Chapter 1086 Field Team
Feng Fei decided not to interfere with Haihan's plan to recruit refugees, but he could not remain indifferent to the fact that the Haihan people settled in Zhifu Bay. The earliest investigation report issued by Weihaiwei was still on his desk. This matter must be reported to him. Only other health centers in Dengzhou Prefecture can provide feedback. At that moment, Feng Fei wrote an official document explaining the origin and intention of the "Unknown Fleet", but did not express his attitude.
Feng Fei's decision was not unanimously approved by his subordinates. For example, Baihu Luo Biao believed that the Haihan armed forces' settlement in Zhifu Bay was a real threat to the nearby Qishan Qianhusuo. The Haihan people were trying to recruit refugees. The banner of the Communist Party of China is everywhere, but who knows whether their real purpose is to organize and instigate another armed rebellion? You must know that the most serious trouble in Shandong last time was not the bandits, but the well-armed and well-trained Ming army. The more highly professional an army organization was, the more damage it caused when creating rebellion. The bigger. As for Haihan, who has money, people and weapons, the level of danger is quite high. Qishan Qianhu Office should try to maintain comprehensive monitoring of him.
Of course, Luo Biao's opinion was not adopted by Feng Fei. What Feng Fei considered was not only the benefits of the Haihan people getting into his hands, but more importantly, the "background" of the Haihan people that was so powerful that he could hardly imagine. If the Haihan people were Han's actions were supported by, or even directly inspired by, some important figures, so stepping out to play the role of a stumbling block on his own would be asking for trouble. The Haihan people can't get anything done here, and they can just slap their butts and leave, but it's not so easy for him to escape.
Therefore, Feng Fei’s final decision was not to support or oppose the Haihan people’s plan to recruit refugees in Dengzhou Prefecture, and to pretend to be deaf and dumb as much as possible. As long as the Haihan people did not raise a flag to rebel here, then he would act like a clay Buddha. The role is good.
Almost at the same time, at the Haihan headquarters on Zhifu Island, Hao Wanqing also explained to several others the previous meeting with Feng Fei of Qianshan Institute. The successful completion of negotiations with local officials was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.
"It's easy to get rid of this thousand households!" Qian Tiandun sighed: "Just show him some muscles and put some money in. If the officials of the Ming Dynasty are so honest, it will be easy for us to conquer the world in the future."
Tom Wang was more cautious and confirmed to Hao Wanqing: "This Feng Qianhu doesn't seem to be the kind of person who changes his mind easily, does he?"
Hao Wanqing said: "I think he is very wary of us, not out of hostility, but out of a sense of fear. Although it remains to be seen, I personally think it is unlikely that he will change his mind."
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"In that case, let's start implementing propaganda methods as soon as possible!" Harugong patted his chest and said, "My troops are ready and can be dispatched at any time!"
Haihan's plan to recruit immigrants in the Jiaodong Peninsula was mainly promoted by sending people out to villages and towns to post notices and distribute leaflets in the early stage, and the people went to Zhifu Bay on their own to seek refuge in the refugee camp built by Haihan. Although the efficiency of this method is limited, considering that Haihan is not familiar with the local conditions, it is difficult and risky to organize local immigrants on his own, so this choice of the command can be regarded as the safest method.
Dengzhou Prefecture governs one state and seven counties, namely Ninghai Prefecture, Wendeng County, Huang County, Fushan County, Qixia County, Zhaoyuan County and Laiyang County. The seat of Dengzhou Prefecture is located in Penglai. Among them, the one closest to Haihan Camp is Fushan County, which is located 30 miles southwest of Zhifu Bay.
There is also a Jiahe River between the county seat of Fushan County and Zhifu Bay. Although this river, which is more than half a mile wide, cannot stop the Haihan people with a large number of boats, refugees with no equipment want to cross this river to get there. Zhifu Bay is not an easy task. Therefore, Fushan County's immigration recruitment plan will be divided into two parts: the east bank of Jiahe River and the west bank of Jiahe River. Immigration on the west bank of Jiahe River will probably need a ferry from Haihan to go to Zhifu Island through this natural moat.
The geographical conditions of Fushan County are also conducive to the immigration plan. The terrain in this area is mainly plains, which is conducive to the activities of highly mobile cavalry. The difficulty of immigrants migrating on foot is much less than that in inland mountainous areas.
When Haihan was formulating the action plan at this stage, he had already assigned the task to Harugong's cavalry battalion. Taking into account their familiarity with the local area, the cavalry battalion was specially equipped with some soldiers from Shandong to assist in operations.
Taking into account security reasons, the headquarters uses the cavalry company organization as the basis for dividing teams, so each action team is composed of approximately fifty cavalry and ten temporary personnel, including infantry, security and The people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs also had about a hundred war horses as their mounts and material transport vehicles. Although there were four cavalry companies under Harugong's cavalry battalion, not all of them were dispatched. One cavalry company was still retained as a mobile force on Zhifu Island. The other three cavalry companies were deployed to both sides of the Jiahe River, one team on the east bank and two teams on the west bank, to conduct mobile propaganda for five days.
Sun Zhen was one of the personnel who was temporarily assigned to the cavalry battalion to serve as a guide. Although he was born in Dengzhou, his hometown was not in Fushan County. However, the number of soldiers from Dengzhou in the Haihan Army was limited, so when assigning tasks, The place of birth will no longer be subdivided into a certain county.
According to the arrangements of the headquarters, Sun Zhen's detachment first boarded the ship on the west coast of Zhifu Island, crossed the estuary of Jiahe River from the sea, and dropped them directly to the west bank of Jiahe River. This journey was not long, and the time required for the horse team to get on and off the ship was almost the same as the time spent on the way. It only took more than an hour to arrive.
After deciding on the plan and candidates to go north during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, Sun Zhen returned to Zhejiang and began to receive riding training with other soldiers from Shandong. It was just a short fashion, and his proficiency was far less than that of a real cavalry. Moreover, temporary personnel like them will not be assigned fixed war horses during training, so their familiarity with the horses is quite limited, which to a certain extent also limits their ability to perform on horseback.
"Hold the reins for me... This guy is going around in circles and doesn't want me to get up!" The horse Sun Zhen was assigned today was obviously very unwilling to cooperate. He went around for a long time without being able to get on the horse, so he had to ask for help. It was Wang Jinmin who was watching his joke.
Wang Jinmin laughed and grabbed the reins for him: "Your posture is not like riding a horse, it's just like an old man riding a donkey!"
Sun Zhen then grabbed the saddle and got on the horse's back, cursing and saying: "I'm afraid this guy didn't practice well when he first practiced! He looks like a sneaky master at first glance!"
"Hold the reins, don't fall off!" Wang Jinmin handed the reins to Sun Zhen who was on the horse, and got on his horse, doing it in one smooth motion, not at all as slow as Sun Zhen's getting on the horse. After the two men were put in solitary confinement in Zhoushan for fighting outside, they followed the large army to Shandong, and then they were accidentally assigned together when the field team was assigned. Although the scope of field operations at the current stage is limited to Fushan County, for them it is tantamount to setting foot on their hometown, and they are extremely excited.
The destination of their group is Fushan County, which is only more than ten miles away from the seaside. As long as they go south along the west bank of the Jiahe River, they don't have to worry about getting lost along the way. The only problem that needs to be solved is probably how to successfully complete the publicity work after arriving there.
Traveling about two miles south from the coast, the outpost discovered a village with about twenty mud-walled houses scattered around. However, after the soldiers searched the houses separately, they found that all the people had left the house. Judging from the thickness of dust on the furnishings, this place has probably been uninhabited for nearly half a year.
"You walked so cleanly!" Sun Zhen walked around the village and found no living person, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"These places were originally within the scope of rebel activities, and the people must have fled to other places." Wang Jinmin was not surprised by this situation. In the pre-war preparation meeting, senior military officers also mentioned this possibility.
During the Denglai Rebellion, in order to collect food, grass and wealth from the people, the rebels also sent many troops to plunder everywhere in Denglai Prefecture. Compared with some Dazhuangzi who built village walls and organized militia armed groups, those ordinary villages without any defense facilities became the first choice for the rebels. It is difficult for people in these villages to find any other way to protect themselves besides fleeing their homes. The owners of these houses still have not returned to their homes so long after the war ended, which also reflects the sluggish post-war reconstruction in these areas.
Although the village here has been abandoned, the soldiers with a little luck still posted disaster relief notices on the big trees at the entrance of the village. As for whether any refugees can see it, and whether the people who see this notice are literate, we can only leave it to chance.
After a short rest in the abandoned village, the cavalry continued to march southward along the bank of the Jiahe River. During this period, they saw some common people sporadically, but from a distance, they saw Haihan's cavalry all running away faster than rabbits. They must have been beaten by the people in the past few years. Zhan Luan was so messed up that no one dared to trust him. Haihan didn't deliberately let go of his horse to chase them, leaving these people alone.
About five miles away from Fushan County, the cavalry team finally discovered an inhabited village, and saw smoke rising from it from a distance. But when the cavalry approached Zhuangzi, they discovered that it was actually a fortress-like settlement. A two-foot-wide trench was dug outside Zhuangzi, and water from the Jiahe River was introduced for protection. The intersection entering Zhuangzi was a suspension bridge that had been closed. Coupled with the ten-foot-high village wall and the conspicuous crenellations on the top of the wall, this place has certain defensive capabilities. Even if the army wants to launch an attack on this place, without heavy weapons such as artillery, it may not be possible to defeat it in a short time. At this time, the fields outside Zhuangzi were deserted. It was obvious that the other party had discovered the whereabouts of the cavalry and recruited all the people into Zhuangzi for refuge in advance.
"This Zhuangzi has done a good job in cultivation. If I had lived in a place like this, I wouldn't have had to flee!" Sun Zhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he saw the situation in front of him. Because the village where he lived in the past lacked protection, it was easily invaded by the rebels and carried out robbery and killing, so he was forced to flee to a foreign land. And this kind of Zhuangzi obviously has much stronger defense. After the war
As a local soldier, Wang Jinmin quickly received the order to step forward and shout. So he rode forward on his horse and shouted loudly outside Zhuangzi: "Fellow fellows, we are not bandits, we are a caravan passing through here. Please ask the people in charge to come out and speak!"
After a while, someone poked his head out of the wall and responded loudly: "Where are the caravans coming from these days! Yangjiazhuang has no food and money, only swords, bows and sticks. I advise you to leave, so as not to hurt the peace!"
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It was obvious that the people in Zhuangzi did not believe the origin of the cavalry outside, and were ready for armed resistance. In fact, Wang Jinmin felt that the horse team he was in did not look like a caravan. How could there be such a caravan of young men and no goods operating in the wild? It looked more like gangsters on horseback who came to trick Zhuangzi into opening the door.
However, Wang Jinmin could not give up trying and continued to shout loudly: "Fellow, we have no ill intentions towards Yang Village. Can you please let me enter the village alone and say a few words to the owner of your village?"
However, Wang Jinmin's Shandong accent did not play any practical role. The people in Zhuangzi were obviously extremely vigilant and were not willing to leave even a chance to these suspicious outsiders, so they rejected Wang Jinmin's request mercilessly.
Wang Jinmin had no choice but to make a last-ditch effort: "I have a letter. Since your village is unwilling to open the door, I have no choice but to deliver the letter. I also ask the people in the village to be careful and not to get hurt." .”
Wang Jinmin dismounted and found a stone of suitable weight. He took several flyers soliciting immigrants from his backpack, tied them to the stone with hemp rope, and threw them into the village.
This rejection made everyone in the cavalry team feel a little frustrated. Although they also expected that there would be some difficulties in the operation before setting off, it was still difficult to accept such a situation. Considering the need to maintain Haihan's image, they cannot take the initiative to take any tough measures at this stage. For the Haihan Army, which stretches across the southeastern coast and is known for its tyranny of force, this really feels a bit useless.
Wang Jinmin returned to the team, his expression a little ugly. The cavalry battalion has always regarded itself as the elite of the Haihan army. It was unexpected that the first overseas mission would be such a thankless job. Although the information for recruiting immigrants was finally put into Yangjiazhuang, this method of contact could not be regarded as a successful mission.
"Okay, don't cry and look sad. No matter how big the deal is, there is more than one village in Fushan County. Let's find another one slowly!" Sun Zhen was an optimist, and did not let this small setback affect his mood. On the contrary, He was speaking to comfort Wang Jinmin.
(End of chapter)