Chapter 40 The Expeditionary Force was driven back from Burma by the Japs
provincial capital.
The reason why Spring City is called Spring City is because the climate here is pleasant and spring-like all year round. There are almost no shortcomings except for a slightly stronger ultraviolet ray.
The soil in Spring City is fertile, rich in various fruits, and the crops are also very productive.
Today, the Japanese invaders have invaded, and all the Central Plains has been occupied by the Japanese invaders. Now only the Sichuan, Sichuan and Southwest areas are really under the control of Chiang Kai-shek.
As the provincial capital of Yunnan, Chuncheng was much closer to the country's political and economic center with the relocation of the National Government to Chongqing. Part of the anti-war materials from Yunnan and even a large number of overseas Chinese aiding the country were transferred through Chuncheng and flowed to Chongqing.
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Thanks to this convenience, Spring City gradually became prosperous.
"What a bastard, I haven't seen such a lively place for a long time." Bu La, who was dressed in military uniform and had his dirty face that was always dark all year round, was walking on the streets of Chuncheng, looking at the lively and bustling markets around him.
I couldn't help but sigh.
"Look at your worthless look!" Mi Long next to him looked disdainful, and even looked at him with disgust: "You've never seen this scene before?"
"I'm just a big-time soldier, how can I be as awesome as your boss?"
"Okay! If you want to quarrel, we can go back and tease you. Let's find a place to eat first." Wang Zhong interrupted the quarrel between the two, looked at a small restaurant with a good business on the street in front, and walked over quickly.
"Sister, please give me three bowls of rice noodles!"
The pot was constantly steaming. The person standing behind the stove, using a colander and long chopsticks to fiddle with the rice noodles in the pot, was a middle-aged woman who was at least in her forties. She had an unattractive appearance, thick fingers, and a strong body. At first glance,
He is someone who works all year round.
"okay!"
"What do you want to eat?"
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes!"
"Okay! Guest, please come inside and sit down for a while. The rice noodles will be ready soon!"
The shop was not big, with an area of more than thirty square meters. There were a few tables and a few stools and they were all filled. Fortunately, the proprietress used an oilcloth to pick out a section of the shop from the door, and she also set up a few tables on the street.
Wang Zhong and the others were sitting at the easternmost table.
"Camp seat! What are we doing in the provincial capital?" Mi Long couldn't help but asked curiously. He and Bu La had been holding back this question all the way, but unfortunately they didn't dare to ask. Today, I'm so confused.
The dragon also gained courage.
"What else can you do in the provincial capital? Of course it's to buy medicine for the wounded soldiers." Before Wang Zhong could answer, Bu La next to him took over.
Mi Long made a disdainful sound, glanced at Bu La, his eyes full of contempt, and immediately replied: "If you really want to buy medicine, you should at least bring money. Where is the money?"
Bu La was stunned by Mi Long, but when he thought about it carefully, it was really like this. They didn't have much money in their pockets. Even the medicine they bought from the black market were exchanged for the guns and ammunition seized on the other side.
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"For money?" Bu La lowered his voice for fear of being heard by others.
Mi Long didn't take it seriously: "What's going on? We won't steal or rob."
After a while, steaming rice noodles were served on the table.
"Boss, can I ask you something?"
"I'm not the boss. Where is the boss?" The middle-aged man with a white towel hanging on his shoulders chuckled and turned to look at the woman who was cooking rice noodles by the stove.
"Aren't they all the same!"
"No, no, no! That's my sister. I just help her run errands and eat at her place. This restaurant belongs to my brother-in-law and has nothing to do with me."
"I see!"
"Brother, this is my first time in Spring City. Can I ask you something?"
While he was talking, Cao Lin had already put a big ocean into his hand.
"Hehehe!" Huojihei chuckled and immediately became interested: "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask."
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "We are here from Chanda. We want to find our Jiangfang command headquarters. I wonder if I know where it is?"
"Hey! What did I think it was, just this?"
"We brought some special products from Chanda, and we wanted to come to honor the commander of our military region."
"oh···"
"I'm here to run for office, right?"
"Run official?"
"That's right, we are just here to run for office. If I know something, why don't you give me some advice?" Wang Zhong handed over his hand to the job, and then said: "If it is useful, I will never let this brother suffer."
Wang Zhong looked like he was very rich and wanted to kill him quickly. If he met a few people with evil intentions, he might be beaten severely. Fortunately, this guy was not bad, so he treated him as such.
He told Wang Zhong and others all the news that was widely circulated in the market.
For example, the commander has recently fallen in love with Du Yanmei, a leading actress in Sanxi Class, and basically brings people to support her every day.
Another example is that the chief of staff just took in the eighth wife recently.
The deputy commander was a strict henpecker, but his wife was an old hen who stood in the latrine without pooping or placing orders, so she quietly kept a few outhouses outside.
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Not to mention, although it is difficult to tell whether these rumors on the streets are true or false, they are not necessarily groundless. Many of them are definitely true, but you need to carefully distinguish which ones are true and which ones are false.
"Yingzuo! Do you think what the waiter said is true?" Bu La finally couldn't help but ask after coming out of the rice noodle shop.
"If it's true or false, let's see and see for ourselves to find out." Wang Zhong said.
"Milong, it's time for you to take action!"
Mi Long said a bit coyly: "Even if you lead the ox to plow the fields, you have to let him fill his stomach first!"
Wang Zhong shook his head. Why couldn't he hear the underlying meaning of this guy's words? So he took out five oceans from his arms and handed them over.
"Get it!"
"By the way, let's get in touch with the supply source of your store. We're making this special trip, we can't just do one thing."
"Okay!" Milong's eyes lit up in an instant, and a bright smile appeared on his face. He arranged a time and place to meet, and ran away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "If you give him five dollars at once, you won't be afraid that he will get the money and run away!"
Bu La, who was standing next to him, looked at the retreating figure of Fa Long and said with some amusement.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "His wife and children are still in Chanda. Even if he is given a gold mountain, he would not be willing to run away."
Bu La was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
"Why, you also want to ask for a wife?" He said bluntly: "Why should I ask for a wife? It's so good for me to be alone, free and easy, one person is full, and the whole family is not hungry."
Wang Zhong didn't bother to expose him.
"You go find a place to stay. We will stay here for ten days and a half at least this time."
"In an hour, meet at the shop where we just had rice noodles."
After giving Bula a few dollars, the two of them parted ways and wandered alone on the streets of Spring City. Wang Zhong walked aimlessly.
In the copy of "Youth", Wang Zhong came to Spring City, but it was Spring City decades later. It has changed a lot compared to today, but the general layout is still the same.
More than half an hour later, when Wang Zhong returned to the rice noodle shop, Bu La had been waiting at the door for a long time, but Mi Long was nowhere to be seen.
"Have you found a place?"
"After we've found it, you said we need to live for at least ten days and a half. I'll rent a private house for one yuan a month. How about it? It's a good deal, right?" Bu La said with a smile on his face.
"One ocean a month?"
"What kind of house are you renting?"
"Of course it's a good house. I've seen it and it's very good." Not only did Bu La speak in an exaggerated tone, he was also worried that Wang Zhong wouldn't believe him, so his actions were also a bit exaggerated.
Knowing that he couldn't get the truth out of this guy's mouth, Wang Zhong didn't bother to ask anymore. Not long after, Mi Long also rushed back. As soon as he entered the door, he picked up the teapot on the table and drank three cups in succession before giving up.
Mi Long just finished drinking the water, but before he could say anything, Wang Zhong and Bu La got up and left.
"Why are you going?" Mi Long quickly threw down the water glass and stood up in a hurry.
Wang Zhongdao: "Go to the place where you live and talk while walking!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to go out, Milong hurriedly chased after them.
"After asking clearly, what the waiter said is indeed correct. The commander in charge of the entire southwest war zone is named Jia. He is from Dali, Yunnan. He is forty-six years old. He has six wives at home. Recently, he has indeed fallen in love with a member of the Sansanxi class.
Du Yanmei joined the Sanxi class for a month and listened to Du Yanmei singing every day."
"Have you found out where it is?"
"At Yunlai Tea House."
Wang Dian nodded and asked again: "What about the supply of goods? Do you have any clues?"
"I have some clues, but I'm not sure yet. After all, it's my first time back here in the provincial capital, and if we still purchase goods from the black market and then send them to Zenda, the cost will be high."
"You can just take care of these things yourself, I just want the results."
From Wang Zhong's point of view, letting Mi Long serve as a machine gunner was completely a sign of humiliation. This guy was a piece of business material. If he was asked to do business, he might be able to improve the logistics of a regiment.
Moreover, Wang Zhong does not want to do everything by himself. If he really wants to do that, even if he is an immortal, he will not be able to stay busy every day.
"Chuncheng is the provincial capital of Yunnan, and all materials in Yunnan are gathered in Spring City."
"In the next few days, you will be mainly responsible for contacting the source of goods and doing your best to open a trade route between Zenda and Chuncheng!"
"Trade route?"
"Doing business?"
"We can't do business?"
"That's definitely possible!" Mi Long said immediately: "If others can do it, we can definitely do it too."
Among the upper echelons of the national army, there are quite a few people who are involved in various kinds of buying and selling. The materials and equipment that were withheld are not gold bars or cash. They need to be resold before they can be exchanged for gold and silver.
"But it doesn't matter if we are in Spring City!" As a qualified veteran of the black market, Mi Long knows the ropes very well. In the small place of Zenda, he can still use his skills to dominate and interfere in this kind of business.
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But this is Spring City, where big guys from all walks of life are gathering, not just a little Zenda.
"You don't have to worry about the relationship. Just take care of the things you are responsible for. I will find the way."
"Remember, the most important things right now are medicine and food."
"These two things are what we lack most now."
"Where's the ammunition?" Milong asked.
Wang Zhong rolled his eyes at him angrily: "We are a regular army, so our ammunition will naturally be high! Even if it is for Jiang's defense, those high-ranking officials will not withhold our ammunition."
Things are different now. The rhythm and frequency of the Japanese army's attacks have greatly increased, especially in the Hunan battlefield. At the beginning of the second Changsha Exhibition, the Japanese army invested a large amount of troops and new weapons and equipment, and the frontline battle became increasingly tense.
Although Wang Zhong and Long Wenwen led the Sichuan Army to hold back the Japanese army in Burma, the Japanese army defeated the British, American, and Chinese coalition forces in Burma with overwhelming force. The army marched to the Nu River and might cross the Nu River at any time.
The Nujiang River is the gateway to the southwest and the last line of defense in the southwest. If the Japanese army really hits the Nujiang River, the troops will be directed towards Chongqing. If they rush from top to bottom, they may be able to rush directly to Chongqing.
Those high-ranking people who live in Chongqing drunkenly and desperately trying to make money will not let this happen.
Otherwise, how could Yu Xiaoqing, who had just returned from Burma's defeat, be promoted instead of being demoted, and become the commander of the Yu Division of Complex Jiang Defense.
Of course, this is due to the Yu family behind Yu Xiaoqing and the Yu father's efforts behind the scenes, but it is also inseparable from Yu Xiaoqing's own ability to fight.
Therefore, Wang Zhong is not worried that these bureaucrats will withhold all the supplies sent to Zenda. At least there is no need to worry about the firearms and ammunition.
That night, Wang Zhong led Fanlong and Bula to the Yunlai Teahouse and met the supreme commander of the Yunnan War Zone and the famous Kunzhou actress Du Yanmei whom he was obsessed with.
On the stage, Du Yanmei was performing on the stage, singing "Dream in the Garden" from the Kun Opera "The Peony Pavilion".
"The orioles are chirping in the dream, and the years of chaos and misfortune are everywhere, and people build small courtyards and deep courtyards..."
"good!"
"reward!"
"Big reward!"
After the song was sung, the commander in the audience was the first to stand up and applaud, and the surrounding spectators also joined in.
After singing the song, the whole hall applauded, but Du Yanmei was not bad at it, and the song "A Dream in the Garden" was sung very gracefully and melodiously.
"You two wait for me outside the teahouse!"
After giving instructions to the two of them, Wang Zhong went straight to the backstage.
In a separate dressing room backstage, Du Yanmei was removing makeup in front of the mirror.
"It's true that I feel sorry for him. No wonder he can sing such a sweet and beautiful song."
The sudden sound from behind startled Du Yanmei.
Just as she was about to scream, her body suddenly froze. Two big hands, one clasped her arm, waist and abdomen, hugging her tightly, while the other covered her mouth.
"Master Du, I don't have any ill intentions. It's just that there are too many guards outside and I don't want to cause too much trouble. That's why I came up with this strategy. I just want to see you all. I hope you can understand me!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Everyone Du, please let me go now, and please give me a chance to speak next time."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"If everyone agrees, please blink three times!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Du Yanmei quickly followed the instructions!
Wang Zhong then let go of his hand, stepped back for a walk, and bowed to Du Yanmei: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhong, has met the Du family."
Du Yanmei staggered back a few steps and was about to hit the dressing table. When Wang Zhong saw this, he moved and grabbed her hand and pulled it!
Du Yanmei was shocked and was about to reach out, but the familiar big hand came over again and covered her lips and teeth tightly.
Wang Zhong explained helplessly: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Du. Wang was afraid that you might get hit, so he took action to hold you. That's all. There was no other intention."
In fact, Du Yanmei's other hand was already on the dressing table. Naturally, she knew that Wang Zhong was not lying. She broke away from the right hand held by Wang Zhong and raised her hand to easily push away the other hand that Wang Zhong was covering her mouth with.
One hand.
"Who are you? Do you know where this place is? How dare you break in?" Du Yanmei was still a little shocked, but she did not yell to alert the guards outside.
"I am Wang Zhong, the deputy battalion commander of the third battalion of the Sichuan Army's expeditionary force to Burma under Commander Liu."
Chapter completed!