The military experts and technicians of the Japanese had not yet arrived in Xuzhou, but Eternal Turtle Shiro and the 109th Division had already arrived in Xuzhou.
Originally, the 109th Division was supposed to land on the Jiaodong Peninsula and then take the train to Xuzhou. However, in the end, the 109th Division landed in Tianjin and took the train south along the Jinpu railway line.
Eternal Turtle Shiro was also with them. As for the previous 35th Division, a new lieutenant general from the Japanese was transferred to take over. Takano City's 238 regiment transferred out the 35th Division's battle sequence and was under the command of Liu Chuan. The missing regiments would be replenished by troops from the country.
"Teacher, congratulations ~"
Liu Chuan smiled and congratulated Yongsheng Turtle Shiro when he saw his beaming face. Eternal Turtle Shiro should indeed be happy. From a B-grade major general to a special major general, with one foot in the upper echelons of the empire's army, how could he not be happy?
" Haha, it's all thanks to Yanagawa-kun's ability. I've also benefited from Yanagawa-kun's great contribution. The headquarters are very satisfied with our previous actions and hope that we can continue to work hard.
Commander Tada also hopes that we can wipe out the Chinese guerrillas behind the enemy lines as much as possible. For this reason, my 109th Division is directly under the command of the North China Dispatching Army Command.”
Liu Chuan nodded after hearing that. No wonder the old devil, Eternal Turtle Shiro, was so happy. After all this time, he was directly under the jurisdiction.
For example, his 35th Regiment belonged to the 12th Division, and there was a commander above it. His position among the major generals wasn't high.
After becoming the 109th division, they would be placed under the command of the headquarters. They would receive the same treatment as the 110th division. They would be the major general, but their status would be similar to that of the 1st or 12th division.
The commander of the Japanese army was also a lieutenant general. Don't get me wrong. Once you were under the direct command of the front army, your status would be equivalent to the commander. This was an unspoken rule in the Japanese army.
This was also reflected in history. In some battles in the Pacific Ocean, when a certain commander of a Japanese army was recalled or had a command error, they could take over the command of the commander.
In any case, according to the order, if the permanent major general was present, it would be the permanent major general who took over the command. Otherwise, it would be the special major general, and finally, the general of the front army.
There were such examples, but they were all on the Pacific battlefield. I won't talk about specific examples.
Liu Chuan smiled and pondered for a moment before looking at Eternal Turtle Shiro and saying,""Teacher, I heard that the military experts and technicians sent by the Empire are already on their way to Xu Prefecture.
There is only one thing that I do not know. What is the Empire's opinion on our construction of military factories around Xu Prefecture? Or should I say, how many military factories does the Empire allow us to build? Is there a restriction?"
This was also another problem that Liu Chuan had been thinking about recently. To build a military factory, they needed the help of the Japanese. Whether it was the machinery or the guidance of technical personnel, they needed them.
This meant that Liu Chuan could not build any military factory he wanted. For example, he wanted to build an airport, but the Japanese did not allow it. He had no choice.
Yongsheng Kamishiro didn't say anything and signaled for Liu Chuan to follow him into the house.
Walking into the room, Eternal Turtle Shiro knelt on the mat and said slowly,""This time, I received some news about my promotion to the 109th Regiment. As for whether it's true or not, it's up to you to decide.
The headquarters had already argued about Yanagawa-kun's plan to build a military factory. Initially, some people in the Army Department did not trust you. After Commander Tada sent several telegrams, saying that you requested to send a division to Xuzhou, the Army Department believed you and agreed to build a military factory in Xuzhou.
Later, the Army Department brought this matter to the Imperial Conference to discuss, but it caused the navy to be dissatisfied ~"
Yongsheng Kameshiro looked up at Liu Chuan. Of course, Liu Chuan knew about the conflict between the Japanese and the Japanese. He had mentioned it before when he was in Peiping.
"The navy has requested that after the construction of the military factory, the coal and iron ores shipped back to the homeland every month must not be reduced. The quantity must be increased because the Imperium needs them!”
Many people thought that the naval warships during World War II used oil, which was wrong.
Not all warships during World War II used oil as fuel. Most of them used mixed fuel.
What do you mean? If you look up the warships of this period, you will find such a statement in the introduction of the power and speed of the warships.
There were a few steam furnaces, an increase in the number of fuel units, or internal combustion engines. Without exception, there seemed to be two or three types of power systems.
In such a situation, there was no need to be suspicious. Steam furnaces and so on were mostly fueled by coal, just like those used during World War I.
As for the other fuel units, they all used oil as fuel. The two power systems were used together. Of course, if it was something like a Yamato class battleship, you could forget about it. The Yamato class battleship was purely an internal combustion engine warship. Therefore, there was a reason why the Yamato class battleship could still be very fast even with such a large ton.
Of course, coal wasn't only used on warships. During this period, the industry was also very dependent on coal. It wasn't strange for the Japanese navy to want coal, and it wasn't even strange for them to want iron ore and steel.
The navy was like an iron-eating beast. A battleship and aircraft carrier weighed tens of thousands of tons. There were also other destroyer, cruiser, and so on.
Why didn't they use steel?
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Eternal Turtle Shiro took a deep breath and continued,""But the Army Department doesn't want to waste any more energy on the navy, so they don't agree with the navy's proposal.
The two sides quarreled over this matter. Even now, the War Department and the Navy Department were still quarreling over steel and coal. Currently, the Army Department hopes that you can build more steel factories around Xuzhou.
The military factories mainly focused on rifles, light and heavy machine guns, ammunition, mortars, grenade launchers, etc. to solve the problem of weapons and ammunition for the troops sent from North China and Central China. The steel would not be shipped back to the mainland for the time being!”
Liu Chuan finally understood what was going on. Most of the coal and steel that had been shipped back to China had been distributed to the navy. The army had received a lot of spoils of war, but very few of them had been used to renovate the army's weapons and equipment. This had long caused dissatisfaction in the Army Department.
Thinking about it, it made sense. My men fought hard to get the item, but in the end, they were intercepted by your navy. How could they be convinced?
In the past, the army had no choice but to accept it. Everyone knew that they had to travel by sea from China to the Japanese. Whether it was people or things, they had to travel by sea.
Once the coal and iron ore shipped from China were loaded onto the ship, whether it was given to the navy or the army itself, this was not something the army could decide.
Think about it. At sea, they had already loaded the ship. No matter how powerful the army was, could they make the soldiers strip naked and jump into the sea to have a 1v1 with the warship?
That was impossible, right? Since it was impossible, he could only endure it. If he was not convinced, he could go to the navy. The navy did not even need to talk nonsense with him. He would not transport the ammunition and supplies of the hundreds of thousands of Japanese people in China. He would not touch any of the ships at the port.
In less than a week, those Japanese soldiers from the Army Department would have to admit defeat to the Navy Department, so they could only endure it in the past.
Now, they were going to build a military factory in Xuzhou. Once the food supply and ammunition supply did not need to be shipped from the mainland, what was there to be afraid of?
Give you coal and steel? You're so beautiful! I'm not giving it to you. Let's see what you can do to me.
After thinking about this, Liu Chuan had an idea in his heart. The Japanese were not peaceful internally. They said that where there were people, there would be martial arts. This saying was indeed true.
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