kingnovel Chapter 443: The above is tempted by money
Chapter 443: The above is tempted by money
Jinling Military and Political Department
The high-level meeting of the Military Commission had just ended, and Minister He and Deputy Minister Wu entered their offices with worried looks on their faces.
The old man just gave the two of them an order, that is, regarding the matter of the foreign Huns, the Nanjing National Government could no longer remain silent and had to intervene in the matter.
"Some people can't stand seeing them getting rich, and now they have their own ideas. At first, they were fighting the foreign Xiongnu alone, and we didn't say a word. Now that they have captured a royal palace, some people are starting to get fed up."
Deputy Minister Wu said angrily, throwing the folder in his hand directly on the coffee table. This was only because he had known Minister He for many years. Otherwise, if he had said this in the office last time, it would have been suspected that he was alluding to the old man. He probably wouldn't have had any hope in the future.
"It's always been like this within our party. When there's trouble, you go up and he goes up, but I don't. When there's benefit, the best time is at night. Now these people are short-sighted. They only see that Li Shaoyi has captured a palace and the northern Luosha army is gathering. The real war has not yet begun."
Minister He was also speechless about this matter. These people within the party and the country cannot have a long-term vision. In the current situation, they are ready to take advantage. When the battle with the Russians starts, can you really bear it?
"The combat effectiveness of the Rakshasa army is far superior to that of our most elite divisions. Now we need to send troops north. Which army should we send?"
Deputy Minister Wu felt confused when he thought of the conclusion he had just reached. The Military Commission had already voted to send an army north to fight alongside Li Shaoyi and recapture the outer Xiongnu.
This is simply slapping oneself in the face. When Li Shaoyi was interviewed by reporters before, the entire party and the country did not agree with him. Now they are sending troops north.
"Either they're from the Training Corps, or the 36th or 88th Division."
When Minister He said this, Deputy Minister Wu nodded beside him and said that choosing other troops to go there might be embarrassing.
Everyone still remembers the war between the Russian army and the Northeast Army. Even though all these years have passed, many units of the National Army cannot catch up with the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army. If they are sent over, Jinling will have no face left in the future.
"Let Fan Xiliang from the 36th Division go. He's wanted to inspect the 72nd Division a long time ago, but we never gave him the chance. He's a veteran of the third class of the Whampoa Military Academy and is highly regarded by the principal. If anything goes wrong, we won't be held responsible."
Deputy Minister Wu immediately gave a candidate, who was also well-known among the students of Huangpu Military Academy and a role model of the sixth class of the third phase of Huangpu Military Academy.
"Fan Xiliang is fine, but how to contact Li Shaoyi is an important matter. I think you should go. No one in our party and government leadership can talk to Li Shaoyi about such a matter."
It doesn’t matter who goes, there are several options anyway. The problem is how to tell Li Shaoyi, which is the important thing.
"Once this kind of hard work comes out, it will definitely be mine. How can I escape?"
Deputy Minister Wu has been in the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs for so many years, and the reason why no one has been able to shake his position is because of this: when things happen, he does not hide, but immediately takes on the tasks that he should handle. This is also what Minister He appreciates the most. The two of them have been working together for so many years, and this is the most reassuring thing.
"What I mean is this: you and Fan Xiliang will fly to Peking first, then contact Li Shaoyi. As for the 36th Division, they are currently undergoing training in northern Anhui. I will contact the transportation department and have them sent north as quickly as possible."
Time waits for no one. Less than a week after Li Shaoyi returned to the north, he had already captured Prince Kangying's palace. According to Li Shaoyi's actions, it would take at most half a month to take over Prince Kangying's nearly 100,000 square kilometers of land.
The Nanjing National Government cannot just stand by and watch. In the past, when Li Shaoyi made moves in the north, Nanjing was just a spectator, and as a result, it lost the last chance to intervene. Now it must take the initiative, otherwise Nanjing will only be a nominal ruler of the entire Outer Xiongnu grassland in the future.
"Hey, Lao He, you're really quick. So you have an idea?"
Deputy Minister Wu said with some surprise.
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm just thinking. Now that the Military Commission has made a resolution, we have to act accordingly. The Outer Xiongnu is huge. If we can gain a foothold here, not to mention the Russians, if Japan continues to oppose us in the future, we can put some pressure on them from the east. It's much better than creating friction in Pujiang."
The top leaders of the Nationalist government have basically decided to go to war with Japan. The current situation is just a matter of time. Only a small number of people still have illusions and want to rely on negotiations to stabilize everything.
In the eyes of the Japanese, Longguo is like a piece of fat meat, right at the edge of their mouths. It would be too difficult for these people to keep their mouths shut.
"It's not okay for the 36th Division to be stationed in the north. We only have a few weapons."
Deputy Minister Wu said with some concern that although a lot of weapons were purchased from Li Shaoyi, which was two more than the German-equipped divisions in the same period in history, the training of the others had not been completed yet and they could not be considered a knife in the hands of the National Government.
"Can't you think about it in a roundabout way? The 36th Division can come back after it's done, but there are other troops that can replace them. If relations really get tense, will Li Shaoyi be able to just sit back and watch if they create friction on the eastern border with Japan?"
After Minister He finished speaking, Deputy Minister Wu's face was also filled with shock. So this is what you are planning.
If that day really comes and our relationship with the Japanese becomes tense and the Japanese want to cause trouble around Pujiang, then we should act in advance and start by causing trouble between Outer Xiongnu and the Northeast. At that time, the Japanese will definitely target the Northeast first, after all, that is their base camp.
Our ragtag infantry division is definitely no match for them and will surely suffer heavy losses in a fight. The worst that can happen is that we can just run to the 72nd Division's camp. But can we really expect the 72nd Division's men to help the Japanese fight us once we're outside the camp?
According to Minister He's understanding of Li Shaoyi, no matter how big the conflict between us is, it can't be bigger than the Japanese. You know I'm plotting against you, but you have to kill these Japanese first...