Chapter 191: Silver Moves
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Didn't your army also conduct an exercise a few days ago, and according to the consul's way of understanding, could it be that your army's exercise was specifically aimed at our 29th year? ā
"Chairman Song, don't change the subject, this is the Empire's advice to you, if the Twenty-ninth Army ignores the Empire's advice.
If you still see the Empire as an enemy, the Empire will have to take some tough measures to change your wrong behavior, but you will have to bear the consequences. ā
"Mr. Consul Losta, this is the so-called friendship of your country!"
"Chairman Song, this time, the Empire's kind advice, there are many Imperial merchants and civilians in the Pingjin area, and such a large-scale military exercise is held on the 29th.
It has seriously affected their normal life, and the Kwantung Army Command and the North China Garrison Army Command have expressed great concern about this matter, and if necessary, they do not rule out sending troops to Pingjin to protect the safety of the imperial expatriate. ā
Lost Tian's words simply drove Song Zheyuan crazy, and every word this guy said was black and white.
The exercises of the North China garrison army were normal military behaviors, and the exercises of the 29th Army were aimed at starting a war with Japan, and even the Kwantung Army and the North China garrison army came to threaten him.
"Mr. Losta, I would like to state here that this exercise is a normal military training of our 29th Army, and it has no intention of targeting your country.
However, if your country insists on sending troops to Pingjin, tens of thousands of officers and men of the 29th Army will certainly rise up to resist, and this will undoubtedly cause great damage to the friendship between the two sides. ā
Although he was very angry in his heart, Song Zheyuan didn't want to spoil relations with the Japanese now. First, the 29th Army was still on the rise, and now the Nanjing government had just begun military cooperation with the German government.
If it fights with Japan at this time, the Nanjing government will definitely not be able to take care of this, and it will be impossible for the 29th Army alone to win against the Japanese, and when the time comes, Pingjin and Hebei will be lost.
"The empire is also willing to believe in Chairman Song's sincerity, if Chairman Song can join the North China Autonomous Government, the empire will even provide enough weapons for the 29th Army to arm your army."
Lost Tian said with a smile, from Song Zheyuan's attitude, he knew that at least now Song Zheyuan was unwilling to confront the empire.
"Let's talk about the autonomy of North China later, and in the next time, Mr. Oda will watch the exercises of my officers and men of the 29th Army with me!"
The Japanese did not leave their profession in three sentences, either by coercion or by inducement, and the ultimate goal was to join the North China Autonomous Government.
Although the autonomy of North China would be a huge blow to the prestige of the Nanjing government, it still had many advantages for the 29th. However, now that none of the five provinces in North China has joined the autonomous government, Song Zheyuan does not dare to risk the condemnation of the world, and it is better to directly take the 29th Army and fight with the Japanese.
After the military parade, the next step was the soldiers' confrontation exercise, the 29th Army now has a lot of money, the infantry shooting show is used, and the artillery targets are also used with live ammunition, and for a time the entire Fengtai military camp is full of gunfire and the sound of artillery rumbles.
"Ikeda Shaosa, are you ready for silver?"
After returning to Dongjiaomin Lane, Okita immediately found the person in charge of transporting the silver, Ikeda Ryuichi Shaoza, and the consulates of various countries in Beiping have garrisons, but they are generally about three or four hundred people, but Japan has stationed a large group of soldiers in the Japanese consulate area of Dongjiaomin Port.
Although from Song Zheyuan's attitude, he came to the conclusion that he should not choose to confront the empire, but the 29th held such a large-scale military exercise, it cannot be ruled out that Song Zheyuan used practical actions to express his dissatisfaction with the empire's intervention in Beiping.
So Oda thinks that it is better to ship this batch of silver to Tianjin as soon as possible, and now the price of silver is rising wildly all over the world, and after they sell this silver to the United States, they will be able to return more funds.
And then use these funds to buy silver in China, the empire has a unique advantage in China, and it can be said that they can buy the same value of silver as much money as they have. There are not many opportunities to make a lot of money and hit China's financial markets.
"Mr. Consul, everything is ready, I have already bought off the director of the Beiping Railway Bureau. He'll be driving us an extra tin car at three o'clock tomorrow morning, and there's a squadron of Imperial troops to escort us, so we're sure nothing goes wrong. ā
In fact, Ikeda Ryuichi thought that it was completely unnecessary to do so, and that he could transport this batch of silver to Tianjin in an open and honest manner.
He didn't believe that anyone else in China would dare to fight the idea of the Empire, and even if the Empire died as a beggar in China, it would be a big deal for the government of China.
What's more, this is silver worth eight million silver dollars, which is a considerable wealth for the empire, if Song Zheyuan dares to attack this silver, unless their 29th Army does not want North China.
"Yo Xi, you are personally responsible for the mission of this escort, and after the mission is successfully completed, I will ask Commander Umezu Mijiro for credit for you, and ask him to transfer you to the garrison army."
Okita knew what Ikeda was thinking, but he didn't explain anything to Ikeda.
Because he knew that explanations were useless, these young officers of the military department had been carried away by a series of victories, for whom the Chinese army had already become synonymous with military merits, and would not take the Chinese army seriously at all.
"Hey! Mr. Consul"
When Ryuichi Ikeda heard Ota's words, he changed his previous listless state and nodded heavily at Okita. He had long been tired of the security work of the consulate, and no matter how good the security work was, it was not as good as walking on the battlefield.
Now the most promising opportunity to fight a big battle is the North China Garrison Army, even if Ikeda Ryuichi is transferred to be a squadron leader, he is willing.
"Military, there is news, the Japanese will leave at three o'clock tomorrow morning."
At the same time that Ikeda Ryuichi reported to Losta, Jin Long was also thinking about Li Han to make a report.
This batch of silver weighed more than 200 tons, and the Japanese wanted to transport him from Beiping to Tianjin, but they had to use a train to pull it, so Jinlong arranged dozens of people to monitor the railway station in Beiping City day and night, not only the Japanese, but also several officials in the railway station were also within their monitoring range.
It is impossible for the Japanese to know that as early as a few months ago, their actions were under the control of Jin Long, and even the matter of their bribery of the railway bureau, Jin Long also knew it clearly, so as soon as the Japanese left on the front foot, the director of the railway bureau was invited to drink tea by Jin Long with a gun.
"Very good, this day has finally come, have you chosen the place where the silver is buried?" Li Han asked.
The amount of this batch of silver is too large, and even if it is grabbed, there is no way to transport it out in a short time, so Li Han plans to hide this batch of silver on the spot first, and after the rumor passes, he will get Chahar back unknowingly like an ant moving.
In Li Han's plan, at least half of this silver was to be used to buy arms from Germany, and this part of the silver used to buy arms did not need to be shipped back to Chahar, and could be traded directly in Tianjin.
In any case, the arms shipped by Germany will also be transported to Chahar through Tianjin, and the silver will be transported back together with the munitions.
"Don't worry! The military seat, it was prepared a few months ago, more than two hundred tons of silver, I have never seen so much money in my life, and I can't be excited to think about it. ā
Jin Long said excitedly, he felt that it was still exciting to follow the military seat, plus the bank robbery, this was the third time they had robbed the Japanese.
And each time it is bigger than the other, the last time the artillery was intercepted and more than 500 little devils were killed, it had caused a great change in North China, and if more than 200 tons of silver had been robbed this time, the Japanese would not have gone crazy.
"Quick! Fast! Fast! Put everything on the rails, and remember to pack a few more. ā
The things that the soldiers installed on the train were all things that Li Han learned from TV, and if they were loaded on the rails, they could cause the train to derail and overturn.
However, in order to ensure that the train overturned, Li Han still had the soldiers load a section of 20-meter-long railroad track with explosives, and if the train did not overturn when passing those obstacles, the explosives would blow it over.
"How's it going?"
Li Han stood dozens of meters away from the railroad tracks, and looked into the distance along the place where there were railroad tracks, only to see the dark side in front of him, there was no shadow of the train, but the two steel rails were faintly glowing with cold brilliance under the reflection of the moonlight.
"It's all going to be done, and the explosives are ready, just two or three miles ahead."
"Is this thing useful, in my opinion, we will blow him up directly, I heard that the old commander of the Northeast Army was killed by the Japanese in the past, and we should treat him in the same way."
Jin Long is a little uncertain about the stability point, such a big thing as a train, just such a big piece of iron, how to make the train overturn.
"It definitely works! Besides, isn't there still explosives, what are you afraid of. Let the brethren be ready, and there may be a fierce battle to be fought later, and this time we must do it quickly. ā
Even if the train is blown up, Li Han can't guarantee that the little devils will be all blown up, everyone knows the virtue of the devils very well, as long as they don't die, they decide to fight back desperately.
"Yes, Throne!" The golden dragon replied and went to inform the other warriors.
Jin Long also knew that what he wanted this time was a hurry, they were not in Chahar now, if they couldn't fight quickly, when the people of the 29th Army came, the silver would have nothing to do with them.
Although even if the military seat is cheaper, the 29th Army is better than giving it to the Japanese, but they have been preparing for this batch of silver for more than three months, and they are about to succeed, how can they be willing to be cheapened by the people of the 29th Army at this time.