Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

Chapter 855 Distribution to the Frontier

"Commander, it's not that I have any emotions." Chen Yang complained to Commander Xiwei: "You also know that logistics work has always been easy to be criticized."

"The mainland has repeatedly urged us to reduce material consumption and increase revenue and cut expenditure. The supervisory department originally suspected that the battlefield consumption was too high. We, together with the transportation department, bear some responsibility."

"In order to avoid this kind of thing from happening, we have also made a lot of efforts to minimize various losses."

"But even if we have been very careful, we still cannot satisfy everyone."

"Now, the anti-counterrevolutionary plan that we have been preparing for more than half a month has suddenly been cancelled. We have to find someone to reimburse us for the losses we incurred before."

"The troops did not participate in the operation. If I force them to bear the losses, I'm really afraid that the new Lieutenant General Sakurai Sansho of the 21st Division will come to fight me with a samurai sword."

"Mr. Chen, you don't have to worry too much." Commander Xiwei raised his hand and said, "Someone must take responsibility for the failure of this anti-counterrevolutionary plan."

"The Expeditionary Forces Headquarters has reported to the mainland that Fujino-kun of the Special High Section made a major mistake in his intelligence work, and the mainland intends to transfer him to the South China Investigation Committee."

"As for the loss of materials incurred by the joint transport department during this mission, the mainland will not pursue responsibility."

Transfer Fujino Hirofumi to the South Branch Investigation Committee? Chen Yang couldn't believe it.

The South China Investigation Committee, whose full name is the South China China Resources Investigation Committee.

The places where they are active are Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

In addition to investigating the Kuomintang army and the Red Party and other anti-Japanese forces in the South China region, it also performed intelligence work such as mineral resource surveys and military map drawing.

Of course, this organization is far inferior to the Special High Police.

Fujino Hirofumi thought he could be transferred back to his homeland, but he was overthinking it.

If an army of 80,000 were to be mobilized according to his plan, the losses incurred would certainly be staggering.

The most important thing is that the leaders of several major groups knew that they had been fooled by false information, but they could still tolerate it.

Commander Nishio sighed and said, "Fujino-kun is still a little lacking in consideration on this matter."

"People say that heroes are made by the times, but he doesn't believe it. He wants heroes to make the times."

"If you use tens of thousands of troops to set a trap and the action fails, you will naturally have to bear the consequences."

"The Southern Branch Research Committee is currently working with Tokyo Imperial University, Fukusatsuma Imperial University, and Governor-General Fukusatsuma's Resource Research Division to compile the Hainan Island Reader. Mr. Fujino is also from an academic background, so it would be appropriate to assign this task to him."

Chen Yang is responsible for the transportation of resources, and he is also aware of these things on Hainan Island.

Japan conducted large-scale surveys of Hainan Island at the beginning of this century.

In 1927, the South China Survey Committee submitted a 640-page "Geographical Description of South China" to the mainland, which gave a detailed description of the resources of Hainan Island for reference by the Army Headquarters and various Japanese joint-stock companies.

Apart from anything else, the mineral resource distribution data of Hainan Island recorded in these materials alone include the reserves, grades and distribution locations of various mineral deposits such as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, lead ore, silica, limestone and crystal stone, down to the village level.

With the help of these detailed information, the Japanese military, the Hainan Naval Special Service, the Fukusatsuma Governor-General's Office, which was the Japanese ruling body in Taiwan, as well as various university research institutions such as Kyushu University and Imperial University and various joint-stock companies involved in the development of Hainan Island, all sent investigation teams to Hainan to survey various resources.

It can be said that the Japanese explored the area around Hainan Island in just a few years and carried out a lot of infrastructure construction.

Among them, a survey team under the Japanese Mitsui Zaibatsu discovered a huge, rich iron ore vein while exploring copper mines in Shilushan. The iron ore vein was of excellent grade and was quite rare.

In order to develop this iron mine, the Japanese frantically captured able-bodied men in Hainan. Not only did they capture local laborers, they also transported laborers from inland areas.

In order to ensure a steady supply of ore to the Yawata Iron and Steel Works, they even developed a three-phase development plan.

Starting in 1935, they planned to obtain 100 million tons of iron ore in the first phase, 200 million tons in the second phase, and 300 million tons in the third phase.

This plan has now entered the end of the second phase. The current iron ore production has far exceeded one million tons and is not far from the second phase target of two million tons.

In ancient times, sending Fujino Hirobumi to that place was equivalent to exile to a remote frontier.

They caught Zhong Xigong, but he didn't get any merit and was sentenced to exile to a remote frontier. I wonder if he regrets it now...

However, since someone was taking the blame, Chen Yang didn't say anything else. He bowed slightly to Commander Xiwei and prepared to leave.

Commander Nishio suddenly said, "That's the end of Fujino-kun's matter. Mr. Chen, when will Lord Terauchi arrive in Shanghai?"

"This?" Chen Yang hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Mr. Terauchi will come to China with Minister Tanaka Ryuo, the special commissioner of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

Commander Nishio was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems that the headquarters is still a little hesitant about Mr. Nakanishi's matter."

Chen Yang said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Nishio, you also know that although Mr. Nakanishi did not say how powerful he was in his confession, he was received by Mr. Konoe with excellent results after all."

"The local side still hopes that things won't be too ugly. If Zhong Xijun is willing to turn back from his wrong path, then we can still give him a chance."

"Do you think it's possible to turn back from the wrong path?" Commander Nishio became a little excited.

"I personally promoted him from a small investigator at the Manchuria Railway Company to a personal consultant for me."

"I trust him so much that I even gave him the responsibility of managing important organizations such as the Chinese Special Affairs Investigation Team and the Special Agents Division of the Expeditionary Force."

"But he still took advantage of my trust to pass on information to the Red Party."

"The mainland actually thinks there is still a chance to make him turn back to the right path. Why? Is the rank of major general not enough? Should we give him the rank of general?"

Chen Yang looked at Commander Xiwei's angry expression and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Commander Xiwei took a deep breath, his expression slowly eased, he sat back in his chair and said to Chen Yang: "Mr. Chen, you are different from him. You are a rare talent in the empire."

"Thank you for your assistance over the past two years. Once you arrive in China, Mr. Terauchi will soon take over my position as the supreme commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force."

"I hope you can cooperate sincerely with Lord Terauchi and devote yourself to the cause of the empire."

Chen Yang was slightly stunned, and bowed to Commander Xiwei and said, "Sir Xiwei, I will try my best."