allonlinenovel Chapter 152: The Dust Settles, Shanghai Reshuffle
Chapter 152: The Dust Settles, Shanghai Reshuffle
Su Zhengyang looked at Gao Sheng who was still confused about his current situation and sneered: "Explain? Are you out of your mind? Just because you are a small leader of a local gang and a lackey of the Fuso people, what qualifications do you have for me to give you an explanation?"
"Yunlong, show President Gao what we told him to do."
Li Yunlong understood what he meant and walked forward. He raised his size 45 military boots and kicked Goldman Sachs in the face four or five times in a row. Goldman Sachs' mouth and nose were bleeding, his eyes were full of stars, and more than half of his teeth fell out. He almost fainted on the spot and collapsed to the ground in a very embarrassed manner. He looked resentful and continued to threaten Su Zhengyang with the Japanese in slurred words.
Su Zhengyang squatted in front of Gao Sheng and said condescendingly: "Fuso? They are just a pile of stinky dog shit in front of me, Su Zhengyang, without a single face. You are a traitor who is proud to be a lackey of Fuso, and you dare to use Fuso to threaten me in front of me? You really don't know what you are talking about."
"Come here, break his limbs, pull out his tongue, and lock him up. When the dust settles in Shanghai, he will be of some use to me."
"Yes, Governor!"
Li Yunlong picked up a solid square table leg and smashed it hard on Goldman's arms and legs. Goldman howled miserably, cried bitterly, cursed and begged for mercy, but Li Yunlong showed no mercy. After crippling his five limbs, he ordered his men to drag the unconscious Goldman away.
The boss of the Xiaodao Society, who was once a powerful figure in Shanghai, became Su Zhengyang's prisoner.
The chaotic fighting in Shanghai lasted from morning to three o'clock in the afternoon. The 101-strong army of the Southern Government and the -strong Songhu Army, including the st German-equipped Division of the White Faction with a combat force of about , were completely defeated in this battle, with countless casualties. The surrendered prisoners alone filled the temporary military camp in Beilong Town.
"Shuangying, you must take the people from the Intelligence Bureau and the Military Police of the Skull Division to seize the Central Government Building in Shanghai. Do not let any of the government officials stationed in Shanghai by the Southern Government go free. Shoot them all on the spot!"
"Yes, Governor."
In Hudong District, the Axe Gang headquarters, Wang Jiahai was in the teahouse, drinking tea and chatting with Fang Jingyao.
A confidant of Wang Jiahai pushed the door open and said, "Boss, the latest news is that an elite force of more than 20,000 people suddenly appeared under Su Zhengyang. In less than half a day, they first took down the headquarters of the Southern Government's Shanghai garrison, captured the highest commanders of the Southern Government garrison including Hu Guangde and Zheng Qiu, and then defeated the Songhu Army head-on and took down the Songhu Army's base camp. Now Zhang Liye has also become Su Zhengyang's prisoner."
Wang Jiahai was slightly startled, his eyes flashing with a gleam of brilliance, and he said to Fang Jingyao, who also had a look of astonishment on his face: "Inspector Fang, it seems that we have underestimated this Councillor Su. He is indeed the son of a general, and young people are to be feared."
After a while, Fang Jingyao finally came out of his shock and nodded in agreement, "Su Zhengyang is really scary. I still can't figure out how he managed to quietly transfer such an elite force into the city without anyone noticing."
"With only 20,000 people, they fought against the 100,000-strong army of the Songhu Army and the Southern Government in the city, and won a great victory in less than a day. The combat effectiveness of the Northwest Revolutionary Army is really amazing."
From the first moment the war began, these two bosses received accurate news, but at that time, they still did not think Su Zhengyang, or the Northern Frontier Government, could win the war. Unexpectedly, Su Zhengyang's troops, with their invincible momentum, pacified the situation in Shanghai in one fell swoop, making the Northern Frontier Government the sole ruler of Shanghai.
As night fell, the whole city of Shanghai was still in the midst of blood and gore, but the identities of the hunter and the prey had completely reversed. Su Zhengyang's Skeleton Division, in cooperation with Yan Shuangying, Li Yunlong and others, first cleared the Government Affairs Center Building and executed a group of diehard members of the Southern Government on the street, and then launched a devastating attack on various institutions and intelligence systems of the Southern Government in the city.
There is a saying that goes "food and fodder must be sent before troops move out". Long before Su Zhengyang rushed to Shanghai, the Northwest Intelligence Bureau had already spread a large network here to collect all important information about the Southern Government in Shanghai. In addition, Wang Jiahai, the leader of the Axe Gang in Shanghai, added icing on the cake and continued to pass on important intelligence to Su Zhengyang. It can be said that overnight, all the foundations laid by the Southern Government in Shanghai, which had spent nearly ten years and countless efforts, were completely destroyed.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, Fang Jingyao, who had just returned to Fang Mansion in the French Concession, received a call from Soros, the president of the Reims Chamber of Commerce.
After communicating with the other party on the phone for a while, Fang Jingyao rubbed his temples with a headache.
On the phone, Soros personally asked Fang Jingyao for a favor, hoping that he could ask for the Goldman Sachs of the Xiaodao Society from Su Zhengyang.
Fang Jingyao had not expected that Su Zhengyang was such a vengeful person. Just because of some quarrels and unpleasantness between him and Goldman Sachs at the Great World Ballroom, he was so decisive and straightforward that he led his troops to directly raid the headquarters of the Small Knife Society and captured Goldman Sachs.
The whole city of Shanghai was in turmoil. The gendarmes in the concessions of the major powers, who were responsible for maintaining law and order, were on high alert, guarding the edges of the concessions with full vigilance, fearing that the war would spread to the concessions and cause panic among the people.
That night, Su Zhengyang went back to his room to rest early, and specifically told his secretary Zhang Luanyu not to answer any calls from anyone.
After a night of reshuffle, the Southern Government was completely kicked out of Shanghai, and Su Zhengyang walked out of the room in high spirits.
Zhang Luanyu stepped forward and said, "Governor, the Northwest Intelligence Bureau and the Skeleton Division have completely taken control of the situation in Shanghai last night. Several warlords of the Southern Government, including Song Ziqiang, have been detained. The Southern Government's intelligence network, subordinate chambers of commerce, casinos, nightclubs and other overt and covert industries have all been uprooted by us. It can be said that Shanghai has now become a one-man show for us."
Su Zhengyang nodded calmly. Everything was going according to his expectations and was developing in an orderly manner. In this day and age, the bigger the fist, the more powerful it is. If he didn't have the Skeleton Division's trump card in his hand, he might not even be able to guarantee his own safety.
"There is one more thing. In the early hours of last night, Fang Jingyao, the chief Chinese detective of the French Concession, called and hoped to have a meeting with you, the Governor. It seemed that they had something important to discuss."
Fang Jingyao? After a moment's silence, Su Zhengyang nodded and said, "Call Inspector Fang back immediately. I'm in the manor, waiting for Inspector Fang to arrive. After all, I owe him a big favor, so it's not good to turn him away."