Chapter 2044
Chapter 2044
Chapter 2044
After the end of the Manila war last year, the Spanish ships that were still operating in the waters of the Philippine Islands chose to actively avoid the control of the Haihan Navy, and rarely appeared in the vicinity of Manila Bay if it was not necessary.And this strait, which used to be an important part of the route between Manila and Cebu, has gradually become very depressed, and it may not be possible to see a passing ship for several days.
Jiao Fei led the fleet and waited here for a few days, but did not wait for the Fuchuan mentioned in the information, only a Spanish sailing ship arrived.But it doesn't matter, since it's a Spaniard's ship, it's never wrong to intercept it first.
However, the Spanish sailing ship didn't know whether it didn't notice the Valor on the distant sea, or it didn't regard it as a threat at all, and it still sailed towards this side in a daze, with no intention of turning around.
"You're so courageous!" Jiao Fei muttered a little when he saw that the other party was so unscrupulous. This is just an ordinary sailing boat, and its tonnage is not at the same level as that of the Valiant. What gave the other party such a big ship? courage?
He quickly got his answer.When the ship was still three or four nautical miles away from the Valiant, a red and blue flag was hoisted on the bowsprit of the ship-there was no doubt that the people on board were identifying themselves to the Valiant.
"That boat is ours!" Jiao Fei immediately understood the identity of the other party when he saw the flag. This should be the boat that went from Manila to Cebu to pick up the intelligence personnel.It's just that even this ship has turned back from Cebu, but still hasn't seen the Fuchuan that smuggled weapons. It seems that the other party has slipped away by other routes.
Later, the Spanish sailing ship slowed down on its own initiative, and Jiao Fei also confirmed from the telescope that the person standing at the bow and waving to the Valiant was the intelligence officer Jose.When the two ships approached, the sailors on the Valiant lowered the gangway and let Jose climb up the deck of the Valiant along the ladder.
Jose currently speaks less than ten sentences of Chinese, which are just some daily expressions, so he still has to use a translator to communicate with Jiao Fei.It took a lot of time for Jiao Fei to roughly understand the latest news brought back by Jose and others.
After sending the news to Manila, Jose and others continued to lurk in Cebu, collecting information about the "Hai Fa Ji" shop and its shopkeeper, Chen Bin.
Perhaps it was the "good news" that Jose brought to Cebu earlier that made the Spaniard and Chen Bin a little overjoyed, and they also relaxed their control over the news of overseas military aid, which allowed Jose to slowly inquire about some key information.
The method used by Jose is actually very common, and it can be regarded as a real basic operation in the field of intelligence. The difficulty of their clichés is also relatively low, which is just right for a novice like Jose to practice basic skills.
Moreover, these people are obviously not sufficiently wary of Jose, who is Hispanic. They still can't associate the two concepts of Spaniards and Haihan for the time being, and they never thought that this enthusiastic and simple Spanish youth would be Haihan A spy sent by the Han Chinese to Cebu.So while eating and drinking with Jose, they revealed some information inadvertently one after another. The speaker had no intention of listening, and Jose relied on this simple method to gradually grasp more valuable information.
Before the real news from overseas reaches Cebu, Jose and others should still be able to stay safely there for a period of time, but now that the superiors in Manila have ordered them to evacuate the area quickly, they are not necessarily risky Stick to the need to stay.Moreover, the intelligence information they have collected has basically achieved the purpose of this special operation, and the rest is beyond their control.
Compared with the information sent back to Manila before, the news brought back by Jose is undoubtedly more valuable.According to the information he has, Chen Bin, the shopkeeper of Haifaji, is from Zhangzhou, Fujian, and most of the Ming Dynasty specialty products that arrived in Cebu were shipped from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian. Haifaji has a local contact with it. commercial establishments.Chen Bin transported the spices produced in the South China Sea and some special products from Europe and America to Fujian for sale, and at the same time purchased the goods from Fujian with the silver provided by the Spaniards. Just one in and one out can get huge benefits.
Although Jose did not find out about the connection structure of Haifaji in Fujian, it would not be too difficult to trace this clue. He only needed to say hello to Xu Xinsu, and it would be more convenient for the local government to investigate the matter.And as long as you find a local next door, there is a great chance that you can follow the clues to get more information, and maybe the real identity of the middleman can be found out.
In addition, Jose also inquired about an important piece of news, which was the destination of the shipment.This incident was also a coincidence, one day he went to drink with a clerk of Haifaji when he had nothing to do, and asked him to help him pick up a batch of goods in the city for a temporary errand.After Jose went there, he found that the goods were not used in the local area. They were all heavy leather clothes made of sheepskin. After selling it to the north, the man laughed and said that it was for his own people, and then he and he sent the leather clothes to the only cargo ship under Haifa's name that could go to sea.
On the ship, Jose heard more fragmentary information. Some sailors said that the destination of this trip is far away, and it will take at least two or three months to return, and the place is very cold, so it is necessary to prepare heavy weights before departure. Warm clothes, and a variety of spicy cold food.
Judging from these signs, the destination of this batch of goods is very likely to be the distant Liaodong, which is also consistent with the expected effect of the false news intentionally produced by Haihan's intelligence department.
But before Jose and others left Cebu and returned, the sailboat carrying the munitions had already set off. If it was taking this route, it should have arrived at the navy's monitoring station a day or two ago. This is the strait.
Unfortunately, although Jose was able to track down the ship's destination, he was unable to find out its intended route.Judging from the current situation, the chances of that ship passing through the strait are extremely slim.
Although he knew before that that the chance of intercepting the target here was limited, this conclusion still disappointed Jiao Fei, which meant that his mission for this attack had come to an end.In the vast sea, it is impossible to confirm where the target is now, let alone intercept it.
"I will lead the fleet to wait here for another five days. If there is still no news, I can only go back to Manila." Jiao Fei can only be a dead horse at the moment as a living horse doctor, and continue to stay here to try his luck.But Jose and the others had completed their mission, so there was no need to stay any longer. Jiao Fei transferred a ship to escort the Galen ship they were on back to Manila.
A day later, Jose and others returned to Manila smoothly, and reported the latest progress to Ran Tianlu and Fang Peng immediately after disembarking.
After listening to Jose's report, the two were very happy. These rookie intelligence agents went to Cebu to manage everything properly, and then returned with so much valuable information. For a moment, they didn't know whether it was due to the good luck of Jose and others or their ability.
But there is no doubt that what Jose and others have gained in Cebu is a major progress in this investigation. Some key information has not been obtained in previous investigations in other places. As long as it is reported to Sanya, it must be a great achievement.It can be said that such a situation where a fledgling novice makes contributions is extremely rare in the intelligence department. Because of the particularity of this industry, newcomers are generally not sent to more dangerous positions. Manila's arrangement is completely out of helplessness.Unexpectedly, there really was a chosen person who successfully won this very difficult task.
Considering that the ship carrying the ammunition was already on its way, Ran Fang and the two of them did not dare to delay, so they split up immediately. Ran Tianlu went to report this major progress to Qiu Yuan, while Fang Peng hurriedly drafted a message to inform Sanya of the matter .
Since this matter had already been listed as a top priority by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Security, after the news was sent to Sanya, it was soon sent to the desks of Yan Chujie and He Xi respectively.So the two departments held an ad hoc joint meeting again to discuss the next action plan.
After an hour-long meeting, the relevant departments made several resolutions.
First, since new clues have emerged in Fujian, the Zhangzhou office should be notified as soon as possible to contact Xu Xinsu, who will help Haihan investigate the relevant clues.If necessary, the garrisons in Penghu and Kaohsiung can also wait for the opportunity to intervene.
Second, the information obtained by the intelligence personnel in Manila indicates that a batch of arms will be shipped to Liaodong in the near future. The Northern Fleet must be notified in advance, and the patrol and blockade of the Liaodong coast will be stepped up for a period of time in the future. superior.
Third, if Spanish standard weapons are found to flow in overseas, local troops may be dispatched to deal with them as soon as possible according to the specific situation, without first asking Sanya for instructions.
Later that day, these resolutions were sent overseas by telegram.
As one of Haihan's most important allies, Xu Xinsu has always obeyed Haihan's words, and Haihan has also established several offices in the areas under his rule, among which the Zhangzhou office is the one with the largest scale of operation.Haihan's representatives stationed in Fujian, the father and son of the Gong family, Gong Pinggong and Shaoqi, spend most of their time in Zhangzhou City, so that they can communicate with Xu Xinsu on various matters in the first place.
In addition to having a large number of staff and great autonomy, the Office in Zhangzhou is also the only office with a radio station among Haihan's agencies stationed along the coast of Fujian. Shaoqi did it himself.For this reason, Gong Shaoqi also went to Penghu to receive special training for a period of time, learning how to use the radio to send and receive newspapers.
The power used by the radio station comes from several large batteries produced in the Tiandu Industrial Zone of Sanya, and these bulky batteries are powered by a hand-cranked generator, which needs to be charged once every four days on average.However, Gong Shaoqi would not do this kind of clumsy work by himself, and had a few servants with thick shoulders and round waists to take charge of it.
Of course, when the radio station is actually used, idlers and others have to stay far away, even his father Gong Ping has to avoid suspicion.It was the same today. After lunch, Gong Shaoqi went to the study, moved the radio out of the rattan box, carefully uncovered the white silk covering it, and connected it to the battery with wires.After checking it properly, I checked the time again, and then I pressed the radio's power switch.
Normally, if nothing special, he would get a fixed signal that there was nothing to receive for this communication, and that was the case most of the time.But today's situation is a bit different. Gong Shaoqi received a very long telegram. After he recorded the content of the telegram, he spent a long time converting the code into plain text. After reading it, he quickly put away the radio. Then he took the telegram and went to discuss with his father.
After seeing it, Gong Ping pondered and said: "Since it is related to the security of our country's intelligence, we have to inform the brothers in the security department, and we will go to see Mr. Xu with us later, so that we can connect with the other party."
Gong Shaoqi nodded and said: "Father is right, I will inform you immediately, my son."
Jin Ming, the person in charge of the Ministry of Security in Zhangzhou, also lived in Zhangzhou City, and came to meet with the Gong family and his son not long after, and then carefully read the contents of the telegram.
Regarding the recent gun case investigation, Haihan’s stationed agency in Fujian has actually been notified, but because Fujian is not where the incident occurred, there were no clues pointing to Fujian before that, so it has not been involved in the investigation.And this phone call clearly pointed out that there are specialized commercial organizations in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian that are indirectly doing business with the Spaniards.
This is still secondary, the key is to trace this clue, and it is very likely to find the middleman and behind-the-scenes man who Haihan's intelligence department has been tracking down recently.As long as the direction is right, the follow-up investigation work may be relatively simple.
"Sanya means to let Mr. Xu come forward to investigate. The Xu family is in Fujian. It is not difficult to investigate this kind of thing. But we still have to be prepared. We are not afraid of [-], just in case. Related, that matter is not easy to handle!" Jin Ming was very cautious, and was not in a hurry to see Xu Xinsu, but first analyzed the pros, cons and risks with the Gong family and his son.
What Jin Ming said is not impossible. Now a considerable part of Fujian's maritime trade business is directly or indirectly controlled by Xu Xinsu's family, and most of the rest are more or less closely related to Xu Xinsu's relatives and friends, Colleagues, subordinates, etc. are running the business, and maybe the Xu family will be found out after checking it back and forth.
(End of this chapter)
After the end of the Manila war last year, the Spanish ships that were still operating in the waters of the Philippine Islands chose to actively avoid the control of the Haihan Navy, and rarely appeared in the vicinity of Manila Bay if it was not necessary.And this strait, which used to be an important part of the route between Manila and Cebu, has gradually become very depressed, and it may not be possible to see a passing ship for several days.
Jiao Fei led the fleet and waited here for a few days, but did not wait for the Fuchuan mentioned in the information, only a Spanish sailing ship arrived.But it doesn't matter, since it's a Spaniard's ship, it's never wrong to intercept it first.
However, the Spanish sailing ship didn't know whether it didn't notice the Valor on the distant sea, or it didn't regard it as a threat at all, and it still sailed towards this side in a daze, with no intention of turning around.
"You're so courageous!" Jiao Fei muttered a little when he saw that the other party was so unscrupulous. This is just an ordinary sailing boat, and its tonnage is not at the same level as that of the Valiant. What gave the other party such a big ship? courage?
He quickly got his answer.When the ship was still three or four nautical miles away from the Valiant, a red and blue flag was hoisted on the bowsprit of the ship-there was no doubt that the people on board were identifying themselves to the Valiant.
"That boat is ours!" Jiao Fei immediately understood the identity of the other party when he saw the flag. This should be the boat that went from Manila to Cebu to pick up the intelligence personnel.It's just that even this ship has turned back from Cebu, but still hasn't seen the Fuchuan that smuggled weapons. It seems that the other party has slipped away by other routes.
Later, the Spanish sailing ship slowed down on its own initiative, and Jiao Fei also confirmed from the telescope that the person standing at the bow and waving to the Valiant was the intelligence officer Jose.When the two ships approached, the sailors on the Valiant lowered the gangway and let Jose climb up the deck of the Valiant along the ladder.
Jose currently speaks less than ten sentences of Chinese, which are just some daily expressions, so he still has to use a translator to communicate with Jiao Fei.It took a lot of time for Jiao Fei to roughly understand the latest news brought back by Jose and others.
After sending the news to Manila, Jose and others continued to lurk in Cebu, collecting information about the "Hai Fa Ji" shop and its shopkeeper, Chen Bin.
Perhaps it was the "good news" that Jose brought to Cebu earlier that made the Spaniard and Chen Bin a little overjoyed, and they also relaxed their control over the news of overseas military aid, which allowed Jose to slowly inquire about some key information.
The method used by Jose is actually very common, and it can be regarded as a real basic operation in the field of intelligence. The difficulty of their clichés is also relatively low, which is just right for a novice like Jose to practice basic skills.
Moreover, these people are obviously not sufficiently wary of Jose, who is Hispanic. They still can't associate the two concepts of Spaniards and Haihan for the time being, and they never thought that this enthusiastic and simple Spanish youth would be Haihan A spy sent by the Han Chinese to Cebu.So while eating and drinking with Jose, they revealed some information inadvertently one after another. The speaker had no intention of listening, and Jose relied on this simple method to gradually grasp more valuable information.
Before the real news from overseas reaches Cebu, Jose and others should still be able to stay safely there for a period of time, but now that the superiors in Manila have ordered them to evacuate the area quickly, they are not necessarily risky Stick to the need to stay.Moreover, the intelligence information they have collected has basically achieved the purpose of this special operation, and the rest is beyond their control.
Compared with the information sent back to Manila before, the news brought back by Jose is undoubtedly more valuable.According to the information he has, Chen Bin, the shopkeeper of Haifaji, is from Zhangzhou, Fujian, and most of the Ming Dynasty specialty products that arrived in Cebu were shipped from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian. Haifaji has a local contact with it. commercial establishments.Chen Bin transported the spices produced in the South China Sea and some special products from Europe and America to Fujian for sale, and at the same time purchased the goods from Fujian with the silver provided by the Spaniards. Just one in and one out can get huge benefits.
Although Jose did not find out about the connection structure of Haifaji in Fujian, it would not be too difficult to trace this clue. He only needed to say hello to Xu Xinsu, and it would be more convenient for the local government to investigate the matter.And as long as you find a local next door, there is a great chance that you can follow the clues to get more information, and maybe the real identity of the middleman can be found out.
In addition, Jose also inquired about an important piece of news, which was the destination of the shipment.This incident was also a coincidence, one day he went to drink with a clerk of Haifaji when he had nothing to do, and asked him to help him pick up a batch of goods in the city for a temporary errand.After Jose went there, he found that the goods were not used in the local area. They were all heavy leather clothes made of sheepskin. After selling it to the north, the man laughed and said that it was for his own people, and then he and he sent the leather clothes to the only cargo ship under Haifa's name that could go to sea.
On the ship, Jose heard more fragmentary information. Some sailors said that the destination of this trip is far away, and it will take at least two or three months to return, and the place is very cold, so it is necessary to prepare heavy weights before departure. Warm clothes, and a variety of spicy cold food.
Judging from these signs, the destination of this batch of goods is very likely to be the distant Liaodong, which is also consistent with the expected effect of the false news intentionally produced by Haihan's intelligence department.
But before Jose and others left Cebu and returned, the sailboat carrying the munitions had already set off. If it was taking this route, it should have arrived at the navy's monitoring station a day or two ago. This is the strait.
Unfortunately, although Jose was able to track down the ship's destination, he was unable to find out its intended route.Judging from the current situation, the chances of that ship passing through the strait are extremely slim.
Although he knew before that that the chance of intercepting the target here was limited, this conclusion still disappointed Jiao Fei, which meant that his mission for this attack had come to an end.In the vast sea, it is impossible to confirm where the target is now, let alone intercept it.
"I will lead the fleet to wait here for another five days. If there is still no news, I can only go back to Manila." Jiao Fei can only be a dead horse at the moment as a living horse doctor, and continue to stay here to try his luck.But Jose and the others had completed their mission, so there was no need to stay any longer. Jiao Fei transferred a ship to escort the Galen ship they were on back to Manila.
A day later, Jose and others returned to Manila smoothly, and reported the latest progress to Ran Tianlu and Fang Peng immediately after disembarking.
After listening to Jose's report, the two were very happy. These rookie intelligence agents went to Cebu to manage everything properly, and then returned with so much valuable information. For a moment, they didn't know whether it was due to the good luck of Jose and others or their ability.
But there is no doubt that what Jose and others have gained in Cebu is a major progress in this investigation. Some key information has not been obtained in previous investigations in other places. As long as it is reported to Sanya, it must be a great achievement.It can be said that such a situation where a fledgling novice makes contributions is extremely rare in the intelligence department. Because of the particularity of this industry, newcomers are generally not sent to more dangerous positions. Manila's arrangement is completely out of helplessness.Unexpectedly, there really was a chosen person who successfully won this very difficult task.
Considering that the ship carrying the ammunition was already on its way, Ran Fang and the two of them did not dare to delay, so they split up immediately. Ran Tianlu went to report this major progress to Qiu Yuan, while Fang Peng hurriedly drafted a message to inform Sanya of the matter .
Since this matter had already been listed as a top priority by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Security, after the news was sent to Sanya, it was soon sent to the desks of Yan Chujie and He Xi respectively.So the two departments held an ad hoc joint meeting again to discuss the next action plan.
After an hour-long meeting, the relevant departments made several resolutions.
First, since new clues have emerged in Fujian, the Zhangzhou office should be notified as soon as possible to contact Xu Xinsu, who will help Haihan investigate the relevant clues.If necessary, the garrisons in Penghu and Kaohsiung can also wait for the opportunity to intervene.
Second, the information obtained by the intelligence personnel in Manila indicates that a batch of arms will be shipped to Liaodong in the near future. The Northern Fleet must be notified in advance, and the patrol and blockade of the Liaodong coast will be stepped up for a period of time in the future. superior.
Third, if Spanish standard weapons are found to flow in overseas, local troops may be dispatched to deal with them as soon as possible according to the specific situation, without first asking Sanya for instructions.
Later that day, these resolutions were sent overseas by telegram.
As one of Haihan's most important allies, Xu Xinsu has always obeyed Haihan's words, and Haihan has also established several offices in the areas under his rule, among which the Zhangzhou office is the one with the largest scale of operation.Haihan's representatives stationed in Fujian, the father and son of the Gong family, Gong Pinggong and Shaoqi, spend most of their time in Zhangzhou City, so that they can communicate with Xu Xinsu on various matters in the first place.
In addition to having a large number of staff and great autonomy, the Office in Zhangzhou is also the only office with a radio station among Haihan's agencies stationed along the coast of Fujian. Shaoqi did it himself.For this reason, Gong Shaoqi also went to Penghu to receive special training for a period of time, learning how to use the radio to send and receive newspapers.
The power used by the radio station comes from several large batteries produced in the Tiandu Industrial Zone of Sanya, and these bulky batteries are powered by a hand-cranked generator, which needs to be charged once every four days on average.However, Gong Shaoqi would not do this kind of clumsy work by himself, and had a few servants with thick shoulders and round waists to take charge of it.
Of course, when the radio station is actually used, idlers and others have to stay far away, even his father Gong Ping has to avoid suspicion.It was the same today. After lunch, Gong Shaoqi went to the study, moved the radio out of the rattan box, carefully uncovered the white silk covering it, and connected it to the battery with wires.After checking it properly, I checked the time again, and then I pressed the radio's power switch.
Normally, if nothing special, he would get a fixed signal that there was nothing to receive for this communication, and that was the case most of the time.But today's situation is a bit different. Gong Shaoqi received a very long telegram. After he recorded the content of the telegram, he spent a long time converting the code into plain text. After reading it, he quickly put away the radio. Then he took the telegram and went to discuss with his father.
After seeing it, Gong Ping pondered and said: "Since it is related to the security of our country's intelligence, we have to inform the brothers in the security department, and we will go to see Mr. Xu with us later, so that we can connect with the other party."
Gong Shaoqi nodded and said: "Father is right, I will inform you immediately, my son."
Jin Ming, the person in charge of the Ministry of Security in Zhangzhou, also lived in Zhangzhou City, and came to meet with the Gong family and his son not long after, and then carefully read the contents of the telegram.
Regarding the recent gun case investigation, Haihan’s stationed agency in Fujian has actually been notified, but because Fujian is not where the incident occurred, there were no clues pointing to Fujian before that, so it has not been involved in the investigation.And this phone call clearly pointed out that there are specialized commercial organizations in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian that are indirectly doing business with the Spaniards.
This is still secondary, the key is to trace this clue, and it is very likely to find the middleman and behind-the-scenes man who Haihan's intelligence department has been tracking down recently.As long as the direction is right, the follow-up investigation work may be relatively simple.
"Sanya means to let Mr. Xu come forward to investigate. The Xu family is in Fujian. It is not difficult to investigate this kind of thing. But we still have to be prepared. We are not afraid of [-], just in case. Related, that matter is not easy to handle!" Jin Ming was very cautious, and was not in a hurry to see Xu Xinsu, but first analyzed the pros, cons and risks with the Gong family and his son.
What Jin Ming said is not impossible. Now a considerable part of Fujian's maritime trade business is directly or indirectly controlled by Xu Xinsu's family, and most of the rest are more or less closely related to Xu Xinsu's relatives and friends, Colleagues, subordinates, etc. are running the business, and maybe the Xu family will be found out after checking it back and forth.
(End of this chapter)