Chapter 3434
Last year, Qian Tiandun gave up his foundation in the north and resolutely led his troops to go south to Malacca. There was a lot of discussion about this from the outside world, and all parties were speculating about Qian Tiandun's intentions.
One of the more mainstream views is that the pair Qian Tiandun and Chen Yixin had a falling out, and Qian Tiandun was eventually forced to hand over power and withdraw from the Northern Region.
And with Chen Yixin being elected to the new executive committee this year, this view has been recognized as fact by many people. After all, one successfully entered the Executive Committee, while the other could only go to the border on the other side of the empire. It seemed that who lost and who won could be seen clearly at a glance.
Qian Tiandun and Chen Yixin have never responded directly to these outrageous rumors from the outside world. Qian Shaobao knew something about this. Before he was transferred back to Hainan Island from the north, Qian Tiandun mentioned this idea to him, and he had already made up his mind to go to the south.
Li Dechang was also quite curious about this, so he asked Qian Shaobao why his father Qian Tiandun led the special warfare division south to Malacca.
Qian Shaobao said: "This problem is actually not complicated. If the special warfare division wants to continue to expand territory for the country, it can only choose this direction. After the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there is no strong enemy in Liaodong. If the existing territory is further expanded, Expanding to the north, it is already a bitterly cold place in the far north. There are no towns within a thousand miles, and it is meaningless for special warfare divisions to be stationed there. "
"To the east is Japan, and General Shi Diwen has taken control of the overall situation. To the east of Japan is the ocean, and on the other side of the ocean, General Wang Tom has established overseas colonies."
"As for the Ming Dynasty, it has been in decline. The Executive Committee wants to replace it with as peaceful a means as possible. There are no tough battles that require special operations divisions."
"The South China Sea is already under the jurisdiction of the Luzon Region and the Xingdao Region, and the garrison defense areas have long been delineated. Of course, it is not easy for the special operations division to intervene."
"So my father has long said that only through the South China Sea and heading west into the Indian Ocean can there be a vast area for special warfare divisions to use."
Li Dechang asked curiously: "How does General Qian view the future development of the Malacca area? Can Brother Qian give me some advice?"
Li Dechang is an official of the Ministry of Security, and strict speaking is the most basic quality. Qian Shaobao doesn't have to worry about him turning around and spreading the conversation between the two. He can pick some less important things to talk about, and continue to show off himself at the same time. knowledge.
Qian Shaobao said: "The reason why the Strait of Malacca is important is that it connects the eastern and western world. It took our country twenty years to actually control the Strait of Malacca. Next, we should make good use of this area as a way to advance westward." Springboard.”
"The Indian Ocean on the west side of the Strait of Malacca is twenty times the size of the South China Sea. It requires heavy investment to control such a vast sea area. In comparison, Malacca becomes a small place!"
"In ten or twenty years, the area controlled by our country in the Indian Ocean will definitely far exceed that of the South China Sea today."
Li Dechang was fascinated by what he heard. While he was working in the Ministry of Security, he certainly had access to some information about the Indian Ocean, but he never thought that there was such a large area there.
According to this, being appointed as the intelligence director of the Indian Ocean region this time, the room for development in the future is really unimaginable. He couldn't help but feel a little lucky that he didn't refuse the job because the location arranged by Zhang Qianzhi was too remote.
It was already lunch time while they were talking, and the two of them still had a lot to say, so naturally they decided to have lunch together.
According to the itinerary made before departure, the two expedition-class warships will not stop at any ports on the way and will go straight to Xingdao Port, which is expected to take about ten days.
However, on the third day at sea, they encountered bad weather. The sailors struggled in the rough waves for most of the day. Finally, for the sake of safety, they changed their course and prepared to take temporary refuge in Cam Ranh Port, not far away. storm. After all, the two hitchhiking guests on the ship were not ordinary people. If something went wrong with one of them on the way, the captain would have difficulty explaining it when he arrived at Star Island.
Qian Shaobao and Li Dechang had no objection to this arrangement. They were not people who traveled on the sea all year round. They simply couldn't stand such rough and turbulent weather. They had long since vomited all kinds of food and wished they could go to a calm place for a while. Avoid.
Both of them had never been to Cam Ranh Port before. They only knew that it was one of the largest military port bases in the South China Sea. However, they fell down before sailing into Cam Ranh Bay and were unable to see the full view of the military port at the first time.
However, due to their special status, they received special care immediately after the ship docked at the port.
The medical and health officer in charge of Cam Ranh Port is Johnson's daughter Jessica. She personally took over the care of the two young officers who were severely seasick due to the storm and arranged for them to be treated at the military medical clinic on the base.
Later, local officials from Cam Ranh Port also came to the military medical clinic to visit them. Only then did Qian Shaobao realize that there were many second-generation wearers from the same background as himself.
Civil Affairs Officer Qiu Zhiguo is the son of Qiu Yuan, the governor of the Luzon Region. Sun Jianan, who is in charge of commerce and shipping, is the son of Sun Changmi, the former Minister of Shipping. Ha Jianzhong, the leader of the Third Regiment of the Eighth Army Division stationed in Cam Ranh Port, is a military commander. The second son of Lao Harugong.
Later, even Nguyen Van Star, Annan's special envoy stationed at Cam Ranh Port, and Portuguese commercial representative Gabriel and others hurriedly came to visit the two after hearing the news.
Although he received extremely warm care, Li Dechang knew very well that these characters were not here for him. Qian Shaobao was their real target, and he was just taking advantage of them.
Fortunately, Qian Shaobao and Li Dechang were young and strong. After resting for most of the day, their physical conditions improved significantly and they were gradually able to eat.
The local officials refused to let them leave immediately, even though they refused to let them leave immediately, and asked them to rest in Cam Ranh Port for a few days. However, Qian Shaobao was worried that the navy driving the ship would have to rush back to Xingdao for business, so he could only decline this kind offer.
However, this did not trouble the officials of Cam Ranh Port. In the end, they asked the two expedition-class warships to leave first, leaving Qian Shaobao and Li Dechang behind.
There may not be many other resources in Cam Ranh Port, but the ship is definitely enough. They can just transfer a public ship to take them to Star Island.
The hospitality was so great that the two of them had no choice but to stay for a few more days.
In addition to visiting the local naval base and trading port area, Qiu Zhiguo also specially arranged for them to take a tour of the Cam Ranh Port Shipyard.
What surprised the two of them was that the large and small slipways and docks in the shipyard were all occupied by ships under construction, and almost all of them were naval warships.
After Qiu Zhiguo's introduction, they learned that most of the warships being built here were prepared for the Xingdao garrison and the special operations division of Phuket Island.
Qian Shaobao must have understood Qiu Zhiguo's intention, and he wanted to take this opportunity to claim credit from his father, Qian Tiandun.