funbook-pk Chapter 1199 Abandoned Village
Chapter 1199 Abandoned Village
When the Fifth War Zone Command first received the news, several officers were puzzled as to why they didn't make direct contact. Later, they figured it out: it must be that their side was not clean, otherwise, they wouldn't have gone through such a long detour and had Hankou handle the transfer.
The Fifth War Zone appreciated the 72nd Group Army's good intentions. They helped gather intelligence without revealing the matter publicly, which was quite considerate. Unfortunately, the Fifth War Zone wasn't efficient enough; it's been so long, and they still haven't found any spies in headquarters. It's truly shameful. Of course, lacking experience in this area before, it won't be easy to make up for it.
Actually, these officers also wanted to find him, but things aren't as simple as you think, especially now that we're at war. Everyone has their own responsibilities. If you want to remove him, you need to find a replacement first. Removing someone without a replacement will only create chaos on our side.
To put it bluntly, they weren't ruthless enough. If they could act like Li Shaoyi, this would probably be a similar outcome. How did Li Shaoyi's intelligence agency operate? If someone in a group or squad aroused suspicion, Li Shaoyi would either personally go and pull that person out, or he would simply send the entire squad to the rear.
Without such an iron-fisted approach, finding a spy in a short period of time is virtually impossible. You put in the effort to find the spy, and the spy also put in the effort to remain hidden. So, if you want to uncover them quickly, you first need to check if they've left any loopholes. If not, they could exist for several years. By then, the war will probably be over.
The people of the Fifth War Zone understood perfectly well that Dai Mubai's willingness to cooperate with Li Shaoyi was simply a ploy to get on the bandwagon and gain favor with the old man. Within the Kuomintang, Dai Mubai had always been a tool of the old man, and many people looked down on him, believing he relied on luck. If he could succeed in this endeavor, it would be a great triumph for him.
Of course, this isn't something you can just accomplish at will; there are significant risks involved. If it fails, or if your subordinates leak information, it won't just be a matter of losing face. Those who want to attack Boss Dai will have something to say, and they might even be able to drag him straight to an army prison.
Over the next two days, the Fifth War Zone received five or six telegrams, all of which were indeed sent by them. Once Miss Gu intercepted them, she immediately notified Boss Dai in Hankou. Boss Dai, without hesitation, had to forward them to the Fifth War Zone in the next second.
The Fifth War Zone personnel quickly learned that the information had been leaked. They also made a summary: about 35% of the telegrams could be intercepted, while the rest could all be sent out, but this percentage was already quite high on the battlefield.
The Japanese simply didn't have enough troops to deal with it. If they did, those 35% of the telegrams alone would probably have been enough to bring the Fifth War Zone to its knees. The current situation is because the last major battle has just ended, and Zhang Haiguang's forces severely damaged them. Once they recover, their operations against the Fifth War Zone will likely begin.
In terms of intelligence work, their side has done an exceptional job, while our side is still shrouded in mystery. Given the current situation, if you want to compete with them, you'd better consider whether you have superhuman abilities. If not, then you need to quickly adjust your operational system, otherwise, once the Japanese realize what's happening, they might give you a major surprise.
Li Shaoyi had already arrived in the southern Jiangsu region. Although this area was once the wealthiest place in the entire country, it was now desolate under the occupation of the Japanese. The fact that such a once prosperous place could have abandoned villages showed what the Japanese had been doing there.
“When we retreated, we really forgot too many things. If we had been able to integrate the local resistance forces and leave them some militia, the whole village wouldn’t have ended up like this.”
Looking at the deserted village before him, Li Shaoyi felt extremely saddened. He had originally planned to find an empty house in the village to sleep in, but seeing the tragic state of the village, Li Shaoyi ordered his men to help bury the people and eventually set up camp outside the village.
"Our retreat was very rushed at the time, and we didn't have the conditions to establish a militia for them. If we had forced them to receive weapons, it might have provoked even stronger retaliation from the Japanese. Please don't be sad about these things; we've already done our best."
Seeing Li Shaoyi's distressed expression, Miss Gu didn't know what to say. This man always wanted to shoulder everything himself, which was simply too difficult. Compared to others in the Party and the State, it was like two extremes; those people wanted to throw all responsibility off their shoulders.
"It wasn't done to the best of its ability at all. If it weren't for those idiots in Hankou who transferred all the troops away, I would never have retreated from Pujiang so easily. Our 72nd Army doesn't have that many cowards. If I had just transferred some more troops, we might have won the battle of Pujiang. How could there be so many deserted villages here? Those bastards will all be held responsible for this in the future."
Li Shaoyi was so angry that his speech was slurred, and many people around him nodded in agreement. "Back then, we lost so many men and so much weaponry at the Battle of Huangpu, all to stop the Japanese invaders. Although it was a dream of ours, it wasn't impossible."
If the various units had worked together as a unified force, we could have achieved our goal. Unfortunately, those bastards never even considered that; all they gave us when they retreated was a cold telegram.
Li Ningyu thought the matter was over in Li Shaoyi's mind, but seeing the deserted villages in southern Jiangsu, Li Shaoyi was reminded of it again. It seemed those people wouldn't have a peaceful end either; their choices led to the deaths of countless civilians under the bayonets of the Japanese invaders.