Chapter 2387
Sun Zhen took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, opened it, took out one and handed it to Gong Shiqi. Gong Shiqi took the cigarette and touched his pocket with his other hand to find the fire, but Sun Zhen had already lit a match and handed it to him.
Gong Shiqi smiled, tilted his head and leaned forward to light a cigarette. After taking a deep breath, he raised the cigarette in front of his face and said, "The cigarettes issued by your army are better. I went back last time." The whole carton of cigarettes I went to pick up in Fushan County was all wet, making it impossible to smoke!”
Sun Zhen smiled and said: "It takes a month or two to transport cigarettes to the north on the sea. If they are not packaged well, they will inevitably get damp. It depends on your luck! It's okay. I'll have someone get you two more cigarettes later. Remember me. On the account!”
Gong Shiqi smiled and said: "Being respectful is not as good as obeying orders, so I won't be polite!"
Cigarettes are one of Haihan's newly popular products in the field of foreign trade. However, due to the limited tobacco planting area and low production capacity, this stuff has not been sold to the Ming Dynasty through official channels. However, many official personnel stationed in the northern colonial areas also smoked and had a certain demand for cigarettes, so cigarettes were listed as one of the ration materials and were exclusively supplied to official personnel and the garrison.
These special groups will also enjoy a certain number of free quotas depending on their position. For example, Sun Zhen is currently a captain and battalion commander. He enjoys a free quota of two cigarettes per month. He can smoke more, but he has to do it himself. You have to pay for it, but even if you pay for it yourself, there is a limit, otherwise it will be easy for this rationing system that exists as a welfare to breed a large-scale underground black market.
The value of two cigarettes is more or less, and the size is a matter of personal preference. Gong Shiqi understood why Sun Zhen wanted to give him a gift, because after interrogating Hu Lusha, they all realized that they should have gained a lot of credit this time, and two cigarettes were nothing compared to it. Gong Shiqi works with Hao Wanqing. Of course, the room for promotion is not as big as that of Sun Zhen. The Ministry of Security has never provided any public incentives, so Sun Zhen will definitely get more benefits from it. These two cigarettes can also be regarded as A little reward from him for Gong Shiqi's help during the interrogation.
Sun Zhen exhaled a puff of smoke and asked slowly: "Speaking of which, if you didn't scare this guy out of fear just now, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to let go, are you really planning to chop him alive?"
Gong Shiqi said with a smile: "I just learned a superficial lesson from others. It's not that simple if you really want to do it. There are rules on where you can and cannot use the knife on your body. I'm just talking about it. Kung Fu... Fortunately, it worked. If it doesn't work, then I have no choice but to catch the duck and practice it on that guy!"
It is indeed difficult to keep secret when encountering a master with many methods and experience like Gong Shiqi. Hulusa is not a timid person, but under Gong Shiqi's threats and coercion, he still He was so frightened that he confessed. Sun Zhen watched the whole process and naturally knew that what Gong Shiqi just said was just modesty. His acting skills and control of heat were so skillful that even Sun Zhen believed him, let alone the person who was threatened by him. Although Gong Shiqi claimed that he had only scratched the surface of his knowledge and was just relying on his words to scare people, Sun Zhen had no doubt that he was really capable of carrying out this kind of torture.
Sun Zhen said: "Originally, I was worried that Fushan County's troops would be insufficient, but after this incident, I'm afraid the higher-ups will soon send additional troops to Shandong."
Gong Shiqi looked at the refugee settlement in the distance and said with emotion: "It's a blessing in disguise. It's not necessarily a bad thing... Take one step at a time and wait for the arrangements from above!"
After they captured Hulusa's group, they thought for a time that they were a group of defeated Ming troops who had sneaked away disguised as refugees. They might even be troops sent by Dengzhou to Fushan County to cause trouble. However, the truth turned out to be worse than they expected. Even more serious.
According to Hu Lusha's confession, he did not work for Dengzhou Prefecture or other local officials of the Ming Dynasty, but was a subordinate of Geng Zhongming, the rebel general of the Ming Dynasty.
Yes, it was Geng Zhongming who worked under Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Shandong. He once served as a staff general of the Chinese Army in Dengzhou. Later, during the Denglai Rebellion, he cooperated with Kong Youde to capture Dengzhou City. He then defected to Liaodong and joined Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty. He was also captured by the emperor together with two other rebel generals of the Ming Dynasty, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi. Tai Chi is crowned king.
And this Hulusa was one of the navy commanders under Geng Zhongming when he was the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou. Later, he defected to Liaodong with Geng Zhongming and was incorporated into the Qing army, still doing his old job.
However, when the Qing army invaded North Korea the year before last, they concentrated almost all the warships on the Yalu River. As a result, the Haihan Navy blocked them in the Yalu River and wiped them out. In the end, a large number of rafts were temporarily built to serve as a ferry for the Qing army to cross the river. Tool. From that time on, Hulusha had no warships available, and was left with only the title of Navy Commander.
Due to the continuous clearing of the Liaodong coastline by the Haihan Army, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could hardly build warships near the coast. Even if they could secretly build a few ships in the inland rivers, they would not dare to risk going out to sea. People like Hulusha, who came from a naval background, could not find a place to use themselves and became completely idle.
It was not until the end of last year that Huang Taiji decided to send troops to invade the south and ordered Geng Zhongming to lead the expedition. Hulusa finally got a job after a long absence. However, all the way south was by land, and he could only follow the cavalry and eat dust. It wasn't until Dorgon made his way into Shandong and decided to cross the Yellow River to attack Jinan City that Hulusa and his navy finally came in handy.
However, due to the strategic decision-making mistakes of the Ming Dynasty, all the main forces were transferred to the front line in Dezhou. However, there was a serious lack of defensive means for natural dangers such as the Yellow River. Therefore, Hulusa did not encounter any trouble during the battle across the river. The Ming army even Not even a decent resistance was offered. And after crossing the river and attacking Jinan City, he would have nothing to do.
Just being a boatman doesn't mean he has any merit in battle, but he marched all the way from Shenyang to Jinan and traveled more than two thousand miles without any merit. Hulusha was naturally unwilling to accept such a result. So he took the initiative to ask Geng Zhongming for help, hoping to get a slightly more difficult job.
Geng Zhongming happened to have such an action plan on hand, and Hulusa's experience, expertise, and abilities all fit the requirements of this plan very well. So Geng Zhongming asked him to consider whether to take on this task. If he succeeds, promotion and fortune are absolutely inevitable. He might even be able to rise to the top in one step and become the fourth person to be demoted to a general and become a king in the future.
Hulusa had been in the army for many years, so he was naturally courageous and experienced. After carefully studying this plan, he felt that there was a great chance of success, so he gritted his teeth and accepted this rather dangerous task. The core content of this action plan formulated by the Qing army was to have a group of people disguise themselves as refugees and follow the refugee flow into Dengzhou to see if they could have a chance to enter Fushan County controlled by Haihan, and then use their identity as refugees. Lie down and wait for the right moment to take action.
Whether to create a local civil unrest, assassinate important figures in Haihan, or seek opportunities to steal Haihan's advanced weapons and warships. There is no definite goal in this plan. Everything will be decided by Hulusha according to the situation. He has absolute autonomy during the mission and can make his own decisions based on the development of the situation. If it is really impossible to carry out the action in Fushan County, then he can also choose to move the action location to Dengzhou City, or simply look for an opportunity to withdraw to Liaodong. Withdrawing without doing anything would be a futile effort at best, but as long as one of the many hypothetical goals can be achieved, then the rewards and promotions afterwards will definitely be indispensable.
But the risk is that the Qing army will withdraw from Ming Dynasty before the beginning of spring, and they will not be able to provide him with support in time. It is not easy to make a big splash under the noses of Ming Dynasty and Haihan with a hundred or so people. Easy things.
However, the current situation in Shandong is obviously more favorable to the party in the dark. Tens of thousands of refugees are the best cover for Hulusa and his gang. Neither the Ming Dynasty nor Haihan can deal with such a large refugee group. With strict screening and monitoring, they can use their refugee status to travel around Shandong, and there will be no big problem if they want to go to Fushan County. Moreover, they had served as soldiers in Dengzhou in their early years and were relatively familiar with the local environment. Their speech, behavior, living habits, and professional skills would not be easily revealed. It would be difficult to identify their true identities through ordinary contact.
So Hulusa and his group changed their gear outside Jinan City, got a few carriages to load food, hid weapons in the cars, and then followed the fleeing people all the way eastward. From Jinan City to Zhaoyuan County, it was a journey of six to seven hundred miles, but I really didn't encounter any trouble. Although some people would covet their carts and grain during this period, Hulusha's group of people were not vegetarians, and they had to deal with rogue bandits among the people.
Just like this, they stopped and went to Zhaoyuan County. Hulusa and his gang had just settled down. Before they even had time to notice that the Haihan Army was stationed in the local area, they were attacked by another group of bandits who followed them all the way.
Because the other party used a sneak attack, Hulusa's group only realized the situation after losing two people and a grain truck, and then quickly organized a counterattack against this group of daring bandits. They successfully defeated their opponents and regained the stolen food without even using their hidden weapons.
Although they had solved the problem as quickly as possible, the noise still attracted the attention of the Haihan Army. Hulusa never expected that there would be open activities of the Haihan Army in Zhaoyuan County. This was obviously very different from the information he had previously obtained. Moreover, these Haihan Army were obviously not easy to fool. Although he tried hard, , but still failed to dispel the suspicion of the Haihan people.
Hulusha had no way of judging how many Haihan troops there were in the local area, so he did not dare to attempt unnecessary resistance. When he was sure that the Haihan Army would not let him go, he could only give a signal to escape and let his men escape for their lives.
Since Hulusa took on such a risky task, he was naturally determined to die on the battlefield, but he really didn't expect to encounter a monster like Gong Shiqi, who used the simplest way to trigger the fear in his heart, and was actually killed alive. Scared into confessing.
Most of what Hulusha confessed has been verified through cross-examination by other prisoners. Both Gong Shiqi and Sun Zhen believed that its credibility was very high, and wrote a telegram with general conclusions and sent it back to the commander in Fushan County. department and asked Chen Yixin for instructions on the next step.
After finishing all these things, the two of them had time to walk out of the tent to smoke a cigarette and take a rest. At this time, Hu Lusha and other survivors had been detained in a nearby private house. Gong Shiqi came forward to get this house back. Gong Shiqi did not say how much it cost. He just told Sun Zhen not to worry about it. The expenses will be paid by himself. Funds from the Ministry of Safety will be borne. Sun Zhen felt so sorry that he had to seize the opportunity to give Gong Shiqi two cigarettes to express his gratitude.
"Although the main culprit has been caught, we don't know how many spies are out there lurking like this. If these people sneak into Fushan County, it might really turn into a big trouble!" Sun Zhen thought about it, but still I feel a bit uneasy about the current situation.
Gong Shiqi said: "Although I haven't returned to Fushan County on this trip, I still know roughly how the refugee camp operates. After these refugees arrive in Fushan County, most of them will be admitted unless there is someone they can take refuge with. It is not as easy as you think to do things in the refugee camps...and the higher authorities will definitely call on professional officials who are more familiar with this matter to direct the work. There will actually be corresponding loopholes that we can think of. Monitoring measures.”
Sun Zhendao: "General Chen transferred Liu Shangliu, the man in charge of civil affairs, back from Jinzhou. He seems to have worked in the refugee camp in Fushan County before."
Gong Shiqi knew Liu Shang's situation better than Sun Zhen, and immediately responded: "Although Mr. Liu is a propaganda man, he also has some skills in managing refugee camps. The refugee camp in Fushan County has been established in the past few years. A similar incident happened and he was mixed in with a group of people to cause trouble. It is said that it was Mr. Liu who discovered the clues and dealt with them in time. He also won the favor of General Chen with his performance during this period and was later transferred. Served in Jinzhou.”
Sun Zhendao: "This Mr. Liu went to North Korea last year to help manage refugee affairs. It seems that the superiors really trust his ability."
"Leave professional matters to professional people. We have caught everything we can. If there are still fish that slip through the net and go to Fushan County, it will be left to the local officials to take responsibility." Gong Shiqi responded to this But he is very open-minded, because he has another reassurance here: "Don't forget that Director Hao of my Security Department is also in charge of Fushan County. Playing tricks in front of him is no different from playing tricks on others!"
Sun Zhen said with a smile: "I forgot about this! That's all, I don't have to worry about it anymore. I can just wait here and wait for the notification."
(End of chapter)