The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 568 Goodbye, John, Discuss Arms Cooperation
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Tianjin.

American Concession.

Kong Jie’s trip to Tianjin, after leaving the concession, left the follow-up cooperation with American businessmen such as John in the American Concession to Tianjin businessmen Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming.

After Kong Jie returned to the base area, it was very clear that according to the progress of history, after October, the British and American merchants in the British and American concessions would leave the concession one after another.

There was not much time left for Kong Jie to operate, so after Kong Jie returned to the independent group, he passed Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming non-stop to start a follow-up cooperation with John and other American businessmen.

First, within a week, John's merchant ship transported two batches of various daily necessities produced by the production factories in the concession to paralyze the judgment of the Japanese army.

After these living materials were transported to Shanxi, Xu Qingnian's father, Xu Fenggong, came forward to receive them, and the two parties handed over, received and paid for the goods.

On the one hand, there are American businessmen, and when passing through the waterway ferry, they will pay the road tax to the Japanese army without paying a dime.

On the other hand, Xu Fenggong, who had many contacts with Japanese businessmen and the Japanese army and was deeply trusted by the Japanese, came forward.

In this way, there were two routine transportation of daily necessities. After the Japanese army inspected that there were no problems, the Japanese army also opened the door to convenience.

There has been much less scrutiny of cargo transported to and from John's merchant ships.

American Concession.

John is located in a luxurious residential area with American architectural style.

Deputy Joe Foss is reporting to John the progress of some business cooperation with Kong Jie.

"Boss, the two shipments of materials have been very smooth. The Japanese army has inspected them, but they released them without any problems. I have also contacted the Japanese military officers at the ferry along the way. If there is another shipment of materials, they will only It’s just a formality, and it will never be carefully checked.”

"In addition, after the people arranged by Mr. Xu (Kong Jie's pseudonym Xu Zijie) came forward to hand over the goods, the payment was quite straightforward."

John nodded, took a sip of his cigarette, and as the smoke rose, he asked, "How is the investigation going on regarding Tianjin businessman Gao Qiang and Zhu Xuming?"

"The local businessmen who have been doing business in Tianjin in the early years have not found any problems with their identities," Joe Foss said.

"Is that so?"

"The boss is suspicious..."

"Forget it, these are irrelevant to us. Even when Mr. Xu came to the concession, the Japanese bank vault was robbed outside the concession. Does it have anything to do with Mr. Xu?"

Joe Fuss wondered: "The boss still suspects that Mr. Xu is related to that robbery?"

John said: "I'm not sure, but this incident is too strange. Soon after Mr. Xu came, the robbery happened. After Mr. Xu and his party left, the robbery never happened again."

"Tell me, is there really no connection?"

"Maybe it's just a coincidence," Joe Foss said.

Being soft on others and short-mouthed on others, in these two transactions, thanks to Kong Jie's promise, Qiao Fusi has made a fortune, so naturally he has to say something good for the big benefactor at this moment.

"Maybe!" John didn't refute, but after thinking about it, he asked again: "Joe, based on your experience of escorting Mr. Xu and his party back to Shanxi, what do you think Mr. Xu's real identity is?"

Joe Fuss hesitated for a moment, then replied: "First, they are by no means Japanese, and second, they are by no means ordinary businessmen or ordinary people."

The rest of Joe Fuss didn't say anything, and the two smiled tacitly.

In addition, due to the robbery of the Japanese bank vault not long ago, I heard that the military command in Tianjin has not been very comfortable recently.

So what is the identity of Kong Jie and his party, the answer seems to be ready.

"Boss, are you going to send this batch of ammunition along with the cargo according to the list Mr. Xu sent?"

Joe Fuss asked a little nervously. After all, this batch of arms is expensive, but it is related to whether he can get [-]% of the benefits from it.

John smiled, "Send it, of course we will. This time we will go there in person to show our sincerity."

Joe Foss: "..."

How can you get paid for this?

"Boss, are you not worried that our guess is true?"

John smiled indifferently and said, "So what if the guess comes true? From a businessman's point of view, I don't want the Chinese army to lose too quickly. You know, once one of China and Japan is defeated, we want to make huge profits from it." , but it’s not that easy.”

"Then this batch of arms should be prepared according to Mr. Xu's quantity?"

"No nono."

John shook his head and said: "This is not possible. The risk is too great. I think we need to be more stable. Once the Japanese army finds out that we are transporting arms to their opponents, this transaction will not be possible. Even It will catch fire."

Having said that, John looked at the list of munitions provided to him by Kong Jie in his hand.

"Two thousand M1917 rifles, fifty M1917 heavy machine guns, twenty M2 60mm mortars, Springfield M1 bolt-action sniper rifles, Browning light machine guns..."

"Mr. Xu's appetite is not ordinary, he really regards me as an omnipotent arms dealer!"

"Such a large amount of munitions is not so easy even for me, let alone risking transporting them under the nose of the Japanese."

"In addition, if he can't give me a satisfactory price, I will never give him these arms."

Qiao Fusi asked: "Boss, do you mean that you are not going to sell this batch of arms to Mr. Xu?"

John shook his head again: "This is an important way for us to make a fortune through war. Since Mr. Xu has the financial resources, why not sell it?"

"It's just that it's impossible to complete such a large deal at once. Mr. Xu dared to send this list, and he must be very clear. I will not rashly send this batch of arms directly to him."

"So, this time it's just a matter of time. We only prepare two hundred M1917 rifles, two M1917 heavy machine guns, three M2 60mm mortars, five Browning light machine guns, and ten Springfield sniper rifles."

"After meeting Mr. Xu, let's see how he behaves!"

Qiao Fusi said: "Boss, if Mr. Xu is really from the military..."

"That's great. I like people with big appetites. Are you afraid that you won't be able to deal with the military if you are in the arms business? That is our biggest potential customer. Compared with the Japanese, they want our arms even more , then we can make some fuss about the price to get the maximum benefit.

You have to know that standing behind us is the most powerful military in the world! "John said confidently.

After making up his mind, when the third caravan was transported, when two American transport ships set off from the concession, John and Joe Fuss boarded the ship together.

As for the small batch of ammunition that John brought to Kong Jie, it was included in the usual cargo.

The water transport was quite smooth.

This money is really omnipotent, and Joe Fuss managed the Japanese officers along the way very well.

Seeing that it was an American caravan, and it had been transported twice before, the Japanese military officers along the way led the team to check it and then let it go.

Did not have any awareness of the munitions contained in the cargo.

It took more than a day for the caravan to arrive in Shanxi smoothly.

Qiao Fusi came forward to get in touch with Xu Fenggong, and secretly revealed the news that the delivery this time was not just living goods.

The news was quickly transmitted to the enemy Ministry of Industry through Xu Fenggong, and then delivered to the underground intelligence and communication station outside the root residence through the enemy industry department.

Then the information traffic station will pass the news to the regiment headquarters station.

It took nearly an afternoon for a series of information to arrive at the Independent Regiment Headquarters and to Kong Jie.

Secretly digesting the news delivered this time:

Yangquan Fengxianju, at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning, John will wait for Mr. Xu's arrival to discuss follow-up cooperation.

Head Kong frowned quite dissatisfied with this.

"I took John's merchant ship and rushed from the concession to the Yangquan area. The time should be in the morning, but the news reached the regiment headquarters after five o'clock in the afternoon."

"Just the delivery of the message took so long."

"If the transmission of the information is delayed for some time, I will even miss this cooperation with John."

"Wenjie, our intelligence transmission and communication capabilities are still too weak."

"The establishment of this intelligence and communication system seems to have been put on the agenda earlier."

Kong Jie told Li Wenjie about secretly negotiating with John and other American businessmen about the follow-up arms deal.

Li Wenjie said helplessly: "Leader, it is not easy to establish a fast communication system. Our communication equipment is too backward and the number is not large."

"We don't dare to use the seized radio stations and the communication equipment produced by the repair equipment for our daily news delivery. This can easily be intercepted and deciphered by the Japanese spies."

Kong Jie said: "Forget it, let's talk about it later, I have to prepare to go to Yangquan."

Li Wenjie said worriedly: "Commander, Yangquan is the stronghold of devils, isn't it too risky for you to go there yourself?"

Kong Jie joked: "Don't worry, there is a monk following me! Besides, our skills are not bad, isn't it just going to Yangquan, it's like entering the land of no one."

"In addition, these American businessmen are not easy to fool. If I don't come forward in person, we may not be able to get the batch of arms we want."

Seeing that Kong Jie's attention had been set, Li Wenjie didn't say anything more, but secretly told the monk that he must be careful on the road and protect the head of the group.

In addition, a team was arranged to respond in the guerrilla area close to Yangquan at any time, and Wang An, the head of the enemy's Ministry of Industry, secretly informed the reliable comrades of the enemy's Ministry of Industry to respond secretly.

After everything was settled, Kong Jie and the monk disguised themselves and left secretly from the root.

By the time the two arrived at the gate of Yangquan County, they were already dressed like plain-headed commoners.

In addition, the two had obtained the certificates of good citizens in advance, and the devils and puppet soldiers at the gate of the city checked them casually and let them go.

After entering the city, the monk Kong Jie and the two arrived near Fengxianju ahead of schedule without any delay.

This Fengxianju is a restaurant, which can be used by businessmen to drink and eat food on weekdays. It is also well-known. Although it is crowded with people, it is the least suspicious.

Many foreign businessmen who come and go are also consuming.

After arriving at the place, the monk checked around the restaurant in advance to make sure there was no problem, and waited secretly with Kong Jie until the appointed time, and saw John and Joe Foss appear in the dark, and entered the restaurant. Then I entered the restaurant...

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