usatvline Chapter 1959 Forced Buying and Selling
Chapter 1959 Forced Buying and Selling
Chapter 1959 Forced Buying and Selling
"That's great!" Dai Chunfeng said happily as he took the telegram from Qi Wu's hand.
Then he said to Yu Pingan, "Bingyan, please rest first. I have important business to attend to with the principal."
"You've worked hard, Director," Yu Ping'an said, and tactfully took his leave.
"Let's talk in the car," Dai Chunfeng said to Qi Wu.
"Yes."
A car drove up, and the two people got in. The car drove out of No. 19 Luojiawan and was immediately surrounded by two other cars waiting outside.
“Excellent!” Dai Chunfeng waved the telegram in his hand. “This telegram from ‘Bluebird’ is nothing short of an exciting piece of good news.”
"Yes," Qi Wu nodded, saying happily, "The commander of the Japanese 13th Army has gone blind. What a pleasant surprise!"
He said to Dai Chunfeng, "The Chairman will be greatly pleased to know this intelligence."
"The most important thing is 'Bluebird's' judgment," Dai Chunfeng said. "Do you think Hata Shunroku will replace Sawada Shigeru with someone at the last minute? Or will Sawada Shigeru, despite his disability, continue as 'Bluebird's' said..."
When it comes to "disabled but determined", even the usually serious Dai Chunfeng couldn't help but laugh out loud. He shook his head and said, "Well, disabled but determined to continue to stick to their posts, hahaha."
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"It's hard to say." Qi Wu thought for a moment and said, "Sawada Shigeru is blind, that's confirmed intelligence. As for whether Hata Shunroku will change commanders at the last minute, 'Bluebird' also said that it's just a judgment based on the analysis of the Japanese personnel, so it's hard to say."
He said to Dai Chunfeng, "My suggestion is to submit the intelligence to the Chairman. As for the analysis of 'Bluebird,' you can also tell the Chairman. The latter is not intelligence, but only the analysis of the frontline intelligence officer, which can be used for reference."
“Okay.” Dai Chunfeng thought for a moment and nodded.
Qi Wu's method was good; it allowed him to both curry favor with the old man and avoid responsibility to the greatest extent possible.
“Strictly speaking, ‘Bluebird’ played a significant role in Sawada Shigeru being blinded by a mine,” Dai Chunfeng said. “If he hadn’t sent out the intelligence in advance, we wouldn’t have been able to make all the necessary preparations for the battle.”
"Then the Director should make sure to speak highly of him to the Chairman," Qi Wu said with a smile.
“You always seize every opportunity to plead for that kid,” Dai Chunfeng said with a smile. “But that kid really did do a good job.”
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The weather is gradually getting hotter.
"Let's have a big toast." Old Huang clinked glasses with Cheng Qianfan, took a big gulp of ice-cold beer, and felt as if his pores had been refreshed by the cool bubbles. It was incredibly refreshing.
He said to Cheng Qianfan, "This is the best news we've had in the past few days."
“Now, whenever I close my eyes, it’s as if I see the dignified Japanese lieutenant general commander as blind. This is retribution,” Old Huang said.
As he spoke, he took another sip of his ice-cold beer. "You really know how to enjoy life. This ice-cold beer is just so refreshing on a hot day."
“I’ve been thinking about this for the past two days,” Cheng Qianfan said. “If Hata Shunroku really doesn’t change commanders at the last minute, and Sawada Shigeru insists on staying at the front to continue commanding, is this a good thing or a bad thing for our side?”
Old Huang didn't answer the question immediately, but instead sipped his beer and fell into deep thought.
While it's certainly cause for celebration that Sawada Shigeru was blinded by a naval mine, the impact of this event is far more significant than the fact that Sawada Shigeru was blinded in the first place.
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Lu Dazhang was also pondering.
“Let’s hear what Comrade ‘Flying Fish’ has to say,” Old Huang said with a smile.
“I think it’s a good thing,” Lu Dazhang said after thinking for a moment.
Cheng Qianfan looked at Lao Huang, signaling Comrade 'Flying Fish' to continue.
"Sawada Shigeru continued to command operations as the commander of the Japanese 13th Army."
"The 13th Army was the main force of the Japanese army in this sweep of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region, which means that the blind commander Sawada Shigeru will be in charge of more than 100,000 Japanese troops."
Lu Dazhang handed the two men cigarettes and said, "A blind man commanding a battle, especially one involving hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides, I don't think he can remain unaffected."
He said to the two of them, "Putting everything else aside, how can a blind man read a battle map? Even if he has a great memory and has memorized all the maps in advance, even the slightest error can have a significant impact when blind."
“I agree with Comrade ‘Flying Fish’,” Old Huang said. “If this Sawada Shigeru were an old blind man, the impact on him would likely be greatly reduced.”
“But for someone who has just gone blind, the impact is often the greatest.” He lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said.
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“I think so too.” Cheng Qianfan nodded and said, “As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. The three of us are definitely better than cobblers.”
“If that’s the case,” he said with a smile, “it means there’s a good chance of success. Let’s wish this disabled but determined commander all the best in bringing us a pleasant surprise.”
"May you win!"
"cheers."
Lu Dazhang said "Cheers!" while Lao Huang said "Cheers!"
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"By the way, you said that Onodera Shogo was in the Japanese 15th Division?" Old Huang asked.
“Yes, he works under Sakai Naotsugu and is quite trusted by him.” Cheng Qianfan nodded. “It was thanks to the secret telegram that Onodera Shogo sent to Kawada Atsuto that I was able to learn about Sawada Shigeru’s blindness.”
He told the two men, "The Japanese have always liked to cover up their shameful deeds. The Japanese side will definitely keep Sawada Shigeru's blindness a secret."
“Indeed.” Old Huang nodded. “The Japanese, who are the most despicable, are actually the most concerned about saving face.”
“They only care about saving face,” Lu Dazhang said. “If these beasts find that they’ve lost face, they’ll become even more beastly.”
"Let's get down to business," Lao Huang asked Cheng Qianfan. "Onodera Shogo is in the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, and according to you, he often follows Sakai Naotsugu."
Old Huang pondered for a moment and said, "Moreover, Onodera Shogo also sends secret telegrams to Kawada Atsuto. Do you think there's anything we can use in that?"
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“I understand what you mean.” Cheng Qianfan pondered for a moment and then said, “You’re not thinking of using Onodera Shogo as an ‘insider’ to launch some kind of attack on the Japanese 15th Division, are you?”
"Why not?" Old Huang said with a smile. "If we can find out the whereabouts of the Japanese 15th Division through Onodera Shogo, or even Sakai Naotsugu, we can set up an ambush in advance and very likely pull off a big heist."
Cheng Qianfan frowned, took a few puffs of his cigarette, and then looked at Comrade 'Flying Fish'.
"It's theoretically feasible, but it's very difficult to do in practice," Lu Dazhang said.
“As ‘Flame’ just said, the time Onodera Shogo sends telegrams to Kawada Atsuto is not fixed, and telegrams have a time lag. It’s very difficult to keep track of the situation at the front lines in real time, or even to determine the other side’s whereabouts,” Lu Dazhang said to Lao Huang.
"I was being a bit delusional," Old Huang said after thinking for a moment, nodding in agreement.
After thinking it over, Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said, "It can't be called wishful thinking."
He told the two men, "It will be difficult to track down Sakai Naotsugu and the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, and there will be a time lag."
“However, through these secret telegrams from Onodera Shogo, we can study the habits of the Japanese 15th Division, and even the division commander Sakai Naotsugu.” Cheng Qianfan became more and more excited as he spoke. “If we grasp these habits, or rather, patterns, we can formulate targeted combat plans. Although we can’t say that we will definitely gain anything, it is at least a direction.”
……
"What do you think?" Old Huang asked Lu Dazhang.
"It's worth a try." Lu Dazhang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "However, as I said before, safety must be the top priority."
"I'll keep an eye on it." Cheng Qianfan nodded, already starting to figure out how to extract information from Kawada Atsuto.
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The next day.
“That’s how it is,” Cheng Qianfan said to Kawada Atsuto.
As he spoke, he snorted coldly, "Li Cuiqun is too arrogant. This person is now extremely arrogant and domineering."
Cheng Qianfan looked furious. "He knew perfectly well that the grain was stored in the warehouse of the Imperial Kunshan Garrison, yet he still tried to drive down the price so unreasonably. This is extremely arrogant and shows that he has no regard for the Empire at all."
“No.” Kawada Atsuto shook his head and said, “Miyazaki-kun, you are still too focused on gains and losses, so much so that you are blinded by anger and cannot see what Li Cuiqun really wants to do.”
"Hai." Cheng Qianfan's face stiffened, and after a moment's thought, he revealed an embarrassed and ashamed expression, saying to Kawada Atsuto, "Please instruct me, young master Atsuto."
“A price of 800 fiat currency is an outrageous price, almost equivalent to outright robbery,” he said to Kentaro Miyazaki with a smile. “However, he did give a price, so it’s not outright robbery.”
“Therefore, the offer of 800 legal tender was actually a test by Li Cuiqun and the ‘Guangxinglong’ Company,” Kawada Atsuto said. “He was testing Paimon Trading Company’s reaction and trying to find out what Paimon Trading Company was up to.”
“If Paimon Trading Company doesn’t respond quickly enough and doesn’t deter Guangxinglong Trading Company in time,” Kawada Atsuto sneered, “the Seventy-Sixth might just rob the grain.”
"He wouldn't dare!" Cheng Qianfan said angrily. "Putting everything else aside, the grain is stored in the warehouse of the garrison in Kunshan. Does Li Cuiqun dare to directly rob the empire's military warehouse?"
“Li Cuiqun might not dare to attack the military depot,” Kawada Atsuto said. “However, the grain can’t stay in the depot forever…”
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"Does Young Master Du mean that they will pretend to trade, trick us into transporting the grain out, and then directly rob us of the grain?" Cheng Qianfan became more and more angry as he spoke, as if he could see his grain being robbed, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
“Don’t be angry. That’s just how the strong prey on the weak,” Kawada Atsuto said. “As long as Li Cuiqun realizes that Paimon Trading Company is not a piece of fat meat he can rob, but a tough nut he can’t touch, Li Cuiqun will naturally not dare to make a move.”
Cheng Qianfan nodded sullenly.
Then he put on a thoughtful expression, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"What's wrong?" Atsuto Kawada asked.
“Young Master Duren,” Cheng Qianfan said, “Our original plan was to sell the grain to Suzhou, Wuxi, and even Huzhou. This was also Onodera’s request that the grain not be transported into Shanghai for sale.”
“However…” He looked at Kawada Atsuto with a somewhat embarrassed and awkward expression.
“However, you still couldn’t bear to part with the high rice prices in Shanghai, so you secretly sent someone to contact Lai’s Grain Shop to sell the rice to them. This way, you could get a relatively high price without violating your agreement with Onodera not to transport grain into Shanghai.” Kawada Atsuto chuckled and glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro. “Kentaro, you’re taking advantage of a loophole.”
Kentaro Miyazaki wanted to sell the grain to Shanghai grain merchants like Lai Ji, but he didn't expect that the appearance of this batch of grain would attract the attention of the Guangxinglong Trading Company, and eventually attract the attention of Li Cuiqun and No. 76.
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"Young Master Duren," Cheng Qianfan said with an embarrassed expression, "I was thinking that since Young Master Duren's birthday is coming soon, I wanted to earn more money to celebrate his birthday."
“You,” Atsuto Kawada said, pointing at Kentaro Miyazaki.
He never expected that Kentaro Miyazaki deliberately obscured Shogo Onodera's request and acted in this way for this very reason.
He believed that this was the reason why Kentaro Miyazaki was there. Kentaro Miyazaki might have some petty cunning, but he was always sincere and honest with him, and he had no doubt about that.
"Don't do this kind of thing again," Atsuto Kawada said, looking at Kentaro Miyazaki. "It wouldn't be good if Onodera misunderstood."
"Hai." Cheng Qianfan quickly said, and seeing that Young Master Duren was not angry, he showed a very touched expression.
"What were you trying to say?" Atsuto Kawada asked.
“What suddenly occurred to me is that selling the grain to grain merchants like Lai Ji isn’t actually a very good idea,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Young Master Duren, what do you think about us simply selling the grain directly to the Guangxinglong Trading Company?”
"Sell it to the 'Guangxinglong' trading company?" Atsuto Kawada frowned.
“Yes.” Cheng Qianfan nodded and said, “Sell it directly to ‘Guangxinglong’ Trading Company at the price originally planned to be sold to Lai Ji, no, at a slightly higher price.”
Kawada Atsuto didn't immediately understand what Miyazaki Kentaro meant when he heard his words.
Selling grain directly to the Guangxinglong Trading Company at a higher price than selling it to grain merchants like Lai Ji—the Guangxinglong Trading Company isn't stupid; why would they agree? How could Number Seventy-Six agree? And how could Li Cuiqun and Jing Muyun agree?
However, looking at Kentaro Miyazaki's excited eyes, and the mixture of exhilaration and triumphant revenge on his face, he understood something.
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"You mean, to force a deal with the 'Guangxinglong' trading company?" Kawada Atsuto asked.
Is this some kind of forced sale?!
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