"Wang Jingzhong has met the commander!"
On the deck, there is a table, a chair, a pot of tea, and a cup.
"Sir please."
Wang Jingzhong said respectfully: "We still have a long way to go to Wuxi. Sir, please take a rest. If you are tired, you can go to the cabin and have a rest for a while."
Meng Shaoyuan sat down and said, "The safety of those children must be guaranteed."
"Sir, please rest assured that the journey to the waterway will be safe. If the chief and the children lose a hair, Wang Jingzhong will leave it to the chief."
Wang Jingzhong was full of confidence when he said this.
Then, Meng Shaoyuan pulled out a piece of his hair: "Wang Jingzhong, what do you say?"
"This?" Wang Jingzhong was completely confused.
what is this?
Is it obvious that there is porcelain?
Meng Shaoyuan carefully put his hair on the table: "I won't hit you, and I won't scold you, but you were bragging just now. Do you really think you're bragging and don't pay taxes?"
Yuan Zhonghe was overjoyed.
Dude, who is this? This is Master Meng!
The famous scoundrel in Shanghai!
You can ask around Shanghai to find out who is willing to provoke this devil.
Normally it's too late to avoid him, how about you take the initiative to get in touch with him?
Wang Jingzhong looked embarrassed: "Sir, what do you want to say?"
"I'm not someone who likes to blackmail others..."
Meng Shaoyuan had just said this, and Yuan Zhonghe had already let out a fierce "poof" in his heart.
But Young Master Meng thought to himself and said: "But the officer lost a hair. That is a big deal. Even if you are shot, it is light. Let's do this. This time, I will take thirty children with me." When I go to Wuxi this time, I must meet my teacher. I will ask the teacher to choose a few to stay. You must ensure that these children have the best food, clothing, housing and transportation. Okay, there must be no mistakes."
When Wang Jingzhong heard this, his heart immediately relaxed.
This is just a trivial matter. Why would Chief Meng go through such a big circle?
But this is not the end of Meng Shaoyuan: "Wang Jingzhong, are you so confident in walking by water?"
"of course."
When talking about this, Wang Jingzhong looked proud: "The Japanese army's defense force in this area is weak, and their strength on the water is even less worth mentioning."
This is true. What Wang Jingzhong said about the Japanese military's water strength is not worth mentioning. He is not talking about the Japanese navy, but specifically refers to this area.
After the fall of Nanjing, the Japanese navy quickly transferred to the Xuzhou and Wuhan battlefields, resulting in extremely weak surface forces in Jiangsu.
Especially at the most critical moment of the Wuhan Battle, even the small river gunboats with small tonnage and shallow draft, commonly known as the "Bean Fleet", were mostly deployed to the front line in Wuhan.
The rest are mainly for defensive purposes and generally do not dare to go deep.
There are many river bandits and lake bandits in the Jiangsu area, so the number of bandits is even greater.
Whether they are bandits, loyal rescuers, or guerrillas of the Fourth Route Army, once they encounter a situation, they will run directly to the water.
Especially in the Taihu Lake area.
The Japanese army once said:
"If these lake bandits can be eliminated, then the place will be stable."
But it is easy to say, but too difficult to do.
Small groups of bandits were fine, but large armed forces like Wang Jingzhong with the support of military commanders were a real pain to the local Japanese army.
These guys are lawless and dare to rob any ship.
In the end, the Japanese commander in Suzhou, Mori Muichi, couldn't bear it anymore. He contacted the Japanese army in Wuxi, Changzhou and other places, and seconded some ships to prepare to completely wipe out these lake bandits.
But as soon as Wang Jingzhong saw the Japanese troops dispatching in large numbers, he immediately hid in the depths of Taihu Lake. No matter how much trouble you caused on the lake, I would not come out.
You are not as familiar with the terrain as I am, and you don’t have enough strength. What can you do to suppress me?
The news was then notified to Yue Zhenchuan and Wei Yunzhe's troops. The two took the opportunity to contact various detachments and detachments, causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace and pulling out Japanese and puppet army strongholds one after another, forcing the Japanese army to withdraw from Taihu Lake for emergency relief.
The echoes between water and land made Sen Muyi focus on one thing and not the other.
He also once asked his superiors for more troops to carry out the raids, but he was reprimanded by his superiors. The general meaning was that as a local governor, he could not do anything about even small bandits, and he was really incompetent.
Later, Morimu Yidu had no choice but to entrust an intermediary to negotiate with Wang Jingzhong. Japanese ships passed by and paid Wang Jingzhong a certain "ship loss fee" based on the actual quantity and price of each ship to ensure the safety of the ships.
To put it bluntly, this is protection money.
This also set a precedent for the Japanese army to pay protection fees to the guerrillas.
From then on, Wang Jingzhong became famous and was known as:
King of Taihu!
Of course, this is all caused by specific conditions.
Jiangsu was regarded as one of the granaries by the Japanese army, and there was absolutely no room for loss. Instead of expending great efforts to suppress bandits when the front line was fiercely fighting, it was better to spend money to buy peace.
Meng Shaoyuan also knew that his subordinate "King of Taihu" had been in Taihu Lake for many years without even scratching his skin, and he was considered a legend.
I just don’t know why it suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Meng Shaoyuan looked at Wang Jingzhong: "Wang Jingzhong, find a way to get me some gunboats."
"Ah?" Wang Jingzhong was completely stupid, and it took him a long time to say: "Sir, it's true that no one dares to touch me on Taihu Lake, but how about gunboats? The Japanese have to fight you desperately. How many more boats? I I can’t even get one.”
I thought to myself, sir, isn’t this hair of yours too expensive?
Yuan Zhonghe couldn't help but asked: "District Chief Meng, what do you want the gunboat for? There is no place in Shanghai for you to use it?"
"I want a shitty gunboat." Meng Shaoyuan said seriously: "I sent it to my teacher. For the few children I left with the teacher, I have to let them learn ship technology. I also want them to learn submarines, but We can’t get one either. We have no choice but to get a gunboat. In three or four years, I’ll have to put these kids to great use!”
He had been thinking about a big thing in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't tell his subordinates clearly.
When Wang Jingzhong heard what the officer said so seriously, he did not dare to neglect it anymore: "Sir, this is really difficult, but in any case I will try my best."
"It's not about trying your best, but you must try your best to get it for me." Meng Shaoyuan seemed a little stubborn: "If you can't cheat, steal, or steal, or even rob, then buy it for me, don't care about the price. "
Li Zhifeng heard clearly from the side and felt that this officer was indeed very different from others.
When he wants something, he first cheats, then steals, then robs, and only buys when he has no other choice.
At this time, no one on the ship would have thought that their Commander Meng had already made a huge plan.
A hair.
A gunboat.
Meng Shaoyuan was probably the only one who knew what was going on in his heart, right?
