boyutpedia Chapter 1062 Another Failure for Jinling
Chapter 1062 Another Failure for Jinling
Sending a theater commander who is fighting on the front lines back to Nanjing to report on his duties is extremely rare, not only in China but also in the entire world.
After the news was published, voices of support for Li Shaoyi rose from all over the country, with many criticizing the Nanjing Nationalist Government for hindering the resistance against Japan.
What time is it? Hundreds of thousands of troops are preparing for battle on the Pujiang battlefield, and you want the commander to return to Nanjing to report for duty at this time?
For ordinary people, it is indeed impossible to transmit messages over such a distance, but is it difficult for a country to transmit messages? Even if the two sides communicate by telegram, it is a very easy thing, not to mention that the telephone is still connected. Li Shaoyi can easily send a confidential staff officer back.
Regarding the matter of recruiting soldiers in the original location of Pujiang, Li Shaoyi also listed a set of data: since the beginning of the war, the 72nd Army has suffered a total of 8,095 deaths, 2,122 serious injuries, and more than 4,600 minor injuries on the battlefield.
If I didn't replenish these troops in Pujiang, would I be able to transport them back to the rear to replenish them?
When this figure was published, the Chinese people were thoroughly encouraged. It meant that the gap between our casualties and those of Japan was enormous, and the Japanese side was indeed ashamed. Several institutions stated that these figures were not true, but rather that Li Shaoyi was trying to glorify the 72nd Army.
As for Li Shaoyi's plan to recruit soldiers in Pujiang, the general public and scholars from all walks of life unanimously agreed, since there are no special requirements in our country that any particular army must recruit soldiers in a particular place.
Moreover, Li Shaoyi's statement garnered support from various warlords across the country, whose armies had also replenished their ranks in Pujiang. They just hadn't done it with such fanfare. Why couldn't the 72nd Army be established if other warlords could?
The first to launch an attack was Commander Li of the Guangxi Clique, who published in the newspaper that the Guangxi warlords had recruited 3,000 new soldiers on the spot in Pujiang, and listed the roster and various training regulations.
At the time, this matter was approved by the Ministry of Military Affairs of the National Government. Commander Li raised a question in the newspaper: Are the troops fighting in the Huangpu River divided into first, second and third classes? Some troops can be replenished in Huangpu River, while others cannot. If that is the case, then the Ministry of Military Affairs needs to divide all the troops as soon as possible to prevent some officers from making mistakes in this matter.
After Commander Li made these remarks in the newspapers, ridicule of the Nationalist government from all walks of life followed one after another. Even some generals in the north who genuinely supported the resistance against Japan believed that the Nanjing Nationalist government was about to repeat its old mistakes.
When the fighting in Pujiang was tense, these people didn't dare to stick their claws out. Now that the fighting in Pujiang has turned out like this and both sides are calming down, it's time for these people to cause trouble again. It's just a pity that our Commander Li of the 72nd Army is not like those cowards who didn't dare to go against the higher-ups.
They eat and drink their own food, they didn't take a penny of your military pay, and they even defended the Huangpu River for you. They won't listen to your nonsense. If you dare to extend your dog's paw, they dare to chop it off.
Therefore, five hours after the order from the Nanjing National Government arrived in Huangpu, Li Shaoyi immediately sent a telegram to the whole country, stating that he would not obey the emperor's orders when he was in the field.
To ensure the safety of the Huangpu River and the current situation in the Huangpu River war zone, two special staff officers will be dispatched to Nanjing with all the information on the Huangpu River war zone to be questioned.
Upon learning this news, the Nanjing National Government wished it could drown Li Shaoyi, as this would represent blatant disobedience, something no government could tolerate. However, Li Shaoyi knew he had no choice but to do so.
The War of Resistance has reached its most critical juncture. If these people in Nanjing don't cause trouble for themselves, the front lines will be fighting extremely hard. If they continue to cause trouble, then we might as well give up on living.
Think about it, we have to fight the Japanese for a chance to survive, and at the same time be wary of open and covert attacks from behind. How can we manage? No matter how energetic a person is, it's impossible to face so many things. So Li Shaoyi wants to teach the people of Nanjing a lesson and let them know that he is not a weakling. If you want to control me, you'd better see if you have the ability to do so.
In fact, the heads of various departments in Nanjing also realized that they thought they had grasped Li Shaoyi's weakness and believed that he dared to do so many things because he dared not start a civil war. But this time they also realized that after Li Shaoyi's army arrived in Pujiang, the weak Li Shaoyi of the past was gone. Now he was known for his toughness in everything he did.
Take this probing attempt, for example. It failed to achieve any political or military objectives. Instead, it humiliated us by rubbing our faces into the ground.
If this matter continues to be dragged on, it will only embarrass the Nanjing government.
The officials of various government departments also understood what was going on. Apart from smashing their favorite porcelain pieces again, they had no other way to vent their anger.
The only option was to agree to Li Shaoyi's request and approve the two special operations staff officers' trip to Nanjing to report on their duties.
"Why are you looking at me like that? My adversaries are those troublemakers from Nanjing. Our brothers who fought in Pujiang trusted me a lot during this incident. We'll still be brothers in the same trench from now on."
When Li Shaoyi, the commander of the Pujiang War Zone, held a small meeting, he noticed that some of his comrades from the Central Army were looking at him differently.
However, after Li Shaoyi said this, they all grinned. This was still the Commander Li we knew.
"I was just worried that the brothers wouldn't have canned meat for lunch today. Ever since they started fighting the Japanese with Commander Li, my men have become quite picky eaters. If they don't have canned meat for lunch, they really can't swallow their food."
Commander Liu of the 31st Division of the Central Army smiled and lit a cigarette for Li Shaoyi.
As a highly sought-after major general and division commander in the Central Army, he has been shining brightly in Pujiang recently, but he knows that this glory is closely related to the 72nd Army.
So when Nanjing ordered them to stop recruiting for the 72nd Army a few days ago, this guy immediately changed the order.
Are you kidding me?
I'm fed and clothed by Commander Li, and my men receive all sorts of military supplies from him. You expect me to stand up to him and fight? I don't have the guts...