1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1937
Although Xue Zheng's face was calm, he was still very happy in his heart. Of course, these high-end carriages are not the means of transportation that the smelters working here are qualified to take. Their appearance here shows that Xue Zheng's judgment on the whereabouts of the Koreans should be a gamble. correct.

Xue Zheng's next question is to try to stop around here to see if there is any chance to sneak into this workshop.Although it is impossible to let all the dozen or so people get in, even one or two people can go in to find out the situation.Only when they are sure that the North Koreans are really here can they implement the last resort without reservation.

"Wu San..." Xue Zheng noticed that the number plate hanging outside this workshop seemed to be consistent with the delivery number plate he received from the coke factory.He hastily freed one hand and took out the number plate from his pocket to have a look. Sure enough, the delivery number plate was clearly engraved with the words "Wu San". No effort at all.At this moment, Xue Zheng even had the illusion of being a "chosen man", otherwise it seemed impossible to explain why there was such a coincidence.

"God helped me too!" Xue Zheng immediately decided to take this opportunity to go in and find out.

However, only one of their three carts of coke was sent to this Wusan workshop, and not everyone can get in with this number plate, so Xue Zheng immediately asked others to push the cart around here first. , don't go too far away.And he himself led four of his subordinates, pushing the cart of coke and turned around to the entrance of Wusan Workshop.

"Mr. Jun, the villain is here to deliver charcoal to the workshop!" When the cart arrived at the entrance, Xue Zheng stepped forward to greet the cavalrymen guarding the place with a nod and bow, and showed his delivery number plate.

"Let's wait on the side of the road. Martial law is under right now, and the workshop cannot enter or exit!" The cavalryman glanced at the number plate in his hand, but did not give way, but instructed them to pull the cart to the side of the road first.

Xue Zheng smiled and said: "This big truck will still block the road when it is on the side of the road, and there is a time limit for the villain to deliver the goods. If you can't finish the delivery on time, you won't be able to get the wages. Please be accommodating, military men." , the villain sent the coke in and unloaded it and left."

The cavalryman glared at him and shouted: "Military orders are like mountains, I will accommodate you, who will accommodate me! Stay aside, don't ask for trouble!"

Before Xue Zheng could say more, the cavalryman raised his hand and raised the whip in his hand, pointed to Xue Zheng, and then pointed to the side of the road, signaling him to be sensible and obey the arrangement.Xue Zhengzheng didn't dare to fight with the cavalry, so he could only push the cart to the side of the road with a few companions.But he didn't intend to wait obediently, trying to scout the situation in the workshop was the top priority right now.

A circle of soil walls about one person's height was built around the workshop, and there were two entrances and exits in the north and south directions, which were designed to go in and out, so that the carts transporting materials would not easily block the entrances and exits.The east side of the upper and lower entrances and exits is the freight yard where coke, iron ingots, steel ingots and other materials are piled up, and the west side is the operation area where the blast furnace is located.

Xue Zheng is tall, and he can see part of the workshop by standing on tiptoe. However, there are armed cavalry nearby. If he does this, he may be noticed. He does not dare to take risks. When the eyes turned away, take the time to tiptoe and look inside.

However, this hasty method of reconnaissance was not effective. Although Xue Zheng tried very hard to see the situation in the workshop, it seemed a bit futile. The few carriages parked inside blocked most of the vision, except for the Several Haihan soldiers with live ammunition and smelters in short jackets did not see anyone else, and it was impossible to confirm whether the North Koreans were inside.

Although Xue Zheng was almost certain that the North Koreans should be in the workshop separated by a wall, but without personal confirmation, this matter is still a little uncertain.According to Xue Zheng's view, their team will only have one chance to make a shot. If the first blow fails, they may not even have the chance to leave the battlefield. He still wants to make the shot as sure as possible, at least to confirm that the target is indeed Here, it is worth fighting with these dozen lives.

Xue Zhengxin said that waiting like this was not an option, so he bit the bullet and approached the cavalrymen and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Military, is there any adult inside? How long will it take for the villain to go in and deliver the goods?" "

"I told you to wait and wait, why are there so many nonsense!" The cavalry impatiently signaled Xue Zheng to back away: "Can you inquire about the itinerary of my lord? Hurry up and get out of the way, don't stand here and block road!"

Xue Zheng poked the cavalry dozens of times in his heart, but on the surface he still had to pretend to be fighting and backed away.But at this time, he was no longer allowed to slowly investigate the situation. The people inside might leave here at any time, so he signaled to a few of his subordinates to ask them to gather the others nearby. The risk of being exposed.

Xue Zheng had already begun to silently calculate the power balance between the enemy and himself. There were four cavalry guarding the entrance and exit where he was, and there should be a similar number of cavalry guarding the entrance and exit to the south of the workshop.And the armed guards in the workshop should not be lower than the number of guards outside, so it is conservatively estimated that there must be about 20 guards here, and the actual number is likely to be higher than this.After all, there are not only the sons of the Joseon Dynasty, but also the high-ranking Haihan officials guarding the local area, so the security measures will definitely not be too bad.

And the men he can gather here to participate in the operation now, including himself, there are only 15 people in total, and the weapons they carry are mainly short weapons that are easy to hide, and only one of his hands can attack from a long distance. Gun, and a hand crossbow and a set of sleeve arrows for the other two.The opponent is using a standard rifle. As long as this thing hits a vital part within a hundred steps, it is basically certain to die, and the cavalry is also equipped with a saber for close combat. They all have an advantage in terms of weapons.

If Xue Zheng were to go head-on with such an opponent on weekdays, he would probably think that it was no different from suicide, but the target he is going to deal with right now is under such protection, and it seems that there is no way to find it except fighting hard for the time being. It's time for a better assassination method.

If you can get rid of the four cavalry guarding the entrance and exit in a short time, there may be a certain chance of success if you rush in and do it. The armed guards inside were prepared to deal with it in advance, so the dozen or so people might not be able to rush in, and even if they rushed in, they would most likely be facing the platoon of guns that had lined up to take aim inside.

When Xue Zheng looked around on tiptoe just now, he had already looked at the situation inside the workshop. Although he couldn't see it completely, he could roughly calculate the space inside according to the size of the outer area.If the opponent is unprepared when rushing in, then there is a possibility of success. If the opponent forms an array to protect a few important people in advance, then their chances of success are very slim.

Xue Zheng calculated in his mind and found that even if everyone went all out to fight desperately, the chance of success was still hopelessly small, and now he seemed to be unable to think of any other tricks to increase his own advantage.

"Boss, everyone has been called back! But there seem to be some Haihan policemen in plain clothes nearby. If we want to do it, we have to hurry up, otherwise the cart will be left on the side of the road, and people will notice it soon!"

While being sent to summon other subordinates to return to their orders, Xue Zheng was also brought another bad news.Xue Zheng was startled when he heard it, and thought that he was only focused on calculating the security forces on the table, but he forgot that the Haihan Eagle Dog is not only the army and private armed guards, but also the police yamen that usually doesn't attract much attention.

The functions of the Haihan police department are mainly household registration management and handling civil security incidents. Its external presence is not very high. When Xue was planning the operation, he did not consider that the police would join the security.But now when someone reminds him, he remembers that these people specialize in civil affairs. It can be said that they are local snakes who are really familiar with the local conditions. It is reasonable for the Haihan government to provide security for the son of Joseon. It is reasonable to use some police.And judging from his practice of wearing plain clothes, the other party is obviously still wary of possible security risks, so he deployed this second-level security method in the surrounding area.

Xue Zheng didn't take the time to confirm whether the reports of his subordinates were true. He believed that the professional level of these subordinates was not inferior to his own.But no matter what the official reason for Haihan's deployment was, he didn't have time to procrastinate any longer. As long as someone noticed the other two carts full of coke that he had left somewhere on the side of the road, they would be gone soon. It will attract the attention of the police, and they, outsiders, cannot withstand any interrogation.

"Notify everyone, get ready to fight! Watch my signal later, kill these cavalry first, and then rush in together! Remember, look for the North Korean's attire, and if you have a chance, you must make a fatal blow! No matter what happens Or not, after the matter is over, we will retreat to the port separately, if we can't get away...then solve it by ourselves!"

Xue Zheng lowered his voice, gave the final order to his subordinates, and then passed them on to others separately.In fact, even at this time, he still doesn't have much confidence, but there is no turning back now, knowing that there is a solid wall in front of him, he can only bite the bullet and push up.

The purpose of their trip is to assassinate the son of Joseon, but no matter whether they succeed or not, they must hide their true identities as much as possible, because Haihan is very likely to trace their identities to the forces behind them, and this It is the situation that the financial backers behind them try their best to avoid.The high remuneration they received before the action was not only money for hard work, but also hush money.If they reveal certain information that should not be said after being arrested, their families will also be implicated in the future.So if they can't escape from here after doing something, they can only choose to end it on their own, so as not to leave future troubles.

Such an approach certainly seemed a bit tragic, but Xue Zheng believed that since he wanted to achieve his goal, sacrificing some lives, including his own, was unavoidable.After all, before that, many people he knew had died quietly.He knew very well that if he wanted to fight against an enemy like Hai Han, it would be absolutely impossible if he wanted to kill or reduce the number of deaths.

To avoid attracting the attention of others, Xue Zheng's order took some time to complete the transmission, and then everyone slowly approached Xue Zheng's position, pretending to meet fellow villagers or acquaintances, and chatted in small groups stand up.Several cavalrymen next to him glanced this way, but they didn't pay much attention to it.Perhaps it was the delivery number plate shown by Xue Zheng earlier that gave them an illusion, and they didn't regard this group of dirty-looking porters as dangerous people.

Seeing that everyone was almost there, Xue Zheng nodded to the others, and then walked slowly towards the cavalry at the entrance, and those people followed in a tacit understanding.

Xue Zheng held a water bag in one hand, and asked with a humble face: "Mr. Jun, would you please let the villain go in and get some water?"

As he spoke, he slowly stretched out his other hand to the hem of his clothes, ready to reach in and grab the short gun. As long as the cavalry refused him, he would immediately use his hands violently.The people behind him will also watch his reaction, first attack with hand crossbows and sleeve arrows, and then rush up to fight in close quarters.As long as these cavalry can be cleared quickly, the people behind can swarm in.

Xue Zheng had even made up his mind that after killing these people, he would take away their rifles and sabers and arm his own people first to increase the chances of success.

However, at this moment, there was a rush of horseshoes on the street. Xue Zheng saw that another group of cavalry suddenly came, and there was a black box carriage in the middle of the cavalry, with red and blue flags representing the official status on both sides of the front of the car. With the two-color flag, this group of people came directly to Wusan Workshop.The cavalry on duty waved their whips, drove Xue Zheng and others aside, and gave way to the carriage in the middle to enter the workshop.The carriage didn't even stop, and drove straight into the workshop.

There were more than a dozen cavalrymen in the latter group, and the officer leading the team saluted the cavalry guarding the gate, and then followed the carriage with two entourages, obviously acquainted with the cavalry guarding the gate.The rest of the cavalry stayed at the door, and a few of them entered the workshop after a short stay, presumably going to the entrance and exit on the other side to set up defenses.

"If you want to drink water, go to other places to find water. You are not allowed to enter here. If you ask again, you will be served with a whip!" The cavalry on duty was a little impatient with Xue Zhengyi's repeated attempts, and motioned him to leave the entrance and exit. Get in the way here.

Several of the newly arrived cavalry had already turned their attention to Xue Zheng. Seeing this situation, Xue Zheng knew that he could no longer carry out a surprise attack, so he could only turn around and retreat while pleading guilty.There were already ten cavalry guarding the entrance and exit, and it would be foolish to think of quickly entering the workshop from here. Although Xue Zheng was not afraid of death, he did not want to die needlessly, so he immediately used his movements to instruct his fellows to stop their actions.

(End of this chapter)