kvmb Chapter 1230 Arrival in the Mountain City
Chapter 1230 Arrival in the Mountain City
In Li Shaoyi's mind, he held no good opinion of these Westerners either. Don't be fooled by their seemingly milder actions compared to the Japanese. Their economic aggression against us over the years has been incredibly severe; just look at the things they've seized. If the aggression wasn't so intense, where did all this money come from? Don't tell me that legitimate business profits would be so high.
"Robbery! Robbery!"
Just as the two were walking back, a Westerner jumped out of a second-floor window, grabbed a bag of something, and ran into the alley. A Western woman was shouting from the second-floor window.
Don't talk about civilized countries; when you're broke, everyone's the same. In the past, Westerners criticized thieves in Huangpu in newspapers; aren't you doing the same thing now? When you're broke, the security in your community declines. Many people lost all their money in this incident, and some have resorted to desperate measures, loitering in the homes of wealthy people in the community, hoping to make up for lost money.
Li Shaoyi watched this scene with amusement, not to say he was any bad person, but to slap them in the face. He thought, "You used to talk nonsense when you were standing on thin ice, now you should really get some reporters to film this and see how you explain this situation. Don't your people steal things?"
"Alright, alright, stop laughing. Don't forget our main mission in Pujiang. I know you're doing a good job with your current mission, but that's not our main mission. If we don't take down this intelligence gathering center, then our trip here is pointless, and their intelligence will keep increasing."
Seeing Li Shaoyi's grinning face, Miss Gu could only gently nudge him, pulling him out of his daydream and urging him to think about how to take down the intelligence gathering center, instead of just dwelling on their previous success. Our presence in Huangpu, even within the concession, was inherently dangerous.
Furthermore, Miss Baiyun has business to attend to in Shancheng. Most importantly, this person is tasked with rebuilding the entire Nationalist government's communication system. We must hurry; the longer we delay here, the less beneficial it will be for rebuilding the Nationalist government's communication system, and there is also the risk of being captured.
"There's no need to rush this. Another group of people is already doing it step by step. You all do your jobs well, contact people in various places, and hand over the tasks properly. These few thousand people are very important to us. They should stay in Pujiang and not do any hard fighting. Those are the things that the Military Intelligence Bureau should do. What we need is to gather intelligence."
Like this treasure, the intelligence gathering center requires Li Shaoyi's personal involvement. If anyone else gets involved, there will be virtually no chance of escape. The Huangpu River is now a giant prison for the Japanese; Li Shaoyi could easily escape on his own.
The intelligence gathering center has a high level of security, but can it compare to an arms depot? I've been to that place. Although the security level of the intelligence gathering center has been strengthened, it can still be easily handled by Li Shaoyi alone.
Miss Gu remained silent upon hearing this. As the Commander-in-Chief of the three armies, it was perfectly normal to have different teams working under his command. Perhaps we were just the ones in the open, there to attract attention while another team was secretly at work. Li Shaoyi had done countless feints and diversions, most of them successful. Miss Gu decided to drop the matter.
In the end, as long as we blow up the intelligence gathering center and kill everyone inside, that's the end of it. The most important thing for the Japanese in building an intelligence gathering center is personnel and equipment. If we drop a few bombs, all the personnel and equipment will be reduced to ashes. Of course, they can reorganize, but even at the fastest speed, it will probably be at least six months later. During those six months, we can rest easy.
Yamashiro
After several days of retreat, most of the government offices finally retreated to the mountain city. This was also the last battle of the War of Resistance. If they wanted to retreat any further, they would probably be relegated to a remote corner of the southwest. Here, they could still be considered a legitimate government. If they continued to retreat southwest, that would probably be the end of their rule.
However, the Nationalist government had its reasons for choosing this location. It was easily defensible, possessing the natural defenses of Sichuan. For the Japanese to advance here, their forces would have to remain at the level of the Battle of Pujiang; otherwise, it would be impossible. Now, their occupied territories were expanding, their troops were becoming increasingly dispersed, and the domestic economy, instead of recovering from the war, was deteriorating further.
At such a critical juncture, if the Japanese were to continue their advance, they would never have remained holed up in Hankou. Therefore, choosing the mountain city as their wartime secondary capital was an extremely safe course of action. Of course, air raids were inevitable.
"Commander Liu, the place is a bit small, please bear with us. After all the departments arrived in the mountain city, they could hardly find a decent place to work. This place is just too small to accommodate all the government offices."
Li Sibei said somewhat apologetically that Liu Xiaoshan definitely needed an assistant to deal with various government departments. Wu Zhenlei had done a good job before, but Li Shaoyi felt there was still something missing, so he sent Li Sibei back to Shancheng with a telegram.
We had essentially broken ties in Hankou, but someone had to smooth things over, otherwise the Japanese would definitely be happy. Therefore, the 72nd Army's office in Shancheng still needed to be established. Liu Xiaoshan was now also a member of the Military Commission.
"During the War of Resistance, all departments should live frugally. This place is already quite good. Compared to my headquarters in the north, isn't it pretty good? If I were to show you my headquarters in the north, you probably wouldn't be able to stay there for even a day. It's a dugout."
Liu Xiaoshan said with a smile that when they fought against the Russians, the temporary command post was in a dugout. The outside temperature was minus thirty degrees Celsius. Although there were several large stoves inside, the cold wind could still make people shiver when it blew in.