Before the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, there were already hundreds of streets in Tai'an City. In addition to more than a dozen cooking pots, dozens of oil shops, eight major banks, and numerous restaurants, inns, warehouses, and various shops, there were hundreds of streets in the towns around the county alone.
The brick and tile kiln produces 1.5 million bricks every year for urban construction. With the rise of modern chemical industries such as coal mines, Tai'an City also has coal mines, electric lighting companies, flour mills, transportation companies, telephone and telegraph offices, Bank of Communications offices, etc.
Emerging enterprises.
The Shandong Provincial Government was located in Tai'an from 1926 to 1927, and its office was located in the Dongyue Temple in the north of the city. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling climbed Mount Tai several times on poles, which was also a scene on the Mount Tai mountain road.[..com]
Unfortunately, the invaders' guns and artillery disrupted the pace of Tai'an's development.
Japan's largest bank, Zhengjin Bank, has now been discredited by the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army captured Tianjin, captured Jinan, and captured Qingdao twice. Zhengjin Bank’s Tianjin branch, Qingdao branch and offices in Jinan were all key targets of the Eighth Route Army. Especially the Zhengjin Bank branch in Qingdao, which originally had a capital of
Rich in gold, it is the financial backbone of Japanese enterprises and commerce in Qingdao and the entire Shandong. The Japanese economic aggression in Shandong mainly relied on the financial support provided by the Qingdao Branch of Zhengjin Bank. The Eighth Route Army captured Qingdao twice and purged the Qingdao Branch of Zhengjin Bank twice.
Even the bank principal and depositors' deposits were all confiscated, and not even a penny was left for the little devils. Although Zhengjin Bank is the largest bank in Japan, it cannot withstand such continuous losses.
Depositors want deposits, and shareholders feel losses, which makes the board of directors of Zhengjin Bank dare not open a branch in Shandong. However, Shandong is rich in products, not only coal mines, iron ores, but also grain, cotton, silk, peanuts, and railway transportation.
Developed, there are huge business opportunities. How can we do without banks? Therefore, one is a requirement of the military. The other is also eager to grab profits from Shandong to make up for losses. Zhengjin Bank is still in Jinan, Zhoucun, Weihai, Xuzhou, Jining and other places
He opened an office, issued military bills and joint bills on a large scale, and carried out financial aggression.
On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Tai'an office of Zhengjin Bank was deserted.
Sato, the owner of Wuzhou Pawn Shop, led a small group of imperial troops towards the office.
It seemed that Sato had a very close relationship with the tall, fierce-looking Imperial Army captain who led him, and the two of them were almost walking arm in arm.
In fact, Sato was in trouble. Under his cotton-padded coat, there were four grenades tied around his waist, and the fuse was held in the hand of Wang Laohu, who was holding hands with him. Wang Laohu made it clear to Sato that if he dared to play tricks,
The trick is to turn him and his wife into a pile of minced meat.
Sato runs a pawn shop, sells drugs, and collects the slaughter tax in Tai'an City. He is a regular customer of Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office, two Japanese sentries set up their rifles with a clang, and crossed their two gleaming bayonets, blocking the path of Sato and his party.
What is the job of the Japanese sentry to interrogate?
Sato is an old customer. Every time he comes to make a deposit or withdraw money, he is questioned. At this time, he wants to break away from Wang Laohu's iron-like hand and let the Japanese sentry shoot and kill these damn Tubal. But he doesn't dare.
The grenade inside was hard, reminding him of the price of risk at any time.
Sato told the Japanese sentry that he was Sato from the Wuzhou Pawn Shop and came to the bank to handle business. The accompanying imperial army was the security force sent to the Wuzhou Pawn Shop by Major General Toshio Murai.
In fact, the Japanese sentries all know Sato. There are not many Japanese in Tai'an City. Sato runs a pawn shop, sells drugs, and collects slaughter tax. He relies on the Japanese bayonets to make blood money, so his relationship with the Japanese army is naturally strong.
The security troops of Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an branch are stationed all year round, and Sato comes so frequently. He is also so rich and famous that it is impossible for the Japanese sentry not to recognize him.
The Japanese sentry let them go, and Wang Laohu and Liao Guangming followed Sato into the business hall of the Tai'an branch of Zhengjin Bank.
As soon as Sato came in, the clerk sitting at the sales counter immediately greeted Sato and wished him a Happy New Year. Then he said, "Sato-kun, what can I do for you?"
Sato said with a sad face that he wanted to withdraw money.
The staff at Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office became anxious when they heard that they wanted to withdraw money, because as the Eighth Route Army destroyed the main force of the Japanese 27th Division and attacked the outskirts of Tai'an, depositors in Tai'an who had deposits at the office came early this morning.
The office had to ask the brigade commander of the 16th Brigade, who was stationed in Tai'an, to personally suppress the withdrawal. He repeatedly ensured that the Eighth Route Army's attack had been repelled and that the money was safely placed in the Zhengjin Bank.
Drive away the depositors.
The staff at Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office still patiently handed over a withdrawal form and asked Sato to fill it out. He thought that if the withdrawal amount was not large, he would give it to him. After all, he was a big customer and could not afford to offend.
Sato tremblingly filled in the figure of 1 million yuan on the withdrawal slip, and handed the withdrawal slip and passbook through the counter window.
When the staff at Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office saw it, they panicked and quickly asked Mr. Sato why he had raised so much money.
Sato said that he planned to open two more opium dens in Tai'an City, and to open pawn shops and opium dens in Yanzhou and Jining. He would also buy a large amount of tobacco paste, which would require a large amount of funds.
With so much money, the clerk couldn't make a living, so he had to ask Sato-kun to wait for a while while he went in to report to the manager.
Not long after, the manager of Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office, wearing a suit and overcoat, appeared and invited Mr. Sato to come in for a detailed discussion.
This is what Wang Lao Lao wants. Because the bank is different from other places, it is heavily guarded. There is a large iron door separating the business counter from the outside. If you enter by force, the devils in Tai'an City will definitely find out. Wang Lao Lao is making a big fuss in Jinan City about this.
I have done this before, and I am very experienced.
The Japanese manager opened the iron door and asked Mr. Sato to come in. As a result, as soon as the door opened, Wang Laohu pulled Sato and walked in together. Immediately afterwards, Liao Guangming led the following special operations team members and filed in.
The Japanese manager and several staff at the sales counter were stunned, staring stupidly at the black hole of the gun on their chests, not daring to move.
This is a bank employee, not a soldier from the Japanese field division. He did not have such a strong will. He obediently handed over the keys to the vault under the guns of the Eighth Route Army. In fact, it didn't matter if they didn't hand over the keys. The ones who came were the special forces of the Eighth Route Army.
.There are ways to open the vault.
The only trouble was the Japanese security squad stationed at Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office.
Entering the Tai'an office of Zhengjin Bank is equivalent to Monkey King getting into the belly of Princess Iron Fan. You can do whatever you want. No, two special forces members got the two Japanese sentries at the door into the office.
In the business hall, under the trembling eyes of several bank employees, they easily crushed their throats and stood at the door with their rifles, acting as sentries. Immediately afterwards, the special police officers rushed into the inner courtyard.
The team members rushed to the dormitory of the Japanese guard class. Not long after, the smell of blood began to float out of the dormitory of the Japanese guard class.
It’s been almost a year since the Tai’an office of Zhengjin Bank was opened.
After all, it is a regular bank. In addition to Japanese military officers and soldiers, Japanese-owned shops, and corporate bosses depositing money and making exchanges here, many businessmen in Tai'an City also handle business here. Including the three major coal mines in Tai'an such as Huafeng Coal Mine, electric lighting
Companies, flour mills, etc. all deposit their deposits here. There are indeed a lot of deposits in the vault, about more than 10 million in various banknotes including Japanese yen, Korean coupons, military coupons, and joint coupons.
There was only this little money in the treasury. No wonder the Japanese were frightened when they saw large withdrawals.
There are some antiques in the safe in the vault. Needless to say, they are the mortgage items sent by Sato's Wuzhou Pawn Shop for safekeeping.
Wang Laohu originally fully expected to get his 1.8 million gold bars and silver coins here, but unexpectedly, after searching the treasury, he only found 26 small yellow croakers and 2,000 silver coins.
His hope was dashed. In anger, Wang Laohu pulled over the manager of the Tai'an branch of Zhengjin Bank and used all kinds of tactics to force him to tell where the gold bars, silver dollars, US dollars and pounds were put.
No matter how Wang Laohu tortured him, the Japanese manager could not get out the gold bars, silver dollars, US dollars, and pounds, because as long as someone deposited these hard currencies, they would be quickly sent to Jinan and Qingdao.
Only then did Wang Laohu realize that little Japan had probably become poor and would have to use the gold bars and US dollars collected from China to buy urgently needed supplies internationally.
When Wang Laohu thought that little Japan might become poor, Wang Laohu was no longer angry and laughed. He no longer struggled with the Japanese manager and ordered the soldiers to tie up all the Japanese bank employees and tie a grenade to each person's waist.
Stuff it with a rag. Then load all the Japanese banknotes into the truck and prepare to retreat out of the city when it gets dark.
When Wang Laohu and the others entered Tai'an, they did not use their own motorcycles or cars, because the troops stationed in Tai'an were mixed with the 16th Brigade's own cars, and there were very few armored vehicles. Driving would easily attract the attention of the Japanese. Just right. Zhengjin Bank Tai'an
There are two trucks and a car parked in the yard of the office. The trucks are used to facilitate the transfer of funds to Jinan and Jining, and the cars are used by bank managers. Wang Laohu and the others can reuse the waste and directly use the cars to transport troops and cash.
Originally, Wang Lao Lao and the others had completed their mission by destroying the Japanese bank and could withdraw. However, since they did not capture much, and they also contained Japanese yen, military bills, and joint coupons that the common people did not want to see, Wang Lao Lao felt that this trip
It was not worth it, so I thought I had to give the little devil some more thorns to make this trip to Tai'an worthwhile.
Just after dark, a car and two trucks drove out from the Tai'an office compound of Zhengjin Bank. Machine guns were mounted on the roofs of the trucks, and they were filled with Japanese soldiers escorting them.
When we arrived at the south gate of Tai'an, the Japanese on duty came up for questioning. Liao Guangming, who was sitting in the car, was very arrogant. He waved a pass from Zhengjin Bank's Tai'an office in front of the Japanese sentry, saying that he had been ordered to pay money to Jining.
Walk away.
Wang Laohu did not retreat. He took several special forces and escorted Sato back to the Wuzhou Pawn Shop to join the few soldiers who stayed there.
At 12 o'clock at night, Wang Laohu tied Sato and Mrs. Sato together and told them not to shout or move, otherwise the grenade would explode and blow them into pieces. He also told them that when the gendarmerie came to investigate, they could only say
He was held hostage by Japanese rescuers and could not say anything else. Otherwise, he would be invited to the team headquarters for tea by the military police, Sato would be tortured to death, Mrs. Sato would be raped by the military police, and even a Han who assisted the military police in handling the case.
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After scaring Mrs. Sato, Wang Laohu led the soldiers disguised as a Japanese patrol, left the Wuzhou Pawnshop, and headed towards Tai'an Railway Station.
Wang Lao Lao originally planned to take down the Japanese army's 16th Brigade Headquarters, but now the Japanese army in Tai'an City has become a frightened bird. They are highly vigilant. Without a sufficient reason, it is difficult to enter the Japanese army headquarters and they can only retreat.
The next best thing is to try your luck at the train station.
Along the way, they encountered five Japanese patrols. Fortunately, Wang Laohu and the others had sneaked in last night and knew the Japanese passwords, so they arrived at the train station smoothly.
Jinpu Road south of Ciyao was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. Earlier this evening, the Dawenkou Railway Bridge was bombed again. Jinpu Road could only lead to Tai'an. At this time, the Japanese army was newly defeated and was eager to go to Ciyao and Qufu.
, Yanzhou transported supplies, and Tai'an became a supply distribution center for Japanese military supplies. The trains from the north unloaded the supplies at Tai'an Station, and then the Tai'an defenders requisitioned cars and the carts were transferred south. Therefore, even though it was night, the Tai'an train
The station was still brightly lit, and teams of Japanese soldiers patrolled back and forth to supervise the coolies at work.
Seeing this situation, Wang Laohu suddenly became energetic. After just a moment of thinking, he made up his mind to burn down Tai'an Railway Station.
As for how to retreat after burning the train station, Wang Laohu is not worried at all. Tai'an City is so big, where can you find a hiding place? Not to mention other places, the Japanese military barracks and the homes of Japanese overseas Chinese are all good hiding places.
Place. Besides, there is a tunnel in Tai'an city that leads to the outside of the city, but the little devil doesn't know about it.
King Tiger, the special operations hero, was really fearless. He left six soldiers behind to form two combat groups to take charge of the response. He led the two soldiers to the entrance of the train station in a swaggering manner.
The Japanese sentry was very vigilant. When he saw Wang Laohu and the others walking in, he immediately pulled the bolt of his gun and asked for the command.
After Wang Laohu answered the command, he walked towards the Japanese sentry and asked gently whether he was cold or hungry. His posture was like that of a good officer who was extremely considerate of the soldiers.
After chattering for a while, Wang Laohu told the Japanese sentry that he had been ordered to enter the station to check the security situation and would be back soon.
The password was correct, and he was ordered to check the security situation. How could the two Japanese sentries suspect the others, so they simply let him go.
Entering the station platform, even though Wang Laohu had experienced many battles, he was so excited that he almost cheered.
People were coming and going on the platform, and loaders were busy unloading goods from trucks. Gasoline barrels, flour bags, rice bags, and ammunition boxes were piled all over the platform.