sjar Chapter 158: Own Army
Chapter 158: Own Army
Somewhere in Jiangsu and Zhejiang
"It's strange, actually. When we were in Tianjin, I thought they had prepared a lot of things for us along the way. But after leaving Tianjin, the journey was so peaceful. Are all those assassins dead?"
Ma Leizi said somewhat boredly that after coming out of Tianjin, this guy cleaned his gun and was ready to have a good fight in the next battle. Who knew that after leaving Tianjin, there was nothing happening outside.
"Do you think the Japs are stupid? They should have mobilized their strongest assassination force in Tianjin, but in front of our brothers, those people were no match for us. We dealt with them in no time. If they dare to cause trouble again, we have plenty of ways to deal with them. Besides, Zhang Maozi did such a thing, they are not stupid."
Liu Xiaoshan said while picking his fingernails that his brothers had been so idle these days that when they arrived at a train station, they were very nervous at first. They didn't let anyone get off the train and kept a close eye on everyone who approached.
But later it was discovered that the Japanese had run away completely. Li Shaoyi also checked the entire train and found no Japanese spies. Although a few people with red lights were caught, these people had nothing to do with the Japanese.
"This guy is amazing. Half of them died of exhaustion along the way from Tangzhou to Beiping. What a waste. We have so many projects, and these people are the cheapest labor force. They don't know how to calculate at all."
Ma Leizi said with some disgust, not knowing that this guy was the least smart among all of Li Shaoyi's men, and now he actually looked down on Zhang Maozi.
"Brother Lei, just tell me this, and don't spread it when you get back. Is Zhang Maozi stupid? He's such a smart guy, but now he's half dead from exhaustion. But what a huge impact this half has. You have to think about it. Will the Japanese dare to touch our families in the future? Does anyone else want to be exhausted to death?"
Liu Xiaoshan said with a smile, and the brothers around him also laughed. Everyone applauded Zhang Maozi's action this time. Of course, they also knew how dangerous it was. If the Japanese fought with you, it would not be a small attack, but would likely lead to a full-scale war.
But our Marshal let Zhang Maozi do it, and also rewarded all the participants with an extra month's salary. If we had known earlier, we would have gone. There would have been no danger along the way. We went there in a car in a proud manner and came back slowly, leading the Japanese soldiers.
They also saw the newspapers here. Those guys were sitting in the armored vehicles, and many girls wanted to take pictures with them. Such a sexy thing was taken by those guys.
"What are you guys talking about?"
Li Shaoyi came out of the bedroom yawning. He didn't sleep last night, so he took a nap today. This kind of luxurious box is great, with a living room and a bedroom.
Although this was in the 1930s, if Li Shaoyi had to choose between the luxury box of the 1930s and the soft sleeper compartment of the 21st century, I'm afraid Li Shaoyi would still choose the luxury box.
Although this train moves slowly, it is very enjoyable to be on board and it is spacious enough, just like in movies and TV dramas. Basically, any entertainment equipment you can think of in this era can be found on the train.
Of course, if you want faster speed, then I'm afraid that's out of the question.
"Brother Lei criticized Maozi, saying he didn't know how to be frugal and had exhausted half of the people. If they were all taken back, I don't know how much work they would do for us."
When Liu Xiaosan was speaking, Ma Leizi hit him on the head.
"Stop making such a fuss. This may seem simple, but it's risky. The Chief of Staff has thousands of men on standby. If a fight breaks out, it'll be hard to deal with."
Li Shaoyi poured himself a glass of water. He knew the situation in Peking. The Japanese just didn't dare to fight, so they asked Zhang Maozi to do it. Of course, if a real fight broke out, Li Shaoyi didn't know what the outcome would be.
Although our combat effectiveness is very strong, it is only against the Japanese devils in North China. If they transport troops from the Northeast and Korea, or even the mainland, and the number is not small, it is hard to say who will win. They have navy, army and air force, while we only have a few thousand land forces. If a real fight breaks out, it is hard to say who will win.
Fortunately, we won the bet and also saw the weakness of the Japs. When they negotiated with the National Government and the 29th Army before, they were very aggressive. They would never retreat where they could advance, and they would not even stand still.
So everyone thought that the Japs were very powerful and we should try not to provoke them. But now Li Shaoyi has revealed the reality to them. However, the people of the 29th Army also analyzed that the Japs were only weak towards Li Shaoyi. If we go over there, maybe the situation will remain the same.
"You guys are really brave. I didn't dare close my eyes that day on the train, waiting for news from Peking. I don't know how many people in various departments in Nanjing couldn't sleep, they were also waiting for this news."
Hearing that Li Shaoyi had gotten up, Mayor Yuan also came out of his box.
This incident seemed to be a small matter involving more than 70 people, but in fact it involved the game between the two countries. Some people in the Jinling Military and Political Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were waiting for news. When they heard that Japan had retreated, countless people shed tears at that moment. For decades, this was the first time that the Japanese had retreated in certain matters we had negotiated with them.
"I can't sleep because the noise in this car is too quiet. You can't sleep because you're just worrying about nothing. How many Japanese can there be in North China? Unless they don't want to live anymore, they have to give in."
In front of Mayor Yuan, Li Shaoyi couldn't say that he was worried too, and now he has become that incompetent general again.
"You're going to Nanjing this time, and you're going to be in public. The Ministry of Military Affairs is planning to hold a press conference regarding this incident. I've heard from someone that someone from the Ministry of Military Affairs will come over to discuss your attendance when you get off the car."
Mayor Yuan said with a smile that Li Shaoyi had not expected the matter to become so serious that he could even attend the press conference of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs?
"Am I not a policeman?"
"After leaving the Military and Political Department, you might not be a police officer anymore, or maybe being a police officer would just become your side job, but the Jidong Special District will definitely have its own army..."