Chapter 59: The Gamble of National Fate (Part 2)

  That night, Song Kong Group and Rong Hui's European team were all on the order, with Rong Hui taking a reckless and desperate blow. In fact, they were not very professional in this capital market; The traders of Song Kong Group can be said to be the elite of the country. After they finished calculating and reporting the results, Song Meiling was more contemplative than excited.

  Today, China won a complete victory in this battle, but the funds used included all the powers of Song, Kong, Chen and Tan, as well as market speculators and hedgers; it can be said that it was a nationwide mobilization of capital that brought together a large number of foreign firms, making a big mistake in front of the Japanese and then winning by staking everything on one throw when the funds were lagging behind. However, at this time, Japan's national income has already turned half into national debt, and its state finances are extremely difficult; but Japan is now the world's sixth-largest economic power, with much more capital than China, and if it continues to fight, China will still have no chance of winning!

  If tomorrow's opening is normal, the disk should fall to a limit down, in which case the Japanese will be finished unless they add at least 600 million tonight. If they don't add positions, tomorrow's limit down will force them to liquidate, and the Chinese side can cash out their floating profit and end this big battle. But will the Japanese really give up like that with nearly 600 million on the line? This is clearly impossible: either they will increase their position and counterattack; or they will take action!

  In terms of operational skills and market analysis, Rong Hui was certainly no match for the Song Kong Group, so she wasn't too worried. Now she's having fun! What spot price relationship, warehouse inventory... these are not what she thinks about; She just knows that she and her godson are playing a game, guessing how their opponents and the entire market will react tomorrow, and then they'll operate accordingly!

  Shahson was patiently waiting for an appointment: the Japanese had approached Chase Manhattan Bank and Citibank with a proposal to borrow an astonishing amount of money - one billion! After the negotiations were over, the president of Chase would come over. Chase itself was a tool of the Jewish big shots, and now they wanted the Japanese to take out a loan to increase their stake, so that they could then devour them wholeheartedly.

  It's clear that the Japanese are going to bet on the national treasury. In the office of the president of Dai-Ichi Bank, Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito brought a letter of guarantee for the issuance and repayment of national bonds authorized by the Japanese government; also present were six short men who looked almost identical to Westerners - Finance Minister Fukawa Ritsuo and representatives of Japan's five major commercial banks: Sumitomo, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Dai-Ichi Kangyo, and Yasuda. Since they have already shown their true face, Japan no longer needs to use small banks like Chiyu or Taiwan to make a move.

  Seven dwarfs... Oh! Snow White has also arrived! The president, with great interest, used his eyes to judge how much taller his beautiful secretary was than those Japanese people: "Of course, with such guarantees, any amount of money is no problem... only, 10 billion, the bank's head office will have a problem... To be honest, we don't have that much money in our account..."

  "In the eyes of the Great Japanese Empire, this is a small sum!" Prince Takahito of the Kan'in-no-miya said: "Today our five major commercial banks' representatives came over just to tell Mr. President one thing, we will have more than 800 million arriving in the next two days, now, we only need to have enough margin to guarantee that tomorrow morning we won't be liquidated and counterattack against our opponent..."

  Under Sassoon's arrangement, the Bank of Communications had long been prepared to lend money to the Japanese - before Tan Xiao was ready for battle, he wanted to let the Japanese see a glimmer of hope in regular means. One billion? Good, in the eyes of Jewish capital such as Sassoon, they could at least make a profit of one billion, with a guarantee of one billion issued by the Japanese national debt.

  The gamble of national destiny, of course, involves not only soldiers or those on the surface of the gaming table. Du Yuesheng, the underground emperor of Shanghai, is an unavoidable figure. Although he was a scoundrel who would stop at nothing in his dealings with prostitution, gambling and drugs, he was also a Chinese person, a very anti-Japanese Chinese person.

  The Soong family this time speculated in grain, and among the shares was one belonging to Du Yuesheng. Moreover, he was also the person responsible for overseeing the spot inventory situation of the Soong family - Shanghai's grain market was right on his turf in Nanshi.

  After getting into the stock market and starting to speculate, he found that this grain war had turned into a financial war of betting on national fortunes, for which he had not been stingy in blaming Song Kong for starting the fire; however, now that things have come to this point, there is no other way but to follow one road until it reaches its end. And when the Japanese finally became the main force behind the short selling, he also quickly realized the possibility of a war crisis; tonight he sat steadily in Du Gong's residence, constantly waiting for the disciples sent out to report back on the situation of the Japanese landing troops at any time; of course, he was also waiting for someone, the person sent by the central government.

  As he had expected, the Japanese eventually prevailed upon the military to station a shallow-draft gunboat and a troop transport in the river off Nanking. If the Japanese did not get their way on the financing issue, the marines would land at Nanking that night and shut down trading the next day.

  Du Yuesheng still held several government titles: advisor to the General Headquarters of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Major General of the Military Commission, and Councillor of the Executive Yuan. This evening he received a secret telegram from Chiang Kai-shek asking him to cooperate with a special task force of the National Army in carrying out clandestine activities in Shanghai. The person he was going to meet was the commander of this task force; apparently, the task force had already arrived in Shanghai without his knowledge.

  Engaging in secret activities in Shanghai? Du Yuesheng received the telegram and his heart skipped a beat: Won't there be another battle in Shanghai again? The Emperor of Shanghai is now worried.

  For the Japanese, Du Yuesheng is a deep-seated hatred. In the January 28 Incident, he did not hesitate to provide support to the National Army; however, through this battle, he also understood the gap between the two armies. If they were to fight again, it would probably not be so easy to negotiate. Now, he was thinking that if war broke out, how could his assets quickly leave Shanghai? To Hong Kong? Or... He heard that there is a Qinzhou Bay in the south that is about to be developed on a large scale...

  Du Yuesheng met Zhang Xiang. During this period, Zhang Xiang had already conducted on-the-spot investigations in many places in Shanghai and even made on-the-spot measurements of most of the terrain suitable for mortar emplacements but with obstructed views, so that when the artillery troops arrived, they could directly conduct blind firing at possible shooting ranges!

  Du Yuesheng was usually very down-to-earth when interacting with others, and it was the same when he met this young man. His face was filled with a gentle smile, making it impossible for anyone to find any hint of the "Shanghai Emperor" in him.

  "General Du, this is a secret telegram from the Revival Society's headquarters." Zhang Xiang was equally straightforward and directly stated his intention.

  When Zhang Xiang called himself General Du, Du Yuesheng suddenly felt a warmth in his heart: he had the honorary title of Lieutenant General of the Military Commission, but people including himself had never taken this general seriously; but now, he actually had a sense of pride as if he were a general going to the front line.

  There is a large pile of names and identities on Mitiande, even including some character activity annotations.

  Zhang Xiang waited for him to finish reading the encrypted telegram, then stared at Du Yuesheng with a somewhat puzzled gaze and said: "General Du, please help me locate these people under surveillance. Within three days, I want to eliminate all of them..."

  "What!?" Du Yuesheng was shocked, this is a list of over a thousand people!

  "Absolutely reliable intelligence, they are all Japanese spies!" Zhang Xiang said: "As long as General Du's men monitor them, I will take care of the action..." He handed over another letter, a handwritten letter from Dai Li to Du Yuesheng.

  Du Yuesheng looked at it and no longer had any doubts: "If there are not enough people, I still have some masters who can help..." Du Yuesheng was very interested in killing Japanese people!

  "Thanks! We can handle it......" Zhang Xiang insisted on Tan Xiao's style, some things that should be done by soldiers wouldn't bother the Jianghu figures.

  Zhang Xiang's answer, without leaking any information, actually leaked an important piece of information to Du Yuesheng: that they could kill over a thousand people within three days. How many people have come this time?! Shanghai is definitely going to experience something big!

  At this moment, China has too many places where big things are happening: The "Rat Extermination" operation was launched ahead of schedule to coordinate with the Shanghai situation!

  Tangshan Town on the outskirts of Nanjing is famous for its hot springs, and many wealthy and powerful people have built villas here. After Chiang Kai-shek praised Tangshan Hot Springs, it became a place where high-ranking officials in the National Government showed off their status, especially those high-level secretaries and deputy officers.

  At this moment, in a secluded hot spring villa, a man and woman are "wrestling" in the misty waters of an outdoor hot spring pool. Moans echo through the air as the water splashes against the edge of the pool; what a scene!

  "I bet if I don't speak up, the old guy will keep going till dawn!" A voice suddenly emerged from the darkness by the pool: "At your age, you still don't know how to cherish yourself!"

  The man who was "struggling" in the pool suddenly went limp and stammered: "Y-you...who are you?!"

  Three people suddenly appeared in the darkness, one of whom had already rushed to the edge of the pool from another direction and grabbed the hair of the woman who was trying to hide in the water. With his other hand, he reached around her chin and actually grabbed her neck, directly dragging her ashore; while the woman was still coughing uncontrollably and unable to resist, they took out handcuffs and cuffed her!

  The leader of the intruders threw a bundle to the companion who was holding the woman: "To deal with trained spies, use this insurance!" It was a special cow tendon rope. Once bound by this rope and splashed with water, it would constrict into the flesh, making it impossible for anyone to untie themselves without help.

  When the two words "spy" entered that man's ears, he knew it was all over; his whole life was over!

  Executive Yuan's confidential secretary Huang Ju, this traitor who had leaked secrets multiple times in the original timeline, causing the Jiangyin blockade plan to fail at the beginning of the August 13th Battle of Shanghai and almost getting Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, Feng Yuxiang, Bai Chongxi, Zhang Zhizhong and others killed by the Japanese air force, was caught together with his Japanese mistress and female spy, Nanzou Yunzi!

  The sun was setting over the eastern suburbs of Beiping, in a village called Jiangcun. A group of people from various walks of life were gathering, mostly members of the "Gang of Carriers" who made their living by transporting goods. Today was a grand occasion for them: they had received a big business deal. Several clients from Northeast China would provide them with a constant supply of goods to smuggle, and in return, give them 200 Japanese guns as armed support. Today, they were going to form an alliance here.

  "Here they come! Here they come!" The villagers saw the black sedan of the Northeastern guests from afar, followed by a truck, which was likely carrying guns. The gang's underlings swarmed around their leader Liu Dabao and other smaller gang leaders to welcome them.

  Liu Dabaozi was not a well-known figure on Green Forest Road in Beiping, but recently he had good luck and hooked up with that group of Northeasterners; after getting into the business of selling doors, things started to take off, and more and more people came to invest. Rarely wearing a long shirt and proudly sporting his general's belly, he walked ahead of everyone else, beaming with a smile from afar. But his smile quickly disappeared - as soon as that black sedan approached, it was clear that the car was riddled with bullet holes, all the glass shattered; and inside sat people Liu Dabaozi didn't recognize at all.

  The car stopped amidst the anxious whispers of everyone, and when the door opened, a man of medium build and slender figure came out. He bowed to Liu Dabao and said, "Hello, Master Liu!"

  Liu Dabaozi and several other rickshaw bosses looked suspicious, exchanging glances: "May I ask who this gentleman is..."

  Someone got out of the car and lifted up an object, holding it up in front of everyone: "This person is not a Northeastern merchant, his real name is Matsurota Kōryō, he's a Japanese lieutenant general and head of special operations, he wants to push all of you good men down the path of traitors!" The thing he was holding up was a bloody human head! He was Chen Yeliu, the original head of the military affairs department of the Yuan Ye Army, now the leader of the Revival Society's North China Special Operations Team. Now, he had come to take control of these cart-pulling gangs.

  Matsuro Kōryō, a key behind-the-scenes manipulator of the September 18 Incident and one of the planners of the large-scale smuggling of Japanese goods in North China at that time, was ambushed and killed by Chen Ye Liu and others on his way to recruit gang members in Jiangning County just as he was about to implement this important plan to sabotage China's tariffs!

  At noon, in the military department of Lingyuan No. 1 Army, Zhou Heng faced the sudden appearance of personnel from the Military Intelligence Department and their handcuffs with a sorrowful smile; this usually lively female staff officer said to the people capturing her as she was being led away in handcuffs: "I want to see Commander Jun..."

  Ye Yingqiu was also caught at the same time as Zhou Heng. Just a moment before being caught, she was chatting happily with He Shaotang in the small garden outside the ward about picking wild fruits on the barren mountains of Northeast China when they were young.

  He Shaotang's emotions were calm but somewhat downcast... He gently covered the handcuffs with a shirt: "Her arm is broken, be gentle..."

  "Did you know it all along?" Ye Qingyun looked at He Shaotang with the same calmness, but her eyes showed an unusually complex expression.

  "Hmm..." He Shaotang gritted his teeth and replied somewhat unnaturally, avoiding Ye Qing's resentful gaze.

  "Before we got hurt?" Ye Qingshu didn't want to make it too hard for him, her eyes reddening as she gazed up at the azure sky.

  "Uh, before we got hurt..." He Shaotang suddenly felt a pang of heartache at this moment. In the days they spent recovering from their injuries, they had been together every day, and it seemed like they were really a couple; but today still came, so quickly... Although He Shaotang knew that this day would come, he had an odd thought deep down: before capturing Ye Xingyun, he had made her betray and join the Wild One Army; now his fantasy was shattered...

  After lunch, the warm sunshine gave Victoria Harbour a dazzling brightness. Tofuya and those Fushimi ladies had already boarded the warship returning to Japan; they would not be staying in Shanghai this time and would head back to Japan directly.

  Hong Kong is truly a place worth remembering for a lifetime! Tofu thought to himself, his hand reaching into the clothes of the excited princess who couldn't hide her excitement; they leaned against the porthole of the cabin and admired the blue waters of Victoria Harbour. In these few days, Tofu had already found the most effective way to restore the physical and mental health of this group of royal ladies!

  Yamamura Kazuya sent Tsuchihara back to "Koukai Oni Yashiki", and as soon as he entered the hall, the large door behind him was heavily closed with a "bang"! The Japanese were suddenly surrounded in their own home!

  Ding Lushan, Deng Xiaolong, Chang Baogui, An Qing and other members of the action group have emerged from their hiding places. They say nothing, but the "killing elite" with silencers in hand do the talking!

  9mm bullets poured wildly, and the limbs of Yoroshiku and five others were even broken and scattered all over the hall! Before they came in, everyone in this house had been neatly eliminated by Ding Lushan and his men.

  The scene in the hall was also being played out in the garage at the same time; at this moment, Japan's spy agency in Hong Kong was killed to the last man! －－－－Not just a figure of speech, the several wolf dogs raised by the spies were also packed up by Deng Xiaolong and others who loved to eat dog meat stew, ready for tonight's celebration!

  The financial war in Shanghai is going to be even more intense today, as the Japanese have finally completed their financing work last night; today, they will counterattack! Kijima Osamu didn't have a chance to watch this magnificent battle, he had just obtained a transfer check of 1.575 billion from Song Meiling at China Bank and had to rush to complete the transfer procedures before the market closed...

  In a VIP room of the Bank of China, Kikawaya Shuzo and Zhang Xueming finally fell asleep - the coffee they were served had been drugged! Who would have thought that the prestigious Bank of China would become a black shop? But for this international financial war, for a huge sum of 1.57 billion, Mr. Soong Tse-ven became a black shop owner!

  During the time they were waiting, the bank had already made such a banking record: A customer named Ji Xinzhu exchanged part of a huge sum of 1.5 billion for gold today and withdrew all the money and gold within three days!

  Yoshikawa Shuzo and Zhang Xueming were packed into a box, secretly taken out from the back door. They will be stuffed into an oil drum with those bodyguards who are also being held down outside the Bank of China tonight, then poured into concrete and sunk to the bottom of the Huangpu River forever!

  To coordinate with Shanghai's financial intelligence activities, the Japanese Navy Club held a mobilization meeting today, with South Motozane, who has a general rank like Inoue and Matsumoto Kōryō, as the main speaker. The attendees were a large number of trainee spies from the notorious "Dongya Tongwen Shuyuan" who will be sent to practice in every corner of Shanghai, monitoring all aspects of Shanghai's dynamics.

  After the emotional speech, Nanpō Rontsu and the Kempeitai Major General Mori Masakazu went among the students to have in-depth exchanges with them. At the reception after the speech, those "Dongya Tongwen Shuyuan" students who seemed to have been stirred up as if they had already seen the whole Chinese mainland changed into a bandaged flag, one after another offered toasts to the two officials. Who would have thought that there was poison in the wine on their own turf?!

  In the backstage service room of the auditorium, a group of Japanese military police who were originally responsible for maintaining order had all become cold corpses piled together. Now, all the sentries inside and outside were members of Zhang Xiang's special forces team! Zhang Xiang was carefully checking every soldier's uniform to ensure there were no flaws. He looked at his watch, there were only two minutes left before the drug took effect; he clenched his right fist in front of him, suddenly stretched it forward, with five fingers pointing in different directions - take positions!

  Zhang Xiang and his team took advantage of the chaos caused by the emergency mobilization of the Japanese naval landing troops, disguising two special warfare squad soldiers as a transportation unit to sneak into the base. Thanks to their extensive training in enemy rear sabotage, they entered the base without incident and quickly took control of the venue near the ceremonial hall, overpowering the few military police present. Before the banquet began, they disguised themselves as soldiers setting up the venue and injected poison into every wine bottle that would be opened in the second batch.

  Five minutes later, the entire auditorium was filled with the corpses of "Dong Ya Tong Wen Shu Yuan" special agents. Those who drank less alcohol and had slower onset of the drug were directly shot dead, occasionally one or two let out loud cries, but it would not have any effect - they had been making strange noises throughout the speech! Moreover, all the sentries outside the auditorium were special warfare soldiers.

  The bodies were neatly arranged and then put into sacks one by one, loaded onto the cars from the back door of the auditorium and taken away. After the special forces cleaned up the ground, it seemed that nothing had happened here. Half an hour later, six transport vehicles of the Japanese Marine Corps left the naval base, and nearly three hundred people vanished, including Lieutenant General Nanbu Toshihide and other attending garrison commanders.

  The entire China, the sweep of Japanese special agencies is still proceeding in an orderly yet frantic manner. At this time, Japan domestically is still completely unaware; but very soon, they will discover that except for Tofei who barely escaped by hiding on a warship, almost all key members and undercover agents of various Japanese special agencies have been eliminated by the Blue Shirts Society! Three days later, the Japanese spy network which has been established since the First Sino-Japanese War will be thoroughly destroyed. The Japanese military will be completely in the dark about all sorts of situations in China!

  But now, the Japanese government and military have focused their attention on Shanghai's grain market; in order to win the final victory in this financial war, they have modified their plans several times. Today, they have telegraphed every last penny that can be mobilized from the national treasury to Shanghai, and as a result, the salaries of the soldiers stationed at home were delayed for a month!

  Today's Shanghai futures market was indeed wonderful, the Japanese counterattacked; they collided with the Jewish army!

  Finally back home to post, today was a bit late due to an outing... Some readers discussed futures trading, at that time Shanghai's short selling transactions were already very common, not only physical but also financial futures, like Rong Zongjing who is one of the top players. Of course, the transaction volume can't be that large, not even 1%. Just a fantasy... Recently, the plot is about to enter a new stage, unfortunately, I have too many things on my plate and can't focus on writing, it's all overtime at night, feeling like wasting the plot construction... Really sorry.

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