"Cambria Breaker"!
The flag of the British Empire stands out.
Meng Shaoyuan and Daniel stood on the deck together.
The river breeze blows coolly.
Various boats can often be seen on the river.
Including battleships flying the Japanese flag.
The distance from Shanghai to Nanjing is very short, and it doesn't take long by water.
The closer we get to Nanjing, the more Japanese warships we can see.
These are all used to blockade Nanjing.
What Meng Shaoyuan said before was correct. At this time, Nanjing, under the comprehensive blockade of the Japanese army, had gradually become a death place.
If evacuation is allowed at this time, a large number of civilians can be evacuated.
But that damn Tang Shengzhi.
No warship came to stop the "Cambria Breaker", firstly because it was entering Nanjing, and secondly mainly because of the British flag flying on the ship.
"Boss, we will arrive in Nanjing in 20 minutes."
Captain Schiller of the Cambria Breaker walked onto the deck and said.
Of course, I have to call him "Boss". This ship was chartered by Meng Shaoyuan.
Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "Daniel, you have to go to the city with me."
"certainly."
Daniel replied without thinking: "I am a very professional person. You pay and I do the work. If you pay enough, I will even go to Tokyo with you."
There are advantages to working with a person who only cares about money. As long as you pay, you can definitely buy his "loyalty". Of course, the premise is that you have the same professional ethics as Daniel.
The Cambria Breaker began to dock.
It can be seen that the anti-aircraft guns on the shore of the river defense position are staring at the river with eager eyes.
On the position, soldiers with guns and live ammunition can be seen everywhere.
These soldiers were not only prepared for Japanese raids, but also prepared for people in Nanjing to leave.
A national army captain came to the ship. He was ordered to inquire.
At this time, a British ship arrived in Nanjing, which had to be surprising.
"They are British." Meng Shaoyuan personally negotiated with the captain: "I am their translator. The British sent food and medicine to Nanjing."
"British? Send food and medicine?" The captain thought this was a fantasy.
When did these foreigners become so kind: "Sir, by Feng's order, any ship entering Nanjing must be inspected."
"That won't work." Meng Shaoyuan shook his head: "The British will not agree."
"But that's my order."
"We have a guarantor."
"who?"
"Xiaoshan Order!"
"Who?" The captain suspected that he heard wrongly: "Which Xiaoshan order?"
Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "How many Xiaoshan orders are there in Nanjing? Chief Xiao Shanling, deputy commander of the military police, Nanjing garrison commander, air defense commander, mayor of Nanjing, and police chief!"
The captain was dizzy.
Since Gendarmerie Commander Gu Zhenglun went to Wuhan for medical treatment due to illness, Xiao Shanling suddenly became the number one figure in the Nanjing Gendarmerie and Police.
But this person actually said that Chief Xiao vouched for them?
"H-wait, let me confirm it."
The captain couldn't figure out the details, and he didn't dare to offend the person in front of him easily.
"We are waiting here." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "I contacted Chief Xiao. If he asked me who I was, he said that his creditor had arrived."
"ah?"
The captain is stupid. Does Chief Xiao still owe this young man a debt?
But Meng Shaoyuan said seriously: "Yes, the creditor said that someone came to ask about the heavy machine gun he owed."
"Meng? What's going on?"
Daniel didn't particularly understand.
"I'm going to find my backer." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "Let's wait on the boat now. That person is a little captain. He has to report to his commander, and his commander has to report to the commander's commander... "
…
Nanjing Military Police Headquarters.
"Commander Xiao, thanks to the efforts of tens of thousands of our migrant workers, all the Yuhuatai fortifications have been repaired."
"Okay, order the Second Regiment of the Military Police, the Teaching Regiment, and the Training Regiment to enter the fortifications and prepare for war with all their strength." Xiao Shanling looked solemn: "The Japanese army has fully broken through the first line of our defense line. Nanjing has become the front line, and war may break out at any time."
"yes!"
"Commander Xiao." His liaison staff officer Han Binghai came over with a strange look on his face: "There's a call from Jiang Fang..."
"What phone call? Why are you so hesitant?"
"Well...it's said over there that your creditor is here."
"What?" Xiao Shanling was startled, and then became furious: "That's nonsense. When did I ever owe anyone money?"
The headquarters, which was extremely busy just now, suddenly became quiet.
"Really, that's what the other person said."
Han Binghai said cautiously: "They said that the creditor came to ask you for a heavy machine gun."
"Nonsense, they are simply..." Xiao Shan Ling just cursed, and suddenly remembered something: "What do you think that creditor wants?"
"Heavy machine gun!"
"I know, it's that little scoundrel who's back." When he said this, a smile flashed across the corner of Xiao Shanling's lips.
From the beginning of the Nanjing Defense War to now, Han Binghai had not seen Commander Xiao smile for an unknown amount of time: "That man came on a British ship, and the Jiang Defense Forces wanted to board the ship for inspection. He said you can vouch for him. "
"Guarantee, guarantee." Xiao Shanling shook his head: "I will just guarantee it for him."
Han Binghai quickly reminded: "Commander Xiao, if there is a problem on that ship..."
"Others can, but he can't." Xiao Shanling said without thinking, "Not only is there no problem with this person, but he also specializes in checking for problems. Han Binghai, go to the dock and bring him back in person."
"yes."
"That's right." Xiao Shanling stopped him: "Remember, never promise him anything. It's best not to even talk to him along the way. Remember this."
Why?
Han Binghai was confused. However, when he left the headquarters, Xiao Shanling's instructions came to him again:
"You must remember not to be deceived by him!"
…
More than an hour later.
Meng Shaoyuan appeared at the Military Police Headquarters.
"Report!" His voice was extremely loud: "Commander Xiao, I, Meng Shaoyuan, am back!"
"Good boy!" Xiao Shanling, who was busy there, immediately put down his work when he heard this familiar voice, came to the front, and looked up and down for a while:
"Good boy, I heard that you went to Shanghai, and it took you so long. I still miss you. Well, you are getting darker and stronger. Do you bring me any gifts when you come back this time?"
"No!" Meng Shaoyuan replied loudly: "Commander Xiao is upright and has a clean breeze on his sleeves. Meng Shaoyuan does not dare to damage Commander Xiao's reputation."
"Damn, you're so stingy and you still say it so confidently."
Xiao Shanling laughed and cursed, and was about to speak when he suddenly saw the frowning face of Han Binghai who had accompanied him in. An ominous premonition suddenly arose: "Han Binghai, what's going on?"
"Commander Xiao, I..." Han Binghai muttered for a long time but couldn't say anything.
Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "Commander Xiao, let me help him answer. He promised to give me three machine guns, five submachine guns, thirty boxes of bullets, and ten boxes of grenades along the way!"
"What?" Xiao Shanling's eyes widened: "Han Binghai, you are a liaison staff officer, who gave you the courage to agree to this privately?"
"I..." Han Binghai was so aggrieved that he almost cried: "As soon as I picked him up, he said he could guess what I did last night. How could I believe him? He made a bet with me that a box of bullets... …”
"You lost in the end?"
"Lost." Han Binghai was dejected: "Then he raised the bet again, saying that he could guess my wife's personality. If he won, the bullets would be doubled. If he lost, not only would he not give up, but he would also give us two boxes of bullets..."
Then, Meng Shaoyuan won again; then, his bets continued to double and double; then, Han Binghai owed a huge debt after arriving at the headquarters...
The mentality of a gambler is often like this.
"Get out, get out!" Xiao Shanling was furious: "You should pay the debt you owe yourself, and don't even think about tampering with me."
"Commander Xiao, calm down, calm down." Meng Shaoyuan persuaded Xiao Shanling in reverse: "It's boring on the road, just kidding your subordinates. Of course, every injustice has its own owner, and your subordinates owe it to you. You have to admit it."
"Get out!" Xiao Shanling opened his mouth and cursed: "You are a swindler, and you have deceived me, the commander? Do you believe that I will shoot you now?"
"I believe it." Meng Shaoyuan still smiled: "Even if you shoot me, you still owe me a debt. By the way, I can know what you did before going to bed last night..."
"It's nonsense. If you could only know..." Xiaoshan Ling just said this and stopped abruptly: "What a good boy, you just deceived my subordinates and you want me to take the bait, right?"
"Don't, Commander Xiao, this is so boring." Meng Shaoyuan said in a low voice: "I will make a serious bet with you. I want to win. You have to accept what your subordinates lost to me, but I don't want yours in vain. Let me tell you the current dynamics of the Japanese army."
Xiao Shanling's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Can I lie to you?"
"Okay, I'll make this bet with you!"
…
five minutes later.
"Meng Shaoyuan, it's done, it's done."
Xiao Shanling gave a thumbs up: "I lost. I will give you the weapons and ammunition later. Tell me the information."
"The Japanese Ninth Division of Kanazawa has divided its troops in Suzhou. The Sixth Brigade of Akiyama Yoshitsune was organized into the Akiyama Detachment and crossed Taihu Lake. After joining Ide Nobuishi's Eighteenth Brigade in Changzhou, it marched along Jintan, Tennoji, and Chunhua The town was paralleled and attacked in the east direction of Nanjing..."
Meng Shaoyuan told Xiaoshan Ling all the information he had.
Xiao Shanling's face became more solemn: "Your information is very important. It seems that it is necessary to make some adjustments to Nanjing's defense. Someone come!"
After Xiao Shan's order was issued, Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said: "Commander Xiao, is my information valuable? When will the weapons and ammunition be given to me?"
"It's valuable, it's valuable." Ling Xiao Shan nodded repeatedly: "Commander of the guard and battalion, order me to put Meng Shaoyuan in solitary confinement immediately!"
"Ah! Xiao Shanling, you despicable and shameless villain!"
