Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

He ignored Kazuki Seiji who remained at the venue and looked anxious.

Zhou Zhengqing and his party returned to the gendarmerie headquarters under the protection of a squadron of gendarmerie.

Itagaki Seishirō personally led Daihui Naoki around the headquarters and instructed the chef to prepare a sumptuous lunch.

Zhou Zhengqing led everyone to the conference room.

This was also the main reason why Zhou Zhengqing asked everyone to visit the headquarters. He wanted to find out about the Japanese army's next action plan through Daihui Naoki and others.

Speaking of which, although Itagaki Seishirō, Daiki Naoki, Tani Hisao and Isogai Rensuke are all division commanders, they are not very clear about the tasks they have received.

And we are all on the same battlefield in North China, so maybe there will be times when we can cooperate with each other in the future, so we are very happy about this opportunity for communication.

In addition, Zhou Zhengqing and Jingren were also present, so there was nothing for them to estimate. After all, one was the commander of the Royal Military Police, one was a royal prince, and the rest were the commanders of various divisions. It was impossible for any leaks to occur.

Therefore, Daihui, Naoki and the others had no reservations when speaking.

As soon as the topic started, Zhou Zhengqing asked the first question to express his doubts.

He remembered before he traveled through time, when Japan was in the war of aggression, there seemed to be several command systems in China. But now, several divisions including Dahui Zhishu have come to China, but it seems that the orders are still issued directly from the mainland, which seems a bit confusing.

Faced with Zhou Zhengqing's probing questions, Itagaki Seishirō, Daihui Naoki and others looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.

Then, Zhou Zhengqing's doubts were answered.

In fact, as early as mid-July, the Japanese General Staff decided to form the North China Front Army based on the Chinese garrison troops to cope with the ever-expanding scale of the war.

The reason why it has been delayed until today, that is, early August, there has been no movement.

The reason was that at that time the upper echelons had disagreements about the establishment of the North China Front Army, and the greatest resistance came from the Kwantung Army.

At this time, the Kwantung Army was the strongest Japanese Army and the flower of the Army.

The garrison army was previously considered a temporary organization. Although it was called an army, in the eyes of the Kwantung Army, it was a marginal role.

But now, the garrison army is going to be expanded into a front army, which makes many bigwigs of the Kwantung Army unhappy. What's more, as the garrison army is expanded into a front army, many of its subordinate troops originally belonged to the Kwantung Army.

This was tantamount to digging into the Kwantung Army's corner. How could the Kwantung Army, which had always thought highly of itself, swallow this humiliation? So when the top leaders proposed to form the North China Front Army, the Kwantung Army jumped out to hinder them.

The biggest problem lies in the selection of the front commander.

The Kwantung Army said that the North China Front Army could be formed, but the commander must be from the Kwantung Army. The candidate they proposed was General Honjo Shigeru, the former commander of the Kwantung Army.

But the top military officials were not happy about this. Not only were these arrogant and powerful generals of the Kwantung Army receiving huge amounts of military funds, but they were also dragging their feet and not putting in enough effort when it came to dealing with the Soviet Union.

How can we tolerate you even making irresponsible remarks on the high-level decisions? Honjo Shigeru himself hasn't even said that he wants to come out and be the commander, yet you guys are jumping up and down and shouting. You are simply trampling on the faces of the military high-ranking officials.

Among them, Kiyoshi Katsuki was valued by a senior official, who said that he wanted him to be the commander of the front in the future.

The Kwantung Army was completely furious. A lieutenant general wanted to be the commander of the front. Isn't this a slap in the face of their Army General Kenkichi Ueda?

Now, there was a dispute between the top military officials and the Kwantung Army. Meetings to discuss the establishment of the North China Front Army were held every day, and there were arguments every day.

"So, it is possible that Katsuki Seiji could become your superior?" Zhou Zhengqing said with an incredible look on his face.

He was not worried about Katsuki Seiji taking the throne. No matter what, he was directly under the Emperor, and others could do whatever they wanted.

Dahui Zhishu sneered and said, "How is that possible? He is just a villain who is good at flattery. He thinks that he can ride on my head just by getting through the connections of some old guys. It's just wishful thinking."

Isogai Lianjie looked at Zhou Zhengqing and said jokingly: "General Yingzaki, are you worried that after Xiangyue Qingsi becomes the commander of the front army, he will cause trouble to you?"

Zhou Zhengqing raised his eyebrows and muttered, "I actually hope he can come and cause trouble for me, but I'm afraid he doesn't have the courage to do so."

Zhou Zhengqing's muttering was loud enough for several people present to hear.

After Zhou Zhengqing finished speaking, everyone laughed loudly. Dahui Zhishu pointed at Zhou Zhengqing and said, "Master Yingqi, you are a general after all, how can you still be so... so..."

Itagaki Seishirō immediately said, "Hey, General Dahui, General Takazaki is right. If Katsuki Seiji comes to cause trouble for General Takazaki, it will be a good thing, right? At least it can increase General Takazaki's military expenditure. Hahahaha."

Hearing this, several people who knew the inside story burst into laughter again.

Zhou Zhengqing also smiled. The fact that he had robbed the garrison troops was no secret in the first place, so it was natural for others to know about it.

After laughing for a while, Isogai Lianjie said, "Humph, it's impossible for Kazuki Seiji to get what he wants. He is a lieutenant general like us. Although he has made many contributions in the battles to capture Peking and Tianjin, if he wants to get promoted, what will the other lieutenant generals think?

Moreover, it is impossible for General Ueda Kenkichi to watch a lieutenant general's actual power being equal to his."

Itagaki Seishirō also shook his head and said, "Even if General Ueda doesn't object, the rest of the Kwantung Army will remain indifferent. Katsuki Seiji's status is not enough to convince the others."

Even Tani Hisao nodded in agreement and said, "I have some personal connections with Kazuki Seiji, but I still have to say that his ambition is not proportional to his actual ability. I'm afraid he will be frustrated this time."

When the people present heard Tani Hisao say this, they couldn't help but look at him with strange eyes.

Tani Hisao coughed lightly, "Ahem, you don't have to look at me like that. In fact, Kazuki Seiji and I are just ordinary friends. Our relationship is not that close. He is too utilitarian and his mind is focused on climbing up the social ladder. He doesn't have any real friends."

"Haha, it seems that there is something about you that Seiji Kazuki likes, otherwise why would he be so polite only to you?" Rensuke Isogai joked.

Hearing this, Daihui Naoki and Itagaki Seishirō both laughed.

Watching them joking, Zhou Zhengqing also smiled, but he knew in his heart that the reason why they were full of dissatisfaction with Kozuki Seiji in their words and deeds was more because they knew that there was a conflict between him and Kozuki Seiji.

It is hard to say whether they have any grudges against Katsuki Seiji, of course, except for Daihui Naoki.

At this time, Isogai Lianjie spoke up again: "I heard that Tojo Hideki has been doing things recently, and it seems that he also intends to intervene in the North China Front Army."

“I know more about this.” Dahui Naoki nodded and continued, “Tojo Hideki is currently preparing to establish a new regiment to conduct military operations in the Chahar region, including occupying strategic locations, acquiring resources, suppressing local resistance, and cooperating with other armies of the empire to fight in China.

It seems to be called Chahar Corps.

The corps is composed of the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, the 15th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, and other units such as the Goto Regiment.

Zhou Zhengqing was stunned, and then asked: "So many independent mixed brigades? I thought the Kwantung Army only had the 1st and 11th mixed brigades."

After hearing what Zhou Zhengqing said, Dahui Zhishu looked at Zhou Zhengqing meaningfully and asked with a smile, "Master Yingqi, do you know where these mixed brigades came from?"

Zhou Zhengqing was surprised. He was very curious about why Dahui Zhishu had such an attitude.

Without waiting for Zhou Zhengqing to answer, Dahui Zhishu said, "The 2nd Mixed Brigade was formed by part of the 1st Division of the Kwantung Army."

Zhou Zhengqing didn't understand what Dahui Zhishu meant, he just listened to what Dahui Zhishu continued to say with his eyes wide open.

"And the 15th Mixed Brigade is composed of the 30th Regiment of the nd Division of the Kwantung Army as its backbone." Daihui Naoki said this and winked at Zhou Zhengqing.

Zhou Zhengqing didn't understand at first, but soon he realized something and asked in surprise: "The Goto Regiment you mentioned earlier, you are not talking about the 16th Infantry Regiment where Goto Juro is?!

This means that most of the troops of the Second Division were withdrawn!

The 30th and 16th Regiments were withdrawn at the same time, so the Second Division's combat power would be greatly damaged! "

Dahui Zhishu nodded, looked at Zhou Zhengqing with a meaningful look, and said with a smile: "The Second Division is now half-crippled. It had already suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Zhanggufeng, and now two main regiments have been transferred out.

Even if we add new soldiers, the combat effectiveness will not be restored to the previous level in a short time. I heard that Okamura Ningji's hair has turned white recently due to worry."

When Daihui Naoki was speaking, he emphasized the words "Second Division" and "heavy losses". He looked at Zhou Zhengqing with a strange look, and his face was full of smiles.

The look in his eyes revealed that I know everything but I just won't say it, which made Zhou Zhengqing feel very uncomfortable.

Did the old man know about the poisoning? That shouldn't be the case. Didn't Itai Yudai promise to keep it a secret?

Zhou Zhengqing remained expressionless, and said with regret, "Speaking of which, I have dealt with General Okamura several times. He is a very tough general. When two security groups in Harbin rebelled, he personally took charge of suppressing them.

His performance in the Battle of Zhanggufeng was also remarkable. I didn't expect that his Second Division would be treated like this this time. It's really a pity."

As he spoke, Zhou Zhengqing carefully observed the reaction of his old boss, Naoki Daihui, trying to see something.