Chapter 2862
Bai Kesi asked: "Are you sure whether the Qing court will cooperate with the investigation we initiated?"
Chen Yixin snorted coldly and said: "Half of the goods that were robbed this time were purchased by Xianghongji. A considerable part of the proceeds from the sales of these goods in the Qing Dynasty went into the little emperor's pocket. How can the emperor give up? ”
Chen Pingliao continued: "Xianghongji has been cooperating with us on a big project recently, but it is too coincidental that it was robbed at this time."
Chen Yixin said: "Xianghongji makes a lot of money every year from cross-border trade. The red flag behind it is an important force in the Shunzhi camp. I believe there are many jealous people in the Qing Dynasty. Those who want to bring down Shunzhi are very likely to The financial source of Xianghongji will be targeted.”
Ning Zijing said: "I have some thoughts about tracking the stolen goods, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
Chen Yixin glanced at him, nodded and said, "Zijing just said it doesn't matter."
After Ning Zijing got his permission, he said: "After the other party succeeded in ambush, they robbed all the carriages carrying the goods. It can be seen that this batch of goods is their real target. The fifty or so robbed carriages are owned by our country. The vehicles are all made with the logo of the Liaodong Commercial Alliance. I believe that such a convoy will be very eye-catching no matter where it goes. This is the first clue that can be traced.”
"Taking a step back, even if the gangsters packed the goods into other carriages or horses nearby and abandoned the carriages in order to conceal their whereabouts, these goods are dead objects and there is no point in keeping them for their own use. The gangsters only have Only by selling them can they maximize their profits, so I believe they will find a way to sell this batch of goods secretly. If the people investigating the case in the Manchu Qing Dynasty can keep an eye on the underground black market and see who has sold these goods in large amounts recently, then There may be something to gain, this is the second clue to follow.”
"Third, according to survivors, these gangsters are well-equipped and move quickly. They are likely to be well-trained troops. If these gangsters are stationed far away from the incident site, it will be difficult for the information they have to be timely. If the situation is different, and it requires long-distance marching across the state, the difficulty of hiding one's whereabouts will also increase exponentially. So the most suspect targets are of course the Manchu garrison within a hundred or two hundred miles of the incident site, since the other party also has many enemies involved in the battle. There are casualties, so if we investigate in this direction, there should be new clues.”
Chen Yixin praised: "These tips Zijing said are good. Write them down and send them to Xianghong Ji later so that Lu Ping can send the news back as soon as possible."
Ning Zijing started, and everyone began to express their opinions, trying to find more breakthroughs in the investigation.
This armed robbery seemed to happen suddenly and there were not many clues left at the scene, but in fact it was not the case. As long as you carefully calculate the motive of the crime and the aftermath, you will find many places that can be traced.
But what is not good for Haihan is that the tracing work can almost only be left to the Manchu officials. Will the other party fully investigate the case? After finding the real culprit, can they be brought to justice and the stolen goods recovered? It seems that there are still too many uncontrollable factors.
Everyone had no objections to the deployment of troops to reinforce Qingyang Fort. At this time, the local area must strengthen patrols to deter Xiao Xiao, lest the gangsters think that Haihan is negligent and can make another deal.
As the top commander of the garrison in the Shenyang area, Sun Zhen personally led the team and was stationed there, which also facilitated command and dispatch to deal with various emergencies. To everyone's surprise, Zhu Ziwu, who was assigned here as a trainee official, actually took the initiative to challenge Chen Yixin and asked Chen Yixin to let him follow Sun Zhen to Qingyang Fort. The reason is that he has just been to Qingyang Fort not long ago, and he has a relatively good understanding of the local situation, and should be able to help Sun Zhen handle some affairs.
Chen Yixin admired his courage and immediately approved his request, allowing Zhu Ziwu to follow Sun Zhen to the area as a trainee staff officer.
Although Chen Yixin's order to Sun Zhen was to set off on the same day, the first battalion troops had to mobilize their bases and prepare for the execution of combat missions. The preparations required were very complicated, and it was not possible to break camp and set off immediately with a single order. Just the deployment of the various combat supplies required cannot be completed in one day.
All Sun Zhen could do was to send a cavalry company as an advance team that day to head to the border area to stabilize the situation. After all the heavy supplies were in place, the large force would set off from Shenyang.
At sunset, Chen Yixin and others were on the tower in the north of Shenyang City, watching the cavalry company leave the city and rush to the border. Hundreds of war horses marched on the official road, their hooves raising billowing smoke. At this time, people entering and leaving the city had to move to both sides of the road. Many people probably didn't know why this team set off in a hurry at this time, and asked each other about the cause of the matter. However, after the cavalry left, the passage in and out of the city was still in order, and there was no chaos.
This unit does not carry heavy equipment, but as the elite of the army, the armed cavalry's individual equipment is better than that of ordinary infantry, and they are equipped with one person and two horses. The supplies they carry are enough to support them in the wilderness for five to seven days. patrol and small-scale combat missions.
"The cavalry company can arrive at Tieling Acropolis tonight, rest for one night, and set off early tomorrow morning. It can reach Liaohai Acropolis at noon and Qingyang Fort in the evening." Chen Yixin knew the terrain and environment north of Shenyang well. , when the deployment was made, the time for reinforcements to arrive at the incident area had been estimated.
"Will such a public mobilization of troops affect local public sentiment?" Bai Kesi asked.
Chen Yixin responded: "Lao Bai, this is Shenyang. It is a veritable border town on the territory of our country. Next to it is an enemy country that has been at war with our country for twenty years. The people have long been accustomed to troop mobilization... Besides, the convoy was hijacked. The news will be transmitted back to Shenyang soon. If the garrison troops do not respond to this, it will really affect the public sentiment. ”
Chen Yixin paused and then said: "Openly mobilizing troops to the border can also put pressure on the Manchus. If we don't show any gesture, the other party may mistakenly think that we don't pay enough attention to this. No matter it is Whoever did this must be accounted for by the Qing Dynasty.”
Bai Kesi said: "Then you will have to be busy for a while in the next few days, right?"
Chen Yixin waved his hand and said: "No, everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. We will wait until Sun Zhen reaches the border and contacts the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to see how things go. Starting tomorrow, I will take you to inspect the mineral resources near Shenyang. . It will take hundreds of years to dig out the coal near Shenyang. It would be a pity if large-scale mining is not carried out.”
(End of chapter)