Although he did not receive support from his father and family, Fang Jingyao, who was already rebellious and strong-willed, continued to devote himself to his revolutionary cause and hone himself in the military.
As the saying goes, the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the younger son. Despite the old man's harsh words, he still cares about everything about his younger son in private. He specially sent people to Yunnan to give several large gifts to Tang Jiyao, the leader of the Yunnan Army. In addition, the Fang family is also involved in some business networks in Yunnan, and even if they are connected, Mr. Fang just wants the other party to pay more attention to his son.
But the young Fang Jingyao devoted himself to the army with enthusiasm and didn't care about these things at all. However, even he was surprised that from a little-known infantry platoon leader, he actually reached the third level in a year. battalion commander.
Although there are also reasons for his outstanding military talents, the power of money and connections is the main capital that allows him to continue to rise.
It was not until the War to Protect the Country that Fang Jingyao was promoted to lieutenant colonel due to his military exploits. Even General Cai E, another leader of the Yunnan Army, praised him. If nothing else happens...with his talents, he is likely to be in the Chinese warlord system. Make a name for yourself.
It was just a twist of fate that something happened to the Fang family in the 20th year of the Republic of China. His eldest brother Fang Jingxiao was severely injured and nearly died due to a business conflict. Although he survived, he ended up with a broken leg and disability.
And because the other party was also a prestigious family in Nanyang and had some connections with foreigners, the British government at the time, in line with the principle of minimizing major issues, asked the other party to pay some money and hastily closed the case, while the real culprit was at large.
For this reason, Mr. Fang became very anxious and fell ill in bed. Suddenly, the Fang family seemed as if the sky was about to fall, and everyone became panic-stricken.
At such a critical moment, Fang Jingyao had to retire from the army and return home to take on the responsibility of being the pillar of the family. No matter what he said, he could not let their Fang family be destroyed.
The British only looked at profits and discriminated against the Nanyang Chinese. The local indigenous people were very resistant to the Chinese, even to the point of hatred. Fang Jingyao knew that no one could be relied on in these troubled times, and only the barrel of a gun could become his confidence.
So, headed by Agui, he gathered a group of young subordinates. With the support of the Fang family's large financial resources, he went to the black market to buy guns and weapons like crazy, and soon formed a powerful force in the local underworld.
Fang Jingyao used the iron-blooded skills he developed in the military to move between the black and white worlds. He integrated and annexed many of them, both in the business world and the underworld. The process was inevitably bloody, but he also relied on his own hard power to quickly help The family stabilized the situation.
After this incident, the Fang family not only took revenge and regained what they had lost, but they even made great progress and went one step further, allowing the Fang family to truly step into the ranks of the great Nanyang families.
Mr. Fang was very pleased to see his younger son who had failed to live up to expectations in the past with his extraordinary abilities and abilities. The fate of his eldest son was inevitable, and he also intended to hand over the family business to the former.
It's a pity that Fang Jingyao didn't have much interest in doing business. After the situation stabilized, he left the business to his father and elder brother. Instead, he plunged into the gang organization he formed, thinking about those entrenched in Nanyang's underground black market. All the forces in the country were annexed and integrated into a private army loyal to themselves.
After learning about this, Mr. Fang scolded the brat for not changing his ways, but he did not interfere too much in this regard. Although the eldest son suffered from a disability, he also actively helped his father take care of the family's internal and external affairs. Thanks to the efforts of these two generations, the Fang family has grown stronger and has firmly established itself as the number one business leader in Singapore and even the Malay Peninsula. .
It's a pity that the good times did not last long. With the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia, all these good things came to nothing. The eldest son died and the second son fled. The family business of several generations collapsed in an instant...I changed it to everyone shouting for beatings. "Traitor, lackey..."
Thinking of this, Mr. Fang couldn't help but burst into tears. It was all because of this damn war and the Japanese who were like pigs and dogs.
"Agui, give me a message for that brat... When I was a young boy in Xian Yi and Ang Ma, I lived up to my youth. I believe that there will be a day when the clouds will clear up, and that day will be left for you all. For young people.”
"master…"
"Go!"
Mr. Fang raised his hand to interrupt him, closed his eyes and turned away without speaking. His aggravated tone was enough to explain everything.
Seeing that the other party was determined, Agui stopped trying to persuade him. He just took a deep breath, bowed deeply with his hands together, and solemnly said: "Master, take care!"
After saying that, Agui pushed open the door and left without looking back. No one noticed the tears left in the corners of his red eyes.
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As the war continued, the U.S. military increasingly took the initiative, and Japan's sea lanes came under more and more attacks. Naturally, it became more and more difficult to import supplies from overseas. Japan's domestic production and life are extremely dependent on overseas production, which will inevitably lead to a further decline in the quality of life of Japanese residents.
In order to maintain the war, the Japanese concentrated all domestic resources on the military and increased their plunder of the domestic people. Even the rations of Japanese citizens were requisitioned.
City people can no longer eat snow-white rice, and even those with better conditions can only eat some brown rice mixed with whole grains. The farmers in the countryside are even worse. Basically all the food they work hard to grow has to be handed over to the state, and they can only eat whole grains and wild vegetables.
When winter comes, many Japanese farmers who have no food or water cannot survive the cold winter. Therefore, people starve to death in many rural areas of Japan every year.
Coupled with the continuous bombing by the US military day and night, a large number of houses were bombed in Tokyo, Kyoto and other cities in Japan, with countless casualties. In order to avoid the bombing, many people had to live in dirty and smelly sewers and live with rats.
This was not enough, the militaristic little Japan was even more insane. Whether they were underage children or half-century old men, they all were forcibly recruited and sent to the front line.
Women and children were not idle either. They all worked at the rear like robots for extremely long and intense periods of tedious work, enduring all kinds of torture in order to serve the so-called "Holy War" of the Japanese Empire.
Take rice as an example. Before the war, the Japanese consumed an average of 165 kilograms of rice per person per year. By 1940, Japan could only guarantee that each person could get 126 kilograms of rice per year. On average, it was only about 350 grams per day, which was only 75% of the pre-war level.
Today in 1945, this number has dropped further, to only about 80 kilograms per person per year. Some people have never even seen rice. When they are hungry, they can only go all over the mountains and fields to dig out wild vegetables and dig tree roots, because even basic rations have to be eaten. Without guarantees, people starved to death in many cities.
Of course, because those high-ranking officials in Japan hold high positions, their lives have not been affected too much. They were just worried that they would be liquidated after defeat, so they vigorously advocated resistance to the end, and even announced a national policy plan of 100 million pieces of jade.
And many Japanese, under the influence of *** thoughts, are also clamoring to fight to the end. It is not difficult to see how crazy this despicable nation is.
You can do this to your own people, let alone how cruel your methods are to other countries.
In order to save the eroding war situation, the Japanese began to plunder resources even more frantically to make up for the increasingly depleted resources at home and on battlefields in various places. Southeast Asia became their first choice for exploitation.
Earlier, in order to facilitate management, the Japanese pretended to engage in a "soft policy" for several years. Now the Japanese have been forced to do nothing. They have torn away the last trace of their pretense. They will not keep anything they can, just like a group of Japanese. Evil ghosts in human skin, burning, killing, looting, and destroying all conscience.
There is no way, from the land of China to Burma, Siam, and then to the Pacific Ocean...several battlefields are beginning to be tight. Among them, in the Pacific battlefield, several troops are trapped in the islands and have lost contact with the outside world. They have been without food for a long time. It is estimated that Now they have begun to chew branches and even eat people...
Under this situation, the only option was to increase the plunder of the colonial powers, otherwise the situation would only get worse. This stone stirred up waves, and rebellions across Southeast Asia began to intensify.
Agui has been busy with the matters assigned by Mr. Fang in the past few days after he came out of the Fang family compound. Because he is the great butler of the Fang family, the Japanese did not restrict him too much. However, at this time, the other party also increased their eyewitnesses and changed their actions. become more dangerous and unpredictable.
However, with many years of experience and the cover of local men, Agui escaped relatively easily.
After leaving the city, he did not go directly to the destination. Instead, he first sent people to quietly create an explosion attack in the city of Singapore. After the Japanese attention was attracted to the city, he took his men to the warehouse near Lindong Port to find the group of children.
Taking advantage of the darkness, a small cargo ship hidden outside the reef area slowly sailed to the vicinity of Lindong Port. There are always Japanese patrols in this water area, so the cargo ship did not dare to get too close and could only stay three nautical miles away from the port. place, waiting for the other party to row the boat to send the person over.
