As Tang Dao narrated, Xie Jinyuan finally understood that Tang Dao was no longer the soldier he had picked up on the battlefield.
His unparalleled individual combat prowess is just the tip of the iceberg of his true strength.
The most difficult part of this plan, codenamed "Yihua" by Tang Dao, is how to unknowingly remove more than 280 of them from this city that was occupied by Roman Empire soldiers, Japanese spies and even Chinese intelligence personnel.
Take people out of the military camp right before your eyes.
It is impossible from any angle. Maybe it is possible to have underground secret passages like the Sihang Warehouse, but it has been nine months since we entered this military camp. More than 280 professional soldiers have already explored this place.
Speaking of secret passages, there is only one sewer, and it is not accessible to pedestrians.
Perhaps it would be possible only if the Roman Empire people who were responsible for guarding turned a blind eye, but how could the Roman Empire people dare to take the risk of offending the Japanese? After all, there could be hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops outside the concession. If
They dare to offend, but China's largest intelligence agency is using all its strength, so why has it taken so long for more than 280 people to get out of trouble?
But it happened that at this most important link, Tang Dao had already opened up.
Afraid that Xie Jinyuan wouldn't believe it, Tang Dao even made it clear who he was looking for.
Although Tang Dao had only been with Commander Xie for a few days and nights, he still knew his temper very well. Xie Jinyuan looked at the scholar and was quite thoughtful, but he was actually very loyal. If he didn't tell him the truth,
He was sure that Tang Dao would not be implicated, and he would never involve Tang Dao in this matter for his own sake.
More than 280 Chinese soldiers escaped successfully. Even if the Japanese were furious, there was nothing they could do. After all, they had not broken up with the Westerners yet. But if something went wrong, the Japanese would definitely hunt them down with all their strength, even Tang Dao.
When Sun Wukong is alive, he is probably destined to hate Southeast Asia.
Tang Dao naturally started looking for his first partner, Lou Dehua. Unfortunately, the Germans had lived in Pingjin and Tianjin for a long time, so there were no reliable candidates for Songhu, the largest city in the East. However, after listening to Tang Dao's story, Lou Dehua
I was greatly shocked by the life-and-death brotherhood of Chinese soldiers, and took the initiative to help find Brigadier General Tian, the commander of the Jincheng Concession.
Brigadier General Tian didn't have to give face to Tang Dao, but he had to give face to Lou Dehua. In addition, Tang Dao once again offered 10,000 US dollars, so he directly contacted one of the five directors of the Songhu Western Concession Board of Directors by phone.
's cousin.
To put it bluntly, when it comes to nepotism, there is not much difference between the East and the West. Anyone in a family will work very hard to promote their relatives.
According to Brigadier General Tian, there are five members of his family in China. During traditional Western festivals, everyone can get together and have a party.
The so-called board of directors of the concession, to put it bluntly, is the highest authority in the Western concession. The five directors are naturally representatives of the Western powers and have great authority.
With this one person, most of the problems have basically been solved.
Later, all the agreements with the little foreign girl were concluded, and seeing that the two of them were about to enter the 'honeymoon period', Tang Dao also tentatively inquired about the Rockefeller family's network in the Songhu Concession. After all, the United States also had a large network in the Western Concession.
A piece of land.
Fortunately, the influence of the Rockefeller Foundation was greater than Tang Dao had imagined. The person who has been the rotating chairman of the board of directors of the Western Concession for the past six months is named Joseph Rockefeller, and he is also Laura's cousin.
Even though he may look like Laura's elder, coming to the Far East already means that he has been squeezed out of the Rockefeller family's core circle, and his real family status is far lower than Laura's.
When Laura arrived in China, this man went to greet her in person and expressed his support for Laura. This was Chi Guoguo's support for the future head of the family.
This is understandable. Who doesn’t want to secure a place for their descendants in the family’s survival? You know, it is a huge business empire worth billions of dollars now and who knows how many trillions of dollars in the future.
Born into such a wealthy family, their pain is no longer that poor people have difficulty filling their bellies, but rather how much say they have in the family.
This is fate, no matter what class you are, everyone will have their own suffering because of desire!
Therefore, instead of envying others, it is better to live your own life.
This piece of information is naturally the icing on the cake for Tang Dao, and when she heard Tang Dao’s help, Laura, who was overwhelmed by Tang Dao in front of her, did not hold Tang Dao in her arms, but readily agreed to help.
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At this point, Tang Dao has opened up the relationship channels between the two most influential figures in the Western Concession of Songhu. One can indirectly command the Roman Empire garrison in the Western Concession, and the other can coordinate other relations and communications.
A long time later, when Tang Dao and Yang Niuer, who were already friends in the "revolutionary friendship", curiously asked her why she didn't take the opportunity to give him a hand in the first place, Laura's sea-blue eyes were full of mischief and she smiled back at Tang Dao.
One sentence: "What do you think?"
Perhaps only Lieutenant James knows the reason for this.
"Tang Dao is as cunning as a fox. If he wants to rescue his comrades, he must be fully prepared. Why would he only place his hopes on me, a new collaborator?
What's more important is that even if we don't have a relationship, if we do have a relationship and still use it to make things difficult, especially when I don't know the specifics at the time, it will definitely make him feel bad, and it will never be able to make up for it.
gap.
If you offend the Japanese, you will be offended, but offending him is not worth it. Moreover, don’t forget, behind him is a country with a population of hundreds of millions..." After Laura left,
In response to James' doubts, he answered so meaningfully.
Only then did the swarthy muscular man realize that his young lady valued Tang Daozhi far more than Japan, the largest military power in Asia.
And the final facts also proved how wise his lady was. Many of the future Rockefeller family's business ideas came from Tang Dao's suggestions, and they never made mistakes.
As for Japan, apart from being a bit crazy, it is really vulnerable in front of the most terrifying manufacturing country in the world. After the war, it has been kneeling in front of the United States and never raised its head again, even if they are already extremely rich, the United States is a daddy.
With just a few moves, the national economy collapsed and fell into the Great Depression.
On the other hand, China's vast land area and huge population base have created a solid foundation. Even if its managers have made many mistakes, they are still on the road to rise, and ultimately make the behemoth like the United States deeply fearful.
The founder of the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the largest financial groups in the United States, chose his future heir not because his great-granddaughter was beautiful enough, but because of her brains.
It is said that Laura showed her extraordinary side when she was only three or four years old. Three or four-year-old children are still at the age of fighting with toys, but Laura likes to be in a daze at the door.
When asked what she was doing, she said she was watching the rain and listening to the wind. She wanted to know how the rain came and how the wind blew, and she could even stay quiet for a whole day on a rainy day.
Perhaps from the moment she found out, her great-grandfather, who had passed away for more than a year, had already paid attention to her great-granddaughter, who became wise much earlier than ordinary people.
His choice was right. 26-year-old Laura met the most important partner in her life in China and held him firmly.
Tang Dao didn't say anything about Laura's decisive help, but he kept it in mind. In future cooperation with the Rockefeller Group, he would be less harsh, and the Rockefeller Group would not know how to save it.
How much.
But for Tang Dao, everything is worth it.
Because those brothers who lived and died with him are priceless!
Once you have opened up the two most important relationships, the rest will be much simpler.
The day after Tang Dao arrived in Songhu, he went straight to visit with a beautiful knife. The two big shots couldn't escape because of the telegrams from Brigadier Tian and Laura. In addition, with the 30,000 U.S. dollars presented by Tang Dao, they were completely
There is no reason to refuse.
Tang Dao then used his connections to find Yang Zongdao, the top leader of the military command in the Songhu area, and used Brigadier Cheng's public and private connections to convince him to become the "scapegoat", giving him the main body of the rescue operation.
The initiator stays away from the whirlpool of events.
Tang Dao knew that his long absence from the North China battlefield had really aroused the suspicion of the intelligence officers who had been coming to the military command in the second theater in the past few months, making the stingy old man extremely nervous, fearing that that person was...
Do it to yourself.
The victory in the Battle of Southeast Shanxi made the whole country rejoice, but there was an undercurrent surging behind the scenes. If he came to Songhu to rescue the members of the 542nd Regiment and let that person know that he actually had connections with the West, I don't know what would happen.
deal with him.
Maybe all the 22nd Army Group will be transferred to central China with a military order. Didn't Tang Dao say that the organization will be returned to the Sichuan Army? The Military and Political Department's separate transfer of an infantry regiment will cause opposition from the Sichuan Army. Then transfer a group army and play a game of chess on the national battlefield. Let's see who
Dare you say half a word more.
Therefore, for Tang Dao, Xie Jinyuan thinks that the most difficult point is actually the simplest. How to keep yourself out of the situation is the most difficult.
In the next week, the concessions came forward to recruit homeless refugees, nominally transport workers, numbering about 300. During the pre-job training stage, Tang Dao came forward to instill righteousness into these refugees and told them
The job is to replace the regular troops trapped in the military camp, in exchange for their freedom to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese.
In addition, everyone who is willing to participate will be given a settlement allowance of 400 oceans per person on site, and promises to release everyone in about a year. If they are still unable to be released, an additional 30 oceans will be paid every month according to the time until everyone returns to freedom.
Until the body.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to participate, but you have to stay in the cell of the patrol house for half a year to prevent the news from leaking. But in that case, the subsidy will only be 40 oceans, which is equivalent to free food and drink in the cell of the patrol house, and then
Pay additional fees every month.
What is the concept of 400 oceans? In this time of war, it can save a family from renting a small house in the concession, and they can eat and drink for three years. They sleep under the eaves every day and rely on the porridge shed for food. They are so hungry every day.
It is definitely a huge sum of money for the refugees of Green Light.
In addition, Tang Dao made it very clear that you can't get out if you don't want to change, and you have to stay in the cell for half a year. In comparison, it would be better to go to the military camp for a year or two.
The whole family can work together for a few years without having to worry about food and clothing.
As for what the Japanese can do to them, this is a concession after all. It has been almost a year, and Japan has not done anything to the regular soldiers in the military camp!
Moreover, Tang Dao, who was wearing a regular national army uniform, made his righteousness clear. Didn't these people lose their homes because of the Japanese devils? In exchange for the elite soldiers who fought in Sihang Warehouse to fight the Japanese on the battlefield, only
Only by beating away the Japanese will we all be able to return home.
Furthermore, the scene where the Chinese soldiers at Sihang Warehouse fought bravely with the Japanese army in front of their eyes nine months ago was still vivid in their minds. They wanted to fight the Japanese even if they risked their lives. If they didn't even dare to do this,
, still considered a man?
The two elders of the Western Concession are not ordinary people who can sit in this position. The people they recruit must have a family of more than 3 people. As long as they have a family connection, it is basically difficult for them to refuse this offer.
He spent a huge amount of money to support his family and was able to keep secrets.
As for the trick of "civet cat for prince" being discovered by the Japanese in the future, it has been a done deal for a long time. What can the Japanese do?
To put it bluntly, Tang Dao can finally persuade the lowest level of psychological logic of the big figures in the concession because Westerners don't take the Japanese seriously at all, and even the entire East, in their eyes, is a place of ignorance and backwardness.
If the Japanese can be considered important here, then it means that the tiger is not here and the monkey is the king!
As a dozen or so bloody men took the lead, throwing down their hats and striding to press their fingerprints, some hesitant refugees also took the plunge.
Of the 300 people recruited, more than 260 people pressed their fingerprints on the spot and received money. The remaining 30 people who were still hesitating wanted to agree again, but it was too late. The vicious armed soldiers in the concession locked them up directly.
Although they were imprisoned, the 40 oceans were paid directly to their families. It was considered hush money, just like remuneration for their service to the police station.
Of course, the refugees didn't just put on military uniforms and look like soldiers. In the Roman Empire's military camp, a week-long military training was specially prepared for them. Tang Dao led Shen Laoliu and Ming Xin to queue them up.
Special training.
Those were perhaps the five most painful days for Tang Tuanzuo. He finally understood why his former recruit company commander had a red face for a long time. It was not because of the sun, but because he was so angry because of his elevated blood pressure.
But as Tang Tuanzuo roared that those who failed to meet the standards would be kicked out, and the ocean was taken back, the refugees actually maintained their military posture for an hour, which made people truly experience the magic of money.
After seven days, let’s not talk about training these refugees who are about to become dead soldiers into real soldiers! At least they have a soldier. Tang Dao even found a few talents among them. If they are trained well and put into the regular army, it will be good.
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Just in time, a dozen or so people who were pretty good were assigned to the positions of battalion commander, company commander, and platoon commander. They even found a guy who looked quite similar to Xie Jinyuan to be the group leader, but it was basically just a decoration, letting him go on stage and pretend to talk.
A few words are fine, but any more will reveal the secret, but that's fine. Anyway, the Japanese spies can only observe here with a telescope, and they can't get closer than 300 meters.
Tang Dao promised to increase the allowances for the refugees who were 'officers' according to their levels, and gave them jurisdiction over their respective 'subordinates'. He also promised that if they wanted to join the army in the future, they could come to him directly, which made more than a dozen admired 'officers'
They were so grateful that they worked very hard during training.
A week later, the 260 performing refugee soldiers not only had a decent appearance, they even had a preliminary management system.
I gave them all guns and bullets, and I trained in the military camp for a few more weeks. Maybe I could actually have a chance to meet a Japanese infantry team.
The desire for money and power is universal everywhere.
It was not until everything was ready that the substitute refugees could replace all the officers and soldiers of the 542nd Regiment by putting on the tattered military uniforms of the 542nd Regiment. Only then did Tang Dao arrive at the military camp and talk to Xie Jinyuan about the matter.
This is also to do something absolutely so that Xie Jinyuan cannot refuse.
"You have already brought this matter to this point, how can I refuse?" Xie Jinyuan said with a wry smile.
"Then, sir, are you willing to go to North China with me? You can't be the leader of the Four Lines Regiment, but I can definitely give you a regiment of soldiers and horses, which you will command, and we will kill the Japanese together." Tang Dao stared at himself.
The former commander had a burning gaze.
Although Xie Jinyuan did not become famous until the Battle of Sihang Warehouse, his solid military experience has already destined him to be an excellent commander.
It's a pity that in time and space, he died at the hands of Xiaoxiao before he had time to show his talent. Tang Dao believes that if he is given a regiment of soldiers, he will never do a bad job.
If this person is willing, the Four Elements Group will have another strong helping hand.
"I really want to fight side by side with you again!" Xie Jinyuan was silent for a long time and finally spoke, with sadness in his eyes. "But I'm sorry, Tang Dao, I'm going to let you down this time. I can't go there."
"Sir..." Tang Dao's heart sank. What he was worried about still happened.
"It's not that I don't want to kill the Japanese invaders, but, as you know, your regiment's long stay in North China has aroused suspicion. If I go back with the remaining troops, it will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire. Moreover, our 542nd regiment is the 88th Division.
Anyone under his command can go, but I, the nominal leader, must not go." Xie Jinyuan stood up and put his hand on Tang Dao's shoulder: "This rescue only saved me, Battalion Commander Yang and the quartermaster.
While only a few people are waiting, the rest, including Company Commander Shi, Company Commander Shangguan and others, are still stranded in the concession, do you understand?"
"Sir, why are you doing this?" Tang Dao felt the burning heat coming from the big hand on his shoulder, and his heart trembled.
Tang Dao understood what this man meant. It was clear that in addition to taking away Battalion Commander Yang and several civilian officers, the remaining three incomplete infantry companies would be handed over to him.
"The heroes of Sihang Warehouse will die on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. I know you will not let them down." Xie Jinyuan roared in a low voice, showing that his mood was also agitated.
"Besides, even if I don't go to the north, the Military and Administrative Department will not let me, an army colonel, live a free life. Maybe we will meet again on the battlefield that day, right?"
"Okay, sir, let's see you on the battlefield." Tang Dao was not an indecisive person, and he knew that this person's choice was actually the best one.
Both of them are heroic men. Now that they have made a decision, they will not continue to argue about this matter. The two sides sat down again and called over the already anxious Battalion Commander Yang, Shangguan Yunbiao, Shi Hao and others to discuss all the details.
Then they exchanged military salutes and said goodbye again.
It's just that Tang Dao may not have expected that it would be so many years since he was separated from his former commander.
