1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 77 Yazhou Working Group ([-])

At this moment, there was a rumbling sound of gunfire from another shooting range not far from here.Luo Shengdong's face changed slightly when he heard the sound of the cannon. Tao Dong saw it and invited him to visit the artillery shooting range.This is exactly what Luo Shengdong meant, and he immediately accepted it.He really wanted to see if the Haihans were as skilled at making artillery as they were at making arquebuses.

Coming to the artillery shooting range, the first thing that attracted Luo Shengdong's attention was not the artillery being tested, but not far from this dark artillery, there was a group of militia soldiers recruited by the Haihans, who were operating in a strict manner. A wooden cannon of the same size.

Luo Shengdong only glanced at it twice, and already saw that the wooden cannon was only a sham, and could not actually be fired.But after taking a closer look, he found that these soldiers followed the manner of the Haihans, clearing, loading, and launching. Every step was meticulous. Even everyone's position and range of movements seemed to be fixed.Luo Shengdong thought for a while, and then he understood the deep meaning of what the Haihan people did.

Although Luo Shengdong had never played guns, he could see that it was clearly the Haihan people who were cultivating indigenous gunners in a strict manner.Luo Shengdong really wants to scold the street now, but the Haihan people say it nicely, they just form a militia group to help prevent and control security, but what about the good militia group?You must know that Yazhou City has not been equipped with cast-iron artillery. There are only a few copper-haired cannons and Folang cannons. However, the Haihan people who have just arrived have even trained artillery. Can Nima, a lineup that is enough to crush the regular army, still be regarded as a militia group?

With a loud bang, the muscles on Luo Shengdong's face also trembled.It is difficult for someone who has not received special training to remain calm in the face of such a loud noise. Luo Shengdong has tried his best to barely keep his body still.However, the group of native gunners continued to follow the instructor's command, imitating the movements of the nearby Haihan gunners, and operating the wooden gun synchronously.

After Tao Donglai and his party arrived, the gun crew that was testing the fire also stopped.It was Yan Chujie who led the artillery team here. Since the opening of the shooting range, he has not left at all.Later, when the recruit camp was also located nearby, Yan Chujie was even more busy, helping the recruit camp with military training in the morning, testing weapons in the afternoon, and taking ideological and political lessons in the evening for recruits who had already mastered Chinese.Yan Chujie specially submitted an application to the Executive Committee to temporarily stop the work of the Executive Committee members and concentrate on finishing the boot camp and weapons testing first. Therefore, when Luo Shengdong visited Victory Harbor today, no one was there. Notify him to come forward.

"Old Yan, it's hard work!" Tao Donglai saw Yan Chujie whose face was smoked by gunfire and smoked like a cat, and he felt a burst of emotion in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to hold his hands.

"Serve the Executive Committee!" Yan Chujie laughed and joked.

"How's it going now?" Tao Donglai asked.

Yan Chujie took the water bottle handed by the militia next to him and took a big mouthful first, wiping the corners of his mouth and replying: "At present, the 6-pounder gun's land-based shooting procedure has basically been completed. These two days are mainly training militia gunners. The wood workshop is over there. The ship's gun mount has not yet been completed, and the next step is to wait for the ship to test."

"This cannon... still need to be loaded onto the boat?" Luo Shengdong couldn't help but interject.

"It has to be loaded onto the boat." Tao Donglai replied seriously: "Mr. Luo Ba, I wonder if you have ever thought about what it would be like to sail at sea with a sailboat equipped with hundreds of cannons?"

Luo Shengdong opened his mouth wide, unable to say a word.Hundreds of cannons, isn't that a hedgehog?

However, the shock he received did not end there. Tao Donglai continued: "I wonder if you have ever thought about the power of many sailboats like this forming a huge fleet at sea?"

Luo Shengdong murmured: "Impossible, how can there be such a terrifying thing in the world?"

Tao Donglai shook his head and said: "Unfortunately, there are already countries in the world that have such fleets, and more than one country. The Netherlands, Flange, and the United Kingdom, these countries all have the fleets that I am talking about. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Fujian Governor Nan Juyi raised his troops to expel the Dutch entrenched in Penghu, have you heard of this?"

Luo Shengdong nodded and said, "I saw it in the Di Bao that was copied. The Fujian Navy won a big victory, and the Dutch defeated Penghu and moved to Taiwan Island."

"What a big victory!" Tao Donglai sighed: "The Fujian navy dispatched two hundred warships and an army of tens of thousands to deal with the Netherlands, which had only thirteen warships and more than 900 people, and fought eight times. It has not been fought for a month. In the end, it was only through negotiations that the Dutch, who had run out of ammunition and food, withdrew from Penghu. The warships used by the Dutch were very similar to the gunboats I described. President Luo, Can such a result be considered a complete victory?"

Luo Shengdong blushed and said: "There are a lot of details in the newspaper, and I don't know the details of the battle of Penghu below. But presumably this Dutch bandit is already a vicious one among the Western barbarians. It's just for a while."

Tao Donglai shook his head and said: "The Dutch first went to Manila in Luzon in the south, and wanted to occupy the port there, but they were directly beaten out by the Frangji people, and then they went to Penghu. Mr. Luo, the boat is strong and the guns are strong It is not only the Netherlands, but now what Da Ming is holding is that there are many people on the boat, and it is just to exchange lives for victory. This time there are thirteen boats, and they can barely make a tie. If 130 boats come next time, What should I do then?"

Before Luo Shengdong could make a sound, Tao Donglai pointed to the artillery in the distance and said: "We made these artillery not to attack the city, but to defend the territory for the Han people. We will take back what Daming lost. We will try our best to guard the territory that Daming cannot protect in the future. Our guns and soldiers are all born for the Han people to expand their territory, and they will all fight for the Han people to stand in the world!"

Luo Shengdong only felt a buzzing sound in his ears, because the shock of Tao Donglai's words was too great.Before that, he had not been able to figure out what the purpose of these Haihan people was. He was like a businessman who fell into the eyes of money, who cares about gains and losses in everything, and he was like a rebel who coveted the world, secretly making weapons and recruiting. militia.But what Tao Donglai said just now was not intended to solve the confusion in his heart for a long time - it turns out that these Haihan people have such lofty aspirations, but I, Luo Shengdong, underestimated them before.At this moment, no matter whether others believe it or not, Luo Shengdong believed it anyway.

While Luo Shengdong was being shaken, the other onlookers who were passing through the crowd quietly gave Tao Donglai a thumbs up, expressing their sincere admiration for his excellent skills.Tao Donglai also looked complacent and was very satisfied with his improvisation just now.

After Luo Shengdong opened up this knot, it seemed that these Haihan people were much more pleasing to the eye.The thought of not having to maintain a hostile relationship with these dangerous people, Luo Shengdong's mood also became relaxed, he saluted Tao Donglai with his fists and said: "Mr. Tao has a high ambition and a heart for the world, Luo Mou really admires it!"

Tao Donglai also returned the salute with a smile: "When my Haihan fleet crosses the ocean one day, I will definitely invite Luo Bao to visit the ship. Of course, at that time, it should not be the general, at least it is also a garrison or a general. If It is not impossible to be promoted to general soldier if you can make military exploits."

The happy meeting ended after the two raved about each other.Under the careful arrangement of Schneider and Ren Liang, all the goods that needed to be sent to Yazhou were loaded on the ship that Luo Shengdong brought that afternoon.However, Luo Shengdong did not leave Victory Harbor that day. At Tao Donglai's request, he would wait until the next day to set off with the working group sent by the Executive Committee to Yazhou City.

The next morning, Luo Shengdong met on the pier this time the working group who would return to Yazhou with him.This working group will be stationed in Yazhou City with a total of seven people, including one from the Executive Committee Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, the Communications Team of the Ministry of Information Industry, the Medical Team of the Logistics Department, and three from the Military and Police Department.

The leader of the working group is Mariko from the Executive Committee Office. He is 28 years old and single. He worked as the deputy director of a certain county's investment promotion office before crossing.However, this person has always been unwilling to be content with the status quo. In addition, the unit has assigned a lot of newcomers with backgrounds to come in. Maiko felt the pressure of survival even more. He relied on some business resources, so he simply resigned and went to Guangzhou. By chance, he met Beks. Then he was pulled into the time-traveling group.

After crossing, Malico was assigned to the Executive Committee Office to do administrative work because of his previous work experience.The daily work of the Executive Committee Office is to assign specific tasks to each department based on the decision of the Executive Committee, and at the same time collect and sort out various information fed back by each department for the Executive Committee to refer to when making decisions.This department mainly plays the function of an information channel linking the previous and the next, and also has a certain command and coordination role.

Malico used to be a deputy section-level civil servant, but now he is not even a member of the executive committee. He is not even as good as Meng He, a otaku with only five combat powers. There is still some psychological gap.This time, the executive committee decided to send a working group to stay in Yazhou. Malico was the first to sign up after getting the news.His ideas are very practical. Currently, he continues to stay at the position in Sanya. In terms of the nature of his work, it is difficult to make any remarkable achievements in the short term. .The environment in Yazhou is certainly dangerous, but there are also many opportunities. As long as you do a good job in Yazhou, it is reasonable to attract the attention of the executive committee and other people.

Including Yazhou City under the jurisdiction of the Executive Committee is an established goal in the development plan formulated by the Executive Committee, and it is only a matter of time to achieve this goal.Malico believes that if he can accelerate the process of completing this goal, it will be a great achievement for the entire Chuan Group, because it means that there will be no more Chuanzhong in the entire southern part of Hainan Island. opponent.If he can really make such a great contribution, then he will have a great chance to occupy a top position in this highest authority in the re-election of the Executive Committee a year later.

(End of this chapter)