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The Yuanhaitian's circumnavigation of the island caused great panic among the military and civilians of South Australia. As the black smoke rose from the beacon alarms, beacons across the island were lit one after another. [Read the latest chapter] Then, the beacons on nearby islands and even the coastal beacons near the mouth of the Han River also ignited black smoke.
Guard posts and fortresses everywhere closed their city gates, and soldiers and village warriors climbed up the city walls in full gear, watching in fear as the alarm for the incoming bandits from the sea was sounded.
Regarding the sudden rise of Kun thieves in Guangdong recently, both officers and soldiers, gentry and common people all have strange fears. Ever since news of the Guangdong official army's defeat in Qiongzhou and the almost total annihilation of the army spread intermittently, the horror level of the Kun thieves has been far greater than that of the pirates who have caused trouble in the past ten years. And their fighting deeds in the Pearl River Estuary area have also been exaggerated into horror.
Now, an Australian ship flying the flag of the Bandit appeared unexpectedly, and one can imagine the psychological shock.
Although there was only one incoming ship, even though the incoming ship was less than 200 tons, all the surrounding cities and villages were fully prepared for defense.
However, not a single official warship came out to fight or intercept. Chen Ting knew the power of the Kun Thief Navy, Tang Yunwen's second defeat in Haikou, Qiongzhou, and Xu Tingfa's disastrous defeat on the Pearl River. Chen Ting knew it clearly, and he was unwilling to take this risk.
After He Rubin was defeated in Qiongzhou, although the Guangdong officialdom tried their best to cover him up, he was still held accountable by the court, dismissed from his official position, lost his military power and salary, and now lives at home, becoming a "disused general". As for other generals who survived the Zhengqiong battle, they were also punished in varying degrees. Although Tang Yunwen's punishment was not severe, he still served as his Qiongzhou Commander-in-Chief, but people said that he could no longer leave Haikou City, and his military orders could no longer leave Haikou City.
Chen Ting and Liu Xiang have secretly made a non-aggression agreement... Although the two parties are very close to each other, they are at peace with each other. Recently, he received a report that Liu Laoxiang's main force had gone north to Fujian to compete with Zheng Zhilong. The situation around Nan'ao was relatively quiet. Under this situation, he was even more unwilling to start a war lightly and had no chance of winning.
Black smoke pillars rose far and near, making Qian Shuixie feel very excited. This feeling of being feared was very good. It's a pity that the purpose of this trip is not Nan'ao Island. It means nothing to the Senate to destroy Chen Ting. In a sense, officers and soldiers are gentler partners. They currently have no opposition to the Senate and are subjectively active. Not strong...will not expend energy to make an enemy of the Senate. Keeping Chen Ting's subordinates is still an idle piece of work to contain Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong's group.
"I don't know where Liu Xiang is hiding." Qian Shuixie felt a little regretful - although he also knew that the Haitian alone would not be able to deal a fatal blow to Liu Xiang's group, deep down he still wanted to work at sea. After a battle, let the boys have some meat. The Sanya detachment has not carried out any decent operations so far. The most common operations are to enter the Li District and launch punitive crusade against the "unfriendly" local Li Dong. Basically, they are ambushes and long-range sniper battles. . Qian Shui Xie believed that the intensity of such fighting was too low to train the team.
Li Ziping saw that the ships and people he passed were avoiding, and knowing that the Ming army was not prepared to fight, he immediately ordered Ren Fu to sail the ship to a bay and anchor, put down the small boat, and send the special reconnaissance team and exploration team ashore for an exploration action.
Ren Fu chose a bay in the south of Nan'ao Island... called Yandun Bay. It is about 5 to 6 kilometers away from the Ming army garrison in the north. There is a village by the bay. As soon as the Haitian Ship approaches, the people in the village help the old and young and flee. Li Ziping didn't care that he was not here for civil propaganda.
The operation itself was very bold, because the entire landing team was only twenty people... There were at least several thousand Ming troops and Xiang Yong on the island who could be dispatched at any time. If they make dumplings, they will have to rely on the power of firearms to break through, and there may be a few casualties. However, Qian Shuixie believes that this possibility is extremely small. According to the intelligence, Chen Ting has no intention of having an armed conflict with the Australians.
"Pay attention to keep in touch. Keep the radio open." Li Ziping warned, and then said to Liu Zheng, "Old Liu, you can take the team members around the shore. Going deep into the interior is the job of the scouts..."
"I'm a senior traveler...you can't trust my fighting ability?" Liu Zheng was dissatisfied. He was fully armed and had instruments and equipment on his back. He inserted his gw∪7 into the holster under his arm and patted it, "Don't worry. Although my men and I are not good at shooting and killing, we are no better at walking, climbing and swimming than the scouts." Poor. Even if I can’t be a support, I won’t become a burden to the Qianshui Association.”
Finally the exploration team finally set off together. The two parties agreed that if nothing unexpected happened, they would meet at Qianjiangwan at ten o'clock the next morning. It is inconvenient for the Haitian cruise to berth along the coast after dark.
This expedition team of less than twenty people landed on the island...the fishing village was completely deserted. Based on the map, Liu Zheng thought that this was probably Aoqian. "If Zhao Yingong and the others were here, they would have pulled out another trick to sacrifice the emperor." Liu Zheng said with a smile... "The small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty also stayed here."
"Is this really happening?" Qian Shuixie was very interested in this.
"Yes, I saw the background information of the Great Library when I was preparing for this exploration." Liu Zheng said with relish.
In May 276, due to the invasion of Yuan troops, Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shizhong and others protected the young emperor of the Song Dynasty as he retreated through Nan'ao and once stationed in Qian'ao Village. It is said that three Song wells were dug here at that time: "Long Well", "Tiger Well" and "Horse Well" for drinking by the emperor, ministers and generals and soldiers.
Sure enough, they found a well with a stone fence on the beach outside Aoqian Village. Very close to the beach. Liu Zheng tasted the water inside and it was fresh water. It should be the legendary Songjing. They also discovered the foundations of some larger buildings near Aoqian Village, which may have been the temporary residence of "Hai Xing Zai". It is said that there are gold and silver treasures left by the Southern Song Dynasty near Aoqian Village, but Liu Zheng thinks these are nonsense.
There was nothing special about Aoqian Village. The reconnaissance team quickly left here and began to move toward the northeast of the island. The western part of Nan'ao Island is mountainous, and it was still a forest park in the 21st century. The population and towns are mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the island, and the deputy general's station is also located in the northeast.
The reconnaissance team was active on the island for a full 24 hours. During this period, they visited almost the entire eastern part of the island. The defenders and village warriors of the village fortresses they passed through each closed their villages and guarded strictly. No one went to fight. The entire Nan'ao Island showed a kind of atmosphere. There was unprecedented silence, and almost all activities came to a halt.
Except for some old people, Qian Shuixie met no one else in the villages on the island. Almost everyone hid in the fort, and the villagers and soldiers were waiting day and night. Watch over the wilderness, villages, towns and fields beyond the walls. Most of them have never seen what the legendary Kun Thief looks like. In most cases, even if the scouts wearing mí colors are under their eyes, they are difficult to detect.
Nan'ao Island is located in the East Guangdong Sea, at the center of the three major ports of Kaohsiung-Xiamen-Hong Kong, and is close to the main international route in the Western Pacific. The Senate had a keen interest in it and it is not surprising that it was included in the "String of Pearls". Yandun Bay, Changshan Bay, Zhuqidu and other places here have the conditions to build deep-water ports and build 10,000-ton wharves, making them ideal relay stations for maritime shipping.
The wind energy resources here are very abundant, with the average annual wind speed reaching 854 meters per second and the effective wind speed lasting many hours. The total installed capacity of wind power on the island can reach 200,000 kilowatts. In the old days, it held the title of Asia's No. 1 island wind farm. Although Chuanchuanzhong is currently unable to rely on wind energy to generate electricity, wind energy is still a good candidate for utilization.
The scouts arrived near the station of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of South Australia, at the opposite camp. After conducting on-site surveying, mapping and photography of the harbor, Qian Shui Xie believed that there were about 3,000 troops stationed here, 40 to 50 warships in the harbor and on the beach, and forts and strong walls on the shore. Obviously this is the main support point for the official and military coastal defense in the entire Chaoshan area. If they are willing to fight aggressively, they will be a threat to future engine operations.
However, Qian Shui Xie believed that they would not hinder the engine operation. The other party obviously had no fighting spirit and only wanted to protect themselves. This land reconnaissance literally became an excursion on Nan'ao Island. The special reconnaissance team had no chance to open the weapon's safety from beginning to end. Qian Shuixie found it a little hard to understand how calm the soldiers and civilians on the island were. Of course, the special reconnaissance team didn't do anything outrageous: they didn't burn down the house, they didn't steal chickens and ducks, and they didn't molest the women. The officers, soldiers and local warriors just watched them parade on the island, using fireworks signals to convey their whereabouts, but no one came out to challenge them.
After traveling according to the planned reconnaissance route, we arrived at Qianjiangwan early the next day and successfully merged with the Haitian. The Haitian immediately conducted reconnaissance of the bays in the Shanwei area and Chaozhou area. During this period, there was a conflict with the local fishermen who were half-fishermen and half-bandits. They had relatively little information and had never heard of the power of the Australians. They became the training targets of the Haitian Ship in vain.
The Haitian immediately turned around and headed for Kaohsiung. From here to Kaohsiung, the sea voyage is only 160 nautical miles. The average speed of the Haitian is about 7 knots. After 24 hours, they have arrived in the "dog-fighting" Kaohsiung waters.
Before the Ming Dynasty, Kaohsiung was still a lagoon, inhabited by the so-called Madoka ethnic group, a branch of the Pingpu ethnic group. These "ethnic groups" basically belong to the Austronesian language family and have very low economic and cultural levels. The population is also very small. It is often harassed by Chinese pirates and Japanese pirates. ! .
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