Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Vanishing Jews
The sudden increase in the number of Jewish soldiers on the dock attracted the attention of the British soldiers in Rangoon, but they were only suspicious, after all, those Jewish soldiers were not equipped with weapons when they went to the dock, and Governor Capone had explained that the deep-water dock belonging to the Thunder Bank was not within their defense, so the British patrols passing by the pier only looked at the Jewish soldiers with suspicious eyes, but ignored the wooden crate they carried on their shoulders, because everyone knew that the wooden crate contained firearms.
The movement of 20,000 people is not small, but the wharf is still some distance from the city, coupled with Yu Dazhi's deliberate vigilance, the Jewish soldiers who evacuated the wharf did not attract the attention of those who care. "The speed is even faster, at this rate, we will be almost midnight after we finish moving, and the gentleman has asked us to rush to the assembly point 50 miles away at dawn" and also complained to Dazhi, Zhao Zhi transferred all the vehicles in the training camp in order to transport the Jewish refugees, and the soldiers of the Jewish Legion could only carry their weapons and travel on two legs, and they had to walk to the assembly point 50 miles away in six hours.
Another Jewish regiment left in the training camp was dispatched, their destination was still the dock, the hour hand was already pointing to 22 o'clock, Yu Dazhi and they had to move the remaining weapons and equipment from the dock within 2 hours. The wooden crates that had been pried open by bayonets were all over the floor, and the guns inside were taken out, and the soldiers who were hurrying away carried the guns that smelled of gun oil on their shoulders, and everyone kept their mouths shut for fear of attracting the attention of the British patrols in the city.
"Let's go, it's time for us to rest" Seeing that the last box of weapons had been transferred to the dock by the loader, and carrying the suitcase handed over by Yu Dazhi in his hand, Martin beckoned his crew to go to the hotel in the city to rest with his large pipe in his mouth. The suitcase contained US dollars, which was the team's reward for transporting weapons this time, and it was also Zhao Zhi's cover money for Martin. With all the weapons ashore, the fleet's mission is over, and the money-hungry Martin is now going to take his crew ashore to relax.
The hour hand pointed to 23 o'clock, Yu Dazhi took the Jewish army to transport all the weapons on the dock to the training camp in the suburbs, and according to the agreement with Zhao Zhi in advance, Yu Dazhi wanted to call Zhao Zhi to report the results. "Sir, the dock has been cleared, two of the three Jewish legions in the training camp have departed, and the remaining Jewish legions will depart in half an hour" Yu Dazhi arranged for the three Jewish legions in the training camp to leave in batches to avoid blocking the road due to the large number of people retreating.
"Pay attention to safety, tell the soldiers not to throw away all the things you need, and you will make up for them when you enter Yunnan" Zhao Zhi's Jewish soldiers were all driven to Burma from Europe by the Germans, and the Jews who had experienced the catastrophe would take away all their property, even a pair of shoes that could not be broken again, Zhao Zhi could hardly imagine what it would be like to walk on the Yunnan-Burma Highway with 100,000 soldiers carrying large bags and small bags on foot.
In order to plan the retreat, Zhao Zhi had set up a stronghold every 50 miles in the name of a road escort on the Yunnan-Burma road, and stockpiled plenty of water and food. Once the retreat plan was implemented or war broke out, the Yunnan-Burma Highway to China would become a life-long road, but Zhao Zhi did not expect that these strongholds would be opened so early to meet the retreating Jewish refugees and legionnaires......
Rowling and a group of female soldiers under her command were busy packing up the belongings in Zhao Zhi's residence, the Jewish refugees in Yangon had already been on the road an hour earlier, the engineers of the aircraft assembly plant had also left with the parts of the aircraft that had been removed from the docks in the afternoon, and now only Fellman's bank and the bars and casinos run by the Jewish gangsters were left in Yangon, according to Zhao Zhi's plan, all these people who remained in Yangon City would leave by car at 3 a.m.
"Don't look at it, we will come back again" Looking at Rowling's reluctant gaze, Zhao Zhi couldn't help but hold Rowling in his arms, he and Rowling lived in this house for 10 months, and they both had some feelings for this place, and suddenly chose to leave, and Rowling, who was full of feelings, was naturally a little reluctant. "Let's go, let's pick up Capone and Margaret" Zhao Zhi's jeep was driven to the door by Ye Kong, watching Rowling's female soldiers leave in the car, Zhao Zhi pulled Rowling to pick up Capone and his wife Margaret.
Many of Zhao Zhi's actions in Myanmar have been supported by Capone, especially Rowling and Capone's wife Margaret have become good friends, in public and private, Zhao Zhi can't watch Capone return to England to die, so Zhao Zhi coaxed Rowling to agree to some unfair treatment, and half-promised to take Capone's family to China together.
"Margaret, my dear, you have to listen carefully to every word I say now, it's very important to you" Following Zhao Zhi into Capone's residence, Rowling called Margaret to another room. Taking away Capone's family is just a decision discussed between her and Zhao Zhi, Rowling doesn't know if Margaret will be willing to follow her to China, you must know that Margaret is also a descendant of an English aristocracy, and the seemingly weak Margaret lacks the toughness of the British aristocracy in her bones.
"We are leaving Myanmar for China tonight, you know that I am also good friends with the wife of Chairman Chiang of the Nationalist Government, if you are willing to go to China with us, I can guarantee your safety" Rowling told Margaret the truth of the matter, seeing that Margaret just bowed her head and said nothing, Rowling was a little anxious. The pride of the Lockman family and Rowling's own excellence made her have no close friends, Song Meiling in Chongqing is counted as one, Emma next to Hitler is counted as one, and then the little woman in front of her, Margaret, Rowling sincerely hopes that she can help her friend.
"Honey, you know I'm just a housewife, and you still need to listen to Capone about this, I listen to him" was forced by Rowling to ask for a long time before Margaret revealed what she meant. Capone's anger when she came home in the afternoon made the sensitive Margaret already aware that something was wrong, and now she heard Rowling tell the whole thing, Margaret also knew what Capone would face if she remained in Myanmar, but she was unwilling to choose the future path for Capone, she wanted Capone to choose her own.
Zhao Zhi in the living room just accompanied Capone silently smoking a cigar, he and Rowling's intentions, as soon as he entered the door, Zhao Zhi had already said that Capone was not a fool, he would make the right choice himself. "You've been planning to evacuate Burma from the beginning, haven't you? I don't think there was a single Jew in the city, right? I'm afraid those Jewish soldiers of yours have already left," Capone put his cigar in the ashtray, took a long sip of his wine glass, and now he realized that Zhao Zhi's purpose had never been Burma.
"No, they haven't all been evacuated yet, at least those bars and casinos are still open, as long as you follow me out of this door, half an hour later, the remaining Jews in this city will leave" The resentment in Capone's words was directly ignored by Zhao Zhi. After Capone had already regarded Zhao Zhi as a friend, it was understandable to have such resentment, and Zhao Zhi didn't want to waste time pestering Capone on this.
"Capone, listen to me" Zhao Zhi pressed his hand when Capone filled the cup with wine again, "The prime minister's envoy will transfer all the troops here, do you think Burma can still hold it?" Let's go in another direction, what if you are asked to return to the UK mainland with the army, what will Margaret and the children do? Are you going to give them guns to fight the Germans as well? Capone, do you want that? Capone, who was slumped on the sofa, was picked up by Zhao Zhi with one hand, Zhao Zhi's words hit the softest place in his heart, Margaret and the two children were Capone's death hole, the last place in his heart to stick to.
"No, I don't know, I don't know" Capone unconsciously waved Zhao Zhi's hand away, holding his head and crying like a wronged child. He knew in his heart that whether he stayed in Burma or chose to return to England with the army, Margaret and her children would never have the same leisurely life as they have now, and Capone, who put his family first, would never allow the war to spread to his wife and children. But now Capone is really confused, he can't see where his path is, and he doesn't know whether he should accept Zhao Zhi's help, for the sake of his family, he has to make a careful choice.
"Honey, let's go, go to China, my children and I will live well in China," Capone's cry drew Margaret and Rowling, who were hiding in the house. Holding her husband's head tightly, Margaret's eyes moistened, from the governor of a colony to a refugee seeking the protection of friends, the change and gap in this is the root cause of Capone's imminent collapse, and Margaret, who has always been weak, has to make a choice for her husband.
Several cars with the Governor's Palace logo drove out of the Governor's Palace one after another, and Capone took only the gold and jewelry he had saved up over the years and a few cronies who had been following him. Within half an hour of Zhao Zhi's departure from Yangon, the bars and casinos in the city opened by the Jewish gangsters closed one after another, and all the cars and trucks in Yangon that could be found by the Jewish gangsters were stolen by them to carry their belongings.
"What? The governor is gone, and the Jews are gone? "Looking at the Thunder Investment Bank, which has become empty, the Prime Minister's special envoy is extremely annoyed. Early this morning, someone came to report that a lot of cars and trucks had been lost in the city, and in just one night, the city of Yangon had returned to the era of mules and horses, and now it was reported that the Governor Capone's family was gone, and that the Jews in the city had disappeared completely.