The bureau chief did not make an exception. Even if they knew about the matter, not many people knew about the attack on Zhongtong's plainclothes in Tangcheng. But the attack on Zhongtong's people was not a trivial matter. Two hours after the incident, the Zhongtong phone call came to the office of the bureau chief, but the bureau chief pushed back and said he didn't know anything. This time, the Zhongtong did not point the finger at Tang Cheng. After all, the action team had been excluded from the joint operation by the bureau, and Tang Cheng could not cause trouble to the Zhongtong.
After leaving the military headquarters in Tangcheng, he naturally would not waste such a good opportunity. Taking advantage of the chaotic situation in the city, he directly ordered the arrest of the targets that the action team had been monitoring. Sure enough, as soon as Tangcheng started taking action, both the military commander and the central commander got the news. When they learned that the sudden change of the action team was to capture Japanese and puppet spies, the reluctance of the central commander and the excitement of the military commander were in sharp contrast. Tang Cheng has cooperated with the military commander for so long, and everyone in the military commander knows that Tang Cheng is not a solitary person.
Therefore, their first reaction after learning that the action team had begun arresting Japanese and puppet spies again was to immediately organize high-quality interrogation personnel and then wait for the action team to hand over the prisoners. Just as the people at the Military Command Headquarters had guessed, before dark, the first batch of three Japanese and puppet spies captured by the action team had been escorted to the Military Command Headquarters by people from the action team. The Second Military Command Division, which received the prisoners, did not know at this time that the three Japanese and puppet agents sent by Tangcheng to be escorted were all small-time actors with little luck.
The action team, whose operation has ended, still detained two Japanese and puppet spies and two related traitor insiders. According to Tang Cheng's instructions, after Zhao Dashan and the others returned to the military camp, they immediately started interrogating the two traitor insiders. If Tangcheng catches Japanese and puppet spies, what they want is their lives; if they catch traitors and insiders, what they want is their money. After some torture, the two traitors couldn't hold on anymore, and one after another they explained their problems, and by the way, the location where they hid their money.
The arrest operation of the action team effectively diverted Zhongtong's attention. They did not connect Tangcheng with the attack on Zhongtong's plainclothes at all. Because he had detained Japanese and puppet spies and traitor insiders, Tang Cheng had an excuse to continue spending time in the military camp. Two days passed by in a flash, and there was still no movement in the so-called big operation of the Central Commander-in-Chief. The manpower deployed by the Military Commander-in-Chief to assist finally broke out again. In just half a month, this was already the third conflict between the military and the central government, and the matter finally reached the ears of the Chairman.
The bureau's lack of action before was just waiting for the opportunity, waiting for Zhongtong to embarrass himself. The bureau chief who was called to the South Bank Villa did not add any fuel to the fire in front of the chairman of the committee. He just reported everything he had learned so far to the chairman of the committee. As a means of controlling and balancing the military unification, the Chairman of the Generalissimo took care of the Central Unification. Unfortunately, the Central Unification failed to live up to expectations. Compared with the military unification, the shortcomings of the Central Unification's low ability are clearly visible. I don’t know what the bureau chiefs told the chairman, but starting from the next day, all the military commander’s manpower has been transferred back.
The Central Unification was in disgrace this time. At the same time, the so-called big operation they planned was a complete failure. Zhang Jianghe, who had been paying attention to the Central Unification's movements, had not heard about the Central Unification's capture of underground party members. Tang Cheng, who had been staying in the military camp, did not come forward to inquire and collect information about Chongqing's underground party, because he knew that at times like this, he should be more honest, otherwise he might attract the attention of interested people.
Fortunately, among the people Tang Cheng knew, there was also Deputy Commander Huang, a well-informed person. Deputy Commander Huang, who had nothing to do, would call Tang Cheng from time to time in the past few days. By the way, he said that the city changes in the situation. The garrison now has firm control over the abandoned docks and two wild ferries outside the city. More than half of the smugglers in the black market in the city choose to transport supplies ashore from these places. Relying on the abandoned dock and two wild ferries, the garrison group has made a lot of money in the past half month.
Tang Cheng has already made it clear that he will not interfere in the business of the garrison, and he will not share any profits from it. This is the main reason why the garrison has a good relationship with Tang Cheng. After hearing from Deputy Commander Huang who was well-informed, Tang Cheng felt relieved when he learned that the military commander had withdrawn his troops, and that the city had not heard that anyone from the underground party had been arrested. Regardless of whether Xu Huanshan and the others left Chongqing, as long as Zhongtong's actions were disrupted, even if Xu Huanshan and the others remained in the city, they would at least have a chance to move around.
The Tangcheng First Company stayed in the military camp for a week before handing over the Japanese and puppet spies and traitors and traitors who had been drained of their value to the military command headquarters, and also gave them a copy of the confiscated wealth. The situation in the city seems to have stabilized again, but Tang Cheng is becoming more and more cautious, because the person living in the South Bank Villa has become more and more manic recently. The battle on the frontline is changing three times a day, but the overall advantage has shifted to the national government, and the decline of the Japanese army is a foregone conclusion.
With the smooth flow of the Burma Road, massive amounts of military aid have landed at Yangon Port and been continuously transported into the interior. The current national army has begun to use American equipment in large quantities, and its combat effectiveness has doubled. Perhaps this advantage gave the Chairman great confidence. The desire to unify the country during the Northern Expedition once again emerged from the depths of his heart. This time, he must seize the opportunity. Like Tang Cheng, Hans, who was also particularly sensitive to changes in the situation, also had the same worries.
"So, you have foreseen this outcome a long time ago, so you have already made preparations to stay out of it?" In the study room in the backyard of the Tang family, Hans looked at Tang Cheng with a serious expression. Having known Tang Cheng for such a long time, Hans suddenly realized that he seemed to have never really understood the young man in front of him. When he was as big as Tang Cheng, he was just an ordinary soldier in the army. Tang Cheng far surpassed him in terms of combat effectiveness and ability to grasp the situation.
Facing Hans's serious expression, Tang Cheng grinned and chuckled, "We haven't discussed this issue a long time ago! I am confident that I will do no less than others when it comes to what I should do for the country. Once the country no longer needs me, At that time, I should live for my family and myself! The war on the front line is now more and more beneficial to the country, and the defeat of the Japanese is a foregone conclusion. In this case, what does it matter if I make some preparations for my family in advance? wrong!"
Tang Cheng was now becoming more and more proficient in changing topics. Hans accidentally started to follow Tang Cheng's topic and discuss the arrangements for the Myanmar mine. Tang Cheng was originally just planning to secretly mine those mines in northern Myanmar, but now he has different ideas. "You should go to Kunming again as soon as possible. I think the British noble you talked about last time is a bit interesting. Northern Myanmar is rich in minerals, and our family will easily get into trouble if we eat alone. Therefore, we want to rope in the British to open mines in northern Myanmar."
"Myanmar borders India, but compared to the vast territory of India, the British may not really like Myanmar." Tang Cheng took out a military map from the drawer, spread it out on the table, and pointed to the location of Myanmar on the map. , whispered to Hans. "The British will definitely not let go of the oil fields in Yan'anqiang, but they may not be able to take care of the mining areas in northern Myanmar. After all, they have too few manpower in northern Myanmar, and most of them are concentrated in Yangon and Yan'anqiang. .”
"With the current soaring prices in the country, the Chairman will only pay attention to his so-called direct troops. If it were not for the war, other local troops may not be able to continue to live. Once the war is over, I will judge the Chairman's next move. , that is, they will start with a small-scale friction and start a war with Yan'an. By then, these local troops are likely to become war-weary on a large scale, and then a large number of soldiers will choose to leave the troops and flow back to the local areas."
Hans had not yet understood what Tang Cheng meant by what Tang Cheng said before, but when he heard Tang Cheng say that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were at war and that the soldiers were tired of war, Hans immediately understood. "You mean, when the time comes, we will recruit troops from China and use these veterans to go to northern Myanmar to maintain the mining field?" Hans's reaction was not slow, but it was a pity that he did not really understand what Tang Cheng wanted to express. mean. Therefore, when Tang Cheng heard this, he just shook his head slightly.
"The Japanese have messed up the whole of South Asia. As long as we have money and food, we don't have to worry about finding manpower to mine. Most of the soldiers on the front line are veterans who have experienced the baptism of the battlefield. We use them to mine. Isn’t it such a waste! Burma is a British overseas colony. I guess the British will not want to lose Burma, but they have to face the Burmese people after the war. If they have an independent force in Burma that is independent of the British army and Do you think they are willing to use armed forces other than the Myanmar people?"
Tang Cheng's words gave Hans a great inspiration, but he immediately shook his head. "Impossible! Although Britain's global influence is no longer what it used to be, they have many overseas colonies. If Myanmar starts this, what will happen to their other colonies? And the British are extremely old-fashioned. They will never allow it. In our overseas colonies, independent armed forces that are not part of the military have appeared!"
Hans' worry made Tang Cheng laugh out loud, "How would you know if it doesn't work unless you give it a try!" Compared with Tang Cheng, who has retained the memory of later generations, how could Hans know how big the independence trend was after World War II? of strength. Even a small country like Cambodia has the opportunity to become independent. How can Myanmar, which owns Yangon Port, continue to be used as an overseas colony by the British? Therefore, in Tangcheng's perception, World War II was cruel, but it was also a great era with many opportunities.
