1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1779

Sections of trestle bridges stretch out from the coast of Wuzhizhou Island, connecting to holiday houses on stilts built in the shallow sea near the coast.Although the interior decoration of these vacation homes is not luxurious, it still takes a lot of work to complete such a building under the current construction conditions, which is much more troublesome than building a house on the shore.Of course, you get what you pay for, and the vast sea view of this kind of vacation home specially built above the sea is naturally incomparable to the houses on the shore.

Although at the beginning of the [-]th century, the earth was in the Little Ice Age when the temperature dropped sharply, the South China Sea area was still warm at this time, and the sunshine time was long enough, so it was enough to wear only a single piece of clothing.Facing the blue sky, white clouds and the sea in this kind of weather, enjoying the beautiful scenery and food freely is indeed an excellent holiday arrangement.

"I remember that when I used to travel during vacations, I would take photos with my mobile phone wherever I went. At that time, I never thought that traveling without a mobile phone seemed more relaxing."

Luo Wudan leaned his arms on the outdoor railing, looked at the sea and said slowly: "I used to plan to travel to this place a long time ago, but I never found the opportunity. I didn't expect to come here after so many years."

"Oh? I don't think I've heard you say that yet. But we still have a lot of places to go in the future. Don't literary youths like to conceive travel destinations? What are the one hundred places that must be visited in this life?" Qian Tiandun responded with a smile: "I think you can start making a list now."

Of course he understands that the "before" his wife refers to before traveling to this time and space, but ten years have passed in a flash, and they have gradually adapted to the way of life in this time and space.Perhaps there are many primitive places compared with "before", but here they can indeed complete many things with more focus, without being disrupted by various information disrupted by the electronic age.

Of course, what is more important is that they have become a privileged class in this time and space, and the factors that would trouble them "before" are no longer a problem in the current environment.Even if Haihan is only a small oriental country in the seventeenth century, the treatment they can enjoy and the resources they can enjoy are far from comparable to the environment before the time travel.

Yachts, islands, gourmet food, exclusive resorts, attentive servants... These were probably just dreams for them before crossing, but now they are very normal treatment.If they are willing to spend more time on the road, as long as they can go to every place under the rule of Haihan, they will enjoy this kind of reception, and this kind of living environment is exactly what they choose to come to. One of the main reasons for this space-time.

Luo Wudan sneered and said: "I made a list, do you want to wait until you retire? Then you have to wait!"

Qian Tiandun said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case. With the country's current expansion rate, we still hope that we can complete a round-the-world trip before retirement. In fact, as long as it is a coastal area, we can get most of it."

Although Qian Tiandun is not as familiar with the global marine environment as Wang Tom, he still has a good understanding of the strength of his own navy. As far as it is concerned, there is basically no maritime armed force in East Asia that can compete head-on with the Haihan Navy. The European naval powers on the other side of the earth will not become Haihan's main opponent for a while.But if you want to talk about sailing ability, Haihan should be the undisputed number one in this era. After all, the charts and sailing skills possessed by the crossing people are far better than those sailing pioneers who are blinded by the boundless sea. Ladies and gentlemen, if you just want to complete the voyage around the world, then it is actually not an impossible task for Haihan at this stage.

Of course, if it is to achieve the purpose of traveling comfortably, it will probably be a little more troublesome, but this does not prevent Qian Tiandun from bragging a little in front of his wife.For now, even if anyone intends to complete the challenge of sailing around the world, they can only raise funds, build ships, and recruit people by themselves. Haihan officials, whether it is the Ministry of Shipping or the Navy, will not use limited resources to Support this private event.

The reason is simple, Haihan already has a detailed global chart, and there is no need to launch and rely on private navigators to provide supplements in this regard.However, trying to complete the round-the-world route requires official nautical charts and related information, and there is a risk of leaking these important secrets.So at present, the government does not encourage such a move, but if someone is willing to try to find overseas unclaimed lands to open up new colonies, then the government will acquiesce.

It's just that everyone knows that living outside the Haihan ruled area will not have such comfortable living conditions. Even big cities like Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Hangzhou in the Ming Dynasty are far less comfortable than living in Sanya.As for organizing forces in the name of individuals to open up overseas colonies on their own, for those who have experienced the difficult years of building Victory Port in the early days of crossing, very few people want to repeat such hard days again.

Luo Wudan said: "Actually, I didn't think too much about it, as long as we can live together as a family. If it is still like this, you have been fighting overseas all the year round. After a few years, your son will not recognize you when he grows up. Can you feel better?"

Qian Tiandun replied: "Of course not... It seems that I have to think of a way, at least arrange a few more vacations every year, and come back to accompany you."

Qian Tiandun also knew that no matter how old his son was, he would definitely return to live in Sanya and receive an aristocratic education.Although he doesn't have any political ambitions, under the brainwashing of Luo Wudan in the past few years, he also understands that his son can't fall too far behind in the second-generation competition, otherwise he may not be able to survive for a few generations. The family will gradually decline from a respected military general of his generation to a civilian family that no one cares about.

As for the inheritance of the family, Qian Tiandun doesn't have much thought at the moment. If his son grows up to be interested in the military in more than ten years, then he can naturally guarantee that his son will enter the army with the green light all the way, and get the record as quickly as possible. , Become a dazzling young officer in the army.However, if his son does not want to join the army, Qian Tiandun will not regret it too much. Although the special operations group has the meaning of a private army, he never thought that he could pass on this army as his own private property to his descendants.

It's not the first time Luo Wudan has heard Qian Tiandun's promise to arrange more vacations, but such a promise has almost never been fulfilled, and Qian Tiandun's vacations are always delayed again and again. up.So regarding his statement, Luo Wudan just smiled lightly, but didn't answer the question.

Qian Tiandun also knew that he had let the pigeons go too many times, and he really felt sorry for his wife, so he immediately said: "This time I am serious, I promise to honor it!"

"I can't do anything to you if I don't keep it!" Luo Wudan obviously still didn't believe his promise.

When Qian Tiandun was in a dilemma, the lunch delivered by the room service resolved his embarrassment.Although there are good restaurants on the island, Qian Tiandun, who doesn't like to socialize, ordered room service after landing on the island, and asked the staff to deliver lunch for the two of them to the room.

After the two of them had lunch, Luo Wudan became sleepy, so he lay down and took a nap.However, Qian Tiandun was full of energy, so he asked the staff to bring fishing rods, and sat on the sea view terrace of the holiday home to start fishing.The sea water here is extremely clear, Qian Tiandun watched the fish swimming in the sea water, and gradually forgot his original intention of fishing, and began to be distracted in a daze.

However, this kind of comfort did not last too long, and the knock on the door outside woke him up from his contemplation.Qian Tiandun put down his fishing rod and went out to open the door. This was an acquaintance, Gu Wei, who was in charge of training and military academy affairs in the Ministry of National Defense.

Gu Wei is probably one of the very few generals who have been staying in Hainan Island. He has been responsible for the training of recruits since the early days of crossing, but he did not expect this job to be done for ten years. Almost all the people who led the military and police went overseas. After the war, only he has been engaged in training in Sanya.Nowadays, the military academies of the Ministry of National Defense that are responsible for the advanced training of officers are mostly managed by Gu Wei.

This kind of work naturally made him lose the opportunity to achieve dazzling achievements like other generals, but there are also many benefits. First of all, the living environment in Sanya is much more comfortable than overseas. The colleagues had a relaxed and happy life; secondly, almost all the lieutenant officers in the Haihan Army had received advanced training in the military academy in Sanya, and they had a mentoring friendship with him in name, which made his contacts in the army extremely distributed. Guang, far better than these generals who have been overseas all year round.

Qian Tiandun and Gu Wei didn't meet often, but there were many opportunities for the two of them to deal with each other. When Qian Tiandun's officers went to Sanya for advanced studies, and the army recruited new soldiers, they all had to be handled by Gu Wei. The two are not strangers.

"A rare guest! Come in and sit down!" Although Qian Tiandun didn't know what the purpose of Gu Wei's visit was, he still politely planned to let him enter the room to talk.

Gu Wei shook his head and said: "I won't go in, I'll leave when I'm done. Lao Yan has sent someone to look for you for a day, and I'm also on vacation. I only heard the news when I was about to go out to sea at the port. I just heard that you were on the island On the island, let someone show you the way to find you.”

"Urgent matter?" Qian Tiandun heard that Yan Chujie was looking for him so urgently, so it shouldn't be a personal matter after all.

"Well, it is said that the situation in Liaodong may deteriorate in the near future. Huang Taiji may send troops at any time. The North Koreans are already in a panic. Please ask us to send troops to serve as bodyguards for them at a high price!" Gu Wei nodded to confirm Qian Tiandun's guess. : "Lao Yan has already agreed to come down, and Tom Wang has also received a notice. The navy will definitely rush there, and now it depends on what you want."

"See what I mean?" Qian Tiandun couldn't comprehend the meaning of Gu Wei's words for a moment.

"Didn't you report that you wanted to stay in the South after the Manila war ended? Lao Yan thinks that you can't be forced to do this job, so you should ask yourself first. Besides, you are still on vacation, so it would be a little bit to ask you to cancel the vacation." Not very good." Gu Wei explained.

"But if the situation really requires it, then we have to go!" Qian Tiandun said with a wry smile: "The country maintains an army, isn't it just for war?"

"Lao Yan also said that you will definitely make such a statement!" Gu Wei gave Qian Tiandun a thumbs up to show his praise: "Then you can ask Lao Yan about the specific situation when you return to Sanya to see if it is necessary to make a trip Bar."

Gu Wei explained the matter and left. After Qian Tiandun watched him leave, he closed the door and turned around. He saw Luo Wudan standing behind him and looking at him. It seemed that he had heard the conversation just now.

Qian Tiandun said with a dry smile, "Look, this is really an emergency..."

"Stop talking, I know you won't be able to stay." Luo Wudan shook his head in disappointment and said, "After waiting for more than half a year, only half a day of vacation, this is really a half-day of leisure!"

Although Qian Tiandun is full of apologies to his wife, he still has a clear distinction between personal holidays and national affairs.He took a deep breath and said, "If not, I'll go to the pier first, use the ship's radio to contact Sanya, ask what's going on, and then consider whether I need to go back."

"Go, let's go!" Luo Wudan knew it was useless to talk too much, so he simply acted more casually.

Qian Tiandun rushed to the pier in a hurry, used the radio on the Speedy to get in touch with Fort Victory, and learned about the latest changes in the north.What Yan Chujie meant was for him to judge for himself, first, whether the Qing army might invade North Korea in the near future; In the current situation, whether it can go north again to perform combat missions.

If Qian Tiandun believes that it is unnecessary to send the army to participate in the battle, or the situation of the special operations group is no longer suitable for fighting in the Liaodong area again, then the Ministry of National Defense will also consider other solutions accordingly, such as mobilizing troops from Zhejiang, Fujian and other places to supplement Go to Liaodong for emergency.However, Qian Tiandun also knows that the army troops stationed in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places are more than sufficient, but if they are suddenly transferred to the Northeast region thousands of miles away, where the geographical environment is very different, it may be difficult to adapt in a short period of time. Combat power may also be greatly reduced.

"I'll hurry back to Sanya as soon as possible." Qian Tiandun quickly made a decision.The preparation of combat materials and the assembly of personnel may still take a few days, and whether the special operations group participates in this dispatch, the military may adopt a completely different combat plan.He had to learn more detailed information before he could decide whether to take on this mission.

Although the time was tight, Qian Tiandun returned to the vacation house again and bid farewell to his wife Luo Wudan: "There is an urgent military situation, we must go back to Victory Fort for a meeting immediately, and it is possible that we will leave for the north in a day or two after the meeting , take good care of yourself and Xiaobao."

"You... take good care of yourself too!" Luo Wudan sighed. According to past experience, Qian Tiandun's departure will take at least another year or so, but she knows that she is powerless to change her husband's decision, so she can only accept it. this reality.

(End of this chapter)