1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 441 Demonstration in person
The composition of the prisoners in the Haihan Hard Labor Camp is very complicated. There are prisoners from the Yazhou prison, criminals among the naturalized people, bandits and pirates captured in the mainland last year, and South Vietnamese prisoners of war from the Annan Kingdom. There have been thousands of them, and dozens of construction sites distributed on Qiongzhou Island are engaged in the most clumsy and arduous manual labor.These people were sentenced to different lengths of sentences, ranging from one month to no sentence. Those who were not sentenced to a long sentence probably still had hope, but some who had no hope of leaving the hard labor camp alive would inevitably have some desperate thoughts.

It is not the first time that escape by taking advantage of the regulatory loopholes of working in the field has happened in the hard labor camp, and this kind of thing happens almost every month.However, since the establishment of the hard labor camp, there has never been a person who has actually successfully escaped.Because the places where these hard laborers work are almost all within the Haihan control area, these hard laborers have neither ID cards nor any supplies or circulation coupons to buy supplies. Even if they can escape from the construction site, it is often difficult. Hiding for a long time.As for the consequences of being caught, if the fugitives are not guilty of death, they are often dispatched to the remote black soil port to engage in the work of refining coal tar, which is extremely harmful to the human body.

However, it was the first time in history that the hard labor escaped directly from the construction site into the city under the control of the Daming government.But no matter where they fled, Qiao Zhiya couldn't let these daring hard laborers become the first group of pioneers who successfully escaped. Therefore, even if he adopted a tougher attitude, Qiao Zhiya must let the militia enter the city to arrest these people as soon as possible. prisoner.

In such a small city, it was difficult for outsiders to find a suitable shelter, so the militiamen who entered the city quickly found several hard laborers at the root of the city wall.Some of them saw that the situation was not good and ran away immediately, and some of them knelt on the ground as soon as they saw the shadow of the militiamen and dared not raise their heads—they probably understood that it was basically impossible to escape from these evil stars again. possible things.

The militiamen were not in a hurry to hunt down the prisoners who had fled again, because the prisoners had fled into Changhua County an hour ago, and Xiao Laosan had ordered the city gates to be closed, so no matter how they escaped, there was no way for these people to leave this small county. up.

Almost all of these militiamen who were sent to Changhua to perform missions had participated in the battle in Annan, and they could be considered veterans with formal combat experience. In two or three speeds, he tied his hands and feet with hemp rope so that he could not move.Then someone brought a bunch of shackles and locked these people up one by one.This kind of fine iron shackles are generally only used in the process of transporting hard labor. Ten or even 20 people wear them in a string. They must act collectively, and there is no way to escape. However, these shackles are generally removed during work to increase labor. efficiency.

The arrest went smoothly at the beginning, and the militiamen had captured nearly half of the fugitives within ten minutes of entering the city.Xiao Laosan and Qiao Zhiya also supervised the arrest process at the city gate. After all, these militiamen entered the city in the name of "assisting the government in arresting fugitives", and each team of militiamen also sent several guards to follow the action. to avoid a situation out of control.

Xiao Laosan saw the fugitives shackled in chains walking slowly towards the gate of the city under the escort of the militia, and seemed to say unintentionally: "The Haihan militia is really well-trained. It seems that in the past two years, Yazhou Stability, bandits are extinct, and it makes sense."

When Qiao Zhiya heard this, his mind immediately became active. Xiao Laosan's words did not seem to be aimless, but had some kind of overtones.He tentatively replied: "Over in Yazhou, the government trusts our militia quite a lot. Now the personnel of several inspection departments are replaced by militia members. This way, the government can save a lot of money. In terms of personnel expenses, secondly, there are a large number of Li and Miao youths in the militia, and it can also help these mountain people solve some of their livelihood problems."

Xiao Laosan replied: "This method is not bad. My Changhua County has a large area and a small population, and the number of troops stationed is small. In the past, it was often harassed by Nanyang pirates, and the people suffered unspeakably... As a court official, I often complain about it." I can't sleep at night, I don't know how to solve it!"

Speaking of which, even if Qiao Zhiya is an ABC who grew up in the West, and doesn't know much about these twists and turns in Eastern culture, he already understands what Xiao Laosan's words want to convey-this is to take the initiative to take refuge in him Thighs!
Qiao Zhiya coughed dryly and said: "Since the people of Changhua have this need, we are also willing to contribute money and people to help the local people solve this hidden danger. Mr. Xiao, what do you think of this? We will pay for people, weapons, and supplies ourselves. In addition, donate a sum of office funds to the Changhua garrison every year, and the condition is that the Haihan militia can have a name for legal activities in the local area.”

Xiao Laosan knows that Haihan people want money and people, and their strength is far higher than that of the local government. Since they have extended their hands to Changhua, this place will sooner or later become their territory like Yazhou. It's better to take this opportunity to earn some benefits for yourself.But he is a military officer, and the scope of authority he can use is relatively limited. If he wants to get the Haihan people to pay bribes, the methods he can use probably have to be linked to the power in his hands.After much deliberation, Xiao Laosan finally came up with such a solution, and today the Haihan militia went to the city to arrest fugitives, which is undoubtedly the best time to communicate with the Haihan people. Xiao Laosan had heard of the word "office expenses". The people in the Yamen in Yacheng are now able to lie at home and eat idle meals because of the so-called "office expenses" paid to the yamen by the Haihan people on schedule. Whether it is used in the office or other places, everyone knows it well.Since Qiao Zhiya had said all this, Xiao Laosan naturally understood it.

"How did this happen!" Xiao Laosan pretended to decline.

"You don't need to refuse, Xiao. After today's matter is over, someone will come to discuss the cooperation details with you. You just have to wait." Qiao Zhiya didn't give Xiao Laosan any time to hesitate, and hurriedly finalized the matter with a few words .As for the follow-up details, due to the financial issues involved, Qiao Zhiya has no right to make a promise alone.

Such a form of cooperation has been operated many times before, not only in Yacheng, but also in Thanksgiving County between Changhua and Yazhou, as well as Lingshui and Wanning in the northeast of Sanya. situation.The strength of the garrisons in these places is weak, and the soldiers have limited knowledge. They think that since the Haihan people are willing to contribute money and effort, they are happy and at ease. Anyway, they can collect money while sitting at home, which is much better than being outside in the wind and sun. .

Whether it is the Executive Committee or the Military Commission, they all like this form of "cooperation". It can not only avoid direct armed conflict with Ming Dynasty, but also achieve the purpose of actual control. The relevant departments don't particularly care about the money on the Internet, after all, this amount is really just a drop in the bucket compared with the military expenditure needed to start the war.

When Qiao Zhiya and Xiao Laosan were chatting with great interest, they suddenly heard the sound of muskets firing from the city, and there were more than one sound.The faces of both of them changed, and Qiao Zhiya immediately said, "I'll go and see what's going on!"

"Let's go together!" Xiao Laosan was also afraid of some out-of-control situations, so he followed Qiao Zhiya and ran towards the direction of the gunshots.

The incident happened only two blocks away from the city gate, and the two rushed to the scene quickly.A group of militiamen blocked an alley. The naturalized militia officer leading the team saw Qiao Zhiya coming in person, and quickly reported the current situation to him.

It turned out that the five fugitives fled here under the siege of the militia. In a panic, they caught a passing mother and child and used them as a shield.However, these fugitives were not familiar with the roads in the city, so they retreated into a dead end, and the militiamen who chased them opened fire directly, killing two of the fugitives who moved slower.At present, the remaining three fugitives and the pair of mother and child held hostage are still in the alley.

"Take a hostage!" Qiao Zhiya nodded, then took off the rifle carried behind his back, and started to move his hands and feet.Counting on ordinary militiamen would probably not be able to solve this kind of thing properly, Qiao Zhiya decided to do it himself, and by the way, let Xiao Laosan see what makes a good soldier.

"Please Boss Xiao, please fight for me!" After finishing speaking, Qiao Zhiya walked into the alley with a gun in his hand, without waiting for Xiao Laosan to agree or not.

This alley is not long. According to Qiao Zhiya's visual inspection, it should be only about 20 meters. On both sides and the other end of the alley are courtyard walls about two meters high.When Qiao Zhiya stepped into the alley, he saw the three fugitives planning to use a ladder to climb over the wall, while the kidnapped mother and son shivered in the corner.

Seeing that the target was unobstructed, in order to avoid missing the opportunity, Qiao Zhiya did not give a sound warning, and directly took aim with the gun, then pulled the trigger, firing at the frequency of two bursts per step while moving forward .The three fugitives were almost caught off guard by the instant bullets, and the huge momentum at close range caused the bullets to push their bodies heavily against the wall, making them living targets without resistance.

Qiao Zhiya emptied the magazine with a steady rate of fire. At this time, he was less than ten meters away from the position of the three fugitives.Qiao Zhiya moved the rifle behind him, then pulled out the MK23 pistol that was inserted in the holster on his chest, and fired three more shots at the three fugitives whose bodies were slowly sliding down against the wall using the standard "Mozambique shooting method"— — two shots to the torso and one to the head to make sure the trio couldn't die any more.

In fact, when Qiao Zhiya shot with the rifle, the three of them had already been shot several times, and there was basically no possibility of surviving. Qiao Zhiya's refilling the gun was not so much to ensure that the enemy was killed, but a large part of it was a show of force—— Especially to show off to Xiao Laosan who was already dumbfounded with fright.

When Xiao Laosan saw Qiao Zhiya entering the alley alone with the strange-looking firecracker just now, he couldn't help but wonder how he could use one firecracker to deal with the three fugitives.But from the moment Qiao Zhiya opened fire, Xiao Laosan was already stunned. The firecracker in Qiao Zhiya's hand could fire continuously without loading ammunition, and it seemed to be extremely powerful. The bullets were almost like nails. The fugitive was nailed to the wall.Afterwards, Qiao Zhiya shot again with the pistol at close range, and Xiao Laosan was so shocked that he was numb—even the pistol could be fired in succession!
Qiao Zhiya closed the safety of the pistol, put it back into the holster, and then waved towards the entrance of the alley, and the militiamen rushed in.These militiamen are all veterans, and they have seen Haihan chiefs use these sharp and strange weapons to kill the enemy on the Annan battlefield, so they are not as shocked as Xiao Laosan.

Qiao Zhiya ordered: "Send these two hostages out first, let them go home. Find a car, take the bodies of these three guys back, and show the itchy prisoners what will happen if they escape! , Clean up here, and pick up every shell case for me!"

Qiao Zhiya returned to the entrance of the alley, and asked Xiao Laosan who was still in a state of out-of-body state: "How did Xiao feel about my performance just now?"

Xiao Laosan murmured, "That's...so amazing..."

"You see, my performance just now proved that we have sufficient ability to protect the safety of the local people, do you think so, Mr. Xiao?" Qiao Zhiya continued to ask proudly.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xiao Laosan finally came back to his senses at this time, his head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "What Major Qiao said is very true, and I admire it very much."

Qiao Zhiya saw that his eyes kept looking at the two guns on his body while he was talking, so he asked with a smile, "Xiao Ba always wants to play with my two weapons?"

The youngest Xiao quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, I don't have that intention, but just now I saw that Major Qiao used it with great power, so I took a second look. May I ask Major Qiao, this weapon is also produced by Haihan ?”

"Of course, but the craftsmanship of this weapon is very complicated, and only senior officers can equip it." Qiao Zhiya said boldly.Regardless of whether it is HK416 or MK23, these advanced weapons cannot be produced in ten or twenty years in this time and space, but from what he said, Haihan already has the ability to produce such weapons.

How did Xiao Laosan know the tricks? In his opinion, the two weapons used by Haihan officer Qiao Zhiya are invincible. One person can be used as a team of musketeers. If 5 soldiers are equipped with such weapons People, I'm afraid they can fight all over the world.And in this small city of Changhua, the combined garrison might not even be able to handle Qiao Zhiya alone, so it seems that it is a wise move for him to choose to cooperate with the Haihan people instead of confronting them.

Because Qiao Zhiya fired a burst of guns just now, and the sound of the guns was almost heard in the small county town. The people all ran home and hid themselves. At this time, there were no people on the street. .But in this way, it cleared the obstacles to the arrest of the remaining prisoners.

(End of this chapter)