Chan's house in Manhattan is worth a lot of money. Not to mention some light weapons, the equipment of an infantry battalion can be exchanged, and there is a huge space for continued appreciation, the Pacino family is involved in various money-making businesses, and they are no strangers to real estate.

Mario bought the house for $100,000 and gave it to Xiaobei as a gift for his eighteenth birthday.

Xiaobei was flattered and did not dare to accept it.

"Take it, my child, who made me your godfather." Mario is generous, not only because Chen Zikun once saved the Pacino family, but also because this is not a loss-making business, Chen is a person who does great things, and the Pacino family's business is nothing compared to him, investing now will definitely have a good return in the future.

The purchase of arms is a little troublesome, recently the Pacino family has been targeted by the FBI, such a large-scale purchase of arms, will naturally cause a big storm, for a time the FBI, NYPD, and the major families in New York are all in the news, what kind of trouble is the Pacino family going to make, do you plan to bloody the major families in New York, reshuffle the division of the sphere of influence.

When all the arms were loaded onto a cargo ship destined for the British colony of Hong Kong, everyone's suspense was relaxed, and the Pacino family began to get involved in the arms industry.

In fact, in addition to the list made by Chan, Mario took it upon himself to buy 100 357-caliber Colt revolvers and 200 Remington 12-gauge shotguns, which he felt were more powerful than hand-held machine guns in street fighting, but revolvers were one of the symbols of the American spirit.

Chen Zikun did not purchase heavy equipment such as aircraft, artillery, tanks, etc., firstly because there was no money, and secondly, because there were no transportation channels, Shanghai had become an isolated island, and the only convenient way to transport materials to Chongqing was to go through many checkpoints, and the only convenient way to go to Hong Kong and then fly to Chongqing was to transport planes to a limited extent, so he could only buy light weapons and motorcycles and other light vehicles.

The cargo ship was about to leave New York Harbor, and Mario suddenly appeared with a group of people, searched the cabin, and arrested Xiaobei who tried to smuggle back to China, "Your father has confessed that he is not allowed to return to China now." Mario said.

Godfather Mario is a well-known tough guy in New York, who once hanged three assassins who wanted to kill him with his own hands, and Xiaobei was in awe of him, so he had to go ashore obediently.

The whistle sounded, the cargo ship left the port and sailed into the vast ocean, Xiaobei secretly made up his mind that no matter what method he used, he must return to China to participate in the war.

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In March 1939, news came from Hanoi, Vietnam, that Wang Zhaoming had been assassinated, but fortunately did not die, so that the singing of the double reed disappeared, Chen Zikun has been waiting for a new appointment in Chongqing, but the military committee has not followed for a long time, and he has also met Chiang Kai-shek many times to ask to go to the front line to kill the enemy, but was politely refused.

Regarding this matter, Liu Ting's analysis is in place, although Chen Zikun has a very high status, but after all, he is not a descendant, and he has lost his territory, and he has no capital and utilization value.

"Nowadays, the units under the Military Commission are one radish and one pit, and it is very troublesome to set up new units, and it is not appropriate for you to be a deputy, so you can only put it on hold for now." Liu Ting said.

"Then it's better to go to the Fifth War Zone and be Li Zongren's deputy." Chan said.

Liu Ting smiled: "That's angry words, there is no soldier in the Fifth War Zone who listens to your command, you are used to being the commander, and you will definitely not be suitable for being subservient, and it will not be troublesome if the war is delayed at that time." ”

"In this way, I'd better go back to Jiangbei to fight guerrillas."

"This is indeed a road, but your reputation is too great, your military rank is too high, and you will die fighting behind enemy lines, if you go to Jiangbei to lead a guerrilla war with great fanfare, the Japanese will definitely send a large army to try to capture or kill you, and the result will be unbearable for the government."

Chen Zikun was furious: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, the seven-foot man can't stay in the back and sit on the cold bench!" I will be ordered to go to Jiangbei to preside over the battle behind enemy lines. ”

As soon as he said it, he went straight to the committee to meet Chiang Kai-shek and asked to lead a detachment of men and horses to infiltrate Jiangbei to open up a battlefield behind enemy lines.

"The Japanese army occupies large towns and communication lines, and is unable to take care of the vast rural areas, as long as we occupy the rural areas, the Japanese invaders will not be able to collect food and transport materials, and the cost ......of occupation will be greatly increased."

Chen Zikun gushed out, Chiang Kai-shek nodded from time to time, and finally said: "Zikun, your idea is very good, I have decided to open up the battlefield behind the enemy, but your duty is not this, the central government has a more important burden entrusted to you." ”

"Excuse me, what is the task?"

"Well, you go back first, and there will be a letter of appointment for you in two days."

After Chen Zikun left, Chiang Kai-shek called He Yingqin to discuss how to solve this headache.

He Yingqin said: "Chen Kunwu is indeed a fierce general, but not a wise general, the battle of Beitai is brave and tragic, but so many imported weapons and equipment are used to defend the lonely city, which shows that this person has no overall situation, if these weapons are given to our Central Army, we will definitely be able to destroy more Japanese troops and achieve greater results." ”

Chiang Kai-shek's face was a little feverish, Chen Zikun's stubborn defense of Beitai was the same as his decision to put a large number of elites into the Songhu battlefield, He Yingqin's criticism of him was equivalent to criticizing himself, but he knew that He Yingqin didn't mean that, he just couldn't see Chen Zikun.

"Jingzhi, what can you do?"

"In my opinion, it's better to give him an idle one and sharpen his mind...... There are so many martyrs' orphans who can't be resettled, so let him be in charge of the orphans' pension committee, which is also an organ directly under the Military Commission, and the level is high enough. ”

"Okay, that's it."

After the victory of the Northern Expedition, Nanjing built a special school for the martyrs' bereaved families, after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, the school moved westward, the scale of the war expanded, and hundreds of thousands of war deaths were killed.

I wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy, but I was given such an embarrassing job, I wanted to pick a son and I was unwilling, during the time when I "became a benevolent", my wife and children suffered a lot, pushing myself and others, and I couldn't let the orphans of the martyrs suffer the same experience, Chen Zikun resolutely picked up this burden, but found that there was no one to send and no money to use.

This committee was newly established, and the Military Commission was short of manpower, and even a secretary was not sent, so Liu Ting had to take care of it first, and then go to the Ministry of Finance to ask for funds.

Chen Zikun was very angry, and directly found the Minister of Finance Kong Xiangxi, he was wearing a military uniform and a medal on his chest, no one dared to stop him, he went straight to Kong Xiangxi's office, and said straight to the point: "Minister Kong, I need an allocation of 100,000 yuan." ”

Kong Xiangxi, who was coming to his intentions, was very clear, and ordered his secretary to pour tea and personally take out the report of the Ministry of Finance to show him, that the finances were already in huge deficits, that the frontline was spending tens of millions of dollars a month, and that there was a thick stack of letters from various units in the rear asking for appropriations.

"Don't hide it from General Chen, the finances are on the verge of collapse for a long time, and I really can't come up with the money." Kong Xiangxi spread his hands.

Chen Zikun said: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, how can I feed a group of orphans and widows without money, and the soldiers in front have worries, so how can they fight with peace of mind." ”

Kong Xiangxi said: "General Chen, don't talk about the life and education of the orphans of martyrs, even the pension is about to be issued, the country is in domestic and foreign difficulties, and you are not the only one who has difficulties. ”

Chen Zikun touched his nose and returned home depressed, and the family followed to find a way, Yao Yilei said that her father still had a sum of money in the bank of Hong Kong, so it was better to borrow it first.

"That's my father-in-law's coffin, and I can't move it." Chan immediately denied it.

"Otherwise, let's get a plane to run to Hong Kong, and make money to maintain the shortage of supplies." Jianbing never forgets the experience of running a single gang, in the past, he was single-handed, but now that her husband is back, she throws off her arms and does a big job, and she doesn't make a lot of money.

"No, this kind of thing can only be done in a small way, with great fanfare, affecting other people's business, maybe whoever stumbles will be notorious." Chan also vetoed the proposal.

"Then there is only one way to do fundraising and raise funds." After careful consideration, Liu Ting put forward a new proposal, which was unanimously approved by everyone this time, but who will be in charge has become a problem.

"Yesterday, I met Ruan Mingchuan, the former editor-in-chief of Huaijiang Daily, on the street, and asked him to go out and publish articles in newspapers and periodicals to warm up, and then join forces with the office of the Eighth Route Army, they are the best at conducting mass movements, and then invite some people in the literary and artistic circles to shout for it, so why worry about not coming for charity." Liu Ting said with confidence.

Chen Zikun said: "Okay, I'll see it." ”

After some coordination, the Central Daily, Xinhua Daily, and Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao published articles one after another, asking the orphans of martyrs to raise donations, and the news spread all over the world, and Chen Jiageng, the richest overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, took the lead in supporting and donating 100,000 yuan, and Du Yuesheng, who lived in Hong Kong, also donated 20,000 yuan.

In Chongqing, the Eighth Route Army Office and people from the literary and artistic circles jointly held a large-scale charity performance for the orphans, Zhou Enlai donated 1,000 yuan on behalf of Yan'an, Song Ziwen donated 10,000 yuan, Chen Tiaoyuan donated 3,000 yuan, Song Meiling also donated 5,000 yuan in her private name after hearing about it, and the most touching thing was that Qi Jiaban donated 500 yuan, which was their hard-earned money saved by a dime.

Liu Ting collected thousands of orphans and widows, temporarily settled in a monastery, after the donation was in place, rented a piece of wasteland in Wulidian in the north of the Jialing River, built a house and built a wall, and played the signboard of the resettlement camp for the bereaved families of the anti-Japanese martyrs.

At this time, Chen Zikun was also thinking about what to do next, the arms shipped from the United States had arrived in Hong Kong, and this batch of arms was originally intended to support the anti-Japanese guerrillas in Jiangbei, but now it seems that it is better to go on his own.