Chapter 1133 Pursuing the remnants

"Actually, we don't need to do it ourselves..." Wang Jinmin gently shook the rolled up wanted notice in his hand and said: "As long as you are included in the wanted list with a reward, the people who want your head will probably travel half a mile away.

If you have any restless thoughts, you'd better think about the consequences first."

It seems that there is a choice, but in fact there is no choice. The consequence of non-cooperation is probably a dead end. Gan Sheng obviously will not consider this road as one of the alternatives. And now that the Haihan people have caught him, even if

If he wanted to escape during this period, he had to first consider the consequences of being added to the wanted order luxury package. These Haihan people often used hundreds of taels of silver to offer rewards. Gan Sheng believed that his life was probably worth it.

He didn't have that much money. If he became a wanted person, maybe the first person who wanted to chop off his head to collect the reward would be his brother Gan Qiang.

Although he was in a difficult situation, Gan Sheng would not give up the chance to survive. He knelt on the ground, looked up at Sun and Wang, and said tremblingly: "As long as I can survive, I will do anything!"

Gan Sheng has now figured out that if he works for the Haihan people, he may still have a chance of survival, but if he works for Gan Qiang, the chance of survival is very slim. Although they are called brothers, they have no family ties. In today's troubled times,

It is better to save your own life first.

After confirming the opponent's plan, it was not difficult for Sun Zhen and Wang Jinmin to organize a counterattack. They asked the distraught Gan Sheng to return to Guxian Town first and continue to act according to Gan Qiang's arrangements. At the same time, they sent people back to Zhifu.

Bay, apply for reinforcements from the headquarters. After all, the current personnel configuration of this small team is not suitable for fighting in the mountains, and without knowing the strength of the opponent, it is safer to prepare more manpower. Recently, the personnel of the special operations battalion are idle.

I don’t have much to do, but I can come here to stretch my legs and arms.

On September 20, the first batch of cargo ships bound for Pi Island set sail from Zhifu Bay. The fleet consisted of three Haihan cargo sailing ships and a warship belonging to Dongjiang Town that accompanied Shen Zhixiang to Shandong.

It carried about 20 tons of grain that had just arrived from Zhejiang, as well as other medicines and daily necessities. For Pidao, which was in the midst of a shortage of food and materials, it could be said to be a life-saving straw in a desperate situation. Shen Zhixiang

One can even imagine how the Ming army on the island would burst into cheers after seeing the goods brought back this time.

Shen Zhixiang saw Haihan's strength with his own eyes on Zhifu Island this time, and he has no doubts about the promise of Wang Tom and others. For Dongjiang Town, in the current predicament, it is a cooperation partner like Haihan who proactively comes to the door.

, it is really God's blessing, there is really no room for pickiness. And Haihan's request seems to be very reasonable, and even seems to Shen Zhixiang to be taking the initiative, and he actually wants to help Dongjiang Town share the burden of Pi Dao.

Refugees, this is what Dongjiang Town desires.

Evacuate the Liaodong refugees on the island in batches and exchange them for Haihan's support in food, materials and even ordnance. Such a transaction is worth a thousand dollars to Dongjiang Town, and its re-emergence seems to be just around the corner. Moreover, Haihan

The Han people also seemed to be very interested in helping Dongjiang Town retake Liaodong. Shen Zhixiang believed that the plan to jointly send troops was feasible, and now all it needed was Shen Shikui's nod. The Han people in Hainan had thought very carefully, even how to persuade Shen Shikui to agree after Shen Zhixiang returned.

This plan has been deduced for him and the details have been scrutinized to ensure that the cooperation between the two parties will not be stuck at Shen Shikui. The road has been paved, and the next result will depend on Shen Zhixiang's execution ability.

However, if Shen Zhixiang sets off from Zhifu Bay one day later, he may temporarily change his itinerary and stay in Dengzhou for a few more days. Because the day after he set off, one of the teams that went out to inquire for information sent someone back to report the news.

, claiming that signs of activities of Gan Qiang, one of the bandit leaders of the Wanjia Army who are currently on the wanted list, were found near Guxian Town, and some valuable information was obtained from the captured gang members. Team commander Sun Zhen applied for additional dispatch

Reinforcements went to the area to carry out subsequent encirclement, suppression and arrest operations.

Shen Zhixiang, of course, also visited Haihan's hard labor camp while on Zhifu Island, and learned about the identities of these locally captured prisoners of war and their capture process. He was very interested in the mysterious combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army, and had always wanted to get closer.

He was close enough to observe the combat operations of Haihan's army, but it happened that everything was calm when he was there. There was no movement even at Qishan Qianhu Station. If Haihan took external military actions during this period, Shen Zhixiang would definitely ask to accompany the army.

Go to war.

Before entering the headquarters, Gao Qiaonan carefully adjusted his military cap and then stepped in. Although the messenger did not mention the reason for Qian Tiandun's urgent summons, Gao Qiaonan followed Qian

Judging from Tian Dun's many years of experience, he knew that he probably had a mission and had to lead his own team into battle.

This is of course a good thing for Gao Qiaonan and the special operations battalion. Apart from the first few days here, there is still some work to do. After the Wanjia Army is defeated, the special operations battalion will be idle most of the time. Although

The training during this period has not completely stopped, but Takahashi Minami is not a person who can live in idleness. Seeing that his naval colleagues have gone to Liaodong and returned, he has never gained anything.

A decent job. The only field mission is to send people to cooperate with the cavalry battalion to perform reconnaissance missions in the surrounding areas of Fushan County. However, only one company is dispatched for this mission at a time, which does not do much to maintain the overall combat effectiveness of the special operations battalion.

help.

After entering the headquarters, he saw Qian Tiandun, Wang Tom, Chen Yixin and several senior military officials as well as the head of the intelligence agency Hao Wanqing present. Gao Qiaonan knew that his hunch was correct. This must be a relatively large operation.

Let these senior officials put aside what they are doing and get together to discuss plans.

As he wished, Qian Tiandun immediately informed him succinctly of the situation discovered by the reconnaissance team in Guxian Town, and appointed him as the field commander to lead the first and fourth companies of the special operations battalion to the local area to capture the remaining members of the Wanjia Army.

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Qian Tiandun ordered: "Gan Qiang has only the courage of an ordinary man. He can live or die as long as he is caught. But if Pu Xueguang is there, try to catch him alive. He controls the whereabouts of materials and wealth hidden by Wanjiajun in the mountains. These

Things are valuable to us and cannot be left to the public in vain."

Wang Tom also added: "Before the official operation, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, your troops will be transported by sea to the coast near Guxian Town. You will be stationed there for the time being. After our informants implement the intelligence, we will attack Cishan to capture

Catching the target.”

Takahashi Nan asked: "What about the enemy's military strength?"

Hao Wanqing took over and answered the question: "The information the informant can provide us is very vague at present, and the other party is also gathering troops in the nearby area, so it is difficult to infer a more accurate number for the time being. However, based on the information confessed by previous prisoners of war,

Judging from the extent of our attack on the Wanjia Army, it can be inferred that the number of troops that the other party can gather locally in a short period of time will not exceed 500."

The combat personnel establishment of the special operations battalion has always been an enhanced version. There are about 400 people in the two reinforced companies. Even considering that the area is relatively unfamiliar, judging from the combat experience and weapons and equipment advantages of the special operations battalion, it is necessary to

It shouldn't be a problem to deal with a bandit force of comparable strength. When Takahashi Minami heard this conclusion, she already felt confident.

Hao Wanqing continued: "There are currently no Ming troops stationed in the area, but we should try our best to avoid disturbing the people during the operation, and do not use excuses such as Haihan invasion. The official attitude of Dengzhou toward us is still uncertain, so we should keep a low profile for the time being.

Wait until the first winter is over before slowly settling accounts with those people."

Haihan's current situation in Dengzhou is indeed a bit delicate. On the one hand, the government believes that Haihan's presence will help improve the local public security situation, solve some of the relief problems that should be borne by the government, and even organize the people to resume production and reorganize the local economy.

On the other hand, the military insists that Haihan's presence is equivalent to invading the Ming Dynasty. His actions are not essentially different from the local bandit armed forces in Dengzhou. At this stage, the various overtures to the government are just Haihan's disguise. Once

Once they have established a foothold, it will be difficult to expel them.

Although in terms of military strength, Haihan does not need to fear the local garrison, if the Ming army openly takes action to confront Haihan, it will inevitably affect Haihan's various activities in this area. The headquarters is well aware that

Economic losses are secondary. If the implementation of major policies is delayed because of this, it is the last thing the executive committee wants to see. Therefore, Zhifu Island must try its best to avoid providing hands-on attack to the Ming army in Dengzhou Prefecture.

Excuse. When the infrastructure project is completed next year, the relationship between various departments is straightened out, and Zhifu Island begins to operate as Haihan's main stronghold in this area, then we can be free to deal with those who try to go against Haihan.

Of course, there is no need to wait until next year to take action against people like the remnants of the Wan Family Army. The sooner they are eliminated, the better.

After receiving the order, Takahashi Nan immediately returned to the camp to gather his subordinates. That afternoon, he took a boat from Port No. 2 on the west coast of Zhifu Island to the coast near Guxian Town to meet up with the team led by Sun Zhensuo who was stationed there.

Although reinforcements have been mobilized, it is not easy to capture the bandit leader Gan Qiang. Judging from Gan Sheng's confession, it is unlikely to lure Gan Qiang out of the mountain without leaving any trace. The most feasible way

Following the opponent's idea, the small team still pretended to be fooled, followed Gan Sheng into the mountain to step on the opponent's trap, and waited for the opponent to make the first move, and then the main force behind them launched a counterattack.

But there is a problem that is not easy to solve. That is, the Haihan Army is not familiar with the geographical conditions of Cishan. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, it is difficult to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance of this area in advance. Moreover, Gan Qiang will eventually set the ambush site in

The location has not yet been determined, so this will be a great test for the special operations battalion's on-the-spot response capabilities. However, the two accompanying intelligence officers from the Ministry of Security disguised themselves as merchants and checked into Gan Sheng's inn that day.

, monitor it.

On the afternoon of September 24th, Gan Qiang finally sent someone to deliver a message to the inn, asking Gan Sheng to lead the Haihan Army to a place called Chenjiagou in Cishan. After Gan Sheng and the messenger agreed on a rough time, the messenger arrived

After returning to the mountain to resume his duties, Gan Sheng hurried to the wing where the Haihan intelligence officers lived and informed them of the news they had just received.

Before the sun set, Gao Qiaonan, who was stationed at the seaside, received the news from Guxian Town, and then convened the officers for a combat preparation meeting and agreed on a rough plan of action. The immigrants were selected from among the immigrants before setting off from Zhifu Bay.

The two local guides came into play at this time. Based on what they said, Gao Qiaonan predetermined the approximate location of Chenjiagou and made a clearer plan for the next day's operations. The troops broke camp overnight and

First go around and camp near Cishan to the west of Guxian Town.

The next day, Gan Sheng met Sun Zhen and others outside Guxian Town as promised, and took them into the mountains to find Gan Qiang. Gan Sheng didn't know Haihan's combat arrangements, and seeing that Sun Zhen was still the only one, he was heartbroken.

I can't help but also play the drums a little bit.

Gan Sheng's worry and insecurity were all written on his face. Sun Zhen naturally saw it and immediately comforted him: "You don't have to worry about the lack of people. We have other arrangements. As long as Gan Qiang shows up this time, we won't be able to do anything."

There will be another chance to escape!"

"Yes, yes, the villain is worrying too much!" Gan Sheng felt a little relieved.

Chenjiagou is only six or seven miles away from Guxian Town. After riding horses for a while, everyone began to enter the mountainous area. After there was no official road, they could only follow the trails that the mountain people stepped in and out of the mountainous area. The horse team was also

The formation was lengthened and stretched for hundreds of meters in front and back. As the mountain gradually became steeper, some sections of the road were difficult to pass, and the soldiers had to dismount and hold the reins to move forward.

Although he knew that he had not reached the opponent's encirclement yet, the increasingly dangerous terrain had made Sun Zhen wary. Wang Jinmin caught up and said with a wry smile: "It seems that today's life is not easy!"

"Afraid?" Sun Zhen asked.

Wang Jinmin sighed: "I have nothing, but if these war horses are damaged in any way, my head will probably be furious again after we go back."

"If you run out of horses, you can buy them again! There are many horses in Shandong, and it's not like you don't know." Sun Zhen had no clear understanding of the value of these war horses. He just chatted with Wang Jinmin wordlessly to relieve the tension at the moment.

mood.

"More than a mile further ahead is Chenjiagou."

After Sun Zhen received the report from his guide, he ordered all members to enter a state of combat readiness. Although he knew that the reinforcements were not far away from him, the mission of his team was to lure the enemy to show up, and they had to face the enemy's first attack.

To launch a wave of offensives and hold off the enemy until reinforcements arrive, the risks involved are still quite high.
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