1928: The rise of giant merchants

"A great victory at Xifengkou!"

"Our army killed thousands of Japanese soldiers, blew up 18 cannons, and shocked the Great Wall!"

The newsboy had a cheerful smile on his face, waving newspapers and shouting loudly in the streets and alleys, quickly attracting the attention of many people.

The 29th Army's Big Knife Team, with four regiments of troops, dared to launch a night attack on the Japanese army. Each soldier carried a big knife on his back, and the two brigade commanders took the lead and hacked into the Japanese position under the cover of night.

In this battle, the Big Knife Team killed and wounded thousands of Japanese invaders, seized 11 tanks, 6 armored vehicles, 18 cannons, 36 machine guns, 1 airplane, and countless spoils of war.

That is, in the Republic of China period, there was actually such a battle in which cold weapon troops defeated hot weapon troops.

"Good!"

"Good kill!"

Various cheers came from the streets. The newspapers and magazines under Ye's Newspapers reported these battles one after another, and sales increased day by day. Not long after, the new stock that had just been replenished was sold out again at once.

In the recent overwhelming reports of defeat, such a shocking victory is really inspiring. Cities across the country that received the report were in a carnival.

They were so eager for a victory.

The consolation group composed of all walks of life was ready to take the convoy of the Ye Charity Foundation with the donated materials to reward the soldiers. The war correspondents of various newspapers also planned to go with them to film the heroic posture of the heroes killing the enemy.

Composer Mai Xin specially created a song "March of the Big Knife" for this purpose. The song quickly became popular all over the country. The lyrics in it are still active on the Internet a hundred years later: "The big knife cuts the heads of the devils."

Ye Mansion.

After resigning, Zhang Hanqing brought his wife Yu Fengzhi here to find Ye Luo, but he didn't expect to find nothing.

After resigning, he was arranged by the Jinling National Government to visit Europe for "inspection and study". Before leaving, Zhang Hanqing wanted to come and say goodbye to Ye Luo. When the group arrived at Ye Mansion, they learned that Ye Luo and others had suddenly gone to the United States.

"Alas, it's better to do it now than to wait for a day." Zhang Hanqing was holding a newspaper and felt very complicated after seeing the victory at Xifengkou.

Not only did he fail to see his good brother this time, but he also happened to encounter a great victory in the war in the north.

If this victory had come a little earlier, he might not have been forced to step down, and at least he could have delayed it for a few more months.

In fact, the victory of the 29th Army at Xifengkou this time was really inseparable from him.

When Zhang Hanqing just incorporated the 29th Army, he only gave 500,000 yuan in resettlement fees and left it alone. Then the 29th Army was stationed on Yan Laoxi's territory and lived under someone else's roof. There was no place for military funds, and the soldiers were like beggars.

It was not until last year that Zhang Hanqing transferred them over to guard against the Kwantung Army, gave them equipment and military funds, and turned them into a real army.

Unexpectedly, it was such a strange army that beat the Kwantung Army to a pulp.

Unfortunately, the 29th Army in history did not have a good ending.

After this battle, Song Zheyuan returned to Chahar with the 29th Army, and the army quickly expanded to 60,000. It also received a large amount of equipment from many civilian anti-Japanese groups and Tang Yulin's troops, becoming an important military force.

However, because he kept dealing with the Japanese invaders, he was dismissed by the Jinling National Government for "frequent troubles", and the garrison that the 29th Army had finally conquered was also ceded to the Japanese invaders.

Song Zheyuan was forced to go to Tianjin City to become a private official, and he was so angry that he publicly accused: "Whoever believes that the principal will fight against Japan is a fool!"

General Zhang Zizhong's heroic sacrifice was the last afterglow of the 29th Army in the anti-Japanese battlefield. The remaining troops gradually became second-rate miscellaneous brands under Feng Yuxiang's hands and made no achievements.

"What a pity, this battle should not have been won by Song Zheyuan." This is Zhang Hanqing's final opinion on the matter.

He now has dozens of big pots hanging over his head, just waiting for one to fall.

Although all parties forced him to step down, it seems that the goal has been achieved.

In fact, the real goal of those people is to divide up Zhang Hanqing's northern territory.

In this case, they will have to continue to be ruthless to Zhang Hanqing.

His future task is to take the blame for these warlords, the Jinling National Government, the Jiangcheng National Government, the Northwest Army. As long as they can be related to him, everyone will blame him.

Therefore, in the end, Zhang Hanqing must have no way to retreat. He can only force the principal to fight against Japan together to avoid becoming a scapegoat and losing all his territory in the end.

"Since A Luo is not here, we will say goodbye. Uncle Ye, take care." Zhang Hanqing and Yu Fengzhi sat for a while, and when Fengzhi and Bai Xiuzhu finished talking to each other, the two took their guards and said goodbye.

Ye Yuqiao clasped his fists to see him off. He admired this powerful figure in the north more. Although he was dissatisfied with Zhang Hanqing's behavior of abandoning the north, after all, he was his own son's sworn brother, and he was also half a son. What else can he say?

Ye Hao escorted him to the door. Before leaving, Zhang Hanqing couldn't help asking, "Young Master, do you know what A Luo is going to do in the United States?"

"I don't know. A Luo never discusses things with us. I heard that it might be a presidential election?" Ye Hao scratched his head. He didn't understand it at all. Ye Luo wouldn't go to the United States to run for president, right?

Zhang Hanqing was speechless, then shook his head and said goodbye to him.

Just as Zhang Hanqing left the Ye Mansion, Ye Luo, who had returned to the United States with a bunch of confidants, was strictly rectifying the assets in the United States.

The bulk of his assets are in the United States, especially the YB Bank, which has long been rooted and is not inferior to the big roots of Morgan Stanley. However, over time, a series of problems have emerged within the company.

First, the internal senior management is half Chinese and half foreign, but because of the problem of political stance, no one is convinced by the other, and factions have begun to arise.

Second, the corruption problem is so serious that it is outrageous.

Third, there is always a lack of a real stabilizer who can lead the American branch of Ye's investment when Ye Luo is not there.

This stabilizer is now Ye Luo himself, and after he leaves, he can only entrust it to Lin Ruxian and Huixin, but the former has limited knowledge after all, and such a large enterprise is a bit stretched.

Moreover, my sister-in-law is now in charge of the entertainment industry, and I am also unable to split my time.

As for Huixin, she has gradually shifted her focus to the political arena, and it is impossible for her to take care of both politics and business.

After realizing this problem, Ye Luo has begun to think about transferring Xiao Aqiao over.

Xiao Aqiao has been following him since she was sixteen years old. In the past fifteen years, she has learned most of Ye Luo's skills. She can be said to be the most proficient in business among all women.

Since giving birth to the little devil Ye Zhuohua, she has been living in seclusion behind the scenes, taking care of her husband and children, and even not taking care of the affairs of the family, leaving all to Ye Yuqiao's concubines and Bai Xiuzhu.

The old elder sister should also come out of the mountains and return to the world.

And this time when he called her over, Ye Luo also prepared a capable assistant for her-

Kong Lingjun, the fourteen-year-old devil. (End of this chapter)