It was easy for Lahans to join the team. After all, Tangcheng offered real benefits. What was difficult was to continue to improve the entire plan because there were too many things involved in the plan. When Zhang Jianghe returned to Tang's house with the mission, he saw Tang Cheng and Hans hiding in the study, seemingly planning something. I originally thought that Tang Cheng and Hans were just friends with mutual interests, but now it seems that the relationship between this big-nosed foreigner named Hans and Tang Cheng is not as simple as I guessed.
Zhang Jianghe, who was feeling vaguely wary, did not go straight to the point and tell what the chairman and bureau leaders wanted Tang Cheng to do. Tang Cheng could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Zhang Jianghe's expression. Seeing that Zhang Jianghe had something on his mind but didn't say anything, he pretended not to know anything and just discussed with Hans about teaching English to his family. Whether you go south to Hong Kong after the war or transfer to Myanmar, mastering English is a must. Tangcheng is just preparing for a rainy day.
Zhang Jianghe, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't bear it any longer. Seeing that no one in Tangcheng was okay, he could only take the initiative to tell the audience and the Chairman's intentions. When Tang Cheng heard this, he just smiled and said, "Uncle, don't tell me that I am no longer a member of the search team. Even if I still direct the search team to do things, I'm afraid I can't do anything about what you just said! Don't even think about it. What you just said Can I, a small character, participate in what you are talking about?"
Without figuring out the actual intention of the bureau, how could Tang Cheng agree to Zhang Jianghe? Fortunately, in front of Hans, Zhang Jianghe did not continue to entangle. After going to work the next day, Zhang Jianghe, who had been transferred back to the military command headquarters, went to the bureau chief's office and informed the bureau chief of Tang Cheng's attitude. Although the director was angry, he did not show it on the spot. After all, he was the one who ordered the search team to be assigned to the Second Military Command Division.
The bureau leader thought that Tang Cheng's refusal was because of his original decision, which made Tang Cheng do this deliberately, but he did not know that the reason why Tang Cheng handed over the command of the search team so happily was entirely for Zhang Jiang and . Tang Cheng, who had known Zhang Jianghe's hidden identity for a long time, knew that the transfer of the search team was Zhang Jianghe's only chance to return to the military headquarters. Because only by returning to the military command headquarters can Zhang Jianghe have the opportunity to gain access to more military command secrets, and this is what Zhang Jianghe's superiors want to see.
Hui Hui, who was wrong at this moment, did not get angry in front of Zhang Jianghe, he just secretly suppressed his anger in his heart. After failing to persuade Tang Cheng, the bureau chief could only assign other people to do the things requested by the chairman. In the afternoon of that day, a team of five people quietly left Chongqing. They would enter Burma via the storefront road to investigate some of the situation of the British troops in Burma. Strictly speaking, this decision made by the Bureau should be a very dangerous move.
Tang Cheng, who didn't know this at the moment, had no intention of understanding these things. After breakfast, he took Hans to the farm outside the city. On the one hand, it was to show Hans his efforts in Chongqing, and on the other hand, it was because the farm outside the city was more suitable for their hidden discussions. Knowing that the farm with an area of several thousand acres in front of him belonged entirely to Tangcheng, even Hans, who was born in the middle class, was already envious. "If it weren't for this damn war, I could have monopolized the city's vegetable supply."
It was rare for Tang Cheng to start bragging in front of Hans. In fact, from the time the farm was established, Tang Cheng rarely interfered in the specific affairs of the farm. If it weren't for the capable stewards of the farm, and a large part of the farm's workers were labor reformers who didn't need to be paid, the farm might have closed down long ago. But Hans didn't know these inside stories, so when he was boasting in Tangcheng, Hans only had a look of envy and jealousy on his face.
For several days, Tang Cheng took Hans for a walk in the farm outside the city. Zhang Jianghe tried to find Tang Cheng, but could not find him. "Tang, I am becoming more and more interested in the plan you mentioned!" After being led back and forth by Tang Cheng for several days, Hans finally did what Tang Cheng did. Those preliminary preparations gave me a preliminary understanding. Especially after he learned that Tang Cheng had secretly sent hundreds of orphans to northern Myanmar, Hans immediately understood that Tang Cheng had begun to implement the plan.
Tang Cheng also had a smile on his face when he heard this, "Hans, this is an era full of opportunities, and at the same time, it is also full of dangers! What I am doing now is just to prepare a life where I and my family can live freely. Guarantee." Knowing that both he and the other party were profit animals, Tang Cheng did not hide anything from Hans when he said these words. When Hans heard this, he nodded in agreement with Tang Cheng. He did not go against Tang Cheng.
Following Hans's suggestion, he planned to go to the gold mine in Myanmar for an on-site inspection, but was stopped by Tang Cheng. "Hans, it's not that I have any reservations about you. It's just that the gold mine in Myanmar is currently competing with the surrounding village leaders for territory. If you go there at this time, you can only be like them, holding a gun in the woods all day long. And according to my prediction, the Japanese army may soon attack Southeast Asia, and by then, everyone on the gold mine side may need to withdraw."
Tang Cheng has talked about the topic that the Japanese army is about to change the direction of its attack more than once these days. For this reason, Hans has also made a bet with Tang Cheng more than once. Everything from lighters to watches became bets for the two of them. Tang Cheng even placed a Ruger pistol that Hans coveted. Time passed day by day, and Tang Cheng just took Hans and walked around the city all day long. The plainclothes military officers who secretly monitored Tang Cheng found no unusual behavior in Tang Cheng, and the bureau gradually relaxed its guard against Tang Cheng.
After entering December, wet and rainy weather began to appear in Chongqing. Hans, who already likes a slow-paced life, had no choice but to play mahjong with the Tangcheng couple when encountering such weather. Hans originally planned not to go out today, but to pass the time with mahjong and hot pot. It's a pity that his plan was ruined by Zhang Jianghe who suddenly returned to the small street. "Something happened!" Zhang Jianghe's expression looked dignified and a little ferocious. Moreover, Tang Cheng had known Zhang Jianghe for such a long time. I didn't see Zhang Jianghe's tone being so flustered when he spoke.
"I just received the news that the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor! And a few minutes before the attack began, the Japanese ambassador to the United States submitted a declaration of war! Then all embassy personnel began to evacuate the United States in a planned way!" The news brought by Zhang Jianghe was indeed Shocked, especially Hans, who was originally in high spirits, was now dumbfounded and didn't know how to put down the cards in his hand. The shocking news brought by Zhang Jianghe had no effect on Tangcheng, because in later generations' networks, it has been confirmed that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was the result of the United States deliberately fueling the war by wanting to intervene in Asia.
"I just came from the headquarters. The bureau chief said that long before the attack, we had already monitored the abnormal communications of the Japanese army and analyzed the attack..." After Zhou Hongzhuang took Hans' wife away, in Mahjong Zhang Jianghe, who sat down at the table, told another even more shocking news. But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Tang Cheng, and what Tang Cheng said was even more shocking than the news brought by Zhang Jianghe.
"So we informed the US side about this, but the US side didn't believe the news we reported, so the attack happened!" When Tang Cheng said these words, there was even a faint smile on his face. Hans and Zhang Jianghe, who were sitting opposite him, had their mouths wide open at this moment, especially Zhang Jianghe who looked at Tang Cheng with dull expressions. Zhang Jianghe, who had just come from the military command headquarters, naturally knew this from the bureau chief. What he couldn't figure out now was how Tang Cheng knew such confidential information without even going out.
Tang Cheng was playing with a mahjong tile in his hand. Seeing that Zhang Jianghe had already turned his attention to him, he continued to speak. "I told you a long time ago that the Japanese army will adjust the direction of attack! If they don't attack the US Navy at Pearl Harbor, there is no guarantee that their army can carry out ground attacks in Southeast Asia!" Tang Cheng's words instantly awakened Hans and others. Zhang Jiang and the two of them all remembered the map and tactical deduction that Tangcheng had done some time ago.
"Uncle, tell the bureau chief, don't worry now. I estimate that you will soon receive news that the Japanese ground troops have begun to attack Southeast Asia." As soon as Tang Cheng said these words, Zhang Jianghe could no longer sit still. He immediately got up to make a phone call and conveyed Tang Cheng's original words to the bureau chief. Tang Cheng's estimate was indeed correct. Before dinner, the military command headquarters finally received relevant news that Japanese ground troops had landed in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula. After Tang Cheng's previous speculation was confirmed, many people, including the Chairman, did not believe that the Japanese army could take advantage in the hot, humid and jungle-filled Malay Peninsula.
But the news that came one after another surprised everyone. The cunning Japanese army had already prepared a large number of bicycles. They took advantage of the fast and convenient characteristics of bicycles to bypass the difficult jungles and shrub swamps and attack from the flanks and behind. garrison. Facing the fierce Japanese army, the defenders were unable to resist the Japanese attack. The war in the Malay Peninsula showed a one-sided situation from the beginning.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and landed on the Malay Peninsula on the same day. They obviously made careful arrangements and plans. As all the airports in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula fell into the hands of the Japanese army, British warships deployed in the Strait of Malacca , immediately fell into a huge threat. In order to preserve their strength and avoid unnecessary losses, the British transferred warships deployed in the Strait of Malacca to join the US fleet. However, due to the disagreement between the British upper echelon and the garrison command, the warship was unable to evacuate immediately. As a result, it was sunk by Japanese fighter planes in the waters outside the Singapore base.
