In Lingao County, Department B of the Foreign Intelligence Service's "Farm" Intelligence Training Center, the house of the second family of Yuan Gui was brightly lit. [No pop-up novel website] [There are several people from the Ming Dynasty sitting in the four or five wing rooms that have been converted into classrooms. All of them looked serious. The door window is closed, and there are no other written marks except the number plate hanging on the door.
Li Yan entered the room one by one to talk. All the Ming people in the room were veterans who had received long-term training from the Foreign Intelligence Service and were preparing to be dispatched to the mainland. They would go separately to carry out intelligence gathering, deployment and trade operations in various places. Lay a solid foundation for the next step in the mainland strategy.
There is no Guo Yi's Guangzhou group and Chang Shide's Leizhou group. These two groups are currently operating semi-publicly. Guangzhou and Leizhou are both yellow zones now, and the people gathered here for meetings are people who are about to go to the orange and red zones. They took great risks, as Minister Shi who came to give them a health lecture said: The biggest danger is not the Ming Dynasty's incompetent secret service, which cannot even destroy the barbarian intelligence system, but the health of the entire ancient society. environment.
Each expatriate signed a volunteer letter and wrote a will as required. Some were unwilling to write. "I have no children or family in this time and space, so why should I write this?" "
Tong Guan is one of them. As the person in charge of the installation company, he has been engaged in equipment installation at the construction company since then. After the Foreign Intelligence Bureau put up the sign, he immediately signed up and asked to go to the field. Now he finally got his wish and became the leader of the "Yangtze River Task Force".
The so-called "Yangtze River Task Force" is a long-term intelligence gathering project conducted by the Foreign Intelligence Service, which is responsible for the geographical survey of military key communication hubs in the Yangtze River Basin. Carry out necessary geographical surveying and mapping of important ferries and Tianjin Passes, and at the same time collect information on economic, social, and political groups along the river. This will serve as the basis for the decision-making of the Yangtze River Strategy of the Crossing Group's Biyuan Plan. The operation code name is "Tong Guan" as nominated by Tong Guan himself. "Yuanyang Tea".
In addition to this task force, the Intelligence Bureau will simultaneously dispatch a team of intelligence and trade personnel to Hangzhou and Beijing. Use the mountain and sea road system for layout. In addition, members of the Liaodong group will also go to Guangzhou in advance with the Guangzhou group, preparing to enter Liaodong through Li Luoyou's arrangement.
It was the first time in the history of the Foreign Intelligence Service that four groups of troops were deployed against each other in the yellow zone and the red zone. More than a dozen senators will be assigned to foreign missions at the same time. Such a big move makes the Senate a little worried. However, on the premise of launching a continental strategy as soon as possible and obtaining more materials, population and financial channels, this risk is still necessary to take. 【
The members of each group have read the task book thoroughly and must recycle it after reading it. No piece of paper here is allowed to be removed. Li Yan was conveying the final mission to them at this time, regarding the transportation arrangements for entering the operation and the response plan in case of special circumstances.
The route each group takes and the communication tools they use are all kept confidential. Each group only knows its own communication plan. Only Li Yan knows all the details.
In one of the largest rooms, sat the largest lurking group in this operation: the "Yangtze River Task Force". Four members of the group were in the room drinking tea and spanking at the moment. Although most people have undergone more than half a year of training and scorned Ming's counter-espionage capabilities and safety, everyone still felt nervous and pressured on the eve of sneaking into the enemy's hinterland.
They drank strong tea and chatted all over the world to relieve their tension. Some of them started smoking again, but they had quit smoking on their own. They were going to a place where cigarettes were rare overseas. Goods, not even chou pipes and hookahs. During the more than ten years of his rule, Chongzhen often carried out smoking cessation campaigns intermittently. In the worst cases, smoking could even lead to beheading. In order to avoid getting into unnecessary trouble, the best thing to do is to quit smoking altogether.
"Once we go, we don't know when we can come back." Tong Guan said while drinking tea.
"I have seen it for three or four years." Zhang Biao said, "The transportation conditions in ancient times, if you go to all the states and counties along the Yangtze River, it would take a long time to have cars and trains in time and space." He said jokingly A Yongle coin in his hand kept changing between his fingers, one coin turning into three, four or even five. After a while they all disappeared.
Zhang Biao is a master's student in history and a magic enthusiast. He is good at coin magic. When he was preparing to join intelligence work, he practiced various "hand skills." He planned to use the identity of Zanghu artist as an investigative cover. He will be Tong Guan's main team member.
"It would be better to live in peacetime. These three or four years are the end of the Ming Dynasty." Ji Jianzhang said a little worried. He is dressed like a master's accountant, Ji Jianzhang can write well, and he has received special training in this field at the Intelligence Bureau.
Tong Guan, however, didn't care: "The real battle has not come yet. There are still kings in the states and counties along the Yangtze River where we are going. Besides, we still have a martial artist who is higher than the bodyguard."
Xu Tianqi said: "I don't have much trust in martial arts masters. I would rather bring more bullets to be more reliable." He originally worked in the Foreign Affairs Department, because there is not much work in the Foreign Affairs Department at the moment and the work is boring. He temporarily decided to join intelligence work and had little time for training. Tong Guan plans to arrange him at the intelligence station as a permanent staff member. Xu Tianqi's major is English, which is of course not useful, but he himself has done a lot of research on Jianghuai dialect, which can be regarded as a useful skill.
"Whether it's a martial arts master or a pistol, it's not the key issue. The key is money." Tong Guan said leisurely, "If you have money, you can travel all over the world, but without money, it's difficult to move forward."
The activities of the Yangtze River Task Force are long-term activities - the Executive Committee and the Intelligence Bureau do not impose any restrictions on their specific work content. Only approximate directions are given. From Nanjing to Chongqing and Chengdu, these are the activities of the Yangtze River Group. Once the intelligence team is established, it must rely entirely on itself to carry out its activities, including self-funding for subsequent activities.
"How much money will the Foreign Intelligence Service give us?" Xu Tianqi was very interested in this.
Tong Guan said: "Li Yan and I talked last time. It was about five hundred taels of silver. This money is enough for the beginning.
We have to go a long way and can't take too much money with us. It is easy to have trouble if money is in vain. "
Just as he was talking, Li Yan came in. He came in with a big smile and a canvas bag.
"Li Chu, you're here." Tong Guan made an enthusiastic expression and stood up to shake hands.
"Haha, I've been waiting for a long time." Li Yan said, putting a canvas bag on the table, "This is the equipment for you."
"When will we show up?"
"In these three days." Li Yan said, "We have arranged the communication." He sat down, opened the canvas bag, and distributed the contents to the people present.
"You first take a boat to Guangzhou, and meet up with your indigenous bodyguards at the Guangzhou Qiwei Escort Bureau. This is the person." Li Yan handed Tong Guan a paper folder, "This is his material, take a look. You have to return it to me when you’re done.”
Tong Guan opened it and laughed out loud:
"Li Xiaogang? His father's name is Li Dagang?"
"Yes. That's the name." Li Yan said, "Li Dagang is an older member of the Qiwei Escort Bureau. He is very good at martial arts. In recent years, he has become too old and frail to go out as an escort. His son is very good at boxing. You can do it. It is a new force that will inspire the new generation."
"Is it reliable?"
"Very reliable." Li Yan said, "Lingao saved Li Dagang's life, and Li Xiaogang went to Lingao to attend a training class. The General Administration of Political Security rated their family very highly. Moreover, Li Xiaogang's son has been sent to the hospital I went to study in Fangcaodi."
This time, in addition to Li Xiaogang as the accompanying security personnel of the Yangtze River Team, Li Dagang and Li Xiaogang's wife Xiang Hua will also accompany them.
"Xiang Hua is also a home escort. He will be very useful to your group."
"The whole family goes into battle? You are so loyal."
"There's no harm in having more manpower." Another thing Li Yan didn't say was the method used by the Ministry of Colonial Trade to break up the Wei Escort Bureau system. Li Dagang is from Jiangxi and is Bie Kecheng's most loyal "old brother from the same hometown." The basic team member of the Jiangxi Gang. Just take this opportunity to split it up.
Li Yan then took out a cloth bag from his bag and opened a corner: golden leaves came out from inside.
"Fifty taels of gold." Li Yan said, "According to the Ming Dynasty's exchange rate, it's about six hundred taels of silver." Gold is easier to carry than silver. Merchants who need to carry large sums of money when traveling far away often convert it into gold in advance.
The last 4 g guns, each gun has 2 magazines. This is the elder's standard personal weapon. These pistols were originally their sidearms, and they were all sent for bolt repair and maintenance a few days ago. There are also 2oo9mm bullets. Packed in a tin box.
Some intelligence officers believe that pistols are not needed for trade and intelligence work, but the security in ancient society was very poor, and they would not feel safe without sharp weapons for self-defense, so after repeated discussions, they decided to equip trade and intelligence officers with pistols. Of course, intelligence officers can also choose not to carry a pistol.
The Yangtze River Task Force is not equipped with a radio because Tong Guan has not yet decided where to place the task force's base. The Intelligence Bureau believes that it can be placed in Nanjing, but Tong Guan believes that the Hangzhou Intelligence Group will carry out activities in the Jiangnan area in the future, and placing another one in Nanjing is suspected of duplication of construction. He personally advocates placing it in Wuchang.
Wuchang was the site of the Fourth War in the late Ming Dynasty, and the Intelligence Bureau did not agree with his idea. After all, ensuring the safety of the elders was the first priority.
"Wuchang's geographical location is very important. It is not only an important town in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, but also connects Shaanxi and Hanzhong. It is a key location between the north and the south. A lot of useful information can be collected in Wuchang." Tong Guan is very interested in this place. (To be continued
