"Is there no other information? Didn't you find out the more valuable information?"
Zhou Yude looked around at several people and asked.
Several confidants looked at each other in confusion for a moment, just as they all came up with a reason.
A short man in the corner stretched out his hand.
"Oh, Xiao Cao, you discovered this again, tell me!"
Seeing this, Zhou Yude's eyes lit up and he smiled and extended his hand to signal.
But the other party was a little hesitant, took a few steps forward, and then whispered, "Sir, the information I got is very involved. You see..."
As he spoke, Xiao Cao glanced left and right. Zhou Yude understood and waved his hand to signal the others to leave.
Although everyone was a little curious, they also knew that what happened next was not what they should hear, so they all retreated wisely.
When there were only two people left in the room, Zhou Yude said calmly, "Can we talk now? What is it?"
I couldn't help but feel a sense of expectation in my heart, eagerly hoping that this would be exciting enough news.
"Sir, didn't you let me secretly mingle with the people here before?"
"right!"
"It's like this. The second day after I came here, I sneaked into the prisoner of war camp.
As you know, this place has a lot of small people, and sometimes they don’t even know if there are more people or less people. "
Zhou Yude actually had doubts about this.
For example, could it be that Zhao Ming did not set up defenses for them on purpose?
But that is not the case in fact. It is a chaotic place, but the entrance and exit are on the river dividing line in the south. As long as the sentry tower there is always on guard, you have to report whether you are going out or coming in.
As for the terrain of the place, which is very steep, there is no suspicion of outsiders infiltrating the place. Since outsiders can be prevented, the interior can naturally be relaxed.
Of course, it is not completely relaxed here. Places such as military camps, arsenals, and granaries are extremely tightly guarded.
At this point, Zhou Yude also used his men to carefully explore the arsenal, but he sent people several times but could not get in.
Fortunately, I still took advantage of the darkness and sent someone with a lot of skills to go over and take a look, but I was disappointed.
There is some heavy firepower in the warehouse, but not much at all. There are only a few machine guns and more than a dozen artillery pieces, but it is unreasonable to say that these can be used to deal with the Outer Mongols again and again.
"What did you find?" Zhou Yude was already a little impatient.
"I got some different information from those prisoners of war."
The confidant named Xiao Cao first smiled mysteriously and then continued,
"They said they were not prisoners of war at all!"
"What?!!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yude's expression changed drastically. Could it be that he, Zhao Ming, dared to kill Liang and take credit? ! !
"Tell me clearly, what are they if they are not prisoners?"
"Sir, don't worry, they are indeed not prisoners of war, but they are not locals from Chabei either.
You know, before my humble position, I served as a tax officer for a period of time, went to the grasslands to interact with herdsmen, and learned some Mongolian.
These people all speak Mongolian, and they say they are Mongolians, which is true. "
"Then what's going on? Why can't I understand?"
Zhou Yude was confused as to how this information came to be so confusing.
If Zhao Ming were here, he would definitely nod with satisfaction and stun you.
"Actually, it's easy to understand. Sir, do you know about the chaos in Outer Mongolia in the first half of this year?"
"Hmm! Are you talking about the anti-independence incident in Outer Mongolia? What does this have to do with that incident?" Zhou Yude nodded, the confusion on his face becoming more and more obvious.
“But they said that almost a month ago, there was another turmoil in Outer Mongolia.
It is said that the mine near Daekulun was attacked by Outer Mongolian rebels, causing 100,000 miners to escape.
And they are one of these miners! "
"How can you be sure that these are the miners over there? How can you be sure that there has been another rebellion in Outer Mongolia recently?" Zhou Yude was suspicious.
"Sir, this is very certain. I was also very clever. I asked these people about the specific situation there.
Involving nearby situations, people or things, these things are actually easy to investigate.
As long as we compare the two and make sure that the person or thing mentioned by the other party can be compared, then there will be no problem.
As for the rebellion, we have no way to better confirm it, but there is a way from above! And such a big thing will be confirmed very quickly.
Moreover, I feel that this is a lowly position, and it seems that this Chief Zhao has some shady private transactions with the Outer Mongolia Begging Department.
Do you think the tens of thousands of dollars that we all sent over really ended up in his pocket, Chief Zhao?
Could it be that it went into the pockets of the Outer Mongols? "
Listening to this, many scattered clues in Zhou Yude's mind seemed to be connected into a thread, all connected.
As for the authenticity of this information, there is no need to doubt it.
Zhao Ming should not be able to know the layout of the situation inside Outer Mongolia in advance.
The Qiyan tribe is not a fool. Tens of thousands of troops are gathered here, and there are foreign troops stationed in Outer Mongolia. Zhao Ming would only dare to send people deep into Outer Mongolia unless he is crazy.
Therefore, as long as the current situation in Outer Mongolia is confirmed, the authenticity of this news will increase linearly.
But there's still one thing I don't understand.
So what if that was the battle report from the beginning?
The Outer Mongolians are not fools. They will not engage in these insider transactions without seeing the real benefits.
"By the way, sir, I heard a piece of gossip from my humble position."
"oh?"
"I heard that Officer Zhao's family sent someone over some time ago. They seemed to have brought a lot of things, but I don't know what they were.
But it seems that this Chief Zhao has a lot of money! "
As these words came out, the last piece of the puzzle gradually took shape in Zhou Yude's mind.
If he remembered correctly, Zhao Ming's family was indeed rich. Although he was only a rich man from the Guanzhong area, if such a rich man gritted his teeth and paid for it, it would not be a problem to shell out more than ten or two hundred thousand yuan.
Moreover, before setting off, he also inquired about the recent situation of Zhao Ming's hometown, Fengjiazhuang, through his connections in the Dutong Mansion.
It seems that he also has a textile factory business, and the scale of the business is not small!
Moreover, the previous head of Fengjiazhuang has passed away, and the men in the family are not up to par. Currently, the person in charge of Fengjiazhuang is Zhao Ming's current wife, Feng Yunyun.
If my husband goes north to work in a barren land like Chahar, normally he would have to prepare a generous sum of money to pave the way.
"I see. No wonder why Zhao Ming was so shabby when he first visited the Dutong Mansion. He turned out to be such a person in terms of feelings!
They are so picky about their own people, but they are willing to spend money on the Mongolians! What a great Zhao Ming! ! !Okay, okay! "
Zhou Yude almost laughed angrily in his heart.
If he remembered correctly, Zhao Ming had paid a visit to Chief Zhang, but he was really shabby and wanted to get some convenience with hundreds of dollars. So much so that Chief Zhang didn't even bother to see him and sent him to Chahar in a hurry.
"Not only is he a rip-off guy, he is also a person who regards wealth as his life and is only interested in profit!"
At this moment, Zhou Yude's feelings towards Zhao Ming completely changed 180 degrees, and gradually began to take shape.
"No! I have to report this to the commander as soon as possible. Let's go! We have to go back overnight!"
He was already a little impatient, but as he gradually calmed down, he felt that this was a good thing.
The more dirty you, Zhao Ming, are in private, the more valuable the information I get will be.
"I'm going to say hello to Zhao Ming. You guys pack up your belongings as soon as possible. We'll rush back to Dutong Mansion overnight!"
Now that he had made up his mind, Zhou Yude was also a resolute person, so he hurried towards Zhao Ming's residence with just one instruction.
