The Japanese Navy is basically very pessimistic about holding the Mariana Islands, the core of the absolute defensive circle, and the strength of the US Navy is too strong, so strong that the Combined Fleet is desperate, and this is not the period when Admiral Yamamoto 56 attacked Pearl Harbor.

The United States has entered the wartime economy, and its huge industrial strength has brought into play its terrifying war potential, and at every turn it has 20 or 30 aircraft carriers, more than 200 battleships, destroyers, cruisers, and other combat ships.

"We're all old friends, if there's anything you need my help with, please just speak up, there's no need to hide it." Chen Mingxiang said.

When he saw Nakajima Daisa's expression that he wanted to say something and was embarrassed to say it, he knew that the Marine Corps had something to ask him for help, but with the resources that the Navy could provide at present, he really couldn't say anything.

"I'm really sorry, in the course of the war with the US Navy, the number of transport ships lost a lot, and the transport ships of our fleet stationed in China were requisitioned by the Military Command Department, resulting in serious difficulties in transportation."

"In the entire Shanghai market and even in the entire Central China region, you are the only one who now controls a large-tonnage transport fleet, and for this reason, the commander of the fleet, Admiral Nobutake Kondo, called Rear Admiral Ichiro Ohno to the headquarters yesterday and wants to requisition your ships to serve the navy." Nakajima said.

Chen Mingxiang had long been mentally prepared for this, his fleet was too eye-catching, and the Japanese Navy's Huaxia Fleet Command sold him three 10,000-ton freighters, and also leased two 9,000-ton freighters, four 7,000-ton freighters, and four 5,000-ton freighters, and the rent was only 10,000 yuan per ship per month.

"Of course, of course, I can donate my entire fleet to the Navy as long as the Imperial Navy needs it, and that's no problem at all." Chen Mingxiang said.

That's what he said, but he was sure in his heart that the Japanese Navy would never do this, as long as the war continued, the other side would have to rely on him to purchase strategic materials for the navy, and the logistics supply of the Marine Corps also needed him to help and do things absolutely well, how would he talk in the future?

Moreover, the ships lost by the Japanese Navy could not play a decisive role in relying on his ships, so he would be left with a few ships of low tonnage.

"Thank you Chen Jun for your support to the Imperial Navy, Rear Admiral Ichiro Ohno has decided that three 10,000-ton freighters will be purchased by the Imperial Navy, two 9,000-ton and four 7,000-ton freighters, and will not continue to carry out the lease, and all the losses, give you four 5,000-ton freighters, and give you another 300,000 US dollars."

"In the Pacific operation, the greatest losses were suffered by the Imperial Navy, a large number of ships needed to be built, as well as repaired, and as a result, the demand for various materiel grew sharply. However, the Navy does not have the conditions of the Army, and it cannot take out the materials for exchange, so it can only be operated in gold dollars, in addition, there is a batch of fiat currency. ”

"The Military Command Department has asked the Kodama Agency to provide financial support for this procurement, and the Kodama Agency Director is already working on this matter, and he will raise a sum of dollars for you to purchase the rare metals and ores that are urgently needed, as well as regular tung oil, rosin, pig bristles, grain, etc." Nakajima said.

It is really a god-like operation, Chen Mingxiang spent no penny in the process of recovering the Japanese Navy ships, and also earned four 5,000-ton freighters, which are completely his freighters.

As for the scarce materials needed by the Japanese navy, from his own point of view, it was better to stop this kind of trade, and although a little material could not affect the course of the war, it was a crime to enhance the combat capability of the Japanese aggressors after all. Let's read a book

If it weren't for his own task, he would have wanted to close the Huatong Trading Company, but now is not the time, not to mention the Japanese side, even Boss Dai will not agree.

Subsequently, Chen Mingxiang and the Marine Corps Command successfully completed the handover procedures, got the money, and officially took over the four freighters, and then the problem was that the crew became redundant.

His ships were managed by British and American seamen, and local seafarers were responsible for the rest, while the Japanese did not need his men to drive the ships, and he was reluctant to let his own people take such risks.

Therefore, he demanded that all the crew members of these ships be arranged to work on four freighters, and that they should only be paid a basic salary to meet their living needs.

"Mingxiang, someone in Peking sent you a gift." After receiving the call at the door, Wang Zhen said that at this time, it was April 15th.

"Bring the things in and ask people to wait at the porter, I guess the information from Yoshiko Kawashima has arrived." Chen Mingxiang said.

Sure enough, the gifts sent were very valuable, and under the gift box, there were Yoshiko Kawashima's movements about the North China Front Headquarters and the Tenth Army Headquarters.

Yoshiko Kawashima is a veteran of intelligence, she knows what the key points are, and the information in it also confirms Chen Mingxiang's judgment, but the time is more accurate.

"Send a telegram to Boss Dai, Lieutenant General Uchiyama Eitaro of the Twelfth Army Headquarters of the North China Front Army, and establish a forward command center in Zhandian Town, west of the railway bridge, and the command post of General Okamura Ninji of the North China Front Headquarters will be located in Makino,"

"The battle sequence of the Japanese troops participating in this offensive is the 37th Division, the 62nd Division, the 110th Division, the 27th Division, and the 3rd Tank Division, which are independently mixed into the 7th Brigade, the 9th Independent Infantry Brigade, and the 4th Cavalry Brigade."

"The enemy's 110th Division will take over the bridgehead and will join forces with the 62nd Division and the 9th Independent Infantry Brigade as a frontal attack force against Shangdu, and the 37th Division and the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade will be assembled in the area west of Bianliang and west of Zhongmu, and the 3rd Chariot Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade will not make an early attack."

"The first round of the offensive was aimed at Zhongmu. The time of the battle is speculated to have started on the 17th, and the date of the main attack was on the 20th, and the focus of its attack was not only on the Pinghan Railway, but also on Luoyang. Chen Mingxiang said.

"Mingxiang, this kind of reporting is not in line with the principle of military intelligence, too accurate time, will make us fall into passivity, you believe in Kawashima Yoshiko's ability so much? What if the Japanese army's plan of action was changed for some reason? Wang Zhen didn't agree with this report.

The information that the agents give to the bureau headquarters is not something that can be sent casually, but they have to be jointly and severally responsible, especially for such an extremely important military operation, if there is a deviation, then the problem is too big.

Therefore, according to the tacit rule, when it comes to the date, it can be advanced or vague, and it cannot be too accurate, because the plan made by the enemy is also variable.