At the same time, in the palace of the highest official in the mountain city...
The strong wind was raging, and big raindrops hit the roof hard. With the patter of rain, clearly visible traces of water flowed down the glass windows.
It was already completely white outside, as if the whole world was shrouded in mist and rain.
The head of state was slightly lost in thought while watching the downpour. At this moment... a sudden knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.
"Come in."
The door was opened, and the person who walked in was the head of the Investigation Bureau... Dai Li.
"The rain is thick, how is the matter handled?" The head of state gently stroked the water mist on the glass window and asked casually.
"Go back to the principal, I have arranged for my men to handle it." Director Dai stepped forward and placed a neat stack of information on the table, bowing slightly and said.
The head of state sat on the chair and opened the documents and looked at them carefully. These were the detailed process of the incident and all the information on the people involved.
"Tell me, how can this incident in western Yunnan be resolved in a way that everyone expects?"
Director Dai's heart trembled. He was wondering what the head of state meant by asking this question. He didn't stop thinking about it. He paused for a moment and replied respectfully:
"It may be difficult to get what everyone expects. In the end, some people will be happy and some will be sad. As for who is happy and who is unhappy, it still depends on what you want."
The head of state was a little unhappy and raised his eyelids to glance at him. Didn't this throw the question to me again?
Ignoring him, the head of state continued to flip through the information, and his brows gradually tightened as the content deepened.
"Hmph! This He Shaozhou is actually such a bastard? Does he really think that his uncle can do whatever he wants if he is in a high position!?"
Director Dai raised his head and took a look. It turned out that the head of state had seen information and misdeeds about He Shaozhou.
According to the information, he relied on his position in the Dali Defense Force to act recklessly, often withholding supplies, or using it as a threat to receive benefits, and even engaged in reselling tobacco, soil, and arms.
In fact, most of these deeds have been done by the national army, and some officers have done more ruthlessly than him. But the power of breaking the news at such a special time is quite huge. Who would have thought that a small matter could cause such a big fuss?
Director Dai also spared no effort to dig up his dark history, because he knew...the head of state wanted to see this.
"Have the battle reports of the Nantianmen battle been verified?" the head of state suddenly asked irrelevantly.
Director Dai frowned slightly and quickly replied: "It has been verified. It is completely true that the Sichuan Army Corps wiped out more than 6,000 of the Takeuchi Regiment. They killed 37 senior Japanese officers, including the commander of the Regiment, and made countless profits. They successfully controlled the The entire Matsuyama area.”
After hearing this, the head of state's expression gradually relaxed, and he nodded with satisfaction and said in approval: "This Liao Mingyu really has two skills in fighting."
At the beginning, Liao Mingyu was given an establishment and less than a regiment to supplement him. In one year, he was able to train him into a steel army, and he even established it and eliminated an expanded Japanese army unit.
Baldhead liked this kind of unit that was capable of fighting but didn't require too much investment from the top management.
"The notice was stern, asking the Central Daily News to write an article to report on this battle, and let the people know about our army's victory and the style of the anti-Japanese general."
"clear."
Director Dai secretly praised, it seems that the head of state is trying to build momentum for Liao Mingyu, using propaganda victory to dilute the impact of this incident.
It's just that the latter will be pushed to the forefront, and the powerful Minister He will not give up.
"Principal, what about the case of He Shao on Monday..." Director Dai worriedly wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"You still have to ask me? You should act impartially, and you will never tolerate what should be punished. He Shaozhou has a lot of misdeeds, and trying to plunder other people's materials is simply an unpardonable crime. But Liao Mingyu also made mistakes. Well... How should you be sentenced? The investigation bureau will have to decide! "
The head of state's previous words were awe-inspiring, but his last words determined the outcome of this incident.
“Students understand.”
Director Dai breathed a sigh of relief. After staying with the head of state for so long, how could he not understand the meaning behind his words? He was trying to make himself look like a villain.
It’s just that the Bureau of Investigation has always been a perpetrator of evil, so how many people have been offended? He has long been accustomed to this role, and it seems that Minister He is desperate this time.
The head of state crossed his hands on his chest, but he actually had another plan in mind.
The United States and Britain are preparing to hold an Allied summit at the end of the year. The purpose is to discuss the strategy for counterattacking Japan and the arrangement of the post-war international situation, and to formulate a strategy for allied forces to cooperate in counterattacking Burma and an aid plan for China.
Originally, he didn't want to counterattack western Yunnan, at least not now.
But at this time, strategic victory can help China occupy more weight at the negotiation table, and its international status will also rise. These are the things he is eager to get.
The domestic war situation is relatively rotten, with more losses and fewer wins. Looking at the entire Southeast Asian battlefield, Sun Liren and the Indian troops stationed under Liao Yaoxiang have been somewhat out of control, and his orders are not as effective as Stilwell's now.
And how many troops in western Yunnan can win the war? Even elites like the 200th Division were crippled and sent to Kunming to recuperate.
The Tachuan Army is a dark horse. From the first Burma Campaign to the present, it has repeatedly achieved miracles. Ten thousand Japanese have fallen into their hands. Such a record is unique among the entire expeditionary force.
How can we abandon the bald heads of these tiger generals? Not only must it be used, good steel must also be used on the blade!
In addition, the bald head didn't have a good impression of Minister He. He had been tricked twice by the latter, and he hated him every time.
Originally, as a senior figure in the government, Minister He also made great contributions when he and Bald Tou first conquered the world. It can be said that he is one of the people Bald Tou trusts the most. But as his status rises, his desire for power also intensifies, and Minister He has not been able to escape this vicious cycle.
The first time the Bai and Li duo in Guangxi took Chiang out of office, he was involved, and the second time after that his ambitions were completely exposed.
During the Xi'an Incident, Baldhead was detained by Zhang Paopao and General Yang. All parties were actively discussing and hoping to resolve the matter peacefully, for fear that the nominal highest official would be killed if someone went wrong.
But Minister He, who was the second-largest figure in the government at the time, immediately realized that this was a golden opportunity. He immediately organized a crusade to advance and advocated bombing the city of Xi'an. He wanted to use force to solve the incident, and his intention to kill with a borrowed knife was particularly obvious... Every move was... Want to kill him.
Unexpectedly, the Xi'an incident was resolved peacefully in the end, which also shattered Minister He's dream of being the head of state. The bald man fully realized his insidiousness and ambition, and since then he has never handed over real power to He Yingqin.
It's not that Baldhead doesn't want to kill him, but the price to pay for killing him is too high, and it's likely to cause turmoil in the entire country, and it's really not worth the gain.
With this broken relationship and the high regard for Liao Mingyu, the head of state actually had the answer in his heart.
"Yunong, you'd better go to western Yunnan yourself. Liao Mingyu will be rewarded for his great contributions, but he will be punished for his mistakes. Originally, I planned to let him reorganize the 66th Army, but this matter..."
The head of state paused, rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then picked up the brush and started writing quickly, saying as he wrote:
"Cancellation of all rewards for Liao Mingyu this time. He has recorded a serious offense and dismissed from the post of commander of the Sichuan Army. However, since he played the most important role in the victory of Nantianmen, he will retain the title of general to see the consequences."
"The Sichuan Army Corps has been expanded to the division level, and is designated as the Honorable Third Division of the National Revolutionary Army. It will be reorganized as a main division. Song Xilian is fully responsible for this matter. As for the division commander, he will be temporarily replaced by the former deputy commander of the Sichuan Army Corps."
Director Dai was overjoyed. His feelings were rising and falling. There were only two division-level units in the army that were honored with the word honor. They were both known as the ceiling of the national army's combat power.
Retaining Liao Mingyu's military rank is nothing more than waiting for this crisis to be corrected. After all, it doesn't make sense not to give him some punishment for such a big thing. This can also stop the mouths of those Youyou.
The head of state put down his writing brush, handed the written order document to Dai Li and said:
"Go ahead, let Liao Mingyu idle for a while after the incident is over, but the army must be reorganized quickly, and let him try to give me a satisfactory battle report before the end of the year."
"Don't worry, principal, I'll do it right away!"
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