Liu Chenglin was resentful and directly responded: "Mr. Xuan, I don't know whether you will really fight against Japan in the future. But it is an indisputable fact that you are hijacking trucks at the moment! Using future things as excuses for your current behavior is a joke! Besides, after the war, who will pay back? Are you Mr. Xuan? Can you afford it?!"

"Chief Feng, a central official, condoned his subordinates to hijack the truck. To put it bluntly, 'Jackals are in power, please ask the fox', does Huamei Company still need to find the authorities? Mr. Xuan should have drunk some ink, and he would not know that the responsibility of an embassy or consulate in a country is to protect the interests of the citizens or companies in other countries, right? Huamei Company had no way to ask the authorities, and Mr. Xuan considered it an imperialist. He was so arrogant with weapons and equipment sponsored by the Chinese enemy and provoking civil strife in China. What is it? I think this is a traitor!"

Listening to Liu Chenglin holding a gun and stick, and even Feng Yuxiang scolded him, Feng Yuxiang, Fang Zhenwu, Ji Hongchang, Xuan Xiafu and others were shocked. Several people thought that the matter of using Soviet weapons was exposed this time.

Seeing the atmosphere tense, Wang Songnian, who was on the side, took the opportunity to interrupt and asked: "Mr. Liu, is it true that what you said just now, 'Holding weapons and equipment sponsored by the Chinese enemy'?"

Liu Chenglin also felt that he was a little impulsive just now. He remembered what Zhao Zhenzhong mentioned before leaving, and explained: "If I remember correctly, this Mr. Xuan is the father of Xuan Xia who was exchanged for Sun Dianying with two hundred box cannons, which is Xuan Xiafu who dropped out of Huangpu. There was the evidence found from the Soviet embassy a few years ago, so there was no need for me to say anything else."

After hearing Liu Chenglin's explanation, Feng Yuxiang and others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chenglin, don't say anything more." Zhu Qinglan stopped him, "We are here to solve the problem, not to cause trouble."

Turning around, Zhu Qinglan said to Feng Yuxiang again: "Brother Huanzhang, why don't you let us talk outside the door all the time, right?"

"Huanzhang is rude, please come in Brother Ziqiao." Feng Yuxiang packed up his facial expressions, piled up smile patterns on his face, and invited Zhu Qinglan and others to the reception room of the headquarters.

Due to the previous quarrel between Liu Chenglin and Xuan Xiafu, Feng Yuxiang and others were obviously embarrassed after sitting down. After all, they robbed other people's supplies and were brought to the door again, and they were still under pressure from outside public opinion. It was really difficult to speak up if they asked for help from the other party.

"Brother Huanzhang, the matter has reached this point. What are you going to do with those trucks and personnel?" Zhu Qinglan broke the silence and asked, "If you continue like this, Yan Baichuan will be anxious."

The Tongpu Railway was cut off by someone outside for 10 days, and anyone else was anxious. What's more, after Yan Xishan's comeback, the Shanxi-Sui army regrouped, which was much stronger than Feng Yuxiang's anti-Japanese allied forces. If Feng Yuxiang held up the banner of anti-Japanese war, Yan Xishan would not be able to attack him. But now, Feng Yuxiang has not yet resisted Japan, but has cut off traffic on the Pingsui Line and hijacked the supplies of Chinese and foreign merchants, which gives Yan Xishan enough reason. If the Nanjing authorities or Peking issued another official order under the pressure of the US, Yan Xishan might really attack Feng Yuxiang. Feng Yuxiang knew better than anyone else about his brother.

Besides, Feng Yuxiang's anti-Japanese alliance army was originally established under the pretext of opposing Lao Chiang and Zhang Xueliang's failure to resist. In terms of combat materials and logistics support, the Nanjing authorities would not provide any assistance to the alliance army. In addition to receiving a batch of equipment and materials provided by the Soviet Union, Feng Yuxiang originally wanted to raise the anti-Japanese banner and raise supplies from the people at home and abroad. However, now, he accidentally heard what his subordinates said, which caused a lot of criticism. If Feng Yuxiang no longer wanted to save the situation, the more than 100,000 people would be worried to death.

Feng Yuxiang was also extremely upset now. He had known that the carjacking had not only failed to get the food and other supplies in hope, but would have caused so much trouble, so he would not agree with the bad idea of ​​the bastard under Ji Hongchang. Now Feng Yuxiang had the intention of putting the bandit leader eight points in his heart. But since the matter had been done, it would not be in line with his identity to make excuses like Xuan Xiafu.

After thinking through the pros and cons, Feng Yuxiang said happily: "The carjacking incident was a matter of Huanzhang and did not restrain his subordinates. However, all the trains parked in Zhangjiakou were immediately released, and no passing vehicles were intercepted from now on. All the materials robbed by the soldiers were returned. Brother Ziqiao believed that the brothers formed this team to fight against Japan on the front line and recover lost land, and had no other purpose. Of course, I also hope that Brother Ziqiao could find a way to help raise some materials and food. The consumption of these more than 100,000 people is not a small matter. Brother, I am worried every day."

Seeing that Feng Yuxiang agreed to release the robbed truck and supplies unconditionally, Zhu Qinglan relaxed a lot and said, "That's good. Wait a minute, we will meet the personnel on the train first. If there is no serious injury, we will leave here early tomorrow morning. As for what Brother Huanzhang said, let's talk about it after seeing the personnel on the train."

"Brother Ziqiao, I regret it now." The situation is stronger than others, and now Feng Yuxiang can only smile bitterly and shake his head.

Since Feng Yuxiang was willing to resolve the carjacking peacefully due to the situation, it was easy for everyone to discuss it. However, after the discussion, Zhu Qinglan, Liu Chenglin and others were angry when they saw more than 70 people escorting cars in the Chinese Merchants Group. Not only did these people lose their weapons, but their clothes were also damaged and their noses and faces were swollen.

"Captain Feng, where are the equipment of these brothers?" Liu Chenglin was not polite and asked Feng Yuxiang directly, "They are all American equipment, and your department can't use it, so why don't you come back?"

Seeing the appearance of the Chinese Merchant Soldier in front of him, Feng Yuxiang turned around and glared at Ji Hongchang fiercely, shouting: "Why don't you go and find it back?"

Ji Hongchang whispered in embarrassment: "Commander-in-Chief, I heard that the vehicle was about to be released. The boy was afraid of being held accountable, so he took a group of people to escape. It is estimated that he might have gone to become a bandit again."

Feng Yuxiang scolded Ji Hongchang a few times, then turned to Liu Chenglin and said apologetically: "Mr. Feng is not strict in control, so he can only apologize to his little brother. I don't know how valuable the equipment is? I will compensate you according to the price."

"Hey! Chief Feng has a good soldier, and today he has seen it!" Since the person on his side was beaten and the equipment was stolen, Liu Chenglin had no need to be polite and said directly, "The Huamei Company can afford dozens of guns. However, I reminded Chief Feng that the caliber of those equipment cannot be used for other ammunition, so I can only enter from the United States."

Regardless of Feng Yuxiang's ugly face, Liu Chenglin said to Zhu Qinglan again: "Mr. Zhu, since the matter has been resolved, I don't think there is any need to wait for tomorrow morning. Hang the motorcycle we came on the robbed train and go back to Baode tonight."

Zhu Qinglan thought that the diesel internal combustion engine had a high horsepower and fast speed. He didn't need to stop the station and add coal or water on the road. Seeing that it was not dark yet, he nodded and agreed and said, "It's good. You can go to the station first to arrange it, and I'll arrive later."

After Liu Chenglin and others left with the reporter of Ta Kung Pao, Zhu Qinglan sighed and shook his head and said, "Brother Huanzhang, you robbed Huamei Company's car, but you made a mistake. Huamei Company was established in the United States, but you have never forgotten your homeland. Over the years, Huamei has rescued millions of victims and refugees through charity associations. I am not afraid to tell you the truth. From the 19th year of the Republic of China to the present, most of the funds and disaster relief materials raised by the North China Charity Federation have been provided by Huamei Company. Moreover, Huamei uses labor for relief and has opened industries in Jin, Sui, northern Shaanxi and other places, which are truly enhancing the vitality of our country. After Yan Baichuan's comeback last year, there are many places that rely on Huamei in the 10-year construction plan formulated by Shanxi. You are jailing cars now, which is equivalent to being a knife in Yan Baichuan's heart."

After pausing, Zhu Qinglan took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Feng Yuxiang and said, "This is a bank note of 100,000 yuan. You can find someone to cash in in Peking and Tianjin. That's all the help I can provide. I just hope you are sincere in fighting Japan and not use it for other forces. I won't stay for a long time, go back with Cheng Lin and the others."

After that, Zhu Qinglan bowed to Feng Yuxiang and turned around and left. Since Xuan Xiafu appeared beside Feng Yuxiang, it means that Zhao Zhenzhong's previous concerns were completely reasonable. He used the assistance of the Soviets to fight Japan, and Zhu Qinglan was really unable to agree with the practice of resisting wolves at the front door and entering the back door, so he was unwilling to stay for too long.

Feng Yuxiang wanted to keep Zhu Qinglan for a while, but the matter was like this. He opened his mouth but had no shame to say what to keep people. Feng Yuxiang knew that after this, it would be difficult for him to have any contact with Huamei Company, and even Zhu Qinglan would be difficult for him to provide any help to the Allied Army. He sighed heavily, and turned around and glared at Ji Hongchang fiercely: "What kind of crooked melons and bad things are you asking for? Just clean up such a bad thing?!"

Feng Yuxiang was angry here, but Liu Chenglin and others bought some food to fill their stomachs on the street and returned to Baode overnight with Zhu Qinglan and others. Since there was no need to stop the station and add coal and water, and no other vehicles passed after the Pingsui Line was interrupted, the group returned to Baode unobstructed at around 3 a.m.

Just when Zhu Qinglan, Liu Chenglin and others went to Zhangjiakou to deal with the carjacking, Zhao Zhenzhong was not idle in Baode. He formulated principles for handling matters related to the United States that Zhou Tian forwarded, and promptly forwarded them to Tang Ming, who was in the United States.

The problems encountered by Tang Ming were not complicated. He was just worried that it would have an adverse impact on the country, so he asked Zhao Zhenzhong for instructions.

Just in mid-April, when the Great Wall War of Resistance was in fierce development, Song Ziwen, Vice President and Minister of Finance of the Nanjing Government, set off abroad and began his four-month trip to Europe and the United States.

On the 6th of the month, Song Ziwen and his party arrived in Washington and met with President Roosevelt on the 8th to begin negotiating the loan. The Chinese delegation was initially preparing to borrow two US$5 million in each credit from the American business to purchase US wheat and cotton.

As for China in 33 years, although there were some disasters in China, it was far less severe than the national flood in 31 years. Overall, the summer grain harvest was in sight. However, the Nanjing authorities borrowed money from the United States not just from an economic perspective, but wanted to win over the United States to fight against the aggressive Japan. Moreover, Song Ziwen and others originally wanted to borrow $10 million in total, but under the promotion of domestic forces in the United States, the US government took the opportunity to dump excess agricultural products into China at a price higher than the international market, resulting in a total credit of $50 million.

Of course, the U.S. government at that time also had different opinions on the loan. Members of Congress from states of cotton and wheat production tried their best to promote the loan, while the U.S. State Department objected to the loan. In the end, Roosevelt weighed the pros and cons and rejected the State Department's opinion.

Just on May 26, after Song Ziwen and the United States reached a preliminary agreement on the loan matters, they remembered the Huamei Company founded by Chinese people in the United States that they had heard of before. They arrived in New York on the morning of the 27th before officially signing the loan agreement to visit the person in charge of Huamei Company, hoping to get help from the company.

When Huamei Company was first established, it was under the name of the Zhigongtang people with American nationality. Song Ziwen had previously heard of the grudges between Zhigongtang, the Zhigong Party, Sun Yat-sen and the Nanjing government, but he still hoped to impress the head of Huamei Company with the Japanese invasion of China and the national crisis.

However, when Song Ziwen visited, Situ Meitang met with people from Nanyang in San Francisco, so Tang Ming and others came to receive Song Ziwen.

After learning about Song Ziwen's request and the general content of the cotton-mie loan, Tang Ming did not reply easily, but instead said that he would reply the next day on the grounds that he needed to understand the situation. Afterwards, Tang Ming called the country to inform the relevant situation and asked how to deal with it.

It is the afternoon of May 28 in China, but it is the early morning of Eastern Time on the 28th.

After receiving Zhou Tian's telegram, Zhao Zhenzhong immediately responded: "It is expected that domestic cotton and grain will be sufficient for self-sufficiency this year. This loan will have a serious impact on the domestic economy. Therefore, Song Zhi's request should be rejected. Huamei Company must keep a distance from the Nanjing authorities and restrict contact!"...

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