the commander of the Beiye Division has been in Shanxi for a while, he should know that our Eighth Route Army has conquered Pingding, Yangquan, Jinzhong, and Yangquan County. Among them, only those obtained by attacking local tyrants in Jinzhong County

The amount of silver dollars has exceeded ten million."

Kitano Kenzo did know this, and immediately asked: "I have studied your army and know that your army is a well-disciplined army. All the trophies you captured on the battlefield need to be handed over. I am afraid that these silver coins will be long gone now."

It is no longer with your 129th Division, but has been handed over to the headquarters and used to purchase various supplies that you are in urgent need of."

When Wang Chengzhu arrived, he opened the door and said truthfully: "Yes, most of this batch of silver coins has been handed over to our Eighth Route Army headquarters. There are indeed not many left in our 129th Division, but there is one thing that is more precious than the silver coins.

"

As he spoke, Wang Chengzhu slowly took a box from his pocket. Although the words on the package were all in English, Kitano Kenzo recognized it at once, and his eyes immediately went straight: "This? This is penicillin."

?”

The reason why Kitano Kenzo was so shocked was because penicillin could not be mass-produced in the middle and early stages of the Anti-Japanese War. However, its antibacterial and anti-infective capabilities were not matched by any medicine, not even sulfa.

, besides, sulfonamides have serious side effects and should not be used in large amounts, but penicillin does not.

In that era, penicillin was definitely considered a hard currency, even more valuable than gold.

Because gold can be obtained through various channels, but penicillin cannot.

Wang Chengzhu nodded: "Yes, Commander Beiye Division has good eyesight! This is penicillin, 20 in total. Although our 129th Division does not have enough silver coins, we do have enough penicillin. I think we should use penicillin to do business with you.

Wouldn’t using silver dollars show more sincerity?

At least the silver dollar is depreciating year by year, but penicillin is hard to come by."

Wang Chengzhu did not have enough silver coins, so he was forced to use penicillin to trade with the Osaka Division.

Although letting part of the penicillin fall into the hands of the Japanese might save some of the Japanese, buying weapons and ammunition from the Japanese can greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army and eliminate more Japanese.

Calculated in this way, it seems that there is no benefit to the Eighth Route Army, but in fact it is not the case.

The reason is also very simple. Using some penicillin can make friends with the Osaka Division, establish long-term cooperation with them, and purchase various supplies that the Eighth Route Army is in urgent need of.

In addition, the Osaka Division can also be used as a mole to let them off the hook. Maybe they can also get various intelligence materials of the Japanese army from their hands, such as the formation of the troops for the next big raid, etc.

First of all, the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. Isn't it easy to defeat or even severely damage this Japanese army?

Compared with these benefits, the disadvantages of sending some penicillin to the Japanese are completely negligible.

Kitano Kenzo: "I admit that compared to silver dollars, I do prefer your army to trade with us for penicillin, but the problem is that although the value of this penicillin is very high, it is only 20 pieces. Commander Wang, you seem to be too small.

It’s up to me.”

Wang Chengzhu: "I think you misunderstood, Commander Beiye Division. These 20 penicillins are not all of our 129th Division. They don't even count as a deposit. They are just a sample. I want to confirm for you that our Eighth Route Army has penicillin. Only

That’s all.”

Kitano Kenzo stared at Wang Chengzhu's eyes for a while, and then continued: "Commander Wang, what do you mean, your Eighth Route Army not only has penicillin, but also a lot of it?"

Wang Chengzhu shook his head: "Commander Beiye Division, you may have misunderstood what I meant. Our Eighth Route Army does not possess a large amount of penicillin, but it possesses endless penicillin because we have mastered the purification technology of penicillin.

Therefore, it can be said that as long as raw materials are available, our Eighth Route Army can produce as much penicillin as it wants."

Hearing this, Kitano Kenzo's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a bad tone: "Captain Wang, do you think of me as a three-year-old child? This penicillin purification technology, not even our Empire of Japan, but

Many advanced powers such as Europe and the United States have not mastered it, so how can your Eighth Route Army master it?"

Wang Chengzhu did not answer and asked instead: "Who stipulates that if you, Japan, and European and American countries have not mastered the purification technology of penicillin, our Eighth Route Army cannot master it?"

Also, if I deceived you and deceived our next largest partner of the Eighth Route Army, would it be of any benefit to us?

Moreover, such deception may not be too low-level."

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu changed the topic and continued: "Although your division does not like fighting, your combat effectiveness is no worse than any other Japanese army.

Once my lies are exposed and your division also joins this raid, our 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army will surely face annihilation.

So, what reason do I have to deceive our largest partner in the Eighth Route Army and create a strong enemy for myself?"

On this point, what Wang Chengzhu said was not a compliment at all, because the Osaka Division really just didn't like fighting, but it didn't mean that their combat effectiveness was poor.

In fact, because they eat well and sleep well, their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of most other Japanese troops.

For example, in the Philippines, due to the lack of cooperation by the US military, the Osaka Division launched an angry attack on the US military, not only defeating them, but also killing and capturing more than 65,000 US soldiers.

In this regard, the Osaka Division is very similar to the Italian army.

The Italian army in World War II was also famous for its lack of coordination, so much so that there is a famous saying, if your opponent is an Arab, you have won the war before it has even started; but if your ally is an Italian,

Then the war hasn't even started yet and you've already lost.

Someone may ask, what if your opponents are Arabs and your allies are Italians?

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Chapter completed!