Chapter 77 Yazhou Working Group (1)
At this moment, the rumble of gunfire came from another shooting range not far away. Luo Shengdong's face changed slightly when he heard the sound of the artillery fire. Tao Dong came to see it and invited him to visit the artillery range. This was exactly what Luo Shengdong meant, so he immediately agreed. He really wanted to see whether the Haihan people's technology in making artillery was as exquisite as their skill in making matchlock guns.
When they arrived at the artillery range, the first thing that caught Luo Shengdong's attention was not the artillery being tested, but not far from the dark artillery, a group of militia soldiers recruited by the Haihan people were operating it meticulously. A wooden cannon of the same size.
Luo Shengdong only took two glances and already saw that the wooden cannon was just a lookalike and could not actually be fired. But after taking a closer look, he found that these soldiers looked like the Haihan people, clearing, loading, and firing. Every step was meticulous. Even everyone's position and range of movements seemed to be fixed. Luo Shengdong thought for a while and understood the meaning of Haihan people's actions.
Although Luo Shengdong had never operated a cannon, he could tell that this was clearly the Haihan people training indigenous gunners according to a strict operating method. Luo Shengdong really wanted to curse, but the Haihan people said it nicely. They just formed a militia to assist in public security, but what about the militia that they had agreed on? You must know that Yazhou City is not equipped with cast-iron artillery now, only a few copper-haired cannons and Folang machine cannons, but the Haihan people who have just arrived have even trained artillery. Artillery plus firecrackers, such weapons Can a lineup capable of crushing the regular army still be considered a militia?
With a loud bang, the muscles on Luo Shengdong's face trembled. It is difficult for people without special training to remain calm in the face of such a loud noise. Luo Shengdong tried his best to barely keep his body still. However, the group of indigenous gunners continued to follow the instructor's instructions as if nothing was wrong, imitating the movements of the Haihan gunner next to them, and operating the wooden cannon simultaneously.
After Tao Donglai and his party arrived, the artillery crew that was testing fire also stopped. The person leading the artillery team here is Yan Chujie. Since the opening of the shooting range, he has never left. He has room and board here. Later, when the new recruit camp was located nearby, Yan Chujie became even busier. He helped with military training in the morning, tested weapons in the afternoon, and in the evening had to take time to give ideological and political classes to the recruits who were already proficient in Chinese. Yan Chujie specially submitted an application to the Executive Committee for this purpose, temporarily suspending the work of the Executive Committee members and concentrating on completing the recruit camp and weapons testing first. Therefore, when Luo Shengdong visited Victory Port today, no one came. Notify him to come forward to receive you.
"Old Yan, you have worked hard!" Tao Donglai felt emotional when he saw Yan Chujie, whose face was smoked by gunfire and looked like a tabby cat, and quickly stepped forward to hold his hands.
"Serve the Executive Committee!" Yan Chujie joked with a smile.
"How is the progress now?" Tao Donglai asked.
Yan Chujie took a big sip from the water bottle handed to him by the militiamen next to him, wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "Currently, the land-based firing procedures for the 6-pounder cannon have been basically completed. The past two days have been mainly spent on training militia gunners. Over there in the wood workshop. The ship’s gun mount has not been completed yet, and the next step is to wait for testing on the ship.”
"This cannon... still needs to be loaded on the ship?" Luo Shengdong couldn't help but interject.
"It must be loaded onto the ship." Tao Donglai answered him seriously: "Mr. Luo Ba, I wonder if you have ever thought about what it would be like to sail on the sea with a sailboat equipped with hundreds of cannons?"
Luo Shengdong opened his mouth wide and couldn't even utter a word. Hundreds of cannons, isn't that just 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 sailing ships like this forming a huge fleet on the sea?"
Luo Shengdong murmured: "Impossible, how could there be such a terrifying thing in the world?"
Tao Donglai shook his head and said: "It's a pity that there are already countries in the world that have such a fleet, and there are more than one country. The Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom, these countries all have the kind of fleet I am talking about. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Fujian Governor Nan Juyi raised troops to drive out the Dutch entrenched in Penghu. Have you heard of this? ”
Luo Shengdong nodded and said: "I saw it in the newspaper that was copied from Di'an. The Fujian Navy won a great victory. The Dutch defeated Penghu and evacuated Taiwan Island." "What a great victory!" Tao Donglai sighed. Said: "The Fujian Navy dispatched 200 warships and tens of thousands of troops to deal with the Netherlands, which had only 13 warships and more than 900 people. They fought for eight months without defeating them. In the end, they relied on negotiation. , the Dutch, who were out of ammunition and food, were able to withdraw from Penghu. The warships used by the Dutch were very similar to the gunboats I described. Such a result could be considered a complete victory. ?”
Luo Shengdong blushed and said: "There are many incomplete details in the newspaper. I don't know the details of the Battle of Penghu. But I think this Dutch bandit is already the most ferocious among the Western barbarians. He relies on the strong boats and powerful guns." Just show off your power for a while.”
Tao Donglai shook his head and said: "The Dutch first went to Manila in Luzon in the south, trying to occupy the port there, but they were beaten out by the Francois directly, and then they went to Penghu. Mr. Luo Ba, the ship is strong and the gun is sharp The Netherlands is not the only country to be defeated, and what the Ming Dynasty insists on is that there are more ships and more people, and they exchange lives for victory. This time there are thirteen ships, and they can barely make a tie. If they come next time, there will be one hundred and thirty. A boat, what should we do?”
Without waiting for Luo Shengdong to say anything, Tao Donglai pointed to the cannon in the distance and said: "We made these cannons not to attack the city, but to defend the territory for the Han people. We will take back what the Ming Dynasty lost. We will do our best to defend the territory that the Ming Dynasty cannot protect in the future. Our guns and soldiers are all born to expand the territory for the Han people, and they will fight for the Han people to stand firm in the world! ”
Luo Shengdong felt his ears buzzing because Tao Donglai's words shocked him so much. Before that, he had always been a little unclear about the purpose of this group of Haihan people. They were like businessmen who fell in the eyes of money and cared about gains and losses in everything. They were also like rebels who coveted the world, secretly manufacturing weapons and recruiting soldiers. vigilante group. But Tao Donglai's words just now unintentionally solved his long-standing confusion - it turns out that these Haihan people have such lofty ambitions, and I, Luo Shengdong, had underestimated them before. At this moment, no matter whether others believed it or not, Luo Shengdong believed it anyway.
While Luo Shengdong was shocked to death, other onlookers quietly gave Tao Donglai a thumbs up, expressing their sincere admiration for his outstanding verbal skills. Tao Donglai also looked proud, very satisfied with his improvisation just now.
After Luo Shengdong opened this knot in his heart, he seemed to be much more pleased with these Haihan people. Luo Shengdong's mood became lighter when he thought that he no longer had to maintain a hostile relationship with these dangerous people. He cupped his fists and saluted Tao Donglai and said, "Sir Tao has high aspirations and has the world at heart. Luo really admires him!"
Tao Donglai returned the favor with a smile: "One day when our Haihan fleet sails across the ocean, I will definitely invite Commander Luo Ba to come on board for a visit. Of course, by then he will no longer be the commander, but at least he will be a garrison or a staff officer. If It is not impossible to be promoted to the rank of commander if you can achieve military exploits.”
After the two complimented each other, they ended the pleasant meeting. Under the careful arrangements of Schneider and Ren Liang, all the goods that needed to be sent to Yazhou were loaded on the ship brought by Luo Shengdong that afternoon. However, Luo Shengdong did not leave Victory Port that day. At Tao Donglai's request, he had to wait until the next day before setting off with the working group dispatched by the Executive Committee to Yazhou City.
The next morning, Luo Shengdong met at the dock the working group that would return to Yazhou with him this time. This working group that will be permanently stationed in Yazhou City has a total of seven people, including one person each from the Executive Committee Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, the Communications Group of the Ministry of Information Industry, the Medical Group of the Logistics Department, and three people from the Military and Police Department.
The leader of the working group is Malike from the Executive Committee. He is a 28-year-old single man. Before time travel, he worked as the deputy director of a county investment promotion office, which is also a promising job. However, this person has always been unwilling to settle for the status quo. In addition, the unit assigned many new people with backgrounds to come in. Malico, who felt increasingly pressured to survive, relied on some business resources and simply resigned and went to Guangzhou. By chance, he met Bai Kesi. Then he was pulled into the time-traveling group.
After time travel, Maliko 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 various departments based on the decisions of the Executive Committee, and at the same time collect and organize various information fed back by various departments for the Executive Committee to refer to when making decisions. This department mainly serves as an information channel connecting the previous and the next, and also has a certain command and coordination role.
Maliko used to be a civil servant at the deputy section level, but now he is not even a member of the executive committee. He is not even as good as Menghe, an otaku with a combat power of only 5. There is still a certain psychological gap. This time the executive committee decided to send a working group to be stationed in Yazhou, and Maliko was the first person to sign up after receiving the news. His idea is very practical. He continues to stay in his position in Sanya. Due to the nature of his work, it is difficult to achieve any impressive results in the short term. Instead of dawdling like this, he might as well go to Yazhou and give it a try. . Although the environment in Yazhou is dangerous to a certain extent, 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 even other time travelers.
Incorporating Yazhou City into 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 before this goal is achieved. Malico believes that if he can accelerate the process of accomplishing this goal, it will be a great achievement for the entire Chuanghua Group, because this means that there will no longer be any members of the Chuanhua Group in the entire southern part of Hainan Island. opponent. If he can really accomplish such a great feat, then he will have a great chance of occupying a top position in this highest authority during the reelection of the executive committee in a year's time.
(End of chapter)