r18novel Chapter 47 Another chance to make a fortune has arrived.
Chapter 47 Another chance to make a fortune has arrived.
There was both admiration and sorrow for the Lin family father and son, as well as a strange sense of guilt... It was because I had used the code name "Crow" that their exposure and sacrifice were indirectly caused.
But at the same time, an even stronger sense of crisis welled up in my heart.
The Japanese may relax their vigilance in the short term after eliminating the "crow," but how will they contact the Military Intelligence Bureau?
Am I supposed to tell the Military Intelligence Bureau that I'm the one behind the crow?
Would his deceased brother-in-law and father-in-law be considered "deceitful and fraudulent" individuals?
Will Lin Xiaowen, his first love who lives far away in the mountain city, also be implicated?
The second phase of the Japanese offensive is about to begin. After the great victories at Xuzhou, Tengxian, and Taierzhuang, the Japanese army has reinforced its troops on the mainland with 30 more, 750 tanks, 2500 vehicles, and 540 heavy artillery pieces. They are determined to annihilate the main force of the Republic of China in the Xuzhou-Linyi area, consisting of 55 divisions!
The attempt to replicate the 1667 British invasion of India by "winning in one battle" resulted in India concentrating all its military forces in a major battle against the British in the Plassey region... As we all know, the Indian army was completely annihilated!
After the main force of the Indian army was completely annihilated, India was finally destroyed, and Britain began its 300-year colonial rule over India!
The current situation in the Xuzhou-Linyi region is almost identical to that of the Battle of Plassey in India years ago.
If we can annihilate all 55 elite divisions of the National Revolutionary Army, what will the National Revolutionary Army use to resist Japan?
The only option for the Nationalist government was to surrender!
To prevent the Japanese from annihilating the main force of these 55 elite divisions, the elderly General Cheng Qian could only kneel on the ground, weeping bitterly, and give the order to blow up the "Huayuankou Yellow River Dike"!
While the surging Yellow River effectively prevented the Japanese army's high-speed mechanized forces from cutting off the National Revolutionary Army's retreat, it also created a large-scale "Yellow River flood zone" in the Central Plains region, where the Japanese army's superior tanks and vehicles were all stuck in the yellow mud and sand and could not move!
But it also directly led to the deaths of millions of innocent people in the Central Plains and the displacement of tens of millions more...
But finally, Mother Yellow River protected her child once again!
This echoes the general principle in the Book of Changes: "The Great Way is fifty, Heaven extends forty-nine, and always leaves a glimmer of hope!"
As expected, the 49th day of the first lunar month was the day of the 49th day of the first lunar month. The 49th division of the National Revolutionary Army (6 of which had already been completely annihilated) finally managed to retreat to the three towns of Wuchang before the Japanese mechanized forces could cut off their retreat route, thus preserving the greatest possible strength!
This is an epic "Dunkirk Victory Evacuation" that took place during the Republic of China era!
In the third phase of the Battle of Wuchang, the Japanese army lost more than 200,000 elite veterans, and from then on, they were no longer able to launch the "fourth phase offensive"!
The War of Resistance against Japan has entered a stalemate!
What should I do next? Should I continue providing intelligence to the military? Or should I lie low and enjoy the wealth and peace of this chaotic world, or...?
Just then, the phone rang sharply, breaking the silence in the room and shattering his troubled thoughts.
Han Zhenhua picked up the receiver, and Captain Wayne Holt's familiar, slightly anxious voice immediately came through: "Hello! My dear friend, Cole! I hope I haven't disturbed your wonderful afternoon."
"Wien, my friend, you're welcome to bother me anytime." Han Zhenhua forced himself to stay alert and responded in a relaxed tone.
"Cole, my dear friend, I'll get straight to the point." Wayne's voice was lowered, filled with barely suppressed excitement. "Remember the 'intuition' you promised at the school gate last time?"
The guys on board and I have been looking forward to this for ages!
This time we really went all out. The entire ship, including myself, took out all our savings and what we had earned last time, and raised a total of 17,000 pounds!
I'm just waiting to have another big fight with you! Tell me, has your 'intuition' kicked in yet?
Han Zhenhua had already used his mobile AI to search for the next stock investment opportunity that could double in value long before he finished trading "Nanyang Petroleum" stock!
That is, on February 28, 1938, the U.S. Congress once again passed a resolution stating that "the instability in the Asia-Pacific region caused by the Japanese military invasion of China has damaged U.S. interests in China!"
We strongly condemn the Japanese government and demand that it end its military operations as soon as possible. Starting today, we will impose a partial rubber embargo on Japan (reducing supply by 30%)!
Upon hearing the news, rubber stocks surged for four days. The leading stock, "Sin Chew Rubber," jumped from 2.7 rupees per share to 6.2 rupees, an increase of more than 2.4 times, while the second-leading stock, "Malay Rubber," also doubled in the same period!
Japan was extremely angered by this. On March 1, Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe visited France, offering to "guarantee French interests in the Far East and ensure the high degree of autonomy of the French Concession in Shanghai" as a condition.
An agreement was reached on March 2nd in exchange for France increasing its rubber exports to Japan from its Vietnamese colonies. Upon the news, rubber stocks plummeted again!
Therefore, this opportunity only lasts four days!
After quickly recalling the whole process, Han Zhenhua took a deep breath and his tone became certain and tempting: "Wayne, my old friend, you are very lucky!"
My intuition just told me very strongly that now is the time! Tomorrow, as soon as the market opens, buy all the shares of 'Malaysia Rubber' and 'Sin Chew Rubber'! Buy as many as you can! Remember, all of them!
"Malaysian rubber? Sin Chew rubber? Good heavens! Rubber again!"
Just like the oil last time, it's a strategic resource! I understand!" Wayne almost shouted excitedly on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, Cole! I'll arrange it right away!"
This time, we're going to make everyone in the fleet a millionaire! Haha! By the way, how much will we make this time?
"Conservatively speaking, doubling your money shouldn't be a problem. But remember, take your profits when you can. After three days, no matter how much it goes up, sell everything!"
My friend, you must remember this: three days. You must sell everything before the market closes on the third day!
The Chinese characters from the Republic of China era are quite fascinating; you can take some time to learn them. One such character is the one that represents greed—the "greed" in Chinese.
There's also the character for "poor" (贫), which differs from the other two characters by only a tiny dot.
In other words, if you're greedy, you'll immediately become poor!
"Understood! I will obey you, my King Solomon!"
"I'll definitely get rid of it in three days. Besides, the Chinese characters you mentioned are very interesting and full of philosophy. I'll definitely make time to study them properly in the future!" Wayne laughed and hung up the phone.
After ending the call, Han Zhenhua immediately dialed his agent Wang Duoyu's number and said succinctly, "It's me. Use all 65,000 pounds in my account to apply for 'maximum leverage' from the new chairman of the exchange, Mr. Xu Wenqiang!"
Chairman Xu has just taken office and may be a bit conservative. Do your best. If you can apply for three times the return, I'll consider you qualified. If you can apply for four times the return, I'll consider you good and give you 5% of the return this time. If you apply for five times or more, I'll consider you excellent and give you 10% of the return. Give me a call when you get approved!
Tomorrow at the market opening, buy 7% of your position in 'Sin Chew Rubber' and 3% in 'Malaysian Rubber'!
It wasn't until evening that the agent, Wang Duoyu, called, somewhat embarrassed, saying that, just as Mr. Ke's prediction had come true, Chairman Xu, having just taken office, was very conservative and only willing to offer 1.5 times leverage.
After pleading and enduring extremely harsh conditions, even kneeling down, they reluctantly agreed to a 2.5x leverage, which translates to a trading limit of £16.25 for the entire amount of funds...
Han Zhenhua felt a surge of anger, but he knew it wasn't the time to lose his temper, so he could only suppress his temper and offer a few words of comfort.
I'm currently considered "very wealthy," but my expenses are also high!
Didn't you see that your original net worth of over 80,000 pounds turned into 65,000 pounds in just two or three months?
I'm "really short of money..."
Just as he was deep in thought, the phone in the living room rang again. Today had been quite a busy day.
Han Zhenhua walked over and answered the phone, but the voice that came through the receiver was a soft, slightly timid young woman's voice, not anyone he knew.
"Excuse me... are you Professor Han Zhenhua?"
"Yes, that's me. And who are you?" Han Zhenhua asked, somewhat puzzled.