My client Li Yunlong

"what happened?"

Okamura Neji rubbed his forehead.

When he learned that his chief of staff had been bombed to death again, Gangcun's tone was surprised, but he was only surprised.

And not much.

Things were as he expected.

So far, the locust army in North China still lacks the means and methods to deal with the Eighth Route Army's precise air attacks on a large scale.

The attack height is more than three thousand meters or more.

The anti-aircraft artillery they currently have is out of reach.

Although the Locust Army also has fighter jets, it usually only takes five to ten minutes from the time the enemy aircraft is discovered to the time the bombs fall. During this time, unless there are fighter jets patrolling in the air or in key warning areas.

Otherwise it is impossible to prevent it.

In other words.

In most locations in North China, as long as they are attacked by the Eighth Route Army, the other party can calmly launch an attack and retreat calmly. The Locust Army has nothing to do.

"Chief of Staff Takamatsu is hiding in the basement of the original headquarters."

"But it was bombed by the Eighth Route Army, and Major Zhigu, who was in charge of security, was shattered."

The answer did not exceed Gangcun's expectations.

"I see."

Okamura Neji finally sighed, waved his hand, and signaled his men to leave.

In order to prepare for the upcoming large-scale raids and to raise more troops and supplies, he has been very busy recently.

Very busy.

But he is also concerned about the chief of staff's security work.

Now the chief of staff is broken again.

Proved one thing.

Tuba Road's intelligence penetration into the North China Front Army Headquarters was much more serious than he imagined.

"Why··"

Picking up a report on the investigation and analysis of the financial situation of the Eighth Route Army in North China produced by Ishihara Kanji, Okamura Neji sighed deeply.

Senior officers must remain in contact with their troops at all times, so their positions are difficult to conceal.

Even in his position as commander.

More than fifty people in the North China Front Army Headquarters knew about it.

As long as any one of these fifty people is corrupted and the information is leaked, the Eighth Route Army will know his location and plan an attack.

And now,
In North China, the new Jinan coins issued by Tubal Road were in circulation. The currency value was very stable and could be exchanged for silver dollars and US dollars in equal amounts. Even the imperial yen was wiped out.

Although there is a reason why the empire collects new Jinan coins conveniently and exchanges them for silver dollars to obtain profits.

But it also proves the Eighth Route Army's absolute financial advantage. Even the Locust Army relies on its military advantage to make more than 10 million US dollars in profits every month. This is after excluding a large amount of corruption.

With such an absolute financial advantage, the Eighth Route Army had the power to bribe almost most of the imperial officers of the North China Front.

The so-called loyalty is just that the price of betrayal is not enough.

Look at the base camp today.

Because of the monthly profit of 10 million US dollars, it opened up without hesitation, machinery and equipment that were previously regarded as absolutely prohibited materials, as well as raw materials that can be used to make explosives.

For this purpose, an economics class was even specially established and directly under the command of the base camp.

The betrayal that has occurred within the empire now can be regarded as the price paid for profit.

"what can we do about it?"

Gangcun sighed again.

For a moment, he really couldn't think of how to fight against the erosion of Tubal Road.

The Imperial Locust Army is no longer the Locust Army it was three years ago. As the scale expands, interest groups expand, but the actual interests cannot grow, resulting in a large number of people being reduced to the margins.

This group of people can easily be bribed.

Many of them were even very dissatisfied with the empire and Locust.

As for the empire itself, it even couldn't wait to lie down on the North China Front to suck blood.

If the Locust Army did not still have a certain military advantage and the local security was at ease, he was sure that there would be a lot of Japanese traitors - the empire was not much better than the Republic of China, and there were also a lot of scum who were greedy for life and fearful of death and greed for money.

The problem of the Fourth Division is not just an isolated case.

"Let General Ishihara Wanji come over."

Yamamoto said.

···
after an hour.

Within the headquarters.

"There is no way."

Faced with Yamamoto's inquiry, Ishihara Wanji answered without hesitation.

no way.

Respond to the Eighth Route Army's intelligence offensive.

"I'm sure."

"Within the Locust Army, there must be a large number of officers who have been bribed by Tubal Road to continuously provide intelligence to the Eighth Route Army."

"We cannot stop human greed."

"Not to mention the locust army now, after a large-scale military expansion."

"Even at the beginning of the war, the locust army just started to expand its army, and it was impossible to stop it."

As he said that, Ishihara smiled with a decisive tone:

"It comes down to it."

"The purpose of our war is profit."

"For the good of the Empire, but also for the good of the officers and soldiers."

"We thought that what supported the empire's continued struggle was bushido, but in fact, what supported the empire's continued struggle was interests."

"In war, you can gain profits and gain markets."

"All we can do now is launch an attack as soon as possible to see if we can destroy the Eighth Route Army."

Finally, Ishihara smiled and sighed.

There was another reason he didn't say.

Three times in a row, no, four times now, the Chief of Staff was killed by the Eighth Route Army after being publicly wanted. The blow to the morale of the Locust Army was extremely fatal.

It is very common for senior officers to die in accidents, battlefields, or assassinations, with little or no impact. However, they are still killed after being notified by the enemy. Looking at the history of war, it is extremely rare.

The latter means that there is a fundamental difference between the strengths of the two sides.

It also means that as long as the enemy wants to, he can easily destroy the North China Front Army Headquarters.

And even grassroots soldiers can understand this truth.

This is also the core reason why the Locust Army will inevitably experience large-scale intelligence leaks in the near future. It can even be said that there is no one. The defeat is overwhelming, not the situation, but the morale.

Wanji Ishihara knew what a troop with low morale would do, and so did Neji Okamura.

···
Just when Ishihara Wanji and Okamura Neji were having a secret conversation.

Northern Review.

The fifth mixed brigade station.

"This is the armament and personnel situation of our brigade." A Japanese staff officer handed a piece of confidential information to Ogami.

The armament of a force, a force with more than 7,000 troops, its personnel situation, and armament are undoubtedly the highest secrets of this force, not even one of them.

Because through this information, one can easily know the equipment and personnel circulation of this unit, and then analyze the combat effectiveness of this unit.

This is especially true for modern troops like the Japanese whose equipment and organization list has been fixed.

In battle, the outcome of the battle can be decided.

however,
This kind of confidential information is readily available to the staff of the Operations Department.

"Yoshi."

Ogami patted the shoulder of the staff officer in front of him, took the information, and then handed the Japanese staff officer $20,000.

"Yoshi."

After getting 20,000 US dollars, the Japanese staff officer was also very happy.

Today, the yen has further depreciated, and US$30,000 is equivalent to 130,000 yen.

With his military salary as an ordinary brigade combat staff officer, plus the frontline service allowance, it is only more than 300 yen per month, which is only 5,000 yen per year.

Plus there is no hope of promotion.

He has no background.

It would take him twenty-five years to get $20,000.

This move is twenty-five years of military pay, and it is in U.S. dollars, which is more valuable.

Further cooperation can be expected in the future.

Why wouldn't he?
As for the impact on the empire and the judgment of the Locust Army against the Locusts,

At the beginning of the war, he really devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Locusts and the Holy War.

But until now, the war

Among the Locust Army, there are either brain-dead factions, die-hard factions who are regarded as ghosts by the empire's senior officials. They only have Locusts and Holy War in their minds. They are not very capable and can shout slogans better than anyone else. They only know how to act impulsively.

The rest are the realistic faction, focused on making money and profit.

US dollars.

Thirty thousand dollars, no better than locusts or something?

As for the risks.

Is there no risk when working for Tianlocust?

In the words of the Republic of China, since it is all about losing one's head, then naturally whoever gives more money will do the work for him.

Eight Road gave him thirty thousand dollars.

Subsequent cooperation will also start with one thousand US dollars.

What can Locust give him?
Three hundred yen a month?

···
That afternoon.

Taiyuan.

"This is from the Yoshino Alliance..."

A Japanese staff officer handed over information about the most elite mobile wing of the First Army, which was also the most powerful mobile wing, to shopkeeper Yao Ji.

"Pleasant to work with."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji handed over 10,000 US dollars to the Japanese adviser in front of him.

"Happy cooperation!"

The Japanese staff officer's eyes lit up, and he happily took the 10,000 U.S. dollars. After counting them, he confirmed that they were genuine coins and couldn't wait to kick them into the bag.

Then, the Japanese staff officer suddenly asked:
"Do you need information on the location of our Chief of Staff?"

"The position of chief of staff?"

Shopkeeper Yao Ji's eyes lit up.

A Japanese chief of staff of the First Army earns 1.5 million silver dollars per month.

Silver dollar.

There’s no such thing as too much.

but··
"Just providing information, only five hundred dollars."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji reminded.

As the Japanese First Army has stepped up vigilance and strengthened security, and the troops are not short of silver coins.

One and a half million silver dollars per month,

The headquarters is no longer willing to mobilize troops.

After all, with the current financial situation of the army, it is not cost-effective to sacrifice precious soldiers for a mere 1.5 million silver dollars per month.

Therefore, there is recent information from the Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army, and the price is very low.

"Five hundred dollars."

The Japanese staff officer was obviously very dissatisfied with this price.

"but."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji raised his voice and said in a faint tone:

"If you can cooperate, you can get up to half a million dollars."

One and a half million silver dollars, even at the transaction price near the base area, is equivalent to half a million US dollars. Therefore, the headquarters directly used one month's quota to offer a reward.

Anyway, killing a Japanese chief of staff costs 1.5 million silver dollars per month, which is 6 million US dollars a year.

Blood earned!
"Half a million dollars!"

The Japanese staff officer swallowed his throat.

Half a million dollars.

That's two million imperial coins.

Even in Tokyo, you can buy several luxurious houses and several luxury cars, and with the remaining money, you can live a wealthy life.

The Eighth Route Army was different from the Empire.

The empire once put a bounty of 500,000 yuan on Li Yunlong's head, but that was just a word, but the Eighth Route Army really gave it.

And only a little more.

“What do I need to do to get half a million dollars?”

asked the Japanese staff officer.

He understood clearly that the maximum he could get was half a million dollars.

"You just do it yourself and then ask us to get the money."

"or··"

"Providing intelligence and operational support to our hands-on personnel to ensure the safety of our operators will also earn half a million dollars."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji replied.

"it is good!"

Touched the ten thousand dollars in cash in his hand.

The Japanese staff officer took a deep breath and decided to do it.

Half a million dollars.

It's worth the risk. (End of chapter)