Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Remember to keep all the accounts organized, and don't make any mistakes."

"The Director personally reviewed these accounts."

"Please rest assured, sir, there will be absolutely no mistakes!"

"The convoy responsible for transporting the gold bars is in place and will depart promptly in three hours."

"Okay, be extra careful." Wang Dali casually took out a cigarette, and his subordinate, with keen insight, took out a lighter and lit it for him.

"It takes about an hour to get to the airport from here."

"Although the team responsible for escorting the vehicle was our secret intelligence agency's elite armed field team."

"But with so much gold, if someone were to target it, it could definitely tempt many desperate criminals to act!"

"Gold is currently the most sought-after hard currency."

"People die for wealth, birds die for food; we must never take this transportation mission lightly."

It is obvious that Wang Dali has another identity besides being a smuggler.

That is—a special agent belonging to the secret intelligence agency.

It turns out that everything Wang Dali did in the Philippine Protectorate was a setup by the secret intelligence agency.

This was also a special plan personally devised and overseen by Chen Guyan, the head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, to gather the gold from the Western Luo Continent into the Qian Continent—the Firefly Project.

The wealthy class on the Western Continent controls an enormous amount of wealth.

According to intelligence intercepted by the secret intelligence agency, whether it is the punitive organization led by Prun or the three-nation alliance of Glenn, Dunli and Lanxi.

Neither side intends to let the wealth benefit the people of Qian Kingdom for nothing.

Therefore, they would rather destroy it than let Xiluo's wealth fall into the hands of Daqian.

In response to this situation, the Secret Intelligence Service's "Project Firefly" was one of the strategies for "collecting" wealth.

The "Firefly Project" primarily targets wealthy individuals who want to escape the chaos in Xiluo.

They exploited their desperate desire to escape to quickly harvest and drain their wealth.

Faced with the increasingly serious situation, the methods used by "Project Firefly" to raise funds were also very simple and crude.

That is to send out a group of people like Wang Dali to monopolize the smuggling business in various coastal protectorates.

They will use their own methods to ensure the success of the smuggling business.

Depending on the specific circumstances of each protectorate, the measures taken will naturally vary.

However, the goal is the same.

That is—to monopolize the local Xiluo smuggling route and firmly grasp the smuggling business in their hands.

Wang Dali, who was sent to the Philippine Protectorate, had figured out that Chen Yuanxiu, the chief of the Philippine Protectorate's General Patrol Bureau, was no pushover and was a "bad apple" who could be bribed.

So, after doing a little research, Wang Dali became "partners" with Chen Yuanxiu, who was not exactly a good person to begin with.

In addition to consolidating the wealth of the Western Luo, the "Firefly Project" also had a side effect.

That is—while also picking out those "rotten eggs" that have already cracked in the various protectorates.

After "Project Firefly" ends, people like Chen Yuanxiu can be "gathered" along with it...

This is why Wang Dali, a mere "businessman," was able to navigate the notoriously unyielding military, allowing the Philippine Protectorate's smuggling business to not only avoid being halted by the court's strict investigation but instead flourish.

All of this was secretly arranged by the Secret Intelligence Service; the military was merely cooperating with the Secret Intelligence Service's "Operation Firefly."

This relationship can be as close to perfect as it wants...................

As for the dividends allocated to Chen Yuanxiu, they were merely temporarily "stored" in his possession to give him a fleeting glimpse.

At this critical juncture, bad apples like Chen Yuanxiu wouldn't dare to squander the wealth they've acquired.

In addition, the dividends given to them by Wang Dali and others were paid in the form of bearer gold notes.

They weren't in a hurry to cash out the gold bars.

After all, the imperial court is currently conducting a new round of very intense anti-corruption investigations.

Under these circumstances, Chen Yuanxiu and others dared not exchange their gold notes for gold bars.

You can stuff bearer notes into your boots, but you can't hide gold bars.

Therefore, these anonymous gold notes have long been the preferred choice for people to smooth things over.

However, Chen Yuanxiu and his group never expected that the huge amount of anonymous gold notes in their hands would only be something they could look at with envy.

Because, in order to cooperate with "Project Firefly", the anonymous gold notes that Wang Dali and others gave to Chen Yuanxiu and others had already been tampered with.

So, even if we take a step back and say that Chen Yuanxiu and the others are giving out these so-called dividends, they won't actually get a single penny of it.

The gold bars obtained from the smuggling business ultimately end up in only one place: the vaults of the secret intelligence agency.

Even more absurdly, those who paid exorbitant smuggling fees to enter the Western Roma territory will ultimately be repatriated together or dealt with for other reasons.

This is why the illegal immigrants from Xiluo were specifically accommodated in centralized locations.

They euphemistically called it "avoiding the limelight."

Actually, it's just to make it easier to close the net later.

Every illegal immigrant from Xiluo was meticulously registered by the smugglers who brought them there, and the "Work Permit for Foreigners" issued by the General Patrol Bureau served the same purpose.

When the time comes, by comparing this information, it will be clear how many Western Roman stowaways each protectorate has taken in.

Therefore, the entire "Firefly Project" can be described as achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

Although it has the stigma of being a "fishing" or "double-cross" scheme, its advantage lies in its effectiveness......................

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Three hours later.

A transport vehicle consisting of 26 specially modified vehicles drove towards the Philippine military airport under the cover of night.

Of the 26 vehicles, 16 were escort vehicles carrying gold bars, and the other 10 were fully armed escorts.

These secret intelligence agents are outwardly identified as armed guards for a licensed, independent armed escort company.

The ten cartloads of gold being transported this time were merely the proceeds from the smuggling of goods by the Philippine Protectorate for this month.

It's easy to imagine how booming the human smuggling business is right now.

Based on the current market trend, Wang Dali conservatively estimates that next month's "payment" will require at least 30 truckloads of gold bars!

Clearly, the "Firefly Project," personally approved and implemented by Chen Guyan, was a resounding success...

After driving for more than half an hour, the convoy came to a fork in the road.

The path is quite narrow, with cornfields on both sides, just wide enough for a single escort vehicle to pass through.

Fortunately, this narrow road is less than 600 meters long. After passing through this narrow road, the rest is a relatively flat main road.

If all goes well, after passing the small road, it will take another thirty minutes or so to reach the military airport.

The first three lead vehicles drove onto the side road to scout out the road conditions and set up a perimeter at the other end of the side road to ensure the safe passage of the escort convoy.

Soon, a report on the situation of the escort vehicles came through the radio receiver in the command vehicle.

"Boss, everything is normal, you can proceed!"

"Repeated: Everything is normal, passage is permitted!"

"Roger that!"

"Pay close attention to the surroundings and remain vigilant." Escort captain Geng Kenan instructed the guard vehicles to be on high alert while nodding to the driver beside him to signal them to move forward.

"Boss, after we deliver this shipment, shouldn't we make some arrangements for the brothers tonight?"

"Last time, many of the brothers said they didn't get enough to drink!"

"Not enough fun? I remember last time Ade and the others did a 'live broadcast,' and you call that not enough fun?"

Geng Kenan glanced out the car window and smiled: "Alright, I'll arrange a full-service package tonight, it has to be in place!"

"We must have a great time!"

Bang! ! !

Bang! ! !

As soon as Geng Kenan finished speaking, two loud explosions rang out.

The lead vehicle carrying Geng Kenan was hit on the left side by two rockets almost simultaneously.

The massive impact of the explosion flipped the lead vehicle over into the cornfield on the other side.

Because the road is more than a meter above the cornfield, any vehicle that accidentally overturns would certainly suffer a severe fall, let alone being directly blasted down by a rocket...

"Enemy attack!"

The warning had barely been issued when several more rockets shot out of the field and struck the rearmost escort vehicle...

The next second, two groups of masked armed men sprang out from the cornfields on either side.

Gunfire erupted immediately, and the guards who reacted quickly returned fire.

Although the command vehicle was destroyed, the team members' excellent combat capabilities were still demonstrated.

Deputy Captain Yang Lixing immediately took over command on the scene, organizing his team to fight back while simultaneously requesting assistance from the military via radio.

"There's interference!" Yang Lixing heard the static on the radio and immediately ordered the communications officer next to him to send a telegram for help to the garrison at the military airport using the vehicle radio.

It turns out that, just to be on the safe side, each of the escort vehicles was equipped with a portable radio so that it could be used to call for help in case of an emergency.

"Damn it! Someone actually dared to rob gold!"

"Hold on, the military reinforcements will be here soon."

"Team Five, go check on the captain's injury..."

"These guys are definitely not ordinary robbers!"

"Radio jamming, the weapons they're using, and their tactics—this is definitely not a disorganized mob..."

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"Brothers, if we pull off this job, we'll be set for life!"

"Success or failure depends on this!"

"Give them a good beating, and remember—leave no one alive!"

The masked man leading the group personally wielded a squad machine gun and unleashed a barrage of fire at the escorting convoy, his eyes filled with boundless greed and fanaticism.

It was obvious—they knew perfectly well what the convoy was escorting.

Such a huge fortune is indeed enough to drive many people crazy...

"The news has definitely been leaked!"

"There's probably a mole among us! Otherwise, with our security measures, there's no way anyone would know we're escorting gold..."

Faced with the robbers' overwhelming firepower, Yang Lixing organized his men to return fire while shouting to his communications officer again, "Send another telegram to the military requesting assistance."

"Tell them to hurry up, these bandits have too much firepower."

Shoulder-fired rocket launchers, mortars, light and heavy machine guns, and even flamethrowers!

These guys really went all out to ambush this gold convoy.

Moreover, the opposing team not only coordinated their tactics well, but also displayed a ruthless and desperate spirit under the lure of massive wealth!

"Reinforcements will arrive in half an hour at most. Hold on..."

As Yang Lixing changed his empty magazine, he shouted to his brothers who were struggling against the enemy's heavy firepower: "When reinforcements arrive, none of these bastards will escape!"

"Oh no! That's..."

Yang Lixing had barely finished speaking when he was horrified to see several smoke bombs emitting yellow gas being thrown at him.

"Tear gas!"

"Quickly put on your gas masks!!!"

As a large amount of tear gas was thrown, the entire convoy was immediately enveloped in thick smoke.

Caught off guard by the sudden move, the guards were caught off guard and many members were too slow to change their clothes. The fumes immediately caused them to tear up and cough uncontrollably.

The bandits, who had already put on gas masks, immediately seized the opportunity to intensify their attack.

The guard's defensive formation was immediately torn open in several places...........................

The gunfire at the scene was like firecrackers, and the screams of those shot echoed everywhere.

But many of the injured who groaned in pain soon fell silent.

Because they were all subjected to a final, decisive shot.

The robbers not only shot the guards who had been shot, but also shot any of their companions who had fallen to the ground without hesitation.

It's obvious—this gang of bandits is ruthless not only to their enemies, but even more ruthless to their own people...

Yang Lixing, who reacted incredibly quickly, had just put on the gas mask when an extremely dangerous sixth sense washed over him.

I instinctively looked up and saw a gun barrel right in front of me.

boom!

After the gunfire, Yang Lixing, who had taken over command from Geng Kenan, lay dead in a pool of blood.