Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

"I know you guys can hold your liquor, but today we'll only have these two drinks. After we finish these two drinks, I'm going to start talking about serious business, and I might have to punish a lot of people."

When Li Shaoyi spoke, he picked up the folder next to him, and the officers present noticed it as well.

Suddenly, thirty military police appeared around them, and each of them had a bad feeling.

Could today be a trap?

"Don't worry, everyone. I know what you're thinking. Today isn't a trap. It's a battlefield debriefing meeting. Those who deserve praise will be praised, and those who deserve punishment will be punished. Everything you did on the battlefield has been compiled in this folder."

Upon hearing Li Shaoyi's words, some people's faces lit up with enthusiasm. They knew perfectly well what they had done during the Battle of Pujiang.

But some people didn't look so good. They abandoned their allies and retreated alone. Some even met with Japanese spies. Did Commander Li know about these things? If so, the military police behind him would definitely not let him leave.

"Let's start with the good news: the 15th, 19th, 86th, 88th, and 36th Divisions of the Central Army, the 29th Independent Brigade, the 34th Brigade, the 25th Division of the Sichuan Army... the 7th Division of the Guangdong Army... the 14th Division of the Northeast Army..."

Li Shaoyi named more than thirty troops in a row, and the generals whose names were mentioned immediately stood up.

They represent not themselves, but the tens of thousands of brothers who fought and bled under their command.

"All of the above-mentioned units performed outstandingly during the Battle of Shanghai. In order to voluntarily give up an inch of land and despite the heavy losses suffered by each unit, after discussion by the theater command, all soldiers were awarded five silver dollars, and officers received additional dollars as usual. The distribution was handled by the logistics department of the 72nd Army, with the logistics departments of each unit responsible for coordination, but they were not allowed to handle the money."

Li Shaoyi's reward shocked everyone. This was an army of nearly 100,000 men. If each person received five silver dollars, the total amount, including the officers, would exceed one million silver dollars.

"The 37th Division of the Central Army..."

Before anyone could react, Li Shaoyi began reading out the unit numbers of other troops. These troops had performed only second-rate on the battlefield. Although they hadn't abandoned their positions, they were far less valiant than the aforementioned troops in their battles against the Japanese army. There were even some instances of desertion, but overall they hadn't lost their ground, so each soldier received a bonus of two silver dollars.

This section comprises twelve units and over 50,000 people.

Although each soldier only received two silver dollars, when distributed among different units, the amount was not insignificant. The officers didn't care about the money, but it was a different story for the soldiers. They were often embezzled by their superiors, and it was quite difficult for them to receive two or three silver dollars a month.

Li Shaoyi had also investigated and found that some troops had not received their salaries for several months when they arrived in Pujiang. Now that this bonus had been distributed, it was a way for the officers of each unit to give their troops an explanation, which was better than fighting in Pujiang for several months without receiving a single penny.

After the two categories of military awards were discussed, those who hadn't been mentioned started to get nervous. There were a total of six generals and more than a dozen field-grade officers who hadn't stood up, which meant that in the upcoming events, it might involve those of them who were just coasting along.

"Has Commander Zhou of the 13th Brigade arrived?"

When Li Shaoyi rewarded someone, he would start with "Central Army," and naturally, when he punished someone, he would also start with "Central Army."

Chief of Staff Zhang and other personnel from the theater command kept giving Li Shaoyi meaningful glances.

Even if you want to use someone as a target, you can't use this person in front of you. This person is from the third class of Whampoa Military Academy and is also from the old man's hometown. The reason why he hasn't been promoted so quickly is because of his poor performance. It is said that he has a good personal relationship with the old man.

"Commander Li, are you talking about my troops deserting on the battlefield? But I had my reasons. Our entire brigade only had six thousand men, while the Japanese had nearly nine thousand on our side, and their weapons and equipment were much better than ours. If I didn't take my brothers with me, we would all die there."

Commander Zhou knew he had made a mistake. On the seventh day of the war, the Japanese 3rd Division passed through his defense zone. He fought for less than fifteen minutes before leading his men to retreat two blocks, leaving the 88th Division surrounded.

At that time, the people of the 88th Division complained to the war zone command, but this guy had someone backing him up, so it could only be an internal criticism and eventually nothing came of it.

"Many people died in the entire Pujiang battlefield, so why can't your troops die in battle? If everyone gave the same reason as you, we would be outside Pujiang by now. If you had contributed to the Party and the country, I would say that I would consider what you have done for the Party and the country. But I have checked all your qualifications, and you have not contributed to the Party and the country at all. On the battlefield, you disobeyed orders and caused friendly troops to be surrounded by the enemy. According to military orders, you should be shot immediately."

Before the man could even react after Li Shaoyi finished speaking, two military police officers behind him had already slammed his head onto the table, pulled out his pistol, and tied him up as quickly as possible.

"What makes you think I have no merit to the Party and the country? You've only been in this army for a few days. You're just a warlord from the north. It's none of your business to interfere in the affairs of our Central Army. Fellow Whampoa brothers, he's overstepping his bounds. We can't let him succeed. Only the military court of the Ministry of Military Affairs can try us."

In the past, if something like this had happened, the Huangpu alumni around them would definitely have been outraged. But they all knew what Li Shaoyi was saying at this moment: because of this guy's retreat, more than 3,000 of our troops were surrounded by the Japanese army, and in the end, less than 600 of them managed to break through, while the rest were all killed in battle.

Thinking of those brothers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield, even if you are a fellow alumnus of the Whampoa Military Academy, no one will care about you anymore.

"Take him out and execute him immediately."

After Li Shaoyi finished speaking, the military police did not delay and dragged the guy away. While the guy was shouting, one of the military police punched him, knocking out many teeth. Anyway, he was immediately safe.

The other officers from the various ragtag armies were quite pleased to see the brigade commander being dragged away. In the past, whenever something happened, it would always fall on their shoulders. Officers with connections in the Central Army never got punished. Today, Commander Li has given us a good laugh.