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The Japanese dispatched troops stationed in the pass, from the North China Front Army's operations in Henan Province to the 11th Army is currently engaged in the Hunan-Guangxi operations, most of the troops have a serious shortage of food.

Last year, in the grain-producing areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, the Japanese army did not collect enough rice. Now it is normal to go hungry. The local rice is not enough to support the Huaxia battlefield.

At the moment when the rice was mature, Japanese troops from all over the country sent out to rob the grain, and even did not even give the Chinese voucher. Especially in the newly occupied areas, the local people suffered a tragic catastrophe.

Poultry, ducks, cattle and sheep were snatched, food was snatched, young adults were forced to build military installations everywhere, scenes of rape and looting were everywhere, and the retreat of the Shancheng government had unimaginable consequences.

But Japan hasn't surrendered yet. The dispatched troops are still stationed in the pass. Their demand for food exceeds everything. They have long ordered the Jinling government to assist in the collection.

"There was no such thing as Li Shiqun smuggling food out this year, and Chen Qun, a senior official in Jiangsu Province, is a typical traitor. Will the Japanese army's food requisition plan be much smoother than last year?" Wang Zhen asked.

"No, in fact, this matter is a deadlock. Without Li Shiqun smuggling, and food merchants from all over the country, can Chen Qun refuse self-interest? The Wang puppet government has to feed so many puppet troops, police officers and government officials, Beijing and Shanghai. The local people have to fight for food if they want to eat. This has also led to the negative confrontation of the pseudo-governments in various places, which dragged down the Japanese army, and the Japanese army's food requisition plan had to be shattered."

"Take the Southeast Trading Company as an example. The index I gave them is 100,000 tons. Rice can also be used for miscellaneous grains. Grain merchants can raise prices. Without the organization of the Qingxiang Committee, the Japanese army’s levy for grain would be much weaker. The situation has not improved, at least it has not continued to deteriorate."

"When I was in Jinling, Chen Gongbo talked about this. The Wang Puppet government and the Japanese army were very conflicted. The rice grain control committee was established in name but the actual power was in the hands of the Japanese. This caused the Wang Puppet government to extreme Dissatisfaction, what is the use of giving a false name?" Chen Mingxiang said.

"The price of rice in the Shanghai stock market was 4,500 yuan per stone of rice in the vouchers in May, and 10,000 yuan in vouchers in June. It is now at the end of September, and it actually broke the 18,000 yuan in vouchers. Individuals who can reach 20,000 yuan in savings coupons will have to be doubled by the end of the year. I really don't know what the price of rice will be when the Anti-Japanese War is won!" Wang Zhen exclaimed.

The trend of rice prices in the Shanghai stock market is simply incredible. The upward trend of somersaults is actually a concept of doubling!

For a high-ranking person like Chen Mingxiang, there is no need to consider such a problem. Apart from the life-saving rice he has saved, a phone call can also solve the problem. Does the municipal government's distribution of rice still matter?

But for the people in the Shanghai stock market, that would be unbearable. Nowadays, the factory pays more than rice, even if it is miscellaneous grains, for the purpose of starving.

"The price of rice in the Shanghai stock market has always been very stable. It was only a few dollars and a stone during the August 13th Anti-Japanese War. When I first fell, it never exceeded 15 yuan. When I first came to the Shanghai stock market to perform my mission, it was the Republic of China. In 28 years, the price of rice was only 20 yuan per stone, but now, it has reached 18,000 yuan. How many times do you think this has doubled?"

"This time Kenju Yazaki came to the Shanghai market to discuss food issues with Japanese businessmen, the consulate general in Shanghai, as well as the navy and army. Matsui Takuro said that this was the top priority of the year, but the reality lies ahead. It's impossible to solve the problem even as the chief of the bureau." Chen Mingxiang said.

The party at Villa Mala that night was accompanied by Lieutenant General Kenju Yazaki, Major General Kinoshita Sakae, Major General Yoshitaro Kawamoto and Yujo Horiuchi, as well as the four chiefs of the military police.

This lineup also made Wang Meilin frightened. Chen Mingxiang’s network was so strong that Kenju Yazaki went to the Mala Villa to drink as soon as he became the chief of the bureau. His boss Kitazawa Hei wanted to deal with him. , This is a bit whimsical, right?

"I have asked the Mitsui Unification Association under the Chamber of Commerce to implement the new demand plan. Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation will lead this work. The 13th Army Command will send liaison officers to supervise the 20 Offices are operating."

"The empire uses 220,000 tons of rice for the army and navy in China, 39,000 tons of rice for the military police, Qingxiang security team, and police of the Jinling government, 230,000 tons for the Shanghai stock market, and 5 for Jinling. 10,000 tons, the overall demand plan is the same as last year."

"But the current situation can be said to be very bad. There are many resistances to grain collection in various places. The local government does not cooperate. The grain department of the Jinling government is also sending people to collect rice. Acting Dean Chen Gongbo even proposed to reduce the amount of rice Moving restrictions, if this continues, the Shanghai stock market will be messed up." Horiuchi Yujo said.

"But in this way, there are bound to be a large number of vendors who smuggle grain from the rice-producing areas to the Shanghai stock market, which will weaken our collection of grain!" Kinoshita Sakae said.

"If there is a major problem in the Shanghai stock market, we will not be able to take responsibility. The base camp continues to order the mobilization of materials, especially recently to strengthen the protection of coastal areas, and it needs material support from the Shanghai stock market, Mr. Kawamoto, in this regard. It should be the clearest thing, right?" Horiuchi Yujo said.

It turned out that after the fall of the Tojo cabinet, on July 18, the Japanese base camp ordered the dispatched army headquarters to work closely with the front fleet headquarters to strengthen defense against the coasts of Guangdong, Hong Kong, northern Jiangsu, and eastern Zhejiang. We will also capture Lucheng and Rongcheng, and strengthen the defensive forces of Xiamen and Kinmen Island.

The purpose of this order is to send the army headquarters to prepare for counterattack the landing of American troops in these areas, and to make these areas a relay base for the Japanese navy when it retreats from the Pacific.

The General Command of the Dispatch Army assigned the task to the headquarters of the Thirteenth Army, and the commander, Lieutenant General Nagatsu Hike, issued an order to build fortifications on the coast of northern Jiangsu on August 23.

The construction and defense of the fortifications in the Haizhou and Guanyun areas of northern Jiangsu were carried out by the 65th Division of Lieutenant General Sakaguchi Shizuo in Pengcheng, sending two infantry groups and one artillery group.

The construction and defense work of Qidong on the north bank of the Yangtze River Estuary and Jinshanwei on the north bank of Hangzhou Bay was carried out by the 60th Division of Lieutenant General Kobayashi Nobuo stationed in Suzhou.

An infantry brigade in Zhapu on the north bank of Hangzhou Bay, two infantry brigades and two artillery brigades on the northern highlands of Cixi on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay are under the responsibility of the 70th Division of Lieutenant General Xiaoxing Uchida in Jinhua.

The army attacking Lucheng was served by the 55th Infantry Brigade of the 60th Division in Wuxi and Major General Ligang Shounan, and assisted by the 70th Division. They captured Lishui on August 27 and September 9. The Japanese captured Lucheng.