Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

"Punishment Army?"

General Cai was stunned. Aren't the Punishment Army active in the north? Why are they running to the south?

Ever since the Punitive Army fought the Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War, it has become famous throughout the country. In this battle, the Punishment Army achieved an extremely high kill-to-enemy ratio, seized the Japanese artillery in the midst of thousands of troops, cooperated with the Northeast Army in the encirclement and killing, and annihilated more than 4000 people of the Fourth Regiment, resulting in the impeachment of the Japanese Jiangqiao commander Jiro Tamon, who has now resigned.

It's a pity that the Punishment Army later withdrew from the position due to excessive consumption. After the Northeast Army took over the position, it was bombarded by the Japanese's newly dispatched 240mm heavy artillery. After several months of fierce fighting, the two sides failed just like in the previous life.

However, this time Ma Zhanshan did not surrender to Japan, but led more than 2000 of his confidants into the Soviet Union.

Originally, the Soviet Union was hostile to this armed force and wanted to send a large army to expel them from the country, but the Japanese army's siege of cities and strongholds in the Northeast made them feel a sense of crisis.

The knowledgeable people in the Soviet high-level made an unexpected decision. They sent instructors to train the troops and provide them with Soviet weapons. They planned to let Ma Zhanshan's troops return to their country to fight against the Japanese army in order to protect the security of the Soviet border after they formed combat effectiveness.

For Ma Zhanshan, this was great news. He was now recruiting soldiers and planned to bring a Soviet-style lion back to China to fight against the Japanese within a year.

I've gone off topic. In short, the Punitive Army is now quite famous among the people and has a very high reputation. However, compared with its reputation among the people, the Nationalist government directly defined the Punitive Army as an illegal armed force, not even a warlord.

People of General Cai's level knew more. The Punitive Army had previously beaten up the special envoy who was sent there. The envoy hated the Punishment Army to the core, and was even more afraid of the Punishment Army's incredible combat power.

"First... ask Li Liangwei to come over. I want to talk to him."

General Cai still planned to find out the situation clearly. After all, he didn't know much about the Punitive Forces, and it was too magical that two regiments were hiding north of Shanghai. He wanted to verify the authenticity.

After a while, Li Liangwei walked into the reception room next to the headquarters. General Cai smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you are still so energetic after not seeing you for a few days. The second batch of submachine guns you sold to our army has been deployed to the front line. To be honest, if it weren't for these automatic weapons, I don't know how many brothers would have died. I thank you on behalf of my brothers. Don't worry, I will make up the money for the guns later!"

Li Liangwei looked flattered.

"General, you are too polite. Soldiers risk their lives to protect their country. As a businessman, I can only provide some weapons, which are really insignificant. We can talk about the money later. The third batch of 400 submachine guns will arrive in Shanghai within three days."

General Cai and his adjutant of staff looked at each other. With a new batch of submachine guns joining the battlefield, their front line would be more stable, but this was not the important thing now.

The adjutant smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you are more than just a businessman. I wonder what position you hold in the Punishment Army?"

Li Liangwei smiled and saluted the two men with a standard military salute. The two men felt solemn when they saw this. Such a standard military salute was undoubtedly a military style, and they also returned the salute.

Li Liangwei put down his hand and said, "General Cai, I am the logistics officer of the Punishment Army, with the rank of major.

Our Punishment Army has been resting since the battle at Jiangqiao. Now Shanghai has been invaded by the Japanese again. The Punishment Army, which has finished resting, is ready to attack again! "

General Cai was not affected by this. He was silent for a few seconds and then asked, "I wonder how many troops the Punishment Army has, how much weapons they have, and whether they have any baggage and supplies?"

"Now my Chengjie Army has 3 skilled soldiers, most of whom are active in the northeast, and only 6000 elite soldiers have been selected to go south.

Now my Punishment Army can deploy two reinforced infantry regiments, a heavy artillery company, two mountain artillery battalions, a tank company and an armored vehicle company to the battlefield. They have brought a large amount of supplies, so the Punishment Army can be self-sufficient when entering the battlefield."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two men's eyes widened instantly, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

"You...you have tanks?"

The staff adjutant's voice trembled.

Li Liangwei nodded proudly.

"That's right! Our city's guards have more than 80 tanks and armored vehicles!"

Li Liangwei exaggerated the strength of the Punishment Army to prevent some scoundrels from wanting to attack them.

After that, General Cai asked many questions, and Li Liangwei answered them one by one. Finally, General Cai asked a question.

"You know the attitude of the government towards your city guards, right? You have come all the way south to die here, with no pay, no supplies, and you may even encounter hostility from your own people. What do you want?"

Li Liangwei was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, looked into General Cai's eyes and said: "The Punishment Army comes from the people. We are the white blood cells of this nation, and we are the opponents produced by the immune system response when this nation is invaded by viruses!

We have no desires, we chase the virus, fight, kill all the viruses, and then disappear.”

This answer made the room fall silent. As we all know, free is the most expensive. Similarly, those who have no desires have greater ambitions.

Li Liangwei's remarks made both of them feel uneasy. After a long silence, General Cai said, "Mr. Li, please go back first. I need to discuss this with the staff."

Li Liangwei expressed his understanding, walked up to shake hands with the two men, and then walked out of the room.

General Cai and the adjutant of staff looked at Li Liangwei's back in silence for a long time without saying a word. They were weighing the pros and cons of allowing the punitive forces to enter the war zone.

"I……"

The adjutant suddenly broke the silence.

"I went to the wounded soldiers' camp in Dachang and although they were using the name of Julong Company, Li Liangwei's camp almost overlapped with that of Julong Company."

General Cai looked at his adjutant, wondering what he wanted to say.

"Julong Company has taken on 7% of our work in treating the wounded. As of today, a total of 743 people have been rescued. All of these 743 people have recovered..."

Li Liangwei returned to Dachang and passed by the square, glancing at the tanks and armored vehicles parked there. After the battles in the past few days, more and more armored vehicles of the Japanese had been destroyed. He had recovered 9 tanks, 12 armored vehicles, 5 trucks, and several vehicles that had been burned into shells and could not be recognized.

He walked into the warehouse and found Li Qinwu who was waiting for the redemption CD. The two lit cigarettes for each other. Li Liangwei asked: "You want me to say this to General Cai. People are beginning to doubt our purpose. Is it necessary?"

Li Qinwu exhaled a cigarette and said, "It is necessary. What you said was actually sending him a dangerous signal, telling them that our Punishment Army is not rootless duckweed, so that they can put away their thoughts. I must be responsible for my brothers and strive for a better combat environment, so as not to be used as cannon fodder."

Li Liangwei asked: "Will it? General Cai has a very good reputation in history."

Li Qinwu shook his head.

“The general is a great man, but in his position, for the sake of his subordinates, he will have to do things against his will.

The correct way for us to get along with these outstanding people is to show our fangs and not give them the opportunity to conflict with us. This is good for them and for our own benefit. "