Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Facing the expectant eyes of Suzuki Shigeyasu and Goto Juro, Zhou Zhengqing began to have doubts in his heart.

Are you so blatant right from the start?

But think about it, if Suzuki Shigeyasu was a serious lieutenant general, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to come to me. Since he came to me just to make money, it's not too much for him to be so shameless and come to talk business right away.

It’s not shameful to like money.

Zhou Zhengqing secretly labeled Suzuki Shigeyasu as a "talent" in his heart.

Seeing that Zhou Zhengqing did not express his opinion immediately, Suzuki Shigeyasu became anxious and said quickly: "General Yingzaki, you don't have to worry. I have had an in-depth discussion with Colonel Okada about the detailed operation process, and there will definitely be no problem."

In-depth communication?

Zhou Zhengqing felt a chill in his heart and quickly shook off a thought that suddenly popped up in his mind.

Have I been among the Japanese for too long? Have my thoughts become abnormal?

Zhou Zhengqing suppressed the messy thoughts in his mind, forced a smile and said, "General Suzuki, since you and Colonel Okada are friends, then we are naturally friends too, but I have a question that I am very curious about."

"Please go ahead." Suzuki Shigeyasu leaned forward and pretended to listen attentively.

"General, you know that I am purchasing weapons, but do you know where these weapons will end up?" Zhou Zhengqing asked directly.

Zhou Zhengqing has nothing to worry about now. He has even done such a thing as blowing up the headquarters of the garrison troops. And seeing that no one from the Japanese high-level officials came out to say anything, it seems as if they tacitly acknowledged that the conflict between him and the garrison troops was just mutual revenge.

Then what should I be afraid of? Even if they secretly know that I am doing some "small business", as long as I don't make it public, I believe no one will say anything.

Asking about the whereabouts of Suzuki Shigeyasu's weapons was also a test to see how much specific information Suzuki Shigeyasu knew.

Hearing Zhou Zhengqing's straightforward question, Suzuki Shigeyasu immediately put on an admiring look, supported his knees with his hands, bowed slightly and said: "Haha, speaking of this, I, an old soldier who has been in the army for half my life, can't help but admire General Yingzaki's foresight. He is worthy of being a rising star of the empire and the flower of the military police!"

"Oh? What does the General mean?" Zhou Zhengqing's eyes were blank. He really didn't know what Suzuki Shigeyasu meant.

"Speaking of this, I have to express my apologies to General Takazaki first. I was a little short-sighted." Suzuki Shigeyasu leaned forward again, and then continued in Zhou Zhengqing's confused eyes: "When I heard that guy Okada Shige said that General Takazaki was buying "scrapped" weapons and equipment, I initially thought you wanted to ship these weapons and equipment back to the country, refurbish them and sell them to us again.

But later, I found out that you actually sold these weapons and equipment directly, and sold them to that place." Suzuki Shigeyasu said, pointing to the south.

Zhou Zhengqing narrowed his eyes immediately and the smile on his face faded. He turned his head and glanced at Xu Zhongyi, whose face was a little pale.

Suzuki Shigeyasu did not pay attention to Zhou Zhengqing's actions, but continued to speak excitedly: "I was very angry at the time. Isn't this an act of aiding the enemy? He also scolded Okada.

It was only when this war started that I suddenly realized your good intentions, General Yingzaki." Suzuki Shigeyasu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhou Zhengqing with admiration.

Now, Zhou Zhengqing was even more confused.

Without waiting for Zhou Zhengqing to ask, Suzuki Shigeyasu smiled and waved at Goto Juro and said, "Goto, you come and explain it to General Takazaki."

"Hi!" Goto Juro agreed, then looked at Zhou Zhengqing and said, "General, this is what happened. The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade entered the North China region to fight before General Suzuki and I did. According to Major General Sakai Koji, oh, Major General Sakai is the commander of the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade.

I heard from General Sakai that after his troops arrived near Peking, they immediately engaged in a battle against the Chinese troops around Peking.

But the battle was not so smooth. Because of their backward weapons and equipment, the Chinese army always liked to avoid our frontal attack. As long as we, the Japanese army, launched an attack and put a little pressure on them, they would retreat immediately.

Then, when our attacking forces relaxed, they suddenly counterattacked, often catching General Sakai's troops off guard."

Suzuki Shigeyasu heard this and said with a proud expression on his face: "Although Sakai Koji's Independent Mixed 1st Brigade is a veteran brigade, it only has one infantry regiment plus an artillery regiment and a tank team, so its combat effectiveness is a little lacking.

My brigade has two infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, and two artillery companies. If it were my troops, we would never suffer at the hands of the Chinese."

Goto Juro nodded quickly: "General Suzuki is right. Although the general is only leading an independent mixed brigade, his position is already a lieutenant general, which shows the strength of his subordinates.

Even compared to the Second Division where I am, they are on par with each other."

Suzuki Shigeyasu nodded with great satisfaction, then waved his hand and said with a smile: "Well, you can't say that. I still know myself. Okamura's Second Division is still very combat-effective. In the Battle of Zhanggufeng, your Second Division was the main force among the main forces and made remarkable achievements.

Although my brigade is not weak, it is still lacking in actual combat."

Zhou Zhengqing saw the two people bragging to each other. While he didn't agree with it, he was also secretly annoyed that the topic had suddenly gone off topic.

Zhou Zhengqing coughed lightly and said, "You two, there is no need to discuss the combat effectiveness of the troops in front of a military policeman like me. Let's talk about weapons instead."

Perhaps because he heard the dissatisfaction in Zhou Zhengqing's tone, Suzuki Shigeyasu awkwardly put away the arrogance on his face, and his straight back also hunched a little.

"Haha, General Takazaki is right. If anyone has a say in the combat effectiveness of our army, it should be you, General Takazaki. You have tested it twice. The Togo troops in Manchuria and the garrison headquarters were all vulnerable in your hands."

Zhou Zhengqing's eyes twitched at Suzuki Shigeyasu's words. He pursed his lips and looked at Suzuki Shigeyasu without saying a word.

Seeing Zhou Zhengqing's indifferent look, Suzuki Shigeyasu quickly collected his thoughts. He was indeed a little too proud of himself just now, and spoke a little carelessly, and almost forgot that the person sitting in front of him was someone he could not afford to offend.

He gave Zhou Zhengqing an awkward smile, and then Suzuki Shigeyasu quickly signaled Goto Juro with his eyes.

Goto Juro also shrank his neck, then continued speaking.

“After hearing the news from General Sakai, General Suzuki and I seriously considered how to fight the Chinese army after entering North China.

Just two days later, we heard about the fighting situation in Tianjin.

Unlike in Peking, the Chinese army in Tianjin actually organized a large-scale offensive, forcing the garrison troops to send several telegrams asking for help to the Kwantung Army within one day.

However, after the war subsided, we all discovered that the battlefield in Tianjin, after the counterattack of the Chinese army, had rapidly developed in the favor of the empire, and the Chinese army almost evacuated the urban area of Tianjin overnight.

After analysis, we found that the key reason for their withdrawal was because of heavy casualties, severe damage to their manpower, and they were no longer able to fight.

This was completely different from the tense battlefield in Peking that almost led to a dispute.

The reason for this was that the Chinese army in Tianjin, for some unknown reason, suddenly had sufficient weapons and ammunition, and many of them were standard weapons of our Japanese army. This allowed the Chinese army in Tianjin to dare to launch an attack on the garrison troops.

It was precisely because of this that the main force of the Chinese army in Tianjin suffered a heavy blow in the face of the garrison troops and the subsequent reinforcements, and had to retreat. "