From the garrison to the foot of Keyan Ke Mountain, there is about fifty miles of waterway. If a sneak attack is to be carried out, it must pass through Ke Mountain.

However, Sun Yong and his new army were not familiar with the terrain of the mountain road, so they had to improvise on the spot.

"Sun Yong, Tianhua asked you to go by name, are you sure?" Li Cunzhi raised his eyes and looked at Sun Yong.

"Please rest assured, general, I will definitely rescue Mr. Third... Mr. Chen unharmed." Sun Yong replied firmly.

"Okay, I will transfer the secret agent platoon to you, and then give you Li Xinghong's team headquarters. You will only be able to deploy the motors and sailboats. Go and prepare as soon as possible."

Li Cunzhi didn't say much. After giving the order, he turned around and left the office, returning to the conference room upstairs.

The military defense meeting must continue.

…

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Hangzhou West Wharf.

Li Xinghong was resting in the dormitory at this time. After doing exercises in the morning and eating breakfast, he returned to the dormitory to pack up his books and training notes.

He usually has a habit of arranging his bed, quilts, and books by himself, and does not need an orderly to do it.

"Your Majesty, Captain, Deacon Sun has arrived."

The messenger outside came in to report.

"Deacon Sun? Is he Mr. Sun Yongsun next to the general?" Li Xinghong asked doubtfully.

"Yes."

After Li Xinghong heard this, the hairs all over his body stood up.

The general's steward came in person, just like last time, there must be something important.

This Mr. Sun cannot be offended, and he cannot afford to be offended.

He threw away the chair and walked straight to the team headquarters, where he saw Sun Yong, fully armed and defiant in the room.

On both sides of the team headquarters are Master Xie Tong's secret service platoon.

Li Xinghong first signaled everyone in the room to leave, then raised his hands in a military salute, "Deacon Sun, please speak."

"Captain Li, I, the deacon, have come to convey the general's instructions, ordering your troops to follow me to Keyandang Lake to rescue people." Sun Yong said solemnly.

"As ordered." Li Xinghong didn't even ask who he was going to save. Judging from his posture, he must be an important person.

Military orders were issued, and he carried them out without hesitation.

"The whole team assembles urgently."

An emergency rally horn sounded.

In five minutes, in addition to the remaining troops, a fully armed team of nearly a hundred people had assembled.

Sun Yong called Li Xinghong and spy platoon leader Gao Hu, and they made a simple division of labor on a wall chart at the team headquarters:

"I personally led the secret agent platoon to take two light sailing boats, go straight to Keshan via the creek, and conduct a sneak attack over the mountains. Captain Li took his troops and took a large sailing boat to attack from the front entrance of Danghu Lake, armed with heavy machine guns.

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"clear."

After speaking briefly and to the point, everyone split up.

This special agent platoon, headed by Gao Hu, is a special rapid force formed by Sun Yong with the authorization of Li Cunzhi after the birthday banquet assassination in Li Mansion last year, with a total of forty people.

The personnel are all carefully selected from the new army. They are required to have clean origins, excellent military quality, outstanding personal skills, be able to do anything such as shooting, fighting, climbing, etc., and be well-equipped with a complete range of long and short guns.

This special agent platoon was personally trained by Sun Yong and specialized in performing secret missions in the periphery. It only took orders from Li Cunzhi himself and was not subject to the control of other officials such as the chief of staff.

Li Cunzhi arranged for Sun Yong to pay each member's salary individually, which is very special.

Danghu Lake deviates from the main channel of the Yangtze River Canal and faces Keshan on three sides. Only one side has a channel outlet, which is a bit like a harbor.

It is usually a place where many fishing boats stop for rest, repair, and build small fishing boats.

The peaks of the Keshan Mountains are not too high, but the mountain roads are rugged.

Sun Yong quickly traveled 40 miles from Xiaoxi River to the waterway. When there was no waterway ahead, he abandoned the boat and marched quickly.

Under the guidance of a local guide, the special agent platoon arrived at the mountain behind Danghu before one o'clock in the afternoon.

He observed the enemy situation around him. There were only a few scattered lookout sentries on several mountain tops, and the barracks were concentrated at the foot of the mountain. The bandits were chatting, playing cards, and drinking in twos and threes, showing no signs of vigilance.

There are no obvious firepower points around.

Gangsters mainly use cold weapons, and their firearms are mainly homemade guns.

Sun Yong decided to control the situation without any loss, so that he would be very sure that he could rescue Chen Tianhua unscathed.

He called Gao Hu and told him:

"You lead a squad to pull out the lookout posts on these mountains respectively. Be careful not to make any noise. After pulling them out, take custody of the gangsters in the barracks and hand over their guns without killing them. I will personally lead the second and third squads there.

That big barracks, I guess Mr. Chen is negotiating there."

"When Li Xinghong attacks from the main gate of the mountain stronghold, you go to respond and control all the lake bandits. Be careful not to kill easily if you have to."

"yes."

Gao Hu took the order and left.

Sun Yong led the second and third squads down the mountain at the same time to attack.

When I walked to the door of the assembly hall, I saw six or seven gangsters gathered around chatting.

"This boy named Master Chen is so brave that he dares to come to the meeting with only twenty people."

"Hey, it's easy to get into the water village, but it's hard to get out. It would be strange if Boss Jin didn't tell him to peel off his skin."

"Yeah, how can you let the duck fly away, haha."

While they were joking, the gangsters' waists were pressed against by hard objects.

"Don't move, don't make a sound."

When the gangsters saw the officers and soldiers falling from the sky, they were frightened on the spot. The timid ones were frightened to the point of peeing.

When Sun Yong and his men arrived at the door, they heard a bickering going on inside. He felt that it was not interesting enough, so he wanted to listen for a while before going in.

Anyway, the entire meeting hall was surrounded and controlled from the roof to the ground.

Unexpectedly, within a few minutes of listening, Chen Tianhua clapped his hands and asked him to show his face, and he had no choice but to wave for the soldiers to rush in.

At the same time, Li Xinghong led a group of officers and soldiers with heavy weapons to surround the entire mountain stronghold.

When the lake bandits encountered the army, they usually surrendered and did not resist easily.

Because they understood that confronting the new army with all Western-style equipment with only the fire sticks and a few broken knives in their hands was like an egg against a stone.

After the occupation ended without a single shot or a bullet being fired, and without any casualties, Li Xinghong led his team back to the original location and conducted a practical exercise, which was quite effective.

Sun Yong led the special agent platoon to return to the clipper docking point via the mountain road, and then returned to the base along the original waterway.

It was already evening when we arrived at the station. Sun Yong ran as soon as possible after getting off the ship, and reported the entire process of completing the task to Li Cunzhi, who was still waiting anxiously in the office.

Li Cunzhi said three good things in a row and felt relieved.

…

In the twelfth lunar month, Chen Tianhua and his family had already moved into their new house and entered the courtyard. All the rooms in the inner courtyard were equipped with fireplaces, and the whole house was filled with warmth.

The new house hired a housekeeper, two maids, two rough women, two servants and a cook.

Many flowers and trees were planted, including the osmanthus tree that my mother loved.

Chen Tianhua named this new house "Qiyuan", which has a somewhat elegant atmosphere.

My mother moved into a new house, smiling so much that she couldn't close her eyes for several days, and even brought her grandma to live with her.

Needless to say, the eldest sister Tingjuan and Youjuan's joy is beyond words.
Chapter completed!