Black Flag Army

Chapter 160 Blood Debt Must Be Repaid with Blood

On the afternoon of February 11, 1919, the day after the Uvs attack, the newly appointed Director of the Supervisory Department Leng Hanbing and Deputy Director of the Intelligence Department Wu Chunfeng arrived in Uvs by plane.

Wubusu Mayor Jin Junmei, Police Chief Tian Guanying and Guard Brigade Commander Li Husheng went to the airport to welcome him. After Leng Hanbing received Di Xiong's request for him to return to the Supervision Department, he agreed, but put forward a condition, that is, to bring part of his special forces trained in the group army to the Supervision Department to increase the law enforcement power of the Supervision Department, because the Supervision Department often finds criminals but cannot catch them in time, and needs the cooperation of the police station and the guard brigade, resulting in the loss of good opportunities to catch people. Some criminals are strong in resistance, resulting in unnecessary sacrifice of supervision personnel. Therefore, a law enforcement team directly commanded by the Supervision Department is very important.

Di Xiong agreed to Leng Hanbing's conditions and named this law enforcement team "Cheetah Column", which consists of four battalions with a total of 500 people. The team is equipped with eight transport planes, as well as rocket launchers, mortars, sniper rifles and other lethal weapons. This time when he went to Uvs City, Leng Hanbing brought a battalion of Cheetah Column members.

After meeting with local officials of Uvs at the airport, Leng Hanbing and Wu Chunfeng refused the invitation to a banquet at the hotel and went directly to the pink salt factory where the battle took place. At the pink salt factory, Leng Hanbing carefully checked and asked Li Husheng, the commander of the security brigade: "Are you sure that the attackers are the White Hat Army of Xila?"

Li Husheng said: "Among the workers at the pink salt factory, there were refugees who had fled from the Xila Kingdom. They recognized that among the bodies that were shot dead were the White Hat Corps commander Temir and some other officers. Moreover, when they fled, they fled westward to the territory of the Xila Kingdom, instead of heading southwest into Xinjiang Province."

Leng Hanbing said: "But there are also some corpses wearing White Hat Army uniforms on the outside, but Xinjiang Garrison Army uniforms on the inside. How do you explain this?"

Li Husheng said: "It may be that the main force of the White Hat Army was fighting the Black Hat Army of Haohan in the west, so they were short of troops and hired some people from the Xinjiang Garrison Army. Unfortunately, we were the defending party, so we didn't capture any prisoners. There were dozens of seriously injured soldiers in the White Hat Army, who were brutally killed when they escaped."

Leng Hanbing asked Wu Chunfeng beside him: "What do you think about this matter?"

Wu Chunfeng said, "My opinion is different from that of Li. I think it was the Xinjiang Garrison that hired the White Hat Army for three reasons. First, the Xinjiang Altay Garrison is closer to Uvs, so it's easier to attack. Second, Altay is poorer than the Xila Kingdom, so they have a stronger desire to attack. Third, the main force of the White Hat Army is fighting the Black Hat Army, so it's impossible for them to send out 8,000 cavalry to attack Uvs. The most they can send is no more than 3,000 cavalry, so the rest are the Xinjiang Garrison. The side with fewer people cannot hire the side with more people, otherwise they will be the host. This is common sense, and the leader of the White Hat Army is not that stupid."

Leng Hanbing said: "The analysis makes sense. I would like to add one more thing. No matter which party attacked us, they certainly did not want us to know their identity. If the mastermind was the White Hat Army, they would disguise themselves as the Black Hat Army or the Xinjiang Garrison Army. Now the Xinjiang Garrison Army is wearing the uniforms of the White Hat Army, which proves that the mastermind is the Xinjiang Garrison Army."

Wu Chunfeng said: "If we target the Xinjiang Garrison Army, then the two brigades of the Altay Garrison Army closest to us are the biggest suspects."

Leng Hanbing asked: "Does your intelligence department have an intelligence station in Xinjiang?"

Wu Chunfeng said, "Yes! Xinjiang Province is one of the four provinces adjacent to Beihai Province. Conflicts may break out at any time, so an intelligence station has been set up in the capital Dihua, and there is also an intelligence team in Altay. I will send a telegram now and ask them to check it out."

With the help of the director of the powdered salt factory, they found a vacant room. The telegraph operator of the Intelligence Department followed Wu Chunfeng's instructions and skillfully operated the radio station to send the encrypted information to the intelligence station far away in Xinjiang.

Time passed by minute by minute, and about half an hour later, the radio station received a reply from the Xinjiang Intelligence Station. After decryption, the news from the Altay Intelligence Group shocked everyone - the Altay Guard Brigade was secretly selling a large amount of pink salt! The outer packaging of these pink salts was clearly printed with the logo of the Ubusu Pink Salt Factory.

Leng Hanbing frowned tightly, with sparks of anger flashing in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "Now everything is clear. This is the truth we have been pursuing! Blood debts must be repaid with blood! Immediately send a telegram to Beitang City in the north, requesting revenge. After approval, we can start to formulate a detailed revenge plan. It is time for these lawless and daring villains to meet their end!"

His voice was full of determination and resoluteness, as if he had seen the day when his enemy would be punished. The people around him also expressed their agreement, looking forward to the upcoming revenge.

Li Husheng said seriously: "The commander of the Altay garrison, Yang Zengshou, is a very important person! He is the younger brother of Yang Zengxin, the current Xinjiang military governor and commander-in-chief of the Xinjiang Security Bureau!"

After hearing this, Leng Hanbing sneered and responded: "Hmph, let alone Yang Zengshou, even if the commander-in-chief Yang Zengxin comes in person, if he dares to act recklessly and kill people in our Beihai Province, I will send him to hell without mercy!" His voice was cold and firm, revealing an unshakable determination and majesty.

Of course, they didn't know that Yang Zengshou had no idea about this matter. It was all done by his two men. At this time, Fan Yaonan and Zhang Chunxi and their group of officers had just divided the stolen money and held a celebration banquet at the Tianshan Hotel, the largest hotel in Altay. The deputy brigade commanders and the regiment commanders toasted to the two brigade commanders to express their gratitude! Because this matter was led by Fan Yaonan, the most people toasted him, and Fan Yaonan was very proud. While drinking, he hugged a beautiful woman in her twenties, Wang Zhuer, who was the trophy he brought back from Uvs. Although they did not break into the wool textile factory during their attack on Uvs City, not all female workers lived in the factory dormitory. Wang Zhuer was also a female worker in the wool textile factory. After she got married, her husband had money to buy a house outside the factory, so of course he didn't want to squeeze into the female workers' dormitory.

While attacking the wool textile factory, the Altay Guard Brigade also looted the streets and houses outside the factory, not only robbing property but also taking away beautiful women. Wang Zhuer and more than 30 young women were unfortunately caught. Some of the women's family members resisted and were shot. Wang Zhuer's father-in-law and mother-in-law were killed when they resisted at the gate of the courtyard. When more than a dozen guards rushed into the room with guns, Wang Zhuer's husband picked up a stick and wanted to fight desperately, but was stopped by Wang Zhuer. Facing more than a dozen black muzzles, resistance was just a meaningless sacrifice. Wang Zhuer did not resist and let the guards tie her up and take her away. Because she behaved very obediently, her husband and children saved their lives.

Wang Zhuer was born with a stunning appearance, standing out among the more than 30 women who were captured. Her beauty was amazing. Such a beauty naturally attracted Fan Yaonan's attention, and was eventually chosen and occupied by him.

Since that day, Wang Zhuer became Fan Yaonan's private property, but she behaved unusually docile and well-behaved, which gradually made Fan Yaonan let down his guard. So, he no longer imprisoned her in a secret room or tied her up with ropes like he did with other women, but often took her to various social occasions.

Every time he went out, Fan Yaonan would dress Wang Zhuer up carefully and dress himself up as a gentleman; Wang Zhuer beside him was dressed in gorgeous clothes and was as beautiful as a fairy, which made them look even better. The two stood side by side, chatting and laughing, attracting countless people's envious and jealous eyes. However, no one knew what kind of unknown bitterness and pain were hidden behind this superficial beauty...

Fan Yaonan didn't expect that such happy days would only last three days.

At midnight on February 13, four transport planes arrived outside Altay City. With the help of the Altay Intelligence Group, the planes stopped in an open area. As soon as Leng Hanbing got out of the cabin, he said to the head of the Altay Intelligence Group who came to greet him, "Take us to the Security Command immediately!"

The leader of the Altay intelligence team was Wu Chunfeng's distant cousin Wu Chunjiang. Led by Wu Chunjiang, they arrived outside the compound of the Security Command in fifteen minutes. Wu Chunjiang said to Leng Hanbing, "The Security Command has a guard battalion of more than 300 officers and soldiers, four mortars, and twelve machine guns. The front yard is heavily guarded, but the back yard is relatively loose. Commander Yang lives in the back yard."

Leng Hanbing said to Min Kailong, the captain of the Cheetah Column: "Attack from the backyard, use the rocket launcher to knock down the back door, the machine gunners to clear the way, and the snipers to be ready to kill the target at any time!"

Min Kailong agreed and began to assign tasks to his team members. At this time, the deputy head of the Altay Intelligence Group arrived sweating and handed over a report: "Director Leng! We have just found out that Yang Zengshou had nothing to do with the Wubusu attack. It was done privately by two of his brigade commanders."

Leng Hanbing read the intelligence carefully and said, "He is lucky. If it was five minutes later, he would have been killed. Min Kailong! Stop the action and turn to the next target, Fan Yaonan!"

Wu Chunjiang wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Fortunately the intelligence was delivered in time, otherwise it would be a big trouble if we killed the wrong person."

Leng Hanbing said coldly: "So what if he killed the wrong person? He deserved it! In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog's! Do you still expect me to redress his wrongdoing? Besides, he allowed his subordinates to kill and rob women, so he is not an innocent person in the first place."

Twenty minutes later, more than one hundred people from the Cheetah Column arrived outside Fan Yaonan's mansion. Fan Yaonan did not live in the military barracks, but in a three-courtyard house in Altay city. He had only more than twenty bodyguards and guards, which made it convenient for the Cheetah Column to take action.

As usual, Fan Yaonan hugged Wang Zhuer tightly beside him and immersed himself in a sweet dream. However, a sudden loud noise broke the tranquility of the night and woke him up suddenly from his sleep.

"boom!"

The thunderous explosion resounded throughout the room, as if it was going to tear everything apart. Fan Yaonan's heartbeat instantly accelerated, and his body began to tremble involuntarily. He stared with wide eyes, looking around, trying to figure out what was going on.

Before he could fully come to his senses, a hurried shout suddenly came from outside the door: "Brigade Commander! Run! Someone is attacking us, the enemy has rushed in! Their firepower is too strong, we can't resist it at all!"

Fan Yaonan stood up, with a hint of astonishment and anger in his voice, and responded loudly: "Who is so bold? Do you know how many people are on the other side?" Before he finished speaking, several more crisp gunshots rang out, followed by the captain of the guards' shrill screams. Then, there was a dead silence outside the door, and no more sound came in.

Fan Yaonan's heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. He knew the situation must be very critical, but now he had to stay calm and find a way to deal with the crisis. He quickly put on his clothes, picked up the pistol beside the bed, and prepared for the upcoming battle. At the same time, he prayed secretly, hoping that he and the people around him could survive this sudden disaster safely.

Fan Yaonan suddenly remembered that there was a basement under the dressing table that could only hide one person, so he ran over to open the lid, turned around and said to Wang Zhuer, "You must not say that I hid here!"

Wang Zhuer said seriously: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!"

As soon as Fan Yaonan closed the lid, the door was pushed open, and Leng Hanbing, Min Kailong and more than a dozen others rushed in. Leng Hanbing looked around the room and his eyes fell on Wang Zhuer. He walked up to Wang Zhuer and asked coldly, "Where is Fan Yaonan?" Wang Zhuer trembled and pointed at the dressing table and said, "He's hiding there!"

Leng Hanbing glanced at the dressing table but found nothing unusual. At this moment, Min Kailong discovered something under the dressing table and motioned Leng Hanbing to come over. Leng Hanbing walked over and kicked open the lid. Fan Yaonan was curled up inside, shivering.

"So you are here, Fan Yaonan, your doomsday has come." There was a hint of sarcasm in Leng Hanbing's voice.

Fan Yaonan's face was pale and bloodless. He knew he had no way to escape, so he raised his hands tremblingly to show his surrender.

"Take him away!" Leng Hanbing ordered.

Min Kailong and other soldiers came forward and dragged Fan Yaonan out and tied her up. Fan Yaonan glanced at Wang Zhuer and said angrily: "You vicious and treacherous woman, you actually betrayed me?"

Wang Zhuer smiled and said, "There is no betrayal, nor is there any change of heart. I have always regarded you as my enemy and have been waiting for the opportunity to take revenge. You killed my parents-in-law and brought me here to abuse me at will, and you still expect me to help you? How is that possible?"

Leng Hanbing looked at Wang Zhuer and asked, "You are not his wife or concubine? Who are you?"

Wang Zhuer said, "I am Wang Zhuer, a female worker at the Wubusu Woolen Textile Factory. They kidnapped me along with 35 other women."

Leng Hanbing asked, "Are you willing to go back to Wubusu with us?"

Wang Zhuer said: "Of course I do!"