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.Section 143 Penglai-1631
"Sir, the telegram from the center. [Read the full text]" Fenghua came out of the telegraph room, holding a telegram newspaper in his hand.
Zhao Yingong had just sent away a group of local scholars who came to Wanbi Bookstore to buy books. Since Zhang Dai and others came to Wanbi Bookstore, the reputation of the bookstore gradually spread, and many scholars came in droves. Although there were many people reading books and few buying them, Zhao Yingong took it all in stride. Not only did he not care about it, he also provided tea and drinks for free. From time to time, I would go to the front and chat with people in person. At first, he rarely talked in depth, and at most he talked about his experiences in Guangzhou and anecdotes about Australians, so as not to get caught in the comments and expose him as a fake scholar.
Gradually, this place started to feel like a literary salon. Many scholars who were interested in new knowledge often came here to read and discuss issues together. Fortunately, Zhao Yingong's level of attainment in "Western learning" or "Australian learning" is probably unparalleled in Hangzhou. Many people had something they didn't understand, so he would just give them some pointers - and he didn't even dare to talk about it. If it is too deep, firstly, the other party may not understand it, and secondly, it is afraid that it will appear that the relationship between oneself and the "Australians" is too deep, which will arouse suspicion for oneself.
Even so, the reputation of Mr. Zhao Yingong, the owner of Wanbi Bookstore, who is proficient in "Western learning" and "Australian learning" gradually spread. After the spread, almost no one discussed xing, "qi" or poetry with him. Such traditional knowledge. Zhao Yingong breathed a sigh of relief.
The group of scholars he sent away just now were scholars who came specially from Huzhou, two of whom were specialized in studying astronomy and calendar - although their learning spirit was very valuable, and Zhao Yingong was completely amateurish in this regard, all of them My knowledge is just a little bit of dust on my skin from reading posts on forums. But after the two sides discussed it, he was shocked. It turned out that the astronomical calendar of the Ming Dynasty was not even comparable to that of the Yuan Dynasty. The "Datong Calendar" promulgated in the early Ming Dynasty was just a changed version of the "Time Calendar" of the Yuan Dynasty. The Qintian Prison in the Ming Dynasty followed the Hui-Hui calendar passed down from the Yuan Dynasty, but the sextons only had a superficial understanding of it and did not really understand its principles. It's just a matter of following the old calendar and applying it.
The official level is still like this, let alone the actual level of private enthusiasts. Zhao Yingong briefly talked about the earth, the concepts of longitude and latitude, and spherical trigonometric calculations, and then he talked about the two scholars in admiration. In fact, Zhao Yingong himself didn’t know what he was talking about. He just directly quoted what he had seen on some historical forums before. The post on Xiu Calendar in the late Ming Dynasty rambles a lot.
In the end, he stopped his grand theory in time to avoid stumbling, and then recommended several popular science pamphlets on astronomy, calendar and mathematics to these two people. A good deal was made.
"I didn't expect that I also know astronomy and calendar." He thought and accepted Fenghua's telegram. Fenghua was his servant and a confidential officer trained by the General Administration of Political Security, and had direct access to the code book. So she also took care of the translation work. In some foreign dispatch stations, naturalized civilian intelligence agents are only responsible for collecting reports, and the translation work is handled by the veteran himself.
The telegram was sent from the "center":
Tianshui:
The call has been received. Your application has been forwarded to the relevant departments for processing. A clear work plan will be issued within this month.
We think your suggestion about carrying out the work of restoring the society is appropriate. According to the intelligence, the leaders of the restoration society, Zhang Pu and others, have a deep relationship with Xu Guangqi. Therefore, it is also relevant for us to win the support of religious Confucian scholars at this stage. Some help.
Regarding the background information and information about the resumption of society, we will ask the Great Library to compile special materials and have them sent to us by our correspondents. Their exact value is up to your discretion.
The personnel arrangements for the working group to Shandong have been completed. They will leave for Hangzhou in the near future, and you will be responsible for receiving them. Then he went to Shandong from Hangzhou to start work. Your mission is: arrange for the working group to go to Shandong safely; use the relationship with the Hangzhou Catholic Church to contact Sun Yuanhua as soon as possible to win his support for our cause in Shandong. Missionary Jin Nige, who is already in Hangzhou, can accompany the team to Shandong as the main liaison.
Xu will not return to Lingao, but will go with the delegation to Shandong to carry out military geography exploration work.
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After reading the telegram, Zhao Yingong struck a match and burned the translation. He drank the "Li Mu Mountain Oolong Tea" presented by Feng Hua while thinking about the next step. Obviously, the executive committee is planning to open a branch base in Shandong. Although the details were not explained to him, the center's telegram made it very clear that this sub-base needed Sun Yuanhua's support. I'm afraid the scale is not too small...
Through his work on the church in the previous stage, Zhao Yingong had obtained the "eight lines" and letters from the Hangzhou church to important church figures such as Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi. Sending a genuine missionary to accompany him would probably be enough to establish a relationship with Sun Yuanhua.
Of course, it would be better if the Hangzhou Church could also send a core figure to help introduce him - this person should not only have a high enough status in the church, but also not have a bad social status - after all, Sun Yuanhua is a dignified governor. I'm afraid a scholar or something like that wouldn't be appropriate either. According to Zhao Yingong's idea, it would be best to teach Zhang Geng in Hangzhou, but this person is currently preaching in Dehua with Ai Julius, so it may be difficult to rely on him.
"Quickly get off the boat and wait alone." Huang Ande stood in waist-deep water, wearing a bulging vest filled with kapok and dyed red - this is the so-called life vest. Wearing a woven rattan helmet-shaped hat to protect the sun from the sun, he did not hold the officer's command knife, but a Minie rifle with a bayonet, and an oil paper bag on the muzzle.
Before he finished speaking, a series of rumbling cannon sounds came from the sea. The cannonballs trailed white smoke trails and passed over their heads, splashing pieces of soil on the hillside on the shore. Some palapas were hit and caught fire.
Soldiers in bloated clothes jumped out of the boats and rowing boats one after another. They all wore these bloated vests and carried a full set of equipment on their backs. They held their rifles high and walked awkwardly in the waist-deep water. If a làng head rushes forward, several people will be knocked down, floated, and struggle helplessly. At this time, the sailors who were rowing boats to rescue him quickly picked him up and took off the blue ribbons on his arms - he had "drowned".
"Quick, go to the shore." Huang Ande tried hard to stabilize his body and cheer up the soldiers while paying attention to the colorful smoke signals on the shore, which were set up by the Marine Commandos twenty minutes ago to indicate the landing. The location of the troops - each company has its own landing area. The area where Huang Ande's 4th Infantry Battalion Grenadier Company was called "Huang-1 Beach".
The clear sound of rifle firing rang out from the small boat behind them. Several clay pots on a row of wooden stands on the beach turned into pieces. This was the light infantry company on the small boat behind them firing.
"Don't miss it," he muttered quietly. Someone shoots you in the back. No matter how good his shooting skills are, it will always make you feel cold on the back of your neck.
A few minutes later, the light infantry company commanded by Huang Ande had landed on the beach of Baitu Village and launched a charge. A new model of cannon was pushed onto the beach. The artillerymen quickly loaded and fired the artillery. Shells exploded around a sandbag fortification on the hillside that served as a "fort".
The assault engineers in the grenadier company were strengthened to quickly build a passage bridge over the trench and blow up the Luzhai. The grenadiers broke through the barrier, added ladders and scaled the wall within minutes, then lobbed a volley of grenades to open a breach.
Ten minutes later, a signal rocket occupying the beachhead flew up from the dilapidated fortress.
"The beaching was five minutes later than planned," said Fu Sansi, the training director standing on the deck of the newly built Type 901 gunboat "Dian Dian", looking at his watch.
Zhu Mingxia put down the telescope and said: "It seems that the sea training is not enough. The movements in the water are too slow."
Infantry battalion commander You Laohu, who came to observe, said: "The life jacket is too bulky. I think it is better not to wear it. It delays the time to get ashore. It is very inconvenient to move ashore. The soldiers' movements are not strong enough."
"If you don't wear life jackets, unless you use a landing craft to seize the beach, a large number of people will drown." Li Di shook his head, "At worst, take them off immediately after landing." He continued, "To be honest, I don't think we should conduct such an exercise to seize the beach in front of the enemy. What’s the point? There are simply no enemy forces capable of carrying out anti-landing operations in this time and space.”
"Try to consider it as comprehensively as possible." Zhu Mingxia said, "The war situation is ever-changing, and we cannot make too many calculations. We are responsible for the lives of soldiers."
Several people started arguing over some details of the beach grab. As an "advisor" and the commander of the special reconnaissance team, Xue Ziliang has not spoken. Today, a detachment from the special reconnaissance team headquarters participated in the exercise and was responsible for the forward guidance and target instruction of the landing force - the boys did a good job. . It's a bit like the Marine Corps Forced Reconnaissance Team.
After being evacuated by Lingao Zhong, Baitu Village has been in depression - it is only used as a backup port for the Navy's fishing team. Today it was shrouded in the sound of cannons and gunfire. Dozens of ships, large and small, flying the morning star flag and navy flag are moored in the outer sea. Single-masted patrol boats, large boats, medium boats, small boats, and rowing boats shuttled back and forth around the big ship, transporting people and various supplies. Chimneys large and small spewed thick black smoke into the sky.
This is a joint land and sea landing exercise code-named "Penglai-1631". The purpose is to test the joint combat capabilities of the northward detachment, the navy dispatch fleet and the joint logistics headquarters. As a warm-up for the upcoming engine action. . ..
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