While large-scale military exercises were being conducted in East Africa along the Mozambique Channel, Japan's military in the Far East was also feeling the pressure of the Far East War.
May 24, 1938.
Far East Empire, Jinyang City.
The previous year, 1937, could be said to have been a year of bountiful harvest for the Japanese invaders. Most of the northern and coastal regions of the Far East Empire had fallen beneath the iron hoof of the Japanese bandits.
Jinyang had likewise been occupied by Japan at the end of 1937 and had swiftly become the Japanese invaders' command headquarters in this region.
In May, Umezu Yoshijiro replaced Katsuki Seishi as commander of the First Army Corps. This corps was the main force responsible for fighting and occupation in Shanxi. At this moment, a special intelligence report lay on Umezu Yoshijiro's desk, and his expression was extremely unpleasant.
The Head of Jinyang Special Agency, propped up by Japan, was reporting to him.
"Commander, this is the intelligence we collected concerning the economy and other matters in the territories governed by the Northwest Labor Party and the Jiangcheng Government, as ordered by former Commander Katsuki Seishi."
At this time, because Nanjing had fallen, the Far East Empire government had moved to Jiangcheng. However, as the Japanese invasion progressed, the Jiangcheng Government was already arranging a route of retreat to Mountain City.
Umezu Yoshijiro tapped the desk as he asked, "What arrangements did Commander Katsuki Seishi make regarding this report?"
Having only just taken over his post, Umezu Yoshijiro was clearly not yet familiar with some of the matters left behind by Katsuki Seishi.
The Head of Jinyang Special Agency said respectfully, "Commander, this report concerns the changes in the northwest of the Far East Empire over the past several months."
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