You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

After the entry ceremony.

Lin Feng immediately convened an emergency military meeting at the Qingcheng Port Governor's Mansion left behind by the Hans.

The meeting room was a mess.

The long table used for the meeting was urgently moved from elsewhere by the engineers.

The walls are still riddled with bullet holes, and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows haven't been fitted with glass yet, letting the sea breeze rush in.

All of this demonstrates just how intense the battle for this place was.

Lin Feng sat in the main seat, his gaze fixed on Zhou Ruida, the commander of the engineering regiment who had rushed over.

"Colonel Zhou."

Lin Feng issued the order:

"Take the engineering corps and immediately take over Cangkou Airport."

At all costs, repair the bombed runway and restore its ability to handle aircraft.

Zhou Ruida suddenly stood up, stood at attention, and saluted:

"Rest assured, Your Excellency."

The command guarantees to clear at least two field runways capable of accommodating Stuka bombers and BF-109 fighters within 24 hours.

Lin Feng nodded and added:

"Don't waste the remaining Japanese planes that we bombed at the airport."

Remove all detachable parts and keep them as spares.

All the scrap metal that couldn't be dismantled was taken to the Sifang Locomotive Factory to be melted down and smelted into steel.

The Japanese fleet is about to arrive, and Lin Feng must get the airport ready as soon as possible.

To deal with the Japanese heavy cruisers, those few coastal defense batteries that had been bombed by the Stuka were simply not enough.

Even though he still had a few coastal defense guns that he had brought from Jiangyin in his space, he estimated that if he wanted to severely damage the Japanese fleet, he would still have to rely on his independent air force to drop bombs from the sky.

Then, Lin Feng turned to look at Zhao Yushu and Zhang Bingwen, the commander of the 112th Division.

"Immediately establish the Qingcheng Port Emergency Military Control Committee."

Lin Feng's tone was serious:

"Yu Shu and Bing Wen, you two will serve as military control committee members."

A main force regiment was drawn from the 112th Division, along with the military police directly under the corps.

First, take charge of the city's security.

There are many Japanese-owned businesses and many overseas Chinese in Qingcheng Port, so there must be a large number of Japanese spies and ronin lurking there.

Be careful, they might resort to desperate measures, such as sabotage or assassination.

As for those people from the fake municipal government maintenance committee, they should all be placed under house arrest for strict screening.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yushu immediately patted his chest and guaranteed:

"Cousin, I understand."

This matter requires investigation and research at the grassroots level.

Those traitors who blindly follow the Japanese invaders, act as their accomplices, and oppress the people, should all be arrested and punished severely.

As for those who were forced to cooperate with the Japanese and secretly protected the people, let's give them a chance to redeem themselves through meritorious service...

"When you're in a meeting, remember to address each other by your job title."

Lin Feng glared at Zhao Yushu, corrected his form of address, but then nodded:

"But you're right, that's the general direction."

I trust you to handle this matter.

Once you've taken over a big city, there are countless things to do.

Restoring water and electricity supply, reassuring the public, and resuming business operations.

Even with the help of his trusted confidants such as Zhao Yushu and the old steward Lin Peiji, he would still need to cooperate with local gentry and chambers of commerce.

But Lin Feng's principles are simple and ruthless.

Those who collude with the Japanese to exploit and oppress the people must be severely punished, their families confiscated and their clans exterminated.

During the break.

Lin Peiji, who had been sitting on the side listening, came over with a teacup in his hand.

He stroked his beard, looked at Lin Feng, and said earnestly:

"Young master, I've been reading a book lately."

"The History of the Southern Ming Dynasty" is a good book; you should read it more often when you have time.

Lin Feng paused slightly in the hand holding the teacup.

He knew, of course, that the old butler was subtly reminding him.

The History of the Southern Ming Dynasty is now famously known as a "miracle cure for low blood pressure" on the internet.

It tells the story of a group of corrupt officials in several small courts of the Southern Ming Dynasty after the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Even when the Qing army was pressing in and their lives were hanging by a thread, they still disregarded the overall situation and engaged in infighting.

You kill me today, I'll kill you tomorrow.

This ultimately led to the tragic history of the sinking of China and the complete loss of Han Chinese culture and manners.

The old butler was telling him this.

Now that we face a formidable enemy, it is time to unite, and we must unite.

Even towards Jiangcheng, who was constantly suppressing him, he had to maintain a facade of unity in the fight against the Japanese invasion.

Otherwise, if the Great Xia were to fight over territory, the Japanese would be the ones laughing from their beds.

"Uncle Lin, I know what I'm doing."

Lin Feng put down his teacup and nodded solemnly.

After the meeting, Lin Feng told everyone to go about their business.

The only one they kept was Zhao Dashan, the commander of the armored brigade.

Lin Feng walked to the map and took out a pen from his pocket.

"Dashan, come here."

Lin Feng used the nib of his pen to heavily tap two locations on the map of Qingchenggang city.

Zhao Dashan leaned closer to take a look, and his eyes lit up instantly, like two big light bulbs.

"Yokohama Specie Bank Aoshima Port Branch?"

Zhao Dashan read out the markings on the map and swallowed hard:

"And this... Peninsula Bank Qingchenggang Branch?"

"That's right."

A greedy glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes:

"The former was a semi-official foreign exchange bank of the Japanese, which was specifically responsible for plundering China's foreign exchange and gold."

The latter was a colonial bank established by the Japanese after they occupied the Korean Peninsula, and it is estimated that it also held a considerable amount of silver ingots and banknotes.

As for the Japanese-owned companies like Toyota Yarn Factory, Tongxing Yarn Factory, and East Asia Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in Qingcheng Port, Lin Feng has no time to deal with them.

Machines can't grow legs, they can't run away.

The most crucial thing right now is money.

With money, food, and soldiers, one can be invincible.

Moreover, the Japanese Third Fleet is about to besiege the city.

He needs to get a large sum of cash immediately.

Only by depositing these real money into the system and converting it into exchange points can this be achieved.

Only then could he use the system to directly unleash a large number of combat aircraft in the newly repaired Cangkou Airport.

If he had enough funds, he could even summon warships to fight the Japanese head-on.

Zhao Dashan also has a wild and outrageous personality.

Upon hearing that Lin Feng had his eye on the Japanese bank, he rubbed his hands together excitedly, his face trembling with excitement.

"Sir, robbing the Japanese bank is something I, Old Zhao, am an expert at."

Zhao Dashan slapped his chest and roared:

"Just tell me how to do it."

"I'll go drive the Tiger tank over right now and blast open the door to their bank's vault."