PNB Chapter 149 The storm is coming
Chapter 149 The storm is coming
Guyuan.
"How is it going? Is there any problem with the equipment supply of the synthesizer?"
The commander-in-chief asked the logistics minister.
"It's almost there, we just need a few more armored vehicles."
The logistics director looked at the record sheet in his hand and replied.
"How's the training going?"
The commander-in-chief looked at the chief of staff again.
"It will take some time. The main problem is the coordination between infantry and tanks, as well as the coordination between infantry and artillery!"
The Chief of Staff replied.
"Time waits for no one!"
The commander-in-chief looked at everyone in the room and said earnestly, "Yan'an is currently in a difficult situation because of the disaster victims."
"We must speed up the battle against the Ma family army. It will be disadvantageous to us if we delay for too long."
"The soldiers have been training very hard."
The chief of staff suggested: "I think we can release the evidence we have collected about Ma Hongkui's collusion with the Japanese in advance."
"This way, when the arguments have fermented and the other side's momentum is low, our training will be almost complete."
"Ok!"
The commander-in-chief nodded: "That's it!"
Soon rumors about Ma Hongkui's collusion with the Japanese appeared in densely populated cities such as Ningxia and Chongqing.
The front line of Pengbao Town.
A group of soldiers gathered together and discussed the news they had just received.
"Did you hear that?"
"what?"
"Our chairman is going to be king!"
"What kind of king is this? He wants to establish a Huihui Kingdom that belongs to our Hui people!"
As he spoke, one of the Hui soldiers glanced at the Han soldiers in the crowd and said proudly, "From now on, we will be first-class Hui people and second-class Han people!"
Upon hearing this, the Han soldiers in the crowd all showed angry expressions, but for some reason, they dared not speak out.
Now the Hui soldiers became even more proud, and they loudly discussed how powerful their ancestors were and how they robbed the grass and grain.
At the same time, Ma Hongkui, who was far away in Ningxia, was also questioning Ito Masazo.
"Is it you who are behind the rumors that are making the rounds outside?"
“Haha, is Chairman Ma drunk?”
Ito Masami looked at Ma Hongkui like he was an idiot: "We want Chairman Ma to establish the Hui State, but why should we leak the secret before it is accomplished?"
"Will this do us any good?"
"benefit!"
Ma Hong was so angry: "Isn't the benefit that I have no way out and have to agree to your plan?"
"You really are a genius!"
Ito Masazo said helplessly: "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't lie. I did find the shadow of the Communist Party in this matter."
After saying this, he left without caring about Ma Hongkui's reaction.
"Snapped……"
Seeing Ito Masazo being so arrogant, Ma Hong was so angry that he swept everything on the table to the ground.
But after being angry, he had to force himself to calm down and think about solutions.
Currently, 60% of Ningxia’s population are Han Chinese. If this matter really gets out of hand, it will be very disadvantageous to him.
After thinking about it, he first called the president.
"Isn't this the Huihui King of Ningxia?"
"How come you have time to call an old man like me?"
"Hey hey...what did the president say!"
Listening to the sarcastic voice on the other end of the phone, Ma Hongkui smiled and said, "I will always be a soldier under the president."
"The establishment of a Huihui state is a rumor spread by the Communist bandits. They just want to use this method to destabilize my military morale."
Upon hearing that it was related to the Communist bandits, the president, who had originally not wanted to get involved in the matter, immediately became alert.
"Do you have evidence?"
"Um...No."
"No, you're not saying anything!"
The president cursed inwardly, but said calmly, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence. You'll put me in a passive position if you do this."
"Don't worry, President. Although I don't have evidence now, it doesn't mean I won't have evidence in the future."
"I will hold a press conference tomorrow to explain that I have no cooperation with the Japanese and have no intention of establishing a Hui state."
"As long as the president can send a telegram to support me, I might be able to find the evidence!"
Listening to Ma Hongkui's solemn assurance, the man thought about it and finally chose to believe him once.
"Okay, as long as you can come up with a legitimate reason tomorrow, I will send you a letter of support!"
The next day, in the square outside the Ningxia Municipal Government, reporters holding notebooks and cameras rushed to interview Ma Hongkui on the stage.
"Everyone, please be quiet first!"
Ma Hongkui patted the loudspeaker in front of him and said, "This press conference is held to clarify the rumors that I, Ma Hongkui, colluded with the Japanese and wanted to establish Huihui Country!"
Then he pointed to a reporter who had been arranged long ago and said: "Now please let this reporter friend speak!"
"Hello, Chairman. As far as I know, after 1937, you arrested more than ten spies and five traitors, and personally escorted them to Lanzhou and executed them all."
"Excuse me, how can you cooperate with the Japanese when you have offended them?"
"?"
"I'm convex (fuck dish fuck)"
None of the reporters present were fools. After hearing this man's speech, they immediately realized that this man was hired by Ma Hongkui.
"Cough cough..."
Ma Hong coughed twice and began his performance.
"This journalist friend said it well. I have already offended the Japanese, so how can I still cooperate with them? It is obvious that someone is slandering me!!"
"As everyone knows, I am a Hui, and the Japanese army sent the most troops during the Eight-Nation Alliance, and many Hui soldiers fell at the Zhengyang Gate."
"Now that my family's revenge has not been avenged, and my country's revenge has not been redressed, I, Ma Hongkui, will inevitably be irreconcilable with the Japanese."
"well said!"
The arranged reporter shouted loudly: "I heard that among those who fell under the Zhengyang Gate, there was your father's brother, right?"
"That's right!"
Ma Hongkui squeezed out two tears and said, "When Zhengyang Gate was lost, my uncle was determined to live and die with the position. He gathered the remaining troops and vowed to take back the city gate tower."
"But fate would have it that a bullet hit my uncle right between the eyebrows and took his life."
"This is a family feud. How can I make peace with the Japanese?!"
"it is good!!"
As soon as Ma Hongkui finished speaking, the arranged reporter took the lead in applauding again.
The other reporters could only applaud in agreement; they knew that the interview was almost over.
These two people are singing the same tune, talking about national hatred and family feuds. What else can they say?
"Ma Hong, you are talking nonsense!"
Suddenly a loud shout was heard, and a Han reporter took out a few photos and said to the reporters present.
"Ma Hongkui did kill some Japanese spies, but the mastermind, Ito Shozo, was secretly hidden."
As he spoke, he held up the photo of Ito Masazo and Ma Hongkui chatting in the yard and showed it to everyone!
"Later, the Japanese Sakayoko Seishirō flew to Ningxia, and Ma Hongkui sent his confidant Zhou Baiqun to meet him."
"After this meeting, Ito Shozo officially became the liaison between the two parties."
"They often met in secret to discuss the establishment of a Hui country. Recently, the Japanese gave him an army's worth of weapons and equipment for free."
"If he had not colluded with the Japanese army, would the Japanese army have given him so many weapons for free?"
After saying that, he showed all the photos in his hand to everyone.
The photos are all of Ma Hongkui and Ito Masazo chatting. In some of the photos, they are drinking together and having a great time.
The last photo shows Ma Hongkui receiving weapons from the Japanese army in Baotou.
"You bullshit!"
Ma Hongkui on the stage looked so angry that his eyes were red with anger: "Ningxia has been painstakingly managed by my Ma family for two lifetimes."
"I already have my own army and my own foundation, how can I hand it over to the Japanese!"
"I'm not that brat like Prince De, how could I possibly get on a Japanese pirate ship?"
"Ok!"
The Han reporter keenly noticed the loophole in Ma Hongkui's words.
"That means you talked to the Japanese, but you were not satisfied with the results."
"Then can I say that as long as the Japanese offer you conditions that satisfy you, you will cooperate with them?"
"You're talking nonsense, I didn't!"
Ma Hong was panicking. He felt that in this situation, he was already in a desperate situation and nothing he said would matter.
"I never thought that the King of the Northwest would become a running dog of the Japanese!"
"I was wondering why he started fighting the Eighth Route Army after getting the Japanese weapons. It seems like he was just surrendering to the Japanese!"
"I heard that a few days ago, the Eighth Route Army wanted to make peace, saying that the Japanese were the ones who had the upper hand in their fight, but Ma Hongkui refused to agree and insisted on fighting!"
"Catch him for me!!"
Listening to the discussions of the reporters around him, Ma Hongkui could no longer bear it. With red eyes, he pointed at the Han reporter who had ruined his reputation and yelled.
"Yes."
Several soldiers with guns immediately rushed towards the Han reporters.
"Everyone, run! Ma Hongkui is going to kill people to silence them!"
Suddenly there was a loud shout and the scene immediately became chaotic. After all, considering Ma Hongkui's current condition, there was no guarantee that he would not lose his mind.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the Han journalists, with the help of several people intentionally or unintentionally, quickly fled Ningxia City.
Soon as the news of the press conference spread, Ma Hongkui's reputation began to become notorious.