Chapter 1933
Xue Zheng's thoughts along the way were almost all about how to track the North Koreans and how to deploy them to seize the opportunity to take action. During this period, he actually didn't pay much attention to the status of the internal personnel, and he didn't expect that someone would jump out to fight for power midway. . But if you think about it carefully, the group of people he commanded came from several different forces and were temporarily combined to participate in this operation. Although they all obeyed his command for the sake of the talisman, in fact, these people each have their own It is difficult to work together when pursuing interests, so it is not surprising that someone named Lu suddenly got into trouble.
However, Xue Zheng will be named by the superiors to take charge of organizing and commanding this difficult task. A large part of the reason is that he has outstanding abilities and is determined, and is not easily shaken by external influences. Otherwise, facing a powerful opponent like Haihan, he will easily become fearful. It is inevitable that you will be timid during the action, and the chance of success will be even slimmer.
Regarding the sudden challenge at this juncture, although Xue Zheng was furious, he still tried to keep his emotions calm. Lu Weng and he were not from the same camp, but they had dealt with him several times before. He also knew that the other party was a spy arranged by another force to lurk in Haihan. The impromptu action this time was simply because each camp wanted to take this opportunity to stumble Haihan and gain more development space for their own side. But the man surnamed Lu just jumped out to defeat him. Although it was beyond Xue Zheng's expectation, he would never bow his head and admit defeat.
"Lu Weng, this errand this time is not an ordinary trick and abduction, killing people and stealing goods. If the superiors thought you had this ability, they would not give this task to Xue, are you right?" Xue Zheng said with a slightly sarcastic tone. He hit back: "If you want to take this job, do you have the consciousness of success or failure? When you need to risk your life, you really won't sneak back like you did outside the station just now?" ”
Xue Zheng pinpointed the opponent's weakness as soon as he made a move. This old and cunning man named Lu was very good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, but he had no special skills. Xue Zheng ridiculed him that he could only do low-level business. Previously, Xue Zheng ordered everyone to set up an ambush outside the train station. Everyone else tried to move forward to get a better chance to take action. Only the man named Lu slowly moved further and further out among the crowd, obviously trying to take advantage of the situation. Leave early when the situation becomes chaotic. Xue Zheng saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything. He just wrote down his actions secretly. He didn't expect that this material would come in handy in a blink of an eye.
When this group of people accepted this mission, they knew that this trip was very dangerous, and they might have to risk their lives for a chance to succeed. Moreover, they had already received a settling-in allowance before setting off, and most of them were prepared to risk their lives. mental preparation. Even if someone among them has other ideas, he will never reveal them in front of his colleagues to avoid getting into trouble. Because it is said that there may be people in this team who are similar to the Supervisory Team. As long as someone is aware that they are willing to give up and are afraid of fighting, they will be dealt with decisively and ruthlessly to avoid implicating other people and affecting this team. important actions.
When Xue Zheng exposed his background, Lu Weng immediately blushed and retorted: "Xue Zheng, don't slander anyone. When did I, Lu, ever fear anything? If I was greedy for life and fearful of death, how could I be chosen? Join this errand?”
Xue Zhengdao: "I don't know why you were selected, but if you want to cause trouble during the operation and ruin the plan, you will definitely not be able to shoulder this responsibility! I advise you to think clearly and take back what you just said! ”
Lu Weng was not willing to show weakness, but still insisted: "Xue Zheng, you insist on going your own way and don't command well, so you miss the opportunity to take action again and again! If you continue to be in charge of command, I think the North Koreans will go around this again." You can walk around the island without losing a single hair! You should let go earlier and hand over the command talisman to avoid harming the peace of your people!”
Xue Zheng saw that there were two or three people behind him who seemed to be ready to make a move, and he knew that Lu Weng must have been prepared in advance and deliberately wanted to take this opportunity to cause trouble. But Xue Zheng is not an easy person to deal with. Since the other party wants to use force, he will not be polite.
"Lu Weng, since you are so persistent on this matter, I will comply with your wishes and take the talisman for you, but I will only give you three days. If you have not made any achievements after three days, then the talisman will be taken away." Return the talisman to me!”
After Xue Zheng said this, he reached into his arms and took out a small piece of shiny iron. At this time, no one dared to light the lights in the forest. Through the moonlight, they could barely see that the iron piece was shaped like a shield, and there seemed to be a Chinese character on it.
This Lu Weng had seen the token before, and when he saw Xue Zheng handing it over on his own initiative, he thought it would save me a lot of time. As for the three days that Xue Zheng said, he didn't care at all. After the talisman was obtained, the team would not have Xue Zheng's say. Three days was enough for him to reintegrate the team. By then, Xue Zheng wanted to It's not that easy to take back control.
Lu Weng snorted and said: "Then let's take three days to show you my true ability!"
After saying that, Lu Weng reached out to take the command talisman in Xue Zheng's hand. As soon as his finger touched the cold iron piece, he felt his hand tighten and was grabbed by Xue Zheng. Just as he was about to scold him, he felt a strong force coming from the opposite side, pulling him over. Lu Weng was alert, but when he looked at Xue Zheng, there was a ferocious look on his face. Before he could react, he felt a pain in his heart, and all his strength was quickly drained from his heart.
Lu Weng screamed in shock, but when he opened his mouth, a stream of blood came out of his throat, and he mumbled a few words that even he himself could not understand. He slowly lowered his head and saw that Xue Zheng was holding the hand holding the command talisman with one hand, and the other hand was holding a gleaming dagger, and the sharp edge of the dagger was inserted into his chest. .
"Three days are too long, why don't we find out now!" Xue Zheng whispered these two sentences to the side of Lu Weng's head, then turned the dagger half a circle with his hand, completely cutting off the opponent's life.
Lu Weng's body twitched a few times, and soon he gave up his breath and collapsed softly to the ground. However, he did not let go of the hand holding the command talisman until his death. Xue Zheng put away the dagger and slowly opened his fingers before letting him fall completely to the ground.
This back-and-forth game was actually only a very short moment, and it was over so fast that the onlookers around them didn't even react. The few people who were following Lu Weng eagerly exchanged glances with each other, but in the end they did not dare to take any further action. Of course they can try to kill Xue Zheng, but the leader is already dead, so there is not much point in killing Xue Zheng. Besides, they are not sure if there are still people around who are actually on Xue Zheng's side, waiting for them. Jump outside.
Xue Zheng neatly dealt with the accomplices who tried to challenge his authority, then raised his head and looked around at the people around him. Although he couldn't see the expressions on everyone's faces clearly, since no one said anything at this time, it meant that his extraordinary methods were well received. Deterrence effect.
"Everyone has just seen that Lu Weng went his own way and disobeyed orders, trying to disrupt the operation and deployment, and even wanted to use force to hurt me! I had no choice but to subdue him to protect the overall situation. Unexpectedly, he accidentally killed someone... But this is also the result of his own fault. Do you think so?" Xue Zheng had already thought of his words before he started, and he spoke it calmly and calmly. Even if there were other people who had other ideas in their minds, they would still be concerned if he was so calm. He still has something left behind. The man who wanted to fall out with him just now is slowly getting colder. Who dares to challenge Xue Zheng's patience again at this time?
"I've long thought that this guy named Lu is not a good guy, and he dares to attack the boss! It's a good thing that the boss is quick with his hands, otherwise if this old guy succeeds, then the whole mission will be in vain!"
"This person has been targeting the ship owner all the way. Could it be that he has secretly taken refuge with Haihan and is working for him?"
"Yes, yes, if this is not the case, it does not explain why he is so eager to seize power from Captain Xue!"
Everyone said a few words and immediately determined the nature of Lu Weng's criminal behavior. Among them are people from Xue Zheng, as well as those who take advantage of the situation. Now that the people named Lu are dead, there is no room for them to choose sides. The only person they can express their support for now is Xue Zheng. . If you don't want Xue Zhengzheng to be the target of the next liquidation, it would be safer to state your position early.
Seeing that his method of establishing authority had achieved excellent results, Xue Zheng struck while the iron was hot and said a few words to win over people's hearts: "Everyone, the success or failure of this mission depends on whether you can work together and get it done as soon as possible." It will be good for us to clear up the bad apples. I, Xue, am here to give you a guarantee that as long as you obey the orders, you will definitely be able to complete this mission and escape unscathed. "
Someone responded: "The ship owner is so sure, he must have an action plan to deal with the Koreans."
Xue Zheng nodded and said: "Get rid of this body first, and we will talk in another place later. The smell of blood here is too strong, so it is not suitable to stay for a long time!"
This group of people came to guard Qiao Zhia's private estate near Daling. They only brought some personal weapons, but no one knew how to carry tools such as picks and shovels, so the possibility of digging a hole and burying Lu Weng's body was non-existent. , all that can be done at the moment is to carry the body to a place far away from the human activity area and hide it. However, they seemed to be pretty lucky. They found a crack in the ground not far away that was washed out by the mountain stream. They threw a few stones into it and heard the sound. It was quite deep. So under Xue Zheng's command, they took Lu Weng. The corpse was pushed into this crack in the ground.
During the process of carrying and dumping the body, everyone present was arranged by Xue Zheng to take action. Naturally, this method was used to seal their mouths to prevent anyone from gossiping afterwards. Of course, everyone understood Xue Zheng's purpose, but no one dared to be dissatisfied, otherwise he might be the one who was thrown into the cracks in the ground at the next moment.
After finishing the processing, Xue Zheng asked everyone to go back to their residence in the county. Some people questioned whether there was a need for someone to monitor the manor here, but Xue Zheng denied such an arrangement: "This place in the wilderness has no place to go shopping at night, and those dignitaries will definitely not come out. Even if you keep an eye on it for one night, There’s nothing else to see except the high wall, so why don’t we all close up early and have a rest for the night, and go out to work early tomorrow.”
After returning to his residence in the county seat, Xue Zheng called everyone into the same room and informed them of his new ideas.
Xue Zheng believed that the actions before this had been chasing after the North Koreans. In this way, it was difficult for the enemy to predict the opportunity to make targeted deployments in advance. Either a lot of time was spent on meaningless surveillance, or else it was... Spend time in exhaustion. Xue Zheng's new idea is to change his situation, change from passive to active, and no longer be led by the target.
To put it simply, Xue Zheng believes that we can no longer repeat the pattern of action of going wherever the North Koreans go. Instead, we should predict some of the movements of the North Koreans, and then make arrangements in advance and wait for the opportunity to take action.
"For example, we know that the North Koreans have gone to the Shilu Mine today, and the next step should be to visit the local smelting industry. Although Haihan has implemented military control over those smelting workshops, making it difficult for outsiders to sneak in, but It’s not completely impossible. And now that we know where the North Koreans are going, we can now study their route from Daling Manor to the smelting area to see if there are any opportunities to take action.”
Xue Zheng did not intend to take charge of the entire action plan by himself. He just provided a direction of thinking and gradually improved it through brainstorming. Although this group of people was just improvised for this task, there are also some experienced players among them, and they will also take into account some details that Xue Zheng may have overlooked.
Setting up an ambush on the route that the North Koreans may pass through is the simplest and crudest method. The advantage is that the opponent's target is obvious. As long as a high-level convoy appears, there is basically no mistake. But the trouble is that they only have short weapons. Not only will they have to To stop a moving convoy, you have to deal with dozens of armed guards, and at the same time find the target person to attack. This is too difficult for their equipment and personnel. Unless they can find a dangerous terrain on the opponent's route that can be blocked by one man, and there may be a slight possibility of success, otherwise they can only bite the bullet, which is actually the same as committing suicide.
Another plan is to try to sneak into the smelting area and wait for an opportunity to get close to the target before taking action. The difficulty of blending in is not due to any detailed checks, but mainly because they don't know the local situation very well, and their understanding of the smelting industry is almost at the level of a passerby, and the smelting areas are almost all large and small furnace workshops. It would be very conspicuous if there were a few idle people looking around.
(End of chapter)