The other party’s request was very simple. The airport in the south could be used, but when your fleet returned, the aircraft must also be withdrawn. As for the various costs of airport renovation, they were willing to bear half of them.

"Commander Yu of the Guangdong Army has a pretty good plan."

Li Shaoyi said with a smile that they had thought of something that the Central Army had not thought of. Take the Air Force Department for example, they also wanted Li Shaoyi to retreat, but they could not say it, so they only made a fuss about power.

The leader of the Guangdong Army had thought of this. Of course, since he had money, he was willing to pay half of the renovation costs.

"What did you say?"

If the talks turned out like this, Li Sibei's face wouldn't be so happy, there must be something else going on.

"He said the condition was after we withdraw, but the problem is that our fleet has to be stationed in Southeast Asia, which means it won't withdraw. Then why should our air force withdraw?"

Li Sibei looked reasonable, and Li Shaoyi also laughed. What he said was right. After our fleet arrived in Southeast Asia, it would continue to stay there instead of returning after going there. So according to the request made by Commander Yu, we did not change at all and let the planes continue to stay in Yangcheng in broad daylight.

"Because their request was for us to withdraw after we were done, there wasn't much discussion about the ground garrison. They just let us take full responsibility for defending the airport, but the total force could not exceed one regiment."

Li Sibei said with a smile that this was equivalent to exceeding the task requirements.

If we don't come back from Southeast Asia in the future and they turn against us, Li Shaoyi will not be afraid. By then, we will have 17,000-ton heavy cruisers, and even the Western powers will be wary of them. If the leader of the Guangdong Army makes trouble, we don't mind letting our warships make a couple of circles at the mouth of the Pearl River.

"Send a telegram to the Chief of Staff, asking him to select the troops immediately and have Li Qiankun arrange for a plane to transport the men over. All other weapons and equipment will also be shipped from the island city."

At present, the 72nd Army has an effective operational plan for its march south from the north.

"We haven't reported this to the Ministry of Military Affairs for approval yet. According to procedure, we can only make such a transfer after the Ministry of Military Affairs agrees."

Li Sibei whispered a reminder that even if the local warlords had agreed on something, they still had to inform the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs as per convention, otherwise your funding next year would be a problem.

"Hurry up and let them do it first. I'll go to the Ministry of Military Affairs and Political Affairs and make this request myself. I really don't believe that the Ministry of Military Affairs is willing to interfere with something that both warlords are happy with."

This kind of thing basically goes through the process of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Although all departments of the National Army are opposed to Li Shaoyi's southward advance, there should be no problem with this agreement. After all, as mentioned above, this army must also be evacuated when the fleet returns from Southeast Asia.

As for the fleet not returning from Southeast Asia, although Li Shaoyi had mentioned it before, it was always in a joking tone, and these people didn't believe it. You are a local warlord, and you want to seize the territory of Western powers to use as a port. How much sweet potato wine did you drink last night?

Just as Li Shaoyi thought, Minister He of the Ministry of Military Affairs personally received Li Shaoyi. Minister He also told Li Shaoyi about Li Shaoyi's trip south. Chairman Chen also had face in the eyes of the old man. Over the years, the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia had accumulated a lot of help to the National Government. Now that they had this request, the old man didn't need to pay anything, just give the green light for Li Shaoyi's action. Why not do it?

According to Minister He, in order to get the old man's approval, the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia also donated 25 aircraft to the National Government.

Li Shaoyi also understood the feelings of those who were away from home. When they were bullied, they wanted to go home to find their parents, but the parents were not able to help them and could only watch them continue to be bullied.

The situation is different now. Li Shaoyi wants to seek justice for these patriots abroad.

After saying these things, Li Shaoyi was ready to leave, but Minister He kept Li Shaoyi again.

"Don't just keep your eyes on the south. You have to give me an explanation for what happened in the north. This is not what I want to know, but what this old man needs to know. You also know that you have exposed the sky in the north. When you leave here, you must have enough to deal with in the north."

When Minister He was speaking, he even opened his notebook. This was related to top secrets, so everyone, including his secretary, had to stay away. Apart from him, he could only repeat this matter to the old man in person. However, some key figures were not very clear, so they had to be recorded now. After the report was completed, the paper had to be burned.

Japanese spies are now infiltrating very deeply. Take this Ministry of Military and Political Affairs building for example. Some of the people there may also be working for the Japanese. Don't underestimate these dwarfs. In terms of intelligence infiltration, they are already ahead of us.

"I've already made plans for this matter. This is the report we've prepared. We're going to draw a large number of troops from the inland areas and deploy them to the Xiongnu steppes. The total number should be around 110,000."

When Li Shaoyi came, the Luosha army was increasing its strength. At present, there are already hundreds of thousands of troops near the border. It was almost impossible for Li Shaoyi's army to defend such a long border. Fortunately, the army in our rear can also be organized, so when Li Shaoyi went south, part of the army had already marched towards the border.

Taking back the Xiongnu grassland is extremely exciting news for all the people of Longguo, but when you take it back, you also have to pay the price.

Luosha is not a weak country, but also a country with strong pursuit of territory. You cut off a piece of flesh from them. Although the ceasefire has been temporarily implemented, everyone knows what this temporary means. Once Li Shaoyi goes south, he must be fully prepared.

After hearing Li Shaoyi's report, Minister He took a deep breath. You already had a lot of troops on the grassland, two infantry divisions plus some miscellaneous troops, which was nearly 200,000 troops. Now you have to mobilize more than 100,000 troops there.

So how much wealth do you have?

Of course, this question could not be asked out loud. If it were asked out loud, it would make both of them feel awkward. They were originally worried about Li Shaoyi, but now it seems that they should be worried about the Russians and the Japanese.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like