Chapter 32 On the Situation with Japan
This kid brags all the time. Every time Feng Tiankui and Luo Jialie hear him bragging in different ways, they inexplicably want to laugh!
"You're saying that college students in Chengdu are worthless?"
"It's really worthless, and it has a lot of problems. As the old saying goes, most of the loyal people are butchers, and most of the unfaithful people are scholars. It's their blessing to be able to come to the 66th Division and be trained into a reputable man in the furnace of the army!"
"Is it really so worthless?"
"Tsk, suppose right now, college students in Chengdu and Chongqing encounter the brutal Japanese army. They will either kneel down and surrender or run away. Even if they have weapons at hand, they don't know how to resist!"
"Don't slander them, kid. College students are also civilians, and they are different from professional soldiers! Student soldiers must also be organized in the same way as the military and serve as the backbone!"
"Master, please understand. The key point is that it is still difficult to recruit college students in Chengdu or Chongqing, even if the salary starts at that of a second lieutenant!"
Zhou Xiaoshan told the truth. In fact, this was not the first time that the 66th Division had targeted college students!
Qin Guoliang and Luo Jialie tried their best but just couldn't recruit anyone!
Those who can go to university usually have a good family background. This era is not an era when it is glorious to be a soldier. Good men do not serve in the army, and good iron is not used to make nails!
If a college student is determined to join the army, wouldn't it be a good idea to apply to the Whampoa Military Academy?
You come to join the Sichuan Army, a small group of ragtag troops of yours, to serve as a trainee second lieutenant?
"But there is a place that recruits college students as soldiers. It's not difficult, right?"
"You are talking about Peking, right? Would Song Zheyuan let you snatch college students from his territory?"
"The commander's eyes are like torches, illuminating thousands of miles! In a few days, when this group of soldiers have adapted to our training, I want to take them to the mountains and capture all the bandits near Yongzhou. No matter how much training we do, it can't compare to an actual battle!"
Feng Tiankui stood up suddenly, which scared Luo Jialie so much that he stood up as well!
"How could you have such an idea!"
"Yongfeng Company is mainly engaged in business on the Sichuan-Shaanxi route. Our business is to facilitate the exchange of goods between Sichuan and Shaanxi. However, business is becoming increasingly difficult. From Yongzhou to Xi'an, there are probably forty or fifty bandit dens controlling the Sichuan-Shaanxi highway. Even if you spend a lot of money on a safe journey, you may still run into bastards who take all your money and goods!"
"But Yongzhou is only a small section of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway? The 66th Division also organized a cleanup, and except for a few Red Army guerrillas, all other bandits were wiped out. Why are there bandits again?"
"Yes, they usually live in Shaanxi and come to Yongzhou to commit crimes!"
Zhou Xiaoshan pointed at the map on the wall. Yongfeng Trading Company had found out very clearly that the bandits from these bandit dens had spread to Sichuan to commit crimes. Their methods were more brutal than those in Shaanxi. They often took both money and goods and killed people without blinking an eye!
The barrier is that the 66th Division dares not cross the border to suppress bandits!
Feng Tiankui knocked on the coffee table with his thumb!
I listened to Zhou Xiaoshan talk about many miserable experiences of merchants and some accurate information!
"Your part-time companies will attack as a small elite force. I will have the division's artillery battalion and guard battalion follow to support them. It won't make much noise, so it's totally fine. I agree with you doing it! But I'll lead the team!"
"Master?"
Chief of Staff Luo stood up suddenly. He didn't want the division commander to take the risk himself!
"Stop talking. How can a soldier become a soldier king without shedding blood? But you can't kill innocent people. I'll take charge. Xiaoshan, I want to see your command ability. You take full command! If possible, by the end of the year, we will wipe out all the bandits along the route to Xi'an! Let the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway become a safe thoroughfare! You bullied my 66th Division and Yongzhou merchants, and you dare to cross the border to commit crimes!"
Seeing that Feng Tiankui had decided on this matter, Zhou Xiaoshan started talking again!
"The Zhu-Mao Red Army has entered northern Guizhou, and the Red Army here will also provide support. I estimate that within three months at the latest, the Marshal will lead his troops to encircle and suppress them. If things go wrong, it will be a dead end for the division commander!"
Zhou Xiaoshan couldn't help it and started to spoil the plot!
Who knew that Feng Tiankui already knew it!
"That's for sure. He Guoguang is a very powerful man, ruthless and good at taking advantage of situations. The Marshal is soft-hearted and is no match for this man in political struggles!"
"Master, I want to go to Peking to attract investment after this deadlock is over!"
"Investment promotion, what is that?"
Although Luo Jialie was surprised by the new words coming out of this bastard's mouth, Feng Tiankui seemed to understand it!
"You mean, you go to Beijing and Tianjin and persuade the factories and mines there to move to Yongzhou?"
"The Japanese army occupied the three northeastern provinces and controlled almost all industries in the northeast. Then they marched into Rehe. 128 cavalrymen occupied Chengde without firing a shot. It was a disgrace to the Chinese army ! In the battle of Xifengkou, bayonets were pointed at the necks of Beijing and Tianjin! The National Government and newspapers were promoting the victory of the 29th Army and the Central Army. In fact, the Japanese pirates coveted the fertile North China Plain because of the loss of land. There must be many industrialists who realized the danger and understood the principle of doing business to the end!"
"You mean, let them move to Yongzhou, is that okay?"
"We should try our best to save our country. If Peking falls, the Nationalist government will definitely not give up. Meanwhile, Japan is clamoring that it can destroy China in three months. At that time, it will be a great war that concerns the fate of the country. Only the three southwestern provinces will not be covered by scorched earth. Industrialists with vision will definitely understand that moving to Yongzhou early is definitely a wise move!"
Feng Tiankui and Luo Jialie were stunned!
According to this kid, most of China will fall!
The Japanese army's iron hoof will be invincible!
is it possible?
The National Government and the warlords from all over the country have a total of millions of troops!
Young Master Zhang lost the three northeastern provinces and has been cursed by the Chinese people. Most of the country's territory was lost. Han Fuju, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, these warlords, and the Central Army, are all bastards?
"Mr. Jiang Baili said a long time ago that there will be a war between China and Japan. There will be such a day in the future when we fight against Japan, and the Jinpu and Pinghan routes will be occupied by the Japanese army. Our national defense should be based on Sanyang, namely Luoyang, Xiangyang, and Hengyang. I can't remember the other original words, but I still remember the truth! Our weapons are not as good as theirs, and the quality of our soldiers and officers is not as good as theirs. If we fight hard, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties and be defeated! But by exchanging space for time, as long as we persist in the war to the end, we can definitely win!"
"How do you say it? What does it mean to exchange space for time?"
"After all, Japan is an island country, and its population is equivalent to that of Sichuan Province! Mobilizing a hundred divisions is the best! But if they occupy Wuhan and Guangzhou, with such a vast land, you can calculate how many garrisons they will need to defend the county towns, and how many troops will they need to maintain the transportation lines?"
Luo Jialie and Feng Tiankui understood what he meant!
"In other words, as long as we persist in the war and do not surrender, without the strong traitors like Wu Sangui surrendering and becoming accomplices, the Japanese pirates will never be able to rule the Central Plains like the Qing Dynasty did?"
"Although the Nationalist government is incompetent, the people are awakening. Moreover, the natural and man-made disasters in recent years have not reached the point of poverty and misery at the end of the Ming Dynasty. There are definitely traitors, and there will be many of them. Yin Rugeng and Wang Kemin in Peking have long been impatient for the Japanese pirates to invade Peking! But except for the Chairman's surrender, I am afraid no one can be as powerful as Wu Sangui!"
