Spy Wars: I signed in at the Military Police at the beginning

Time flies like an arrow. With the arrival of winter in 1943, Zhou Ke's Tiger Guard Division and affiliated units completed the initial equipment replacement and entered the training and running-in period.

At the same time, the situation on the international battlefield became more and more tense. In the Soviet-German battlefield, Germany had lost the possibility of winning on the Eastern Front and was forced to switch to the strategic defensive stage.

The United States launched the Second Battle of Midway after the Battle of the Hawaiian Islands. This battle was extremely fierce, and both the United States and Japan used all kinds of means.

Although Japan ultimately won the battle, the deaths of many outstanding generals such as Yamamoto Nanjo and others caused great damage to the overall strength of the Japanese navy.

As for Yingzhou, thanks to the current severe situation and the wrong assessment of Zhou Ke's position, the Tiger Guard Division that Zhou Ke had worked so hard to train and its three reorganized division-sized Marine Corps were successfully approved by Emperor Showa and officially merged and renamed the Tiger Guard Army.

In name, the Huben Army still belonged to the royal guard, and Zhou Ke was a general of both the navy and the army, thus becoming the first commander of the Huben Army!

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Today is the first day that Zhou Ke has returned to Yingzhou after completing the ceremony to be promoted to general in China. At the instruction of Ando Rikichi and others, the prominent dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in the entire Yingzhou region held a grand welcome banquet for Zhou Ke in Yingbei City.

"Congratulations, Matsudaira-kun! Your age combined with your qualifications will definitely make you a separate page in our country's history books!"

"I hope that future generations will get to know me when they read this page of yours!" Ando Rikichi complimented Zhou Ke with some envy after he saw him return to the box after dealing with everyone.

The waves behind push the waves ahead, and each generation is stronger than the previous one. The young man in front of him is less than 35 years old, but he has already been promoted to a general. This makes Ando Rikichi, who still has two stars, very envious.

"Hehe, Ando-kun, there's no need to be envious. Aren't you going to be promoted to general soon? We should celebrate together today!" Zhou Ke said with a smile.

He had made two preparations before in order to completely control Yingzhou. In addition to using the system to get rid of Ando Riji, another plan was to use the power of the Matsudaira family to transfer Ando Riji away from Yingzhou.

The former plan was riskier and the aftermath was difficult to deal with, while the latter plan was the best choice. Fortunately, this matter was finally successfully handled with the efforts of Matsudaira Tsuneo and the senior officials of the Army's White Tigers.

Ando Rikichi was resent to China to replace General Harumiya Jun, who should have been replaced long ago, as the commander of the South China Front Army. The Yingzhou Army would be replaced by a general from the White Tiger Team and would secretly obey Zhou Ke's orders.

"Haha, Mr. Matsudaira, if I had a choice, I would prefer the Yingzhou Army over the South China Front Army." There were only Ando Rikichi and Zhou Ke in the private room. Seeing that the door was closed, Ando Rikichi, who was relieved, smiled at Zhou Ke helplessly and said.

He received the news three days ago that he was about to be promoted to general and transferred to serve as the commander of the South China Front Army again. According to the schedule, he had to return to China by boat after attending Zhou Ke's promotion banquet.

If nothing changes, he will never come back to Yingzhou in this lifetime! Unfortunately, their family has worked hard for many years in this area of ​​Yingzhou, and the countless industries they have accumulated are about to be sold at a low price.

"Ando-kun, people have to always look forward. It's good to step out of your comfort zone!" Zhou Ke knows how to comfort people. After saying this, Ando Rikichi felt even worse.

Now on one side is the rear area where you can make a lot of money, and on the other side is the occupied area with constant artillery fire and very unstable. Unless you are very conscious, any normal person will choose the former. Obviously, Ando Rikichi, who tried his best to retreat from the front line, obviously prefers the former!

"Mr. Matsudaira, you are right, but I still prefer to focus on money. Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned!" Ando Rikichi said with some regret.

Recently, thanks to the appeal and demand of the Tiger Guards Division, the business environment in the entire Yingzhou region has been surprisingly good, and their family has made a lot of money again. Unfortunately, this deal will probably not be done in the future!

"Ando-kun, the Empire is in a turbulent time. Transferring you to the South China Front Army to serve as the commander-in-chief again is obviously a sign of the trust His Majesty and his colleagues in the Army Department have in you!"

"Don't think too much. Besides, we can still do some business when you go to South China!" Zhou Ke looked at Ando Rikichi's bitter expression and explained on behalf of the Army Department with a smile.

Zhou Ke didn't intend to let Ando Rikichi take up his post in the South China Front Army just because of what he had done before. He didn't know how the other party would feel if he knew that he might not even be the commander-in-chief of the South China Front Army!

"Matsudaira-kun, I have accumulated quite a bit of wealth over the years. I wonder if you can find someone to help me make changes before the appointment is actually made?"

"There are so many people who are suitable to be the commander of the South China Front Army. I'm an old man, and I would rather earn some money for my retirement under your leadership, Mr. Matsudaira!" Ando Rikichi knew that Zhou Ke was well-connected at both land and sea, and had many connections in the court, so he opened his mouth and made a request.

"Ando-kun, as far as I know, His Majesty has already given his order on this matter, and I'm afraid it cannot be changed. And according to the time, General Jun of the Harem is already on his way back to the country."

"Now we just have to wait for you to return to the country to receive the reward, and then you will be officially reassigned as the commander of the South China Front Army!" Zhou Ke said, shaking his head with a helpless look.

"That's such a pity, Jun Hougong is so anxious!" Ando Rikichi said with a sneer, his words full of disdain for Jun Hougong's actions.

What he didn't know was that during this period of time, Haruya Jun, a war criminal and die-hard fan of Emperor Showa, should have been feeding the fish in the sea under the care of the young general opposite him.

"Mr. Ando, ​​since you are leaving, have you ever thought about selling off the properties you left in Yingzhou?" Zhou saw that Ando Rikichi was not in high spirits, so he changed the topic and talked about another matter.

"I was just about to tell Matsudaira-kun about this. If Matsudaira-kun is interested, I can give priority to your company. The price is only 80% of the market price..."

Ando Rikichi, who was well prepared, talked to Zhou Ke about the price, and he didn't ask Zhou Ke for too high a price. Since he was sure he couldn't come back, he just wanted to pack up and dispose of those assets as soon as possible.

"Mr. Ando is straightforward. Since the price you gave me is in cash, I will give you the cash directly. This will fulfill the friendship we have as colleagues for some time!" Zhou Ke clapped his hands and readily called a subordinate to come in and write a check from the Specie Bank to Ando Rikichi.

"Mr. Matsudaira, thank you so much! When I get back, I will immediately arrange for my men to complete the handover with your people. I promise that all the handover work will be completed before I return to my country to exchange the checks..." Seeing Zhou Ke being so generous and magnanimous, Ando Rikichi patted his chest to show that he was not a problem either.

After discussing with Zhou Ke, Ando Rikichi quickly took Zhou Ke's people to complete the handover with the agent who was responsible for helping him manage Yingzhou's industries before leaving by ship.