Siheyuan, my new life

At this time, seven trucks full of soldiers and action team members, led by six jeeps, quickly drove out of the city and sped towards the southeast.

However, the car slowed down not long after leaving the city. There was no other way. The roads in the city were relatively flat, but the roads outside the city were full of potholes due to years of disrepair. In addition, the road surface was covered with snow for several days in a row. It would be strange for the car to drive fast on such a road.

When we were in the city just now, there were still quite a few pedestrians on the road, but when the convoy drove out of the city, the number of pedestrians on the road gradually decreased. Now, one can only occasionally see an ox cart carrying firewood into the city, and one or two passers-by who are wrapped up tightly.

More than an hour later, the jeep stopped in front of a ridge. According to the route on the map, they were about to enter the mountainous area. There was no way for the vehicle to pass through, so they had to stop here.

After arranging the personnel to stay behind, the rest of the people followed Director Qin Ming into the mountains.

Under the cover of snow, one can only vaguely make out the path into the mountain marked on the map. Fortunately, every five or six hundred meters, there is an obvious sign pointing forward. Some are arrow signs that have just been cut out from the big trees next to the path. In some slightly open places, an arrow is directly carved out of a tree trunk as thick as a bowl, pointing forward.

Qin Ming glanced at Xiong Qingshan who had been following him with a pistol in his hand, smiled bitterly and shook his head, then simply folded up the map in his hand and put it in his pocket. With such obvious road signs, there was no need to use the map in his hand at all.

Apparently Xiong Qingshan also realized this. He grinned and shouted to the team behind him: "Comrades, speed up and move forward in the direction of the sign."

After hearing Xiong Qingshan's instructions, the members of the action team, led by their respective captains, quickly passed the two directors in front of them and ran towards the distance at an accelerated pace.

Qin Ming reached out to stop the soldiers who were about to speed up, and said with a smile: "Everyone should keep your strength and move forward at a normal speed. Those guys have undergone special training and are used to it."

Although the company commander wanted to have a competition, after all, he was leading the elite of the garrison, but when he looked up, those guys were no longer there, and there were only the messy footprints left on the snow, silently guiding everyone on the way forward.

The company commander couldn't help but feel powerless. Even if they were on flat ground, even if he and the soldiers behind him sprinted at full speed, they probably wouldn't be able to reach such an astonishing speed, let alone on a mountain road covered with snow.

Qin Ming and several deputy directors could only slowly accompany the soldiers as they continued to move forward, while Xiong Qingshan had already rushed out at a high speed and soon disappeared behind the ridge.

After crossing three ridges of varying heights, we saw two members of the action team standing on a high slope in front of us, waving at us constantly.

Qin Ming smiled and said to the company commander who was already a little out of breath, "Captain Geng, you guys keep up the speed. We'll go ahead and see what's going on." After that, without waiting for the other party to answer, he quickly ran away.

Zhang Shangwu and others could no longer hold back, so they all ran out quickly.

Captain Geng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He felt a little tired after walking here. The soldiers behind him began to breathe heavily. However, there was no sweat on the faces of the directors and deputy directors of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. From their actions just now, it can be seen that they have been taking care of their own and the soldiers' face, and they accompanied everyone forward slowly and leisurely.

At this time, Qin Ming had already arrived beside the two action team members. Before he could ask, a team member reported loudly: "Director Qin, the small valley ahead is the secret base of the Security Bureau, but now all the spies inside are in a coma. Deputy Director Xiong has already led the team members to search, and sent two of us to greet everyone."

Qin Ming smiled and said, "Okay, you guys stay here and wait for the troops behind you to come over together. We'll leave first."

After saying this, Qin Ming and several deputy directors who had caught up with him quickly ran towards the small valley.

At this time, Xiong Qingshan was directing his team members to pile up the items found in various houses in the center of the small valley. Looking at more and more things, he couldn't help but marvel inwardly that these guys from the Secret Service actually stored so many supplies here, and just now in one of the largest courtyards, there was even a tall chimney and a small steel furnace.

Obviously, the Beijing branch of the Bureau of Secrets has been operating here for many years. The weapons and ammunition that have been discovered can at least organize a reinforced company. If Secretary Lin had not sent people to deal with these enemy spies in advance, it would not be easy even for their own action team to attack here by force. The machine gun positions deployed on the surrounding mountain tops alone are not easy to deal with, not to mention the nine mortars and a large number of artillery shells. If they really want to attack by force, casualties are inevitable.

Qin Ming and several deputy directors also ran into the small valley and found that there were more than 30 stone houses built on the hillside. The mottled marks left by wind and frost on the walls of these stone chambers were enough to prove that this place has existed for at least dozens or hundreds of years.

From the hillside to the bottom of the valley, our ancestors had already gone through untold hardships to open up small plots of land. Although the area of ​​each plot of land was very limited, they accumulated over time and there were at least hundreds of these large and small plots, so the total area was not small.

In front of each stone house, there is a path leading to the valley. These paths, which are less than two meters wide, evenly divide the nearby fields. Opposite the entrance of the valley, there is a huge stone house which is twice as high as the other stone houses and two or three times larger in area. In front of the door of this big stone house, there is a flat drying yard which is more than 100 meters long and more than 50 meters wide. At this time, many members of the action team are constantly carrying things from the stone houses to the drying yard. Qin Ming and others couldn't help but be amazed when they saw the various materials that had been piled up.

Seeing Qin Ming and others coming, Xiong Qingshan came over and whispered, "Director, there are too many things here. I suggest that we first transport the more than 30 unconscious enemy agents and some heavy weapons back. Due to time constraints, we can only let half of our action team stay to guard them, and we have to make another trip every morning. By the way, there is also a small steelmaking furnace and some processing equipment here. Let's go and have a look first."

Everyone followed Xiong Qingshan into the large courtyard of the stone house. What appeared before their eyes was a furnace that was more than one meter tall and had been dyed black and gray by coal ash. Next to it was a pile of coke.

These people all work at the Red Star Steel Mill, so of course they can recognize at a glance that the furnace in front of them is a simplified version of a steelmaking furnace. Although this type of furnace is relatively crude, it is not a problem if it is just to melt those scrapped special steel parts. Although the quality of the final product is certainly not comparable to that of a steel mill, according to the confessions of enemy spies currently available, these guys are only planning to manufacture a batch of simple mortars. As long as they can ensure that three or two shells can be fired, it will be enough. Dozens of mortars will be used at a time, pouring hundreds of mortar shells into the central area, and then simply discarding these junk and evacuating.

Thinking about the consequences of that, Qin Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly. At this time, Zhang Shangwu pointed at the pile of coke next to him and cursed: "It seems that the Beishan Mining Bureau has a big problem. These cokes are strictly controlled military supplies. Several tons of coke were found here. We must bring those bastards to justice when we go back."

After hearing what Zhang Shangwu said, everyone nodded in agreement. Yes, if there was no collusion between insiders and outsiders, there would not be so much coke appearing here.

You should know that the only coke factory near the capital is under the management of the Beishan Mining Bureau, and the importance of coke to the smelting industry is self-evident. Nowadays, domestic electricity is extremely scarce, and even the capital cannot guarantee residents 24-hour stable electricity supply. In addition to fully guaranteeing some national key projects, even some smaller enterprises often experience power outages. Therefore, electric heating furnaces have not yet begun to be promoted, and they mainly rely on coke boilers.

Because of the importance of coke to each enterprise, the government has introduced strict control measures. The normal procedure is that the enterprise takes the approval documents from the higher authorities to the Beishan Mining Bureau for filing and registration, then obtains the transfer order, goes to the coke plant sales department for invoice, pays the money to the finance department, and then picks up the goods at the storage department. When leaving the coke plant, it must also be inspected by the factory security department, and finally released after everything is correct.

Obviously, the secret base of the Beijing branch of the Bureau of Security was able to get so much coke. In all likelihood, they had tampered with the coke plant under the Beishan Mining Bureau, and there were many people involved.

Qin Ming snorted heavily. "The exact origin of the coke will be revealed after we return and interrogate these enemy agents. Everyone has heard Lao Xiong's proposal just now. It is obviously impossible to transport all the things here back in one trip. Everyone, please share your opinions."

Wang Shengli was a little hesitant: "Director Qin, should we wait for the comrades from the army to come up and discuss it with them? In addition, all the comrades from the relevant departments are staying at the foot of the mountain to take over the work. Don't we need to discuss it with them as well?"

Qin Ming waved his hand and said, "The secretary and Deputy Minister Yan have already given clear instructions before we left. This operation will be led by our security team, with other departments cooperating. We have discussed the specific matters and will notify you later. Now we have to pick up comrades from relevant departments to go up the mountain, and time is even tighter."

Wang Shengli nodded after listening to it. "Okay, I agree with Lao Xiong's opinion. In addition, I suggest that we should not just keep our action team here tonight. It would be better to ask some comrades from relevant departments to stay here. This can also be regarded as a form of supervision."

Everyone agreed, so Qin Ming waved his hand and said, "Well, when the comrades from the army come up, let them have a good rest first, and then escort them back together after carrying a load of supplies. Half of our security team will stay behind, and comrades from relevant departments will also be asked to send a few comrades to stay. Now we will start carrying the heavier things, and let the comrades from the army carry the lighter items. Lao Zhang, you stay here and be responsible for the detailed registration, so get started."

Zhang Shangwu was about to speak, but the other deputy directors had already turned around and walked out. He could only sigh helplessly. To be honest, he would rather move more things than stand there like a wooden stake. Apparently, the other deputy directors felt the same way.

So Qin Ming gave a few instructions to several team leaders of the action team. Except for the four team members who stayed on the top of the surrounding mountain tops to be responsible for the guard mission, all the others ran towards the shell boxes. Among the items in front of them, the shell boxes were the heavier. Each wooden box contained sixteen Type 60 mortar shells, weighing more than thirty kilograms. Of course, with the strength of these guys, they would definitely not carry only one box at a time. Some quick-handed team members picked up the shoulder poles next to them, tied the mortar shell boxes together with three boxes with ropes, and then easily picked up six boxes of mortar shells and trotted towards the valley with light steps.

The other team members followed suit. When the carrying pole was not enough, they found a sturdy wooden stick. When the mortar shell box was gone, they tied the bullet box. Each of them easily carried nearly 200 kilograms of things and trotted away at ease.

This kept Zhang Shangwu very busy. He kept making notes in pencil in his notebook. He could only remember the number of artillery boxes and bullet boxes, and had no time to count them carefully.

Qin Ming and several deputy directors picked up the tied-up weapon boxes and joined the team going down the mountain.

Captain Geng and the soldiers who were walking towards them were all stunned. They were of course aware of the weight of the box of shells. If it were on flat ground, many of them could carry a load of 400 kilograms. However, looking at the relaxed expressions of the action team members, everyone could only admire them secretly.

At this time, Zhang Shangwu, who was standing on the drying field, shouted loudly: "Captain Geng, you and your comrades should have a good rest first and recover your strength. When Director Qin and the others come back, you can carry the things down the mountain together."

Although Captain Geng wanted to join in the transportation immediately, seeing the soldiers behind him panting, he could only take a good rest first.

Although everyone was carrying a load of more than 400 kilograms, they were still much faster out of the mountain than when they entered the mountain before. After all, at that time, in addition to paying attention to the road, everyone also had to take into account the soldiers who went into the mountain together. But now everyone had no worries at all. They carried their loads and walked down the mountain quickly with light steps.