In terms of the world's most important strategic location of the sea and waterways, Spain's Strait of Gibraltar, Egypt's Suez Canal connecting the Red Sea and the Earth Sea, Djibouti holding the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia's Strait of Malacca, and the Panama Canal, the strategic location is self-evident.

In later generations, because the muces country guarding the Strait of Malacca became a puppet of a white-skinned country, in order to access the sea without being controlled by others, the Chinese officials also used their brains, so there was a period of time when the rumors of digging the canal between the east and west coasts of Bansavi in Thailand were very loud, but it also stopped between the rumors of the rivers and lakes, and there was no sign of construction.

As long as this canal is opened, Thailand will become a battlefield for the wrestling between the two great powers of the East and the West; Imagine that the Egyptian Canal was nationalized by Egypt more than 100 years after it was dug and there were wars with several countries during this period, while the Panama Canal was occupied by a white skin for more than 50 years and occupied for 20 years in the name of condominium since its opening.

Lotte wants to open the canal in Thailand, is confident that he has the world's leading science and technology for hundreds of years, steam engine, electricity as capital, one step ahead can be said to be step by step ahead, it is precisely because of this self-confidence, plus the indigenous people of this land in Thailand are still in a primitive tribal society, there is no sense of country and sovereignty, while the present occupation is the best heritage for future generations of Chinese descendants.

In the middle of summer in June, the heat is unbearable. Even in the early morning, the high temperature in Hangzhou is also sweaty.

I couldn't stand the heat at night, so I got up early in the morning, and after breakfast, I went to inspect the Shengsi Army according to the original arrangement.

Out of Wang Zuowang's house, accompanied by a group of people, Lotte came to the riverside wharf, and a taxi dressed as a Confucian in his thirties led a group of subordinates to greet him.

"Master Hou, this son is the eldest son of the old man, his name is Bai Changhao!" Bai Yuan hurriedly introduced to Lotte before, and smiled again: "This son has been walking with the fleet in Dongying to Luzon and Jinzhou all these years, and it is normal that Hou Ye has not seen it. ”

Bai Changhao hurriedly returned the salute and asked, "Master Hou, everything is ready, I don't know when I will go to sea!" ”

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In the past, it took at least one day to travel from Hangzhou to the sea off Hangzhou Bay, but now with a steamship, it only takes three hours to reach the predetermined sea area.

While the sea breeze was blowing in Lotte and enjoying the coolness of the sea breeze, I suddenly heard two long and one short whistles sounding in the distance.

Chen hoop bucket looked into the direction from which the whistle came from, and said: "Only our ship has a whistle, these two long and one short are paying tribute to the Hou Ye!" ”

Looking at the oncoming steamship, General Lu said to the flag-talker standing on the mast: "Wave the flag, let them sign up for their identity, and then tell them that Hou Ye is on the ship, stop the ship and wait for Hou Ye to review!" ”

After a while, the flag speaker of the mast reported downward: "Report, the other party has identified himself, the Shengsi garrison army commander Lu Shinang, the naval army commander Yang You, and Cheng Yin led the soldiers under their command to the Le Hou Ye Zhiyi, welcome the Le Hou Ye to review the water army!" ”

"See Lord Le, please proofread it!"

"The soldiers have worked hard!"

General Lu shouted and ordered the flag-bearer of the mast: "Order the battleship to turn around and escort Lord Lehou!" ”

When Lotte and the others got off the boat, they only heard an extremely neat salute, and saw a group of guards guarding the pier immediately give a very standard military salute to their group.

"I've seen Master Hou!"

Lu Shisang was the general of the righteous army at the time of the Fang La uprising, and Yang You and He Yin were the commanders of the naval army of the imperial court.

Lu Shisang said: "Master Hou, I have already prepared for the military parade, just waiting for Master Hou to come to the review!" ”

Lu Shisang said loudly: "Master Hou, please, the last general will not disgrace his mission!" ”

Lotte nodded, turned over and walked side by side with Lu Shinang, and asked with a smile: "General Lu, you have participated in the two expeditions to Liao, how do you feel?" ”

When Lotte returned to Biandu, he deliberately took Lu Shisang and others to hand over to the seed master to teach, so these generals had accompanied the army to attack Liao, and they witnessed the Song army's two failed expeditions to Liao.

Although the Northwest Forbidden Army fought strongly, but the Northwest Forbidden Army fought in the southeast and then marched northward, tossing and turning in the entire Great Song Dynasty, so that the veteran soldiers of the division were very tired, and the combat effectiveness had been greatly reduced. ”

"In the past two years, the soldiers you have trained may be comparable to the Liao soldiers?" Lotte asked.

"Good!" Lotte nodded: "Whether the army trained by General Lu is invincible, Le will wait and see!" ”

Turning to the barracks, Lotte saw the barracks fluttering with flags and signs, and more than 10,000 soldiers lined up neatly, staring ahead with their eyes in unison.

After receiving the report, Lu Shisang also set his eyes on Lotte, and said loudly: "Master Hou, the soldiers of the three armies have finished preparation, please ask Master Hou to instruct whether to start the review!" ”

When the general heard this, he rode a horse and Lu Shisang to protect Lotte, and both of them were one horse head behind Lotte, and marched towards the military formation.

"Hello Master Hou!"

"The soldiers have worked hard!" Lotte who sat on a horse replied.

After the proofreading, Lu Shisang guided Lotte to gallop to the front of the stage, dismounted and stood on the stage. Standing beside Lotte, Lu Shisang shouted again: "Start the formation!" ”

When the first team of gunmen passed through the point of general, Lu Shisang introduced to Lotte: "Master Hou, from the sixth year of Xuanhe to the present, in the past year and a half, you have sent more than 3,000 flintlock pistols, in addition to the right to issue guns with the navy and stationed overseas teams, the 15,000 garrison of Shengsi has a total of 2,000 guns.