In early May, the flotilla passed through the Chagos archipelago. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

True, the original fleet went to the Chagos Archipelago, and the fleet has been upgraded to a fleet.

In addition to the original warships, cruise ships, and supply ships, along the way, Lanfang's cruise ships and cargo ships continued to join, even if they stopped to board for a day or two, the captains unanimously decided to wait for the "Black Swan" royal cruise ship to return to Lanfang together.

As a result, the fleet grew in size, and by the time it passed through the Chagos Archipelago, it already had more than 60 ships.

All of them are ships with ocean-going capabilities.

Some of these ships were obtained from the then Crown Prince William, now William III, during the World War, some were purchased by Qin Zhiyuan in the past two years, and some were purchased by Huang Bohan and Huang Jinsheng.

Huang Bohan and Huang Jinsheng originally had a shipping company in their hands, but due to the restrictions of the Dutch colonial government at that time, the shipping company never developed much.

After the establishment of Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan encouraged the development of national capitalism, and the "Jianyuan Shipping" in the hands of Huang Bohan and the "Huangji Shipping" in the hands of Huang Jinsheng were finally freed from the shackles and made great progress.

At present, Lanfang, three shipping companies have become a full trend, in addition to "Jianyuan Shipping" and "Huangji Shipping", the last one is the "Deep Blue Ocean Group" established by Qin Zhiyuan.

"Deep Blue Ocean Group" is a behemoth integrating production, trade, transportation and logistics, and currently has 7 branches or bases in Corsica, Lanfang and Chagos Islands, integrating almost all the commercial institutions in Qin Zhiyuan's hands, including the penicillin factory.

"Deep Blue Ocean Group" is also the most profitable industry in Qin Zhiyuan's hands, even surpassing United Petroleum, providing Qin Zhiyuan with the greatest assistance.

In Qin Zhiyuan's fleet returning to Lanfang, 17 of them are cruise ships and cargo ships belonging to the "Deep Blue Ocean Group".

Needless to say, the cruise ships were carried by German engineers and technicians who went to Lanfang, and the cargo was transported with various machines dismantled from factories in Germany and materials purchased from various ports in France and England.

Lan Fang's current foundation is still extremely weak, and he can't even be self-sufficient in food, and before Lan Fang's land can grow enough food for Lan Fang people, Lan Fang still needs to buy a large amount of food from Europe and the United States.

Lanfang's purchases are not limited to wheat and soybeans, but also a variety of meat and dairy products, and even various light industrial products.

As long as Lan Fang cannot be produced at present, Qin Zhiyuan will choose to buy it, which also reduces the vigilance of European and American powers against Lan Fang to the greatest extent.

Think about it, how much of a threat can a country that can't even produce its own towels be?

This is a big question mark.

This is what Qin Zhiyuan wants.

At the southernmost tip of the Chagos Archipelago, there is an island that now belongs to Qin Zhiyuan's private family, and in later generations, this island has a world-famous name - Diego Garcia. But at this time, it is called "Moon Bay".

That's right, a very figurative name.

"Moon Bay" is like a bright moon, and the narrow land is in an irregular circle, surrounded by a lagoon that is 24 kilometers long and 6.4 kilometers wide.

This is a natural harbor, and even battleships can be moored, and there will naturally be no problems in docking aircraft carriers in the future.

In another time and space, the Americans leased it, which became one of the relay stations for American global communications and the largest American military base in the Indian Ocean.

And in this time and space, this place belongs to Qin Zhiyuan, but Qin Zhiyuan's private island, and it is not even under the jurisdiction of the Lanfang government, although this place is also nominally Lanfang's territory.

At present, there are about 1,000 Chinese living in Moon Bay, who live from sunrise to sunset, and make a living by going out to sea to fish and picking the fruits of the island's fruit trees.

Of course, where there are Chinese people, even deserts can grow fruits, and now Moon Bay has reclaimed a large area of land full of various vegetables to provide rich vitamins for the island's residents.

Similarly, these vegetables can also be supplied to the Lanfang boats.

Almost all of the Lanfang ships pass through it with coal, water and even refueling, and the port of Moon Bay has been expanded to include about 3,000 Africans from Madagascar.

Since he was passing by his own private island, Qin Zhiyuan certainly wanted to stop for a while.

Although Moon Bay is small, it is also garrisoned, and there is a company of marines stationed here, who are from the Royal First Brigade, which is also Qin Zhiyuan's personal army.

With the loud sound of military horns and the sound of solemn military music, Qin Zhiyuan helped Julie step down the gangway.

Julie is now five months pregnant, but it's amazing that she doesn't show her pregnancy.

Of course, this is also the reason why Julie is better at dressing, choosing the right clothes can hide a certain physical feature, and Julie is very good at this.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't dare to be careless about his unborn son, he carefully held Julie's arm until he stood on the solid ground.

"Moon Bay Garrison, the commander of the second company of the seventh battalion of the first brigade of the marines, Sheng Kaide, together with all the officers and men, salutes His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness, please instruct!" Sheng Kaide, who was dressed up, pulled his throat and welcomed Qin Zhiyuan in the loudest voice to finally set foot on his land.

The establishment of the Marine Corps is different from that of the Army, the largest establishment of the Marine Corps is a brigade, and there is no regiment under the brigade, but 12 battalions directly under the central government, each battalion has four companies with an establishment of 180 people, and the whole brigade has more than 11,000 officers and men.

This is the first time that Qin Zhiyuan has set foot on the land belonging to Lanfang, which has great symbolic significance, and the "Daily News" has sent a news reporting team to wait in Moon Bay early, and the military department has also sent a military band to prepare for the return of the king.

At the moment when Qin Zhiyuan stepped onto the pier, at least 20 flashes lit up from different angles, recording this commemorative moment from all angles, and these photos will later appear on the front pages of newspapers, and will also enter various museums, becoming a part of recording the history of Lanfang.

The garrison on Moon Bay was only 180 men, and although there were not many of them, the warriors formed a neat queue to ask their King to review their army.

Qin Zhiyuan, who was also dressed in military uniform, returned the salute, and Julie also squatted slightly and returned a court salute.

"Good work!" Qin Zhiyuan held Sheng Kaide's hand tightly and sincerely thanked him.

"Your Majesty, you have won the award...... Sheng Kaide was excited, and there were tears in his eyes.

"Compared to the title of 'Your Majesty', I still like you to call me 'Captain'." Qin Zhiyuan is colorful.

"Yes, Your Excellency Legion Commander!" Sheng Kaide's voice was a little shaky, but full of joy and joy.

Yes, the status of the lofty "Your Majesty" in the hearts of the soldiers is not as good as the "Your Excellency the Commander of the Legion", who once lived and died together, and this is not just a matter of title, but a matter of distance and relationship.

Just by the dock, 180 soldiers have been lined up in a neat line, their figures are strong and capable, and their height is not uniform, if you look at it from the outside, it is certainly not as neat as the honor guard picked out.

But they all held their heads high, their eyes full of determination and fanaticism, and greeted Qin Zhiyuan's arrival with the fullest mental state and the strongest will to fight.

This is even the first time that many soldiers have seen Qin Zhiyuan, and this will eventually become a memory that will be engraved in their lives.

In front of the queue of the soldiers, a red carpet has been rolled out, which is the "royal road" set up by Moon Bay to welcome Qin Zhiyuan's review.

Just when Qin Zhiyuan stepped on the red carpet, Julie also habitually wanted to follow, but was gently pulled by Foch behind her.

Only then did Julie realize it.

This is the glory that belongs to Qin Zhiyuan, and it only belongs to Qin Zhiyuan.

The queue of 180 soldiers, even if Qin Zhiyuan deliberately slowed down, it only took three minutes to complete the review.

Qin Zhiyuan tried his best to let every soldier who did not squint have the opportunity to make contact with his own eyes, and tried his best to let every soldier feel that their legion commander had shared a second with them.

Even if it's just for a second, that's enough.

After the review, Qin Zhiyuan, Julie, and Foch, accompanied by Sheng Kaide, inspected the port equipment, army camps, and various living facilities in Moon Bay, and even picked some seasonal fruits and vegetables in the vegetable garden, just rinsed them briefly, and ate them directly.

Ignoring Gaspard's obstruction.

In the afternoon, the "Black Swan" royal cruise ship continued to march towards Lanfang.

In the living room of the master suite where Qin Zhiyuan and Julie lived, Foch expressed his regret for Moon Bay: "It looks good here, it is located in the center of the Indian Ocean, but unfortunately it is not very useful now." ”

Moon Bay is located at a distance of 2000 km from India, 3000 km from the Strait of Malacca, 3300 km from the Gulf of Aden, 3500 km from the African continent, 4500 km from the Persian Gulf, and 5000 km from Path, Australia.

It seems that the distance from the continent in all directions is not far, but if it is a little too close for a warship, it is a little too far for an airplane.

"You'll find out later, when the next generation of bombers appears." Qin Zhiyuan did not hide it from Foch.

"The next generation of bombers? Can the range be more than 2,000 km? "Foch doesn't know what's going on.

This is also the consensus of many military experts on aircraft at this time, bombers have a role to a certain extent, but they cannot play a decisive role.

Although Foch is already at the top of the world's military field, Foch also has its own limitations, and Foch's prediction of the future of the bomber is not much stronger than that of Haig, who is extremely repulsive to technological progress.

"Ferdinand, if I say that one day a bomber will have a range of more than 20,000 kilometers, do you believe it?" Qin Zhiyuan decided to release the satellite.

"Twenty thousand kilometers? God, are you going crazy again? Foch's reaction was not at all unexpected to Qin Zhiyuan.

Go bananas......

This is not enough to describe the speed of scientific and technological progress, if you stand at the beginning of the 20th century and look at the 21st century, it is not crazy, but myth!

(To be continued.) )