readsfreenovel Chapter 149 Meeting with the Northern Mission
Chapter 149 Meeting with the Northern Mission
Hearing the question and knowing that he had been discovered, Zou Ming was not panicked at all. He said, "We are members of the Northern Government delegation."
While they were talking, Zou Ming and his companions were still hiding behind the trees and had not come out.
"Members of the delegation? All of you come out and undergo inspection." The patrol squad leader frowned.
"Boom."
When Zou Ming heard that he was going to be inspected, he was displeased. He took out his box gun and fired a shot at the patrolling soldier.
This box gun was equipped to the two kidnapped guards. After the weapons were seized, Zou Ming kept them all for his own use.
"what."
A soldier next to the squad leader was hit in the arm and screamed. The patrol squad leader was not in a good mood. He took out his weapon and fired, and ordered his men: "Shoot."
After a burst of gunfire, five of Zou Ming's guards were killed and two were injured.
Zhuo Ming was frightened by this situation. This was different from what he expected. They hadn't killed all the enemies yet, so how come they didn't have much combat effectiveness in such a short time?
"Don't shoot, don't shoot, we surrender, we surrender." Zhou Ming was also very afraid of death, so he immediately squatted behind a tree, threw away his weapon and shouted.
Seeing the other party like this, the patrol squad leader did not take it lightly. He said, "Drop your weapons and slowly walk out from behind the tree."
As Zou Ming and his four companions came out, they were quickly arrested by patrol soldiers. After checking, a soldier reported: "Squad leader, five people were killed and four were captured."
The squad leader nodded and was about to order these people to be taken away when agents from the Intelligence Department arrived, led by the intelligence team leader Su Lin.
"What happened?"
When asked, the squad leader did not hide anything and told the whole story. After learning what happened, Su Lin rubbed his brows and felt a headache coming on.
These people from the northern government are really good at causing trouble. Last time it was Duan Chenglian, and this time someone came to cause trouble in the guesthouse.
Su Lin sent someone to invite Shen Congfu while notifying Tao Yunong. There was no other way. This matter was not something that a small intelligence team leader like him could handle.
Soon, Tao Yunong arrived at the guesthouse and Shen Congfu had been waiting there for a long time.
After seeing Shen Congfu, Tao Yunong was not in a good mood: "Deputy Minister Shen, I wonder what your northern government wants to do? You don't want to do the same as last time, saying one thing in front of people and another behind their backs, right?"
Tao Yunong was very dissatisfied with the Northern government after the last incident. How could it be possible that something happened just after he moved into the guesthouse?
"Director Tao, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." Shen Congfu looked quite embarrassed and had to try his best to explain.
Tao Yunong sneered, "Misunderstanding? Deputy Director Shen, sneaking around with a weapon in the middle of the night is a misunderstanding? Injuring our patrol soldiers is also a misunderstanding?"
"Okay, I will hand over the prisoners to you. I will temporarily confiscate their weapons and return them to you when you leave Nanshan." Seeing that Shen Congfu wanted to say something else, Tao Yunong waved his hand.
"I will report this matter to the commander, and the commander will decide how to deal with it."
After Tao Yunong left, Shen Congfu looked gloomy. His mission to Nanshan was ruined by a little Zou Ming.
When he arrived at Zou Ming's residence, he said with a bad look, "Okay, Director Zou, are you going to replace me and become the leader of the delegation?"
"Mr. Shen, I was thinking that as long as we can get rid of the southern delegation, this mission can be completed, so I resorted to this desperate measure." Zou Ming dodged his gaze, looking extremely unnatural.
Shen Congfu sneered: "The worst plan? So what if you kill the southern envoys?"
"If Governor Fang wants to cooperate with the South, handing us over will also help him gain the trust of the Southern forces."
Shen Congfu just thought that Zou Ming was stupid. The alliance was based on interests, which could not be changed by killing a few insignificant people.
Unless Jiang Changkun or several important leaders of the southern forces are killed in Nanshan Province, those who should unite will still unite. Even if they have their own ulterior motives, it will not affect the name of the alliance.
Early the next morning, Tao Yunong found Fang Jian and reported what happened in the guesthouse.
Fang Jian frowned and cursed in his heart, are these people in the northern government sick? They always like to make trouble?
"Yunong, send a telegram to the Northern government, denouncing the actions of their delegation. At the same time, send a telegram to the entire country, making the actions of the Northern delegation known to the public."
After Tao Yunong left, Fang Jian fell into deep thought. After this incident, Fang Jian had even less good feelings towards the northern government.
The main reason is that the internal struggle of the Northern Government is too intense. Just like before, the cooperation with Li Bingqing was destroyed by Yuan Shiting. Now the other party has sent an envoy again, and I don’t know which side Zou Ming belongs to.
Although he wanted to unite the weak to fight the strong, what could he do if the weak party was not competitive?
Fang Jian could not help but come to the map and look at the Daxin and Nanshan maps respectively. This Nanshan map was drawn by someone he had hired during this period.
Although the entire Nanshan hinterland is surrounded by mountains, in fact, you can also get out of Nanshan through Pingshan City. From this path, you can go to Yongxi and Nanchuan Province.
However, the path in Pingshan City is rugged and difficult to travel, making it difficult for not only the army to pass but also for transporting supplies.
Judging from the current situation, it would be best for Fang Ji'an to give Nanshan Province a few years to develop, follow the northern government, go out of Nanshan to attack Jiyang, and occupy Zhuyang.
But the Northern government is constantly plagued by internal strife and is so deep in political intrigue that it is easy to be sold out if you cooperate with them.
Through these contacts, Francis began to lose trust in them, and his previous plan to unite with the northern government was quickly rejected by Francis.
Of course, if he did not unite with the Northern Government, Fang Ji'an would not easily follow the Southern New Army to attack the Northern Government's territory. It would not be a good thing for Fang Ji'an to quickly destroy the Northern Government.
Therefore, the best option for Fang Ji'an was to attack other warlords.
If the road leading out of Pingshan City can be repaired, Yongxi and Nanchuan will be the best targets. However, it is not appropriate to do so now. The only thing we can do now is to help the southern forces and hold off Lu Rongqing.
However, helping the new southern army to resist Lu Rongqing would not bring any substantial benefits to Nanshan Province, which made Fang Jian very conflicted.
After receiving the telegram from Nanshan Province, the Northern Government did not pay attention to it, which made Fang Jian and Tao Yunong very dissatisfied.
In the morning, Tao Yunong, Zhou Zhuowu and others held talks with Shen Congfu.
Shen Congfu said: "Director Tao, Vice Governor Zhou, the Northern Government sent troops to Nanshan because you did not obey the Northern Government's orders."
"The current northern government is willing to pardon your crimes, but you need to send troops to Jiyang to relieve the pressure on Sanjiang Province."
Tao Yunong was not surprised to hear the other party's request, but he could not tolerate the crimes mentioned earlier and the fact that the reason for sending troops was that Nanshan Province did not obey orders.
If we really want to continue negotiations along this topic, Nanshan Province was inexplicably made to take the blame for the previous war, which was not its fault.
Moreover, the Northern government's move to pardon the crime was also a good plan. If they really agreed to this, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting their previous mistakes in disguise?