Chapter 40: The Power of Fans

  Due to the war, the forest outside the south city was cut down long ago, leaving only bare tree stumps.

  A hundred men sat quietly on tree stumps, some wiping their guns, others eating chocolate, and others adjusting their watches, with a carefree look.

  First and foremost, there was a middle-aged man holding a dagger that he couldn't stop fiddling with, seemingly lost in his own world. However, no one dared to ignore the murderous aura emanating from the dagger.

  "Why are there always people who don't realize, my wolf's fangs have long been tired of drinking the blood of our nation, why are they still so stubborn?" The middle-aged man took out a small mirror and tidied up his chin whiskers, which he hadn't shaved for over a month, making him look much older.

  A middle-aged man next to him was a clerk. At this moment, he seemed to have sorted out something and handed the wallet over to him.

  "1,500 troops is not a small punishment. Next time I see that guy responding to the British call, damn it, born in China, he actually wants to be a dog for foreigners, without even looking at the gun in my hand."

  "Captain, we've killed so many of them and made a name for ourselves. Why does the commander want us to keep a low profile and let more people know that we're not good? Who will dare to mess with us then?" The speaker was Hu Yongjie, a sunny boy from Shandong.

  "You foolish kid, do you know what we are? We're a strategic unit, our existence is to deliver the fatal blow to the enemy. If everyone knew about us, then the enemy would definitely know how to deal with us. Keeping a low profile and killing silently, that's the true way of kings."

  "Yes, yes." Hu Yongjie nodded in agreement.

  "Captain, what is our main goal after this operation?" The speaker was Wu Chao, who could also be considered a veteran member of the Wolf Fang team.

  The middle-aged Han was undoubtedly Li Donghao, who nodded and said, "The commander-in-chief has let the enemy surround us in Niu Xing, and it's hard to get in. With over a hundred of us, we can't do much, but we can still cause damage to the enemy. The commander-in-chief's order to me is to destroy the gunpowder depot in Nanchang City."

  "This is our specialty, we've had a good rest for some time now, let's set off, Captain!" Wu Chao said excitedly.

  "I've been saying you little brat joined our Wolf Tooth for so long, how come you still don't have any sense of direction? With your current state, how can you be a sniper? We'll be on top while the enemy is having their meal."

  It was an hour later when the enemy in Nanchang City had their meal, a group of one hundred soldiers wearing Sun Chuanfang's military uniform arrived at Nanchang City.

  "Halt, which part are you from?" The sergeant guarding the city gate, with a cigarette in his mouth, blocked Li Donghao's way.

  Li Donghao's eyes widened and he kicked out with one foot, "F**k, you dare to block my team? Beat him to death!"

  The warlord's troops had a temperament, that is, they would rather be tough than soft. After being kicked by the officer, he immediately became much more honest. "Officer, please spare my life. I'm just following orders, after all, the Southern Army is rampant, and we can't help but defend ourselves."

  "The Southern Army is all locked up in Niuxing Pass, you see I don't look like the Southern Army at all." As he spoke, Li Donghao gave the officer another kick, and this time the officer was certain of Li Donghao's identity.

  Just as they were about to let him go, another sly-looking officer walked over, apparently alerted by the earlier commotion. This guy narrowed his beady eyes and said to Li Donghao, "Captain, I don't know where you're going or whose orders you're following."

  Li Dong's eyebrows immediately furrowed, he didn't think it would be so troublesome to pass the city gate. "Damn it, can't you see we're from the Great General's Guard? This is Liu Qiyuan, the Great General's personal bodyguard commander. Are you blind?" Hu Yongjie, a quick-witted guy, immediately scolded the greedy-looking officer.

  The sly-looking officer immediately became much more honest when he heard it was the Grand Marshal's guard, "The Grand Marshal's guard has arrived here, I don't know what military duties they are to carry out."

  "General received a secret report, our scout caught the enemy's army commander Cheng Qian, and asked me to bring people to take him back personally. I told them that this is the highest military secret of our army, if it leaks out, kill without pardon." Li Donghao whispered in the ear of the sly-looking officer.

  Upon hearing this news, the sly and cunning officer immediately trembled with fear, fortunately he had not blocked him earlier, otherwise he might be dead by now.

  "Sir, why don't we send some men to support you?" At this moment, the sly-looking officer not only acknowledged Li Donghao's identity but also wanted to get a share of military merit from this matter.

  "Shut up! Such an important matter, without reporting to the commander-in-chief, how can you let others participate casually? If the enemy's agent finds out, can you afford to take responsibility?" Li Donghao scolded.

  The officer with a sly look in his eyes kept nodding and apologizing, and ordered his men to open the city gate at the fastest speed.

  A group of people walked around the south city wall, and Li Donghao even personally took a few trips to the gunpowder depot. In the end, they met with several people in an alleyway.

  "Captain, what do you want me to do? I'll go gather the brothers right away." Wu Chao said excitedly. If this succeeds, the pressure from the commander's place will definitely be much less.

  Li Donghao shook his head and said, "The military is heavily guarded outside but loose inside. With over a hundred of us launching a strong attack, it's not suitable. Instead, let's set up a timed bomb and have them experience a 'heavenly maiden scattering flowers'."

  "If it's like that, then isn't our chance of sacrifice very small?" an old wolf-toothed man said excitedly.

  "University student, what do you think about this matter? Is it possible to make a bomb?" The university student's original name was Peng Shaohua, from Jiangxi Province. He was a proper university student who was deceived by the Huangpu propaganda team into joining the Northern Expedition Army. Later, he somehow got deceived again by Li Donghao and ended up in Langya. Although Peng Shaohua was a young master at home, he was not soft when it came to military matters. With his exceptional hand-to-hand combat skills, he often created special weapons, earning him unanimous recognition from his comrades.

  "The captain, the timed bomb thing, I've already made it when I was in college. However, we need some tools like an alarm clock, fuse wire, copper wire, marbles, and bullets."

  "Alright, no need for so much nonsense. If it can be done, then just do it. You all retreat now and leave this to me and the university students."

  The troops casually caught someone and left Nanchang City with a swagger, and when they left, they also took more than ten large oceans from the thieving officer with a sly eye, promising to say a few good words for him in front of the general.

  At this moment, Li Donghao and the university student were doing the most exciting thing in their lives.

  Li Donghao hastily walked into the warehouse, took a look at the university student who was sweating profusely, and said, "Are you okay? I've already taken out three waves of patrolling soldiers. If we keep going like this, we'll all be done for."

  The university student didn't flinch at all, wiped the sweat from his palm clean, and gently put away the last marble after which the alarm clock started ringing.

  "The captain has settled it, the time is set for one hour. But captain, you promised me that I could meet my idol, he's my role model." The university student excitedly said to Li Dong Hao.

  "Alright, after the battle is won I'll take you to see him. But let me tell you, our instructor isn't as handsome as me." Li Dong Hao swaggered out of the armory with the university student, and then swaggered out of Nanchang City.

  The entire city of Nanchang was then placed under martial law, as someone had snuck into the armory and stolen a large quantity of gunpowder, killing several patrolling soldiers in the process. Meanwhile, the cunning military officer received ruthless punishment from his superiors.

  Not long after, Jiang Fangzhen, who was commanding the battle at Daiwang Mountain, saw the most beautiful fireworks in the world.