However, the order to speed up the attack and quickly occupy South Borneo is beyond doubt. Therefore, the Supreme Commander of the Expeditionary Force, Nogi Hidian, ordered the generation of power to senior officers at the division level and above, and ordered them to arrive at the Pontianak General Command as quickly as possible to hold a military meeting.

Kuroki Naizaki knew that haste would not be able to achieve it. After hesitating for a while, he said earnestly: "Nogi, judging from the fact that the reconnaissance team is still suffering heavy blows, the cunning Indonesian xenophobic army is likely to be still in strength. If we are too hasty, we will definitely repeat the same mistakes and lose our troops again."

Nogi Hinomi nodded with a blue face and said in a deep voice: "Kuroki, we have many difficulties, but the domestic situation is even more serious. If we cannot open up the situation, what will happen? I believe you can understand."

After a pause, Nogi Hinomi sighed again: "Oh, if there were no heavy rains during this period, even if the Expeditionary Force did not destroy the main force of the Indonesian xenophobic army, at least it would have greatly expanded the occupied area. With the expansion of the occupied area, many problems could be solved. How could it be as passive as it is now? The heavy rain really made us suffer."

"Damn ghost weather" Kuroki cursed with hatred and said expectantly: "At present, I can only hope that the rain will pass as soon as possible so that our army will attack quickly."

"It's been raining for so long, and it should be almost done," said Nogi Shinnomi Masae: "No matter what happens next, after everything is ready, I will personally go to the front line to command. At that time, I will ask you, Kuroki Jun, to control the overall situation."

Kuroki Naizaki was about to answer, but an officer from the confidentiality department sent another telegram. After Nogi Kidun took it, his face changed drastically.

"Nogi, is there something big happening on the front line?" Kuroki Weizhen walked to Nogi's side and asked anxiously.

"I hope that the dull situation on the front line will change some changes." Nogi Hadiden handed the telegram to Kuroki Wai-jeong, sighed and said with a wry smile: "Kurki Jun, this is an urgent telegram sent by the Military Department, saying that Taiwan will not transport food again in the future. The Military Department ordered us to raise grain on the spot while sending capable personnel from the Logistics Department to purchase it in the surrounding areas."

"What?" Kuroki Weizhen quickly reached out to receive the telegram. After reading it, Kuroki Weizhen fell into deep thought.

Japan is surrounded by sea and has barren land. Only a few plains can cultivate rice and wheat, and the grain output is extremely insufficient.

Most of Japan is mountainous and hilly, and it is suitable for growing sweet potatoes. Japanese civilians regard sweet potatoes and sea fish as the main food sources, and many Japanese civilians can only eat half full every day.

Therefore, the Japanese rulers who live on island countries have a strong sense of crisis and survival, and are constantly seeking a way out.

Especially in the Meiji Emperor's generation, a large number of far-sighted men represented by Hirofumi Ito appeared. They clearly realized the development path through invasion and plunder.

After the Meiji Restoration, Japan quickly embarked on the road of invasion and expansion. Ito Hirofumi and others were determined to seek Japan's development, closely united beside the Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito, and successively won colonies such as North Korea, China's Liaodong Peninsula and Taiwan.

Through the cruel plunder and exploitation of the colonies, Japan was finally temporarily freed from the dilemma of food shortage and the Japanese economy also developed rapidly.

After tasting the sweetness, the elites in the Japanese political and military circles became more keen on seeking new colonies.

It’s a pity that Japan rose too late, and most parts of Asia became colonies of Western powers. Moreover, the emerging capitalist powers Germany and the United States came to share their food, which led to a situation where there were too many monks and too little porridge in the whole of Asia.

Indonesia is rich in resources and is another treasure land for grain production. What’s more important is that it is occupied by the weak country of the Netherlands. Therefore, the Japanese ruling class has long been aiming at this big piece of fat meat and is waiting for the opportunity to jump up and eat meat.

This time, the Indonesian xenophobic army massacred Japanese expatriates in Borneo, which was a god-given opportunity for the Great Japanese Empire, which had a strong navy and army.

However, after the huge Japanese Expeditionary Legion rushed to Borneo, it suffered setbacks and suffered consecutive setbacks.

Especially after the vigorous boycott of Japanese goods and the rise of the anti-Japanese movement, the domestic situation in Japan and the economic operation was difficult. As factory owners increased their exploitation of workers, workers also went on strike and caused trouble.

Moreover, anti-Japanese elements in major colonies have also begun to become active, constantly destroying the normal production of the colonies through various means.

Especially in Taiwan, which is a food delivery, anti-Japanese guerrillas have suddenly become active recently. They attacked everywhere, attacking the Japanese army and traitors, looting and destroying food crops, and causing serious damage to Taiwan's colonial rule.

In addition, taking Taiwan as the purpose of collecting and purchasing grain from various places to transport it to Taiwan, and then transporting it from Taiwan to Borneo is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is not cost-effective.

If it was a short-term behavior, it would be reluctant to accept it, but now the Expeditionary Force has been trapped in Borneo for more than four months, and it seems overwhelmed.

Therefore, the Japanese military headquarters issued an order to stop transporting grain from Taiwan to Borneo, and let the Expeditionary Force headquarters raise grain on the spot while sending logistics personnel to purchase grain in surrounding areas.

This decision is obviously very wise and should be implemented resolutely.

The operation to raise grain on the spot in the Pontianak occupied area was launched as early as after the arrival of the Japanese 9th Division. At present, the Japanese army's exploitation and exploitation of the people in Pontianak and nearby areas has reached an unprecedented level, causing local people to complain.

However, this can only meet the supply needs of the three Japanese divisions, and it also needs to raise grain supplies from the other three divisions from the surrounding areas.

The closest to Pontianak are the Lanfang Republic and Java Island in Borneo. However, the Lanfang Republic is completely controlled by the anti-Japanese Chinese people, and many areas on Java Island have been controlled by the Chinese people. Now the anti-Japanese movement of the Chinese people is in full swing. What should we do to buy food from them?

Kuroki Weizhen was trying hard to think, and Nogi Kinomi had already figured it out. He interrupted his thoughts and said loudly: "Kurki, I thought about it for a while and felt that the latest instructions from the military were very correct and wise."

"Yes, I think so too." Kuroki Weizhen responded and said in a deep thought: "Noki, although the Lanfang Republic is now carrying out a campaign against the empire, as long as we do it more secretly and make more money from those merchants, I believe they should sell us food."

"Yosi" Nogi Kidun agreed and said: "Kuroki, in addition, we should also try to buy food from the Dutch and Chinese merchants on Java Island to solve our food problems to the greatest extent."...

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