vrcanaries Chapter 917: Cloudy Pujiang River
Chapter 917: Cloudy Pujiang River
Pujiang Police Station
When Wu Zhenlei walked into the building again, he knew that this time was completely different. In the past, there were only simple conflicts between us and the Japanese, but this time there might be a full-scale war. The north has become a mess, and Pujiang will definitely not be able to remain immune.
Some of the personnel of the General Police Department came from the north, and some came directly from the battlefield in Tianjin. This was also a deployment made by Li Shaoyi himself.
Replacing people at the last minute is not a good thing, but after the Battle of Tianjin, Li Shaoyi also realized that some people had never dealt with the Japanese army before, so there were often some unsatisfactory aspects when doing things. Only by letting these experienced people fill the various armies in Pujiang can we avoid suffering losses.
"All rise."
When Wu Zhenlei walked into the conference room, officials from the Pujiang Police Headquarters had already gathered there. The entire Pujiang area had been shrouded in dark clouds for the past two days, and the Japanese Marines had already entered combat status. If you say that nothing is wrong, even a three-year-old child on the street might not believe it.
So under this situation, the Military Commission of the National Government sent Wu Zhenlei to Pujiang to manage all the military personnel left by Li Shaoyi. At the same time, several infantry divisions of the Central Army also quickly approached Pujiang to deal with the sudden incident that was about to break out.
"Please sit down, everyone. Some of you are old acquaintances of mine, and some are from the northern battlefield. However, we all dine with the Marshal, and we've just changed venues. We are all familiar with your wars in the north. I propose a minute of silence for our brothers who died in the defense of Tianjin."
After Wu Zhenlei finished speaking, everyone in the room stood up in unison, holding their hats in their right hands and observing a minute of silence for their fallen brothers.
"Okay, everyone, take your seats. We should leave our sorrow to the enemy. Our brothers are watching us from heaven. They didn't bring shame to the 72nd Army in Tianjin. They showed the 72nd Army's prestige and let the devil know we are not to be trifled with. Now it's up to our brothers in Pujiang. We must also follow the example of sacrificing our brothers and never let the devil advance a single step."
When Wu Zhenlei said this, many brothers' faces were filled with indignation. Some of them came from the same training camp, but were divided into different parts of the country because of their different jobs. Now the brothers from the original training camp have died for the country. We were far away in Tianjin and could not help them before. Now that the battlefield has reached Pujiang, we must avenge our brothers. If you can't even avenge this, are you still a man?
"Chief Luo, please tell me about the current situation of the Japanese troops in Pujiang."
When gathering these people, the first thing to do is to let everyone know the situation of the Japanese army in Pujiang.
"Director Wu, colleagues, this is a map we just rushed out this morning. It shows all of the Japanese military forces in Pujiang. Most importantly, the Marine Corps has never been weakened. Although they were surrounded by us some time ago, after our main force retreated to the north, Japanese diplomats used the support of various countries..."
The last time Li Shaoyi came back from Southeast Asia, he once again attacked the Japanese military forces stationed in Pujiang. At that time, Japan's military strength had been reduced to the lowest level, but Li Shaoyi could not stay in Pujiang forever, so after Li Shaoyi left, the Japanese began to contact Western countries again and promised benefits to them to separate their armies from our army.
At present, the Marine Corps in Pujiang is still nominally the original 3,500 people, but in fact the total number has increased to nearly 6,000, and the overseas Chinese in Pujiang can form an army of nearly 3,000. These people are either retired or active-duty soldiers in Japan, but they have changed from military uniforms to suits and are temporarily staying in Pujiang to deal with some emergencies.
"Captain Luo, I've heard something else. A group of young men have been arriving at many Japanese companies in Pujiang recently. Yesterday afternoon, when I was patrolling with my brothers, we passed by Mitsui & Co., and there were quite a few people inside. Since we were in the concession, I didn't have the proper search procedures, so I couldn't conduct an open search. However, I've received reliable information that the number of armed personnel at major Japanese companies has exceeded 3,000. Do you have any information on this number?"
After a branch director said this, some people frowned even more. The Japanese ability to stockpile troops in Pujiang is exactly the same as ours.
We did not develop regular troops but placed personnel in other government offices, which allowed our armed forces in Pujiang to remain at around 8,000 to 9,000 for a long time. The Japanese also learned from us to place people in major chambers of commerce.
A group of overseas Chinese were also arranged to come. Normally, these people were just ordinary Japanese overseas Chinese, but if a real fight broke out, they would instantly become qualified soldiers.
"This situation does exist. As for the exact number of people involved, due to our limited investigative capabilities, we currently cannot give you an accurate number, but it is definitely over 2,500 people."
Many people are very dissatisfied with the report from the police station's secret service department. You have been in Pujiang for quite some time, and now the war is about to start, yet the report you gave is like this. Fortunately, Li Shaoyi is not here. If he were, your secret service department would be in trouble.
"Go do this right now. I'll give you two hours to thoroughly investigate all those hiding in the Chamber of Commerce or among the common people. The error should not exceed 10%. This is wartime. If you can't figure it out within two hours, you'll just have to submit your resignation."
Wu Zhenlei was also very angry about this and directly asked the people from the Special Agent Department to do the job. The elite Special Agent Department was not like this before.
Of course, Pujiang is a big melting pot. It is impossible for the army here to avoid being corrupted. This is currently the most prosperous place in the entire country. If you want to keep your original intention in this place, you must have a strong fighting will. Unfortunately, these people did not hold on.
"Director Wu, we also heard that the Nanjing government is preparing to take action against the Japanese and will first attack their Marine Corps barracks. Is that true?"
A meeting is for everyone to discuss things together, and even rumors heard can be expressed.