Chapter Thirty: The Reason (Collection, Votes)

  Liu Guangda reluctantly got up and poured a glass of water for Chen Feichen, who took a sip carefully and said: "It's just a bit too hot!"

  Liu Guangda's heart was anxious as he said: "Alright, speak quickly!"

  Chen Feichen chuckled and cleared his throat, saying: "Do you think that if we don't do this, these people will not dare to? Those who should be corrupt will definitely be corrupt. When the time comes for us to reflect on it, we'll see whether they can investigate or not. Do you think Vasilyev, a small colonel like him, has such great abilities? Does he have no one above him that he dares to do this?"

  Chen Fei blew on the boiled water, took a slight sip, and said with a hint of disdain: "Besides, what if the Soviets make a fuss about this and we end up in a war of words? Back and forth, you'll just be dragging things out, and in the end, we still won't get our hands on those embezzled military supplies! In that case, why waste this opportunity for nothing? Planting a spy or one of our own people requires finding an opportunity, and someone like Vasilyev is simply a gift from heaven! If used well, he's far more valuable than those military supplies! By then, our operations in Outer Mongolia won't be as blind as they are now!"

  Chen Mingliang was the first to be convinced. As a former National Army officer, he understood the ins and outs of this matter, which was completely different from the clean government of Qing Shui County. Corruption and bribery were common occurrences in the National Army! Chen Mingliang said: "Yes! Once someone is backing you up, it's all trouble! If they drag us along for a year or two, what can we do? More importantly, this will shift the attention of the Soviet Union to our side, and when that happens, we won't be able to keep a low profile even if we want to. How are we supposed to do our preliminary work then? You'll just have to wait for constant questioning!"

  Chen Feichen was even more delighted to hear the chief of staff say this, and he laughed happily: "Look, look, it's still the chief of staff who has a broad perspective, this thinking is really strong!"

  Facing Chen Fei's shameless remarks, Tang Jingwu didn't pay much attention to it. He was still thinking about the explanation Chen Fei and Chen Mingliang had just given. He must have an attitude, but should he agree or disagree? They had already said it very clearly, if he really reacted to his superiors, how would he react? Still need to wait, wait for local corruption, and then find evidence himself, there were too many unknowns in this!

  But if you don't reflect on your own party spirit and principles, then what's the point? This kind of thing is enough to kill yourself ten times over!

  Tang Jingwu's hesitation was seen by Liu Guangda, who also really wanted to know the political commissar's intention. If the political commissar agreed, then he would agree too. To be honest, his inner self still leaned towards the team leader's side. Compared to recovering Outer Mongolia and the military supplies in front of them, Outer Mongolia was obviously much more important!

  Actually, the positions and experiences of the three people present will determine that things will develop as Chen Fei expected. Tang Jingwu is over 40 years old, the oldest one, but his highest position was only a regimental cadre, and he was also removed from office due to mistakes. At that time, it was still the Red Army era, had they encountered such things at that time? At most, they just dealt with the White Bandits; Liu Guangda is in his thirties, previously a company-level staff officer, saying he is a bookworm is not wrong, his knowledge is all about marching and fighting, he has little experience of being in charge alone, so he can't sing a different tune either.

  The last one, Chen Mingliang. Among the three, Chen Mingliang is the most worldly. He came from the National Army and had dealings with Americans during the War of Resistance against Japan. He also saw through all the tricks in the National Army. What hasn't he seen? Precisely because he has seen so much, he has learned to choose what's important and what's not.

  As the saying goes, "the buttocks decide the brain" and "the position decides the perspective", these are all reasonable. Chen Fei-chun took a look at their expressions and had some idea of what they were thinking. He said: "Once this matter is exposed, I will take main responsibility! As for the funds obtained, I suggest keeping them temporarily and handing them over to the Party Central Committee when there is an opportunity in the future! What do you think?"

  There was no sound in response, and Chen Feicheng's last words were *Palace ah! To death*, these responsible words have been said, what else can be said, can you say that you disagree? Besides, now Chen Feicheng is the most authoritative in his team, and what he says is reasonable.

  Chen Feichen chuckled and said, "Since everyone is silent, I assume you all agree! So, let's discuss how to trap Vasilyev this old Russian. Also, what about the confidentiality work?"

  In fact, it will eventually become a tune, that is, what Chen Fei said is what he said, and the other three are just supplementing some content under the premise of agreement.

  After the meeting, Chen Feichen made an excuse to slip away and sober up. In fact, he wanted to give them some space to discuss and think things over, and also to calm himself down quietly.

  Can't help but say that Chen Fei is a bit complacent now, since the rectification his mood has not been good, from the main force regiment to a third-rate local regiment, and also transferred from Northeast China to Inner Mongolia, and in Manzhouli which is geographically very important.

  Chen Feichen was once very depressed, staying away from the civil war meant staying away from promotion, and in the future, it would mean staying away from being awarded the title of General. If Chen Feichen had shared this thought with others, he might have been laughed to death! A young man of only nineteen or twenty years old was already thinking about these things, truly unaware of his own limitations.

  Chen Feichen's complacency didn't last long, he soon thought that if the task still couldn't be completed or was far from being accomplished, then what future did he have? It seemed he wasn't at the point of being complacent yet. He still needed to take it one step at a time, and as the team leader up until now, it was really suffocating!

  Other main force regiment commanders are more comfortable, don't have to think about anything, just complete the specific combat tasks given by their superiors, and that's it. Everyone knows that in Northeast China, the National Government is already powerless, and the next battle will be a repeat of past achievements! Why am I like this?

  "TMD!" Chen Feichen cursed involuntarily. Forget it, the only way out was to take a deep breath and dive in, there's no turning back! One glance back would be fatal!

  Chen Feichen was in a state of extreme anxiety, while Lin Gang, far away in the Northeast, was pacing back and forth in his own command room. His hands were clasped behind his back, and he was deep in thought with his head lowered.

  Lin Gang didn't look at the map of our enemy's situation for long, his attention was no longer here, to be specific, it was no longer on the northeast battlefield outside the pass. What he cared about was...

  Lin Gang suddenly raised his head, his eyes directly looking at a place name on the map. He was very familiar with the location of this place on the map and often pondered it until he became familiar with it!

  Lin Gang walked quickly to the map, his right hand pointing at the place name on the map. He muttered: "I don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong? I don't know if I'll be a sinner for eternity or a hero forever?"

  Yes! Lin Gang's attention is focused on Manzhouli, the hub of the great artery connecting the Far East. It is also the only railway junction connected to the Soviet Union. Similarly, Manzhouli is also a border town adjacent to Outer Mongolia in the west. The main reason why Lin Gang chose Manzhouli is to cover up his true intentions. There, it is a transit station for Soviet aid materials, and deploying troops there is normal. His excuse to the outside world is that his troops must ensure their own logistics.

  For this reason, the Inner Mongolian side is welcome. Who would mind having fewer defensive troops? At such a critical location, if it were to be bombed by the opposing faction or destroyed on the ground, the joke would be huge! The face would be completely lost!

  Lin Gang's only worry was still the chairman, Lin Gang had not reported to the central government, but he vaguely felt that relying on the chairman's vision, it seemed that it could not be concealed for a long time, and perhaps the chairman already knew at this time.

  Lin Gang let out a low sigh, and slowly walked back to sit in the chair. He took out some soybeans from the bag of stir-fried beans on the table and ate a few. As he slowly chewed the soybeans in his mouth, he began to think again: Now the hesitation of the Central Committee is that after the liberation of Northeast China, should his troops immediately enter the pass to support the North China battlefield or head west to station in Mongolia?

  Lin Gang immediately vetoed the latter, and now the whole country is not liberated, it only occupies a favorable side. How can Outer Mongolia be recovered at this time? Alienating the Soviet Union is not a wise choice!

  Lin Gang was a little regretful, he regretted sending Chen Feicheng to Manzhouli, it's very likely that he delayed such a good team! Lin Gang said that after all, there is still a bit of luck psychology, hoping that the central government can support his westward march! He had long been aware of the situation of the Outer Mongolian and Soviet troops stationed in the area. The fundamental purpose of letting Chen Feicheng play the vanguard was to let Chen Feicheng further understand the deployment of troops in Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union, as well as the actual situation of the people of Outer Mongolia, to see if there were any unexpected surprises!

  Luo Heng (Luo Guangyong) walked in wearing a big coat and said, "How come you're still not resting? You must take good care of your body."

  Lin Gang remained unmoved, continuing to eat his stir-fried beans. He calmly said: "The overall situation in the Northeast has been settled, now I'm thinking about where we should go next?"

  Luo Heng was sitting in the chair on Lin Gang's right side at this time. He said: "What? You have a new idea again?"

  Lin Gang nodded slowly and Luo Heng asked with great interest: "Oh? Then take it out and talk about it. If it's good, we'll report to the Central Military Commission and ask the Chairman for approval."

  Lin Gang said slowly: "At present, the whole Northeast will end the war at the end of the year. Judging from the current domestic battles, we are very likely to immediately go south and enter the Central Plains to participate in the Huabei battlefield!"

  Luo Heng nodded and said: "Yes, it's very likely. In this way, a situation of pincer movement from the south and north, surrounded on all sides, was formed. Fu Zuoyi had no choice but to surrender!"

  Lin Gang sighed and said, "Yes, once our side finishes the battle, as long as we march south into the pass, Fu Zuoyi and the entire North China will have no chance to turn over, failure is certain, isn't it?..."

  "What's wrong?" Luo Heng asked in surprise.