Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Chapter 410 The Victory and Loss of the British

Wipe your face... Xie Ning reminded in a loud voice.

Tang Huan faced the mirror and wiped it with a towel a few times, Is there any problem now?

Okay. Xie Ning looked at it carefully, then nodded in confirmation.

Then I'll go to the meeting first, and you take care of yourself. Tang Huan went to the living room, ate a few more cookies to replenish the lost energy, and then said loudly: Remember to send some more cookies tomorrow , put less sugar.

Understood. Xie Ning agreed, and when she heard the sound of closing the door, she let out a long breath and started staring at the wall in a daze.

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I'm going to be late for the meeting. Yang Qinglin, who opened the door for Tang Huan, reminded him, and then muttered, However, he looks extraordinarily radiant.

I'm going to be late, so much nonsense. The refreshed Tang Huan urged with a smile and waved his hands.

It has been 10 minutes since they arrived at the Jardine shareholders' meeting, but no one dared to say anything in person. The red-faced Tang Huan, Gu Panshengwei, everyone took it for granted that he was using this long-overdue method, Claim your authority as master.

Scanning the participants, Tang Huan unexpectedly saw Shen Bi, chairman of HSBC, come to join in the fun, and he frowned involuntarily.

During the acquisition process, part of Jardine's shares held by Landmark fell into the hands of HSBC. Shen Bi used this excuse to attend the meeting. Zhou Mi explained in a low voice.

Doesn't he come here to increase the variables of the meeting? Tang Huan asked ponderingly.

Then how do you get rid of Shen Bi? His status is extraordinary. Zhou Mi showed a perplexed expression.

It's because he's extraordinary that I can't allow him to stir up wind and rain here. Tang Huan snorted, waved for Huo Jianning, and gave instructions in a low voice.

Hearing Zhou Mi clearly and carefully at the side, I couldn't help but glanced at Shen Bi who was sitting in a prominent place, and said to myself, You don't want to stay in your own one-acre three-point land to enjoy the happiness, but you have to come here to make troubles. Joining in the excitement of the Tang Dynasty is really humiliating oneself.

soon. Huo Jianning walked up to Shen Bi, and said very respectfully: Mr. Shen Bi, Mr. Tang thinks that you do not meet the requirements for participating in the meeting. He asks you to step up. Go to the guest room to rest.

Before Shen Bi could speak, Simon Keswick, who was sitting at the side, took the conversation with a sneer,

Are you kidding me? Don't you know that HSBC also holds shares in Jardine?

That transaction is suspected of being a secret operation, and Mr. Tang will not approve it. Huo Jianning smiled and opened the folder in his hand. He showed it, This is a promissory note from Citibank, which is specially used to repay Jardine's previous debts to HSBC. Please also ask Mr. Shen Bi to talk to me about the details of returning the shares.

Seeing this scene, Simon Keswick suddenly changed color, turned his eyes to Tang Huan, and stared at him for a long time.

Why, do you have something to tell me? Tang Huan asked lightly.

Don't push people too far? Simon Keswick threatened sternly.

Why don't you say that you are going against the trend and are ignorant of current affairs? Tang Huan snorted, The reason why you jump up and down is only for the interests of the Keswick family, not the interests of Jardine. Jardine is at the helm of me. In the end, we will get rid of the current predicament and usher in a new opportunity.

Simon Keswick was forced by Tang Huan's momentum and was unable to fight back even a little bit effectively in words, so he could only look at Shen Bi, hoping that the other party would rely on HSBC's power to stay here and support him.

Born in Sandberg in 1927, Shen Bi studied at St. Edward's College, Oxford University. He enlisted in the army as early as 1945 and volunteered to join the Indian Army. When India became independent, he turned to join the cavalry regiment.

In 1949, Shen Bi was demobilized to Xiangjiang. After entering HSBC, he worked in Singapore and Japan HSBC branches for several years. He was promoted to general manager in 1971 and appointed chairman of HSBC in 1977.

It can be said that Shen Bi's skills are very clever, which can be seen from his close relationship with Chinese business people. It successively recruited several Chinese members such as Li Ka-shing and Deng Lianru to the board of directors of HSBC.

Regarding the future of Xiangjiang, Shen Bi bluntly stated that Britain must retain the right to govern, and handing over sovereignty is purely for show. His idea of ​​sovereignty for governance has quite a market in Xiangjiang.

It can be said that Shen Bi, who belongs to the category of diehards, does not want Tang Huan, a billionaire with strong financial resources and a complicated mainland background, to take root in Xiangjiang, but the reality slaps him in the face again and again.

Shen Bi's expression changed for a long time, and finally he had to nod helplessly, got up and walked out with Huo Jianning.

Seeing that the great Buddha of HSBC had given up, Simon Keswick leaned back in his chair dejectedly.

You guys are acquainted. Tang Huan snorted secretly, and began to speak as the chairman of Qinhe's board of directors.

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As for Jardine's title of 'Debt King', I think everyone has heard about it, so I won't go into details. I just want to make it clear that although I acquired Jardine and Landmark, it's not like what some people imagined. In that way, what a huge advantage, I still have to do my best to solve these asset structure problems.

Since the 1970s, Jardines has made large-scale overseas investments year after year. By 1977, the proportion of Jardines' overseas assets had exceeded 60%, while that of Xiangjiang had dropped to less than 60%. Forty percent. So far, Jardine has developed into a multinational company in the Asia-Pacific region.

I heard that some high-level executives were complacent about this, thinking that the name of Jardine was little known in the Far East before 1975, but now Jardine is very familiar to all parts of the world, especially in the United States. It's an amazing improvement.

It is not difficult to find that everyone is very eager for the US market. I think you may have heard of some of my existing business performance in the United States. When the strengths of these two aspects are combined, I don't know what you think about it. What are its prospects?

In the past 100 years, Jardine has acquired countless wealth in mainland China. I think everyone should never forget this market. Now that the opportunity to re-enter this market has come, I may be able to lead everyone to seize it.

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During Tang Huan's speech, he clearly listed out the advantages that he possessed but Jardine wanted but did not have, which made many British shareholders who were originally expressionless.

The atmosphere of the following meeting began to surround Tang Huan unconsciously. It became hot, which made Simon Keswick feel uncomfortable on pins and needles.

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On the other side of the earth, the Maldives Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, thousands of miles away from the Xiangjiang River.

As early as the night of May 21, British troops from the 3rd Marine Brigade and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Parachute Regiment. A total of about 4,000 people boarded a landing boat and landed on the beach in the San Carlos waters on the north coast of Dongma Island, and successfully established a safe beachhead the next day.

Brigadier General Thomson in command. The plan is to occupy Darwin and Goose Green first, followed by Port Stanley, the capital of the Falklands.

The operation lasted from the morning of 27 May to 28 May, with about 500 men of the British 2nd Parachute Battalion approaching and attacking Darwin and Goose Green, defended by the Argentine 12th Infantry Regiment.

Intense fighting continued from night to the next day, and finally the British lost 17 soldiers, the Argentines lost 55 soldiers, and another 1050 were captured.

Lt. Col. Jones, the commander of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, was killed in action because the battle had been announced in advance via the news network.

After regaining Gus Green, which was blocked between the British army and san-San Carlos, the British army can move towards the bridgehead of San Carlos.

Starting from May 27th, the 45th Commando and the 3rd Paratrooper Battalion walked across the East Malaysia Island and rushed to the teal inlet by the coast—the settlement of Blue Green Bay.

In response to the landing operations of British troops. The Argentine Air Force countered this with night bombings by Canberra bombers.

Due to the lack of air defense capabilities, the United Kingdom was somewhat passive. Ships carrying important materials including helicopters, runway construction equipment, and tents were sunk one after another, causing serious losses.

However, due to the low-altitude bombing, many bombs did not have enough time to activate the fuze, and the results of the Argentine Air Force did not expand further.

Since then, Britain and Argentina have fought fierce battles with special forces and helicopters as the protagonists in the area around Mount Kent.

Although Argentina lost in the end, this model allowed Han Anyuan who insisted on staying in the Falkland Islands, and Lu Xiaohu and Zheng Gang who were responsible for protecting him. I was shocked to see it.

When we fought against Vietnam, we didn't have such technical content. Lu Xiaohu was very emotional.

Zheng Gang nodded approvingly, while Han Anyuan smiled while writing his notes: Now you won't regret staying with me on Madoka.

Lu Xiaohu scratched his head. It's enjoyable to watch, but it's too dangerous to always go to the front line of the battle. I don't know how to explain to Datang at that time.

Don't talk about it. At the same time, we should be more careful. It's fine. Han Anyuan patted his notebook. After bringing back the first-hand information of these battlefields, even if I don't explain the research significance, you should be able to estimate it.

Lu Xiaohu sighed noncommittally, We are about to enter the final stage of this war—the battle for Port Stanley, and the battle will surely become more intense. Brother-in-law, you must be mentally prepared.

Before Han Anyuan could answer, Zheng Gang patted his chest boldly, Don't worry, brother-in-law, in order to help you fulfill your wish, I will risk my life to keep you safe.

Han Anyuan shook his head with a wry smile, You two sing together softly, can I not listen?

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After several days of reconnaissance and rest, on the night of June 11, the British army began to launch a brigade-level night attack on the highlands around Port Stanley. The Royal Third Marine Brigade launched an offensive on Mount Halle, the Two Sisters and Mount Langdon at the same time.

When the British Royal Navy's Glamorgan supported the British Marine Corps to attack the Afghan army's position, it was hit by the Afghan army's vehicle-mounted Exocet missile, killing 13 crew members on the spot.

Seeing that surface ships are so vulnerable to anti-ship missiles, Han Anyuan, Lu Xiaohu, and Zheng Gang looked at each other and gasped. This kind of practical combat skills in modern warfare is really an eye-opener.

After a night of fighting, the British army cleared all the planned targets according to the battle plan.

On the night of June 13, the British army took advantage of the victory to pursue and launched a second wave of attacks. The 2nd Battalion of the Paratroopers took Radio Hill, and the 2nd Battalion of the Scottish Guards took Rotten House Hill.

When the British army broke through the last natural defense line of Argentina, the Argentine army guarding Port Stanley finally realized that their failure was inevitable, so the atmosphere of hesitation and frustration spread rapidly. , the British living in Falklands, cheered, it can be said that the joy is beyond words.

Seeing this situation, a platoon leader of the Argentine Army ordered his subordinates, if a kelper, - if the local residents resist, they will be killed.

Fortunately, this war did not make people completely irrational and plunged into madness, and its subordinates did not act like this.

On June 14, Major General Menendez, commander of the Argentine garrison, surrendered to Major General Moore of the Royal Marine Corps. 9,800 Argentine soldiers became prisoners of war; in addition, 4,167 Argentine soldiers, Repatriated to Argentina by the ocean liner Gemini.

The main representatives of the warring parties attending the signing ceremony of the instrument of surrender included: Colonel Hussey of the Argentine Navy, Major General Menendez, Lieutenant Colonel Redford of the Air Force, and a legal adviser to the Argentine government; Major General Moore of the United Kingdom, two colonels of the army, a A Colonel in the Marine Corps, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, etc.

In addition, war reporters including Han Anyuan, Lu Xiaohu, Zheng Gang, etc. also witnessed this historical moment.

The content of the drop book is:

I, Major General Menendez, Commander of the Argentine Army, Navy and Air Force stationed in Falklands, surrender unconditionally to Major General J.J. Moore, representative of the Queen's Government.

Under this agreement, all the Afghan troops stationed in Falklands will go to the place designated by Major General Moore to hand over their guns, ammunition, various weapons and various tools of war designated by General Moore or other British officials.

Once this Agreement comes into force, all Afghan troops will be treated with honor and obey all instructions regarding movement and centralized accommodation in accordance with the provisions of the Geneva Convention signed in 1949.

This agreement will come into effect from 23:59 standard time on June 14th to 20:59 local time, and it will apply to the Argentine garrison deployed around Port Stanley, East/West Islands and other outer islands.

The news of the British army's complete victory in the Falkland Islands spread to the UK, and the whole country was jubilant. The rising morale of the people seemed to make the various social problems caused by the economic depression less acute.

But there is a group - the British Far East business interest group, but there is no way to be happy, because on June 16, Jardine's shareholders meeting ended, not only the shares of Jardine Land previously held by Jardine were transferred to the name of Qinhe, and they were spun off. Attendance and technology and infrastructure, and even let the outside world accidentally pass the capital increase and share expansion plan.

Because of Simon Keswick's unpopularity, the Keswick family's shares in Jardine were diluted, which made him want to cry. (To be continued.) If you think Reborn Tech Maniac is very good-looking! Then please put the URL of this site! Recommend it to your friends and watch it together!

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