Hearing Chen Shangchuan say this, Xiao Ai knew that the thoughtful General Chen was really worried, yes, in this situation, anyone would raise the question of how long they could support themselves on the mainland.

In the history of the old world, Chen Shangchuan's concerns made him retreat to the islands and did not dare to enter the coastal inland development, but Chen Shangchuan was not stupid, he was also very enterprising, he soon discovered the weakness of the Qing army---- about two years later, Chen Shangchuan finally tried to return to the mainland and fight the Qing army, and also captured Qinzhou Bay at the junction of the Qing Dynasty and Annam, captured the city of Qinzhou, and held out there for more than fifteen years.

Xiao Ai is very aware of this history of Chen Shangchuan, after all, there is a large group of friends from the Fire Pond Club standing behind him, and these people have been giving advice to Xiao Ai recently.

One of the strategies that the Huotang Club gave Xiao Ai was to let Xiao Ai exert influence on Chen Shangchuan, so that Chen Shangchuan could see this weakness of the Qing army a few years in advance, so that he could return to the interior a few years earlier and control an area, as for the purpose, of course, it was to transport immigrants for our Australian Federation.

Of course, Xiao Ai's rhetoric must be rigorous enough to be readily accepted, after all, he can't tell Chen Shangchuan so bluntly:

You can rest assured, the Tartars are about to carry out the sea relocation order, and when the time comes, the Tartars themselves will retreat fifty miles, or even a hundred miles, and will give you enough strategic depth, not only that, but the Tartars themselves will burn their own sailors---- so as not to attract the enemy.

Therefore, you are actually invincible in this sea.

And in less than three years, the man surnamed Guo who is far away in Jinxia will also support you and let you protect him from business in Annan, so you are not alone.

Also, Wu Sangui, who guards the Yunnan realm, will also take the initiative to hook up with you, can't you think of it? Because this king of Pingxi also needs an outlet to the sea to engage in trade.

And later, Wu Sangui will also rebel against the Qing Dynasty, and you will accept his title at that time.

So, until the Tartar court quelled the rebellion of the three feudatories, you have been quite smooth sailing in the coastal areas of the Qinlian Leigao Prefectures.

At this time, Xiao Ai had a thousand words in his heart that he wanted to say but couldn't say it, he looked at this historical figure and suddenly became anxious, but quickly calmed down and thought about it, and felt that he should start with the current situation.

So Xiao Ai said to Chen Shangchuan: Brother Chen, don't worry too much, first say that this face-to-face enemy, the division of the Tartars, is just a group of rabble, that Belle Shangshan and Zhao Butai have already returned to Beijing to resume their lives, and those who came to attack the coast are just a group of green battalions, and there are no "real Manchurian" soldiers, and there is no problem with the green battalions robbing the people, but when you meet General Chen, it is to kick the iron plate.

What we need at the moment is intelligence, and when the Sentinel Scout you send out reports back, we can choose one of them to set up an ambush and take him by surprise.

Rest assured, the Australian Federal Guard is willing to take on the main force of the attack, and Brother Chen only needs to wait for work and surround the Qing army to prevent it from escaping.

When Chen Shangchuan heard Xiao Ai say this, he immediately nodded and responded, only then did he watch the Australian soldiers drill firearms, and they were really sharp, so it seems that if there is a favorable terrain, there may not be no chance of winning by surprise.

Xiao Ai immediately responded with a smile and said, That's right, if I stay for a few more days, my Australian Nanyang Army will arrive, and then I will join forces together, even if the Tartar troops are more than me, I will still not be afraid......

Not to mention that during the days of waiting for the Nicole and the Pride, Xiao Ai and Chen got on the ship The communication became more and more in-depth, and he also took the garrison to practice various tactics to Chen Shangchuan every day, and finally Chen completely accepted Xiao Ai's suggestion: while sending several detective posts to collect information on the Qing army from all walks of life, he was preparing to counterattack.

Two days later, on the afternoon of 5 July, the fleet led by the Pride finally arrived at the Dayuan Bay Shuizhai Wharf on Dawanshan Island, and by the evening, more than 1,500 men, women, and children had already landed on Dawanshan Island.

At this time, Dawanshan Island is already a busy construction site, almost all the tidal flats near the wharf have been sorted out, where the "Hou's greenhouse" is being built---- that is, the kind of double-mountain greenhouse surrounded by semi-low walls, Huang Lei and Dai Xiaoshan take turns to preside over this project.

In addition, the villagers of Dayuan Water Village were quickly mobilized, and the trees on the island were cut down in large numbers, 12 wells were drilled, and the docks were expanded so that more ships could dock directly.

Dai Huang and Huang are now very busy, not only to maintain the production and operation of the ammunition factory and the pharmaceutical factory, but also to preside over the overall situation of receiving refugees, Dai Xiaoshan also has to often go back to Macao to deal with trade and procurement matters, fortunately, Huang Lei has a Zhuang head like Qiao Baoming as an assistant, and Xiao Ai Lin left more than 100 garrison soldiers for the two to maintain order, and Huang Lei also organized the school children to be his followers to pass on the errands, so although the two of them are facing complicated affairs these days, But with followers and assistants, it is possible to ensure that the work can be carried out smoothly.

On the morning of 6 July, Macao's Xi Yuan and the Pride received a telegram from the Nicole saying that the fleet was currently more than 1,000 kilometers southwest of Dongshan Island and was expected to arrive in two to three days.

Dai Xiaoshan immediately called back Nicole and reported the news he had just received from the four Chinese businessmen and the situation in the last two days.

Dai Xiaoshan's telegram said: According to the information provided by the four Chinese merchants, because the Qing court launched a large-scale attack on Yungui in Guangxi in the first half of the year, Zhang Huangyan in the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and Zheng Chenggong in Jinxia made frequent moves in the southeastern coastal areas in order to respond to the Yongli imperial court.

Especially Zheng Chenggong, at present, his famous Jiangning Battle in history is underway, and he is now fighting with the Qing army on the banks of the Yangtze River, and the battle is won and lost.

According to historical records, Zheng Jun is currently in the upper hand for the time being.

Therefore, in order to support Jiangning, the Qing army in the Huguang area was contained by it, and even the Eight Banners of the Qing army stationed in Guangzhou were transferred at least half.

It can be foreseen from this that the Qing army's forces will not be able to reach the so-called "provinces and corners of the country" in various coastal areas of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, especially in Qin, Lian, Lei, Gaojizhou, and eastern Guangdong---- and this is obviously an excellent opportunity for us to attack.

The family members of the Ao family told me that although the imperial court has generally controlled the interior, all kinds of wars are still raging, and displaced people have risen everywhere, especially the displaced people from Yunnan and Guizhou have flowed into the rich areas of Liangguang, so in order to stabilize the local area, the government is attracting large wealthy people to contribute funds to help these displaced people, so as to prevent these people from becoming robbers and disturbing the place.

The Ao family, who had made a big splash, had to cooperate with the government to set up a porridge shack outside Guangzhou to collect the displaced people, and there are currently more than 3,000 displaced people gathered there.

As for how to resettle these refugees, the Ao family has already agreed with the government that they will all be included in the Ao family's grange as tenant slaves---- of course, in fact, they are preparing to ship to Wanshan Island and hand it over to us, but Wanshan Island is too small, and Dai Huang and Huang suggested: develop nearby islands.

Obviously, this is another big thing and a thing that costs money.

However, everyone thinks that the money is well spent, after all, most of these displaced people are tenants, although it seems that they are supporting the old and the young, but in fact, even the so-called old people, the vast majority of them are laborers, because the old people who have no ability to work can't run out at all in this state---- which is very cruel, but the reality is like this.

For this reason, Dai Xiaoshan suggested in a telegram: We should mobilize the four Chinese merchants to respond to the call of the local officials in various parts of the Qing court to set up porridge shacks to relieve the displaced people, which can not only strengthen the influence of the four Chinese merchants in the border between the two regions, but also bring together the displaced people in the name of justice, which is very conducive to our acquisition of these populations.