1928: The Rise of Giants

"Great victory at Xifengkou!"

"Our troops killed thousands of Japanese soldiers and blew up 18 cannons, shocking the people both inside and outside the Great Wall!"

The newsboy had a happy smile on his face. He waved the newspaper and shouted loudly in the streets and alleys, quickly attracting the attention of many people.

The 29th Army's broadsword team, with four regiments of troops, dared to launch a night attack on the Japanese army. Each soldier carried a broadsword on his back, and the two brigade commanders led the way, taking advantage of the cover of darkness to hack into the Japanese positions.

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

That is, during the Republic of China period, there were actually battles in which cold weapon troops defeated hot weapon troops.

"it is good!"

"Good kill!"

Various cheers were heard on the streets. Newspapers and magazines under Ye’s Newspaper Group reported on these wars one after another. Sales increased day by day. Soon, the new stocks that had just been replenished were sold out all at once.

Amid the recent overwhelming reports of defeat, this piece of shocking victory was truly inspiring, and all the cities across the country that received the report were in a frenzy.

They want a victory too much.

A delegation of condolences from all walks of life prepared to take the donated supplies on board the Ye Charity Foundation's convoy to reward the soldiers. War reporters from various newspapers also planned to go with them to film the heroes killing the enemy.

Composer Mai Xin specially created a song called "March of the Big Swords" for this purpose. The song quickly became popular all over the country, and the lyrics are still active on the Internet a hundred years later: "The big swords are chopped at the heads of the devils."

Ye Mansion.

After stepping down, Zhang Hanqing brought his wife Yu Fengzhi here to look for Ye Luo, but he was disappointed.

After stepping down, he was arranged by the Nanjing 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 is better to do it today than to wait for another day." Zhang Hanqing held the newspaper and felt very complicated after reading the great victory at Xifengkou.

Not only did he fail to see his good brothers this time, but he also happened to witness 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 he could have at least delayed it for a few more months.

In fact, the 29th Army’s victory at Xifengkou was closely related to him.

When Zhang Hanqing just incorporated the 29th Army, he only gave 50 oceans as resettlement fees and left it alone. Then the 29th Army was stationed in Yan Laoxi's territory and lived under the protection of others. There was no place for military funds, and the soldiers were like beggars.

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

Unexpectedly, such a surprising force could defeat the Kwantung Army.

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

After this battle, Song Zheyuan brought the 29th Army back to Chahar. The military strength quickly expanded to 6, and received a large amount of equipment from many civilian anti-Japanese groups and Tang Yulin's troops, becoming a significant military force.

However, due to his constant dealings with the Japanese invaders, he was dismissed from his post by the Nanjing National Government on the grounds of "repeatedly causing trouble", and the garrison that the 29th Army had finally captured was also ceded to the Japanese invaders.

Song Zheyuan was forced into a desperate situation and had to live in Tianjin. He was so angry that he publicly accused: "Anyone who still believes that the principal will fight against Japan is a fool!" General Zhang Zizhong's heroic sacrifice was the last ray of light of the 29th Army in the Anti-Japanese Battlefield. The remaining troops gradually became second-rate miscellaneous troops under Feng Yuxiang's command and made no further achievements.

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

There are dozens of big pots hanging above his head now, just waiting for one of them to fall.

Even though all parties were forcing him to step down, it seemed that their goal had been achieved.

In fact, the real goal of those people was to divide up Zhang Hanqing's territory in the north.

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

His future task is to take the blame for these warlords, including the Nanjing National Government, the Jiangcheng National Government, and the Northwest Army. As long as they have any connection with him, everyone will put the blame on him.

Therefore, in the end, Zhang Hanqing had no way to retreat. He could only force the principal to fight against Japan together to avoid becoming a scapegoat and eventually losing all his territories.

"Since A'luo is not here, we'll take our leave. Uncle Ye, take care." Zhang Hanqing and Yu Fengzhi sat for a while. After Yu Fengzhi and Bai Xiuzhu finished their personal conversation, the two of them took their guards and said goodbye.

Ye Yuqiao clasped his fists and said farewell. He had great admiration for this influential figure in the North. Although he was dissatisfied with Zhang Hanqing's abandonment of the North, after all, he was his biological son's sworn brother and half his son. What else could he say?
Ye Hao walked him all the way 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 either. A'luo never discusses anything with us. I heard that it might be some presidential election?" Ye Hao scratched his head. He didn't understand any of this. Could Ye Luo be going to the United States to run for president?
Zhang Hanqing was speechless, then shook his head and said goodbye to him.

Just as Zhang Hanqing was leaving Ye Mansion, Ye Luo, who had returned to the United States with a group of confidants, was strictly sorting out those assets in the United States.

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

First, the internal senior management was split equally between Chinese and foreigners, but because of their political stance, no one was willing to give in to the other and factions began to form.

Second, the corruption problem is appallingly serious.

Third, there has always been a lack of a real stabilizer who can lead the American branch of Ye Investment when Ye Luo is away.

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

Besides, my sister-in-law is now in charge of the entertainment industry, and I am too busy to take care of everything.

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

After realizing this problem, Ye Luo has already started thinking 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. It can be said that she is the most proficient in business among all the women.

Ever since she gave birth to the little brat Ye Zhuohua, she has been living in seclusion behind the scenes, taking care of her husband and children, and even ignoring the affairs of the household, leaving them all to Ye Yuqiao's concubines and Bai Xiuzhu.

It’s time for the former big sister to come out of retirement and return to society.

And this time, Ye Luo called her over and also prepared a capable assistant for her——

Kong Lingjun, the devil of the world, is fourteen years old this year. (End of this chapter)