On the Shan State Plateau, at the entrance of a tunnel more than ten kilometers away from the northern border of Myanmar, Ou Yaoting stood on a protruding rock halfway up the mountain. He looked at the desolate railway construction site that had been stopped down the mountain, and looked at the dark cave again.
There was no hope of penetration, and his eyes were full of deep helplessness.
Since the railway project from Lawu to Hoban was established at the beginning of last year, Ou Yaoting has seized all the time to build it as quickly as possible. However, due to the complex terrain along the way, there are too many tunnels to be drilled and railway bridges to be erected, so that until now
The construction has not yet reached Gunong, which is still more than 20 kilometers away from Hoban Town on the China-Myanmar border.
After the news of the outbreak of war in North China reached the United Kingdom, No. 10 Downing Street did not realize the seriousness of the situation. Britain's attention was still focused on the Spanish Civil War and Italy's provocations in the Mediterranean. The situation in Europe was turbulent, and the United Kingdom extremely did not want China and Japan to
The war broke out because Britain did not want Japan to gain its own interests in North China through the war. On the other hand, it was not willing to let China see the hope of victory in the war because of the intervention of itself and the United States. This would cause the Japanese army to
The reaction was strong and affected the entire British Far East colonial system.
Therefore, the United Kingdom adopted a non-discriminatory attitude and required both China and Japan to exercise "restraint." In order to ensure that China "calmed down", the United Kingdom unilaterally announced a halt to the demarcation work between the Burmese colonies and the Yunnan Provincial Government of China, and interrupted the demarcation work between China and Burma.
trade, and stop all activities that may boost the Chinese people's morale to fight against Japan, including the Burma Railway under construction.
Ou Yaoting was extremely dissatisfied, but he had nothing to do about it. Compared with China, the Japanese navy, which is now the second largest in the world, deserves Britain's vigilance and attention. Although this has seriously damaged the interests of the Burmese colony, it is also important for the entire Burmese colony.
For Great Britain, it is the most sensible choice.
Ou Yaoting stood there for a long time, watching the setting sun set in the west, and couldn't help but sigh. Then, with the support of several guards, he walked down the mountain with some staggering steps.
When they came to the road at the foot of the mountain behind, Ou Chengan leaned over affectionately and held his grandfather's hand, with a faint worry on his face. Ou Yaoting felt warm in his heart and smiled at Chengcheng. When he turned around,
I felt better when I saw that the Burma Highway was still busy with traffic and there was a long queue at the gas station opposite.
"Governor Kinnard is still keeping his word. Although he stopped the construction of the Burma Railway in accordance with the decision of the British Parliament, he did not interrupt the trade between Burma and Yunnan. Although weapons, ammunition, supplies and sensitive civilian items were tightly blocked, oil,
Rubber, grain, canned food, etc. are still open to trade. We must remember this friendship well. It seems that we must seize the time and increase the intensity of transportation again, otherwise once it happens as Xiaoyi predicted, there will be another outbreak in Shanghai.
In the face of war, the British government may really have to cut off all transactions with China."
Ou Yaoting said to the general manager Zhou Tiance beside him.
Zhou Tiance is 28 years old this year, and he is also a high-end economic talent harvested by Anyi Group after sowing seeds. In 2029, he was one of the second batch of students to study in the United States. While studying at Harvard University in the United States, he participated in many bankrupt groups.
In the acquisition case, after stripping off non-performing assets, these companies were rejuvenated again. Zhou Tiance also caught the attention of Zhang Xi, Lin Xudong, Zhou Chongan and others through his wonderful performance time and time again. However, in the competition for talents, An Yi still said
The words interrupted everyone's thoughts: "My father-in-law is old and very much in need of professional assistance. Zhou Tiance, please let me help my father-in-law!"
So, after graduating with a doctorate in three or four years, Zhou Tiance returned to southern Sichuan and was quickly taken over by Ou Yaoting. After more than two years of hard work at the grassroots level, he finally conquered Ou Yaoting's heart and officially took up the position of general manager of the European Group, managing
The European family is a huge industrial group. This time the European group purchased four arsenals in British India and the Straits Settlements that were going bankrupt. It also spent money to acquire two bankrupt machinery factories in India. All the machinery and equipment in these factories were disassembled and reassembled.
The ship transported it to Vladivostok in just one week.
At first, Governor Kinnard of Myanmar was worried that these military supplies were being transported to China, which would seriously violate domestic orders. However, if he objected, a rift would inevitably arise between himself and the God of Wealth, Ou Yaoting. When he heard that it was for
When the Far East Red Army betrayed the Soviet Union was sent to him, Kinnard was slightly relieved, but he soon realized that the Soviet Far East Red Army had betrayed their Soviet Union? Why didn't MI4 have any notification of such important news?
Will it not affect the situation in the Far East? So Kinnard compiled all the news and sent it back to the UK for verification.
"Yes, and I guess this day won't be too far away!"
Zhou Tiance nodded: "The Communist Party suffered a setback in North China and urgently needs to open up a second battlefield. Look at China's coastal provinces. Which one is more important than Shanghai? Shanghai is known as the 'Paris of the East', and its importance to the Republic of China government is far greater than that of Pingjin.
Once the Japanese realize their strategic intentions, Nanjing will be directly under the threat of the Japanese army. The Japanese military has always believed that as long as Nanjing is captured, the Nationalist government will surrender and compromise, and then the Japanese can take over all China
The national strength has been promoted to the ranks of the world's top powers. Judging from the importance that Chairman Chiang has attached to Brother An over the years, An's army will definitely be mobilized to securely defend the southeast. Countries such as Britain and the United States will be worried about their interests being damaged, and will abide by their neutrality.
With this attitude, the Yunnan-Myanmar trade will be stopped sooner or later, and no matter how much bribes we give to the border guards, they will not dare to joke with their lives and futures!"
Ou Yaoting shook his head and sighed: "Unfortunately, once the war starts in Shanghai, the war situation in North China will definitely be repeated. If Xiaoyi is not here, with the pig heads of the warlords in North China, it will be very difficult to maintain the victory of Langfang just won."
Zhou Tiance comforted him: "As long as the Seventeenth Army is locked in North China, the Japanese army will have no hope of good harvests. In this Langfang battle, didn't General Lu Yixuan, who commanded the battle, perform very well? Now I am worried that we will transport it to
Will the shipment from Vladivostok be detained by the ***?"
"Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the case. After all, our fleet flies the British flag, and it is estimated that the British side will soon inform the Japanese of the whereabouts of this batch of supplies, so as to reassure the Japanese. In order to *
The shrewdness of the Japanese people naturally hopes that the Soviet Union will become more chaotic. Having external forces to help the Soviet rebels is definitely a thing worthy of recognition in the eyes of the Communist government. In this way, the Soviet Union, which has fallen into civil strife, will have no spare power to threaten the Soviet Union.
Their 'go south' plan."
When Ou Yaoting said this, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, didn't you say that several of your Harvard classmates have deep connections with the US political circles? Some time ago, I asked you to talk to them about purchasing retired US warships.
How is the matter going?"
Zhou Tiance smiled bitterly and said: "There is absolutely no way, all the old friendships will not work. Even if our Chinese consortium's own shipyard can build it, there will be no way to sail out of the American port after the construction is completed. Under the current increasingly tense situation in East Asia,
, neither the United States nor the United Kingdom is willing to offend the Japanese too much. Didn't Brother Zhang Xi call to complain that as the United States economy becomes increasingly stable, he spends less and less time with President Roosevelt? Okay?
In the past few years, we have purchased enough cargo ships and can convert them into armed ships if necessary, but in the face of the absolute maritime superiority of Japan, we have almost no possibility of taking advantage."
Ou Yaoting nodded: "I know it's not realistic, but I can't help but think about it... Okay, let's not talk about it. The several 50,000-ton oil tankers that Xiaoyi asked to buy last year should be fine, right?
?”
"No problem, oil tankers are classified as cargo ships, so there is no reaction from the Americans. Three 50,000-ton oil tankers will arrive at Manila Port in the near future, waiting for Brother An's next order." Then Zhou Tiance asked inexplicably.
: "I wonder what Brother An is doing with these three oil tankers?"
Ou Yaoting was also a little unsure: "Could it be to replenish fuel for the partial division in the Northeast? But that's not right. We asked us to buy these tankers a year ago. At that time, we had no idea that there would be such a huge change in the Northeast.
....”
Zhou Tiance said with a smile: "Brother An is very strategic. His ideas are not something ordinary people can figure out. We only need to manage the logistics for him. Boss, our lady is also a hero among women. She will do her best as she instructed years ago."
The plan to acquire the Havilland Aircraft Manufacturing Company was a complete success last month. In the capital market, we blocked several companies in which de Havilland held shares, forcing him to sell off part of the Havilland Aircraft Company.
After cashing out the stocks, we subsequently found several major shareholders of Havilland Aircraft Company and purchased their stocks at a price that was more than double the market value. We now hold 56.8% of the shares of Havilland Aircraft Company, that is,
Say, this company has actually been acquired by us!”
Ou Yaoting smiled with satisfaction: "Through the years of hard work, Chu'er has become more and more sophisticated. She is as outstanding as Xiao Yi. She is worthy of being my Ou Yaoting's daughter, haha!"
At this time, the nine-year-old Ou Cheng'an who was following the two of them raised his little head: "Grandpa, why would my mother acquire a company that uses wood to build airplanes? For this reason, I even visited my classmate's father, who is a member of the Royal
The colonel commander of the air force stationed in Myanmar said that the current equipment of the Royal Air Force is mainly aluminum multi-turret fighters. The survivability of unarmed fighters on the battlefield is very low, especially if such fighters are made of wood.
It was impossible to get an order from the Air Force Ministry. After I returned home, I looked through the A5 large transport aircraft, A26 fighters and bombers developed by my father's aircraft factory. All of these aircraft had metal fuselages. Such fighters had enough armor to allow the pilots to
It can be well protected, but if it is made of wood, it will be dangerous if it is hit!"
Ou Yaoting touched his grandson's head and said happily: "Chengcheng is so awesome. He knows more than grandpa. Although grandpa doesn't know the specific reason, grandpa thinks that your mother must have her reasons for doing that. Although Sichuan Nan now has
It has a complete industrial system, but the raw materials for manufacturing aircraft are very tight. If the aircraft is made entirely of wood, it only needs to be equipped with an engine and attack weapons to fight in the sky. And this aircraft manufacturing company can be listed on the London stock market, then
This proves that the aircraft produced by it has a certain market, and there is probably a unique secret in it! Chengcheng, when we think about things, we should not only look at the shortcomings, but also be good at discovering the advantages that others cannot see. Only in this way can we be an excellent person. I understand.
?”
Chengcheng blinked his eyes and thought for a while before nodding heavily: "I understand. Mom must have known that the aircraft manufactured by Havilland Aircraft Company had unparalleled advantages over other aircraft, so she chose to acquire this aircraft.
From our company. I will study it carefully when I go back and I won’t let grandpa down."
Ou Yaoting smiled from ear to ear. For an old man, what could be more touching to his heart than a smart heir?