Regardless of whether it is Tangcheng or the bureau, we all know that at this point in time, it is absolutely impossible for the bureau to leave the army easily. Moreover, even if he really lets go of his control over the military, the man in the South Bank Villa may not really believe it. Tangcheng came up with several corresponding action plans for this matter, but after the bureau learned about it, they rejected them all. In the words of the director, when he first took over the military command, he took office openly and honestly. Even if he leaves the military command, he must leave in a dignified manner and not quietly.
The bureau leader had a very stubborn character, and Tang Cheng's persuasion failed, so he stopped mentioning the matter to the bureau leader. However, the bureau leader didn't know that Tang Cheng had not given up on his secret escape plan. In June, good news came. The 11th Army of the Expeditionary Force crossed the Nu River, and its main attack direction was directed towards the east side of the Burma Highway, building momentum for the next attack. The main force of the Japanese army in Burma had already been entangled by other expeditionary forces. As soon as the 11th Group Army launched its offensive, the Japanese army was immediately defeated.
In September, good news appeared again. After the 11th Group Army's New 28th Division captured Lameng, it then began to besiege the Songshan position. News of the continuous victories in Burma spread back to Chongqing, and Tang Cheng was overjoyed because he knew that the victory over Tengchong and Songshan was a signal that the Burmese war was about to end. Tang Cheng, who still retains the memories of later generations, only remembers that the Burmese War should have ended in 1945, but the specific time has been blurred to him, but he still clearly remembers the liberation of Tengchong and the victory of Songshan.
After successfully regaining Tengchong and taking the Songshan position, the expeditionary force was full of momentum. In November, it even captured Longling. At this moment, Tangcheng was finally waiting for Hans, who had returned from northern Myanmar. Hans spent more than half a year in northern Myanmar. When he saw Tangcheng again, Hans's words were full of sadness and anguish. Faced with Hans's specious complaints, Tang Cheng could only smile. After all, Hans had been busy with matters in northern Myanmar for more than half a year. Hans came back this time to celebrate his little daughter's birthday. This was something Hans had agreed with his little daughter when he went to Myanmar before.
The living environment in Chongqing is definitely not as good as Shanghai, but after Hans and his family went south to Chongqing, they felt an unprecedented freedom. Especially the contact with the Tang family made Hans' family feel very friendly and relaxed. If it weren't for etiquette, the twin sisters of the Tang family might have opened a side door on the wall between the two families. Hans' return gave Tang Cheng, who was bored every day, a new way to pass the time.
Hans also knew that although Tangcheng could not go to Myanmar, the pressure on Tangcheng was also considerable, especially when the Central Government sent people to follow Tangcheng. "Don't listen to the wind, it's the rain!" Tang Cheng, who was asked about this by Hans, responded to Hans in a nonchalant tone. "The Central Commander is very valued by that person these days, so they want to make something happen. In their eyes, I should be the easy breakthrough! After all, I have a close relationship with the Military Commander, and Uncle Zhang has been transferred again. , the bureau chief is too busy to care about anything."
The subtext in Tang Cheng's words made Hans frown secretly. He did not expect that Tang Cheng's current situation would be so difficult. Tang Cheng, who saw Hans's expression in his eyes, immediately smiled and said, "You don't know who I am! Don't worry, how could they possibly catch me with just these two moves! I'll give it to them directly They couldn't get out of here, and they immediately lost their temper. Although the street is short, they just don't dare to come in!"
Hans actually didn't know that Tang Cheng was hiding at home all day long, which was just a deliberate show of weakness on his part. The purpose of Tangcheng's doing this was to attract people from Zhongtong to come and look for trouble. But he didn't expect that the people in Zhongtong were smarter this time and refused to be fooled. "Anyway, be careful!" Hans heard this and immediately glanced sideways at Tang Cheng. "If you ask me, you'd better stop making trouble with the Central Committee. Our energy now should be focused on business. If you have time to make trouble with them, you might as well think about where to get the manpower we need. .”
Hans was now talking about things related to northern Myanmar. Tang Cheng, who was helpless, could only tell Hans everything he had done in recent times. "I know you're not lazy, but that's not enough!" Tang Cheng originally thought that Hans would be considerate of him, but he didn't expect that Hans would not express sympathy for him when he heard this. "The people you sent there before were all armed men. I can't expect those guys who can't read a few words to handle daily affairs!"
"Another one, the actual number of armed personnel, plus their families, has already exceeded 20,000. If 20,000 people were placed in the country, it might only be the size of a town, but in northern Myanmar, their housing and life are not as big as It is not something that can be solved easily. Moreover, the machinery we need is not expected in the short term, so the large-scale farming and absorption stage you expect is impossible to achieve. So many people, farming in a chaotic manner, every day There’s a lot of trouble, and it’s almost annoying me to death!”
The large-scale planting that Hans just mentioned was Tang Cheng's idea. He planned to concentrate manpower in northern Myanmar and use machinery to cultivate large areas. The advantage of this is that the grain produced can be concentrated during the harvest period and unnecessary losses in scattered planting can be reduced. Tang Cheng, who was thinking about changing the topic, immediately became energetic after hearing Hans's complaint. "I said you can't use your brain! I heard that the expeditionary force doesn't like the captured Japanese tanks, so you can't get some over."
As Tang Cheng spoke, he took out a pencil and white paper from the drawer, and drew a small Japanese tank on the white paper in front of Hans. "Although this small tank of the Japanese army has a built-in engine, its engine and the tank chassis are connected in parallel. We only need to remove the tank turret and only retain the tank chassis. Isn't this just a simple tracked agricultural machine? Well! Let’s add a dozer blade to the front. It’s a crawler bulldozer that can be used for road construction and land leveling.”
"If we add large farm tools for plowing and cultivating at the back, wouldn't it just be an agricultural machine? Japanese tanks are small and lightweight. After removing the turret part, the weight will be even lighter and more suitable for modification. Agricultural machinery for farming. Moreover, this kind of small tank is easier to learn to drive after it does not need a turret. Many of the overseas Chinese in Myanmar can drive. Hiring them to drive this modified tank for plowing is not very easy to use. !”
Tang Cheng solved a big trouble he was facing with just a few words. Even though Hans rolled his eyes at Tang Cheng, he had to admit that Tang Cheng was indeed smart. The expeditionary force captured a lot of Japanese weapons and equipment, and Hans had seen with his own eyes the small Japanese tanks that Tang Cheng just mentioned. Hans, who was used to German tanks, naturally looked down on small Japanese tanks, but it would be a good idea to convert all those small Japanese tanks into agricultural machinery.
But Hans's expression immediately showed embarrassment. It is not difficult to find people who drive such small Japanese tanks, but northern Myanmar does not have the ability to modify such small tanks. When he told the difficulty, Tang Cheng immediately grinned and said, "Two days ago, I recruited a few people who were originally working in the arsenal. And I also got the equipment and tools you mentioned. Some! Besides, it’s just a modification and not a new production, so I don’t think there’s any big problem.”
That night, Tangcheng, who quietly left home, went to find Xu Huanshan, who was still in Chongqing, and informed him of the current situation in northern Myanmar. Tang Cheng came to Xu Huanshan not just to show off in front of him. "Old Xu, there is a good opportunity now, but it depends on the wishes of your superiors." After the two of them chatted for a while, Tang Cheng immediately explained his intention to Xu Huanshan. "The weapons and equipment of the Japanese army captured by the expeditionary force have been handed over to the Burma station for disposal. My people said that there are a lot of good things in there."
Tang Cheng's opening remarks made Xu Huanshan look at Tang Cheng doubtfully, who immediately chuckled. "Don't think I'm lying to you! One of my partners just came back from northern Burma, and he brought the news back. According to him, the Burma station of the military command now manages not only the items captured by the expeditionary force from the Japanese army, but Weapons and equipment, as well as some damaged American equipment, were also temporarily handed over to the Myanmar Military Station for disposal. I thought it would be best if you could send some military technicians to go to northern Myanmar."
"I'm not asking you to send people to help repair damaged American equipment!" Facing Xu Huanshan's suspicious eyes, Tang Cheng explained carefully. "I believe you should also understand the power of American equipment! This is a good opportunity to get close contact with a large number of American equipment! If nothing else, your people can at least completely copy the data of these American equipment! With that! With the materials and data, can’t you guys imitate exactly the same weapons and equipment?”
"Even if you are limited by materials and cannot imitate weapons and equipment with the same power, you can at least let your soldiers understand the performance of American weapons earlier. This is not a losing deal, right?" The reason given by Tang Cheng, Xu Huanshan has actually been moved. Like Tangcheng's previous judgment, senior officials in Yan'an had already made speculations, predicting that even if the Japanese army was defeated and withdrew from China, there would always be a battle between Yan'an and the national government.
The Americans now clearly support the national government, and the man in the South Bank Villa also admires American weapons and equipment. It is hard to say that the national army will not be fully equipped with American weapons and equipment in the future. Therefore, Tang Cheng's suggestion deeply moved Xu Huanshan. Being able to understand the performance and power of American weapons and equipment earlier is absolutely necessary for conflicts that may break out in the future.
