When it comes to fighting, Shiramei Crane is not a professional general.

And this kind of small expansion war, there is no need for a white crane, after the Chinese military department is really mobilized, plus the newly established Wu Yingdian similar to the General Staff, the war capability has reached an extreme, that is, Yu Qian will often ask Wu Yingdian some questions about the strategic direction.

After all, fighting a war is not a game.

Wu Yingdian will calculate in detail the feasibility of war, logistics and supply, and various strategic issues.

After the end of the war in northern Burma, Yu Qian sent a telegram to Bai Minghe: "The outlet you want to the sea has been obtained, go and arrange it in person, the plan to build the railway Wenhua Hall is agreed in principle, but it is estimated that it will not be possible to start construction within three years, this is part of the ten-year plan." ”

The white crane received a telegram and was also ready to go and see this outlet to the sea, which is strategically important. The ship was about to go to sea, but received a telegram that the ship of Xie Xinyi, the daughter of the Xie family, had arrived.

According to Wan Xue'er's plan, Ashikaga Chiyuki and her people also came to Ceylon.

The escort of passenger ships was two, as well as one cargo ship.

When the ships arrived in Ceylon, they were not allowed to enter the port, but let them wait on the sea, because the fleet of the white cranes was about to depart, and the target was a port that had just been controlled by the Chinese, and had not yet been ordered, where there were only bays and very small docks, which could barely dock five hundred small boats.

But the white crane still asked to go over, but the people from Ceylon did not bring all of them.

For example, Uesugi Yingmei stayed, and half of Wan Xue'er's people, all the houses were still cleaned regularly, and Bai Minghe said that he just went to see and came back, but he brought all his family with him. Of course, Xiaohui stayed with several other children. The reason is that Xiaohui needs to learn.

Sitting on the passenger ship, Bai Minghe looked at the two passenger ships and one cargo ship from a distance, and asked, "How many people are here?" ”

"Not much, there are only twenty-four people in the Xie family, along with some miscellaneous servants. The guards are all our people. Fourteen people from the Ashikaga family came, and there were. The fruit on the cargo ship was only about twenty stones. ”

Bai Minghe didn't understand: "One boat can be loaded, why do so many boats work." ”

"One, the one from the Xie family said clearly that he didn't want the Japanese to dirty her boat. So the Japanese people were not allowed to take a boat with her, and when they went to sea from Nanjing, the reason given to the Japanese people on the dock could only be that there were too many goods on board, and they didn't expect someone to take a boat, which was always inconvenient to clean up, so another one was sent. Loaded with a lot of goods. Anyway, it's a business in Ceylon. ”

"Good, good!"

After listening to Wan Xue'er's explanation, Bai Minghe was speechless, this daughter of the Xie family is still a tough character.

In addition, in addition to the fruits, the Oda family sent another merchant who nominally intended to purchase some tea from Ceylon and returned, but in fact did not want the fruit they sent to be put with the Ashikaga family. No reason. ”

"I like this, that's right." Bai Minghe responded with a smile.

Wan Xue'er asked again: "Do you want to let Miss Xie get on the boat?" ”

"It's fine. Let her take four men on board and the rest go back to Ceylon first. Find someone to arrange for the people she brought, and ......" Before Shirana Crane could say anything, he saw an arrow shot at another boat. Bai Minghe pointed at it: "This, what is this doing?" ”

Wan Xue'er's men immediately went to inquire, and the result was that the daughter of the Xie family shot an arrow at the Japanese boat that was too close to her boat. The distance arrow was not very powerful. Just shot an arrow and landed in the sea.

"Young master, it's better to let the Japanese people stay."

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid they're going to do something here." Shirana Crane didn't want to take Niwa Shu with him.

Wan Xue'er didn't care: "What else can they do, burn down the house?" The people who were trained in the Forbidden Palace have returned. With them here, just let these ruthless women fight by themselves, does the victory or defeat have anything to do with us? ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it myself." As soon as Shirana turned around, he walked into the cabin.

Niwa Shu was watching from the window and saw the arrow as well.

But she didn't understand what was going on, why someone had shot that arrow. It's certainly not attacking vs. being attacked.

Just thinking about it, Bai Minghe came in: "Ah Xiu, there is something that may be wronged by you." Originally, I said that I would take you north to see Xingang, after all, the battle over there was over. I have to go and have a look, and I also want to inspect military affairs, Ashikaga Chiyuki came over, Xie Xinyi of the Xie family didn't know what contradiction there was with them, and just shot an arrow at the other party's boat. ”

Xie Xinyi, Niwa Xiu naturally knows who it is.

She likes this contradiction, and the famous woman around Shirana Tsuru doesn't deal with the Ashikaga family, which is a good thing.

At least for the Oda family, it's a very good thing.

Bai Minghe said again: "The one from the Xie family has just arrived, so naturally he can't stay in Ceylon and ignore it. But you can't bring them all, so you have to leave them alone. But I'm not at ease leaving Ashikaga Chiyuki, after all, Uesugi Eimei is here, I'm afraid of any conflict, you know what I mean. ”

"Yes, I am willing to stay, at least I can guarantee that there will be no conflict on the surface, and I will not lose the face of adults."

Niwa Hideki was eager to stay, leaving here a merchant from the Oda family, who could contact the family in the name of a trader, and there was a lot of room for activities.

Before, Bai Minghe wanted to take them north, but Uesugi Huangmei stayed under the pretext of being unwell, so she didn't dare to speak again.

It just so happened that the white crane was very hot for them these days, so Niwa Shu didn't dare to say that he would stay.

"Then I wronged you, I originally said that there are some interesting products over there, and I will look at it fresh."

"It's my honor to work for adults." Niwa Shu immediately replied.

Niwa Shu stayed, and all the Japanese people stayed. To Bai Minghe's surprise, Xie Xinyi did not get on his boat, but got on the Shagaro Dragon King, so she had no choice but to let Wang Yuyan go over to accompany her. The girl didn't even get close to the boat where the white crane was, but she just asked someone to bring a handwritten letter.

After reading it, Bai Minghe handed it to Wan Xue'er.

"It's a fierce woman, no wonder she will wait for you without marrying. When the ship arrives at the port to the north, it needs to be cleaned properly, otherwise she won't be on board. Why don't you go to the Sagara Dragon King as well? ”

"If I don't go, I'll lose face." Bai Minghe smiled and snatched the letter back and stuffed it in his arms.

Wan Xue'er smiled and didn't speak, and ordered someone to prepare to sail.

A few days later, when the ship arrived at a port, Shirana Crane just stood on the bow of the ship and looked at it, and then drew a picture. There is a plan for this place, and the specific construction still requires the hard work of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.

"Change to a small boat and go north down." The white crane commanded.

A qiē has already been arranged here.

And the person who came was still a person who Bai Minghe was very familiar with, Mao Wenhu.

"Lord Bai, according to your requirements, the soldiers selected this time are all with great military merits, and in the middle of the war, they were transferred from various armies, all of them are elite soldiers, and the three generations of soldiers are absolutely reliable, that is, miscellaneous soldiers and logistics are all carefully selected candidates, and everyone has made great contributions."

"General Mao, you confess, this time it's hard work, let them not complain. I will not treat them badly, some things are done by miscellaneous servants and slaves in various ports, and this time it is a last resort to let them do it. If you want to complain, come at me, but you must obey orders. ”

Mao Wenhu smiled: "Lord Bai is at ease, who dares to say that you have been treated badly." ”

"I don't know the exact location for a half-day break, and it may take some time. Therefore, the food and so on must lead the way, and it will take three or five months to prepare, and it is also necessary to arrange first-class scouts, the best messenger candidates, and they may ask for reinforcements on the way, but it is certainly not a war. ”

"One qiē do as you command."

They are all the most elite soldiers, and Shiramei Crane believes that they are very reliable.

Change boats, all the oarboats, all of them are small boats of 400 materials, even the oarsmen are elite soldiers, and everyone is a person with a lot of meritorious deeds on their bodies.

Military orders are like mountains, they don't need explanations, they don't need reasons.

The big ship did not let it go back, and found a natural shelter to stop, that is, in the position of Shalian in the later generations, the oarboat went up the river, and the elite troops of 10,000 people, together with all kinds of logistics materials needed, formed a fleet of more than 60 boats, and this way went up 2,000 miles against the current.

This journey took half a month.

Huaiyu has complained for the fifth time that there is nothing on the way, except for the river wasteland. Especially after ten days, I didn't even see a living person.

The history of gambling stones in Myanmar is only about 250 years according to modern calculations.

In this day and age, it is normal that there is no one here.

When he arrived at a diversion point, Mao Wenhu asked Bai Minghe: "My lord, where are you going?" ”

"Right is fine, left is fine. To the right, walk another fifty miles. "The white crane stands on the bow of the ship, not to mention this era, even in the later generations, the white crane here also does not understand how to find, of course, the mining areas here in the later generations have already started, not like here, or barren mountains.

Finally, Shira-naka stopped the boat, but did not let too many people get off the boat, but took a few people off the boat himself, and let people knock a few stones, and then Shira-naitsu shook his head and motioned to go again.

"What are you looking for, sir? If I can't say it, I won't ask anymore. Mao Wenhu was also confused.

"Within the range of 500 miles from north to south and more than 300 miles from east to west, there are about 20 places I need to find, and the southernmost one, I remember, should be north of the river, a few hundred meters of dry river channel, and then there are mountains. The location is about halfway through this east-west stretch of the river. ”

"It's easy to do, come here" Mao Wenhu commanded, arranged two empty ships that had run out of food, continued to move forward, and then calculated the length of this section and selected the position that was probably in the middle.

It was another three days, and finally the white crane stopped running around. (To be continued......)