The big pair on the product list are not allowed to leave this place, so they take care of Hui closely, move the rudder, raise the sails, and sail away to the sea. At this moment, I saw waves rolling on the sea, and two fishing boats were entering the port. These two fishing boats had recently undergone a large-scale modification and were undergoing sea testing. The modification project dismantled the dry industry 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 tanks and personnel accommodation. Armor was also installed at key locations to make it commensurate with its "cruiser" status.
Tang Yunwen looked at the majestic steel battleship and drove past five hundred meters outside the side with a rumbling sound. Regardless of the direction of the wind or the small current, without a sail or oar, it travels like the wind, and the ocean surface is as smooth as a smooth road. 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. After calming down, he stood up and went down to the cabin to sit down. He felt that he was sweating and the stimulation of the falling fishing boat was greater than that of a big iron ship, which was nothing more than a pound. "Big" and he didn't believe that this behemoth could move by itself. But this fishing boat was something he saw with his own eyes. As a naval general, he knew very well how powerful his opponent would be in a naval battle if he had such a ship.
"This ship is so powerful." Zhang Wen also said young.
"This is an iron clipper ship." The ship's boss said, "It was also brought by Australians."
"So they have more than one big iron ship?" Zhang Wen asked nervously, and there are also iron ships?
"Of course it's more than that." 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 was originally filled with large iron boxes, but now there is only a big lattice boat on it. The boss is gesturing. "Some people have also seen it. The Australians have a square-headed boat that can go up and down the beach by itself without entering the port. The bow can also be opened, and it will jump 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 a legend among everyone. I have never seen it before. I don't know if it is true or not."
Tang Yunwen was not interested in this ship with an openable bow. What he was most concerned about was this "iron clipper". Question: "How many iron clippers do these Australians have?"
"I don't know about this small one." The boat boss said that all the Australian boats were moored at a special pier on the other side of Bobu Harbor. Ordinary boats were not allowed to approach. There were small boats patrolling the water all the time. No boats were allowed to approach. Cross the line.
"It was interesting to see the excitement. If you had to get closer to take a look, they were all captured. No one who was captured was released.
"The smile on the ship boss's face disappeared, "I heard that he was working as a hard laborer 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, the boss of the ship stood up, patted his butt, and repeatedly scolded the boatmen, asking them to shake their heads and leave quickly.
"Sir, this iron clipper is quite troublesome."
Tang Yunwen nodded. He considered forcing the Australians to evacuate Lingao. Conquest by force is bound to fail. They can only follow the method used by Penghu to deal with the red-haired people, and the army approaches the border and uses force to force peace. The Australians came from a long distance. After all, the ship was small and the people were small. Although they searched for local scoundrels to enrich their strength, the scale was limited. We can use ten or twenty times the advantage to show our power, and we don't have to worry about the opponent retreating without knowing the difficulty.
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 their strength was six battles. Only eight hundred people. Yu Zigao led more than 10,000 people to fight with him for eight months before forcing him to retreat. The current strength and scale of the Australians are far greater than the supremacy of the red-haired people at that time.
In his estimation, the Australians occupying Bopu will be expelled. It would be necessary to mobilize no less than the force size of the red-haired people who expelled Penghu twice during the Wanli and Tianqi years. It would take at least tens of thousands of troops and fifty warships to be able to surround the Australians around Bopu and force them to retreat. There is no other way.
Lin Qiaoguang was walking on Xianqian Street in Qiongshan County wearing the clothes of a small businessman. He was about to visit someone. And this person has a lot to do 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 infiltrate and control the prefectures and counties across the island. Old reward!
The other counties on the island are of no political or military importance. The Executive Committee believes that the key is Qiongshan County. Qiongshan County is a county in Qiongzhou Prefecture. The gateway to and from Hainan Island, the political and economic center of the island, and the core of Ming Dynasty's rule. It is also the station where the only mobile force with combat effectiveness is stationed on the island.
If the Ming army wants to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against Pingpin, is Weijia the only way for the army to cross the sea and gather? Land; in the war to unify the entire island through the "World Double Action", it is also necessary to defeat the garrison at Baisha Water Barrier, capture Qianhusuo City in Haikou, and occupy Qiongshan County. The other states and counties on the island can basically be transferred and determined. This intelligence committee will focus its current intelligence and penetration work here. Lin Yiguang's task is to use existing relationships to establish an intelligence network in Qiongzhou Prefecture, with the focus being to penetrate into the local government and garrison. Understand the status of the garrison and trend.
Because Qiongshan County and City are attached to Guofu City, they are much larger than Lingao. The county seat is located at the foothills of Daying Mountain and Baozheng Mountain, built close to mountains and rivers. The terrain is higher than the surrounding areas. The Meishe River flows through its south gate and east gate, forming a natural moat. This is similar to the city building in 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. There are few in Hainan. See the handicraft workshop. Many simple primary industrial products can only be produced here in Hainan Island. Therefore, the population here is also densely populated, and the bustling streets look a bit like an ancient county in a movie.
But once you enter the county town, like Lingao, you won't see many businesses or residents. There are various government offices on both sides of the street: Qiongzhou Government Office, Hainan Branch Guards Road, Government Branch, Arms Bureau, Qiongzhou Government School, Qiongshan County School." There are almost no private houses, let alone commercial buildings. Institution. But there is a market in Dongmen Pass that is quite lively. Lin Qiaoguang inquired about it and found out that it is also called "Dongmen City"
Lin Qiaoguang was very puzzled by this strange situation. Why was this majestic city so large and so crowded with all kinds of government offices that there was not much space left. It is deserted and deserted, with almost no space left for residents' residential areas and commercial areas. Instead, the city is bustling with people outside the city, forming a large population settlement. He didn't know that there was a big difference between the cities in ancient Hainan and the cities on the mainland: in the mainland, there were people first and then small cities, that is, cities appeared after the population concentrated to a certain density; in Hainan, there were cities first and then small towns. The city was built for military garrison and administrative needs. In other words, whether it is Qiongzhou Prefecture or Lingao County, it is essentially a military castle. The purpose of building the city was more 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 has not been planned for residents, the area is generally very difficult to accommodate the increasing number of private houses. Therefore, even the hometowns of Qiongshan County's famous figures Qiu Rui and Hai Rui 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 service targets businessmen who purchase local products on the island. They purchased various local products on Hainan Island and could temporarily store them here, and then went through the cargo consignment procedures through Gaoguang Shipping Company. Because of the convenient procedures and safe transportation, one-third of the goods exported from Qiongshan are now carried by the ships of Gaoguang Shipping Company.
Lin Yiguang found it inconvenient to stay in an inn too far from the city. So he took his men and lived as a businessman in a small temple outside the city. This temple was not large in scale, but the accommodation and food were very clean and elegant. Not only is it convenient to live in, it's also very quiet. It was exactly like a "high-end hotel" at that time.
He was generous and threw out ten taels of silver to cover a small courtyard as soon as he arrived. settle down. Set up the portable radio station and establish radio contact with the Lingao main station. Every day he would go out and "visit" guests according to a list.
To say it was a "visit" is actually not accurate. Some are real visits, posting messages on the door asking for an audience; others are just asking for information on the periphery, without actually asking for an audience.
These people are from all walks of life, and can do anything. The list Lin Yiguang holds is actually their network of relationships in Qiongshan County compiled from Gou Da Gou Er's documents. He was ready to take over the system.
Lin Qiaoguang selected about twenty people from the list of people who had cooperation with the Gu family. It was not necessary to accept all the connections. According to the plan of the Crossing Group, the entire Hainan Island will be occupied by the end of the first five-year plan. By then they will 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 grown up in recent years. Here can provide great assistance to the crossing group in terms of intelligence and trade. ! ~!
