The streets of Guangzhou are still bustling with people. New buildings have been rebuilt in the places that were destroyed by the war a year ago. The bustling flow of people has quickly covered up the desolation and dilapidation caused by the war. Due to Guangzhou's nearly one year
There was a lot of construction work going on, and it was a transfer station for supplies aiding China from the United States, Britain and other countries. In addition, Su Rui introduced dozens of military-industrial companies, which led to hundreds of downstream factories. Therefore, after the liberation, Guangzhou was even more beautiful than before.
In the prosperity of Guangzhou, not only the locals of Guangzhou, but also many people from Guangdong and all over the country have flocked to Guangzhou. By June and July 1940, Guangzhou's population had reached more than four million, and the population surged.
What followed was chaos in public security and increased difficulty in management, which in many cases even triggered complaints from many local residents in Guangzhou.
In view of this, Su Rui had to increase the number of Guangzhou police officers. When the security problem was at its most serious, Su Rui even mobilized the 398th Army to station in Guangzhou and let the troops patrol the streets. Once they found someone committing crimes, robberies, or fights on the streets,
, rape and adultery of women and other acts shall be severely punished. In serious cases, the army can shoot them on the spot without pronouncing a sentence. For a time, there were bursts of gunfire in Guangzhou, and hundreds or thousands of hanging heads greatly deterred those fierce people who planned to take risks.
Later, Su Rui ordered the formation of a special atonement camp, and threw all the young and strong men in Guangzhou, such as thugs, gangsters and local gangsters, into this army, and threw these energetic guys to Japan and Japan.
The army was at the forefront of the battle, allowing them to vent all their desire and energy for destruction on the Japanese.
After recent months of rectification, the public security in Guangzhou has greatly changed. Although it cannot be said that people do not pick up items on the street and do not close their homes at night, it is much better than before when thieves ran around the streets and fights often occurred. Because every time
When someone wants to come out to "make a profit", there will be "seniors" who educate them in a serious tone. If you really think your life is too easy, you might as well take the initiative to report to the Atonement Camp. The excitement there is
Life will definitely make you satisfied. The kind of life where you have to hold a rifle and fight the Japanese with bayonets almost every few days will make even the most ferocious bad guys feel scared.
Today, on the famous Shangxiajiu Commercial Street in Guangzhou, several foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes walked. Like many ordinary people, they were strolling on this street full of merchandise. One of them was tall and wearing an American military uniform.
, with a full head of blond hair and a hooked nose, he is none other than Colonel Hurley, the U.S. military attache in China.
The other person walking side by side with Hurley has sparse silver hair, a medium build, and a chiseled face with a hint of rigidity and arrogance. Judging from his actions of walking side by side with Hurley, this person's status should be equal.
Yu Hurley.
After walking for a while, Hurley smiled and said to the people around him: "Sir Carl, as the British Ambassador to China, you are well-informed. What do you think of this place?"
The middle-aged man known as Sir Carl nodded: "Yes, just from this street, it is as prosperous as Shanghai. What is especially rare is that we did not find any thefts or fights along the way.
Fighting incident. The security level here is better than that in Shanghai."
Hearing this, Hurley couldn't help curling his lips, but this action was immediately noticed by Sir Carl. He asked curiously: "Colonel Hurley, do you have any different views on what I said?"
Hurley said disdainfully: "That's not true. It's just that if you had come here three months ago, I'm afraid you would have taken back what you just said."
Sir Carl raised his thick eyebrows: "Oh, can you tell me about it?"
Hurley shook his head: "Actually, there's nothing to say. Just three or four months ago, this was a place where thieves were rampant and thieves were everywhere. But the dictatorial ruler of Guangzhou arrested all those people into the military camp.
And they were severely punished, and then it became like this. I still clearly remember that this bustling street was full of heads. The scene was really terrifying. That guy was simply the incarnation of the devil. He
He actually ordered his soldiers to put more than 700 captured robbers, rapists, and murderers on this street and execute them without any court or jury verdict. The blood that was shed that day was simply incredible.
This street was paved, and even now I can still smell the pungent smell of blood. In my opinion, he is a combination of executioner and butcher, or in other words, he is a dictator."
Sir Karl was silent for a long time after hearing this. After a while, he smiled and said: "But at least this dictator now has a very high reputation in this city and even this country, isn't he?"
"Maybe." Hurley shrugged angrily, "It seems that the people of this country are not very resistant to dictators. After all, these people have been ruled by their emperors for thousands of years, so from the bottom of their hearts
They say they welcome dictators."
Hurley's words did not resonate with Sir Carl. In his opinion, Hurley was purely out of his sour grape mentality. However, it was not convenient for him to say anything, so he just kept silent and continued.
walk.
The two walked in silence for a while, and Sir Carl suggested: "Colonel Hurley, what do you think about us finding a place to sit for a while?"
Hurley smiled: "Of course, no problem. Sir Carl hasn't had breakfast yet, right? I happen to know a teahouse that makes delicious breakfast. How about I treat you to a meal today?"
"Of course." A smile appeared on Sir Carl's old-fashioned face. "The Chinese have a saying, do as the Romans do. Now that you're here, it's up to you to make the decision."
"Haha, then please come with me. The teahouse happens to be not far ahead. Let's go there."
After speaking, Hull walked forward first. Sir Carl winked at the two followers behind him, and then quickly followed...
Five or six minutes later, the two of them were already sitting in the lobby of a restaurant called Chu Yunxuan Teahouse. They sat down at a table, and the two attendants sat down at a table next to them. Looking at the table
After serving two cages of small, exquisite and crystal clear xiaolongbao, Sir Carl not only had a great appetite, he skillfully used his chopsticks to pick up a xiaolongbao, dipped it in some soy sauce and vinegar, and ate it in one bite. His face immediately showed a very special expression.
An expression of enjoyment.
After a long while, he took a breath and said: "If the military capabilities of the Chinese are half as strong as their food, even ten Japanese combined will not be their opponent."
"That's not necessarily true." Hurley shrugged: "Their ancestors almost conquered the world more than six hundred years ago, not because of their cooking skills, but because of their war horses and bows and arrows."
"But you also said that that was more than 600 years ago. Now is the era of hot weapons. China has long been reduced to a third-rate country, hasn't it?" When mentioning China, there was still a trace of contempt on Sir Carl's face.
look.
Hurley didn't answer, but in his heart he despised this guy who wanted to save face and suffer. He was almost beaten to death by the Germans, and he eagerly wanted to come to ask for help, but he still pretended that the sun never sets on the empire and he was invincible.
Xiong Xian. I really don’t know who gave him the courage to feel so good about himself.
Perhaps because he felt that what he just said was not good, Sir Carl quickly changed the subject: "Colonel Hurley, with the strength of your US government here, haven't you figured out the source of the weapons of the troops in the fourth theater yet?
?”
"No!"
As soon as he mentioned this, Hurley's face gradually darkened. Speaking of which, the U.S. government has been really depressed in the past two years. They can't figure out why there are so many American weapons in distant China, as small as...
From Garand rifles to artillery pieces, all weapons are marked "SUA", and even the fighter planes flying in the sky are all in a strong American style.
For this reason, Hurley also made representations to Suri many times on behalf of the U.S. government, hoping that Suri could clarify the issue of weapons assistance to the U.S. government, but was rejected without exception. Suri even told him that if the United States
The government doesn't want them to use these weapons or protest to him, so he has no problem re-equipping his troops with German equipment.
As soon as Su Rui said this, the U.S. government was also dumbfounded. The U.S. government had protested Su Rui's equipment of F4F Wildcat fighter jets last time, which had already annoyed Su Rui once. If something goes wrong again this time, it would lead to
If the hundreds of thousands of troops in the fourth theater of war are replaced with German equipment, it means that they will completely fall out with Suri. At this moment of turmoil in the world, it would be wrong to offend a powerful local figure with millions of troops.
It was extremely unwise, so the U.S. government had to hold its nose and tolerate this incident, and strictly ordered Hurley not to make any further representations to Suri on this matter.
At this time, Sir Carr, the British ambassador to China, found Hurley. Sir Carr came to Su Rui on behalf of the British government to ask for help. Therefore, at this time, Britain was already on the verge of a very dangerous situation.
Although the Dunkirk evacuation that just ended in June this year was blown to the sky by the British themselves, only they know the truth of the matter best. In this evacuation, the British lost almost all their weapons and baggage to
The Germans and the 338,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force returned to the UK almost empty-handed. At this time, the UK could be said to be at its weakest. Facing the Germans who were ready to cross the Channel and march towards the British mainland at any time,
The British need rifles, cannons, tanks, airplanes, and all weapons that can kill people...
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