Chapter Twenty-Four: Meng Si'er Breaks into Liaodong and Receives the Order to Enter Shaanxi Again

According to the agreement, after Meng Si'er and the others finished dinner, they immediately began to pack the camels and horses, and then settled the store money with the shopkeeper, and led the horses and camels to a large courtyard surrounded by a high wall near the north gate. It looks a bit like a barracks from the outside. When everyone enters the hospital, they are only allowed to enter after being confirmed by someone they know. There are a lot of people in the courtyard, and only half of them come from Shanxi. Few of the people who entered the hospital spoke, and they all lowered their voices and whispered in their ears. In the middle of the night, there was a whispering order to bring chews for the horses, and for the camel bells to be taken off and wrapped so that no sound could be made. After a while, I heard a large number of people on horseback walking outside the courtyard.

Meng Si'er and the others followed the brigade out of the courtyard only to find out that it was a team of officers and soldiers riding horses to block the vicinity of the north gate. The north gate opened quietly, and Meng Si'er and a big caravan left the north gate silently.

Hearing Meng Si'er say this, Zhang Zhimu's heart tightened, and he said, "It seems that the smuggling to the north has not stopped, and the eight businessmen are still doing it." Moreover, they were all done in collusion with officers and soldiers. The imperial court's restriction on the trade of copper, iron and grain outside the customs had no effect at all, but the trade was carried out underground. ”

After Meng Si'er and the others left Zhangjiakou, they walked north to the dawn, stopped to rest, eat and feed the livestock, and then turned directly to the north a short distance, and went east to camp at night. What Meng Si'er didn't expect was that after leaving the customs, there were some such caravans joining their ranks along the way, and the Mongols outside the customs saw them and didn't move them. Originally, when they went out of customs, Meng Si'er and the others were afraid that there would be inspections, so they disassembled the two radios and hid the pistols in the goods. Huang Zhi laughed at Meng Si'er and said, "Look at you cowardly, you don't need to be like this." We have spent all the money, and we are safer along the way than in the Ming Dynasty, and no one will mess with us. At that time, Meng Si'er didn't believe it, but she didn't expect it to be like this.

This is how the long caravans brought all kinds of goods urgently needed by the Qing army to them. The caravan bypassed Yanshan from the Mongolian steppe, crossed the Shanhaiguan Pass from the north of the Great Wall, entered the Great Wall again at a gap in the Great Wall northwest of Jinzhou, and continued eastward along the Liaoxi Corridor, first to Jinzhou. Some merchants transported their goods to Jinzhou, and Meng Si'er and they continued eastward from Jinzhou, and then southeast through Gaizhou, Haizhou (Haicheng), Liaodong (Liaoyang), Shenyang Zhong (Shenyang) and finally to Tieling.

Huang Zhi's home was originally in Tieling, but after going back this time, Huang Zhi found that the house was empty, and his mother was no longer there. quietly asked the neighbors, only to learn that the old lady was picked up by the Qing soldiers in a car. However, when leaving, Qing Bing did not embarrass the old lady, and asked the old lady to pack up the clothes at home. After the things were wrapped, the Qing soldiers helped carry them to the car.

Meng Si'er and Huang Zhi judged that the Qing army was afraid that the old lady would be exposed and affect the fake Meng Si'er's mother in the kiln, so they took the old lady away. This time made Huang Zhi anxious, and he supported it until now completely for his mother. Huang Zhi didn't have a good time coming forward to ask around. There was no way, Meng Si'er had no choice but to come forward, and asked around about Huang Zhi's wife's whereabouts on the grounds that Meng Si'er brought some things to his wife.

As a result, one night, just when Meng Si'er was asleep, a group of Qing troops suddenly surrounded the inn. In a hurry, Meng Si'er asked a few people who lived in other rooms to hide the radio and weapons, and not to admit that they were with Meng Si'er. After the incident passed, they went to Shenyang Zhongshengjing (Shenyang) with a radio station and weapons, and waited at the inn where they had stayed when they were passing by the last time.

These Qing soldiers really came to Meng Si'er and them, it turned out that Meng Si'er and they didn't do business, they asked around about things, and they were discovered by some traitors and reported to the Qing army.

Although many of the materials of the Qing army in Liaodong were transported by these merchants at risk, from the time of Nurhachi, they ordered to treat the merchants who came from afar, especially Huang Taiji was not allowed to bully the Han people casually, Meng Si'er They have not been harassed, and the journey has been smooth. But for the threatening Han Chinese, the Qing army was absolutely unambiguous, and after someone reported it, they found out where they lived, and suddenly surrounded the inn at night. Meng Si'er knew that there was no benefit to resisting here, so they obediently followed the Qing army.

After the Qing army captured them, they were first frightened, which was not difficult for Meng Si'er and them. One by one, they wept and cried and said forgiveness. The Qing army didn't look like a spy at first glance. finally asked directly, why did you inquire about Huang Zhi's mother. Meng Si'er understood that it was they who inquired about Meng Si'er's mother and was told to the Qing army. Meng Si'er said that there was a man named Huang Zhi in Xiurong, Shanxi, whose original home was in Tieling, where he was working, and when he heard that he was coming to Liaodong, he asked a friend to find him, and in any case, he wanted to bring a message to his wife, saying that he was all right. We also brought some things, we came all the way, and we couldn't find anyone to ask around. I didn't expect to cause you any trouble.

Fortunately, these inviters didn't know about Huang Zhi's secrets, so they didn't ask anything about it, so they let them go. It is also that the Qing army is very confident, and the Ming army is too busy to take care of itself, and they will not expect that someone will come to fight their attention.

After Meng Si'er and Huang Zhi were released, they immediately went straight to Shengjing (Shenyang). The experienced Meng Si'er did not live directly in the agreed inn, but stayed away from the inn, and quietly arranged for people to contact those who were waiting at the inn.

Because it is inconvenient to be in the inn, every time I go to a place outside the city where there is no one, I dare to contact my home by telegram.

Thanks to Meng Si'er, they didn't stay in that inn. Once, another Qing soldier came to this inn to look for Meng Si'er and a few of them. Because this inn is a place where merchants who come and go from Shengjing to Tieling often live.

Although Meng Si'er and the others didn't know what was going on, it was definitely not a good thing for the Qing army to come here to find them. Therefore, they did not dare to move around for a while, let alone go out of the city. Because if the Qing army takes them as the key object of suspicion, there will definitely be people blocking them at the city gate.

But Huang Zhi, who couldn't find his mother, was just crazy, and Meng Si'er didn't let him go out because his arm was too obvious. But Huang Zhi really couldn't stay still, he said that there was also a senior brother of his in Shengjing, who was also a bodyguard for others, and he wanted to go to him for help.

There was no way, Meng Si'er didn't worry about Huang Zhi going out by himself, so he went with Huang Zhi to see his senior brother.

Huang Zhi's senior brother is called Zhang Renbao, nicknamed "Xiashan Tiger", and he is good at using a single knife.

Coincidentally, Zhang Renbao had been looking for Huang Zhi, and was very surprised to see Huang Zhi coming, and immediately pulled Huang Zhi and Meng Si'er to a small restaurant. I asked for a big pot of sauerkraut, pork powder, and blood sausage. Blanch a pot of bud rice shochu. On this very cold day, sitting on the hot kang, the three of them drank it.

After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Renbao asked: "Senior brother, tell me the truth, what are you doing now?" If you still recognize me as a senior brother, tell me the truth. ”

Huang Zhi told him about being a bodyguard, having his arm cut off in Zhangjiakou, and when he came back, he was forced to go to Shanxi to be a spy. But he didn't say Meng Si'er's true identity, but only introduced that they were business friends he made in Shanxi, and this time he followed him to help find his wife. Zhang Renbao is also an old man, and he knows that Huang Zhi is lying, so he doesn't ask anymore.

After another sip of wine, Zhang Renbao said: "Looking for your wife, looking for me is the right person." Last year, I went to Tieling to do some errands, and I went to your house to buy something. Not only are you not at home, but neither is your mother. I asked your neighbor, and your neighbor said, you've been out for a long time. When I asked you about your mother, they all said they didn't know. I think there must be something going on here, and they don't know how the old neighbors can move away. Later, I inquired about this through an acquaintance, and he happened to know that his wife was pulled by someone in a carriage and invited to Shengjing. I knew there must be something going on here, so I'll look around when I get back to Shengjing. Until this summer. I just found out that your wife lives in a remote yard on the other side of Wicker Lake. Someone is waiting, but the guard is not strict. One night I jumped into the yard to see your wife. ”

When Huang Zhi heard this, he grabbed Zhang Renbao's hand and asked, "How is my mother?" ”

"Good food and drink are waiting, and there is a special old mother. But I just miss you, and the old man doesn't know where you've gone, and he often cries. Zhang Renbao sighed and said, "Alas! I don't dare to stay longer, so I tell you that my mother must cherish her body, and I will look for you when I go out. I was afraid that someone would find out, so I came out. But where am I going to find you? It's all sad for me. ”

In this way, Huang Zhi was relieved, knowing that the old lady was fine. Huang Zhi wanted to go into that courtyard at night to meet his wife. Meng Si'er and Zhang Renbao didn't agree, because when his wife saw him, she would definitely let the people who were spying on her find out. Zhang Renbao said: "I'll go and see my wife and tell me to see you." When the arrangement is made, I will find a way to take her out, so that her old man must not worry. ”

Huang Zhi also knew that even if he took his wife out now, he couldn't leave, the heavy snow blocked the mountain, and the road outside the gate had already been closed. If you stay in Shengjing, the risk is too great.

Zhang Renbao said to Huang Zhi: "Although I can't let you go, it's good if you can take the old lady into the customs." Here the Manchurians don't treat us Han people as human beings, although we have been better in recent years, but we are still inferior, and no matter who is right or wrong in the event of a dispute, it is the fucking fault of our Han people. In the eyes of others, we Han people are like pigs and dogs. ”

Huang Zhi said: "Senior brother, you can go with us, our Shanxi side is really like heaven." With your kung fu, you will be useful in Shanxi. ”

"I'll be able to go alone!" Zhang Renbao lowered his head and said, "What about my big family?" ”

Meng Si'er also took a fancy to this hot-blooded man, and said to Zhang Renbao: "Brother Zhang, I see that you are also a man, so I won't hide it from you today." Huang Zhi and I are both from Shanxi Yaogang, and this time I came here to help the Huang Zhi brothers take the old lady back. But I'll leave that sentence here. We will definitely not allow these Manchu crumbs to ride on the heads of our Han people forever and shit. After we clean up Li Zicheng and their inner ghosts, we will definitely call over and subdue the Manchus. ”

Zhang Renbao listened to Meng Si'er's words, put down the wine bowl, took Meng Si'er's hand and said: "I have heard about your kiln people, you have frustrated the spirit of the Manchu Qing Dynasty several times, we all know it. If you really call one day, don't forget that there is also my brother. Go back and tell you that we still have a lot of hot-blooded men here, but we need someone to take the lead. ”

Meng Si'er: The more they talked, the more speculative they became. In the end, Meng Si'er told Zhang Renbao that he could quietly contact some trustworthy people to organize, but he didn't take any action. In a few years, the Yaogang army will come over, and now it is accumulating strength, and then the cooperation can play a big role.

Zhang Renbao said excitedly: "In this case, we will have hope." ”

A few days later, Zhang Renbao really went over to tell Huang Zhi's wife the news of Huang Zhi's return, and told her not to show her color, and told her to come and pick her up when it was warm.

During this time, Meng Si'er asked a few people who lived in another inn to come forward and buy a shop in Zhongjie to start trading. With your own place, it is much more convenient to use the radio to contact your home.

Wait until the beginning of spring, after they have arranged the retreating route personnel. One night, Meng Si'er, Huang Zhi and Zhang Renbao took people to the courtyard where Huang Zhi's mother lived. Seeing that there was no one outside, he jumped into the courtyard and killed a few guards who were not vigilant at all, and then watched the old mother who was serving Huang Zhi's mother. Huang Zhi's mother and son met at this time. There is no need to mention the bitter crying. At dawn, Huang Zhi's mother was arranged in the carriage. Before leaving, Huang Zhi's mother asked not to kill this old mother, because this person served her very carefully.

Meng Si'er knew that she couldn't do it, but in order to make Huang Zhi's mother happy, they still agreed. Meng Si'er and Huang Zhi left Shengjing as soon as it was dawn and went straight to Jinzhou. Zhang Renbao took some people and stayed in the courtyard. Meng Si'er asked them to only enter and not go out within three days, no matter who came in. Three days later, the courtyard was set on fire, creating the illusion that Huang Zhi's mother was buried in the fire.

In this way, Meng Si'er and Huang Zhi left a shop in Shengjing (Shenyang) and came to Jinzhou. You bought a lot of goods, joined a caravan, took Huang Zhi's mother, went out of the Great Wall, and made a detour back to Zhangjiakou. It is much easier to enter Zhangjiakou because the goods they bring are all legal.

Meng Si'er's experience is really thrilling.

Li Zhi analyzed that Meng Si'er and they left Tieling to Shengjing, and the Qing soldiers came to look for them, most likely, the Qing army released them because there was no definite evidence, for fear of affecting them to do business there, but the suspicion was not ruled out, so the matter was reported to the intelligence agency. After the intelligence agency learned about this, they knew that there must be something wrong with Huang Zhi, so they chased it to Shengjing to find them. Now that Huang Zhi's mother is back, his fake wife and the personnel in charge of liaison outside also need to be arrested.

Meng Si'er didn't just do this one thing when he went to Liaodong this time. He also learned about the situation in Liaodong.

He concluded: "The Han people in Liaodong were still dissatisfied with the Manchu rule. In the future, we will march into Liaodong, this will be a very big force, and we can easily transport weapons into Liaodong before we march, and they are very weak in terms of guarding against us. In addition, there are three large rivers in Liaodong that lead to the Bohai Sea, and the water is abundant. They are the Daling River, the Liao River, and the Hunhe River. In the summer, the river is full of boats, and we can take advantage of our sailors and march from the water to their hinterland. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew in his previous life that in ancient times, ships and big ships on the sea could enter Liaoyang and Shenyang, and at that time, the Liao River and the Hunhe River and the Taizi River were full of water. Not to mention the Great Ling River. Even the Fen River in front of you has become a stinky ditch in your previous life. The construction of a six-kilometer stretch of the artificial Fen River in Taiyuan cost 560 million yuan. But now it's all a big river.

Zhang Zhimu appreciated Meng Si'er's suggestion very much, which was indeed a good idea. Zhang Zhimu said: "When we start attacking the Manchu hometown, our naval army will have more warships, and our advantage will be more obvious at that time." All along the great rivers, within the range of our artillery fire, are our spheres of influence. Meng Si'er didn't know that the range of the 130 heavy guns on our Xiurong had reached twenty-five kilometers, and the power of the shells was not to mention, how about it? ”

"Oh my God! Looks like my idea is more useful. Meng Si'er said, "If we fight Jinzhou, we will drive the boat to the Daling River outside Jinzhou City, and the city wall will be blown down, and then we will go ashore and clean up." Meng Si'er was also very excited when she said.

"Meng Si'er has made another great contribution this time." Zhang Zhimu said, "But. I can't let you rest for too long. We have revised the Shaanxi offensive plan, and we need to make some adjustments to the personnel we have infiltrated. ”

"I don't have to rest. I am happy to complete the task, and I don't feel tired. Meng Si'er said, "I thought I would have to sleep well after completing the task." But after completing the task, I couldn't sleep. ”

"Well," Zhang Zhimu said, "after lunch, let's go to the command center to study the affairs of Shaanxi." ”

Now in the middle of the hall of the command center, there is a sand table from Shaanxi. The sand table is very finely made, and the mountains and rivers are clear at a glance. The walls are covered with detailed maps of Shaanxi. Li Zhi's intelligence officers, as well as the staff officers of the General Staff, have spent a lot of effort.

Coming to the command center, Meng Si'er briefly introduced to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He the situation of this trip to Liaodong.

After Meng Si'er finished speaking, Zhang Zhimu said: "Meng Si'er, in the future, we can enter Liaodong by land and water, and the plan is very innovative, and the General Staff will study it." ”

"I'm very interesting." Ouyang He said, "At least it can be used all the way most offensively." ”

"Huh! Now Meng Si'er is not simple! Chen Yufeng also appreciated, "You are not only Li Zhi's proud assistant now, but also very strategic." ”

Meng Si'er was a little embarrassed to be praised, "No, no, I also think nonsense." It's up to you to judge whether it's right or not. ”

Ouyang He said: "Li Zhi and Meng Si'er are both here, and we will determine the task today." We had to march south along the east bank of the Yellow River on the west side of the Hetao. They needed to take Ningxia (Yinchuan) and from there into the Yellow River. We didn't expect to march from there, so we didn't prepare for it on the Ningxia side (Yinchuan). It's a tough nut to go, and we need someone to infiltrate there, set up a stronghold there, and when I want to march, one of our special forces units will be hidden to support our army. Actually, it's okay to fight hard with our strength, but it will take some effort. ”

Meng Si'er said: "Over there in Xi'an, we have enough people, so we don't need to worry too much. Ningxia Mansion needs to be solved as soon as possible, I don't worry about others going, or I'll take someone to go in person! ”

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