Episode 3 If you don't have the conditions, you have to go on the road

Although Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Fourteen Gege was one of the largest princes of the Northern Qing Dynasty, his business and real estate were all over the country, and it was next to a certain lake in the Altai Mountains. In Xiang Xiaoqiang's impression, in this era, Kanas Lake should still be a little-known place where birds don't.

But Fourteen Gege told him a brief explanation, and Xiang Xiaoqiang was immediately relieved. Yes, isn't it normal to build villas for the powerful in scenic areas? And Fourteen Gege was also one of the most powerful magnates in the Qing Dynasty at that time, not only a member of the "Heshuo" level clan, but also held such a big real power at the sticky pole. There are really few people in Beiqing who occupy both sides like her. If the governor of Altay really got a few villas to give to the magnates in Beijing, then as long as the long-eyed ones were missing, they could not miss a set of fourteen squares.

Xiang Xiaoqiang asked tentatively:

"So, well, you ...... Been there? ”

Fourteen Gege nodded:

"I've only been there once."

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled in surprise:

"Ah, when? You don't even tell me! ”

Fourteen Gege sneered:

"You didn't ask, what did I say?"

"Last time we came to Northern Xinjiang, you didn't mention it!"

Fourteen Gege stopped laughing and just said:

"There's nothing to mention."

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at her with an indifferent expression, and immediately understood why. The first time she came to Northern Xinjiang, she came to Kanas Lake as a Gege of the Qing Dynasty, and the second time she came to Northern Xinjiang, she was already as the "Nanming Princess" who rebelled against the Northern Qing Dynasty to assist Nanming to occupy the last piece of Northern Qing territory. Compared with the two, things are not people. This is exactly what Fourteen Gege wants to deliberately avoid, and there is really nothing to say.

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In any case, now that they had roughly guessed Hirotake's hideout, there was another person in front of them who had been to that place in person, and everyone felt that there was hope, and there were cards in their hands. Of course, there is no clear plan for how to play these cards now.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at everyone and said undoubtedly:

"No need to ask, if Guangwu is there, we have to make a plan to kidnap him, or kill him."

Fourteen Gege smiled:

"Obviously, Guangwu moved to that place to make it harder for us to kidnap him, or kill him."

Xiuxiu interjected:

"The key is to find out if Guangwu is really there, and if so, how many Soviet defenders there are."

Deputy Director Zhang looked at Xiuxiu and said hesitantly:

"What does Her Royal Highness the princess mean...... We send commandos to attack? ”

There was silence. Obviously, the difficulty is not ordinarily high. Let's not talk about how to fight after entering, first of all, how to get in is a problem. If the commandos could have done it, it would have been much more convenient in Altay City earlier.

Qiu Yu said suddenly:

"What if...... Shall we bomb it? ”

Several people looked at each other, and then they all looked at Fourteen Grids, meaning to ask: How is that place, is it suitable for bombing?

Fourteen Gege understood what they meant, and she recalled it for a moment, and said:

"There is a Western castle on the shore of the lake, which is the emperor's residence, and five villas, scattered along the lakeside, one of which is mine. I've only been to my villa, I haven't been to the castle, I've only seen it from the outside. The castle was narrow, very high, and built on a cliff by the lake. It feels like this......"

She picked up a box of cigarettes on the table and placed it upright on the table:

"That's how it feels."

Several people looked at each other. Everyone understands that such targets are the most difficult to bomb. Not to mention horizontal bombers, even dive bombers want to hit such targets, it is as difficult as throwing soybeans on the tip of a needle.

Deputy Director Zhang was lucky again and asked:

"Your Highness, do you remember what kind of material the castle is made of?"

Fourteen Gege shook his head and smiled:

"It's certainly not brick concrete anyway. It is no longer possible to bring in bricks from outside the mountain. ”

Zhu Yourong knows this question the most. She has lived in castles in England and visited mountain castles on the European continent. She said:

"As long as it is a mountain castle, it is usually made of nearby materials - stone and concrete, and it is normal for the walls to be more than a meter thick. Some of the interiors, like staircases, are sometimes made of wood. However, the load-bearing structure is generally made of stone arch structure, with a little arc on both sides, and finally the top of the middle is plugged and fixed with a 'capstone', which is very solid and has stood for thousands of years. to the castle with Kanas Lake...... Because it is built in modern times, it may be made of reinforced concrete components. ”

Zhu Yourong's professional explanation completely disappointed Deputy Director Zhang, who was lucky.

Xiang Xiaoqiang sighed:

"yes, even if you hit one or two. More than one meter thick strips of stone and concrete, like permanent fortifications. Besides, our goal is not to blow up the castle, but to kill one of the people inside. It's even harder. All they have to do is move him to the basement, or to the nearby forest, and we'll blow up the castle. ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and they all realized what Fourteen Gege had just said - "Guangwu moved to that place just to make it more difficult for us to kidnap him, or kill him."

Xiang Xiaoqiang thought for a while, looked at the crowd again, and clapped loudly:

"Alright, let's think about the commando first! There are certainly difficulties, but there are always more solutions than difficulties. From today onwards, our goal is to kill Guangwu! Our slogan is - if there are conditions, we must go up, and if we don't have conditions, we must also go up! ”

A room full of people looked at him, expressionless.

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled:

"Okay, the first question, let's think about it first, how the commandos get in."

Xiuxiu touched him lightly and reminded him in a low voice:

"Lord Wang, should we conduct aerial reconnaissance first to make sure."

"Huh? Scouting what? Is Hiroshi in the castle? ”

Xiuxiu glanced at others and whispered:

"Reconnaissance of the deployment of Soviet troops in the Lake area. If the Soviets were stationed there, or if we were attacked by anti-aircraft fire, it means that important people moved in. ”

Fourteen Gege nodded and said:

Xiuxiu is right. Let's scout first, and at least take some pictures. Whether we use bombing or commandos, we need to know the general environment of the place and the location of the castle. In the case of a commando, the height of the castle and the position of the window must be there. This requires a photo. Also, Little Five, write it down......"

She turned her head and ordered, and Xiao Wu, who was sitting next to her, immediately took out a small notebook.

"Immediately instruct the Dongchang and the People's Guards in Nanjing: first, find out who the designer of that castle is and where it is now. Second, the governor of Altay back then was the funder of the construction, so check where he is now and what he is doing. If on our side, secretly find him, it seems. Third, immediately go to the Forbidden City Archives in Beijing to check whether there are any drawings of the Kanas Lake Palace. ”