The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 379 God-like Prediction and Ambush

In just five hours, just as it got dark, Anna arrived in Chicago.

As soon as she came out of the train station, she saw some people who looked wealthy, walking into the train station with their families and luggage.

Obviously, the upcoming war caused considerable impact and chaos in Chicago.

Even if Chen Zhengwei only has 700 men under his command, if a real fight breaks out, no one knows where the bullets will land.

Anna made way for a family with a child and got into a carriage on the side of the road.

"The Tremont Hotel!" Anna looked out the car window at Chicago. Unlike the bustling Chicago of the past, today's Chicago was a little deserted.

Even ordinary people keep their heads down and quicken their pace on the street.

……

"Brother Wei, half of the gangsters on the street are gone today!" A Long said to Chen Zhengwei.

"As expected, they are not important!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand casually. It is estimated that the remaining half will disappear tomorrow.

"Have you collected all the bullets and guns?"

Chen Zhengwei had previously asked Aaron to send people to collect guns and bullets from stores in Chicago.

"Everything has been collected, Brother Wei, when will they come?" Aaron asked.

"The fastest one will be tomorrow afternoon, and it's the 22nd Infantry Regiment!" Chen Zhengwei said. The railways in the central and northern parts of the United States are well developed. Taking into account the time for supplies, the 22nd Infantry Regiment will arrive in another day.

As they were talking, they saw Aaron look towards the door, then look again, with a surprised expression on his face.

Chen Zhengwei turned his head with a look of surprise, and saw Anna wearing a blue dress and a hat, standing at the door with a suitcase in her hands. She was breathing heavily and looking around the hotel.

Then his eyes met Chen Zhengwei's.

A smile immediately appeared on Anna's face. She threw the box aside and walked quickly towards Chen Zhengwei.

"Anna? Why are you here?" Chen Zhengwei stood up and opened his arms with a surprised smile on his face, but his eyes were full of scrutiny.

Anna didn't notice all this. She trotted a few steps and threw herself into Chen Zhengwei's arms. She raised her head and eagerly searched for Chen Zhengwei's lips and blocked Chen Zhengwei's mouth.

After a long while, she hugged Chen Zhengwei's neck and said with a silly smile: "I missed you!"

Chen Zhengwei smiled, with a rare hint of gentleness in his eyes, and reached out to pat her on the back twice.

But he did not let his guard down.

After all, Anna's arrival was so unexpected.

"Sit down and talk. Did you have a smooth journey?" Chen Zhengwei pulled Anna to sit down. Anna sat directly in his arms, put her hands under his armpits, hugged his back tightly, put her face on his chest, and listened to his heartbeat.

Then he punched Chen Zhengwei on the chest angrily: "You don't even have a surprise!"

Although Chen Zhengwei's heartbeat was strong, it was too steady, with no signs of speeding up.

"Someone sent me here to Milwaukee, and the inspection there was very strict, so I came here by myself." Anna said, and then smiled.

"I went to see Michael from the Bureau of Investigation, and he sent two people."

Anna then put her face against Chen Zhengwei's chest again: "I missed you so much. There was nothing going on at the bank, and everything is in chaos lately, so I came here!"

"Is there going to be a war here?"

"Yes!"

"You should go back to San Francisco!" Anna said. Even though she was a woman who knew nothing, she knew that Chen Zhengwei should not be in Chicago. This is the central United States.

San Francisco is different.

"Okay, go to your room and rest for a while, and come down to eat later!" Chen Zhengwei patted Anna.

"I'm going upstairs to take a shower!" Anna immediately got up from Chen Zhengwei, and the man took her luggage and took her upstairs.

"Pay attention!" Chen Zhengwei watched Anna enter the elevator and instructed Aaron.

Aaron nodded, knowing that his boss had not lost his vigilance because of this woman, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

After all, Chen Zhengwei is involved with too many people, including him, Rong Jiacai, Yan Qingyou, Chen Zhenghu, so many people from the Chen and Rong families, and so many Chinese who follow Chen Zhengwei. Even the future of Chinese Americans as a whole depends on Chen Zhengwei.

"Arrange fifty people to leave the city at night, bring some explosives and go to the railway bridge 25 miles outside the Chicago train station, then hide nearby and wait for my news!"

"They thought we were just some gangsters and would not take us seriously. They even thought this operation was just a tour. They would probably send an advance force to take the train, occupy the train station, and then wait for the follow-up infantry regiment to arrive."

"Send these advance troops in, and when the follow-up infantry regiment arrives by train, blow up the bridge and the train together!"

Chen Zhengwei ordered.

"It can at least blow up an infantry regiment!"

Aaron nodded vigorously.

At this time, Green hurried in with a telegram, and his eyes changed when he looked at Chen Zhengwei.

"Boss, you guessed it right! It's the 6th and 9th Cavalry Regiments that moved!"

Chen Zhengwei's grasp of the army's movements is simply amazing.

It was like he could see it directly.

"Brother Wei, you are amazing!" Aaron also exclaimed.

"Only these three cavalry regiments were mobilized in the west? The 9th Infantry Regiment in California and the 7th Cavalry Regiment in Montana did not make any moves?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows, and after getting a positive answer, he sneered: "It seems that they look down on us more than I thought!"

The movements of the Western Corps are easier to investigate than those of the Eastern Corps because the railway network in the West covers a small area, the area is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the troops are cavalry-based.

The time for mobilizing infantry is relatively tight.

As for their movements, it is easier to guess. They will definitely go along the railway line to Sacramento and then attack the direction of Red Tree City.

And boarded a ship from Los Angeles to San Francisco. "Less than 3,000 people want to suppress the Chinese in San Francisco! I really want to see the faces of those people in the Army Department at that time!"

After all, in the eyes of the army, Chen Zhengwei and others are just gang members, and their fighting power is even worse than that of the Indians.

It would be enough to mobilize three cavalry battalions.

"It seems that the number of infantry regiments transferred to Chicago will not be many! It will definitely not exceed five infantry regiments, and it is likely to be only four! After all, we only have 700 people."

"Mobilize 100 people to control the train station. After the advance troops arrive at the train station, put some pressure on them! Be gentle and don't hit them too hard. After the exchange of fire, withdraw from the train station and directly disperse into the nearby residential areas. Arrange another 100 people to set up defenses outside the dock and directly occupy the residential areas there! As for the residents there, give them some money and let them find a place to live by themselves!" said Chen Zhengwei.

"Tell them to bring some six-pound shells!"

After Chen Zhengwei made the arrangements, A-Long wrote down the details while flattering him: "Brother Wei is so amazing! Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang are no match for Brother Wei!"

Chen Zhengwei could easily guess which corps the army would mobilize, which seemed incredible to him.

"They really can't compare to me!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

The current Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army is the famous General William Tecumseh Sherman. I guess there’s a chance to fight him and then give him a beating!
Chen Zhengwei even felt that he could find an opportunity to stir up trouble and beat up all the famous generals of this era.

An hour later, Anna changed into a red long dress and walked towards Chen Zhengwei with joy on her face.

"What do you want to eat?" Chen Zhengwei stood up, put his arm around her waist, and walked towards the restaurant.

……

The next day, a train arrived in Joliet, northeast of Chicago, the closest railroad hub to Chicago.

Then a large number of fully armed soldiers jumped off the train.

These people looked relaxed, and some even wanted to whistle at the women around them.

There was absolutely no tension before a battle.

"Captain Gibbs, Captain Gibbs!" a lieutenant shouted as he walked.

"I'm here!" A captain came over with a gun on his back. He was the commander of the third company, Wade Gibbs.

"Captain, Colonel Vincent wants you to attend a meeting! He's over there!" The lieutenant who came to inform pointed to a row of two-story buildings next to the train station.

That place has become a temporary command center.

Wade Gibbs walked over quickly and found the temporary command center, only to see someone waiting inside.

It was Frank Blair, the captain of the Sixth Company.

The two looked at each other, and had some guesses in their minds about the purpose of calling them here.

Soon, Thomas M. Vincent, commander of the 22nd Infantry, strode in, followed by his runners who spread out maps on the table.

Thomas M. Vincent put his hands on the table and looked at the two men: "What do you think of this mission?"

"Travel?" Captain Blair of the Sixth Company thought for a moment and said.

"That's right! It's just a tour!" The leader, Vincent, smiled. "It's just some gang members. This operation will be easy."

"We need to send out an advance force to occupy the train station and hold it there for more than eight hours, and subsequent troops and supplies can arrive directly!" Thomas Vincent pointed to the map of Chicago.

"Make sure you carry out your orders, sir!"

"Very good, it seems like you all don't feel any pressure! The mission of this advance team is now left to you!"

"Deeds Not Words!" the two shouted in unison.

This was the slogan of the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

"Rest for two hours, then take your boys and go!"

Two hours later, after a brief rest, the 3rd and 6th Companies of the 22nd Infantry Regiment boarded a train for Chicago.

It takes less than three hours to get to Chicago from here.

At the same time, the Army's 16th Infantry Regiment, 18th Infantry Regiment, and 19th Infantry Regiment also arrived in St. Louis and Omaha.

They will rest here before heading to Chicago.

……

At this time, the Chicago train station had been occupied by Wen Bingzhong and a hundred people, and those who had not left Chicago were crowded outside the train station.

Accompanied by the long whistle of the train, a train slowly entered the station.

"Cheer up, everyone!" Wen Bingzhong immediately looked outside the window.

Soon, it was discovered that someone in the train carriage was pointing a gun at the outside.

"It's coming!" Wen Bingzhong grinned, and the blood in his body began to boil.

"Everyone hide, and no one is allowed to shoot..." Wen Bingzhong ordered.

The 3rd and 6th companies on the train also found that the Chicago train station had been cleared and immediately realized that there were enemies there.

However, their mission was to occupy the railway station and hold it.

Some people stayed on the train to provide support, while another small group got off the train, holding guns and vigilantly aiming at the buildings ahead.

"Fire!" Just as they got off the train, Wen Bingzhong, holding a black powder rifle in his hand, leaned forward and opened fire.

Boom!

Gunshots rang out and a large cloud of smoke began to fill the air.

Even though the soldiers of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, who had just got off the train, were prepared, they were still knocked to the ground.

(End of this chapter)