Chapter 1347 Extraordinary measures

The official road from Guxian Town to Fushan County passes through the south side of Majiazhuang. This is a section of the main road connecting Dengzhou City and Fushan County. This road continues to extend eastward after passing through Fushan County, leading to Shandong

Weihaiwei and Chengshanwei at the eastern end of the peninsula. However, after Haihan settled in Fushan County, the land connection between the various guard posts in the east and Dengzhou City was cut off, and the exchange of materials and personnel had to be carried out from Fushan County and beyond.

Detouring through the mountainous areas in the south was very time-consuming and laborious. The government had nothing to do with the Haihan people entrenched here. Later, they simply changed all transportation between the two places to sea transportation. At least the warships on Zhifu Island where Haihan was stationed are currently

The coastal routes have not been cut off yet. However, private traffic has not been greatly affected. It is just that there are a few more checkpoints along the way controlled by Haihan and responsible for security inspections.

Zheng Ai had traveled on this road many times in the past, and he had to admit that after the Haihan people came here, they were much more diligent in repairing bridges and roads than the government. Now the road is spacious and flat, and there are no more rainy days.

It was extremely muddy, and more than half of the credit for this must be attributed to the Haihan people. A conspicuous Haihan slogan was painted with white paint on the wall of a village beside the road - If you want to be rich, build roads first.

The content of this slogan is simple and crude, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense. In the past, Zheng Ai's large flatbed truck transporting goods had to pass through the official road from Guxian Town to Majiapu, which was only more than 20 miles, but it actually took a long time.

The whole day was spent. The reason was that during the Denglai Rebellion a few years ago, the warring parties dug a lot of places out of it in order to block traffic. After the war, the government did not have enough financial resources to organize repairs. Many places on the road were damaged.

It is rugged and difficult to pass by vehicles and horses.

After the Haihan people occupied this place, they organized hundreds of laborers and spent a month and a half repairing and maintaining this road to ensure that it reached normal traffic capacity. Zheng Ai knew that the Haihan people also built a section of road leading to Zhifu by the sea.

The direction of the island is so that the goods they transported from the south can enter the Ming Dynasty through land channels. Now it only takes less than half a day to complete this journey, which is indeed much more convenient than in the past, especially coming from the direction of Dengzhou and the sea

The merchants who conducted trade in Han Dynasty benefited a lot from it.

After the construction of this road, the impact on the lives of the people along the way is also obvious. Most of the young people in the nearby villages gave up their original livelihood and turned to work for the Haihan people in order to obtain generous rewards. Some people even simply emigrated with their families, according to

The Haihan people arranged to settle in the south.

So are these people rich? According to Zheng Ai's observation, the people in this area are indeed accumulating wealth at a rapid rate, even including himself, who maintains trade relations with Haihan. He has served as a concessionaire in the past six months.

The money earned by the supplier is probably enough to buy half of Guxian Town. Unfortunately, this wealth will not fall into his personal pocket. After deducting the normal operating expenses and the expenses for buying and managing Haihan officials, what is left

The profit part still has to be turned over, don't try to put it into your own pocket easily.

Of course, Zheng Ai just played the role of a philistine businessman, but he is not actually a person who is greedy for money, otherwise he would not organize the current armed action that is almost suicidal. Money cannot solve the problem that Ming Dynasty is currently facing.

Only swords and blood can solve the problem. Zheng Ai hopes to use unconventional means to solve this stubborn problem that has been plaguing the Shandong government for a year.

The more than 20 people who participated in the operation were all elite soldiers transferred from armies across Shandong. They had never fought against the Haihan Army, so their fear would not affect their on-the-spot combat effectiveness.

.However, they have carefully digested all kinds of information about the Haihan Army beforehand, and have a relatively good understanding of the Haihan Army's main fighting methods and weaponry. In addition, they have been training in the mountainous area near Guxian Town recently.

, while running in the personnel, they are also looking for the possibility of evacuating from the mountainous area after the operation. After all, as long as something happens in Majiazhuang, the first reaction of the Haihan people will definitely be to close the checkpoints on the various traffic arteries. Evacuation from the mountainous area is likely to be

Their only way to survive.

Zheng Ai didn't speak during the whole journey, sitting silently on the shaft of the car, repeatedly thinking about what needed to be changed in his action plan. In the past twenty days or so, all he had been thinking about day and night was this action, every day.

Each step has been deduced over and over again in his mind many times. Although he cannot say that he is 100% sure, he believes that he has at least a 60-70% chance of success. In his original idea, as long as there was a 30% hope,

This is worth a try.

Although 60% to 70% seems high, Zheng Ai also knows that there are only two possibilities for this matter: success or failure, and failure can basically be directly equated with death. Any loophole or accident may lead to the death of their group.

They all died in Majiazhuang, so Zheng Ai did not dare to be careless at all. Even if he was about to arrive at his destination, he was still rehearsing the details of the action in his mind, trying to avoid unplanned situations.

Although Zheng Ai swore when explaining the action plan to these dead soldiers and seemed to have everything under control, in fact many of the contents were his own unilateral imagination, such as the security measures implemented by Haihan soldiers against Chen Yixin, such as

After a sneak attack on it, the opponent may take counterattacks. Zheng Ai's understanding of these situations is very limited. He can only deploy actions unilaterally based on his own guesses, but he believes that his action plan can catch him unprepared, so

It is the greatest reliance.

Zheng Ai touched his chest, where the passage order was hidden. When he proposed conditions to Tie Pingjiang the day before yesterday, he did not explain his real purpose. He just asked Tie Pingjiang to try to cover him to transport a batch of goods to Zhifu Island.

He went there and promised not to trouble him again after the matter was settled. Although Tie Pingjiang was doubtful, he finally agreed to Zheng Ai's request to apply for a traffic order and try to get his convoy to Zhifu Island via Majiazhuang.

Of course, Zheng Ai's destination was not Zhifu Island, it was just a rhetoric he used to divert Tie Pingjiang's attention. His target of attack was Majiazhuang, and he claimed to go to Zhifu Island just to reassure Tie Pingjiang.

.After all, Zhifu Island is a heavily fortified military zone. Even if Zheng Ai has some ideas, he will definitely not be able to overturn things when he gets to Zhifu Island.

As for the "goods" Zheng Ai claimed to be transported to Zhifu Island, he did not explain it to Tie Pingjiang in detail. He only said that he was entrusted by others to transport some things specially prepared for Chief Haihan. This measure may improve the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

The less outsiders know about the relationship between Hai and Han, the better. If Tie Pingjiang is worried, he can follow him to Zhifu Island. But these goods are of great significance and can only be revealed after arriving at Zhifu Island. Currently, they cannot

A little bit of news leaked out.

Zheng Ai spoke eloquently, blaming the previous "threat" to Tiepingjiang on the value and influence of this cargo. He had to get a guarantee from the person who handled it before he dared to ship it with confidence. The so-called "guarantee",

Naturally, it was the personal and material evidence that Zheng Ai put forward about Tie Pingjiang's bribery. These evidences would not put Tie Pingjiang to death, but they could indeed ruin his future. After Zheng Ai forced him into a corner, he took the initiative to give in. As long as

If Tiepingjiang cooperates, he will not report it to his superiors. Although Tiepingjiang is very dissatisfied with him, in order to save his own future, it seems that he has no choice but to give in to Zheng Ai. The follow-up order from Tiepingjiang was honestly sent

It seems that he has already figured out which is more important.

Zheng Ai is quite satisfied with the handling of this aspect of Tiepingjiang. He believes that he can give himself at least nine points on a ten-point scale. He would give him one less point to avoid being proud. However, when he launches it in Majiazhuang, he would like to do it again.

Let’s see what kind of reaction Tiepingjiang will have.

Only two miles away from Majiazhuang, Zheng Ai and his party stopped in front of the checkpoint again. This was the third Haihan checkpoint they encountered after setting off from Guxian Town. Several wooden horses were blocked on the official road.

They lined up sideways, blocking most of the road, leaving only an alley for pedestrians to pass through. There were not many Haihan soldiers stationed here, only a dozen of them, but they were all loaded with live ammunition, and they looked quite solemn.

Zheng Ai had already put on a harmless smile when he jumped off the carriage. He quickly ran to the officer leading the team, took out the pass and handed it over. He said in greeting: "Master Lao, my dear."

This convoy has been coming to the town since ancient times to deliver building materials to Majiazhuang."

The officer nodded, but still waved his hand and said: "Check these cars."

At that moment, several soldiers came forward, pulled away the tarpaulin covering the cart, and checked the shipped goods. Zheng Ai was not worried that the Haihan soldiers would find something fishy on these carts, unless someone specially got into the cart.

Underneath, he slowly groped the bottom of the car with his hands and found that there were hidden compartments underneath. Compared with the weapons hidden in the car, he was actually more worried that these Haihan soldiers would notice these dead soldiers dressed as coachmen and laborers.

People have more or less murderous auras in them. If you are a person who is sensitive to this, you will probably notice something abnormal about them.

Fortunately, these Haihan soldiers didn't seem to notice anything unusual about Zheng Ai and his party. After a quick inspection, they signaled to the officer that there was no problem. The officer handed the pass order back to Zheng Ai, and then ordered

The soldiers removed the roadblock and released the convoy.

"My lord, it's hard work, thank you for your kindness. Please don't take it personally, lord!" Before leaving, Zheng Ai knowingly stuffed a piece of silver into the officer's hand. Although it wasn't a big amount, it was enough to buy a few jars of locally produced sorghum wine.

It must be enough. From the beginning to the end, Zheng Ai perfectly behaved as a merchant, and it was completely impossible to tell that he was a dead soldier who was about to launch an attack on Haihan.

After Zheng Ai and his party continued to march for a while, they saw the flagpole erected in front of the small building of the Haihan Administrative Committee outside Majiazhuang in the distance. A red and blue flag was fluttering in the wind at the top of the pole, representing the nearby area.

The control of the flag is in the hands of Haihan. Of course, this flag is really a big stimulus to Zheng Ai and others. After all, the purpose of their coming here is to remove this annoying flag.

The flag was completely driven out of Ming Dynasty land.

"Everyone, the flagpole in front is where we will start. At that time, you will listen to my orders. Once started, you cannot stop. If it fails, Zheng will die for the country with you here!" He said these words.

By the time, Zheng Ai's face had turned grim, and there was even a bit of anger in his eyes, completely unable to connect him with the philistine businessman just now.

When everyone heard his words, they all responded in low voices. They had been preparing for today's errand for dozens of days, and success or failure depended on it. If they could successfully complete the task, glory and wealth would be just around the corner.

The group of people slowly arrived outside Majiazhuang, and someone came forward to guide them to the cargo yard to register the goods. The cargo yard was only a few dozen feet away from the two-story building of the management committee, and it was already here.

You can clearly see the doors and windows of the room at the end of the corridor on the second floor. However, Zheng Ai doesn't plan to launch his attack here. He needs to get closer to the small building of the Management Committee, and even closer. Every foot closer increases the chance of success.

Zheng Ai needs to shorten this distance to a certain limit to ensure that when he leads people to the second floor, the enemy chief Chen Yixin has no time to escape.

"These goods were ordered by Mr. Tie, please come and inspect the goods in person." Zheng Ai calmly took out the manifest and explained the situation to the staff who came to receive the goods.

This situation is also normal. Some important goods must be inspected and accepted by the quartermaster in person. Someone immediately went to notify Tie Pingjiang. Not long after, he saw Tie Pingjiang coming. Zheng Ai stepped forward to greet him with a very humble attitude.

, there is no clue that Tie Pingjiang is actually the target of his blackmail.

Tie Pingjiang pretended to look at the two carts of goods, and then said to his entourage: "Part of their goods are going to Zhifu Island. I will go with them." Then he turned to Zheng Ai and said: "You take it.

Leave the goods that should be left here and follow me to Zhifu Island first."

Tie Pingjiang's arrangements were carried out according to the process discussed by the two. Zheng Ai signaled three of the loads to stay here, and only untied the pack horses and took them away, leaving even the large cart behind. It seemed that he planned to wait.

On the way back, I came here to take the cart away and everything seemed very natural.

Zheng Ai and Tie Pingjiang walked side by side, but their eyes were fixed on the small building of the Management Committee that they were about to pass in front of them. There were several Haihan soldiers on duty standing downstairs, and people could be seen coming in and out of various offices from time to time.

It seemed that the security was not tight. Zheng Ai suddenly asked: "Why are there still women coming in and out of this place?"

He saw the back of a young woman appearing in the corridor on the second floor, so he asked. Tie Pingjiang's face changed slightly and he said, "That... seems to be Chief Chen's wife."

"Oh? So that's the eldest lady of Majiazhuang!" Zheng Ai nodded, thinking that now he had another target to attack. If he could capture the couple together, he would be sure to succeed.

At least it can be increased by one or two.
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