Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 493 Fucheng

The boss of the boat couldn't wait to leave this place, so he hurriedly told his subordinates to lift the rudder and raise the sails, and sailed to the open sea.At this moment, I saw waves churning on the sea, and two 8154-type fishing vessels were entering the port. These two fishing vessels had recently undergone a large-scale refit and were undergoing sea surveys.The modification project removed the above fishery production equipment and some navigation and electronic equipment that were too advanced for this time and space, added weapons, set up special ammunition depots, expanded fuel tanks and personnel cabins, and installed armor on key parts , making it befitting of its "cruiser" status.

Tang Yunwen looked at the majestic and majestic steel warship, and the rumble of the machine drove past 500 meters outboard, regardless of the wind direction or the tide, without sails but sailing like the wind, and the ocean surface was like a smooth road.He couldn't help but turn pale, and sat down on the fishing net as if exhausted.

"My lord!" Zhang Wen hurried over to help him up.

"It doesn't matter!" Tang Yunwen waved his hand, "Go back!"

Tang Yunwen sat for a while, then got up and went down to sit in the cabin, only feeling sweating profusely. 8154 The fishing boat gave him more stimulation than the big iron boat, and the iron boat was nothing more than a "big", and he didn't believe that this behemoth could move by itself.But this fishing boat was what he saw with his own eyes.As a navy general, he is very clear about how powerful the opponent has such a ship in a naval battle.

"This ship is so powerful." Zhang Wen also snapped.

"This is an iron clipper," said the captain of the boat, "it was also brought by Australians."

"So they have more than one big iron boat?" Zhang Wen asked nervously, and iron boats?

"Of course it's more than that." The boss of the ship said proudly, "Except for iron clippers, I've seen them have a kind of big ship with a very low side and a flat deck. It used to be full of big iron boxes, but now there is only one big orange on it.槔..." The old boatman gestured, "someone has seen Australians have a square-headed boat, which can go up and down the beach by themselves without entering the port, and the bow can be opened, which is just a springboard..."

"Ridiculous!" Zhang Wen couldn't help commenting, "If the bow can be opened, isn't it going to sink in the sea?"

The boat boss laughed and said, "Master! This is everyone's legend, and I have never seen it before. I don't know if it is true."

Tang Yunwen is not interested in this boat whose bow can be opened, what he cares most about is this "iron clipper".Q: "How many iron clippers do these Australians have?"

"I don't know about this small one." Said the boss of the boat. All Australian boats are moored at the special wharf on the other side of Bopu Port. Ordinary boats are not allowed to approach. There are small boats patrolling the water all the time. crossed the line.

"There are interesting and lively ones. If you insist on getting closer to see them, they are all taken away - none of the captured ones have been released." The smile on the boat boss's face disappeared, "I heard that they are used as hard labor for Australians."

I probably thought of my behavior of transporting officers to visit Bopu this time. If the Australians found out, it would probably be the same end.

"My lord, this iron clipper is tricky..."

Tang Yunwen nodded. He thought that to force the Australians to evacuate from Lingao, conquest by force would undoubtedly fail.The only way to deal with the red-haired people in Penghu in the past is to follow the method of dealing with the red-haired people.The Australians came from a long distance. After all, there are few people on the boat. Although they wantonly recruit local scoundrels to recharge their strength, the scale is limited after all.One's own side shows its prestige with a ten-fold or twenty-fold advantage, so that the other side will not worry about retreating without knowing the difficulties.

At the end of the Wanli period, the red-haired people came to Penghu with three large warships, and the officers and soldiers forced them out with 800 warships; when Tianqi entered Penghu for the second time in four years, there were no more than a dozen large and small red-haired warships, and the land force was strong. But 1 people.Yu Zigao led more than [-] people to fight with him for eight months before forcing him to retreat.The current strength and scale of the Australians is far superior to that of the red-haired people at that time.

According to his estimation, to expel the Australians entrenched in Bopu, it is necessary to mobilize no less than the 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 surround the Australians around Bopu and force them to retreat.Other than that, there is no other way.

Lin Baiguang was wearing the clothes of a small businessman and was walking on Xianqian Street in Qiongshan County. He was going to visit someone.And this person has a lot to do with his plan to come here.

The crossing group's rule in Lingao is deepening, and the plan to open sub-mines at important resource points on the whole island is also being implemented. The next step is to infiltrate and control the states and counties of the whole island.

The other states and counties on the island are of no importance in terms of politics and military affairs. The Executive Committee believes that the key point is Qiongshan County.Qiongshan County is the first county of Qiongzhou Prefecture, the gateway to and from Hainan Island, the political and economic center of the whole island, the core of Ming Dynasty's rule, and the only place where the only combat-capable mobile force on the island is stationed.

If the Ming army wants to launch a military encirclement and suppression campaign against Lingao, this is the place where the army must pass through the sea; if the crossing group wants to launch a war to unify the whole island, it must also defeat the garrison of Baisha Shuizhai, capture the city of thousands of households in Haikou, and occupy the entire island. Qiongshan County, other states and counties on the island can basically be passed on.For this reason, the intelligence committee focuses on intelligence and infiltration work at this stage.Lin Baiguang's task is to use the existing relationship to establish an intelligence network in Qiongzhou Prefecture. The focus is to infiltrate the local government and the garrison, and grasp the status and movements of the garrison.

Qiongshan County is much larger than Lingao because it is attached to Guofu City.The county seat is located at the foot of Daying Mountain and Baoer Mountain, and is built by mountains and rivers.The terrain is higher than the surrounding area.The Meishe River flows through its south gate and east gate, forming a natural moat, which is similar to the fortification of Lingao.

This is where the Fucheng is located, and most of the personnel and materials from the mainland are collected and distributed here, so the business is quite prosperous. The streets outside the East Gate, West Gate, and South Gate are lined with many shops and houses, which is very lively, and it is rare in Hainan. handicraft workshop.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 as soon as you enter the county, like Lingao, you don't see many businesses and residents.There are all kinds of government offices on both sides of the street: Qiongzhou Government Office, Hainan Branch Shoudao, Chief Administrative Branch, Military Weapons Bureau, Qiongzhou Government School, Qiongshan County School... There are almost no shadows of private houses, let alone business establishment.It's just that there is a market in Guanxiang, Dongmen, which is quite lively.Lin Baiguang inquired, this place is also called "Dongmen City".

Lin Baiguang was very puzzled by this strange situation, why the size of this majestic mansion is so small, after being filled with various government offices, there is not much area.It was deserted and deserted, and there was almost no room for the residential and commercial areas of the residents. Instead, the city was bustling with people, forming a 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 interior, there were people first, and then there were cities, that is, cities appeared after the population reached a certain density; It is for the needs of the garrison and administration. In other words, whether it is the capital of Qiongzhou or Lingao County, its essence is a military castle.The purpose of fortification is more to defend against the attacks of aborigines and bandits, and to show the ruling power of the imperial court.

Slowly, the city became a guarantee of safety, and the common people gathered around the city, forming settlements.Because the city itself has not been planned for the residents, the area is generally small, and it is difficult to accommodate the ever-increasing number of houses. Therefore, even the hometowns of famous figures in Qiongshan County, Qiu Jun and Hai Rui, are outside the west gate.

The Crossing Group already has a foothold in Shenying Port outside Qiongshan County. It is an inn opened by Qiwei. In addition to the guest rooms, it also has a large-scale warehouse and a Gaoguang Shipping Line ticket agency. .The object of service is businessmen who purchase native products on this island.They bought all kinds of 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, one-third of the goods exported from Qiongshan are carried by the ships of Gaoguang Shipping Company.

Lin Baiguang thought it was inconvenient to stay in an inn too far from the city.So he took his subordinates to live in a small temple outside the city as a businessman—this kind of temple is not large, but the accommodation and food are very clean and elegant.Not only is it convenient to live in, but it is also very quiet. It is exactly the "high-end hotel" at that time

He was generous, throwing out ten taels of silver to cover a small courtyard as soon as he arrived.settle down.Set up the portable 2W radio station and establish radio contact with Lingao main station.He has to go out every day and "visit" guests according to a list.

"Visiting" is not really accurate.Some are genuine visits, asking to see you by posting a post on the door; others are just asking for news from the outside, and don't really ask for a meeting.

These people have three kinds of teachings, and they can do anything. The list held by Lin Baiguang is actually their relationship network in Qiongshan County deciphered from Gou Dagouer's documents.He is ready to take over the system.

Lin Baiguang circled about [-] people on the list of people who have cooperation with the Gou family - it is not necessary to take over the entire network.According to the plan of the Crossing Group, the entire Hainan Island will be occupied by the end of the first five-year plan, and they will be the rulers of Qiongshan County by then.

Among the people he selected were small officials in the government, small officers in the local garrison, merchants who ran shops, and merchants who traveled between the mainland and Qiongshan. In terms of intelligence and trade, it has greatly assisted the crossing group.

(End of this chapter)