NCCnovel Chapter 943 Are you sick? Why are you protesting to me?
Chapter 943 Are you sick? Why are you protesting to me?
Isn’t what I said clear enough?
George took a deep breath. "Now, on the surface, I am still the great Viceroy of the Empire. My loyalty is witnessed by heaven and earth. I don't have to bear the responsibility for the failure of Zen, and I don't have to worry about what the future will be like. However, all of this must be stable in my position as the second-in-command. If I were in Edward's position, I would probably be responsible for the failure of the war. I don't want to, and I don't want to."
"I understand." Zhou Weiguo looked at George for a while and then smiled. "You have to take the money, but you also have to save face."
"Yeah, that's right." George felt that what he said might not convince everyone, so he continued, "It's best if my position doesn't move. Otherwise, if the higher-ups transfer me somewhere else, that would be a loss for you guys, wouldn't it?"
"Don't worry, Edward can't leave, and the people here won't let him go. The problem you're worried about is also the problem everyone else is worried about. No one wants to take on this hot potato, so just move forward boldly."
George still asked with some concern, "What if we don't continue this way?"
Takeshita Shun smiled and said, "We are here to protect you. This is your greatest asset. Go forward boldly. We will handle the rest of the trouble for you."
Suddenly, overnight, the suppressed news exploded in Delhi.
The Imperial Bank's reserves were attacked during transportation, the escorting troops were completely wiped out, and the transported money was completely looted.
The merchants and local prominent people in Delhi were furious in an instant. They had been saving money to pay taxes to the empire and would not let this group of people lose them.
The situation suddenly became chaotic, and before Edward could figure out what went wrong, another earth-shattering news broke out. All the evidence pointed out that it was done by people from Tokyo, because poison gas bombs were found at the scene. Some people also believed that this was most likely done by some people in the mountain city, thinking that such a situation existed in the inner mountain city.
Of course, the voices behind were quickly suppressed.
While Delhi was in a state of panic, Zhou Weiguo had already returned with everyone and set out on the road back to Mandalay. Before leaving, he instructed George to stir up Delhi's dissatisfaction with the Japanese army.
In Mandalay, Zhou Weiguo entered the command center carrying a medium-sized backpack, while the others asked Zhou Weiguo to rush back to the independent brigade after getting off the airport.
At the command center, Little Zhuge was playing chess with his chief of staff when he heard Adjutant Li say that Zhou Weiguo had returned.
Little Zhuge chuckled, pushed the chess piece in his hand forward, and said to Chief of Staff Luo, "You're in for a treat."
"Oh, I don't understand what this blessing means."
Little Zhuge glanced at him and stood up. "Let's go. Once we get into the office, you'll know what's going on."
He knew his own subordinates well, and he had also heard about the chaos in Delhi. Considering that Xiao Ya and Gangcun had held several close talks not long ago, what was there for him not to understand? This guy took his men to destroy all the reserves there, which was more serious than killing a few Japanese generals. He could make the Fog City side think that it was the Japanese who did it, probably in preparation for his next action.
"Hello, sir. Independent Brigade Commander Zhou Weiguo has been ordered to..."
Zhou Weiguo approached the two men, shouldering his backpack, and reported loudly. However, before he finished speaking, Little Zhuge glanced at him and waved his hand. "Alright, this isn't a military meeting, and there aren't many outsiders here. Don't give me that. Tell me about your achievements this time."
What results?
Chief of Staff Luo was a little confused.
He didn't understand what this meant, so Zhou Weiguo didn't say much. He put his backpack on the table with a smile, opened it, and pushed it towards Xiao Zhuge. "Sir, it's just a small gift, not a token of respect."
"Huh." Chief of Staff Luo exclaimed in amazement after looking at the contents and reached out to grab the money. "They're all big yellow croakers, so much."
many?
That was more than a year's wealth in Delhi, plus the things stored there by the merchants. Zhou Weiguo and his men took all those things away. How could that be considered a lot?
Little Zhuge took a sip of tea and looked at Zhou Weiguo; "You use these to shut us up."
"Not really. It's just that we share the benefits. And this is just a token of my gratitude to the Independent Brigade and its members. Without the support of Commander Bai and Commander Luo, our Independent Brigade would not have been able to maintain its combat effectiveness. These... these things can be considered as offering gifts to the Buddha."
Little Zhuge nodded. "I'll take the money. You can go back."
Zhou Weiguo sighed and stood up to leave, but then he remembered something and asked, "Sir, our independent brigade will not..."
"Three days ago, the 74th Army, one division of the 5th Army, the 71st Army, and one corps of the Yunnan Army were ordered to move to the Ninth and Fourth War Zones. Now, our only remaining forces are your independent brigade and two corps of the Guangxi Army. As the core of these forces, you can't be transferred. Our Air Force has also dispatched two battalions to the Shanxi battlefield."
understood.
Commander Bai told himself that everything was going according to plan. All the troops that needed to be withdrawn from Mandalay had already been withdrawn. Now it was up to Terauchi Hisaichi.
Terauchi Hisaichi also got the news about the situation in Delhi. The malicious guidance made Terauchi Hisaichi vaguely realize that things might not be that simple and the other party must be plotting something.
He wanted to seize this sudden opportunity, but a secret message from the headquarters interrupted his train of thought.
The troops in Shancheng have been transferred north, and the northern part of Mandalay is empty. One or two divisions can be dispatched to monitor the enemy's movements. The rest of the troops will immediately launch an attack on the British defense line, enter South Asia and extend as soon as possible before the enemy reacts.
The convening of the military meeting determined the main direction of this attack and the direction of the second echelon.
Terauchi Hisaichi returned to the office after the meeting. As soon as he entered, he saw an uninvited person.
"Why are you here?" Terauchi Hisaichi glanced at the person who came in, frowned at him, and then returned to his seat.
The man drank his tea quietly. After waiting for Terauchi Juichi to sit down, he stood up, walked over to him and said, "General, I once again strongly protest against you."
protest?
Terauchi Juichi looked him up and down for a long moment before narrowing his eyes. "Are you sick? Why are you protesting to me?"