Chapter 168: The Anti-Tang Alliance
For example, Wang Ming used administrative means to deal with the directly operated store set up by Maxim's Canning Factory in the bazaar, just to drag Tang Yan's energy in the Gem City and prevent him from smelling the danger from the black hand mercenary group.
Merlin met with Chai Xiaonong several times in order to define a more detailed strategy.
The former is the main force to attack the Pandaren Legion in the future, and the latter, as the owner of the Xinghui Farm and the Xinghui Ranch, does not have much combat power in his hands on the surface, but when Hui Liancai, Chai Xiaonong, and Mei Lin met, it was proposed to implement various breaking tactics against the Pandaren Legion and Toshima, otherwise the Type 56 corvettes would cause great interference in the attack on the Maxim's Canning Factory...... After all, Maxim's Cannery is not far from the coastline.
Not only did he propose to use various breakthrough tactics, but he also took the initiative to take over the task of attacking Toshima.
Tang Yan didn't know when Merlin, Hui Liancai, and Chai Xiaonong met, and Dog Meat couldn't get too close to the room where Merlin and Chai Xiaonong had a secret discussion, and couldn't find out what kind of reliance Chai Xiaonong had, thinking that he could take Fengdao.
The above is the situation of Tang Yan passing through Signal Mountain, the fragmented conversations between Mei Lin and his subordinates, Mei Lin and Chai Xiaonong, and sorting out the things about the development route of the anti-Tang Alliance.
Anti-Don Alliance!
It is this word that originates from Wang Ming.
Tang Yan invited Tan Zhen to come to Maxim's Canning Factory, in addition to telling him the information he had found about the dog meat and reminding him to be careful of Chai Xiaonong, he also wanted to hear what the ghouls had to say about this matter.
"Dong Pingchuan went to Jeseong...... From this point of view, the people of Jeseong are not monolithic. Tan Zhen touched his chin that had no beard and only shriveled flesh: "Even if those people have already taken action and are ready to unite against you, to form an ironclad alliance system, it will not be possible to achieve it overnight." ”
Tang Yan nodded in agreement.
Hui Liancai, Wang Ming, and Chai Xiaonong have direct contact with him, knowing the combat strength of the Panda Man Legion, the people of Jicheng have not understood his strength, of course, they will not just rely on Hui Liancai's rhetoric to send troops to the peninsula, first, it will cause the base camp to be empty, and the Western Alliance is likely to take the opportunity to make some small moves, and secondly, they are also worried that this is just Wang Ming and others to use the knife of Jicheng to kill people, after all, the Panda Man Legion, Xia Qiming, and Toshima have united the front, and Jicheng will not interfere, if you choose to intervene, It is inevitable to eliminate the above three parties in one fell swoop.
Of course, the Jeseong side was confident of defeating their opponents, but they knew very well that there would be certain losses, and maybe they would pull out the allied forces, and once the old woman became angry and opened a straight opening in the defense line to encircle the Shinrikyo religion, the life of the Jeseong people would definitely not be as easy as it is now.
In addition, the fact that the people of Jecheng killed Tang Yan, Xia Qiming, and Tan Zhen does not mean that they can eat Gem City completely, but if the base camp is threatened, the army will inevitably return to defense, so will there be new changes in the Gem City area?
For example, Wang Ming, Hui Liancai, and Chai Xiaonong turned against the water, controlled the gem city and annexed Toshima at the same time, and then used the shared soil improvement technology as bait to induce the kite city to form an alliance with the gem city.
In this way, the situation between Qidi and the peninsula will be turned upside down.
In the face of the advance of the Western Alliance, Jeseong is unable to look eastward, a torn, infighting, and mutual distrust peninsula is naturally what they want to see the most.
Judging from the information obtained from the dog meat monitoring signal mountain, the measures taken by the Jecheng side against the anti-Tang alliance are the same as those used to support Yuancheng to fight against the Gem City controlled by Luo Zuoming------ the black hand mercenary group is not the opponent of the panda people legion, so they will provide advanced weapons and equipment, so that they can continue to fight internally, continue to intensify conflicts and hatred, and make the peninsula region never have peace.
"Tan Zhen ......"
"What's the matter?" The ghoul glanced at Tang Yan.
"Looks like the boat boss has taught you a lot."
The ghoul said in a hoarse voice, "I'm curious who gave Chai Xiaonong the courage to take on the task of attacking Toshima. ”
Tang Yan looked at a white and slender hand and took away the cigarette case in front of him, licked his lips and said: "It is a well-known thing that there is a Type 56 corvette in Toshima, and when Jeseong has not yet had a clear attitude, Chai Xiaonong took over the task of attacking Toshima, which shows that he has full confidence in defeating Toshima's defense forces." Whoever stood for him on the platform, in short, that person must have the power to easily sink the Type 56 corvette. ”
"You mean...... Does Chai Xiaonong have a backer? ”
Tang Yan raised his head, looked past the back window, and looked at the place where Niu Feng and Xiao Yong were buried in the northwest: "I want to hear Tong Huaiyu's back 'Haiyan'." ”
Tan Zhen looked at him with a very complicated gaze.
Tong Huaiyu was stripped naked by the sergeant major of the Type 56 corvette and hung at the radar station, Tang Yan, Tan Zhen, and Gao Kai witnessed his tragic scene with their own eyes, and also remembered the proud "Haiyan".
That kid was a good-looking person, and after the Battle of Toshima, he felt that he had no face to see people, so he asked Tan Zhen to be a liaison at Maxim's Cannery to coordinate the economic and military exchanges between the two sides.
Tan Zhen didn't bother with Tong Huaiyu and "Haiyan", and continued the conversation just now: "Since we have figured out the movements of Mei Lin, Hui Liancai and others, I think the best way at present is to strike first. ”
"It's better to strike first...... Tang Yan smiled: "No, I don't want others to talk about me when they say that Tang Yan is a ruthless and unscrupulous guy." ”
Tan Zhen stared at his face for a long time, confirming that he was not blushing, and he did not recognize the wrong person, so he sneered twice, with the expression of a shameless person who had never seen such a shameless person.
This person can see what he had in mind when he landed on Toshima as long as he wasn't a stupid person, but now he looks like I'm a gentleman. Can he be more shameless?
"What the hell are you up to?"
Tang Yan looked at the beautiful back of handing his own cigarette to Sanpao and said, "Guess." ”
Tan Zhen said: "No matter what kind of plan you have, I still want to remind you not to underestimate the enemy, since sooner or later you will tear your face, it is better to take the first step and cut the mess with a quick knife." The so-called history, for the superiors, is tantamount to a young girl with a good figure and face, if she needs to be festive, she will be dressed in red, and if she needs to be sad, she will be clothed in linen. ”
"Thank you." Tang Yan looked at the ghoul's face seriously: "I will seriously consider your suggestion." ”
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The so-called "tariff" imposed by the tax department of Gem City on canned sea fish has made many people dare not speak out.
The situation deteriorated rapidly over time, as the distributor of the original Maxim's canned food found a new way to make a fortune.
Ordinary residents buy canned fish at a price of 0.5 diamond coins per can from the direct sales point outside the West Gate, and must pay punitive tariffs of the same value of the goods when passing through the West Gate.
In other words, to bring canned fish into the city, it costs 1 Diamond Coins per box.
In this external situation, a large number of canned sea fish have emerged in the Gem City Bazaar, selling for only 0.75 diamond coins, which is 50% higher than the ex-factory price and 25% lower than the price of the consolidated tariff.
Officially, it is a tax refund policy adopted by the tax department to support merchants in the city.
Afterwards, the announcer of Al Jazeera revealed that the merchants who enjoyed the tax refund policy were the original Maxim's canned food dealers, and they sent people to purchase a batch of goods at the Maxim's Canning Factory at a price of 0.5 diamond coins per can, and sold them in the city at a price of 0.75 diamond coins per can.
From this point of view, the confrontation between Al Jazeera, which is in charge of propaganda, and the tax department has become public.
Maxim's Cannery has set up a directly-operated store in the city, but it has been difficult to gain a foothold at every turn.
Ordinary residents who buy canned marine fish into the city need to pay customs duties equal to the price of the goods.
According to the official announcement, it is tantamount to subsidizing the tax subsidy dealers levied by the tax department from ordinary residents.
Isn't this much different from the old days when dealers imported canned fish at the factory price and sold the cans at retail price to make the difference from the residents of Gem City?
Tang Yan and Comrade Jiao were determined to do charity and contribute their own light and heat to the more warmth of the wasteland world.
How can they not be disappointed, how can they not be angry?
Just when people despise the tax department and the original distributors of Maxim's canned food, a batch of canned sea fish from unofficial channels came into the city, selling for 0.55 diamond coins per can.
Smuggled goods that are only 10% higher than the ex-factory price.
Whether it is to express protest or save money, ordinary people in Gem City will buy some and store them if they have money or not.
At this moment, another department under Wang Ming had a new move.
The guards in charge of maintaining law and order in the inner city began to check suspicious people, and those who were found to be carrying canned sea fish and unable to provide tax stamps issued by the original Maxim's canned food dealers were brought back to the Sheriff's Bureau for questioning as lawbreakers.
In this way, the cells of the Public Security Bureau were filled overnight, and no matter how much the guards threatened and lured, the vast majority of the people remained silent and took practical actions to protect the people who sold them canned sea fish.
On this night, there was a loud explosion outside the West Gate, and the firelight lit up the night sky.
In the early morning of the second day, people living in the city heard the broadcast of the eyeball robot and realized what happened last night------ the outlet of Maxim's Cannery Factory outside the west gate suddenly exploded, and the van carrying canned sea fish was seriously damaged, and the renovated store was destroyed.
Maxim's Canning Factory completed the decoration and reinforcement of the store only before yesterday, and the new goods were replenished yesterday, and such a bad incident happened last night. Although Al Jazeera did not say it directly, anyone knows that Maxim's Cannery must have suffered a heavy loss.
What a coincidence, what a coincidence......
No one believed that the fire was caused by a staff error, and everyone preferred to believe that someone had stumbled in the back and attacked the outlet in the middle of the night.
Who wouldn't want to see that happen?
Tang Yan and Comrade Jiao, as well as those who are worried that Maxim's Cannery Factory will go bankrupt and will not be able to eat high-quality and inexpensive canned sea fish.
Who wants to see that happen?
Of course, it was those powerful people who regarded Tang Yan as a thorn in their side!
Last time, the two regiment commanders got the evidence that the governor colluded with the Western Alliance and overthrew Luo Zuoming's power group, and afterwards Wang Ming, Hui Liancai and others were afraid of Tang Yan's power and tried every possible way to curb the rise of the Pandaren Legion, and sniping at Maxim's Cannery was a very important part of it.
The public opinion storm of the explosion in the middle of the night at the outlet outside the West Gate has not subsided, and another bad news has spread throughout the city.
Men from the police department received a tip-off that a gang of canned sea fish had been caught smuggling into the city in the southwest corner of the slum, and that the guards were fighting violently against the criminals.
If the closure of directly operated stores caused resentment in the hearts of the people, the subsequent punitive tariffs and collusion between officials and businessmen escalated the resentment into anger.
Then yesterday's atrocities against the poor who bought smuggled cans, the destruction of the outlet outside the West Gate last night, and the confrontation that just took place, pushed people's anger, resentment, and dissatisfaction to the extreme.
Many people poured out of the rooms and into the streets, marching into the slums, including young men with iron poles and sticks in their hands.
The inhabitants of Gem City are very tolerant.
The previous governor pursued a wrong monetary policy and allowed the management to devour the property of the city's residents.
Luo Zuoming ate inside and out, and they only scolded a few words behind their backs about colluding with the Western Alliance.
Today they finally couldn't take it anymore...... This group of people who are particularly tolerant, resistant, and hard-working were finally forced to go to Liangshan under Wang Ming's perverse actions, and used practical actions to safeguard their own interests and protect the people who brought convenience to them.
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The so-called "smuggling gangs" that smuggled canned sea fish into the city through special channels were actually only a few children in the slums, the oldest being only 18 years old, and the youngest being only 14 years old.
How could they be as poor as they were to fight the heavily armed police officers and guards of the Public Security Bureau, and they only relied on their familiarity with the terrain to constantly flee between the train cars in order to avoid the arrest and attack of the incoming people.
Shang Hu is the skinniest of these people, and the youngest, and is often referred to as "bean sprouts". He was yellow-skinned, weak and weak, and even a child younger than him could press him to the ground and beat him fatly.
Of course, he couldn't beat the people in the security bureau, so he didn't think about resisting, but kept wandering between the train cars and the train cars.
Because Shang Hu's stature is very thin, places that are difficult for ordinary people to pass, such as broken windows and seat gaps, can be easily passed, and for the guards wearing leather armor and holding electric batons, they are like loaches that do not leave their hands, and they can't catch them after chasing for a long time.
"Little rabbit, there is a kind of you who escapes from the city, or sooner or later it will fall into my hands." A fat man standing on the top of the train carriage, tired and panting, shouted and cursed.
Not far away, there were a few gag guards, constantly slapping their palms with electric batons, making a crackling sound.