Chapter three hundred and twenty second solicitation
Because, Wang Haiting carried out drone surveillance on all important figures in Linghai Academy and sent people to track them 24 hours a day.
Because there are drones tracking, even if these guys are very skilled, they cannot detect the stalkers.
Therefore, the Hummingbird drone is Tang Wen’s trump card and will never be sold out.
"I didn't expect that the chief officer of Linghai Academy in the General Military Yamen was actually Wei Yang." Wen Jinyuan said while watching the video.
"Their plan is too sinister. Once it succeeds, we will all be buried on Baihe Island." Chu Zhao said.
"Hehehe, I think this White Crane Island is pretty good. It's so big. If you sort it out, it will be the sixth island of my Tang family." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"According to the investigation, there are a large amount of saltpeter mines on Baihe Island, which can be used to make gunpowder. My subordinates just led a patrol and found some simple tools for making gunpowder on the island, which are probably left by pirates." Wang Haiting said.
"That's great, our gunpowder factory will be located here." Tang Wen said.
"But the mechanical equipment was left on Tianshi Island." Wen Jinyuan said.
"Bring it here and arrange it immediately. Ask Zhan Dongwen to drive the freighter over and move it over." Tang Wen said.
"There is no electricity on Baihe Island, and it cannot be carried out even if it is brought here." Wen Jinyuan said.
"Let's just transport a few generators over here first. I'll go to the West and get a batch of wind turbines back later," Tang Wen said.
"Then you have to wait until the imperial court grants Baihe Island to the lord before you take action. Otherwise, if you don't give it by then, our work will be in vain," Wen Jinyuan said.
"I believe that what Linghai Academy wants to do will definitely be accomplished. We just have to wait. It can take as little as five days or as much as half a month. This island will be mine." Tang Wen sneered.
"We have to build fortifications quickly to prevent the Sun Country from counterattacking," Wen Jinyuan said.
"Of course this must be done immediately, but don't worry, I have brought back a large number of black cannons from the West this time.
Putting them all aside, it will not be easy for them to invade the island.
Moreover, we killed thousands of people in the Kingdom of the Sun at once, and they also suffered heavy losses.
It won't be too fast to organize a counterattack all at once. We will break through when we really can't hold on. I believe it will be difficult for our ships to break through and stop them.
In addition, another 3,000 troops were transferred from Koh Samui.
Once a war breaks out, this group of troops will be stationed on Baihe Island for a long time.
In addition, the three freighters just purchased were also equipped with black cannons.
Equipped with firecrackers, if the war becomes serious, these two ships will also have to join in." Tang Wen said.
"Sir, others say Baihe Island is a desert island, but I don't think so." At this time, Wang Haiting said.
"Did you find something?" Tang Wen asked.
“There are many traces of human habitation and some dilapidated houses.
There is even arable land, and vegetables can be grown on the land.
However, the strange thing is where have these people gone? Could it be that they were all killed by people from the Kingdom of the Sun?" Wang Haiting said.
"Conduct a comprehensive search." Tang Wen gave the order, and Wang Haiting immediately organized manpower to search the entire island.
This Baihe Island is about the same size as Black Rock Island, with an area of nearly three thousand hectares, which is not small.
There are canyons, rivers, and tall mountains and deep gorges on the island. It is not easy to search the entire island.
Of course, Wang Haiting is now mainly organizing people to launch ten drones to conduct a carpet search across the island.
Tang Wen also organized manpower to build forts, and each fort was equipped with a mobile board house.
The kitchen and bathroom facilities inside are complete, but the soldiers all have to sleep in Datongbu to facilitate the residence of the Tang family's troops.
As for the stones for building the fort, of course they were sourced locally, and the cement was transported from Heiyan Island.
The rumbling sound of exploding rocks was heard, and the next step was to simply repair the large rubble with tools.
The Sun Country's cannons have a range of only five or six miles, while their own cannons have a range of ten miles.
Therefore, as long as you find an enemy ship coming, your side can start bombarding it if it is out of range of their black cannons.
The black-clad cannon equipped with an infrared sight is much more advanced than the Sun Kingdom's, and its accuracy has been improved several times. It can point and hit even at night.
As a result, it would be quite difficult for the warships of the Kingdom of the Sun to get close to it.
Even if a few boats slip through the net and break through the blockade of artillery shells and rush over, our side still has the advantage of the main island and can easily deal with them.
In the afternoon, the freighter delivered cement, generators, barbed wire, a batch of mobile houses, diamond repair tools, food and other items.
Thousands of tons of supplies arrived, plus 3,000 newly transferred troops.
More than 300 cannons were deployed around Baihe Island, and Tang Wen gained a lot of confidence.
Eight thousand people were mobilized, and the four islands of Samui became nervous.
The defense is naturally a lot empty, and it will be troublesome if the enemies of the Kingdom of the Sun kill them.
Therefore, even women and teenagers joined the team and acted as temporary leaders of the logistics team.
The next morning, good news came from Wang Haiting. The old guy jumped into Tang Wen's mobile house in three leaps.
"Master, we found them."
"Who?" Tang Wen asked.
"There are a lot of people, so many people, it is estimated that there are more than 10,000 people." Wang Haiting handed over the video recorded by the drone.
Mei Niansu quickly opened the computer and inserted the USB flash drive. Soon, the video screen came out.
It was an extremely remote corner of the island, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and some figures emerged from a primitive jungle.
Soon, the drone followed these figures and discovered that there was a hole under the cover of the towering ancient trees.
The drone flew into the hole, it was such a big hole.
There were several thousand people inside, and the drone flew elsewhere and discovered multiple caves, each containing between one and two thousand people.
I saw that there were chairs and tables in the largest main cave, and a middle-aged man with a big round face, wearing a purple cloak and tight black pants was sitting on a chair.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to the speech of Master He." At this time, the thin man standing next to the big round-faced man clapped his hands. Suddenly, thousands of people settled down and sat on the ground watching the two of them.
"Everyone! Although we come from all over the world, we have lived on Baihe Island for more than ten years.
You all also believe me, He Tian. Several groups of pirates came up before and were driven away by us.
However, this time it was different, it was the thieves from the Kingdom of the Sun who launched a massive attack.
Although we can deal with a small group of pirates, we are really powerless against them.
If the house is gone, we can build it again. If the farmland is destroyed, we can rebuild it. We must survive first.
Therefore, you must not go out.
Once we are discovered by them, we will die without a burial place." He Island Master said.
"Therefore, the island owner didn't even send out spies this time. He was afraid that the enemy would find out and follow the clues to investigate, and we would be finished." said the thin-faced man standing next to him.
"Master Zhou, are we absolutely safe here?" someone asked.
"No one can guarantee it, but the owner of He Island and I found that this place is quite secretive. They are not familiar with the situation on Baihe Island, so it is quite difficult to find it.
Therefore, we are not allowed to leave the cave. We only arranged a few hidden sentries outside the cave.
Just now, news came from the secret sentry on the top of the mountain. It seems that the imperial court has reinforcements coming and they are fighting against the enemies of the Kingdom of the Sun.
The battle is quite fierce, and I don’t know what’s going on?
It seems that some people from the imperial court were surrounded by the Kingdom of the Sun on the island." Master Zhou said.
"The imperial court is not a good person. If we are discovered by them now, we will definitely be captured by them and serve as soldiers. When the time comes, we will be the scapegoats." At this time, a tall man stood up and said.
"Luo Kun, you are right. So, no matter who they are, we ignore them because none of them are good people.
If discovered by the Kingdom of the Sun, it would definitely be a dead end.
But on the other hand, if we are discovered by the officers and soldiers who have returned from the imperial court, we will definitely be captured as soldiers or servants.
At that time, all the food we have hidden will be taken away by them.
If the Kingdom of the Sun attacks the island, we will definitely rush to the front, otherwise we will die." Master Zhou nodded.
"So, if you want to survive, you must abide by the rules and never go out! Anyone who dares to step out of this hole will be killed on the spot!" He Tian slapped the handle of the chair and stood up, looking around everyone with a murderous look on his face.
"What if we are surrounded all the time? The food we brought cannot last two days." someone asked.
"From now on, each person will have one fistful of food per day, so save money.
If you are really not full, mix it with white mud and water and eat it to make you fuller.
I have sent people to dig out a lot of white mud and cut some young grass.
You can also mix it into the grain and move it into the cave later." He Tian said.
"It's over. My cattle and sheep will definitely be caught and eaten by them."
"Yes, I ran in a hurry earlier, and I still have a few bags of food that I haven't moved away."
"Everyone has food left behind, but there's nothing we can do about it. They came in a hurry, and we can't take them all away at once. We can only give them an advantage," Master Zhou said.
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"This is a good thing." Tang Wen smiled after watching the video.
"The master wants to recruit them into the army as a group trainer? We are short of people now, so it's just right." Wen Jinyuan said.
"You can recruit or buy," Tang Wen said.
"I'm afraid if they don't agree, then it will be troublesome for more than 10,000 people to fight against us." Ximen Taigao said.
"If you don't agree, you will be killed for disobeying the imperial order! I don't believe that none of them are afraid of death. Of course, I will go over and have a chat with them before." Tang Wen said coldly.
"They also have some firecrackers in their hands. Master, you have to be careful." Mei Niansu said.
"Don't worry, I will let them understand the stakes.
However, don't go there yet, let them starve for a few more days and hold them in for a few more days.
When the time comes, they will collapse, and we will be their saviors." Tang Wen waved his hand.
"Chu Cong, where have you been during this time? You must be drunk again.
Is it worth it for you to get drunk every day for a woman?
Are you still my son, Chu Guang?"
Haisheng City, Haishenggong's Mansion, Chu Cong just came in from the outside and was scolded by his father Haishenggong Chu Guang.
The largest official in Sea Saint City is of course Sea Saint King, but under Sea Saint King is Sea Saint Duke, one of the eight princes of the current dynasty.
Dukes have always had extraordinary importance in the court, superior to marquises and slightly inferior to princes.
Even some dukes who hold real power have more power than ordinary county kings.
The stability of the country has a lot to do with these dukes. The royal family is their own people.
But the dukes are the backbone of the country, so the emperors value them very much.
"Dad, I'm going to the south." Chu Guang responded, "I have some things I want to tell you."
"You kid... seems to be still awake." Chu Guang stretched out his hand and breathed in front of Chu Cong, looking at him with some surprise.
"Really!" Chu Cong said seriously.
"Then... let's talk in the study." Chu Guang glanced at his son again and went upstairs. Of course, Chu Cong followed behind him with a cautious look on his face.
Because his father has always been strict. Chu Cong has been beaten frequently since he was a child.