Chapter Thirty-Seven: The War Begins

  "Will it leak air with a lathe?" Yang Feng suddenly asked with some concern.

  "It's being taken care of!" The beautiful woman replied quietly.

  Yang Feng only then discovered that the cannon barrel was twisting like a snake, and soon it was as if it had eaten its fill, let out a belch, and spat out a burst of exhaust before calming down again. The muzzle, with a diameter of over one meter, steadily targeted the distant warship.

  The Japanese destroyer still did not discover Yang Feng, the flat-bottomed boat was originally short, and it was hiding between two reefs, so it was normal that the searchlight could not see it at this distance.

  Yang Feng was hesitating, to hit or not to hit, this is a serious problem, if it can't be fatal in one blow, the 127mm naval gun on the Fregat-class destroyer is not something to be trifled with.

  But if you don't fight back, following its trajectory, you will inevitably discover yourself.

  "Fire, aim at the part of the bow turret that is flush with the waterline." Yang Feng made a quick decision, as that was usually where the magazine was located. The heat generated by high-speed friction should ignite the ammunition without any problem.

  Let's see how accurate it is now. However, Yang Feng believed that with such advanced technology that could traverse space and time, they wouldn't mess up something as simple as this.

  The beauty nodded slightly, and then a loud noise was heard. A red line that turned from dark to bright instantly shot out of the barrel and pierced into the bow of the distant destroyer in almost an instant.

  The sea surface is calm and quiet.

  "What...?" Yang Feng just opened his mouth.

  "Boom!" A deafening roar, in the dazzling firelight, the destroyer suddenly jumped up, and then the entire bow turned into countless steel debris flying everywhere.

  "It's too arrogant!" Looking at the destroyer that was still experiencing sporadic explosions, Yang Feng stared in stunned silence.

  The destroyer's fate was sealed, and in fact it had already begun to sink. The entire bow section was blown off, and the watertight design was rendered useless. Under the pressure of thousands of tons of water, the sea rushed in like a bursting dam, and within minutes the entire destroyer disappeared beneath the surface, leaving only a portion of the mast still visible above the waves.

  The sea returned to a piece of darkness, and the flat-bottomed boat slowly came out from the hidden reef group, then silently sailed towards Dagukou.

  This cargo didn't rush to pass by, but instead lingered at sea for seven or eight hours. It wasn't until dawn that it arrived at Dagukou. Just as it arrived, a sailor from a nearby passing merchant ship excitedly shouted to him: "Hey, brother, did you see that a small Japanese warship self-destructed on the sea!"

  "Only one mast is left outside, this Yamato battleship self-destructed, it seems to be a tradition of the little devils. Look at what Matsushima, Kawachi, I don't know what this one is called!" Yang Feng replied with schadenfreude.

  Soon after arriving in Tianjin, he knew what he had sunk himself into.

  The Kazagumo, a Fuyun-class destroyer, had 154 crew members on board, with almost all of them killed by the explosion or suffocated inside the ship. The remaining ones also froze to death in the winter sea water. Now several Japanese merchant ships are helping the navy to salvage the bodies there.

  Although he wasn't too worried about being exposed, Yang Feng was still very happy when he heard the news. However, he soon found himself in a bit of a dilemma - the goods were too eye-catching and there were too many of them, so it wouldn't be possible to transport them back by car like before, and they could only use the train.

  But in that case, he was a bit worried, after all, he was just a small white face, if some big shot really remembered him, the identity of the Chahar Provincial Government Councilor might not be useful.

  After some thought, he simply dialed the US Embassy, and it was time for Janson to make a move since he had been enjoying Wei Ge's hospitality for free for so long.

  Tianjin has an American garrison; borrowing a few American soldiers shouldn't be a problem.

  Jensen readily agreed, and about an hour later, a fleet of American military vehicles sped into the harbor, with a platoon of American soldiers arriving in front of Yang Feng under the leadership of a lieutenant.

  "Mr. Yang, Lieutenant Daniel of the 15th Regiment of the US Army has been ordered to accept your command!" The lieutenant saluted and said.

  "Thank you, Lieutenant Daniel. Your mission is to lead your men in protecting the workers as they load cargo onto the train and then escort the goods with me to Beiping." said Yang Feng.

  The rest of the journey was easy. Under the escort of fully armed American soldiers, there was no need to worry about safety issues. The train loaded with goods headed towards Beiping (now Beijing).

  "Hey Daniel!" Yang Feng took out a small box, then pulled out two small medicine bottles and tossed them to Daniel, one for each of the remaining American soldiers.

  Daniel and his men looked at the small blue pill inside with a puzzled expression.

  "Double the time!" Yang Feng made a knowing glance.

  The soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then there was a burst of cheers like wolf howls.

  "Mr. Yang, you're an angel!" a soldier exclaimed excitedly.

  "It seems like all of you brothers really like this gift." Yang Feng said with a sly smile.

  "Actually, this isn't really that necessary, you know. Because of physical differences, we have some advantages when facing Eastern women." Daniel said, tightly grasping a bottle.

  "And our superiors also have a certain degree of control over these things." he added.

  "Why? The young men are far away from their hometown and relatives, can't they get the comfort they deserve here? Your superiors are too inhumane." Yang Feng said indignantly.

  "It's not like that, mainly because this dyeing problem is too serious." Daniel said with an embarrassed face.

  "Ah, I see! This problem is easily solved then! In a few days, I'll bring you guys some good stuff and guarantee that from now on, the young men's worries will be over." Yang Feng said with a pat on his chest.

  Selling condoms in the US seems like a good choice, now that they're so thick and outrageous, introducing ultra-thin ones would totally crush them, not to mention those with ribs or dots, which are basically divine.

  Wasn't oral contraceptives one of the most popular products during the Great Depression in America?

  It shouldn't be worse than its popularity, right?

  The train arrived in Beiping, and under the protection of American soldiers, all were unloaded into the warehouse of Chan Shun Yuen Company. Yang Feng had already borrowed the warehouse from Hainitz, and it was easy to transport them into the city.

  Just this period of security issues still need to be resolved, this is easy to handle, tell Jensen and continue to let this team protect, one person sends a down jacket, plus promised to solve their troubles as soon as possible, the American soldiers are very friendly, in fact these people don't need to watch for a few days, Yang Feng will soon transport the goods to the city in batches.

  Today is December 22nd, at the same time Yang Feng was bombarding Japanese destroyers, the Sixth Division of the Imperial Japanese Army launched an attack on the Northeastern Army's 63rd Corps led by Feng Zhanhai stationed in Rehe, and the Battle of Rehe officially began.