Chapter 71: Secret Room (First Update)

  "Reporting to the battalion commander, Instructor Xu Bin led three companies to successfully complete the task. The entire defeat of Feng Baotian's breakout troops, Feng Baotian has been shot dead by soldiers, and his body will be transported over immediately." Seeing Battalion Commander Zhang Hua slowly walking into the chaotic battlefield, Instructor Xu Bin, who was directing the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, rushed to Zhang Hua's side and reported excitedly.

  "Haha, that scourge of the village, Feng Baotian, has finally died. It's a good thing for the local people... Old Guo, have you tallied up the casualties and results of our troops?" Zhang Hua nodded and asked Vice Regimental Commander Guo Chengzhu, who had just rushed over.

  "The casualties and the results of the battle have been counted. After an hour and a half of fighting, our entire regiment lost 46 soldiers, with 12 seriously injured and 65 lightly wounded. However, these lightly wounded soldiers are not a big problem and will not affect the future battles of the troops. As for the results, we annihilated all 521 people in Fengjia Huayuan, capturing 98 people, including 36 seriously wounded soldiers. In addition, a artillery squad in the courtyard was captured by us, with 4 people taken prisoner, and the rest were killed by our army." Guo Chengzhu replied excitedly.

  "As for the captured weapons, due to the extensive use of mortars and hand grenades throughout the battle, many of them were damaged. However, after counting by our soldiers, we have captured 248 intact rifles, 46 shotguns, 5 light machine guns, a large number of hand grenades and other ammunition. More importantly, the enemy artillery company's three 82mm mortars did not suffer any damage and were seized intact by us, along with 285 rounds of shells." Guo Chengzhu read from a list in his hand.

  "Alright, the outcome of the battle is not bad. Orders: the new recruit battalion will be responsible for cleaning up the entire battlefield. The guard company and reconnaissance company are in charge of perimeter security, led by the deputy regimental commander, and report any situation immediately. The three main battalions, led by the instructor, are responsible for escorting prisoners. At the same time, mobilize all the villagers to hold a mass meeting, I want to behead these evil-doers who owe blood debts on the spot. The logistics battalion, heavy machine gun company, and artillery company will immediately count all the assets inside the Feng family compound, including grain, land deeds, silver dollars... All captured funds and materials must be registered and recorded, this is the responsibility of the deputy instructor. From now on, each department will start acting immediately, I want to see results in three hours." Zhang Hua was very satisfied with the outcome of the battle and loudly commanded the officers in front of him.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander..." Seeing that everyone was busy with their own tasks in the south city, Zhang Hua had nothing to do. He took his communication officer Wang Dog Egg and started strolling around the entire Feng family compound. Searching for the so-called hidden passages where ancient landlords used to hide their money.

  However, what made Zhang Hua disappointed was that the first person to find the secret passage was not himself, but a Shanxi-Suiyuan army captive who had just joined the Red Army for a short time. After discovering Feng Baotian's secret passage, Deputy Instructor Huang Zhengqing also dared not to slack off and immediately called Zhang Hua who was wandering around.

  "Captain, this is the Feng family's secret passage. To be cautious, we've had someone go down before..." Following Huang Zhengqing to the Feng family's study, next to a bookshelf, a narrow passageway entrance suddenly appeared, which could only allow one person to pass through at a time. The dark and mysterious passageway seemed to be showing off its secrecy.

  "Wang Goudan, bring me a lantern and let's go down to take a look. Let's see what treasures are hidden below?" Zhang Hua's curiosity was immediately piqued as he gazed at the mysterious cave entrance, and he loudly commanded Wang Goudan behind him.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander..."

  "But, Battalion Commander, you're going too deep, why not let the soldiers go take a look! If there's any mechanism inside the tunnel, you'll be in danger!" Deputy Instructor Huang Zhengqing hastily reminded, looking at Wang Gou Dan who was turning to leave.

  "No, my life is valuable, the lives of the warriors are not. Dog Egg, give me the horse lantern..." As he spoke, Zhang Hua had already snatched the horse lantern from Wang Dog Egg's hand and was the first to enter the tunnel entrance. As soon as they walked into the tunnel, a gust of cold wind hit them in the face. However, under the illumination of the horse lantern, the situation at the tunnel entrance immediately unfolded before everyone's eyes.

  Battalion Commander Zhang Hua, holding the lantern in his hand, slowly walked towards the interior of the secret room along the stairs. Deputy Battalion Commander Huang Zhengqing followed closely behind Zhang Hua, with a look of vigilance on his face. Soon, the entire passageway became wider and wider, from a single-person passage to a three-person passage. At this time, Wang Goudan, who was Zhang Hua's personal bodyguard, did not hesitate at all and immediately took a step forward to get in front of Zhang Hua.

  "My goodness, Battalion Commander, so much ammunition..." Just as Wang Dog Egg walked forward less than ten meters. A cry of surprise came from the depths of the tunnel.

  "Wang Gou Dan, what did you say? What bullets?" Hearing Wang Gou Dan's voice, Zhang Hua hurriedly chased after him. Under the illumination of the horse lamp, a dark room of about several dozen square meters appeared before everyone. And in this dark room, there were neatly stacked boxes and boxes of ammunition.

  "Hurry, let's see what's inside!" Seeing the ammunition in front of him, even Zhang Hua, who was usually silent, showed a rare joyful expression. You know, this special operations battalion is currently lacking in weapons. Although there are still many rounds of ammunition stored away, those were all accumulated slowly over multiple battles and wouldn't last more than a few fights. Now, suddenly seeing so much ammunition, how could Zhang Hua, as the battalion commander, not be delighted?

  "Yes, Company Commander..." The several soldiers who followed Zhang Hua into the tunnel loudly replied. They turned around and started moving various ammunition boxes in the secret room. Before long, they saw a few people with smiles on their faces come to their own front.

  "Captain, the statistics are out. My god, I really didn't expect that Feng Baotian had stockpiled so many weapons and ammunition here. I really want to know where he got all this ammunition from." Deputy instructor Huang Zhengqing, in charge of logistics, said excitedly as he looked at the data on the list.

  "Lao Huang, don't you forget. This son of Feng Baotian is a brigade commander in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, commanding thousands of men and guns. Getting out this little bit of weaponry and ammunition shouldn't be a big deal, right? Quick, tell me, how many treasures are there inside?" Zhang Hua asked anxiously, looking at Huang Zhengqing's smiling face.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander. In this secret room, we found a total of 200 brand new rifles, 50 boxes of rifle bullets, 5 light machine guns, 20 boxes of bullets, and also 80 boxes of hand grenades. Additionally, there were 50 brand new shotguns with 20,000 rounds of ammunition. At the same time, the soldiers also found a large amount of silver coins and gold in the innermost compartment. I took a rough look, and there are approximately 100,000 silver coins and around 50 gold bars."

  "That's great, Old Huang. With these munitions, our special operations battalion will never have to worry about running out of ammunition again...Old Huang, I'm leaving everything here in your hands. Transport all the weapons and munitions back to our camp at Daxigou. At the same time, all the silver dollars and gold must be registered and accounted for, and then submitted to the division headquarters." Zhang Hua ordered with a smile on his face.

  "Company Commander, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter perfectly, not a single bullet will be left behind." Huang Zheng nodded in response.

  "Alright, I'll leave this to you. Wang Gou Dan, let's go out and see how the deputy battalion commander and instructor are doing?" Zhang Hua nodded and shouted at the communications officer Wang Gou Dan, who was still looking around.

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