Struggle in Russia

The Black Sea looked calm in winter, and seagulls circled a dhow and chirped brightly. The sound reminded the people on board that the coast was approaching.

On the deck, Li Xiao, who was wearing a double-breasted coat, was leaning against the side of the ship, idly watching the resentful Vishniak, who still complained about going to sea.

"Andreka, why do I still feel that your plan is so unreliable! Going to Constanta by sea and going to Wallachia via the territory controlled by the Turks, that's too..."

"It's so clever, isn't it?" Li Xiao joked with a smile, "The Romanians must not have imagined that we would go to the Turks' territory. They must be heavily fortified on the Moldavian side!"

Vishniak's expression looked like he was constipated. He felt that Li Xiao's plan was too whimsical and daring, and it was too pornographic and violent to go around and shoot the Romanian's ass.

And the risk of doing so is not small, because the Turks have no good impression of Russia, and they will definitely guard against it. Maybe they will be stared to death as soon as they disembark, and they will be caught by the Romanians as soon as they are about to cross the border.

"You think too much, the Turks are not as powerful as you say!"

Li Xiao yawned. Although it was a first-class cabin, the Mermaid was too small, with a displacement of just over 300 tons. In later generations, this is just a bigger fishing boat, but in this year and month, whether it is the Mediterranean Sea or the Black Sea, such a boat is already considered high-end.

And this is also the largest cargo ship that Kornilov can find through looking for connections. After all, it is really not easy to urgently purchase a non-Russian civilian ship at this time.

The original owner of the Mermaid was an Italian. He was caught by the British for running a smuggling business and was fined so much that Nene would lose money.

Kornilov bought this boat through his relationship. The reason is that Russian private boats are easy to get, but Li Xiao doesn't want it because he wants a pure foreign boat so that they can better conceal their identities. .

"Then why not buy a Greek ship?" Vishniak pouted, "Isn't the Medusa big and cheap!"

Li Xiao snorted, "It's cheap, but cheap is not good!"

Vishniak said in surprise: "I have seen that ship, the quality is good!"

"It's not a matter of quality!" Li Xiao sighed and explained: "Whether it's the Greeks or the Russians, we are unreliable! Our actions this time must be kept strictly confidential.

Otherwise, there will be ten deaths and no life! "

"It's not that you didn't realize that the city defense commander of Odessa is looking around for news about us, and the news about our purchase of the Medusa will never be hidden from him!"

Vishniak nodded, which was true. During the time when they were preparing, all kinds of people were listening to their actions openly and secretly. If they hadn't been heavily guarded and Major General Kornilov had helped cover them, there would be no secrets about their movements. Word.

"That's why we have to buy foreign ships that have nothing to do with Russia, so that the enemies hiding in the dark can't hear them, and we can carry out operations secretly!"

Vishniak nodded again, but he was still full of doubts about this operation: "The relationship between the Turks and us is also very tense, and none of the young men we brought this time can speak foreign languages, and they will reveal their secrets when they open their mouths! "

Li Xiao rolled his eyes. If possible, he would naturally prefer to bring a group of professional spies to do the job. But the question is, is there?

The third part may have it, but the third part can't help him. And this operation is extremely dangerous and important, it is impossible to take people who cannot be trusted, and now Li Xiao can trust only a few friends such as Vishniak Boris, and only the officers and soldiers of the 748 regiment.

"There are quite a few Russians living in the Black Sea, and Russia is the leader in this area, so it makes sense to hire a group of Russian sailors and bodyguards," Li Xiao said helplessly, "Anyway, let the boys speak as little as possible, so that they can talk Officers who speak foreign languages ​​will come forward to deal with it!"

Vishniak sighed, and he also knew that there was no way to do it, and now he could only drive ducks to the shelves. After all, Li Xiao's plan is much more reliable than breaking into Moldavia and Wallachia. After all, although Turkey has a tense relationship with Russia, it has not turned its face openly. Even if their identity in Constanta is exposed, it will not be too dangerous.

Li Xiao looked at Vishniak who was still worried, put his arms around his shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my friend. The Turks are more stupid than you think, and they are easy to deal with. When the time comes, take out the foreign uncle's With momentum, you can scare them down in minutes!"

Vishniak said dumbfoundedly: "Why do I think the Turkey we know is not the same?"

Vishniak did know a lot of Turkey. Uh, but it's all dead. He also dealt with the Turks on the battlefield. In some local conflicts, the Turks still behaved quite tough, especially those villagers and nomads, who were especially fearless.

Li Xiao patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "I'll go ashore later, I'll take you to know the Turks again, and you will soon find out that the ones you saw before are all fakes!"

Naturally, Vishniak didn't believe it. The problem was that he had nothing to do if he didn't believe it.

With an uneasy heart, the Mermaid finally docked at the pier amid Vishniak's uneasiness.

Soon, a few harbor officials wearing red fez boarded the Mermaid. At that moment, Vishniak's heart jumped into his throat, fearing that in the next second these tough Turks would call a large number of guards to take them all down.

"Honorable gentlemen, welcome to Constanta. The younger one is an inspector from Hong Kong, and he is specially here to serve you!"

Vishniak was immediately dumbfounded. It was the first time he had seen such a humble Turk with a slavish look on his face. These barbarians are tough? Fierce? Where are you going? Could it be that he really met a fake Turk before?

What Vishniak didn't expect was that these people had no integrity at all. After Li Xiao dealt with it casually and said a few harsh words, they didn't dare to board the ship for inspection, and after receiving a few gold coins from the translator, they left with gratitude and praise...

"These guys are really port inspectors?" Vishniak asked dumbfounded.

Li Xiao laughed loudly and said, "Of course, my friend, Turkish people and Turkish bureaucrats are two completely different creatures. Don't be suspicious, let's go ashore!"