1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1932
It is a bit sad to say that the main reason why North Korea hesitated and hesitated to deal with the issue of prisoners of war was that it was afraid of the power of the Qing Dynasty and feared that it would be settled by the autumn queen and did not dare to do things too extreme.In addition, there is another reason, that is, this country has been passively beaten most of the time in history, and it is rare to have a situation where a large number of prisoners of war need to be resettled and dealt with this year, and there is no relevant experience at all.

Compared with North Korea, Haihan has rich experience in this field. The foreign wars launched almost every year have brought back a large number of prisoners of war for Haihan. The country's prisoners of war accounted for nearly half of the proportion.Therefore, the prisoner management rules that Qiao Zhiya, Lu Li and others told the North Koreans can be said to be a true experience.

Of course, Qiao Zhiya’s experience taught by Li Wei also has the official intention of Haihan, which is to hope that North Korea can be completely separated from the Qing Dynasty, so that there will be no possibility of any repetition in the relationship between the two countries.This North Korean country has been jumping left and right between Daming and Houjin for the past ten years. Although it was forced by the situation and had to do it for self-preservation, Haihan doesn't want to have such two ends in his camp. Partners whose stance is not firm enough must try to make North Korea clear its stance.

Li Lu never imagined that there were so many intentions hidden behind Qiao Zhiya's actions. The level of information he came into contact with meant that he would not be able to realize the significance of such changes in the international situation. I will explain to him the tricks in it, so that it will be easier to exert a subtle influence on him.

"Will these prisoners have a chance to leave here alive?" Li Luo suddenly asked curiously.

"The chances are slim, but there are. Not all of them have been sentenced to life imprisonment, and if they are not given the hope of getting out of this place, many prisoners will definitely take risks and try some dangerous methods. .”

Qiao Zhiya responded frankly: "First of all, they have to serve their sentence. Whether it is ten years, 20 years or longer, it is basically impossible for them to be released early."

"It doesn't sound like it's much better than life imprisonment..." Li Wei sighed, "There must be some people who are unwilling to suffer here and try the dangerous method Master Qiao said."

Qiao Zhiya said: "There will definitely be dishonest people. Anyway, if you make a mistake, you can deal with it as you please... What Major Lu Li said earlier is not a lie. In this place, there will always be a few dishonest people every month. The guy got shot!"

Li Luo thought of Lu Li's murderous appearance, and thought that with such a ruthless character guarding this place, the prisoners here can only hope for luck.

Although the mining work in this mine is almost all done by manpower, under the hard supervision of the supervisors, the production efficiency is actually pretty good, and the mining speed is much faster than other mining sites that use miners as labor.Of course, such high efficiency is not obtained for nothing, but the result of the blood, sweat and even lives of the prisoners.And for the first time, Li Lu really realized that Haihan's economic strength is not only achieved by doing business, but also has an extremely cruel side behind it.

After seeing the mine that was mined by the labor camp, Qiao Zhiya took Li Lu and his party to a close look at the ore processing machines driven by steam power.Although these devices look very clumsy, and they are not even linked to exquisiteness at all, Li Wei still subconsciously believes that only Haihan's skilled craftsmen can manufacture them. Although the appearance is ugly, they can operate in such a harsh environment for a long time. Its internal structure must be strong and fine.

But thinking that the Haihan people would not sell these machinery and equipment abroad, Li Min could only silently envy them.Although there is no such advanced equipment in the country, but considering that there are still thousands of Qing prisoners of war, perhaps we should really consider using Haihan's method, using those prisoners of war as hard labor, and letting them fully play their due role in the mine.

Apart from the mine, there are actually not many things to visit in Shilu.After visiting the mining area, Qiao Zhiya brought Li Mo and his party to a display room, where there were various ore samples mined in the local mining area.Of course, for a layman like Li Lu, if Qiao Zhiya hadn't been there to explain, he wouldn't be able to understand the difference between these ores.

After all the visiting items were over, it was almost time for the train leaving the mountain in the afternoon, so everyone returned to the station from the mining area, and they still took the train that entered the mountain in the morning, but at this time the goods loaded on the train were all gone. It has been replaced with ore.

According to Qiao Zhiya's arrangement, everyone took the train back to the railway station outside the county seat, and then transferred to a carriage to go to Qiao Zhiya's private estate.Since Li Lu mentioned yesterday that the restaurant environment was a bit noisy, today Qiao Zhiya stopped arranging dinner outside, but transferred the chef from the brother-in-law's restaurant to his manor for a temporary business trip for a day, so as not to prevent the Koreans from complaining about the dining environment.

However, in this way, Captain Xue and his gang, who were waiting for a rabbit, couldn't cope with it.Captain Xue divided people into two groups today, one group was monitoring Qiao Zhiya's private estate near Daling, and the other group was waiting in the county town to see if the North Koreans could come to the restaurant where they had dinner last night .But after a day of keeping watch, there was not even a sign of a North Korean, and there was no news of Qiao Zhiya going out for activities.

In fact, Captain Xue vaguely guessed that the North Koreans might not be in the manor today, but since the other party's whereabouts were unknown, and the manpower he could command was extremely limited, it was impossible to cast a net locally to find traces of the North Koreans' activities. A way to stay and wait.Obviously, the results of this day were not ideal. He almost completely lost control of the movements of the North Koreans, and he was unable to make targeted action deployments in advance.

Of course, Captain Xue did not completely give up hope, he was still trying his best to find out all kinds of relevant local information.Based on what he knew, he inferred that North Koreans would definitely go to two places when visiting the local area. One is the smelting field near the county seat, which is said to be the iron and steel smelting center of the entire Haihan Kingdom. Its importance cannot be overstated. And Yu, North Koreans will definitely visit.

The other place is the Shilu mine located dozens of miles away. There is a railway leading to this area from Changhua, but almost all the miners who take the train into the mountain are Shilu miners. Captain Xue dare not take the risk of pretending to be a miner. When exploring the way in the mine, if you encounter interrogation after arriving in Shilu, all previous efforts will be wasted.But he thinks the North Koreans will definitely visit the mine and take a train ride along the way.

But the problem is that due to the special nature of these two places, they are actually under military control, and there is a relatively high risk for outsiders to mix in.And once their group is noticed by the authorities, or one or two people are captured, they will no longer be able to proceed with the mission.Therefore, Captain Xue didn't dare to order his men to go to these two places to scout and scout. He could only operate in unobtrusive areas near the county town.

However, although Captain Xue noticed these two places, he was unaware of the train frequency problem due to lack of understanding of the local conditions.It was not until dinner time that Captain Xue accidentally learned that the trains between Changhua and Shilu actually run in pairs every morning and evening. If you take the train into the mountains in the morning, you have to wait until the afternoon to take the late train back to Changhua.

Of course, Captain Xue immediately thought of the North Koreans who hadn't shown up all day, and told him with intuition that maybe this is where the North Koreans are going today, so he hurriedly gathered people and prepared to rush to the train station to try his luck.

But when the group hurried to the outside of Changhua Railway Station, they found that martial law had been enforced by the military, and idlers were only allowed to leave but not to enter.Captain Xue vaguely felt that this move should be related to the North Koreans, and then asked someone to find out the time, and it turned out that the train from Shilu was about to arrive.

"Scatter up later, if you can find the target, wait for the opportunity to attack, no need to wait for my order! If you attack, no matter whether you succeed or not, return to the harbor and leave this place as soon as possible!" Captain Xue made a decisive decision and told the few people he led The order was given.

He knew that this might be one of the few chances to make a move. Even if the probability of success is not high, the current situation does not allow him to make plans slowly. He asked his subordinates to act decisively as soon as an opportunity arises. Success or failure depends on this. Once on.

After receiving the order, everyone silently dispersed among the nearby crowd of onlookers, and slowly approached the exit of the station.Outside the train station is the main road, leading to the county seat in the west. If the target person walks out of the station, then they may indeed have a chance to get close to the target.

A siren sounded in the distance, and it was a signal that the train was about to enter the station without looking.Captain Xue stretched out his tongue and licked his parched lips, feeling a little regretful that he ate too heavily for the dinner just now, otherwise he wouldn't feel parched right now.He slowly stretched his hand into his arms, holding the handle of the short gun at his waist with his fingers. Although this thing has the power to kill with one blow at close range, he also knows that he only has one chance to shoot. Once he pulls the trigger, The short gun became useless as soon as the bullet was fired.If you can't succeed with this killer move, you can only use a knife.

After the train pulled into the station, every second seemed to grow longer.Captain Xue stared at the exit of the station, hoping that the target person would appear soon, otherwise he was not sure how long he could keep his concentration.

Then what happened next made him discouraged almost instantly, and several carriages drove out of the train station.Although these carriages were luxuriously equipped with transparent glass windows, the curtains were drawn from the inside, and the appearance of the passengers in the carriages could not be seen at all.Moreover, on both sides of the convoy, there were more than [-] armed riders accompanying them to protect the flanks, which made him completely cut off the idea of ​​doing anything.

Captain Xue turned his head slightly, feeling a few familiar eyes from the crowd, he shook his head lightly, indicating that his accomplices should not act forcefully at this time.

The carriage convoy that drove out of the railway station quickly left the place, and headed towards Daling under the guard of armed riders.Captain Xue sent two people to confirm the destination of the convoy. He waited for a long time outside the train station unwillingly, and saw some civilians came out one after another. Only then did he confirm that the important people should be in the convoy just now. , and it is likely to be Li Mo and his party.

So now he can probably confirm two things. One is that the Koreans should have gone to the Shilu Mine today, and the other is that the place where they settled is Daling Manor.It is also worth noting that Haihan officials are very careful about the deployment of security, even paying attention to details such as carriage curtains, which will undoubtedly bring even greater difficulties to Captain Xue's mission.

While Qiao Zhiya was entertaining Li Luo and his party in his manor, Captain Xue and his group had a dispute over this mission in a dense forest near Daling.

Some people think that there should have been a chance to do something today. It is entirely because Captain Xue is too slow to anticipate the movements of the North Koreans in advance. Otherwise, he would have found a way to sneak into the station earlier, and perhaps he would have been able to find a hand when the North Koreans got off the train. Opportunity.

Another group of people, headed by Captain Xue, think that the time is not yet ripe. Even if they can sneak into the station today, since the Haihan army has sealed off the inside and outside of the station in advance, it is conceivable that the station will also be cleared, maybe He will also be seized by the Haihan Army for hiding a sharp knife, which will actually drag down the entire mission.

Speaking of the excitement, an old man with a short beard reprimanded: "Xue Zheng, even if you try to shirk it in every possible way at this time, you can't wash away the responsibility for your poor planning and ineffective command! In the opinion of this old man, you should hand over the order talisman quickly. Substitute someone to direct the action, don't ruin the event because of your incompetence!"

Xue Zheng smiled instead of anger: "Lu Weng has been staring at the seat under Xue Mou's buttocks all the way. He opened his mouth to pick a problem, and he became dumb when he asked Your Excellency to make an opinion. Xue Mou gave up this seat, could it be Are you eligible to sit here? I have read all the instructions you received before departure. I am in charge of the token, and can mobilize relevant personnel to cooperate with me. All personnel are under my command. Also, during the operation, my identity must not be revealed. You are calling me by my name in front of everyone, are you planning to disobey the order?"

Everyone along the way referred to him as "Boss" or "Captain Xue", but in fact, everyone didn't know the real identity of this leader, and they didn't dare to inquire about it due to the rules. All the people knew that this person's surname was Xue Mingzheng.

Lu Weng responded: "Xue Zheng, let me just say it straight in front of everyone. You must not be able to handle this job. Why don't you leave it in my hands early. After the matter is completed, I will discuss it with the superiors. When the time comes Give you some credit!"

(End of this chapter)