Chapter 378: Tribute to the Central
The first thing Wang Haitao saw when he entered the vault was the neatly stacked gold and silver nuggets, perhaps they were robbed last time, and now the gold and silver nuggets are actually 200 kilograms. With Wang Haitao's physical strength, he couldn't move a single gold or silver nugget out of the vault. However, no matter how heavy the gold or silver nugget is, as long as the volume does not exceed the space of the storage ring, it can be stored in the storage ring.
Wang Haitao will not be polite to Little Japan at all, and like the previous two times, he swept away all the gold and silver nuggets in the vault, as well as silver dollars and banknotes. After doing this, Wang Haitao left the vault, quietly returned to the wall along the original road, climbed over the wall, and joined the soldiers waiting outside the wall, and returned to the residence unconsciously.
This harvest was equally enormous, with a full 20,000 kilograms, or 20 tons, of gold alone, and 40 tons of silver. Wang Haitao also asked "Silver No. 1" to change gold into gold bars, and silver into silver dollars. After completing the task of enriching the funds, Wang Haitao did not stay longer, and quickly left Shanghai with the soldiers of his reconnaissance company.
The whole journey of the German freighter from Shanghai to the port of Saigon in Vietnam took about a week, and after Wang Haitao left Shanghai, it took 15 days for the soldiers of the reconnaissance company to return to Longzhou County, and when Wang Haitao arrived in Longzhou County, the German freighter had already docked at the port of Saigon for 10 days.
In accordance with Wang Haitao's instructions, Tang Renli chartered three 2,000-ton cargo ships with the largest tonnage at the Longzhou County Shipping Company, and began to transfer arms from Saigon Port to Longzhou Port. The day Wang Haitao arrived in Longzhou County happened to be the day when the second batch of three cargo ships arrived at Longzhou Port. The port of Longzhou has been completely put under martial law by the guard brigade, Tang Renli mobilized 100 heavy trucks to the port, and the two baggage regiments of the logistics department also pulled all to the port to help load and unload the munitions.
This time, the three freighters brought back all the guns and vehicles, and when Wang Haitao arrived at the port, the tower crane at the port was lifting a gate of artillery from the ship. Wang Haitao found Tang Renli, who was commanding, and Tang Renli saw Wang Haitao and just said: "Junzao, are you back?" and was busy directing loading and unloading again. Wang Haitao saw that all the people in the port were busy, and everyone had an excited smile on their faces.
Tang Renli was busy directing for a long time, and finally had time to talk to Wang Haitao, Wang Haitao asked: "How is it? How many have you transported back? Is it still safe on the road?" Tang Renli replied: "I have already transported back more than half of it, and it seems that it will be able to be transported all in two more times." The sailors on these three freighters often run the route from Vietnam to Longzhou, and they are very familiar with the route, avoiding the Japanese patrol boats as much as possible, so the second round trip is relatively safe. ”
Wang Haitao nodded and said, "That's good, when will you go to Saigon next time?" Tang Renli replied: "All the munitions on the ship can be unloaded before noon tomorrow, and the ship will sail again tomorrow night and go to Saigon Port." "Well, I'll go to Saigon Port with the freighter tomorrow night, and you'll take care of it. Wang Haitao replied.
Watching the artillery pieces being hung on trailers and towed away, and boxes of shells filled with trucks and transported away, Wang Haitao's heart also became excited. This time, the 2nd Independent Division only recruited 15,000 men, the same number as the other three divisions, but this batch of munitions was equipped according to a complete German infantry division, so should the 2nd Independent Division be distributed with weapons as it is now? Or should it be supplemented with the number of men and then distributed weapons according to the establishment of the German infantry division? It seems that this matter will have to be discussed with Su Zuxin and the others.
Back at the barracks, Wang Haitao immediately called Su Zuxin, Zhao Zhongwu, Tang Longzai, Wei Hai, Wei Erxi and others to a meeting. After the people arrived, Wang Haitao first inquired about the training of the Second Independent Division, and after learning that the Second Independent Division was in good condition and the soldiers were looking forward to getting weapons, Wang Haitao said to a few people: "Ladies and gentlemen, I went to Shanghai this time to receive all the weapons and equipment of a German standard infantry division. A standard German infantry division numbered 17,200 men. ”
Then Wang Haitao gave a detailed account of the establishment and weaponry of a standard infantry division of the German army, and Tang Longzai, Wei Hai, and Wei Erxi couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard that so many good things would be owned by the Second Independent Division. Finally, Wang Haitaoxun asked: "So, will the Second Independent Division be changed to the establishment of the German Army's standard infantry division, or will it still distribute weapons and equipment according to the current establishment?"
The group discussed Wang Haitao's issue for a while, and finally reached an agreement, that is, to continue to distribute weapons according to the current establishment, so that it would be easier for command and would not allow the Second Independent Division to be too specialized. Wang Haitao saw that everyone was unanimous, so he agreed to this plan. Su Zuxin asked another question at this time.
Su Zuxin said: "Junza, among the weapons shipped this time, more than half of the rifles are German-made Mauser K98 rifles, this kind of single-shot rifle is worse than semi-automatic rifles, and the firepower is worse, so that the first-line firepower of the independent division will be inferior to that of several other divisions, Junza, you look at this, --?" Wang Haitao thought about these problems on the way back to Longzhou from Shanghai, and now he is just saying his thoughts.
Wang Haitao said: "We have repeatedly expanded our army here in Longzhou, although we have our own weapons and equipment, but there must be a suspicion of supporting the army and respecting ourselves, which is very taboo of Lao Jiang." I am going to replace all the Mauser K98 rifles that have been shipped with semi-automatic rifles, and the light machine guns with our own machine guns. All these rifles and light machine guns that were replaced were given to Lao Jiang to appease Lao Chiang's heart. What do you think?"
Before Su Zuxin could answer, Tang Longzai interjected: "Military seat, thousands of German-style rifles, hundreds of light machine guns, this is worth a lot of money." Wang Haitao said with a smile: "Are we short of money? I won't hide it from you, this time in Shanghai I have made another attack on the small Japanese bank, and now we will not be short of money for a few years." Besides, weren't these weapons and equipment given to Lao Chiang to fight against little Japan? With these weapons, it is not a bad thing for the country to enhance the combat effectiveness of Lao Chiang's troops. ”
When everyone heard Wang Haitao say that he had made another move on the bank in Little Japan, they all smiled heartily. Su Zuxin said: "Junzuo, I agree with your opinion, but we are now on the territory of the Gui Army, do we also want to express it to Guangxi?" Wang Haitao thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, we also have to consider this matter, so let's discuss it." ”
As a result of the discussions, the old Chiang Mauser was given 6,000 rifles, 300 light machine guns, 50 anti-tank guns, 100 trucks, 50 motorcycles, 20 six-wheeled heavy armored vehicles, 20 four-wheeled light armored vehicles, 10 No. 2 tanks, and five LT-138 tanks. Twenty-four German-made 105-caliber howitzers and 20 75-caliber field guns. According to the establishment of Lao Chiang's troops, plus some other weapons, it is possible to pull up a mechanized army.
In addition, Guangxi also sent 2,000 German K98 rifles, 200 light machine guns, 2 armored vehicles, and 100 trucks. The negotiations with Guangxi will be handled by Su Zuxin, and it is just right to use Su Zuxin's relationship to win over Guangxi. In this regard, Su Zuxin was also glad to accept the order.
With a decision, Wang Haitao immediately sent a telegram to Lao Chiang in Chongqing, claiming that after returning to Longzhou, he had obtained a batch of weapons and equipment from Germany through his connections, and was now willing to hand over all of them to the central government, as well as 500,000 yen from the Japanese-occupied areas, and also handed them over. At the same time, he hoped that the general headquarters would give a number to the two divisions he had recruited, and at the end of the telegram, Wang Haitao attached a list of weapons.
After the telegram was received by the Chongqing side, the commander-in-chief, He Yingqin, was taken aback by the number of weapons on the telegram, and He Yingqin immediately came to Chiang Kai-shek's mansion and asked to see Chiang Kai-shek. Although Chiang Kai-shek is about to abandon Wuhan now, he can be regarded as losing half of the country, but the strength of the Central Army is still there, and the Japanese army has suffered huge losses, and it is gradually becoming stronger, so the form is not as difficult as in history.
Lao Jiang saw He Yingqin asking to see him, so he let him in. He Yingqin walked in with a telegram in a hurry, Chiang Kai-shek looked at He Yingqin's face with joy, and asked: "Jingzhi, are you in a hurry to see me, is there something wrong?" He Yingqin replied with a smile: "Principal, Wang Haitao sent a telegram from Longzhou County." Chiang Kai-shek was stunned for a moment and said, "Wang Haitao, what will happen to him?" as he spoke, he took the telegram from He Yingqin's hand.
After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek said with emotion: "The cadres of the party-state, the cadres of the party-state! Some time ago, many people told me that this Wang Haitao was suspected of colluding with the Communist Party, and they also said that his military power was too great to be lost. You see, after Wang Haitao resigned, he went to a place like Longzhou, and he did not forget the central authorities and the government.
He Yingqin also had some wind blowing in Lao Jiang's ears at that time, he didn't have an opinion on Wang Haitao, but he was entrusted by others to do his own, and when he saw Lao Jiang say this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He could only ask curtly: "Headmaster, who do you think will accept these arms? In addition, Wang Haitao mentioned the number ---??"
Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment and said: "Isn't Cixiu still in Wuhan? This batch of munitions will be sent by Cixiu to receive it, so that Cixiu's subordinates can have a strong army with all-German weapons." As for the number Wang Haitao wanted, give him just a number, and he doesn't even need to pay for military expenses, so what else can't he give? In addition, the 500,000 yen that Wang Haitao said will be handed over to Yunong and them to deal with, and I will leave this matter to Yunong to handle. We must give Wang Haitao some commendations, and don't chill the hearts of these party-state cadres!"
He Yingqin retreated after he got down, and Chiang Kai-shek immediately asked people to call Dai Li. After Dai Li came over, Chiang Kai-shek said to Dai Li: "Yunong, is there anyone with you Wang Haitao?" Dai Li replied: "Principal, there is, but they are all in the lower class." This Wang Haitao's royal ability is very strong, and most of the upper echelons are from Guangxi, it is difficult for my people to enter the upper echelons, does the principal have any instructions?"
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