"Commander, Zheng Ji has already negotiated with the grain merchants, a total of eight hundred stone of grain."

In the depths of an inconspicuous alley in Wanghai County, in an underground tavern, the old San of the Sea Dragon Regiment rushed over and reported the news to Zhang Shun, who was guarding here. This time, he had been away from the open sea for a long time, so much so that he missed the salty sea breeze on the island.

"Good work."

Zhang Shun was very satisfied with the third child's reply and signaled that he could go into the backyard to rest. However, the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart made him think of something, and stopped the third child: "I didn't find anything abnormal when I went out this time, right?" ”

After handling such a big case in Wushan City, Zhang Shun was worried that he would anger the newly appointed governor of Songjiang. After all, the other party is a rebel army, and it is said that he is the master who kills people without mercy in Taiping County. Although he didn't think that the other party would be able to find his head so quickly, let alone chase him here, Zhang Shun still decided to set off as much as possible and return to the sea to avoid the limelight.

"The head of the regiment must be too careful!"

The third child was a little disapproving, pouting and saying, "When will the imperial government have such high efficiency." What's more, we also have friends in Wanghai County anyway, there is no wind and grass. ”

"That's good."

Zhang Shun felt a little relieved and said: "In addition to food, other oil, salt and other materials have been prepared. Tomorrow, when the two new ships of 500 materials we have ordered are launched in the port of Quanzhou, the brothers will set off immediately. Tell me to go down, and it's the night today, and cheer me up. Wait for the island and give them half a month off! ”

is so cautious, not entirely worried about the Songjiang Army, but more to guard against the black and black of his peers.

Zhang Shun's jewelry and jade sold this time, even if only part of it was sold, still attracted a lot of attention. Combined with the Wushan bloody case that came not long ago, there are already smart people who have guessed something. Seeing that the Sea Dragon Regiment made a big fortune this time, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no other sea robbers who will have a crooked heart.

However, what Zhang Shun didn't know was that their secret whereabouts had been discovered by the military intelligence department of the Songjiang Army.

No matter how hidden the Sea Dragon Regiment is, and where it is hidden in Wanghai County, if you want to buy food, especially food for hundreds or even nearly a thousand people, you can only find Zheng Ji's grain merchant. As long as you secretly keep an eye on this force that monopolizes the grain trade in several nearby counties, and track the movement of a large amount of grain, you can effectively find the Sea Dragon Regiment.

Of course, this initiative alone is not enough to solve the problem in a short period of time. Although the cavalry of the Songjiang Army controlled the small village near Wanghai County and blocked the exchanges, it was still possible to be exposed after a long time. For this reason, Gan Xing specially visited an inconspicuous old man in the southwest corner of Wanghai County.

In the pre-time game, this old man named Basha is a top-level NPC with a hidden past, and it was not until the middle of the game that players discovered it. His son's family was killed by the pirates ten years before the game was launched. Angry but powerless to take revenge, Basha cried and went incognito, and after several years of forbearance, he broke into the interior of the pirates and devoted himself to collecting information about the pirates.

Any player faction that is hostile to the Pirates' faction can get information from him.

When Gan Xing first came to the door, Basha naturally refused to admit it, looking old and decrepit, as if he couldn't understand anything. But when Gan Xing took out the token to prove his identity, and said that it was the Songjiang government that crossed the border to chase and kill the Sea Dragon Regiment, and the two hundred cavalry were outside Wanghai County, Basha's body almost burst into a vengeful rage, and the only remaining one eye lit up.

"Tell me, what do you want to know!"

Overexcited, the old man's body trembled slightly.

………

With Basha's assistance, the movement of the Matsue Army became unusually smooth.

The accurate intelligence provided by Chen Wu, as well as the decisive actions far beyond the imagination of the Sea Dragon Regiment, allowed Ganxing's military intelligence office and Yan Dongxing's cavalry to seize the opportunity. When Zhang Shun and his pirates left with a large number of purchased supplies, the two hundred cavalrymen who had been waiting near Wanghai County immediately moved into action and followed their whereabouts.

In this battle, there is hardly any suspense.

Although the pirates are fierce and cunning, their frontal combat effectiveness is on the same level as the city defense battalions in various places, not to mention the cavalry. As long as they can be found accurately, the two hundred cavalry will be a charge against the Sea Dragon Regiment.

Thirty-one of the resisting Haikou were killed on the spot, and the rest were all captured, only five of them escaped, and if it weren't for Yan Dongxing and Gan Xing's fear that staying too long would increase the possibility of revealing their identities and attracting the Quanzhou garrison, these five people would not have thought of escaping. The original purpose of the Songjiang Army was not necessarily to completely annihilate this gang of pirates. As long as you can catch most of them, capture the leader, and be able to give an explanation to the people of Songjiang and the owner of the Shangguan family.

The moment he saw the cavalry of the brigade appear in view, Zhang Shun was already aware of the danger. But the speed of running on two legs is simply not comparable to that of light cavalry. With Basha, who was cloaked in a cloak, to help identify it, at least five cavalrymen had their eyes on the commander of the Sea Dragon Regiment from the beginning.

"Damn it!"

He only had time to curse secretly, and someone slapped a scabbard on the back door of his head, and the whole person fainted.

Almost sixty or so captives were finally knocked unconscious by Yan Dongxing's cavalry, tied into zongzi with hemp rope, and put them on horseback. The bodies were also decapitated, sprinkled with quicklime and placed in sacks. Afterwards, the cavalry thanked the old man Basha and quickly withdrew with the results of the battle. When the defenders of Quanzhou Port received the news and Shanshan arrived, Songjiang's cavalry had already run to rest more than ten miles away.

Because it was one man and two horses, bringing sixty more prisoners did not affect the speed of the Songjiang cavalry much. Only two days later, the cavalry of the victorious victory took the lead in bringing the good news back to Dengzhou.

"The nearly 100 members of the Sea Dragon Regiment who participated in the Osan Bloody Case, from the head of the regiment to Zhang Shun, were all killed or captured in battle!"

The news was sent to the Governor's Mansion and presented to Chen Wu's desk, which made him very happy. During the period when the cavalry rushed to Quanzhou to arrest people, the Songjiang government was under great pressure. Since Chen Wu has not been able to effectively control public opinion, the situation is obviously very unfavorable. Now that the case has been solved, the head of the thief has been arrested, and even most of the thieves' stolen goods have been recovered, which can be said to have solved the problem almost satisfactorily.

As long as the news is released, the previous rumors and attacks on the Matsue government will be self-defeating. It may even be because of the effective handling of the case, which has further enhanced the prestige that was originally damaged by the Osan Bloody Case.

However, the head of the Home Affairs Department, Yuen Hing-wai, who had only recently taken office, prevented Chen Wu from doing so.

He didn't seem to be fully thinking clearly, absentmindedly playing with the folding fan, while perfecting the thoughts that had just flashed after seeing the good news. Chen Wu knew that most of his henchmen had better ideas, so he didn't urge him, and patiently waited for the other party to think about the result.

About half a minute later, Yuan Xingwei slapped the folding fan and completely sorted out the train of thought just now.

He first apologized for the Lord's waiting, and then explained the plan he had just planned: "Governor, if you can trust your subordinates, you might as well hold on to this good news first, and wait for another two or three days before announcing it." ”

"What's the explanation?"

Local law and order was already under the responsibility of the Home Affairs Bureau. It's just that this case is too big, and Yuan Xingwei has just taken office, so Chen Wu will personally intervene. Now that Yuan Xingwei mentioned yì like this, Chen Wu wanted to know the considerations behind this.

"There are reasons why the Osan Bloody Case can cause such a big shock, but there are many forces hostile to the governor behind it. In the past few days, I probably feel that the hope of catching that gang of pirates is getting slimmer and slimmer, and these people are becoming more and more unscrupulous. Among them, there are many people from the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Because of the hundreds of vacant seats in the Songjiang government and the Southeast Chamber of Commerce, they jumped up and down in it......"

Yuan Xingwei's tone was a little more ruthless and murderous.

As a former staff member of Qian Boming, he has made more than one shady plan for the former proprietor. Because of this, Qian Boming borrowed the hand of another staff member to take him down. It was also this experience that made Yuan Xingwei very experienced in similar planning and operation methods.

He knew that the conflict between the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce and the Governor essentially stemmed from the struggle for rights and interests. The last two pieces are just a superficial introduction. Even if the Governor backed down, they would not be satisfied, but would intensify it. If we want to solve this problem to the greatest extent, we must severely suppress local forces so that they dare not disagree.

The Osan Bloody Case is the best excuse and opportunity!

If you change people, you may not be able to figure out what the relationship between the Wushan bloody case and the local Chamber of Commerce in Dengzhou is for a while. But after all, Chen Wu had seen strong winds and waves in the game, and when Yuan Xingwei reminded him like this, he quickly realized the method that the director of the interior wanted to use.

Planted!

The reason why Haikou frequently crossed the border from Ninghai County and succeeded more than once was that there was an internal response in Songjiang. This point is almost recognized by the people of Songjiang. If it is the Sea Dragon Regiment of the Shangguan family, it happens to have the support of a certain force in Dengzhou......

As long as you allow a few days to set it up, it won't be difficult to fabricate some evidence.

I have to say that this is a very rare opportunity for Chen Wu to attack the local forces in Dengzhou openly. When those businessmen were behind the scenes, they didn't think that they were digging a grave for themselves. If you take the opportunity to take out a restless force, you can definitely effectively knock these merchants and cool them down from the bloody heads.

But......

This method of splashing dirty water is a bit too red. Even if there is a pretense of Haikou, in the eyes of smart people, it is still the kind that looks ugly.

The current Songjiang government can no longer be as careless as it was in Taiping County.

"Governor, please look at this budget statement."

Yuan Xingwei saw that Chen Wu seemed to be a little hesitant, and handed over a report that was freshly released in the morning, which was the approximate government expenditure for the next year that he calculated according to Chen Wu's requirements. Due to time constraints, this figure is very rough and only an approximation.

But it was enough to help Chen Wu make up his mind!