In Lingao County, Department B of the Foreign Intelligence Service's "Farm" Intelligence Training Center - the former Gou'er family's house was brightly lit. In the four or five wing rooms that had been converted into classrooms, there were several people from the Ming Dynasty sitting there. They all looked serious.
The doors and windows were closed, and there were no other written signs except the number plate hanging at the door.
Li Yan entered the room one by one to talk - all the Ming people in the wing were veterans who had received long-term training from the Foreign Intelligence Service and were preparing to be dispatched to the mainland. They would split up to carry out intelligence collection, deployment and trade operations in various places to prepare for the next step.
Lay a solid foundation for the mainland strategy.
There is no Guo Yi's Guangzhou group and Chang Shide's Leizhou group here - these two groups are currently conducting semi-public activities. Guangzhou and Leizhou are both yellow zones now, and those who gather here for meetings are those who are about to go to the orange zone and red zone.
District personnel. They are taking great risks, as Minister Shi who came to give a health lecture for them said: The biggest danger is not the Ming Dynasty's incompetent secret service - they can't even destroy the barbarian intelligence system, but
It is the sanitary environment of the entire ancient society.
Every expatriate signed a volunteer letter and wrote a will as required - some people 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 Corporation since Day 1. After the Foreign Intelligence Bureau put up the sign, he immediately signed up and asked to go out to work. Now he finally got his wish and became the "Yangtze River Task Force"
"Team leader.
The so-called "Yangtze River Task Force" is a long-term intelligence collection project carried out by the Foreign Intelligence Service. It is responsible for the geographical survey of military points and transportation hubs in the Yangtze River Basin. It conducts necessary geographical surveying and mapping of important ferries and Jinguan, and at the same time collects information up and down the river.
The intelligence of economic, social, and political groups served as the basis for decision-making on the Yangtze River Strategy across the group as an alternative. The operation code name was "Yuanyang Tea" according to Tong Guan's own nomination.
In addition to this task force, the Intelligence Bureau will also dispatch a group of intelligence and trade personnel to Hangzhou and Beijing at the same time. They will use the mountain-sea system for layout. In addition, personnel from the Liaodong group will also go to Guangzhou in advance with the Guangzhou group.
, preparing to enter Liaodong through Li Luoyou's arrangement.
It is the first time in the history of the Foreign Intelligence Service that four groups of troops are deployed in the yellow zone and the red zone at the same time. More than a dozen seniors will be assigned to foreign missions at the same time. Such a large-scale move makes the Senate a little worried. However, in order to launch the mainland as soon as possible
Under the premise of strategic planning and obtaining more materials, population and financial channels, this risk is still necessary to take.
The members of each group have read the mission statement thoroughly - they must recycle it after reading it, and no piece of paper here is allowed to be taken out. Li Yan is currently conveying the final mission to them, and the content is about entering the action.
Transportation arrangements and response plans in case of special circumstances.
The route each group takes and the means of transportation they use are all kept confidential. Each group only knows its own transportation plan. Only Li Yan knows all the details.
In one of the largest rooms, sat the largest lurking team in this operation: the "Yangtze River Task Force". Four members of this team were drinking tea and spanking in the room at the moment. Although most of them had endured a long period of
After more than half a year of training, and at the same time scorning 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 had the desire to smoke again, but they had already quit smoking on their own - they were going to a place where cigarettes were rare.
I'm afraid even smoking pipes and hookahs are not suitable for overseas products. 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 unnecessary trouble, just quit smoking.
is the best way.
"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 the states and counties along the Yangtze River, even if there were cars and trains in the old time, it would take a long time." He said, playing with his hands.
A Yongle coin kept changing between his fingers. One coin turned into three, four or even five. After a while, they all disappeared.
Zhang Biao is a master's degree student in history and a magic enthusiast. He is good at coin magic. When he was preparing to join the intelligence work, he practiced various "hand skills" and prepared to use his identity as an entertainer as an investigative cover. He will be Tong Guan's main team member.
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"In peacetime, it would be okay. These three or four years have been the end of the Ming Dynasty." Ji Jianzhang said a little worried. He was dressed like a master's accountant, and Ji Jianzhang wrote well with calligraphy.
I also received special training in this field at the Intelligence Bureau.
But Tong Guan didn't care: "The real chaos has not yet come, and the states and counties along the Yangtze River we are going to still have royal laws. Besides, we have a martial arts master to protect us."
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 very boring. He temporarily decided to join the intelligence work - he was trained
He has relatively little time. Tong Guan plans to arrange him at the intelligence station as a permanent staff. Xu Tianqi's major is English - of course this is not useful, but he himself has done a lot of research on Jianghuai dialect, which can be considered 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. They only give general directions. From Nanjing to Chongqing and Chengdu, they are all activities of the Yangtze River Group.
Scope. Once the intelligence team sets off, it must rely entirely on itself to carry out its activities, including the funds for subsequent activities, which must also be financed partly by itself.
"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 we can't carry too much money with us. It is easy to get into trouble if money is exposed."
While they were talking, Li Yan came in. He came in carrying a canvas bag with a big smile.
"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 and put a canvas bag on the table, "This is the equipment for you."
"When do we leave?"
"In these three days." Li Yan said, "We have arranged transportation." He sat down, opened the canvas bag, and distributed the contents to those 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 and sticks.
It has to be taken action. It is the 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 gave their family a very high appraisal. Moreover, Li Xiaogang's son has been sent to Fang
Let’s go study on the grass.”
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 Chunhua will also accompany them.
"Xiang Chunhua is also a home escort. She will be very useful to your group."
"The whole family goes into battle? They are really loyal."
"There is no harm in having more manpower." Another thing Li Yan did not say was the method used by the Ministry of Colonial Trade to break up the Wei Escort Bureau system. Li Dagang is from Jiangxi, Sun Kecheng's most loyal "old brother from the same hometown", and the basic team 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 were revealed 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, and merchants who need to carry large sums of money when traveling far away often convert it into gold in advance.
The last four Glock pistols, each with 2 magazines. This is the standard personal weapon of the veterans. These pistols were originally their sidearms, and they were all sent for maintenance a few days ago. There are also 200 rounds of 9mm.
Ammunition. Packed in a tin box.
Some intelligence personnel 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. Therefore, after repeated discussions, they decided to issue pistols to trade and intelligence personnel. Of course, intelligence personnel can also choose not to do so.
Carry a pistol.
The Yangtze River Task Force is not equipped with a radio station because Tong Guan has not yet decided where to place the task force's stronghold. 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 will be located in Nanjing.
Placing one there would be a duplication of construction - he personally advocated 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 areas. 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.