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More than a dozen trucks entered the gates of the Marine Corps headquarters. Lieutenant General Makita led all generals and officers in the yard to welcome Huatong Trading Company to present condolences. The reception specifications are unprecedentedly grand. The key is that this time Chen Mingxiang The money and gifts given are too generous.

"Thank you Chen Jun for his great contribution to the Imperial Navy, and thank you for your condolences and gifts during the Spring Festival. Our Marine Corps will continue to help you and build the prosperity of the Shanghai stock market as always!" Makita Lieutenant General Kakusaburo bowed to Chen Mingxiang in public.

"According to the holiday of the Empire, New Year's Day is the Spring Festival. On this important day, the Imperial Navy soldiers are fighting for the construction of Greater East Asia in China and cannot be reunited with their families. I must extend my highest respect and sincerity to the Imperial Army. Greetings." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile, bowing in return.

The next step is to distribute condolences and gifts. This time Chen Mingxiang has made a large enough budget, and his shots are unprecedented. The atmosphere of the entire Marine Corps has also become beaming.

With an establishment of more than 5,000 people, more than 4,000 ordinary soldiers received one catty of sake, five packs of cigarettes, and one catty of tea. Lieutenant-ranking officers received one hundred dollars in red packets, two catties of sake, ten boxes of cigarettes, and one catty of tea. The junior officer is a red envelope of one thousand dollars, two bottles of red wine, five barrels of cigarettes, and two catties of tea. The officer is a red envelope of $10,000, a box of red wine, a box of cigars, and three catties of tea.

It is worth mentioning that Chen Mingxiang’s three iron ties in the headquarters, Ono Nakasa, Nakajima Osa, and Shimada Nakasa, are also issued according to the treatment of generals. No one else has objections to this. If it were not for their efforts, Where does the Marine Corps get so many benefits?

In addition, there are carts of chickens, ducks, meat, vegetables, and fish, and the relatively rare South Sea fruits, such as bananas, mangosteens, dragon fruits, and so on. There are many varieties.

Chen Mingxiang first went to the gendarmerie headquarters and sent down things and condolences. There were more than 2,000 gendarmeries in the entire central China region. The treatment of ordinary gendarmerie was equivalent to that of a lieutenant officer. The condolences amounted to more than 300,000 US dollars. Plus things, it won't come without four hundred thousand dollars.

Lunch must be eaten at the Marine Corps Headquarters. This was told by Ono Nakazo specially calling before his arrival. The Gendarmerie Headquarters in Shanghai is Chen Mingxiang’s base camp. It has a special relationship, and it’s the same when you eat it.

"Chen Jun, the empire's battle for Guadalcanal in the South Pacific region may be about to fail. In view of the gradual loss of air and sea dominance, it is very difficult to supply ground troops. Guadalcanal is no longer suitable for continued combat. The situation is very serious!"

"The U.S. Navy lost the aircraft carrier Wasp and Hornet in this battle. We lost the aircraft carrier Longxiang. On the surface, it seems that the naval loss is smaller than that of the United States, but the industrial strength of the Empire cannot be compared to the United States. The number that the other party has built has actually reached as many as fourteen ships, which makes it scary to think about it."

"Received intelligence, the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Division and the Army's 25th Infantry Division were transported to Guadalcanal in December to replace the Marine Corps 1st Division. The forces have already occupied an overwhelming advantage." Ono Zhong Zuo frowned and said.

This is in the office of Dazuo Nakajima. Four people gather for tea and chat. The content of the military conversations often involves war. The most important battle at present is the battle for Guadalcanal.

"One or two failures are not the key. The most troublesome thing is that because of the difficulty in supplying Guadalcanal, Lieutenant General Tanaka Shinichi, Chief of Operations of the General Staff Headquarters, and Major General Sato Ken, Chief of Military Affairs of the Ministry of Army, fought in the office and ran to Prime Minister Tojo’s office yelled at him as a bastard and was transferred to the Southern Army’s headquarters for this reason.” Nakajima said.

The Chief of Operations of the General Staff Headquarters ran to the Prime Minister's office and scolded Hideki Tojo as an asshole. This sounded like a fantasy to Chen Mingxiang, but it was the case.

The waters of Guadalcanal Island were blocked by the U.S. Navy, and the supply of ammunition, medicines and food could not be delivered. The Operations Department of the Staff Headquarters requested the use of civilian ships to meet the needs of combat troops even with losses.

But this request was rejected by Hideki Tojo, who also served as the Minister of the Army. His reason was that keeping a certain number of civilian ships to expand military production was more important than sending supplies to the front lines.

The furious Shinichi Tanaka and the chief of military affairs Ken Sato, who was also the heir of Tojo Hideki's confidant, had scrambled in the office. Not to mention that the chief of operations went to Hideki Tojo's office. , Yelled at the Prime Minister and Secretary of the Army.

"Major General Shinichi Tanaka likes to fight, that's not news. In the 15th year of the Showa era or the 29th year of the Republic of China, he and the then military chief Akira Muto also fought in the office for the southward strategy of fighting the British and Americans. He was promoted to lieutenant general in the second year just because his attitude was appreciated by the big bosses at the time."

"But this time is different. He went directly to provoke Hideki Tojo, so he still has to sit on the bench? It is estimated that he will be a lieutenant general in this life." Shimada Nakasa said with a smile.

"Has the empire decided to retreat from Guadalcanal?" Chen Mingxiang asked.

This is a very important piece of military intelligence. If the Japanese troops want to withdraw from Guadalcanal, they must promptly notify the U.S. Army. Obviously, the Japanese army’s logistical supplies can no longer hold up, and it can drag the enemy to death on Guadalcanal. The battle situation has an extremely important impact.

"I haven't heard the news for the time being. Even if it is a retreat, it will require careful deployment. It is not easy to decide. There are more than 30,000 imperial troops in Guadalcanal." Ono Nakasa shook his head and said.

After lunch, Chen Mingxiang went to the headquarters of the 13th Army and the 61st Division to "consolute", but this was a symbolic move.

General-level Japanese high-ranking generals have received generous gifts. Red wine and cigars are added with red envelopes. The lieutenant general level includes commander and division leader, which is 10,000 U.S. dollars. If the major general level is the chief officer, such as the general staff, The chief and the brigade commander, etc., can get five thousand dollars.

But the auxiliary major general is only two thousand dollars, the junior officer gets a two hundred dollars red envelope and a catty of tea, and the rest of the grassroots officers and ordinary soldiers just donate a batch of condolences.

The Japanese resident in Shanghai Stock Exchange is the 61st Division and the 17th Independent Mixed Brigade. The 61st Division is the Type B Division, with 24,400 personnel. The 17th Independent Mixed Brigade It is five thousand people, plus the troops directly under the headquarters, the total number is close to 40,000.

Although Chen Mingxiang has made some money this year, facing such a huge base, he can't afford it. Everyone can understand it. This is unprecedented. The city government's condolences have not even a fraction of him. The Thirteenth Army strongly supported him.