Chapter 2027

Haihan's current industrial manufacturing capabilities and military technology are already considered first-class in this era, but the current production capacity is far from enough to continue exporting large quantities of arms. The delivery time for related bulk orders is often half a year or even a month.

For more than 20 years, even those big customers who are willing to spend huge sums of money need to wait patiently for the appointment.

The Philippine colonies under Spanish rule obviously did not have the same industrial production capacity. In addition, most of their military production sites were concentrated in the Manila area. In previous wars, many equipment and professional craftsmen failed to evacuate in time, making today's

The production capacity of weapons and equipment has been greatly reduced, and it basically no longer has the ability to export large quantities of arms.

Therefore, there have always been objections within the colonial authorities to the plan to cause trouble for Haihan through military exports. They believed that this may not weaken Haihan, but it will definitely weaken its own military strength, because the colonies have been unable to produce sufficient numbers.

To use weapons to support foreign forces, we can only use some of the weapons from our own troops to implement this plan.

In the eyes of the opponents, this is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst. Once Haihan becomes aware of the risky approach of the colonial authorities, it is very likely that he will immediately launch a new round of offensive. By then, the Spanish armed forces, which have abandoned their martial arts, will find it difficult to

In response to the enemy's attack, the risks are not directly proportional to the results. This is also the main contradiction that the colonial authorities cannot solve at present.

But the news brought by Jose and others has brought new changes to this debate that has lasted for half a year - if the military export strategy has begun to play a more significant role overseas, then this is no longer the case.

A risky behavior with little effect, but an effective means that could really help the colonial authorities curb Haihan's development momentum.

In this way, the Aragones faction that advocated military exports regained the upper hand. Since this plan worked, and there is no better way to deal with Haihan at the moment, then continue to implement this plan and expand the scale of military exports.

It seemed to be the only option for the colonial authorities. After quickly communicating with the partners, a new round of trading of goods for weapons began.

However, perhaps thinking that the environment in Cebu was very safe, the colonial authorities did not take many measures to keep the transaction process secret, so that Paco, an outsider, accidentally entered the transaction site and witnessed Fernando sending arms to Haifaji.

A scene. It happened that Paco was not only knowledgeable but also a big talker. After returning to his place, he started to spit on his subordinates. He was happy after complaining, but the news slipped into the minds of those who were interested.

In the ears.

After returning to the temporary residence outside Cebu that night, Jose communicated with other companions responsible for surveillance, and finally believed that the situation described by Paco was indeed very credible, because Paco had seen him in Haifaji.

At approximately the same time as Fernando, other companions saw a group of Spanish soldiers escorting two carriages into Haifaji nearby. During this period, Paco also briefly came in and out, which was basically consistent with the description Jose heard.

Jose and others still haven't found any clues about the origin of Haifaji, but Jose realizes that this great achievement is getting closer and closer to him. If he can find out how Haifaji used this batch of arms

Transporting it out of Cebu, or even finding out where it was transported, will definitely be rewarded by superiors afterwards. And if the Military Intelligence Bureau can track the whereabouts of this batch of arms, it will not be too difficult to follow the clues to find out the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

It’s difficult, at least it’s much better than just guessing here in Cebu.

But at this time, how to send intelligence back to Manila in a timely manner has become a more troublesome matter. They now have a ship available, but this ship needs eight to ten crew members to go to sea, and they have

There are only twelve people in this team. This means that either everyone evacuates together, or while others return to Manila to report the news, Jose will probably have to stay in Cebu to perform the mission.

Another task assigned to Jose by the Military Intelligence Bureau is to establish a long-term intelligence network in Cebu. If he wants to complete this task, he will definitely not be able to leave Cebu easily, not to mention the current work of collecting intelligence.

It went very smoothly, and he had no good reason to evacuate Cebu.

The final result of everyone's discussion was to first try to confirm when the batch of arms traded to Haifaji by the colonial authorities would be shipped, and then decide whether to rush back to Manila to report the news.

To investigate this matter clearly, there is no need to start from Haifaji’s store, because the only way to transport bulk goods out of Cebu is by shipping. Just keep an eye on the port. To be more specific, find Haifa at the port.

After recording the cargo ship, we will try to find out its sailing date and destination by contacting the sailors on the ship. As long as we can get specific information, Manila will have a clearer goal when taking the next step.

Wealth is sought in danger, this is what Jose can think of at this moment. If he withdraws to Manila after confirming the news, he can certainly claim credit and reward, but the current difficulty of this task is much lower than expected, so it is better to try again.

Stay in Cebu to establish an intelligence network. I heard that my boss Fang Peng originally applied to be an undercover agent in Manila, and now he has been promoted to the intelligence officer in charge of the Philippine Islands. Isn't this a practice worth emulating? In the future

If the army goes south to conquer Cebu, then he must be a hero. Maybe he will have the opportunity to cross the identity threshold and become the first Hispanic senior official in the intelligence department, as his boss promised before setting off.

The next day, Jose's team further narrowed the scope of their investigation and focused on relevant personnel of Haifaji Trading Store. Although Jose and others did not dare to risk entering the store directly, the investigation at the port quickly made progress.

, only used a few bottles of fruit wine, and found out that there are currently only two cargo ships moored in Cebu Port under the names of several Han-operated business houses, including Haifaji, and one of them has recently suffered a leak due to a leak in the hull.

Repairs are being carried out in the dock, and the construction period is estimated to be at least a month, so there is only one ship left that can transport cargo at this time.

After further narrowing down the scope of the target, Jose's team was able to devote more manpower and resources to investigate this target. Under their deliberate design, they quickly established relationships with individual sailors on the ship, and

I got some valuable information from them.

Early one morning half a month after arriving in Cebu, a sailboat quietly left Cebu Port and headed north. The ship left the port on the grounds of fishing, but its destination was

More than 400 nautical miles away in Manila, Jose was not on this ship. He and the other two Hispanic intelligence agents stayed in Cebu. However, he had personally written a secret report on the findings after arriving in Cebu.

, will be sent back to Manila by this ship to be reported to Military Intelligence.

Compared with when we arrived, we couldn't find the direction at all and had to rely on military charts and guesswork to get to our destination. When we set off on the return journey this time, the sailors on the ship seemed much more calm.

.This time it took them two days less than when they arrived, and they arrived in Manila smoothly.

After getting the news, Fang Peng went to the port in person and took these sailors directly to the Military Intelligence Bureau without letting them show their faces on the dock. Ran Tianlu, who received the notice, also rushed over quickly and listened with Fang Peng.

These sailors' reports were then examined in secret letters written by José.

However, Jose's letter was entirely written in Spanish. Although Fang Peng and Ran Tianlu could also speak a little Spanish, they were only at the level of daily conversation. As for writing and reading, they were completely unable to do it, so they still hired someone to do it.

I translated it, and it took a lot of effort to understand the results of Jose's investigation of the case.

"This Jose... is so powerful! Brother Fang, you have such a talented person under your command, and you still keep complaining. Even I was almost deceived by you, okay!" After Ran Tianlu learned what happened, he couldn't help but say

Feeling emotional.

Fang Peng smiled bitterly and said: "How dare I deceive Brother Ran? This is really unexpected... The fact that he can do this is beyond my expectation!"

When the two intelligence agencies formulated this action plan, they both believed that it was unlikely to succeed. If the intelligence team composed of a group of novices could successfully arrive at the local area and settle down, it would be considered a relatively successful result. As for whether the intelligence could be obtained

In fact, neither Ran Tianlu nor Fang Peng had high hopes for the key information needed by the department, and were even mentally prepared to lose this group of people.

But they never expected that this team, commanded by Hispanic intelligence agent Jose, would be blessed with great luck. The situation they encountered after arriving in Cebu turned out to be even more ideal than the best-case scenario expected in advance. Not only did they not attract the Spanish

The suspicion of the colonial authorities actually made a series of methods prepared by the intelligence department come into use, making the Spaniards convinced of the information constructed by these evidences.

If the situation in the first half was the result of the intelligence department's proper preparation in advance, then the investigation of the Han maritime merchants was mostly due to the on-the-spot performance of Jose and others. The intelligence department had indeed planned the investigation for them in advance.

direction, instructing Jose to pay attention to the local Han maritime merchants, but the specific operation needs to be controlled by Jose and others. Judging from the current results, the results they have achieved have exceeded the expectations of the intelligence department.

The matter was so important that the two of them did not dare to delay. Although it was almost midnight, they hurriedly took the secret report sent back from Cebu to Qiu Yuan's official residence to report this important development to him.

"Didn't you say it would take a month or two for the news to come back? Why so soon? Is the news reliable?"

Qiu Yuan had already fallen asleep. Because Ran Tianlu and Fang Peng reported that there was an emergency, the secretary woke him up again, and then met the two late-night visiting subordinates in the study. After listening to their reports, Qiu Yuan also

He was a little surprised. He knew that besides Manila, there were several other places investigating the matter, and Manila should be the last place to intervene in the investigation, but now it seems that it has rushed ahead and seized more accurate information.

But as to whether the intelligence obtained by Jose and others in Cebu was reliable, Ran Tianlu and Fang Peng did not dare to vouch for it. After all, the group of people sent were all novices, and their judgment of the situation might be wrong. They could only

Inform Qiu Yuan that the intelligence sent back has relatively high credibility and further measures can be considered.

Although Qiu Yuan was a little skeptical, he still chose to believe the opinion of the intelligence department. After all, he had cooperated with the intelligence department in writing the secret letter before, and he also hoped in his heart that the case could be investigated as soon as possible.

So a confidential telegram was sent from Manila to Sanya overnight. In the telegram, Qiu Yuan asked Fort Victory whether to take immediate follow-up measures.

At this time, the Executive Committee is also studying the information fed back from various places. In fact, in addition to Manila, investigation work in other places is also making progress.

The first is the local investigation of the Ministry of Security in Hainan. Zhang Qianzhi visited and screened specific groups such as South Asians who have settled in Sanya, and with the assistance provided by Lanka, a local snake in their settlement area, they have found out the dead members of Xue Zheng's team.

Identity of South Asians. These people had lived in Sanya for a period of time before participating in the attack on the Joseon Crown Prince. They all temporarily lived in the South Asian ethnic area at the mouth of the Sanya River as immigrants, but they have not yet been given the opportunity to become naturalized.

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According to the information found by Lanka, these South Asians are all from Luzon, and there are signs that they understand Spanish. This basically confirms who they are working for. Later, the Ministry of Security began to investigate these people.

A thorough search of his former residence was conducted, and a large sum of money was finally found in the mezzanine of the floor under his bed, all of which were large-denomination Haihan banknotes, far exceeding the property level of ordinary South Asian immigrants.

According to the speculation of the Ministry of Security, this should be their daily expenses or remuneration for actions, but this money was either earned or spent, and was eventually confiscated as stolen money.

According to the confessions of Xue Zheng and others, this group of people completed their assembly in Sanya. The people who participated in the operation were basically lurking in Sanya. If they had not received the summoning order, they might have remained in Sanya as civilians.

Live on.

This situation also sounded the alarm to the Ministry of Security. Xue Zheng and others were just a group of bounty killers who were forced to reveal their identities in order to carry out the attack mission. However, there must be more hostile elements lurking in Sanya, and Xue Zheng could not provide any information on this.

More information.

The only thing that can be determined is that there must be lurkers one level higher than Xue Zheng and the others in Sanya, so that they can be summoned when necessary. And such lurkers who have hidden deeper may have obtained Haihan's

Nationality, and maybe even working in an official organization, it will only be more difficult to dig them out. How to find these guys hiding in the dark is probably the key task that the Ministry of Security will take time to complete next.

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