Chapter 41: A National Treasure
McCara, clutching his right arm and twitching, witnessed a disparate battle of annihilation, with shrapnel wounds in his right arm and bullet in his left leg, incapacitated. When he leaned against a tree by the side of the road, feeling hopeless, the subsequent line of shots let him know that true despair was yet to come. The fear of death gripped his heart, and he knew that the war had been triggered by the brutal murder of Western missionaries and the destruction of churches by the barbarians of the Far East, and that they had come here to teach these backward barbarians that the noble Westerners could not be provoked. The war basically achieved its goal, the Manchu army was defeated, the boxers were eliminated, the coalition army swept the Far East with iron and blood, and now the Empress Dowager of the Manchu Qing dynasty fled far away, and the main force of the coalition army even approached Shanxi and Henan, and the army of Tsarist Russia poured into the northeast, like a bamboo. Everything is so beautiful, this war can even make you rich and make yourself show your face in the family, I didn't expect this to happen today!
"Don't kill me, don't kill me! My family will give you a lot of money! McAlla's roar was loud, this was his only chance to live. These well-armed and well-trained soldiers in front of them were no less ferocious than those Boxers, and the British soldiers who shot those surrendered did not blink their eyes, as if they had seen the death of hell.
Luzon walked up to McCalla, smiled innocently, and said in an authentic American accent (Xiao Hei hates the London accent the most, no matter how you listen to it, it has a taste of hypocrisy): "I want to know the current garrison situation in Tianjin, as well as the location of the arsenal of the original Qing army and the number of guards." In short, if you want to survive, it's best to tell everything you know! ”
There was no need to interrogate at all, Luzon only showed a slight smile and McCara nodded desperately, he took Luzon's honest smile for a demon's smile, it was the most terrifying smile he had ever seen. As soon as Luzon beckoned, the medical staff who cooperated with him ran over to bandage McCara, which calmed Captain McCara's nervousness. He thought for a moment, this was his last chance, and he had to be unreserved in order to gain the demon's trust.
"There are now 500 American troops, 500 Anglo-Indian regiments, 700 Russian troops, 500 Japanese troops, and 800 German troops stationed in the city of Tianjin. In addition, there are more than 4,000 officers and men of the Allied Navy, and about 1,000 soldiers are stationed near the port, so I don't know the number of naval warships off Tianjin. The Tianjin Army and Navy were temporarily commanded by British Admiral Seymour, and the headquarters was located in the former Tianjin Governor's Yamen. The arsenal was southeast of Tianjin, guarded by about five hundred Indian soldiers, and during this time the coalition forces selected a third of the weapons and ammunition from them for supplies, and there should be quite a few left. At this point, McCala, pausing and gasping for air, looked weakly at Luzon. Luzon nodded, pulled out his pistol, McAllay hurriedly waved his left hand, and said loudly: "There is another thing you should be interested in, the coalition forces have obtained a large number of gold, silver, treasures and cultural relics from Beijing and Tianjin during this time, all of which are piled up in warehouses near the German barracks, and I heard my superiors say that they will be shipped in three days and sent back to various countries by transport ships, including the belongings of the generals and soldiers!" Please, don't kill me! ”
Lu Zon showed a big smile and said: "I appreciate your attitude, I am very satisfied with the information provided, in order to repay you, I will send you back to my hometown now!" McCala didn't understand Chinese humor, and he finally picked up a life for himself, and just after breathing a sigh of relief, Luzon instantly pulled out his pistol, "Smack!" This is the fastest way to send you back to your hometown!
After simply cleaning the battlefield, selecting some ammunition that could be used by the special combat team, and rushing the supplies looted by the British army, Luzon rushed back with the second squadron, and in less than ten minutes, he ran into the first squadron that came to support. After the convergence, the special forces quickly left the main road and found a hidden location to discuss their next steps.
"Is the information accurate?" Lu Mao was surprised when he heard Lu Zon's narration, he didn't expect to catch up with such a thing, the original plan of the special combat team was to harass the periphery of Tianjin, and if there was a chance, they would infiltrate it and destroy the supplies of the coalition army and the arsenal of the original Qing army.
"It should be accurate, the British officer has been frightened, and he will definitely not tell a lie."
"The problem now is that we are too small to influence the coalition forces to transfer that batch of treasure, and we had better contact the chief to see what instructions he has."
The special combat team carries a wireless transmitter and can easily contact Lu Liang. When the telegram arrived in Lu Liang's hands, he was celebrating the New Year at the Zhangluo base. He stopped what he was doing and immediately summoned Lu Yi, Lu Min and other genetic people to discuss countermeasures.
"Since Britain opened the country through the first war, to the present half a century I don't know how much gold, silver, cultural relics have been lost overseas, gold and silver property we can obtain through submarine mining vehicles, it is not rare, but they are thousands of years of our nation's painstaking accumulation, not allowed to Western robbers wantonly plunder. And those cultural relics are the witness of Chinese civilization, is an important carrier of civilization inheritance, we rejuvenate the nation, a strong country, does not mean that the past is completely thrown away, before I am still too extreme, want to build a new country, create a new nation, yes, the nation needs to be transformed, but not to create, we need to learn from the fine genes of traditional civilization. And these cultural relics are the key to inheritance, I decided that this batch of cultural relics must be intercepted and not taken away by robbers! Not only this time, but we must get back all that was lost in the future, no matter what means are used! Lu Liang reflected on his thoughts, he had been madly obsessed with the coat of steel, ignoring the historical relics that inherited civilization, and Lu Mao's telegram alerted him. Therefore, the purpose of saying these words to these genetics is also to remind themselves, and genetics are in a way more crazy nationalists than Lu Liang.
"Chief, it is our responsibility to carry out your decisions. The question now is how to take those things back. We only know the approximate time and mode of transshipment, and it is difficult to make accurate decisions. Lu Yi said.
Lu Min: "It's nothing more than two ways: land and sea. Three days later, it was too late to send troops to Tianjin, the number of special combat teams was only 100 people, and there were no helicopters and other equipment needed for special operations, so it was difficult to complete the task, and even if the German barracks were captured, they could not be transported out, so they could only be transported by sea. ”
Lu Hai, head of the Navy and captain of the Nanhai, said: "The current situation of the Nanhai is satisfactory, and ordinary soldiers have the ability to send troops with the help of genetic people, through several months of crazy training, plus five training trips to the sea. The most important position in combat is still in charge of genetic people, after all, the accuracy of our live fire is too low if it is operated by ordinary soldiers. ”
"It seems that it can only be carried out by means of sea interception, and we do not yet know how many warships the coalition will send to escort the escort and how many transport ships will transport it. Only after receiving definite information can a detailed plan of action be drawn up, and the special operations team will be sent a telegram ordering them to find out the number of warships and transports at all costs, as well as the exact time of transshipment. The Nanhai is ready to attack. ”
The news came back four hours after the special combat team sent out the telegram, and Lu Mao, who had received the order, looked serious, and the telegram sent by the chief used wording at all costs, indicating that the mission was very important.
"A new order is here, let's discuss how to act."
"I think we need to go directly to the vicinity of the port of Tianjin to reconnoitre, and get all the intelligence we need there."
"According to the confession provided by McCalalla, the port of Tianjin is guarded by more than a thousand people, and more soldiers should arrive when the transfer is carried out three days later. But this time it is not a combat mission, and I don't need too many troops, so I decided that I will go to reconnoiter with the reconnaissance squad and the telegraph squad, and Luzon you will lead the rest of the team to leave the vicinity of Tianjin and harass the supply line from Beijing to Tianjin. Lu Mao said.