1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 414 Entry Assessment
As soon as Ruan Jinggui left, the supervisor of the mine here arranged for him to transfer to a lighter job, and Wu Sen naturally connected the two things.From this small transfer, Wu Sen can judge at least two things: first, Ruan Jinggui should have gained a certain degree of trust from the Haihan people, and said good things for him and played a role; second, the Haihan people really treated him Have a certain amount of attention, otherwise it is unlikely to give yourself this kind of adjustment in work treatment.

After Ruan Jinggui's persuasion and his own experience, Wu Sen also gradually began to recognize the status quo. The Hue court has been declared destroyed under the overt or covert joint suppression by Haihan, North Vietnam, Daming, and Portugal. There will be a possibility of a comeback. In this case, if you want to continue to be loyal to the Hue court, the most effective way is probably to commit suicide and serve the country, because even if you are doing hard labor in the mine, you are still doing the enemy for the enemy. Constantly growing in strength, how can a person who keeps saying that he is loyal to the old master do things like supporting the enemy in disguise after being captured?
Of course Wu Sen didn't want to just die like this, he didn't intend to be buried with the fallen Ruan family, but he didn't want to easily submit to Hai Han, and there were deeper reasons.As Ruan Jinggui guessed, it was mainly because there was still an idea of ​​not admitting defeat in his heart, and the reason for the defeat of the South Vietnam Navy in the war was simply attributed to the gap in the level of armed forces between the two sides.However, with the increase in contact with the Haihan people, he himself gradually realized that this understanding is not comprehensive. The gap between the two sides is not only in the military. Haihan's war mobilization ability is also far from South Vietnam. However, although the war is lost on the battlefield, the factors that really determine the outcome of the battle are outside the battlefield.

In the next few days, Ruan Jinggui temporarily put down his position as Schneider's personal assistant, but accompanied by Fu Li, he came to Tiandu Iron Mine to "talk" with Wu Sen every day.

Now that Ruan Jinggui has moved Wu Sen's mind, the topic of discussion will naturally become more targeted.If it was said that there was an element of wooing Wusen morally and family-friendly before, then it gradually evolved into advocating Haihan's comprehensive strength later on.As for the situation Ruan Jinggui described, quite a lot of content shocked Wu Sen.

From Ruan Jinggui's mouth, Wu Sen also learned for the first time that while dealing with South Vietnam, the Haihan people were also fighting against rogues and pirates in the territory of Ming Dynasty at the same time, and that they still had the strength to support North Vietnam, Champa and even North Vietnam with military aid. Daming army and other armed forces.The war with the Hue court in South Vietnam was just a relatively large-scale war among the many wars it launched abroad.

One's own side has tried its best to risk their lives, but the opponent still retains a considerable part of their strength. This is undoubtedly a great tragedy for a soldier who takes combat as his vocation.If it is said that before Wu Sen still had a hint of the idea of ​​looking for a chance to make a comeback and wait for an opportunity for revenge, then Ruan Jinggui's description was enough to make him give up on this delusion.

Once a person's mind is alive, it is very difficult to take it back.After several days of persuasion by Ruan Jinggui, Wu Sen finally put down his face and let go, and promised Ruan Jinggui "you can go to Haihan Navy to see the situation first."Although the statement is very tactful, it is undoubtedly an admission in disguise of his plan to change his family and return to Haihan.

On May 1629, 5, after being imprisoned as hard labor for more than ten days, Wu Sen finally regained his freedom.However, he was not the only one who received this treatment. There were also 2 other prisoners of war who belonged to the Nanyue Navy. Almost all of them were Wu Sen's former colleagues and subordinates. After being escorted to Sanya, they all followed Wu Sen's lead.Now that Wu Sen has chosen to surrender, the group of people who followed him in the hard labor camp will follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

Of course, out of consistent safety considerations, these former South Vietnamese sailors will not be assigned to serve in the same place. After further identification, they will be assigned to the merchant fleet under the Ministry of Shipping, various docks, ports, and shipyards Only a very small number of outstanding people can hope to enter the Haihan Navy's establishment.The whereabouts of Wusen has not yet been finalized. He must pass the skill inspection of the Navy and related departments before the Military Commission will make a decision on his specific appointment.

After spending a few days of anxiety after being released from prison, Wu Sen finally got a notice from the Military Commission, asking him to stand by at the No. [-] Wharf of Shengli Port the next morning.Wu Sen knew that this test was related to his future, and he did not dare to neglect it. When the sky was dark, he got up and packed up, went to the labor canteen on the pier to have breakfast, and then went to Pier No. [-] to wait for the military. people.

Pier No. [-] is located at the estuary of the Tiandu River. On the other side of the dock is the current Haihan Navy station. You can see seven or eight uniquely shaped Haihan warships docked on the shore.Wu Sen was very impressed with this kind of warship. He had seen this kind of warship when he was in Donghai, but the Haihan Navy at that time should have not yet formed. There was only one such warship in Donghai Port. fight.However, when Haihan attacked Hoi An Port half a year later, there were more warships of this kind.The fleet lined up on the river and fired broadside guns at the fortifications on the shore, easily repelling the South Vietnamese defenders.

When attacking Hue this year, Wu Sen didn't even know how many ships from the Haihan militia came, because he saw the Haihan warships sailing into the mouth of the Xiangjiang River from a distance on the first day of the battle between the two sides. There was no chance of approaching the opponent at all until he was taken prisoner and escorted to the ship.However, according to the habit of a naval officer, he can roughly calculate the number of warships owned by the Haihan Navy from the observed situation.

At present, it can be seen that there are about eight warships docked outside the naval base, because two of them are larger, so Wu Mori cannot confirm whether there are other ships blocked behind those two ships.Based on what Ruan Jinggui introduced a few days ago, the Haihan people have several ports along the coast of Annan, the south coast of Qiongzhou Island, and the coast of Daming Guangdong, and most of them have troops stationed there. Even in terms of Annan, Qiongzhou Island, and Guangdong, the Haihan people have at least three combat fleets, and by simple calculation, there are at least twenty warships, and there may be a little more, because he was traveling from Sanya Port. On the way to the Tiandu Iron Mine, he also witnessed the scale of the Shengli Port Shipyard. With so many slipways, Wu Mori would not be surprised even if one or two warships were launched every month.

Just based on the current scale of the militia navy, Wusen knew that Annan would probably not be able to catch up to this level for a long time, because almost all of the few shipyards in Annan's country were concentrated in the South Vietnam area with relatively developed sea trade. , and these shipyards have been completely destroyed in several attacks by the Haihan people. The South Vietnamese navy and shipbuilders were almost all taken away by the Haihan people. Now at most they can build some fishing boats, which are as huge as the Haihan warships. Sailing boats are no longer delusional.Haihan's deliberate removal of Annan's shipbuilding industry obviously has a certain purpose. If Annan wants to develop his own navy in the future, I am afraid he can only rely on the charity of the Haihan people.

However, compared to those wooden sailing warships on the other side of the river, there are actually other things here that attract Wu Sen's attention more.Next to Pier No. [-] is the large-scale ship that the Ministry of Shipping has moored and sealed up during the time-travel. So many steel behemoths lie quietly on the shore, even if they are motionless, the visual impact is very amazing.Since the opening of Shengli Port, it has also become a "sightseeing area" that foreigners must set foot on. However, anyone who has been to Shengli Port is all amazed by the "Haihan Iron Ship" here, and the tonnage And the largest roll-on ship "New World", with its huge hull, has become a symbol of Haihan's strength in the eyes of the local naturalized people. Various celebrations and award presentations took place on the deck.

Wu Sen has only obtained the status of a temporary immigrant now, and has no authority to get on these big ships to find out, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to enter the docking area for a visit-ordinary people want to see these giant steel beasts at close range , at least you must first obtain the status of an official naturalized citizen, and then you can enter the docking area to satisfy your curiosity on the designated public opening day.Among the naturalized people who joined Haihan's rule, some even came here to get close to the big iron ship.

Ordinary people naturally look at these things for fun, but for professionals like Wu Sen, it is true that they can see more things from these big ships.Let alone other things, the iron materials used to build these large ships are no longer to the extent that ordinary local governments can supply.Wu Sen has been here for many days, and he has naturally heard the rumors that the Haihan people came across the sea on these big iron boats. The fact of sailing on water is too unreasonable, but Wu Sen is more willing to believe that this rumor is true.

Wu Sen has worked in the navy for many years and knows a thing or two about shipbuilding technology. Although he doesn't know what is the Archimedes principle or the buoyancy formula, it is not surprising that metal can float on the water. You can see the result immediately when the copper basin is on the water.As for how this strangely shaped, sailless and oarless ship gained power on the sea, Wu Sen didn't think it was some kind of magic.Although he didn't quite understand what was going on, it must have something to do with the strange power devices made by the Haihan people - those things can drag thousands of catties of weight by burning coal, so if they were made If it is bigger, it can naturally drive a large ship to sail in the water.

If we judge only from the talent of physics, we have to say that Wu Sen's observation ability is stronger than that of his Ming counterpart Luo Shengdong.When Luo Shengdong was staring at the big iron boat on the pier in a daze, he didn't see it as thoroughly as Wu Sen.However, apart from being the same prisoner of war status, they also have some things in common. For example, after seeing this kind of magical big ship, they are all very itchy, and they wish to find a way to get on the ship as soon as possible to find out.

After Wu Sen had been a scarecrow on the pier for half an hour, the military finally arrived.The lineup of today's evaluation team can be described as strong. The Supreme Commander of the Haihan Navy Tom Wang and the Minister of Shipping Department Sun Changmi are here. In addition, Wu Sen's few close friends in the local area are the Ruan Brothers.In addition, the evaluation team actually invited a special guest, that is, Luo Shengdong, admiral of the Yazhou Navy, who happened to be staying in Shengli Harbor these few days.

In fact, Luo Shengdong was not invited by Wang Tom and Sun Changmi, but he came out on his own initiative.Luo Shengdong hosted a banquet for Ren Liang and Anxi at Victory Harbor last night. After a full meal, Ren Liang talked about Wu Sen, a prisoner of war who was undergoing "ideological reform" recently.When Luo Shengdong heard about this, he became excited and told Ren Liang to arrange a time for him to have a chance to "know" Annan's colleague.

What Luo Shengdong said was obviously a bit competitive. After all, Daming and Annan fought several times in the early years, but basically they didn't get any benefits. Nostrils admitted Annan's independence.If there is no resentment in the hearts of Ming soldiers, it must be a lie.Although Luo Shengdong has been convinced by Hai Han, it doesn't mean that he has become a bad-tempered old man. Hearing that among the prisoners of war under Ren Liang's hands, there is actually a general of the South Vietnam Navy. Opportunity to weigh in for this colleague.

Ren Liang couldn't hold back him, so he told him that there would be a professional skills assessment test early the next morning, and Haihanfang would send examiners to judge Wu Sen's professional strength, and then decide on his next appointment and arrangement.Luo Shengdong immediately became interested and asked Ren Liang about candidates for the examiner.After Luo Shengdong completely joined Haihan, he has always performed well. After a long time, he was gradually treated as "one of his own" by the traversers, so Ren Liang didn't hide it from him.However, these two were also quite familiar with Luo Shengdong, and they spent no less time dealing with them than Ren Liang, so Luo Shengdong immediately took pictures of his relatives and invited Wang Tom and Sun Changmi, and then begged for an evaluation. group quota.

If it were someone else, this kind of social means might not be effective. After all, the relationship belongs to the relationship, and the attitude at work still needs to be correct.But Luo Shengdong happened to be in this line of work, and he was also in the same industry as the subject of investigation, Wu Sen. It made sense from a professional point of view to let him join the evaluation team.Of course, he can express some personal opinions during the evaluation process, but he definitely has no part in the specific scoring and final judgment. The employment plan dictates.

The appearance of the Ruan Brothers here is more or less a mediator. They have already met the two examiners and the commentators who suddenly appeared in advance, so the work of introducing the two parties is naturally completed by the Ruan Brothers .

Wu Sen was really shocked when he heard the names of the two examiners. One was the commander-in-chief of the navy and the other was the person in charge of the shipyard. The degree also satisfies the few vanity in his heart a little bit.However, Wu Sen also knows that the reason why the Haihan people value him so much is probably more than half of the credit for the Ruan brothers. If they hadn't tried their best to build up momentum for themselves, the Haihan people probably wouldn't treat themselves like this. Polaris treated.

When Ruan Jinggui introduced the last one, Wu Sen's impact was probably a little bigger than the first two.Since it is the Haihan people who want to test their own abilities, it is understandable for senior officials of Haihan to come forward in person, but I did not expect that in the end this person is actually a senior officer of the Ming Dynasty army, and he is also a senior officer with the same position as himself before being captured. Admiral of the navy!
Although Luo Shengdong did not wear an official uniform to attend today's occasion in order to avoid suspicion, Wu Sen could tell that his identity was probably not a fake.The general surnamed Luo in front of me still has hair in a bun, obviously he is not from Haihan, but a soldier is a soldier, and the killing spirit on his body is more recognizable than an official uniform, and an officer who can be a general will also It is empathetic to Wu Sen to have an extra sense of majesty from a superior.

"I've met General Luo!" Although he didn't quite understand the purpose of the Haihan people in inviting a Ming navy to come here, Wu Sen greeted Luo Shengdong very politely.

"General Wu, you're being polite!" Luo Shengdong returned the salute with a smile on his face, and dug a hole for Wu Sen by the way.

Wu Sen was very vigilant, and immediately said: "At this time, I am a prisoner of war, and I don't need to mention my previous official position!"

Luo Shengdong replied: "It's okay, as long as you have real skills, you will naturally have the chance to be a general again!"

"So much talk, why don't you come to play the leading role today?" Sun Changmi could hear the smell of gunpowder in Luo Shengdong's words, and reprimanded him.

Luo Shengdong has been in the private salt business for more than a year, and he has long practiced laughing and cursing. Hearing this, he hurriedly laughed and said, "I'm just joking with Brother Wu, don't mind Mr. Sun!"

While a few people were talking, an "Explorer Class" warship had already sailed from the other side and docked behind the pier trestle. The sailors on the ship lowered the retractable gangway from the side of the ship for people on the pier to board the ship.Under the leadership of Wang Tom, several people went to the deck of the ship.Tom Wang gave an order, and the sailors hoisted the sails again, and the ship slowly left the dock.

Seeing that the ship had arrived at the mouth of the harbor and was about to sail out of Shengli Port, Tom Wang and Sun Changmi still did not talk about the specific content of the exam, so Wu Sen became a little anxious and asked, "Dare to ask General Wang?" , when will today's assessment start?"

"It's already started!" Tom Wang said with a smile: "From the moment you board the ship, the assessment has already started. But don't be nervous, we will not let you try to command or pilot this ship. Unfamiliar ship."

(End of this chapter)