Chapter 1048 Action Plan
Gong Shiqi's eyes turned red after hearing these words. He didn't expect that his new boss would think so highly of him. He was originally a little worried about not getting along well with his new boss, but now it seems that this worry is too much. Although Haihan was not in the mood to kneel down, Gong Qiqi still knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "It was Chief Haihan who saved this humble life, and today's wealth is also given by Haihan. If The mission requires it, and I will not give up even if I die!”
"Get up and talk!" Hao Wanqing raised his hand to support him, still very satisfied with Gong Shiqi's statement. When he came to Zhejiang to take up his post, the first thing he had to do was to win over people's hearts. However, the local person in charge, Gong Shiqi, had been working with He Xi for five or six years, and he was like a retainer. It is unrealistic for him to completely change his allegiance, so Hao Wanqing's plan is to do the next best thing, first win over the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and eliminate the gap as much as possible.
Let Gong Shiqi call himself boss according to the rules he followed when he followed He Xi, and show that he attaches great importance to his personal safety. Although these methods are not new, the results are quite good. Hao Wanqing did not expect to be able to impress Gong Shiqi, as long as he realized that he valued him and focused on working for him in the future, that would be enough.
Hao Wanqing continued: "I just came from Sanya, and I don't know much about the local situation in Zhejiang, so I have to listen to your opinions when choosing targets and how to do it. In addition, the military will also participate in this event. We can mobilize the army when necessary, but we should still keep a low profile as our plan and avoid an open armed conflict with the Ming Dynasty officials as much as possible."
Gong Shiqi responded: "Boss, these people you named just now can definitely be killed if An Anxin wants to kill them. However, if we use firearms to assassinate people in public, it is basically equivalent to exposing our identity. Since you asked to keep a low profile I probably have to think of other ways to do it, but I don’t know if this task is time-limited. If there is enough time, there are many ways. Even if these people are careful, they still have to go out, and they are not afraid of not being able to wait. Opportunity to take action.”
Unless necessary, Gong Shiqi did not like to use the issued firearms when performing field missions, because firstly, the sound of gunshots easily revealed his whereabouts, and secondly, the traces of gunshot wounds were too obvious, making it easy for people to contact Haihan. Unless he was in an uninhabited place in the wilderness, Gong Qiqi would rarely use firearms, but this time his targets were all Ming Dynasty officials, and most of his activities were in public places, so it was really not appropriate to make too much noise.
If the mission is time-critical, then there is no need to worry too much about achieving the goal, and there will be no ambiguity about the use of firearms. If it is not possible, the military will send out snipers to solve the problem. But if it wasn't so urgent, then Gong Shiqi could slowly arrange the situation, find the right time to take action, and solve the goal in a less public way.
Hao Wanqing said: "It's urgent or not, but the problem in Zhejiang must be solved before the end of this summer at the latest, so that our troops can have enough time to build camps before winter when they go north. Of course. ”
Gong Shiqi thought that it was already the end of May in the Haihan calendar, and it was only about two months before the end of summer. There was still time to plan and prepare, so there was no need to act too hastily. He immediately responded: "Boss, Since we are not in such a hurry, I suggest that we discuss the action plan with the military. If we can get the cooperation of the military, we can get twice the result with half the effort.”
Hao Wanqing nodded and said: "I mentioned this to General Qian yesterday. Just waiting for you to come back, I plan to hand over this mission to you to formulate an action plan and take command. Can you take up this responsibility?"< br>
Gong Shiqi hurriedly clasped his fists and responded: "Thank you, boss, for your appreciation. I am humble enough to complete the task to the death!"
The Ministry of Security and the military are two relatively independent systems and have no subordinate relationship with each other. From this perspective, the Ministry of Security has no right to direct the military to act. The Ministry of Security will play the leading role in this special operation, and the action plan will be determined by the Ministry of Security. The formulation and command are all led by the Ministry of Security, which is a rare honor for Gong Shiqi.
After getting down to business, Gong Shiqi was about to retire when he suddenly remembered that there was one more important thing he hadn't asked. He quickly asked again: "Boss, who from the military came forward to contact our security department this time?"
"Commander Gao Qiaonan of the Special Operations Battalion." Hao Wanqing responded: "The Ministry of National Defense also attaches great importance to this matter and will provide us with the greatest cooperation within its capabilities. However, I heard that Gao Qiaonan has gone to sea to perform a mission. So we probably have to wait for him to come back before contacting the military.”
Before Wang Tom led the fleet to Zhoushan this time, the core of the local troops stationed was the special operations battalion led by Qian Tiandun. After recruiting a group of recruits when stationed in Penghu last year, this unit continued to recruit recruits from immigrants during the year it came to Zhejiang to expand the size of the unit.
In terms of the current establishment of the special operations battalion, it has gone far beyond a reinforced battalion. At present, in addition to four fully equipped infantry combat companies, there are also artillery companies and engineering companies, including communications, A comprehensive logistics company including medical, cooking, political workers and other personnel is also being formed. It is said that Qian Tiandun also hopes to deduct some of the troops from the existing cavalry battalion of the Haihan Army and add another cavalry company to his own army. However, this depends on the next batch of Haru who come to Zhoushan Island with cavalry. Will Gong agree?
In addition to these regular establishments, when the special operations battalion leaves the station to perform tasks, naval and land forces responsible for transportation, baggage and other functions will temporarily join in to accept the unified command of the special operations battalion. In terms of military strength, the current size of the special operations battalion has even exceeded the regiment-level establishment. However, there has been a lack of a suitable opportunity for the Ministry of National Defense to agree to the application for upgrading the establishment of this unit. However, according to military tradition, before this ace unit leaves Zhejiang and heads north, its organization will definitely be promoted from battalion to regiment as a means of boosting the morale of the unit.
While Hao Wanqing was discussing operational arrangements with his subordinate Gong Shiqi, the commander of the special operations battalion Gao Qiaonan was still on Qushan Island, a hundred miles away from Zhoushan, dealing with a group of Japanese pirates who had just been arrested here. The Zhoushan Islands were originally a lawless place, and various armed groups had been wreaking havoc on the sea for a long time. Although it took a year after Haihan arrived to slowly eliminate most of the armed groups in this area, this area The increasingly prosperous maritime trade still inevitably attracts some desperadoes who do not know the power of Haihan to break in.
Japanese pirates in the East China Sea are nothing new. As early as the beginning of the 14th century, some defeated feudal lords in Japan organized samurai, ronin, and merchants to conduct smuggling and plundering activities across the sea to the eastern coastal areas of China. Their activities range from Shandong in the north to Fujian in the south, and the Zhoushan Islands were once one of the areas hardest hit by Japanese pirates. During the Jiajing period, Zhu Wan inspected Zhejiang and commanded the Ming army to destroy Shuangyu Port on Liuheng Island. At that time, the Japanese pirate gang headed by Wang Zhi occupied the island. The main opponent Haihan encountered when he attacked this area was the Zhoushan Boat Gang, and many of them were Japanese pirates from the East.
Of course, the person in the Haihan Army who is most familiar with Japanese pirates is naturally the commander of the special operations battalion, Gao Qiaonan. His personal trajectory was from a samurai to a ronin, and then from a ronin to a member of the Japanese pirates. Although he was kidnapped, he wandered all the way from Japan to southern China, and was inexplicably captured by a group of unidentified Haihan people in Sanya, Hainan Island. During this period, he also served as a Japanese pirate for a long time. Regarding the activities of his former colleagues at sea, Gao Qiaonan was even more aware than the navy. Therefore, when Dinghaiport received news that there were frequent Japanese pirate activities in the East China Sea, Qian Tiandun sent Gao Qiaonan out to take charge of the activities. Commanded the maritime campaign against Japanese pirates.
Although the special operations battalion is known to be best at fighting in mountainous and jungle environments, it is also no stranger to maritime operations. This special force has been stationed in the offshore area since its formation. When it goes out for training at sea, it is not much less than that of the navy. The only difference is that the special operations battalion is not equipped with professional crews and special ships. Especially during the past two years when they were stationed in Penghu and Zhoushan, the special operations battalion went out to sea to perform missions very frequently and became increasingly familiar with the local maritime environment. Therefore, Qian Tiandun could safely hand over the task of killing Japanese pirates to Gao Qian this time. Qiaonan conducts.
After Gao Qiaonan led his troops to Qushan Island, he heard the island owner Ma Teng report on the recent activities of Japanese pirates in nearby waters. This Ma Teng was the informant who took the initiative to report Haining Guard Commander Ma Yue to Haihan last year. Later, he knowingly and knowingly handed over all the prohibited weapons such as cannons and blunderbuss to Haihan to show his complete surrender. . Seeing that he was sensible, Qian Tiandun allowed him to retain his position as the owner of Qushan Island. The main reason was of course that Haihan had no suitable candidate to replace him, so he simply left this obedient puppet in Qushan Island. The island continues to maintain its status quo.
However, as a result, Qushan Island's ability to protect itself has also been greatly reduced. Recently, a group of Japanese pirates robbed merchant ships in nearby waters. During this period, they boarded Qushan Island twice in search of supplies. Ma Teng's men fought with them twice, and both times they failed. It didn't take much advantage, but more than ten people were killed, and the fishing village on the island was also looted to pieces. As a last resort, Ma Teng had to send people to Dinghai Port to ask for help and asked Haihan to send troops to solve this problem.
There are many islands near Qushan Island, and Takahashi Nan also knows that if he only relies on the limited number of warships on hand to go out to sea to search for opponents, the odds are tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. Since the Japanese pirates have come to Qushan Island twice, it means that they have a certain degree of confidence in landing here and taking control of the situation. It is very likely that they will come to Qushan Island again to seek supplies. Gao Qiaonan took advantage of his plan and settled in the fishing port town on the west side of the island. Set an ambush.
Sure enough, after only waiting for two or three days, this group of desperate Japanese pirates came back again, but this time what was waiting for them on the island was not the opponents they encountered two times before, but Haihan soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition. Under the fire of rifles, the Japanese pirates who were not even equipped with armor immediately suffered heavy casualties. Then two exploration-class warships patrolling the distant sea saw the signal flares fired from the island and immediately rushed back to the harbor. A barrage of artillery fire attempted to escape. Two Japanese pirate ships were sunk near the shore.
Statistics after the war showed that more than 30 Japanese pirates were captured and as many as 100 were killed. Many missing persons sank into the sea along with the Japanese pirate ships that were sunk.
Takahashi Minami had no language barrier, so he personally interrogated some of the prisoners and found out where these Japanese pirates came from. It turns out that this group of Japanese pirates came from the Goto Islands on the west coast of Kyushu, Japan. Someone in Hirado Port heard that Zhoushan had a new owner with a lot of money. Now that it was more prosperous than before, they became evil and gathered a group of ronin to cross the sea to carry out the robbery. plunder. Although this group of people also heard that the newly arrived Haihan people were very powerful, greed finally prevailed. They believed that as long as they did not go to Zhoushan Island, rob merchant ships on the periphery, and beat the autumn wind of the fishing port, they would not cause any trouble. Big trouble. But I never thought that Qian Tiandun was a person who couldn't touch the sand in his eyes. Hearing that Japanese pirates were infested, he immediately dispatched his ace men. These ronin Japanese pirates who make a living by robbing the sea are no match for the special operations battalion. After stepping into the trap set by Gaoqiao Nan, there will be no chance of luck.
Several of the Japanese pirates heard that the officer leading the troops could actually speak Japanese, and tried to get close to him, but invariably they were beaten up. Although Takahashi Nan can still speak the previous language, he now regards himself as a genuine Haihan man and is not willing to collude with these Japanese pirates again.
Takahashi Nan spent a day to make a general review, and then picked out several of the ringleaders and held them in solitary confinement. Then he asked Ma Teng to gather the people on the island, hold a brief public sentencing meeting at the port, and then asked the soldiers to bring these few leaders together. The famous Japanese pirate leader was escorted out and beheaded in front of the public to show Haihan's determination to crack down on Japanese pirate activities. The remaining prisoners were all shipped back to Zhoushan and put into hard labor camps to slowly serve their sentences.
"If Japanese pirates are found in the future, we must send a boat to Zhoushan to call the police as soon as possible without delay. Have you remembered?" Before leaving, Gao Qiaonan did not forget to mention Ma Teng.
Ma Teng was tall and tall, more than a head taller than Gao Qiaonan. At this time, he bowed and replied, his head already lowered to Gao Qiaonan's chest: "I remember, Sir Gao, don't worry. If Japanese pirates appear, we will cooperate with the Haihan Army to eliminate them and never let them go.”
Takahashi Nan nodded and ordered the team to return to camp. He knew that he would not be stationed in the Zhoushan Islands for too long. When the troops from the south arrived in Zhoushan, the special operations battalion would start preparing to break camp and move north. I heard that the winter in the north of the Ming Dynasty was extremely cold, and Gao Qiaonan was also a little worried about whether the men from the south in the special operations battalion could adapt to the local climate. After spending the winter in Zhejiang last year, some soldiers were already obviously uncomfortable with the climate here.
(End of chapter)