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Chapter 875 Let’s toast to Director Niu again
Desheng Building.
This is one of the best restaurants in Yuancheng. It is three stories high and elegantly decorated. In addition to local specialties, the chef can also cook Henan cuisine. This place is not far from Henan Province and they travel between the two places via the Yellow River ferry, so they are greatly influenced by it.
Deshenglou was booked tonight, and Director Niu was hosting a banquet to entertain the military staff from Peiping.
We are all old acquaintances. Although the General Staff was very powerful in the past, the Secret Service Department has gradually become more powerful in the past two years. They have been purged several times. Therefore, the military staff who used to be arrogant no longer dare to be arrogant in front of the Secret Service Department.
Although Director Niu was not from the Secret Service Department, everyone knew that he was the steward of the Lin Mansion, so everyone respected him even more.
Of course, the fact that these devils are willing to get close to Director Niu is also related to Director Niu's popularity.
Unlike the officers who hold power, these military staff officers have few channels to make money and have to live a miserable life relying on the meager military pay.
The Japanese army's military expenditure was huge, and the headquarters gradually could not support it. They had to supply the front-line troops first, so these staff officers in the rear suffered instead. Not only were their salaries always in arrears, but sometimes they were even paid in Federal Reserve bills.
Well, it is the military notes issued by the Northern Federal Reserve. Although it has a certain purchasing power, it is impossible to improve your life.
This is when we can see Director Niu's thoughtfulness. Every time when it comes to payroll, the staff only need to take the Federal Reserve bills to Director Niu, and Director Niu can always exchange them for Japanese yen or even US dollars.
After a while, they became familiar with each other, and Director Niu even took them to a restaurant. You know, even for a lieutenant, it is not easy to go to a restaurant, as it is a place where money is spent like water!
But whenever Director Niu took them there, he never charged them a penny. Not only that, he also made a big show of it, with whiskey, cigars, and delicious food.
The staff officers often got drunk in the restaurant and treated Director Niu like the God of Wealth.
At this time, Sakura Girl will come on stage to relieve the staff's homesickness.
If you like each other and want to bring your child out to raise him/her, that's fine. Director Niu will find you a house near the headquarters. Not only will the house be free, but it will also be fully furnished with all kinds of furniture.
But a woman who comes from such a place of fireworks is not so easy to keep!
They want to buy clothes today and jewelry tomorrow. They are very skilled in manipulating men, and the staff often fall into the arms of tenderness and cannot extricate themselves. What should they do if they have no money?
Borrow! Borrow from Director Niu!
Niu Saner had a thick stack of IOUs from these people in his hand.
So at the banquet, these officers, ranging from captain to major, who were often staff officers who graduated from the Army University, frequently toasted Niu Saner.
Niu Saner drank a few sips with this person, and when he saw that he was wearing a watch, he asked, "Mr. So-and-so, I happened to have forgotten my watch today. Can you lend it to me?"
Seeing that the other person was holding a pen, he asked, "Mr. So-and-so, I happened to forget to bring my pen today. I need to sign a document later. Can you lend me your pen?"
Before the end of the banquet, Niu Saner returned the borrowed watch and pen, but the ordinary watch was replaced by a Swiss gold watch, and the ordinary pen was replaced by a Parker gold pen.
The atmosphere became increasingly heated, and one staff officer couldn't help but say, "What a shame that Gu Nei-jun and Jiu Sheng-jun aren't here. They love this kind of party the most. It's so hard to get together with Director Niu, but they can't all come. What a shame."
Niu Saner remained calm, "Everyone is here, why aren't Gu Nei Jun and Jiu Sheng Jun here? Are they sick?"
The staff officer smiled and said, "Director Niu really cares about us. However, they are not sick. Instead, they stayed in Jiang County. The 41st Division and the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade are there. They are both deputy chief staff officers in the operations room. The general asked them to..."
As he said this, the person next to him touched him.
Niu Saner saw it and pretended to be angry and said, "You, man, we finally get together today, why are you talking about these things?"
Everyone laughed. Yes, although Director Niu worked for Colonel Lin, he had always been taking care of business and naturally had no interest in these military matters.
"Director Niu is right. Come, let's toast to Director Niu again. We won't go home until we're drunk today!"
The banquet ended at around 11 o'clock in the evening, and Niu Saner immediately went back to report the matter to Lin Ze.
There was another person in Lin Ze's room, and it was none other than Zhuzi.
Some time ago, when Zhou Xuejin and his group came to Yuancheng, a large number of Japanese staff and personnel escorting supplies also arrived. Zhuzi mixed in with the crowd and came to Yuancheng together.
Now Zhou Xuejin is gone, but Zhuzi is still here.
Niu Saner saw that all the tables in the room had become shiny and bright, and he couldn't help but smile, "Brother Zhuzi, you must have been feeling depressed these days, right?"
Yuancheng is too small, and there is a fear of accidents if the pillars are placed somewhere else. Lin Ze simply played a trick of hiding the light. The salt merchants' association has hundreds of rooms, and all the security is handled by Lin Ze himself. It is not difficult to arrange for the pillars to be hidden. Even if the radio is used, there is no need to worry about being discovered. You know, Okamura's temporary command center is also here, and the power generation and reception has never stopped.
It makes sense that Okamura sent a telegram here to give orders to the front-line troops, and Zhuzi sent a telegram here to inform the south of the situation.
Niu Saner told Lin Ze the news that the staff officers had revealed after drinking. Lin Ze lit a cigarette and paced for a few steps. Suddenly, he said, "I have been thinking about this for so many days. This old villain Okamura is really cunning!"
"I finally understand now. Whether it's the eastern or western fronts, they're both real and fake. The Japanese have mobilized so many troops this time, enough for them to fight on several fronts. They want to advance east and west, pin down the sixteen divisions in the south, and then the main force will move south from Jiangxian County, directly towards Yuanqu! Yuanqu is located in the middle section of Zhongtiao Mountain, with a long and narrow terrain. Once Yuanqu is lost, the east and west fronts will be cut off. The army in the south will have no choice but to cross the river, otherwise it will be impossible to escape. Okamura's appetite is too big. He not only wants Zhongtiao Mountain, he also wants to eat up the entire army of 160,000 to 170,000 people in the south!"
Niu San'er had previously thought the devils had a conspiracy, but he hadn't expected Okamura to have such a big plan. He could not help but exclaim in surprise: "If Okamura really succeeds in this, it will not only cause heavy losses to the south, but the confidence of the entire country in the war of resistance will also be severely hit!"
Lin Ze nodded. At this point in the war, the two sides were in a standoff. Whoever could break the deadlock first would have more confidence.
Although the Japanese were under logistical pressure, the situation in the south was actually even worse. There were not only problems with weapons, but also problems with manpower.
The situation of conscription of young men is becoming more and more serious in various places. These young men are still okay when the two sides are confronting each other, but once a fighting breaks out, they will be pure cannon fodder and have no combat effectiveness at all.