Chapter 57 Upper Position (Second Update Seeking Collection)

  Sasaki Nozomi, also a seasoned intelligence officer from Japan, the only difference being that he has a merchant's cloak, he is the boss of a textile mill. He has now arrived at the Garrison Command, and conveyed the message to see Mao Fengzhi.

  He waited patiently outside for five minutes, but the reply he got was that the commander was busy and had no time to see him! Such a reply naturally did not satisfy Sasaki Nozomi, and he immediately said: "I have an important business to discuss with the commander, it's very important, please trouble this gentleman to report again, thank you, and please take care!"

  Sasaki made a deep bow with an honest face, but what he got was the guard's impatient reply: "Stop chattering and I'll tell you the commander is busy! Get out!"

  "Huh?" Sasaki Nozomi's face stiffened, and then his anger flared up immediately. Even in Shanghai, he had never been treated like this before. He had already humbled himself enough, but he never expected to receive such treatment.

  Sasaki Nozomi said with a gloomy face: "Haga, this business must be important. If it doesn't work out, can you soldiers bear the consequences? Go back and report to the commander immediately!"

  Sasaki Nozomi's response was the sound of a bullet being chambered, followed by: "Damn it, little Japan, shut up or I'll blow your brains out!"

  Sasaki Nozomi saw the soldier with a fierce expression holding his gun and staring at her, while another guard also put down his gun and held it in his hand, loading bullets with practiced movements.

  Sasaki Nozomi knew that this wasn't the time to put on airs, and if she were to die after going against these people, it would be a true loss of face! Sasaki Nozomi took a deep breath and said: "Alright, you're all very good. I hope you can bear the consequences! Don't regret it! Hmph!"

  Looking at Sasaki Nozomi who left after saying a few words, the two soldiers were extremely disdainful and spat. The soldier coldly snorted: "This little Japanese guy is obviously not a good thing, and he still wants to threaten me? If it were somewhere else, I would have shot him dead! He's lucky!"

  Yesterday, Mao Feng rushed back and didn't rest much. He had a long meeting with Bawei early this morning. Now he's planning to go see Lin Hu. He found out that there's a Japanese businessman who wants to meet him and claims to have a business deal to discuss. As soon as Mao Feng heard this, he immediately refused without hesitation. He naturally has no good feelings towards the Japanese. If given the chance, Mao Feng wouldn't mind carrying out a Tokyo massacre!

  The deputy officer came over to report to Mao Feng after inquiring about the situation from the guards. After listening, Mao Feng coldly snorted and said: "Those little Japanese are nothing but trash, looking down on people with dog eyes! Tell someone to keep an eye on him and see what tricks he's up to! If there's any bullying of Chinese people, immediately expel him for me! No need to report back to me!"

  "Yes, Commander!"

  Maofeng rode his horse with guards to Lin Hu's mansion. Lin Hu's mansion was heavily guarded at this moment! After a few words of conversation with Lin Hu's family, he was allowed to enter and visit Lin Hu.

  Lin Hu was still in a daze, looking at his pale face, and comparing it to the first time he saw Lin Hu, it was really worlds apart!

  Lin Hu, who was less than forty years old, looked like he was over fifty at this moment. It seemed that this loss had really hurt his vitality.

  Seeing Lin Hu in a deep sleep, Mao Fengzi was also at a loss. He had originally wanted to discuss with Lin Hu how to resolve the situation of the First and Second Divisions. But seeing this, Mao Fengzi knew that he should not disturb him after all.

  Mao Feng had just walked to the door when he heard Lin Hu say in a low voice: "Is that Fengzhi?!"

  Mao Feng quickly turned around and walked towards Lin Hu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. He said: "General, how are you feeling?"

  Lin Hu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, this injury won't kill me!"

  Mao Feng's low voice said: "General, what about the 1st and 2nd divisions? I await your orders."

  Lin Hu said, "It's not good to tear our faces now, this is all about dignity! It's better to plan and resolve the matter peacefully! We are all from the same group, many brothers don't know the truth! Do you understand what I mean?"

  Mao Feng nodded and said: "Understood! The ringleader will be punished, the rest can be spared!"

  Seeing Lin Hu had no objection, Mao Feng continued: "Commander, take a good rest. I'll take my leave now. Don't worry, Commander, you still have me!"

  Lin Hu quickly fell into a daze, and Mao Feng let out a low sigh as he immediately bid farewell and left.

  After returning to the command center, he immediately invited Yang Yongtai over for consultation. After Yang Yongtai came in and knew the reason, he thought for a moment before speaking: "Actually, this kind of thing is very simple, it's just one word - pressure! Lin Hu's prestige in these two troops is unquestionable, so we can mobilize those few regimental commanders to let things be resolved internally as much as possible. As for what method to take, let them handle it themselves!"

  Yang Yongtai paused for a moment and said: "The commander can be passed on, but only the chief culprit will be punished! Whoever comes back again will be a meritorious minister. The more troops he brings with him, the higher his official position will be! And each person will be heavily rewarded! As the saying goes, 'under heavy rewards, there must be brave men'. With these official positions and wealth, who wouldn't be tempted?"

  Mao Feng nodded and said, "The First Legion is severely injured, now although it's resting in Chaozhou, but that's not the main concern. The Second Legion is currently resting at the border of Meizhou, that's where the real battle will take place. As long as we use them well, there's still a chance!"

  Yang Yongtai said: "Lin Hu did not die, this is the biggest advantage, the key to the instability of the First and Second Divisions is Lin Hu's defeat in battle and the mutiny of the Third Division! So..."

  Yang Yongtai looked at Mao Feng and said word by word: "Using the Son of Heaven to order the vassals!"

  Mao Feng furrowed his brow, he hadn't expected this strategy. Yang Yongtai said: "Now the great enemy is in front of us, previously we didn't think Lin Hu would lose so quickly and so miserably, resulting in Xu Chongzhi's troops being greatly boosted in morale and inevitably launching a full-scale attack on Chaozhou! Now they haven't attacked because he also needs to rest and arrange for Liu Xuguang! Once these matters are settled, this man will inevitably lead his army to attack!"

  Mao Feng slightly shook his head and said, "Before, we expected that this person would not come to offend because of the relationship with Sun Wen. Now, such a great victory must be thinking of taking a step to heaven, he is bound to come and offend, but he is still not in my eyes. If he doesn't rest and immediately launches an attack, then I will look up to this person. Now, hum, it's not worth worrying about!"

  Following Mao Feng's words, "Liu Xu Guang is a hidden danger. He betrayed Chen Jiongming and then betrayed Lin Hu, so will he betray Xu Chongzhi? How does Xu Chongzhi view this person? It must be known that Liu Xu Guang now has more than 4,000 troops in his hands, and the combat effectiveness is also very good! If this hidden danger is not eliminated, how can Xu Chongzhi dare to attack easily? No matter what strategy he takes, it will take time! And time is what we lack most now. So, I'm not worried about this person attacking, but I'm worried about the Yunnan-Guizhou army and whether Chen Jiongming's side can hold on. However, I think that more than 80% of them can hold on. Although Guangzhou cannot be defended, the Huizhou line must be held! In this way, it depends on whether I can integrate Lin Hu's troops and whether Xu Chongzhi has integrated his troops before me!"

  Yang Yongtai said: "What you said is not wrong, but the worst plan we must also consider, in my opinion, for now, it's best to hurry up and take action, and quickly integrate the troops into our own hands!"

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  January 14th. The Second Division stationed in Meizhou suffered a serious internal conflict, and when the division commander led his troops to suppress it, he was hit by a stray bullet and died soon after! The disturbance lasted for one night, and it wasn't until dawn that the gunfire gradually stopped. Many of Huang Mingyang's second battalion officers and soldiers from the Meizhou local security corps appeared at the Second Division headquarters.

  By around 9:00 am, the Second Division sent a telegram of support, and it was officially under Mao Feng's command. The remaining troops of the Second Division were less than 2,000 people, and several regimental commanders were also gone, with the highest being only battalion commanders! Each battalion's personnel were not complete! Then, the telegram came, and the new division commander of the Second Division was actually Mao Feng, and the signature on the telegram was Lin Hu.

  Mao Feng was elected as the commander of the Second Division and concurrently as the Garrison Commander of Chaozhou and the Commander of the Guard Brigade. Soon after, Mao Feng ordered Zhao Pingzhou to be the Commander of the Guard Brigade. The Third Battalion Commander was Hao Junsheng, and the Guard Company Commander was Fu Shan.

  Just after the order was issued, Zhao Pingzhou immediately sent a telegram to express his firm support for Mao Fengzhi's leadership! Although Zhao Pingzhou had sent out the telegram, he still couldn't calm down. He never thought that he could become the battalion commander so quickly. In his opinion, becoming the battalion commander was possible, but it wouldn't be so soon. At least, he would have been arranged to be the third or second in command. But unexpectedly, Mao Fengzhi didn't let Liu Chun or Huang Mingyang become the battalion commander, instead letting him take the position, and even made him the commander of the guard battalion! If it were himself, he would have hesitated for a moment!

  Although Zhao Pingzhou knew that the prestige of his own guard unit was not enough to subdue Liu Chun, Huang Mingyang and others, but the same guard unit was much better than other troops, with neat personnel, fine weapons, and most importantly, he had no intention of betraying, such a troop was the one that could fight the best battle.

  Zhao Pingzhou sighed and said, "The commander is indeed the commander, I really admire him. From now on, whoever dares to be unfavorable to the commander will have to step over my Zhao Pingzhou's body first."

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  Yang Yongtai smiled and said: "Congratulations, Commander is really adding another fierce general! Using a regiment commander to exchange for a fierce general, this is too cost-effective!"

  Although Mao Feng was quite pleased with himself, he remained humble and said: "This is also Mr. Yang's credit, if it wasn't for Mr. Yang's reminder, I wouldn't have done so."

  Yang Yongtai shook his head and said, "How can this be considered my credit? This was all thought up by Commander alone, without discussing with me. Please don't say that, Yang Mou is not so shameless, whoever's is whose!"

  Mao Feng's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement, saying: "You're right, I was wrong. Please don't mind! Forgive me, forgive me!"