Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 69 Always give an explanation

In the next few days, Zhao Xin took Liu Sheng or Wang Yuanfang back and forth between the [-]th century Bear Island and the modern antifreeze port, preparing for the transfer and base construction after the beginning of spring.

Ten heavy-drawn horses bought from Uncle Andrew's Ranch have been delivered to the farm in the north of the frozen port. Zhao Xin recruited a local farmer to take care of these horses; as for the repair of the old houses on the farm, he does not care at all at the moment. If not, just put it on hold.

Zhao Xin spent a day in the local public library to find the local map and the surrounding mineral resources distribution map in the late [-]th century from numerous materials.He made a copy of these materials and took them back to Chen Qingsong, so that he could plan and design in advance.

A few days later, Deng Fei sent a message that the bulk carrier had left the port carrying 25 tons of grain!Expected to arrive in [-] days.

Zhao Xin calculated the time carefully. After the cargo ship arrived at the port, the freezing period of the sea surface on the Bear Island would end, and the transfer could begin immediately.At that time, he will come to pick up the boat with Liu Sheng, Wang Yuanfang and others.At the same time, Zhao Xin asked Liu Sheng to start training Wang Yuanfang and other modern people on ship knowledge, and Zhao Liang and Zhang Bo will temporarily be in charge of the work of managing the ship.

Now with Liu Sheng, Deng Fei, Zhao Liang, Zhang Bo, and Ding Guofeng, the freighter can start sloppily.As for the understaffed sailors and crews, a dozen people were selected from the refugees to train slowly.

The Mandarin training class on Bear Island is progressing smoothly. Ten people including Elu, Seldan, Hengji and Sheng Haizhou can already pronounce their names and some simple daily greetings in Chinese.It is estimated that in another month or two, general communication will not be a problem.

As for Yalha's condition, he has greatly improved after the arrival of Hong Tao and Liu Siting; the infection has recovered from a large area of ​​the body, and the only shortcoming is that three fingers and two toes are necrotic, which Hong Tao has removed after diagnosis.I'm afraid it's impossible to think about hunting in the future. Let's take care of the captured war horses with Liu Zheng first.

Zhao Xin has handed over all the medical supplies he had purchased before to Hong Tao and Liu Siting, and asked them to make a list of other medical supplies that need to be supplemented.Hong Tao proposed to buy a small X-ray machine and color Doppler ultrasound equipment, and Zhao Xin agreed.

Chen Qingsong has a little background in design and planning. He immediately started work after getting the map data provided by Zhao Xin.Zhao Xin's proposal is to build a future city near the port, and rely on it to develop along the Sila River to the northwest to establish a number of agricultural towns; while the development of local farmland is mainly developed on the west bank of the Sila River. The east is followed by military barracks and future industrial facilities.

Zhao Xin considers that in the coming year, unless he needs to leave temporarily to buy weapons, he will stay on the eighteenth century side for most of the rest of the time.

In mid-February of the 49th year of Qianlong, with the news sent by a ten-man squadron sent back from the fishing village, everyone's eyes and attention finally focused on Bear Island, the largest of the fourteen islands in the South China Sea.

Wu Teshan, the leader of the Hunchun Association in the city of sorrow, can't take care of so much. More than 100 people have never seen anyone dead or dead.So he found the local shaman privately, and wanted to ask about good and bad luck through practice.

In front of the shrine tablet, with the sound of the waist bell and the drum grabbing, two masked shamans held the drum whip in one hand and the drum grabbing in the other, and began to beat rhythmically, and their bodies also rose and fell; The masked shaman held a shaking bell in his hand, shaking as he stepped forward and then stepped back.

The old shaman in charge of divination, wearing a divine hat with colorful spikes covering his face, knelt in front of the shrine and offered incense, and then began to sing a melodious divine song for divination.

(This is the ancestor of the later Northeast Jumping God.)
Uteshan stood nervously behind the shaman, waiting for the result of the divination.Zheng Huang Qi and Zheng Bai Qi Zuo Ling, who came to hear the news, were stopped by Goshha of Wote Mountain, and the two looked at each other.

What is going on, Lord Xie Leader?You can call a shaman to worship ancestors to heal illness and build a house at home. The military and political affairs also make shaman fortune-telling fortune-telling.Besides, if shamans are used for divination in military affairs, why do we need the garrison soldiers?

Looking at the closed door, the two leaders shook their heads helplessly and sighed each.They knew that if this matter were changed for themselves, it would be similar to Wote Mountain.

An hour later, the old shaman finally finished communicating with the various gods, and whispered the results of the divination to Uteshan.

"The gods said that there were several demons on the island, leading a group of men... Those armored soldiers died in battle..."

"The water god said that these devils have boats like mountains... they can travel thousands of miles a day at sea..."

It is said that shamanism believes that all things have animism. Among all the gods, the ghosts and gods formed by the ancestors and the dead and the gods who bring various diseases and death in the world are the core, while fire, mountains, water, trees, sun, moon, stars, Lightning, clouds, ice and snow, wind and rain, rainbows and some animals are also endowed with godhood.

"Ancestors said, we... we..." The old shaman hesitated for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything.The words he just swallowed in his stomach, if they were spread out, he would lose his head!

Uteyama's cold sweat kept streaming down his forehead.At this time, his legs were shaking, and he fell to the ground with a plop, and kept kowtowing towards the shrine.

Are all dead?Now Nima is going to have a big event!
After half an hour, the lost Uteshan walked out of the house, and the two leaders who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Sir, are you okay?" Zheng Huang Qizuo asked in the lead.

"Yeah, my lord. What is the result of the divination?" The leader of the white flag looked at Ute Mountain with a look of disdain on his face.

Uteshan stared blankly at the ground of his back house, silent for a long time.

A few days later, Anlin, the deputy capital of Ningguta, led three hundred cavalry and armored soldiers, one person and two horses, and rushed to Hunchun City.A few days later, a co-leader sent by Jilin General Qinggui to participate in the investigation also arrived with two hundred cavalry soldiers; this person's name was Tuoketong, and after seeing An Lin, he handed over Qinggui's personal letter. to each other.

In the letter, Qinggui ordered An Lin to investigate the matter without delay.Those missing armored soldiers wanted to see people in life and corpses in death.

An Lin, who was sitting in the lobby of the government office, first asked Master to read Qinggui's letter to the generals below, and then glanced coldly at everyone present, feeling that the official atmosphere was tense and serious, and then slowly said: "Master Qing has reported this matter to the Ministry of War immediately, and is ready to present it to the emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room heard a "bang!", and when they looked up, it turned out that it was Uteshan who overturned the chair under him, and fell to the ground.A leader of the yellow flag hurriedly stepped forward to help Uteshan up, and then set up a chair for him to sit down.

An Lin scolded in his heart, what kind of thing does this bastard in Water Mountain do!Not to mention a big mess, more than 100 living people will disappear without a trace.If such a big incident happened, even a dismissal and investigation would be trivial, and even An Lin himself would have to suffer.

After Wote Shan sat down again, An Lin coughed and said, "Wo Te Shan, tell me about the progress of the last few days."

Uteshan summoned up his courage and stood up, bowed to An Lin and said, "Sir. According to the news sent back by the sentry a few days ago, I can be sure that the thieves of Yaerha and Seldan are all hiding in the bear. island."

He paused, glanced at Zhao Anlin before continuing: "However, according to the report of the sentry team that returned to the city the day before yesterday, another ten-member team has also lost contact since they went to the island to search. I'm afraid... I'm afraid they, like Tomohogo, have been caught by accident."

"Hey" An Lin took a deep breath, and the situation became more serious.He thought about it for a moment, and then asked Uteshan, "When will the ice surface of the South China Sea be thawed?"

"The weather this year is the same as in previous years, and we can only sail in mid-March. In previous years, we visited the islands in the South China Sea at the end of March and the beginning of April."

"How is the ice surface now? Is there any investigation?"

"Yesterday the sentry came to report that the ice surface was slightly loose."

"What about Bear Island?"

"Because the northern bay of Bear Island does not freeze for many years, the ice age there will end early every year. If you think about it now, it will be difficult for the army to pass. If only a small team is sent up, I am afraid..."

An Lin understood. More than 100 people went to the island and none of them came back. Sending another 100 people is probably useless.He tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and after a while he said: "In this case, I'm afraid we can only wait until March."

"Humble, humble office also thinks so." Utezhan replied with his head lowered.

What he is most afraid of now is that An Lin ordered him to lead his troops to the island, and the words the old shaman said after the divination completely frightened him.But if he really dared to say those words, he would definitely be accused of bewitching the public and bewitching the military.

"How is the situation of the warship in the water camp?" An Lin continued to ask.

"There are thirty warships, including twenty three-board ships, ten four-board ships, and fifty grain ships. All kinds of warships are equipped with artillery, among which the three-board ship is equipped with a special cannon, and the four-board ship is equipped with a mother-in-law. Two guns. All ships in good condition and no damage."

"So... let the water camp start preparing the warship now, and when the ice age ends, go to sea and land on the island immediately." An Lin ordered.

"As ordered." Uteshan clasped his fists and bowed in salute, and when he returned to his seat, he quietly wiped a cold sweat while no one noticed.

An Lin sat in the hall and fell silent.This guy is just trying to make money all day long, and he really doesn't know how to deal with such a situation.

"Sir." Toktonga stood up at this time, clasped his fists and said, "The last general requested to lead two hundred armored soldiers under his command to go out to Bear Island to search."

When everyone heard it, they said that they were really not afraid of death!
Uteshan suddenly stood up and said, "Absolutely not."

Toktonga said with a contemptuous sneer, "Oh? Could it be that you have been scared out of your wits by Uteshan?"

Uteshan quickly explained: "The sea is getting warmer these few days, and the ice on the surface of the South China Sea has begun to loosen. It is very dangerous to go into the sea from the mouth of the Suifen River and walk on the ice surface. Even a horse-drawn sledge can't pass it at this moment."

Toktong said anxiously: "Then I can't wait for everyone to die here, right? Lord Qing is still waiting for news."

Even An Lin took his words in, which made Lord Vice-Dutong's complexion change immediately.

An Lin said in a deep voice: "I think so. Wute Mountain, let the returning sentry cavalry team lead the way, and you send another 100 armored soldiers to investigate at the mouth of the Suifen River with Toketong. Toketong, this time Going to you is just to investigate the situation, without the order of the official, you are not allowed to go to the island without permission, and those who violate the military law will be dealt with."

"My lord, this... the last commander is probably not good at dealing with the general's mansion."

"What's the hurry, I haven't finished talking yet." An Lin glared at Tok Tonga and continued: "Hunchun will arrange grain and horses for you. After you arrive, camp in the north of the fishing village. You must send troops every day. Monitor the situation on Bear Island and do not allow one person to escape. When the ice melts in March, we will land on the island from the west and north to attack."

"Just follow the master's strategy." All the generals in the hall bowed and saluted.

After everyone retreated, An Lin approached him with a pen note and asked, "Master, do you think it might be a wild beast on the island? Since it's called Bear Island..."

"Nonsense!" Although An Lin was greedy and shameless, he was not stupid. "What kind of beast can make more than 100 armored soldiers disappear without a trace?!"

An Lin got up and walked for a few steps, then stopped and said: "The missing Hunchun City inlaid yellow flag armored soldiers are all elites, and many of them have been to Jinchuan and Dajinchuan. How can such a brave person fail to escape, this matter It's not that simple!"

He said embarrassedly, "Master, how do you report back to the General's Mansion?"

Yes, how should I report it to Jilin Wula?
(End of this chapter)