"Sifan, why are you so anxious?" Liao Mingyu was very curious. He knew the other party's character. If it wasn't a very important matter, he wouldn't be able to come to him in person.

Yu Sifan walked closer and gave a military salute, pulled out a telegram translation from the folder and handed it over and said: "Report to Jun, this is the latest news from the Nanyang Intelligence Station. Please take a look."

"What's going on, Lao Yu? The little devil is blowing up his nest again?" Meng Fanlao also became interested, and approached Yu Sifan and asked with interest.

"On the 20th of last month, the Japanese army carried out a comprehensive sweep operation in Singapore. More than 900 innocent Chinese were brutally murdered. In addition, a total of more than 150 anti-Japanese people and intelligence personnel from all walks of life were arrested. On the 27th,

Public executions were carried out in the Place de la République, including the father of Chief of Staff Fang..."

The cold tone was devoid of any emotion, and Yu Sifan still had the same poker face as before, but there was a chill that was frightening from his words.

"What!?"

Liao Mingyu's brows immediately furrowed into a frown, not only because of the crazy atrocities committed by the Japanese army, but also because of Fang Jingyao's father's unexpected fate.

In fact, Mr. Fang knew that he was working for the Japanese in Malaysia, and many of the intelligence agents sent to Malaysia were protected by the other party's cover.

Moreover, when the 88th Army was first established, the domestic government did not allocate a penny for the troops' salaries. Although weapons, equipment, and logistics supplies were provided by the US military and the system, no one provided military salaries for tens of thousands of soldiers.

This is not a problem that can be solved with tens of thousands of dollars in the Sichuan Army. Ever since the Honorable Third Division first reorganized the army, the army has implemented strict standards for military pay and pensions, and has never defaulted on a penny.

After all, most of Liao Mingyu's troops come from all over the world. Most of them have not followed him for a long time, and their education level is limited and their ideological awareness is not high. It is fundamental for them to fight for their beliefs as fearlessly as the red team in the north.

impossible.

If you talk to ordinary top soldiers all day long about the nation, righteousness, and country... this is all nonsense. They may be able to listen to it when they have a full meal, but when they encounter a desperate situation, the only thing they can think of is running away. This is also a big problem in the country.

This is one of the reasons why some troops collapsed in the face of the Japanese army.

No matter how much empty talk it is, it is better to have some practical results. Liao Mingyu does not want to treat those soldiers as cannon fodder. What he can do is to do the best in weapons, equipment and logistics supplies, to provide them with more protection on the battlefield, so that they can

There is a greater chance of survival in every battle.

At the same time, military pay is not deducted, promised pensions are paid on time, and disabled veterans are taken care of as fully as possible. This is the main reason why his team can maintain high morale and soldiers are not afraid of sacrifice and dare to fight.

Then again, all of this requires a lot of money to achieve. This huge expenditure really made Liao Mingyu miserable for a long time, and it almost forced him to prepare to start another arms and pharmaceutical business.

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Even if you want to do business on the black market, you won't be able to get that much money in a short while, but the huge vacancy of military pay will not be waiting for you. There are tens of thousands of hands waiting for money, and one or two are temporarily in arrears.

It's okay for a month, but something will happen over time, and the credibility and prestige that I finally established will be destroyed in one day.

In the end, it was Fang Jingyao who used the assets transferred overseas by the Fang family and the Nanyang Chinese Association to subsidize the troops with funds worth millions of dollars to solve this urgent need. In fact, all this was the instruction of Mr. Fang.

It can be said that the stable development of the team is largely due to the support of Fang's family. Mr. Fang's kindness is something Liao Mingyu will always remember.

But such a righteous anti-Japanese person was brutally murdered by the Japanese. Who could still sit still after hearing this news?

"Why are we only getting news now about what happened last month!? What do your intelligence team do? Why don't you rescue people in advance!?"

Liao Mingyu stood up and asked Yu Sifan angrily.

Seeing the angry look in his eyes, Yu Sifan had no choice but to grit his teeth and reply:

"Back to Junzuo, the Japanese operation this time is very secretive. It seems to be a temporary move without any warning. Our personnel fell into the enemy's encirclement and suppression before they had time to obtain intelligence. More than 70% of Singapore's intelligence personnel were captured.

The survivors did not dare to contact the site immediately after leaving, and did not contact our department until it was completely safe..."

"Stop talking about these useless things. Do you have anything else to say?"

Liao Mingyu turned his head and looked at him coldly without saying anything more. He just kept walking back and forth in front of the two of them.

"This is an oversight in the humble intelligence department. Please punish me."

Yu Sifan quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake. Seeing that the other party did not respond, he had to continue: "However, judging from the latest news, the deployment of Japanese troops in the Malay region has been dwarfed by comparison. The entire Singapore city defense team has less than 1,000 people. In the Malay Peninsula,

All available troops from various places were sent to southern Myanmar..."

Liao Mingyu raised his hand and interrupted the other party. He didn't want to hear what was or wasn't right now, so he hurriedly asked: "I want you to organize the relevant information immediately and put it in my office. And...does Fang Jingyao know this news?"

?Where are his troops now?"

"Back to Jun, the news came to me immediately. Chief of Staff Fang probably doesn't know the situation yet." Yu Sifan replied immediately.

"Um...the Honorable Third Division has set off from Yan'anqiang, and most of the troops are stationed in Pyay. Chief of Staff Fang should lead two main regiments to Taungoo and Naypyitaw, and are clearing out the remaining Japanese troops there." Meng Fan

Liao also realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly replied.

The battle situation on the front line is fierce. In order to facilitate the deployment of orders, the Honorary Third Division, the Armored Brigade and the Heavy Artillery Brigade now form an army. Long Wenwen serves as the commander-in-chief, and Fang Jingyao temporarily acts as the commander of the Third Division and concurrently serves as the chief of staff.

Liao Mingyu frowned. He kept weighing in his mind whether he should tell Fang Jingyaozhong the news now.

After thinking about it, he looked at Meng Fan again. This guy was a good talker, so it would be better to let him go over there.

"I'm sorry, you're going to Mandalay now. I don't need to tell you what to do. If necessary, bring him back. I will explain to Long Wenwen that you will temporarily take over as the chief of staff of the Third Division."

Darling, are you going to let me go to the front line now?

Meng Fan'er's spirit was lifted up, and he didn't dare to be careless and replied quickly: "Yes! I understand, I understand."

"In addition, contact the Third Division and hurry up the offensive against Japan. I want them to advance into Naypyitaw before the beginning of spring and end this battle."
Chapter completed!