Chapter 348 Departure

On the new third pier of Subic Military Port, the sailors untied the thick cable tied to the dock. In the sound of steel friction, the anchor chain was picked up little by little by the winch, and the sea water dripped along the anchor chain on the blue sea, attracting a group of small fish to chase.

On the deck, Felitman is still looking at the remote wharf deep into the bay in the distance. Although his sight is blocked by mountains and forests, and he can't see the shadow at all, he is still as self-sufficient as having a big dream.

There is no doubt that the powerful British Empire is being challenged, and the war between the British and the Boers is becoming more and more fierce. The Prime Minister and the Secretary of Defense are racking their brains every day, and the Admiralty is also desperately sending supplies there, blocking the sea and not daring to slack off at all.

But at this moment, another challenge has quietly surfaced from the Far East!

From beginning to end, he didn't know the name of the battleship. The nameplate that should have appeared on the wall of the conning tower had also been removed, but at this time, he knew that it was no different, because the appearance of the battleship had announced that the once powerful Far East Fleet and even the whole European battleships were outdated. It's done!

Ten heavy guns, the maximum fire output reaches eight when firing on one side!

God!

It will make any battleship that appears in front of it shudder, and will undoubtedly destroy any opponent who dares to challenge!

Not to mention him, I'm afraid that the whole of Europe would not have thought that an epoch-making battleship would appear a few years ago. There were not even few decent docks, and only some small cruisers could be built in countries.

From the skillful movements of the battleship during the exercise and the neat sound of the shelling, it can prove that the warship must have been secretly put into the test a year ago.

One year!

Such a long time is enough to test any complex warship. At this moment, Li Mo took it out. In addition to deterring themselves from causing trouble in Borneo, it also shows that they have completed all the tests and have the confidence and the ability to build such battleships on a large scale!

He can't imagine how much challenge the British Empire will be when all the Xinhua Navy is dressed up as such new battleships in the future. Perhaps the whole of Europe will be in its shadow.

What's more frustrating is that due to the inability to solve the accuracy of the triple gun and the significant reduction of the recoil of the naval gun, China can only continue to build the Edward VII class, which separates the first and second main guns. No one knows what new technology Li Mo used and how to solve the most critical recoil problem, but one thing is certain is that as many as eight Edward VII-class battleships under construction have fallen out of date. When they are launched one after another in a year, they may be immediately sent to the abandoned ship dismantling factory.

That will be the most expensive scrap iron in the world, worth more than 12 million pounds!

Standing on the deck, Subic Port is going away little by little, while an old three-masted sailboat has put down the gangway, but this has not attracted the attention of Felitman. There are still many old-fashioned sailboats in Nanyang. What he wants to do most now is not to return to China immediately and report what he sees here immediately. Instead, I really want to meet Sir John Fisher, who is racking his brains in the West Indies Naval Station and trying his best to load at least eight main guns into the battleship.

There is no doubt that the conservative navy sent a genius to that damn place for retirement, in order to clear his ears!

When they bring the news back to China, they know what kind of genius they missed, because if Fisher continues to serve as the third naval minister, then he can use the huge resources of the navy to carry out all kinds of experiments. He is a real imperial naval fighter. He dares not say that he will definitely solve the problem, but He once predicted the future of the battleship!

Fillitman slowly withdrew his eyes and walked into the officer's cabin with a lonely sigh. There is no doubt that before the British Empire also built such a battleship, he did nothing here, and the British Far East Fleet had to enter the defensive unprecedentedly.

He didn't even think about what kind of sensation and change the battleship would bring to the world soon when it spread around the world with Li Mo's global visit!

It will be a disaster for any country's old navy!

In a three-story building in the middle of Subic's military port, he saw Felitman walking into the cabin dejectedly. With a hook of his lips, the telescope turned to several big men who had come down from the sailboat and were walking here.

"Take them to the conference room. I'll be there in a while." After giving the telescope to his assistant, Duan Fei walked to a remote military camp next to him with a smile.

Not long after he left, the three tough men looked east and west. Under the leadership of the guards, they walked into this seemingly ordinary but hidden in the woods. It was difficult to see the whole picture clearly outside.

"Big boss, it's so big here. Our water village is more than ten times bigger!"

"Get out of here, this is called a naval base. How can it compare with our water fortress!" Next to him, the man with a sea snake tattoo on his arm said and swallowed, "Big boss, why do you think they asked us to come here? Shouldn't it be?!"

Although the man didn't finish, the heavily guarded guards around him and the sweat on his forehead had already expressed his thoughts. Even Yonglun, who was walking in front of him, couldn't help subconsciously pinching the cold sweat.

A few years ago, it was no secret that the Fish Head Gang on Palawan Island was in the water villages all over the country. The Luo Sanniang has now become the imperial concubine. The Fish Head Gang has also ascended to the sky. Not only did it wash away the skin of the former sea bandits, but the lucky Xiang Haihaozi has become the leader! Even the worst, now he has started a business by himself. Last time he met Zheng San on the island of Sumatra before, and now he is the owner of several plantations.

Looking at the lush tobacco garden, and thinking about it, I still have to put my head in my belt to do business. It's really a little uncomfortable. Everyone is poor. If they are not forced to be helpless, who would be a sea bandit?

Now that people don't even want the hard work, and the best business is gone. Everyone has to eat the last meal again, and they don't know when it will end.

Yonglun sighed slightly from the bottom of his heart and followed the guard into the conference room. Before he dared to sit down, the waiter had already brought tea and snacks for them. This enthusiasm made the worries of the three people slightly reduced.

Just as the three of them were looking around the broad meeting, the door was pushed open again, and a cold-faced man came in first. In addition to him, he was followed by an officer in a dazzling military uniform.

Especially the officer, when his eyes swept over the three people, he gave them a feeling like a knife, which made the three of them feel nervous.

"Hello, I'm here."

"I know that Yonglun is in charge. Your father had been with Zhang Baozai before. Later, Zhang Baozai died, so he took dozens of boats to Annan, and finally to Sumatra. Now you have 42 ships, two of which are fireships, and the rest are wooden-shell sailboats. There are more than 4,700 brothers and tens of thousands of family. It is the largest water village on the sea.

Duan Fei's resumes and numbers, like several treasures, made Yonglun's heart sink. Even the two confidants behind him were in a cold sweat. Unexpectedly, they only knew how many ships there were in the water village.

Duan Fei's expressions made Duan Fei very satisfied. He smiled and motioned the three of them to sit down at ease. Then he continued, "Please don't worry. I didn't mean any harm in inviting you to come here this time, and I just heard Luo Niangniang talk about it, so I wrote them down."

"Luo, Luo Niangniang!"

Yonglun sat down next to half of his buttocks, and then stood up again.

"Lord Duan's sister is Yue Guifei, and Luo Niangniang is a good sister." After saying that, Dong Dahai narrowed his eyes and took out a cigarette and smoked it.

At this time, Yonglun's eyes stared even bigger. The deeds of the emperor who started from the sea had already spread all over the world. Who didn't know that there were four women around him, but he didn't expect that the young man in front of him was the brother of Duan Niangniang, who had just given birth to her first princess!

You know, the emperor spoiled the Duan Niangniang very much. After hearing that after giving birth to a princess, he also paid a large amount of money to book a big ship, saying that it was just to celebrate the princess.

Duan Fei didn't seem to see the expressions of the three people. After waving to let everyone sit down again, he took out a document and handed it to Yonglun: "Yongda is in charge, I heard that you have studied in a private school. You should be able to understand the things on it."

"I've read it for a few years." Yonglun nodded quickly, opened the document and read it, but the more he looked at it, the more solemn he looked. When the last page was over, he raised his head in aweary: "Lord Duan, what is this?"

Duan Fei retrieved the document, pressed it with his right hand and said, "Yongda is in charge. Since you understand, and Luo Niangniang recommended you to me, I will also say it directly."

Duan Fei took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and scattered a few cigarettes to the three people. After he clicked on one before continuing to say, "Now the times are different. Since this has become the land of our Xinhua, Shuizhai must not be able to do it, even if you don't do it to the Chinese!"

"Originally, after the emperor was ready to take over Borneo, he arranged the fleet to clear the water villages in this area and return a safe sea to everyone. However, Luo Niangniang thought that you were also born in poverty, and you had to give me a chance, so she asked me to come to see you and give you a chance to make contributions." Duan Fei patted the file twice.

"The business in this is what I'm going to let you do. I don't know what the big head wants?"

After Duan Fei finished speaking, Yonglun's face became heavier and heavier. He believed that Duan Fei would definitely not tell lies, because the new emperor was a sea of the sea, and he was most reluctant to see the bandits rampant. Before he ascended the throne, he sent a warship to Nanyang to protect the safety of the fleet. Now after ascending the throne, he definitely doesn't want to see the sea under his control. There are also pirates.

But the problem is that the business on this document is not easy to do, and the people who are unfamiliar there are all uncivilized barbarians. Isn't this pushing their brothers into the fire pit?

Is it okay if I don't agree? Looking at the officer next to him squinting into a thin slit with cold eyes, I knew that the three people combined were probably not their opponents. What's more, when I first came, I saw that the harbor was full of large and small warships, and there were dozens of warships. If Mr. Duan was really cruel, I'm afraid he couldn't even run away, not to mention the water village. Drop it.

Duan Fei knew what Yonglun was worried about, so after a smile, he took out an official document from under the table and handed it over and said, "Big Master, here are some land deeds and property in Borneo, which should be enough for your brothers to settle down."

"In addition, you won't be alone if you go this time. The speed of the five best shell fast ships is definitely faster than that of foreign warships, and I have also prepared 3,000 rifles and a few machine guns for you. As for bullets, you don't have to worry about it. You can send someone back to pick them up."

"And." Duan Fei pointed to Dong Dahai beside him: "They will also go with you to help you clean up some difficult opponents. How about that? Don't worry, right?"

Five iron shell Clippers, 3,000 foreign guns, and machine guns!

And the powerful officer next to him also followed. Such a big hand really shocked Yonglun, not to mention the land in Borneo, which means that as long as this task is completed, the brothers can really wash their hands and come back to be rich!

However, that place is really dangerous. The most important thing is that it is the territory of foreigners. If you take so many Chinese to go by yourself, don't you give people eye drops?

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Lord Duan, forgive me for talking too much. There is something that Yonglun doesn't understand. This place is not too far away. It only takes a few days to get out of Sumatra Island. Why didn't the emperor send a sailor there?"

Duan Fei smiled and said, "Big head of the family, do you think we can go now? Now Italy and Britain are very unhappy with each other there. If we send troops publicly, I'm afraid it won't be so simple!"

"But the head of the family can rest assured that my people have been there, and they are still doing some small business there. According to his reward, Britain and Italy can still live in peace for the time being, so as long as you don't cause trouble in the past, you will have some conflicts with the locals at most, and the emperor did not ask you to expand your territory, and it't Binghe is against foreigners. As long as you manage it well, it's better to make a small harbor or something.

Of course, if you can't resist the pursuit of foreigners, you can also disperse by yourself and not die. But the most important thing is that you can't play the banner of our Xinhua. You can only count the descendants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty who were persecuted and fled to!"

After listening to Duan Fei's words, Yonglun was finally relieved, as long as he was not allowed to give eye drops to foreigners. As for the descendants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty disguised as fleeing, it was even simpler. These people were all hard-working people, such as building a small seaport or something, or building a settlement area over there, which was easier to open mines. Do it in name. Anyway, the status of the Chinese has been high in recent years, and foreigners dare not blackmail too much. In addition, there are still thousands of guns as the backing, which should be able to do it.

Seeing that Yonglun's face gradually eased, Duan Fei immediately said, "You don't have to worry too much about Yongda's head. Although I just said that you can't call Xinhua's name, you are still overseas Chinese of Xinhua. In case of crisis and emergency, just send someone to inform us, I You can protest to foreigners and rescue you by diplomatic means.

And when you get there, I will give you a sum of money. You can start a company and do business in the way of normal people. Anyway, you just need to treat yourself as a businessman, and the emperor has decided to open a special trading company to support you.

When he heard that Li Mo was also going to set up a special trading company to do business there, Yonglun finally showed a smile on his face. If the emperor really wants to set up a trading company to do business there, it would be a good opportunity! What's more, although foreigners still don't like Chinese, they must admit that they really dare not bully everyone as blatantly as before.

In addition, that place is just a corner, and there is a huge continent behind it. How many gold and silver treasures there are there! It is indeed an opportunity to make a fortune, not to mention that they have arranged the way back to Borneo.

Yonglun narrowed his eyes, and after considering the gains and losses, he finally gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Lord Duan, I've done this business!" -

The camel bell is long, thick and long.

Looking along the direction of the camel team's departure, the white snow pressed the peaks. Countless mountain shadows were difficult to distinguish, and eagles hovering overhead from time to time, looking down at the endless desert.

On the desert Gobi, the brown and yellow earth city lies in the middle, and the standing arrow tower guards the ancient city like a standing giant. The walls of the two wings of the city pass cross the desert Gobi, stuck the throat of the Hexi corridor like an arm.

Whenever I see it for the first time, there are only four words that can jump out of my mind, majestic and desolate! Because this is Jiayu Pass, which is known as the most powerful pass in the world.

Jiayu Mountain Pass is the only way from the ancient Western Regions to the Central Plains. It is also the only passage of the Silk Road. Since ancient times, it has been a place for soldiers to fight for. Therefore, after learning that Changgeng was killed, Sun Jiugong sent someone to take over Jiayu Pass as soon as possible.

But the extension of the oil field was undoubtedly slapped him in the face. Starting from Xinjiang, Jiayuguan was a necessary place, and the soldiers stationed here did not realize that there were any strange things. Not long ago, they threw away all the horses, disguised as camels and then withdrew from here to Xinjiang Province. It was really Make him very angry.

Not only did they replace the officers stationed here, but also finally arrested several soldiers who neglected their duties. In this way, the traffic of Jiayuguan was even more strict, and there was no such attack as last time.

Now, an infantry division and four cavalry divisions have all arrived at Jiayu Pass. The soldiers are either leaning against the earth wall or standing on the wall and staring at the west. They are all waiting for a message.

"Is there any news about Xingxingxia?"

Sun Jiugong quickly walked into the headquarters set up in Jiayuguan, and his eyes were like a glacier on the top of the mountain in the distance, which was terribly cold.

"The general attack has been launched, and it is expected that the Star Gorge can be completely controlled in three hours!" The staff officer immediately got up and read out the telegram news he had just received.

"Notify the troops." Sun Jiugong looked at his watch.

"Two hours, let's go!" ......

(to be continued)