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A week later, Wang Sheng sent news to Lin Xiaotang through his own channel.Of the two pieces of information he sent to Wang Sheng before, one had been directly transferred to the supreme leader of Chongqing by them, and the other was secretly sent to several senior generals in the Fifth War Zone, and they were required to keep it absolutely confidential.

The usefulness of the information sent to the Chairman regarding the counterfeiting of legal currency by the Japanese is currently unknown.However, the information that the Japanese army deciphered the secret message between the fifth theater and the base camp played an unexpected role.

In the Battle of Zaoyi, the main goal of the Japanese army was to conquer Yichang. Yichang was the gateway to Sichuan, and it was less than [-] kilometers away from Chongqing, so it had an extremely important strategic position.Once the Japanese army occupied Yichang, it would pose a serious threat to Chongqing and the rear of the Southwest, which would help Japan further intensify its coercive posture against Chongqing. For this reason, the Japanese army did its best and mobilized more than [-] elite troops to launch a full-scale attack on the fifth theater.

When Lin Xiaotang's intelligence reached the Fifth War Zone, the Japanese side had already shown signs of decline. The Japanese army's eastern and western armies had already broken through the defense lines at Jiujiang and Biyang respectively. The front line of Zaoyang will face the double attack of the Japanese army.

In the second stage, after the Japanese army got the supplies, it immediately launched a fierce attack on the front line of Yichang.Since the secret messages between the Fifth War Zone and the base camp have been cracked, the Japanese army is well aware of the movement of the war.The Japanese army learned that the main force of the No.30 Third Army was transferred to the east of the Xianghe River, while the Hexi defense line was empty, and only 2 troops directly under the command of the Army Group were stationed. Therefore, the Japanese army took advantage of the night to cross the river in an attempt to wipe out the Army Group with superior forces. headquarters.

At this time, General Zhang Zizhong (Note 30), the commander of the No.13 Third Army, had received the information from Wang Sheng. Regarding the leaked military deployment, Zhang Zizhong followed Lin Xiaotang's suggestion of "doing the opposite." He broke up with his subordinates, dispersed and broke through, abandoned the Hexi position, moved to Hedong, and encircled and wiped out the No.39 Division of the Japanese Army with the superior force in Hedong.Afterwards, they moved west quickly and cooperated with friendly forces to carry out an anti-encirclement against the 39th Division, which was searching for Zhang Zizhong's whereabouts in Hexi, and severely damaged its main force. Wounded in battle.

The Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat and became angry from embarrassment. They began to attack Yichang violently, and dispatched an air force to bombard the front line of Yichang indiscriminately. Yichang finally fell, and the Battle of Zaoyi ended.

Although Lin Xiaotang's information failed to change the final outcome of the Zaoyi Battle, it saved the Communist Party from heavy casualties, especially the No. 30 Third Army was able to preserve its vitality and left a viable anti-Japanese armed force for the Communist Party of China.The most important thing is that the tiger general Zhang Zizhong was only slightly injured in this battle and was able to retreat completely.

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Sasaki did not break his promise, and then he greeted Li Shiqun of No. 76, which surprised Li Shiqun, and immediately agreed to waive all charges from Lin Xiaotang's properties. They used Shanghai's industry and commerce as a cash cow everywhere. Once the Japanese pursued it, even if there was someone backing it, it would be a big trouble.

Fortunately, Sasaki didn't go into details, but said that he was entrusted by others to help Lin Xiaotang solve some unnecessary troubles, which made Li Shiqun and Wu Sibao feel at ease, and immediately agreed that a part of the monthly fee would be allocated to the gendarmerie , but in his heart he hated Lin Xiaotang to the bone.

Li Shiqun secretly ordered Yuan Jianfeng and Wu Sibao to keep an eye on Zhuang Chongxian and Lin Xiaotang respectively, and to report back immediately if they found out that they were making any moves.

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On the day of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Xiaotang's Ke Hua welcomed an unexpected guest, Gu Shuyu Qingche Jiancong from the Farmer's Bank quietly came to pay New Year's greetings.

The previous "bank bloody battle" between the 76th and the military in Shanghai has quietly come to an end. Chongqing has accepted the peace talks conditions of the Nanjing puppet government, recognized the establishment of the puppet Central Reserve Bank, and compressed the four major banks within the concession , Once the situation deteriorates again, all will be withdrawn to Chongqing.

Among the four major banks, the Agricultural Bank of China suffered the least loss, which was largely due to Lin Xiaotang's intervention and secret help. Since then, Nanyang Development Bank of the Dong family has established a cooperative relationship with the Agricultural Bank of China, which undoubtedly paves the way for the Agricultural Bank of China to expand overseas. The business has laid a solid foundation.Therefore, Gu Shuyu was entrusted by the board of directors this time, and made a special trip to thank him in the name of New Year's greetings.

Lin Xiaotang looked at the gift slip and the check in his hand, and couldn't help but smile, "Your bank and Mr. Gu are really too polite. This time, Yu Gong came forward. I can't just stand by and watch."

Gu Shuyu understood, "Mr. Lin, don't worry, we will naturally express something at Yugong, but this time, if Mr. Lin hadn't come forward to protect our bank, our bank's losses would have been immeasurable. Besides, if Mr. Lin hadn't come forward, we would have Where is the opportunity to cooperate with the Dong family. Therefore, we should be grateful for both emotion and reason!"

Lin Xiaotang nodded in satisfaction, "This is just the beginning. Your bank is a leader in the domestic banking industry, and we will inevitably support each other in the future!"

Gu Shuyu nodded again and again, "To borrow a word from Boss Du, let's gossip!"

The two laughed at each other.

Talking about the next step of the big four banks, Gu Shuyu let out a long sigh.The current situation is still unclear. Once the flames of war in Europe are ignited, if Britain and France lose the war, it will inevitably affect the Sino-Japanese battlefield. I'm afraid it's time to count down.

Just as he was talking, Shangzhi gently knocked on the door and came in. Seeing Lin Xiaotang chatting with a customer, he smiled embarrassedly, "Master, I went shopping with my lady yesterday, and I heard from her that the chain of your jade token is a little worn out. I bought another one for you, how about you give me the jade token and I can replace it for you?"

Lin Xiaotang nodded, reached out to take off the jade plaque, and was about to hand it to Shangzhi.

Gu Shuyu, who was drinking tea at the side, caught a glimpse of the jade tablet in Lin Xiaotang's hand, and immediately became interested, "Mr. Lin, this is something you carry with you, it must be a treasure, right?"

Lin Xiaotang looked at the jade badge with a smile, "Where, it shouldn't be worth much, but it is a relic of my brother, so I always wear it on my body!"

"Can you let me have a look?" Gu Shuyu said suddenly.

Lin Xiaotang was taken aback. Gu Shuyu knew that it was his elder brother's relic, but he insisted on viewing it. It seemed a little impolite. Although Lin Xiaotang felt a little unhappy, he still handed the jade plaque to Gu Shuyu.

Gu Shuyu sensed Lin Xiaotang's uneasiness, and quickly explained: "Mr. Lin, don't mind, I just suddenly felt that this jade tablet looked familiar, so I took the liberty to take a look."

Lin Xiaotang was a little dazed. This jade card was a token of love from his sister-in-law to his elder brother. He has followed his elder brother for so many years and never showed it to others. How could Gu Shuyu look familiar to him.

Gu Shuyu took the jade card, put it in the palm of his hand, and looked at it over and over again. When he saw the faint writing on the back of the jade card, his eyes lit up, "I remembered!"

"Where did you see it?" Lin Xiaotang asked.

Only then did Gu Shuyu slowly tell what he knew.It turned out that the headquarters of the Farmers Bank was originally in Nanjing. After the fall of Nanjing, it was moved to the French Concession in Shanghai.During the process of relocation, all the relevant materials of the private safes leased out by the bank were also moved to Shanghai.Farmer Bank has been in Nanjing for many years. This business is huge and cumbersome. Due to the war, many original customers have lost their whereabouts. However, in order to be responsible to customers, after the relocation, Farmer Bank still has all the safes and the bottom books saved. In contrast, some of the safes that were missing and had not paid the extension fee were sealed up uniformly, and Gu Shuyu was the person in charge of this work.

What made Gu Shuyu feel familiar was the shape of this jade plaque, which was a crescent moon. It can be said that there are relatively few jade plaques of this shape, and one can tell that it was specially customized, and Gu Shuyu happened to be in the missing safe. This shape has been seen in the user's profile, and he was impressed because of the strange shape.

"At that time, I saw a stamp of this shape in a customer profile. Now, it seems that it is the pattern stamped with this jade plaque as a seal?" Gu Shuyu walked to Lin Xiaotang, "Also, Mr. Lin, looking at the handwriting on it, there is a very obvious agricultural character. As soon as I saw this character, I was sure that this jade plaque might be the original stamp. It will be absolutely certain.”

Gu Shuyu pointed to the three blurred small characters, "Tian Jiashen, I'm sure I've seen this name in the missing client's file!"

Lin Xiaotang stood up abruptly, grabbed the jade tablet, "You mean it's a personal name, Tian Yujia?"

Gu Shuyu nodded confidently, "This name is very weird, so I am deeply impressed. I have read the information of these missing customers many times. Some of them died in the war. We also found their family members through interviews, and brought the customers The sealed items are handed over to them. After all, in our banking industry, reputation is the first priority, and even if these customers' items are to be kept sealed, they must not be lost or abandoned!"

"Then can you still find Tian Yujia's items?" Lin Xiaotang asked eagerly.

"It will definitely be found. These are all sealed up in our warehouse, and there are special personnel to take care of them. As long as Mr. Lin takes this quick jade token to our place for verification, if it is confirmed that the jade token is the seal of that year, then the sealed items can be retrieved at any time. come out!"

Lin Xiaotang sat back in his seat, feeling ups and downs. Unexpectedly, the secret of the jade card was solved in this way.