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"Baka! What's going on in northern Jiangsu? How come another warrior of the Empire has been ambushed? Baka, Baka!"

Inside the Japanese military headquarters in Hefei, the commander was looking at the documents on the table when his face turned ashen, almost to the point of being dripping with water.

"Baka! News has come from all the counties and garrisons that the Empire's warriors have been ambushed by unknown individuals. Some have lost more than a dozen men, while others have lost almost an entire squad."

"Men, pass down the order: everyone be careful and do not let these anti-Japanese elements succeed. If they are caught, interrogate them immediately and do not let a single one go."

"Furthermore, notify all county towns, as well as all imperial military police and garrisons within the towns, not to act alone, understand?"

"Hi!"

As orders were issued, the Japanese troops in the area became tense. Although it was the second day of the Lunar New Year, the bloody death toll directly shocked them.

"Baka! Who is it? We've already lost almost a whole battalion of Imperial warriors this morning alone. Who is it?"

Who would have thought that just yesterday's events had ended, a new pack of wolves arrived, even more ferocious than before, and they swallowed up nearly a large battalion of Japanese soldiers.

As for the other party's losses, no one knows yet.

Similarly, Japanese troops in various other locations faced the same situation, which infuriated the Japanese garrisons in those areas.

With anywhere from a hundred to nearly a thousand people, the sheer number of participants makes it a real headache.

This method of slowly wearing down the Japanese army is almost like cutting flesh with a blunt instrument; that's what you call painful.

……

On the other side, Zhang Tianhao was piloting the plane, and he was in a pretty good mood. This time he had robbed a lot of money, more than twenty tons of gold, and a large amount of cash, although it was not obvious at the moment.

But after a while, it will be money, lots of usable money.

He knew this better than anyone else; with so much money, he could definitely live off it for a very long time.

"There are so many benefits, buying for free, this is really awesome."

As for the factory that disappeared over there and the money in the bank, what does that have to do with him? It seems to have nothing to do with him.

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable and interesting it seemed, and his mood improved.

At an altitude of 15,000 meters, he couldn't help but burst into song.

"The people are truly happy today, the people are truly happy today..."

As he sang, his face twitched involuntarily. After all, he had never practiced singing, and even though he had a good voice, he was still suffering from being tone-deaf.

"Damn, I'm tone-deaf. I really need to work on it and find a teacher to guide me. Otherwise, when I go out and sing with people, it'll be like I'm humiliating myself."

He couldn't help but close his eyes in pain and let out a bitter laugh.

"Hehe, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll sing a lot more. Anyway, no one will hear me."

Then he tried to comfort himself and started singing wildly. Although the sound didn't travel far, it was still worse than a ghost's wail.

He even makes a piercing sound, which would probably scare away any birds that fly near him.

Although he was self-aware, he was in a really good mood.

"I wonder how the preparations are going over there?"

After thinking about the broadcasts from northern Jiangsu, he turned on the radio on the plane and started listening.

As the broadcast continued, his face gradually turned red. He hadn't expected the broadcaster to be so expressive; even he felt a surge of excitement listening to it.

Then he switched to other channels, and again, he heard a lot of news about him, all discussing a series of policies in northern Jiangsu.

Clearly, many people are analyzing the policies in northern Jiangsu and the underlying issues behind them. Whether it's grain or something else, the topic is being broadcast on everyone's radio, sparking heated discussions.

Most importantly, these reports also reveal that there is a food shortage in northern Jiangsu.

Of course, this only means that the situation is tense, not that there is definitely a food shortage.

After all, everyone knows that northern Jiangsu had a bumper harvest last year.

But Zhang Tianhao was implementing a policy of reducing equipment specifications. What was his purpose?

Whether they were hoarding grain or for something else, no one knew, and no one bothered to investigate, since there were always untold secrets behind it.

"Interesting. Everyone is guessing that there is a food shortage in northern Jiangsu. Is it a real shortage or just a pretense?"

"Do you think I, Su Bei, can't even handle this? You're underestimating me, Su Bei."

Grain is stockpiled, and in large quantities. Who knows what kind of accident might happen and we wouldn't even have a bite to eat? That would be a real problem.

He didn't know how long the plane had been flying when he started to doze off again, but he quickly forced himself to wake up.

After all, at such a height, tens of thousands of meters, a single misstep could be fatal.

Seeing that the plane was running low on fuel, he had no choice but to stand up, take out a can of fuel, and slowly add the fuel through the filler neck.

……

苏北。

"Huh? Young Master sent a message saying he'll arrive in northern Jiangsu tonight, probably around midnight. Why so fast this time?"

"I don't know, but it's already quite good that he came back so early. I guess the young master must be really exhausted when he got back."

"Nonsense, do the math. It takes eighteen hours, or even longer, to fly from here to Europe, and we're still looking for other supplies and materials. The young master was able to come back so quickly, so he must have found quite a few good things."

"Young Master probably hasn't been sleeping!"

"Of course, it's only been less than thirty hours since we set off yesterday morning. When we get back tonight, we'll definitely be exhausted."

"So, we should prepare as soon as possible and send some food to the young master, otherwise he might collapse from exhaustion again."

"indeed so."

The two also called the kitchen via internal line, and ordered the food to be prepared for five people, and all of it to be high-quality, hearty dishes.

There were no problems in the kitchen, and preparations were quickly made.

The two exchanged a smile, knowing that Zhang Tianhao had brought back some good stuff this time, probably quite a lot.

"By the way, Old Zhao, I wonder when the young master will leave again this time?"

"I don't know either, but it doesn't matter anymore, does it?"

"Yes, that's not important anymore. As long as the young master needs us, we will do our best to cooperate."

"That's right!"

The two exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter. After all, some things don't need to be said so explicitly; as long as the two of them understand, that's enough.

"Alright, the visit isn't over yet. How about we go for another walk?"

"No need. Those Japanese outside hate Yun to death. Young Master doesn't allow us to run around. You know how serious this is. It's better not to go. Let the government organize and take the lead."

"Okay!" (End of Chapter)