Chapter 625 Fujian Strategy
Qian Tiandun opened the door, and standing outside was his old acquaintance Luo Wudan. Luo Wudan held a small bamboo basket in his hand, with various fresh fruits in it: "I heard that you are back, so I came to see you. These are the fruits I picked from Tiandu Farm yesterday. It is probably the same place in Annan. If not, I’ll give you a try.”
Luo Wudan was able to find the **** so quickly. Needless to say, Gao Qiaonan must have failed to keep his mouth shut when he went to deliver gifts in the morning. Qian Tiandun smiled and said, "Actually, there's no need to go to such trouble. The guesthouse has everything. Just tell us what you want to eat and someone will get it."
"Then you dislike my gift?" Luo Wudan is also a firecracker, and will explode at the first moment.
"No, no!" Qian Tiandun quickly reached out and took the fruit basket: "Of course I am very grateful to you for being so thoughtful."
"You don't want me to come in and sit down?" Luo Wudan felt a little strange when he saw Qian Tiandun just blocking the door and talking to him.
"This..." While Qian Tiandun was hesitating, Tao Donglai's voice came out from the room: "Xiao Qian, why don't you invite the guests into the house? You are not an outsider."
"Ah, you have guests here, so I'd better come back another day!" Luo Wudan immediately backed down when he heard the noise in the room.
Before Luo Wudan had time to retreat, Tao Donglai had already poked his head out from behind Qian Tiandun: "Hey, it's Xiao Luo. We happen to be eating, come in and have something together!"
"Mr. Tao...what am I doing? I have other things to do. You guys eat, I'm leaving first!" Luo Wudan's face turned red and she trotted away without waiting for Tao Donglai to speak to Qian Tiandun. .
Tao Donglai looked at Luo Wudan's back, then looked at Qian Tiandun who looked embarrassed, and said meaningfully: "Xiao Qian, the routine is very deep!"
"There's no trick!" Qian Tiandun defended in a dumbfounded voice: "I just thought about being colleagues together when we were in Annan, so I sent someone to give her a souvenir in the morning. It's such a simple thing. ! ”
Tao Donglai patted him on the shoulder and said: "No need to explain, I understand. I will tell Meng He later and ask him to seek Ronaldinho's opinion and see if she is willing to work in Fujian."
"Mr. Tao, please don't mess around. Luo Wudan and I are not in the relationship you think!" Qian Tiandun said anxiously. He knew very well that the relationship between him and Luo Wudan was not a romantic relationship. It would be really unfair to the woman if she arranged for Luo Wudan to work in Fujian and forced the two of them to get together.
"You are a general leading troops after all. Don't be so panicked when something happens, okay?" Tao Dong saw Qian Tiandun's reaction and already had a clue in his mind. As he walked into the room, he said, "I'm just asking for advice." , whether she wants to go or not is up to Xiao Luo, and we won’t force her to make a choice. If she wants to go, it won’t be too late for you to come and thank me!”
Qian Tiandun was really speechless about Tao Donglai's "good intentions", but if he continued to oppose it, it would seem that he was even more guilty.
Back at the dining table, Wang Tom also winked and said to Qian Tiandun: "Okay, you can also conquer a little pepper like Luo Wudan!"
Qian Tiandun smiled bitterly and said: "I really haven't done anything, so don't think too much about it, okay? Luo Wudan and I really have a relationship as ordinary colleagues."
"Oh, ordinary colleagues." Wang Tom nodded with sudden realization: "Okay, then when you become not so ordinary colleagues, we will discuss your matters again."
"Let's talk about Fujian!" Qian Tiandun didn't want these two good guys to tease him about Luo Wudan anymore, so he quickly brought the topic back to business: "Mr. Tao, Mr. Can you tell me?”
When it came to business, Tao Donglai stopped joking and said seriously: "Now the naval construction is on track. Within one or two years, the combat ships we have will have enough strength to prove to Shibazhi We need to build at least one forward base along the coast of Fujian to prepare for the subsequent attack on Taiwan."
Qian Tiandun pondered: "In attacking Taiwan, in addition to the Shibazhi, will the Dutch in the south and the Spaniards in the north also be dealt with?"
Although the Eighteen Zhi led by Zheng Zhilong failed to successfully clean up and land ashore as in the original history, and are still engaged in the very promising career of piracy, the situation on the island of Taiwan is not much different from history. After the Dutch were expelled from Penghu in 1624, they occupied Dajuan in the south as a stronghold. The Spanish set out from Luzon in 1626 and occupied the two ports of Keelung and Tamsui in the northern part of Taiwan Island. In addition to the Shibazhi, which is entrenched in Penghu and the coastal plain in western Taiwan, there are actually three armed forces of equal strength on this island. Of course, this does not include the large number of indigenous tribesmen on the island of Taiwan. Although the armed level of these indigenous people is still very primitive, they make up the majority of the population on the island, and they have no objection to outsiders. Too much kindness.
Haihan's first target must be Shibazhi, but how can he allow others to snore next to the couch? The existence of the Spaniards and the Dutch is a hidden danger. Even if Qian Tiandun didn't mention this matter, the executive committee would have already related plans.
Tao Donglai responded: "It's up to Tom to talk about this matter."
Tom Wang took over and said: "Compared with Shibazhi, the Dutch and Spanish who are now entrenched in the north and south of Taiwan are obviously better armed, and they are likely to be equipped with a certain number of large armed ships. We think They will be more difficult to deal with than Shiba Zhi, so we plan to carry out the battle to capture Taiwan Island in stages. We must first capture the Penghu Islands and the coastal areas of Taichung controlled by Shiba Zhi, and then attack the other two countries according to the situation. Attack."
"How many troops are going to be deployed to fight Shibazhi?" Qian Tiandun asked directly. This is related to the scale of the preliminary preparations for the attack on Taiwan after he goes to Fujian. There are many things that need to be started as early as possible.
"The Navy will dispatch about 70% of its troops by then. Not counting the special operations battalion you brought there in the early stage, the Army will dispatch at least two reinforced battalions, with a total strength of about 4,000 people." Wang Tom introduced.
"That should be enough." Qian Tiandun still trusts the combat effectiveness of the militia army. Although the strength of four thousand soldiers is several times worse than that of his opponents, considering the strength comparison between the two sides, Qian Tiandun believes that This kind of troop configuration is enough to deal with paramilitary organizations like Shibazhi.
"However, this combat plan will create a vacuum for Hainan Island's local defense for a period of time, so we must shorten the combat time as much as possible." Tao Donglai continued: "Within a month, the Shibazhi will be eliminated!" Theoretically, it is definitely enough. As long as the Dutch and Spanish don't jump in to intervene, it will definitely be more than enough to deal with a group of pirates in such a long time." Qian Tiandun responded confidently: "Then we need to set up an advance base on the coast of Fujian, Staff Officer. Has the ministry decided on a candidate position? ”
"Xu Xinsu means that the troops you brought over can be stationed north of Quanzhou, so that the defense of Nanri Island can be taken into account." Wang Tom pointed out the approximate location of Dongqiao Bay on the map: "This place is about 100 meters away from Nanri Island. It’s only a dozen nautical miles away. Once Nanri Island discovers the enemy, they can provide support nearby.”
"How much further is the voyage from here to Penghu than from Zhangzhou?" Qian Tiandun asked.
"If you depart from Kinmen Island to Magong Port in Penghu, the direct distance is about 20 nautical miles closer than starting from Dongjiao Bay. For our fleet, the gap is not big." Wang Tom continued to introduce: "Xu Xinsu also We agreed to allocate a piece of land in Dongjiao Bay for military purposes. From the perspective of convenient supply, Dongjiao Bay is definitely better than the Kinmen Island we originally planned.”
"But we have a lot of supplies that must be transported from Hainan Island, and there is no way to supply them locally." Qian Tiandun retorted: "Shipment from the south should be much longer than to Zhangzhou, right?"
"More than sixty nautical miles." Wang Tom nodded and approved Qian Tiandun's point of view: "Based on the speed of our cargo ship, it will take almost half a day. If it is an old-fashioned sailing ship, it will probably take an All day long. If you take this factor into consideration, the location of Dongjiao Bay is indeed not as good as Kinmen Island.”
"There is another problem on Kinmen Island, that is, our military garrison will be more sensitive." Tao Donglai added: "There are Ming troops stationed there."
Yongning Guard, together with Tianjin Guard and Weihai Guard, is known as the Three Great Guard Stations in the World. It has jurisdiction over five Qianhu Stations: Fuquan, Chongwu, Zhongzuo, Kinmen, and Gaopu, as well as three inspection stations: Xiangzhi, Shenhu, and Weitou. manage. Among them, the Kinmen Office has five inspection divisions: Fengshang, Guanao, Tianpu, Chenkeng and Lieyu, with thousands of troops stationed there. If the Haihan Militia wants to set up its advance base on Kinmen Island, it will definitely face the Ming army on Kinmen Island. If Xu Xinsu has concerns about this, it may indeed affect the cooperation between the two parties.
"It depends on how the mission talks with Xu Xinsu." Qian Tiandun still insisted that Kinmen Island is a better choice: "As long as the people in the mission are strong, I still hope that we can station troops on Kinmen Island, even if it is only for a period. Sex is also good. ”
"What about Nanri Island?" Wang Tom asked.
"Nanri Island is really that important to Shibazhi?" Qian Tiandun sneered: "Then we can make some more articles around Nanri Island to attract Shibazhi to attack. Of course, the premise is that the island has a bright future The army can hold on for at least a week.”
"We can consider selling a few more cannons to Xu Xinsu so that he can use them to strengthen the defense of Nanri Island." Tao Donglai paused and continued: "In addition, we can also let the people from the mission capture Nanri Island. Instruct them to transform the fortifications of Nanri Village to strengthen its defense capabilities. ”
When Tao Donglai talked about this matter, it was indeed already underway on Nanri Island. However, what Tao Donglai did not expect was that the engineering capabilities of the Ming army were far inferior to Haihan, so the transformation project required The construction time will also be as long as two to three months.
However, before they ended their discussion, the information center sent people directly to the Guest House to report on the victory from Fujian.
"It was defeated in one day, which is quite impressive!" Qian Tiandun sighed: "And there were almost no battle losses, just a few wounded."
"It's a pity that Zheng Zhihu was let go. This is a real big fish!" Wang Tom said with regret as he read the telegram.
"The reconstruction period of the Nanrizhai project will take about two months. Xu Xinsu should be worried about the local defense. It seems that you still have to go to Dongqiao Bay first." Tao Donglai is concerned about engineering issues. .
"The telegram urged me to go there early. It seems that the annual leave I have been waiting for is going to waste again!" Qian Tiandun read the telegram and sighed with a wry smile: "I thought I could at least come back this time. I’ll take a few months off before going out, it seems I’m overthinking it.”
"The situation requires it, so I can only work hard for you!" Tao Donglai had nothing to say about this arrangement. If Qian Tiandun continues to take vacation in Shengli Port, the mission will not be able to withdraw from Fujian, and this will definitely affect to other subsequent arrangements.
"It's okay. I'm used to being outside. Give me two or three days and I'll set off after I've rested." Qian Tiandun is still very responsible. Although the official transfer order from the executive committee has not yet been issued, he is still very conscious. Vacations were canceled.
Tao Donglai said: "I will ask the relevant departments to prepare your daily necessities in advance, and then ask the Shipping Department to send a ship to follow you there."
"Thank you in advance!" Qian Tiandun understood what "living supplies" Tao Donglai was referring to and thanked him immediately.
The so-called daily necessities include hot water boilers, sanitary ware, daily necessities, and even furniture, solar power generation equipment, transportation and other large items equipped by overseas institutions. Due to the limited inventory of these items, only overseas agencies with more than five people are generally equipped with them. Even some overseas personnel on Hainan Island may not be able to enjoy this kind of treatment. In Annan, only Heitu Port has relatively complete living facilities. However, the Tushan training camp and Catba Island training base where Qian Tiandun has been stationed for a long time do not have such good conditions. Hot water boilers are only equipped in collective bathhouses.
Being able to receive such treatment can also reflect the importance the Executive Committee attaches to Fujian's work. It is also a disguised compensation for Qian Tiandun's long-term stay abroad.
In the next two days, Qian Tiandun received one after another banquets. Not only were invitations from various departments within Haihan, but even representatives from the Fujian Chamber of Commerce who had heard the news came to visit, hoping to get to know the legend earlier. General Haihan will be more convenient in the future.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and all relevant procedures were completed. The formal transfer order and letter of appointment from the Executive Committee were delivered to the Guest House at the same time, marking the beginning of a new phase of Qian Tiandun's career. The Ministry of Shipping specially arranged two ships for him, one of which was used to transport various daily necessities promised by Tao Donglai.
(End of chapter)