ebookland Chapter 1000 Blackmail
Chapter 1000 Blackmail
"I will report this matter to the Supreme Council. If the situation is true..."
Minister He was unable to continue speaking after this. After all, he could not keep this promise as it was beyond his authority.
"Then please ask Minister He to convey this to the Supreme Military Council. If they investigate this matter, I won't say anything more. But if they don't, after the Pujiang War, I believe the 72nd Army in Jiangnan will have no fewer than 100,000 troops. I will personally investigate this matter."
Hearing Li Shaoyi's naked threat of war, both Minister He and Deputy Minister Wu showed worry on their faces.
"Are you blackmailing us?"
Although Deputy Minister Wu admired Li Shaoyi very much, there were some things he couldn't say carelessly. You are just a local warlord now, and we are still at war with Japan. We must all be united. Only in this way can we defeat Japan, instead of causing internal chaos first.
"Uncle Wu, I've always seen your contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japan, and I admire you deeply. But you can't guarantee that everyone in the Nationalist government will be like that. In the past, I kept backing down because I wanted to establish an anti-Japanese united front, but the events of the Pujiang War made me realize that even if I backed down, I wouldn't get others to back down. So, from today on, we'll stick to our old standards and let our strength speak for itself."
After hearing what Li Shaoyi said, Deputy Minister Wu and Minister He looked at each other. They had expected this a long time ago. This time, without any contact with Jinling, Li Shaoyi directly sent a telegram to the whole country to declare himself the commander of the Pujiang War Zone. This must be a transformation.
What Li Shaoyi said today was just an announcement to the two old guys in broad daylight. Of course, Li Shaoyi was not targeting the two people in front of him. Li Shaoyi saw the contribution that Deputy Minister Wu made to the War of Resistance, otherwise he would not call him uncle.
As for Minister He, although he is a bit foolish in many things, there is nothing wrong with him basically. It's just that the two of them are not on the same page, so they can work together but not in-depth.
"It's almost time. The reporters below are waiting for this photo. This is my final compromise with the Nationalist government. I hope you two can understand my intentions and convey my intentions to the Supreme Military Council. Regarding the Pujiang War, no matter how much dissatisfaction I feel, I will lead my men to fight this war successfully. But I absolutely do not want anyone to try to sabotage me from behind. If anyone dares to do so, I guarantee that their entire family will suffer. It only takes two hours for a reinforced regiment to travel from Pujiang to Nanjing."
Li Shaoyi had to say this. If these people were not dealt with in a powerful way, no one knew what they would do during the war.
Just as Miss Gu said, Jinling's intelligence network is like honeycomb coal, and anyone can get information.
If the people from Minister Jia's faction want to make the Pujiang battlefield worse, they only need to spread some information to the Japanese, and they don't need to work too hard in other places. So Li Shaoyi must threaten them first. If you want your whole family to have a feast together, then make some small moves behind the scenes.
The two ministers of the Ministry of Military Affairs didn't even have the energy to get angry. It was simply because the situation was stronger than them, and one had to bow down under the eaves. Now the Pujiang battlefield had to rely on Li Shaoyi. If the 72nd Army did not intervene, the Japanese army would be able to march straight into Nanjing from Pujiang, leaving the surrounding areas undefended. They had to head for Wuhan now.
The Nationalist government had already been working on this plan, but because the 72nd Army was going to fight a bloody battle in Pujiang, all departments had to put it on hold.
People came all the way from the north to fight the Japanese in Pujiang, yet you were busy migrating to Wuhan. What's going on? So, with the exception of some civil affairs departments and cultural relics and ancient books, the relocation of all other departments was completely stopped.
Five minutes later, Li Shaoyi, wearing a Central Army uniform and with the rank of general, stood at the door of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs and shook hands with Minister He in a friendly manner. As for the content of the conversation, the reporters outside had no idea. They only knew to take this photo, and this photo would be on all the front pages tomorrow.
As for Li Shaoyi’s remarks at the airport, except for a few newspapers, they must be allocated a small page, otherwise your newspapers will not be able to sell normally.
After completing this series of procedures, Li Shaoyi did not stay in Nanjing for too long. He immediately boarded his special train and headed to Pujiang to command the battle.
At the same time, the Songhu Garrison Command was renamed the Pujiang War Zone Command.
The former commander, Commander Zhang, was demoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the Pujiang War Zone.
Before Li Shaoyi arrived in Pujiang, inspiring news had already reached Pujiang: the salaries of all Pujiang combatants this month would be paid by the war zone headquarters, five yuan per person.
According to Li Shaoyi's original statement, ten dollars should be distributed to the people of the 72nd Army. However, considering some future situations and the strong opposition of the National Government, only five dollars could be distributed first.
At the same time, on the logistics line commanded by Wu Zhenlei, the doors of underground warehouses were opened, and hundreds of trucks were transporting supplies quickly, driving like ants in various areas of Pujiang, so that the brothers could eat canned meat that night.
According to what some people said, we don’t know what kind of results Commander Li achieved when he came to Pujiang, but the treatment is different from before. Some troops have already received five dollars, and the remaining troops must receive it before sunset tomorrow.
Besides, let’s talk about food. We were all looking forward to dinner in the evening, but each person was given a can of food.
This thing is not something that even a local warlord can enjoy, except for a few officers, including the central army. Is it something that ordinary soldiers can enjoy?
Many people hadn't tasted meat for half a year. Even though this evening meal consisted of only a can of food, it filled everyone with hope for the future.
The Pujiang battlefield, which was originally lifeless, became a scene where everyone spontaneously vowed to follow Commander Li and fight to the end because of a small can.
For nothing else! Just a can of food for one meal and five dollars a month.
Li Shaoyi once heard that if Emperor Yang of Sui had given the peasants a meal, a bowl of porridge and some pickles, the Grand Canal could have been dug to Siberia.
Now he wants to give it a try. With a meal, a can of food and five dollars a month, what can he do on the Pujiang battlefield?
It also lets the Japanese know that Chinese men are not easy to bully.