usatvline Chapter 2059 Gold
Chapter 2059 Gold
Chapter 2059 Gold
"In any case, we see the light at the end of the tunnel," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
His tone was cheerful, and so was his mood.
In Stalingrad, Field Marshal Paulus led the remaining German troops to surrender to the Soviet army. The German army lost a total of 1.5 million elite troops in the Battle of Stalingrad, which was an extremely fatal blow to the Germans.
The subsequent Battle of Kursk shattered the myth of German blitzkrieg, and the German army completely lost the initiative on the Eastern Front.
Several months earlier, Allied forces landed in the Salerno region of southern Italy, which directly led to the collapse of Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy.
Just a few months ago, the Mussolini regime collapsed and Italy formally surrendered to the Central Powers, a truly landmark event.
Furthermore, in the Pacific theater, the defenses of the Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, and New Guinea collapsed, the so-called absolute defense perimeter of the Japanese army broke down, and the Allied forces achieved successive victories in the Pacific theater.
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On the Chinese battlefield, the National Revolutionary Army achieved a bloody victory in the Battle of Changde.
On the enemy's rear, the Eighth Route Army launched the Weinan Campaign and recovered northern Henan; in addition, the New Fourth Army annihilated nearly 60,000 enemy troops in the anti-mopping-up campaign, crushing the mopping-up operation of the Nanjing Wang Jingwei regime.
In addition, in order to reinforce the Pacific theater, the Japanese army had to divert troops from China, reducing its troop strength in China from a peak of 850,000 to 760,000.
"The situation is excellent!" Lu Dazhang said happily. "The dawn of victory in the War of Resistance against Japan is just around the corner."
“The dawn is just around the corner,” Cheng Qianfan said. “However, we must know that the darkest hour is before dawn. We cannot be careless in any way and must treat it with even more meticulousness and caution.”
"Comrade 'Flame' is right," Old Huang said. "The darkest and coldest time is right before the dawn of winter, so we must be extra careful."
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"Brother Fan." Li Hao handed a hot towel to Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan took the towel and applied it to his face. A wave of heat washed over him, and it seemed as if all the hairs on his face had opened up. He let out a comfortable sigh.
Just then, there was a knock on the study door; it was Zhou Ru's voice.
"The child keeps crying and asking for his father," Zhou Ru said as she carried the child in.
Li Hao picked up the child and closed the study door behind him.
"Chief, urgent telegram from Luojiawan." Zhou Ru handed the telegram to Cheng Qianfan with both hands.
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"A gold transport ship..." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully as he looked at the contents of the telegram.
The telegram was drafted by Dai Chunfeng himself.
The Shanghai Special Intelligence Bureau was instructed to find out which Japanese ships were transporting gold, and to seize the gold at all costs.
The most basic requirement is to sabotage the ships, even if it means the gold is lost on the river or at the bottom of the sea, rather than let the Japanese succeed in their plan to smuggle China's gold.
Cheng Qianfan frowned.
The telegram from Luojiawan headquarters was concise and clear, but completing the task was extremely difficult.
Not to mention how to sabotage the enemy's gold transport plan.
To put it simply, determining how the enemy transported the gold and pinpointing the transport route was extremely difficult in itself.
"The Japanese are suffering defeat after defeat in the Pacific theater. They are plundering gold from China, their purpose being nothing more than to purchase weapons, ammunition, and the latest military technology," Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully. "Therefore, we absolutely cannot let the Japanese transport the gold out of the country."
“Brother Fan is right,” Li Hao said. “However, the problem is that we first need to find out the methods and tools the Japanese are using to transport the gold.”
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"What do you think?" Cheng Qianfan asked Zhou Ru casually.
"Chief," Zhou Ru said thoughtfully, "I think the Japanese most likely transported the goods by ship."
She told Cheng Qianfan, "Compared to air transport, ships have a larger carrying capacity and are safer."
“A ship…” Cheng Qianfan pondered, then nodded slightly.
"Haozi, send a message to the young Taoist priest." He thought for a moment and said to Li Hao, "Tell the young Taoist priest to secretly enter the city; I need to see him."
Taozi went to Chongqing, Jiang Laosi died for his country, and Cheng Qianfan is now facing a shortage of manpower.
The young Taoist priest had previously mingled in Shanghai and had connections with all sorts of people, making him perfect for gathering information.
Most importantly, the young Taoist's former senior brother, Fei Guodong, was the secretary of the Aviation Association.
"Yes." Li Hao nodded and said, "The little Taoist has long been thinking about returning to Shanghai to show his divine power."
"Power Generation Special Operations Team." After a moment's thought, Cheng Qianfan said to Zhou Ru, "Have Mao Xuanyi lead a team to secretly infiltrate Shanghai and be ready to act at any time."
"Understood." Zhou Ru nodded seriously.
Holding Li Hao's doll in his arms, Cheng Qianfan watched the little guy babbling and couldn't help but smile, saying, "These little guys are lucky; they will soon bask in the sunshine of victory in the War of Resistance."
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Astor House Hotel.
Jing Qingxi's expression revealed a hint of impatience.
There was a knock on the door.
Several men filed in.
"Did you find out anything?" Jing Qingxi asked anxiously when she saw everyone return.
“It can be confirmed,” Bi Qixuan said to Jing Qingxi. “A batch of gold had already been secretly transported out via the hospital ship ‘Hayabusa Maru’.”
"'Hayabusa' Maru?" Jing Qingxi frowned, pondering.
“Yes,” Bi Qixuan nodded and said.
He looked around and said in a low voice, "There are reports that the Japanese hid the gold in the lead plates of the X-ray machine on the hospital ship and smuggled it out."
"The Japanese are cunning," Jing Qingxi sighed, shaking his head.
He looked at Bi Qixuan and asked, "Is it possible to hijack the 'Hayabusa Maru'?"
“It’s difficult,” Bi Qixuan said after thinking for a moment. “Not for any other reason than that, according to the intelligence we’ve gathered, the ‘Hayabusa’ Maru has just arrived in Tokyo. Even if the Japanese wanted to transport the gold via a hospital ship, it would take them some time.”
“That’s not right.” Jing Qingxi calculated carefully and said, “Based on what we have on hand, it’s impossible for a single hospital ship like the ‘Hayabusa Maru’ to transport all the gold that the Japanese looted in Nanjing.”
He shook his head and said, "At most, we'll take a small portion."
Bi Qixuan pondered, "This means that the Japanese will inevitably have to continue transporting gold through other means and transportation."
“Ships, only ships,” Xiao Aocheng said. “Ships have the largest carrying capacity and are safer than airplanes.”
Jing Qingxi frowned as well. "Assuming it's a ship, then the most urgent task is to find the ship and be 100% certain which ship the Japanese arranged to secretly transport the gold."
“Leave it to me,” Bi Qixuan said, his expression serious. “I have connections at the Shipping Bureau. I’ll go check and see if there’s anything fishy going on.”
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