After a day's rest, Wen San set off with his troops at nightfall.
The specific marching route is to take the Tangshan line, then go straight to Qilin Gate and enter the city. This is the defense area of the 66th Army. With the relationship between Wen San and Commander Ye, it is naturally very easy for him to cross the border.
It's just that Commander Ye didn't understand what Wen San meant by leading his troops into the city. Wen San didn't explain too much. He just said hello and left quickly.
On the morning of December 8, Wen San's troops had successfully entered the city. At this time, the resistance of various ministries was still fierce. Wen San did not jump into the battle immediately, but began to look for food.
On the way to the capital, Wen San was thinking about a question: How could there be no food in such a huge capital, where businessmen and employers gathered, and where all kinds of wealthy businessmen and gentry gathered?
So where did all this food go? How could a large number of defenders be hungry? Even if a group of senior officers such as the commissioner took away some of the food, it would not be possible for most people to be in a difficult situation without food.
What's more, there are so many people in the city, don't they even want to eat?
Wen San analyzed it carefully and came to a conclusion. There must be food in the capital city, and the quantity is not small. In those days, rice merchants and grain merchants were also mainstream businesses. After all, food was the most important thing for the people. The more turbulent the years, the more valuable food was.
As long as Wen Tian can find these wealthy merchants, he will have a chance to get food from them. Perhaps such behavior is indeed somewhat irregular, after all, it is their private property.
However, how can the eggs be completed under the whole nest? Those businessmen hid a lot of food, but in the end they got an advantage from the little devil. Apart from the traitors who surrendered quickly enough, how many people could be saved in the end?
Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would not be able to keep the various materials in their hands. The little devils are typical representatives of those who rely on war to support war. They will never reason with these businessmen.
Food is an important war preparation material. How can we let the traitors take it into their own hands?
If you don't want to take it out, it's easy to just kill and plunder, and I won't even bother to talk nonsense to you.
This is what Wen San has to do now, so what if he gets a reputation for it? Compared to national justice, Wen San doesn't care about the reputation at all.
"Captain, we have already inquired. Most of the markets have been closed, and the grain merchants have gone into hiding. No one can be found at all."
The soldiers sent out by Wen San almost all gave the same report. The battle to defend the capital was now going on, and everyone was in danger. Who would show his face outside for some petty gains?
"Go and catch some local gangsters for me. At this time, those guys are more active." Wen San understood that these soldiers were too honest.
In this current situation, honest people simply cannot solve the situation. Usually only those street gangsters and scoundrels know these situations.
This time the soldiers were very efficient. There were many ruffians running around in the streets who wanted to enrich the country. Many of these people will eventually become the lackeys of the Japs. In order to survive, they have no moral integrity.
These guys show off their teeth and claws in front of the people, and they use all kinds of bullying methods. But in front of the serious troops, every one of them was like a quail, trembling with fear.
Before Wen San could speak, his subordinates gave him a scare, and these guys immediately became obedient. A typical person who bullies the weak and fears the strong, and will never show any resistance.
"I want to know where the big grain merchants in the city live. If that's not possible, I can just find their warehouses." Wen San's approach was simple and crude. It's time for this. It's nonsense to talk about being polite before fighting, and taking the overall situation into consideration.
"I know, I know..." Several rogues responded immediately.
They usually pay more attention to these things, and may know the wealthy businessmen around them better than they know themselves.
"There is a grain merchant closest to here. They have a mansion and a compound, and they have servants to look after the house. Ordinary people can't get in." Tuesday Lai Zi said before everyone else.
In fact, this guy was dealt with by that wealthy businessman and has always held a grudge. But with his strength, he couldn't manipulate the opponent at all. When I saw the official asking about this, I suddenly had this little thought.
"Lead the way, let's go and take a look." Wen San didn't bother to pay attention to Tuesday Laizi's inner thoughts.
In order to obtain food, everything must make way for the overall plan.
Zhu Baye is indeed one of the largest grain merchants in the capital, with thousands of kilograms of grain in his hands at any time. Before the war broke out in the capital, he hoarded another batch of grain, preparing to make a fortune during this period.
As the war started, Zhu Baye did make a lot of money in the early stage. Most of the food has basically been sold.
Although he got the money, he found that he had misjudged the form of the battle to defend the capital. Now he wanted to run away, but he couldn't.
In such a chaotic situation, Zhu Baye immediately closed the door and thanked guests, clinging to his three-thirds of an acre of land. He had already thought about it. If the little devil entered the city, he would surrender immediately. He believed that if he spent some money, he would still have a good chance of surviving.
The current situation is very tense, and Zhu Baye is also in a restless mood.
Dong dong dong...
There was a loud knock on the door of Zhu's house.
"Laifu, go and see what's going on outside the door? If they are troops coming to fight Qiu Feng, just give them some money and settle the matter." Zhu Baye arranged for his housekeeper to go and have a look.
There were actually many similar situations during this period. The Zhu family, a high-profile family, looked like a wealthy family at first glance. It is normal for troops to come over to fight against the autumn wind.
Zhu Baye also knows that these people are difficult to deal with, so it is better to use some small money to fool them.
Laifu was still a little worried. After calling a group of servants, he slowly opened the side door.
"Who are you looking for?" Laifu saw Lai Zi on Tuesday at first sight.
But beside him, there was still a group of soldiers standing. The leader was a man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes. At first glance, he looked like a high-ranking official.
"Is Mr. Zhu Ba at home? I have something to discuss with him." Wen San spoke politely.
"Oh, the master has already gone out. I am the housekeeper Laifu. If you have anything to tell me, I will help you convey it." Laifu took out the prepared Dayang while speaking.
Under normal circumstances, as long as these soldiers take over Da Yang, they will basically not cause trouble to them anymore.
However, Laifu's plan failed this time.
Wen San stretched out his hand to block Dayang who was handed over by Laifu, and said lazily, "Then let's go in and wait for Master Zhu Ba."
Wen San pushed Laifu away and walked directly to the door.
Although the servants were a little restless, they did not dare to act rashly when they saw the soldiers with guns and ammunition coming in behind them.
Usually, these servants are very useful in dealing with local ruffians, but compared with the regular army, they are nothing worth mentioning.
"Master, please come with me." Laifu felt helpless and quickly winked at the servant beside him.
