Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 519 Codenamed Thunder
Could it be that someone leaked the news?The sharp knife's first reaction was that a traitor appeared in his team!But after calming down and thinking about it, it was impossible. He was absolutely assured of his team members. As for those air force soldiers and espionage experts, there should be no problem. He knew that Xu Shichang and Zhao Bingjun had always been cautious in doing things. Rescue operations must have a clear understanding of the background of everyone involved in the operation in advance.So, what is it all about?

In fact, Jian Dao didn't know anyway, the main reason was Yuan Shikai's suspicious and fickle character.It turned out that after Yuan Shikai issued a warning to the Huwei army, he was fidgeting every day. Now he only had one hole card left in his hand. He also knew that the emperor was definitely not a person who would compromise. The Huwei army is gathering on the spot, preparing to launch the final attack on the urban area of ​​Singapore.Second, the terrible secret force of the Empire has been dispatched and is implementing a rescue plan.As soon as he thought of this, he began to feel uneasy. He was always worried that there were too many residents on Ubin Island. Immediate dispersal might cause suspicion, so he immediately decided to transfer the hostages and take them to the north of Ubin Island to build a On Tekong Island, where there is a military base, he was imprisoned in a "Cuiyun Villa" called himself.Relatively speaking, the geographical location there is more remote, and there are fewer residents on the island, so it is difficult to attract the attention of others.Thus, the hostages were secretly transferred there last night.

In this way, Jiandao and his commandos waited anxiously for another three days. On June 6th, the Huwei Army had been stationed outside Singapore for as many as six days.

"Commander, it's been almost a week. Why is there no movement from the Ministry of War? Whether it's war or peace, you have to tell me. If you wait like this, I think the morale of the soldiers will drop." Senior generals came to Cai E to complain.

Cai E was so anxious that his mouth was full of embarrassment, and his usual chic and elegant was gone. He slapped the table and shouted: "Shut up!"

Everyone had never seen the commander get so angry, and they didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Since the imperial court arranges it like this, it makes sense. What do you know? Don't you think you are wiser than the army department or the emperor! Go back and bring your soldiers to me. No one is allowed before receiving the order from the army department. Stir me up, and don’t make rumors to make trouble, otherwise, once it is found out, it will be done according to military law!” The veins on Cai E’s neck are bulging, and people no longer dare to complain, and they all go back to their garrison obediently up.

After everyone left, Cai E sighed and said to Hong Zhaolin: "Old Hong, don't say they are anxious. I have been so anxious these days. What do you mean by the Ministry of the Army? Whether it is advancing or retreating. Let’s also give an explanation. Our 10,000+ army is gathered here. Even though we have repeatedly stated military discipline, there are still some bad behaviors such as sneaking around and molesting women. Maybe when the morale of the army is slackened, there will be big troubles!”

Hong Zhaolin smiled and said, "Then why did the commander reprimand them just now?"

"Of course, no matter what, I'm the head of the Tiger's Mighty Army. Even if I'm unhappy and can't show it, we should be considerate."

"Since the commander can say such a thing, it shows that you are utterly loyal to the court and the emperor. I think so, what kind of people are in the Ministry of War, Lord Feng, Lord Xu, and Lord Wu Peifu, these people are military geniuses of the empire , Don’t they know how to enter the army as soon as possible? It shows that the Ministry of the Army is actively preparing countermeasures, trying to find ways to keep the hostages safe, so that we can successfully attack the main city.”

Cai E gradually calmed down, and felt that what Hong Zhaolin said made sense, and asked, "Zhaolin, tell me what countermeasures the court will come up with?"

"Commander, do you still remember that during the World War five years ago, the imperial court sent a secret force to break into the center of the Anglo-French coalition forces and rescued the envoy stationed in France?"

"You mean to say that the imperial court will use this army this time?" Cai E shook his head again, "Impossible, impossible, if this army comes to Singapore, it will meet with me first, why come here? Now there's not even a shadow."

Hong Zhaolin chuckled and said, "I'm just guessing, but I'm worried that even if this army participates in the rescue, will they be able to rescue the 238 hostages?"

Singapore, the secret residence of the vanguard troops.In the early morning of the third day, another intelligence finally came from Beijing. An intelligence agent from the Security Bureau at the Bukit Panjang Post Office intercepted a love letter written by a Singaporean soldier to his girlfriend.In addition to the pain of lovesickness, the letter also explained that his sudden transfer was because he was sent to guard the hostages, and the address of the letter was Tekong Island!

In order to confirm the reliability of this information, Jian Dao sent two spies to the Bukit Panjang area. He confirmed the reliability of the above information from a farmer delivering vegetables and fruits, and then they found the farmer's daughter , that is, the recipient, the girl said that a group of "big men" were indeed locked up in the Governor's Mansion on Tekong Island, and his fiancé was on duty on the island.

Jiandao was overjoyed, and he decided to use paratrooper tactics to carry out a surprise attack immediately, because according to our understanding, Cuiyun Villa is guarded by heavy soldiers equipped with heavy weapons and is heavily guarded.In order to implement this plan, he immediately sent a secret telegram to the Supreme Command and proposed a bold attack plan, which was quickly approved by Feng Xianghua.

Thus, a special rescue operation plan began!The Emperor himself named this mission "Thunder"!
In the early morning of June 6, several Singaporean speedboats on normal patrols approached the port of Pulau Tekong.On the deck were lazy sailors.No one could tell that they were the commandos responsible for rescuing the hostages.At this time, they had already disguised themselves as Yuan Nijun soldiers, carrying all kinds of weapons and equipment. This task was undoubtedly to extract meat from the tiger's mouth, but the sharp knife was fully confident that it could complete this important task.

In order to be safe, the sharp knife led people to go ashore first to find out the truth.They ran into a guard at the port. According to the information obtained in advance, Jian Dao accurately reported the contact password, and chatted with the guard. Jian Dao said that his team was here to deliver supplies to the island. According to the government's order, troops provided supplies to the island every day, so the guards didn't care.

"Brother, bring something delicious again, to be honest, I just like seeing you people," said the guard with joy.

"Why?" Jiandao smiled on his face, but secretly he was highly vigilant.

"Do you still need to ask? When you come, you can eat and drink, of course you are happy. You can't even see a person on this island all day long. It's miserable." The guard said to a person on the deck. Looking around in a black cloth pocket.

The sharp knife looked at the guard's expression with a smile, but quietly stretched out his right hand to the military dagger, because he knew that most of those pockets were all kinds of weapons and equipment needed for this operation, as long as the guard felt that there was something wrong, the sharp knife would immediately As a result, he died!

"Dude, do you have any wine? Although alcohol is strictly prohibited on the island, what can happen to such a ghostly place? I work so hard to guard here, can't I even get a drink?" the guard said with a flattering smile.

Jiandao also smiled, and took out two bottles of Daqu from one pocket, handed them to the guard, and said in a serious manner: "Brother, I have good intentions, if the higher-ups find out, don't tell others that I gave you this wine." Yes, otherwise both of us will have to walk around without food."

"Hey, how can it be?" The guard uncorked the bottle impatiently and drank, his eyes became a little straight after a while.

While chatting, the sharp knife suddenly said: "I heard that the hostages were executed in secret? Then why are we still guarding here?"

The mindless guard said solemnly: "Who said that, I saw them this morning." Then, the guard pointed to the position halfway up the mountain on the island and said, "They were detained on the halfway up the mountain." In the red mansion."

The sharp knife chatted with the guard for a while, and then left the port pier, came to a forest, quickly formed a formation, and secretly investigated the topography of the island.

Tekong Island is an island off the northeast coast of Singapore. It is a military reserved area. It is about 8 kilometers long from east to west and 1.3 to 1.7 kilometers wide from north to south. The terrain is like a cashew nut. The entire island covers an area of ​​1019 hectares.The island has ups and downs, and the largest mountain is called Fort Canning Mountain. Yuan Shikai's "Cuiyun Villa" was built on the mountainside.

Fort Canning Mountain is located in the center of the island. The Governor's Mansion is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only one side has a road between the village and the valley below.Although there is a path up the mountain, the path is rugged and steep. People usually take an iron-locked car to reach the mountainside. There is a winch on the mountainside. It can be used, and a higher level of password may be needed to activate the winch above, but the sharp knife and the others don't know what this password is yet.The soldiers stationed on Tekong Island feel that some of them are arranged in the valley at the foot of the mountain. According to observations, the strength of the guards in the Governor's Mansion is about one reinforced company, that is, 300 people.Once there is a change in the mansion, the garrison in the village valley will quickly climb to the mountainside to support through iron-locked cars.In a word, Yuan Shikai really tried his best to imprison the hostages in this mansion where "one husband is in charge, and ten thousand husbands are not allowed to open it".

The sharp knife led the team to scout the terrain near the mansion and the defense of the rebels.All the roads up the mountain have been blocked by the rebels. If they attack by force, at least one division will be needed, and it will take time. Even if they succeed, the hostages will have already died under random gunfire.

Soon, through the binoculars, they found a small triangular open space overgrown with weeds next to the mansion, which was an abandoned small shooting range.

(End of this chapter)