Chapter 42: Secret Talk
Du Yuesheng, a legendary figure in modern Chinese history, grew from a gangster to the largest gang leader in Shanghai and even in China, in modern terms, the godfather of the gang, the underground emperor who ruled the Shanghai gang for 20 years. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
If it's just a gang boss, it's not enough to be worthy of the words legend. In the famous 1927 "April 12 **** coup" d'Γ©tat in the history books of the red regime, Du Yuesheng used his gang power to help the Nationalist Government to report the news, resulting in thousands of progressive workers in Shanghai being killed by the government in power.
But at the same time, this person is still a patriot, not to mention that in the all-out War of Resistance five years later, Du Yuesheng stepped forward and used the relationship of the gang to carry out anti-Japanese rescue work. Let's just talk about this "128 Songhu Anti-Japanese War", Du Yuesheng called Commander Cai Tingkai at the beginning of the war and said: "Wherever there is a place where I can get someone from Du, I will never give up!" And this person did what he said, and the next day he began to run around, visiting celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai, and established a "Shanghai Anti-Enemy Support Association" to support the 19th Route Army's resistance against Japan.
Under the organization of the "Shanghai Anti-Enemy Support Association," everyone from the rich to the beggars took action one after another, donating money and materials with money, providing very good logistical support for the officers and men of the 19th Route Army. At the same time, Du Yuesheng also organized a field service regiment to help combat troops transport guns, ammunition and logistics materials in the rain of bullets, and hundreds of people were killed and injured during the entire Songhu Anti-Japanese War.
It is no wonder that Cai Tingkai once said that without Du Yuesheng, the 19th Route Army would have collapsed long ago.
In the face of such a discredited figure in China's modern history, Liu Lang solemnly clasped his fists and made a salute: "It turned out to be Mr. Du, thank you Mr. Du for his efforts for all the officers and men of our 19th Route Army in this Anti-Japanese War." β
"Captain Liu is polite." Du Yuesheng was slightly stunned, said politely, and then asked curiously: "Forgive Du for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, Captain Liu and I should have never met, and I don't know how Captain Liu recognized Du." β
"If it weren't for Mr. Du, Liu Langshi wouldn't know that there was anyone else who could be on an equal footing with our military seat like this." Liu Lang smiled slightly and replied.
"Haha" Cai Tingkai and Du Yuesheng looked at each other and smiled.
Liu Lang, who has been in the military factory for four or five years, is no longer the simple soldier who only has blood and fire, and after spending a long time with the bureaucrats, he naturally has a little more confidence in people's hearts.
"No wonder Lao Mao said that your kid is a slippery head, and it really deserves his reputation." Cai Tingkai pointed at Liu Lang and scolded with a smile. Waving his finger, he pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit, I know you're here to dig the corner of Lao Tzu's wall today." β
"Xie Junza." Liu Lang sat upright on the chair, with a smile on his face that is unique to every fat man: "The military seat is serious, Liu Lang is not here to dig the corner of the military seat today, but to share the worries and solve problems of the military seat." β
"Give me a solution? Haha, okay, I'll listen to how you share Lao Tzu's worries and solve problems, Liu Lang, I can tell you first, if you can't say one, two, three, the 200 people promised by the Ministry of Military Affairs will become 100 people, if it's pure nonsense, then you kid will take office in a district! Cai Tingkai couldn't help but laugh when he heard Liu Lang say this.
Du Yuesheng glanced at Liu Lang with a smile and didn't speak, and leisurely picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. Don't think about it, this head Liu wants to poach people from Cai Tingkai in a different way, but I don't know what method this fat man who looks simple but is very shrewd uses.
"The battle in Shanghai is over, is the military seat worried about where the chairman will put my 19th Route Army to garrison?" Liu Lang said slowly.
"Poof" Du Yuesheng squirted out directly with a sip of tea.
Cai Tingkai's eyes widened violently, and he looked at Liu Lang without speaking.
It's not just because Liu Lang said Cai Tingkai's mind. But Liu Lang's sentence is simple, and the information that can be revealed makes people feel chilled. Chairman Chiang was dissatisfied with the 19th Route Army's failure to fight the Red Army for a long time, but Liu Lang, the newly promoted colonel, put it on the table in a grand manner.
In other words, Liu Lang already knew that where the 19th Route Army was stationed was inevitably related to how Chairman Chiang would treat the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the 19th Route Army.
Du Yuesheng didn't expect that this young man in front of him, who was a little unpredictable, would be so bold and suddenly throw such a taboo thing on the table, and he was so straight to the point, leaving no room for it. For the first time in my heart, I was a little more curious about this "anti-Japanese hero".
"Commander Cai, this matter involves military secrets, and Du still retired first." Du Yuesheng stood up decisively and said goodbye.
"Okay, Mr. Du is entangled in many important things, and it is inconvenient for Cai to stay longer, so let Cai set up a banquet next time, and Qixun will send guests on my behalf." Cai Tingkai is not a person who drags mud and water, so he got up and said immediately.
"Captain Liu, a young hero, you and I will be close to him one day." Du Yuesheng glanced at Liu Lang deeply before leaving, and said goodbye with a smile.
"Mr. Du is polite, if you miss today, Liu Lang will come to visit." Liu Lang also responded with a smile.
However, Liu Lang is not polite this time, Du Yuesheng, a Shanghai gangster with exquisite skills, can be one of the indispensable characters in Liu Lang's plan in real time, and being able to get acquainted with him today saves Liu Lang a lot of effort.
The people here are all very people, there is not much nonsense, they go, they stay.
In the entire conference room, there were only Cai Tingkai and Liu Lang left.
"Okay, now it's just you and me, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Cai Tingkai sat upright, staring at Liu Lang's eyes and said.
"My 19th Route Army will definitely be sent to Fujian." Liu Lang said very simply.
This is what happened in the past historical time and space, and Liu Lang is naturally very confident.
"Go on, no matter what, I'll give you the 200 people you want." Cai Tingkai's eyes were shining, and he said word by word.
From Cai Tingkai's words alone, Liu Lang knew that he was right, and the transfer of the 19th Route Army to Fujian was probably expected by the bigwigs of the 19th Route Army.
Now, it depends on whether he has the ability to rely on his own family words to preserve this famous anti-Japanese iron army for the 40,000,000 Chinese compatriots.
Liu Lang was determined in his heart, but Cai Tingkai set off a monstrous wave in his heart. The reason why he heard about his trip to Fujian was because of a secret report from a certain person in the Ministry of Military Affairs who had befriended the general with Commander-in-Chief Chiang, and I heard that Chairman Chiang had inadvertently revealed it, but it was still unresolved, and this kind of secret naturally could not be known by Liu Lang, a young newly promoted colonel.
If it was this young man's analysis based on current events, it would be too demonic.
No one knew what Liu Lang and Cai Tingkai said, anyway, when Liu Lang came out of the military headquarters 2 hours later, he was full of smiles.