Chapter 47: Turmoil (Second Update)

  Mao Feng naturally didn't understand Yang Yongtai's current little trick, and he said to Yang Yongtai: "Mr. Yang, in two days the representative from Germany will arrive, I don't know if this meeting can achieve the expected results?"

  Yang Yongtai gathered his thoughts and said with a smile: "Commander, are you not confident? This is not in line with your usual style. Besides, this was also brought up by you."

  Mao Feng smiled and said: "How can there be no confidence? What I mean is that when doing things, consider the matter more thoroughly, so that the chances of winning are greater!"

  "Following Mao Feng's words, he said: 'Nowadays Germany is having a tough time. Since the loss in World War I, this foreign debt has crushed Germany's economy and domestic contradictions are becoming increasingly sharp! Germany no longer has a unified leader, these internal and external troubles make life difficult.'"

  Yang Yongtai was still surprised, he had heard it before, and he was curious about how the commander knew such a situation. How could Mao Feng, who was so young, know about European affairs so quickly?

  Yang Yongtai suppressed the curiosity in his heart and said with a sigh: "If that's the case, then this is a great opportunity. If we can get support from Germany, then we don't have to worry about ammunition anymore. However, even if we get Germany's support, the commander still needs to have a foundation! Otherwise, all of this will be just an empty promise!"

  In response to Yang Yongtai's reminder, Mao Feng smiled and said: "Aren't we doing this now? The foundation is all about fighting for it. How do you fight? Not with real knives and guns, but with your brain. The current situation is very clear. The people of Guangdong are all opposed to continuing the war, they all need peace. Mr. Sun has always taken a relatively gentle approach, he will not lightly start a war unless absolutely necessary. What we need to do is that after Guangzhou falls, we can unify Chao Mei and Shan. With this piece of land, I'm not worried that Mr. Sun won't come to surrender to me."

  Yang Yongtai nodded, and said: "However, before that, we must fight against the Yunnan army and Xu Chongzhi's troops once. Only after winning can we have the qualification to accept Mr. Sun's amnesty!"

  Mao Feng confidently said: "The Xu Chongzhi unit does not have that necessity, but the Yunnan-Guizhou army will definitely come to test our skills. However, I am confident of winning because they are unfamiliar with the local terrain and do not have a foundation in Guangdong, which is nothing to worry about. Mr. Sun will not completely trust the Yunnan-Guizhou unit, while Xu Chongzhi's unit, I believe Mr. Sun will order him to stop advancing and wait for the outcome of the battle between the Yunnan-Guizhou unit and me."

  He let out a low sigh and said, "The general is not listening to advice. Xu Chongzhi is not the one to be feared, what's scary is Mr. Sun behind him and the local forces in Fujian. The general is muddled and doesn't think that even if he defeats Xu Chongzhi, what can he do? Will those people in Fujian just sit back and watch? There is already a threat from Sun Chuanfang in the north, and Sun Chuanfang can make them shut their eyes, after all, his strength is evident. But what about the general? This comparison makes it clear that they will choose to attack the general, if the general knows what's good for him, he should stop now, otherwise, he won't be able to leave a good impression on the Fujian side!"

  Yang Yongtai said in a low voice, "Commander, last time we barely escaped. Liu Guanxiong and Wang Yongquan from Fujian, as well as Sa Zhenbing, are not simple characters. They couldn't even tolerate Li Houji, let alone Lin Hu. What I'm worried about is what to do if Lin Hu comes back."

  Mao Feng said: "I've said it before, if the general returns and wants to continue fighting, I'll definitely remonstrate with him. But this way is too hasty and will only give Mr. Sun's side an advantage! There's nothing else that can be done!"

  Yang Yongtai shook his head and said: "Actually, I wanted to say it last time, but I didn't say it."

  Mao Feng asked: "Sir, do you have a good plan? If so, please speak out."

  Yang Yongtai said: "Just make this person disappear! The military has always had many unexpected events, if we can defeat at the time..."

  Before Yang Yongtai finished speaking, Mao Fengzhi interrupted and said: "This won't do, the general has been kind to me, how can I be an ungrateful person! It's unthinkable."

  Yang Yongtai carefully observed Mao Fengzhi, and found that he was not a pretentious person. Looking at his firm gaze, Yang Yongtai believed him. He sighed softly and said: "If it weren't for this, then after the general returns, everything you've done will be in vain! At that time, you'll still just be the garrison commander!"

  Frowning, he said: "Isn't there a complete plan?"

  Yang Yongtai sighed and said: "Can one have both fish and bear's paw at the same time? It's difficult, it's really difficult!"

  Mao Feng's low voice said: "Then we can only take one step at a time! If all else fails, I'll resort to military strategy!"

  Yang Yongtai sighed and said: "It can't be helped!"

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  Zhu Peide is now at the height of his power, after capturing Zhaoqing, he has great confidence in his future. He is a loyal follower of Mr. Sun and also part of the Guangdong Army, which has internal and external divisions, with the internal referring to the native Guangdong Army and the external referring to troops from other provinces stationed in Guangdong. Zhu Peide is only 35 years old this year, and after the new year, he will be 36! He is already the commander-in-chief of the Yunnan Army and concurrently the chief of staff of the First Army, which now consists only of the forces developed by Zhu Peide himself.

  Zhu Peide sported a fashionable eight-character beard, which made him look even more majestic in his military uniform. Zhu Peide had indeed been unhappy about Yang Ximin's appointment as commander of the Western Pacification Army, but for the sake of defeating Chen Jiongming, he didn't mind; he had always been magnanimous!

  The thirty battalions under Ye Ju's command have been severely damaged, and Zhaoqing has fallen. This means that Ye Ju's overall situation is already shaken, and the Gui system Shen Hongying's strategic attack on Huaiqing has succeeded. Next, the gates of Guangzhou are open, and there will be no more Chen system main force resistance along the way.

  Although he was a bit disappointed that he was only serving as a staff officer, Yang Ximin's appointment as army commander was not unacceptable to him. Yang Ximin had more seniority than himself, and Mr. Sun valued Yang Ximin more than himself. Thinking of this, Zhu Peide became even more motivated, believing that he would definitely surpass Yang Ximin, and defeating Chen Jiongming was just the first step.

  The next day, January 10th. Mao Fengzhi held a military meeting in the government office, ordering the second battalion of Huang Mingyang's troops to set out for Meizhou, with the engineering company cooperating in the attack! Chaozhou was left with only the first battalion and the guard company. At the same time, in order to solve the problem of empty defense forces, Mao Fengzhi also ordered the second battalion and the engineering company to expand locally, but they must complete their tasks and thoroughly control Meizhou!

  As for sending troops to Meizhou, Mao Fengzhi's subordinates were not unexpected, this was a matter of time, none of them raised objections, they all thought it was a necessary move.

  Hao Junsheng was a little envious, he said frankly that he also wanted to go to Meizhou, but he also knew that his opportunity was still there, and staying by Mao Feng's side was the best place for him.

  Hao Junsheng saw at a glance that this was Mao Fengzhi's test, Zhao Pingzhou before and Huang Mingyang now, all of which were tests. Now it seems that Zhao Pingzhou is qualified, so next is Huang Mingyang! Don't look at Huang Mingyang as the current camp leader, if he wants to be independent or disobey orders when he gets there, then he will be nothing! Hao Junsheng was really too familiar with Tuan Zuo's tactics! Moreover, there are still strategists and politicians like Yang Yongtai by his side.

  Mao Feng personally saw off the Second Camp and after the farewell, he returned to the government office to resume work. Although it was said that he was working, in fact, he was not busy at the moment. The local government had its own officials handling affairs, and what he cared about was military power. The Chaozhou Municipal Government was still there, with the support of local forces. How many more things would happen in Chaozhou? Mao Feng was all too clear about this point.

  To let the people of Chaozhou have a good year, Mao Fengzheng spent a lot of money to win over their hearts. Without money, it's impossible to let the people live a good life. Can achievements be made without spending money?

  This money was naturally not paid by Mao Feng himself, and the big households on the ground in Chaozhou were counted one by one. However, Mao Feng also did not do anything extreme, and he still put the names of these big households on the notice to inform the people! It's good to let them make a name for themselves, and there's no loss in doing so, why not?

  Ding Xiaoya was also waiting for him in the office, and as soon as Mao Fengzi entered, Ding Xiaoya helped Mao Fengzi put on his windbreaker and military cap. After Mao Fengzi sat down, she personally poured a cup of hot tea for him.

  After taking a sip of hot tea, Mao Feng let out a sigh and smiled: "It's still good that the lady is nice to us, after all, we can't live without women in our lives!"

  Ding Xiaoya rolled her eyes and said with a pout: "Your mouth has also turned bad!"

  Mao Feng couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh loudly, his voice filled with extreme delight. Ding Xiao Ya spoke softly, "You didn't make things difficult for Second Uncle, did you?"

  Mao Feng smiled and said: "What do you think? After all, he is your second uncle, this is also considered a maternal relative, how can I not give him this little face?"

  Ding Xiaoya said directly: "This is because Second Uncle knows the situation and cooperates with you, if he disagrees, I'm afraid this little girl's face won't work at all!"

  Mao Fengzhi knew that Ding Xiaoya was pretending to be unhappy, so he smiled and said: "Who said?! Who dares not to give face to the commander's wife?!"

  After he finished, he burst out laughing again, and Ding Xiao Ya saw her husband so happy for the first time. Unconsciously, she felt happy too. Being able to make her husband feel so carefree, what else could this be?