The War of Resistance: From Overseas Chinese Mechanics to King of Nanyang

"Did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?"

"Have the US military entered the war?"

"Has the Pacific War broken out?"

In Kunming, at a dilapidated little house, Chen Amao was stunned by the shouts outside and suddenly remembered what Huang Zurong had said a few days ago.

In a few days, no more supplies will be delivered, and then all prices will rise.

He scoffed at it at the time, but he never expected it to come true so quickly.

Looking at the remaining sixty pounds of refined salt, his breathing became rapid.

He sold 40 jin (20 kg) of the product for 4.5 yuan each in the past few days.

Because the price was slightly high, the sales efficiency was not high, so he often cursed himself inwardly, wondering how he could have been so foolish as to agree to buy it at such a high price.

But now he wishes he could slap himself a few more times. Why didn't he believe what others said?

Now, let alone five yuan, people would buy it even for six yuan.

Everyone knows that supplies will inevitably become very scarce and prices will inevitably skyrocket.

Sure enough, not long after, a colleague came to the door asking if there was any refined salt left.

They even offered to negotiate the price, which made Chen Amao regret selling too early.

However, this only strengthened his resolve to go to Xiaguan in person.

After all, no one can resist the temptation of becoming a "boss".

When news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor reached Xiaguan, Huang Zurong was enthusiastically directing the young men in training.

With the help of several veterans brought in from the transportation department, his pressure was greatly reduced.

Actually, there wasn't much pressure because there was meat at every meal, so the boys were very obedient and did whatever they were told.

Even if they don't understand what it means, they will still do it.

The reason Huang Zurong felt pressured was because he had to teach these people to read.

"Brother Rong, the Japanese really attacked Pearl Harbor, the US military has entered the war, and the Pacific War has broken out." Huang Zurong had just rested for a while when Chen Shunwen came to find him and shared the news he had received that day.

Huang Zurong was not surprised by this, since he already knew.

"Brother Rong, will our family be alright?" Chen Shunwen asked immediately after seeing Huang Zurong's nonchalant expression.

"What do you think?" Huang Zurong asked instead of answering.

"This... could it be that the hundreds of thousands of British troops really can't hold out?" Chen Shunwen hesitated for a moment, recalling their previous conversation, in which Huang Zurong had spoken with disdain for the British army.

Upon hearing this, Huang Zurong thought for a moment and decided that he still needed to give him a strong dose of medicine in order to completely win over these people.

"It's definitely impossible to hold out. I predict that in two or three months at most, the Japanese army will have completely occupied Southeast Asia. The hundreds of thousands of British troops you see will probably become prisoners of the Japanese army. Don't rush to refute me. Let me ask you, if the British army were really that powerful, would they have tolerated the Japanese army being so arrogant?"

One sentence silenced Chen Shunwen.

Yes, the fact that the Japanese army acted so arrogantly shows that the Western powers were cowardly.

"And I can tell you with certainty that not only will Southeast Asia fall, but we overseas Chinese will also be purged by the Japanese army. Of course, if we are pragmatic, we can still survive." Before Huang Zurong could finish speaking, Chen Shunwen couldn't help but interrupt.

"Doesn't that mean becoming a traitor?"

What does it mean to be pragmatic? Isn't it just surrendering, becoming a traitor?

Can you do that?

If they were really traitors, why would they have returned to China to participate in the War of Resistance?

Isn't he mentally challenged?

Therefore, Chen Shunwen was the first to be unable to tolerate it.

"What else can we do? The situation is beyond our control, so this is the only option." Huang Zurong spread his hands, indicating his helplessness. Of course, not all overseas Chinese families became traitors. Some of them were powerful enough to organize guerrilla teams to fight against the Japanese army in the jungle, keeping the Japanese army busy.

However, such families were relatively few; most chose to cooperate with the Japanese army.

"Brother Rong, are you training these people to lead us back?" Chen Shunwen suddenly blurted out.

Upon hearing this, Huang Zurong thought for a moment and nodded, since no one would believe him if he denied it.

After all that investment of resources, all they say is it was just for fun?

Is this treating people like fools?

"That's still not enough. What can we do with so few people?" Chen Shunwen frowned slightly.

"Besides, you said time is tight, so why don't you hire more people?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zurong glanced at the other person, then shook his head and said.

"It's not as simple as you say. Recruiting is easy; just spread the word, and tomorrow a lot of people will come knocking. But with just a few of us, do you think we can control them?"

"This..." Chen Shunwen was speechless.

"Brother Rong, what are you thinking? Just tell me directly. I can't guess what you're thinking."

Looking at the other person, Huang Zurong thought for a moment and revealed his plan. At first, he only thought about organizing a team to protect his interests in the black market, but as time went by, he felt that maybe he could do something else.

"Recruiting some people from the mechanics group? That's not a bad idea. After all, your initial goal is to lead us to fight back. I believe quite a few people will join us." Chen Shunwen agreed with the other party's suggestion. After all, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army would definitely occupy Southeast Asia, and many of their homes would definitely fall. So if Huang Zurong stood up and raised his arms to lead them to fight back, he would definitely get a lot of support.

"Then I'll leave this to you. Go and ask how many people are willing to follow us and fight back." Huang Zurong immediately decided to put Chen Shunwen in charge of this matter.

Stunned by the sudden appointment, Chen Shunwen stared at the other party in shock, and even tried to decline.

"Awen, I believe you can definitely accomplish this." Huang Zurong didn't give him a chance to refuse.

Sure enough, Chen Shunwen had no choice but to agree after hearing this.

After discussing the recruitment, Huang Zurong felt much better. As long as the troops were assembled before the expeditionary force entered Burma, that would be fine.

"Brother Rong, someone outside is looking for you." At this moment, Wu Xiaogen came up to him and reported.

"Looking for me?" Huang Zurong was taken aback for a moment, then immediately searched his memory. He did know quite a few people, but most of them were not in Xiaguan.

"The other party said they all came from Kunming," Wu Xiaogen quickly explained.

Kunming?

Could it be Chen Amao?

Huang Zurong immediately thought of the other person because they had made an agreement before.

The fact that he's approaching me now means he's probably come to his senses and wants to cooperate.

His bank account was almost empty, and he was still hesitating about whether to go to Kunming again. Now that the other party had come to his door, it had solved a lot of his troubles.

"Okay, I understand." Huang Zurong nodded and then quickly walked out of the camp.