1627 Rise of the South China Sea

The firewood room where the two lived was next to the kitchen, and the smell of various meals kept coming in through the cracks in the door, but for them, this was not the time to think about eating.

Gong Shiqi asked: "Do you have any clues about the case that happened in Hangzhou earlier?"

Ji Yuanqing shook his head slightly and said: "Your Ministry of Security didn't arrest the person at the time, this case is not easy to investigate! The other party's hands and feet are very clean, and all the identities used are fake. No one knows his details. Once the person disappears, the clues will disappear." All broken."

This case was first investigated by the Ministry of Security, but the suspect was extremely cunning, and when he sensed something was wrong, he abandoned all deployments in Hangzhou and fled decisively.And the Military Intelligence Bureau, as the investigation department, failed to trace the suspect's whereabouts from the limited clues.

Gong Shiqi was still not reconciled: "Brother Ji thinks, what kind of force may be behind this incident, who would have such a motive?"

Ji Yuanqing said: "It's not easy to guess. I can only say that there are many people who are looking forward to the war between our country and Ming Dynasty again. There are many people who want to create chaos and provoke a war."

Hearing such an answer, Gong Shiqi couldn't help frowning slightly. It seems that the background of this case may be more complicated than he expected.

Three years ago, Ming and Haihan signed an armistice treaty, and the armed conflict between the two countries came to an end.

But everyone knows that this armistice treaty is just a stopgap measure.

Daming, which has dominated the East Asian continent for more than 200 years, will never be willing to bow down and become a vassal as long as it has a breath. What's more, after ceding the coastal areas, Daming still has half of the country.With such a strategic depth, it is not impossible to make a comeback.

And since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Haihan, who has been constantly expanding his territory and never concealing his ambitions to replace Daming, certainly won't just accept it as soon as he sees it.

The real purpose of the two sides negotiating a truce is to buy a buffer for their own side.

Daming needed time to heal its wounds, recuperate, recruit troops, and train new troops before it could have the conditions to launch a counterattack.

And Haihan will use this period of time to consolidate his rule, digest the areas he has taken from Daming, and make preparations for continuing to encroach on Daming in the future.

As for the debate between Haihan's senior management on the internal and external directions at this stage, it is just a dispute over the priorities of the two development paths.Internally, sooner or later, the difference lies in when to do it.

No matter which faction, there is no objection to Haihan's goal of replacing Daming and becoming the orthodox Chinese.

Sooner or later, the two countries will go to war, but when, where, and for what reason they go to war, they will have different impacts on each of them, and may even affect the direction of the situation after the war.

If used properly, for Daming who is on the weak side, it might become an opportunity to change the power gap.

Therefore, since the signing of the armistice agreement three years ago, a new theory has been born among the main fighters in Ming Dynasty, that is, the longer the decisive battle is delayed, the greater the gap in strength between the two countries will be. The more unfavorable.If he wanted to turn the tables, he had to try to create an uncontrollable chaos for Hai Han, and then use this opportunity to attack decisively.

Of course, it is easy to say to create chaos for Haihan, but it is very difficult to realize.

Bandits and bandits, planning riots and other means can only cause a little trouble in the local area at best.Practice has proved that as long as Haihan dispatches troops, these scenes of small fights will be suppressed soon, and it is difficult to form a prairie fire in the area under his rule.

If there is an immediate effect, probably the only way is to assassinate the Haihan politicians.

But Haihan's center of power is far away in the South China Sea. Hainan Island is managed like an iron bucket, guarded by two secret organizations, the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau. Most of the spies and assassins sent by the Ming Dynasty have gone to the local After that, there was no news, as if disappearing from the world out of thin air.

For some people, the executive committee's collective tour of Hangzhou is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to do it.If it is lucky enough to succeed, it may indeed cause chaos to Haihan.

Although an attempted incident has been seized by the Ministry of Security before, no one can guarantee it. Only this group of people intends to cause trouble in Hangzhou.

Gong Shiqi said in a deep voice: "For such a big matter, if the mastermind behind the scenes cannot be found out, the case will not be closed."

Ji Yuanqing said: "If the other party is not willing to let it go, they will show up again in the end. The Executive Committee will not stay in Hangzhou for a long time. Those who want to make trouble, the time to do it is only these days. We each Keep an eye on it, maybe there is a chance to catch the opponent."

Gong Shiqi said: "I brought more than 30 people here this time, but even if I add local people, I can't keep an eye on a place as big as Hangzhou. I hope you can come forward to coordinate and let the army send out some people to guard us. to those places."

Ji Yuanqing said: "Don't worry about this, even if you don't mention it, Master Shi will take this matter very seriously. In addition to the [-]st Battalion of the Seventh Division of the Lu Division that has been stationed in Hangzhou, it has also been specially drawn from the troops guarding Ningbo, Nanjing, Yangzhou and other places. A group of elites have been stationed in Hangzhou a few days ago to be responsible for the security of key areas."

"All water and land checkpoints in Hangzhou have now strengthened inspections, especially those from Daming. If they want to enter the Hangzhou area during this period, they must register their identity."

"We have also sent people to greet all kinds of non-governmental organizations in Hangzhou, asking them to report any abnormalities immediately."

Gong Shiqidao: "The inspection at the checkpoint is mainly to deter and dissuade them from quitting, and it can play a limited role. As for these civil organizations, we can't trust their integrity too much. Seventy-eight out of ten of the spies sent from Daming are through The channels of these non-governmental organizations lurk in."

Ji Yuanqing said: "Brother Gong is right, this matter of security is not dependable, it depends on ourselves in the end."

Neither of them had any more information at hand, so they could only briefly discuss the security measures and the channels for the two parties to coordinate their actions. Then they left the firewood room and assigned tasks to their subordinates.

Although the troops brought by Gong Shiqi were experts in the Ministry of Security who were good at tracking and arresting them, they couldn't be broken down into several and they had to rely on the help of local snakes like the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Gong Shiqi had a premonition that although the opponent's plan had been thwarted before, the opponent would not give up, and they would definitely try in other places.It's just that there is insufficient information at present, and it is difficult to judge where the opponent's next move will be.

Gong Shiqi didn't plan to wait for the executive committee to leave in Zhoushan, he wanted to rush to Hangzhou immediately to check the relevant clues himself.It would be ideal if the matter could be resolved before the executive committee arrived in Hangzhou.