Liu Ziguang's plan is to let Addison develop advanced eavesdropping and surveillance equipment, and use the power of technology to make up for the weak investigative force. However, the cycle of scientific research is relatively long. During this period, it is still necessary to follow everyone's opinions, start small, and vigorously
Collect peripheral intelligence, even inconspicuous information, such as which minister has given birth to a child, the gift note he received, or which minister likes to go to which brothel, what kind of wine he likes to drink, etc. Because Liu Ziguang firmly believes that the most important thing in intelligence work is analysis.
, back then, Japanese reporters were able to analyze Daqing’s oil production just from the iron railings on a photo of the Daqing oil field. This is the power of intelligence analysis.
As for the recruitment of people with good Qinggong skills, this is left to Sun Jian, Sun Gang and his son. One of them has been a bodyguard for many years, and the other is a little bully who has been around the capital. After all, you have to be more familiar with this aspect. If it is not good, it can still be done.
Make use of the relationship between the Five Cities Military and Horse Department and find some personnel with special skills from the prison. These tasks can be considered in the long term. The most important thing at the moment is how to kill Huang Zhen on June 13th.
It is not difficult to kill a high-ranking Jinyiwei official. What is difficult is how to kill the target without leaving any loopholes. When it comes to assassination, the first thing Liu Ziguang thinks of is a sniper rifle. Only this kind of thing can carry out long-distance sniping. It is impossible to have a rifle.
, but sniping crossbows should not be difficult. There are still three days until June 13th, which is just the time to make various preparations. Liu Ziguang found a telescope with a suitable magnification and picked it from the Lianfeng warehouse in Beijing.
I bought a crossbow with the longest range and the best accuracy, and fixed the telescope on the crossbow, thus forming a primitive sniper crossbow. I then used specially made weighted arrows and conducted many test firings in the wild.
Finally, the requirements for sniper killing were initially met.
The red shirt regiment selected all brave, careful, ordinary-looking experts. There were no foreigners. They were all pure Han Chinese. They were the kind of people who were difficult to find among the crowd. They were suitable for spy work. Liu Ziguang asked them first
After wandering around the city for a few days to get familiar with the environment, we selected a few people who did not believe in ghosts and gods and had quick eyesight and steady hands and sent them to be apprentices to Dr. Jones. After completing these things, the little emperor's secret letter and Yuan Chonghuan's invitation
The post has also arrived.
Of course Liu Ziguang had to go to the little emperor's appointment first. On the top of Purple Mountain outside the east gate, the two sworn brothers reunited again.
"Tell me, what good news do you want to tell me?" Zhu Youxiao ignored the pleasantries and went straight to the topic when they met.
Liu Ziguang pondered for a moment, and then told in concise language what happened after arriving in the capital. Finally, he introduced in detail how he became a thousand households in the Nanchang because of saving the Queen Mother's niece.
"I see. No wonder the Queen Mother wants to kill Huang Zhen. This guy actually dares to attack the future queen in the Queen Mother's heart. He doesn't take my cruel mother seriously." Zhu Youxiao smiled sarcastically and asked
Liu Ziguang: "What are you going to do?"
"This Huang Zhen must be killed. Only after killing him can we gain the true trust of the Queen Mother. At that time, we can use the power of Nanchang to attack the Nine Thousand Years Old Gang, and we can also legitimately develop people loyal to His Majesty in the capital," Liu Ziguang said.
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"It's as I thought. This is a fight between a crane and a clam. The fisherman wins. I am the fisherman. Both groups want me to choose their queen. Huh, I don't want to choose. I want my own.
It's up to you to choose the queen." When he thought about the upcoming wedding, Zhu Youxiao became extremely angry.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, my red shirt regiment is stationed in **, just across the river from the capital. As soon as the time is right, we can rush into the capital and deal with those rebellious officials and traitors." Liu Ziguang comforted the young emperor.
"Very good, I believe I'm not mistaken. The reputation of Liu Aiqing's Red Shirt Regiment in Shandong has really spread all over the country. If the storytellers in the capital don't know how to tell a few jokes about Aiqing, they won't be able to survive.
But the General Liu they call has a jade face and white robes, not a scary face like yours." Zhu Youxiao joked that Liu Ziguang left Jinan for the capital secretly and quickly, so he was not injured in the attack.
It spread throughout the capital, which also explains why there was no sensation when he reported his real name to Dong Xiaowan that day. When people saw his face, they thought he was the fake Liu Ziguang with the same name.
Liu Ziguang touched his increasingly improving left cheek, smiled to himself, thought of Yuan Chonghuan's invitation, and said to the emperor: "Shandong is now under the control of the Xuzhou Army, and their commander Yuan Chonghuan is a loyal man.
When he was in Yanzhou, he expressed his intention to eradicate the eunuchs and the rear party, and return power to your majesty. This person is in the capital every day, cooperating with ministers to submit letters to the Northern Expedition, your majesty may wish to meet him."
"It doesn't matter if I make friends with wealthy people and skilled craftsmen, but it will be a bit troublesome for me to make friends with high-ranking officials in the imperial court and the feudal officials. Why do they have several spies from the East Factory in their house? Well, I know this matter. I'll tell you later.
Let Xiao Weizi do it."
The two discussed some scientific issues about parafoils and airships before they separated. Then Liu Ziguang went to visit Yuan Chonghuan. The two parties exchanged views on the situation in Beijing and Shandong, and once again expressed their support for the Zhu family's orthodoxy.
Indignation against the eunuch Party Houdang who controlled the government. Of course, the fact that he went to save the country and joined the South Factory established by the Houdang Party was also mentioned incidentally. After all, Yuan Chonghuan represents the military. If there is any misunderstanding in the future due to this matter, it will not matter.
alright.
June 13th is the day when Mr. Huang Zhen of Jinyiwei returns to Haizhou Province to get married. This godson has no real ability and can only stir up trouble. This time he has poked a hornet's nest in the Queen Mother's nest. Retaliation is almost certain, so Nine Thousand Years Old
Simply let him go back to Haizhou to avoid the limelight. The itinerary was planned according to the rules of going out. Not many people knew about it. There was no big fanfare. He just brought a housekeeper, two servants, and five martial arts experts.
Fuso guards, some of these people are run-down warriors, some are second-rate, and some are third-rate ninjas. They all came to the Ming Dynasty to pan for gold. The wealthy merchants along the coast like to hire a few samurai with long swords to guard the courtyard and decorate the facade. Jinyiwei hires
Naturally, they are all the best among the ronin. They are proficient in ninjutsu and swordsmanship, and are masters of assassination and counter-assassination.
A green baize carriage with tight curtains came out of Huang Zhen's house in the capital. Under the escort of Jin Yiwei, it went straight to the ferry at Pukou. Half an hour later, another inconspicuous carriage came from Nanzhen.
The back door of the Si Yamen quietly drove out. Jin Yiwei was still very cautious. The carriage behind him circled the city several times to make sure that no one was following it before it rushed towards the direction of Shuiximen Pier. Little did they know that Liu Ziguang and the others had already
They were waiting for them at Shuiximen Pier, which showed the importance of intelligence. Mr. Qi's secret letter stated that he would board the ship at noon. This ship refers to the river boat rather than the river crossing across the river, so naturally he had to board the ship at noon.
They waited at the pier instead of the ferry. Jin Yiwei's strategy of dispatching two carriages at the same time was considered a clever one in the Ming Dynasty when communication tools were underdeveloped. If Liu Ziguang and the others did not have precise information, they would not be able to guess which vehicle was which by just relying on surveillance and tracking.
There is Huangzhen.
Shuiximen Wharf is still bustling with businessmen coming and going in an endless stream. Passenger ships and cargo ships are like crucian carp crossing the river. At noon, the boatmen are washing rice and washing vegetables in the harbor with dustpans, cooking, and there are wisps of smoke.
Rising above the river, the medium-sized passenger ship Huang Zhen was riding was parked in an inconspicuous corner, mixed in with the ordinary passenger ships. Liu Ziguang hid in a awning boat next to the trestle and observed the movement outside through the window from time to time.
, a carriage drove slowly over from a distance, and the coachman who replaced the Ziguang Car Dealer who had followed the carriage inadvertently made a gesture towards Liu Ziguang, indicating that this was the target.
The carriage drove to the edge of the trestle, opened the curtain, and jumped out first. Two samurai wearing kimonos with long swords at their waists looked around warily, then stood on both sides of the carriage with arms folded, and then two samurai wearing white silk shirts
Huang Zhen, he didn't seem to realize the danger at all, jumped off the carriage and walked straight towards the trestle.
Liu Ziguang raised his powerful crossbow and aimed at Huang Zhen's heart. Suddenly, the beggars on both sides of the trestle saw the noble gentleman passing by and swarmed around him to beg, immediately blocking Liu Ziguang's sight.
"Come up and do the fucking thing!" Sun Gang, who was behind, saw Liu Ziguang put down the crossbow. He thought the boss was going to draw a knife and went straight over to kill someone, so he also took out the nine-section steel whip.
"Do you think it's a vendetta? There's no technical content at all." Liu Ziguang watched Huang Zhen get on the passenger ship surrounded by guards and beggars. He didn't have any chance to shoot, and he was extremely unhappy, but he said
To put it bluntly, it is indeed difficult to carry out an assassination mission in a place like Shuiximen Pier. Killing comes second. The key is how to escape unscathed. There are many people from the Imperial Guards, the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and the Navy here.
It would be bad if you were targeted by them and the clues were exposed, which would lead to crazy revenge from the eunuchs.
"Implement the second plan. Go to the Yangtze River to attack." Liu Ziguang ordered.
Huangzhen's ship left the dock and sailed along the Qinhuai River towards the Yangtze River. Liu Ziguang's awning ship also weighed anchor and followed closely. There were only three small cargo ships between the two ships. Although there are many ships on the Yangtze River, it is not land after all. If
If the water quality is not very good, you will not be able to escape if something happens. The so-called second plan is to directly join the gang on the Yangtze River. Anyway, there are only five Fuso guards, so just cut them down.
The two ships sailed one after another until dusk. Many ships on the river began to look for the shore to anchor. Only the passenger ship in front continued to sail. Seeing that there were few ships on the river, Liu Ziguang decisively ordered: "Get closer!" They said.
The ships were all ordinary ships driven by sails and oars. Liu Ziguang had more people and strength, and soon he caught up with the passenger ship. The sides of the two ships gradually approached, and when they were still ten feet away, Liu Ziguang took the lead and jumped over.
, seven or eight strong men in black clothes and black veils also jumped over after them, each holding a bright waist knife, and went straight to the cabin. The people on the passenger ship had just noticed that there was a ship behind them.
He was pressed hard, and even though he paddled hard, he couldn't get rid of him. At this moment, the opponent openly jumped into the gang with a knife. It seemed that he had encountered a river bandit.
Three Fuso warriors rushed out of the cabin to resist, wielding long swords, and met Liu Ziguang head-on. The kung fu of these warriors was not the same as that of the two warriors they met during a group fight at Tongrenju in Xuzhou Prefecture.
Experts with nimble hands and feet, they moved barefoot on the boat board, their long swords danced in a white light, and their bodies moved left and right. An ordinary person would have been cut into two pieces by them, but what they encountered was Liu Ziguang. These
The little trick was like child's play in front of him. Liu Ziguang rushed towards the three warriors without stopping. There was no sound of metal and iron clashing, and there was no sound of sharp blades piercing flesh. It was just a flash of lightning. A second later, the three warriors
Maintaining his posture and standing motionless on the ship's board, Liu Zi, bald, jumped into the cabin without looking back to search for the target. The killers who followed him were startled by the three motionless warriors and thought they were
Liu Ziguang tapped their acupuncture points, "Don't worry, kill!" Sun Gang swung his nine-section whip and hit the nearest warrior. Unexpectedly, before the steel whip hit the person, a long crack suddenly opened on the warrior's chest.
A stream of blood immediately emerged from the long gash, and the entire upper body of the person was cut off along the edge of the knife, and the remaining two people were also cut into two pieces.
"What a fast knife, what a quick skill!" Those among the killers who had never seen Liu Ziguang couldn't help but admire him. The other men from the red-shirted regiment who had long been accustomed to seeing Liu Ziguang just smiled softly and followed suit.
Entered the cabin.
Huangzhen's housekeeper and two servants were so frightened that they hid with their heads in their hands. The remaining two guards were shocked when they saw that the three brothers failed to stop the water bandits, and they had no time to think about it.
The octagonal darts in his hand were thrown towards him like a meteor. Liu Ziguang waved the Baihong knife and danced wildly, knocking all the darts away.
"I am Huang Zhen, the Jin Yiwei. How dare you, the water bandits, act so recklessly?" Mr. Huang saw the water bandits coming in force, so he had no choice but to show his title, hoping to save some room."
"What a tight-fitting guard and a loose-clothed guard, I'll kill you!" The other killers also rushed into the cabin, pointing their swords at Huang Zhen and shouted.
The two guards looked at each other and flicked their palms. Suddenly, the cabin was filled with smoke, and no one could see anything. When the smoke dissipated, there was no one in front of them. Looking out the window, they only saw ripples on the water, and the two guards
He was already protecting Huang Zhenshui as he escaped.