Chapter 290: Bound Weapons
"What the hell should I do..."
Following that person into the room, Ke Yun's heart was still full of doubts.
Although assassination is not a strange thing for the Kuomintang, this does not mean that assassination is a simple matter.
For example, the time of the target's travel and the guards around him, etc., these are all necessary information, even the lack of one may bring about a big change.
If it's just a general goal, maybe it can be simpler, such as hiding a pistol casually, and then finding a chance to lean on it and solve it directly with one shotββββββ this is how the idiot Grand Duke of Austria-Hungary was solved in history, and his wife was solved together, but at that time the two of them were in an open-top car...
(Historically, the Grand Duke of Austria-Hungary was not directly dealt with with with a pistol by the Serbian young man named Princip, but he had been attacked once before, when the Ferdinands were on their way to the city hall in an open-top limousine, and on the way to the city hall were met by one of the Assassins, Nedrico?) Chabulinovich attacked with a grenade, but Ferdinand's subconscious hand waved, and the grenade rolled to the back of the car. The couple were fortunate enough to escape, and the Assassin immediately ingested cyanide and attempted suicide by jumping into the river, but was arrested by the military police. Archduke Ferdinand then changed his itinerary and decided to visit a slightly injured lieutenant in the hospital, but the entourage forgot to inform the lead convoy, so the convoy continued as planned. So these two men cupped... οΌ
But it was clear that Yan Shao obviously couldn't be like Ferdinand's idiot. Walking around in an open-top car, I usually go with the escort of the brigade when I travel, and if I want to rush in with a rifle. I'm afraid that Yan Shao's face has already been solved by the guards around him, and if it's just some pistols, it's obviously not easy to get rid of Yan Shao among the guards with just a few pistols...
So Ke Yun really wanted to know what method the man in front of him was going to use?
Although they can all be called dead soldiers in the Kuomintang, even if they are asked to do this kind of cannon fodder-like work, there will be no complaints, but if possible. They still hope that their death is worthwhile, rather than being killed for nothing.
"At the very least, get us some weapons that will give us a better chance of success..."
I thought so. Ke Yun followed closely.
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As if sensing something, the man who led the way turned around and smiled at Ke Yun and the others, and then led them into a room. It's just that there is nothing in this that can surprise Ke Yun and them, but ...... Nothing...
That's right. It's nothing.
The real room was spacious though. But there was nothing in it, it was basically an empty room.
"What do you want us to see?" Ke Yun said a little strangely, and at the same time, his hand was unconsciously clenched.
The proliferation of guns has been a matter since the end of the Qing Dynasty, although Yan Shao wants to solve this problem once and for all, so that the public security situation in Anhui has become much stronger than in the past. But at least so far, no province in the country has officially implemented policies such as banning guns, and in this case, if Anhui takes the lead in banning guns. It's easy to get some criticism.
So there is no way, although Yan Shao really wants to solve this problem. But at least until the end of the 'military-political' phase, he can only let this kind of problem happen. It will be said until the end of the 'military-political' phase.
It is also for this reason that, at least at this stage, it is not uncommon to carry weapons in Anhui, and it is definitely not illegal.
However, Ke Yun and they came to assassinate Yan Shao this time, and this kind of thing must be carried out in secret, so naturally they can't make the slightest move to expose their identities, plus their apparent identities this time are some businessmen who came from Shanghai to do business, although it is not special to carry weapons in this chaotic year, but after all, it is still a little conspicuous, so they did not carry any weapons when they came this timeββββββ anyway, according to the plan, after arriving in Anqing, the people who received them would naturally prepare weapons for them.
It is also because of this relationship, although it is already suspected that the person in front of them is likely to be from the Special Affairs Bureau, Ke Yun and the others can only be bare-handed.
However, noticing Ke Yun's wary appearance, the man turned around and smiled slightly.
"Wait a minute..."
As he spoke, he continued to walk into the room, until he reached the position of the wall, and then he stopped, and then he saw him groping on the wall for a while, and then he didn't know what he touched, and the wall was gradually moved.
The next thing that appeared in front of them was a very small space, and in the space were several wooden boxes neatly arranged.
"These are the weapons you'll need next...", said Gao Sencheng as he walked over to one of the wooden boxes and lifted the lid of the box.
When they saw the secret room inside, Ke Yun and the others no longer suspected Gao Sencheng, and after seeing the wooden boxes, Ke Yun and the others were all focused on the boxes, and it was also because of this relationship, so when they saw the contents of the boxes, they all showed surprised expressions.
"What is this?"
Looking at the contents of the box, Ke Yun said with some surprise.
"Grenades, you should be familiar with them, right?" smiled, Gao Sencheng took out two of them from the wooden box and held them in his hand, what should I say, it was like a horse's tail, but there was a round bullet body at one end of the hemp rope. I managed to get my hands on this from Japan..."
Horsetail grenade ...
To be exact, it can also be called the Meiji 40th March formulated grenade ...
Many people should know that grenades have been eliminated for a whileββββββ although in those days, there were even grenadiers.
This continued until the Russo-Japanese War, when machine guns, artillery, and grenades became the dominant force in the fighting, as the war gradually turned into trench warfare. And for the first time, the Japanese used grenades. It was also in that war.
At first, the grenades used by the Japanese at that time were basically improvised and assembled, and the fighting situation was fierce, and the fortifications on both sides were sometimes only a dozen meters away. So both sides used homemade bombs and threw them at each other. After that, both Japan and Russia began to develop standard grenades.
In wartime, some of the grenades used in Japan were repurposed from rapid-fire guns, some from artillery shells, and some with empty boxes, to put it simply. The whole nine yards.
After summing up the experience of the Russo-Japanese War, it was the horsetail grenade of the above that was created.
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"Do you use a grenade..."Ke Yun and the others are all from Japan, so they also know this kind of horsetail grenade.
How to say it. I've only seen it once by chance, because it's a rare thing to have in Japan.
"That's right." Gao Sencheng smiled and nodded. "I can only use this kind of thing, that Yan Shao usually sits in a car when he travels, but the car is not open-topped. If it is separated from the body and the window. No matter how good your marksmanship is, you may not be able to accurately shoot the person inside, and there is obviously only one chance, so we have to use a little more violence..."
Of course, this is not to say that the gun is useless, but Yan Shao usually has a large team of guards around him, and even when he goes out by car, there will be a convoy to follow him in front and behind. Therefore, if you want to attack directly, the number of people must not be less than one platoon. And if they have the ability to hide a platoon of troops in Anqing without being discovered by the Special Affairs Bureau, then why not just rush into the Governor's Mansion with a battalion of men?
So. The use of grenades is obviously the best way.
There is no need to aim at it either, just throw the grenade next to the car and you're good to go...
"However, the power of the grenade is not very great, even if it is separated from the body, it may not be able to achieve the purpose of killing with one hit..."Walking out of Ke Yun's side, a person named Du Ying frowned slightly. I've seen the power of this thing before, and it's really good, but if it's a bomb car...... Unless those two people were in an open-top car, and the grenade was thrown directly into the car, I am afraid it would not have much effect, and even if it could blow up the people inside, it would be at most slightly injured..."
Hearing Du Ying's words, Gao Sencheng didn't say much, just removed the hemp rope behind one of the grenades, and then tied the round bullet body with the other two grenades, and the last three grenades formed a triangular layout, and when the work was completed, Gao Sencheng said to Ke Yun. "If you use it like this, the power will be enough..."
Glancing at the three grenades that were tied together in Gao Sencheng's hand, Du Ying and the others nodded, not saying anything more.
With three grenades, the power tied together seems to be enough to blow up a car, not to mention that they can tie a few more...
Seeing that Du Ying seemed to be satisfied, Gao Sencheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
For this matter, the Black Dragon Society can be said to have racked its brains, after all, this matter is too important, and it is also an opportunity for the Black Dragon Society to take revenge. In fact, for this assassination, the Black Dragon Society has considered many weapons, such as pistols, rifles and even ordinary light machine guns, but the power of the pistol is too small, and it is difficult to break through the guard group around Yan Shao with only the pistol, and the rifle and light machine gun are too big, let alone create, you can't even hide it.
There is only such a thing as a grenade, which is easy to carry, and the power is not small, so it is the most suitable in the eyes of the Black Dragon Society.
Therefore, after the last year, the Black Dragon Society got a case grenade from Japan through various relationshipsββββββ which is also a helpless thing, because at present, only the Anhui military government has a grenade in China, although the Beiyang side became interested in this weapon after the first battle of Cihu River, but it was only interested, compared with grenades, the generals of Beiyang were more interested in machine guns, and many military expenses were also invested in machine guns.
So in the absence of any other way, the Black Dragon Society could only get grenades from China.
Thankfully...
The Kuomintang has a very close relationship with Japan itself, so even if it is traced in the future, it will not expose Japan and the Black Dragon Society...
"Okay, since everyone has seen it and is satisfied, then I'll take everyone to the accommodation arranged for you first..." Gao Sencheng clapped his hands and smiled at everyone.
And after seeing these things, Ke Yun and the others also nodded. Didn't say anything more.
To tell the truth, all the way from Japan to Anhui, they have not had a good rest, and their bodies are indeed a little tiredββββββ the ships of this era are not as comfortable as those of later generations, even if the first class cabin is not counted, the slightly worse cabin environment is indescribably bad, judging from the financial situation of the Kuomintang. Obviously, there is no way to get a first-class ticket for Ke Yun and them, and there is no way to even get a first-class ticket, so Ke Yun and they all sit in third-class on the road. It's true that I've been tired a lot...
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After seeing the weapon, Ke Yun and the others were also satisfied, and soon followed Gao Sencheng's guidance and walked into a few rooms that had been arranged for them.
"You guys should rest here first...", and sent Ke Yun and the others into the room. Gao Sencheng said with a smile. "I'm sorry. The conditions are simple, and I can only be wronged by you living here..."
"There's no need to say that, we're not people who pay attention to housing in the first place..."Shaking hands with Gao Sencheng, Ke Yun also smiled.
"Then I'll leave the rest to you..."
"Why say so much, aren't we all comrades?!"
"Comrade?" Gao Sencheng was stunned, but nodded quickly. "That's right, we're comrades..."
Then after talking to Ke Yun and them for a while, Gao Sencheng turned around and left inside. I walked to the glass window outside the office, and looked out at the street view through the window.
Since coming to Anqing. He's always liked to sit in this position and look out at the scenery.
Because outside, everything is changing at a very alarming rate, almost every few days, and Takamori loves it. Once he had to go back to his home country for a month because of something, but a month passed, and when he came back, he found that he was completely unfamiliar with the city, which was indeed a novel feeling.
It's just that while he likes it, he also feels a lot of chills.
As a person, he welcomed the change, but as a Japanese, he couldn't help but be wary of what was in front of him.
It is also because of this relationship that he will approve of domestic actions.
"Next, you just need to wait for the opportunity, and then as long as there is an explosion, no matter what the result is, the end of Anhui will be destruction..."Taking out a soft-pack cigarette from his pocket, Gao Sencheng lit it for himself, and then gently spit out a smoke ring.
How high the success of this plan may be, the Black Dragon Society has not calculated, and according to their calculations, it is only 5% sure at most. This is still the result of the Black Dragon Society's help, if it is just the Kuomintang itself, I'm afraid that even Yicheng will not have ββββββ here I have to thank the speed of scientific and technological progress, if a sniper rifle has appeared at this time, then Yan Shao will definitely become one of the countless tragedies, no matter how many guards there are around him...
The reason is also very simple, the most famous British MI6 was also created in 1909, although the intelligence organization of this era is powerful, but after all, it is still too young, whether it is intelligence spying, or other protection methods are too immature...
It's like a game of spear and shield, but unfortunately, in this day and age, spears are always faster than shields...
Without further ado, since it was decided to assassinate Yan Shao, it was impossible for the Black Dragon Society not to consider what the outcome of defeat would be.
After all, the chance of success is only 50%, which means that there is a half chance of success, and half of the probability of failure.
If it succeeds, everything will naturally be as calculated by the Black Dragon Society, and eventually Anhui will be destroyed by internal strife, and his women will leave the country because they no longer have any attachment to this landββββββ even if they want to inherit Yan Shao's legacy, whether it is the gender of their women or the identity of foreigners, it will be a big obstacle...
And if it fails, there is no doubt that the Kuomintang, as the initiator, will be found out by the Special Affairs Bureau...
At that time, with the analysis of Yan Shao's personality of the Black Dragon Society, the probability that he will retaliate will reach at least 7%. With the strength of the Kuomintang on the mainland, it is obvious that Jiangxi and Zhejiang will not be the opponents of the Kuomintang Socialist Party.
If you look at it this way, this may be a help to Yan Shao.
But if Yuan Shikai is also taken into account...
In any case, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government was China's legitimate central government, and as a central government, it was clearly a necessary responsibility to maintain peace between the various provinces. So if Anhui really declared war on the Kuomintang, Yuan Shikai would have to intervene to stop it, and he would have to stop it, because if Yan Shao really defeated the Kuomintang, then after occupying the provinces of Jiangxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, Yan Shao's strength would expand exponentially, and the legitimacy of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government would also be threatened...
At that time, Yan Shao will face the danger of being attacked by the Kuomintang and Yuan Shikai at the same time...
Although Anhui's strength is good, after all, it is only a province, and it is surrounded by other provinces, if it is besieged from all sides, it will be overstretched in terms of troops...
At least in the eyes of the Black Dragon Society, the situation has developed to this point, and Anhui's defeat is already conceivable, and regardless of the final outcome, those in Anhui land that can threaten and hinder the existence of Japan will be razed by the flames of war... (To be continued......)