Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Chapter 105 Hidden Dangers of Air-Raid Shelters

An hour later, the streets returned to calm again, as if the gunfight had never happened.

At this time, another Studebaker car slowly drove over from a distance. At this time, both sides of the road were already full of Kuomintang soldiers.

However, the most dazzling person among them was Zheng Yaoxian, who was wearing big sunglasses and standing at the intersection smoking.

When he saw the car coming, he stretched out his hand and slowly stopped it.

When Zheng Yaoxian saw Li Yunlong sitting in the car, he smiled and said, "General Li, someone from the Japanese Special High Technology Department just tried to assassinate you, but they've already dealt with it. However, to protect your safety, I and my men will be responsible for your safety throughout your journey!"

After saying this, without waiting for Li Yunlong's consent, he waved his hand and immediately two cars drove out from the roadside, one in front and one behind, protecting the Studebaker that Li Yunlong was riding in in the middle.

"Thank you, what's your name?"

"Zheng Yaoxian!"

Li Yunlong was slightly startled when he heard the name. Zheng Yaoxian saw Li Yunlong's expression and felt nervous: "I'll go to the car in front and show you the way!"

After saying that, he hummed a little tune and got into the car in front.

"Haha, what are your plans this time?"

The gentleman next to him asked with a smile.

"It's mainly to purchase some equipment. Our arsenal lacks specialized equipment for producing bullets. We rely on hand-rolling, which has poor accuracy. Many soldiers have died because..."

Hearing this, the gentleman sighed and said, "I'll contact them for you, but it's hard to buy. They're short of it, and even if they have extra, they might not be willing to sell it to us."

“No need for new ones, second-hand or discarded ones will do!”

The gentleman nodded and looked out the window. "The Japanese are watching you this time. Try to avoid going out and be careful. The Japanese hate you so much now that they've put a bounty of 300,000 yuan on your head. That's a lot more than I paid back then."

At this time, Zheng Yaoxian got into the car in front and patted the driving seat to signal the driver to drive.

But his eyes were looking at the car behind him through the rearview mirror. Zheng Yaoxian really wanted to hug Li Yunlong, call him comrade, and listen to Li Yunlong's story of how he captured Shinozuka Kazuo.

However, after looking down at his military uniform, Zheng Yaoxian returned to his previous expression. He continued smoking in the car and staring at the scenery outside the window in a daze.

The hotel he stayed in was of good standard, but Li Yunlong did not live in a room outside the hotel. Instead, he lived directly in the hotel's underground air-raid shelter. There was no other way because the Japanese had a deep grudge against Li Yunlong. They knew that after Li Yunlong came, they would most likely bombard the mountain city, so Li Yunlong simply lived directly in the air-raid shelter and was too lazy to run back and forth.

"How do doors open from the outside in? Are the doors of these air-raid shelters in Chongqing designed this way?"

After Li Yunlong entered the air-raid shelter, he looked at Zheng Yaoxian curiously as he saw the door being pushed open.

Zheng Yao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "This design makes it easier for civilians to enter the air-raid shelter when Japanese planes attack, and it also makes it easier to open the door if the entrance collapses!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong suddenly remembered something. He walked to the door of the air-raid shelter and looked at it carefully. He said, "This absolutely cannot be done. The design is flawed. If an accident happens, people will die. Many people will die!"

Li Yunlong stared at Zheng Yaoxian and spoke slowly. If it was someone else in front of him, Li Yunlong would never say such words to him, but the person in front of him was Zheng Yaoxian, his comrade, and he would definitely care about the lives of the people.

"Dead people? A lot of dead people?"

Zheng Yaoxian looked at Li Yunlong with some confusion, obviously not understanding what Li Yunlong meant.

"If someone is crammed into an air-raid shelter and it's short of oxygen, what do they do if they want to get out? The door opens inwards and can't be opened at all. Even if someone outside wants to open the door, do you think it can be opened if a group of people crowd the entrance? The lack of oxygen in the air-raid shelter is from the inside out, so the crowd is pouring out from the inside."

Zheng Yaoxian was stunned when he heard Li Yunlong's words. He swallowed and said, "It shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"Not really? Mr. Zheng Yaoxian, have you ever been to a bomb shelter?"

Zheng Yaoxian nodded. The Japanese had launched countless air raids, and Zheng Yaoxian had been to the air-raid shelter several times.

"Have you ever been to the air-raid shelters where the people are hiding?"

"No, they are all our Military Control Commission's underground air defense facilities!"

"I suggest you go and experience it for yourself, a group of people crammed into an air-raid shelter. A similar tragedy happened in our area last year!"

Li Yunlong sighed and made up something that didn't exist.

"I think it would be best to check several of the larger air-raid shelters in the mountain city to see if this problem exists in all of them. Also, the ventilation inside the air-raid shelters must be improved, even if it means just drilling a few more holes!"

Zheng Yaoxian nodded and took Li Yunlong's words to heart.

If it were someone else, Zheng Yaoxian might not have taken it so seriously, but after hearing about Li Yunlong's deeds, Zheng Yaoxian regarded Li Yunlong as his idol or another self, a self that was not in hiding.

"I'm tired, let me take a rest. Mr. Zheng Yaoxian, please go ahead!"

"Then I'll take my leave. If you need anything, just tell my men!"

Zheng Yaoxian glanced at Li Yunlong, then turned and left the air-raid shelter.

This air-raid shelter has been specially modified. It not only has beds and even a bathroom, but also stores some supplies. It is not a problem to live here for a few days in an emergency.

Li Yunlong did not have high requirements for accommodation. After a simple rest, he went to visit his husband at his workplace not far away. As a result, he heard the air raid alarm.

After Zheng Yaoxian left Li Yunlong's residence, he immediately found an air-raid shelter to check the situation in the air-raid shelter. However, as soon as he entered the air-raid shelter, he heard the air-raid alarm and immediately took his men into the air-raid shelter.

Soon a large number of people entered the air-raid shelter. Zheng Yaoxian and others were crowded into the deepest part of the air-raid shelter, while Zheng Yaoxian kept observing the air-raid shelter gate in the distance.

"Make way, make way, the door is closed!"

When the shelter was full, the doors finally began to close.

The air raid lasted for about an hour. Zheng Yaoxian felt a sense of suffocation in the innermost part of the air-raid shelter. There was insufficient oxygen in the air-raid shelter. The air-raid shelter, which was designed to accommodate about 500 people, was now crammed with at least more than 1,000 people.

There is no ventilation vent, so one can only breathe by relying on the original air in the air-raid shelter and some air in the crack of the door.

Just when Zheng Yaoxian was feeling dizzy due to lack of oxygen, the air raid alarm stopped and a group of people rushed to the gate. The brief flow of air allowed Zheng Yaoxian to recover.

I saw a group of people pushing towards the gate, but the gate could not be opened because it opened inward. Someone had to maintain order and let the crowd move back before the gate could be opened.

When Zheng Yaoxian walked out of the door, he looked at the sun in the sky dizzily, breathing in the fresh air in big gulps, and he couldn't help but shiver. What Li Yunlong said was true.

If the air raid lasted longer and if no one maintained order, the door that opened inward would never be opened, and the people in the air-raid shelter might be suffocated to death.

Chapter 106 Doing Business with Boss Dai

Zheng Yaoxian walked into Boss Dai's office without knocking. He was about to get angry when he saw it was Zheng Yaoxian and immediately smiled and said, "Sixth Brother, what has Li Yunlong been doing recently?"

"It seems like he contacted a director of the logistics department and wanted to buy something!"

"Buying things? Ammunition?"

Boss Dai frowned, not because Li Yunlong went to buy arms, but because Li Yunlong went around him to buy arms. The word "boss" in the title of Boss Dai represents a businessman.

Many of the smuggling and arms businesses within the National Army were run by Boss Dai. Of course, Boss Dai was also one of the white gloves. For example, when his wife bought a plane, he was one of the persons in charge.

"It's not munitions, it seems they want to buy a bullet production line!"

"Snapped!"

Boss Dai slammed his hand on the table and said, "Find out which bastard dared to sell such an important item to the Eighth Route Army!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a secretary at the door said, "Report, Li Yunlong is here!"

"What is he here for?"

Boss Dai frowned and looked at Zheng Yaoxian. Zheng Yaoxian shook his head slightly, indicating that he knew nothing.

"Let him in!"

Soon, Li Yunlong, dressed in a major general's uniform, came to Boss Dai's office and said, "Boss Dai, I've heard a lot about you!"

"General Li, you're too polite. Your name is well-known to Dai. Please sit down!"

After he finished speaking, he winked at Zheng Yaoxian and said, "Sixth Brother, go pour tea for General Li!"

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "Boss Dai, no need for tea. I came here this time to ask you something!"

"Oh? Was it that fool who offended General Li? Just tell me, and I'll send someone to capture him right now!"

Li Yunlong sighed: "To be honest, it's because of the shopping."

Li Yunlong knew Dai Li's character. He thought that anyone who didn't make money would be a bastard, and he would definitely make this money, so after walking around outside, he found Dai Li.

"Buying something? General Li, you've got the wrong person. I, Dai, don't have the authority to do that."

"But Boss Dai is well-informed and has connections everywhere. I'm really at my wit's end, and I hope Boss Dai can help me."

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he handed over the prepared small yellow croaker.

Boss Dai didn't answer, but said calmly, "General Li, what do you want to buy?"

"I want to buy a bullet production line. Boss Dai, please don't be so hasty to refuse. I know our arsenal is in a tight spot right now and we don't have any extra production lines. I don't want a good one, a used one or a broken one will do!"

"Even if the task is to buy a broken one, I can still complete it. After all, I, Li Yunlong, am just a rough man. I only know how to fight and I don't know anything about technology!"

As soon as Li Yunlong said this, Boss Dai immediately understood what Li Yunlong meant.

Then he thought about it, and after thinking about it, he remembered that in 38, a batch of machines were withdrawn from the Wuhan Arsenal. Among them, a small bullet production line was damaged during transportation and could no longer be used. It was left in the warehouse and gathered dust for two years. Several times, it was almost disposed of as scrap metal.

However, Boss Dai did not immediately agree to Li Yunlong's request. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "General Li, this may take some time. Besides, even an old production line is not cheap..."

"As long as Boss Dai can help me buy it and deliver it to Shanxi Province, we are willing to pay this amount!"

Li Yunlong directly raised four fingers.

"Four thousand dollars?" Boss Dai said with a smile.

"Boss Dai, you're joking. Forty thousand dollars!"

Boss Dai loves money, but he is not crazy yet. After chatting with Li Yunlong for a few more words, he sent Li Yunlong away and went directly to find his immediate superior. He got a reply that it was okay, but it had to be a broken production line. The good ones could not be sold.

Boss Dai immediately understood the meaning of this sentence, but did not go to find Li Yunlong immediately. Instead, he chose to go to the warehouse and found the rusty production line.

"What's wrong with this production line?"

"Report, I'm not sure. It was a wiring problem then, but now it's probably all broken!"

Boss Dai looked at the rusty production line in front of him, took out his camera and took some pictures, then sent the pictures to his immediate superior, the big boss, and got a reply: "Yes."

In the next few days, Boss Dai went to Li Yunlong's residence and finally negotiated a price, but the original 40,000 yuan became 60,000 yuan. It was impossible for Boss Dai to be so attentive if he didn't make more money. In addition, Li Yunlong also bought some sugar and several broken machine tools from Boss Dai.

After leaving the hotel where Li Yunlong was staying, Director Dai frowned and said.

"Why haven't I seen Liuzi? What has Liuzi been doing recently?"

Boss Dai was in a good mood after making a deal and earning a lot of money. He asked about Zheng Yaoxian's whereabouts. He wondered if the people who came to Boss Dai recently to report on Li Yunlong's whereabouts were actually Zheng Yaoxian himself. He couldn't help but feel curious when he came here in person today but didn't see Zheng Yaoxian.

"Report, Sixth Brother seems to have been inspecting the various air-raid shelters recently. He brought people to rebuild the doors of the air-raid shelters, changing the doors that originally opened inward to open outward!"

"Hmm? What is he busy with?"