Chapter 2877
June 1656. Bai Kesi received a telegram from the Executive Committee in Gaizhou urging him to return south, and was preparing to end his inspection trip to Liaodong and return to the south by boat. At the same time, at Jinlan Port in the South China Sea, thousands of miles away from Gaizhou, a group of people were waiting for the arrival of an important person on the dock.
There was a sunshade pergola set up on the pier. There were at least twenty people under the shed, all of them Haihan officers in military uniforms. But there were obviously so many people, but only one chair was placed.
The man sitting on the chair looked short, but he was extremely strong, and his body was like a stone pillar. This man has a broad nose and a broad mouth, and his temples are already gray. Anyone who can stay in the military to this age usually has a high position. The epaulettes on his military uniform also prove this. The dark green base is decorated with golden branches and leaves and a golden star emblem, indicating that this person is an army major general.
According to Haihan's military system, a major general usually serves as a division commander or a position of the same level. He has at least thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and has jurisdiction over several states. His status is very respected. If you are a naturalized soldier, you need to accumulate a lot of military exploits to have a chance to be promoted to this level.
At this time, his eyes were slightly closed, and he was leaning on the back of the chair, with his hands on the armrests, as if he was concentrating with his eyes closed, and he seemed to be feeling the gentle breeze of the sea.
"General, the ship will sail into Cam Ranh Bay soon." A soldier came running and reported the latest situation to him. At a height several miles south of the pier, there are lighthouses and garrison lookout posts, which can monitor the sea surface movements within a few dozen miles of the sea outside Cam Ranh Bay, and only need to send a signal to notify the ports in Cam Ranh Bay.
The general opened his eyes and stood up, straightened his clothes a little, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Then let's go out and wait!"
Today's weather is as hot as ever. It was already too hot just staying under the sunshade. Now when we go outside, it gets even hotter.
The general pulled up his already rolled-up sleeves a bit more, exposing most of his arms. The dense scars on both arms were shocking. This shows that this man has experienced many battles in the past. To be able to achieve his current status is a real deal. In exchange for military exploits.
Cam Ranh Bay is so large that it takes at least half an hour for a ship to dock at the dock. However, this general obviously attaches great importance to the upcoming visitors from the sea. He would rather brave the scorching sun and take his subordinates to the dock to wait in line long in advance.
None of the officers present questioned this arrangement, as if they had long been accustomed to it. A group of officers lined up behind the general. Although they were sweating profusely due to the heat, all restless thoughts were suppressed when they saw the motionless figure in front of them.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, I saw two sailboats approaching slowly from the sea in the distance. Although it was still far away from the dock where they were located, the general had quietly straightened his body and was ready to be inspected by the visitors.
When the two sailboats docked at the berth and set up the gangway, the military uniforms of everyone on the dock were soaked with sweat. But the general kept staring at the side of the ship. When he saw the familiar figure appearing on the gangway, he immediately raised his hand in a military salute. The other party was also in military uniform. He stood for a moment at the entrance of the gangway, returned a military salute to everyone on the dock, and then slowly got off the ship.
Judging from the appearance, the visitor and the general on the pier should be similar in age, but the attitude of the man on the pier was very respectful. He dared to step forward and said "Thank you" to the visitor. "Thank you for your hard work!" The visitor stretched out his hand and patted his broad shoulder: "Minister Yan and General Feng are on the boat behind. You also go to say hello. We will talk about other things after we get back."
"I humbly obey orders." The general responded without hesitation, just as he had done for the past twenty years.
The general waiting on the dock moved his headquarters to Gaoqiao South in Cam Ranh Port just a few months ago. And the person he greeted was naturally his old boss Qian Tiandun.
Two years ago, Haihan signed an armistice agreement with the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As a victorious country, Haihan obtained a large territory and many privileges in the north. At that time, Wang Tom had already left for North America, and Qian Tiandun had also fulfilled the requirements of the Executive Committee and could finally lead his troops to leave the Liaodong region, where the situation was already peaceful.
As one of the oldest generals in the Haihan Army with the most outstanding military exploits, as long as Qian Tiandun is willing, he can return to Sanya, and then naturally join the Executive Committee and become one of the few people who truly hold the power of the empire. . If he wanted to stay in the northern region where he had lived and fought for twenty years, the executive committee also allowed him to choose one of Liaodong and Shandong to serve as a local official.
But Qian Tiandun had fighting blood flowing in his veins. He did not want to stay somewhere as a local magistrate for the rest of his life, nor did he want to join the executive committee and be entangled in various affairs every day. What he wants to do is to find a place to continue leading troops to fight, expand territory, and give the elite soldiers he has spent countless efforts building over the years a new place to use.
Qian Tiandun knew that the Executive Committee had no intention to send troops to the Ming and Manchu Qing Dynasties for the time being, and the only direction where his troops could be put to use at the moment was in the South China Sea. Therefore, he proposed to the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense that the defense be transferred to the South China Sea.
Based on the actual situation of his troops, this is actually not the most suitable destination. Although this force was originally formed in the South China Sea, and most of its soldiers were from the south, more than 20 years later, most of the force's soldiers have been replaced by northerners. Since they are stationed in Liaodong all year round, it will definitely be difficult for the troops to adapt to the hot and humid climate in the south.
Such a personnel structure even directly affected the troop deployment arrangements. A large number of officers and soldiers from the north did not want to leave the north, and even jointly petitioned Qian Tiandun, hoping that he could change his mind.
Qian Tiandun was also reasonable. He knew that after this deployment, he might not return to the north for many years, so he let the officers and soldiers of the special operations force decide whether to stay or leave on their own. Those who want to stay in the north can choose to retire on the spot, or be transferred to the Northern Fleet, the Fifth Lu Division stationed in Dengzhou, Shandong, or the Sixth Lu Division, which was only formally established in Liaodong after the war.
As a result, a large number of officers and soldiers of the special operations force finally chose to stay in the north. Sun Zhen, commander of the Sixth Lu Division, was transferred to his post during this period. Chen Yixin knew very well that these people were almost all elites in the military, and he had a close relationship with Qian Tiandun, so he was very happy to accept these people.
However, there are still quite a few officers and soldiers who chose to follow Qian Tiandun. Some of them, like Gao Qiaonan, have always been loyal to Qian Tiandun and will continue to follow him no matter what happens; some of them know Qian Tiandun. The reason why Tian Dun applied to be transferred to Nanhai was that as long as he followed him, he would not be afraid of not being able to gain any military exploits. The speed of promotion in the war zone would definitely be far faster than that in the Taiping realm. Considering his personal future, it was worth fighting for.
(End of chapter)