bookbashuk Chapter 465 Fortress Details
Chapter 465 Fortress Details
Li Donglin said that it would take at least another week to get to Northeast China.
We left early because we were afraid of causing trouble.
With Wu Peiwen's connections, the leaders of the major triads in Hong Kong would probably all come to me to plead for leniency.
In addition, the Xuanmen Association serves the wealthy class in Hong Kong for many years. The top tycoons in Hong Kong, such as Jin Gu and Da Li, whom I am familiar with, may be invited to join.
Not only them, but even Stanley Ho and his fourth wife could be persuaded. As for Mary, who has a close relationship with us, it goes without saying.
To avoid trouble, we decided to leave Hong Kong Island ahead of time.
The three of us have discussed how to deal with Wu Peiwen. If too many people plead for him, such as Gambling King Lü and Fourth Wife, or even Third Master and Concubine Xiao who are far away in the capital, we can remove the curse from Wu Peiwen's body.
The three of us have enough money to live on, but some places are still very poor, so we don't need much more. Building twenty Hope Primary Schools will suffice.
To ensure that making an example of Wu Peiwen is not enough, we will make him suffer for a period of time.
We asked Li Donglin, and he said that it would take at least a week, and possibly half a month, to find the Kwantung Army's No. 8 secret vault in Northeast China.
So let Wu Peiwen suffer for now. The more miserable he is, the more the Xuanmen Association will fear us.
Another point is that, according to Long Nier, once someone is infected with the Seven Orifices Heart-Eating Gu for more than half a month, even if the infection is cured in the future, there will still be sequelae.
With Wu Peiwen as an example, those who want to harm us in the future will have to think twice. Especially since Long Nier has also said that she has planted Gu poison in Repulse Bay and Mid-Levels, where many wealthy people live. If something happens to her, those Gu poison will go out of control.
After seeing Wu Peiwen's miserable state, those wealthy people would not allow the Xuanmen Association to retaliate, even if it wanted to.
You could say that Long Nier is our nuclear weapon.
Back at the store, we briefly explained things to the staff and then headed to the airport.
Just before boarding the plane, I called my fourth wife, explained the situation, and even did her a favor by saying that she would help anyone who asked her for a favor.
We didn't hide our plans from her.
Fourth Wife was very satisfied with our decision and told us that she would let us know if anything happened, and that she would be our undercover agent.
I arrived in Beijing at 3 p.m., and Li Donglin and Blind Zuo were there to pick me up.
"Fatty, Thirteen, Ni'er, I've heard about what happened. If you ask me, you went too far. If it were me, I would have killed Wu Peiwen outright, and the Xuanmen Association members wouldn't have been spared either. I would have just stormed in and used their Gu!"
Upon meeting, Li Donglin complained that we had gone too easy on him.
"Don't listen to him!"
The blind man on the left interrupted, "What you're doing now is quite good. Doing it the way he did is too radical!"
"Fourth Brother, you guys are so law-abiding!" Li Donglin curled his lip, clearly not impressed by what the blind man said.
We chuckled and said nothing.
Li Donglin isn't one to just talk the talk; if it were him, he would actually do it.
For example, the Hakō Ichiyū Pagoda was built with stones plundered from our country.
Those stones include the foundation stones of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, and the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.
The Japanese devils are doing this to plunder the fortune of our Great Xia.
Later, the tower lost its effectiveness and even backfired because after the domestic Taoist sects received the news, many of their members traveled overseas to try and break the deadlock.
Among those who broke the deadlock was Li Donglin.
He was one of the few among that group to return alive.
So he wasn't just talking big; he really meant what he said.
When we learned about this from Uncle Liu, we gained a new understanding of Li Donglin, this radical who was always shouting for violence. He wasn't just talking big; he really did it when things got tough!
"Brother Li, when are we going to Northeast China?"
Fatty Lin changed the subject.
"I originally planned to go in a couple of days, but some friends in the Northeast can't wait and want to treat me to drinks, so let's go tomorrow!" Li Donglin said.
"Okay, we'll listen to you, Brother Li!" Fatty Lin said.
"By the way, how much do you know about the fortresses the Japanese left behind in Northeast China?" Li Donglin asked.
"Brother Li, as you know, we've been busy these past few days, dealing with the Five Fiends Locking the Port and the Entertainment Garden. These past two days, Ni'er even refined a Gu to retaliate against the Xuanmen Association, so we don't know much!" Fatty Lin said.
"Alright, let me introduce you!" Li Donglin's eyes lit up.
I secretly gave Lin Pangzi a thumbs up for his answer.
These past few days, we've done a lot of research on the Kwantung Army fortresses, but when we got to Fatty Lin, he said he didn't know much.
"The place we're going to this time is called Sunwu!"
When the specific location was mentioned, Li Donglin's voice turned serious as he began to describe the situation of the Kwantung Army fortress.
To defend against the Russians, the Kwantung Army built a defensive line in Northeast China that stretched nearly 5000 kilometers from Hunchun in Jilin in the east to Hailar in Inner Mongolia in the west, consisting of 14 fortress groups and 8 permanent fortifications, which was known to outsiders as the Maginot Line of the East.
The core of this defensive line is located in the area of Hutou, Dongning, and Sunwu.
The famous Hulin Fortress and Dongning Fortress have now become tourist attractions, allowing people to remember the history of that time.
Although Sun Wu was not well-known outside, it served as a bridgehead for both defense and offense against the Russians, with nearly 10 Kwantung Army troops stationed there, accounting for nearly one-seventh of the total strength of the Kwantung Army.
There was a saying back then: "Small Harbin, big Sun Wu," which speaks to the importance of Sun Wu.
At this point, Li Donglin paused and said, "To put it another way, the one stationed in Harbin back then was only a major general, while the one stationed in Sun Wu was a lieutenant general!"
"Sunwu Fortress was the most crucial military stronghold of the Kwantung Army in northern Northeast China!"
Do you know how large the Sun Wu Fortress covers?
"I don't know, how big is it?" Fatty Lin asked.
This time I genuinely didn't know.
"Over one hundred square kilometers!"
Li Donglin held up one finger and said, "The vast majority of the fortifications are underground!"
"That's not the key point. The key point is that more than 100,000 workers were involved in building the Eastern Wu fortress. Afterwards, almost all of them were killed, and very few survived—probably less than a hundred!"
"There are many mass graves here, some of which have not yet been discovered!"
Speaking of this, a hint of bloodshot appeared in Li Donglin's eyes.
"Oh shit!"
Upon hearing this, we all swore.
"Not only that, the infamous Unit 731 had a branch here. In addition, there were comfort stations and an officers' club specifically for high-ranking Japanese officers!"
The more Li Donglin spoke, the redder his eyes became.
The same was true for most of us, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.