funbook-pk Chapter 809: Incorporation of the 122nd Brigade
Chapter 809: Incorporation of the 122nd Brigade
It only took half an afternoon for the 122nd Brigade of the former Third Army of the National Army to be reorganized.
Commander Han, who was far away in the provincial capital, was so angry that he smashed everything in his office and arrested the families of all the officers of the 122nd Brigade, threatening to shoot them all within two days, including Wang Yuanzhu's family.
No one had expected Commander Han's action. It was nothing more than some internal adjustments within the National Army's combat sequence. You arrested someone's family members, which was really a taboo and also made those around you feel fearful.
If one day we find ourselves in a place like this, will our family members also be arrested?
"This matter must be handled properly. If it can't be resolved, there will be huge problems with the new surrenders. We have already completed the screening, and 3,500 people meet our requirements, which is not bad."
In the command office at the airport, Wang Guohai, holding a folder in his hand, reported directly to Li Shaoyi. In addition to these 3,500 people, another 2,500 people would be recruited to join the original people to form a garrison brigade.
This is Wang Guohai's future army. If the issue of arresting family members is not resolved, some of his officers and soldiers will feel uneasy, not to mention working for him, so he cares about this matter more than those involved.
"I never thought Commander Han from the Third Army would do such a thing. If he had betrayed his country, you would have arrested his family members. But this is just a transition between the Nationalist Army's battle orders. Does he really consider the Ludong Province army his own?"
When Li Shaoyi said this, he suddenly thought of the way these warlords did things. In fact, each warlord regarded these armies as his own private army and never thought about things like the country. If he had thought about it, he would not let his troops approach Dengzhou Airport.
"This is how the Marshal's men act. Those who surrendered in the past two days have been able to hold back because the provincial capital hasn't done anything excessive. But if they really do what Commander Han said, and execute all the officers' families, then this matter will..."
Swearing won't solve any problems, so when Li Shaoyi started swearing, Wang Guohai had to pull Li Shaoyi back. We had to solve the actual problem on the spot. Otherwise, the brigade commander who had just been appointed might directly become the regimental commander again because there were too many deserters under his command. Everyone wants to live a better life, so who wants to go back?
"This has to be done in two ways. Jinling needs to put pressure on this guy, and we have to put pressure on him too. Notify your bomber formation at the airport to take off immediately and fly directly to the provincial capital. Find an abandoned military camp, or someplace deserted but within easy reach, and drop all your bombs to threaten the Third Army with force."
Li Shaoyi had a very clear mind and immediately knew what to do about this matter. Negotiation alone was useless. These warlords had long been doing things according to their own habits, so if you just rely on words to make them surrender, it would be a failure.
"I'll do it right away."
This is what Wang Yuanzhu meant. Although the Third Army is an army and claims to have 100,000 people, most of them are a motley crowd. The infantry brigade we incorporated is already considered to be the better ones among them, and the rest are even worse.
Under the threat of our air force, many people will immediately be unable to bear it, and they also know that they cannot be our enemies. So in this situation, the people of the Nanjing National Government act as a middleman to mediate, and we will give some compensation, and this matter will be over.
Of course, if we create a grudge because of this, it doesn't matter if a war really breaks out. Then your Third Army will give up the entire Shandong Peninsula. It just so happens that we think Qingdao is too small, so if we take over the entire Shandong Peninsula now, you won't regret it later.
The Nanjing National Government also knew about what was happening on the eastern Shandong Peninsula. They thought that when Li Shaoyi returned to the north for inspection, he would have a conflict with the Japanese. The Nanjing National Government was willing to see this happen. As long as Li Shaoyi confronted the Japanese, the pressure from Japan on our country would be greatly reduced.
It would be best to lead the army directly to the Northeast, so that the Japanese will be busy with the affairs of the Northeast and will not have so many thoughts about other parts of our country. After all, Japan's comprehensive national strength is just that, and the Northeast is very important to Japan.
But I didn't expect that in the eastern Shandong Peninsula, the people of the Third Army were so bored that they wanted to surround Li Shaoyi's airport. If you want to surround someone else's airport, you must have the ability to do so. Without that ability, even your infantry brigade was incorporated. This is really embarrassing.
Domestic warlords have done many things to swallow up other people's territories, but this is the first time that Commander Han of the Third Army has done something like this. This is also the reason why Commander Han wanted to arrest the family members in anger.
But the problem is that after you gave this order, instead of giving you any extra points, you lost a lot of points. We are all men carrying guns, and we should not let our families suffer any harm. We all understand this. We are in the underworld, and we should deal with the rebels if we have the guts. But you are targeting the elderly, weak and sick people in your family. Doesn't this make you look even more incompetent?
Therefore, in the current military circles of Longguo, Commander Han's reputation has fallen to the lowest point. No matter what you have done in the past, just because you arrested someone's family members, everyone sneers at you.
After a brief meeting, the Nanjing National Government immediately dispatched a special mediation team headed by the director of the Operations Department of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs to the provincial capital of eastern Shandong by plane.
At the same time, the direct-controlled officials stationed in the provincial capital of eastern Shandong also began to persuade Commander Han not to go too far in this matter, especially regarding the families of officers. It is the officers' business if they make mistakes. Do you have any basis for arresting these family members?
Moreover, there are still many reporters in the provincial capital of eastern Shandong. This matter has already been reported in the newspapers. Our Nationalist government is a place that respects the law, at least on the surface. You are trampling on the law by doing this. Many people have already expressed their opinions, believing that the changes in the Nationalist government over the years have not actually changed. The warlords still want to do things according to their own will...