Chapter 984: Night Pot

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After getting the news of the victory in Kowloon, Wang Hengyue, like his subordinate Yang Sen, did not feel that there was anything particularly exciting about it, and such a victory was expected.

On the contrary, Wang Hengyue is now more concerned about how Hong Kong should be governed after the war.

Hong Kong is very prosperous, and this is inseparable from the British, this is a fact that must be admitted. Of course, under so many years of British colonial rule, Hong Kong's problems are also very serious.

How to eliminate the colonial imprint brought to Hong Kong by the British, and how to bring Hong Kong into a normal orbit without destroying Hong Kong's society and economy are Wang Hengyue's top priorities.

"Zu Yan." Wang Hengyue glanced at Chen Lifu beside him: "It seems that there is no problem with the victory in Hong Kong." After driving the British out of Hong Kong, I was going to set up the city of Hong Kong, and after thinking about it, you would be the first mayor of the city. ”

"Yes." Chen Lifu said calmly.

Wang Hengyue pondered for a moment: "Originally, with your ability, it was more than enough to serve as a minister or the chairman of the provincial government of any province, but after Hong Kong was initially decided, it needed a capable person to govern, I thought about it carefully, and the most capable person to take on this position at present is none other than you." ”

"Don't worry, Governor, Lifu knows what to do." Chen Lifu said without being shocked.

Wang Hengyue nodded with satisfaction, he liked the attitude of his subordinates: "Don't call me President in the future, call me Hengshuai." I love the title, I love the old days. ”

"Yes." Joy flashed across Chen Lifu's face.

A "Hengshuai" exit means that he has officially joined Wang Hengyue's core group from now on.

Wang Hengyue didn't pay special attention to the change in Chen Lifu's expression: "Zu Yan, Hong Kong is a big matter, how are you going to govern Hong Kong?" ”

Chen Lifu returned to normal: "Please give instructions to Marshal Daheng." ”

Wang Hengyue lit a cigarette and took a puff: "I remember that when we just got Shanghai, we used a group of people like Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong to fight poison with poison, and then Shanghai and even Dading"

Chen Lifu is a smart man, and he quickly understood the meaning of the president's words: "Heng Shuai is also ready to use such a method in Hong Kong?" ”

Wang Hengyue nodded: "After acquiring Hong Kong, it is not about settling accounts after the autumn, the problems of Hong Kong are not the same as when the Japanese occupied the Northeast." It is imperative to stabilize law and order on the ground. How to be stable? Hong Kong is more complicated than Shanghai, there are all kinds of forces, dragons and snakes, and gangsters. Local forces, foreign forces, and British forces are intertwined, jiāo is complicated, and a nòng is not good, which will make us passive. In the short term, I see that it will be difficult to completely eradicate these forces, so I am ready to spend the next five to seven years to put a lot of effort into rectifying Hong Kong."

Chen Lifu listened carefully, and he knew very well that the five to seven years that the president said might still be a short time.

Wang Hengyue continued: "The first thing to do is decolonization, and these must rely on those gangs. As for the gang, I remembered that someone said that the gang is a night pot, and when you use it, you have to use it, and when you don't use it, it stinks."

Chen Lifu smiled slightly, he fully understood the meaning of the president's words.

"It's not easy to use this night pot well!" Wang Hengyue's face also smiled, and then he said: "There are dozens of gangs of all sizes in Hong Kong, but there are only two of the most influential, one is the Yi'an Gang, that is, the Cáo State Gang, formerly known as the Cáo State Crane Gang, which was established in Wan'an. Later, the Wan An Gang split, the Ngee An Gang opened another mountain hall, and in 1921 with the name of the "Ngee Ann Chamber of Commerce and Industry" registered with the Hong Kong Political Fǔ Hua Civil Administration Department, the Ngee An Gang is tightly organized, strict in rank, only respects a 'leading brother', divided into various districts, each set up a dragon head, and its subordinate branches set up 'sitting hall' and 'slag', one level of management. …,

The other is Kazukatsu. When he came to Hong Kong, he saw that the small halls in Hong Kong were divided, so he proposed to gather the people of various gangs, and teach Hong Mén's organization and gang rules, and agreed to coexist peacefully! In order to establish that 'he' is the most valuable jīng god, everyone proposed to add 'and the word' to the name of each hall, and then Shenghe became 'Heshenghe', because the mouth of the word and the word is on the right side, people in the rivers and lakes are also used to calling it 'old crooked'! In 1925, the general strike in Hong Kong and Province fueled the expansion of the gang by the unemployed. ”

Seeing that the president has such a clear understanding of gangs in Hong Kong, I think that the president has considered the Hong Kong issue a long time ago. Chen Lifu was about to ask, but listened to the president continue:

"One wants to use these two gangs in Hong Kong, and the other I think it would be better to pull another gang into Hong Kong, so that this new gang in Hong Kong can give full support, so that the local gang has to seek cooperation with us after feeling a huge threat."

"I see, Heng Shuai." Listening to the president carefully finish what he was thinking, Chen Lifu breathed a long sigh of relief: "As soon as I arrive in Hong Kong, I will immediately do what the president says." Decolonization of Hong Kong and early stabilization of Hong Kong. ”

"It's good to understand, it's good to understand." Wang Hengyue muttered: "Let's chat here, I'm afraid that the attack on the Hong Kong side is starting again, you should prepare, I'm afraid that when you go to Guangdong, the British have already been driven out of Hong Kong."

Just as Wang Hengyue said, the attack on Hong Kong Island has begun.

After the collapse of the "drunkard" defense line and the loss of the Kowloon Peninsula, the British did not choose to give up, but used the Hong Kong fortress to put up more stubborn resistance.

The British cannot afford to lose Hong Kong and dare not lose Hong Kong!

The British divided the forces in Hong Kong into the Eastern Brigade and the Western Brigade, under the unified command of Major General Mordeby. The Eastern Brigade was commanded by Major General Varys, who had just returned from the defeat in Kowloon, and the Western Brigade was commanded by Brigadier General Rosun.

Before attacking Hong Kong Island, Yang Sen specially sent his own adjutant to negotiate with Yang Muqi, the governor of the British authorities in Hong Kong, about the surrender of the British army, but Yang Muqi categorically refused.

A war against Hong Kong Island is inevitable.

Janssen was actually reluctant to use troops on Hong Kong Island, and there had already been a death order from above, and no important facilities such as oil refineries, power plants, and waterworks were to be destroyed.

This means that the situation is the same as during the attack on Kowloon, and the artillery and aircraft superior by the Chinese cannot be used in the attack on Hong Kong Island.

Now, it is only possible to rely on the attack of the soldiers

On August 2, the attack on Hong Kong Island officially began!

Janssen first threw in the forces of three companies and forced a landing on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. The Jī War Breaks Out!

The resistance of the British was very tenacious, and on the north shore, the two sides repeatedly engaged in white-knuckle battles, the positions changed hands several times, and the squadron broke through several times in a row, but could not make a breakthrough.

However, Janssen has already made a fortune. Although the British resistance was stubborn, their strength was really limited, and their weak forces could not be fortified everywhere.

While continuing to attack the north shore, Janssen again invested one battalion to attack the North Point power plant, and with the strength of two battalions, he chose the North Central Point oil depot as the main direction of attack.

Three attacks, so that the limited forces of the British could not launch a timely defense!

Under the cover of several gunboats, the landing operation began! The first to follow the gunboat was a company of Chinese soldiers, who successfully landed in the Bay of Order. And quickly build positions to prevent a counterattack by the British, waiting for reinforcements.

As soon as they saw the Chinese complete the landing, the British were really anxious this time. Major General Mordeby quickly ordered Lieutenant Colonel Lu Lianchen to lead the Indian Rajep Battalion in a counterattack to retake Edwin Bay before Chinese reinforcements arrived. …,

The counter-offensive of the Rajep battalion was very ferocious, but the opponent they encountered was a squadron of ** who had experienced a lot of battles.

The predecessor of this company participated in the Northern Expedition, and later participated in the reconquest of the northeast.

This Chinese company quickly seized the favorable terrain of the Bay of Order, and used its rich combat experience and accurate marksmanship to inflict heavy casualties on the Indian Army's Rajep Battalion, which lasted for a full hour, leaving the Indian Army's Rajep Battalion without advancing an inch!

Lieutenant Colonel Lu Lianchen was a little desperate, the army on the opposite side was simply impossible to defeat.

They hid in the shadows, and when the Rajep battalion began to attack, they were not in a hurry to shoot, but waited until the Indian army approached, and then opened fire with light and heavy firepower, destroying at least a third of the enemy on the spot.

Then, when the enemy approached the effective range, the Indians were greeted by a volley of grenades, which could destroy half of the enemy.

When the enemy retreats in a hurry, the experienced veterans will happily take the lives of every enemy one shot after another.

Such a battle simply cannot continue!

As time progressed, another company of Chinese soldiers successfully landed in the Bay of Order, and now the situation of the British became more and more passive.

The squadron has established itself here, and there is no indication that they will abandon it.

In Lieutenant Colonel Lu Lianchen's heart, it is the British ** team that should give up here

Lieutenant Colonel Lu Lianchen commanded his troops in the last charge, but, as in the past, suffered a crushing defeat, and the lieutenant colonel knew that the battle could not continue.

Lieutenant Colonel Lu Lianchen was forced to retreat, and he led the Indian army along the Berker Hill Road to retreat, while the squadron pursued all the way and subsequently captured the fortress of Liyu Mén.

In the big attack on Hong Kong Island, the squadron firmly grasped the opportunity to win!

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