1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1082 Suspect Object

After Feng Fei finished his lunch, he went back to his study to deal with official business. Suddenly, he saw the assisted investigation notice sent by Ninghaiwei last night on the table. Then he called someone in and asked, "Let Jia Liu and Zhang Huzi go to Yantai Mountain in the morning, have they come back?"

The subordinate replied: "These two people haven't turned around yet, and I don't know what happened."

Feng Fei was a little unhappy when he heard the words: "If you go to Yantai Mountain to send a letter, you have to be lazy and fish for fish. This rule is really messed up!"

The guards stationed in many areas of Shandong have more or less lost part of their organizational system during the Denglai Rebellion in the past two years. The incomplete military command system has also gradually weakened the military discipline of some guards, and the daily training and duty are slack. It is not uncommon for soldiers and even some military officers to find opportunities to slip away and be lazy.Feng Fei thinks that the two soldiers he sent out to deliver orders have not returned so far, and they probably took this opportunity to wander out of the city. Otherwise, it is only more than ten miles from Qishan City to Yantai Mountain, so how could it be possible that they have not returned for half a day? .Feng Fei decided to wait for these two guys to come back and scold them well, otherwise the most basic rules in the army will be gone, and how will they be able to command the troops under the jurisdiction of Qianhu in the future.

But things seemed to be a little different from Feng Fei's predictions. He felt a dull pain in his waist after finishing his official duties, so he lay down on the couch and fell asleep for a while.After waking up and asking about the news of those two people, Feng Fei felt that something was wrong before they came back. His personal soldiers are not newcomers who don't understand the rules. so long.Feng Fei immediately sent someone in and ordered a group of soldiers to go to Yantai Mountain to see if there was anything wrong there.

Feng Fei's order this time was very clear, requiring the officers leading the team to go to Yantai Mountain to confirm the whereabouts of the two people sent in the morning, and to return as soon as possible after confirming the situation.

The officer leading the team is named Luo Biao, and his current position is Baihu, and he is also an old subordinate who has followed Feng Fei for many years.He also found it strange to undertake such a task. The area from the north of Qishan City to Yantai Mountain was not inhabited. The people who originally lived in this area had long since died and fled. It is obviously unreasonable to say that Feng Fei's personal soldiers stayed in such a place for a few hours in an abandoned private house.As for sneaking back to the city, it is even more impossible. There are only two cross streets in the city of Qishan. As long as they come back, someone will definitely see them.

According to Luo Biao's opinion, most of these two soldiers went to Yantai Mountain and hit it off with Zheng Laoqi, who was greedy for drinking but had a terrible capacity for alcohol.Originally, this was just a trivial matter, but Feng Fei noticed it after staying outside for too long, and it became serious. After being brought back this time, he would probably have to eat a military stick.

Luo Biao led his people all the way to Yantai Mountain, and then he discovered two things that shocked him. One was that all the garrisons on the pier and outpost of Yantai Mountain were missing, and the two people who came here to deliver letters in the morning were also missing. .But after Luo Biao looked around, there was no sign of a fight. The personal belongings and weapons in the barracks were well placed, but the owner disappeared.

The second thing that shocked Luo Biao was the huge fleet of ships moored in Zhifu Bay.Not only him, but everyone who saw the sight of Zhifu Bay was stunned. Luo Biao instantly thought of the reason why Feng Fei sent people to Yantai Mountain to deliver the letter. It was because the nearby guard found an unidentified Only large fleets will send an investigation report to Qishan.Luo Biao didn't even need to ask, he was basically sure that this was the fleet that many guards in Dengzhou Prefecture were looking for, because a fleet of this size probably couldn't be found in the entire waters of the Jiaodong Peninsula. It's the second one.

With so many sailboats docked on the coast of Zhifu Island, Luo Biao estimated that the fleet carried at least a thousand people—of course, the actual number was several times as many.Under the circumstance that he was uncertain about the origin of the opponent, Luo Biao did not dare to take the current number of troops to kill Zhifu Island directly. He immediately decided to leave a few people to hide in the forest of Yantai Mountain and continue to monitor, and the rest of them would withdraw first. Qishan is the city, report the situation up.

"Are you sure you read it right?" Feng Fei was startled when he heard the news brought back by Luo Biao, and asked for confirmation.

"My lord, that fleet is in Zhifu Bay at this moment, there is absolutely no lie! If my lord leaves the city immediately to go to Yantai Mountain, you should still see them." Luo Biao almost trotted all the way back to meet Feng Fei. Still panting all the time.This time is still a while before the sun sets, so hurry up to catch up and go to Yantai Mountain to confirm again before dark.

"Do you know where the ship is?" Feng Fei asked.

Luo Biao thought for a while, then shook his head and replied, "It's too far apart, so I can't really see it clearly, but it doesn't look like a Japanese pirate's Hachiman boat."

"What about Zheng Laoqi?"

"Zheng Laoqi... and his subordinates... are gone!"

Feng Fei was puzzled, and continued to ask: "What do you mean by not being here?"

"It's just...all of them disappeared without a trace!" Luo Biao explained, "Xiaozhi led people to search up and down Yantai Mountain, and they didn't find any trace of Zheng Laoqi's team!"

Feng Fei saw that he was categorical, and immediately murmured: "Zheng Laoqi and his gang have all disappeared... I don't know if it has something to do with this fleet...Luo Biao, have you ever found that near the pier?" What's suspicious?"

Luo Biao replied: "The humble officer inspected the pier and the barracks, but found no traces of blood or fighting, and neither supplies nor weapons were missing..."

Feng Fei interrupted him and said, "Where are the weapons for those two in the morning?"

Luo Biao said: "This... I didn't find any clues related to Jia Liu and Zhang Huzi. However, I checked the stove in the barracks, and it was still a little warm. I should have made breakfast this morning."

Feng Fei couldn't help frowning. If the items left by these two people were not found, it would be impossible to know whether they disappeared after going to Yantai Mountain, and it would be difficult to confirm whether their disappearance was related to the disappearance of the guards at the Yantai Mountain Post one thing.But the clues known now can at most only prove that the local garrison disappeared after this morning.

It is naturally impossible for a dozen or so good men to disappear out of thin air without any reason, but if there is an invasion of foreign enemies, how can it be possible that there is not even a trace of clues left behind?Naturally, Feng Fei could not have imagined that the two groups of people in the front and back were all captured without any resistance, and the Haihan army had meticulously cleaned the scene of the incident when they were withdrawing with the prisoners, so naturally they would not be left behind by the Ming army. What valuable information.

However, for the Ming army, the biggest suspect at present is still the mysterious fleet in Zhifu Bay.Although according to Luo Biao's statement, the location where the fleet docked was a whole Zhifu Bay away from Yantai Mountain, but the timing of its appearance was so coincidental that it was difficult for people not to associate the missing Ming army with it.

Feng Fei stood up slowly, walked to the map of Dengzhou Prefecture hanging in the house, and began to sort out the relevant timeline according to the map.

According to the Xiecha Bulletin, Weihaiwei first discovered the Unnamed Fleet yesterday morning. If the Unnamed Fleet headed west according to the current course, judging from the distance from Weihaiwei to Zhifu Bay, it is very likely that the Unnamed Fleet was dark yesterday. I arrived at Zhifu Bay before.As long as the Yantai Mountain defenders were not blind, it stands to reason that they should have discovered the existence of this unknown fleet at that time.However, the Yantai Mountain Outpost did not send out a warning firework signal, so what happened next, Qishan City has no way of knowing.

Why Zheng Laoqi didn't send out a warning, Feng Fei can probably think about it. After all, the warning beacons are not random. If it is found that there is no danger afterwards, the officers leading the troops will definitely be punished for falsely reporting the military situation.Weihaiwei was the first to discover it, and he sent a report all the way to Qishan, but he didn't light the beacon.Zheng Laoqi didn't light the fireworks, which doesn't mean that he made a mistake in his judgment, it was probably just following the normal procedure.

Regardless of whether the unknown fleet is dangerous enough to ignite the flames, Zheng Laoqi's duty is to verify his identity.And this may be the real reason for its disappearance.But if this is the case, Feng Fei can't explain why the entire outpost disappeared collectively, because even if Zheng Laoqi goes to Zhifu Island to verify the other party's identity, it is impossible to take all the people out of the outpost.And the possibility of the other party touching Yantai Mountain directly is not high, because of the terrain, no matter approaching Yantai Mountain from sea or land, people on the mountain will find it first, and there is plenty of time to light fireworks to call the police.

And this can't explain where the two soldiers Feng Fei sent to Yantai Mountain to give orders this morning went. If these two people arrived at Yantai Mountain, they should definitely find the unnamed fleet in Zhifu Bay. Why don't they rush back to the city to report? Light fireworks on the spot as a warning.But these two people also seem to have evaporated out of thin air. It is really confusing for people to see whether they are alive or dead.

But no matter what, the identity of the unnamed fleet currently anchored on Zhifu Island must be verified as soon as possible.However, it is more than 20 miles from Qishansuo City to Zhifu Island. Now, it would be dark when halfway there in the past. If you want to go, you can only go tomorrow.This is still the second thing. Yantai Mountain overlooks Zhifu Bay in the north and the city of Qishan in the south, but it is an important throat that cannot be lost. Although Luo Biao has left people there, the lessons learned from the past are in front of him, and Feng Fei dare not be careless. up.

"Luo Biao, I will assign 200 people to you, and you will immediately lead the team back to Yantai Mountain to station and monitor the movement of the Zhifu Island fleet. If necessary, I will send people to you tomorrow." Feng Fei thought clearly After the cause and effect, Luo Biao was assigned a task immediately: "Remember, if there is an uncontrollable situation, light the beacon fire on the pier as soon as possible."

Luo Biao responded, "I obey the orders! But how to confirm the identity of the owner of the fleet?"

Feng Fei said: "Tomorrow the Japanese official will lead the army to Zhifu Island to handle the matter personally. Then someone will be sent to inform you, and you will lead the team to meet the official at Zhifu Bay."

Now that this unnamed fleet has come uninvited, no matter whether its appearance is directly related to the disappearance of Yantai Mountain defenders, Feng Fei's duty is to find out its identity and purpose.As for the possible risks, Feng Fei didn't think too much about it. As long as it wasn't Japanese pirates, there shouldn't be any major problems.Although the Qishan Institute is unevenly organized, it is still a regular Ming army, and it can handle ordinary occasions when it is pulled out.

The next day, Feng Fei ordered [-] soldiers, fully armed, to leave the city from the north gate and head towards Zhifu Bay.Walking to the beach, Luo Biao, who had already been notified, also brought the troops stationed at Yantai Mountain last night to join the team.Although there are only about [-] people, this is already the field operation that Qishan Institute has dispatched the most troops in the past year.

Feng Fei led the team to slowly march north along Zhifu Bay, and after walking for more than an hour, they came to the sandbar area connecting Zhifu Island with the mainland.This sandbar is about five miles long from north to south, and the narrowest point in the east-west direction is only two miles. If the shape of Zhifu Island is compared to a Ganoderma lucidum growing in Jiaodong Peninsula, then this sandbar is the handle of Ganoderma lucidum, which is also formed by the mainland. The only land passage leading to Zhifu Island.

Of course, a large part of the reason why Haihan took a fancy to Zhifu Island and chose this place as the first foothold in the north is also because of the dangerous terrain of this place, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the defense line is blocked by this narrow land passage, even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the south, they will never want to attack Zhifu Island.

A two-mile-long fortress-style defense line certainly cannot be built in a day or two, so when Feng Fei brought the Ming army here, there was no defense line similar to a city wall, but there were more than one The chest-high barbed wire traverses the entire sandbar in the east-west direction, blocking the passage to Zhifu Island.Behind the barbed wire, there were bunkers piled up with sacks filled with sand, every ten feet apart.These bunkers are combined with barbed wire fences and trenches in an orderly manner, forming several lines of defense on the sandbar.

Although there is a passage about three feet wide, there are several layers of deer villages, horse repelling and movable barbed wire, and sandbag bunkers on both sides of the passage. Difficulty.

These man-made obstacles are second to none. What surprised Feng Fei the most was that the armed personnel guarding the blockade did not show the slightest nervousness about the arrival of the Ming army, but quietly set fire to the ground. The gun rested on the bunker, pointing the black muzzle at Feng Fei and his subordinates.This undisguised hostility gave Feng Fei a bad premonition.He originally thought that this unidentified fleet might be a caravan from the south, but the armed guards of the caravan would not be so bold as to aim their firecrackers at the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)