Chapter 141: Ningxia is in hand
At sunset, tanks and trucks drove into Yinchuan, and the people of Yinchuan City rushed out to see these steel monsters that had never been seen before. The movement was so loud as they started that even the windows were buzzing.
The convoy soon split into three teams, two of which were lurking in Yinchuan City under the guidance of agents of Yinchuan City, and drove to the garrison of the 3rd and 4th Provisional Cavalry Divisions stationed on the outskirts of Yinchuan City, and one group headed for the richly restored Horse Mansion.
Ma Hongkui and Ma Qichang, who were relatively speechless, felt a tremor on the ground after hearing the guards' report, as if a huge monster was coming here, and the water that was too full in the water cups on the table overflowed.
The cup shook louder and louder, and suddenly everything stopped, as if it had never happened.
After a while, there was a sound of neat footsteps in front of the door, the front door was opened, and a group of heavily armed soldiers wearing steel helmets and armed Suomi Type 31 submachine guns ran in, and they trotted to the front steps of the living room before they lined up and stopped their steps.
Ma Hongkui laughed self-deprecatingly: "Su Tong made such a big battle to come out to give me, an old man, a dismount?" β
At this time, a voice came: "Commander Ma's words are wrong, Commander Su asked the lowly to come here to tell you that we are very concerned about your safety, if you don't dislike it, our 37th Group Army can escort you to any place you want to go." As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged officer with a Chinese face wearing a major general's epaulette strode up.
He saluted Ma Hongkui before calmly saying, "Bai Ying, the commander of the First Armored Division of the 37th Group Army, has met Commander Ma. β
Ma Hongkui looked at Bai Ying and chatted for a while before he smiled bitterly: "Say, didn't you chief give me a word to the old man?" β
Bai Ying smiled and said: "Chief Ma is really like a god, Commander Su asked me to tell you that it is much more comfortable to be a public than a general, and please consider his opinion carefully." Also, we will not touch your family's property, but there is a premise that you can only take it after compensating for the damage of the caravan. β
"You!" Ma Qichang, who had an angry face, was about to speak, but was stopped by Ma Hongkui reaching out, Ma Hongkui said lightly: "I, Ma Hongkui, have killed people and set fires in my life, forced good people to become prostitutes, and have done countless bad things, but you can rest assured that I am still talking about it." β
After speaking, Ma Hongkui nodded at Ma Qichang, and Ma Qichang took out a check from the bag of his jacket and handed it to Ma Hongkui. Ma Hongkui put the check on the table and said: "This is a cash check for two million issued by Citibank in the United States, which can be cashed in any bank opened in the United States in the world, and these are as compensation for the loss of the caravan." β
Ma Qichang added beside him: "There are also caravan goods in the barracks on the outskirts of Yinchuan, not a single cent. β
Bai Yingchat nodded and said, "Even if you know how to do things, if your telegram is sent one day late, I'm afraid there won't be such a good result today." β
Ma Qichang couldn't help but ask, "Senior Commander Bai, may I ask what you are going to do with our brothers in the third and fourth divisions?" β
Bai Yingliao smiled a little maliciously: "I heard about this brother, our Governor Su plans to send them to Mongolia to build a railway with those old Maozi, and make some contributions to the construction of our country's railway, so as to wash away their sins." Well, what do we call this sir? Oh, by the way, it's called labor reform. β
"What?" After hearing this, Ma Qichang couldn't help but feel angry, "Are you going too far, no matter what they say, they are all warriors who are good at fighting, if you take them in, forget it, but you actually treat them as prisoners to build the railway!" It's so deceitful! β
"Too much deception?" Bai Yingliao sneered: "I'll tell you, if you hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and sent that telegram in time." Hmph, now they have long gone to heaven to build a railway for your Allah. β
"And I'm not afraid to tell you that when your message arrived at our headquarters, our bombers were already ready to take off, otherwise, hum" Bai Ying's words made Ma Hongkui and Ma Qichang's backs break out in a thin cold sweat, this Su Tong is really ruthless, and if he doesn't agree, he will end up in the old nest.
"It's really terrifying!" Ma Hongkui sighed and then laughed at himself: "It seems that I, Ma Hongkui, really only have the life of being a public servant." β
"Okay, that's all for my heartfelt words, you two can take care of yourself." Bai Yingliao said lightly: "But our Chief Su suggests that it is better for you to go to Hong Kong or somewhere else to be your apartment, so as not to hurt the harmony when you meet later." β
Ma Hongkui paused when he had just taken a step: "My old man is free to advocate this, but I still ask Senior Commander Bai to thank you for your kindness on my behalf." Qichang, let's go. β
Watching Ma Hongkui and Ma Qichang walk out of the mansion built by the Ma family with a huge amount of money, Bai Yingchat couldn't help but think of what Su Tong once said, it's good that money is enough, and you can't be too greedy, otherwise it is very likely that you will become sincere and benevolent in heaven and money in the bank, which will be a complete tragedy.
From the attack on Chahar's caravan to the army's entry into Yinchuan, Su Tong completed the de facto occupation of Ningxia in less than seven days, while Ma Hongkui and his son were driven out of Ningxia in disgrace.
This incident has caused a lot of repercussions in China, some people say that the caravan incident is a bitter ploy directed and acted by Su Tong, and some people say that Su Tong is an opportunist who fishes in troubled waters, but in any case, Su Tong has become the biggest beneficiary of this incident, which is an indisputable fact.
The Kuomintang did not express any opinion on this matter, nor did he send any more officials to Ningxia, which also showed the world that Chairman Chiang had acquiesced in this matter.
Zhangjiakou
After rescuing the people, Su Tong sent medical personnel to treat them and give them a radio station to contact their organization.
Not long after, the Social Workers Party also sent a telegram to Chahar, in which they expressed their gratitude for Chahar's political axe for their help, and on the other hand, they also promised to send someone to Zhangjiakou as soon as possible to pick him up.
Due to the large number of personnel, the more seriously injured could only be arranged in the hospital first, and the rest of the personnel were arranged in a barracks.
Today, Su Tong, as the host, went to the barracks with the little nurse to visit these personnel, and after entering the barracks, he found that the barracks was very lively. Su Tong and the little nurse walked in the barracks and heard bursts of loud singing from the side from time to time, Su Tong couldn't help but nodded, the Social Workers Party is really not a cover, and there can be such a strong cohesion under such difficult conditions, no wonder Lao Jiang is so afraid of them.
Su Tong and the little nurse came to the largest room in the middle of the barracks, and were about to walk inside, when a young man wearing the uniform of the 37th Group Army without a military rank and wearing glasses about 256 years old walked out of it.
The young man saw an officer of his age walking towards him, and a beautiful young woman beside him was holding his arm, and the two were looking at them with a smile. I couldn't help but be stunned, and walked forward and asked, "Who are you looking for?" β
Su Tong smiled: "I really don't know who to look for?" Well, I'll look for your leader! β
The young man was stunned: "Leader? I don't know which leader you are looking for? β
"Then I'll find your supreme leader here."
"Okay, please come in." The young man hesitated, but politely invited them in.
Following the young man into the house, Su Tong found that many people were busy inside, and a radio station was placed on the innermost table, which was busy ticking and sending reports.
When the people inside saw a young couple entering, they couldn't help but cast curious glances at them. I saw the young man walk quickly to the side of a middle-aged man inside and whisper a few words. The middle-aged man looked up and saw that Su Tong and the two were about to greet him with a smile when they stepped forward, when he suddenly found three shining gold stars on Su Tong's shoulders, his eyes couldn't help but stare at him, and he hurriedly strode forward and saluted and said, "Hello, sir!" β
Su Tong returned the salute with a smile and said with a smile: "You're welcome, I'm just coming to see you, what else can I do to help you." β
The people next to him were stunned, especially the young man who came in with Su Tong and the little nurse, and he couldn't help asking, "Chief, why do you call him Sir." β
The middle-aged man scolded with a smile: "No wonder others want to scold you buns, you just haven't seen the world." You just don't know the general himself, you should know the rank on the shoulders of others. Is there a second such young general in Chahar? β
Su Tong also smiled, and took the lead in stretching out his hand and said: "Hello, let me introduce myself first, the contemptible person is Su Tong, chairman of the Chahar Provincial Political Axe and commander of the 37th Group Army, and this is my fiancΓ©e Huang Fei." β
"Hello!" The middle-aged man also hurriedly stretched out his hand, and the two shook it vigorously and said: "I am Wang Qiang, chief of staff of the ** division, and we should have come to visit, but I didn't expect you to come first." β
"You don't have to be polite, I have to enter the friendship of the landlord when you come." The two began to greet each other, and Su Tong found that this loyal Wang Qiang was an extraordinary person with a lot of conversation, a wide range of knowledge, and he was really a talent.
Wang Qiang was also surprised to find that chatting with this highest military and political governor of Chahar is really heaven and earth, he can chat with you a few words, and there are some truths that he has never heard of, it seems that this highest military and political governor of Chahar is really outstanding.
Both of them deliberately avoided some sensitive topics, chatted very happily, and finally Su Tong also asked them if they needed his help, although he opened his mouth, he would try his best to meet their requirements within the scope of his ability, Wang Qiang smiled and thanked him.
After a while, Su Tong got up and said goodbye to the little nurse, and Wang Qiang sent the two to the gate before turning around and returning to the house.
After Wang Qiang entered the house, he immediately instructed the newspaper operator: "Send a report to the central government, and ask them to send someone to pick us up as soon as possible, because we will cause trouble to the master's family if we stay here for a long time." β
"Chief, isn't that General Su very enthusiastic, why don't we wait for a while for the soldiers to take care of their bodies and walk." The young man asked, puzzled.
"You guys!" Wang Qiang said angrily and funny: "People's hospitality is hospitality, but can we stay here for a lifetime?" People say that's because they're hospitable, so we have to try not to cause trouble to others, you know? β
"Jianming, aren't you afraid that Chairman Jiang will blame you if you help them like this?" After walking for a while, the little nurse couldn't help but ask.
Su Tong smiled and looked at the distance and said, "They are a group of respectable people, let's try to help if we can." β
The little nurse found that Su Tong's eyes at this time seemed to penetrate time and space and saw something they didn't know.