Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1148 Who Dares to Have an Objection?

Shimen.

In order to ensure the safety of the temporary command post for the enhanced security operation, Okamura Ninji ruthlessly ordered the complete blockade of traffic around Shimen.

Except for trains that have undergone strict inspections and are still allowed to stop at Shimen, all other land routes are only allowed to enter but not exit.

Although Shimen is not a very large city, it still has a population of over 100,000. They rely on farmers in the suburbs for food, drink, and shelter. Now that Shimen is heavily blocked, feeding the people has become a major problem.

Okamura didn't care about that. Starving to death was a minor matter, but leaking secrets was a major one!

Lin Ze had no choice but to go to Okamura's temporary office at the Chamber of Commerce.

Okamura, wearing glasses, was in his office analyzing the situation at the front. The four teams he had dispatched would report the latest developments to him at any time. In addition, Hayashi Ze, who was stationed at the Military Police Headquarters, would receive the latest intelligence from the front and send it to him after categorizing and summarizing it.

Okamura was determined to win this battle, wanting to bring his term in North China to a perfect close without any flaws!

"Boom boom boom!"

Okamura looked up. "Come in!"

As soon as he entered, Lin Ze said solemnly, "Commander! I have something important to report!"

Seeing Lin Ze's expression, Okamura immediately became nervous.

You know, Colonel Lin Ze, the "Little Zhuge" of the North China Area Army, is always calm and composed. Why is he so serious and tense today?

"Lin Jun, has something happened to the frontline troops? Has our intentions been discovered by the enemy?"

Lin Ze shook his head. "The frontline troops are doing fine, but our intentions will soon be known to the enemy!"

Okamura jumped to his feet. "What?! What went wrong?!"

Lin Ze tapped the ground beneath his feet. "There's something wrong with the stone gate, a really big problem!"

"Mr. Lin, this is impossible. The soldiers and the military police under your command have surrounded the stone gate in layers. How could there be a problem with the stone gate?"

"Your Excellency, the city is about to run out of food. So many people are only coming in and not coming out, trapped inside the city. If they become desperate from hunger, chaos will break out..."

Okamura hesitated and said, "They're just starving, they won't cause any trouble, will they? They've starved plenty of times."

Lin Ze cursed inwardly, "You bastard, I won't be satisfied until I've torn you to pieces!"

"General, even if peasants in the countryside starve to death, they won't cause any real trouble. But Shimen is different. This place didn't have a city before. Later, a railway was built, factories were constructed, and the population gradually increased. The city is mostly made up of workers, all of whom are young and strong. Do you know what it means when young and strong people go hungry? Do you remember the great disaster in Henan Province at the end of last year and the beginning of this year? When disaster victims gathered together, the consequences..."

Okamura listened attentively, lit a cigarette, and fell into deep thought.

Lin Ze pressed his advantage, "When I was in Tianjin, I handled several incidents of disaster victims storming the city. Do you know how many people I sent to control the situation? Including auxiliary police officers and the Tianjin police headquarters, there were over a thousand people in total. And in this Shimen city, there are at least eighty or ninety thousand young and middle-aged workers..."

Okamura couldn't hold back any longer, "Hayashi-kun, you mean...."

"General, what I mean is that the 110th Division has either advanced eastward or gone north to block the railway line. There is only one infantry battalion in Shimen City. If things really get chaotic, are we going to call troops back to deal with it? If we are going to call troops back, where can we call troops from? It would be better to take precautions. We don't need to feed these people. We just need to give them some food so that they don't starve to death."

Okamura nodded, agreeing with what Lin Ze said.

"Then I'll arrange for the grain to be transported right away."

"General, why not let your son take charge of this matter and coordinate a batch of military rations? Your son will play a crucial role in stabilizing the rear, which would be of great merit. It is precisely because you and your son are stationed in Shimen that the frontline battles have been able to achieve successive victories."

Okamura laughed heartily, "Lin-kun! What's wrong with your brain? Great idea! I'll write a warrant, and you can have Tadashi coordinate with the Supplies Committee to get the grain loaded onto trucks and delivered as soon as possible. However, vegetable vendors from outside the city are absolutely not allowed to enter!"

"Don't worry about that!"

As long as there is food, it doesn't matter if we don't eat vegetables.

Okamura handed Hayashi a cigarette; he had been reading military reports all day and wanted to take a break.

"Lin Jun, this time, I've kept you in Shimen for so long again. Sometimes, without your help, I really wouldn't know where to start with many things."

"You flatter me, General. I dare not accept such an honor. If it weren't for the opportunity you gave me, I might still be wasting my life."

"Mr. Lin, if this matter succeeds, I may have to go to Jinling before the end of the year. At that time, you..."

Lin Ze said decisively, "Wherever General commands me, I will go."

Staying in North China or going to Nanjing each has its advantages and disadvantages, and Lin Ze still needs to consider it further. However, when faced with Okamura's question, he must give a clear answer without hesitation, otherwise this old devil will start to overthink things again.

The two chatted for a while longer before Lin Ze said, "General, I shall take my leave now. I need to speak with your son about arranging grain for your family."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy. If you need anything, feel free to come to me."

If Okamura Tadamasa is to coordinate with the Special Committee on Supplies, then we must get as much military rations as possible. It would be a waste to give military rations to the Japanese. We should get more bran and rice bran for the Japanese, and give the good grains to the people.

As for whether the soldiers on the front lines will have any objections?

Bold!

Do you have a problem with Okamura Tadamasa, or with the Admiral?

After leaving the Chamber of Commerce, Lin Ze returned to the Zhang residence and dragged Okamura Tadamasa out of his chess obsession.

"Brother! I'm studying a puzzle!"

“Zhongzheng, there’s always time to play chess. Your father has given the order for you to get a batch of military rations. This is a good opportunity to earn merit. You can’t just eat, drink, and have fun like this for the rest of your life, can you?”

"Brother, what's wrong with spending your life eating, drinking, and having fun?"

"Chung-jung, you need capital and confidence to indulge in eating, drinking, and having fun. If you weren't the son of a general, could you even get into a restaurant where you can spend a fortune? What will you do if the general gets old and loses power? You'll have to stand up for yourself! Let me tell you, you've already got a head start over others. As long as you work hard, becoming a prime minister in the future will be a piece of cake."

Tadamasa Okamura was dumbfounded. "Really? Brother, someone like me can become prime minister?"

"Absolutely true. There's a saying that goes, 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.' Your path to becoming prime minister will begin with this grain procurement. Remember, this batch of grain will be drawn from the military rations. The more you procure, the more capable you are."

Okamura Tadamasa threw down the chess manual and said, "Brother, just you wait and see!"

After sending Okamura Tadamasa off to work, Lin Ze sat back down in his recliner and began to rock back and forth leisurely.

Fortunately, we came up with this solution. If we had let Okamura continue the blockade, countless people would have died in Shimen City by the time they finished their rampage in central Hebei!