Chapter 388: Taking Action Against the Sichuan Army

In Xuzhou City!

In a remote, small courtyard, in the middle of the main hall, several people wearing black suits were gathered around a woman.

"Miss Reiko!"

"Good news... good news, the Prime Minister has delivered a speech on China, and furthermore, Dean Wang in Jinling."

"Has also sworn into office, established a new regime, to coexist peacefully with my Imperial Army, and to delve into the construction of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."

Upon hearing this!

Sonoda Meiling looked at the Communications Soldier who had run over in a hurry and said with a smile, "Yoshi!"

"The Nanjing Command intends to use public opinion as a pretext to punish several of our Sichuan Army's Group Armies."

After the reply, Sichuan Province immediately sent a telegram, stating that everything would follow Yu Hua's arrangements.

"Commander, Adjutant Yu."

Otherwise, such chaos would not have occurred; if things had been done according to the requirements, Dean Wang would have been caught by Dai Chunfeng on his way out.

The common people of Sichuan Province had absolute faith in the Sichuan Army's battle results.

Now, the Sichuan Army has been pushed to the forefront by Dean Wang, and many members of the public have also been incited, beginning to doubt the Sichuan Army's several battle results.

Hearing this, Yu Hua grinned, "This 'making an example of someone,' I'm afraid it's not what the public is demanding, right?"

This matter is easy to resolve; this time the Sichuan Army wiped out the Yamashita Regiment and the Chongteng Detachment, and there are not only photos but also videos.

"Especially some members of the public, who are even demanding that the Nanjing Command in Hankou punish the Sichuan Army just like they executed Han Fuqu, to make an example of them."

Following closely!

"This old guy, targeting my Sichuan Army like this, someone must have instructed him."

Even the statements made by some prominent figures who had migrated from other provinces to Sichuan Province were branded as running dogs of the Sichuan Army.

"Now that the Sichuan Army has revealed a flaw, we will strive to completely knock it down!"

While walking, Yu Hua asked questions; looking at the appearance of Sun Zhen and the others, this matter was no small thing.

"Brother Yu," Sun Zhen said, "This will still take a little time."

Now that he had explained it in advance, and Dai Chunfeng had still botched the job, how could this not make Yu Hua angry? This Dai Chunfeng definitely had not taken his words to heart.

Once the radio and telephone were turned on, telegrams arrived one after another.

"Let's play along this time too!"

"In the Second War Zone and the Seventh War Zone, the number of Japanese Army soldiers annihilated by our Sichuan Army was all fabricated."

The Revival Office generally operates in the form of Paoge, active in all parts of the country, conducting investigations in secret; now, both in Japanese-occupied areas and areas that have not fallen, there are people from the Revival Office active.

"What is this Dai Chunfeng doing?!"

For the development model of the Revival Office, Yu Hua adopted a combination of the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Statistics Bureau, and the Red Special Branch, and carried out optimization and adjustments.

Qian Dajun patted Dai Chunfeng on the shoulder: "This time, let's see how the Sichuan Army breaks the deadlock!"

"This Sichuan Army, weren't they very good at playing this public opinion game before!"

The publication of this article also caused many common people to begin condemning the Sichuan Army, because everyone thought about it carefully, and it was indeed like that; the Sichuan Army was a poor student before... how could they suddenly become an honor student?!

Sun Zhen looked at Yu Hua: "Brother Yu, if we don't resolve this matter properly, the subsequent operations will definitely be unfavorable to our Sichuan Army."

Yu Hua took it down, casually wiped his face, and then followed Sun Zhen and the others out of his bedroom.

At this moment!

In Teng County, while Yu Hua was still asleep, the door to his room was kicked open.

"If the Sichuan Army cannot resolve this matter, we also have an excuse to take a knife to the Sichuan Army."

"When did this happen?"

Terauchi Hisaichi first praised Sonoda Meiling, saying that her strategy was now effective, and many generals in the country also felt that this move was very clever.

In Hankou!

Dai Chunfeng once again brought some newspapers from across the country that were cursing the Sichuan Army, as well as petitions demanding that the Nanjing Command severely punish the Sichuan Army, to the Principal.

The Sichuan Army, as everyone knows, is a beggar's army; during the civil war in Sichuan Province, it never showed excellent combat effectiveness, yet now it fights the little devils so fiercely.

"As the Supreme Commander of the Republic of China, the Principal has suffered losses at the hands of the Sichuan Army for so long!"

What a pity!

The Sichuan Army's Communications Soldiers were all heading toward the command headquarters.

Telephones and telegrams, non-stop!

Because, yesterday, the 22nd Group Army's communications were interrupted, causing a chain reaction.

Last time, after Sonoda Meiling met with Terauchi Hisaichi, she proposed employing first-class figures within the Republic of China High Command to weaken the Republic of China's will to resist and establish a new regime.

"I don't believe for a second that the Nanjing Command isn't fanning the flames in this."

"This series of remarks has also put my Sichuan Army in the spotlight, especially the Commander of the Japanese Army's Pingjin Area Army, Terauchi Hisaichi."

"Dean Wang has defected to the enemy!" Sun Zhen said in a low voice.

They knew very well the true nature of the Sichuan Army's battle results; after all, the corpses of the Japanese Army, the mountains of guns and ammunition, and the officers' Command Swords had all been photographed by the Sichuan Army's reporters.

"Yu Hua!"

Next, Sonoda Meiling felt it was time to focus on resolving the Sichuan Army problem; she was going to implement the next step of the plan.

Judging from the Japanese Army's actions, yesterday evening, Terauchi Hisaichi began issuing transfer orders to these Japanese Army units.

In any case, the article was so detailed that one could not see any flaws at a glance; the core meaning of the article was only one thing: it discussed the issue of the Sichuan Army's battle results in engagements with the Japanese Army—that the Sichuan Army had falsely reported the number of enemies killed.

Soon, Sonoda Meiling received an order from the Commander of the Pingjin Area Army, Terauchi Hisaichi.

What on earth happened!?

Yu Hua had the Communications Soldier reply to the Fifth War Zone, saying that the Sichuan Army would announce the specific details immediately, and asked Commander Li to wait a moment.

"Commander of the Central China Area Army, Hata Shunroku, has all come forward to confirm that Dean Wang's remarks are true and valid."

He swallowed the second half of his sentence, "Commander-in-Chief, Division Commander Wang, Army Commander Yang."

"The Principal is very happy right now!"

Upon hearing this!

The agents worked on her for a long time, and coupled with the fact that Dean Wang was henpecked, had the instigation of Wang Chenshi, and Dean Wang himself was a pro-Japanese faction member.

"Have you clearly investigated our troops in Hankou?"

"Brother Sun, what happened?"

They were also cursed by many common people and people from other provinces, who believed that the famous figures of Sichuan Province were all lackeys under the control of the Sichuan Army.

Now that the scale of the Revival Office has been expanded several times, even Deng Xihou, Pan Wenhua, and Liu Wenhui do not know how many people are in the Revival Office to this day.

The purpose of Yu Hua doing these things was to increase the confidence of the common people in Sichuan Province in the War of Resistance, and at the same time facilitate the Sichuan Army in recruiting soldiers in the rear.

"It has been almost a year since the war started!"

"Ordinary soldiers and common people still do not know about these things."

"They cursed my Sichuan Army for false propaganda, deceiving the feelings of the national public, and demanded that the Nanjing Command in Hankou severely punish my Sichuan Army."

Among them, Deng Xihou and Pan Wenhua sent the most telegrams regarding the fact that the Sichuan Army was currently being framed by Dean Wang and the Japanese Army.

In an instant, Yu Hua's eyes widened, "What!?"

Inside the office!

This made many people furious!

This article analyzed things very carefully; every unit's battle against the little devils included battlefield situation analysis, troop strength analysis, and unit artillery analysis, etc.

"Director Deng and Director Pan have sent a telegram."

"His words are still very influential, and on top of that, now that the commanders of two Japanese Army field armies have published photos in the newspapers, many members of the public are very disappointed in my Sichuan Army."

"Dean Wang is a high-ranking official within the Republic of China High Command."

These are all empirical materials, and furthermore, the Sichuan Army has captured the Detachment Commander of the Chongteng Detachment—Chongteng Qianqiu!

This old devil is a human witness who can play a key role.

"The Pao Ge Revival Office in Hankou is investigating this matter with full force."

"I believe there will be results very soon."

Just as Yu Hua was discussing with Sun Zhen, a Communications Soldier arrived at the headquarters.

"This time, if we join forces, we must get things done well for the Principal!"

Yu Hua had the Communications Soldier reply to Deng Xihou and Pan Wenhua, indicating that he had already thought of a solution to this matter.

Sun Zhen took the telegram and glanced at it, then immediately said, "Brother Yu, after we annihilated a large number of Japanese troops last night, Terauchi Hisaichi began to mobilize heavy troops to encircle Teng County."

"What on earth are you doing with such a big formation? You've ruined my perfectly good dream."

Following closely, Li Delin of the Fifth War Zone also sent a telegram!

He inquired why the Sichuan Army had interrupted communications last night and indicated that a large force of the Japanese Army was encircling Teng County.

Public opinion was very heated, which suddenly put the Sichuan Army in a passive position.

The huge sound directly woke Yu Hua up, "Which turtle's son woke me up?"

Because Yu Hua had specifically built a Martyrs Cemetery and a Hero Monument in Sichuan Province for the fallen Sichuan Army soldiers!

In the exhibition hall at the Martyrs Cemetery and the Hero Monument, there were some video materials recorded by embedded reporters from the front line.

Yu Hua first processed the telegrams from Sichuan Province!

Yu Hua pondered for a moment; first, the national public was skeptical about the Sichuan Army's battle results, believing that the Sichuan Army was faking them.

Now this policy has been implemented very well, especially with the agents lurking in Hankou, who really got to Dean Wang's wife, Wang Chenshi.

In the process of engaging with the Japanese Army, they did not show such battle results as the Sichuan Army; why is it that the Sichuan Army, which had been fighting internally in Sichuan Province for decades, could now make the Japanese Army flee in panic as soon as they left Sichuan?

He learned that the Japanese Army's Isoya Rensuke 10th Division, plus Itagaki Seishiro's 5th Division and the Sakamoto Detachment, were moving toward Teng County.

Now, speaking up for the Sichuan Army is a violation of one's true feelings.

This resulted in the Sichuan Army having to rearrange their headquarters after moving to a safe area.

"Commander-in-Chief, let's handle this matter this way."

"The Nanjing Command in Hankou also issued an official document to the public, stating that they would seriously handle this matter and would definitely give the national public a reasonable explanation."

"I'm going to skin him alive..."

Qian Dajun nodded: "Hahaha... definitely, definitely!"

"You get up first, let's discuss this properly."

Coupled with the combat-capable Northeast Army, Jin-Sui Army, Northwest Army, as well as the Yunnan Army, Guangxi Army, and other units among the Local Army.

Apart from Sichuan Province, the provinces controlled by Hankou, the Northwest Three Mas, as well as Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, and other regions, these common people were not clear about the situation.

At the same time, there were many battlefield photos that clearly showed the Sichuan Army's victory.

After hearing this, Sun Zhen's eyes lit up!

This telegram was undoubtedly a stimulant for Sonoda Meiling, making her start working even harder.

Every Sichuan Province citizen who visited the Martyrs Cemetery and the Hero Monument.

"Hmm... Brother Sun, I am clear on this point." Yu Hua nodded, "This person named Li Daxiansheng?"

Yu Hua cursed and turned his head, seeing Sun Zhen, Wang Mingzhang, Yang Lin, and several Sichuan Army Division Commanders standing in front of him.

Next, he hoped that Deng Xihou and Pan Wenhua could listen to Yu Hua's arrangements.

Sun Zhen finished speaking in one breath and patted Yu Hua on the shoulder, "You must think of a way."

Subsequently, Yu Hua learned about Dean Wang's escape route, which was similar to history, except this time it was flying from Hankou to Kunming, and then flying to Hanoi.

Regarding these matters!

Yu Hua also had a headache!

With such a massive horde of Japanese Army troops now surrounding Teng County, how could the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army possibly withstand it?

"Report!"

What a pity, Dai Chunfeng failed to seize this great merit that was delivered right to his doorstep!

"We have finally managed to turn the tables!"

Yu Hua was extremely angry now; he had long ago passed information to Dai Chunfeng about Dean Wang intending to defect to the enemy, telling Dai Chunfeng to be careful and to keep a close watch on Dean Wang.

Yang Lin told Yu Hua to say less, "Brother Yu, stop talking; for now, only the high-ranking generals are aware of this matter."

A big event?!

Yu Hua had a look of confusion, but he still hurriedly climbed off the bed board and touched the towel on the wall; it was still somewhat damp.

Wang Mingzhang clapped his hands and said, "Brother Yu, according to the reconnaissance from our Sichuan Army's intelligence system."

"Help our Sichuan Army resolve this dispute."

There was only one reasonable explanation: the Sichuan Army had falsified their battle results, and the Japanese Army they claimed to have annihilated were all fake.

"Clang!"

"Now that Dean Wang has defected, the public across the country is heatedly discussing this matter, and he has even taken the lead in stirring up trouble, claiming that all the battle reports of our Sichuan Army's resistance are false."

Lao Chang was watching with his blood boiling!

Immediately, Yu Hua whispered into Sun Zhen's ear, briefly introducing his thoughts to Sun Zhen.

In particular, a person in Hankou who signed their name as Li Daxiansheng published in several newspapers that even the well-equipped Central Army units among the national forces had not achieved such excellent battle records.

"Dajun!"

Incited by certain people, they began demanding that the Nanjing Command in Hankou severely punish the Sichuan Army.

"It seems my strategy has already taken effect, dividing and disintegrating the Republic of China High Command."

Secondly, Terauchi Hisaichi promoted Sonoda Meiling to Chief of the Special Higher Police Agency for the Pingjin Area Army, in charge of the entire intelligence system and espionage organizations in the Pingjin Region.

Following closely, Wang Mingzhang and Yang Lin also began to introduce the issues of this dispute to Yu Hua.

Revival Office!

This was the Sichuan Army intelligence organization established upon Yu Hua's suggestion to Liu Dashuai, with authority similar to the Military Statistics Bureau under Dai Chunfeng.

"Not at all, not at all..." Dai Chunfeng waved his hand: "In this, there is also a share of the credit belonging to you, Dajun!"

Even some prestigious figures in Sichuan Province published in newspapers, promoting that the Sichuan Army's battle results were true and valid.

Dai Chunfeng grinned with a cold sneer: "Not bad!"

"Furthermore, information was published in the newspapers that the 6th Division's division commander and officers of all ranks were all alive and well, along with their photographs."

"Old Dai, your brain is turning quite fast this time, devising strategies for the Principal, letting the Principal also use public opinion to suppress the Sichuan Army!"

Afterward, he ordered Dai Chunfeng to continue with the task!

After leaving Lao Chang's office, Dai Chunfeng ran into Qian Dajun.

Sun Zhen said with an eager look: "Yu Hua, a big event has happened."

Now that he has leaned toward the Imperial Army's side, this is good news for the Imperial Army; she, Sonoda Meiling, put a great deal of effort into this, and the Commander will certainly not treat her unfairly.

"Especially the 22nd Group Army; this is Deng Xihou's direct subordinate force!"

"If we take it down, there will certainly be internal strife within the Sichuan Army."

(End of this chapter)