Chapter 43: The Blood Wolf Decree (Part 1)

  Hou Dashun guessed the intention of his superiors, and Hu Zhiyong was also thinking about Hou Dashun's telegram.

  "Master, Hou Dashiun has sent another telegram. He is preparing to send out a portion of soldiers to harass the Japanese army by night raids and surprise attacks." The telegraph operator came in once again, reading from the telegram sent by Hou Dashiun.

  "Alright!" Hu Zhiyong stood up happily, looking at the officers and said: "Each regiment sends out a squad of snipers to use cold guns to deal with those bastards!"

  "What's 'Cold Gun Movement'?" Liang Chengfu was puzzled.

  "Set up ambushes around the town, at traffic arteries and road junctions, hit-and-run tactics!" Hu Zhiyong gave orders with a grin, instantly lifting the morale of all troops.

  "Good idea!" Liang Chengfu waved his hand and shouted: "Change shifts every three days, record a merit for every shooter who kills more than two people. If there are more than three, we can gather them together to cultivate them. Young master, this will boost their enthusiasm for military training."

  "Agreed!" Hu Zhiyong nodded: "In addition, a promotion of one rank and the issuance of a sniper rifle!"

  Nine teams suddenly mobilized more than 100 sharpshooters, and the province of Dan Dong provoked the devils near the Chinese New Year. On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the first batch of people who went out to attack returned, with casualties in the hundreds.

  "The second batch of men is on the move!" Hu Zhiyong was delighted, and without realizing it, he had eliminated several hundred devils. This battle was quite enjoyable.

  Tianhua Mountain, Hou Dajun replaced shooting training with cold gun movements. Every day, two accurate shooters would move out, bringing a few apprentices to play cat and mouse games in the autumn night's garrison.

  Every time a group of people comes back, he will hold a small meeting to summarize.

  "Little mountain, use the scope, start practicing from setting the sniper speed to 20+ in the settings bar, and slowly adjust it lower as you become more accurate. Can't change abruptly! Finally adjust to around 10."

  "Got it, Sergeant!" Little Mountain may not have hit anyone, but he had already gained experience. With renewed confidence, he launched another attack, and this time he wouldn't miss.

  "Big Bear, sniping requires patience, seizing the opportunity and grasping the wind speed. After each shot, find out the reason for failure, I believe you will soon become a god of guns! These new warriors, one by one, are fearless like newborn calves. Hou Daxun is delighted, his own hands can have such soldiers."

  "Company Commander, the devils have become wary and rarely come out. Moreover, I discovered an unusual move today - the little devils have also started sending people to ambush us halfway!" The company commander was originally a sniper himself, and when he personally led his troops down the mountain, he almost got taken out by the little devils.

  "I've already got a plan!" Hou Dashi said with a sly smile, leaning in close to San Lian Chang's ear.

  It turned out that Hu Zhiyong had expected it. No one is willing to suffer losses, let alone the cunning little devils. The first and second batches of people ambushed successfully, he has already ordered a change in sniping habits.

  Dandong Japanese Army Headquarters, Akino was reporting to his division commander. Nakajima Izaemon's face turned black, the great battle did not kill so many people, and in just a few days in the rear, they lost three or four hundred men.

  "The military department has sent a batch of sharpshooters, if you fail again, cut your belly to apologize to the Emperor!"

  "Hey!" Akino brought the group back to Tenkawasan, but to their surprise, those snipers never showed up again. They froze in the snow for three days while all the troops at Jongho were celebrating New Year's.

  Hu Zhiyong has been a bit down in spirits these past few days. Liang Shizhang and Li Erzhu teased him for working too hard at night.

  "This is really weird!" Hu Zhiyong scratched his head, awkwardly telling several team leaders: "On the first night, things were stuck in the living room all night. On the second night, I went to bed and slept soundly with my head covered, sleeping until dawn! By the third day, my brother had already thought it out, saying that no matter what, he had to enjoy the wonders of the gentle village. Who knew, this gun suddenly malfunctioned and refused to listen to my commands!"

  "Master, you haven't given the bride a gift yet, have you?" Li Erzhu sneered, looking at the inner room door and saying in a low voice: "Three big beauties, are they so excited that they've lost their minds?"

  "What's weird is that as soon as I enter Huo Feng's room, I can kill three arrays in a row and still be full of energy. Chief Advisor, advise me, what's the problem here?" Hu Zhiyong had initially thought he just had erectile dysfunction, but after experimenting in Huo Feng's room, he felt there was an issue.

  Li Erzhu's big eyes were dimly blinking: "Are you too excited? Why don't you also start a cold gun movement?"

  Liang Chengfu burst out laughing and scolded his chief of staff: "Firing a cold shot? How can this be considered firing a cold shot?"

  "Let the three of them secretly switch rooms at night without turning on the lights. Don't try to figure out who's who, just go for it!" Li Erzhu didn't finish speaking before he burst into laughter himself. The living room suddenly became lively.

  New Spring, Zhuanghe is in a joyful atmosphere. The troops are on holiday for two days, and many people come to the city to watch the play. By noon, when it's time to eat, Liang Chengfu says goodbye to the team leaders and leaves.

  Hu's mother left her wheelchair and could slowly walk on her own. After lunch, she called Hu Zhiyong to her room, closed the door and said softly: "San Er, I want to tell you about our family's origins!"

  "Mom, you talk, I'm listening."

  As for the history of the Hu family, Hu Zhiyong really didn't understand a thing. Mrs. Hu sat down, a hint of pain appearing on her face.

  "In the year 1723, on November 13th of the 61st year of Kangxi's reign in Beijing, a state of emergency was declared within the nine cities. The Kangxi Emperor passed away, sending shockwaves throughout the nation. The successor was not Erwang (the second prince), who had been the crown prince for nearly forty years; nor Sanwang (the third prince), who was well-versed in classical studies and history; nor Bawang (the eighth prince), whose reputation for virtue had spread far and wide; nor Dawang (the fourteenth prince), the great general deeply favored by Kangxi. Instead, it was the fourth prince, Yinzhen, known as the 'Cold-Faced King'."

  In order to ascend the throne, he watched from the other side of the river as the Eighth Prince and the Crown Prince fought each other to mutual defeat. The Eighth Prince, Yinxiang, finally realized that this was a trick used by the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, to seize the imperial throne!

  At that time, your great-grandfather was the illegitimate son of the Eighth Prince. In order to preserve this lineage, he entrusted the task of guarding the large batch of treasures and jewels plundered by the Qing dynasty when it entered Central Plains to your grandfather who was still underage at that time.

  At that time, your second uncle, third uncle, and the ancestors of the high-ranking officials were all bodyguards sent by the Eighth Prince. Our four families have been hiding in Zhuanghe County ever since, never getting involved in the turmoil of the imperial court.

  "Mom, are we royal descendants? Are we Manchu people?"

  Hu Mu nodded and continued:

  "Hundreds of years ago, the Qing emperor's decree 'Han people are not allowed to enter Liaodong' was like a conjecture that tried to cover up the truth. As a result, a legend about Hetuala and the Qing dragon vein, treasure house spread among the imperial court, palace, and Jianghu."

  Hutu Ala, the place where the Qing dragon rose, the first capital of the Manchu Qing dynasty, is located 4 kilometers east of Yongling Town, Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, on a horizontal ridge on the south bank of the Suzi River.

  As for the treasure, it must start with Empress Abahai. Abahai was the mother of Nurhaci's 14th son, Dorgon, who was his most favored child. During his lifetime, Nurhaci had always wanted to pass on the throne to Dorgon, but after his death, the Khan's seal fell into the hands of his eighth son, Hong Taiji.

  Although Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, the gold and silver treasures in the national treasury were still controlled by Abahai. Afraid of being plotted against, Huang Taiji issued an ultimatum to Abahai, who was not afraid of soft or hard tactics: either hand over all the treasures or be buried with Nurhaci together.

  After Abahai's death, Huang Taiji, who was obsessed with the treasure, finally got the officials of the Imperial Household Department to reveal the whereabouts of the treasure under his brutal torture, which was transported from the secret passage of the Imperial Household Department to the Khan Wangjing.

  Then, the impatient Huang Taiji ordered people to search for treasures from both entrances of the Well of the Khan and the Secret Passage. However, the two groups of people who were sent to search for treasures lost contact, and the ropes used for communication were also broken by some animals.

  "Wolf, Snow Wolf!" Hu Zhiyong exclaimed in shock, only then did he realize the profound connection between the Snow Wolf and the Hu family.

  "The only one who truly knows the origin of the Qing treasure is Eighth Brother. Before he passed away, he left behind three jade Buddhas and a gold Buddha, telling your great-grandfather: The treasure is hidden within these few Buddha statues, those with fate will be able to unlock it!"

  From then on, the true location of the Qing treasure was no longer known to anyone, and its whereabouts became increasingly mysterious. San Er, why did I choose to give you the Golden Buddha in the first place? It wasn't because I hoped you could uncover it, but because I discovered the wolfish ambitions of the Gao family! Why did your third uncle's daughter marry you and your older brother? It was to conceal the secret of the treasure. Now, with the former Qing emperor Aixinjueluo Puyi establishing a regime in Northeast China, you must seize the opportunity to find the treasure and use this wealth to help him reclaim his throne!

  Hu's mother's words made Hu Zhiyong feel both shocked and amused. Restore the country? To restore that corrupt Qing dynasty? A puppet regime controlled by the Japanese, after restoration, help him let the Japanese plunder on the land of China?

  "Mother, do you know about Puyi? An emperor who betrays his country for wealth and glory by relying on foreigners, is he the one you hope for? In the past, in order to escape from Tianjin, he hid in the trunk of a car, disregarding his noble status. Now, his regime is controlled by the Japanese, and they want me to assist such a person?" Hu Zhiyong asked repeatedly, causing his mother to sigh painfully.

  "This is the will left by your great-grandfather, let us swear to pass it down from generation to generation!"

  "Mom, do you want us to carry the heavy burden like you and be buried with the damned Qing dynasty? Forget it! You can take away the Jade Buddha and Golden Buddha, and give them to whoever you want! Mom, I'm not being unfilial, but I'll walk my own path, I won't let you arrange my life!" Hu Zhiyong refused, and opened the door to call over three beauties: "Give the Jade Buddha and Golden Buddha to mom!"

  Three women were unaware of what was going on and did not dare disobey Hu Zhiyong's words. They threw down three expensive necklaces and took the bride away.

  "Master, what should I do!" Hu Mu cried out loud and started wailing on the bed. Shi Yiping wanted to go over to take a look but was held back by Hu Zhiyong: "Let her calm down and think, this foolish loyalty is terrifying!"

  Hu's mother cried for a while in the room, then got up and walked out onto the main street. In a carpenter's shop, she took out a token: "Quickly give me three hundred good hands, I want to set off immediately!"

  "Order of the Blood Wolf!" The carpenter shouted, then bowed respectfully: "Master's wife, I'll go and do it now!"

  The Blood Wolf Order was the earliest intelligence organization of the Qing Dynasty. All members were Manchu people, and they hid among the civilians in various industries. In those years, they had a great war with the Blood Drop Child to protect the treasure, both sides lost a batch of the best talents and stopped fighting.

  Hu's mother waited for more than an hour, then was carried away in a sedan chair towards the northeast. Hu Zhiyong discovered his mother missing and saw a letter left on the bed. He stamped his foot and shouted: "Go! Go take a look at the emperor you have in mind, see if he looks like a slave!"

  P.S: Recently there have been some illustrations, I hope readers will continue to cheer me on. Come on with the flowers, collections and rewards!