Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

"Sigh!"

Inukai Ichiro pretended to be enlightened, but he was very disdainful in his heart.

As a well-known expert on the Celestial Empire in the military, and having done some work on subversion in the bandit-ridden Northeast for a period of time, he knew the bandits' tricks.

However, what he valued were the more than one hundred Black Heart Tigers, old bandits who were ruthless and merciless and had crossed mountains and rivers.

Otherwise, considering the arrogance of the Japanese army at that time, it would be generous to give Black Heart Tiger a company-level organization.

Seeing that Heixinhu has a huge influence in several counties around, he is thinking of spending a lot of money to attract more people to become traitors.

Inukai Ichiro was slightly embarrassed, his facial expression changing again and again, and finally he made an expression as if he had bled profusely, and said to Wang Batian:

"I didn't expect the boss to be so famous. How about this? I will recommend you to be the colonel commander of the security team and lead the defense of the entire Nanyuan County."

The other bandit leaders looked at Wang Batian eagerly. This reached Wang Batian's bottom line. He pretended to smile nonchalantly, stood up, and shouted loudly at Inukai Ichiro:

"Come on, let's drink together!"

The others also understood what Wang Batian meant, and excitedly raised their wine glasses and shouted "Cheers".

After all, being a traitor is not a glorious thing. You have to be more subtle and not so direct.

But someone chose to sing a different tune at this time. Chen Zhiyi, the third in command of the former National Army officers, stood up and approached the Black-hearted Tiger King Batian with his fists clenched to resign.

"Boss, that day Chen and his brothers were defeated and had nowhere to go. Thank you for saving us and letting me, a defeated general, be the third in command."

"I, Chen, will never forget such a great favor. But as an officer of the National Army, I cannot become a traitor. Please allow me to leave with my brothers."

"Perhaps this Chen guy can be saved?"

Ma Liang, who was eavesdropping, was also moved by Chen Zhiyi's generosity and wanted to spare his life.

Wang Batian's originally excited face suddenly darkened and he slammed the wine glass down on the table.

As a result, Chen Duyan, the military strategist who was good at observing people's hearts, pointed at Chen Zhiyi's nose and started cursing.

"You are such a heartless, untameable Chen. When you and your brothers were about to starve to death, it was the boss who saved you. Is this how you repay the boss?"

"I admit that the boss saved my life. For this, I gave up returning to my original unit and was willing to follow the boss as a bandit. But it is absolutely impossible for me, Chen Zhiyi, to become a traitor."

Chen Zhiyi also made an impassioned speech, saying that it is true that you saved my life, but I also provided you with militaristic training for the people under your command, so we owe each other nothing.

The atmosphere reached this point, and each bandit leader's hands were on the gun cases at their waists, waiting for Wang Batian's order. A standard bandit infighting was about to break out.

You can smell gunpowder in the air.

At this time, Inukai, who was an outsider, was very calm. After raising his glass and taking a sip of wine, he calmly made a hidden gesture to Kameda who was ready to draw his gun at any time, asking him to relax, and then he said loudly:

"Can you please not say such harsh words, Third Master? Everyone, relax a little. Can I ask Third Master a few questions?"

"of course can!"

Faced with such a polite Inukai, Chen Zhiyi, who was eager to get away, wished someone would change the subject.

"Since Third Master has fought against the Locust Army, may I ask how the Locust Army's combat effectiveness compares to your army?"

Chen Zhiyi thought for a moment and replied:

"In terms of firepower equipment, your army's firepower on land, sea and air is far stronger than ours. During the battle in Shanghai, entire battalions and companies of our army were wiped out by your naval guns and aircraft bombing."

"In terms of the quality of the soldiers, your army's soldiers have excellent combat skills, especially their marksmanship. Within a hundred meters, almost every bullet hits the target, and at a distance of two hundred meters, every bullet hits the target."

"Both armies are far superior to ours in terms of equipment and the quality of their soldiers."

After saying this, Chen Zhiyi seemed to think of his comrades who died under the naval guns and whose bodies were left without a trace, and felt a little sad for a moment.

Inukai smiled smugly.

"At present, your army's capital was captured by our army in less than 30 days. It can be said that the change of dynasty is just around the corner. Just like the Man Qing entered the pass, our army is a hundred times stronger than the Man Qing back then. What the Man Qing can do, our army can do too."

"Besides, our army is not entering your country to enslave you like the Qing Dynasty did, but to help you and the Locust Country build an East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere and fight against the Western white people who bully us."

"If your army joins now, you will be a founding hero of the country, enjoying endless wealth and honor, not a traitor. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever. Do you think I am right?"

After hearing this, Chen Zhiyi was confused and slumped down in his chair.

He wanted to shout a few loud slogans to ensure that his country would never perish.

But as an officer who personally participated in the front-line battles with the Japanese army, he knew clearly how strong the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was, and it was certain that he could not defeat the Japanese army on the front battlefield.

He didn't know how to refute for a moment. He was horrified to find that his original determination not to be a traitor was moved by Inukai's few words.

After a brief silence, the uneducated man looked at his military advisor Chen Duyan.

Under the guidance of this half-scholar who had studied in a private school for a few years, Wang Batian understood what Inukai Ichiro said, and his face was overjoyed and he picked up the wine glass.

"Mr. Inukai is indeed knowledgeable. We are following the dragon, not being traitors. Come on, let's drink together!"

After listening to Inukai Ichiro's explanation, the bandits who had some psychological concerns about accepting the Japanese army's recruitment and becoming traitors suddenly "woke up".

After all, although bandits are lawless, murderous and arsonist, and follow whoever feeds them, they don't have a very good reputation among the people.

But no matter whether they are bandits or gangsters, they all worship the loyal and righteous Guan Erye, and they also fight for the positive banner of enforcing justice on behalf of heaven and robbing the rich to help the poor.

Although the reputation of a bandit is also bad, it is better than the name of a traitor.

Not to mention other petty bandits, even the black-hearted tiger king Batian had some concerns.

The reason why he was willing to agree to contact Inukai before was only because the Black Heart Tigers of all generations had a blood feud with the government, and no one was willing to recruit him, the Black Heart Tiger, except outsiders like the Japanese army.

After Inukai's explanation, the bandit who had been somewhat hesitant about becoming a traitor suddenly became enlightened and even developed a sense of justice.

In addition, with the example of Manqing, even these uneducated bandits instantly felt no psychological pressure.

"Third brother, what Mr. Inukai said is so right! Don't be stubborn. He who knows the current affairs is a hero!" The people around him kept persuading Chen Zhiyi.

At this time, Chen Zhiyi just nodded numbly, tacitly agreeing with everyone's choice, and no longer said anything about whether he was a traitor or not.