Stilwell didn't expect Chen Zikun to answer like this at all, and suddenly said disappointed: "Chen, I'm sorry you said this, I originally thought that you were different from those Chinese ** people......"

Chen Zikun said: "I'm just talking about the matter, a detachment of elite infantry went deep into the unfamiliar mountain and forest area without support, and the other party is bandits who have been entrenched for many years, this kind of behavior is no different from sending them to death, and you probably don't know what kind of terrain it is to hold the calf." ”

Saying that, Chen Zikun took a stack of newspapers and put it on the table, "This is Junshan." He took another teacup and put it on the newspaper, "This is a calf, there are cliffs on all sides, the real base camp of the bandits is located here, I believe that they have now transferred the hostages to the mountains, and if the commandos want to rescue the hostages, they must first face the five thousand bandits on the periphery, and I believe that with the quality and firepower of the fifteenth regiment, it will not be a problem to suppress them, but this is not the most important thing." ”

"So, what's the most important thing?" Stilwell wondered.

"The real enemy is nature, the calf is not the kind of mountain you imagine, it is even steeper than the Grand Canyon of Colorado, just like this teacup, all of them are ninety degree steep mountain walls, it is extremely difficult to climb, it is basically impossible to take it by force, there are reservoirs on the mountains, there are fields, there are livestock, there are houses, there are mineral salts in the caves, it is not a problem to live for a few years, so it is impossible to solve the problem by siege like in the Middle Ages."

Stilwell was silent, Chen Zikun was telling the truth, the 15th Regiment was only an infantry defending the railway, not a mountain soldier, and it could only be caught blind when encountering this kind of terrain, and the troops had been stationed in Tianjin, Tangshan, and Qinhuangdao for training, and they were not familiar with the topography of Lunan and were rashly invested in a force, and there was only one ending, that is, the whole army was destroyed.

But the citizens of the United States were kidnapped, and as an American, he couldn't stand idly by, so he stubbornly insisted: "We Americans, we will not watch our compatriots lose their freedom, even if the whole army is wiped out, we must take action." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Our Chinese compatriots are no less than you Americans, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers surround the mountain, you don't want to fight them, throw a mouse bogey." ”

Stilwell was very depressed, but there was really nothing to be done, Chen Zikun sighed and gave him a move: "I suggest that your country negotiate with the Japanese side, or ask Zhang Jingyao to come forward, maybe there will be a turnaround." ”

……

After sending Stilwell away, it was getting late, Chen Zikun had dinner, lying on the bed in the hostel and couldn't sleep, and his mind always flashed the numb faces in the side hall of Chaoyunguan, as well as the corpses in the courtyard of the Taoist temple.

"What do you think?" Jian Bing asked him.

"Didn't think about anything." Chen Zikun got up, lit a cigarette at the window, and stood quietly, looking at the lights in the distance.

In his early years, when he was a bandit in Kanto, he did a lot of cases of robbing homes and kidnapping tickets for extortion, to be honest, this kind of thing couldn't touch Chen Zikun's nerves, and what kept him awake was the attitude of the legation and Stilwell.

However, a few Westerners, the legation made a big move, demonstrated by force off the coast of Tianjin, exerted pressure on the president several times, and even did not hesitate to threaten to send troops to China.

Up to now, no one cares about the life and death of the Chinese hostages, not even a specific statistic, newspapers and magazines have been discussing the safety of the Western hostages, and the meetings held by Tian Supervisor are also discussing how to rescue the Westerners, and the hotel in Zaozhuang is full of diplomats and reporters, as well as the relatives of the abducted Western hostages, and as for the families of those Chinese tickets, no one has received them at all, and no one cares about them.

Thinking of this, Chen Zikun felt a breath of air rise from the dantian, crushed the cigarette roll, sat on the edge of the bed and began to put on riding boots.

"Honey, what are you doing so late?" Jian Bing rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, under the silk suspender nightdress, it was snow-white.

"Let me ask you, which is more expensive, the life of one person or the life of a group of people?" Chan asked.

Jian Bing was a little dazed, and thought for a while before saying, "Of course, the lives of a group of people are expensive." ”

Chen Zikun didn't speak again, put on riding boots and military uniforms, put on a hat, and prepared to go out, Jian Bing came to his senses and shouted: "Come back, don't be stupid, your life is the most precious,"

"I'm not going up the mountain, what are you nervous about, I'll go to Stilwell." Chen Zikun said that, went out, Jian Bing couldn't sleep anymore, hugged the pillow and began to worry, after thinking about it, he got up and knocked on the door of Li Yaoting's room next door.

……

Mr. Chan arrived at the U.S. Mission's premises, which were still brightly lit, and in a suite, a few uniformed men were in a meeting with the Marine Corps officers and the officers of the 15th Army Regiment who were in charge of embassy guards, and Stilwell was at their head.

The room was full of smoke, and the military map of the Lunan area was spread out on the case, God knows how these Americans got such an accurate military map, Stilwell introduced Chen Zikun to everyone, and the officers learned that he was from West Point, and the sense of distance quickly narrowed, but they quickly put away the map and model airplane spread out on the table.

Stilwell poured him a cup of coffee, and Chan took a sip, "I feel like I've tasted New York." ”

"Chen, come here at twelve o'clock, I don't think you're here to taste New York coffee." Stilwell Road.

"Of course not, I'm here to tell you that I've already thought of a solution." Chan played with the coffee cup with ease.

Stilwell's eyes lit up: "Let's talk about it." ”

"This case seems complicated, but in fact it is just one of the most common cases of kidnapping, but it is a Westerner who is kidnapped, and your legation spares no effort to put pressure on the government, which is equivalent to encouraging the robbers in disguise, so they tear up the agreement and re-propose conditions that are unacceptable to the government, in other words, you are the one who harmed these people."

Chen Zikun's reprimand made several American ** officials furious, and they were about to accuse Chen Zikun, but they were stopped by Stilwell: "Chen, I need to listen to your plan." ”

"It's very simple, I'll take a gun up the mountain and kill Sun Meiyao, the dragons on the mountain will be leaderless, people's hearts will be in chaos, they will accept the government's conditions, and the hostages will be safe, that's all."

After speaking, Chen Zikun shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, looking indifferent.

But Stilwell was stunned, Chen Zikun said it lightly, but everyone knew that maybe he could beat Sun Meiyao to death, but he would definitely not be able to get out of the way, and it was very likely that he would be executed by the angry bandits in the most cruel way.

In other words, Chan was determined to die.

There was silence in the room, and the officers smoked cigarettes and did not speak.

Stilwell stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, shook his head and said: "Chen, I am very surprised by your transformation, I admit that I misunderstood you, in this case, we don't need to hide anything from you, in fact, you don't need to take such a risk, we are already working out a plan to use airplanes to carry out a surprise attack, the aviation agency's biplane can transport two heavily armed soldiers at a time, fly at a low speed to hug the calf, land on the top of the mountain, and then ......"

Chen Zikun had never heard of such an unbelievable battle plan, and he couldn't help but glance at these people more, as expected, everyone's chest was empty, except for the most basic skill qualification badge, there was no one who hung a medal, which showed that none of these officers had been tested in actual combat, no wonder they could come up with such an outrageous plan.

However, this is an American's housework, and Chen Zikun is not good at talking, but Stilwell can see his attitude towards this plan from the mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "According to reliable intelligence, there is indeed a Japanese spy organization in the mountains, and their number is Hashimoto Special Team, which is jointly composed of the Japanese Kwantung Army, the Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. and the Black Dragon Society, and the background is very complicated, Chen, your judgment is right." All this was done by the Japanese, who were demonstrating to the US government and expressing their anger at the loss of Shandong, and Zhang Jingyao's mansion has also been haunted by Japanese recently! ”

Speaking of which, Stilwell waved his arms exaggeratedly, obviously hating the Japanese.

Chen Zikun's heart moved, and an idea came to his mind, but he still said lightly: "I'm not interested in your plan, I just want to borrow a gun." ”

Stilwell stopped to look into Chan's eyes for a long time before nodding and handing him the belt around his waist, along with the leather pistol holster and magazine on it.

Chen Zikun took it, took out his pistol in public and checked it, continuously pulled the sleeve to feel the strength of the spring, and asked, "Why is it a little different from the M1911 I used?" ”

"This is the latest finalized M1911A1, which has a lot of improvements over the prototype." Stilwell explained that the pistol was the most basic military type, in brand new condition, and when you held it in your hand, it shook it, and the parts meshed precisely without making a sound.

"I'm good at using two guns, if only I had another one." Chen Zikun muttered.

Stilwell turned to say a word, and a Marine officer walked over and handed over his gun.

"Thanks, I'll pay you back when I'm done." Chen shook hands with the Marine Corps officer and went straight out with two guns.

When he was far away, a young lieutenant asked Stilwell, "Major, why do you believe in him so much?" ”

Stilwell said: "Because the most valiant officer under General Wu Peifu once captured the entire command of the enemy army by himself, and he is educated in the United States, which is very different from those vulgar warlords, if I can't trust him, then there is no one trustworthy in the whole of China." ”

The lieutenant said, "Then our plan is still going on?" ”

"Of course we have to continue, Chan is just a backup, the key is up to us, boys, let's study the map again......" Stilwell spread the map on the table again.

……

When Chan came to the corridor of the hostel, he saw a man lying on the railing smoking from a distance, so he walked over and stood side by side with him, the man handed him a cigarette and helped him light it, and the two of them silently stared at the night sky.

"What, can't you sleep?" Chan took a deep puff of his flue.

"My sister-in-law said you went out in the middle of the night, what did you do?" Li Yaoting asked rhetorically.

"I went and borrowed two guns." Chen Zikun lifted the guy in his hand.

"You're going to go it alone?" Li Yaoting said.

Chan nodded.

"Why! What exactly are you trying to do? Didn't my sister-in-law get it back, you are now an officer of the War Department, you don't have to worry about food or drink, and you still have to fight for your life! The bandits in this mountain are no better than the ruffians and hooligans in Beijing, as soon as you have two guns, people will pee their pants, in case there are three long and two short, who are you worthy of! Li Yaoting suddenly became excited, walking up and down the corridor, his voice getting higher and higher.

Chen Zikun was still lying on the railing and smoking, and only when he smoked the butt of the cigarette did he flick his fingers, and the arc of a meteor disappeared into the distance.

"I don't want to do anything, I just want foreigners to see that there are still a few gentlemen in China." He replied to the stars.