Chapter 1396
Chapter 1396
Chapter 1396
Even though Liu Shang has extremely good professional qualities, he was still moved after hearing the news.At first glance, this idea of switching defenses seems to be no problem, but Liu Shang just came out of Majiazhuang, so he naturally knows how weird this is.
According to the information obtained by Liu Shang after he came to Shandong, in order to promote the positioning of Majiazhuang as a trade distribution center, Haihan deliberately reduced the size of the local garrison, so as not to put too much pressure on the Ming businessmen who came in and out of this place.Therefore, Haihan's garrison in Majiazhuang has always been maintained at the size of about two platoons, and at most it was only one company.
Only two months ago, when Chen Yixin set up an ambush here to suppress the assassins sent by Daming, he transferred an army company from Zhifu Island to help, but he withdrew from Majiazhuang soon after completing the mission, so that the size of the garrison remained as before. s level.And the army I saw in front of me had at least two companies, which was far beyond the normal size of the Majiazhuang garrison.If it was another time, perhaps Liu Shang wouldn't pay much attention to such details, but at this juncture, he couldn't help wondering if there was something else going on in this defense change.
Of course, he doesn't think that these soldiers will appear here because he stuffed an endless report letter in Majiazhuang's suggestion box last night, not to mention whether the report letter can get Chen Yixin's attention. Pay attention, even if the other party is really willing to investigate this letter, it is unlikely that they ordered troops to be dispatched from Zhifu Island last night-the two ships with well-equipped soldiers arrived here early in the morning, obviously not this morning Just received the order.
That is to say, it is a reasonable timeline for Haihan to dispatch troops first and report him later, and meeting him here should be just a coincidence.After Liu Shang came to this conclusion in his heart, he relaxed a little.But Liu Shang thought about it again. This morning Zeng Xiaowen found him in the cafeteria. Obviously, he did not meet him by chance, but came here to assign him a task. Is there some kind of connection with the arrival of
Liu Shang didn't dare to ask the officer he knew about it, because he understood the truth that too many words would lead to mistakes. If the army arrived in Majiazhuang, and the officer mentioned himself a few more words when he reported to Chen Yixin, he might be wronged. It will become the source of trouble for the upper body.Therefore, although he really wanted to know the real reason why this unit would be transferred to Majiazhuang at this time, he still exercised restraint rationally and did not ask the officer he knew for relevant information.
Watching the troops gather at the pier and march towards Majiazhuang on foot in a neat formation, Liu Shang's mood was very complicated.Although there was no evidence, his intuition told himself that the transfer of this force might be directly related to the things he was investigating recently.Otherwise, he really couldn't think of any reasonable explanation to explain why Zeng Xiaowen suddenly dismissed himself from his job.
The immigration camp... something happened after all!Liu Shang suddenly regretted writing the report letter last night, because it was very likely that the military would notice his existence and then dig out his true identity.He couldn't explain to the Haihan military why he was able to see through the true identities of the Ming spies in the immigration camp.If the military had originally planned to thoroughly investigate the problem of the immigration camp, then its own report letter would at best be icing on the cake, reducing the workload of the military's interrogation a little.No, maybe it's just superfluous, including myself!
If you were not so impulsive last night, think again, and don't rush to take the method of writing a letter to report. You should still receive Zeng Xiaowen's order to leave Majiazhuang early this morning. There are many sequelae.As for the money that Ma Bo forcibly left last night, Liu Shang did not take it away at all. If someone finds out about this link afterwards, he can immediately withdraw the money and put the responsibility on Ma Bo.In this way, he can basically clean himself up and not be implicated by Ma Bo and others.
But it's a pity that there is no regret in the world for taking medicine. Now that everything has been done, Liu Shang has no way to take back the report letter that was sent out.The only thing he can do now is to quickly think about how to separate himself from the mess of the immigration camp afterwards, so as not to be implicated by Ma Bo and others.
"Everyone who goes back to Zhifu Island should get on the boat. This ferry has been cancelled, and we will take over."
Hearing the sailor's greeting, Liu Shang came back to his senses and saw that a few people on the bank were walking along the gangway to the troop carrier, and immediately followed them.No matter what, the task at hand still needs to be completed first, and staying away from Majiazhuang at this time can actually increase the safety factor.
After boarding the ship, Liu Shang looked back at the coast on the deck, and he could still see the Haihan army two miles away, so he couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "I don't know if the superiors will protect Ma Bo... "
At this time, in Majiazhuang, a few miles away, Ma Bo sneezed loudly, looked up at the gloomy weather, shook his head, shrank his neck back into the sheepskin jacket.Although he had already done all the things that should be done yesterday, he still couldn't sleep well at night, and his eyes were twitching violently.Ma Bo is quite a superstitious person, he thought this omen was extremely bad, so he went out early in the morning without even bothering to eat, and went to a land temple a few miles west of Majiazhuang to burn a few Column high incense.
Although this earth temple is small, it is said to be extremely efficacious, and the incense is not bad.At this time, Ma Bo is not in the mood to pursue unrealistic goals such as high officials and high salary, prosperity and wealth, and can only hope for safety.
After returning home for breakfast, Ma Bo recalled that he hadn't met Liu Shang this morning, so he called his servant to ask him.Hearing that Liu Shang had gone out, he knew that he probably went to the cafeteria, so he didn't think it was strange at the moment.Although he is not very smart, he still has the ability to observe words and emotions. Liu Shang deliberately kept a distance from him, so he naturally noticed it a long time ago.However, the other party did not make any excessive moves, so Ma Bo let him go.If it wasn't for the main messenger behind him asking him to deal with Liu Shang's unstable factor, he wouldn't be interested in persuading Liu Shang again and again with a shy face.
Ma Bo felt very sorry for the money he gave away last night, and it seemed to have no other effect except to keep Liu Shang away for a few days to facilitate his own affairs.Although the money was paid by the boss behind the scenes, he still felt that it was a waste to send it to "idle people" like Liu Shang.Moreover, the other party is not interested in accepting the money at all, which makes him even more depressed. The tricks that have been tried and tested before can only be effective if he has to blacken his face and threaten the other party. much.
It's just that this official from the capital didn't look down on the benefits offered by Ma Bo because of his high vision. Not to mention Ma Bo, even the main messenger behind him couldn't think of the real reason.Every day, Ma Bo only saw this honest official taking a few helpers to brush slogans outside the Zhuangzi, but he never thought that the other party has been silently investigating the immigration camp and some suspicious elements in the camp through various direct and indirect means these days. .
When Ma Bo returned to the immigration camp, he asked his subordinates and learned that Liu Shang hadn't come to collect people today, so he decided to wait for him here, and then told him in person, lest Liu Shang forget the one-day appointment .
However, he waited and waited without waiting for Liu Shang to come. When he was considering whether to go to the office building to inquire, Ma Bo heard some strange sounds from outside the house, as if many people were walking fast, and The sound of jingling and knocking stones stopped unconsciously.
"These slackers are sabotaging work again?" Marbo cursed and put down his teacup and stood up. In this cold weather, he would rather sit in front of the brazier and doze off in a daze, rather than being an overseer in the cold wind outside.He opened the door and walked out, already thinking about how to punish the guy who took the lead in the shutdown.
However, the situation in front of him made Marbo just stand at the door in a daze. He saw at least a hundred Haihan soldiers pouring into the immigration camp silently, blocking all the entrances and exits.And the refugees who knocked the stones had the same expression as he did now, with their mouths wide open watching these soldiers bewildered.
Ma Bo noticed that the rifles in the hands of these soldiers had been loaded with shiny bayonets, and there were many militiamen holding knives, guns and sticks in the periphery, completely isolating the immigration camp from Majiazhuang.He even saw a dozen or so Haihan cavalry moving slowly across the wilderness in the distance, but their eyes were all fixed on the immigration camp.
Obviously, this is not a drill, but the military intends to arrest people in the immigration camp.After Ma Bo realized this, he couldn't help feeling tense. He knew the situation in the immigration camp very well. With such a big formation by the military, he was afraid that the target he wanted to catch was not an ordinary character.
A military officer with a serious face appeared in the immigration camp, and Ma Bo hurried forward to greet him with a smile, "Secretary Zeng, is there another temporary inspection today?"
Zeng Xiaowen nodded and said, "That's right, please bring the roster, I want to count the people in the immigration camp."
Ma Bo wondered why he had to roll his name as soon as he came. Wasn't this deliberately embarrassing Lao Tzu?However, he didn't dare to offend Zeng Xiaowen. The relationship between the other party and Chen Yixin was much closer than that of his cheap brother-in-law, so he could only lower his voice and say, "Secretary Zeng, it's freezing outside, why don't you rest in the room first?" Have a cup of hot tea? Just leave it to me to do the roll call."
The expression on Zeng Xiaowen's face did not change at all, and he ignored Ma Bo's words, but said coldly: "Roster!"
Ma Bo didn't dare to argue with him any longer, so he had to ask his men to go into the house to take out the refugee roster.But he didn't panic too much, and the other party might not be able to see the tricks in the immigration camp. Even if he noticed the vacant registration situation through the roll call, he might not have thought that there was a bigger trick hidden in it.It's just a few vacancies, and at most it's a charge of "mismanagement". Zeng Xiaowen has to take into account the relationship between Chen Yixin and the Ma family, and it's impossible for him to put on a label of corruption or something like that.
The only thing that disturbed him was how Zeng Xiaowen brought so many soldiers for a random inspection, which was not in line with common sense.You must know that in the past when the military came to inspect, there were usually no more than ten guards accompanying them, and they would often invite them to the house for a cup of tea, and then the benefits would be passed away, but today Zeng Xiaowen's attitude is obviously much tougher. , which made Marbo smell a hint of danger.
But as the director of the immigration camp, he couldn't walk away at this time, so he could only stand obediently behind Zeng Xiaowen and watch the soldiers gather all the people in the open space to stand in line.Before the roll call began, dozens of soldiers entered the barracks where the refugees lived, seemingly searching room by room.This action made Ma Bo's heart feel cold again. He knew that those Daming spies managed to bring weapons in, and these weapons must have been hidden in their barracks.Normally, no one would search their residences, but if these Haihan soldiers searched through boxes and cabinets slowly, they would definitely not be able to hide it from their eyes.
Marbo felt that he had to do something, otherwise he would inevitably be responsible for negligence when the soldiers found prohibited items from the barracks later.He licked his dry lips, and said to Zeng Xiaowen cautiously, "Secretary Zeng, may I ask what you are looking for?"
Zeng Xiaowen didn't even turn his head, and said coldly: "Of course I'm looking for evidence that some people intend to make trouble."
Ma Bo said: "There is such a thing? If he is caught later, he must be severely punished!"
When Zeng Xiaowen heard this, he turned his head and smiled at him, "Yes, lurking in the immigrant camp and plotting to commit crimes, you can't do it without heavy punishment!"
Ma Bo could feel that the other party's words seemed to mean something, but he didn't dare to continue to extend this topic.He couldn't confirm what information Zeng Xiaowen had already mastered, and what information he didn't have. If it went on, it might backfire.
"Call the roll!" Zeng Xiaowen didn't wait for the results of the search, but ordered the actions of both sides to be carried out simultaneously.
Immediately, a soldier came out holding the roster, and began to roll the names one by one according to the names registered on it.
Although the weather was very cold, Marbo felt that cold sweat began to soak on his back.Because Zeng Xiaowen didn't seem to have the intention of ordering a few casually and just going through the motions, but instead asked his soldiers to order everyone on the roster.With such a big battle, who are they trying to catch?
Ma Bo suddenly wanted to leave here and go home, to ask the man hiding in the backyard of his house, what went wrong, which led the army to investigate the Majiazhuang immigration camp.Of course, there may be another reason in his subconscious mind, that is, Majiazhuang is a relatively safer environment, where he can have the protection of the family, and even if something happens, it will not cause too much trouble.
But at this moment, he saw another group of Haihan soldiers in the distance, led by Chen Yixin, quietly marching into Majiazhuang.
(End of this chapter)
Even though Liu Shang has extremely good professional qualities, he was still moved after hearing the news.At first glance, this idea of switching defenses seems to be no problem, but Liu Shang just came out of Majiazhuang, so he naturally knows how weird this is.
According to the information obtained by Liu Shang after he came to Shandong, in order to promote the positioning of Majiazhuang as a trade distribution center, Haihan deliberately reduced the size of the local garrison, so as not to put too much pressure on the Ming businessmen who came in and out of this place.Therefore, Haihan's garrison in Majiazhuang has always been maintained at the size of about two platoons, and at most it was only one company.
Only two months ago, when Chen Yixin set up an ambush here to suppress the assassins sent by Daming, he transferred an army company from Zhifu Island to help, but he withdrew from Majiazhuang soon after completing the mission, so that the size of the garrison remained as before. s level.And the army I saw in front of me had at least two companies, which was far beyond the normal size of the Majiazhuang garrison.If it was another time, perhaps Liu Shang wouldn't pay much attention to such details, but at this juncture, he couldn't help wondering if there was something else going on in this defense change.
Of course, he doesn't think that these soldiers will appear here because he stuffed an endless report letter in Majiazhuang's suggestion box last night, not to mention whether the report letter can get Chen Yixin's attention. Pay attention, even if the other party is really willing to investigate this letter, it is unlikely that they ordered troops to be dispatched from Zhifu Island last night-the two ships with well-equipped soldiers arrived here early in the morning, obviously not this morning Just received the order.
That is to say, it is a reasonable timeline for Haihan to dispatch troops first and report him later, and meeting him here should be just a coincidence.After Liu Shang came to this conclusion in his heart, he relaxed a little.But Liu Shang thought about it again. This morning Zeng Xiaowen found him in the cafeteria. Obviously, he did not meet him by chance, but came here to assign him a task. Is there some kind of connection with the arrival of
Liu Shang didn't dare to ask the officer he knew about it, because he understood the truth that too many words would lead to mistakes. If the army arrived in Majiazhuang, and the officer mentioned himself a few more words when he reported to Chen Yixin, he might be wronged. It will become the source of trouble for the upper body.Therefore, although he really wanted to know the real reason why this unit would be transferred to Majiazhuang at this time, he still exercised restraint rationally and did not ask the officer he knew for relevant information.
Watching the troops gather at the pier and march towards Majiazhuang on foot in a neat formation, Liu Shang's mood was very complicated.Although there was no evidence, his intuition told himself that the transfer of this force might be directly related to the things he was investigating recently.Otherwise, he really couldn't think of any reasonable explanation to explain why Zeng Xiaowen suddenly dismissed himself from his job.
The immigration camp... something happened after all!Liu Shang suddenly regretted writing the report letter last night, because it was very likely that the military would notice his existence and then dig out his true identity.He couldn't explain to the Haihan military why he was able to see through the true identities of the Ming spies in the immigration camp.If the military had originally planned to thoroughly investigate the problem of the immigration camp, then its own report letter would at best be icing on the cake, reducing the workload of the military's interrogation a little.No, maybe it's just superfluous, including myself!
If you were not so impulsive last night, think again, and don't rush to take the method of writing a letter to report. You should still receive Zeng Xiaowen's order to leave Majiazhuang early this morning. There are many sequelae.As for the money that Ma Bo forcibly left last night, Liu Shang did not take it away at all. If someone finds out about this link afterwards, he can immediately withdraw the money and put the responsibility on Ma Bo.In this way, he can basically clean himself up and not be implicated by Ma Bo and others.
But it's a pity that there is no regret in the world for taking medicine. Now that everything has been done, Liu Shang has no way to take back the report letter that was sent out.The only thing he can do now is to quickly think about how to separate himself from the mess of the immigration camp afterwards, so as not to be implicated by Ma Bo and others.
"Everyone who goes back to Zhifu Island should get on the boat. This ferry has been cancelled, and we will take over."
Hearing the sailor's greeting, Liu Shang came back to his senses and saw that a few people on the bank were walking along the gangway to the troop carrier, and immediately followed them.No matter what, the task at hand still needs to be completed first, and staying away from Majiazhuang at this time can actually increase the safety factor.
After boarding the ship, Liu Shang looked back at the coast on the deck, and he could still see the Haihan army two miles away, so he couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "I don't know if the superiors will protect Ma Bo... "
At this time, in Majiazhuang, a few miles away, Ma Bo sneezed loudly, looked up at the gloomy weather, shook his head, shrank his neck back into the sheepskin jacket.Although he had already done all the things that should be done yesterday, he still couldn't sleep well at night, and his eyes were twitching violently.Ma Bo is quite a superstitious person, he thought this omen was extremely bad, so he went out early in the morning without even bothering to eat, and went to a land temple a few miles west of Majiazhuang to burn a few Column high incense.
Although this earth temple is small, it is said to be extremely efficacious, and the incense is not bad.At this time, Ma Bo is not in the mood to pursue unrealistic goals such as high officials and high salary, prosperity and wealth, and can only hope for safety.
After returning home for breakfast, Ma Bo recalled that he hadn't met Liu Shang this morning, so he called his servant to ask him.Hearing that Liu Shang had gone out, he knew that he probably went to the cafeteria, so he didn't think it was strange at the moment.Although he is not very smart, he still has the ability to observe words and emotions. Liu Shang deliberately kept a distance from him, so he naturally noticed it a long time ago.However, the other party did not make any excessive moves, so Ma Bo let him go.If it wasn't for the main messenger behind him asking him to deal with Liu Shang's unstable factor, he wouldn't be interested in persuading Liu Shang again and again with a shy face.
Ma Bo felt very sorry for the money he gave away last night, and it seemed to have no other effect except to keep Liu Shang away for a few days to facilitate his own affairs.Although the money was paid by the boss behind the scenes, he still felt that it was a waste to send it to "idle people" like Liu Shang.Moreover, the other party is not interested in accepting the money at all, which makes him even more depressed. The tricks that have been tried and tested before can only be effective if he has to blacken his face and threaten the other party. much.
It's just that this official from the capital didn't look down on the benefits offered by Ma Bo because of his high vision. Not to mention Ma Bo, even the main messenger behind him couldn't think of the real reason.Every day, Ma Bo only saw this honest official taking a few helpers to brush slogans outside the Zhuangzi, but he never thought that the other party has been silently investigating the immigration camp and some suspicious elements in the camp through various direct and indirect means these days. .
When Ma Bo returned to the immigration camp, he asked his subordinates and learned that Liu Shang hadn't come to collect people today, so he decided to wait for him here, and then told him in person, lest Liu Shang forget the one-day appointment .
However, he waited and waited without waiting for Liu Shang to come. When he was considering whether to go to the office building to inquire, Ma Bo heard some strange sounds from outside the house, as if many people were walking fast, and The sound of jingling and knocking stones stopped unconsciously.
"These slackers are sabotaging work again?" Marbo cursed and put down his teacup and stood up. In this cold weather, he would rather sit in front of the brazier and doze off in a daze, rather than being an overseer in the cold wind outside.He opened the door and walked out, already thinking about how to punish the guy who took the lead in the shutdown.
However, the situation in front of him made Marbo just stand at the door in a daze. He saw at least a hundred Haihan soldiers pouring into the immigration camp silently, blocking all the entrances and exits.And the refugees who knocked the stones had the same expression as he did now, with their mouths wide open watching these soldiers bewildered.
Ma Bo noticed that the rifles in the hands of these soldiers had been loaded with shiny bayonets, and there were many militiamen holding knives, guns and sticks in the periphery, completely isolating the immigration camp from Majiazhuang.He even saw a dozen or so Haihan cavalry moving slowly across the wilderness in the distance, but their eyes were all fixed on the immigration camp.
Obviously, this is not a drill, but the military intends to arrest people in the immigration camp.After Ma Bo realized this, he couldn't help feeling tense. He knew the situation in the immigration camp very well. With such a big formation by the military, he was afraid that the target he wanted to catch was not an ordinary character.
A military officer with a serious face appeared in the immigration camp, and Ma Bo hurried forward to greet him with a smile, "Secretary Zeng, is there another temporary inspection today?"
Zeng Xiaowen nodded and said, "That's right, please bring the roster, I want to count the people in the immigration camp."
Ma Bo wondered why he had to roll his name as soon as he came. Wasn't this deliberately embarrassing Lao Tzu?However, he didn't dare to offend Zeng Xiaowen. The relationship between the other party and Chen Yixin was much closer than that of his cheap brother-in-law, so he could only lower his voice and say, "Secretary Zeng, it's freezing outside, why don't you rest in the room first?" Have a cup of hot tea? Just leave it to me to do the roll call."
The expression on Zeng Xiaowen's face did not change at all, and he ignored Ma Bo's words, but said coldly: "Roster!"
Ma Bo didn't dare to argue with him any longer, so he had to ask his men to go into the house to take out the refugee roster.But he didn't panic too much, and the other party might not be able to see the tricks in the immigration camp. Even if he noticed the vacant registration situation through the roll call, he might not have thought that there was a bigger trick hidden in it.It's just a few vacancies, and at most it's a charge of "mismanagement". Zeng Xiaowen has to take into account the relationship between Chen Yixin and the Ma family, and it's impossible for him to put on a label of corruption or something like that.
The only thing that disturbed him was how Zeng Xiaowen brought so many soldiers for a random inspection, which was not in line with common sense.You must know that in the past when the military came to inspect, there were usually no more than ten guards accompanying them, and they would often invite them to the house for a cup of tea, and then the benefits would be passed away, but today Zeng Xiaowen's attitude is obviously much tougher. , which made Marbo smell a hint of danger.
But as the director of the immigration camp, he couldn't walk away at this time, so he could only stand obediently behind Zeng Xiaowen and watch the soldiers gather all the people in the open space to stand in line.Before the roll call began, dozens of soldiers entered the barracks where the refugees lived, seemingly searching room by room.This action made Ma Bo's heart feel cold again. He knew that those Daming spies managed to bring weapons in, and these weapons must have been hidden in their barracks.Normally, no one would search their residences, but if these Haihan soldiers searched through boxes and cabinets slowly, they would definitely not be able to hide it from their eyes.
Marbo felt that he had to do something, otherwise he would inevitably be responsible for negligence when the soldiers found prohibited items from the barracks later.He licked his dry lips, and said to Zeng Xiaowen cautiously, "Secretary Zeng, may I ask what you are looking for?"
Zeng Xiaowen didn't even turn his head, and said coldly: "Of course I'm looking for evidence that some people intend to make trouble."
Ma Bo said: "There is such a thing? If he is caught later, he must be severely punished!"
When Zeng Xiaowen heard this, he turned his head and smiled at him, "Yes, lurking in the immigrant camp and plotting to commit crimes, you can't do it without heavy punishment!"
Ma Bo could feel that the other party's words seemed to mean something, but he didn't dare to continue to extend this topic.He couldn't confirm what information Zeng Xiaowen had already mastered, and what information he didn't have. If it went on, it might backfire.
"Call the roll!" Zeng Xiaowen didn't wait for the results of the search, but ordered the actions of both sides to be carried out simultaneously.
Immediately, a soldier came out holding the roster, and began to roll the names one by one according to the names registered on it.
Although the weather was very cold, Marbo felt that cold sweat began to soak on his back.Because Zeng Xiaowen didn't seem to have the intention of ordering a few casually and just going through the motions, but instead asked his soldiers to order everyone on the roster.With such a big battle, who are they trying to catch?
Ma Bo suddenly wanted to leave here and go home, to ask the man hiding in the backyard of his house, what went wrong, which led the army to investigate the Majiazhuang immigration camp.Of course, there may be another reason in his subconscious mind, that is, Majiazhuang is a relatively safer environment, where he can have the protection of the family, and even if something happens, it will not cause too much trouble.
But at this moment, he saw another group of Haihan soldiers in the distance, led by Chen Yixin, quietly marching into Majiazhuang.
(End of this chapter)