Since the boss had given him a holiday, Tang Dao would not be pretentious. After handing over all the work with Grayman Company's agent Stilwell, he immediately rushed to his hometown with a team of people.
Stilwell was also helpless. The new commander sent him an order through the embassy to ask him, the new chief of staff, to arrive in the Philippines within a week to prepare for the establishment of the headquarters. However, Grayman Company, which was far across the ocean, had a relationship with the military department.
Ask him to serve as the company's chief negotiator, and the remuneration is as high as $50,000.
Tang Dao also expressed his welcome and expressed that he only trusted him. In the end, the Chief of Staff of the American Far East Army, who had not yet met his commander, could only ask for a two-month leave from the commander to help the two sides on the other side of the ocean to put this matter first.
A big deal was made.
Well, even if you haven't even met your boss, you have offended your immediate boss. But Stilwell knew how stubborn that maverick and show-loving five-star general was.
Sure enough, the old pipe-smoking man who always wore a purple scarf wherever he went approved Stilwell's request for leave, but then called the federal military department to request the addition of a deputy chief of staff nominated by him on the grounds that he was
The commander is not the head of logistics support, and he will not complete work for anyone that should not be his.
"Don't worry, General Stilwell, once our two countries form an alliance, the China Theater will become part of the Far East Theater. You can apply to him for transfer to our China Theater. I think the maverick commander will be very willing, and
The whole country will also be extremely welcoming." There is basically no difference between Tang Dao's comfort and his lack of comfort.
But the deal was done, and for the sake of friends and money, Stilwell could only stay in China and do his best to complete the things before him.
The United States was delaying, but Japan, which was stimulated by the establishment of the Far East Command by the United States, accelerated the pace of its "southern advance."
While conducting high-level negotiations with the United States, they were also accelerating contacts with the Furry Bear Country. Frequent meetings between ambassadorial personnel from both sides, combined with the intelligence sent back by Stilwell, undoubtedly aroused high vigilance in the U.S. military.
In order to express their attitude, the Americans dispatched three C-47 transport aircraft that had just been equipped with the army and became famous in World War II. They carried a total of 30 army-type 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 6,000 rounds of artillery shells. They took off from the mainland and transferred to Hawaii and Malaysia respectively.
Arriving at an airport in the eastern part of Asan Kingdom, we finally took off from the eastern part of Asan Kingdom, crossing the sky over Myitkyina and the Hengduan Mountains, and arriving in Sichuan Province.
That was the first time that the Americans used military transport aircraft to transport supplies to China with such great fanfare, and after the three transport aircraft arrived, they actually stayed at Jiulongpo Airport, which can take off and land large aircraft.
After 30 40mm anti-aircraft guns were delivered to a rigorously trained air defense regiment, the air defense regiment deployed defenses around the airport.
That can not only protect the airport, but also serve as a barrier to the northwest of the mountain city.
The Japanese planes that bombed the mountain city mainly came from two directions, one was Jianghan Airport, and the other was the newly built Yuncheng Airport in Shanxi Province.
The 30 anti-aircraft guns are only the first batch. The United States has promised to transport the remaining 170 anti-aircraft guns and 100,000 rounds of artillery shells to Asan by sea before August 1. Will it be transported by air or land in the end?
The method of shipping to China still needs to be negotiated.
To put it bluntly, the Americans, who are chicken thieves, are also looking at the attitude of the Japanese. If they soften their attitude and give in, the supplies will most likely have to be transported by land. With the road conditions at that time, even if the supplies can reach Yunnan
Well, I don’t know what year or month it was.
If the Japanese remain the same, then I'm sorry, the C-47 with a range of up to 2,600 kilometers is fully capable of airlifting military weapons from Asan Kingdom directly to Sichuan Province in China.
Of course, the Americans were not so arrogant as to claim that the supplies were arms. They only said that they were medicines and food donated by domestic charities in the United States to provide relief to civilians in dire straits of war.
Even so, when three large American transport planes landed at Yamashiro Airport, the Japanese side was so angry that they even directly interrupted ambassadorial-level negotiations with the United States and almost closed the embassy.
There must be something! Even if you know what you are doing quietly, due to the current situation, the Japanese can only see it and pretend not to see it, but the U.S. military is almost unabashedly sending supplies to the Chinese.
It's like giving Japan a slap in the face in front of the whole world.
Perhaps only the Japanese think so. At least in the eyes of Americans, you are a little scumbag. Where did you get your face? If it weren’t for the fact that your family still has some money, how can I make money from you? Who would be willing to pay attention to it?
you.
The tragedy is that the Japanese have learned from the West since the Meiji Restoration, and even learned the civilized mustache on their lips. But in fact, in the eyes of Westerners, they are still stupid dwarfs.
Of course, this all happened after Tang Tuanzuo left the mountain city.
Life was not easy for Tang Tuanzuo after he returned home.
Mainly because Miss Laura also went to Jinxi with her, but this time it was not that the two of them wanted to travel around, but that as the general manager of the 'Chunlei Aircraft Manufacturing Factory', Laura needed to select a location for the factory.
In addition to armed guards, they were accompanied by geological, construction, surveying and mapping engineers, a total of hundreds of people, and there were 20 trucks alone. The convoy was huge, and it was really like a return home for Tang Tuanzuo.
And when we arrived in Jinxi, how could a little foreign girl who was well versed in Eastern culture not follow Tang Dao to visit her elders?
It would be fine if I could just go home quietly under the cover of night like before, but now Tangjia Village can be built like a castle.
The key is that under Tang Dao's instruction, Tangjia Village united with the surrounding villages to form a rural guard team. Let alone a convoy, if a stranger entered within ten miles of Tangjia Village, someone would warn him.
While the convoy was still on the road, the news tree over there fell. Within five minutes, Tang Tuanzuo, who was looking at the village from a distance, felt murderous intent.
It was a murderous intention from a veteran on the battlefield. Tang Dao knew that someone 300 meters away was already targeting the convoy with a rifle.
Does this count as shooting himself in the foot? Tang Dao could only get out of the car with a wry smile, forgetting about his desire to go home in a low profile.
"The regiment has gone home. Go and notify the old brothers to gather and wait for the regimental commander's inspection and training. In addition, inform the master and his wife." The veteran who saw through the telescope that it was Tang Dao lifted up the camouflage turf and emerged from the bunker.
Jump up.
"Okay, okay, give me a lesson. I just want to go home quietly and see my parents. What should you do?"
The Four Lines Regiment was getting bigger and bigger, and it was impossible for Tang Dao to know all the soldiers. Tang Dao, the veteran who was the first to move quickly with a cane, did not know him, but this did not hinder the intimacy between the two.
After the two exchanged military salutes, Tang Dao, who was dressed in casual clothes, spoke very casually without the dignity of a commander at all, and even handed the disabled veteran a cigarette.
"I didn't expect to see the group again so soon. Brothers, we were talking about it for several years!" The veteran carefully put the cigarette from Tang Dao into his pocket and bared his big yellow teeth in a silly manner.
"Okay, go and greet all the old brothers who were originally members of our four-line group. I'll treat you all to dinner in the evening. Don't make a big move and call everyone here. I'll go home quietly." Tang Dao swept.
He glanced at Laura and the others who were following behind him, with helpless expressions on their faces.
There are several blond and blue-eyed Waiguo people in the team, and it is simply impossible to keep a low profile.
"Hey, don't think about that group. Now in Tangjia Village, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. Not to mention your team, even if a mouse wants to enter the village, it has to be checked three times." The veteran called directly.
Tang Dao's fantasy was shattered.
Therefore, before Tang Dao and his party reached the village entrance where high walls and checkpoints had been built, the Tang family couple and a group of villagers who received the news had already arrived at the village entrance.
Then, looking at the little foreign girl who handed over two hardcover gifts with her own hands and shouted "Hello, uncle! Hello, aunt! I am Tang's good friend Laura." She shouted in relatively proficient Chinese, the old couple were speechless, and all the villagers were speechless.
stunned.
Didn’t everyone say that Tang Dao got married? And two days ago, news came out from the Tang residence that the Tang family’s daughter-in-law was pregnant and would soon give birth to a young master or a young lady. However, the one she brought home was a foreign woman.
Woolen cloth?
Damn it, could it be that the legendary world is not ancient, and Tang Dao also played the trick of having a concubine outside?
But think about the face that Commander Tang Da has earned for the villagers by fighting outside. Now let alone the people from Tangjia Village who can hold their heads high when they go to the county seat, people from the surrounding villages can sit in a teahouse in the county seat and act like they are home.
It's only ten miles away from the old house of Captain Tang, and there are many people offering cigarettes and tea. Now it's even more awesome. Even beautiful foreign women are using it as an outdoor room, which really adds to the prestige!
Perhaps only the old couple almost didn't have a big fight with their son in public. Xiao Hanlian's big eyes were like knives, which made Tang Dao look innocent.
He must have a clear conscience!
This calm and composed expression made the villagers sigh even more. What is the style of a general? This is it.
However, the couple was still very polite to the respectful general manager Laura. They invited her into the house and asked Tang Xiaojiu to bring out the delicious food and drinks at home. The enthusiastic couple thought that it was really their daughter-in-law who came to the door.
Already.
That night, to celebrate Tang Dao's return home, the Tang family and his wife set up 50 tables at one time and invited the convoy and retired soldiers from the Si Xing Regiment.
When old comrades met, it was truly extraordinary excitement. Tang Dao welcomed everyone who came, and each of them had half a bowl of wine, which made all the American engineers stunned.
An American engineer refused to believe that Tang Dao's bowl was filled with white wine. He insisted on taking the opportunity of toasting to exchange bowls with Tang Dao, and drank it in one gulp. The white wine with an alcohol content of at least 50 degrees almost overwhelmed this unbelieving American.
The engineer sent him away on the spot.
The little foreign girl on the side smiled brightly. Instead of trying to persuade Tang Dao not to drink, she went to get a hot towel and handed it to Tang Dao from time to time so that he could wipe the wine stains from the corners of his mouth.
Old Tang, who was several tables away, sighed as he watched all this and started drinking.
If the parents find out, the most they can do is give their incompetent son a good beating. But if the daughter-in-law finds out, she won't cause a commotion. She's still pregnant!
He used to worry about his son when he was away at war, but now he is upset when he comes back. The feeling in Old Tang's heart cannot be described as bitter.
The evening banquet lasted until the middle of the moon before it ended. Mingxin did not drink, but he carried the drunk Pang Zilong back to the room specially prepared for them by the Tang family. Xiao Hanlian also took care of Laura personally.
Come out of the room.
The room is not big, but the bed is a nanmu bed that Xiao Hanlian brought as a bride. The carvings are extremely exquisite, and the quilts are all brand new silk quilts. There are even ice cubes in the room to cool down, but the etiquette is...
I solemnly asked Laura to thank her profusely.
The armed guards and engineers in the convoy all have experience in camping in the wild, and they were extremely well prepared for this trip. They also brought tents, blankets and other sleeping gear and set up camp on the spot in the rice fields outside Tangjiacun.
"Master! How could you drink so much? The master and his wife will feel distressed when they see you." Tang Xiaojiu muttered while holding Tang Dao towards the bedroom.
"Shh, go quickly, don't talk!" Tang Dao's voice sounded.
Tang Xiaojiu was stunned. Under the dim light, the Tang Dao he was holding still smelled of alcohol, but his eyes were very clear, unlike a person who had just drunk more than ten kilograms of liquor.
No matter how smart "Young Master" Tang Xiaojiu is, he still doesn't understand why Tang Dao pretends to be drunk at home.
"Ahem!" Several light coughs came from the front.
"Tang Dao stays, Xiaojiu, go and rest yourself." Tang Jili's voice came from the small living room.
Tang Dao had a bitter look on his face, and glared at Tang Xiaojiu who was confused, telling you to talk too much, now I will be caught by my parents!
"The old man and grandma haven't gone to bed yet! I'm drunk and have a bad headache. Let's talk about anything tomorrow!" Tang Dao walked into the small living room and saw his father sitting at the table with a sad face, and his mother folded her hands and
He stared at himself with an angry face and said quickly.
After saying that, he just ran away. He really didn't expect that his parents would react so strongly in the Republic of China, not decades in the future.
"Dao baby, you can drink 8 pounds of liquor at the age of ten, and you have never been drunk again at the age of 15." Tang Jili said quietly.
"The ancients said: Go to bed early and get up early for good health! It's getting late, so go to bed!" Tang Dao could only use another way of saying it.
"You're in such bad shape, I'm almost mad at you for being such an unfilial son." Xiao Hanlian gritted her teeth and wanted to roar.
"Madam, lower your voice, lower your voice." Tang Jili quickly reminded.
"Bah! When the foreign girl came today, your Tang family's face was completely humiliated by this unfilial son. Do you still care about this?" Xiao Hanlian's anger remained unchanged, but her voice was much lower.
"That's really a friend. Miss Laura gave me a lot of help to the Four Lines Group, and also gave us a lot of help in China. This time I came to Jinxi to choose the location of the aircraft manufacturing factory. It was also because of my face that they decided to choose this place.
"Mom, please don't blame me. If others find out, the hen that can lay eggs will fly to another county." Tang Dao explained with an innocent look.
"How big can the aircraft manufacturing factory you mentioned be?" Tang Jili, a businessman with a genetic attack, asked his son with gleaming eyes.
"It covers an area of more than 5,000 acres. There are at least 5,000 guards, skilled workers and American engineers. Even after the production is put into operation, our county will have to send out at least 20,000 migrant workers in the early stage of construction. Because the superiors have to rush the work, the wages are normal.
Five times, the food expenses also guarantee one meal of meat a day." Tang Dao quickly described the prospect to his father.
"This is a great thing! Just for the preliminary construction, each household in our county can produce three strong laborers, and the money earned is enough to support the family for two years. After completion, these foreigners will not be allowed to eat or drink! Raise pigs and sheep
By making wine and opening a hotel, you can make money from them." Tang Jili quickly started his calculation.
"Do you think that with Laura's relationship, can we send some wine to the folks on the construction site to quench their thirst in the summer and warm them up in the autumn and winter?"
"Every person is rationed half a catty of liquor per day, and those who don't want to drink can take it away." Tang Dao finally deceived an old man, so he agreed quickly.
He is also the major shareholder, so at worst he will be responsible for paying for this seemingly unnecessary expenditure. Anyway, it is a matter of left hand and right hand.
"That's good, but how can your child be Miss Laura's master?" Tang Jili glanced at his wife who was about to go crazy, and quickly brought the topic back.
No matter how good the money is, you can't give him a baby. This woman has to be the first to do it. Old Tang has vividly interpreted the three words of strict wife control.
"Let me tell the truth!" Tang Dao could only sigh.
The old couple felt so cold in their hearts. The child in front of them had really become Tang Shimei, and the backbone of the old Tang family was about to be broken.
"I have a big deal with the Rockefeller Company, and I invented the Tang Dao." Tang Dao could only tell the truth.
"How much? 200 million U.S. dollars?" Tang Jili was almost frightened by the amount reported by his son and sat on the ground.
"How many oceans is that?" Xiao Hanlian was also frightened.
"According to the current exchange rate, it's about 800 million. I'm afraid there's no place to exchange so many oceans." Tang Dao, who let go, no longer concealed anything.
"You go to bed first, your mother and I will digest it." Old Tang waved his hand in confusion to chase Tang Dao away.
The deception was finally over, and Tang Dao seemed to be amnesty, so he just teleported away.
"Madam, you see, these are all worries. They are in a cooperative relationship, and those blue eyes make you scared just by looking at them. Dao Wa'er is not blind." Old Tang bravely assured his son.
"Hey! I have a son who can understand him better than I can. He doesn't feel guilty. He just doesn't want to be questioned about what he did after drinking so much wine at night. Besides, men chase women across mountains, and women chase men across walls.
Yarn, even if there is no yarn now, it will be hard to say in the future." Xiao Hanlian sighed.
"What's the Kefeller thing? With the background of our Old Tang family, if we don't throw them away, madam, don't worry, the status of the two sides is very different." Old Tang felt that he could hardly continue to make up.
In any case, because of Laura's unexpected arrival, Tang Tuanzu was fooled on the first night back home.
But in the next few days, Laura didn't know what kind of magic she used. Not only did Tang Jili smile at her, but Xiao Hanlian also gave her the jade bracelet on his hand.
"How did you do it?" Tang Dao said very strangely.
"It's very simple! Tell your uncle that the aircraft manufacturing factory is located in the mountain 10 kilometers away from Tangjiacun. The workers will be paid twice the daily wages and will be settled on Monday. Tell your aunt that your wife and I will
We are good friends. I translated her article and published it in an American newspaper, which helped us win a lot of charitable donations. Your wife’s name is known all over the United States.” Laura blinked, with a hint of slyness on the corner of her mouth.
What the hell
Tang Tuanzuo now believes that sentence even more. The more beautiful a woman is, the more she will lie to others.
But in fact, those who were once beautiful can deceive people without leaving any trace.
