The northernmost part of Beibu Gulf, Fangcheng Port in Guangxi, is an important seaport in the western part of Qinzhou Bay.

This place belongs to the south subtropical monsoon climate area, sunny, abundant rainfall, pleasant climate, annual average temperature of 22 °C, four seasons like spring, is a beautiful coastal city, border city, port city.

Now, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there is no county here, but only a town under the capital of Qinzhou. There are only a few small fishing villages by the sea, more than ten miles offshore, which is a defense town.

Fangcheng is 130 kilometers to the north, which is Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, 40 kilometers to the northeast, which is Qinzhou, and 40 kilometers to the west along the coast, which is Dongxing County.

At present, these three places should still be in the hands of the Nanming officials and soldiers.

Lin Xiao took a fancy to a long and narrow island called Baisha Island in the bay, which was about ten kilometers from north to south, and nearly three kilometers from east to west. To the west, the Bailong Peninsula is like a huge fish bone inserted into the sea, to the east is a larger peninsula, and the southernmost part of the island is a fort - Qisha Fort.

These two peninsulas are like giants' hands, embracing Baisha Island in their arms.

Entering the bay, there is a small pier at the southern end of Baisha Island, where more than a dozen fishing boats are docked, and there is a small fishing village next to it.

When the huge sea ship that covered the sky and the sun escorted the fleet and slowly approached, Lin Xiao saw several figures running in panic on the shore. Nima, this dragon-like monster from somewhere, is already quite good without being scared to death.

Groups of soldiers ashore on transport ships began to level the land, set up camps, and carry grain and baggage.

Lin Xiao took the guard platoon commander He Shouxin and escorted the four experts to the shore together.

"This island is quite big, and there are mountains." Sun Lei pointed to a hill in the north and said.

Lin Xiao looked back, except for Sun Lei, the other three looked a little haggard.

"No, it's bigger than Macau Island." Lin Xiao said proudly, just got off the boat, and his steps were a little fluttering.

"The name of this mountain is Dadun, which is a small stone pier." He Shouxin stared into the distance, pointed to the hill and said.

"Shall we go over there?" Although Lu Hua's handsome smiling face was a little pale, he was in a good mood.

Yes, I'm finally on land again, and besides, it's my own land, and I'm home!

"Walk, move your muscles." Cao Jiawen rubbed his face, turned his neck and said.

The group quickened their pace and walked in the direction of the hill.

……

"There's a cave here."

Sun Lei walked fast when he was young, and he was very interested in looking here and there, and He Shouxin and the others, who were fully armed, were also young, but they still followed behind everyone to be on guard, and Situ Zheng took the lead with the communication squad and led everyone up the mountain.

At the beginning, Lin Xiao set up a communication class, except for Situ Zheng, who was flexible and agile, and Lin Xiao intended to teach, the rest all chose literate young people from Yungui and Liangguang in Fujian, for no other reason, these young people can speak the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty.

During the training of recruits, Lin Xiao found that most of the soldiers of the old Hong Kong battalion who were promoted to grassroots officers were illiterate or semi-literate, and the trouble was that many people could not speak official language, but for their full of Cantonese and Hokkien languages, Lin Xiao was like hearing bird language and could not understand them at all.

Therefore, the signal soldiers he selected were not actually used for communication, but mainly for translation.

"The karst terrain is not strange, go in and have a look." Lin Xiao looked up and took the lead into the cave halfway up the mountain.

The entrance of the cave is not big, but the further you go in, the bigger it gets, and it gets darker and darker, and it feels like you are going down, He Shouxin and others took out the flashlight from the tactical backpack and turned it on, and everyone followed the light to see that there were many strange stones on the cave wall.

"These stalagmites and stone pillars are caused by the long-term erosion of underground rivers." As a local, He Shouxin naturally became a tour guide.

I groped and walked about a hundred meters inside, and suddenly opened up in front of me, and came to a big cave, like an oval large conference hall, although the surroundings were very dark, but the ground was quite flat, Lin Xiao estimated that it was more than 100 meters deep, fifty or sixty meters wide, and more than five meters high.

At that moment, Lin Xiao said happily: "Zhou Gong, Cao Gong, how about making an arms warehouse here?" ”

"Yes, those arms are not safe to be in containers for a long time." Cao Jiawen nodded and replied.

"It's just a little damp, so you have to decorate it with quicklime first." Zhou Xiaojie squatted and touched the ground and said.

"No problem, there are lime kilns and brick kilns in the town, and quicklime is there." He Shouxin replied casually.

Further in, the hole became smaller again, and soon to the end, and there were obviously some small gaps in the ground, presumably the dry riverbed left by the sinking of the underground river.

Back at the entrance of the cave, Lin Xiao and his entourage climbed up the mountain again, the height of this mountain is estimated to be about 100 meters, and the radius is less than a kilometer, I didn't expect there to be such a big karst cave inside.

Lin Xiao was very happy, and after going down the mountain, he continued to walk north, and after a few kilometers, he saw a small lake, almost a kilometer square, and the lake water was very clear.

Sun Lei and Lu Hua rushed to a stone by the lake, bent down to wash their faces and drink water.

"This water is so sweet." Lu Hua raised his head and smiled back at Lin Xiao, a pair of big eyes under the crooked willow eyebrows smiled like a crescent moon, his voice was as cheerful as a small stream, and two rows of broken jade-like teeth flashed with white light.

Lin Xiao, who was mixed in the crowd, squinted at Lu Hua, and his heart trembled.

Since the crossing, he had never looked at her carefully, and Lin Xiao, who was nearly thirty years old, did not dare to face the young girl for more than two seconds whenever he faced it alone.

Maybe it's because he has lived in the barracks for a long time, Lin Xiao, who is very powerful in other aspects, thinks that he is a love idiot, and he is shy when he sees a good-looking girl, and he doesn't dare to talk to him at all, even if he likes it tightly in his heart.

Speaking of Lu Hua, she is really a beauty, after washing her face, her slightly pale goose egg face has a hint of redness, her long eyelashes are slightly curled like mimosa leaves, and the delicate tip of her nose under the straight nose bridge is round and slightly upturned. The fair and delicate skin is moisturized like cream, the long hair that is thick as ink is tied at the back of the head at will, a sky blue dress is just right to outline the staggered figure, the slightly shallow neckline just exposes the beautiful collarbone, and the chest of the dress is embroidered with a bunch of light white orchids, which looks quiet and elegant.

"Look back and smile!" Especially her voice is really good, like a spring breeze!

For a while, Lin Xiao was stunned, and he was in a daze.

"Yes, this water is much better than the water on the boat, sweet!" Sun Lei's echoing voice came from his ears.

"This lake is called Peach Blossom Lake, there is a peach blossom forest by the lake, and it is very beautiful in spring." He Shouxin answered proudly.

"Commander, further north is the mainland, there is a trench in the middle, the narrowest part is only about 20 zhang, there is a wooden bridge on it, not far from the bridge is the town, my home is in the town."

I went ashore, more than ten miles to the north, and I arrived home!

He Shouxin couldn't suppress the joy in his heart for a long time.

"Okay, let's go to your house in the evening and visit Lord Lingzun," Lin Xiao calmed down and said with a dry smile,

"Now, let's go back and call a meeting of the battalion and company commanders."

If lust is a sin, then Lin Xiao feels that he is already heinous at this time!