Hydra

People can always find opportunities to make money from the suffering of others.

This is true everywhere!

Last September, the German occupation authorities issued a ban, cutting off all food supplies in the Netherlands and implementing a comprehensive blockade. The winter of 1944 was a winter full of death for the Dutch who had no food and fuel. Although the Allies used thousands of bombers to airdrop tens of thousands of tons of supplies to the Netherlands, it was just a drop in the bucket. The current food in the Netherlands is priceless, and the price of wheat on the black market is as high as $200 per kilogram.

Famine, cold, despair, and death have been shrouding the Netherlands this winter.

Question: What is the most valuable in a famine?

Answer: Food!

The German blockade of the Netherlands has left millions of Dutch people shrouded in hunger, and of course it has also allowed many people to see business opportunities, such as the black market merchants in France and Belgium. Those guys with a keen sense of smell smelled the business opportunities at the first time, so underground smuggling channels appeared on the sea.

Every night, small boats set out from the coast of Belgium or France to smuggle food to the Netherlands for huge profits. The food sent by these smugglers has saved countless Dutch lives.

The German army... has no ships to stop these smuggling ships. Due to lack of fuel, the German sea patrols stopped patrolling a month ago. Now the main way to stop smuggling activities is to rely on land patrols.

But in fact, many patrols have been bought by smugglers. It is not only the smugglers who can see opportunities in pain, but also the German army that performs the blockade mission.

Of course, for the special operations team, the rampant smuggling is also their opportunity.

That night, a bulk carrier of about 1,000 tons slowly sailed to the sea off Amsterdam. Cheng Pengan and the temporary rangers standing on the deck were nervously watching the land.

"Boss, who do we need to pick up here?"

The rangers asked.

"Not picking up people, but picking up goods."

Cheng Pengan said.

"Be careful, the Germans are on the shore."

The Germans are indeed on the shore, but they will not pose any threat to them, because... Berlin has arranged everything.

In fact, the German patrol on the shore will not go to the sea, not only because there is no fuel, but more importantly, they also need to profit from smuggling activities.

And Berlin needs to send supplies to the sea. At about 10 o'clock that night, a flat-bottomed barge full of steel barrels sailed to the sea. Dozens of uniformed Gestapo stood on the boat. After arriving at the agreed location, Berlin picked up the flashlight and sent a light signal. The red light flashed one after another, and soon, the two sides met.

After the flat-bottomed barge approached the cargo ship, Berlin raised his right arm and said.

"Long live Hydra!"

The people on the boat also responded.

"Long live Hydra!"

This is the code for the meeting, which is very dark, and it also makes Berlin very curious, curious about why George chose this code.

"Cut off one head, and two will grow!"

This is the "Hydra" - immortal and everlasting.

Perhaps, they really need such a Hydra!

Then, Berlin boarded the ship.

"Long live the Hydra!"

Once again, both sides saluted.

"Hello, have you brought the goods?"

Cheng Pengan asked.

"All on the ship."

Berlin said.

"For the convenience of transportation, the goods are loaded on pallets in units of 5 tons, and only need to be lifted by crane."

"Okay,"

Soon the crane on the cargo ship started to operate, and pallets weighing five tons were hoisted into the cabin one by one. While both sides were busy, Berlin said to Cheng Pengan again.

"I hope you can do me a small favor."

"Just tell me what you need. The boss has told us to follow his orders for this operation."

As an intelligence staff officer, Cheng Pengan was commanding such a secret intelligence activity for the first time, and he was working with the Germans. If this got out... what would he do? But he obeyed his boss' orders 100% without any objection.

"On the way to transport the goods, I encountered a group of Dutch people. In order to keep it secret, I had to get rid of them, but there was a little girl among them. I thought... maybe I could take her to your side, and then... it's just a child, she should survive."