The sun never sets in America

Chapter 444 Takesaburo’s Dream

"Tushidai!!"

"Long live the Great Emperor!!"

On a blocking battlefield on Chicago's South Front, short soldiers from the Zero Division wearing yellow military uniforms and with Japanese accents were shouting various Japanese and even Chinese slogans as they charged towards the U.S. military position on the opposite side. During the charge, so-called "deserters" also appeared.

But soon, these deserters who looked like white people died at the hands of those short men. In the eyes of many people, this was completely the right thing to do, because according to regulations, any soldier who retreats from the battlefield will They can all perform Fa-rectification directly on the spot.

As for how to do justice, just look at the heads that fell on the ground and the samurai swords dripping with blood. You can see that these Japanese people are never sloppy in doing things. They can use swords and never use guns. Even the Han generals I once said in private that these "Japanese dwarfs save money on bullets."

Frugality seems to have become synonymous with Japan during this period. In the eyes of many people, these Japanese ghosts do not need to "live" at all.

These guys are moved at every turn, blame themselves and bow, and finally say "Thank you for your hard work." In the eyes of the Han people, Japan is definitely the most useful vassal country, if not one of them.

In this war, a total of more than 700,000 Japanese soldiers were serving the Han Dynasty. To date, more than 150,000 Japanese soldiers have died in battle alone, not counting the same number of disabled soldiers.

It can be said that a large part of the Han army's victory was exchanged for the blood of the Japanese. It can even be said that every red honor on the Han army's flag is stained with Japanese blood.

But Lieutenant Colonel Mei, who usually collected "black money", told him with a straight face:

At this point, Takesaburo realized something was wrong.

"You have to know that naturalization is a national matter, and it is not something that I, a little lieutenant colonel, can say. What's more, I am a serious person, not what you think!!"

Okay, wait, wait until now, wait until this time.

As for the old and powerful No. 0 Division, a quarter of them have Han nationality. This group of people respects the Han nationality everywhere and speaks Mandarin every day, even if they meet their original compatriots in private, so He was also called a "pug" by some jealous people.

As the battalion commander of the Zero Division, Takesaburo is one of the most influential figures.

As one of the first "mixed-blood" division-level troops, the entire No. 0 Division, except for the chief officers above the regiment who were from the Han Army, the rest were basically Japanese officers, or in the words of some people, they were "Han Army Reserves." .

How could he look so leisurely like he is now, hiding in the back and directing the battle situation.

As a "lucky man" who joined the Zero Division very early, Takesaburo made naturalization of Han nationality his life goal from the beginning, and it could even be said that he was his only hope.

In this war, the mortality rate of the Japanese army was actually directly linked to the "naturalization rate." Even in some difficult battlefields, such as the Mississippi River battlefield some time ago, basically one out of every seven people was Naturalization was successful, but the price was that the other six people sacrificed their precious lives.

Even in the later inquiries, no matter who told him, they said "I don't know" or "Maybe it's just a matter of time." As for the specific details he wanted to know, no one knew.

Of course, it is not very appropriate to use this, because according to the standards of the Han army, if you want to be a reserve, you must at least have a nationality of Han. If you don’t have a nationality, even if you are in the official establishment of the Han army, you are just a person. Migrant households who work as part-time workers cannot get a job at all.

In the end, there was even a so-called "canteen assassination case" for a while.

And in the latest inquiry, he still only got the answer of "wait a little longer, there will be news in a while", even though he hinted again and again that he could follow some "rules".

Although these lapdogs are annoying, they often even publish the so-called "Han superiority" theory, and attack those colleagues who have not been naturalized in their words. Some of them even want to put it in their faces that I am a Han. What's more, Said the words "It's stupid to get along with the Japanese".

And because of this incident, the top leaders of the Han army later issued repeated orders not to engage in "differential treatment." Although this was true on the surface, and could even be said to be "very good," behind the scenes, the overt and covert fighting not only did not end, but There is a growing feeling.

But it is a pity that according to the naturalization standards of the Han army, as a battalion commander who did not win many battles and was faced with sharing the credit among his subordinates, Takezaburo could say that he did not catch any delicious food. He even caught up with the counterattack because of bad luck last time. His morale was so high that he killed half of the infantry battalion. If he hadn't been saved by He Jinlong, the commander of the Zero Division who took a fancy to him, he might have become a "small captain" charging into battle by now.

For the Japanese officers in the entire No. 0 Division who served the Han Kingdom, accumulating military exploits and becoming Han nationality was their lifelong dream. It can even be said that this was the main reason why they were so good at fighting.

But despite his hard work, as a battalion commander, he unexpectedly failed to get a naturalization quota. He asked several times, but Lieutenant Colonel Mei, who was in charge of the naturalization assessment, just said "wait a little longer." Yes, he was waiting. How long has it been? What can I do if I wait any longer?

The cause was two acquaintances. One party took advantage of the other's hard work to become a naturalized citizen. When they met the other party, not only did they not apologize for relenting, they even arrogantly cursed "Red Deer", directly attacking the already angry person. Annoyed, he directly stabbed the opponent to death with the short saber he carried.

In fact, what Takesaburo didn't know was that the Han army was actually tight on naturalization. It could even be said that at least double the original military merit of 100, he might be able to successfully naturalize.

But nowadays, it is basically impossible not to have two hundred to three hundred, and there is also a "limit". And except for the generals above the military level, no one else knows this news. This is why everyone gives Takesaburo all the money. Wait, because for them, waiting any longer means that they themselves don't know what to do, and even Lieutenant Colonel Mei is testing the meaning every now and then.

The above meaning can be roughly summarized as "fuzzy", as vague as possible.

The reason for doing this is actually because of what Dong Ziqin said in private:
"Nothing can be said too clearly, especially this kind of burning bridges. The best way is if you don't say it, I won't do it. If you say it, I will delay it until the end, and find a few with the best grades. , hold a big naturalization ceremony for them, publicize their achievements, and finally tell everyone that it’s not because you don’t work hard!”

“Captain Zhu, what should we do with the prisoners here??”

Just when Takesaburo was thinking about naturalization, the voice about "captives" came from behind.

Takezaburo looked at the wailing and bandaged soldiers around him, as well as the American prisoners of war who were pulled out of the trenches. His eyes became more and more "cold", but he quickly recovered and said in a very cold tone. :

"Put them all down, and people from the Peace Army will come to take them over soon!!"

After saying this, Takesaburo could clearly feel the anger of those soldiers. Obviously, in their eyes, these prisoners deserved to die. If it weren't for them, he and others would not be in this situation, and his comrades would not be in this situation. Nor will it be killed.

On the other side, in the No. 0 Division's frontline command post, Chen Fuxing, who only took office in the past week, is worrying about how to solve the current soldier problem.

In fact, by the end of the war, not to mention the United States, which was about to be unable to support itself, even the Han Dynasty itself had actually reached its limit. Especially at this time, even Japan, the number one "military cow", actually There are not many people left.

We must know that Japan at this time, excluding the 700,000 currently on the battlefield, has actually provided one million troops. For a country with a population of only 20 million, it has actually reached reached the limit of conscription.

As for several other small countries, such as the relatively good Kingdom of Japan, they were squeezed out of 70,000 troops by the Han army. Even the Haidong Principality, which joined the Han Kingdom not long ago, provided 50,000 soldiers. Although these 50,000 soldiers Due to acclimatization, the soldiers suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, loss of appetite, and even simply "unable to fight" after arriving.

Even now, only one division, with 15,000 troops, has been transferred to the outer battlefields of Chicago for cleaning work.

And "people of our own" like Lan Fang have basically been used to the extreme. The entire population of Lan Fang of 1.7 million has provided 105,000 soldiers, all of whom are Chinese. This is why Governor Lan Fang The reason why Zhu Dao was recently transferred to the cabinet as the chief industrial and commercial official.

And this is also the reason why Lan Fang has been talked about by senior officials in Han Dynasty for a long time recently. The reason is also very simple. "Easy to use" and "fairly honest", which makes many people quite interested in Lan Fang's high degree of autonomy. Those who had opinions were changed.

In fact, it’s not that Lan Fang soldiers are easy to recruit. The fundamental reason is that many local gangsters have indeed become much more honest under the governance of the previous governors. Some of the guys who used to clamor to "obtain more autonomy rights" now also Instead of shouting, it gives people a "gentle and patriotic" feeling.

Liu Peng’s evaluation of this is:
“Little Teddy doesn’t know how old he is unless he’s beaten!!”

Although everyone does not know what "Teddy" His Majesty calls him, it does not prevent those smart people from seeing the recruitment in Lanfang as a good way and a good shortcut to please the Holy King.

This is also the reason why the small Lanfang was forced to bring out an army of 100,000 people. According to some people, it was even necessary to recruit another 50,000 people to meet Lanfang's population situation. Of course, all this has nothing to do with the current No. 0 Division, because the No. 0 Division is a mixed-blood division, and its main soldiers are Japanese and Mexican. Even if the above is to replenish troops for the No. 0 Division, Chen Fuxing doesn't know how to "choose" , or in other words, there is no choice at all.

Because at this moment, it is "as difficult as climbing to the sky" to get Japanese soldiers.

After all, according to the Han army's own statistics, the actual 700,000 Japanese troops currently on the American battlefield, except for the 100,000 reserve troops, have basically used up the remaining 600,000. In other words, the No. 0 Division at this moment is Can't get any.

(One hundred thousand reserve troops are preparing for future wars and cannot be moved for the time being)

"Damn it, that guy in front didn't know how to use it sparingly. Now it's better. A reinforced division with 17,000 people was suddenly turned into a Type B division with 12,000 people..."

"Ugh!!"

As a traditional army officer, Chen Fuxing attaches great importance to the recruitment of soldiers. It can even be said that he has never valued it as much as he does now.

Chen Fuxing was walking in the command post, circling back and forth, looking at the weather outside, his face getting more and more sad. It was obvious that after thinking about it all afternoon, he couldn't think of any solution.

Even at this time, he had the idea of ​​​​looking for Mexicans. After all, Mexican soldiers were notorious among the Han army because of their poor quality. Currently, there are less than 300,000 Mexican soldiers on the entire American battlefield. Even according to the latest statistics Statistics show that if we continue to fight for a few more months, we may not be able to save even 250,000. The fundamental reason is still the low quality of Mexican soldiers, resulting in high casualties.

This high casualty rate sounds ridiculous. After all, a soldier who is famous for "escape" would have a high mortality rate. It doesn't look right no matter how you look at it.

In fact, all this has to do with the usage of the Han army. Since the emergence of "mixed" troops like the No. 0 Division, the slogan "use the sun to make ink" has resounded in the mouths of many people in the Han army.

But when it comes to actual use, it's different. If nothing else, although these Mexican soldiers are afraid of the Japanese and even have "mythical examples" of continuing to charge in the face of machine guns, the real situation is that a large part of the Mexican soldiers are afraid of the Japanese. The soldiers all died under the swords and guns of Japanese soldiers, as if it had just happened.

This is the Mexican soldier, like a stubborn donkey. He will only move when he is whipped with a whip. He will run away when he lets go a little bit. He will even spit at you and finally give you a look of contempt.

And this is also the fundamental reason why Mexican soldiers are basically not wanted in Han Dynasty. Even if they are driven by "violence" as some people say, violence may be useful to soldiers from other countries. After all, commanding soldiers is nothing more than There are two types, one is "force" and the other is "reason".

The clear truth is that telling soldiers that they will "win" is "just". To put it bluntly, it is actually brainwashing.

But the Mexican soldiers are not afraid of brainwashing, because they have no brains at all.

For Chen Fuxing at this moment, if the soldier problem cannot be solved as soon as possible, there will be big problems in the operation of the Zero Division. There may even be a reduction in the establishment, a lack of command motivation, a large number of job vacancies, and even in the end, even the aircraft will not be connected. The gunmen can't even get together.

"Mr. Chen, this is the latest naturalization list..."

When Chen Fuxing was anxious about how to solve the problem of soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Mei, who had just walked in, stood behind him holding a document.

Chen Fuxing took the document and asked directly without reading it for a few seconds:
"There are so few people in this group, aren't those people below making trouble??"

"Not yet, but part of me is already anxious!!"

When Lieutenant Colonel Mei said this, a young figure who had been questioning him appeared in his mind.

“It’s urgent, that’s normal, as long as there’s no trouble!!”

Chen Fuxing's last experience is actually a good proof. Although it is an internal problem of the Han army, it is obvious that he is very worried about such internal problems caused by military promotion issues.

"Remember, no matter what, don't destroy unity!!"

“Unity comes first!!”

Chen Fuxing once again looked at the poor list of people who were stranded in the previous period, and said "hypocritical" good things.

"Yes, General Chen!!"

Lieutenant Colonel Mei was obviously allergic to this sentence, and when he agreed, he was not so forceful.

"By the way, how much do you think these people want to be naturalized?"

Chen Fuxing suddenly asked Lieutenant Colonel Mei, seemingly out of his mind.

“Like a tired bird returning to the forest, or a flying fish flying into the sea!!”

Lieutenant Colonel Mei thought for a long time and gave these two polite words.

Chen Fuxing, who was opposite, suddenly said forcefully: "Since they want to naturalize so much, then tell them that there is a shortage of personnel in the division. Whoever can recruit people can be naturalized in advance..."

Lieutenant Colonel Mei's expression suddenly changed, and then he heard General Chen say again:
"The more people I recruit, not to mention joining the ranks, even military ranks and military positions, as long as I can raise them within the scope of my personal rights, I will raise them as much as I can!!"

"Boom", this sentence sounded like an atomic bomb to Lieutenant Colonel Mei's ears. Even before he could react, he was stunned by the sentence "Even if it is given to a regiment commander, the chief of staff can do it."

"General Chen, this..."

“Isn’t this illegal??”

"We are not..."

Lieutenant Colonel Mei almost said the words "selling one's official position to get a title".

"Remember, promotion is really just that. When you get promoted, it's not like that. You choose someone who looks good and has good military exploits behind him..."

"But you have to know that recruiting people is also a military achievement. As long as he recruits enough people, as long as one hundred and eighty thousand, I, the division commander, can let him do it!!"

"He will be the main master, and I will be the assistant master!!"

Although this sentence is "self-deprecating", it really makes the current situation clear. Talent is the most important, and other things are not important.

Lieutenant Colonel Mei on the opposite side hesitated and wanted to say something, but couldn't. In the end, Chen Fuxing could only say "Go and execute it" and stopped him.

Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Mei who was walking very slowly, as if he was worried, Chen Fuxing shook his head. He had heard about what the other party did, but he had just arrived after all, and it would take some time before he wanted to cause trouble. , the most important thing now is to "draw people in" first.

Talent is the most important thing! !

(End of this chapter)