Chapter 682 Internal and external collusion

The situation here in the mining area is obviously much more serious than that in the West Prison District. Because the terrain is too open, the limited police force was unable to control the smoke-filled situation at the beginning of the riot. They retreated to the West Prison District early to defend it with high walls.

, gave up on this side of the mine. When Lu Li led the people to this side, he could see from a long distance that the work sheds outside the mine were in a mess, and almost all the buildings made of bamboo and wood were on fire, and many of them were on fire.

The place has been burned to rubble, and some mining machinery has also been destroyed by thugs.

However, perhaps because the previous battle situation outside the West Prison District had been reported, there were no groups of thugs in the vigilante group's field of vision. Lu Li did not dare to be careless and asked the troops to slow down their march and maintain their battle formation.

Push forward bit by bit.

Soon someone discovered the remains of two police officers who were killed. Their heads had been smashed with blunt objects and stones beyond recognition. They could only be identified from the black uniforms on their bodies. Although there are no exact statistics yet, many people died in this riot.

The number of police personnel is obviously not a small number. Almost all the people responsible for daily order in the mining area are ordinary police officers. When the riots broke out, many people suffered fatal blows before they even realized what was happening.

Lu Li didn't have any big reaction after checking the remains. He just ordered without expression: "Anyone who sees a thug holding a weapon can be killed directly without warning!"

As a proud Haihan soldier, Lu Li was deeply saddened by the occurrence of such a situation in the area he was responsible for. At the same time, it also aroused his anger for revenge-all heretics who challenge Haihan's authority must pay for it.

Heavy price!

At this time, through the interrogation of the prisoners who were shot and injured at the gate of the West Prison District, further news has been obtained: the people who took the lead in stirring up trouble in the mining area are still a group of Li prisoners, and almost all of these people have been arrested in recent months.

The "newcomers" who came in. This also coincides with the previous judgment of the military. Someone indeed planned this series of actions that were coordinated internally and externally. What remains is that the identity of the culprit has yet to be ascertained.

Lu Li believed that the people who planned all this would not stop at planning a riot and prison escape in the Shilu Mining Area, but would definitely take further actions, because even if all the thousands of prisoners escaped, there would be no third party within a few dozen miles.

The two places can provide the supplies needed by so many people. These people have only three choices next. One is to continue to attack the Shilu military camp and the prison area to obtain the required supplies, but this seems to have exceeded their current resources.

The second is to flee to Changhua County on the seaside, but there are also troops of the Haihan militia stationed there, and the seaport is also controlled by Haihan. If you escape through the mountains and ridges, you may still die; the last one is

The first way is to flee into the mountains to seek support from Li Dong, but no Li Dong can support so many people. If the Li prisoners who led the riot lead this uncontrollable torrent to their own Li Dong, it will be almost impossible.

It's like seeking your own death.

In order to calm down the situation, the Haihan Militia must now seize the person who took the lead in the rebellion as soon as possible and find out the whole story. While Lu Li was directing the team to march, he was also quickly thinking about how to arrest a few people who knew the situation next.

Insider's mouth to get more detailed information.

At this juncture, several prisoners emerged from their hiding places with their hands raised, shouting at the militia soldiers not to shoot. Lu Li saw that the leader was someone he knew, and quickly ordered not to shoot.

, let the person in the lead come forward and talk.

"Captain Lu, I've waited a long time for you! Please don't shoot, all military lords. We are all good people who keep their own rules!" The man hurriedly came to the front and hurriedly knelt down in front of Lu Li.

Got off.

"Li Maozai, get up and talk. What's going on?" Lu Li raised his hand to signal him to get down to business.

This person was Li Maozai, a descendant of the Li family who led a wolf into the house in 1628 and caused Lijiazhuang to be besieged by bandits and was later captured. After the Shilu project was launched in 1629, he was escorted to Changhua to participate in the road construction project. Because of his good performance,

He was promoted to the position of prison chief and was in charge of several groups of prisoners. He was considered a privileged class among the prisoners in the hard labor camp. After the railway was opened to traffic and the Shilu Iron Mine was officially mined, Li Maozai was assigned

I worked as a production dispatcher in the mining area, and I usually had some contact with the management of Shilu Mining Area. I also knew Lu Li, so I came out to recognize him when I saw Lu Li coming with his troops.

"Back to Company Commander Lu, when I went to work this morning, I noticed something was wrong. I saw that there were many unfamiliar faces suddenly appeared in several teams. However, I am not under the jurisdiction of this villain, so I can't say anything directly..." Li Maozi

Start reporting immediately.

Li Maozi noticed several unusual situations when he went to work in the morning. First, some unfamiliar faces appeared on the mining site, and second, the atmosphere of some teams was obviously not right. According to Li Maozi, it was the same as when the rogue bandits lurked there.

The situation in some counties in Guangdong was similar when they planned to launch internal-Ying-wai cooperation.

When it was time for lunch, someone came to say hello to Li Maozi and asked him to "play by ear" and be smarter. Although Li Maozi didn't know the reason, he had already guessed that someone was planning to cause trouble in the mining area. However,

Before he could decide whether to report it immediately, another team reported the news of someone missing. Li Maozi thought these people were just trying to escape from prison, but he was relieved. He had been in the hard labor camp for three years.

, of course you know what the rules here are. It is not difficult to escape. What is difficult is how to ensure that you survive after escaping. More than 30 people escaped in one breath. Li Maozi thought that these people probably didn't think about it at all.

How can they survive in the vast mountains around them? It's not optimistic that they can really escape capture.

Soon the police and people from the militia came to interrogate some of the prisoners and asked about the status and whereabouts of the escaped prisoners. Li Maozi also knew that the militia would go into the mountain to arrest them next, and in about a few hours, the militia would bring them back.

The heads of some of them were hung on the gate of the prison area as a warning to others.

However, the situation this time seemed to be a little different from the past. Soon after the team chasing the fugitives left, several places in the No. 1 mine were activated at the same time. The thugs quickly killed several guards at the construction site with the mining tools in their hands.

police, and then began to join forces to cause chaos.

Seeing some teams collectively participating in the riot, Li Maozi realized at this time why someone reminded him to "act according to the situation" at noon. It seemed that this was the time he was referring to. Apparently many prisoners thought that

This was an excellent opportunity to escape. When they saw the police retreating, they couldn't help but join in the riot.

But Li Maozi had truly experienced the power of the Haihan militia on the battlefield. He also knew that there were militiamen stationed in the Shilu mining area. He was not eager to join in. Instead, he restrained his men and asked them not to participate in the riot.

Li Maozi saw clearly that if this gang of rabble could outperform the armed and well-trained Haihan militia, he would break the iron ore all over the mountains and plains into small pieces and swallow them piece by piece.

Of course, he also considered the problem of his own escape, because in the face of such a large-scale riot, the Haihan people would probably execute many people afterwards, and if he wanted to clear his name, the most effective way would be to provide the Haihan people with some valuable information.

information, just like what he did after being captured by the Haihan Militia.

So Li Maozi also took advantage of the chaos and brought a few clever men around to inquire about the information. Because he was in charge of hundreds of people and was considered a somewhat respectable person among the prisoners, he finally found out something.

"Are the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei involved in this matter?" Lu Li was a little shocked when he heard the news from Li Maozai. Of course he knew very well what kind of organization the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei was, but since last year's Operation Prairie Fire, the entire Jin Yiwei on Qiongzhou Island

The institutions have been thoroughly cleaned, but I didn't expect that there would still be Jin Yiwei causing chaos on the island to this day.

"It's absolutely true! Captain Lu, there is absolutely no problem with the villain's source of information. At least three prison chiefs who participated in the riot told me the same thing. They also said that as long as they captured Shilu's mining area and captured several Haihan leaders alive,

To be rewarded by the imperial court... I am a villain who knows the importance of things, how can I join them..." After talking about it, Li Maozi seized the opportunity to clear his name.

"Let's get to the point! Is there any other news!" Lu Li had no choice but to interrupt him: "Do you know where the person in charge of the other party is now?"

Li Maozi quickly responded: "Yes, it's the villain who made a mistake... The villain heard that the person in charge did not enter the mining area, but was in the nearby mountains and forests to support him. After he succeeded here, he kidnapped these thousands of prisoners.

, occupy this Shilu mining area first, dig out the road, and confront Haihan!"

"I see..." Lu Li seemed to have thought of why the person behind the scenes would go to such great lengths to instigate such a riot in the inhospitable Shilu Iron Mine. The other party was probably not targeting anything special here.

resources, and more importantly, they should focus on these thousands of prisoners who have conflicts of interest with Haihan!

Li Maozai continued: "Previously, these people went to attack the west prison area. After suffering a loss, they retreated to the west. I guess they may be planning to kidnap the prisoners in the No. 2 mine and make other plans!"

"Pit No. 2?" There was a trace of ridicule on Lu Li's lips, but he did not explain further.

Usually, thousands of people work in the No. 2 Mine, but today in order to welcome the arrival of the business tour group, the No. 2 Mine temporarily canceled the scheduled production tasks in the morning, because both Qiao Zhiya and Gu Kai hope to ensure that guests can visit during the afternoon visit.

We saw the lively labor scene there, instead of a large group of tired coolies. This group of troublemaking thugs obviously did not know about this temporary change. They wanted to gather another group of people from the No. 2 mine, and it seemed that they were going to fetch water.

Drifted.

Taking a step back, even if they can capture some prisoners in Mine No. 2, it will still be of no use. The people who planned this matter probably did not expect Haihan's response to this matter, and at the same time they also

He overestimated the prisoners' willingness to participate in the riot. According to Li Maozai, only three to four out of ten prisoners actually participated in the riot, but more than half of them chose to wait and see like him.

Most of the people who participated in the riots were serious prisoners who could not be released, and these people only accounted for a minority among the total number of prisoners. Those prisoners whose sentences were only one or two years or less, or whose original crimes were very minor, were naturally unwilling to take the risk.

They risked their lives by participating in riots to regain their freedom. People like Li Maozai, who knew how to be powerful, were not optimistic about the organizers of the riots from the beginning and were unwilling to step into this pit.

Take Li Maozi himself as an example. He has already served more than three years in prison. With the deduction of points, the remaining sentence is less than a year. Running away at this time is asking for trouble. He has no land and no property and has been in prison.

, what else can a person who has been expelled from his clan do? Follow these thugs and become a bandit? He had already tried it three years ago, and the feeling was even worse than being a prison guard in a hard labor camp. Besides, considering that he is now in

With the connections and reputation in the hard labor camp, you can apply to stay as a prison guard after serving your sentence. Maybe you can apply for naturalization in a year or two. By then, settling under the rule of the Haihan people can be considered a way out.

.

Besides, where can he escape to? The world outside is no longer decided by the Ming Dynasty. In recent months, officials from the Ming Dynasty have been organized to visit the hard labor camp in Shilu. Even if Li Maozi has no chance to go out,

, we can also see some clues from the arrival of these officials and the increased number of prisoners in the hard labor camp in the past six months - this Qiongzhou Island may have changed its surname to Haihan, and Ming Dynasty seems to have acquiesced to this.

Instead of following the riot, he might as well take this opportunity to report and expose the prisoners who participated in the riot. In this way, he might be able to earn some more points to reduce his sentence. Isn't this much safer than taking the risk of escaping from prison?

The people who organized this incident were obviously unable to understand the psychology of people like Li Maozai. As a result, not as many people participated in the incident as planned. There were more than 2,000 prisoner miners in the No. 1 mine, only six

Seven hundred people participated. Most of the others, like Li Maozai, first found a place to hide from the limelight. When the Haihan militia arrived, they came out one after another to surrender.

Of course, Lu Li did not dare to be careless, so he ordered his men to search all the prisoners who surrendered voluntarily, and asked Li Maozi to select a few reliable men to identify people nearby and pick out those thugs who tried to fish in troubled waters.

Lu Li did not forget to send people back to the military camp to inform Gu Kai, who was still worried, about the information he knew. Gu Kai was naturally overjoyed after receiving the news and quickly informed many guests that the riot outside had subsided.

Then he used the radio to contact Qiao Zhiya who was on the way to withdraw his troops, and told him the essential information he knew.
Chapter completed!