Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Chapter 133: Underground Traffic Officer Hua Laoguai

The yard in front of me looked a bit dilapidated, with a white sign hanging in front of the door.

At this time, an attendant behind the man came forward and knocked on the door, "Excuse me, is this Uncle Hua Laoguai's home?

We are merchants from Hebei, and we want to buy some Chinese herbal medicine from Uncle Hua."

Soon, a little boy about seven or eight years old opened the door a crack and looked at the three people carefully.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yan smiled and nodded, taking out a dogwood.

The little boy looked around carefully, opened the door and said, "Come in."

At this time, a fifty-year-old man with gray hair came towards them in the yard. He looked energetic.

The man quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply, "Thank you Uncle Hua for your help to our independent brigade. I am Chen Yan, the brigade commander of the independent brigade."

Hua Laoguai looked at the man in front of him meaningfully:

"Brigade Commander Chen is indeed a young and promising man. Let's talk about it inside the house."

As soon as Chen Yan walked into the house, seven or eight strong men immediately surrounded him and greeted him.

At this time Gouwazi came over and said, "The brigade commander is here, and everything here has been settled."

Chen Yan nodded and indicated that he should report his work later.

Chen Yan looked at the old man with a smile on his face: "Uncle Hua, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble this time."

"Commander Chen, you are too polite. We are all on the same front, but we have different divisions of revolutionary labor.

I am an old man who is already half buried in the ground, and I can only do my best to help.

As long as it helps to defeat the Japanese, I will do it without hesitation."

At this time, Uncle Hua looked at the little boy and stroked his forehead with red eyes.

Chen Yan saw that there was a story behind this, but he did not ask any further questions.

Who doesn’t have some sad things these days?

"Brigade Commander Chen, I have heard of your name for a long time. You bombarded the Bantian Regiment, fought fiercely at Laoye Ridge, and massacred the Guan family...

In less than a year, he turned northwestern Shanxi upside down. He is truly a hero.

I also heard that you never play by the rules, which gives the leaders at headquarters a headache, hahahaha...

I guess... it's the same this time when I came to Ping'an County."

Hearing this, Chen Yan's heart immediately skipped a beat and he couldn't help but frown.

That’s right, of course Chen Yan didn’t dare to report this operation to his superiors.

Last year, in accordance with the requirements of the headquarters, Chen Yan arranged for Zhao Gang to send people to escort a group of underground party comrades. As a result, he established contact with Uncle Hua.

Chen Yan had not planned to take action against Ping'an County in the short term. He just wanted to send Gouwazi to conduct investigation first. Therefore, relying on his earlier relationship, he contacted Uncle Hua privately and did not follow the organizational process.

But it just so happened that because of the military factory incident, they had no choice but to attack Ping'an County in advance.

At this time, Uncle Hua smiled:

"Brigade Commander Chen, don't be nervous. It is our job to cooperate with our military comrades. It's just that I didn't receive any notification from my superiors this time. And when I thought about the rumors about you in the outside world, I guessed..."

Uncle Hua looked at Chen Yan meaningfully and continued:

"Brigade Commander Chen, don't think too much. I'm just curious about what you plan to do this time. After all, it's a matter of cooperation between both parties. Let's communicate with each other so that I, an old man, can guarantee your safety."

Chen Yan tapped the table with his fingers, thought for a moment and said:

"To be honest, I'm planning to make some money this time, so I've set my sights on Japanese trading companies and banks. Of course, I'm also planning to eliminate the opium dens and brothels, which are such cancers."

Hearing this, Uncle Hua understood Chen Yan's intention. His eyes widened, but he quickly regained his composure:

“Well, it’s really good.

Brigadier General Chen is a skilled and courageous man, with the demeanor of a great general. But it's also good this way, the Japanese have harmed the common people over the years, so the old man will not ask any more questions.

You guys take a rest first, I'll go and prepare dinner so you can work in the evening."

After Uncle Hua left, Chen Yan called Gouwazi and others over and explained the combat mission to them in detail.

"The puppy has stepped on the plate, right?"

"Don't worry, Commander. Mitsui Bank and East Asia Trading Company have found out everything. There are only Japanese expatriates here, no soldiers. They close at 3pm, and usually only 4- people are left on night shift.

The money of East Asia Trading Company is in the finance office in the backyard, so it is easier to handle it."

"But Mitsui Bank is a bit difficult. There is a small safe inside. I heard that it uses Germany's special explosion-proof doors. I guess a large amount of explosives were used, so it would make quite a noise."

At this point, Gouwazi hesitated for a moment and said: "Brigade Commander, how about we not rob Mitsui Bank this time? I think the risk is quite high. We can talk about it later if it doesn't work. Anyway, it can't run away with long legs."

Chen Yan listened to Gouwazi's words and started thinking again.

Such a tiny bank actually uses special explosion-proof doors?

There is only one explanation: this small bank is quite valuable!

If you do it, it is possible that one small move will affect the entire body and you will lose everything.

Don't do it? The meat is right before my mouth, but I can only see it but can't eat it. I feel miserable!

At this time, Chen Yan was in a dilemma.

Is there any way to take over the bank quietly?

After thinking for a long time, Chen Yan still couldn't figure it out, but he still didn't give up completely.

"Gouwazi, this is pending, please continue."

Then Gouwazi introduced the situation of the opium dens, brothels and casinos opened by the Japanese. The defenses in these low-class places were even more lax, as they were all managed by traitors who were used to acting arrogantly and had no sense of security at all.

All they had to do was sneak in in the middle of the night, put sacks on them one by one, beat them up with a club, and then search their pockets, and they would all behave themselves.

Next, Gouwazi talked about the situation in the Japanese military hospital.

"Brigade Commander, although the Japanese puppet personnel and traitors often come and go in this hospital, and the flow of personnel is complicated, it is relatively easy to fish in troubled waters, but there is nearly a squad of Japanese troops stationed here all year round, and the risk factor is relatively high.

Besides, there is nothing valuable here, why do you have to rob the hospital?"

Only then did Chen Yan explain the reason.

"In fact, I just had the spur of the moment idea to seize the hospital. As everyone knows, our army's medical facilities are in short supply, and many soldiers lost their chances of life due to shortages of medicines and equipment.

I guess there will be a huge commotion in Ping'an County this time, so let's just kill as many rabbits as possible.

Anyway, what we do is bloody work, so this one thing doesn't matter."

At this time, Chen Yan stood up and said with sharp eyes:

“I have decided on something, and no one can change it.

Next, I arranged the division of labor. Li San and his men were responsible for dealing with Mitsui Bank and East Asia Trading Company; Gouwazi was responsible for cleaning up casinos, opium dens and brothels; Zhang Dabiao and Rudy were responsible for infiltrating the hospital.

Everyone, check your watches. It is now three o'clock in the afternoon. Each team will be dispatched on time at two o'clock tomorrow morning.

An hour later, Zhang Dabiao and the rest of the people sneaked into Ping'an County in batches.

Starting at 5 pm, everyone was silent and entered a state of combat readiness.

Is everything clear?"

"clear!!!".