The boss of the ship was eager to leave this place, so he quickly asked his men to move the rudder, raise the sail, and sail to the open sea. At this moment, I saw waves rolling on the sea, and two 8154 fishing boats were entering the port. The two fishing boats had recently carried out a large-scale
The modification is under sea survey. The modification project dismantled the fishery production equipment and some navigation and electronic equipment that were too advanced for this time and space, installed weapons, set up a special ammunition depot, and expanded the fuel tank and personnel accommodation.
, and also installed armor on key parts to make it commensurate with its "cruiser" status.
Tang Yunwen looked at the majestic steel warship, its engine rumbling as it drove past five hundred meters outside the side. Regardless of the wind direction or the current, it sailed like the wind without sails and oars, and the ocean surface was as smooth as a smooth road. He couldn't help but feel.
His face turned pale, and he sat down on the fishing net as if he was exhausted.
"Sir!" Zhang Wen hurried over and helped him up.
"It doesn't matter!" Tang Yunwen waved his hand, "Go back quickly!"
Tang Yunwen sat for a while and calmed down before he stood up and went down to the cabin to sit down. He felt like he was sweating. The 8154 fishing boat gave him more stimulation than the big iron boat. The iron boat was nothing more than a "big iron boat".
", and furthermore, he didn't believe that this behemoth could move by itself. But he saw this fishing boat with his own eyes. As a naval general, he knew very well how powerful such a ship could be in a naval battle.
"This ship is so powerful." Zhang Wen also said in surprise.
"This is an iron clipper." The boss of the ship said, "It was also brought by the Australians."
"So they have more than one big iron ship?" Zhang Wen asked nervously, and there are also iron ships?
"Of course there are more." The ship boss said proudly, "In addition to the iron clippers, I have seen them have a large ship with a very low beam and a very flat deck. It used to be filled with large iron boxes, but now there is only one big orange ship on it.
"…" The boat boss gestured, "Some people have seen Australians with a square-headed boat. It can go up and down the beach by itself without entering the port. The bow can also be opened, and there is a springboard when it is opened..."
"Absurd!" Zhang Wen couldn't help but comment, "If the bow of the ship can be opened, won't it sink in the sea?"
The captain laughed and said: "Vice-General! This is everyone's legend. I have never seen it before, so I don't know if it is true or not."
Tang Yunwen was not interested in this ship with an openable bow. He was most concerned about the "iron clipper". He asked: "How many iron clippers do these Australians have?"
"I don't know about this small one." The boat boss said that the Australian ships were all moored at a special pier on the other side of Bobu Harbor. Ordinary ships were not allowed to approach. There were small boats patrolling the water at all times.
Cross the line.
"There are some interesting things to watch. If you insist on getting closer to take a look, they were all captured - none of them were released." The smile on the boss's face disappeared, "I heard they are working as hard labor for the Australians."
Thinking that his behavior of transporting officers to visit the shop this time would probably lead to the same fate if the Australians found out about it, the boss of the ship stood up, patted his butt, and repeatedly scolded the boatmen, asking them to rock the oars and leave quickly.
"Sir, this iron clipper is quite tricky..."
Tang Yunwen nodded. He considered forcing the Australians to evacuate Lingao. Relying on force to conquer was bound to fail. The only way was to follow the method used by Penghu to deal with the red-haired people. The army approached the border and used force to force peace. The Australians came from a long distance. After all,
There are only a few ships and few people. Although we have recruited local scoundrels to increase our strength, the scale is still limited. We can show our power with ten or twenty times the advantage, so we don't have to worry about the other side retreating without knowing the difficulties.
In the last year of Wanli, the Red-haired people arrived in Penghu with only three large ships, and the army forced them out with fifty warships. When they entered Penghu for the second time in the fourth year of Tianqi, the Red-haired people only had more than a dozen large and small warships, and the land force was
There were only 800 people. Yu Zigao led more than 10,000 people to fight with them for eight months before forcing them to retreat. The current strength and scale of the Australians are far superior to the red-haired people at that time.
According to his estimate, to expel the Australians entrenched in Bopu, it would be necessary to mobilize no less than the number of troops that were used to expel the red-haired people from Penghu for the second time in Wanli and Tianqi years. The number of troops mobilized should be in the tens of thousands and fifty battleships at least.
, only then can we surround the Australians around Bopu and force them to retreat. Other than that, there is no other way.
Lin Baiguang was walking on Xianqian Street in Qiongshan County wearing the clothes of a small businessman. He was about to visit a person. And this person had a great relationship with his plan to come here.
The Chuan Chuan Group's rule in Lingao is deepening, and plans to open separate mines at important resource points across the island are also being implemented. The next step is to penetrate and control the prefectures and counties across the island.
Other states and counties on the island are of no political or military importance. The Executive Committee believes that the key is Qiongshan County. Qiongshan County is the head county of Qiongzhou Prefecture, the gateway to and from Hainan Island, and the political and economic center of the island.
The center is the core of Ming Dynasty's rule, and it is also the garrison of the only mobile force with combat effectiveness on the island.
If the Ming army wants to launch a military encirclement and suppression of Lingao, this is the place where the army must cross the sea to gather; if the crossing group wants to launch a war to unify the entire island, it must also defeat the garrison of Baisha Shuizhai, capture Qianhusuo City in Haikou, and occupy
Qiongshan County, as well as other prefectures and counties on the island, can basically be determined through communication. For this reason, the Intelligence Committee has focused its current intelligence and infiltration work here. Lin Baiguang's task is to use existing relationships to establish intelligence in Qiongzhou Prefecture.
The focus of the network is to penetrate into the local government and garrison to understand the status and trends of the garrison.
Qiongshan County and City are much larger than Lingao because they are attached to Guofu City. The county seat is located at the foothills of Daying Mountain and Baoer Mountain, built on mountains and rivers. The terrain is higher than the surrounding areas. The Meishe River flows through
Its south gate and east gate form a natural moat, which is similar to the fortified city near Lingao.
This is where Fucheng is located, and most of the people and supplies from the mainland are gathered here, so business is quite prosperous. The streets outside the east gate, west gate and south gate are lined with many shops and homes, which is very lively and rare in Hainan.
Handicraft workshops. Many simple primary industrial products can only be manufactured here in Hainan Island. Therefore, the population here is also densely populated, and the bustling streets look a bit like ancient counties in novels and movies.
But once you enter the county town, you can't see many businesses and residents just like Lingao. There are various government offices on both sides of the street: Qiongzhou Government Office, Hainan Branch Guard Road, Administrative Branch, Arms Bureau,
Qiongzhou Prefecture School, Qiongshan County School... there are almost no signs of private houses, let alone commercial institutions. There is only a market in the east gate gate that is quite lively. Lin Baiguang asked about it and found out that this place is also called "Dongmen"
city".
Lin Baiguang was very puzzled by this strange situation. Why was this dignified city so small? It was filled with all kinds of government offices and there was not much space left. It was deserted and there were almost no residential areas for residents.
Instead of leaving space with the commercial district, the city was bustling with people outside the city, forming a population settlement. He didn't know that there was a big difference between ancient Hainan cities and cities on the mainland: in the mainland, there were people first and then cities, that is, the cities were in
It only appeared after the population concentrated to a certain density; in Hainan, there were cities first and then people. The city was built for garrison and administrative needs. In other words, whether it is Qiongzhou Prefecture or Lingao County, its essence is a military castle. The purpose of building a city is more.
It was to defend against attacks by aborigines and bandits, and to show the imperial court's dominance.
Slowly, the city became a guarantee of safety, and people gathered around the city to form settlements. Because the city itself had not been planned for the residents, the area was generally very small, and it was difficult to accommodate the increasing number of people.
There are private houses, so even the hometowns of famous figures Qiu Jun and Hai Rui in Qiongshan County are outside the west gate.
Chuanchuan Group already has a foothold in Shenying Port outside Qiongshan County. It is an inn opened by Qiwei. In addition to guest rooms, it also has a large-scale warehouse and a Gaoguang Shipping Ticket Agency.
The target of the service is businessmen who purchase native products on the island. They have purchased various native products on Hainan Island and can temporarily store them here, and then go through the cargo consignment procedures through Gaoguang Shipping Company. Because of the convenient procedures and safe transportation, they are now exporting from Qiongshan
One-third of the cargo is carried by the ships of Gaoguang Shipping Line.
Lin Baiguang felt that it was inconvenient to stay in an inn too far away from the city. So he took his men and lived in a small temple outside the city as a businessman. This kind of temple was not large in scale, but the accommodation and food were very clean.
It is clean and elegant. It is not only convenient to live in, but also very quiet. It is exactly like a "high-end hotel" at that time.
He was generous, throwing out ten taels of silver to rent a small courtyard as soon as he arrived. He settled down, set up his portable 2w radio station, and established radio contact with the Lingao main station. Every day he would go out and walk around according to the
A list of guests to “visit”.
It is not accurate to say that it is a "visit". Some are real visits, posting messages on the door to ask for an audience; some are just inquiring about information on the periphery, without actually asking for an interview.
These people are from all three sects and have all kinds of things. The list Lin Baiguang holds is actually from Gou Dagou'er's Wen Piao Astronomy. He plans to take over this system.
Lin Baiguang selected about twenty people on the list of people who had cooperated with the Gou family - it was not necessary to accept all the connections. According to the plan of the Chuanchuan Group, the entire Hainan Island will be occupied by the end of the first five-year plan.
By then they would be the rulers of Qiongshan County.
Among the people he selected were petty officials in the government, petty officers in the local garrison, merchants running shops, and merchants traveling between the mainland and Qiongshan, all of whom had been able to work in recent years.
It provides great assistance to the Cross-Travel Group in terms of intelligence and trade.