Chapter 2376

Turning the country's war refugees into immigrants and sending them to areas under Haihan's control for resettlement, using them as cheap labor for colonial activities, and then gradually transforming them into nationals of the country, this population introduction plan is considered familiar to Haihan. In the past,

Similar successful operations have been carried out in Annan, Ming Dynasty, North Korea and other places.

In the implementation process, in addition to civil affairs and shipping, the participation of the military and intelligence departments is also essential. The information provided by the intelligence department is an important reference for the person in charge of the operation to make various decisions.

During this operation, although a lot of information about the war situation in Shandong had been obtained from various private channels in the early stage, Chen Yixin still hoped that the intelligence department could provide more detailed reports so that he could make more accurate decisions about the direction of the situation.

research and judgment.

And Hao Wanqing's performance did not disappoint him. He even personally led the team and ventured into war-affected areas to collect intelligence. Naturally, the information Hao Wanqing found out after taking such a huge risk was better than what Jiang Sheng had passed on by word of mouth.

The information obtained should be more detailed and credible.

After noticing the wave of refugees in the war-torn areas, Hao Wanqing naturally thought of taking advantage of this chaos to recruit refugees for Haihan. However, he did not expect that Chen Yixin would act so quickly. Before he could return to Fushan County, he

Everything has been arranged.

While he was talking, the leading officer of the special operations group who had just arrived from North Korea also arrived. Qian Tiandun considered the situation in Shandong, so he specially sent the local captain and battalion commander Sun Zhen to act as the commander.

Sun Zhen also worked with Chen Yixin when he was stationed in Shandong, so he is not an outsider. Moreover, he is from Dengzhou himself, and he understands the local situation better than Hao Wanqing, a Shandong native who came through later generations, so there are connections

Sun Zhen can also provide a lot of valuable opinions on the action plan.

After Chen Yixin briefly introduced the current situation, he asked Sun Zhen to express his own views. Sun Zhen was a straight-tempered person, so he did not shirk it. After thinking for a while, he expressed his thoughts: "In fact, I feel that the influx of people into Fushan County

The number of refugees will not be as large as the general expected. There are two reasons. First, Fushan County is almost surrounded by mountainous areas. This is a big problem for refugees who lack material supplies, especially those who come from hundreds of miles away.

Refugees who are not familiar with the local environment may give up and find another escape route when they see the mountainous area stretching for dozens of miles ahead."

"The second reason is that I believe that the Ming Dynasty will learn from the lessons of the Denglai Rebellion, and will use more containment measures in the Denglai area, and will even use coercive measures such as road closures to reduce the influx of people to Fushan County.

scale of refugees to avoid being recruited in large numbers by our country again.”

Hao Wanqing said: "The situation you mentioned does exist in theory, but the capabilities and material reserves of the Denglai district government may not be able to cope with such a flow of refugees."

Chen Yixin said: "Whether we can cope with the refugee flow is one thing, whether we can let people enter Fushan County is another. We must guard against the situation Sun Zhen mentioned!"

Hao Wanqing's face changed slightly and he said, "You mean the government would rather let the refugees starve to death than let us pick them up?"

Chen Yixin said: "Dengzhou Prefecture has warned us several times last year that it wants to take back the mining rights of Fushan Copper Mine. You should also know about this, right?"

Hao Wanqing nodded and said: "That Magistrate Chen has been coveting the Fushan Copper Mine for a long time, but he has never been able to get it and has not found the opportunity to do it."

Chen Yixin said: "If the Qing army hadn't marched south this time, maybe he would have played some tricks with us. I think he should have been able to predict the consequences of a large number of refugees flowing into Fushan County.

It is not impossible to come out and stop us from accepting refugees."

When Haihan first settled on Zhifu Island, he used the pretext of relieving refugees to expand his control area while buying people's hearts, and gradually established a firm foothold in Fushan County. Basically, all the refugees he had accepted in Fushan County had been converted.

After becoming citizens of Haihan, many of them returned here with new identities, but the people they served became Haihan, just like Sun Zhen now.

Of course, the Dengzhou officials did not turn a blind eye to this process. They also tried to expel Haihan when he was not yet stable, but they suffered several losses due to the gap in force. Later, Haihan

After marching into Liaodong and capturing Jinzhou, they negotiated the terms of cooperation with the imperial court and signed an alliance between the two countries. Naturally, the Dengzhou government could no longer openly use force against the Haihan people in Fushan County.

However, the so-called cooperation between Haihan and the Ming Dynasty was based on the threat of the Manchus. The Ming Dynasty had no intention of letting Haihan do whatever he wanted in its own territory. As long as they took the opportunity, the government would continue to try to weaken Haihan's influence.

Haihan's mining and smelting of copper in Dengzhou has already made the government very dissatisfied. If we take in a large number of war refugees who poured into Dengzhou, it seems to be helping the government to solve the problem, but with such a large population under the control of Haihan, it can also be controlled at any time.

It is possible that they will turn into the peasant army that the government fears most. Moreover, a large number of refugees will attach themselves to Haihan, which will inevitably greatly increase Haihan's influence in the local area. The government should not be willing to sit back and watch such a situation occur. Especially the civil and military forces in Dengzhou

Officials have not been getting along well with Haihan in recent years. No matter what Haihan's real purpose is in rescuing refugees, they probably won't let Haihan get his way.

"That way, on the one hand, we have to put in efforts to resettle the refugees, and on the other hand, we have to be wary of Dengzhou Prefecture making trouble with us." Hao Wanqing said with some helplessness: "Then if Dengzhou Prefecture is determined to help us,

To make things worse, I have to fight them first!"

Chen Yixin showed little concern about the possibility mentioned by Hao Wanqing: "Since Dengzhou City has been recruiting veterans and civilians to Fushan County some time ago, it can be seen that there are not many troops stationed there, so it should not cause too much trouble.

Later, we can also send some manpower to the front lines of Zhaoyuan and Laixi to guide the refugees to Fushan County."

Sun Zhen immediately took the initiative to ask for help and said: "If the general can trust me, I can entrust this task to me. Tomorrow, the army can send a company to each of these two places to guide the refugees, and by the way, they can also conduct reconnaissance into Dengzhou."

The scale of refugees allows Fushan County to handle it calmly."

Zhaoyuan and Laixi counties are about 200 miles away from Fushan County. It is not far, but it is definitely not close. For the Haihan Army, whose combat method relies heavily on logistics, the distance on land is

Our control area is so far away, it is actually considered a relatively dangerous area.

Chen Yixin said: "It may be difficult to gather so many horses in a hurry... Let's postpone it for another day and try to be more prepared!"

If these elite troops are allowed to rush two hundred miles away on two legs to perform tasks, not only will it cause a great drain on their physical strength, but also due to their limited load-bearing capacity, it will be difficult to carry the rations and combat materials they can carry.

To support multi-day operations, the special operations group did not bring many war horses across the sea. In order to solve their problem of insufficient mobility, Chen Yixin had to prepare more horses and chariots locally for them to use.

Of course, they dare to take such action mainly because most of the garrison troops on the Shandong Peninsula have been transferred to the west to fight the Qing army. Even if the Dengzhou government wants to do something against the Haihan army, it is currently unable to do anything.

If the refugees want to go from west to east to Fushan County after entering Dengzhou, there are roughly three main routes: north, south, and middle. The north route first goes along the coast of Laizhou Bay to Dengzhou City. After arriving in Dengzhou City, it continues along the coastline in the southeast direction.

It takes a hundred miles to reach Fushan County; the middle line first goes to Zhaoyuan County, and goes eastward from the official road between the southern foot of Tiangu Mountain and Qixia County. Since the road has to pass through a large area of ​​mountain foothills, this is also a relatively difficult route.

The southern route first goes to Laixi, then turns to the northeast via Laiyang, and follows the Jiahe River through the valley plain area with a depth of 80 miles to reach the southern part of Fushan County.

On the first two routes, Zhaoyuan County is the only way to go. If Haihan sets up an organization to guide refugees in Zhaoyuan County, then the refugees will no longer need to go to Dengzhou City. This will increase the number of refugees intercepted by the Dengzhou government.

It will also be greatly reduced.

As the southern route is located inland, with only two small counties on the way, there are probably relatively few refugees taking this route. However, among the three routes to Fushan County, this is actually the smoothest and easiest to walk.

route. But basically as long as we grasp the two locations of Zhaoyuan and Laixi, we can control at least 80% of the refugees entering Dengzhou.

Sun Zhen was able to judge the situation so quickly and put forward feasible plans, naturally because he was born in Denglai and was familiar with the local geographical environment.

Hao Wanqing said: "Gong Shiqi also led a group of people to operate in Laizhou. They will return to Dengzhou later, and their scheduled stay is Zhaoyuan. When your troops arrive in Zhaoyuan, Gong Shiqi should take the initiative

Come and meet me, he can also be of some help when the time comes."

Sun Zhen responded: "In that case, I will personally lead the team to Zhaoyuan to meet Lord Gong. I also ask General Chen to take command of the troops left in Fushan County."

Chen Yixin was the top person in charge of Haihan in Shandong at this time. All the local armed forces obeyed his dispatch and command, and he immediately agreed to Sun Zhen's entrustment.

After Sun Zhen finished the meeting in Majiazhuang, he immediately rode back to Zhifu Island and summoned his officers at all levels to deploy the mission. Although Chen Yixin gave him an extra day to prepare, for this man who had just arrived from North Korea,

As a unit, it was still somewhat rushed. Arranging personnel, allocating supplies, and formulating marching routes were a lot of things that needed to be done in more than a day.

Compared with others, Sun Zhen, who was born in the local area, has a more positive attitude towards the situation in Shandong. He himself has experienced the Denglai Rebellion and is well aware of the suffering of the people in troubled times, and he himself has also received the help of Haihan

He regained his life after being rescued, so he naturally regarded Haihan's assistance to Shandong refugees as a life-saving act. Now that Shandong is once again in war, he believes that the only country that can truly save innocent people is Haihan.

"Everyone, our next task is to guide more refugees to smoothly enter Fushan County and receive the assistance provided by our country. Whether it is the Qing army, the Ming army, or bandits, who dares

Anyone who obstructs us in this process is our enemy."

Sun Zhen paused for a moment, and seeing that no one had any objections, he continued: "Killing the enemy is a meritorious service, and rescuing people is equally meritorious. General Qian and General Chen have both assured me that we will protect the refugees in Dengzhou and we will also discuss it."

Merits will be rewarded. But let me say something ugly up front. During the operation, if there are any violations of military discipline such as massacre of people, killing good people and taking merit, etc., they will be severely punished!"

Chen Yixin was not idle either. He found his father-in-law Ma Dongqiang and asked him to gather the local carriages and horses as soon as possible and hand them over to the unified command and deployment of the Haihan Army. As for the need to requisition private individuals, they can rent them if they can, and if they can't, they will be rented at market prices.

For compulsory purchase, the expenses will be paid by the Ma family in advance, and then the reimbursement process will be slowly followed.

The most urgent task is to gather the horses and carriages needed for the two companies that are about to set off within one day. Fukuyama will definitely not be able to get hundreds of horses, but as pack horses for mounts, it shouldn't be a big problem to get them from here and there.

There are seven or eight large and small carriage and horse shops in Fushan County. The carriages and horses provided by these commercial institutions alone should be enough for about 80% of the requirements for this operation. The remaining part will be purchased locally.

Requisition of private carriages and horses.

In addition to local wealthy families like the Ma family, those wealthy households and government officials who fled to Fushan County as quickly as possible to escape the war were also the targets of forced requisition of carriages and horses. The local people knew the power of the Haihan Army, so even if they wanted to

Even if they are unwilling to do so, they will not show any resistance, but outsiders are obviously not used to this tough attitude. Some people want to reveal their identity in exchange for special treatment, but they all encounter obstacles in front of Haihan soldiers.

Regardless of whether they are willing to cooperate or not, in short, the Haihan Army gathered all the local vehicles and horses together within one day and dispatched them uniformly from the headquarters in Majiazhuang. On the same day, they delivered four weapons to the First Battalion of the Special Operations Regiment.

One hundred horses and about fifty carriages of varying standards.

People in Fushan County have now realized that the general son-in-law of the Ma family is not just returning to Fushan County to visit relatives, but is coming back for a big fight. Although it has not been officially announced at this time, it is obvious that the entire Fushan County has

Entering a state of military control, all material supplies are gradually taken over by the army, and the price of food on the market is soaring almost every half an hour.

But this increase did not last long. Before dark that day, all shops selling food and daily necessities in Fujiang County were closed at the request of the army. All inventory materials were sealed after being counted and recorded.

, the people's food rations began to enter the rationing system.
Chapter completed!