The time for Kong Jie to leave the Tianjin Concession was set on the fifth day.
This day is the day agreed by Kong Jie and John.
John will use merchant ships to transport a batch of goods produced and ship them to Shanxi for sale.
Kong Jie took advantage of the days before leaving to seize the time to make preparations.
On the one hand, let Comrade Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming, two businessmen sent by the Tianjin underground party, reach a cooperation agreement with John.
And further make both parties familiar with the various businesses of the next cooperation to ensure that Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming can cooperate with John on business as Kong Jie's agents in the American Concession in Tianjin.
Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming followed Kong Jie's instructions and while cooperating with American businessmen, they also began to try to contact some Soviet businessmen.
As for the cash seized from the Japanese’s vaults and banks.
Kong Jie handed over a large part of it to Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming as continued funds for continued cooperation with American businessman John.
After the subsequent shortage of funds, Kong Jie will continue to transport funds to Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming via merchant ships.
The various business chains within the independent group are now getting bigger and bigger, and the subsequent supply of funds is not a problem.
Another part will be used as a deposit to set up future business cooperation with John.
In addition, Kong Jie also secretly discussed with John a plan on how to carry out arms smuggling after the subsequent business was stable and paralyzed the Japanese army's judgment.
Everything was planned before Kong Jie left.
On the other hand, Kong Jie continued to plan how to rescue the three professors who were guarded by the Japanese army, and secretly take away all the experts, professors and overseas Chinese representatives who needed to be transferred this time.
And on the fourth day, Kong Jie received news through comrades in the Tianjin underground party that the Jizhong Military Region was responsible for the large-scale raids on Jizhong launched by the Japanese army not long ago.
Various units suffered a lot of casualties, including many seriously wounded. However, the medical level of the Jizhong Military Region was limited and medicines were insufficient, so I was wondering if this batch of wounded could be transported to a field hospital in the Taihang area for treatment. The headquarters then issued an order.
Kong Jie was temporarily appointed. This time he not only had to continue his original task of escorting a group of experts, professors, and overseas Chinese representatives back.
We also need to think of ways to bring the seriously injured soldiers from the Jizhong Military Region back to the Taihang base for treatment on the way.
Under tight time constraints, the Tianjin underground party quickly contacted the Jizhong authorities.
In the end, the time for the two parties to meet was set in the early morning of the fifth day.
At that time, the seriously injured will be prepared in advance, and after the merchant ship arrives, all the wounded will be transported on board immediately.
Of course, in order to conceal their identity, what Kong Jie requires is that all the wounded must change into civilian clothes.
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Outside the concession.
The major banks are still in turmoil, and the police, as well as the newly deployed Japanese troops, are always on guard.
I'm afraid that the unfaithful robber will do another crazy robbery.
The military commanders continued to complain that the Japanese army could not find the robbers who robbed the bank vault, so they could only shift the contradiction to the military commanders.
Even in the gradual contact between the two sides, the Japanese army found that this frame-up was too obvious.
But there must be a scapegoat, otherwise it will appear that the Japanese army is incompetent.
It was around four o'clock in the morning on the 5th, and the night was not over yet.
When the two sides met again, talking about the situation faced by the military commander after being framed, Zhou Jianren said: "Since the establishment of our Tianjin Underground Party, in fact, in addition to the Japanese army, our biggest opponent, the military commander has also been ostracizing and suppressing us." p>
"During this period, because the Japanese army could not find the robbers, they focused their attention on the military commander, and various military commanders were suppressed, which made our covert activities more convenient."
Kong Jie said: "I only hope that through this suppression, the military commanders at Tianjin Station will wake up. The enemy we both face all the time is the Japanese army, not to create internal gaps, nor to secretly have an affair with the Japanese army."
"I hope so!" Zhou Jianren replied.
The current meeting between Kong Jie and Zhou Jianren is the last time that Kong Jie will leave Tianjin.
"Old Zhou, after we leave this time, all aspects of Tianjin's operations in the future will only rely on your underground party comrades!"
When they parted, the two hands held each other tightly, and Kong Jie said earnestly.
Zhou Jianren saluted Kong Jie: "Commander Kong, please rest assured that all of us underground party members will fight to the death to complete the mission!"
Kong Jie said: "Lao Zhou, I feel relieved because of your words. The next rescue operation will be fully handed over to our commando team. In order to conceal your identity, you should not come forward again."
"Yes!"
"Take care!"
"Captain Kong, take care!"
The two sides said goodbye, and Kong Jie ordered the operation to begin.
The commando team was divided into two groups. Kong Jie led one group to escort Sun Nianguo and other overseas Chinese representatives and experts and professors, a total of 17 people, to board the ship in advance.
Ye Min, deputy captain of the commando team, led the rest of the team members and rushed to the homes of the three professors to rescue professors Zhao Guo, Qian Xuezhong, and Chen Dong respectively.
The route, plan and preparations for rescuing the three professors have been prepared for many days, and all they need is the east wind.
Setting the rescue time at four in the morning was a decision Kong Jie made after careful consideration.
It's too early, and after killing the Japanese guards, it's easy to alert the enemy.
At that time, the sky was not bright yet, the ferry was not open, and merchant ships could not leave from the Tianjin Concession. Once the Japanese army noticed it, something serious would happen.
Kong Jie set the time to rescue the three professors two hours before departure.
After the three professors were rescued and transferred to the merchant ship, the merchant ship just set off. When the Japanese army discovered that the three professors had escaped, they came to their senses and found that the merchant ship had already gone down the river.
After all, it is an American merchant ship. As long as the Japanese can't get hold of it, John and other American merchants will have nothing to do with it.
On the merchant ship, Kong Jie and his party had arrived. Everyone stood on the deck, looking at the sky not far away, with somewhat worried faces on their faces.
This merchant ship is John's private merchant ship. This time the merchant ship went to Shanxi, John did not go there in person.
The American businessman in charge of the merchant ship this time was John's second-in-command, and he was deeply trusted by John. His name was Joe Foss.
Before leaving, John gave Joe Foss the following instructions:
This time we are mainly escorting Mr. Xu and his party away. Just follow Mr. Xu’s instructions in everything.
Kong Jie told John that he might bring some cooperation friends with him this time and leave together on a merchant ship.
John didn't ask any more questions and nodded directly in agreement.
"Mr. Xu, haven't your friends arrived yet?"
Next to Kong Jie, Joe Foss asked with a smile. Compared to John, his Chinese is much worse, and he speaks with a foreign accent.
But it is said that the equipment carried by the commando team members on this trip is actually quite concealed.
It’s already summer, and everyone doesn’t have much to wear.
They don’t carry the usual equipment, but each person is equipped with a personal pistol.
After all, this time we are going to the Tianjin Concession for business. Once there is a large-scale exchange of fire, the commando team is basically not far from destruction.
Therefore, whether it was an armed action to seize the Japanese bank vault or an action to rescue the three professors, they were all conducted secretly and quickly.
In this rescue, the actions of the three professors were even more demanding. They did not fire a single shot throughout the entire process to get rid of the Japs guarding the professors, and then rescued the three professors quietly.
Joe Foss was unaware of the true identities of the commandos and the weapons hidden on their bodies.
What Qiaofus noticed was the anxiety and uneasiness on the faces of Kong Jie's so-called friends.
Also, what kind of friend is this that insists on leaving on a merchant ship in the middle of the night?
But John specifically asked Joe Foss:
Mr. Xu's identity is by no means as simple as a Chinese businessman. No matter what you see or hear along the way, as long as it doesn't harm us Americans, just pretend you didn't see anything!
This is our big benefactor, even if it is to make money, he has to turn a blind eye.
Faced with Joe Foss's inquiry, Kong Jie smiled and said: "It should be here soon."
Everyone waited for another twenty minutes. It was almost six o'clock in the morning, and a touch of fish belly white appeared on the horizon.
In the field of vision of Kong Jie and his party, a group of people appeared not far away.
Ye Min arrived with the commando members.
Also caught in the team were the three professors who were rescued by the team members.
"Qiao, my friends are here." Kong Jie turned to Qiao Fus and said.
Joe Fusi quickly arranged for people to lower the gangplank, and Ye Min and his party led three professors to board the ship through the gangplank.
When the two sides met, Kong Jie took the lead and asked: "Ye Min, the road is dark at night, there were no accidents on the road, right?"
Ye Min shook his head and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, boss, it went very smoothly. We walked more carefully."
Kong Jie nodded, and then looked at the three professors. The three professors should all be in their forties, with some gray in their hair.
On the way here, Ye Min had already explained to three professors about his departure with the help of American merchant ships.
Therefore, it was not the time for the two sides to exchange greetings. The three professors nodded slightly at Kong Jie, then stood among the crowd and stopped talking.
Kong Jie said to Joe Foss: "Qiao, I came to Tianjin this time to invite some workers and some friends. Now they are all here."
"Okay, then let's set off. It's almost time for the ferry to open!" Joe Foss nodded.
Over at the ferry, the Japanese have time control over the ferry.
But when the time comes, they dare not stop the American merchant ships.
After Jobs handed over the handover to the Japanese army, the Japanese army let the merchant ship leave.
The merchant ship began to move in the river. Kong Jie quietly breathed a sigh of relief and finally embarked on the return journey smoothly.
This first task is more than half completed.
The next step is to take the wounded in Jizhong aboard the merchant ship after it arrives in the Jizhong area and safely return them to the base.
On the way, Kong Jie was thinking about how he would find an excuse to explain to Joe Foss...