On June 17, 1940, French President Pétain announced his surrender to Germany.
France, once known as the strongest army in Europe, its performance in the war can only be described as poor.
On June 18, Free French leader Charles de Gaulle gave a radio speech in London, calling on the French people to continue their resistance.
In the same month, Shanghai, China.
The first financial defense war came to an end.
The conspiracy of the Wang Puppet regime to allow China Reserve Bonds to enter the public concession was completely shattered.
China Reserve Bonds were flatly rejected by the Shanghai Bank Money Industry Union and various small and medium-sized merchants in Shanghai.
No. 76 immediately carried out a violent terrorist attack.
Under this situation, Meng Shaoyuan, director of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Supervision Division of the Military Unification Bureau and Shanghai District Mayor, took decisive counterattacks.
He began to use China Reserve Bonds in Japanese shops. After the Japanese refused to accept it, he used his influence in the media to report it.
This resulted in the so-called China Reserve Bonds, which even the Japanese, the mastermind behind the Wang Puppet regime, did not recognize.
This is a situation that the Japanese and the Wang puppet regime did not expect.
They considered everything except the Japanese in the concession.
Yes, the Chinese will not accept it, and the Japanese will not accept it even more.
At the same time, Meng Shaoyuan also issued an order to retaliate in kind.
The military commanded various armed action teams and carried out large-scale attacks on Japanese overseas communities, causing a panic situation.
Japanese expatriates lodged serious protests.
Under internal and external difficulties, Yingzuo Zhenzhao had to urgently stop his plan to use force to enter the concession for China Reserve Bonds.
Financial defense wars have also occurred before.
But this is the first time that such a large-scale war has been launched.
This was also called Shanghai’s first financial defense battle.
Despite the defeat, Meng Shaoyuan knew that the second financial defense war would soon come.
The duty of the military commander is to assist Shanghai's financial community and completely defeat the enemy's conspiracy.
On June 19, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China delivered a national speech. In his speech, he did not mention the Shanghai Financial Defense War that had just ended. This was to avoid irritating the Japanese and Wang Puppet regime.
After the national speech, a commendation order issued by the Ministry of Finance of the National Government was delivered to Meng Shaoyuan.
Meng Shaoyuan didn't even take a second look.
This has just begun, and a more brutal battle is yet to come.
In June, the Japanese launched a summer sweep.
The scale of this sweep exceeded all previous ones.
The cruel year of 1940 has just begun in June.
The supplies purchased from Europe and the United States and shipped to Shanghai began to become tense.
The fierce war in Europe is raging, and the United States is also paying close attention to the European battlefield and providing all-round funding to the United Kingdom, which puts almost all wartime supplies under control.
The same is true in Italy, and the situation is even more serious.
On June 18, as a whole shipload of nylon stockings and medicines arrived in Shanghai, Meng Shaoyuan began to adjust his smuggling arrangements.
The world situation is changing, and Shanghai will change with it.
"Send all the medicines to Changsha and give them to Xue Yue." This was the order given by Meng Shaoyuan.
You can't personally participate in the war, but you can at least use your own strength to provide maximum help to the front line.
In the upcoming second battle to defend Changsha, one more medicine can save the life of one more Chinese soldier!
Everyone in the headquarters looked at their commander with reverence.
He, Chief Meng, usually loves money as much as his life and is greedy by nature, but he has never been ambiguous on such issues.
Everyone knew what prices so many medicines could fetch on the black market, but Chief Meng gave them all away without blinking an eye.
However, the admiration lasted only a few seconds before Chief Meng said viciously:
"Nylon stockings, perfume, and American flour will be increased for me. They will be increased to the point of death. Go tell the Qiu family and give me at least three times the increase for each item. Moreover, start selling half of it now and stocking up on half! Another year will pass. It’s half a year old, and it can still go up in price, and if it goes up ten times, people will rush to buy it!”
Well, those ladies and ladies in the rear area are afraid that their wallets will be empty again.
"Order our comrades overseas to do two things." Meng Shaoyuan continued to order: "First, don't limit your sights to Europe, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. You can go anywhere, especially those ladies from colonial and European countries. Those who live there can think of ways to buy as much as they can. Secondly, regard themselves as the king of rags and want everything.
I want a box of medicines and a screw. Buy me whatever you see. Pick up scrapped cars, bicycles, and discarded radios and gramophones. If you can't pick them back, buy them! Act quickly. The European and American governments will soon notice what they regarded as garbage in the past. By then, even if you want to be the king of rags, you will no longer be able to do so. "
"How long will the war last?"
Someone sighed softly.
Meng Shaoyuan glanced at him: "I think there will be at least four or five years."
No one found it strange.
None.
Everyone has long been accustomed to Chief Meng's miraculous prophecy ability.
"In addition, the Japanese army's new sweep has begun." Meng Shaoyuan looked solemn: "This sweep is no more cruel than in the past. Our new commanders have not been in office for long, and their foothold is not yet stable. Some units have not even been fully controlled. Well, at this stage, they must cheer up.
When dealing with the Japanese army's mopping up, don't fight forcefully, fight if you can, and run if you can't. The three key points are to focus on attacking the puppet forces, focusing on attacking the traitor forces, and focusing on attacking logistics supplies. In special times, you don’t have to give up the loot. You can take whatever you can take with you. If you can’t take it away, give me a fire to burn it. I would rather not have it myself, and I would rather have the Japanese transport one less bag of food to the front line!
Tell our commanders that if we fight harder at the back, there will be less pressure on the front. The Japanese were fighting to death on the front line. Although we couldn't directly fight the Japanese with bayonets, as long as we made a big noise in the rear, it would still be the most direct support to the front line. Blow the Japanese asshole for me! "
"What?" Zhao Yun was startled: "Sir, what did you say you exploded?"
"chrysanthemum!"
"What, what does this mean?"
Not only Zhao Yun, everyone felt baffled.
"So simple."
Meng Shaoyuan stood up and walked slowly behind Zhao Yun, staring at a certain part behind Zhao Yun with malicious eyes.
Zhao Yun was sweating all over. What was he looking at, sir?
The other people looked at each other with the same thought in their minds:
Sir, what a fucking pervert!
"Do you think you can still walk smoothly after I've beaten you up?" Meng Shaoyuan patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder.
Zhao Yun's whole body suddenly became tense.
Holy shit, there’s something wrong with this guy!
Abnormal, absolutely abnormal.
I've never heard it described in this way.
From now on, you must stay far away from the commander.
