Hans had been in the army. Although the Japanese army in Tangcheng had changed, Hans immediately realized the key points. "From this point of view, the change in the strength of the Japanese army is most likely due to the South Asian battlefield. A large number of new soldiers appeared in the occupied areas, and they transferred the veterans to the South Asian battlefield. The rotation of troops on the front line should be their cover-up. The Japanese army may The established first-line troops will be mobilized and sent south to support the South Asian battlefield." Hans's analysis was basically consistent with Tang Cheng's idea, so he nodded and said with a smile.
"Japan is an island country with poor resources. The main reason why they are so interested in South Asia is because of its resources. Myanmar's oil fields are too small and cannot meet the needs of the Japanese navy. The Americans have long been in Philippines. Binh and Indonesia have discovered a lot of resources, which are urgently needed by the Japanese. I guess the Japanese must regret it now. They regret that they should not attack China first. If they occupied South Asia first, maybe the war would not be what it is now. Like this."
Tang Cheng's words were naturally just a joke. If the Japanese army had really targeted South Asia first, the Japanese army, which had not really experienced war training, would probably have failed in the South Asian battlefield. Compared with the Chinese army, which has always lacked heavy weapons and equipment, the British, American and French armies entrenched in South Asia are almost armed to the teeth, and they each have naval and air forces that are not weaker than Japan. In other words, after Japan invaded China, it relied on China's resources to form an alliance with Germany and then have the confidence to attack South Asia.
Perhaps because he was bored, Hans took Tang Cheng with him and chatted until late at night before leaving. After a good night's sleep, Tang Cheng was woken up by Zhang Jianghe who broke into the bedroom early the next morning. Because something big happened in the city last night, the bureau chief convened a meeting at the military command headquarters. Tang Cheng and Zhang Jianghe also had to attend the meeting. . The meeting was an order from the bureau chief, so even if Tang Cheng was impatient, he did not dare to resist. He could only get up in frustration, and then followed Zhang Jianghe straight to the military command headquarters without even eating breakfast.
Zhang Jiang and himself also received a call from the military command headquarters, informing him to take Tang Cheng to attend the meeting. He didn't even know what happened last night. When the two men from Tangcheng arrived at the military command headquarters, there were many people standing in the military command compound who were as sleepy-eyed as they were and smoking nonstop. Zhang Jianghe had many acquaintances at the military command headquarters. When he saw Zhang Jianghe coming out of the car, familiar faces immediately came over and started talking to Zhang Jianghe in a low voice.
After parking the car, Tang Cheng did not rush forward. He just nodded and said hello to a few familiar faces, then simply stood in front of the car, lit a cigarette and started smoking. Tang Cheng, who was secretly observing everyone, felt that the atmosphere in the military command headquarters was a bit complicated today. Just as he was secretly guessing, the secretary of the bureau came out of the small building. "Come in, everyone! Get ready for the meeting!" The bureau secretary's expression was a bit serious. When Tang Cheng saw everyone walking into the small building, he immediately threw away his cigarette butts and walked at the back.
In the past, when there were meetings at the military command headquarters, the bureau chief was always the last one to show up, but today, when Tang Cheng entered the conference room last, he found that the bureau chief was already sitting at the head of the long table. Tang Cheng remained as usual, sitting in the scattered seats by the wall, and then took out his notebook and pen. Everyone had long been accustomed to Tang Cheng's appearance, and the bureau chief just glanced at him casually and paid no attention to Tang Cheng. What Zhang Jianghe said was indeed correct. The bureau chief convened a meeting to deal with the gunfire in the city last night.
"I believe you all must have heard that someone opened fire in the city last night. To be specific, it was the Central Command that took action last night. Unfortunately, the person they wanted to arrest did not open fire and resisted arrest, but also shot dead and wounded. There are many people under the command. The chairman of the committee was very angry when he learned about this matter. Now not only us, but also the city defense headquarters have received orders to cooperate with the Central Committee to investigate the case! We have called you here, just for this matter, you all have to talk about it. Let's go!" The bureau chief was obviously in a bad mood. After everyone secretly looked at each other, no one spoke.
Everyone was silent and avoided making eye contact with the bureau chief. Then, someone should take the initiative to break the silence at this moment. Tang Cheng, who had been lowering his head and writing and drawing in his notebook, suddenly stiffened because he felt that the eyes of the audience had fallen on him. Unable to escape, Tang Cheng could only raise his head patiently. Sure enough, the director looked straight at Tang Cheng, with a faint smile in his stubborn eyes.
Seeing the bureau leader like this made Tang Cheng feel angry but he didn't dare to disobey him. After scratching his head helplessly, Tang Cheng could only follow the bureau leader's eyes and stood up to speak. "Since it's the chairman's order, we just have to obey it! However, the committee member's order only requires us to assist, but does not stipulate the content of the assistance. Is it possible that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China wants us to charge into the battle but does not give any clues? This is not the case. Yes! Another one, it’s not that I can’t trust the people of Zhongtong, it’s that their people are so unreasonable in what they do!”
Tangcheng and Zhongtong have never dealt with each other. This is a well-known fact in the military headquarters, so he said in public that Zhongtong was unreliable, but no one said anything. Tang Cheng's words completely broke the silence in the conference room. Everyone followed Tang Cheng's topic and started to add insult to injury. In short, they all said that they didn't want to work with people from Zhongtong because people from Zhongtong did things. Too unreliable. "That's it, what if we are dragged down by the Zhongtong people?"
Tang Cheng successfully diverted the theme of the meeting. The bureau chief was very angry, but he was also very relieved because he didn't want to help Zhongtong do things. But after all, this was an order from the Chairman of the Committee, and it was given in front of him. Even he, the actual controller of the military command, could not violate the order of the Committee Chairman. Everyone in the conference room had already begun to speak enthusiastically, and Tang Cheng, the one who was trying to attract others, sat down quietly again, playing the role of a bystander.
The non-compliance between the military commanders and the central commanders has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of both sides. Therefore, no matter what, the military commanders are unwilling to help the central commanders. The meeting continued noisily until lunch time, but the bureau showed no intention of suspending the meeting and letting everyone go out to eat. Everyone in the meeting quickly came to their senses, and everyone began to calm down and analyze the plans of the Central Government one by one based on the information provided by the bureau.
Finally, after half an hour, based on personal reactions and attitudes, the bureau began to issue tasks. Tang Cheng, who was called to attend the meeting, was naturally not immune. However, the bureau took into account the relationship between Tang Cheng and Zhongtong, so the task of the action team was only to collect clues in the city. After the meeting, Tang Cheng and Zhang Jianghe, who were anxious to eat, were called to the office by the bureau chief. "What's going on with the tavern near your home?" The bureau chief went straight to the point and asked about the tavern. Apparently, he had already received a report from Zhongtong.
When he found that the director's eyes were looking at him when he spoke, Tang Cheng explained. "The people from Zhongtong said that the tavern is the contact point of the underground party, but I didn't see them arresting anyone." Tang Cheng's straightforwardness surprised the bureau chief. He did not doubt that Tang Cheng was with The underground party has connections. Although Tang Cheng never participated in politics, and there were already people in the military command headquarters gossiping in private, but based on the bureau chief's understanding of Tang Cheng, he felt that Tang Cheng was just lazy.
At this moment, facing the slightly surprised look in the Bureau's eyes, Tang Cheng could only continue to explain, "That morning, when I was going to work, I happened to meet someone from Zhongtong who blocked the tavern at the intersection. A student of Zhongtong The little boss with a bad face was very domineering and tried to stop me, but I almost beat him up. After that, I asked someone to inquire, and then I found out that they were really going to the tavern, but they didn’t arrest me. People who come to the tavern." Tang Cheng's words were naturally half-truths, and Tang Cheng's dislike of Zhongtong was very obvious.
Then the bureau chief asked about the gunfire in the city last night. Tang Cheng directly said that he did not hear it, and the bureau chief did not continue to ask. When Tang Cheng followed Zhang Jianghe out of the bureau's office, he happened to meet several people walking towards him. Two of them were from Zhongtong, and Tang Cheng had met them once. Tang Cheng did not take the initiative to nod to the other party like Zhang Jianghe. He just stood aside and looked at the two Zhongtong people with cold eyes.
The people from Zhongtong must have come here for the joint operation. Seeing that Zhang Jianghe wanted to stay at the Juntong headquarters temporarily, Tang Cheng had no choice but to leave alone. When Zhang Jianghe returned to the military camp before getting off work, Tang Cheng, who had been idle in the office for an afternoon, immediately went to find Zhang Jianghe to inquire about the news. Zhang Jianghe, who had been at the military unification headquarters for almost an afternoon, didn't seem to be in a very high mood, but Tang Cheng ignored this. He just wanted to know what the purpose of the Zhongtong people going to the military unification headquarters was.
"What else could it be? They don't have enough manpower now, so they just want the military commander to take the lead so that they can help them do things!" Zhang Jianghe's impatient voice was full of disdain and contempt for the central commander. Automatically filtering out the disdain and contempt in Zhang Jianghe's words, Tang Cheng finally understood the purpose of Zhongtong from Zhang Jianghe's words. Although the Central Commander-in-Chief had the chairman's order, Tang Cheng was not optimistic about the so-called joint action because he knew that the bureau chief also looked down upon the Central Commander-in-Chief.
Sure enough, the very next day, plainclothes officers from the military commanders clashed with people from the central government in the city. This time, the central commanders suffered the loss. After hearing the news, Tang Cheng secretly rejoiced for a while before leading people to the scene of the incident. As a result, when Tangcheng and the others arrived at the scene of the incident, they discovered that many people from the military command had already arrived. "Old Cao, what do you mean? Didn't you say that Zhongtong suffered a loss? Why don't you see a few people lying down?"
