Chapter 190: The Battle of Recovery Begins
There is an old saying that "you must not forget your roots" is what Hu Biao has always emphasized to people around you. Including him, those subordinates who were brought to the colonies, all of whom were from poor families and had suffered too much of the pain of being exploited.
Now these old subordinates are in power one after another, from being exploited to people with exploitative power. As the commander-in-chief of the Wolf Army, Hu Biao must remind and warn these old subordinates that the consequences of overreaching power will be extremely serious.
As the saying goes, "It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to defend the world." Even though Hu Biao did not want to be king and dominate, he captured all his power. But he knew that when his subordinates gradually forgot their roots and began to seek pleasure and breed corruption, the problem would be troublesome!
When conquering the world, it is a period of plundering interests, and contradictions mainly come from the outside. When defending the world, it is a period of distributing interests, and contradictions mainly come from the inside, and fortresses are always easy to be destroyed internally.
The information feedback from the Super Rat and the Wolf Army Supervision Team is that in some control areas, there has been collusion between officials and businessmen. If this kind of sign is not restrained, everything you have now will soon be lost.
It is imperative to purify military regulations and laws. In front of the participants, Hu Biao even informed several cases investigated and dealt with by the Wolf Army Supervision Team, including crimes such as corruption, oppression of the people, and collusion between officials and businessmen.
After the case was reported, Hu Biao said with a serious expression: "Without exception, all the old people who started with me. What makes me feel a little relieved is that none of you have done these illegal and disorderly things.
But I know that if you don’t remind or warn you in time, then some of you may be pulled into the water, corroded by money and beauty, and become the next person to be engaged in military law. What should I do then?
Yu Gong, you are the military and political important members appointed by me, shouldering the military and political important affairs of one division and one place. Yu Gong, you are my old subordinates, who have gradually grown from ordinary soldiers or ordinary civilians to their current important members.
But I hope you remember that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Don’t think that you will not be known to you secretly make money. When you have this idea, you will be very close to you falling into the abyss.
If you don’t know others, you will not do it yourself. Perhaps someone will be glad that some of the things you did behind your back have not been found out yet. But I believe that the day when you are found out is also the day when we end our comrade-in-arms, teachers and students.
Even if we declare independence in the future, you will not have the gold medal to avoid death. All I can give you is trust, the rights and obligations I should have. I am sorry that I can't give it to you!"
Faced with what Hu Biao said, the military and political officials who came to participate in the meeting knew that the meeting was indeed held in a timely manner. Whether in the military or in the government, there were actually some signs of relaxation and premature deflation.
While everyone was reflecting, Hu Biao continued: "No surprise, in the future, we will rest and pass on the family line in this land we have built. And you will also become people with authority and enjoy more and better lives than ordinary people.
But I hope you remember that before you take power, you have all tried the hardships of life and knew the taste of being exploited by those in power. If you don’t want to be the target of being defeated by others, then be careful and do more things that benefit the people.
The southwestern colonies are complex, with many races, and historical problems are extremely complex. The most important thing is that we are all outsiders. If we do not get the recognition of this people, do you think we can stay here for a long time?"
He gave his subordinates some ideological and political education and decided to launch a corresponding rectification campaign. He first conducted self-inspection and then random inspections. While rectifying military discipline, Hu Biao would also send an inspection team to review the whereabouts of civil affairs appropriations from each government.
Hu Biao was also severely punished for the bribers found by the Shura Intelligence Group and the Wolf Army Supervision Team. In severe cases, their factories were even blocked, and the bribers had to be locked up in labor camps and had to be released for more than half a year.
In order to gain the support of these business owners, Hu Biaofa invited some well-known private business owners to explain the reason why bribery would be punished. After hearing Hu Biao's words, these business owners expressed their support without exception.
Facing these business owners, Hu Biao also said solemnly: "Everyone in the world says that there is no businessman, but I believe that a gentleman loves money and gets it in a good way. The wealth earned by evil ways will feel hot and uneasy when you get it.
I have promised you before that as long as the profits you earn are legal, who dares to ask you for benefits at will, just tell your name and I will give you an explanation. Correspondingly, you cannot bribe my subordinates.
If this kind of unhealthy trend is boosted, what will the future business environment become? People are greedy. If you give a hundred oceans today, then tomorrow they will dare to ask you for one thousand. Bribery is also a destruction of fair competition!"
After a series of conversations and rectification, the unhealthy trend that had just risen was quickly strangled. In several cases investigated and punished, some even were shot in public after being tried. The news came out that no one dared to have any bad intentions anymore.
As Hu Biao said, if you feel that you can't stand this temptation, you can ask yourself to step down. With your existing contributions, Hu Biao will also properly resettle these people and let them find a place to be a rich man with a wife and children on the bed.
The question is, how many people are willing to give up the power they have finally possessed?
Just when everyone felt that the Japanese rabbit tail could not grow, they gathered nearly 400,000 troops again and began a new round of battle. The battlefield affected as many as three provinces, and for a moment, the anti-Japanese battlefield once again smoked smoke.
From north to south, the Japanese army launched a new round of offensives again caught the National Army off guard. The two frontal armies of North China and Central China joined forces to launch a fierce attack on the Kuomintang-controlled area, trying to severely damage the National Government in the shortest time.
The first target of attack was to start the major airports and important targets established in the rear with the help of Menia's military. In order to win this war, the Japanese army also took on desperate measures, hoping to extend the time limit for defeat.
After receiving a telegram from Bai Chongxi, Hu Biao also said directly: "From the Eighth to the Twelfth Brigades, a squadron was drawn from each other and transferred to the airport built by the Gui army. He cooperated with the Gui army to block the Japanese army and did not allow the Japanese army to step into the southwest!"
"Yes, wolf head!"
"Send a telegram to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and I plan to give them a generous gift. If we can't get involved in the war between the north and the south, then we will cause some trouble for the Japanese. This Qiongzhou Island is time to be completely restored!"
When General Zhu received a secret telegram from Hu Biao, he quickly convened his subordinates for a meeting and forwarded the telegram to Yan'an. Qiongdao was isolated on the southwest sea, and the National Government did not attach much importance to it, and he was even less able to launch an attack.
But for the Wolf Army at this time, the strength of the naval and air force had been exposed, and in addition, it controlled the entire southwestern colony, the strength of the Japanese naval and air force was greatly suppressed. If Hu Biao was willing to take action, it would be no big problem to recover Qiongdao.
In the telegram sent by Hu Biao to the Eighth Route Army, he stated that the sea, air force and some army could be sent to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army's Qiongdao Column to recover the entire territory of Qiongdao and annihilate the Japanese garrisons stationed in Qiongdao. After the war ends, the Qiongdao Column will take over the entire island.
Correspondingly, Hu Biao will also contract the iron ore that the Japanese army is currently mining, paying the corresponding contracting fees and taxes every year, and handing them over to the Qiongdao Column. He also dispatched two aviation brigades to temporarily station on Qiongdao.
In this case, even if the Japanese army wants to retake Qiongdao, they must first pass Hu Biao's pass. In this way, the Qiongdao Column can concentrate on training and post-war reconstruction. As for the National Government, Hu Biao did not mention it in the letter.
"Is it wrong for the boss to let his Air Force station on the island?"
"What's wrong? Without the Air Force, how can you defend if the Japanese regain the island? Besides, with the current strength of the Qiongdao Column, if Mr. Hu's help, how much do you think you will have the chance of winning against Qiongdao?"
If you only want benefits but are reluctant to share some benefits, this kind of cooperation will naturally not last long. In fact, both the National Government and the Eighth Route Army have clearly realized that it is difficult for them to intervene in the southwest area.
After some discussion, Yan'an responded quickly, agreeing to let the Qiongdao Column cooperate with the Wolf Army to launch a battle to recover Qiongdao. If the plan can be successful, it will also play an extremely important role in enhancing the influence of the Eighth Route Army.
After receiving a reply from the Eighth Route Army, Hu Biao immediately said: "Transfer Lei Xiong back and order him to serve as the commander-in-chief of this island-seizing battle. The Eighth Division and the coastal units are also ready to send troops to reinforce at any time!"
"Yes, wolf head!"
Lei Xiong was undoubtedly excited to learn that he was the commander of regaining Qiongdao. Correspondingly, the Wolf Army units that received the combat order also began to mobilize quickly. At the same time, the Qiongdao Column also began to become busy.
Seeing the area that needs to be attacked, Feng Bai, the commander-in-chief of Qiongdao Column, also felt that the responsibility was heavy. He looked at the deputy commander-in-chief Ma Jiasheng beside him and said, "Old Ma, I will leave it to you for the contact with Mr. Hu, no problem?"
"No problem! The commander sent by Mr. Hu is Lei Xiong. I have had several dealings with him, so there should be no problem in communicating!"
"We only regretted the fact that the soldiers were used. We thought that expanding four main divisions should be able to fight. Now we only know that it is difficult to defeat them one by one. Let me ask first, which position can General Lei be responsible for?"
"Okay! I'll send a telegram to inquire later. First, divide the areas where each of them is responsible for the attack and strive to restore the entire island in the shortest time. We have been waiting for too long this day, and we finally come today!"
After receiving the secret telegram from the headquarters, the commanders of the Qiongdao Column were undoubtedly full of joy. For them, they dealt with the Wolf Army a lot of times, and many of the weapons expanded by the troops came from the free donation of the Wolf Army.
If they were working with other people, they might have some concerns. But if they cooperated with the Wolf Army, they were still very relieved. As for some people, they would not leave after Hu Biao sent troops to the island. Ma Jiasheng and others felt that this situation would not happen at all.
Chapter completed!