binnovel Chapter 138 The Military Police Can't Be Spared
Chapter 138 The Military Police Can't Be Spared
Wu Jincheng's face turned from blue to red with anger. He didn't expect Pan Weida to be so disrespectful to him. He had already minimized the matter, but Pan Weida was still not letting him go. So he said angrily: "Director Pan, there was just a misunderstanding between Major He and the brothers of the 18th Army. We are all brothers in arms. There is no need to make such a big fuss."
Wu Jincheng also reminded Pan Weida that the person you want to arrest is from the 18th Army, so you should consider the consequences before arresting him. If something happens, don't blame me for not reminding you.
After hearing what Wu Jincheng said, Pan Weida said nonchalantly: "No matter which unit he is from, as long as he violates military discipline, our military police have the right to arrest him. This is what the commander-in-chief of the theater said. Who dares to disobey the order?"
Zhang Wenwu understood that Pan Weida was not from the central faction. He should have come here with the theater commander. But he felt that Pan Weida was a little stupid. Didn’t he see what the situation was with his theater commander?
You have to know that the theater commander is now in Suzhou every day, interacting with various condolence groups, or accepting interviews from various reporters. Let alone the front line, he has not even been to the headquarters. Although he cannot command the central and local troops in Shanghai, as a theater commander, you should at least inspect the front line or something. Doing so will only make the troops in the front pay less attention to your existence.
Pan Weida is also a fool. How can a small colonel like you manage a place that even the big guys can't manage? By then, any brigade commander of the Central Army can trample you to death. Here, Zhang Wenwu is really not afraid of him.
"Colonel Pan, as the head of the military police at the military station appointed by the commander-in-chief himself, you just said that I violated military discipline. Could you please tell me which military discipline did my brothers and I violate?" Zhang Wenwu asked Pan Weida playfully.
His question really stumped Pan Weida. He had no idea why He Qin arrested these people before. He just subconsciously thought that these people violated military discipline. When he saw He Qin, his eyes suddenly lit up and said, "You beat up the military police, and you still say you didn't violate military discipline?" Although he didn't know what happened before, it was a fact that He Qin and these military police were beaten.
"Oh, this matter is all just a misunderstanding. Before, Major He and his men rushed towards the brothers with guns in hand. We brothers had just come down from the front line to rest, and we thought that the Japanese were disguised as reconnaissance, so what happened later happened. Fortunately, Deputy Station Chief Wu arrived in time and proved to me that these were brothers from the gendarmerie. I have already apologized to Major He Qin and the gendarmerie brothers. It was just a misunderstanding." Zhang Wenwu said the explanation he had thought of long ago. In his opinion, giving you an explanation was already giving you face. As for whether you believed it or not, it didn't matter at all. It was your business.
After hearing Zhang Wenwu's explanation, Pan Weida almost fainted from anger, but he also knew that this matter required evidence, so he looked at He Qin and asked, "Major He, is this true?"
He Qin was still a little dizzy, and was a little slow to react to Pan Weida's sudden question. At this time, Wu Jincheng, who had been supporting him, pinched him hard with his hand, which made him understand at once. He nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Deputy Director Zhang is right."
He knew from the fact that Zhang Wenwu dared to beat up the military police that he absolutely could not afford to offend this Zhang Wenwu. Now Pan Weida wanted to fight with Zhang Wenwu, and he had no objection at all, but if you drag me into it, that would be embarrassing. Brother, I won't accompany you. When you big guys fight among yourself, the ones most likely to die are little brats like me.
Pan Weida looked at He Qin with a sullen face. His subordinate didn't dare to come out to testify. Then he really had no reason to arrest him. Thinking of this, he said angrily: "Humph, let's go."
"Wait." Zhang Wenwu spoke to stop Pan Weida who was about to leave. At the same time, as he spoke, Yang Jian and the soldiers raised their guns and pointed them at Pan Weida and the other military police.
When Pan Weida saw this scene, his eyelids jumped involuntarily. He knew that he had hit a brick wall. This Zhang Wenwu was obviously not an ordinary person. He actually ordered his men to threaten the military police with guns.
"What's the matter, Deputy Director Zhang, is there anything else?" Pan Weida asked uncertainly.
Zhang Wenwu said to Pan Weida with a smile: "Colonel Pan, you heard what I just said. There were misunderstandings between Major He and me before. However, as the head of the military police, you slandered me and these brothers for violating military discipline without any evidence and wanted to arrest us. I want to ask, is there any military discipline? Is there any law? On behalf of the brothers of the 18th Army, I want an explanation. Colonel Pan, you have to give me and my brothers an explanation, or I will let our commander Luo ask the commander-in-chief of the theater to see if he can give us an explanation."
Wu Jincheng is also secretly delighted now. You, Pan Weida, are so arrogant. Now you have met a ruthless person. Let's see what you will do. When has Zhang Wenwu ever suffered any loss? You have picked the wrong person.
"My investigation was unclear and unfair. I, Pan Weida, apologize to all the brothers." Pan Weida was a man of great adaptability. He just apologized. He clenched his fist and apologized to Zhang Wenwu and the officers and soldiers behind him. After that, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"Director Pan, you've apologized, but why don't you even have a gift? It lacks sincerity." Zhang Wenwu's cynical voice stopped Pan Weida from leaving again.
Pan Weida was stunned. Gift? What gift? I've already apologized to you. What else do you want? Wu Jincheng immediately understood Zhang Wenwu's idea, so he walked to Pan Weida and whispered, "Director Pan, you can't afford to offend Zhang Wenwu. This guy is very courageous. I see he is recruiting soldiers. Didn't your military police catch some officers and soldiers who violated the rules? I think you should just give them to him. Anyway, you won't suffer any loss. Just consider it as making friends."
Pan Weida finally understood that his apology was in vain. If you want someone, just say so directly. He has no shame. But he has already apologized, and it cannot be taken back. Now he just wants to stay away from Zhang Wenwu as soon as possible. He will stay away from him from now on. If he gets involved with him, he will definitely lose money.
"Okay, Deputy Director Zhang, I see that you are recruiting soldiers for the front line to fight the Japanese. I have 300 officers and soldiers who have violated military discipline. I think you can lead them to atone for their sins and make a contribution to the fight against the Japanese. What do you think?" Pan Weida didn't care about these officers and soldiers who violated military discipline. These people would be added to the army and sent to the front line anyway, so he just went with the flow.
When Zhang Wenwu heard that there were 300 more reinforcements, he immediately ordered them to put down their guns. He also shouted to the brothers behind him: "What are you doing? What are you doing with your guns? Hurry up and drink some porridge and eat." After speaking to the soldiers behind him, he turned around and said to Pan Weida with a smile on his face: "Director Pan, you are really a timely help. On behalf of all the soldiers of the 18th Army, I thank you." After speaking, he saluted Pan Weida.
It was not until this time that Pan Weida felt that he was a colonel and that Zhang Wenwu had finally given him a certain respect. So after simply returning a military salute, he asked someone to bring the 300 officers and soldiers who had violated military discipline to Zhang Wenwu, and he turned around and left with He Qin and the injured military police.
After seeing Pan Weida walk away, Wu Jincheng said to Zhang Wenwu with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to Deputy Director Zhang for recruiting another 300 additional soldiers for the army. Congratulations." He now has a deeper understanding of Zhang Wenwu. As long as you provide him with soldiers, he will be respectful to you. If you dare to disrupt his recruitment, he will send people to bury you alive. This guy is fearless.
Zhang Wenwu also smiled and thanked Wu Jincheng for his help, and asked Cao Huaguo to take out another ten dollars from the tent and put them into Wu Jincheng's pocket.
The Japanese army's day-long attack finally ended as the sky gradually darkened. The commander of the 34th Regiment, Colonel Hachiro Tagami, slowly put down the telescope in his hand, and said to the commander of the 18th Regiment, Colonel Kaho Ishii, "Mr. Ishii, did you see that? The defensive will of the Chinese army on the opposite side is still so strong. My regiment has suffered too much loss. Starting tomorrow, the mission of the attack will be left to you." After speaking, Colonel Hachiro Tagami and his chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Akira Kamiyama, bowed deeply to Colonel Kaho Ishii.
Colonel Ishii Kaho also quickly bowed in return with his staff officer, Eguchi Taiji, who was beside him. Their 29th Regiment had just landed today, and then rushed over non-stop to take over the attack mission of the th Regiment. Before getting off the ship, they always thought that the th Regiment of Tagami Hachiro performed too poorly. After attacking for four days, the regiment had not yet captured the position of the Chinese defenders. This was too embarrassing for the th Brigade.
But after they had just witnessed the attack of the 34th Regiment and heard the casualty figures reported to them by Tagami Hachiro, they fell silent. The 34th Regiment had suffered 2,300 casualties in the four-day attack, which was 70% of the entire regiment's strength. The squadron leader alone had three killed. This time, the 34th Regiment would not be able to recover in less than a month.
As for the defensive will of the Chinese army on the opposite side, it was simply incredible to them. Every time the officers and soldiers of the 34th Regiment rushed to the Chinese army's position, there was always a troop with various weapons rushing up to drive down the warriors of the Japanese Empire. When Colonel Kaho Ishii thought about facing this Chinese army tomorrow, he felt a little headache.
The team he saw fighting with various weapons was the 655th Regiment that had joined Wang Mazi's bandit security group.
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