Chapter Twenty-Six: The Ultimate Goal
The four of them all felt that these two reasons were enough, but Wang Kun felt that this was not his main reason, because this was not Wang Kun's main goal in the first place.
"But this is not the main purpose, the main purpose is ......" Speaking of this, Wang Kun deliberately paused, glanced at the four people, and under the curious gaze of the four people. Finger heavily on Manila with your index finger and head south along Luzon. Then he slowly stopped on the island of Guinea, then drew a circle in the blank space below the island of Guinea, and said:
"My goal is here! This will be our key location for the next 20 years! ”
Cheng Luo and Xie Wu looked inexplicable, this is obviously a sea! I don't understand what Wang Kun meant.
Zhang Lei and Zhao Shichang were like being beaten with chicken blood at the moment, and their faces were flushed with excitement. Because this place is so good, the people of this country in the future can be said to be too happy. Not only did they live comfortably, but the whole country was rich.
Australia! This place is Australia!
Since the country was not very active in later generations and did not have as many military conflicts, it did not appear in the newspapers as often as in European and American countries. And this place did not leave too deep a deep impression on the three of them in later generations, so Zhang Lei and Zhao Shichang did not think of this place for a while.
And this place has not yet been discovered by the British, and is not yet the brightest pearl in the crown of their queen. Therefore, on the chart of the captured Marven taken by Wang Kun, this place in Australia was not depicted.
At this time, Australia was still a wasteland, but also a place of great wealth. Everything needed for the first industrial revolution included coal, iron ore, a large amount of arable land and abundant pastures.
This is a treasure land, and no matter which force occupies this place, it can become a powerful country.
So at this time, Zhang Lei and Zhao Shichang felt that this was a treasure land prepared for them by God. At this time, the two understood why Wang Kun must occupy Manila.
Because this place is too important, Zhang Lei suddenly realized: "Then Manila must be defeated, and this can be said to be a strategic point." From Manila to the west is Singapore, north to Chinese mainland and south to Australia. As long as a naval fleet is stationed here, the safety of the entire South Sea can be guaranteed! ”
The more Zhang Lei spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to take this place down now.
"That is, the big brother still has a vision, as long as we can take Manila, then no one in Australia will want to interfere in the future. In the future, this place will only belong to us Chinese, as for other countries, it depends on whether they are hard enough! ”
Cheng Luo and Xie Wu didn't know why, they were excited and angry. However, it sounds like a place called Australia, which makes these three people excited and almost can't find the north, but the Chinese name and the sense of distress they show afterwards make Cheng Luo a little baffled.
Wang Kun knows that only three people in this world can understand how rich the resources are in Australia's underground and above ground. The most important thing is that they have so few resources and so few resources, while so many people in our country have so few resources. What an enviable thing, what a jealous thing.
Others are jealous or not, Wang Kun doesn't know, but the three of them are jealous. And most importantly this place, which is still a big piece of borderland. Even if there is a lord for the sake of the Chinese nation, this place must be taken for himself.
"So it seems that you have no objection to our next move to take Manila?" Wang Kun felt that although his decision was correct, and there should be no problem with their reactions, it was good to consult everyone's opinions in the end.
"Of course there is no opinion!"
"Big brother, look at it and get an idea!"
"The two of us listen to you!"
Of course Zhang Lei and Zhao Shichang have no opinion, if they don't occupy such a good place quickly, will they continue to let those brutes occupy it?
"Well, since you all agree with me, let's formalize the next goal, capture Manila and kill Spain!" Wang Kun said proudly.
"It's not enough for us now, so we're going to divide up and work together. Here's how my assignment is ......" Wang Kun deliberately paused to look at Zhao Shichang and Xie Wu before continuing.
"The two of you will stay here with Zhao Shichang in charge, assisted by Xie Wu. Not only must we get a good grasp of digging the gold mine, but we must also do a good job in the training of the more than 30 people, including Xie Wu. My request is that their fitness and platoon can be passed for a while, but the discipline and platoon shooting must meet the requirements. And you only have a maximum of three months. ”
"It's a bit difficult, but I'll try my best!" Zhao Shichang felt that although it was difficult to train these mud legs into professional soldiers.
However, Wang Kun's requirements are not high, as long as they can hit the other party when the platoon gun is shooting. To be honest, this requirement is not high, and the use of a breech gun can be learned by any high school student in the next life, in the middle of the day. But it is indeed not easy to face these honest farmers, but they still have to learn. Now is a good opportunity to rise, if you miss it, then you will have to face someone else's butcher's knife.
"These people alone are not enough, so we have to recruit people in a few days. The safety and training here will be left to the two of you. After finishing speaking, Wang Kun turned his head to face Zhang Lei.
"Some of the people we recruit next may be brought to Singapore, so when the time comes, we will have more contact with the patriarch of Li Village, and strive to recruit some people in Li Jiazhuang as well. Then I sorted out a place next to Lijiazhuang and handed it over to you as a military camp to train soldiers, and I have the same requirements for you as long as you can shoot. When he turned back, he took fifty of the British's brown bass flintlock pistols. The guns are not enough to be rotated, try to get as many people as trained as possible, and will be basic to operate. ”
They all understand what Wang Kun said, this is a preference to ask people to wait for guns rather than let guns wait for people. After the attack on Manila, you can make your own rifles.
"Then the task of recruiting people everywhere will depend more on Uncle Cheng!" Wang Kun felt that he still called him 'Uncle Cheng', although it was awkward to let himself be called like this, but if he didn't call him like this, it would seem that he was rude.
"Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! You can rest assured that I will definitely do it for you! Cheng Luo replied worriedly. He could already see that the three of them had a lot of plans, and that it might be a bit risky now.
In the end, under Wang Kun's arrangement, this matter was decided. Everyone has their own things to do, so the gold mining in Shilongmen is getting busier and busier.
Zhao Shichang was training the thirty-two people who jumped out on the side, and these would be the backbone of Wei Feng's force in the future. So Zhao Shichang was still very attentive when training, but soon Zhao Shichang's enthusiasm was extinguished. Because these people used to be farmers, if you give them a piece of land, you don't have to worry about it, and they can take care of it for you.
However, this military training is really difficult for them, although Zhao Shichang is angry. However, he still thinks that these people must be trained well, because the eldest brother wants these people to be of great use next.
Xie Wu stood in the middle of the group of trained soldiers, and saw that Zhao Shichang was always distressed because the training could not meet the requirements he expected. Xie Wu knew that there was a problem with Zhao Shichang's training method, so when he was free, he said to Zhao Shichang:
"I see you've been worrying about training these days, but you're completely unnecessary. These people are very stupid, and when we were in Lanfang before, we used to rely on fighting for training. In addition, although you can speak clearly every time, these people have poor comprehension skills, so it is best to demonstrate them several times each time. ”
In fact, Xie Wu's suggestions can be summed up in two ways, one is to demonstrate more, and the other is to carry out appropriate whipping corporal punishment.
Zhao Shichang thought about it for a while and accepted this suggestion, and soon Zhao Shichang found that this was a good method, because Zhao Shichang obviously saw their progress. Zhao Shichang soon began to summarize some of his own tips, and the training was soon on the right track.
Wang Kun is still very happy to see Zhao Shichang's progress, which shows that he has begun to adapt to the life of this era. That's a good sign, though it's not that hard for a Scout. But Wang Kun was always a little worried, because Wang Kun knew that Zhao Shichang's mind was very delicate. This was very incommensurate with his rough appearance, so Wang Kun was very worried that he would not be able to adapt to it for a while.
Wang Kun saw that everything in Shilongmen was on the right track, so he was relieved. So he decided to leave, because there were still many things waiting for him to solve.
It was another sunny morning, and the merchant ship 'Explorer' left Kuching Port in the light of the morning sun. At this moment, Wang Kun was standing at the bow of the boat, no longer having the original sense of urgency and confusion. Because now they have a definite goal, as well as a good course for development.
Now that the goal has been set, as long as you continue in this direction, you will definitely succeed. If you can't do such a simple thing as a traverser, then your ability is questionable! Wang Kun is very confident in his ability!
Wang Kun left Zhao Shichang and Xie Wu behind this time, and it was more reassuring to hand over Shilongmen to Zhao Shichang and Wang Kun.
This time, Wang Kun left with Zhang Lei and Cheng Luo, which had been discussed before. In addition, Wang Kun selected ten people from the thirty-two people as followers, after all, there are only a few people in one place, and it is easy to be remembered by others. Therefore, Zhao Shichang could only select eight new people, enough for thirty people. Zhao Shichang still has a great deal to see this, but there is no way who calls someone the boss?
Wang Kun bathed in the morning sunshine and picked up a logbook in his hand, which was Marven's logbook. I found it in Marven's cockpit before leaving!