He couldn't say anything about the unknown. Even if he knew what was going to happen next, he couldn't say anything. He could only rely on his own ability and do what he could.
Under the gaze of the chief, Li Hao answered with certainty: "Don't worry, chief, I am confident that the things will be delivered to Xi'an safely."
"The soldiers fought bloody battles with the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line. Every minute someone died or was injured because of the lack of artillery in the troops."
"If one hundred and fifty heavy mortars were sent to the front line one day earlier, the casualties of the soldiers would definitely be much less."
Li Hao has created too many miracles, so his guarantee convinced the chief, and he immediately replied: "Since you have confidence, I will definitely support you with all my strength."
"I will start making arrangements tonight to ensure that Xi'an has enough manpower to handle the equipment, weapons and ammunition you send there."
At the Chongqing branch of the Special High School, twenty large trucks loaded with goods and escorting troops had just left the pharmaceutical factory when they received the news.
"Sir, the pharmaceutical factory reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs that twenty trucks were full of equipment and raw materials for the establishment of a pharmaceutical branch factory in Xi'an," a subordinate reported.
Colonel Sakuragi replied calmly: "No matter what is installed in the car, they must not be allowed to build a branch factory."
"Our mission is to obtain the penicillin production formula and technology, and then blow up the pharmaceutical factory. If a branch factory is established in Xi'an, and then the Chongqing pharmaceutical factory continues to produce penicillin, our mission will not be completed."
"Report this matter immediately and ask your superiors to order the intelligence personnel along the route to cooperate with us and make sure to destroy this convoy."
"Leave this matter to you. I will allocate the necessary weapons, ammunition, and manpower for you."
The subordinates who received the mission became excited immediately.
Sneak attacks on a convoy are very familiar and experienced to intelligence officers like them who have been lurking in the heart of the enemy all year round.
If the commander gives himself this task, it is no different from giving himself military exploits.
As if he was worried that this credit would be snatched away by others, he rushed to answer: "Sir, don't worry, I promise that I will not disappoint you in this humble position."
Colonel Sakuragi nodded and continued: "According to the headquarters report, in half a month, a major bombing campaign by the imperial army against Chongqing will begin."
"Whether we can get the formula and complete the mission depends on this bombing."
"So everyone must be prepared from now on."
"When the time comes, everyone must gather their most elite subordinates to participate in the operation."
"This is our last chance. Everyone must go all out, even if they die in this action!"
The car was very fast and left Chongqing in less than two hours.
Li Hao was sitting in the co-pilot. The driver was a veteran member of the commando team carefully selected. He not only had to control the car, but also shouldered the responsibility of protecting Li Hao.
In the car at the back, in addition to weapons, ammunition and equipment, there were also three commandos hiding, taking turns on guard, staring at the surroundings with vigilance.
In the other trucks, except for Jack and the three men he brought with him, there were three soldiers from the garrison battalion hidden in each truck, one armed with a submachine gun and two armed with rifles.
A total of four trucks at the beginning, at the rear, and in the middle were equipped with light machine guns.
Once the convoy is attacked, they will become the fire support force for the entire convoy.
These are the apparent escort forces of the motorcade.
There were also two commando detachments and a company of the garrison battalion secretly escorting us along the way.
They carried dry food and set out two days in advance.
The more than 100 kilometers the convoy will travel tonight are already covered with their presence.
On both sides of the road, wherever troops might be ambushed or attack convoys, there were three soldiers from the garrison battalion guarding them.
As soon as the enemy is discovered, a warning shot will be fired immediately to allow the convoy to prepare in advance.
The two assault teams were not on alert, but were operating on this road as mobile units.
It can not only prevent accidents at the guard post, but also reinforce the convoy at any time, killing two birds with one stone.
"Creak..." With a sound, the truck that was traveling normally stopped suddenly, and then a commando flashed out from the side of the road.
"Captain, there are five tailmen following the convoy. They followed the convoy from the pharmaceutical factory. Do you want to kill them?"
"Kill it!" Li Hao ordered decisively without any hesitation.
"We will take cover for another five hours of walking tonight and continue moving forward after dark tomorrow."
"If we don't kill these tails, our hiding position will be exposed."
"Once the kid calls for a plane after dawn, we will have no way to hide and will have no choice but to explode passively."
The commando's eyes quickly shot out two rays of light, and then replied with a murderous look on his face: "Don't worry, Commander, I guarantee that all these tails will disappear within half an hour."
Li Hao nodded: "We must do it quietly and leave no evidence behind."
The convoy that had just stopped continued to move forward, and its formation was not affected at all.
The agents following the convoy did not know that a large net had been spread around them.
"Whizzing……"
Two crossbow arrows made of fine steel, flashing with cold light and making a slight scream, quickly left the bow and flew towards the road.
"Chichi..."
The sharp arrow easily penetrated the clothes and penetrated the agent's body, leaving a section of the arrow shaft less than two inches long.
The two agents were stunned, looking at the crossbow shafts with cold light emitting from their chests, their eyes widened and their faces full of disbelief.
He opened his mouth to speak, but the little energy left in his body prevented him from spitting out a single word.
Then, with despair and unwillingness, he fell off the horse and hit it on the road.
"Enemy attack, everyone takes cover..."
The remaining three agents quickly pulled the reins of the war horses. Before the horses stopped, they wanted to jump off the horses and took out their guns to fight back in self-defense.
Li Hao's task for the commando team was to kill these tails quietly, and he certainly wouldn't give them a chance to shoot.
Before their hands even touched the box cannon, six crossbow arrows flew towards them from all directions.
"Clean up the corpses, take away the equipment and horses, and divide them into five people. They will ride behind the convoy and be ready to reinforce the convoy at any time." The leader of the team ordered.
After leaving five commandos equipped with submachine guns, box guns, and rifles, the other commandos disappeared into the night on the spot.
Thirty kilometers away, some thirty special agents were equipped with rifles, some were carrying light machine guns, and a dozen others were carrying explosive bags on their backs. They were walking through the night like ghosts, slowly approaching the road.
When they were still more than 800 meters away from the road, the observation post lurking directly in front of them moved.
These observation posts are all seriously injured and veterans who have retired from the front line, and they are very vigilant.
Under the darkness of night, even the smallest movement can attract their attention.
"Someone is coming!"
An observation post reminded in a low voice.
The other two observation posts immediately became energetic: "They are coming towards us and they are equipped with weapons. They must be spies and want to sneak attack the convoy."
"You two keep an eye on them. I'll contact the nearby commando team and try to kill them before the convoy comes."
