While Gong Qiqi was in Jiaxing to inquire about intelligence, the Haihan Navy, under the instruction of Shi Diwen, also began to send ships to monitor the waters north of Zhoushan Island. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis sea area was originally the next target of the militia army, but it was not done for the time being because of the lack of troops. However, if the command believes that there are targets that pose a threat to Zhoushan Island, it will still not hesitate to use force to strike.

Compared with dealing with the Ming government, Haihan has no scruples about dealing with these maritime armed forces, and the Haisha Gang and the Zhoushan Boat Gang are all said to fight, and there is no need to find any high-sounding reasons, as long as it hinders the expansion of Haihan, they will all be regarded as stumbling blocks. The two largest forces in Zhoushan have already collapsed in the face of the strong ships and cannons of the Haihan militia, and the fish on Qushan Island should not think about how big a wave they will make. What Haihan is waiting for now is just a more conclusive finding, so that new ones don't slip through the net at the same time as they are removed.

On 18 June, after a five-day stay in Jiaxing, Gong 17 set off for Zhoushan with a field team. In the past five days, Hainingwei's people came to him twice, all for the purpose of investigating and confirming the sailing status of the Han fleet on Zhoushan Island. It seems that they are also very suspicious of the Haihan fleet, and try to avoid the Haihan warships that may patrol the East China Sea. However, this seemed to Gong XVII to be a very futile move, because he had already sent people to the town near Hainingwei to squat and monitor the situation of the local military ships leaving the port. At the same time, Zhoushan was also notified to transfer two clippers to Jiaxing to wait, and once there was any trouble, they would rush back to Zhoushan to call the police as soon as possible.

On June 20, things took a turn that no one expected. After a sailing ship sailed into Dinghai Harbor and docked, the people on board claimed that they had an important situation to report to the Haihan chief, and when the military and security personnel arrived, they found that the person who came was actually the target of military surveillance, Ma Teng, the owner of Qushan Island.

The people who knew the inside story from the Ministry of Security hurriedly notified Gong Qiqi, and then Qian Tiandun also got the news. Soon Gong Qiqi transferred a covered carriage and went to the dock to take Ma Teng into Dinghai Fort. In order to determine his identity, Gong Qiqi also specially arranged for a local who knew Ma Teng to hide in the dark for identification, and after confirming his identity, he conducted a careful body search, and then took him to meet Qian Tiandun.

"I am Qian Tiandun, the person in charge here, you made a special trip to Zhoushan Island to ask to see me, there must be something very important. Qian Tiandun looked at Ma Teng and asked unhurriedly.

"Lord Qian, the villain does have something important to tell!" Ma Teng didn't talk nonsense, and knelt on the ground after a plop: "The day before yesterday, the villain received news that someone intended to be unfavorable to Haihan, and after the villain found out the situation, he rushed to Zhoushan to report the news!"

Qian Tiandun said in his heart, this is most likely the ship sent by the navy to monitor Qushan Island, which was discovered by this Ma Teng, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he decisively abandoned the original camp. However, this Ma Teng was originally a suspect, and the information he knew may be more detailed than the current situation of the Ministry of Security, and Qian Tiandun did not break him at the moment, but only asked him to tell the details first.

A few days ago, Haining Weilai conveyed to him the intention of commanding Ma Yue, asking him to prepare reliable manpower ships to prepare Daming merchant ships sailing from Dinghai Port in Zhoushan in the East China Sea in the near future. The message conveyed by the visitor was very clear, that is, to make the Daming maritime merchants who cooperated with Haihan timid, afraid of the security situation in the East China Sea, so as to suspend or abandon commercial cooperation with Haihan.

Ma Yue has always been the backer of Qushan Island, and the instructions he gave to Qushan Island in the past have also been carried out relatively well. However, what Ma Yue didn't expect was that Ma Teng, the owner of Qushan Island, was not so obedient this time.

Ma Teng actually participated in the East China Sea Coalition organized by Wang Jialin long before Haihan attacked Zhoushan Island, and personally led his men and horses to Zhujiajian Island to fight Haihan. Of course, the result of that battle was also unforgettable for him, the elite fleet that was finally organized was powerless in front of the Haihan warships, and the confrontation on land was even more desperate, and the weapons of the coalition forces were not as good as the opponent, and in the end, it was not easy to kill in front of the other party, and even the white-knuckle battle could not fight the opponent.

This complete fiasco not only defeated the East China Sea coalition forces, but also made it almost impossible for the Haihan to encounter decent resistance when they attacked Zhoushan Island in the future, and smoothly advanced from Shenjiamen Fishing Port all the way west to Dinghai Fort. When the Haihan Army bombarded Dinghai Fort, Ma Teng had already retreated to Qushan Island with his men. He knew that the Haihan army was invincible, so he didn't want to be cannon fodder for the Zhoushan boat gang anymore. But he took the initiative to ask the Haihan people to surrender, and felt that he was too wronged, and after the Haihan army captured Zhoushan, he did not continue to expand northward, and Ma Teng was also happy to stop fighting, planning to see how the situation changed before making the next decision.

When Haihan held a conference on Zhoushan Island, Ma Teng actually wanted to participate, because he knew that after the Haihan people entered Zhoushan, the general environment of this place would definitely change, and if they couldn't join the trade system dominated by Haihan like the Sanlin Gang, they would sooner or later become the target of Haihan's attack. The condition of Qushan Island is far from being comparable to that of Zhoushan Island during the Wang Jialin period, and it does not have enough strength to contend with the Haihan, in fact, it is the wisest choice to return to Shun. But Ma Teng was worried that his personal and property safety would not be guaranteed, so he missed another good opportunity.

After Haihan's investment promotion was over, the people in Hangzhou had already found Hainingwei to persuade Ma Yue, and Ma Teng was still watching the situation, and Hainingwei had already sent him instructions. Ma Teng felt bad when he received this order, his understanding of Haihan was much more intuitive than that of Hainingwei's commander, and Ma Yue didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he dared to provoke the Haihan people, and it didn't matter if he died, he had to drag people into the water, which was simply forcing Lao Tzu to commit suicide by jumping into the sea!

Ma Teng was not willing to become a victim of the Ming officials' personal gains, and just when he was undecided, the waters around Qushan Island were found to be infested with Haihan warships for two consecutive days, which was like a talisman for Ma Teng, who was already nervous. If the Haihan people have discovered Hainingwei's scheme, then he is afraid that his chess piece will be swept off the chessboard by Haihan before he can start moving.

Ma Teng had already made two mistakes before, and if he had made a third mistake, he really doubted that he would have been lucky enough to save his life. He didn't have the courage to take any more risks, and between fighting for his life and taking the initiative to give in, this time he chose the latter.

Ma Teng was afraid that his subordinates would still have the meticulous work arranged by Ma Yue, so he didn't dare to make a noise at all, and quietly took a ship that regularly went to the mainland to buy grain, and only after sailing out for a while did he show up and let the captain change direction and sail to Zhoushan Dinghai Port. He has already thought about it very clearly, now the Haihan people in the East China Sea have the final say, and this situation can no longer be reversed by sneaking up on a few merchant ships, if he wants to save his life and continue to eat in the East China Sea, then there is no way to bypass the Haihan. Rather than being dragged to the end by him, it is better to put down the shelf as soon as possible and take the initiative to make friends, and by the way, take Ma Yue's plan as a vote, in exchange for the trust of the Haihan people.

When Ma Teng was halfway through speaking, Shi Diwen, who received the news, also arrived, plus Gong 17 from the Ministry of Security, and the three of them listened to Ma Teng's confession together.

According to Ma Teng, in fact, Hainingwei's plan is only a relatively rough framework for action, with Hainingwei providing the time, place and target of action, and Ma Teng's men and horses are responsible for doing it at sea, but because the speed and timeliness of information transmission are difficult to be effectively guaranteed, and it is impossible to dispatch a large number of ships due to the speed and timeliness of information transmission, and it is impossible to dispatch a large number of ships due to Haihan's maritime patrols.

Even Ma Teng believes that this plan of action has many loopholes, and any problem can lead to the failure of the operation, and once Haihan realizes that this is a premeditated act, it can be traced back to the perpetrator.

I have to say that the planning and execution of these opponents in the Ming Dynasty are too poor, even if Haihan is defenseless, it is difficult for such a plan to cause great trouble to Haihan. Although those Ming officials may have made a lot of preparations for this, in Haihan's view, it was more like a piece of paper, with no detailed action plan at all, no reliable secrecy measures, and a lack of command system for orders and prohibitions and emergency response plans. If this can make the Zhoushan authorities unable to deal with it, then the high-ranking officials who led the team should resign as soon as possible and return to Sanya to eat their old books and enjoy the blessings.

"What do you think?" Qian Tiandun asked Shi Diwen and Gong Qiqi's opinions after listening.

Shi Diwen shrugged and said, "I didn't expect this to be the case, it seems that the energy we have put into this is really a bit redundant." ”

Gong Qiqi was more cautious: "This is just his family's words, and we still need to verify the information we found from Jiaxing." In addition to the line of Qushan Island, Hainingwei may also have other arrangements, which must be guarded against. ”

Qian Tiandun didn't express his position immediately, turned his head and asked Ma Teng again: "What personal relationship do you have with Hainingwei's commander Ma Yue?"

Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, but he still responded honestly: "Ma Yue and the villain are both from Tongxiang, Jiaxing, if you count according to the generation in the countryside, Ma Yue is the villain's uncle." ”

"Oh, no wonder you're getting together. Qian Tiandun's question can be regarded as verifying the doubts about the relationship between the two in Wang Jialin's confession.

Ma Teng didn't know what was going on, and hurriedly defended: "The villain and Ma Yue only have the name of kinship, but there is no family affection, just a pure money relationship, and please check it out!

Qian Tiandun couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and waved his hand to let Ma Teng go down first, and then said to Shi Gong and the others: "Although the opponent's strength is limited, this matter still has to be solved safely." On the one hand, it is to eliminate hidden dangers, and on the other hand, it is also used as a demonstration to warn Zhejiang officialdom. ”

Shi Diwen said: "Hainingwei is easy to do, as long as they dare to stretch out their hands, we will defeat them at sea! But what about those few-stirring sticks in Hangzhou Mansion? Just let them go around inciting others to make trouble with us?"

Qian Tiandun turned his head to look at Gong Seventeen, the military was obviously inconvenient to punish the current officials of the Ming Dynasty, and if they really wanted to do it, they would have to use a special department like the Ministry of Security.

Although Gong Qiqi felt that this matter was not easy to do, he knew that the two leaders attached great importance to this matter, and he still responded with a fist: "My subordinates are willing to try their best, but I don't know how appropriate it is, and I ask the chief for instructions." ”

The three officials currently involved in this matter in Hangzhou Mansion are not ordinary petty bureaucrats, Yu Pingfeng and Guo Zheng are both serving in the provincial organs of Daming, although Liao Xun is only a hundred households, but Jinyiwei is a privileged department, and his energy cannot be measured simply by the level of official position. And whether there are other people behind these three people who call the orders is still uncertain. Of course, the most critical point is that Hangzhou is still a completely unfamiliar area for Haihan, and due to its geographical location, it has a higher risk than Ningbo and Jiaxing.

Qian Tiandun hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's put this matter aside for a while, and then talk about it after dealing with Hainingwei's affairs." ”

"What about this Ma Teng?" Shi Diwen asked.

"There is still value in Marten. Gong 17 continued: "At present, Ma Teng knows much more about the situation of the islands north of Zhoushan than us. If he had given us information, the process of clearing the northern islands would have been much easier. In addition, we also need him to keep in touch with Hainingwei to lure the snake out of the hole. ”

The three of them briefly summed it up at the moment, Gong Qiqi was in charge of Ma Teng's side, Shi Diwen commanded the navy to prepare for war, as long as Hainingwei did it, then he would be led to the vicinity of Zhoushan to eat black. However, before looking at Hai Ningwei, he meant to let Ma Teng's people be cannon fodder, and Gong Qiqi had to design to let Ma Yue go down in person.

A few days later, Ma Teng, in accordance with Haihan's plan, sent his henchmen to Hainingwei to deliver a letter, saying that it had been found that two merchant ships were going north to Yangzhou after leaving Zhoushan Island in the near future, and that they were carrying more than 200,000 taels of silver. But it is said that there are armed guards on the two ships, and Ma Teng said that he is short of manpower and hopes that Ma Yue's side can help. After the success, one should seize all five or five kai.

In order to make this news more realistic, the Ministry of Security also asked people to release the news in Jiaxing's Zhapu Port and Pengpu Port two days in advance, saying that a wealthy businessman from Yangzhou had recently made a big purchase in Zhoushan, loaded a ship full of Haihan goods, and made a very bold move. Hai Ningwei's side verified it, and sure enough, he took the news seriously, so he agreed on a time and place with the messenger sent by Ma Teng, and prepared to do it together in the East China Sea. (To be continued.) )