Chapter 2993
Chapter 2993
Chapter 2993
Zheng Agui is actually not sure that there are Spaniards still active in this area. After all, the Haihan army has occupied Cebu Island for half a month, and these hidden strongholds built in the mountains have been completely wiped out. The number of fish is definitely not large, and it must be far away from the area where the Haihan army is active. It is reasonable to say that it will not continue to appear within the patrol range.
But since the naval patrol accidentally slipped his mouth, he must not miss the opportunity to make meritorious service.At worst, just wait in this place for a day or two, and take it as a chance.
This waited for several hours, except for the activities of birds and beasts, there was no sound at all.
Just when they were about to lose their patience and prepare to evacuate, a target finally appeared in their field of vision.
Two Spaniards crept out of the woods, looked around for a while, and after confirming that there was no risk, they slowly approached the mine.
It is worth noting that these two people are actually carrying a shovel each. Judging from their posture, could it be that they came here to mine specifically?
They walked to a certain place in the mine, took a little more time to confirm the location, and then began to dig the ground.
Although Zheng Agui was a little confused, he didn't want to waste any more time watching the show, so he ordered an arrest.
These two people were so focused on their work that they didn't even notice that they had fallen into the encirclement, and they were captured by Zheng Agui and others without any precaution.
What Zheng Agui was most concerned about, of course, was the things they were secretly digging up. When he got closer to take a look, a hole had been dug out on the ground, and several boxes could be vaguely seen buried in the hole.However, it may take a little work to dig them all out.
"If I knew it, let them dig for a while!" Zheng Agui stroked his chin, wondering if he should let the two prisoners continue to finish the work.
He was thinking about it, when Qin Bo reminded him in a low voice: "Squad leader, the naval patrol is here again!"
The naval officer whom we met before greeted from a distance, "Thank you, brothers, for helping us catch these two criminals!"
How could Zheng Agui not understand the meaning of the other party's words, he quickly waved his hands and said: "No, this is the person we caught, it's not appropriate for you to take credit like this?"
The officer said: "We have been monitoring these two criminals for a day and a night, just waiting for them to dig things, but now it is only a little slower to collect the net, and let you take the lead. But it doesn't matter, I will report the process myself, I will also give credit for you!"
Zheng Agui said: "Empty talk has no evidence, what evidence is there?"
But the officer asked calmly, "Then do you know what they are digging here?"
Although Zheng Agui hadn't had time to check the results of the battle, he could actually vaguely guess something from this posture, so he boldly replied: "It must be something like gold and silver!"
The officer smiled and said, "You only guessed part of it. I might as well tell you that not only gold and silver are buried here, but also various official documents and confidential letters from the Governor's Mansion in Cebu. If you don't believe me, you can wait until the box is dug out." See it clearly. If I am right and you are wrong, then stop taking credit from us!"
"Wait!" Zheng Agui saw that the other party was swearing, and knew that this matter was probably as the other party said, but he was definitely not willing to miss out on a military merit, and had to find a way to try again.
The officer asked calmly, "What else do you have to say?"
Zheng Agui said: "Since such an important thing is buried here, only a very small number of high-ranking officials must know about it. I think these two people look rough, but they are very good at digging and working. They are not high-class people at all. If you come here to dig something, there must be someone behind it, why don't you hurry up and interrogate, let them lead the way, and let's find out who is behind the scenes together!"
This opinion made the officer look at Zheng Agui with admiration: "You are thoughtful! But have you ever thought that I even know what's in the box, so how can I not think that they have other masters behind them?"
"This..." Zheng Agui was at a loss for words for a while.
It is obvious that the other party has much more information than he does. Zheng Agui has no advantage to convince the other party if he wants to approach it from this angle.
However, the officer did not intend to take advantage of the victory to chase away Zheng Agui and the others. Instead, he said solemnly: "According to the combat regulations, I am temporarily recruiting you and your subordinates to participate in the arrest operation under my command!"
This naval officer is a captain, while Zheng Agui is only a non-commissioned officer, and the military ranks of the two sides are actually several levels apart.Zheng Agui's words were not polite before, that's because the two sides belong to different arms, although the other party has a high rank, it has no jurisdiction over Zheng Agui.
But temporary recruitment is different. According to the combat regulations of the Haihan Army, senior officers can recruit, organize, and command non-directly subordinate combatants during wartime, and the same can be used across arms.This provision is mainly to facilitate the gathering of combatants who have lost their organizational structure, or when multiple troops jointly perform certain emergency tasks, a temporary command with higher combat efficiency is required.
This situation is of course applicable at the moment, the opposite is a company-level or even deputy battalion-level officer, and Zheng Agui is just a squad leader, so he has no qualifications to refuse.
Moreover, participating in follow-up operations may mean that there will be military merits to be obtained, and Zheng Agui does not want to miss such kindness.
The two sides immediately notified each other's names, positions and troops.Only then did Zheng Agui learn that the opponent was Xiao Zhengyang, commander of the Second Company of the Marine Corps under the Fourth Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet.
And this young Captain Xiao has another identity, he is the second son of Xiao Liang, the commander of the Luzon Region Garrison, and he is a proper general.
While Zheng Agui was speechless, he was also secretly glad that his previous attitude was not too bad, otherwise he would have angered the other party, and he might have sent himself to a remote island as an island guard later.
The three boxes buried in the soil were quickly dug out by everyone. After opening, the contents inside were exactly as Xiao Zhengyang said. Two of the boxes were filled with Spanish silver coins, while the other box was wrapped in oilcloth. Several large stacks of paperwork.
It's just that these documents are almost all written in Spanish, let alone Zheng Agui, even Xiao Zhengyang can't understand it.
Fortunately, there was a Spanish translator in Xiao Zhengyang's team. After reading it, he confirmed that these documents were indeed all kinds of government documents.Xiao Zhengyang ordered these boxes to be temporarily sealed and transported back to the naval camp in Toledo Town after the operation was over.
The next step was to interrogate the prisoners, but it didn't take much effort to get the confessions they needed.The two captives probably also understood that the general situation was over, and saving their lives was the most important thing at the moment, so they didn't make any struggle at all, and truthfully explained the information Xiao Zhengyang wanted to know.
(End of this chapter)
Zheng Agui is actually not sure that there are Spaniards still active in this area. After all, the Haihan army has occupied Cebu Island for half a month, and these hidden strongholds built in the mountains have been completely wiped out. The number of fish is definitely not large, and it must be far away from the area where the Haihan army is active. It is reasonable to say that it will not continue to appear within the patrol range.
But since the naval patrol accidentally slipped his mouth, he must not miss the opportunity to make meritorious service.At worst, just wait in this place for a day or two, and take it as a chance.
This waited for several hours, except for the activities of birds and beasts, there was no sound at all.
Just when they were about to lose their patience and prepare to evacuate, a target finally appeared in their field of vision.
Two Spaniards crept out of the woods, looked around for a while, and after confirming that there was no risk, they slowly approached the mine.
It is worth noting that these two people are actually carrying a shovel each. Judging from their posture, could it be that they came here to mine specifically?
They walked to a certain place in the mine, took a little more time to confirm the location, and then began to dig the ground.
Although Zheng Agui was a little confused, he didn't want to waste any more time watching the show, so he ordered an arrest.
These two people were so focused on their work that they didn't even notice that they had fallen into the encirclement, and they were captured by Zheng Agui and others without any precaution.
What Zheng Agui was most concerned about, of course, was the things they were secretly digging up. When he got closer to take a look, a hole had been dug out on the ground, and several boxes could be vaguely seen buried in the hole.However, it may take a little work to dig them all out.
"If I knew it, let them dig for a while!" Zheng Agui stroked his chin, wondering if he should let the two prisoners continue to finish the work.
He was thinking about it, when Qin Bo reminded him in a low voice: "Squad leader, the naval patrol is here again!"
The naval officer whom we met before greeted from a distance, "Thank you, brothers, for helping us catch these two criminals!"
How could Zheng Agui not understand the meaning of the other party's words, he quickly waved his hands and said: "No, this is the person we caught, it's not appropriate for you to take credit like this?"
The officer said: "We have been monitoring these two criminals for a day and a night, just waiting for them to dig things, but now it is only a little slower to collect the net, and let you take the lead. But it doesn't matter, I will report the process myself, I will also give credit for you!"
Zheng Agui said: "Empty talk has no evidence, what evidence is there?"
But the officer asked calmly, "Then do you know what they are digging here?"
Although Zheng Agui hadn't had time to check the results of the battle, he could actually vaguely guess something from this posture, so he boldly replied: "It must be something like gold and silver!"
The officer smiled and said, "You only guessed part of it. I might as well tell you that not only gold and silver are buried here, but also various official documents and confidential letters from the Governor's Mansion in Cebu. If you don't believe me, you can wait until the box is dug out." See it clearly. If I am right and you are wrong, then stop taking credit from us!"
"Wait!" Zheng Agui saw that the other party was swearing, and knew that this matter was probably as the other party said, but he was definitely not willing to miss out on a military merit, and had to find a way to try again.
The officer asked calmly, "What else do you have to say?"
Zheng Agui said: "Since such an important thing is buried here, only a very small number of high-ranking officials must know about it. I think these two people look rough, but they are very good at digging and working. They are not high-class people at all. If you come here to dig something, there must be someone behind it, why don't you hurry up and interrogate, let them lead the way, and let's find out who is behind the scenes together!"
This opinion made the officer look at Zheng Agui with admiration: "You are thoughtful! But have you ever thought that I even know what's in the box, so how can I not think that they have other masters behind them?"
"This..." Zheng Agui was at a loss for words for a while.
It is obvious that the other party has much more information than he does. Zheng Agui has no advantage to convince the other party if he wants to approach it from this angle.
However, the officer did not intend to take advantage of the victory to chase away Zheng Agui and the others. Instead, he said solemnly: "According to the combat regulations, I am temporarily recruiting you and your subordinates to participate in the arrest operation under my command!"
This naval officer is a captain, while Zheng Agui is only a non-commissioned officer, and the military ranks of the two sides are actually several levels apart.Zheng Agui's words were not polite before, that's because the two sides belong to different arms, although the other party has a high rank, it has no jurisdiction over Zheng Agui.
But temporary recruitment is different. According to the combat regulations of the Haihan Army, senior officers can recruit, organize, and command non-directly subordinate combatants during wartime, and the same can be used across arms.This provision is mainly to facilitate the gathering of combatants who have lost their organizational structure, or when multiple troops jointly perform certain emergency tasks, a temporary command with higher combat efficiency is required.
This situation is of course applicable at the moment, the opposite is a company-level or even deputy battalion-level officer, and Zheng Agui is just a squad leader, so he has no qualifications to refuse.
Moreover, participating in follow-up operations may mean that there will be military merits to be obtained, and Zheng Agui does not want to miss such kindness.
The two sides immediately notified each other's names, positions and troops.Only then did Zheng Agui learn that the opponent was Xiao Zhengyang, commander of the Second Company of the Marine Corps under the Fourth Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet.
And this young Captain Xiao has another identity, he is the second son of Xiao Liang, the commander of the Luzon Region Garrison, and he is a proper general.
While Zheng Agui was speechless, he was also secretly glad that his previous attitude was not too bad, otherwise he would have angered the other party, and he might have sent himself to a remote island as an island guard later.
The three boxes buried in the soil were quickly dug out by everyone. After opening, the contents inside were exactly as Xiao Zhengyang said. Two of the boxes were filled with Spanish silver coins, while the other box was wrapped in oilcloth. Several large stacks of paperwork.
It's just that these documents are almost all written in Spanish, let alone Zheng Agui, even Xiao Zhengyang can't understand it.
Fortunately, there was a Spanish translator in Xiao Zhengyang's team. After reading it, he confirmed that these documents were indeed all kinds of government documents.Xiao Zhengyang ordered these boxes to be temporarily sealed and transported back to the naval camp in Toledo Town after the operation was over.
The next step was to interrogate the prisoners, but it didn't take much effort to get the confessions they needed.The two captives probably also understood that the general situation was over, and saving their lives was the most important thing at the moment, so they didn't make any struggle at all, and truthfully explained the information Xiao Zhengyang wanted to know.
(End of this chapter)