The fleet anchored in San Francisco, and the Marines were ready to land.

The mountains did not come ashore, and the current San Francisco was a desolate place, still waiting to be built by the pioneers.

This time, Gao Junshan did not bring immigrants here, but brought 2,000 marines, with a clear purpose, that is, to open up the connection between the east and west sides of the Americas.

The development of the west coast of the Americas is too difficult, so desolate that there are no people, and there is no infrastructure, and what is even worse is the difficulty of subsequent replenishment, and it can only be navigated to Vladivostok in September every year.

This is not the case at all on the east coast, with more than 20 ships coming and going with Europe every month, and there are constantly Chinese immigrants coming to Chang'an, and at the same time, African black slaves are constantly transported through the Atlantic, laying a good foundation for the rapid development of the east coast.

Gao Junshan decided to open up the connection between the east and west coasts, and let the developed east coast come to congest the west coast.

The specific implementation plan was to organize two expeditions, bring miniature transmitters, and go hand in hand.

As soon as the order was given, the two expeditions were organized.

The east bank organized a battalion of troops, more than 100 Indians as guides, a total of more than 1,000 people, set off from the east bank to the west, the leader of this group was the battalion commander Mo Qiufeng;

The expedition on the west bank was led by the company commander Sun Cai, and the strength of a company, without a guide, set off from the west bank and headed east.

The two detachments are expected to meet in the area of "Devil's Peak" in the west.

Gao Junshan summoned Sun Cai, who was burdened with heavy responsibilities, in the lounge on the battleship.

Seeing Sun Cai, who was a little nervous, Gao Junshan said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for three days, you should be impressed!" It's progressing again, it's a company commander. ”

Sun Cai saluted Gao Junshan: "Students salute the mountain chief!" ”

Gao Junshan pointed to the chair next to him: "Sit down!" ”

After Sun Cai sat down, Gao Junshan asked, "The tasks are clear, right?" ”

"Returning to the mountain chief, our task is to go all the way east and join the commander of the Mo Qiufeng battalion who has come from the east bank."

Gao Junshan nodded and said, "The task is very clear and simple, but it is very difficult and not easy to complete. ”

Sun Cai Huo Di stood up and expressed his determination: "Resolutely complete the task, if you can't complete the task, you won't come back to see the mountain chief!" ”

Gao Junshan waved his hand and asked him to sit down: "We must attach importance to the enemy tactically and despise the enemy strategically. The place you have penetrated this time is a place that we are not familiar with, and we must not be careless. On the way to the march, you must leave double road signs, in case the wild beasts and the Turks destroy the road signs you left, you must put a guard when camping, to prevent the surprise attack of wild beasts, and when encountering complex terrain, you must send people to carefully find out the situation, in case you are injured by the traps set by the Turks. In case of emergency, contact the fleet in a timely manner. ”

"Students remember the teachings of the mountain chief!"

Gao Junshan continued: "Remember my words, not for speed, but for stability. You're exploring your way ahead, and there will be follow-up troops to supply you, so it's crucial to stay in touch and protect your teammates. ”

At this time, the head of the group, Jiang Weiguang, walked in: "Mountain Chief, the expedition team can set off." ”

Gao Junshan stood up, picked up a military kettle from the table and handed it to Sun Cai: "This military kettle has been with me for many years, and I will hand it over to you now, I hope you can bring it to the east coast." ”

Sun Cai took the kettle and saluted again.

"Let's go!" Gao Junshan ordered.

……

Sun Cai's expedition team landed in San Francisco in twelve speedboats.

Sun Cai sat on the first speedboat, carrying the kettle given to him by Gao Junshan, his eyes fixed on the shore ahead.

Twelve speedboats made long waves on the sea, and as they approached the shore, their speed slowed down slowly, and in front of them was a beach on which the previously landed marines were already waiting.

The speedboat stopped twenty meters from the beach, and Sun Cai gave a loud order: "Get into the water!" ”

He was the first to jump into the water and walked towards the shallow stall, the water reaching his thighs, and the dozen or so Marines on the speedboat also jumped down.

He slung the Minnie gun on his shoulder, and walked towards the shore step by step, the sea breeze constantly pushed the waves layer by layer to the shore, and the rolling waves covered the heads of the marines, and when the waves receded, they seized the opportunity to move forward, and after walking less than ten meters, the sea became very shallow and shallow, and sometimes the waves that rolled up hit their calves at most.

Finally walking onto the beach, Sun Cai ignored the sweat on his face and ordered the troops to assemble.

Ma Jinsan, the deputy regiment commander who had been waiting on the shore for a long time, came to the front of the team, and Sun Cai saluted the deputy regiment commander: "All the members of the third regiment and the first company have been assembled, and they are waiting for the regimental deputy to speak!" ”

Deputy Regiment Commander Ma saluted to everyone: "The task has been clearly explained, I won't say more, here I can assure you that you just have to move forward, we are your strong backing, and the road you have opened up will be garrisoned by our follow-up troops to ensure that your supplies will not be interrupted." Now, ten days of dry food have been prepared for each of you, and each of you weighs eighty pounds, is there any problem? ”

"No problem!"

The team members replied in unison, their voices drowned out the sound of rolling waves.

Deputy Regiment Commander Ma said to Sun Cai: "You go forward thirty kilometers, there is a supply depot there, after you have eaten your fill, bring ten days of dry food, and you will have to go by yourself on the road behind, remember to contact the regiment headquarters in time." ”

Sun Cai faced the team: "All of them are there, stand upright!" Turn left, run and go! ”

A company of three platoons of marines ran in six columns on the beach.

Ma Jinsan watched on the beach as he disappeared from sight in a row, and then returned to his station by the sea.

……

Sun Cai led the team away from the beach, and in front of them was an open field, the mountains appeared on the distant horizon, which did not look high, and that peak was the first mountain they had to conquer.

The road was sandy, soft to walk on, as if stepping on a sponge, the air smelled of the ocean, and there was not a single tree on the ground except for the messy grass.

Sun Cai shouted the password: "One, one, one, two-one." ”

Under the command, the team marched forward with neat steps......

Two hours later, the regiment's supply depot appeared in front of them.

The supply station was located on the edge of a small forest, more than 30 miles away from the sea, and the fresh air made the Marines feel very relaxed, and they did not feel tired after running for two hours.

When he came to the supply station, Sun Cai ordered to rest in place, and his old company commander Liao Youzhi was already waiting in front of the supply station.