Chapter 168: Military Operations
Just when Zhao Shijie and others led the negotiators to negotiate with the Xin'an County Commander to negotiate the concession of Hong Kong, the soldiers of the first company of the army set off with the ship and arrived in Hong Kong after completing their training on the mainland.
A day ago, He Yu, who had been waiting for the outcome of the negotiations on the ship, finally received a telegram from the Guangzhou office yesterday evening, telling them to prepare for login.
The soldiers of the first company, except for the original squad veterans, the rest are new immigrants to the army, some of whom may have stepped on a big ship to Australia from this land three months ago, but they did not expect that they would come back so quickly, but the way they came back was to come back in a fully armed way.
Obviously, they have guessed something, Australia must have all the actions against the Ming Dynasty, although they think that they can't beat anywhere by their own manpower, but it is certain that once Australia decides to return to the mainland, there will be follow-up troops to follow, and it can be judged from the materials on the Sea Blue that so many military supplies must have taken action with the departure of the ship.
That is, last night, Zhao Shijie discussed with He Shuwen and others and decided to adopt the method of forcing the palace, since the other party wants to drag on without giving a reply, then follow the Portuguese practice and directly log in to occupy Hong Kong to negotiate, and then the weight is in their own hands, and they can't bargain.
As the person in charge of the military login, He Yu and Second Lieutenant Makarov, the two were staring at the darkness in front of them at this time, and they were lying on the landing craft, looking ahead by the moonlight.
The whole sea was pitch black, except for the reflection of the moonlight, the light from the searchlight of the landing boat, and with the sound of the convex engine, some of the recruits were a little nervous, after all, this was their first landing operation, and the unknown danger ahead was not yet known.
"Soldiers, don't be nervous, this is just a small-scale landing, maybe we won't encounter the enemy, we have already reconnoitred during the day, there is no Ming sailor garrison and camp nearby, so you should be happy."
Makarov smiled at the soldiers behind him with a relaxed face, and then returned to He Yu's side and continued to lie down.
"Lieutenant, do you think there will be any danger in this operation, these Ming people are different from the natives, they are good at ambushing."
"You may be worried, but I'm sure you don't have to worry too much if you do, they don't have many troops to fight at night, so if we take this land tonight and build fortifications, even if they react, it won't help."
According to He Yu's investigation, there was no camp of the Ming army near Hong Kong Island, and even the nearest guard post was thirty miles away, and even if they wanted to rush over, they would not arrive until noon tomorrow, let alone the guards who had already lost their battles like the guard post at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, He Yu is not worried about any trouble after landing, but he is a little worried about the safety of Zhao Shijie and others, in case the Xin'an County Commander has a hot head and arrests them to blackmail him to withdraw from the army, it will be really difficult to do.
"Second Lieutenant Makarov, don't worry, there is no defense of the Ming army here, I'm just worried about the safety of Commissioner Zhao and others." He Yu said the worry in his heart.
"Mr. Lieutenant, I think Commissar Zhao must have made sufficient preparations for letting us land, otherwise he would not have joked with his own life." Makarov whispered comfort.
"Maybe," He Yu smiled, and then looked at the shore that was getting closer and closer, "Everyone is ready for our imminent landing, after disembarking, everyone should not disperse in battle formation, and the sappers responsible for transporting supplies are ready to build fortifications." ”
At a command, all the old and new soldiers nodded.
When the landing craft completely landed on the shore, the soldiers jumped into the sea one by one, raised their guns high according to the instructions, and then slowly walked like the shore, and quickly built the first simple defensive line, the whole landing can be said to have been completely unhindered, the reason why it was chosen at night is for this purpose.
After completing the landing, the soldiers of the 1st Company of the Army quickly sent a telegram to the Guangzhou office, informing them that everything was going well. We will wait for the next arrangement.
The personnel of the Guangzhou office who received the telegram sent the news to Zhao Shijie of Xin'an County overnight, and the whole operation can be said to have been carried out quietly, and the officials of the Daming border defense did not notice it at all.
When a fisherman came early the next morning to report that Hong Kong had been occupied by a group of strangely dressed soldiers, Wang Xiang, the commander of Xin'an County, felt that something was wrong, and he was angry and anxious, and he wanted to immediately send someone to arrest all the Australian elders in the inn and put them in prison.
"Don't worry, sir, we can't arrest this Australian, I heard that the soldiers only occupied Hong Kong and did not mean to march forward, which shows that they don't want to fight, mainly want to talk to us, if we really arrest those people in the inn, I'm afraid things will not be good, maybe it happened to be the strategy of the Australians, and used this as an excuse to lead troops to commit a big attack."
It's really not easy for Master Zhou to be a little smart enough to think of this, but he didn't know that Zhao Shijie and the others didn't really want to use this as an excuse, they just wanted to negotiate with them.
If the Xin'an County Order has not come up with a choice, maybe the Australian army will forcibly occupy it, but it will not come to attack Xin'an County.
After listening to what the master said, Wang Xianling was also afraid for a while, but fortunately he didn't have a brain fever.
"Master, what should I do in your opinion, this Australian army has landed, and it may be difficult to invite out."
Master Zhou pondered for a moment: "Today's plan can only depend on what the Australians are and what they think, it is better to let the old man go to the inn and explore some breath, what do you think." ”
"Well, very good, master, you go and find out what the Australians want." Wang Xianling didn't dare to come forward to deal with the Australians at this time, so it was better to let the master go.
Master Zhou actually didn't want to go either, he just took people's money**, and he had to do it himself.
When they came to the inn, Zhao Shijie and the others were leisurely drinking tea, and when they saw Master Zhou's arrival with a bitter face, they welcomed him into the door with a smile and poured him a cup of tea.
"Master Zhou's visit at this time is because Wang Xianling has already figured it out." Zhao Shijie asked.
"Lord Zhao, a fisherman came to report this morning that a soldier landed in my Xin'an County last night, but it was an Australian soldier."
What Master Zhou said is true, but this is not an instruction but the army's own meaning, the military had to land before coming out, but I can only have it as soon as I dissuade it, this time is one of their military operations, Master Zhou does not need to worry, they will not hit Xin'an.
Zhao Shijie drank tea and looked like he had nothing to do with himself, Master Zhou was speechless, he didn't believe that this matter would have anything to do with you at all, it seems that he still has to go back and come up with countermeasures as soon as possible.