Chapter 1354: Have to be on guard

According to the prior agreement with Zheng Ai, regardless of whether the operation is successful or not, Zheng Ai will try his best to send news back to Dengzhou. For this reason, Zheng Ai also specially brought several fireworks used by the military to send messages and warnings in case of an attack.

After confirming the results of the operation, a signal is sent to a distant place. Personnel lurking in the distance will take the news out of the Haihan occupied area, and then quickly send it back to Dengzhou City via the courier waiting in Guxian Town. In this way, even if the operation fails, Dengzhou City will

There was still time for Zhoucheng to take some preparation measures.

But no fireworks appeared in the sky above Majiazhuang for the whole day, and if Zheng Ai and others had not taken action, they would have set off on their return journey before nightfall at the latest. If neither of these two things happened, then it could only point to one

The result - Zheng Ai and others took action, but were quickly suppressed by Haihan. Even the fireworks that reported the news did not find a chance to be released.

Although this result was not beyond Liao Jie's expectations, disappointment was always inevitable, and he did not expect that Zheng Ai and others would not even get the chance to issue a warning. It seems that it must be the fault of both parties.

The difference in combat power was too great. But what Liao Jie never expected was that Haihan had been paying attention to this matter for more than a month. He had already figured out Zheng Ai's path in advance, and had set up a trap in Majiazhuang.

He threw himself into a trap. Under such circumstances, if Zheng Ai and others could be allowed to set off fireworks to report the news, it would appear that the Haihan Army was too incompetent.

Liao Jie dismissed the messenger with a gloomy look, and then ordered his followers to deploy reconnaissance cavalry to the front line of Guxian Town to closely monitor the movements of the Haihan people in the direction of Fushan County. Although he still insisted that the Haihan people would not attack Dengzhou

The city may carry out attacks in retaliation, but necessary early warning measures must be put in place.

As for the life and death of Zheng Ai and others, if Liao Jie were to choose an ending, he would probably prefer that all the people in the team had died, because only in this way could they keep their identities secret and avoid Haihan.

This will bring the war to Dengzhou City. However, Liao Jie does not take any chances. Since the operation has failed, the next situation has to be considered for the worst.

While Liao Jie was nervous in Dengzhou City, the Zhifu Island headquarters was also holding a meeting to discuss the next response measures. A group of time-travelers, including Chen Yixin, returned to Zhifu Island the next day after the incident and listened to

Chen Yixin reported the ins and outs of this incident.

Just as the officials in Dengzhou City thought, the senior officials of Haihan did not intend to take this opportunity to make a big fuss. Starting a war at this juncture would not bring much practical benefit to Haihan. And in this year's entry

Before winter, the military hopes to cooperate with the Pidao Ming Army to conduct another clearing operation against the Houjin armed forces in the coastal areas of the Liaodong Peninsula, so as to clear the way for the march to Liaodong after the beginning of the next spring.

"At present, both the army and the navy have begun to assemble in the Zhoushan Islands in Zhejiang. After winter, the Northern Fleet will still go south as last year. General Shi Diwen and I have already discussed that we will conduct several amphibious operations exercises in the Zhoushan Islands this winter.

, to warm up the spring offensive next year." Wang Tom introduced to everyone: "So this round of clearing offensive on the Liaodong Peninsula before winter is very important, and it requires the full cooperation of all departments. At this time, we may not have

Find a way to free up your hands and feet to take revenge on the person responsible for this incident."

When Wang Tom said the second half, he kept looking at Chen Yixin. It was obvious that he gave a special explanation because of Chen Yixin's personal feelings. In fact, Wang Tom had also led a fleet to the vicinity of Dengzhou City before.

Qian Tiandun objected to the idea of ​​​​showing force, so he did not insist on it anymore. And from the overall perspective, it was indeed inappropriate to change the original mission arrangement for this incident at this time.

Naturally, Chen Yixin would not go against Wang Tom at this time. In fact, before he returned to Zhifu Island, he had already received Qian Tiandun's instructions to keep him consistent with the top military officials in the meeting in order to make follow-up mission arrangements.

. As for whether to immediately retaliate against the Dengzhou Ming Army, Chen Yixin is not in a hurry. Anyway, now that he has the assassin alive, he can have real evidence whenever he wants to fall out with Dengzhou City.

"I have no objection. I will obey the command's arrangements." Chen Yixin expressed his attitude calmly. In fact, the team of assassins sent by Dengzhou had no chance of hurting him at all. Instead, they let him direct the operation.

He made a small splash again. The so-called retaliatory measures actually depend more on whether Haihan has the possibility to profit from it. As for Chen Yixin, there is nothing personally offended by the other party.

"Releasing some news later to let the Dengzhou side know that we are preparing for war will be enough to make them nervous for a while." Qian Tiandun's opinion was obviously much more mature, and he solved the current problem in one sentence.

Since it was the Dengzhou Ming Army who planned this assassination operation, they must be prepared for the consequences of failure. As long as Haihan makes a slight gesture of starting a war, the guilty Ming Army will definitely have a greater reaction. Take this opportunity to escape

Sneaking into the Ming army in Dengzhou and making them nervous for ten days and a half is a relatively safe way of revenge.

"I'm afraid just spreading the news is not enough. Let me add some firewood!" The person who answered was Harugong, the commander of the cavalry battalion.

Since winter is about to enter, considering safety and supply issues, his cavalry troops will not go to the Liaodong Peninsula with the Northern Fleet, and will definitely stay in Fushan County. However, since the Dengzhou Ming Army took the initiative to send an errand to his door, he

He didn't hesitate to use this opportunity to make a fuss, and by the way, it was used as a training for his opponent's cavalry troops. Although the cavalry battalion was not large, it was obviously easier for the cavalry to achieve the goal than the infantry in order to create a lot of excitement.

Harugong's initiative to request a battle was quickly approved unanimously. If the purpose was to frighten the Ming army rather than engage in battle with it, then the cavalry was indeed the most suitable unit to perform such a task. As long as it did not leave the Haihan control area too far

If it is far away, the supply of cavalry will not be a big problem. In fact, the cavalry battalion has already practiced this. The solution is to have the cavalry battalion advance along the coastline, and the ships transporting grain and grass supplies will follow simultaneously at sea, so that the cavalry battalion can be

The range of activities of the cavalry battalion has been greatly increased, and the cavalry can even be withdrawn by sea if necessary.

As the Ming army in Dengzhou lacks maritime weapons, such tactics do not need to worry too much about being stolen from the sea by the opponent, so the risk is relatively low. The distance from Fushan County to Dengzhou City is only more than a hundred miles, and it only needs to be dispatched

Hundreds of cavalry were enough to put Dengzhou City into a state of panic.

Two days later, more than two hundred Haihan armed cavalry took a boat from Zhifu Island to land on the coast near Guxian Town, and then went directly into the town to raid the shop of Zheng Ai, a building materials merchant. There was no garrison in Guxian Town, only a small number of armed militiamen.

However, most of these people look after the homes and courtyards of the town's landlords and gentry, and will not organize to fight against the Haihan people. Moreover, the Haihan cavalry arrived suddenly and did not give them any time to react. The people in the town

The first reaction is to close the door and close the door. I will never try to stand out at this time.

However, as the town to the west of Fushan County and the closest town to the Haihan occupied area, there are many merchants in the town who have dealt with Haihan and maintained trade relations. When they saw that the Haihan people did not plunder the town, they became very upset.

Courage slowly walked out and asked the Haihan cavalry why they came.

Soon notices with the seal of "Haihan Office in Shandong" were posted everywhere in the town, which stated the reason why Haihan raided Zheng Ai's shop - to collude with the rebellious party and assassinate Haihan officials. As for Zheng Ai's collusion

What kind of rebellious party is this? Why is this matter not handed over to the Fushan County Government to handle, but there is no mention of it in the notice. The notice states that the Haihan Cavalry is dispatched this time to arrest relevant persons involved, and does not do any harm to innocent people.

If there will be any infringement, it can be regarded as having a calming effect.

Of course, nothing valuable could be found in Zheng Ai's shop, but Harugong was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he waited at the door of the shop, waiting for his men to tear the shop into pieces and leave it full of dust and smoke.

Yi. He just wanted to let the people of Guxian Town and the Ming army spies who were peeping in the dark know that Haihan's attitude towards this matter would not be easily tolerated. As for the writing on the notice, he only deliberately left some room for it.

To avoid falling out directly with the Dengzhou government.

This house raid lasted for half a day. At first, everyone in Guxian Town was in danger, but later more and more people came out of their homes and gathered near the shops to watch the excitement. However, basically no one in the local people knew about it.

Zheng Ai's true identity can only be lamented by the determination of the Haihan people, and Boss Zheng's ignorance of current affairs - why would he take risks and do irrational things when doing business with the Haihan people is such a profitable business?

After Harugong was convinced that this action had achieved the expected effect, he ordered the team to withdraw. The cavalry abandoned the shop that had turned into rubble and left the ancient town in groups. As for whether the Haihan cavalry seized money from the shop

Or something else, the bystanders have no idea.

Not far from Guxian Town, the Haihan Cavalry stopped at the edge of a forest. Harugong took a telescope and looked at the official road from Guxian Town to Jijia Town in the north, as if he was waiting for something. Sure enough, a moment later

, a fast horse rushed out of the town and headed north along the official road.

Harugong put down the telescope and smiled contemptuously. He just wanted to send the spies from the town back to Dengzhou to report the news so that the Dengzhou Ming Army would get the news as soon as possible. Otherwise, after he finished his actions, the Dengzhou Ming Army would still be at a loss.

But it's such a waste of expression.

The next day, Haihan cavalry also appeared near Jijia Town, which is more than 20 miles away from Guxian Town. However, this time the Haihan cavalry did not rush directly into the town to take action. Instead, they attacked the official base west of Jijia Town.

He paused on the road for a long time, then quietly disappeared into the wilderness.

"The Haihan Cavalry is still sixty miles away from Dengzhou City. Sir, we have to come up with a countermeasure. We can't just wait for them to attack the city, right?" Shangguanye couldn't sit still after hearing the news of the scout cavalry's report.

He quickly came to Liao Jie to discuss countermeasures. He was stationed at Qishan Station for a period of time last year and had seen the methods of the Haihan people at close range. He was not transferred back to Dengzhou until the end of the year. After he left Qishan Station, he also

He quickly followed the steps of the Fushan County government and turned a blind eye to Haihan's actions in Fushan County.

"Why panic? The scout cavalry reported only two or three hundred Haihan cavalry. What can such a small number of people do? Can a few hundred cavalry take down Dengzhou City?" Liao Jie scolded with a stern face: "Dengzhou City

With thousands of troops stationed there, why can’t they handle such a small scene?”

Shangguanye said: "The Haihan cavalry may not dare to come to Dengzhou City to cause trouble, but they have already left the area controlled by Haihan. This will inevitably cause panic among the people, and they must be on guard! If there is chaos in Dengzhou, Mr. Chen will definitely

The responsibility is put on the adults..."

"Master Chen is dedicated to serving the public good. How can he be the kind of person you said?" Liao Jie immediately denied it, but his tone changed slightly: "...but it is me who maintains the peace of Dengzhou.

It is the duty of the Ming army to do this!"

Liao Jie and the prefect Chen Zhongsheng seem to be inseparable. Most civil and military officials in Dengzhou know this. Shangguan Ye, as Liao Jie's confidant, naturally knows the relationship between the two and naturally wants to remind his superiors. Of course, Liao Jie will not do it in front of his subordinates.

You can show off your words, but you can use other means to express your attitude - you can't be caught by Chen Zhongsheng because of this matter.

Although Liao Jie did not dare to take the initiative to provoke the Haihan Army, but now that the Haihan Cavalry had entered the territory of Dengzhou, if there were no countermeasures, then he could have handed over his official seal of command as a commander earlier. But he was also very worried.

Concerned about the combat effectiveness of the Haihan cavalry, if the Ming cavalry is sent too far and collides head-on with the opponent and an armed conflict occurs, no matter who wins or loses, the consequences will be extremely serious.

"This is my official order, and the reconnaissance cavalry is stationed in the east of Dengzhou City, thirty miles south of the city. If there is any enemy situation, report it immediately, and do not fight with the enemy without authorization!" Liao Jie thought for a while, but issued a relatively conservative order. He

It is believed that the purpose of Haihan's cavalry dispatch is to harass, not to launch a destructive attack. Otherwise, there is no need to be so reserved in Guxian Town and Jijia Town. At this stage, it is stable to avoid another direct conflict with Haihan.

The first condition of the overall situation is that as long as there are no loopholes in Dengzhou City, Chen Zhongsheng should not be able to accuse himself of anything.

The cavalry led by Harugong did not stop outside Jijia Town, but continued to slowly advance northwest along the coastline. On the sea about two or three nautical miles away from the coast, a group of four supply ships and four

A small fleet composed of a comprehensive transport ship and two armed warships are also moving simultaneously. If the cavalry encounters a large Ming army on land, then the four transport ships will be the retreat route for the cavalry battalion. But before that,

Harugong will continue to lead the troops forward. If the Ming army does not come to stop him, he will advance all the way to the gate of Dengzhou City.
Chapter completed!