1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1940
The main purpose of He Xi arranging this errand for Zhang Qianzhi before was to let Zhang Qianzhi take this opportunity to add credit to his personal qualifications, but he did not expect that there would be some emergencies in the middle.And Zhang Qianzhi also did not expect that there would be special events that required him to take action during this seemingly relaxing itinerary.

Inferring based on the current information, both Zhang Qianzhi and Qiao Zhiya believed that this was most likely an attack planned against the son of the Joseon Dynasty. It was only because the preparations were not thorough enough that these people had no choice but to temporarily suspend the operation.But this may not mean that these people have given up their goal, and they may look for opportunities to instigate other attacks on the North Korean prince in the future.

In the past two or three years, as Haihan's opponents in the South China Sea have gradually decreased, the frequency of various hostile actions against important figures in Haihan has also become less and less frequent.No matter how unconvinced the opponents of Haihan are, they all realize that this country has become a climate. Even if one or two politicians are lucky enough to assassinate one or two dignitaries, it will not be able to slow down its development momentum. Haihan is still the most powerful country in this region.And once Haihan is angered by this, war is almost inevitable, and the effect will be counterproductive.

As for attacking foreign dignitaries in Haihan, such cases were rare before, and North Korea is far away from the South China Sea. It stands to reason that there should be no opponents in this area. How could someone plan to attack North Korea who visited Haihan? Prince, this is also the point that Zhang Qianzhi can't figure out the most at the moment - what is the motive for attacking the prince of Joseon?

"Assuming that the opponent's action is successful, and the son of Joseon is attacked and injured or even killed, what will happen next?"

Since no one has been caught yet, Zhang Qianzhi can only speculate on the other party's identity and motives through hypothetical plans, because there must be great interests involved behind this, which will drive these desperadoes to complete the mission almost impossible. The next still ventured into the industrial area.In other words, he believes that this is definitely not a personal grievance, but that the master behind them is secretly instigated by some kind of interest.

Bai Kesi said: "If the son of North Korea has an accident in our country, the diplomatic relations between our country and North Korea will bear the brunt. There are many ongoing industrial cooperation projects between the two countries, which may also be affected. Zhang Qianzhi, are you Didn't I want to say, if this group of people succeeds, who will be the final beneficiary?"

Zhang Qianzhi nodded and said: "Since such a risky operation is planned, it must be justified if there are corresponding gains. As you said, the diplomatic relations and cooperative industries between the two countries may be affected, so who would be in this situation? beneficiary?"

Bai Kesi said solemnly: "It's hard to say. North Korea has always opposed the alliance with our country, and even the subsequent cooperation. Even if we send troops to help North Korea win this year's war, their domestic opinions are still not completely unified. .Some people do not want to see these industries appear in North Korea, because it will have a great impact on their vested interests. In addition, although the succession of the son is ranked first, not all ministers support him. There are two younger brothers below, and there are still variables regarding the succession to the throne."

Beks pointed out that there are currently two types of beneficiaries in North Korea, one is the vested interests who compete with existing industrial cooperation projects, and the other is the two brothers and their supporters who compete with Li Mo for the succession to the throne.If something happens to Li Mo in Haihan, then both types of people will directly and automatically benefit from it.

Beks went on to say: "This is just what we know about North Korea's domestic situation. In fact, if something happens to North Korea, the surrounding countries, including Daming, will be happy to see it happen. It cannot be completely ruled out that other countries will fight against North Korea. , will plan such actions behind the scenes. After all, if you succeed, you can not only beat North Korea, but also give us eye drops, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

As Beks said, although North Korea won a crucial war this year with the help of Haihan and defeated its long-standing enemy in the north, this result has not actually improved North Korea's international status. As everyone knows, the main force on the battlefield at that time was the foreign coalition forces headed by Haihan, and North Korea only played a supporting role in the course of the war.

The Qing Dynasty and Japan had feuds with North Korea. Needless to say, even North Korea’s former suzerain, Daming, had resentment to some extent because North Korea’s position changed to Haihan. The relationship between the two countries can be said to have dropped to All-time low.If there is a suitable time, it would not be unusual for Da Ming to set up a stumbling block for North Korea and clean up this little brother who is vacillating in his stance.

Zhang Qianzhi was also quite emotional after hearing Beksi's analysis: "In this way, North Korea's situation can be described as internal and external troubles. I don't know how many people count on Li Min to have an accident... But when Li Min was arranged to visit the island, the ups and downs were not the same. Are you all optimistic that the trip will be safe?"

Bai Kesi said: "The main reason is that at that time, North Korea had no enemies in the South China Sea, and we did not think that countries that were hostile to North Korea, or certain forces in North Korea, could come to our country to cause trouble, but now it seems that we may have underestimated it. The ability of the opponent. Fortunately, our security measures are still effective, and we have not left any opportunities for the opponent.”

Zhang Qianzhi had some objections to Bai Kesi's statement, he still believed that the other party had actually found a chance to attack, but the timing was a little bit off luck.If the other party had acted so early, it might have really threatened Li Lu's personal safety.

Qiao Zhiya said: "Let me also add that the beneficiaries you mentioned just now are all for North Korea, but in fact, if the son of North Korea has an accident in our country, it will also have a certain impact on our country's international reputation. I think There must be more people who see this situation than those who want to deal with the King of Joseon."

"In other words, the opponents of our country must be added to the targets with motives." Beks frowned and said, "Then there are too many forces that are likely to make a move, probably only after these people are caught." Only then can we confirm who the mastermind behind this matter is.”

If foreign powers are involved, the arrest will undoubtedly require the intervention of the Ministry of Security.But since this incident happened in the area under Qiao Zhiya's jurisdiction, Zhang Qianzhi didn't dare to take over the arrest work on his behalf.Moreover, the search of the relevant area after the incident was almost carried out by the garrison, and even the local police were only auxiliary. The local arrest work would naturally have to wait for Qiao Zhiya to take the lead.

Qiao Zhiya was obviously not satisfied with the efficiency of his subordinates' actions. At this time, more than two hours had passed since the incident, but the group of people who pretended to be porters and sneaked into the industrial area were still not found.Although various transportation hubs entering and exiting Changhua have begun to set up card checks, but apart from creating a little confusion and tension in the local area, there is no other gain.

Of course, this is also related to the professional functions of the local garrison. Temporary deployment of the army to perform security tasks can make do, and low-difficulty tasks such as road closures and checkpoints are not a problem, but it is really difficult for them to analyze intelligence and track down suspects. It's a bit embarrassing for these soldiers who have never received special training.However, there is a serious lack of professionals with rich experience in handling cases like Zhang Qianzhi in the local area. Basically, whatever orders are issued by the superiors are followed, and the results of the actions are not satisfactory.

In fact, Qiao Zhiya was also very aware of the shortcomings of his armed forces, so he took the initiative to admit his responsibility: "Since they will choose to temporarily suspend the operation and evacuate the industrial area, they must have prepared a retreat before the operation. After the accident, our side is still The response was a little too late, and the sea and land passages in and out of Changhua should be closed immediately, and then slowly investigate the whereabouts of these people. It is not easy for so many people to hide. It's just that the delay in the middle is too long, unless they I'm still taking chances, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have left Changhua by this time!"

As Qiao Zhiya said, after Xue Zheng ordered the evacuation of the industrial area, he did not take any chances. He did not dare to underestimate Haihan's security force at all, knowing that the three cars of coke abandoned on the side of the road would inevitably lead to follow-up investigations. If you don't leave Changhua as soon as possible, you will most likely be trapped here.And the identities of their group of people will definitely not stand up to strict investigation.So after leaving the industrial area, Xue Zheng didn't dare to stay in the county for a while, and ordered everyone to return to the port at full speed and board the ship to leave.

Their luck was indeed good. Shortly after leaving the port, cavalrymen rushed to the port and announced that all departing ships would only be allowed to leave the port after they had to undergo a boarding inspection by the military.If they were late for a while, or if the narrow passageway for entering and leaving the port was blocked by other large cargo ships, then it would be difficult for them to leave here calmly.

"Changhua can't stay here any longer, otherwise everyone will have to stay in this ghost place!" After confirming that there was no boat following after going out to sea, Xue Zheng explained the reason why he ordered the suspension of the operation to evacuate Changhua with lingering fear.

If they had made a move at that time, the chances of breaking through the cavalry defense line outside the workshop were very slim, and it was very likely that they would all be trapped in the area and could not retreat.But even if you don't do anything, you are on the verge of being exposed. The two evils are the lesser of two evils, and it is undoubtedly the wisest choice to suspend the operation and evacuate immediately.In this way, at least they can preserve their strength and have the opportunity to plan the next operation.

"Boss, where should we go now?" Someone asked him for instructions.Xue Zheng was anxious to escape from Changhua before, and Xue Zheng didn't specify a destination, he just left the port and sailed into the sea first.At this time, it has been confirmed that there are no pursuers, so it is necessary to consider the direction of action in the future.

Xue Zheng quickly made a decision: "Go to Danzhou! If the inspection of the son of the Joseon Dynasty is not interrupted because of this, he will definitely go to Danzhou. Let's go there earlier and have more time to prepare, so as to plan a comprehensive action plan." !"

Compared with Yinggehai and Changhua, Danzhou is the real large seaport city on the west coast of Hainan Island, and it is also the cultural industry center of Haihan. stand.Moreover, Danzhou is far more prosperous than the previous two races, and perhaps there may be more opportunities to get close to the target.

As for whether his appearance will be exposed due to previous actions, Xue Zheng is not very worried. Before they pretended to be porters, they managed to disguise themselves and try to cover up the distinctive parts of their appearance. Xue Zheng He also specially glued a dirty beard on his face.As long as they change their clothes and outfits, no one will associate them with the coolies transporting coke.

Immediately rush to Danzhou now, at least one day earlier than the North Koreans, and have more time to get familiar with the local environment.Moreover, some of these people on board had been to Danzhou before, and their understanding of the local area would not be as dark as Yinggehai and Changhua, and they would be more confident in their actions.

And Xue Zheng still has a secret method to hide this gang, and there may still be some local people in Danzhou waiting for his deployment.These hidden piles lurking in the local area may not be able to directly participate in the assassination operation, but they should be able to provide him with some useful intelligence information.This is obviously much more beneficial than the isolated and helpless way of action in Yinggehai and Changhua.

Of course, he couldn't be sure about the itinerary of the North Koreans, he was just making such a guess based on what he knew.If the North Koreans are not able to stay in Danzhou, it will most likely mean the failure of the entire operation. When the North Koreans return to Sanya, it will not be so easy to find another opportunity to attack.

"If something like this happens, do you want to temporarily stop the next itinerary?"

After communicating with other accompanying officials, Tian Zheng, who was in charge of Li Mo's inspection itinerary, asked Zhang Qianzhi and Gai Liangcai worried questions.Although the itinerary was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but now there are security issues, the officials in charge of security have the right to modify the itinerary.Moreover, Tian Zheng understands that the backstages of these two people are quite strong, it is best to take the initiative to seek their opinions on this kind of matter, so as not to have to blame himself if something goes wrong with the schedule.

Gai Liangcai took the initiative to give up the opportunity to make a decision to Zhang Qianzhi: "Brother Zhang understands the situation better, let Brother Zhang decide!"

Zhang Qianzhi said: "With the information we have at present, we can't speculate on the next move of these people. We can only strengthen security measures first. But if the inspection trip is interrupted, I am worried that the North Koreans will have bad thoughts about it. In addition To say hello to Hong Jingwen, don’t mention today’s matter in his press release. Before this case has any clues, it’s best for everyone to keep silent and try not to talk about it in front of North Koreans.”

(End of this chapter)