Daniel accepted the real last check he earned in China with satisfaction:
Five thousand dollars.
That was the reward that Meng Shaoyuan tried his best to encourage in front of Sinclair.
He likes China as a country and Meng Shaoyuan as a person.
He really didn't want to leave.
Meng Shaoyuan was a god of wealth to him.
But what can be done?
I'm afraid there will be no chance to see Meng Shaoyuan again in the future.
In the afternoon, he will leave Shanghai on the American ship "Lord Dominique" and return to his distant hometown:
U.K!
A lot of luggage.
His servant, the black servant Arau, was exhausted.
A suitcase was placed next to the car, and it was filled with Mr. Daniel's underwear.
Arau turned back to get another box.
When I turned around, I saw a man picking up the box and running away.
"Hey, stop! You bastard thief!"
Alao was anxious and gave chase.
You must know that any private property belonging to Mr. Daniel will never be easily accessible to tourists, otherwise poor Alao will be scolded or even beaten.
Arau didn't want to be beaten by his master.
He chased the thief desperately.
He saw the thief running into an alley and chased him.
"Boom".
As soon as he entered, a wooden stick fell on Alao's head.
Alao fainted all of a sudden.
The thief opened the box, but when he saw it, he became very angry.
It was filled with men's underwear and socks.
He threw the box on the ground and kicked the unconscious Alao hard:
"That nigger is chasing me all over the street for a few rags..."
Arau is missing.
When Mr. Daniel was about to leave Shanghai, his black servant Alao disappeared.
And he also disappeared with a box.
Police Commissioner Mr. Daniel had reason to believe that Aarau had absconded with his valuables.
Yes, a suitcase of valuables.
For example, there is a pair of socks inside. They are genuine British goods that I bought the year before last. Although it has a hole, it is still very valuable.
Black people can never be trusted, Daniel confirms this.
If he hadn't been in a hurry to catch the ship, he would have personally urged the patrols to catch this nigger.
"The Japanese army is frequently mobilizing troops in the direction of Baoshan. My two teams are closely monitoring the Japanese movements in Baoshan. Yao Ziqing's battalion has entered Baoshan and taken over the city defense."
Meng Shaoyuan listened to the introduction without saying a word.
The bloody battle in Baoshan.
Yao Ziqing and his more than 500 brothers were blood-stained on the treasure mountain, sacrificing their lives to serve the country and the nation.
Many, many years later, when many military history experts were summarizing the Battle of Songhu, they looked at the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who sacrificed their lives and lamented that this battle should not have been fought like this!
But how can we fight if we don’t fight like this?
Apart from exchanging lives for time, there was no other way to fight the Songhu Battle at that time.
Meng Shaoyuan remembered clearly that on the first day of the bloody battle in Baoshan, the Japanese army concentrated more than 50 warships, 21 aircraft, 30 tanks, and 5,000 infantrymen to launch a fierce attack on the Yao Ziqing camp position, bombing Baoshan in turns day and night.
The Japanese army has warships at sea, planes in the sky, and tanks on the ground. Even its troop strength is 10 times that of Yao Ziqing's camp. There is no chance of winning this battle!
Yao Ziqing and his brothers all knew that in this defense battle with no chance of winning, all they had to do was to hold back the Japanese army's advance for a day or a second.
Life and death, forget it, there is no time to think about it.
How tragic is it to not even have time to think about death?
This is the cruelty of the Battle of Songhu. The Chinese army used one life after another to delay the Japanese attack. The Chinese soldiers died tragically, and the Japanese soldiers also fought very hard.
"On the 24th, our army launched a full-scale counterattack." Wu Jingyi pointed to the map and said: "Our army used the four key points of Baoshan, Yuepu, Yanghang, and Wusong to form a prismatic defense zone to cooperate with the main counterattack. Surrounding these four points This is a key point. The Chinese and Japanese armies launched a fierce battle here. Both sides suffered casualties and the battle was very stalemate. According to the intercepted Japanese telegram, the 11th Division stated in the telegram that 'the war has reached a very critical moment'..."
"This is why we refused to give up an inch of ground and held on to every position." Meng Shaoyuan said in a daze: "It's difficult for us, just as difficult for the Japanese. While holding on to Shanghai, factories and materials from Nanjing and other places in the south of the Yangtze River began to be transferred in large quantities. The battle in Shanghai bought us time."
"Director Meng, I have a question that I don't know whether to ask or not?"
"Just ask."
"I heard that you bought a house in Nanjing last year. After we went to war in Shanghai, your man in Nanjing, Ren Yinghao, called specifically to ask for permission to sell the house, but you refused. If Shanghai falls, The Japanese army will definitely advance towards Nanjing, and if the capital falls again, it seems that the house will be destroyed, right?"
"You're talking too lightly. It's not destruction. It's either destroyed or occupied. There's no third possibility." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "But I have to have a home in Nanjing, even if Nanjing is really lost. , we will get her back sooner or later. I have to remind myself all the time that my home is in Nanjing. My home is occupied by others. If I don’t fight my best to get her back, am I still a man? I Is there still a little bit of blood in you?"
In this era, no one knows the process of history better than Meng Shaoyuan. From the first moment he bought a house in Nanjing, he told himself this:
I have settled down in Nanjing!
If your home is destroyed, you need to rebuild it; if your home is lost, you need to get it back!
Wu Jingyi seemed to understand, and she immediately took out a check and put it in front of Meng Shaoyuan: "This is what your subordinates came to find you. You were not here, so they left it here for you. He also said that he went back to Jiangyin, and he Brothers and sisters, I will not disgrace you even if I die.”
One hundred and forty-five thousand five hundred dollars.
The money Wang Jingzhong extorted from the Yao family.
In order to raise funds to redeem Yao Muqing, the Yao family not only sold their house, but also mortgaged their factory.
This Wang Jingzhong is also ruthless and wants even a fraction of five hundred US dollars.
He has the potential to be a gangster.
When the Japanese enter Wuxi and Jiangyin in the future, it will be a headache for them.
The phone on the desk rang.
Wu Jingyi took the phone and listened for a while: "I understand."
Put down the phone: "Director Meng, our 11th Division recaptured Luodian. The Japanese army mobilized aircraft, tanks, and heavy artillery to fight back desperately. Our soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy. I am in charge of the 12th special agent team to assist the 11th Division in its defense. One hour ago, all Killed in action.”
Meng Shaoyuan's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle.
What he is most afraid of hearing now is this news.
"Prepare the car immediately. By the way, there are also medicines. Call Xu Chengbo. The medicines I asked him to store will be shipped to me immediately. We will set off in an hour."
"Director Meng, aren't you going to Luodian?"
"Where are we going if we don't go to Luodian?" Meng Shaoyuan's eyes widened: "In Luodian, my Eighth Squadron and Twelfth Squadron were all killed, and the other squadrons also suffered heavy casualties. How could I not go and take command personally? Moreover, The teams of Yue Zhenchuan, Tian Qi, and Zhu Yanni are all concentrated on the front line of Luodian. I have already lost a brother, and I don’t want to lose another one..."
"Okay, I'll get ready right away. I'll go with you."
"No." Meng Shaoyuan flatly refused: "You should stay here. I know Mr. Dai asked you to protect me. But you still have a husband and children. If you are always away from home, your man will definitely be suspicious. This is an order."
After saying that, Meng Shaoyuan walked out of the small building and came outside.
He needed some air.
Breathe the air in the concession, which at least does not smell of smoke and blood.
It's nice to be alive and smell the air like this.
It is safe here and will be safe for a long time to come.
Yesterday, Nanjing sent a new group of students, about thirty of them, who had just arrived in Shanghai, and they were all sent to the front line.
Many of them had only fired during training.
Since the beginning of the war, the military commander's squads have suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of replacement.
Those who had completed training and those who had not completed training were all sent to Shanghai.
Meng Shaoyuan had not received any help here. While Dai Li was in Shanghai, Meng Shaoyuan quickly asked Dai Li for someone to ask for. Unexpectedly, Dai Li, who had always been kind to Meng Shaoyuan, rarely lost his temper against his proud subordinate:
"Where can I find people for you? You have been preparing for so long before the war, and you still need people? Look at the whole of Shanghai, you are the only one with strong troops, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, what else do you have? You still ask me Want someone? I'll give it to you. Do you want to join your team?"
Could it be that it is difficult for everyone, and it is also difficult for Dai Li.
"Arau?"
Suddenly, Dai Li saw a familiar figure: "Alau, I am here."
The black man Alao was startled. When he saw clearly that it was Mr. Daniel's old friend calling him, he immediately rushed over and cried:
"Mr. Meng, it's great to see you here."
"Why are you here?" Meng Shaoyuan was a little surprised: "By now, Daniel has already boarded the ship, right? You didn't go with him?"
Meng Shaoyuan didn't say it was okay, but when he said A'lao's words, he burst into tears: "The thief stole Mr. Daniel's things. I went to chase him and was knocked unconscious. When I woke up and went home, Mr. Daniel was gone. I will When we rushed to the dock, the ship left half an hour ago. Sir, Aarau was abandoned."
I wipe it!
We can't blame Arau for being so aggrieved. These black people have been servants since they were young. The business has been passed down from generation to generation. If you want them to stop being servants, they really don't know what they should do.
They do nothing but serve as servants. ,
What freeing the slaves.
Many black slaves do want to be liberated, but there are still many black slaves who have long been accustomed to the lifestyle passed down by their ancestors. They even regarded the slave liberators as ferocious beasts.
"How about you stay here with me for the time being." Meng Shaoyuan thought for a moment: "I will find a way to send you back to England later."
"Ah, kind sir, you are my angel."
Alao, who was desperate, immediately agreed upon hearing this.
