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Chapter 348 Transfer?
Jinling Street
"Extra, Extra, the National Revolutionary Army's 72nd Division Aviation Brigade's great victory in Aohan..."
At this moment in the streets of Jinling City, it seemed that even the newspaper boys had the strength to sing. When the news of the great victory of Aohan reached Jinling, people from all walks of life were excited and many places started to set off firecrackers to celebrate. It was even better than the Chinese New Year, and everyone had a happy face.
After the Kwantung Army gave its speech, many people were worried about Li Shaoyi and his men. After all, we all knew how powerful the Japanese army was. How could the newly formed 72nd Brigade be a match for these ferocious people?
But unexpectedly, there was no news for half a month. When the news came, it was that the Japanese army was defeated. Thousands of people were killed in one day, and dozens of planes were shot down. Of course, we are not talking nonsense. We basically have multiple photos to prove it.
In the past, people only needed to buy one newspaper, but now there is only one photo in a newspaper, and different newspapers use different photos, so many people who can afford it buy all the newspapers of the day just to see the real photos of the front line.
People from all walks of life have different views on this war.
Some people think that we have finally stood up. We have not achieved many victories in foreign wars, but now the 72nd Division has won, which makes us proud. It seems that all the resentment accumulated over the past few decades has been vented at this moment.
But some people think that this is inappropriate, as it will require the Japanese army to deploy more people to fight this war. Once a full-scale war starts early, the victory achieved by the North will be insignificant compared to the national war.
Therefore, they believed that it was time to retreat from the current situation and send military officials from the central government to the north to persuade Li Shaoyi to accept the central government's mediation agreement and sign a peace agreement with the Japanese.
These people have a common saying, which is to quit while they are ahead. The Japanese are not easy to mess with. In their eyes, the Japanese are not using their full strength now. If the Japanese use half of their strength, the 72nd Division may not be able to cope with it. Therefore, while they have the upper hand now, they should quickly conclude an agreement with the Japanese.
This way we can get better conditions. If we wait until we are defeated on the battlefield, given the Japanese's greed, I am afraid all our existing achievements will be swallowed up, and we will have to cut a piece of our own flesh to give to them.
72nd Division's Jinling Office
There are various canned fruits on Li Sibei's desk. In this era, it is not difficult for people in the upper class to eat some tropical fruits, but some types are not available in this era.
For example, the big cherries that Li Sibei is eating at this moment are only available in the aristocratic manors in Europe and can only be enjoyed by the top people.
It is now available in the Pujiang market. Take a small can packaged in an iron box like this, it costs eleven yuan and it can be eaten in just a few bites. It is an extremely expensive thing.
But for Li Sibei, she can eat this thing however she wants, after all, we are the 72nd Division's Jinling Office. When Li Sibei goes out to give gifts, she gives them away in boxes.
"Why aren't you anxious at all? Don't you know that the meeting I held this morning at the Military and Political Department was about our war situation in the north? A while ago, many people supported us, but now everyone in the military has shut up."
When Wu Zhenkui pushed the door open, Li Sibei's mouth was full of red from eating, she was a real foodie.
"What's the rush? What does the meeting of the Military and Political Department have to do with us? Even if they ask us to cease fire, will we just stop? If they support us, we will fight. If they don't support us, we will also fight."
Li Sibei wiped her hands and quickly went to wash up. She did look a little ugly.
"That being said, there are at least 10,000 soldiers in our northern army who were sent here by various southern warlords. If they were ordered to come back with just one order, our newly reorganized army would be in big trouble."
Wu Zhenkui said with some concern that according to incomplete statistics, the warlords had supported a total of more than 16,000 officers and soldiers. These people were the elite among the warlords. Except for a small number who joined the security corps, most of them joined the regular army, and nearly one-third of them became grassroots officers.
There is no way around it. Li Shaoyi's side expanded too quickly and he didn't have the right people. The people supported by various warlords were much better than the soldiers he recruited from the peasants, so if you want to appoint a squad leader, you have to accept your fate.
"You can rest assured about this. A squad leader in the Northern Army gets seven or eight dollars a month, plus all sorts of other benefits. Back in their place of origin, how much can they earn a month? You're a little greedy, I'm a little greedy, but take an infantry squad leader, for example. If he earns four dollars a month, he's better than 99 percent of the Nationalist squad leaders."
What Li Sibei said made a lot of sense. The world is bustling with people, all for profit. What's more, during the days of the 72nd Division, they also tasted the joy of victory and the pride of the army, and they naturally regarded themselves as part of the 72nd Division.
Even if their former superiors asked them to come back, with the words "the war of resistance and the country are the most important", would their former superiors still dare to give a death order?
As long as he dared to make such a move, scholars from all walks of life would speculate wildly, such as, "Are you secretly colluding with the Japanese? The fighting in the north is raging, and you want to transfer people back? You didn't truly support Commander Li in the fight against the Japanese before, you are purely politically speculating."
The warlords were all people who cared about their reputation. If they were really scolded like this by scholars from all walks of life, they probably wouldn't even be able to open their doors. These people in the political arena of the Republic of China still attached great importance to their reputation.
Once you have a bad reputation, even those who follow you will oppose you.
Therefore, even if they wanted to do something bad, they could only say a few words in secret and would not dare to ask for people openly.
Wu Zhenkui was a little nervous at first, but after listening to what Li Sibei said, he was no longer nervous at all. It seems that he is still not as far-sighted as this girl. Now that this girl is the director, Wu Zhenkui is very convinced.
"Is it possible to transfer our division commander?"
Wu Zhenkui thought of another thing.
When the 19th Route Army fought the Anti-Japanese War in Pujiang, wasn't it later transferred away after the battle?