Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Chapter 499 Kunming Military Police Headquarters

When Wang Meng saw that Mao Hang had something to report, he took it more seriously.

Although Mao Hang is a servant of two masters, he is dedicated and responsible in his position as the director of the Independent Column's Yunnan Office, and is worthy of the money he earns.

He never mentioned any difficulties or requests, so why did he suddenly have something to report today? And judging by his expression, it didn't seem like it was a good thing.

"Director Mao, what do you think?"

"Chief of Staff, although many young people have signed up to join our independent column recently, I seem to have heard some rumors on the streets. It seems that our independent column only recruits cannon fodder and is going to be sent to the other side of the Nujiang River as fertilizer.

Moreover, they also said that the Sichuan Army was a cannon fodder group, which made sense! "

Wang Meng frowned. Although he didn't care about these false reputations, it was unlucky to be called cannon fodder every day!

"Director Mao, I guess you already know who is behind this?"

Mao Hang chuckled. For a man who could get along well with both Nicholas and the Independent Column, how could such a small matter stump him?

"Chief of Staff, I have investigated carefully and found that the person who spread the rumor is our friendly army in Nujiang, Yu Xiaoqing's people!"

Wang Meng guessed that it was probably them. After all, they had no enemies in Yunnan except Yu Xiaoqing.

"Did Yu Xiaoqing participate?"

"I don't know about that, but it was definitely his soldiers who spread rumors in Kunming."

Wang Meng sneered in his heart. These so-called elite troops didn't dare to jump around in Zenda and were as obedient as rabbits. But they turned into human beings when they arrived in Kunming?

"Humph, is it possible that I wouldn't dare to deal with you in Kunming?"

"Chief of Staff, there are a lot of Central Army troops here, so you should be more cautious and don't pick a fight with anyone!"

Mao Hang excitedly grabbed Wang Meng's arm, fearing that his superior would fight for his life.

If a fight really breaks out, won't he, as a younger brother, have to fight back? It's not worth it.

"Hey, what are you thinking, kid? Do you think I'm as rude as you? We are educated people, we convince others with reason! Where is the radio operator?"

Wang Meng asked the radio operator beside him to send a message to Wei Lihuang immediately.

"You said that. Considering that our army has a large number of new recruits in Kunming recently, in order to enforce strict military discipline, we will establish a joint military police headquarters to conduct joint law enforcement!"

After receiving the telegram, Wei Lihuang was a little surprised. If you want to arrest your own recruits, just arrest them. Why do you want to recruit people from me?

Moreover, if a joint military police headquarters is really established, who will be in charge of it? Who will pay for the military salaries?

"Call the Independent Column back. The situation on the front line is tight and we are unable to dispatch suitable soldiers to enforce military police discipline. Please resolve the issue on your own!"

Wang Meng knew Wei Lihuang's trick was coming, so he pushed three, five, and six at a time.

"Call him back and tell him that we can solve it ourselves, but if we encounter soldiers from the Central Army who violate the rules, can we treat them equally? Otherwise, the people will see us and think that our military police are just for show!"

Wei Lihuang became more cautious. He knew the military discipline of the Central Army. If the law enforcement power was really handed over to the Independent Column, wouldn't it cause chaos for them?

However, if you really disagree, you may not be able to find a suitable reason to fool him.

"How about this? He only has the right to temporarily detain you, and will be handed over to the military court of our department for handling later."

Wang Meng was delighted when he saw the telegram, and immediately dispatched an armored reconnaissance company from Baoshan Airport, preparing to enter Kunming fully armed.

Just put on the hat and paint it white and you're done!

When Mao Hang heard that an armored reconnaissance company was going to be transferred here, he trembled.

"Chief of Staff, they are just military police. Do they need such powerful firepower? We are not fighting the Japanese."

"This military police company is now in your hands! You will be their superior in the future, but you are not very experienced in military command, so consult with the company commander more!"

"That's not right, Chief of Staff. You haven't answered my question yet. Why do I need so many machine gun armored vehicles?"

Wang Meng smiled mysteriously and said to him meaningfully:

"Director Mao, you will thank me one day! I'm leaving the military police to you. How to control this rumor that hurts morale depends on your ability!"

Although Mao Hang was a little confused, he knew that dealing with rumors would not be a problem as long as he had the military police!

"Yes, leave it to me!"

"Well, take the penicillin for Nicholas onto the transport plane later and tell him to take good care of our brothers over there. Spend the money when necessary and don't save it. Anyway, there is enough penicillin!"

Mao Hang went to work busily.

Since Wang Meng had already arrived in Kunming, he simply took Lin Shubing to Baoshan and Zenda to let him see the real "cannon fodder group".

The planes were refueled, and then a batch of supplies were purchased from Kunming, filled up three transport planes, and flown to Baoshan.

When we arrived in Baoshan, we saw a large number of new recruits training.

"Mengzi, doesn't Baoshan Airport only have one garrison battalion? But from what I see, there are at least several thousand people."

"That's old news! Ever since our Political Commissar Zhao came here, he has built our base area into a lively place, with militias and guerrillas everywhere.

And the regular army is also different every day!

Take the garrison force for example. Originally there was only one battalion. Later, a large number of new recruits were added to Kunming. I asked the former battalion commander to become the regiment commander on the east bank of the Nujiang River.

After I left, Kunming continued to send a steady stream of new recruits, who would complete basic training in Baoshan and then be sent to Zenda.

I took a look at the organization table before I came here. The Sichuan Army and the Tiger Regiment have been expanded to five infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, and each regiment has nearly 5,000 people!"

Lin Shubing was amazed. He didn't expect that Zhao Gang, who was a meticulous man, could be so adept at doing business.

"Li Yunlong has taught all these people around him! Let's go and see how their training is going. If the training is not good, even if there are 8,000 people, it will be useless!"

Wang Meng and Lin Shubing went to the east bank of the Nujiang River with a large amount of supplies.

Before they reached Zenda, they heard the sound of shouting and killing everywhere, and in less than five minutes, Long Wenjian and Han Chao appeared in front of the jeep.

"Hey, how did you two know I was coming? Didn't I ask Baoshan Airport to notify you?"

Long Wenjian gave a sly laugh.

"Why do we need Baoshan Airport to notify us? Our Zenda area is over ten miles in radius and is full of guerrillas, militias, and the Women's Rescue Association. If any stranger enters this area, we will be notified!"

"Old Zhao is still amazing. Now this piece of land should be settled, right?"

"Not entirely. Yu Xiaoqing's team is still here!"