Chapter 47: The Decision of Gunpowder

  Yan Niang finally sent off Ye Tian, Zhang Fu Gui and Li Quan. She came to the room where Huo Yao and others were again, only to find that Da Niu and Er Niu had already fallen asleep on the tea table. Yan Niang chuckled apologetically and said: "Sorry for keeping you all waiting, now come with me."

  Dà niú, èr niú were woken up by Yànzi and others. They hastily got up and followed closely behind the crowd. Dazed and confused, they looked at the sky and Dà niú couldn't help but curse: "This bunch of bastards, drinking tea for two hours, aren't they afraid that the tea will burst their stomachs?"

  No one paid attention to Da Niu, and everyone followed Yan Niang down the stairs on the second floor to the backyard. The originally small yard was drying some tea leaves, making it even more cramped. There were four or five rooms around. Several masters were busy in the kitchen, constantly producing various snacks and pastries. Several young waiters carried teapots through the yard, as if they hadn't seen Huo Yao and others, they greeted Yan Niang and went about their business.

  Huoyao and the others followed Yan Niang through the small courtyard, stopping in front of a room door on the opposite side of the yard. Yan Niang opened the door and said: "Before you all go back, just temporarily stay here for now."

  There was nothing in the room except for two wooden beds, a table and three or four benches. It was very clean and tidy. On the wall facing the street, there was a small window with a curtain with an orchid pattern. In his heart, Huo Yao felt a sense of humble abode.

  The firearms of Huo Yao and others had been delivered by the old man with the surname Jie and placed on the table for some time. Everyone picked up their own weapons to check, but Huo Yao looked at Xiao Er passing by the door, then looked at the chefs in the kitchen opposite who were busy making snacks. Some of them asked Yan Niang with concern: "Can these people be trusted?"

  Yan Niang chuckled and said: "You can rest assured, if it's not reliable, how dare I open the door like this and let them see your guns."

  Huoyao felt a bit embarrassed due to his own overthinking. He hastily changed the subject and asked Yan Niang, "What's the situation with those comrades who are about to be executed by Yeta? We need to know more details."

  Now, down to business, Yan Niang's enchanting expression vanished instantly. Even her tone of voice suddenly became serious. Yan Niang sat on a wooden bench and said solemnly: "There has been a change in plan, our superiors think that our rescue plan is too risky and suggest we don't go to rescue those comrades after all."

  Everyone was stunned. They all had some incomprehensible thoughts, how could their superiors make such a decision. Dà Niú (Big Cow) couldn't help but shout: "Why aren't we going to rescue them? Are we just going to stand by and watch the little devils kill our comrades?"

  Yan said calmly, "From the first day we joined the revolution, we were always prepared to sacrifice our lives for our ideals. So I think those comrades who are going to be killed can understand the organization's actions."

  "Why?" Gunpowder asked again, voicing the doubts of everyone present.

  Yan Niang explained helplessly: "Now, Noda has recalled all the little devils scattered in each stronghold to the county seat for strict defense. Plus the hundreds of puppet troops, we will face more than a thousand enemies. According to our previous plan, it is impossible to rescue our comrades. The superiors just don't want you to die in vain."

  Although the gunpowder and others had always been psychologically prepared, knowing that it was extremely difficult to rescue the captured comrades, they did not expect that there were so many enemies gathered in the county town. Everyone fell silent involuntarily, unable to help but rethink where to go from here. Yet no one wanted to slink away like this either.

  Seeing the crowd fall silent, Yan Niang continued: "Actually, the higher-ups only made a suggestion and didn't make any rigid demands. If you all feel confident that you can rescue your comrades, then the higher-ups will still support you. After all, they don't want to lose any of their comrades either."

  The big cow heard this and immediately became excited again, saying: "I said so, how could the superior not rescue us. Gunpowder, think of a way quickly. Let's save all our comrades and then blow up the little devil's military camp."

  Gunpowder is not as impulsive as Big Bull. These people around Gunpowder are all his close brothers, and he doesn't want to lose any of them easily. After a moment of silence, Gunpowder said to Yan Niang: "Tell me about the plan you guys came up with earlier."

  Yan said: "The first plan is to sneak into the prison cells where our comrades are being held, and rescue them without alarming the little devils. Then we will send our comrades out of the county through our secret passage."

  Yan Niang paused for a moment, then said: "It's just that the number of guards in the prison where our comrades are being held has increased several times. It's almost impossible to rescue them without alarming the little devils."

  No one interrupted Yan Niang's words, and Huo Yao and others were listening carefully.

  Yan Niang continued: "The second plan is to hijack the little devils' cars that are escorting our comrades to the execution ground on their way, and directly rush out of the city gate."

  Yan Niang again negated this plan, only to hear Yan Niang say: "The little devils believe in Bushido, and it's likely that even if we hijack the car, the little devil driving the car may not listen to our orders. At that time, the comrades who come to rescue will also be surrounded by the enemy and be in a dangerous situation."

  After listening to Yan Niang's two plans and the reasons for rejecting them, Huo Yao thought deeply in her heart. If they hijacked the little devil's vehicle transporting their comrades, it wouldn't be a problem finding someone to drive - she had obtained her driver's license in modern times and had several years of driving experience, so she wasn't worried about not being able to drive the enemy's car. However, if they rushed out of the county town like this, they would inevitably engage in direct combat with the enemy, and their comrades' safety couldn't be guaranteed. If they snuck in to rescue people, with everyone's current abilities, it should be no problem, right? After a long time, Huo Yao finally asked Yan Niang: "What is your secret passage? Can you guarantee that it will always be unobstructed?"

  About the secret passage, including Yan Niang, only two or three comrades in the county town revolution knew about it. Now Yan Niang is hesitant, should she tell these people about the secret passage? Can these few people rescue all the comrades? Yan Niang hesitantly asked: "Do you decide to use the first plan to rescue people?"

  Gunpowder nodded seriously and said, "Yes."

  Yan Niang asked again: "Are you sure you can rescue our comrades?"

  "None," Huo Yao said with a sudden smile, "but I can guarantee that we'll at least come back alive."

  Seeing Huo Yao's confidence, Yan Niang also smiled. What else did she have to hesitate about? So Yan Niang said: "Okay, I'll take you to see the secret passage. Let's get familiar with the county road again."

  Everyone, brothers and sisters, I sent out the signed contract today. Because I don't have any savings and need to go to work every day to make a living, so I'll be suspending uploads for these few days. Brothers and sisters, you wouldn't want me to breach the contract and forfeit the deposit, would you?

  Here is the translation:

  Reveal the next plot. Huoyao and others make a big disturbance in the county town, under the help of a secret radical organization, they successfully rescue their comrade who was about to be beheaded by Noda... and engage in a fierce battle with Nakamura's training team... Huoyao has an intimate contact with a certain female comrade... The superior sends a hapless deputy commander to the base...

  Brothers must support it. Brothers will not let everyone wait for a long time.