Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

After explaining all this, Kong Hao sent the special forces out to survey the terrain in order to formulate the next combat plan. This was something the Xingtian special forces were completely familiar with, but good days were about to come for the Japanese devils and various traitors.

After Mr. Cui Si returned to the headquarters, he sent someone to issue a call for heroes, inviting those who were truly resisting the Japanese or secretly opposing the Japs to come and discuss important matters together.

How to identify those who are truly fighting against the Japanese invaders, those who are just pretending to be one, and those who are just trying to take advantage of the situation is a difficult question for ordinary people, but for people like Dafengtang who specialize in intelligence, it is a basic operation.

Moreover, the location of this call is a backup base of Dafengtang. Even if the problem is exposed, it is not a big deal. At the same time, this is only a small-scale call, just to build a good reputation. As long as the weapons and equipment he provides are strong enough and the price is low enough, there will be many people coming to buy them. That will be the most glorious time for their Dafengtang.

Although the current Dafengtang is inconspicuous and looked down upon by many big gangs in Shanghai, it won’t be long before they become an existence that many people cannot reach.

The Tiefeng Hall, one of the five major gangs in Shanghai, was led by their leader, Mr. Feng, who was also at the headquarters to discuss matters with the leaders of his six halls.

He took out a few newspapers and read aloud some interesting passages from them to everyone present, exclaiming:

"It was satisfying, really satisfying. We killed so many Japanese agents in one fell swoop last night. It was a great relief for us. We've been suffering from those damn traitors in No. 76 for the past few years. Now I wonder if those guys dare to be so arrogant again."

Tiefengtang must be happy about what happened last night, especially their gang that fights the invaders openly and covertly. They have been suppressed by the Japanese in recent years. If they had not been operating in Shanghai for hundreds of years and their influence spread to every corner of the city, they would have been wiped out by the enemy long ago.

Now that they saw the enemy in trouble, everyone in the gang was smiling. No matter who did it last night, it was a matter of honor for China. Any normal Chinese person would feel sincerely happy.

Of course, those scum who surrendered and sold out their country and became traitors would certainly not feel happy. Instead, they would feel like they had lost their parents, and would be worried all day long about when the knife would fall on their heads.

Anyone who has done bad things knows better than anyone else that they have done bad things, and they will be held accountable one day in the future. It’s just that the Japanese are powerful now, and they want to join in oppressing other Chinese people in order to gain wealth and glory.

Now that the enemy had suffered such a heavy blow all of a sudden, the shock to some die-hard traitors was unparalleled. In just one day, the price of underground arms market in Shanghai increased by 50%, and the price of recruiting bodyguards with good skills doubled.

Traitors still value their lives more. After all, they betrayed their country and nation and did things that brought shame to their ancestors, all for the sake of wealth, glory, and luxury. But if they lose their lives, then everything is gone.

However, not everyone in Tiefeng Hall was optimistic. The third helmsman in charge of intelligence gathering said with a wry smile:

"Master, what happened last night wasn't as simple as we believed. I always feel that the newspapers are exaggerating too much. I admit that such reports can indeed have a motivating effect, but those outsiders can just watch the excitement. We can't take it seriously."

"If it's true as the newspapers say, that we killed over 500 elite enemy soldiers last night, that's too unbelievable. I admit that the Military and Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics are very powerful, but this is too outrageous."

As soon as she finished speaking, she received the approval of several helmsmen present. Some news is just for listening. If you take it seriously, you will be laughed at by people who know the matter.

Especially on the Kuomintang side, their newspapers always announced news of great victories, but our army was always retreating, and cities were occupied by the enemy every once in a while. This happened so often that it was hard not to doubt its authenticity.

However, the deputy hall master and military advisor on the side held a different view on this news. He said earnestly:

"Master Hu is wrong. As the saying goes: 'If you are criticized by thousands of people, you will die without any illness.'"

"If the news of this great victory was only spread to a small circle, it would be fine, but it quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Shanghai. Now, almost everyone who cares about national affairs has a copy, and the price is almost free. This has never happened before."

"The data is much more exaggerated than before. A casualty ratio of 1:10 is something we couldn't even imagine. But precisely because of this abnormal data, I think it might be true."

"Everyone, think about it. If we were lying about our military achievements, why would we exaggerate so much? Forget about the fact that we lost one man to kill ten Japanese soldiers. Even if we killed five, or even if the casualty ratio reached 1:3, it would still be a big victory for us. Killing five or six hundred Japanese soldiers and we sacrificed two hundred would also make sense. There's no need to come up with such an exaggerated number."

"And look at the description in the newspaper. We wiped out over 500 elite enemy agents, and I suffered over 50 casualties. Note that the word 'casualties' is used here, not 'sacrifices'. You should all understand the difference. After all, when it comes to true statistics, minor and serious injuries are also considered injuries and should be included in the statistics."

"Now that this matter has become known to everyone, if it is exposed and proven that the newspapers are lying, not only will the people at the Military Control Station in Shanghai, even their boss, Boss Dai of the Military Control Station, be unable to withstand the unanimous condemnation of the people across the country. This is no joke."

"Of course, there's also the most crucial point. If something like this had happened in the past, the Japanese would have mobilized massive forces to arrest members of the Military and Central Bureaus of Investigation and Statistics, and would have banned the circulation of this newspaper in Shanghai. But now, there's been no movement at all, which is enough to indirectly prove that the Japanese intelligence agencies have suffered a severe blow and are no longer concerned with these trivial matters."

As soon as the military advisor finished speaking, the eyes of the people present suddenly lit up. This was indeed possible.

Feng Ye also took the opportunity to add: "When the false becomes true, the true becomes false; when the true becomes false, the false becomes true."