Chapter 1673 Merit evaluation after the war

Whether this person is Aragones or not, we can actually find out later when we return to Manila and find the relevant people. Wu Sen is not in a hurry about this. Anyway, the people have already captured him and he will not let them go again now.

There was a chance to escape, but the eloquent Ran Hui was really powerful. Wu Sen actually made a fortune from him, and he couldn't laugh or cry for a moment. But Wu Sen had promised to protect his life, so he had no choice but to turn back.

Then report the situation to your boss and ask for a favor for this guy.

When the "Black Shark" returned to the Port of Manila, the sky had completely darkened, but fortunately, the port facilities of this large port were relatively complete. There were lighthouses to guide the way, and there were fires on the docks for lighting. The warship slowly approached.

After landing, there was already a group of people waiting on the pier, but it was Ran Tianlu and the group of cavalry he led out of the city.

Ran Tianlu didn't know that he had caught a big fish with this net. He was just worried that if he let the gang go, he would not be able to report to the military later, so he took this team of cavalry to the dock to wait for the return of the "Black Shark". But he

I had almost no direct dealings with senior officers in the Navy, so when I saw Wu Sen disembarking, I didn't know how to greet him when I went up to him. I could only explain my identity and purpose of coming.

Wu Sen was more thoughtful and did not mention Ran Hui and Aragones. He only said that the fleeing people had been captured and all the hostage crew members had been rescued, but the cargo ship had been sunk in Manila.

In the bay, naturally there was no time to take out the cargo on the ship.

After hearing this, Ran Tianlu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He just needed to get all the people back. As for the cargo ship, it was not worth the 10% introduction fee Ran Hui paid him. The worst he could do was to spit out the money to compensate the military.

That's all. And when he took the cavalry to intercept the Pasig River before, he found that in order to reduce the load of the cargo ship, these people did not load the batch of porcelain on the ship at all. If you include the batch of goods that must be confiscated

, although Haihan lost a cargo ship, it still made a huge profit.

Although Ran Tianlu brought a group of people over, Wu Sen naturally would not hand over the prisoners he had worked so hard to capture to ask for credit. He immediately ordered a group of sailors to be responsible for escorting these prisoners, and then returned to the city with Ran Tianlu to resume their duties.

Since it was already dark and he was in a relaxed mood, Ran Tianlu did not take a closer look at the faces of the people who were escorted from the boat, so he returned to the city with Wu Sen.

After the two returned to the headquarters, Wu Sen first reported the pursuit process and results to Wang Tom, and finally mentioned that one of the prisoners was suspected to be the Philippine Governor Aragones. When Wang Tom heard this, he first asked Ran Tianlu if he recognized it, and Ran Tianlu quickly

He nodded in agreement, but he already understood in his heart that Wu Sen deliberately concealed the situation from himself at the port just now, and he probably didn't want to share the credit with himself.

Ran Tianlu had no intention of grabbing credit, but he was worried that he would be responsible for letting the group of people escape, so he brought a group of cavalry to wait on the dock. In Wu Sen's view, this behavior was naturally a sign of eagerness for meritorious service.

, I want to get a piece of the pie. But this was done by the Navy. Wu Sen definitely doesn’t want the Security Department to take credit in vain, at least he must make this clear in front of his superiors.

Wu Sen's little thought and the reaction of the two people were naturally obvious to Wang Tom, but he would not tell it. He only asked Ran Tianlu to quickly identify whether the prisoner's identity was true. After all, compared to this little act of striving for merit.

, quickly confirming the identity of the suspect is the one he really values.

Ran Tianlu had stayed in Manila for such a long time, and the church in the city was a must-go place every week. Naturally, he had seen the governor many times. He went to see the man Wu Sen brought back, and indeed he looked sixty-seven.

They were very similar, but there were obvious differences in their demeanor and clothes. However, he soon figured out the reason. The governor was forced to flee the city by the Haihan army. The psychological pressure was unimaginable. He even boarded a ship and went to sea.

After that, he still kept his civilian clothes. If he hadn't been sold by Ran Hui, he might have been treated as an ordinary immigrant after being escorted back to Hong Kong.

Ran Tianlu can speak Spanish. If that person pretends to be crazy, he will not be able to pass him. Ran Tianlu himself is a professional engaged in intelligence work and is very sensitive to information feedback in the interrogation. He briefly asked and answered a few questions with this person.

After that sentence, it was basically confirmed that this guy was not an ordinary citizen. He immediately went back and said that he was not 100% sure of confirming his identity. He could ask the two Spanish officers Juan Luis and Francis who were in prison to identify this guy and confirm his identity.

identity.

In fact, Ran Tianlu had basically identified this person, but to make a solid case, of course it would be safer to let the Spaniards confirm it themselves. At that time, Wang Tom ordered Juan Luis and Francis to be taken out of prison.

Take him here to meet the suspect.

Not long after, the three prisoners met in the open space outside the headquarters. After glaring at each other, Aragones sat down on the ground and could not get up. Juan Luis smiled bitterly, and

Francis sneered again and again. Upon seeing this, Wang Tom asked people to escort the other two people back. Although the three people did not know each other's names, there is no need to interrogate them one by one with such a reaction now, everything is silent.

middle.

Now that the absconding Philippine Governor has been caught, overnight interrogation is a necessary measure. No one should know better than him about the situation in the Manila area. Haihan wants to take over this area and smoothly manage it in the future.

To implement the rule, you will definitely be able to get a lot of useful information from Aragones' mouth.

Several other generals who were not at the headquarters rushed back to the city as quickly as possible after learning the news to participate in the interrogation. In order to ensure that the contents of the interrogation would not be leaked, the headquarters did not allow the Portuguese to participate this time.

——Even the capture of the Philippine Governor was not immediately notified to the Portuguese. Because Ran Tianlu could speak Spanish, was from the Ministry of Security, and was familiar with the local human geography, he naturally became the translator for this trial.

The interrogation lasted from nightfall to dawn the next day. Aragones was not tortured that night. Only the people who participated in the interrogation knew what kind of information Haihan received.

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Ran Tianlu was given a half-day break after the interrogation, allowing him to take a nap first before continuing to follow up on the matter. As for the affairs he was originally responsible for, all the affairs he was originally responsible for were temporarily suspended, and he focused all his energy on the headquarters.

Regarding the translation work here.

Except for the several senior generals who led Haihan's army to Manila this time, Ran Tianlu is probably the person who knows the most about the current situation. It is precisely because of this that he can almost be sure of Haihan's next reception work in the Manila area.

It's much smoother than before. And this change all comes from the all-night interrogation last night.

There was no bloody torture as expected by Ran Tianlu in the interrogation room. The two parties only spent less than half an hour bargaining. After reaching agreement on the terms, Aragones revealed in detail Spain's local business conditions and the conditions as requested by Haihan.

Spaniards who are currently fleeing have several main hiding places in the northern plains.

What Aragones got in exchange for his cooperative attitude was his own freedom. Of course, this freedom could not be obtained immediately. His agreement with Haihan was to provide Haihan with all the information he needed, and Haihan would be free in fifteen days.

Then let him go, or send a ship to take him to any place in the South China Sea.

Putting aside the pursuit of fugitives, Haihan also needs to collect a lot of information. Regarding the local population, products, geography, climate, development status, etc., Aragones cannot explain all these things in one night.

A lot of information still needs some time to confirm its authenticity, so we agreed with Aragones for a half-month period.

As for where to go in half a month, Aragones has not decided yet. Anyway, he knows that if Manila is lost, his political future will basically come to an end. When this news is spread back to the country, no matter who he looks for,

He can't keep his official title, and he will most likely be convicted and imprisoned. The more sensible thing to do now is to simply settle down in the Far East and not return to China again in the future.

Based on Spain's operating conditions in the South China Sea, it is not too difficult to find another colony to settle down, but the premise is that the Haihan people will not continue to launch similar military operations against Spain in the short term. Otherwise, with the level of armament of those small colonies,

Don't even think about being able to resist the Haihan invasion.

But no matter what, as long as he can escape from Haihan's cage, it is a way for Aragones to survive. He knows that Spanish officials like himself will never be lucky if they are caught. Even if they don't die, they will be used to extract ransoms, and

Now he can no longer afford the money needed to buy his own freedom. Now that there is a glimmer of hope in front of him, he must try his best to reach out and grab this life-saving straw, even if he knows that this so-called "cooperation" is actually

The nature is no different from treason, so you can only close your eyes and pretend not to know, and try to get yourself out first.

Haihan really hopes that the captured Spanish officials will have the "awareness" of Aragones and reveal all the information they have in various professional fields, saving Haihan the trouble of torture to extract confessions. Therefore, for Aragones

The generals were surprisingly unanimous on the conditions Aragones offered for this kind of "cooperation" and believed that they could let him go after emptying his mind of valuable information. Moreover, Aragones provided Haihan with

Most of this information requires long-term records and statistics to obtain, and it is not a value that can be measured in money at all.

For Ran Tianlu, the translator, a lot of information is an area that he has not yet been exposed to even after staying in Manila for such a long time. The military generously allows this information to be shared with the Ministry of Security, but of course the Military Intelligence Office of the Ministry of National Defense will also keep it.

A file.

While sorting and classifying this information, the Haihan Army's post-war credit recording work is also in full swing. The Haihan Army's attack on Manila was smooth, and a series of operations were completed almost smoothly.

The mission was much easier than the expected fighting situation. For the Haihan Army to have such a performance, the first thing that must be credited is the various key intelligence provided by the Security Department and the Military Intelligence Department. Especially the Security Department, represented by Ran Tianlu

The intelligence personnel collected a large amount of military and political information and provided relatively detailed and reliable reference materials for the Haihan Army to formulate its attack plan.

During the Haihan Army's attack on Manila City, the cooperation of the Ministry of Security also played an obvious role. The Chaosheng Commercial Store alone caused great trouble for the Spanish defenders, and also gained a lot of money.

The pen was an unexpected windfall brought to me by a Spanish priest. After the war, rewards will be given based on merit. Ran Tianlu made a great contribution this time. Although he almost let go of the fugitive Governor of the Philippines, he reacted fortunately.

Quick enough, he finally assisted the military in catching the man, which can be regarded as making amends. And if it hadn't been for such a drama, Aragones would have been hiding outside for who knows how long. He might not have been able to do it for a while.

Catch him.

Yan Chujie was very satisfied with Ran Tianlu's performance and praised him highly in the merit report submitted to the Executive Committee. He even suggested that his working relationship be transferred from the Ministry of Security to the Military Intelligence Department of the Ministry of National Defense so that he could give full play to his intelligence skills.

Work ability. Of course, if the Ministry of National Defense really sent such a transfer order to the Ministry of Security, He Xi would definitely sneer a few times when he saw it, then tear up the transfer order into pieces and throw it away.

If nothing else goes wrong, Ran Tianlu's contribution will not only bring him an ideal reward in the promotion within the Ministry of Security, but the executive committee will also give him corresponding awards. For example, on the National Day two months later, there will be an annual award

The Bank announced a group of individuals and groups who have been commended by the Executive Committee, and the contribution of Ran Tianlu should be enough to win himself a medal issued by the Executive Committee.

In addition to Ran Tianlu, those who will judge their merits in their own name include Special Operations Battalion Commander Gao Qiaonan, Captain Sun Zhen, Military Intelligence Officer Fang Peng in Manila, Navy "Black Shark" Captain Wu Sen, etc. They are fighting

Each of them had extraordinary performance in the process, and promotion after the war is definitely indispensable. Especially the commander of the special operations battalion, Takahashi Minami, will soon have an upgrade in the organization of the army, and he will also be promoted from battalion commander to battalion commander.

The regimental commander will also be promoted from major to colonel by two levels in a row.

Since the current highest organizational level of the Haihan Army is all at the battalion level, the special operations battalion should be the first unit to be upgraded, and Gao Qiaonan's colonel rank will probably be the highest in the entire army for a period of time and become the returning unit.

The first person to become an officer.

Of course, for Gao Qiaonan himself, he doesn't care so much whether he is a major or a colonel. As long as his troops can always have a chance to fight, the direct commander will still be Qian Tiandun. If these two conditions are met,

, is enough for him.
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