After noon, the 100 cadets of Wu Ming's regiment were finally able to go out of the task in full gear, whether they were old cadets or young boy scouts, they were all very excited, and under the leadership of the staff group of the regiment headquarters, they were full of excitement and drove to the east wharf of Changshan City, and after boarding the No. 2 military transport ship of the headquarters, they took out the geographical topographic map of Qianligang that had just been issued to discuss without waiting for the ship to start.

The No. 3 special transport ship purchased at the beginning of the year has not changed much in terms of performance and appearance design, but it is equipped with a new diesel engine of 320 horsepower made in Germany, and the speed is nearly double that of the original two transport ships.

The ship is 30 meters long and 5 meters wide, and it also adopts Wu Ming's original pointed bow flat stern design, which is a quarter larger than the front size, and the left and right sides of the ship are much higher than the two military transport ships previously ordered, and the lines are also smoother, and the wheelhouse located in the stern is relatively lower, and the four water-cooled heavy machine guns in the front and rear and amidships are all hidden in the hull.

If it weren't for the blue sky and white sun full of red flag flying high on the stern steering floor, ordinary people would definitely think that it was a transport ship of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce, and would not see it as a military transport ship.

The No. 3 ship carried more than 120 people with Wu Ming, Luo Zhuoying, Huang Wei, Huo Yuzhang, Li Jilan and their respective guards, and it seemed to be very rich.

On the huge steel pillars in the stern of the square ship, three wooden cargo ships carrying 100 tons of cargo were towed, and the horses of Wu Ming and others and the officers and soldiers of a company brought by Chen Qian sat on the three wooden ships.

The fleet went down the river at great speed.

The only fly in the ointment is that the sound of the high-horsepower diesel engine is slightly louder, which makes Luo Zhuoying and others on the foredeck who are full of interest and pointing the country have to speak loudly, but it does not affect everyone's interest at all.

Chen Qian stood half a step behind Wu Ming's side, seemingly smiling and listening to the generals' comments on the scenery on both sides of the strait, but in fact, what he was thinking in his mind had nothing to do with what everyone was talking about, and it was very contradictory.

Chen Qian never thought that after meeting again, Wu Ming was still so good to him, and when he enthusiastically introduced him to Luo Zhuoying and other big figures, he still called him the big brother in the Zhejiang army, Chen Qian analyzed the attitude of Luo Zhuoying and others towards himself, Wu Ming did not tell Luo Zhuoying and others about their unhappiness, so Luo Zhuoying and other generals who are the descendants of the Central Army will be very polite and enthusiastic to him.

This made Chen Qian even more uncomfortable, and he felt very remorseful in his heart.

But the matter has come to this point, it is too late to regret it, there is no regret medicine in this world, the wood is already in the boat, even if he wants to return to Wu Ming's circle, it is no longer possible.

The 50-kilometer waterway from Changshan to Quzhou can be easily reached in only three hours, and before Chen Qian led his subordinates to get off the boat, he asked Wu Ming if he was going to meet Lu Zhongxiu?

Wu Ming politely refused, took a picture bag and handed it to Chen Qian:

"This is the first battle we will launch tomorrow, and the specific steps and combat plans are on the map, and Commissioner Lu will understand when he sees it. Our three companies have already surrounded Lu Chengrong, the largest stubborn bandit in the hinterland of Qianligang, on the mountain, and it is estimated that sporadic firefights have already occurred......"

"Aren't your regiments and battalions guarding the main traffic routes in Shangzhen, forty-five kilometers north of Quzhou? Shangcheng Town is less than seven kilometers away from Lu Chengrong's nest Xipinggang in a straight line, and the explosion of mortar shells can definitely be heard. ”

Chen Qian was taken aback, seeing that Wu Ming did not explain in detail, and it was difficult to ask, so he could only take the picture bag and hurriedly leave, lead a group of delivery brothers to get off the ship, and quickly rushed back to the Quzhou Administration to report to Lu Zhongxiu.

The two high-horsepower steel-hulled transport ships slowly set off from the shore and set off again to rush to the Shishan ferry, which is 10 kilometers downstream, where Wu Ming and his entourage will land and then travel north, arriving at Shangzhen, 45 kilometers north, before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Luo Zhuoying saw Zhang Dongning, a regimental staff officer who didn't know when he got on the ship, and immediately asked with a smile: "Staff Officer Zhang is on the boat on the wharf in the west of Quzhou City, right?" ”

Zhang Dongning handed a dossier to Wu Ming and smiled at Luo Zhuoying: "Little brother thought he was secretive enough, but he didn't expect to be seen by Chief Luo." ”

"I didn't see it, I guessed it." Luo Zhuoying said with a smile.

Wu Ming had already taken out a few pieces of information in the file, flipped through them slightly, immediately locked his brows, quickly put away the information, and called Luo Zhuoying to sit down at the square table in the ship's cabin:

"It seems that we can't fight tomorrow, and a new situation has arisen."

Luo Zhuoying and the others were secretly surprised, and Wu Ming briefly introduced the information he had just received

"This morning, the lurking team of our special service company caught a suspicious element who was about to go up the mountain on the trail southeast of Xipinggang...... Although this person's costume is that of a mountain person, his skin color and limbs are not something that a mountain person can have, and the undercover team sent a team to escort him to the temporary headquarters west of the town above for interrogation, but this guy is very tough, and he doesn't admit that he has a connection with the bandits, but he can't say why he went up the mountain. ”

"The deputy company commander of our spy company can only use the radio to send the person's name, age and appearance to the regiment headquarters according to the identity certificate found on this person...... This guy turned out to be the head of the nursing home of Liao Zonghui's brother, the deputy county magistrate of Qu County. ”

Everyone was taken aback and immediately contacted the major cases of collusion between officials and bandits that have occurred frequently in various places over the past few years to consider it.

Luo Zhuoying asked: "Is there any further evidence?" ”

Wu Ming shook his head, took out a few reconnaissance reports from the open file and handed them to Luo Zhuoying: "These are what we got in a hurry, the county magistrate of Quxian County is Zheng Changling, who was appointed by Commissioner Lu Zhongxiu last year, this old guy is very familiar to me, and I handled the Zhengjue Temple robbery that caused a sensation in the whole country back then!" ”

"This Zheng Changling is very greedy, but the family is very powerful, and he is one of the four powerful people in Quzhou...... Lu Zhongxiu had just taken office not long ago, and he did not move him but saved him, it is estimated that Zheng Changling secretly took refuge in Lu Zhongxiu, so not only did he escape by luck, but also sat firmly in the position of county magistrate. ”

"But Lu Zhongxiu is obviously not at ease with Zheng Changling, and he supported Liao Zonghui, the deputy section chief of the Civil Affairs Bureau, as the deputy county magistrate of Quxian County, this Liao Zonghui's backer is the Confucian family in Quzhou, and he controls the public opinion in Quzhou.

"After Liao Zonghui took office, he has always regarded himself as Lu Zhongxiu's confidant, and he didn't sell Zheng Changling's account at all, on the surface, the two are quite harmonious, but secretly they fight to the death, it is estimated that Lu Zhongxiu likes to balance constraints, except for one or two warnings in his mouth, he has never solved the contradiction between the two."

"Based on the analysis of the above situation, I boldly speculate that Lu Chengrong, the leader of the Xipinggang bandits, is likely to have been in contact with Liao Zonghui for a long time, otherwise he would not have suddenly gone down the mountain to do evil before the previous change, and he also contacted all the green forest heroes to act at the same time, which has never happened in Quzhou for many years."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Huo Yuzhang, who was thoughtful and responsive, took the lead in asking, "What do you mean...... In order to bring down the county magistrate Zheng Changling, the deputy county magistrate Liao Zonghui secretly colluded with the bandits, which led to the big operation of bandits from all walks of life in the north and south of Quzhou, right? ”

Wu Ming nodded: "This is just my guess, not necessarily correct." ”

Luo Zhuoying asked: "In addition to the Quzhou Frontier Regiment and a battalion in the upper town in the north now, are there any other troops there?" I mean, is there anyone in the county government who is on the front line of the bandits? ”

Zhang Dongning saw Wu Ming looking at him, so he told everyone about the situation:

"There is also a team of policemen led by the Qu County Police Chief, I heard that the county magistrate Zheng Changling rushed to Shangshang Town early this morning to supervise the battle, but I don't know if Liao Zonghui, the deputy county magistrate of Ludao, also went."

"Dongning, you will work hard when you get off the boat later, and then rush back to Quzhou with the boat, so that our light and dark lines will move immediately, and find out Liao Zonghui's whereabouts as quickly as possible!" Tonight we are resting in the town of Duze, twenty kilometers to the north, waiting for your news. Wu Ming commanded.

Zhang Dongning nodded: "Understood!" What if Liao Yin Zonghui was in Quzhou? ”

Wu Ming hesitated, stood up and looked at the reckless mountains in the north and pondered for a long time, and then slowly turned to Zhang Dongning:

"I still think Liao Zonghui is the most suspicious, if he is in Quzhou, don't alarm him for the time being, try to get his brother Liao Zongxi out quietly, and take two brothers to send him to Du Ze Town!"

"Remember, don't make a noise all the way after you get it, blindfold him, tie his hands and feet, and don't let him know who has robbed him and where he has been robbed, and I will interrogate him myself

"Don't worry, Brother Ming, I won't take a boat when I go ashore later, it's faster to ride back, there are still three groups of brothers in the city on standby at any time, and there is no need to send additional manpower. I remember that the ancestral house of the Liao family is in the north of the Niangniang Temple outside the east gate, and there are few families around, so I will go to prepare. ”

After Zhang Dongning finished speaking, he immediately walked to the stern of the ship and discussed with his assistant.