Luzon, Expeditionary Force Headquarters
"Damn it, these traitors are following the wind, and they want to evade historical responsibility through political speculation. Shuzhong wants to deal with it in a vague way, and we firmly disagree!"
Chu Xiong would never allow the Wang Puppet Regime to engage in the "Ning-Han Convergence" again, and immediately sent a message to Yanzhou in the name of the Expeditionary Force Organizing Committee:
It is recommended that we should not acquiesce because we are afraid of triggering a civil war, but should clearly propose that the traitors led by Wang Zhaoming will be severely punished. If Sichuan dares to protect them, public opinion will be launched to crusade against them.
If Shuzhong does not deal with it, the North China Military Region of the Eighth Route Army will comply with the clear intention and send troops to eliminate the traitor group and recover Jinling.
Yanzhou paid great attention to Chu Xiong's message after receiving it. After discussion at the Standing Committee, it was unanimously decided to liquidate the traitor group and send them to the judgment seat of history;
They cannot be allowed to continue to sit high on the heads of the people and dominate. This is a blasphemy against the 40 million compatriots who persist in the war of resistance!
A few days later, Xinhua News Agency published an editorial "March to Jinling and severely punish the traitor group", which caused a huge response in China. People took to the streets one after another and demanded that the Sichuan government punish the traitor group headed by Wang Zhaoming in accordance with the law. They should not be allowed to Muddle through;
Immediately afterwards, Chu Xiong, the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, issued a telegram, representing the more than 200,000 soldiers fighting overseas, strongly demanding that the government severely punish the traitors and not let the blood of the soldiers be shed in vain.
Various democratic organizations also stood up and spoke out, asking the government to send troops to Jinling to eliminate the traitor group entrenched in Jinling. They should not be treated as ordinary puppet soldiers.
In the end, even the millions of soldiers of the Kuomintang army demanded severe punishment of the traitors, and the blood of tens of millions of Chinese soldiers and civilians could not be allowed to flow in vain.
A vigorous campaign to liquidate traitors was launched across the country, and the pressure was once again placed in the hands of the Shu government.
Zhongcai, who had just reached the pinnacle of his life at the league meeting and was about to return to Jinling, encountered this incident, which gave him a headache. Now is the period when his reputation is at its peak, and he does not want to be affected by the Jinling puppet government. His glorious image;
The most important thing was that he could not give the Eighth Route Army an excuse to send troops to occupy Jinling. He summoned several close friends to discuss countermeasures. This time, Xiao Zhuge was the first to jump out and said:
"What is there to discuss about this? They are just a bunch of traitors and homeless dogs. We just need to send troops to exterminate them. We cannot affect the government's image because of them!"
Zhong Cai doesn't want to reignite the war in Jinling. He doesn't mind giving Wang Zhaoming Group some less important positions, and then easily receiving and adapting millions of puppet troops;
This is an army of millions. What he values most is that fighting not only involves casualties, but also costs a lot of money. This is why Wang Zhaoming dares to invite Shuzhong to return the capital to Jinling and discuss the country together. He knows Shuzhong very well. The government is preparing for another "Ning-Han Convergence".
He did not comment on Xiao Zhuge's proposal and turned to look at He Jingzhi and Chen Cixiu, hoping to get their support. He Jing's eyes flickered and he did not want to wade into this muddy water, but Zhongcai did not want to let him go and asked directly:
"Jingzhi, you are the chief of staff, what do you think?"
He Jingzhi could only bite the bullet and said:
"I agree with Brother Jiansheng. Now the military and civilians across the country are calling on the government to severely punish the traitors. The government's reputation cannot be damaged because of a group of traitors -"
"Confused! This is obviously a conspiracy by Yanzhou. Many people in Jinling have gone through twists and turns to save the country and are the talents of the government;
Yanzhou is trying to control public opinion, kidnap public opinion, and force the government and Jinling to fight each other so that they can reap the benefits. This is their usual method. Do we suffer enough losses? "
He Jingzhi could only shut up, but this matter was at the forefront and he did not want to be associated with a traitor.
"Ci Xiu, your political vision has always been superior to others. What do you think?"
Chen Cixiu couldn't hide at first glance, but he didn't want to work with Wang Zhaoming and his like. He still had to cherish his feathers, so he could only say hesitantly:
“Now that public opinion has risen, Wang Zhaoming and his like are already like rats on the street, and everyone is shouting to beat them;
Even if they were trying to save the country, they could only give it up and leave no excuse for the Eighth Route Army to send troops to Jinling. "
Zhongcai slammed his stick on the ground and shouted sternly:
"They dare! As long as they dare to send troops to Jinling, they will start a war with the government. The government's 4 million elites will immediately cross the river and unify the north. They will bear the responsibility of starting the war!"
Seeing that the old man was angry, everyone wisely chose to keep their mouths shut. He alone had the final say in the government anyway, so he could do whatever he wanted, but none of them would take the blame, especially the Gui family.
Although he screamed fiercely, he had no confidence in his heart. Even Cixiu, his absolute confidant, did not support him. He should think twice before doing this kind of thing.
The atmosphere in the room became very strange, and no one took the initiative to speak. After a long time, he sighed, broke the deadlock, and said in a low mood:
"There are millions of troops in Jinling. If we fight, we will suffer heavy losses. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Seeing that he finally changed his mind, Xiao Zhuge immediately stood up and said:
"It's just a bunch of homeless dogs. What's the point of having more of them? Give me 200,000 elite soldiers and we can destroy them!"
When Zhongcai saw that this was not about fighting traitors, he was taking advantage of the situation to gain military power. Don't even think about it!
He turned to General Chen and said:
"Ci Xiu, are there any better opportunities?"
General Chen stood up and said:
“To deal with the traitor group, political attacks should be the main one, and military attacks should be supplemented. What the people want is to punish the big traitors headed by Wang Ni, and they will still be tolerant to the majority of middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers;
I suggest that the national government issue a proclamation to attack Wang Ni and other big traitors with a clear-cut banner, and at the same time call on the puppet soldiers to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side. Anyone who is willing to turn from the dark side to the bright side and arrest the big traitors will be forgiven and used to disintegrate them with political offensives.
At the same time, he ordered the Eighth Route Army in Jiangbei to send out troops to eliminate the thieves. Didn't they scream fiercely? Then let them also send troops, but strictly ordered them not to enter the city;
If they enter the city, they will be responsible for provoking a war, which will give the government an excuse. "
Thinking about it, Zhongcai could only do this. Wang Ni had an army of one million, and the government only had less than 3 million. The losses would be too great in fighting, so he had to keep all his money to fight the civil war.
Wang Zhaoming of Jinling City was dreaming of returning to the country again. He didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would appear on the way. Now the army and people across the country are shouting that they will be punished severely, which makes him and his wife panic all day long. Hope is pinned on Shuzhong's acceptance.
He knew Shuzhong well. In the past, everyone was fighting for their lives. As long as one party took the initiative to give in, no matter how bad the situation was, he could find an apartment in Shencheng to work. After the limelight passed, he could come back and become a high-ranking official again after returning to politics. .
His only support now is the more than 1 million puppet troops of the Jinling puppet government. He has even thought about creating a modern Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
In the end, he lost his temper and failed to understand how much the people hated traitors, which was completely different from the warlord period. He looked forward to the stars and the moon, but in the end he only looked forward to a piece of paper from the Sichuan government.
"It's over, he's trying to add insult to injury."
