Chapter 25: Fighting the Landlord

  "Wu Hongtian, I have a few questions for you, think about it before answering."

  Two people walked on the street where more and more people were running out of town, Xu Fei suddenly stopped in his tracks standing by the side of the road looking at Wu Hongtian with a serious face.

  "Yes, Captain!" Wu Hongtian replied, looking at Xu Fei.

  Xu Fei was very satisfied with this serious and solemn soldier, he smiled slightly and gazed into the distance saying:

  "I would only discuss this matter with someone like you who has a true patriotic heart, and I will only say it once. The first question is: do you think the devils can occupy all of China?"

  Wu Hongtian bowed his head and thought for a few seconds before responding:

  "Absolutely impossible? Judging from Japan's own military capabilities, they seem to be far superior to China. However, as an island nation lacking resources, this will be their biggest crisis. Relying solely on plundering the resources of Northeast China is not enough for them to win the war in the end. Therefore, the resources of Siberia and Southeast Asia will also be a juicy target for them. But with the Soviet Union, that red giant, to the north, and Southeast Asia being the colonial territory of those old imperial powers, if Japan stretches its claws towards these places, they will face an opponent many times stronger than China who will counterattack resolutely. In this way, we Chinese will have the opportunity to drive the devils out of our land."

  "Oh..."

  Xu Fei looked at this burly man in surprise, under his rough and rugged appearance was an extremely astute brain, a mind that was more meticulous, clear-headed and awake than those so-called great men.

  He didn't shout that the 400 million compatriots of China can resist the enemy with their hot blood and flesh, but he can say from the most fundamental point that Japan's shortcomings are war. What is being fought is not just population, but more importantly resources and military strength.

  The reason why Japan and Germany lost in my memory has nothing to do with the participation of the United States and the Soviet Union. If Japan and Germany had sufficient war resources at that time, relying on their war frenzy, perhaps they would not have waited for the atomic bomb to be dropped by the United States, and at least half of the world would have fallen into the hands of these two fascist countries.

  "Wu Hongtian! It seems that you learned well when you were studying! You can actually see the biggest flaw in Japan." Xu Fei nodded and said.

  "Wu Hongtian scratched his scalp and said, 'This is not something I learned from reading books. According to the Wu family's traditional Wu Zibing military strategy, in order to defeat the enemy, one must first analyze the enemy. The analysis of the enemy must be meticulous in order to devise a plan before going into battle. As for adapting to changing circumstances, it is only done when there is no other choice. Over the past two years, I have been analyzing various aspects of the Japanese military's strength, military affairs, resources, population, and so on, and finally obtained this piece of information! To be honest, my understanding of military strategy is actually quite vague.'"

  "Descendants of Wu Qi!"

  Xu Fei unexpectedly looked at this tall Northeasterner and smiled after being dazed for a moment:

  "Haha, it seems that the land of China is indeed not lacking in talent. Although you took more than two years to analyze that the devils are most lacking in war resources, many so-called military strategists are still calculating how to use China's several hundred million large population as pawns, as tools for them to wage war."

  Xu Fei recalled that tens of millions of descendants of the Yellow Emperor had been cannon fodder for those military leaders, but ultimately still ended up in a lowly position in the world. What he wanted to achieve was to avoid as many Chinese people as possible from being drawn into the vortex of war and ensure that the population of China continued to thrive on earth.

  Listening to Chen Cigang standing at the entrance of the town, loudly proclaiming Liu Maocai's crimes of betraying the country, nation and compatriots with an iron megaphone, Xu Fei smiled slightly. This Chen Cigang is really a great talent, actually bringing out one by one all the traitors from ancient times to the present, and finally speaking ill of this small landlord and small Han traitor as if he was unforgivable, almost comparable to the likes of Qin Hui.

  Regardless of how the ordinary people outside the town had been stirred up to curse and expose Liu Mao's evil deeds, Xu Fei turned his body to look at Wu Hongtian and said calmly:

  "The common people do not know who is in control of the country and who is the master, but they still know that after being occupied by a foreign tribe, they will become slaves of a dead nation. So when they see traitors and enemies, they will all rise up together; what kind of person do you think should be in control of the Chinese land to let the people truly live a happy, safe and peaceful life?"

  "I don't know... this problem is too difficult, even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors couldn't let the common people live that kind of life. I think except for immortals, there's probably no other way." Wu Hongtian replied with a bitter smile and shook his head.

  "Haha! Are you a fairy?" Xu Fei smiled lightly and said.

  Xu Fei seems to have somewhat understood why his master sent him to this time period. Firstly, it was for his own convenience in cultivation. More importantly, in this world, the descendants of Yan and Huang wanting to rise up relying on those who manipulate politics is simply an impossible task.

  Only after he has traveled around the world in later generations, personally understanding the timid and fearful living conditions of the descendants of Yan and Huang, can a cultivator with so-called external hanging have the opportunity to lead China in breaking through the shackles of feudal thought for thousands of years.

  "Wu Hongtian! I think you will see the people of Huaxia live a truly happy life, maybe we can't let the current generation enjoy the life in their dreams, but our generation can create a better foundation and conditions for them."

  Xu Fei walked lightly towards the outside of the street, but his words were somewhat vague and ambiguous. As for how Wu Hongtian would understand what he said, that was no longer within Xu Fei's consideration.

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  "Fellow villagers! Everyone just said it! This Liu Mao has been relying on his family's wealth to bully the common people for over a decade, and now that he has surrendered to the devils, he has become even more ruthless. He and his three lackeys have forcibly occupied everyone's land and livestock, and even other people's wives and daughters! As for this kind of shameless traitor who has lost all sense of morality, what do you think should be done with Liu Mao and his lackeys?"

  Xu Fei stood at the town gate's archway, with Wu Hongtian towering behind him. The two quietly watched as Chen Cigang stirred up the crowd's indignation and fervor. Suddenly, dozens of young people loudly shouted:

  "Kill him!"

  "Flay him!"

  "Buried alive!"

  "Lighting sky lanterns..."

  After their roar, more people were also stirred up, and a rotten white cabbage and a smelly egg began to fly into Liu Mao's face, who was being pressed to the ground. Not to mention that his originally stinky body had become sticky and greasy, even the two team members who were holding down Liu Mao, who had already lost consciousness, were also hit by several smelly eggs.

  "In a society with such landlords and inferior gentry, with capitalists who pretend to be enlightened but are ruthless, and with bureaucratic governments that only serve their own interests, even if there are ordinary people with patriotic hearts, they have not yet fully awakened from their 'ignorant loyalty' mentality. Under the intimidation of official power, position, privilege, and the so-called superior attitude of the gentry, how can they change their thousand-year-old fearful mindset towards officials, even without foreign invaders?"

  Xu Fei silently stared at the excited crowd, deep in thought. Perhaps conquering the entire Jiangshan would be easier than letting the people of Huaxia reinvigorate their unyielding and indomitable spirit of conquest in all directions!!!

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