Chapter 3049
When the fleet passed by the fishing port wharf, Wang Anbang noticed several colorful canoes unique to the indigenous people parked on the shore. It seemed that indigenous fishermen were coming to the fishing port for the market today. I just don't know how they will feel when they see this fleet setting sail on the sea.
After passing the fishing port, you will see the narrowest part of the Kinmen Strait, with the sea width being only about three miles.
The Jinshan Peninsula on the south side of the strait is Haihan's territory. There is a fortress fort built on the northernmost coast of the peninsula to block the waterway in and out of Jinshan Bay during wartime.
The peninsula on the north side of the strait is almost entirely covered with mountains and forests with complex terrain, and there is no seaside plain suitable for development, so it is still the territory of indigenous tribes.
According to the development plan of Jinshan Port, this status quo will probably be maintained for a foreseeable period in the future.
Looking at the Jinshan Strait under the morning sun, Wang Anbang had a sudden thought: "Brother, you said that if a bridge is built here, connecting the north and south of the strait, wouldn't it be possible to turn the natural chasm into a thoroughfare?"
Wang Anguo laughed and said: "Build a cross-sea bridge? We don't have the ability. Maybe future generations can do it, but that may be a long time later."
Wang Anbang was silent for a moment and then said: "Before coming to North America, I saw a painting in my father's study. It showed a huge cross-sea bridge. The bridge was entirely red and had two towers as tall as clouds. Thick suspension cables hang from the bridge tower, suspending the entire bridge deck in the air. The scene is very spectacular.”
Wang Anguo said: "So you have also seen that painting, so you must know where the place in the painting is."
Wang Anbang nodded and said: "I didn't know it before, but I knew it after coming here. Isn't the Kinmen Strait where the red giant bridge is located?"
Wang Anguo said: "Actually, when I saw that painting for the first time, I felt it was very strange. I even asked my father specifically. He said the name of the painting was called 'Golden Gate Bridge'. But this bridge is not Existence is just a scene imagined by my father.”
Wang Anbang said: "Brother, with the way you act, you shouldn't give up here, right? Didn't you ask others about the bridge afterwards?"
Wang Anguo smiled and said: "You are quite clever! When I returned to China the year before last, I met Marshal Shi and found an opportunity to ask him about the bridge. What do you think he said?"
Wang Anbang rolled his eyes and said: "Did Marshal Shi say that although this bridge does not exist now, it will definitely exist in the future?"
Wang Anguo said in surprise: "You guessed so accurately! He did say that!"
Wang Anbang said: "This is not because I guessed it accurately, but because I have also asked other friends of my father about this matter. Their answers were all the same. It seems that there may be some stories about this bridge that we don't know. ”
The group of people who defected to the time-travel operation from North America at that time included Tom Wang, Johnson, Morgan, Qiao Zhiya, Roger and Shi Diwen. At that time, they were also called the "North American Gang" by the time-travelers.
However, the executive committee did not want this group of people to stay together, so within a few years, they were split up. Roger went to Xingdao in the South China Sea, Shi Diwen went to the Donghai Region, Qiao Zhiya managed Haihan's heavy industry center in Changhua, Johnson stayed in Sanya to train medical personnel, and the lonely old Morgan took the snipers he trained around. Travel around and participate in various military missions.
Tom Wang led his troops to North America to open up new colonies, and his old brothers all provided support in different forms. However, they are already high-ranking officials, and they cannot be as cool and unrestrained as Tom Wang, who can let go of his power and leave at will.
Only Morgan took the initiative and returned to North America with Tom Wang, which was regarded as Ye Luo's return to his roots. Johnson originally wanted to take this opportunity to return to North America, but his two daughters had already started families in Hainan Island, and their families were unable to leave the country, so he could not follow the example of Morgan, who was alone, and Tom Wang, who moved with his family.
When Wang Anbang was young, he was sent to Sanya to receive special education that only the second generation was entitled to, so he was fortunate enough to meet several of his father Wang Tom's old brothers. These people did not think that Wang Anbang's questions had any profound meaning, but they never thought that Wang Anbang was too deeply impressed by the painting, so even their answers were firmly remembered in their hearts.
Although the brothers still don’t know why their father drew the fictional Strait Bridge, one thing is certain, that is, Tom Wang had set the Jinshan Peninsula as a target many years ago, and even made long-term plans for the next few years. All have been carefully considered.
Of course, even if they thought hard, they would never have thought that the reason why Tom Wang collected a painting of the Golden Gate Bridge was simply because he lived on the Jinshan Peninsula before crossing over, and he could see this majestic bridge every day when he went out.
For Tom Wang, the Golden Gate Bridge symbolizes the memory of the old time and space before traveling through it. Although there is not much left, there will eventually be something worth remembering.
After the fleet sailed out of the west side of the strait, it immediately turned south along the coastline.
According to the speed of the fleet, it will arrive at its destination in about three days.
On the way to the destination, the fleet will also conduct some training in combat subjects to warm up for possible maritime battles after arriving there.
Wang Anbang took the initiative to apply to his brother and went to the combat cabin on the second deck to serve as a trainee gunner. In his words, it is rare to have the opportunity to go on a mission on a majesty-class battleship. Of course, it is fun to operate weapons.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the fleet successfully arrived at the target sea area—a long and narrow bay with a huge area.
The entrance channel of this bay is nearly half narrower than the Golden Gate Strait, and its interior is a natural bay thirty miles long and five miles wide, which is simply an excellent environment for building a large naval base.
In fact, in the old time and space before time travel, this place called San Diego Port was the largest naval base of the Lighthouse State on the west coast of North America.
The first Western colonists to discover this place were the Portuguese, who arrived here in 1542. However, the Portuguese colonists were weak in North America and did not monopolize this bay with superior natural conditions. They were soon squeezed out by the Spanish who came after hearing the news.
In fact, the Spanish's main sphere of influence is in the Mexican region further south, which is already on the edge of its control area.
Although the Spaniards also believed that this bay had long-term development value, the problems they encountered left them at a loss. First, it is too far away from the American base camp, and large-scale development will face extremely high costs. Second, the local indigenous tribes are unruly. Since the Spaniards entered this place, they have been constantly subjected to various attacks from the indigenous tribes.
Based on this situation, the Spaniards have only maintained two medium-sized colonial strongholds here, and have no plans to build a city here yet, which just leaves room for Wang Tom to operate.
(End of chapter)