Chapter 1318: Jedi Rescue
Chittagong, inside Chiang Haoran's private office.
"What, what do you say? Chen Jiageng in the Malay Peninsula? Jiang Haoran jumped up like a bee and shouted: "Didn't Bo Naiwen say that he went to the Dutch East Indies before the island army occupied Singapore?" ”
Just now, after Zhuang Fuguo arrived, he nervously invited Jiang Haoran to the office alone and told him a not very good news, Mr. Chen Jiageng, a famous overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, was besieged by the enemy on the Malay Peninsula and could be arrested at any time, and once Mr. Chen fell into the hands of the enemy, he would either become the enemy's capital and affect the entire Malay campaign, or he would be sacrificed, and no matter what the result, it was not what the Chinese, especially the Yan'an people, wanted to see and hear, so, Yan'an hoped that Jiang Haoran would rescue him at all costs.
Chen Jiageng, originally from Fujian, is a well-known patriotic overseas Chinese leader, entrepreneur, educator, philanthropist, and social activist.
Although Chen Lao was in Nanyang, he always cared about China and actively supported the revolutionary activities in China, joining the League as early as 1910 and actively supporting Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities.
In 1937, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Relief Association for Refugees was established in Singapore. In 1939 alone, overseas Chinese in Nanyang remitted more than 360 million yuan to the motherland, and donated a total of about 1.5 billion yuan during the four and a half years from the Lugou Bridge Incident to the outbreak of the Pacific War, which greatly supported China's domestic anti-Japanese forces.
In 1938, after the loss of Guangzhou and Wuhan one after another, China's foreign transportation was on the verge of paralysis. The newly built Yunnan-Burma Highway became the main artery of military transportation. Not only are there a need for a large number of military vehicles, but also a large number of skilled drivers and auto mechanics.
After hearing this, Chen Lao quickly issued the No. 6 notice to the Overseas Chinese Federation on "recruiting automobile repair and driving personnel to return to China for service". On the one hand, he called on overseas Chinese to donate money and materials to buy a large number of cars and military supplies, and on the other hand, he also personally went to various ports in Nanyang to give speeches and mobilize, and the vast number of overseas Chinese and young people enthusiastically responded and signed up to participate.
In just a few days, 80 members were organized to return to China, known as the "80 Pioneers", and it was these aids that enabled the Yunnan-Burma Highway to play its due role and make outstanding contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Especially in response to the compromise plan of Wang Jingwei and others, Chen Lao put forward the famous proposal that "before the enemy leaves the country, peace is a traitor". The original meaning of the telegram proposal was distorted and its sharp edge was cut off after five deletions and revisions, but despite this, it still had an increasingly extensive impact, inspiring the hearts of the people of the whole country and the vast number of overseas Chinese, and also playing a great role in encouraging the main battle faction in Chongqing at that time.
For such a patriotic overseas Chinese, who is in deep danger, the Chinese certainly cannot ignore it, so after Yan'an learned the news, it immediately sent Zhuang Fuguo to notify the rescue.
In the face of Jiang Haoran's consternation, Zhuang Fuguo smiled bitterly: "In fact, Chen Lao has always been in the Malay Peninsula, and with his appeal, he has pulled up the team of 'Overseas Chinese Volunteers', and he has never stopped resisting Japan. ”
Jiang Haoran suddenly realized: "So Bo Naiwen really hid something from me at the beginning, no wonder I thought this kid was a little weird at the time." ”
Zhuang Fuguo said: "I only know now that Bo Naiwen is actually our person, and he has always had a one-line contact with Chen Lao, for security reasons, it is understandable that he did not say it at the beginning." ”
Jiang Haoran frowned and said, "So, Old Chen is also our person?" ”
Zhuang Fuguo smiled slightly, but did not answer Jiang Haoran directly, and said, "Boss, let's still think of a way to rescue Old Chen, right?" ”
Jiang Haoran immediately understood this style, and he didn't care about saying much at the moment, so he quickly took out a map and asked Zhuang Fuguo to point out the current location of Chen Lao.
In fact, he hopes that Chen Jiageng is safe and sound more than anyone else, and he is more interested in Chen Jiageng's identity as a "rubber king", and the reason why he did not start the automobile production industry is because of the lack of rubber.
Of course, Chen Jiageng's greatest value is not here, but his political value, there are more than 20 million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, including elites from all walks of life, and Chen Jiageng is their spiritual leader, Jiang Haoran wants to control Southeast Asia's economy, industry and even politics and culture, except for this person, he simply does not think about others.
After taking a closer look at the map, Jiang Haoran frowned and muttered, "Their location is between Songkhla and Pattani, which is already close to the east coast, this person is not easy to save." ”
Zhuang Fuguo hurriedly said: "Isn't it that the Marauder Independent Regiment and the Wolf Tooth Special Combat Team have already gone up?" You should just take a force from among them, right? ”
Jiang Haoran said: "Yes, they all have this ability, but the problem is that none of them can get here in a short time, the main direction of attack of the Marauder Independent Regiment is north of Songkhla, and there are at least more than a hundred kilometers away from Songkhla, mainly to block the reinforcements of the island army in the direction of Siam." Although the Wolf's Tooth Special Combat Team is near Songkhla, it is mainly aimed at the western coastline, and the troops are scattered along the coastline, and the distance of the nearest troops is only more than 80 kilometers, even if I order them to approach the target now, I am afraid that it will be difficult to reach it in a day, after all, this is to pass through the enemy-occupied area. ”
Zhuang Fuguo said: "Ah...... So what to do? Intelligence shows that the island army dispatched a large group of troops to encircle and suppress them, and they have been trapped in the mountains for several days, and the team of more than 1,000 people has only two or three hundred people left, and the food and ammunition are almost exhausted, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support them for several hours. ”
Jiang Haoran pondered for a few minutes, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said, "Can you contact them?" ”
"Yes!"
"Okay, you tell them that reinforcements will arrive this evening, so let's set it at half past six, and let them choose a relatively safe area at this time to light the torches."
"You...... Ready to parachute the Snow Wolf Special Forces? ”
Jiang Haoran sighed and was silent for a few seconds before replying, "At this time, I'm afraid that no one will be able to complete this task except them." ”
"Okay, I'll go and inform them." Zhuang Fuguo nodded heavily, turned around and left after speaking, as if he was afraid that Jiang Haoran would regret it, he could see that Jiang Haoran had the courage to make this decision.
Although his specialty is intelligence work, he still has at least military common sense, parachuting a force behind enemy lines in the fierce war, and it is also the center of the enemy's encirclement, especially the terrain is still on a mountain with a limited area, its danger can be imagined, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a Jedi rescue.