Chapter 14: The Dawn
The sun was rising, and the courtyard surrounded by wooden fences was full of people, and on the hemp rope pulled from side to side, washed military uniforms were scattered and dried. A group of trouser leg-holding soldiers were carrying muddy sacks into a warehouse in the courtyard under Huang Hanju's command. Due to its remoteness, the pit excavated by the team was not known to outsiders, and the two warehouses in the compound were already filled with sacks of jade ore.
"I said that you kid is almost enough, this is about to have lunch, you are still sleeping in bed, let the brothers know, I see where your face of the company commander goes." Huang Hanju, who stepped on two feet of muddy water, kicked in the door and stretched out his hand to pull Tang Cheng, who was still nesting on the bed, although the latter had been pulled up and sat up on the bed, but his eyes were still closed and not opened, and the angry Huang Han raised his arm and slapped Tang Cheng's back.
"It hurts, it hurts, brother-in-law, you slap a good guy can just take my half life." Huang Hanju didn't actually exert himself, but Tang Cheng lay on the bed again as if he had been hit hard, shouting very dissatisfied. Tang Cheng's reaction-like play made Huang Han pause, and then began to look for Tang Cheng's military uniform belt in the room, which made Tang Cheng get up with a smile in a hurry.
"You kid is really good enough, the brothers are all cats working in the cave, just like you wander around all day." finally got Tang Cheng out of bed, and Huang Hanju was already angry with Tang Cheng. After nearly 2 months of rest, the main force of the expeditionary force has now approached the direction of Ba Mo, and most of the remaining organs and second-line troops here in Myitkyina are directly subordinate to the army, and the camp of the action team is located on the periphery of Myitkyina.
"Alright, brother-in-law, I know what you mean." Tang Cheng, who got up and put on his military uniform, smiled and handed a cigarette to Huang Hanju, "But you have to know that it is too difficult for people like us who have no foundation and background to get out of the way, and Mike is a member of the US military observation group, so he can't be suppressed by them." It's good that we're like this now, we don't have to fight to eat and drink well, and the brothers dig holes in private to make some extra money, what a good thing, if we put it in the past, I wouldn't dare to think of it. ”
If it is about the kung fu of playing tricks, the two Huang Hanju are not Tang Cheng's opponents, seeing that Tang Cheng moved out of the same set of rhetoric that he dealt with a few days ago, Huang Hanju had no choice but to keep silent, and he was angry with Tang Cheng's words again. As usual, it was another leisurely day, after lunch, Tang Cheng beckoned Liu Shishi and Tan Fei to take the guys to the river, if such a good weather is not used for fishing, it will be blind.
Due to the departure of the main force of the expeditionary force, Myitkyina is no longer the huge military camp it once was. Now the entire Myitkyina is left with the headquarters of the expeditionary force, the grain depots and the hospital and ambulance stations with regular armed forces. Of course, there is also the airport garrison, but the airport is more than ten kilometers away from the city of Myitkyina, where it is responsible for the transfer of supplies, and the remaining troops are all American troops, who rarely come to the city of Myitkyina. The departure of the main force of the expeditionary force and the untimely arrival of the British army have revitalized the Burmese natives in the city of Myitkyina, but these have nothing to do with Tang City.
With these Burmese natives, there was also a black market in Myitkyina, and through the black market trade, they were able to obtain a steady stream of fresh meat and fruits, as well as some valuable gold, silver, jewelry, and precious wood. Banknotes are no longer worth much in the black market, and like the domestic black market, the black market in Myitkyina is mainly based on the exchange of goods, among which weapons and ammunition are used as sought-after, followed by medicines, and these are exactly what they do not lack in Tang City.
Hidden under the bed in Tang Cheng's room was a safe, supposedly supposedly shaved from a Japanese headquarters when Mike was leading people into the city. Tan Fei, who is literate and hyphenated, officially became Tang Cheng's private account, and the key to the safe is only available to him and Tang Cheng, Tan Fei will open the safe every few days and put valuables inside, it is said that there are more than a dozen gold bars in the safe.
After three days in Myitkyina, Mike finally returned, bringing back news to the delight of everyone in the team, that the New First Army, after conquering Bamo, continued its advance to Nankan, preparing to join the Chinese Expeditionary Force advancing westward from Yunnan near Wan Town. Tang Cheng has been studying the map every day these days, so he naturally knows what it means to break through Ba Mo and Nankan, and looking at the current direction of the new First Army, the headquarters may be preparing to completely open up the land communication line from Myitkyina to Wan Town.
"Tang, that's right, that's what my old buddy at the headquarters told me, once the land communication line between Myitkyina and Wan Town is opened, these stones we have hoarded will not have to trouble planes, but can be sent directly to Kunming by truck." Lenny laughed and hugged Tang Cheng, "I want to tell you a good news, our mission is coming to an end, as long as the new army opens up the communication line, we can return to Kunming in advance." ”
"Lanny, what you said is true? Didn't lie to me? If the news that Mike brought back was just a joy to Tang Cheng, then Lenny's words were as shocking as if a bomb had been detonated in Tang Cheng's ears. 7 years of combat career has made Tang Cheng tired of the sound of guns, and tired of watching the people he knows die on the battlefield one by one, if not, Tang Cheng would not have arrived in Myitkyina, he would have been lazy all day just hunting and fishing, he wanted to try his best to get rid of the memories left in his heart by the war.
"Dude, of course it's true, how could I lie to you." Lenny let go of Tang Cheng and took out the cigar he had gotten from an acquaintance at the command and gave it to Tang Cheng. "When I heard the news at the time, I couldn't believe that there were still so many troops in Burma, how could we let us withdraw to Kunming first. Later, I inquired and found out that someone had secretly sued us for being black, saying that the people of our task force were reselling supplies in the black market, which meant that they wanted to drive us back to be cold benches. ”
Hearing that Lenny said that this matter was all caused by the black market dumping materials, Tang Cheng also glanced at Mike with some apologies, who knew that Mike didn't care at all. "I don't care, those guys didn't think about giving me a final benefit when they left me here to get moldy. That's fine, at least we've dug up valuable jadeite here, and when we get back to the United States, I'll be a rich man. Mike just shrugged, incidentally expressing his disdain and disdain for the bigwigs in the command.
After learning the news that the troops were going to withdraw to Kunming in advance, Tang Cheng did not just hunt and fish all day, but changed the place to play, and began to drive the two jeeps that Mike got to the airport every day to find George to plot things. After taking Myitkyina, the U.S. air team actually took full control of the skies over northern Burma, and the pilots and U.S. soldiers at Myitkyina Airport gradually began to increase, and the daily supplies obtained by these U.S. soldiers were also much more.
Cigarettes, lighters, chocolates, canned goods, including clean, unopened underwear and socks, anything that the airport guard could get their hands on, Tang Cheng wanted them all. These things are worthless to the American troops at the airport, but if they are transported into Myitkyina, they are valuable goods on the black market. Relying on the good reputation of Don City and George's communication skills, within a week, Myitkyina Airport was "attacked" by small armed forces several times, and the next day, the jeeps and trucks that had been damaged in the report reported by the airport defenders drove into the camp of the task force.
The chain of interests has linked Tangcheng and the airport guards with precision, and all boxes marked with the mark of the action team can enter the airport unimpeded both day and night, and then in full view of everyone, these boxes will be sent to the airport as soon as possible, and then transported to Kunming by plane. Tang Cheng bribed the airport defenders with valuable items in exchange for money in the Myitkyina black market, and then the jade ore and gold and silver products that were flown back to Kunming were distributed by the Cai family, and finally a large sum of money was sent to the Huang family.
Time passed day by day, and the frequency of Mike and Ranney's visits to Myitkyina to inquire about the news became more and more frequent, and when they learned that the new army had taken Nankan, Tang Cheng began to sit still. "Inform Cai Jincheng to seal the mine with explosives, the brothers have been busy for months, and it is time to rest, don't cause trouble for the last little profit, I don't want to finally withdraw to Kunming, and some of my brothers will stay here because of this." Tang Cheng finally made a decision, although they were a little distressed about the mine, but Huang Hanju and they still blew up the mine according to Tang Cheng's instructions.
Except for Tan Fei and Tang Cheng, who were doing the accounts, no one in the action team knew what was in the safe under Tang Cheng's bed, and no one knew how much income was recorded in Tang Cheng's account book. Liu Shishi wanted to know, but was tricked by Tang Cheng to go to the river and almost drowned half to death, even if Mike scolded Tang Cheng for being a Pixiu who only entered but could not leave, Tang Cheng did not tell them about the actual income of the action team in the past few months.
"Don't ask around, there are a lot of people in the action team, and if it gets out, you're going to lose your head. I will tell you when I return to China, and I will not miss a word to you, and I will not say anything if you ask you before the time comes to tell you. Tang Cheng was very domineering and refused the dice's inquiry, and Tan Fei, who had already been given a gag order by Tang Cheng, just shook his head and didn't say anything.