Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 687 The Boat Ticket to Dongsha Island
"A few pistols?" The guy sitting in the cast-iron chair raised his eyebrows and once again burst into a childlike cheerful smile: "Dear Mr. Australian Federal Government Official, don't you and your companions want to confiscate more more dangerous guns?" Contraband? I think you'll be interested."

After the transformation, the 8154 round has completely lost the appearance of a fishing boat, and it looks very similar to the light frigate before and after World War II.In addition to the 70mm rifled gun that is manually rotated, a rotatable machine gun tower is installed above the forecastle-this is not a typewriter, but a real M240 machine gun.There is no doubt that once it fires, it can disable any warship in this time and space within a few minutes.

The 8154 fishing boat was naturalized under the name of "Type 8154 high-speed cruiser" in the Lingao Navy's sequence-except for the slightly smaller tonnage, it is not an exaggeration to call it a battleship in this time and space in terms of firepower.

Weiss Lando came to Dongsha Island in one of them.There are also several motor sailboats and salvage boats temporarily refitted with landing craft.

After he was interrogated, Lando was secretly transferred to the second guest house of the office.Father Jin Lige wanted to visit him several times, but he was blocked by the terrible excuse of "contagion".He enjoys a comfortable life under house arrest in the second guest house.There were good meals, hot baths, and cool summer uniforms of cotton and linen—which, he later learned, were reserved for seniors.Although it doesn't reproduce everything in the 21st century here, it is more of a plausible imitation, but it is very pleasant to Lando.In particular, the white porcelain flush toilet in his bedroom and bathroom moved him greatly—it is difficult for a person who has not experienced the harsh sanitation environment in the 17th century to understand how he was moved.

In the second guest house, people came to talk to him every day.The people who came here were different, and some of them showed the obvious temperament of living in the United States in their body and speech.Many people speak surprisingly good English.

They talked about everything, including his mercenary work, the use of weapons, and the situation of the Portuguese in Macau.It can be seen that they are full of interest in all kinds of information.

The woman who claimed to be a federal law enforcement officer also visited him once and talked with him about some details of arms sales.Including some of his past actions, Lando found that the federal government actually knew exactly what he did, but it just didn't ask.

"What's the use of knowing so many details?" Lando looked at the beautiful female detective. Although she was wearing a rough cloth uniform and her blue eyes were ice-cold, she was still charming. "Are you still going to represent The feds are suing me?"

"I just want to know more about the situation." Selina simply replied.

"I'm curious," Lando looked at her. "How can you serve the Chinese?"

"It's about the same as you." Selina shrugged her shoulders indifferently, "Is there any other choice?"

"Of course not. If I knew their life was so good, I should have come to the Chinese to take me in, crying and shouting." Lando stretched his body, "God, they live so comfortably!"

"It's something they've built up bit by bit. You're just here to sit back and enjoy it."

"NO, NO," Lando shook his finger, "I paid for the ticket."

Although he said this, Lando still had a vague worry in his heart——the situation will not change, will it?

Standing on the deck and looking at the island——the rudiment of a base has vaguely appeared on the barren island.As a mercenary who often travels around the world on ships, he fully understands the importance of Dongsha Island on the South China Sea route.After the Lingao Chinese occupied the entire Hainan Island, the next step must be the island of Taiwan.

Dongsha Island is an important stop on the route to Taiwan.It is not surprising to occupy this place as a relay base.

But Dongsha Island is relatively close to the mainland.Many coastal fishermen come here to fish, and the news is easy to leak out.Once the Traversing Group sets up a base here, it is very likely to be attacked by Zheng Zhilong, Liu Xiang or other Europeans.To ensure the safety of personnel and facilities, a garrison force must be established.Therefore, until not long ago, there was no conclusion on whether to establish a permanent base for garrison here.

However, the intelligence that there are exploitable shallow oil resources near Keelung still stirred the hearts of quite a few veterans.After all, Taiwan is an important link in the future mainland chain of the empire.So the establishment of a relay base in Dongsha was on the agenda.

The Industrial and Energy Commission has already made a considerable investment here for the mining of struvite.The wells on the island were repaired and cleaned, and a steam pumping station was set up. In order to make up for the limited water output from the freshwater wells, a freshwater station was set up to use the heat of the boiler of the steam engine to distill fresh water.The station uses less salinity brackish water drawn from a saltwater well.

Simple tracks have been laid on the island, trestle bridges have been erected, and booms have been installed to facilitate the transportation of struvite on the island.The fishery resources near the Dongsha Islands are rich, and the Council of Agriculture is also planning to set up a fishery facility here, which is specially used to purchase, process and store seafood.

As a garrison measure, the navy will establish a small-scale fort here.Next to the trestle bridge, a pentagonal bastion is under construction.After completion, the Dongsha Island bastion will be garrisoned by four cannons and a naval company for a long time.There will also be a meteorological observation station and a navigation station.As an important guarantee base for future maritime navigation.

The Council of Agriculture and the People's Committee of Civil Affairs originally planned to establish a fishing village here and immigrate to the island.However, after surveying geographical and hydrological data, it was found that there is no suitable wharf here, and the environment is relatively harsh. Historically, fishermen only worked on the island seasonally, and it was difficult for fishing villages to survive here. Finally, it was decided to only set up a fishing point here. The sea soldiers are in charge of management, and fishermen are sent to the island to work during the fish season.

The pier is already full of boats—there is no port on Dongsha Island, and it is surrounded by beaches. There are almost no places for boats to berth except for the trestle, and the berths are very tight.The transport fleet coming from Lingao crowded both sides of the trestle bridge.The landing craft simply grabbed the beach.

When 8154 approached the only berth on Dongsha Island, he saw that many simple facilities had been built on the island.A large trellis stands in the coconut grove.Black smoke and water vapor from the steam engine continued to rush into the sky.

"You have set up a relay base in Dongsha, are you planning to go to Taiwan?" Lando leaned against the side of the boat and casually asked Qian Shuiting beside him.

Qian Shuiting responded with a calm smile.An American cigarette dangled from his lips -- it was Lando's cargo from Ship A.

"Taiwan is something in the future," he said vaguely.

"The world is also the future."

Qian Shuiting smiled back. Lando's identity had not been confirmed yet, and he didn't want to talk too much, lest he be attacked by populists in the Senate.

Lando stepped onto the trestle bridge, only then did he discover that a simple track had been built on Dongsha Island, with many empty mine cars parked on the track and a simple crane.The ground of the pier here is full of off-white powder and gravel with a glassy sheen.

"What are you mining on this barren island? Coral."

"Guano stone." Qian Shuiting said simply - he came here with the salvage team as a weapon consultant, and the Political Security Bureau gave him a side task: to act as the translator and escort for the mercenary.

"You don't have to deliberately ask him anything, just treat him as an official escort and translator." Wu Mu said, "You can speak freely to him."

"Speak freely, is it appropriate?"

"That's right. Speak freely." Wu Mu said easily, "If he is one of his own, he should know everything. If he is not, it doesn't matter if he knows."

Lando had no interest in guano.He was smoking Lin Gaochan's cigarettes.He is used to this kind of cigarettes in this time and space, but he doesn't feel that American cigarettes are enough.

They came to a temporary camp in the coconut grove, where many sheds and large tents had been set up.Some diving equipment has been taken out of the box and is undergoing final testing.There is also an ancient two-person hand pump among these various equipment.There are also some gasoline cans painted with yellow paint, which are also neatly stacked one by one, and covered with tarpaulins.

For such a big scene, the amount of tickets he bought obviously moved the hearts of the Chinese people in Lingao.However, if they didn't get anything, they would die without a place to bury themselves.

"I hope it's all right!" he muttered.

Zhou Weisen and Lin Chuanqing, who are in charge of diving, have already discussed the dive plan in the headquarters.A chart of the waters near Dongsha Island was spread out on the table.A few marks have been made on it with a pencil.

Everyone shook hands very politely, Lin Chuanqing made a gesture, and a sailor brought iced soda.Several people sat down and drank a lot.

"According to the latitude and longitude you provided, we will start searching for these points one by one from tomorrow. The boat has already gone to cast buoys—unfortunately, there is no GPS here. I use the sextant to measure, and I hope there is no error." Zhou Weisen said, "The average depth is less than 20 meters, and the diving is fairly easy."

Lin Chuanqing said: "I'm curious, when you sank the boat, how do you plan to get it up later?"

"Of course divers are hired," Lando said. "How do I know I'm in a place where there are no divers?"

"Then how did you get the weapons you brought to Macau out of the ship? Although the ship sank very shallow, but diving into a wreck? Unless you are a very professional diver!" Zhou Weisen said that it was hard to imagine. matter.

(End of this chapter)