Chapter 436 Capture
Since stationed on Dawanshan Island last year, Chen Yixin has commanded the militia army to carry out three combat missions. The first was the defense battle of Lijiazhuang, followed by the annihilation of the pirate gang entrenched on Dangan Island, and the last one was with Liu at the end of last year. The battle fought by the Hong Kong pirate group. In the naval battle of Wanshan Port at the end of the year, the troops stationed on the island commanded by Chen Yixin performed well in the battle. They not only dragged the main force of Liu Xiang's fleet into the harbor, but also dealt a heavy blow to it, so that the remaining In the subsequent battle, the remnants of the army had no power to resist the Haihan Navy commanded by Wang Tom, and could only flee north. The direct consequence of this battle was that the Liu Xiang Group was severely damaged and had to withdraw from the waters of the Pearl River Estuary, completely giving up its original territory to Haihan.
Due to his outstanding performance in these three battles and his contribution to the construction and development of Wanshan Port, Chen Yixin has been commended and promoted by the Military Commission during this year's anniversary celebration of time travel, and has been promoted to the rank of major - at the same time, he He also became the youngest person among the time-travelers to obtain the rank of major.
During the military operation to attack Hue, South Vietnam in February, Chen Yixin was not transferred to the front line by the Military Commission to participate in the battle. At that time, there were very few people in the regiment who thought that the young and successful Chen Yixin had quickly "fallen out of favor." However, during the Battle of Hue After it was over, Chen Yixin received awards from the Military Commission at the same time as those who had made military exploits in the Battle of Hue, and the rumor was self-defeating. Later, some meddling people analyzed that the arrangement of the Military Commission was actually a disguised protection for Chen Yixin. After all, he was relatively young. If he rose up too quickly in the military, it would not necessarily be a good thing.
Chen Yixin himself is quite open-minded about this issue. It has been a full year since he was assigned to Wanshan Port. He has accumulated a certain amount of experience in both leading troops in combat and managing local areas. Now his military rank has also been promoted. , it can be said that it has laid an excellent foundation for future promotion. As for the reason why he has only been promoted to a military position without getting a higher scope of authorization, Chen Yixin believes that this is not his own problem, but that the territory controlled by Haihan is relatively limited, and there is no way to give him greater authority for the time being—— Unless he is willing to be transferred back to the base camp to work as a civilian in the staff department.
Compared to drawing maps and playing with sandboxes in the base camp, Chen Yixin still prefers to be stationed outside - the military merits obtained in exchange for real results on the battlefield are not comparable to those in white shirts and pens in the headquarters, and when stationed outside, there are also more opportunities to perform. Much more. Although the living standard on Dawanshan Island is far inferior to that of the base camp, Chen Yixin persisted and persuaded his companion Li Dou to continue to stay on this isolated island. During the year he was stationed on the island, Chen Yixin only went back to Sanya once to receive commendations during the anniversary celebration. He spent most of the rest of his time on the island.
Due to the special dual-use nature of Wanshan Port, it is almost impossible to completely block the military secrets here. When ships enter and exit the port during the day, the forts on the shore of the port can be clearly observed from the ship. The military commission is equipped with There is no way to hide the several warships in Wanshan Port when they are docked in the port. People with a discerning eye can easily discover the nature of this place's military stronghold. However, it is not difficult to prevent outsiders from coming into contact with the military zone. The port area has specially designated a range for outsiders to move around, which is isolated from the military restricted area by walls, barbed wire and other roadblocks. The island Almost all of the shops, warehouses, restaurants, and hotels are concentrated in this area - which also includes the prison-style courtyard where Li Qingyang and others lived the night before.
This kind of prison-style courtyard is a hotel building specially designed by the Ministry of Construction for the special environment of Wanshan Port. Each courtyard has twelve houses, as well as corresponding supporting public facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms, toilets, etc. Outside the courtyard, there are even There is a small livestock shed. The gate to the compound is locked from the outside every night during curfew time, only to be opened again in the morning. All outsiders who want to spend the night in Wanshan Port must either stay on the ship, or they can only live in such a compound that is convenient for surveillance and control. There are four such courtyards built on the shore. Although the number of rooms is limited, the number of people they can accommodate is also small. At most, four or five people on a ship are eligible to disembark and live in them, so there will be no overcrowding. situation, and the troops stationed on the island only need very few manpower to effectively monitor foreigners landing on the island.
Chen Yixin received a co-investigation telegram from the General Office of the People's Republic of China four days ago, and soon received a co-investigation notice from the base camp jointly issued by the Ministry of Security and the Military Commission. The targets to be investigated were a group of Ming Dynasty Jinyi guards who had recently tried to sneak into Sanya. . There is no photo of the target, no specific number, no action time and infiltration method of the other party. Simply put, this is to catch people based on intuition.
Neither Chen Yixin nor Li Dou paid much attention to this task at first, because the main function of Wanshan Port is just a cargo transfer port. Most of the ships that dock here use it as a cargo transfer station, saving the time of traveling to Sanya on the sea. of this voyage. The next stop for these ships is often to return to their place of departure, and their final destination is often not Sanya. These ships dock at the port for only a day or two at most. They usually set off immediately after loading and unloading the goods. There are very few outsiders staying here for a long time. In other words, even if Jin Yiwei plans to sneak into Sanya by sea, as long as he inquires about the route to Sanya, he probably will not show up at Wanshan Port.
However, the development of the matter was beyond their expectations. The day before yesterday, the Guangdong Office sent another telegram, claiming that traces of Jinyiwei had been discovered and asking Wanshan Port to immediately prepare to assist in the arrest. Although Chen Yixin and Li Dou were not sure what the situation was, they still followed the requirements of the Guangdong Office and immediately organized a group of militiamen to prepare. They even vacated a warehouse to be used as a temporary prison cell for prisoners.
The idea of putting the arrest location in Wanshan Port was not the idea of He Xi, but Li Nai who came up with the idea of using recruitment methods to lure you into the urn. The reason he gave is also very simple: taking action in Guangzhou City will easily attract the attention of the government, which is contrary to Haihan's original intention of not wanting to make the matter bigger; taking action in Lijiazhuang will easily disturb the local people who are not familiar with the matter. New immigrants from Haihan; the distance from the Pearl River Estuary to Sanya is too long and takes several days, and there is no convenient contact method. If something happens, neither Guangzhou nor Sanya will be able to get news in time.
The conditions of Wanshan Port are just right to avoid all these troubles. The local area is completely under the jurisdiction of the Haihan people, and there are not too many outsiders. There is no need to worry about the situation getting out of control and causing more troubles. The results of the operation can also be passed through the island. The radio station promptly notified the General Office of the People's Republic of China and Sanya. Of course, the most important point is that Wanshan Island is an isolated island offshore. As long as the ship enters the port, there is no way the target person on the ship can escape capture.
A few hours later, a more detailed situation report was sent from Guangzhou, saying that a total of five Jinyiwei spies had been identified and would arrive at Wanshan Port on two merchant ships respectively. It was recommended that the troops stationed on the island temporarily detain all personnel on board. The security personnel accompanying the ship will identify the person before arresting him.
A few hours before the ship Li Qingyang was on arrived at Wanshan Port, the ship on which his other three companions were aboard had arrived earlier and was controlled by the troops stationed on the island as soon as they disembarked. , together with all the crew and sailors on the ship, were placed under house arrest in another nearby compound. Since the Guangdong Office only sent one co-investigator, and it was on the same boat that Li Qingyang was on, it was temporarily impossible to identify the suspects. Therefore, Chen Yixin only ordered these people to be placed under house arrest and did not arrest them immediately. If Li Qingyang's ship could arrive at Wanshan Port before dark last night, then when he entered the port, he could easily find that the ship his companion was on was docked at another pier less than half a mile away. .
It was precisely because the ship arrived at the port too late that Chen Yixin decided to wait until dawn before arresting him in order to avoid unintended consequences of the night operation. This gave Li Qingyang one more night of freedom. However, the fate of his other four companions was not so good. With the arrival of the co-investigators, the three Jinyiwei spies lurking among the previously imprisoned people were immediately discovered, and one person who stayed on the ship also died in his sleep. He was boarded by the militia army and arrested. When Chen Yixin led his team to surround the courtyard, in fact, only Li Qingyang was left among the Jinyiwei spies who had not yet been arrested.
Chen Yixin's cold eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the hospital one by one. Most of the people's faces showed an expression of uneasiness and fear. He soon noticed that one of them had an expression that was a little different. It seemed that More calm and composed than others.
"Don't be nervous, everyone. This is the area controlled by the Haihan Militia. No one will harm the interests of Haihan's business partners here. Your personal and property safety are under the protection of the Militia!" Chen Yixin's words made The expressions of those present became slightly more relaxed. "Protecting the interests of business partners" has always been the propaganda slogan of the Haihan people, and it is also their reason for deploying armed personnel in the coastal areas of the mainland. Almost all the maritime merchants and ship bosses present have heard the relevant propaganda, and have gradually become accustomed to using their own Placed under the protection of the Haihan militia rather than the Ming Dynasty official army. Li Qingyang noticed that the young officer's eyes were always staring at his face when he was talking. He knew that his identity had probably been exposed. He didn't take any chances at the moment and retorted: "This is the land of the Ming Dynasty. We will wait for you." The people of the Ming Dynasty should be protected by the government and the army. What this little brother said seems to be overstepping the mark! ”
Chen Yixin smiled and said: "I heard you speak with a Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent. Let me make a bold guess. You are from Nanjing, right? I think you don't know much about the situation in this area. Here you have the ability to give Daminghai Our Haihan militia is the only one that provides free protection to merchants. As for the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, as long as they don’t come out to cause trouble..."
"Bold!" Li Qingyang couldn't help but scolded him, but before he could continue, Song San beside him had already pulled his arm and dragged him back, saying repeatedly: "This guy was just recruited, no?" Understand the rules, don’t blame the leader!”
"It's okay. You don't have to hold him and let him finish what he said." Chen Yixin knew that this man must have the right idea. Now that there are hundreds of people surrounding the courtyard, there is no need to worry that he can fly away. Eager to arrest him.
When Li Qingyang heard that the other party pointed out his origin, he already understood that the matter was failed. He had no scruples at the moment and pulled Song San's hands away and said: "Brother Song, don't worry about it. I don't want to implicate you!"
After Li Qingyang finished speaking, he took a few steps forward and said loudly: "You Haihan people occupy the island as king, organize an army, privately manufacture firearms, evade taxes, and ignore the court. Do you still have the king's law in your eyes?"
Chen Yixin sneered and said: "So you are the one who came to punish us on behalf of the imperial court and Wang Fa?"
Li Qingyang gritted his teeth, took out an ivory waistband from his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Li Qingyang, from the 100 households in Fusi, Weinan Town, Jinyi, Ming Dynasty, is here, why don't you and other rebellious gangs quickly abandon their weapons and beg for surrender!"
Chen Yixin's face darkened and he said: "This lunatic is pretending to be an official of the imperial court! Arrest him!"
The people behind Chen Yixin could no longer hold back any longer, and they rushed forward after hearing the words. Li Qingyang pulled out the dagger from his armpit and before he could swing it, he was hit in the arm by two wooden sticks at the same time, and the dagger fell to the ground with a clang. Even though he reacted quickly enough, he kicked out the person who was coming toward him, but two people from the left and right rushed over at the same time and hugged his waist tightly. Li Qingyang didn't break free for a moment, but five or six people came up behind him, lifting his feet and laying hands on him, and immediately put him down on the ground. Although Li Qingyang had great skills, he was held down by so many people and could no longer make effective resistance movements.
Someone took a rope and tied Li Qingyang's hands and feet together tightly, and finally stuffed a large ball of rags into his mouth. This was not to prevent him from shouting, and it would not break his throat even if he screamed on this island. Someone rescued him, but they were worried that he would bite his tongue and commit suicide in a fit of passion, which would defeat the original purpose of going through so much trouble to catch him alive.
"Everyone, what this person said is not the truth. He is actually a member of a group of criminal thieves. This group of gangsters intends to sneak into Sanya under various disguises and make money through evil means. Four other accomplices of this person are already in They were all captured by us yesterday, and we have sufficient evidence here to prove that they are not good people." Chen Yixin made a gesture, and someone immediately walked up with two large wooden trays to show the "physical evidence" to everyone in the courtyard.
Inside the wooden plate were daggers of different lengths, gold leaves, poisons, and wound medicines. Chen Yixin did not need to explain any more. Indeed, at first glance, these things were not items that ordinary people would carry with them. At this time, the militiamen had already taken out everything on Li Qingyang's body, and without any suspense found the same physical evidence on him.
(End of chapter)