Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 398 I want to focus my energy on the military
In the western district of the International Settlement, Liu Wei watched Wang Yi, who had rushed back, kill the rats that had sneaked into the concession. He was not surprised, but his brows furrowed when he heard the last words that Wang Yi asked the survivor to pass on.

"We won't continue to fight them?"

"It doesn't make much sense to continue fighting now. We have done everything we should and can do. We only have a few people left. We can't lose them all here. I also need some time to recuperate."

"The outcome will be decided on the battlefield... I'm afraid the defeat is inevitable."

"Defeat is inevitable, but how to lose is also a science, Lao Liu."

"Wow, it's easy for you to say that. Without you taking the lead, to put it bluntly, I don't think there would be many people in my hospital who could be carried over to save them, and they would all die on the other side of the river. Now that you don't take the lead, there will be no one on our side who can take the lead and break the deadlock. I dare not imagine how difficult it will be for the Kuomintang army on the other side of the river to fight next."

"Yes, it is indeed difficult to fight, but the reason why it is difficult to fight is not only the external threat of the Japanese army, but also the internal threat from the top leaders of the National Government. We can't do anything about the external threat, but as for the internal threat, maybe we can help eliminate it."

"Hey, you're not going to do anything?"

"What are you thinking about? I'll trouble you to stay in the company for the next period of time. I'll be at the Mainland Daily. As for what I'm going to do, I'll keep you in suspense for now. Let's go~"

Seeing that Wang Yi was keeping the secret like this, Liu Wei was helpless and could only watch Wang Yi leave.

As Wang Yi withdrew from the battlefield to the concession, he also asked the Japanese who had secretly sneaked into the concession with the intention of committing crimes to go back and pass on the message. Relying on the battlefield of Songhu, the fierce fighting between the Chinese and Japanese sides came to an end as the national army recaptured most of the positions in the city that night.

The news of the fall of the Luodian battlefield was also spread to the top leaders of the National Army and even to the Nanjing Government along with the National Army led back by Wang Yi.

The top leaders of the Nationalist government also made adjustments in response to the bad news of the fall of the Luodian battlefield and the movements of the Japanese army.

Military adjustments were not something Wang Yi could interfere with. He knew his own abilities. He had no problem being a breakthrough man on the front battlefield, opening up the situation, and killing generals in front of the battle line. But as for giving advice, telling others how to fight and where to fight, forget it.

The battlefield situation is ever-changing. It cannot be easily reversed just because you know the outcome or the Japanese army's attack route and direction in advance.

The current hard power gap between the two sides in terms of equipment and quality of troops cannot be changed by just a few words or a suggestion.

Even if it was an operation like sabotage behind enemy lines, how much could he do alone?

The Chinese alien circle is still a loose sand. Unless the war reaches their doorsteps and makes them realize that if they continue to ignore worldly affairs, their inheritance will be cut off, they will not spontaneously unite and form a loose alliance to fight against Japan and save the country.

What he is doing now can only be regarded as raising the flag in advance, so that the scattered circle of Chinese eccentrics will know where to gather when the time comes, and work together to fight against Japan and save the country.

The Battle of Shanghai, which lasted for three months, was still going on. Citizens living in the concession could hear the sound of gunfire and the blazing flames of war from the other side of the river, as well as planes roaring overhead every day.

Just as Liu Wei said, although the National Army in the front had been on the defensive, they could at least rely on Wang Yi, the land immortal, to break the situation from time to time on the front line, launch several waves of brilliant counterattacks, briefly recapture some positions, and cause a lot of casualties to the Japanese army.

But with Wang Yi's departure, everything returned to normal.

From September 9th when Wang Yi informed the Japanese that he would no longer intervene in the war to September 15st, this was a week.

Relying on the firepower of aircraft and naval guns, the Japanese army advanced step by step, while the Nationalist army fought and retreated, hiding from artillery fire during the day and launching fierce night raids at night.

With a 24-hour cycle and at the cost of human lives, we engaged in a long stalemate with the Japanese army.

However, the price of this stalemate was that another main force of the National Army was completely crippled and withdrew from the ranks of ace troops.

During this week, Wang Yi was not idle.

Although he no longer intervened in the war, he still had a lot of work to do.

Don't forget that what he brought back from the Luodian battlefield included not only Guo Rugui, a hidden ally of his, and his remaining subordinates, but also a team of student reporters from his own people.

The most important purpose of this team of reporters is to record and interview. They use their cameras to record the Japanese army's combat methods, and use their paper and pen to interview national army soldiers to determine the gap between the enemy and us in individual soldier skills and tactics.

If we do not collect, summarize and distribute this first-hand information in the form of newspapers, our comrades in the base area will suffer great losses.

For Wang Yi himself, this war was a good opportunity for him to practice his skills in the war of public opinion.

As a latecomer, Wang Yi knows too well how painful it is to be passive in the war of public opinion. Whether before or after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he suffered too much in this regard for a long period of time.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Kuomintang government exaggerated everything and confused right and wrong, causing the people to have no trust in the government at all. It didn't matter to him whether the people trusted the government or not, but it brought trouble to Mr. Sun Yat-sen and his team. It was very difficult to carry out mass work or establish bases in places where there was no mass base.

Needless to say, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the war of words with the West never stopped. However, we were extremely poor at the time and were only thinking about tightening our belts to increase production. We really couldn't spare any manpower or resources.

We can only allow the West to confuse right and wrong. In the end, productivity has developed, our physical backbone has become stronger, but our brains have become weaker. The entire social atmosphere is controlled by Western public opinion, resulting in a lot of abstract work.

There are still twelve years before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and there are still many wars to fight in the meantime, but it is better to be prepared.

At this time, we must be able to train a group of people to develop bases, carry out mass work, or engage in verbal battles with Western public opinion in the future, so that we do not lack experience or people everywhere.

So the Mainland Daily newspaper came into being.

This was the newspaper that Wang Yi created immediately after he opened a new account in the US server and established the emerging financial group, Continental Group. He also immediately arranged it to be located in the concession in Shanghai during the Republic of China.

The pretext is that China and Japan will have a war sooner or later. Since there will be a war, if we want to profit from it, we have to figure out from the perspective of a neutral third party which side's investment will be more profitable.

The best way is to publish a newspaper and recruit a group of reporters to record in detail everything that happened in the Republic of China as reference material. After all, the background is there, and the national government has no need to get into trouble with a new American conglomerate because of these things.

Before the Anti-Japanese War broke out, Mainland Daily, like other foreign-funded newspapers, reported on current affairs, gossip, and serialized some reading materials written by contemporary literati.

It was during the period when the area outside the Great Wall was occupied that, at the instruction of Wang Yi, the news of Japan capturing Chinese people outside the Great Wall and conducting human experiments was reported.

However, the government chose to cover up the incident, forcibly blocking these newspapers in Shanghai, and immediately sent spies to collect these newspapers for money. This method of covering one's ears and stealing the bell made Wang Yi's idea die in the womb.

One was the December 9th Movement organized by students from several major universities in Beijing in December of the 24th year of the Republic of China. I secretly helped these students to fan the flames, making the National Government embarrassed and taking a small revenge.

But the previous two times it was Wang Yi who gave the instructions secretly, and coupled with the secret obstruction of the National Government, the effect Wang Yi wanted was not achieved. This time, he had to do it himself.

"Editor-in-Chief, what do you think of this title?"

In the newspaper office, progressive student Fang Min showed the drafted title to Wang Yi for review and waited for Wang Yi's opinion.

Yes, Wang Yi, who has officially stepped down from his position as the boss of Soitong Company, now has a new identity.

As the second-in-command of the emerging American financial group Continental Group and the editor-in-chief of the Republic of China Mainland Daily, if he adds an American passport, he will be an indestructible golden body.

After carefully reading the content and titles written by Fang Min, Wang Yi also gave his opinions based on his own perspective of having experienced the information explosion.

"It's just that the title is still a little lacking in fire and not eye-catching enough. Now the whole country is paying attention to this war. People from all walks of life and ordinary people have donated money to the army. But they just don't understand why the national army keeps losing battles and retreating while fighting after all the money has been donated. You have to let the people know why the national army keeps retreating while fighting."

"But wouldn't it be too embarrassing for the government to directly point out that it was the government that embezzled the money? And I don't think the government will allow us to publish it if we publish it like this."

As a progressive student and an investigation target, Fang Min's remarks made Wang Yigao look at her, and it was indeed correct to think of this.

"What the hell! Sorry for being so blunt. It's great that you thought of these things, but making it clear doesn't mean the government won't let us publish it. They might even help us, because we are speaking for them and saving their reputation."

ha?
Fang Min was confused by Wang Yi's words, and then she saw Wang Yi write a new title on the paper.

《Shocked! Who caused the National Army soldiers to suffer defeat after defeat! Blood and tears shed!!》

This was an extremely vulgar title in Fang Min's opinion. She didn't understand why Wang Yi thought such a title could attract people, and why the government would help them publish it.

"Go ahead, use this title, make it big and bold, so that it can be seen immediately when the page is opened, and it will grab the attention. Then just write the content according to your wishes."

"understood."

After watching the man jogging away, Wang Yi looked through the window at the other side of the river while drinking tea.

He really didn't know much about journalism, and couldn't be considered an expert in it, but he knew a lot about the Kuomintang government and bald men.

According to the bald man's temperament, in order to force Britain and the United States to join the battle, he opened up a second battlefield in Songhu and launched the Battle of Songhu. Until now, no strategic goal has been achieved. As the highest military commander, he is worried that he can't find someone to blame.

I'm handing him the way. If he doesn't take this opportunity to make some move, he'll have the same surname as Baldy!
"Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang, it all depends on your performance~"

After saying that, Wang Yi also closed the door, closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing, using the Qi of heaven and earth to regulate his previously depleted body.

Soon, the latest issue of the Mainland Daily, which had been printed overtime overnight, was distributed. However, due to the battlefield situation, it was currently only circulated in the urban area of ​​Songhu. Wang Yi also arranged for someone to deliver it to the Kuomintang position on the other side of the river.

Of course, some people with ulterior motives also took the newspaper out of Songhu and delivered it to Baldy as soon as possible, giving him a chance to make use of the topic.
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In the Jinling Palace, a group of high-ranking officials of the palace gathered in the combat command room, the door of which was closed.

Not only were these senior officials who were notified to attend the meeting turned away, they also had to stand in line at the door and listen to the crackling noises and accented curses coming from the combat command room.

"Assholes! There are parasites in the country! You are humiliating the country! What did I say at Mount Lushan? Ha, regardless of north or south, regardless of age, everyone has the responsibility to defend the country and fight the war! Is this how you respond to me? Such a good plan, a war that can enhance the prestige of our country, was embezzled by these parasites, causing our soldiers to die on the battlefield without even getting paid for their lives?!
"Mr. Sun Yat-sen handed the party and the country to us, and this is how you repay Mr. Sun Yat-sen's kindness. How can I go to the underworld and give an explanation to Mr. Sun Yat-sen a hundred years later? Investigate! Investigate hard, and make sure to pull out these parasites and find out where the military funds went! Give an explanation to the soldiers who died on the front line!"

Listening to the sound of the old man's loud speaker in the combat command room, the thumping sound of his walking stick on the ground.

All the high-ranking government officials outside the door looked at each other, their eyes at their noses and their noses at their hearts, without saying a word.

There are corrupt officials who embezzled military funds. Should we find out where the funds went?
Hey, it's strange, who did all the embezzled military funds end up with, old man, you don't know, right? Who are you trying to show off to by putting on a show through the door?
"Please calm down, Principal. There are some bright spots. Look at the newspaper. It says that Guo Rugui, the acting brigade commander of the 42nd Division of our army, led soldiers to defend the Luodian battlefield for several days. They fought bravely and defeated the enemy several times. If there were no strong enemies in front and no reinforcements in the back, the Luodian battlefield would have been impregnable.

Moreover, Zhou Weiguo, the acting commander of the 87th Division, descended from the sky and saved this unit that had repeatedly frustrated the enemy. Speaking of which, these two were your students. Guo Rugui was a student of the fifth term of the Whampoa Military Academy, and Zhou Weiguo was a student of the Central Military Academy and went to study in Germany. "

"Well, it's really hard for them. They can still share the worries of me as the principal at this time. They are better than those good-for-nothings. Since they behave like this, I can't treat them unfairly as the principal. So, remove the acting one in front of them, transfer Zhou Weiguo to be the head of the group under Guo Rugui, write the commendation letter, and let them come to see me. I want to see my two good students. Is everyone else here?"

"They should all be here."

"Then let them come in and see me!"

"Yes."

The operations meeting room suddenly became quiet. After a moment, the door opened and a young man in military uniform walked out and closed the door. A group of senior government officials who had been waiting for a long time also came over.

"Secretary Chu, has the Lord calmed down?"

"Is the principal still angry?"

"What other instructions does the Chairman have for us?"

"Everyone, you should go in and have a good chat with the chairman in person."

After saying that, Secretary Chu left calmly. The senior officials of the national government had no choice but to bite the bullet, open the door, walk in, and then close the door.

Then, a righteous speech was heard coming from the conference room.

"You don't have to say anything. The current situation of the war is due to my negligence. From now on, I will focus all my energy on military affairs!"

(End of this chapter)