Lin Long said: "So what, even though it used to be a port, but now it has been abolished, which can only show that the coral reefs in this area are growing too fast and are no longer suitable for ports, so they have withdrawn from the stage of history." ”

"Sambo Port?" Lin Zhenya frowned, looked at Ma Baiju and said suspiciously: "You mean that this port has something to do with Zheng He?" ”

"Haha, Lao Lin is really knowledgeable." Ma Baiju gave a thumbs up and said: "That's right, Zheng He, the original surname is Ma, the name He, the word Sanbao, Sanbao Port is named after his character, because this was once an important supply port for Zheng He to go to the Western Ocean, but in the past few hundred years, the nearby coral reef has grown too fast, causing this port to disappear." ”

Lin Long was still confused, and said with a pout: "You said that it was hundreds of years ago, does this have anything to do with the landing battle in front of us?" ”

"Longlong, you haven't understood what Uncle Ma meant." Lin Zhenya waved his hand and smiled: "However, it's not your fault, if you don't grow up by the sea, you won't know anything about the sea at all." ”

Lin Zhenya paused and continued: "The formation of coral reefs is mainly due to a type of polyp, which grows and reproduces very quickly, and colonies continue to sprout. When the polyps die, their offspring reproduce from generation to generation on the bones of their ancestors, and over time, colonies of polyps gradually accumulate around the islands or on the seashore, forming huge reefs or islands. However, these polyps also have limitations to their growth, and they cannot survive in too deep waters. ”

Lin Zhenya said and glanced at Ma Baiju, looked at him with a deferential look, smiled slightly, and continued: "China's Ming Dynasty sailors developed strongly, and the voyage fleet organized by Zheng He in the West is the world's earliest large-scale voyage fleet, consisting of more than 200 ocean-going ships of different purposes and different types, with more than 20,000 soldiers, large scale, many personnel, strict organization, and rich experience in sea navigation. The largest sea ship in the fleet was the treasure ship, the flagship of the maritime task force led by Zheng He. According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty • The Biography of Zheng He", Zheng He had a total of 63 seafaring treasure ships, the largest of which was 44 zhang 4 feet long and 18 zhang wide, which was the largest sea ship in the world at that time, equivalent to the current length of 151.18 meters and width of 61.6 meters. The ship has four layers, 9 masts on the ship can hang 12 sails, the anchor weighs several thousand catties, it takes 200 people to set sail, and a ship can accommodate more than 1,000 people, so the problem is ......".

Lin Zhenya looked at Lin Long as he spoke, quite suspicious of Lin Long, but Lin Long still shook his head, obviously not hearing the mystery yet.

Lin Zhenya smiled slightly and continued: "With the sailing experience of the Great Ming Marines at that time, do you think they can build a port that needs to berth hundreds of large ships in an area lined with coral reefs for no reason? ”

"yes, why?" Lin Long asked rhetorically, picking his head.

Ma Baiju seemed impatient and replied: "Just because there is a deep-water channel in this area, which is a depth where polyps cannot survive at all, this main channel has always existed, but because in recent decades, the Chinese Navy has fallen, so this large port has lost its value of existence, and has slowly been eliminated and slowly disappeared from people's field of vision." ”

"You're saying we can find this main passage from which the ships will come in?" Lin Long exclaimed, and finally suddenly realized.

Ma Baiju said: "Yes, that's what it means, the coastline here is long and narrow, and the field of vision is also very broad, which meets your requirements, and the island army is not heavily guarded at all, and there is a more important one, don't you want to build a sea platform?" Connecting the coral islands near the waterway is far more secure than if you had built it entirely on the sea. ”

"Is there anyone familiar with this fairway?" Lin Long was overjoyed, if all this was true, it would really be better than the several landing sites scheduled by Jiang Haoran, the key was that there were no permanent fortifications and heavy defense of the enemy, and the landing would of course be twice the result with half the effort.

Ma Baiju thought for a while, and said: "This problem is not big, I am still familiar with the Baibu area, a few years ago when I fought with the chairman of the committee, I hid there for a while, this rumor was also overheard by the local old people at that time, I remember that they also discussed the specific location of this waterway at that time, so as long as they are found, there will be no problem." ”

Lin Long said: "That's good, without further ado, let's leave immediately, it will take three or four days from here to Baibu according to the speed we came, and it will only be eight days in total, which is already very tense for us." ”

The three of them immediately got up, but Lin Zhenya suddenly said: "Wait, we still have to figure out a question, even if we find someone who is familiar with the waterway, who will mark the waterway?" How to mark? ”

This is indeed a thorny problem, the enemy's blockade at sea is certainly not small, and there will be enemy patrol boats coming and going on the sea, who can and by what means accomplish this arduous task?

The three of them looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, Lin Long said: "Do you have a radio station, I'll contact the headquarters, maybe they can come up with a good plan?" ”

Lin Zhenya shook his head and said: "No, our radio station was damaged in the breakout a few months ago, otherwise we wouldn't have lost contact with it for so long." ”

Lin Long said: "Then we can only rush back to Xianyuling as soon as possible, our team has a radio station, and we can also think about it on the road these days, but I really can't think of a way, and then report it." ”

Ma Baiju waved his hand and said: "Okay, that's how it is arranged, we will leave immediately, bring all our people over, in case the line is not passable, we can also take the road of strong attack, and take Baibu before the landing begins." ”

……

In the waters east of the Riau Islands, the aircraft carrier "Zhongshan" of the Chinese Pacific Fleet.

On the bridge, Yang Honglie and Zhong Lingfeng stood facing the wind with binoculars in their hands.

The port of Suqatana in front was a sea of fire, and the sky was densely packed with fighter jets and bombers, and the air battle was fierce.

On the sea, dozens of warships were spread out in an offensive formation, all the guns were aimed at the port, and a series of stray fires smashed over like raindrops, and the entire port had almost disappeared in the artillery fire and gunsmoke.

After four days of attack, the Second Fleet still failed to completely destroy the enemy's shore-based firepower, throwing thousands of tons of artillery shells, losing more than 20 fighters and bombers of various types, and also losing a few cruisers and destroyers.

It is no wonder that the tried and tested island-hopping tactics of the Mi army were met with Waterloo in the Dutch East Indies, and the island army's defense and will to fight were really not blown.