Chapter 442: Republic of China: Starting from the First Class of Whampoa Chapter 452 Preparing for a Rainy Day

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Lv Muzhi listened to Qiu Qingquan's words, slightly raised his hand, signaling him to stop.

Some things, knowing them clearly in one's heart is one thing, but saying them out loud on the table is another.

Especially here on the city head of Taiyuan City, under the illumination of ten Battalion Commander lights.

"Yuan'an, this kind of talk, saying it behind closed doors among ourselves is fine, but you are not allowed to speak of it outside again."

"As for the Central side, perhaps he has his considerations."

"Of course, he says his, we just do what we think is right."

Sun Liren frowned slightly, whispering: "Commander Lu, then are we really stopping here at Taiyuan City?"

Lv Muzhi turned around, his gaze sweeping past the battlements toward the distant north: "If we stop now, giving the Japanese Army a chance to catch their breath, how can the fallen officers and soldiers rest in peace?"

"Fight, of course we must continue fighting."

"This battle, we must not stop until we drive the Japanese Army out of the Pingjin Area!"

In the eyes of Qiu Qingquan and Sun Liren, fierce fighting spirit burned.

"Let's do it!"

"Even if it goes against Central Government orders, we will follow Commander Lu and continue advancing!"

Lv Muzhi nodded slightly, with the support of his subordinates, his confidence grew even stronger:

"I will write letters to Zhang Fei, Liao Yaoxiang, and others on the Xubeng Battlefield."

"Tell them, as long as North China is not restored, the Youth Army will never withdraw its troops, tell them they must firmly pin down the Japanese Army's main force in the Xubeng Area."

Sun Liren asked: "I roughly understand what the old man wants to do, nothing more than using my Youth Army's knife to kill people, playing that set of knife-blade-against-internal tactics."

"Commander Lu refuses to comply, but if the old man pulls the firewood from under the cauldron on the Xubeng Battlefield, withdraws the Central Army's main force, stops pressuring the Japanese Army's main force, and forces us to stop continuing to attack Pingjin, what then?"

Lv Muzhi said: "Things depend on human effort; on one hand, our side must act quickly, on the other hand... send a letter to all Whampoa Clique commanders of regiment level and above!"

"I will also send telegrams to various local commanders."

"Tell them they must prioritize the overall situation, expel the Wang Jingwei Regime, the decisive battle for North China has arrived, they absolutely must not waver."

Although the old man has not yet taken action to micro-manage, it is necessary to prepare for a rainy day.

Lv Muzhi could only use his own influence to bring about the matter of attacking Pingjin.

Noon the next day.

Lv Muzhi was formulating an operational plan at the headquarters inside Taiyuan City when the adjutant came in to report.

"Mr. Douglas has brought US Special Commissioner Sam, along with several US Army officers, and they are waiting outside."

Qiu Qingquan sat to the side; hearing this news, he set down the pencil in his hand with some doubt.

Mr. Douglas is the president of the Douglas Aircraft Company.

When Lv Muzhi previously executed the paratrooper operation, he used the DC3 commercial passenger plane that Douglas had placed within Xia Guo.

As for Commissioner Sam, he is the intermediary for communication and trade between Lv Muzhi and the United States, possessing a military background.

"This American businessman came fast enough; surely he isn't here to question us about borrowing the DC-3 passenger plane to fight earlier?"

Although Lv Muzhi is the second shareholder of the Douglas Company, using Douglas's civilian assets within Xia Guo to fight was indeed not proper.

But Lv Muzhi was not nervous; what matter could be more important than recovering lost territory?

Moreover, Commissioner Sam's arrival generally would not bring bad news.

When the three met, Douglas actually acted as if seeing a relative, excitedly grasping Lv Muzhi's hand.

"Oh! Lv! You are simply our Douglas Company's meritorious promotional ambassador!"

Douglas's voice was loud, and the joy on his face could not be hidden.

Commissioner Sam smiled and explained from the side: "General Lu, the US military has noticed the performance of the paratroopers on the Shanxi Battlefield."

"To be precise, they noticed the outstanding performance of the DC3 passenger plane when used as a military transport aircraft."

"Just one week ago, the US Army Air Forces decided to inspect the potential of converting the DC3 passenger plane into a military transport aircraft; once the inspection passes, they will place an order for five hundred transport aircraft with the Douglas Company."

Regarding this point, Lv Muzhi was not surprised.

In his memory, the military model of the DC3 passenger plane was actually the C47 Transport Aircraft, nicknamed Skytrain, the main transport aircraft of the US Army during World War II, sold overseas.

During the entire World War II, over thirteen thousand C47 Transport Aircraft were produced, and Douglas made a fortune.

That was the true "Skytrain"; whether on the European Battlefield or later on the Hump Route, its figure could be seen.

Seeing that Douglas was not here to cause trouble for him, Lv Muzhi patted his hand and said:

"Sigh~ I am the second shareholder of the Douglas Company; advertising is part of my duty."

Douglas nodded and said seriously: "That's good; we need suggestions from the paratrooper boys."

"The US military hopes to completely convert the DC3 into a dedicated military transport aircraft."

"Lv, your paratrooper unit is the first in the world to use this aircraft on a large scale in actual combat; you have the most say."

Lv Muzhi understood; they came to interview his paratrooper boys, seeking improvement suggestions to facilitate selling military transport aircraft to the US military.

"Wait a moment; I will call the regimental commander of the Special Airborne Regiment to come report; please sit first, gentlemen."

Commissioner Sam, upon hearing this, directly said: "How about this; coincidentally, two US Army Colonels have also come; why not let the Youth Army's paratroopers conduct a parachute drill, allowing the two Colonels to observe on the spot?"

Lv Muzhi looked at the two US Army Colonels; they stood behind Commissioner Sam.

He then looked at the big boss Douglas, feigning difficulty: "The paratrooper boys are currently on Spring Festival holiday; you know what a Spring Festival holiday is, just like your Christmas; conducting drills at this time, I'm afraid it's not appropriate?"

Douglas became anxious, stepped forward to grab Lv Muzhi's arm, and said in English: "Lv, this is a great sales opportunity! You are also a company shareholder; now the guests want to see the product's performance; how can we refuse?"

Lv Muzhi said straightforwardly: "Of course I can't refuse, it's just that my Airborne Troops still don't have dedicated transport aircraft to this day. Can you sponsor some? The kind that doesn't cost money?"

Douglas was speechless: "Lv, this plane isn't expensive for you. I'll give you a discount—eighty thousand dollars each. Why save money in this aspect?"

Lv Muzhi rummaged in his pocket: "Don't you know I owe a lot of loans? If you had three hundred thousand workers in your hands, you'd know how huge the expenses are!"

"Moreover, I have three hundred thousand soldiers under my command!"

"How about... you lend me some money..."

Douglas stared suspiciously into Lv Muzhi's eyes: "Hiss... borrow money? Forget it!"

Seeing Commissioner Sam and Lv Muzhi tugging at each other, Commissioner Sam grew a bit impatient and asked: "Hey! Can it be done or not?! The performance of the DC-3 Transport Aircraft won't be bad, will it?!"

Douglas hurriedly smiled and said: "Yes, yes, yes! The Airborne Troops boys will take off immediately. Please wait a moment!"

Lv Muzhi seized the opportunity to extend five fingers.

Douglas asked: "Five aircraft?"

Lv Muzhi shook his head: "Fifty transport aircraft!"

Douglas was shocked: "Lv! You're talking nonsense!"