Chapter 147 Taking Advantage of the Fire
Luo Jiu thought that the defenders of this county were sensible and did not want their families to be implicated.
She told the liaison, "Just say that you secretly reported to the Presidential Palace without my knowledge.
They said that the National Salvation Army was cunning, and lied that they were searching for people. After entering the city, they took advantage of the defenders' unpreparedness, seized their weapons, and imprisoned them. "
The liaison officer honestly followed her instructions and made an emergency report to the Presidential Palace.
After hanging up the phone, Luo Jiu said to the Beiyang officers: "You have leverage in their hands, I won't make things difficult for you in this situation.
You guys can find two cells to live in for a few days to pretend, and then go and make a living on your own after you get out."
These people thanked him profusely and went to prison happily.
Chen Zhi came in to report the latest situation, "Commander, the army has passed through the city. Should we leave the 116th Regiment to garrison? The regiment commander is a local."
Luo Jiu nodded, "Leave the 116th Regiment here, and the main army will continue to move south. The cleanup team can delay their departure for an hour and come to the next stronghold to find us after they have finished counting the supplies."
As soon as Chen Zhi went out, the phone on the table rang urgently.
Luo Jiu hesitated for a moment and picked up the phone, "Hello."
The person on the other side asked anxiously: "This is the Presidential Palace. Are the people from the National Salvation Army still here?"
Luo Jiu bit his lip and leaned on the desk, "I am."
The other party was stunned for a few seconds, "I am the senior staff officer of the Operations Department, Mei Zonggu, who are you?"
Luo Jiu thought about it for a moment and reported a title that was similar to his rank, "Secretary General of the National Salvation Army Headquarters, Shen Zhi."
The other party had no doubts and hurriedly said: “Director Shen, on behalf of the Presidential Office, I formally request you to cease fire immediately.
The Presidential Palace had issued a nationwide order ten minutes ago to lift all restrictions on the National Salvation Army.
We take full responsibility for this misunderstanding.
Please also tell Commander Luo to consider the overall situation and not to kill each other."
Luo Jiu sneered, "You detained our personnel without reason first. Now you pretend to be innocent and say that compatriots should not kill each other. Isn't it too late?"
"Director Shen, I know you have been wronged. The president was also negligent for a moment. The matter was done by his subordinates. He signed without noticing. It was not the president's intention to provoke a civil war."
Luo Jiu rolled his eyes silently. These staff members were really good at making excuses.
Staff Officer Mei continued, "The President was furious when he heard the news. We are willing to compensate your army for all the losses it has suffered."
Compensation? Luo Jiu rolled his eyes, "Weapons and military pay, our army has no shortage of them. If you want compensation, give us Anhui Province."
Staff Officer Mei was shocked. "Director Shen, you are asking for too much! You want 140,000 square kilometers. Do you want to negotiate?"
Luo Jiu said unhappily: "We didn't want to negotiate in the first place. If you don't give us the chance, we can just fight on our own. Didn't you beg us to negotiate?
Forget it if you don't agree. The army has already set out and I'm leaving."
"No, no, no!" Mei Zonggu's temples started throbbing when he heard the army was marching out. "Excuse me, is it your idea to take Anhui Province, or is it Commander Luo's idea?"
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Of course that's what I meant. According to Commander Luo's temper, she won't stop until she reaches the Fujian and Guangdong areas.
What's more, we have warships. As you all know, we can attack Taiwan at any time.
Chief of Staff Mei, neither you nor I are fond of martial arts. Who would be willing to join the army and fight every day?
If you agree to give it to Anhui Province, I can go and persuade Commander Luo.
Otherwise, if I insist on a ceasefire with just my mouth, I won't be able to justify it in front of the commander."
Luo Jiu was talking nonsense to him. Mei Zonggu thought for a moment and said, "Let me ask the president for instructions."
In the Presidential Palace, Yuan Shikai was furious at the successive defeats.
Someone comforted him: "Don't be angry, President. The National Salvation Army is cunning. Who would have thought that they would not be satisfied with occupying Shandong Province and would march in three directions at the same time.
Our army was caught off guard, and the enemy had weapons that were several times better than ours, so our soldiers were unable to resist..."
"Shut up!" Yuan Datou slammed the table angrily, "These are all excuses. Even if we are caught off guard, as long as we hold the city and look down on the enemy, we can still gain the upper hand.
After the enemy divided their forces, their strength was equal to ours. How could they be completely powerless to fight back?
In one day, they lost three provinces, Shandong, Henan, and Hebei, and lost hundreds of thousands of troops. Were these hundreds of thousands of people all Terracotta Warriors? Couldn't they shoot?
Even if there are hundreds of thousands of pigs, the National Salvation Army cannot catch them all even if they catch them all in a day! "
The man said helplessly, "But it is said that there are strange people in the National Salvation Army. Some are invulnerable to swords and guns, and some can catch bullets with their bare hands. In short, the rumors are getting more and more bizarre. Some people say that they are immortal. The soldiers heard such rumors and were inevitably terrified."
"Bullshit! Nonsense!" Yuan Datou was cursing when Mei Zonggu walked in quickly and leaned over to say, "President, I have contacted the National Salvation Army."
Yuan Datou suppressed his anger and asked, "Are they willing to cease fire?"
"There is room for negotiation, but..." Mei Zonggu took a deep breath, "The other party has put forward very harsh conditions."
Yuan Datou sighed, "We are the ones who are in a passive position now. Those yellow-haired girls will naturally take advantage of the situation to rob us. Do they want money or weapons?"
Mei Zonggu said: "The other party said that these national salvation troops have everything. They want territory, they want... Anhui Province."
"No way!" Yuan Datou said angrily, "The Japs are not that hard to please. They want to claim a province just by talking. You're just dreaming!
I don't agree. If you have the ability, go fight on your own. I don't think she can reach a point where she can fight. I don't believe that the army she has assembled temporarily can sweep across the country."
Mei Zonggu advised under pressure: "The call was answered by Shen Zhi, the confidential director of the enemy headquarters, and it was her idea to take Anhui Province.
If it's according to Luo Jiu's opinion, I'm afraid he doesn't want to negotiate at all and wants to keep fighting.
The ultimate target is Fujian and Guangdong. Of course, since they have warships, they may just attack the other side and not even let go of the coastal provinces and Taiwan provinces.
President, please think twice. The enemy is now unstoppable. This is not the time to be angry.
We finally managed to talk to them, and after much persuasion I finally got Chen Zhi to help us negotiate.
If we miss this opportunity, and they really take over Anhui Province, what conditions can we use to get them to stop fighting next time?"
Yuan Datou rubbed his brows painfully, "What do you mean?"
"Let's make a bold move and give Anhui Province to them. We can coexist peacefully. We still have the largest territory."
Yuan Datou was silent for a while, then waved his hand feebly, "Go ahead and do it. Anhui Province can give it to them and ask them to stop fighting immediately. We can't afford to lose any more."
Shen Zhi came back again and saw Luo Jiu wandering around the table alone.
"Commander, we should go."
"Wait a minute, I have an important call to expect."
Before he finished speaking, the phone on the table started ringing.
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