Chapter 1104

Chapter 1104

Chapter 1104

Pu Xueguang has calculated thousands of times, but he never expected that besides himself, there would be such a man who had already planned to take over Wanmeng's property, so he was a little dumbfounded at the moment.Gan Qiang has always been one of Wan Meng's capable generals, but now it seems that he has long been unwilling to rely on others.The strong appearance of the Haihan people this time finally made Gan Qiang wait for such an opportunity to stand out, and there were almost no other strong competitors at the moment, so he naturally wanted to jump out to seize the opportunity.

Pu Xueguang originally planned to use Gan Qiang as a messenger to realize his intention to reintegrate the Wanjia Army, but he didn't expect that the other party also wanted to incorporate him.Of course he could refuse Gan Qiang's proposal, but considering that the other party had already committed murder to the former owner Wan Meng's brother-in-law, he couldn't muster up the courage to say the word "no" right now.

Seeing his hesitation, Gan Qiang continued to persuade him: "There are only two or three people who can block the way right now. You and I will give orders in the name of the master. If someone refuses to follow, we will have an excuse to get rid of them." What scruples does the military division have?"

Pu Xueguang said: "If the head of the family returns safely in the future, so what?"

Gan Qiang said: "That depends on how fast you and I move. If the situation has been cleared up, so what if the head of the family returns? If he is sensible, arrange a residence for him in the mountains for the elderly. If not Interesting..."

Gan Qiang didn't continue to speak, but the vicious expression on his face had fully revealed his intention.Obviously, no matter whether Wan Meng can come back alive or not, he doesn't intend to regard Wan Meng as his master anymore.

Seeing this, Pu Xueguang didn't dare to test Gan Qiang's patience. He also knew that Wan Meng's life was in danger, and the possibility of getting out safely was very slim. There is no one available to come back, and it is unlikely to seize power from Gan Qiang again.If Pu Xueguang wants to take over, it's better to wait until Gan Qiang, a young bird, has finished rectifying the Wanjia Army, and then find an opportunity to get rid of him, and he will replace him in the name of Wanmeng's rehabilitation.

"In that case, then Pu will be taken care of by Mr. Lao!" Pu Xueguang changed his words very quickly after making the decision, and immediately changed his address.

"Thank you, military advisor!" Gan Qiang grinned, seemingly satisfied with being able to persuade Pu Xueguang.

The original base of the Wanjia Army was mainly located in the mountainous area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers between the southwest of Fushan County and Qixia County. Both Pu Xueguang and Gan Qiang believed that this mountainous area was enough to cover themselves and hide in it. Even if the Haihan people wanted to chase down the Wanjia Army , and there are not enough troops to encircle and suppress such a large mountainous area. In theory, they will be safe for a period of time in the future, as long as they don't go out of the mountains to provoke the Haihan people.The big deal is that I will not be active in Fushan County in the future, and I can also make a living in Qixia and Laiyang in the south.

However, Haihan's desire to take advantage of the victory to pursue is far less strong than what Pu Xueguang and others feared. After annihilating the main force of the Wanjia army and capturing the bandit leader Wanmeng alive, Haihan returned to the infrastructure construction and immigration recruitment in Zhifu Bay. These two things are the main tasks of Haihan in the Shandong area this year. As for the action of annihilating the local bandit forces, it is purely to remove stumbling blocks.The operation of entering the mountains to suppress bandits is bound to require a large amount of troops and supplies, and the Zhifu Island Command is not so confused about priorities.

After reaching an agreement on peaceful coexistence with the Qishan Thousand Households Office and the Fushan County Government, Haihan's actions in the area around Zhifu Island can finally be made public.The cavalry and the propaganda team of the civil affairs cadres went out everywhere, recruiting immigrants in the coastal area with a radius of about fifty miles centered on Zhifu Island.Although the number of refugees in this area is not large, under Haihan's targeted propaganda campaign, people who voluntarily come to defect can still be recruited at a three-digit rate every day.

Currently outside the island, Harugong and Chen Yixin are in charge of directing, managing, publicizing and recruiting. On the island, Qian Tiandun is in charge of security and defense, Wang Tom is in charge of shipping and shipping, Hao Wanqing is in charge of civil affairs and intelligence work, and Sun Changmi is in charge of infrastructure projects. .With a clear division of labor and each performing their duties, the daily operation of the Zhifu Island base finally started to get on the right track.

On the third day after the war, the Fushan county government got the bandit leader Wan Meng handed over by Haihan as he wished. Because of his leg injury, the Haihan army specially used a stretcher to carry him to the east gate of the county seat and handed over to the government.Zhang Pucheng personally confirmed that the person on the stretcher was Wan Meng, the bandit leader of the Wanjia Army, and then ordered someone to receive him and carry him into a covered carriage prepared in advance.

In fact, Zhang Pucheng's report of merit had already been written two days earlier, and now he is waiting for the prisoner to be in place, and then personally escorted to Dengzhou Prefecture.In order to prevent leakage of information, apart from Zhang Pucheng, only a few police officers from the county government and the general manager Huang Qu knew the inside story.After entering the county seat with Wan Meng on the stretcher from the east gate, he passed through the city without stopping at all, and left the city through the west gate, heading northwest to Dengzhou.

Dengzhou City is more than a hundred miles away from Fushan County, Zhang Pucheng specially brought more than 20 escort teams composed of government servants and garrison troops to prevent the Wanjia Army from rushing out halfway to snatch people.But this worry was a bit superfluous. When he escorted Wanmeng to Dengzhou City, the Wanjia Army was fighting for power in the mountains dozens of miles away. They didn't even know that their former leader was being sent to Dengzhou.

Of course, even if Pu Xueguang and Gan Qiang heard the news, they would probably pretend not to know, and would not actually send troops to snatch him back.For them, it is better for Wanmeng to be dead than alive, and the government is willing to do it for them, and they are happy to save trouble.

Zhang Pucheng didn't know the situation of the internal strife in the Wanjia army, he walked on the road for a day and a half in fear, and finally arrived in Dengzhou City safely.The troops stationed in various areas inside and outside Dengzhou City were all transferred from other places and belonged to different capital guards. Although Zhang Pucheng was an official, it took a lot of effort to enter the city and enter the magistrate's yamen, asking to see the magistrate Chen Zhongsheng.

Chen Zhongsheng was also very surprised to hear that the magistrate of Fushan County personally escorted the bandit leader Wan Meng to Dengzhou. The Wanjia army was no stranger to him. He had already caused chaos among the people during the Denglai Rebellion. However, these bandit armed forces operating in the Dengzhou mountainous area are very troublesome, and there is no effective way to solve this problem.

For more than a year after the war, the security situation in Fushan County has not improved, but worsened than before the Denglai Rebellion. Due to the existence of the Wanjia Army, the local government was unable to organize post-disaster reconstruction and self-help production, let alone collect taxes. However, every year, a large amount of relief food is organized to be shipped to the local area.However, Fushan County and the nearby guards retained a very limited army size after the war, and it was difficult to effectively prevent and attack the Wanjia Army, so they could only be allowed to grow step by step.

As for mobilizing the garrison in Dengzhou City to suppress the bandits, Chen Zhongsheng thought about it, but he didn't implement it.The reason for this is also very simple. At present, all the troops stationed in Dengzhou are troops transferred from other places during the war. The command of these troops is not in Dengzhou Prefecture but Shandong Capital Division. benefits.

Terengganu Prefecture has been in a state of being unable to make ends meet since the war. Naturally, Chen Zhongsheng would not be able to offer any real benefits to the military leaders below. If these troops were allowed to go to Fushan County, the local area would be wiped out by three feet. Maybe the original plot of the Denglai Rebellion would be repeated again, Chen Zhongsheng didn't want to take such a risk for the sake of a group of bandits.No matter how much the Wan Jiajun made a fuss about the place, at least they would not come to Dengzhou City to make trouble, and it would be over if they turned a blind eye.Although Fushan County can't help complaining about it, Chen Zhongsheng really has no other way to help besides helping him reduce or exempt taxes.

Chen Zhongsheng's idea is just a procrastination, either until when this group of people lose their minds and raise their troops to attack Dengzhou City, or until he is transferred to another place in the future, and let the blame go One-term prefect of Dengzhou.But he never thought that Fushan County could solve the chronic illness of the Wanjia Army with its own strength.But Wan Meng was one of the prisoners who was offered a reward by the Terengganu Prefecture, and Fushan County would not be so stupid as to just find someone to impersonate him and bring him to Dengzhou to ask for credit.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence that I caught this guy!" Chen Zhongsheng can only understand the news in this way. He can even imagine that because of excessive self-aggrandizement, Wansheng sneaked into Fushan County in disguise and accidentally exposed his identity and was captured by mistake. The bridge section, which probably still has good credibility.But since Zhang Pu CD, the county magistrate, is here, he will naturally come forward to meet him.

Zhang Pucheng's attitude was very correct, and he asked people to carry Wan Meng with a broken leg into the magistrate's yamen together with a stretcher, and waited for his boss to show up in the courtyard with his subordinates.He is well aware of the impact of this matter, and the magistrate will definitely show up to deal with it, so he is not in a hurry.

"I've seen the magistrate!" Zhang Pucheng didn't wait too long before seeing Chen Zhongsheng rushing over, and immediately bowed to him.

"Master Zhang, no courtesy!" Chen Zhongsheng smiled, stretched out his hand to help Zhang Pucheng, but looked at Wan Meng on the ground and said, "Is this man Wan Meng, the bandit leader of the Wan Family Army?"

"It's this dog!" Zhang Pucheng gestured, and immediately a subordinate next to him handed over a wanted warrant with the seal of the Dengzhou prefect's yamen. Although the portrait on it was a bit abstract, the specific text descriptions all matched the name.

Zhang Pucheng added: "The humble job has been certified by relevant personnel, and it is indeed true."

Chen Zhongsheng continued to ask: "Then why are you locked on this stretcher? What's the point of stuffing a ball in your mouth?"

Zhang Pucheng quickly explained: "This liao broke his right leg when he was arrested, so he can only be carried on a stretcher. Locking him is also to prevent him from trying to escape during the escort. As for the small ball in his mouth, it is to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide." .”

The gag balls with belts attached to both ends were provided by the Haihan people. Zhang Pucheng didn't know the bad taste in it, and just followed the explanation given by the Haihan people to Chen Zhongsheng.

Chen Zhongsheng's gaze didn't stay on Wan Meng's face for too long. Because of the ball in his mouth, the corners of this guy's mouth were covered with foam, which looked very disgusting.As for the verification of integrity, there will be people below to do it, and there is no need for him, the magistrate, to do it himself.Since Zhang Pucheng had already boasted that his identity had been checked, and that this was a living body and not a dead body, there were many ways to verify his identity, so there should be no major mistakes.

However, regarding how this guy was arrested, Chen Zhongsheng still wanted to hear what Zhang Pucheng had to say, so he immediately invited Zhang Pucheng to the study behind the courtroom to explain.The purpose of Zhang Pucheng's coming to Dengzhou City was to repay his merits, so naturally he would not refuse immediately, he followed Chen Zhongsheng to the study.

The two entered the room and sat down, and the servants served hot tea. Then Zhang Pucheng took out the paperwork he had written and presented it: "My lord, the history of the bandit leader Wan Meng's subjugation has been recorded in a humble position. Please read it."

Chen Zhongsheng took it over, opened it and read it carefully, with a look of surprise on his face: "According to your document, it is the merchant group from the south who helped the government take down Wanmeng?"

"That's true!" It's not that Zhang Pucheng doesn't want to claim credit, but the actual situation in Fushan County is here. If he insists that he defeated the Wanjia Army by himself, he will not be able to deceive his superiors at all, and the Haihan people have been outside Fushan County twice. Fighting against the Wanjia army, the county town didn't even dare to open the city gate. There are too many people who know about it. The cowhide that is blown out now will be exposed sooner or later. A bad impression of being overjoyed, talking nonsense, and deceiving others.Instead of striving for credit in this way, it is better to tie the reasons why Haihan people are willing to contribute to the government to themselves, and to gain credit for themselves from the side.

Zhang Pucheng made it very clear in his written report that the reason why the Haihan business group from the south was willing to contribute money and efforts to assist the government in dealing with the Wanjia army was because there was his old acquaintance Ha Mou in the business group, who was inspired by righteousness. There will be this action.Of course, everyone carried the sedan chairs, and Zhang Pucheng didn't forget to mention that the county garrison fought desperately during the operation, causing huge casualties to the Wanjia Army.

Chen Zhongsheng had a good idea of ​​how many garrisons there were in Fushan County. Chen Zhongsheng didn't quite believe that relying on the garrison in the county could cause enough trouble for the Wanjia Army.If this is the case, how can the Wanjia army survive in Dengzhou for several years, not only not being wiped out, but also growing in size.From this point of view, I am afraid that the foreign Haihan merchant group is still the main force to suppress the bandits.

This is not the only time Chen Zhongsheng has heard news about Haihan recently. In fact, before that, the Qishan Qianhu Office located on the east side of Fushan County sent a message saying that a Haihan business group from the south settled down on Zhifu Island. And build a port, its fleet is quite large, with thousands of people.The Haihan business group that assisted the government in Fushan County this time should obviously be the same group of people as those on Zhifu Island.

In order to confirm this, Chen Zhongsheng asked Zhang Pucheng again: "Are they the ones who occupy Zhifu Bay to build the port?"

(End of this chapter)