1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 206 Second Echelon
For the father and son, Yu Xiaobao's future is a big deal, but for the Executive Committee, it is not a big deal to pick a few obedient and reliable people from the naturalized people to go to Guangzhou. It was settled.The six cross-travelers and ten naturalized people will form the second batch of people to go to Guangzhou.However, they have to wait another two or three days for their departure time, because among the materials required by the Guangzhou Office, such as sanitary ware, boilers, iron doors and windows, etc., must be ordered according to the size they sent back by telegram, no matter how Crash work also takes time.

This group of people will go to Guangzhou on the "Haixun 02" ship that has just completed maintenance. They will also be accompanied by several people under the Ministry of Shipping. Drive back to Port Victory.

It is worth mentioning that although both Schneider and He Xi believed that the security of the Guangzhou Office would not be a major problem, the Executive Committee still insisted on arranging more armed personnel in the second batch of personnel.Eight of the ten naturalized civilians were key elements selected from the militia, and they were allotted with Type [-] flintlock guns that had just been finalized and started trial production by the military industry department.However, although the new gun has been finalized, it cannot be mass-produced in the short term—almost all the production capacity of the military industry department is used to rush to manufacture "Fu Ruifeng" arms orders, and there is no time to produce new guns for the time being.In addition, the Executive Committee required that the reserve of matchlock guns should be more than [-], in case the next step would be to start selling them to the warring parties of the Vietnam Civil War.

In addition to the eight militiamen, the remaining two were Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi, the youngest son of Zhang Tiangui, a senior shipbuilder at the shipyard.This piece of Tiangui is the competitor that Yu Dashan never forgets. He is a native of Fujian. He has participated in the construction of various civilian ships and warships. Later, because of the war in the coast of Fujian, his family was exiled to Guangdong. When he was recruiting manpower for the Transit Group in Guangzhou, he was recruited to Victory Port.After arriving in Hong Kong, Zhang Tiangui was assigned to the shipyard because of his experience in shipbuilding, where he quickly showed his extraordinary professionalism and attracted the attention of the Ministry of Shipping.

For Zhang Tiangui, a family of shipbuilders, the Executive Committee decided after research that certain preferential treatment must be given, so they made an exception and raised Zhang Tiangui's labor grade to the third grade in a short period of time. The upgrade speed was faster than that of Yu Dashan. nearly doubled.Of course, in terms of reliability, the executive committee is still willing to believe that Yu Dashan, who "joined the revolution" earlier, gave Zhang Tiangui more treatment because of his ability.

However, although the number of laborers under Haihan's rule has exceeded 2000, the number of third-level laborers is still extremely scarce, and they can be counted on one hand. Both Yu Dashan and Zhang Tiangui are key training targets.So for this limited number of people, who can be the first to be upgraded to the fourth-level laborer is undoubtedly the No. 1 naturalized citizen in the true sense. Although no one will say it, they are all competing in private—— Even the selection of naturalized people to go to Guangzhou will cause a small disturbance among the people.The senior foreman Yu Dashan and the senior shipbuilder Zhang Tiangui are undoubtedly the two most powerful in this competition.

The selection of both Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi symbolized that the two sides had a tie in this round, and Yu Dashan was quite satisfied with the result.The only regret is that the next time I meet Zhang Chuanjiang, I don't seem to have any sense of superiority to show him.

Yu Xiaobao didn't think there was anything wrong, he and Zhang Qianzhi were classmates in school, and they got along fairly well, without the sense of competition between their parents.It is a good arrangement for Xiaobao to have such a small partner with him when he goes to Guangzhou this time.The only regret he feels is that his best friend Fu Li has recently gone back to Fushandong, and he may not have the chance to say goodbye, and he does not know when he will come back after going to Guangzhou.

The rules for the selection of these ten naturalized citizens are also carried out in strict accordance with the newly promulgated "Regulations on the Administration of Naturalized Citizens" that has not yet been announced to the public. Article [-] of it stipulates that "any naturalized citizen who is stationed in an important position in another place shall be given priority. Choose people who are reliable in thinking and have family members or relatives living in the base camp."These ten people are all like this without exception. As for the adverse effects of the "orphan mentality" that He Xi is worried about, it is still too early to say, and there will be no naturalized civilians from orphans entering the army, work in the government system.

On September [-]th, all the logistical supplies were finally ready for shipment, and the second batch of personnel to go to Guangzhou also boarded the ship at Shengli Port to prepare for departure.Just as the ship was slowly leaving the pier, Yu Xiaobao, who was lying on the side of the ship, saw Fu Li galloping towards him on a bicycle. When he rushed up the pier bridge, the handlebar almost scratched several heads of Haihan who were seeing him off.

Fu Li squeezed the brakes almost at the end of the trestle, then raised his hand and waved vigorously at Yu Xiaobao on the boat, shouting loudly: "Xiaobao, have a good journey!"

Yu Xiaobao put his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly: "Fu Li, study hard!"

Yu Dashan stood on the pier and witnessed this scene, and muttered: "This kid still knows the importance of studying..."

Sun Changmi, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Shipping, is in charge of commanding the voyage on the "Sea Training 02" ship.This time, "Sea Training 02" not only took on the task of safely delivering this batch of manpower and materials to Guangzhou, but also used this trip to improve the formulation of the route map between the two places, so as to prepare for the future navigation between the two places. Technical preparations.And Sun Changmi, who majored in navigation technology, is undoubtedly one of the best candidates to complete this task.In addition to Sun Changmi, the executive committee also specially recruited Dr. Morgan to accompany him. The old Morgan, who has rich sailing experience, will be in charge of commanding the newly purchased second-hand ship on the return trip.

Drawing a route is not difficult for the Ministry of Shipping, which has a large number of precise charts. Compared with the crew and sailors of the same generation, the sailing ships under the Ministry of Shipping are undoubtedly much more efficient at sea. The route drawn on the computer is actually walked, and then the itinerary is carefully recorded, so that the shipping department can formulate an actual voyage arrangement afterwards.

After "Hai Training 02" sailed out of Shengli Port, it turned to the southwest, bypassed Yalong Bay, and headed straight for the first stop of the trip, Tielu Port.A few days ago, after Anxi proposed the new saltworks development plan at the meeting, it also attracted enough attention from the executive committee. As for one of the candidate locations, Tielugang, he took advantage of the opportunity of "Sea Training 02" to go north to Guangzhou to arrange a field site. In order to evaluate the possibility of local development in the future.

Iron Furnace Port was originally home to a small number of coastal fishermen, but in recent months they have gradually moved to Shengli Port, where living conditions are better, and they have gradually returned to the state of no-man's land.

At the southern end of Tielugang is Yalong Ridge, which extends eastward from the inland of Tiandu. This mountain range spans more than ten kilometers from east to west. To the south is the beautiful Yalong Bay, and to the north is the hidden Tielu Port.From the map, there is a long and narrow valley between Yalong Ridge and the adjacent Baishi Ridge in the northwest. The two ends of this [-]-[-] km long valley are Tiandu Industrial Zone and Tielugang Harbor respectively.But if you really want to open up this land channel in the future, the manpower, financial and material resources will not be a small amount.

The sailboat zigzags along the coastline until it enters the U-shaped bay outside Iron Furnace Port, only to see a narrow channel less than [-] meters wide leading to the inland at the foot of the mountain close to Yalong Ridge at the southern end.Because of the cover of the Yalong Ridge at the southern end and the trees on the shore, it is difficult to find this channel without driving close to it. The concealment is indeed quite good.

After entering this narrow channel, you can really see the wonders of the terrain here.To the south of the waterway is the towering Yalong Ridge, while to the north is the coastal tidal flat of Yimapingchuan. Only a waterway separates it, and the topography of the two sides is very different, showing two completely different geological features.

"From the map, this place is still a golf course!" Sun Changmi compared the satellite image, and then looked at the barren beach occupied by mangroves in front of him, and said with emotion: "The vicissitudes of life are amazing!"

"It would be great if we could build a golf course in Sanya in the future." Morgan said with regret: "I brought a set of golf clubs with me when I traveled across the country. I really hope that they will come in handy one day."

"Don't worry, old Morgan, your cue will come in handy." Sun Changmi comforted: "Even if the executive committee doesn't have this plan, you can buy a piece of land to build a golf course yourself in the future."

"NO! NO! NO!" Morgan waved his hands seriously: "We no longer allow private buyers and sellers of land, have we? So we can only rent, not buy."

Sun Changmi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Morgan, can you stop being so rigid?"

"I am a doctor, and rigorousness is my professional ethics." Morgan insisted on his opinion very stubbornly.

On the other side of the deck, people from the military and police department are discussing the feasibility of building fortifications here.This time, apart from Morgan, who is an all-rounder with multiple roles, the military and police department only sent two members to travel. After completing the investigation mission here, these two members will go north with the ship to Guangzhou to serve as the guards of the Guangzhou Office.

The Military and Police Department sent two young men this time, Xiao Liang and Yu Yao, both of whom had retired from the army about a year before the crossing. It is relatively strong and can be a heavy responsibility."

As the real power department in the Traversing Group, the Military and Police Department has the most powerful personnel. Except for a few people, most people don't know how many good things are hidden in the personnel files of the Military and Police Department.And since what happened to Qian Tiandun last time, the Military and Police Department had much less doubts when recommending candidates to the Executive Committee. Even Meng He, who always liked to sing against the Military and Police Department, had learned a lot. For the first time, he directly voted for the candidate recommended by the Military and Police Department to go to the Guangzhou Office.

Xiao Liang pointed to the mountains to the south and said: "According to the information we have, there was a large-scale quarry here in later generations. If you need to build coastal defenses, this is indeed a good location."

"I don't think it's difficult to repair the fortifications. It's just a matter of sending more laborers. The real difficulty is after the fortifications are completed." Yu Yao was obviously not as optimistic as Xiao Liang, shaking his head and said: "Look at the construction of Shengli Harbor For the coastal defense artillery fortifications, the artillery positions are built and the artillery is not enough. It is said that they will not be fully deployed until the middle of next year at the earliest. If we build another fortification here, when will we have to wait to form an effective defense system?"

Xiao Liang shook his head and retorted: "The coastal defense artillery of Shengli Port cannot be deployed in place. There are many reasons. Mr. Yan now wants to directly upgrade the coastal defense artillery of Shengli Port to the specification of heavy artillery above 24 pounds. The production capacity can't keep up! A narrow waterway like Iron Furnace Harbor can be blocked by only a few 6-pounders or 12-pounders. Guns of this size are no problem for the military industry. And the waterway here In S shape, we can arrange the fort on the shaded side, so that even if the invaders have heavy artillery with a longer range, they will not be able to pose a threat to our fortifications outside the channel. When we enter the channel, we will use precise small guns to Just call the names one by one from a high place."

"It's easy for you to say, but it's not that simple to do." Yu Yao disagreed with Xiao Liang's blind optimism: "Let me just say one thing, how do you solve the gunner? You need at least four 6-pound guns Gunners, artillery above 12 pounds needs six gunners, how many gunners have we trained in total now? How many militiamen can independently operate guns?"

This can be regarded as hitting Xiao Liang's weakness. Although most of the people in the military and police department are solid supporters of the "big bombing doctrine" and advocate the artillery to wash the ground, Xu Jin's barrage will not leave opponents in the slightest. In addition to the various technical difficulties encountered in the production of artillery, the biggest difficulty lies in the training of gunners.

For now, whether it is materials or personnel, the artillery training program of the Military and Police Department is still in a rather embarrassing situation.When developing Heitu Port, artillery training had to be suspended for a full month in order to save enough gunpowder for local construction of roads in Heitu Port.At present, the military industry department still mainly produces 6-pound guns and 12-pound guns, and there is no excess production capacity to manufacture larger-caliber artillery, which has also caused a delay in the construction of coastal defense artillery fortifications to a certain extent.

Training a qualified gunner and mastering the basic artillery operation process is just an introductory course. If you want to truly exert the power of artillery on the battlefield, then artillery must master more combat skills.How to aim at the target, measure the distance, suppress and destroy the enemy's artillery and command system, and support and cooperate with other arms of the side to fight. These combat skills and related tactics must go through long-term training.

Although the native militiamen obeyed the command very much and had a certain enthusiasm for training, there were still two fundamental problems that the instructors could not solve now.The first is cultural issues. More than [-]% of these militiamen are illiterate, and most of them simply cannot understand the method of sight, aim and distance measurement that the instructors said, let alone use the firing angle and charge of the artillery to adjust the ballistic trajectory. knowledge.Even though the instructors have made a detailed shooting table for the militia gunners to recite, there are very few people who can really understand and use it.

The solution to this problem can only be left to time. Through long-term training to let the militia gunners gradually become familiar with the performance of the artillery, there is still a feasible way, but another problem is not so easy to solve-these militias have no one at all. Having been on the battlefield, I don't understand what the situation is like on the battlefield, let alone understand the tactics such as "fire support" and "infantry coordination" that the instructors call.

This disadvantage is not obvious in the usual training, and the militia gunners only need to follow the instructor's order step by step.But if the command of the crossing people is lost during the battle, the ability of these militia gunners to judge the battlefield situation will drop rapidly. This has been confirmed by several exercises.Militia gunners who have not passed through the command are completely incapable of responding to the set battlefield emergencies, and even the most basic "artillery cover infantry advance" order does not know how to complete it. This is not what the Military and Police Department wants to see situation.

The current coping strategy of the Military and Police Department is to find a number of modern war movies from the large database, intercept some representative battle scenes from them, organize militia gunners and grassroots commanders to watch them regularly, and let the instructors explain the specific tactics. Help these militiamen who have no idea what war is in their minds to establish the concept of combat and tactics.

Of course, the progress of this method of "watching movies to learn tactics" can be said to be very slow. Except for a very small number of talented people, most people will not really understand what the instructors say even if they watch it ten or a hundred times. The meaning of "tactics".This is just like those military houses who love to watch war movies in later generations. Even if most people watch them for ten or twenty years, their military level will still only stay at the level of a keyboard strategist-real war, after all, is different from movies. It's two completely different things.

Having said that, even among the time-travelers who were instructors, none of them had really experienced large-scale war scenes. The two armed conflicts that occurred in Victory Harbor after the time-travel were the only things that most of the military and police department experienced in their lives. two battles.Although the instructors have received systematic military skills training, it is difficult to explain to the militiamen any specific personal combat experience, and the training effect is naturally very limited.

Both of them gave up the idea of ​​continuing the debate, because before they came out, they had already faintly felt that the attitude of the top military and police department was still inclined to choose Iron Furnace Port, because compared with Yinggehai, another address to be selected, here The terrain is quite favorable to the defenders, and the sea and land are adjacent to the current Executive Committee control area, and the development here is more in line with the Executive Committee's long-standing development strategy of building "Greater Sanya".

(End of this chapter)