Qiao Zhiya was still constantly attacked by the Li people on the way back with his troops, but as the casualties increased, the Li people's offensive also quickly changed from the initial madness to peripheral harassment, and they could not even approach within 50 meters of the Haihan militia. ∑, this also led to the fact that the short-range and melee weapons in the hands of the Zhì Li people basically lost their offensive effect, and the threat they could pose became extremely limited. It is more appropriate to delay the march of the Haihan militia than to engage in battle.

And Qiao Zhiya had no intention of fighting at this time, and after knowing what happened in Shilu Camp, he had already quickly figured out the general cause and effect of this matter. The escape and ambush carried out by the other side in the early stage were all aimed at luring the main force of the militia stationed in Shilu out of the mining area, and then launching a riot in the mining area through guò to coerce these thousands of prisoners to rebel together.

I have to say that this plan is actually quite feasible, because as long as the Shilu mining area is fast enough to take a few major camps and the only passage to the outside world, Shilu Station, then even if the militia troops entering the mountain come back, they will also face the problem of overcoming the fortresses of the prison area and the military camp. However, because the Shilu garrison was located inland, and there were no other threatening forces around, it was not equipped with heavy weapons at all, and although the soldiers were well equipped with individual soldiers, it would obviously be very difficult to fight a tough battle.

In addition, the pursuing troops did not set out with much supplies at all, and if the Shiroku camp was lost, they would have to face huge logistical problems. Coupled with the fact that the thugs were able to capture a lot of hostages in the camp, it was bound to put the militia in a dilemma. When the time comes, send people to the east to dig a few more parts of the railway, and it will be difficult for the militia in Changhua to achieve rapid reinforcements, at least it will be difficult for the heavy artillery to be transported into Shilu.

If these conditions can be met, then it is indeed feasible to organize an armed force to defend the camp on the basis of the Shilu camp and thousands of prisoners. At the very least, you can slowly plan your next course of action before you run out of supplies.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and the first few steps of Kuài went very smoothly, but in the follow-up process, there were still many variables that the planners did not expect. The number of prisoners involved in the riot was not as large as expected, and the attacks on the prison quarters, stations, and barracks where thousands of people were stored were also frustrated, but no real results were achieved. Without weapons and supplies, there is no combat effectiveness just because there are many people, on the contrary, because the target is too big, it is easy to become the target of the militia in the counterattack.

Qiao Zhiya was most worried that the mining area would not be able to cope with the prisoners' riots, but when he heard Gu Kai say on the radio that the militia had defeated the rioters' offensive and that the main facilities in the mining area were still under his control, he was relieved. A fully armed company, with strong fortifications, would be enough to deal with a thug ten times its size, armed only with mining tools. Although there are many of these thugs, in front of a professional army like the militia, they are actually no different from broilers waiting to be slaughtered.

Almost at the same time, the Executive Committee in Sanya had also learned of the prisoners' riot at the Shilu Iron Mine. However, due to the long distance, Sanya is unable to take effective assistance actions in a short period of time. Because Shi Lu claimed to have basically controlled the situation, and Gu Kai, the executive committee member, was in charge there, the executive committee believed that the most appropriate response at present was to call a rapid reaction force and rush to the local area to provide assistance.

This is not because the Executive Committee cannot trust the ability of the local garrison, but because the incident is so big that it is necessary to pursue and eliminate all the people involved in the incident and avoid future troubles. In particular, the confessions obtained so far indicate that there may be Daming Jinyi guards involved in the planning, which also allows the executive committee to link it with the two assassination cases that occurred in Danzhou in the first half of the year and recently, because the entire Qiongzhou Island has now confirmed the identity of the fugitive Jinyi guard officers, and only Zhao Ye is the only one who has slipped through the net. The chaos that took place in the Shiroku Iron Mine is very likely to be another masterpiece of his.

After the Danzhou assassination was cracked in March, the Ministry of Security listed Zhao Ye as the number one dangerous person on Qiongzhou Island, and posted reward notices in various towns in southern and northern Qiongzhou, encouraging people to report and expose him. However, Zhao Ye seemed to disappear into thin air, and there was no news about him in the following months. Just when everyone thought that he had probably died silently in some deserted wilderness, a second assassination broke out in Danzhou, causing the Ministry of Security to once again focus on this haunting Jinyi Guard officer. Danzhou even declared martial law for this reason, and strictly checked the people entering and leaving the city and the port, hoping to capture this good deed as soon as possible.

However, the big net of Danzhou does not seem to cover him, if the information obtained by Shilu's side is true, then the person who instigated this riot behind it is undoubtedly Zhao Ye. As for how he colluded with those Li Tong in the deep mountains of Qiongzhong in the past half a year, and drove Li people to work for him, there is no way to know for the time being.

If this person continues to escape, then I don't know how much chaos will arise in the future, so the executive committee has also made up its mind this time, no matter how difficult it is, to hunt down Zhao Ye and bring him to justice - of course, it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies.

Given the local environment, both the Executive Committee and the military considered it risky to send nearby militia groups deep into the mountains, as they were just ordinary combat units with no specific training. And it just so happens that there is a very suitable unit for this errand here in Sanya, that is, the Annan special operations battalion that just returned from the Anbuna Islands a month ago.

The militia units formed by Haihan in Annam were basically built in accordance with Qian Tiandun's operational ideas, with mountain field warfare as the main training direction, and their combat capability in unconventional environments was stronger than that of ordinary militia units. The 1st Annam Field Battalion brought out by Qian Tiandun himself had already followed him to Fujian to station, and the 2nd Battalion was the unit that was previously stationed in the Anbuna Islands.

After this unit is formed, Mu Shabai will be in command, and it has been determined before the opening of Ambuna Island, and after the completion of the task, it will be transferred to Hainan Island as a whole, and Mu Shabai will recruit a new batch of new soldiers from the local area, plus a part of the militia regiments from Hainan Island to form a new Annan Second Battalion, which will be stationed in Cam Ranh Bay in the south of Annam.

For the personnel of this battalion, the transfer back to Hainan Island is undoubtedly a manifestation of the elevation of status, which means that they are no longer the previous overseas corps, but the Haihan militia in the real sense. Although all the soldiers of this battalion have obtained naturalized citizenship, and many of them have participated in the Liaoyuan Battle last year, it is the first time that they have actually set foot in Sanya, the core area of Haihan power.

The military also took into account the actual needs of the current situation by transferring this unit back to Hainan Island. Although Haihan has completely occupied the cities on the left and right of the island, in fact, about half of this large island is still not under the direct control of Haihan, that is, the inland mountainous areas of the island. Due to the closed environment, it was difficult for Haihan to achieve direct rule over the Qiongzhong Mountains in the short term, and the mountain people in these places did not follow Haihan's assignment because of the lack of information and lack of sufficient reverence for Haihan. The military hopes to build a rapid reaction force suited to the local situation on the basis of the Annan militia to deal with the problems that exist in the mountainous areas of Qiongzhong.

Of course, this is not something that can be achieved overnight, and both tactics and equipment must be improved according to the purpose of the operation, and the area and scale of deployment also need to be planned in more detail. However, before the military could incorporate this concept into the actual operation stage, something happened in the Shiroku mining area. Compared with the ordinary militia troops, the 2nd Battalion of Annan, which has been mainly trained in the mountains since its formation, is obviously more suitable for the task of entering the mountains to pursue and suppress the remnants of the enemy, so the military immediately announced that it would cancel the leave of the 2nd Battalion and all personnel would return to the battalion to prepare for war.

At the same time, the military also strengthened the armed defense forces in the direction of Tian Du in case the Li forces in Qiongzhong moved south to attack Sanya -- although this possibility was very small, after all, the main industrial units in the Tian Du area were concentrated, and the military did not dare to be careless about this.

Immediately after the decision was made, the top brass of the Military Commission summoned the acting battalion commander of the 2nd Annam Battalion, an officer of Annam origin, Nguyen Xiangqian. Although Ruan Xiangqian is surnamed Ruan, he is different from Ruan Wenwen and Ruan Jinggui brothers who have taken refuge in Haihan, he has no blood connection with the Ruan family, which was in power in the south of Annan, and is completely a commoner with no background. During the civil war, he chose to flee north, and was then collected by the Haihan to the port of Heitu.

For Ruan Xiangqian, there are only two paths in the future, one is to become a miner in the Heitugang Coal Mine, and the other is to join the Haihan People's League as a soldier like most young people. Although it cannot be said that there is no future at all when you become a miner, it is needless to say which way is more attractive to young people than the road to joining the army where you can obtain Haihan naturalization, earn more than twice as much as a miner, and have more opportunities for promotion. Ruan Xiangqian's family was all separated in the war, and for him Haihan was a new life, so he even changed his name when he enlisted in the army to show his determination.

Until last year, Ruan Xiangqian was still only a squad leader, but his outstanding performance in Operation Liaoyuan allowed him to be promoted to platoon commander. By this year, the Military Commission sent his unit to the Ambuna Islands, and Nguyen Xiangqian made meritorious contributions in the battle to seize the island and defend the island. After Mu Sha Bai and Roger handed over the defense of the Ambuna Islands, they appointed Nguyen Xiangqian as the acting commander of the 2nd Battalion.

Although he was only acting in the position, after returning to Sanya from the Abuna Islands, Ruan Xiangqian immediately received an admission notice from the Shengli Port Military Academy. While his colleagues were enjoying the holidays, he had already undergone more than half a month of assault training at the military academy, which indicated that he was very likely to become one of the first naturalized civilian officers to be promoted to battalion commander.

As for the commander in the real sense, the Military Commission has no intention of thinking twice, although Qiao Zhiya, the head of the army, has turned to government affairs in the past two years, but he is familiar with the local environment, and no one else in the army seems to be able to beat him. After the transfer of the Second Battalion of Annan, it was only fitting that he would take over the command.

"The Military Commission's request for this operation is to eliminate all reactionary forces in the Qiongzhong area, and any cottages that collude with Jinyiwei must be cleaned up, do you understand?" Yan Chujie conveyed instructions to Ruan Mosai with a solemn face.

"Understood! The subordinates are determined to complete the task with all their might!" Ruan Xiangqian replied loudly.

"In addition to the 2nd Battalion of Annan, the Executive Committee has also arranged for other teams to act with you this time. Yan Chujie saw Ruan Xiangqian's puzzled look, so he explained: "The local mountainous area is mainly residents of the Li and Miao ethnic groups, considering that you are not familiar with the local environment, the Military Commission specially transferred a company to help you. ”

The company mentioned by Yan Chujie is indeed somewhat special, and it is one of the few units in the militia formed locally in Hainan with young people of the Li and Miao ethnic groups as the main source of soldiers. Among the more than 100 people in the company, more than 100 were not of Han Chinese descent. The original intention of forming this company was actually to gradually bridge the rift between the Li and Miao clans for a hundred years. Judging from the effect after the formation of the army, the original intention of the military has been basically achieved. The purpose of the military in sending this company was not to look at their combat effectiveness, but to hope that this company could play an auxiliary role as a guide in the operation and assist the Second Battalion of Annam in completing its mission.

In addition to military mobilizations, the involvement of the Ministry of Security is essential. After all, the arrest of the Jinyi Guard officer has been handled by the Ministry of Security from beginning to end. Although the Ministry of Security has not yet had any exact information on Zhao Ye's whereabouts, only the Ministry of Security currently has the most personal information, and relevant personnel must be present to confirm Zhao Ye's identity.

If Zhao Ye is really the mastermind of the Shilu riot, then the current deployment of the Ministry of Security in Danzhou can be said to have basically failed, and it is useless for so many important personnel to be concentrated in the local area. While the Executive Committee and the military were making preparations, the Ministry of Security had also sent a telegram to Danzhou, ordering Wang Baisuo and Zhang Qianzhi to stay in the local area, and Lin Nan and Li Qingyang immediately rushed south by boat to Changhua to obtain intelligence information nearby. After the follow-up combat units rush over from Sanya, they will also enter the mountainous areas with the troops to carry out arrest operations.

Of course, as with every military operation in the past, one link that cannot be ignored is logistics. Going deep into the Qiongzhong Mountains has always been an unsolved problem for the Haihan military, the most important of which is supply. Most of the local areas are backward mountainous areas, and there is no formed road network for the rapid transportation of large quantities of supplies. At most, the logistics supply will be transported to Shiroku, and the rest of the transportation line after entering the mountain will be more troublesome.