Along the bank of the river, about two kilometers up, there is a north-south river, which is a tributary of the Taiping River, forming a barrier to the west, so that the camp is surrounded by water on three sides, the sea in the east, the river in the west, and the Taiping River behind it.

Lin Xiao chose to land here, first, because he was afraid that there would not be enough flat open space in Haiphong to camp; Second, he was afraid of causing chickens and dogs to jump, after all, the target of the old port camp was to the powerful, not the civilians.

Once you have established yourself here, you only need to follow the river all the way north for less than 20 kilometers to reach Haiphong Port.

……

It's high tide!

With Lin Xiao's order, the first team of 50 soldiers, led by Ding Shuai, with ammunition, boarded each boat and began to land.

Lin Xiao silently said in his heart: "Vietnam, I'm here!" ”

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Vietnam, known as Cochin and Annam in ancient times, was Chinese territory as early as the Qin Dynasty, where Qin Shi Huang set up three counties, of which the north belonged to Xiang County. In 111 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom and established the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan in northern and central Vietnam. For more than 1,000 years, north-central present-day Vietnam was a direct territory of the Chinese dynasties (Han, Soochow, Jin, Southern, Sui, Tang, and Southern Han).

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Vietnam took advantage of the chaos to establish the country, until the Southern Song Dynasty, and made people pay tribute to the ministers, since the Southern Song Dynasty Xiaozong began to officially "give the name of the country to Annam", the name of Annam began from then on, until the Qing Dynasty, the name "Vietnam". However, since the name of the country, the Annan people not only no longer recognize themselves as Chinese, but also have been constantly disturbing China since then.

In the 15th century, during the Yongle period of Ming Chengzu, Annan was questioned by Xingshi as a typical example of unscrupulously challenging the status of the Ming Dynasty's suzerain, and the Ming army regained Annan again, reinstated the name Jiaozhi, set up counties and counties, and placed Jiaozhi to announce the political envoys, and Annan was included in the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, which played a warning role in killing chickens and monkeys in the Western Fanguo. In fact, after Chengzu was in the county of Annan, he repeatedly used the matter of Annan to warn and deter the restless Fanguo. The effect of "the teacher of inquiry" and "the lesson of Annan" is very remarkable.

Later, due to the improper ruling measures implemented by the Ming court in Vietnam, the officials sent by them were brutal and greedy, and the people's resentment boiled; The generals of the garrison were either infighting or incompetent, and the Later Li Dynasty took the opportunity to rise up and rebel and establish a country, and renamed Annam.

In 1540, during the reign of Emperor Jiajing of Ming Shizong, Annan asked the Ming Dynasty to surrender, and the Ming Dynasty reduced Annan to the commander of Annan, and ordered Annan to be the envoy of Annan Metropolitan Envoy from the second grade, hereditary, three years of tribute, nominally Annan re-entered the Chinese territory.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty did not send officials or soldiers in the local area, and did not actually rule.

In 1592, the Later Li Dynasty destroyed the Mo Dynasty, and nominally Annam was the world of the Li family, but in fact the Li family was just a puppet. Due to internal strife, Annam began to enter a period of more than 200 years of division between the North and the South, and the north was controlled by the Zheng family, with the capital Hanoi, then called "Tokyo"; The southern part was controlled by the Nguyen family, with its capital in Hue, and the two families were constantly at war, known as the "Trung Nguyen Dispute" in history.

In 1698, the Nguyen family of the Southern Dynasty sent troops to annex Khmer, laying the foundation for modern Vietnam.

Now, Annam is in a period of division outside the rule of the Ming Dynasty and fighting between the north and the south.

This is an opportunity for Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao decided to break through the north first and then the south.

……

In less than an hour, all the more than 400 officers and men of the old port camp had gone ashore and were cutting wood, driving piles, building tents, and setting up camp, while several small boats were still tirelessly shuttling back and forth to carry supplies.

Fishermen by the sea escaped.

On the ocean outside the bay, on the "Lu Feng" ship, the four experts, the captain Chen Yiming, and the third mate Gao Yubao all gathered in the cockpit to watch the landing operation of the "unicorn" on the shore from a distance.

The ship's 3.7MW steam turbine has been shut down, and the ship's power supply is provided by diesel generators.

There are 18 large marine diesel engines on board, which can burn both light diesel and inferior heavy diesel oil, and are equipped with three large synchronous motors, which can provide nearly 2MW of power for full load operation, and can replace steam turbines to drive the ship in an emergency. When at anchor, starting one-third of the diesel engine is enough to provide power for the whole ship.

The "Longsheng" is also similar, Chen Yiming arranged for the first mate Lu Xiaolong and the second mate Fang Yuchun to take several crew members to be in charge of the "Longsheng" ship, and the number of people is almost half on each side.

"Vietnam, what a great place," said 28-year-old Sun Lei, looking at the coastline, "the Red River Delta is a fertile land, with rivers and three crops a year, and this is a real land of fish and rice." ”

"The current Vietnamese people have been through wars and wars, and they hate the Ming Dynasty more, and I don't know if the Lin team can successfully achieve their goals." Chen Yiming was a little worried.

"Yes, after all, there are millions of people in Vietnam at the moment, let alone a few million, right? Our numbers are too small, and when we are stationed in different places, the battle line is a little thin. Sun Lei glanced at several interns on the front deck who were knocking rust, and echoed the words.

"According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, there seemed to be tens of millions of people in Vietnam at this time, and there were six or seven million in the Red River Delta in the north alone." Chen Yiming said with a deep groan.

"Don't be afraid, in front of modern rifles, cold weapons are scum. What's the use of having more Vietnamese, as long as we grab a handful and leave, I'm afraid that he will be a bird. "The third deputy Gao Yubao is a native of Dalian, Liaoning, and he is straightforward and fast-talking.

"However, the Lin team doesn't necessarily think so," chemical expert Zhou Xiaojie coughed lightly and said with a smile: "They may want to take Vietnam back to the Ming Dynasty." ”

"That's better, only when we have a solid base can we continue to transport grain to the country. With our few ships alone, we can't carry much food at a time. Chen Yiming was thinking about professional issues.

"It's not just about food. If we do it right, we will have a mineral base, and there will be coal and iron ore mining in northern Vietnam for a long time. Zhou Xiaojie said.

"Yes, I remember that Quang Ninh province has a large anthracite open-pit coal mine that has been mined for hundreds of years. There are large iron ore mines in both Thai Nguyen and Cao Bang provinces, which have been mined for many years. Cao Jiawen, a 46-year-old artillery and firearms expert, is also experienced and knowledgeable.

"By the way, there is also a copper mine in the old street, which is a good thing, not only can it be used to make money, but it is also very useful for making guns."

Cao Gongzhen is not far from the bank.

"But with such a large territory, how can they be beaten by just relying on the hundreds of them in the forest team?" Lu Hua held the water glass and kept looking at the map, shaking her head at this time, she was still worried about the people on the shore, "Even if you beat it, you can't hold it." ”

"yes, there's not enough time. Didn't you say that we had to make a quick decision and return home as soon as possible? Sun Lei echoed.

"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, but may they be well in the best." Chen Yiming raised his wrist to look at his watch, not ready to think about it. "It's time for dinner, let's eat, shall we?"

"Captain, when you mention food, you're really a little hungry, listen to Master Fan, there is fried steak again today." Gao Yubao shouted.

"Go to the deck, greet them, and rest and eat." Chen Yiming looked at several sailors on the deck and said to Gao Yubao.