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

The 66th Army had a total of three infantry divisions, none of which were Commander Zhang's direct subordinates. All of them had the bloodline of the Military Control Commission. The only one that was well-equipped and had strong combat effectiveness, the New 38th Division, was transferred away as soon as it entered old Burma.

Now the remaining New 28th Division and New 29th Division not only have poor combat effectiveness, but Commander Zhang is simply unable to command them.

After thinking for a while, Commander Zhang gave up and replied:

"Forget it. Let them do whatever they want. We have elite troops on the front line anyway. There won't be any problems for a while. Let the Military Control Commission play whatever tricks they want!"

"Just don't put my name, Zhang, on it. I, Zhang, am a person who values my reputation and cannot afford to lose it!"

Commander Zhang was speechless in the end. He couldn't stop the incident from happening anyway. He could only get himself out of it. This was his bottom line. After all, he was a famous general and couldn't afford to lose face.

They arrived at Lawu Town without any trouble. It was already evening. After settling the group of uncrowned kings of the press corps, Ma Liang pointed at the map and ordered Liu Gongfeng, who had not had time to rest, in an extremely serious tone:

"After resting for six hours, send out the four most elite reconnaissance teams you have. Bring enough dry food and ammunition. Go forward one hundred kilometers along this line and secretly guard the route. If you find a large Japanese force, report to me immediately!"

"Remember, tell them that the natives here are unreliable and do not contact anyone. They are likely to be the eyes of the Japanese army. When setting out at night, remember to be careful and bypass everyone. Anyone who is found during the march can be dealt with according to the laws of war."

Liu Gongfeng was stunned. The last time he heard Ma Liang give such a cold-blooded order was when he attacked 731 in the Northeast. Liu Gongfeng instantly realized the importance of this mission.

"I understand. I will personally arrange and select the best soldiers. The captains of the teams will be veteran members of the team to ensure that everything goes well."

Ma Liang nodded and stopped talking. He just lowered his head and looked at the military map on the table in deep thought. Seeing this, Liu Gongfeng sensibly left Ma Liang's room.

It soon became dark. Ma Liang took out a radio detection signal in the room and monitored the radio signals of the entire Lawu Town.

Unfortunately, apart from the radio signals of the expeditionary forces stationed here, Ma Liang did not find any other signals he was looking for.

After dawn, Ma Liang had just finished washing up when the guard outside the door reported that Li Longting, the commander of the new 28th Division in charge of defending Lawu Town, and Liu, the commander of the new 29th Division, came to visit with their main officers.

"Reporting to Director Zheng, I am an officer of the New 28th Division and the New 29th Division and I am listening to your instructions!"

The two division commanders were very reserved in front of Ma Liang and regarded themselves as subordinates in front of him. Although they both had the rank of major general, Ma Liang, as the major general director of the Counterintelligence Department who was nominally the most powerful person in the Military Control Commission, was not someone that two major generals with no powerful background could offend.

If they both had the background and strength, they would not have fallen to become division commanders in the Military Control Commission, which is the most despised system in the world.

However, Ma Liang was somewhat surprised that Li Longting, the former deputy division commander who had more dealings with the Military Control Commission, was actually transferred to the new 28th Division with slightly stronger combat effectiveness as the division commander. He couldn't help but look at Li Longting twice more.

Seeing Ma Liangduo looking at him twice, Li Longting straightened up subconsciously.

Director Zheng in front of him was also depressed. He was doing well as the deputy commander of a veteran division. Although he had no background, his abilities were there and his contributions were not lacking. As long as he could endure for two more years, he would be promoted.

But it was because the most domineering Director Zheng of the Military Control Commission in front of him insisted on asking him to participate in the anti-traitor operation in the mountain city.

The operation was complete and successful, and Li Longting was sincerely happy that the army had uncovered so many parasites and traitors within the party in one fell swoop.

However, Director Zheng's domineering style of not abiding by official rules and not informing others in advance put the entire military leaders in a passive position.

After all, the Military Intelligence Bureau agents rushed directly to the headquarters of the military bosses and arrested their subordinates, but the bosses knew nothing about it. This was a taboo in the officialdom, and it put the bosses in a passive position, and offended the entire military bosses at once.

As a military personnel involved in this operation, Li Longting knew nothing about anything, so naturally he was labeled a traitor and a running dog of the Military Control Commission.

In this situation, does Li Longting want to be promoted again?

There was no way he would give up the last chance. Naturally, he became the commander of the new 28th Division as the Military Control Commission was in need of a commander with practical experience.

Ma Liang nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly realized that many of the officers in the two divisions were familiar faces.

Seeing Ma Liang looking at them, more than 20 officers in the school immediately shouted in unison:

"Hello, Sixth Brother!"

Hearing the name "Sixth Brother" which was much more intimate than Director Zheng, Ma Liang remembered that these people were the backbone members he had promoted in the Counterintelligence Department of the Military Control Commission.

As if seeing Ma Liang's confusion, a colonel who used to be a veteran in the Counterintelligence Department and is now the chief of staff of a certain regiment took the initiative to explain:

"Our Military Control Commission headquarters has selected key personnel to support the expeditionary force. Because our counterintelligence department has done an outstanding job, the Japanese spies have been severely damaged and there is a large redundancy in personnel, so..."

When the colonel said this, there was unconscious resentment in his tone.

Although they are all military personnel, directly entering the military system is considered a demotion for the Military Intelligence Bureau agents at the Shancheng Headquarters.

Which KMT agent would be willing to be exposed to the wind and sun every day, risking his life fighting on the battlefield with the soldiers? Wouldn't it be better to catch spies and collect protection fees safely in the rear without affecting work and life?

Ma Liang also reacted at this time. It was most likely another power struggle within the Military Control Commission. Without his own people in the Military Control Commission, it was almost inevitable that his former direct descendants would suffer such a fate. It was an open conspiracy.

However, at this time, Ma Liang looked at his unlucky old subordinates. Instead of having a sense of solidarity or wanting to stand up for them, he felt happy that these old subordinates had the bad luck to be arranged into the army and appeared here.

Ma Liang's mood improved a little bit. After shaking hands with all the senior officers present, Ma Liang said to Li Longting:

"Since I'm here to inspect the work on behalf of the headquarters, I'd better take a look at the defense of Lawu Town first! Otherwise, the follow-up work will be in vain!"

"Okay, Sixth brother, please come this way!" Ma Liang did not attend the welcoming banquet prepared for him. Instead, he wanted to take charge of the front-line defense. Who would dare to say no?

Next, Li Longting and other senior military officers, dressed neatly in leather shoes and white gloves, accompanied Ma Liang in an American jeep to inspect the defense of Lawu Town one by one.