It only took Liang Hong two days to arrive in Johannesburg, and in order to reduce the target, this time only a part of the special forces team members were brought in. www.biquge.info They live in a small rented courtyard in the north of the city, at the end of a small alley. It is remote and quiet and easy to hide, jumping out of the backyard wall of the house, and walking a short distance to the miners' cemetery, which is convenient for stealth and hiding.

According to the information obtained by Bond, the departure time of the gold stored by Uni-President Gold Mining Company is likely to be two days later on Saturday, June 18. As a rule, at the end of each week, each mine has to transport the gold produced for the week to the company's headquarters. Uni-President Gold Mining has nearly 50 mines around Johannesburg, producing hundreds of kilograms of gold per week.

Inside the hut, Liang Hong assigned tasks to several spies who came with him. In addition to Bond, there are also Spy 03 of the special detachment, Spy 04 stationed in Johannesburg, and the newly created Spy 07 and Spy 08.

"Since the gold is going to be transshipped by rail, we won't be in the city."

Looking at the map of South Africa and thinking, then turning his gaze to Bond,

"Your task is to find out exactly when the gold mining company will depart, exactly which train to go to, what carriages it will be, what time it will depart, the number of escorts and equipment, and the approximate amount of gold."

"The gold transferred this time, about two tons, is the output of the gold mining company in the past month."

Bond replied confidently, not only did he keep an eye on the people in the security department, but also relied on his handsome appearance to hook up with a female employee of the gold mining company.

"But to be able to monitor accurately, I need manpower, including radio transmitters, and I need to rent at least two more apartments, one to monitor the gold mining company and one to monitor the train exit."

"There is no problem renting a house, you can get a radio transmitter, and you can use carrier pigeons for message transmission in the city. As for manpower, let Spy Zero Eight cooperate with you. ”

Liang Hong was very excited about the amount of two tons of gold, which was almost equivalent to 300,000 pounds, so he simply decided. This time he brought three newly produced transmitters, which were much smaller in size due to the simultaneous use of superheterodyne circuits and vacuum transistors, and looked like large suitcases.

Armed interception outside the city is a strategy he has long calculated, not only to avoid reinforcements from the elite Johannesburg police force, but also to choose an inaccessible place to avoid revealing his identity. As for where, he searched the map, and finally landed on the other side of the Vaal River, in the territory of the Orange Free State.

On the north bank of the Vaal River, in the Transvaal town of Frinishin, with elite police forces stationed at the railway bridge and customs to check goods, it will take a little further to penetrate into Orange. On the other side of Orange is Fort Sasol, and the neighbouring town of Kronstad is more than 100 kilometres to the south, a piece of wasteland that was only slightly popular until the discovery of gold mines on the other side. Orange itself had a small army and an alliance with the Transvaal, so it was basically not garrisoned on the border.

In the end, Liang Hong settled on the wasteland more than forty kilometers away from the Vaal River, which is very good, but it is now the dry season, and the wasteland is almost inaccessible. The Orange Free State was short on military strength, and knew that something was wrong with the railroad, and it did not have the strength to rush there immediately. As for the Transvaals, they were capable, but if they wanted to penetrate deep into Orange territory, they would need to negotiate between the two sides, which gave him time to relax.

"Spy Zero-Seven, you take three people and a transmitter at once, and enough horses, and go to Sasol Fort first. Pretend to be a trafficker heading to Johannesburg, buy two wagons, and go around the area. ”

Liang Hong pointed out on the map that there are many long-distance transportation companies on the banks of the Vaal River, and it is easy to buy a horse-drawn carriage at this location to transport the materials unloaded on the south bank of the Waal River.

"When I arrived at the designated location, I disguised myself as a gold prospector, found a place not far from the railway line and suitable for hiding, and immediately reported the location by telegram. Then secretly dig out the cave and wait in place, ready to be met by a horse-drawn carriage. ”

If successful, both Orange and the Transvaal may send cavalry to intercept and investigate, and Liang Hong is not prepared to take the gold immediately. There would have been less risk of exposure, and now he preferred to hide behind the scenes, waiting for the Boers and the British to fight.

"Spy Zero Four, after receiving the location of Spy Zero Seven tomorrow, you are responsible for transporting the weapon safely to Orange territory."

Two Maxim machine guns, which fired black powder bullets, were the heavy firepower prepared for this armed robbery. Liang Hong personally led the action team, carrying only a small number of long rifles and pistols, and other guns and ammunition needed to be transported separately. In this way, once you encounter strict checks, you can cut off your tail at any time.

After the assignment, everyone who received the task began to split up. Bond is busy choosing a suitable place to rent a house, and Spy Zero Seven takes people out of the city immediately, Bond's task is the most important, and Spy Zero Seven's mission is the most urgent.

The next day, that is, Friday morning, Liang Hong finally waited for the telegram from Spy Zero-seven, and the location was found, a small hill five or six kilometers away from the railway line. Bond also went well, not only did he rent a house, but after a night of lingering, he also learned reliable news about Saturday's gold transfer from the female staff of the gold mining company.

Johannesburg's South City is home to the city's official institutions, town halls, courts, police barracks, and a wealthy area.

Galby arrived in Johannesburg only yesterday. Leaving Blind's Farm, he first went to Pretoria to find his cousin, Joshua Jubert. Identifying an officially registered white man was just a phone call to Joshua, who was in charge of the Bureau's Internal Guards. Knowing that the German miner's name is Paul Schmidt, from Munich, Bavaria, Germany, as for the details, you need to find him or someone familiar with him. Galby, not planning to alarm the other party too soon, rushed to Johannesburg, a city populated by whites, at the prompting of his cousin. Joshua also came with him, he came to investigate the Xindana smuggling case, and if the case was not more urgent than the president's inquiry, he also wanted to help his cousin himself.

Riding aimlessly through the streets, Galby was frustrated. When I first learned the identity of the German mine owner, I was very excited, thinking that I could know everything at my fingertips. According to the relationship between my cousin, I found the German Association in this city, but unfortunately, none of the Germans present knew him. As for having heard of it, the name Paul Schmidt is so popular that a few vaguely said that they seemed to have heard of it, and it is not certain whether it is the same person.

In the middle of the staggering, several white men on horseback passed by. Suddenly, Galby saw a yellow native who was left behind, and it was very familiar. It wasn't until these men walked out a distance that he remembered that the yellow natives were not the head of the German miners' guards.