Lu Ming

After the blending was clear, with a loud whip, the grain transport team set off.

This convoy was prepared long ago at Wuhan Station.There are a total of eight carts, seven of which are full of food, and the remaining one is a luggage cart with tarpaulins, taking care of the sick and wounded to rest.

Except for Tian and Da, the rest of the dozen or so guys responsible for the escort were all Wuhan stationed special agents.

Among them, Zhou Yi is the full command of the team.The second person in charge is Fang Yanxiao, the Xinyang station manager who just rushed back the day before yesterday.

According to the plan, the task of the first phase of the convoy is to rush to Xinyang.After arriving in Xinyang, Zhou Yi and Tian Da will change to Qingqi and go to the north to find the camp.

Afterwards, it depends on Zhou Daozhang's personal performance in breaking into the camp... Nan Wang's current status is already a senior member of the imperial intelligence system, and it is impossible for him to take risks lightly and go to the camp to ambush him.

So this time the core agent who is in charge of resident camping and "guiding" the work of the Peasant Army is Zhou Yi, the imperial intelligence elite, Nan Wang's proud disciple, code-named "Buddhist Altar".

After the convoy left the big car shop, they walked a short distance to the north, and at a crossroad, they met the bodyguards who had been waiting there.

There are a total of ten bodyguards, all of whom are veterans sent by Keboge's signing partner Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.Among them, the lead bodyguard is the younger brother of Chief Bodyguard Zhenyuan, who is also a disciple of Shaolin Outer Sect.

Here, we can see the foresight and foresight of Nan Wang when he signed the contract with the Escort: Shaolin Temple in this era is a proper big landlord in the Central Plains, with countless acres of land in the temple, and 2000 thugs who eat meat and play sticks under its banner... Temple monks, black and white Few can afford it.

Although Zhenyuan Escort is headquartered in Wuhan, it has close contact with Shaolin Temple.In Henan, wherever the Zhenyuan flag went, no matter if it was a green forest or a government inspection, more or less three points were given.

In this way, the safety of Wuhan Station's various transportation activities in Henan will be greatly increased in the future.

After the convoy and bodyguards met, the two sides merged into one place.Immediately, the bodyguard trooper stepped forward, carrying a flag and began to shout.The rest of the people lined up in the middle of the team, and the standard formation on the outside of the bodyguards, and started to hurry.

At this time, with the wheels turning unhurriedly, Zhou Yi finally had time to sit down and chat with Tian Daxi who was hiding in the luggage cart.

And Tian Da, who put down his defenses, also knew everything at this time, and told Zhou Yi everything he knew about the camp break-in.

First of all, Zhou Yi knew Tian Da's real name: Tian Wangshan.Tian San, whose real name is Tian Wanglin, was walking with him.The two are from Mizhi, Shaanxi, and belong to the same clan.

Among the news that Tian Da revealed next, the most crucial one was that the person who sent their brothers out to buy food was Tian Jianxiu, the general who had "speculated" in advance from the intelligence bureau headquarters to break into the camp.

Tian Jianxiu, a native of Suide, Shaanxi, was one of the earliest brothers who followed Li Zicheng, nicknamed "Suotian Harrier".

Tian Jianxiu is generous, able to win the hearts of the people, and has won the trust of Li Zicheng. He is Li Zicheng's right-hand man and is known as "Vice Tian".

Hearing this, Zhou Yi nodded secretly: "The intelligence information given by the headquarters at the beginning is accurate... The headquarters can know about the intrusion into the camp for thousands of miles... It seems that there are still many colleagues secretly working in the north. Layout."

In fact, the so-called "intelligence handed down from the headquarters" is obviously the historical data brought by the descendants of the people who traveled through.

The General Administration has the information in hand, and many things have been deduced before the action: During this period of time, and even later, the logistics of Li Zicheng's department was managed by Tian Jianxiu most of the time.

From this point, it can be seen that although Tian Jianxiu is not well-known, he is the person Li Zicheng trusts the most - the one who charges forward is not necessarily his own people, the one who is in charge of the small treasury is the real caring person.

With these information, the General Administration can easily deduce that Tian Jianxiu is most likely the one who is qualified to send Tian Da and others to buy grain with a large sum of money in the camp.

This is why Xiao Guan immediately reported the words "Vice Tian" when he first visited the prison.

Facts have proved that the General Administration's inference is correct.As soon as Tian Da heard the word "Tian Fu Ye", he quickly decided that the person who came was his own.

In the process of Zhou Yi and Tian Da's secret talks, the team had already traveled more than [-] miles without knowing it.

At this time, the convoy needs to take a rest in the chariot post by the road, or in the cart shop.

The person in charge of this work is the escort of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.

These bodyguards have been running on Henan Road all year round, and they are all veteran drivers.Where there is a place to rest on the road, where there is a green forest cottage, the bodyguards are very clear.So regarding the movement of the convoy, Zhou Yi had already ordered in advance, and the bodyguards commanded them along the way.As a last resort, agents disguised as buddies are not allowed to use force to expose their identities.

So hard on the road, tossing and turning on the earth-made official road.At the end of the first day, the convoy had traveled about forty miles before taking a rest.

Fortunately, the people in Zhou Yi's motorcade are all elite, and all the vehicles and horses are also high-grade stuff.So after getting used to it on the first day, the team began to speed up from the second day onwards, and the team can travel at least fifty or sixty miles a day.

Traveling at such a high speed, the convoy arrived at the city of Xinyang on the evening of the fifth day.

Chapter 666 Sharing the Great Cause ([-])

Xinyang Station is a new base in Henan, and it is currently the only base in Henan.

Before taking office in Guangzhou, Nan Wang had the honor to receive a one-on-one top-secret "strategic deduction" lecture given by the top-level traveler.Among them, with regard to Henan, the traveler does not recommend that Nanwang set up multiple strongholds from the beginning.

The proposal takes into account the reasons for the chaotic situation in the north, as well as various difficult factors such as resource allocation.

Of course, if the "collaboration" with Li Zicheng's department in the early stage goes well, then in the next few years, Wuhan Station will naturally be able to set up strongholds in Henan... After all, by then, the two parties fighting inside and outside the city will be "our own people". If you have something to do, you can prepare in advance and say hello in advance.

Zhou Yi didn't know about these top-secret strategic plans, but this did not affect his implementation of the plans according to established procedures.

After the convoy arrived outside Xinyang City that day, it immediately unloaded its cargo in the yard of its own garage.

Since Xinyang Station is located in a "high-risk area", the intelligence bureau industry here was divided into two parts, inside the city and outside the city.

There is currently a car dealership outside the city, which was started from scratch by Xinyang Station.The car store occupies a large area and can provide accommodation services while accommodating team members, vehicles, and horses.

However, this kind of accommodation service is usually not available to the outside world, and is only provided to "our own people".

The reason why the car dealership is located outside the city is simple: it is convenient to transport materials, and the goods in and out do not need to go through the city gate for inspection.

Considering the frequent occurrence of wars in the future, the car dealership actually has a high level of security and is always vigilant, and can evacuate personnel and materials into the city at any time.

There are car dealers outside the city, but in Xinyang City, there are more than one industry.From its establishment to now, within a short period of time, Xinyang Station has set up an inn and a restaurant in the city.

According to the Intelligence Agency's standard configuration for high-risk areas, Xinyang City not only has regular properties to accommodate temporary personnel, but will also have safe houses in the future, as well as hidden shelters that require long-term concealed construction to build.

Zhou Yi is not interested in properties in the city, and he has no time to check the construction progress of Xinyang Station.Leading the team into the garage, Zhou Yi immediately ordered the guys to unload the goods and feed the horses.And he himself, in the telegraph room in the backyard, sent a contact telegram to Wuhan Station.

After that, Zhou Yi and the team members who came with him, including the bodyguards, all went to eat, wash and rest, to relieve the fatigue of the past few days.

Zhou Yi didn't start working until he got up the next day.

Check the condition of the fleet first.

Since they were all equipped with new cars and strong horses when they set off, even after a few days of fast driving, the car was in good condition.As for the horses...they have enough fine food along the way, and now they are delicious and delicious, and after two days of feeding, they will fully recover.

After turning around, Zhou Yi closed the door and checked the current situation with Fang Yanxiao, the station master of Xinyang Station.At the same time, Fang Yanxiao also sent back the telegram from Wuhan to Zhou Yi.

The palindrome was nothing important, Nan Wang just told Zhou Yi to be careful and follow the plan.

After reading the telegram, Zhou Yi got up and walked around the room for a few steps, then stretched out his fingers to count the days, and finally made up his mind: "It's not too late, I'll leave tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Fang Yanxiao was a little nervous: "Should I rest for a few more days?"

"It's too late." Once Zhou Yi made up his mind, he would not change it: "There are still hundreds of miles to go, so we should save some time to prevent accidents."

The calculation has been made, Zhou Yi immediately went out to find Brother Tian.

When I found it, I found that the two brothers had already got up and were buried in eating and drinking.A bowl of stewed noodles with a steamer of steamed lamb shank to take away makes the mouth full of oil and joy.

"You two, we're going to look for General Li tomorrow, can you hold on?"

The life in death row for several months has caused irreversible damage to Brother Tian's body.Although they have recovered these days, Zhou Yi is still worried... After all, Xinyang is still hundreds of miles away from the destination, and there is no carriage to take this time.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's go tomorrow!"

Tian Da knew the seriousness of the problem, so he quickly put down the bowl and expressed his opinion: "Brother, please don't worry. Our health and bones are already in good shape, and this way is really no problem."

After taking a closer look, he found that Tian Da's mental outlook was getting better and better after he got out of the dead place, so Zhou Yi nodded in relief.

It's a bit cruel to say... The reason why they are so concerned about the physical condition of the two has nothing to do with friendship and love... Zhou Yi is really afraid that they will not last until the moment when they meet Chuang Wang.

"Just one place..."

Having said that, Tian Da became a little worried: "The two of us broke up with Mr. Tian in Shangluo last year...Now Xu Riyue has passed this year. Brother Zhou, you know...I really don't know where you are now The place... I'm afraid it's far away on Shaanxi Road, and I don't know."

"What are you afraid of?" Hearing what the family brother said, Tian San put down the bowl and wiped his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "There are more than a dozen generals, and there must be many brothers in Henan. Let's go out tomorrow and ask a few questions. I will know."

"Well...you don't need to worry about it."

Zhou Yi nodded with a half-smile: "Brother, I know where Li Chuang will camp."

At this point in time, an important event in history is in progress.

At the beginning of the first month of this year (1635), the governors of the five provinces of Henan, Shanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Hu in the Ming Dynasty, and the Minister of War, Hong Chengchou, went eastward and began to encircle and suppress the main force of the peasant army operating in the Central Plains.

Under pressure, the leaders of the 72nd Battalion Peasant Army of thirteen families gathered in Xingyang County, Henan Province in early May to discuss strategies against the enemy, which was known as the "Xingyang Conference" in history.

At the Xingyang General Assembly, Li Zicheng, who was unknown at the time and was a general of Gao Yingxiang's department, made a shocking statement: "One man is still fighting, but there are hundreds of thousands of people! The officers and soldiers are powerless. It is better to divide the troops to determine the direction, and the blunt listen to the sky."

The response plan of "dividing troops into one direction and attacking from four directions" was finally approved by the leaders of the thirteen schools, and everyone acted according to the plan.

Li Zicheng, who jumped on the stage of the late Ming Dynasty for the first time, has shown his edge and stood out since this conference.

That is, the Xingyang Conference started, and the peasant uprising movement in the late Ming Dynasty entered a new period.

Of course, in the information obtained by Zhou Yi, there will be no summary of the historical significance of Li Zicheng and the Xingyang Conference... He only knows that at this point in time, before the end of May, Li Zicheng's troops are stationed near Xingyang. .

So he firmly told Tian Da: He knows the position of General Li Chuang.

After Hetian made a big deal, Zhou Yi went to the stable again.

In a separate stable in the backyard, several tall Mongolian horses were chewing black beans.Mongolian horses are resistant to rough feeding for long-distance travel, and were purchased at a high price from horse dealers in Hankou Town in advance.

After checking the horses, Zhou Yi finally went back to the house and packed all his luggage.Among them, the most important is a 15-watt military pocket field radio.

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As soon as the preparations were completed, in the early morning of the next day, Zhou Yi and his party of five rode northward.

In addition to Zhou Yi, the five-person team also has two capable agents, and the second is Tian Da.Their group, five people and seven horses, went northward along the official road, and the destination was Zhengzhou—[-] miles west of Zhengzhou was Xingyang County, which was under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture in this era.

As for the food convoy staying behind, they are not in a hurry now.In the next few days, after the repairs are completed, the food convoy will set off steadily with the goal of Zhengzhou.

According to estimates, if all goes well, without waiting for the grain convoy to move to the distant Zhengzhou, there will be a Chuangjun halfway to receive the grain... Anyway, there is a telegram connection between the two parties, and delivery can be made at any point between Xinyang and Zhengzhou .

It's different from when I was in the team before.Zhou Yi and the others are on the road this time, everyone is dressed up, with swords and swords, and the murderous look is leaking, the image of a standard gangster.

They travel day and night every day, mainly traveling north along the official road.Along the way, the five-person group did not enter the city, but only stopped at the post stations and towns along the way.

To be honest, it was the first time for Zhou Yi to travel long distances on horseback in the northern region, especially in Henan, where the social order is collapsing.And here we can see Tian Da's sophistication.Which restaurant to eat on the way, and which town to stay at night, all the old Jianghu arrangements like Tian Da are clearly arranged.

The five quacks, who are not easy to mess with at first glance, are a fairly elite force in themselves.For Xiaoxiao along the way, although this force has good horses and oily water, it is too blunt and not worth thinking about.As for the big forces, this group of people came and went like the wind, but they didn't give them any time to react.

In order to save horsepower, Zhou Yi and the others traveled at a constant speed of hundreds of miles per day.It took five days like this, and the five-person group roughly followed the straight line of Zhumadian, Luohe, Xuchang, ran 400 miles of official roads, and came to the vicinity of Xinzheng.

Zhou Yi originally thought that this seemingly dangerous journey would continue until the destination.I didn't want to be in Xinzheng, but encountered a small episode.

In the evening, Wulipu, north of Xinzheng County.

The group of five who had just finished eating and drinking at the post station and wanted to stay overnight in the town ahead was stopped by a group of cavalry.

Usually in this situation, Zhou Yi is not afraid.In his hand, he not only has the guides issued by the yamen at all levels, but also the private letter and official documents from the Wuchang governor's yamen to Henan Lingyin.

With these documents in hand, Zhou Yi can change his identity at any time to deal with the government's interrogation.These documents played a key role in their unimpeded clearance at various levels along the way.

But today it won't work.

The team of cavalry blocking the way didn't care about the official document that Zhou Yi showed.Immediately, these people made it clear that they were under the command of He Renlong, the new commander-in-chief transferred from Shaanxi, and they were the sentinels of the Chinese army.

Seeing the greedy eyes in the other party's eyes, and the request to Zhou Yi and the others to "get off the horse and go to Xinzheng Daying to check their identities", Zhou Yi and Tian Da looked at each other and nodded slightly at each other.

The next moment, Brother Tian drew his saber and beat his horse, while shouting, he rushed towards the nine Shaanxi frontier soldiers on the opposite side without hesitation.

And Zhou Yi, in the evening light that had already set, lowered his body and reined in his horse, and raised his arms to shoot out a series of lightning bolts that were as fast as thunder.

Chapter 667 Sharing the Great Cause ([-])

In the early days, ignorant traversers faced the unfamiliar new world and responded accordingly, especially the choice of "imported materials" was based on the experience of the old world.

Most of these materials have been successfully used in the New World.

Of course, there are also some "losers" who have gradually revealed their unaccustomed characteristics...for example, 9mm pistols.

At the beginning, imported pistols were only distributed to the crossing people themselves and their guards.

Later, with the expansion of the national power of the Great Yan State, the users of imported pistols expanded to the intelligence agencies that needed fewer enemies and more enemies—a huge system like the military and police did not use imported pistols because there was not so much supply.

With new cadets comes attrition and corresponding live ammunition training.

In the end, in the face of the growing demand for ammunition, the cabinet had no choice but to approve the import of a batch of special equipment at the end of the previous year, and established a national special arms company to produce supporting imported ammunition.

The so-called special munitions factory is actually just a manual workshop, not only small in scale, but also has a long production chain.

Every time a bullet is produced, the national workshop starts with absorbent cotton and electrolytic copper, and climbs up step by step.In this way, after hundreds of processes, manual batching and manual molding, qualified copper shells, lead bullets and double-base gunpowder are finally obtained... such efficiency can be imagined.

Half a year after the establishment of the National Workshop, the average daily output of 9mm bombs was less than 100 rounds.

This period is exactly the time for Zhou Yi to train in Lugu.This group of students began to come into contact with the new .45mm pistol.

The early imported pistols, whether it is the Beretta 92 series or the Glock series, all have their calibers derived from the international standards that someone casually chose when buying a gun for the first time.

After that, in order to save logistical pressure, the standard was carried over.The 9mm general-purpose Luger bullets that have been used for a long time by the crossing public.

Later, as time went by, people gradually discovered that the 9mm caliber was a little bit powerless.

The reason is simple: the environment is different.