Chapter 1078 Entering Zhifu Island
In fact, Zheng Laoqi was not without doubts. He had never seen such well-dressed guards in the army before. Moreover, many of these soldiers in gray have their hair cut extremely short, without even buns on their heads, making it completely difficult to understand what the haircut is. It’s just that this group of people looks like well-trained soldiers, and there are so many ships with the same standard and large tonnage. If we exclude the rebels who fled to the Northeast and fight back, they will be like the Japanese pirate gangs coming across the sea. There are two obvious possibilities. The mysterious Jin Yiwei seems to be a more reasonable explanation.
Of course, the most important thing is that Zheng Laoqi knew that it was impossible for the team he led to compete with the opponent. At first, there were only ten or twenty people surrounding him, but when he checked the opponent's identity card, By that time, there were already fifty or sixty people around. Being pointed at by so many muskets, Zheng Laoqi was already very resilient without trembling with fright.
"Are you the defenders of the Yantai Mountain pier?" Seeing that the other party had surrendered, Gao Qiaonan began to implement the next plan.
Zheng Laoqi responded quickly: "Yes, yes, the villain is in charge of this pier."
Gao Qiaonan nodded and said: "I want to take a look at this pier. You can lead the way and tell me about the situation here!"
When Zheng Laoqi saw Gao Qiaonan being so grand, he did not doubt his presence. While leading the way, he told Gao Qiaonan the general situation of the outpost in Yantai Mountain and Qishan Qianhu Station. Gao Qiaonan heard that there were not many people stationed in Yantai Mountain, and he was even more relieved.
After arriving at the pier, Gao Qiaonan asked Zheng Laoqi to gather all his men. In order to prevent any mistakes, he also asked Zheng Laoqi to bring out the roster and name them one by one. Zheng Laoqi had no idea what Gao Qiaonan's plan was, and he felt that this was indeed what a Shangguan inspection should look like, so he honestly checked the number of people by name.
Gao Qiaonan was afraid of causing trouble, so he specifically asked: "When will the defenders of the pier be rotated?"
Zheng Laoqi responded respectfully: "Sir, according to the rules, the change of guard is every half a month. It should be seven days before the change of guard."
Takahashi Nan continued to ask: "How to ensure supplies?"
Zheng Laoqi said: "Usually, we replenish it once a month from the city of Qishan in the south. The rice and noodles in the piers are enough for a month. We also cultivated several acres of vegetable land in the south, raised some chickens and ducks, and added When the tide is low, go to the beach to pick up some seafood. There is no need to replenish food and grass in the near future. But if you want to stay here temporarily..." Zheng Laoqi looked at Gao Qiaonan's team and did not continue. The food in the pier is reserved according to the garrison population, but if the opponent's team stays here, they will probably eat up all the food in five or six days.
Takahashi Nandao: "Don't worry about this. I'm just asking and won't use the materials in your pier."
Zheng Laoqi responded quickly: "I don't dare, a villain."
After Gao Qiaonan implemented various information, he saw that his men who were entering the pier for inspection had also come out to give the signal, so he calmly snapped his fingers and said: "Get it!"
Before Zheng Laoqi figured out who Gao Qiaonan was going to capture, he felt a punch in the crook of his leg. He immediately fell to his knees, and then someone pushed him from behind and twisted his arms behind his back. Then the cold shackles were locked on his wrists. Almost at the same time, shackles were also locked on his ankles.
Zheng Laoqi looked to the side in horror, and saw that all his men were put to the ground by the group of Jinyi guards, and their hands and feet were shackled. The other party did not even let anyone go.
"Master Liao, why is this?" Zheng Laoqi simply couldn't figure out why Jin Yiwei suddenly turned against him, so he could only ask the other party.
"Don't be afraid. This is not to punish you. It's just that we have a secret mission here. We can't let the news leak out. I have to wrong you for a few days. After the matter is settled, I will return your freedom and provide you with a silver subsidy." !" Takahashi Minami announced loudly, raising his voice.
Zheng Laoqi had been in the army for many years, but this was the first time he encountered this kind of thing. His mind was in confusion at the moment. He didn't know whether he should obey the other party's arrangements and be captured, or whether he should find a way to resist or escape from here.
Just when he was hesitating, he heard "Liao Xun" continue to say: "If anyone resists, I can only regard it as disobeying military orders and going against the court. To protect the overall situation, I will deal with it in accordance with military law!"
The words "dispose according to military law" are still very useful. At that moment, everyone was completely quiet. There were still a few people who were struggling, but they all calmed down after hearing these words.
Seeing that the situation was basically under control, Takahashi Nan ordered the Ming soldiers to be escorted back to the barracks next to the pier for custody. These people's hands and feet were tied with fine steel shackles, and everything on their bodies was taken away, leaving only their clothes. There was no need to worry about their ability to escape. And Yantai Mountain is still several miles away from Qishansuo City in the south, so it would be useless even if these people screamed. In fact, their luck is quite good. If Takahashi Nan directly brings someone to the door, there may be no Jin Yiwei who performs special status. Most of the special forces follow standard procedures and silence people on sight. At most, they can Leave one or two alive for questioning and confession.
Gao Qiaonan went to the top floor of the pier and looked at the sea of Zhifu Bay from the crenel with a telescope. Across the bay to the north is Zhifu Island, which lies across the sea. It is about ten miles away from Yantai Mountain. "This place is indeed a good location!" After confirming the view here, Takahashi Nan also admired the arrangement of his superiors. As long as Yantai Mountain, the Ming Army outpost, was reached, the Qishan Qianhu Station was just around the corner. He became blind and completely lost control of Zhifu Bay. In this way, when the Haihan fleet enters Zhifu Bay, the external threats it may encounter have been reduced to a minimum, and what Haihan wants to strive for is a relatively stable landing environment.
"Gao Qiaonan has secured the Ming Army outpost in Zhifu Bay." Wang Tom received a telegram from the vanguard on the flagship, and immediately shared the good news with Qian Tiandun and others.
"He has always done this kind of work very quickly." Qian Tiandun was very calm about the news. This was probably because he had full confidence in his ability to train this general.
About four hours after the vanguard arrived at Zhifu Bay, the main force of the huge Haihan fleet finally sailed into this sea area. If Zheng Laoqi saw this scene, he would probably never believe Gao Qiaonan's so-called Jin Yiwei identity again, because looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there is definitely no warship that can reach the same tonnage as the "Dignity Class". Can't even build a ship half its size. This huge fleet that suddenly appeared in Zhifu Bay can no longer pretend to be the Ming Dynasty Navy.
The main fleet's preset landing point was farther north than the vanguard, basically close to the south shore of Zhifu Island. The leading troops who arrived here earlier have completed the survey of several major landing points and marked them on the shore. When the fleet began to sail into this sea area, the personnel on the shore used flags of different colors to guide different tonnages. Class ships will berth in planned areas.
Regarding how to dock a large fleet in the unfamiliar environment of Zhifu Island in a short period of time, and quickly implement the landing and transfer of personnel and cargo, this is indeed a project that tests comprehensive coordination and command capabilities. To this end, the Shipping Department also specially conducted landing simulations in advance using a sand table model, and made corresponding plans for various possible situations. Although the sand table is made based on the satellite data map in Haihan's hands, it will be slightly different from the actual terrain of Zhifu Island, but it is still within the error tolerance. Moreover, the Executive Committee specially transferred Sun Changmi to the fleet heading north. One of the purposes was to let him coordinate and command the fleet to land in an orderly manner.
However, the original plan actually had a slight deviation. The original time to arrive at Zhifu Island was in the early morning, but the actual trip arrived about half a day earlier. It was already evening when several travelers were transferred ashore via small boats from the flagship. No matter how complete the Marine Transportation Department's landing plan is, it cannot change the speed of the sun setting in the west, so in any case, it is impossible to complete the landing of all personnel and materials before dark.
"It seems that we can only survive the night first." Sun Changmi looked at the sky and expressed his attitude to Wang Tom helplessly: "Before the sun sets, let all the ships anchor in Zhifu Bay and wait. We will continue to adjust the berth tomorrow morning.”
Wang Tom has nothing to argue with. He is also a professional who is familiar with maritime affairs. Naturally, he knows that in such a wild environment without a dock, he cannot risk landing at night. Once a ship collides, it is easy to lose sight of the ship. Restrictions cause confusion. Now that the vanguard has eliminated the Ming army outpost on the coast of Zhifu Bay, there is no need to rush to complete the landing at this time. Naturally, the strategy needs to be adjusted to put safety first.
So several people separately issued instructions to let the smaller tonnage ships dock first, while the large tonnage ships anchored outside. Although the crew on the ship cannot go ashore to rest, fortunately there are less wind and waves in Zhifu Bay, so it will definitely be much easier than traveling at sea.
Before the sun went down, the engineers had leveled an open space two hundred meters away from the coastline and completed the construction of two prefabricated houses. This kind of wooden prefabricated house is made of prefabricated parts. After being transported to the site, it is like building building blocks. Just join the four walls, roof and floor one by one, then install the doors and windows and put in the furniture. It only takes less than two people. It can be done in hours. These two prefabricated houses will also serve as the residences of Sun Changmi, Qian Tiandun, Hao Wanqing, and Chen Yixin tonight.
As for Wang Tom, the old sea dog, he felt more comfortable staying on the boat. After explaining the matter, he returned to the boat. Of course, the captain's cabin on the flagship was far more comfortable than this temporary prefabricated house, which was one of the reasons why he chose to abandon the ship on land.
As for the other ordinary soldiers who have landed ashore, they can only rely on setting up tents to survive the hard days in the early days of the landing. Although there are good things like prefab houses, not many of them are shipped to Shandong, and the military does not expect to use prefab houses to solve the local barracks construction problem. After all the materials and personnel are ashore, the headquarters will organize manpower to cut down trees on Zhifu Island, build brick kilns, and use local materials to build semi-permanent long-term residences.
Gao Qiaonan did not return to Zhifu Island to join the large army that night. He led a company and was stationed in the Ming army camp in Yantai Mountain. Because he found that this place could not only monitor Zhifu Bay in the north, but also change the direction, and could also monitor the movements of Qishansuo City in the south. If Qishan Suocheng had any temporary arrangements to send people to Yantai Mountain, then he could be prepared in advance.
For the first batch of prisoners captured in Shandong, Gao Qiaonan did not torture them. He also cooked more dinners and had people feed them to the prisoners one by one with bowls. However, he was not without scheming. The food he arranged to feed to the prisoners was only one tael per person, and he did not give them a chance to eat enough. In this way, the prisoner's physical condition and physical strength will be affected, and the possibility of resisting and causing trouble will be reduced.
When a soldier of the Ming Army saw that these "Jin Yiwei" were depriving themselves of food, he couldn't help but cursed in a Shandong dialect: "Your grandma is stupid! Even if you lock me, I won't even be allowed to eat." Are you going to starve me to death here?”
Takahashi Minami's men would not ask him for instructions on how to deal with such a trivial matter. Since this order was given by the battalion commander, the soldiers who received the task only had to follow it. This prisoner of war was so reckless that he certainly needed to be punished. . The soldier, who had just finished his addiction, was dragged to the yard and whipped ten times. He screamed repeatedly, and Zheng Laoqi and others were forced to watch the whole process.
"Since he thinks it's too little, then don't eat it today. Is there anyone else among you who thinks it's too little?" After whipping out this unfortunate guy, the soldier responsible for feeding the prisoners dinner glared at the group of prisoners and asked fiercely.
If you think it's too little, you won't be able to eat and you'll be whipped. Who would be stupid enough to follow in this footsteps? Right now, they're shaking their heads like a rattle. No one would be stupid enough to push forward. There's no point in eating. The immediate loss.
After this unexpected incident, the prisoners' emotions became much calmer, because judging from the other party's attitude and way of dealing with their colleagues, at least there was no intention to kill others. Moreover, Takahashi Minami had previously told them that he would only wrong them for a few days and then release them free. It seemed that he was not so resistant to this kind of imprisonment arrangement. Of course, they really couldn't imagine at this time that by the time they regained their freedom a few days later, Zhifu Bay would have already undergone major changes.
Nothing happened overnight, and starting from the early morning of the next day, the Haihan Fleet continued to transfer personnel and materials to the shore. If all goes well, this step should be completed within two days.
(End of chapter)