August 1948 was the hottest time in the north, but such a high temperature could not warm the cold hearts of ordinary people.
The Nationalist Government suffered successive defeats on the frontal battlefield. At this time, Taiyuan had been surrounded by the Communist army for several months, and it looked like this one of the few big cities in the north was about to change hands.
At this time, the two forces in the Northeast also changed their offensive and defensive directions. Changchun had been completely surrounded by the Communist army, but the National Army in Shenyang did not come to rescue. At this time, Changchun was standing still waiting for help.
On the battlefield in the Central Plains, they were also retreating steadily. Zhengzhou, a large city in Henan, was also captured by the Communist army at this time.
Several cities in Shandong are already in the hands of the Communist army and will soon besiege Jinan.
At this time, in order to raise military expenses, the Nationalist Government issued a new currency-gold yuan notes.
The government stipulates that all people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, whether they are civilians, businessmen, or government officials, must exchange their oceans, gold bars, legal tender, U.S. dollars, etc., into gold yuan coupons.
Originally, this national policy was very good, especially at this time of internal and external troubles. However, although the policy was good, when it came time to implement it, it was no longer the case.
The upper echelons of the National Government all know that the National Army has no advantage in any battlefield in the entire north, and half of the country is about to change hands, so who would be stupid enough to exchange the hard currency at home for that pile of waste paper at this time?
But some ordinary people are unaware, and even those who are aware have no reason to explain to the soldiers who come to visit.
Therefore, a lot of funds were raised from the private sector for a period of time, but after these funds were peeled off layer by layer, very few ended up in the national treasury. The four major families took the lead here.
Moreover, President Chiang also ordered many cultural relics in Peiping to be packed and moved to the south, making preparations. Of course, outsiders do not know this, but the safest way to transport cultural relics is by sea, so Tianjin’s Secret Bureau I received this special mission. Of course, in the entire Tianjin Secrecy Bureau, only Wu Jingzhong knew what the specific mission was. Everyone else only knew that it was to maintain law and order and ensure the safety of the dock. The escort team was all regular troops from Nanjing.< /p>
When Wu Jingzhong told Wang Mo and Yu Zecheng about this matter in the conference room, Yu Zecheng didn't react yet, thinking that some dignitaries were transferring property again, but Wang Mo knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.
Because Yu Zecheng is in charge of the action team, this task falls on Yu Zecheng, and Wang Mo is responsible for coordinating other departments.
After the meeting, everyone went about their business. Wang Mo asked Liu Zi to drive him to Ling Dai's unit.
There are dense crowds of people on the road, all holding money in their hands to exchange for gold yuan coupons, and some holding gold yuan coupons to buy things.
The car honked its horn along the way and drove forward slowly.
"Brother, what do you think the government thinks? Those golden yuan coupons are worse than wiping paper. The price is one per day. Now many brothers in the station are against receiving gold yuan coupons." Liuzi turned around and said.
"Who knows, maybe the people above know that the north can't be defended, so they might want to plunder a batch at the end!" Wang Mo
After arriving at the government building, it was also a mess, and you could basically see the condition of the entire National Government.
Seeing Wang Mo coming to see her, Ling Dai said hello to others and came out.
"Why are you here?" Ling Dai asked curiously.
"Find a convenient place to talk." Wang Mo looked around and said quietly.
Ling Dai knew as soon as she heard that Wang Mo had important information that she needed to pass on.
"Come with me." Ling Dai took the lead and walked upstairs.
A room was opened on the third floor and the two of them entered.
"What's going on?" Ling Dai
"Is it safe to talk here?" Wang Mo
"Safety, this is my father's room, no one will come in casually." Ling Dai
"In three days, a batch of cultural relics will arrive from Peiping. They are to be transferred to Taiwan. This is the first batch, and it is expected that there will be many. The escort is from the Nanjing Garrison. The peripheral security is provided by the Tianjin Garrison Headquarters and confidentiality
Bureau, if you want to intercept it, you must prepare enough people. I estimate that there will be no shortage of guard troops by then." Wang Mo
"Why is there no news about such a big thing?" Ling Dai asked in surprise.
"The people in charge of this matter are all from Nanjing. Even Wu Jingzhong of the Tianjin Secrecy Bureau knows about it. Even I didn't notify him. You know how strict the confidentiality measures are. And not only Peking, the Central Bank of Shanghai is now estimated to have started to transfer gold bars.
Yes, they are preparing for the worst. Even if you occupy these places, they will be desolate and it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice." Wang Mo
"Okay, I understand. I will spread the news before night. Is there anything else?" Ling Dai
"There is another news that I don't know whether it is accurate or not. Because your troops in North China are all on the front line of Taiyuan, Xibaipo's defense force must be insufficient. Commander Fu is secretly planning to attack Xibaipo in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and also to temporarily dissuade President Chiang Kai-shek.
Ask him to send troops out of Shanhaiguan to rescue the Northeast, but I am not sure about this news, I just heard about it." Wang Mo
"Even false news must be passed on. What if it is true? Is there anything else?" Ling Dai
"No, that's all for now. You..." Wang Mo hesitated.
"What's wrong with me? This isn't like the way you usually talk?" Ling Dai asked curiously.
Wang Mo put on his military cap again and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it later. I'll leave first."
After saying that, he opened the door and went out. Ling Dai from behind was also suspicious when she saw his figure. She knew that Wang Mo must have something to say to her just now, but she seemed to have some concerns and didn't say it.
In fact, what Wang Mo just wanted to ask was when Ling Dai was going to withdraw from Tianjin, because Wang Mo knew that as soon as the battle in the Northeast ended, it would be Tianjin's turn, and he didn't want Ling Dai to stay in Tianjin by then.<
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After receiving the information from Ling Dai, the person in charge of the Communist Party in Tianjin also realized the importance of the matter. Neither of these two matters was a small matter and both needed to be reported to the central government. Moreover, there was actually no relevant information on their side.
Intelligence.
When the central agency far away in Xibaipo received this information, they also held a meeting overnight, especially the first one. With so many important cultural relics, they must not be allowed to be transported out. As for the second one, they did not know whether it was true or not.
It takes time to identify if it is fake.
Three nights later, when several cars were driving towards the dock in Tianjin in the dead of night, there were soldiers from the Security Command on both sides of the road, and there were also some personnel from the Secrecy Bureau Action Team at various intersections.