I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 232 The Ma Family Army's Conditions

Song Wenwan picked up another telegram and pretended to read it.

This telegram from the temporary capital to the Minister of Military Affairs mainly consists of two parts.

One part was the telegram that Song Wenwan had just read, which was sent to him by the commander of the Ma family army in Gansu.

The second part is the original text of the secret report sent by the Lanzhou Provincial Party Committee to the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau (Central Bureau of Investigation) in the Temporary Capital.

When Song Wenwan saw the contents of the secret report, her eyes almost popped out.

"This afternoon, a large number of Gannan fighter jets suddenly appeared over Lanzhou City, circling in the air and dropping leaflets.

The commander of the Ma family army fainted suddenly due to the fright, and then decided to leave tomorrow and return to his hometown in Xining to recuperate.

He has ordered the Chief of Staff of the Ma Family Army to rush to Song Wenwan's place in Longnan with gifts..."

As Song Wenwan read, she flicked the manuscript in her hand.

"Rush to Song Wenwan's place? My Lord Minister, these people from the Central Committee dare to call me by my name directly. Isn't that too disrespectful to me?

I have made such a great contribution this time, so I should be promoted to Army General, right?"

The Chief of Military Affairs laughed and said, "You're a shitty Army General. Have you ever seen an Army General who was 25 years old?

The man who combined the strength of four provinces, issued an electric telegram and changed the flag, finally replaced the general.

And you, you are only twenty-four years old now, three years younger than he was then, right?

If you become a general now, how can you be promoted if you make great contributions next year?

Should I ask you to go to the capital and exchange your office with the one above?"

Seeing that Song Wenwan stopped talking, the Minister of Military Affairs' voice softened again.

"Just remember, if you are promoted to the rank of general, you must refuse it."

Song Wenwan asked, "Why? If it was just a medal, I wouldn't mind it.

But if I don't want the rank of general, wouldn't I be a fool?"

The Chief of Military Affairs laughed and said, "Isn't it good to be a big fool in everyone's eyes?

Besides, even though you have hundreds of thousands of soldiers under your command, your military rank cannot be promoted.

Deputy Commander Suo and his men under you are only major generals, so the higher-ups will feel at ease.

Besides, if you can hide it from others, you can hide it from me. You, an officer of the Gansu Army, don’t care about your military rank at all.

Your subordinate is Wu Longcheng from the 7th Guerrilla Division in Henan.

He only holds the rank of colonel, but he has more than 40,000 men under his command.

This number exceeds that of the army group. Giving him the rank of lieutenant general is not high, but do you think he cares? "

In the battlefield behind enemy lines, guerrilla divisions of this level are all regimental-level units, and generally have the rank of colonel.

But how many people could have guessed that they would develop so quickly?

Looking at the Minister of Military Affairs, he acted as if to say, "Don't lie to me, I know everything."

Song Wenwan was also confused at this moment. He didn't know how much the Minister of Military Affairs knew about him.

He could only say tentatively: "Minister, you really have a keen eye. I really can't hide anything from you.

Since we get along so well, why don't you come to Gannan after you retire?

It will also give us young people more control over major events."

The Chief of Military Affairs said, "There are many things going on at home, so it's not easy to move."

You are all smart people. You just want me to move your family away. Everyone understands this.

This is also because in the past two years, the Minister of Military Affairs has always been bullied by his superiors because of Song Wenwan's problems.

When there is nothing to do, he is just left aside and has no real power at all.

But when there is something like today that requires urgent public relations, he is called out to scout the way.

He also praises it everywhere, saying that good steel like his should be used on the blade.

The Minister of Military Affairs had long wanted to retire, but with the country lost, where would he find a safe place to stay?

Now that Song Wenwan has personally handed him the olive branch, the Minister of Military Affairs will naturally accept it.

The military commander said, "Zihou, you should not make too many enemies.

After all, from the surface, the people from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics have not set up any provincial party committees in your territory."

Yes, these people from the Ma family army are all too wild.

In the whole of Gansu, only Lanzhou City had a provincial party committee symbolically established.

People from the Party Affairs Investigation Section initially looked down upon a small place like Longnan.

Later, when they wanted to place people in place, it was already too late.

There were also agents from the Military Control Commission and Japan who had their eyes on Gannan.

After they frequently encountered "wild wolves" in Gannan, no one was willing to come anymore.

However, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics had clearly no intention of entering Longnan.

Song Wenwan had no choice but to pretend to accept this favor.

Knowing the attitude of the Minister of Military Affairs, Song Wenwan felt relieved and continued to read the telegram.

“It is reported that the chief of staff of the Ma family army came to Longnan to comfort the troops, but in fact he came to negotiate with Song Wenwan.

The bottom line of the negotiations is that the Ma family army must be recognized as the legitimate army in Gansu.

The governor of Gansu Province must also be Commander Ma of the Ma family army.

As for the distribution of other benefits, everything is easy to discuss..."

Song Wenwan said, "Is this the condition? Are the Ma family army crazy? They dare to negotiate with me on this condition?"

The Chief of Military Affairs said, "What do you think? You scared the guy so much, but he still won't run away.

The position of Chairman of Gansu Province is nothing more than a fig leaf.

He is also a person who cares about his reputation. Zihou, what do you think? "

Song Wenwan thought to herself: Yuan Fang doesn’t even watch it, and you want me to watch it?

However, he did not give a direct answer, because this was also a test from the Minister of Military Affairs.

"I can't possibly agree to this condition."

"Oh, Zihou, what do you mean?"

“I think Peidu forwarded the telegram directly to you just to see what I think.

If I really negotiate according to this condition, it would be tantamount to forcing Commander Ma into a dead end.

If we lose a province, I’m afraid that our Gannan region will never have a peaceful life.

Although I am not afraid of his Ma family army, I am determined to go to the front line to fight against the Japanese.

You are really afraid of me, so you can attack me from both sides."

"Then what do you mean?"

Song Wenwan said: "First, the governor of Gansu will definitely still be Commander Ma, and this will not change.

Second, a 100-kilometer buffer zone will be set up west of Tianmailing, and neither side’s army will be allowed to enter.”

The Chief of Military Affairs said, "Isn't that the same as before?"

Song Wenwan said: "It was originally just to scare him and make them behave themselves.

Don't delay our Gansu Army troops and distract them from fighting the Japanese."

He is not afraid of the Ma family army now. The distance from Tianmailing to Lanzhou City is only more than 300 kilometers.

If his Gansu Army's armored rapid reaction division advances at full speed, it can reach the outskirts of Lanzhou in ten hours.

Therefore, Song Wenwan no longer takes the Ma family cavalry seriously.

The reason why he is unwilling to touch him now is mainly because he wants to leave him to Li Yunlong to deal with.

This is the blood feud of the Western Route Army. How could Song Wenwan forget it!

The Minister of Military Affairs was very satisfied with Song Wenwan's broad-mindedness, and believed that he was someone who could accomplish great things.

The instigation and inducement from the temporary capital did not succeed.

When he goes back, he will probably see that ugly face again.

All the questions that need to be clarified and all the questions that need to be tested have been clarified.