Courtyard House: Home Alone

After putting down his bowl, Lin Yifan continued, "We now have more than three thousand brothers in our hands. They are all tough guys who have crawled out of piles of dead bodies with us. We still have tough battles to fight."

Some of the brothers will follow you, Instructor Chen, southward. You will go to Hong Kong Island to build a new world and accumulate a more solid foundation for us.

The remaining members of the brotherhood split into three groups. One group stayed behind to continue communicating and conducting business with Xu Zheng overseas.

Another group will travel across the ocean to the United States. This group will be led by Liu Quande. Similarly, you will also build a territory for "Ghost" in the United States.

A small portion of you will return to Beiping; your mission is to protect our assets.

As soon as he finished speaking, a buzz of discussion arose in the warehouse. Many brothers were interested in the arrangement to go to the United States, while others had long been looking forward to going south to broaden their horizons. Within half a minute, several captains stood up to sign up, vying to go to Hong Kong Island with Chen Gongshu.

Lin Yifan smiled and gestured for the discussion to subside before continuing, "Those who are willing to go will be registered, and everyone will receive a settlement allowance, regardless of whether you have a family or not."

If you have any concerns or difficulties, you can bring them up. 'Ghost' will not let any brother go to the battlefield with any worries.

After we finish this meal, we'll begin reorganization first thing tomorrow morning, and depart three days later, each heading to our respective mission locations.

After saying that, he picked up his wine bowl again: "The second bowl is for our surviving brothers. Eat and drink to your heart's content today, and tomorrow we'll be well-rested and keep going!"

Another round of synchronized clinking of bowls followed, the wine went down the throat, and instantly a suppressed yet exhilarating low roar echoed through the warehouse, igniting the spirits of everyone present with those two sentences.

Lin Yifan put down his wine bowl, raised his hand to quiet it down, and the warehouse fell silent again. He smiled and said, "Alright, that's enough for now. Everyone, start eating. After you finish eating, get some rest and wait for orders tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, the warehouse became lively again. Lin Yifan was surrounded by the key members of each team and drank several bowls of wine. Seeing that everyone was enjoying themselves, he pulled Xu Zheng and a few team leaders to sit in a corner.

The respective destinations and tasks were further specified...

The next morning, Chen Gongshu arrived in Tianjin. Lin Yifan saw him and asked with a smile, "Is everything arranged in Beiping?"

"Young master, everything is arranged. Tian Guoqiang will be in charge of things in Beiping from now on. He is bold, meticulous, and quite skilled."

"I've brought all the children who stayed in Beiping with me, including the 543 I just took in this year. I've had them sent to the warehouse," Chen Gongshu replied respectfully.

"Alright, I'll go with you this time. For the next three to five years, you'll have to rely on yourselves. The Japanese will only last until August of this year at most. When you go to Hong Kong, you must wipe them out completely before August of this year."

At the same time, we must establish a firm foothold on Hong Kong Island and find ways to place our people in various departments of the Hong Kong British government when the British take over Hong Kong Island again.

In particular, departments such as police stations and customs should not be afraid to spend money. The money spent now will be returned a thousand times or ten thousand times later.

That development plan still needs improvement. I'll give it to you once it's finalized in Hong Kong. Before you leave, go find Xu Zheng and ask him to give you all your recent earnings.

Furthermore, once you arrive in Hong Kong, I will provide you with sufficient development funds for the next few years, ensuring that even if our people don't achieve immediate results, they can settle down comfortably and not worry about making a living. Remember that.

"Our trip to Hong Kong Island isn't just about seizing the Japanese territory; it's also about paving the way for the future and making it our most secure rear base."

After listening, Chen Gongshu nodded emphatically, took out his notebook and wrote down the key points one by one: "Don't worry, young master, I've memorized them all. I guarantee I'll do things properly according to your instructions and I won't let you down."

Lin Yifan patted his arm, turned to look at the map hanging on the wall, his fingertip landing on the location of Hong Kong Island, his voice deepening: "Right now, the Japanese are focused on the mainland battlefield, leaving Hong Kong Island vulnerable. This is our best opportunity, and we must not miss it."

Also, once you arrive, don't rush into action. First, infiltrate and integrate our personnel, find out the enemy's deployment, and then take action when the opportunity arises. Take it one step at a time and don't be too hasty and make things worse.

Before I return, I'll take care of a batch of the more troublesome ones for you. Remember, I don't want any Japanese soldiers leaving Hong Kong alive. Even laying down their weapons and surrendering is not an option!

Chen Gongshu paused, looked up, and replied in a deep voice, "I understand. We will absolutely not let a single Japanese soldier escape. I will keep a close eye on this matter."

Lin Yifan nodded and then explained a few key points to pay attention to during the infiltration. Just as he finished speaking, footsteps came from outside the door, and Xu Zheng walked in, holding a thick ledger in his hands and handing it to the table: "Young master, this is the account book for all our business transactions over the past six months, as well as the current inventory list. Please take a look."

Lin Yifan glanced at the document and pushed it directly in front of Chen Gongshu: "Take this. Take all the funds and supplies you can mobilize and bring them to Hong Kong Island. Just leave us enough for our own use."

Chen Gongshu took the ledger and put it away. He then confirmed the route and contact information with Lin Yifan before getting up to say goodbye and go out to prepare the team.

Over the next two days, the entire Ghost team organized itself in an orderly manner. Each team was assigned tasks, and equipment and supplies were checked and loaded onto the vehicles. All preparations before departure were completed perfectly.

On the day of departure, Lin Yifan led Chen Gongshu's advance team onto the cargo ship that had been prepared in advance. A total of 2,843 people were going to Hong Kong Island, including Shen Yun and Hua Yue.

There were a total of eight cargo ships heading to Hong Kong Island this time, including four ships of 2,500 tons, three ships of 5,000 tons and one ship of 8,000 tons. These were all seized in Lushun. After arriving in Hong Kong Island, they will be handed over to Chen Gongshu and his men to establish a shipping company.

Lin Yifan's space also contains six patrol boats and four gunboats, all of which were seized in Lushun and Tianjin. Once they arrive in Hong Kong, these will be handed over to them.

As for the 022 missile boat in the space, even if we gave it to them, no one would know how to use it. We should keep it. In case something happens in Hong Kong, it will be much faster than other means of transportation besides airplanes.

These cargo ships were flying the flags of the island nation. Although they encountered Japanese warships and patrol boats along the way, no one checked them because of the flags on the ships and their fluent Japanese.

It passed smoothly through the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, entered the South China Sea, and then sailed south along the coastline. A few days later, it docked steadily in Victoria Harbour.

The Japanese garrison at the port saw the cargo ship flying the Japanese flag but didn't bother to inspect it; they simply let it pass.

Lin Yifan stood on the bridge deck, looking at the Japanese sentries loitering on the dock, and turned to Chen Gongshu behind him with a smile: "Look, the Japanese are doomed now, even their port defense is so lax. This is heaven helping us."