Chapter 354: The Port of Toulon
Chen Hao had occupied Cam Ranh Bay for a week, and under the command of Wu Peifu, the fortifications of Cam Ranh Bay began to take shape, and the outer land that had been plowed by artillery was re-dug trenches. In the later positions, Wu Peifu commanded the construction of many hidden forts, and many buildings in Cam Ranh Bay were also renovated.
The fortifications are inseparable from the efforts of the local natives, and the 1,000 NPCs who fled when they saw the arrival of the Vietnamese player troops a few days ago were all captured by Bretov and his people. In addition, Bretov also captured more than 6,000 coolies within a radius of 30 kilometers of Cam Ranh Bay, and under his watch, these coolies were rushing to work day and night, so that the fortifications could be repaired so quickly.
Chen Hao completely delegated power to Bretov, and under the watchful eye of this vicious wolf, more than 100 people died in order to rush to build fortifications. For this reason, Chen Hao received a system prompt again, saying that it was due to the death of someone due to his arrest of civilians for hard labor, and the popular opinion of his base dropped by 2 points.
The base area has an independent set of attributes, such as the safety index, business index, agricultural index, people's sentiment, etc., each of which has an impact on the output of the base area. These attributes are important, but they are of no value to Chen Hao now, because he has never thought of relying on these natives to increase the population, and it is impossible for the Cam Ranh Bay base to rely on agriculture and commerce to earn wealth.
If the people's morale is too low, it may lead to a rebellion in the base area, and players who open up a base area attach great importance to this attribute, and Chen Hao is an exception. Now he is establishing a base on the territory of another country, and if there is an NPC civilian rebellion, he will definitely not be merciful, killing civilians will cause his reputation to deteriorate in Vietnam, but it will not affect much at home.
The White Demon led people to screen for three days, and finally determined the list of players who went to Cam Ranh Bay to participate in the battle, and announced it on the forum. Many of the chosen players are passionate about conquering other lands in the game. There are also some people who have bad intentions and want to take advantage.
At the Huangpu Wharf in Lingnan, there were suddenly 20,000 people in one day, and these 20,000 people gathered together to get off ten merchant ships. These 20,000 are all players who are about to go to Cam Ranh Bay, and a group of beautiful girls on the edge of the pier are particularly eye-catching, they are all wearing red military uniforms, and they look heroic.
There were 300 women in this group. They are all members of the Iron Blood Rose, and the leader is Chen Hao's old acquaintance Winter Lonely Snow. Bai Hu Demon and she also know each other, because Dong Lonely Snow and her female soldiers signed up together, Bai Hu Demon put all the people of Iron Blood Rose on the list.
Many players stepped forward to talk to the MM of the Iron Blood Rose, and Dong Lonely Snow always sent people away with a few faint words, without the slightest intention of having a deep conversation with anyone. Slowly, the male animals stopped coming forward with interest, and Winter Silent Snow looked a little bored as she looked at the direction of the horizon.
The merchant ship contacted by everyone seemed to be late, and after waiting for an hour, Winter Silent Snow was a little impatient. Be prepared to ask the player in charge of contacting the merchant ship. She took a few steps in the direction of the crowd, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face, because he saw an acquaintance.
The player's game name is Red Feather, and reality is a place with Winter Silent Snow. Dong Lonely Snow knew that he was Ying Yu's subordinate, and there was a hatred between Eagle Feather and Chen Baxian, and the red feather went to Cam Ranh Bay to help Chen Baxian? After seeing that there were many people gathered around the red feather, Dong Lonely Snow quickly woke up to the idea that these people went to Cam Ranh Bay to fight mortars.
Winter Lonely Snow went to Cam Ranh Bay to participate in the war this time. There is also a desire to buy mortars, but she is trading openly. The people of Eagle Feather obviously don't have this kind of mind. The people around him are probably machine gunners, probably trying to get a mortar and leave.
Dong Lingxue strode forward and said with a slight smile: "Li Fei, your boss and Chen Baxian have always been at odds with each other, and you still went to Cam Ranh Bay to support him in dealing with the Vietnamese, it's really a high wind!" ”
Li Fei's heart tightened. Forced a smile: "One yard to one yard, Chen Ba is fighting Vietnamese monkeys in Cam Ranh Bay first, can't I have nothing to do to join in the fun?" ”
Winter Lonely Snow smiled faintly and said, "Of course!" It seems that we are going to fight side by side in the South Seas. ”
The merchant ship that the two were talking to also arrived, and the players on the dock began to board the merchant ship, and Winter Silent Snow walked up with his men. The player would have wanted to hire a merchant ship directly to travel to Cam Ranh Bay. But the ship's owners thought the waters were too unsafe and refused to send them to the port of Toulon in central Vietnam.
The player told the news to Bai Hu Demon on the forum, and Bai Hu Demon said that there was no problem at all, and Cam Ranh Bay would send a warship to pick up the player in Toulon Port. Players who can go to Cam Ranh Bay to participate in the war are very excited, how can they spend money to take a merchant ship to take a warship, and it is best for the Cam Ranh Bay Navy to come to Toulon Port to pick it up.
The port of Toulon is the real Da Nang, located in the bee waist zone of central Vietnam, bordering the South China Sea, and has an important strategic position. Historically, the port of Toulon was the port of the imperialist invasion of Vietnam, and was captured by the French and Spanish expeditionary forces in 1858, after which it became a French concession.
Today, the port of Toulon is still controlled by the French, and if the fleet of Cam Ranh Bay appears in the port of Toulon, it will definitely cause panic among the French. The port of Toulon was also a commercial port, but the French had been stationed with several warships for a long time, so in order to avoid irritating the French, Chen Hao had better inform the Indochinese governor's palace when he sent a fleet to the port of Toulon port.
After Chen Hao calculated the time, he personally led the fleet to set off from Cam Ranh Bay and sailed towards the port of Toulon on the back. In addition, according to Chen Hao's instructions, Bretov had already set off for Saigon in advance, responsible for negotiating with the French governor of Indochina. This is an obvious prelude, Chen Hao has already made up his mind, regardless of whether the governor of Indochina agrees or not, he will go to Toulon to pick up people.
Bretov found the Doge's Palace, bribed the guards and met with Governor Scherna, who was wary when he heard that Bretov was from Cam Ranh Bay. "Your Excellency, although I am a pirate, I have always respected your country. I believe that His Excellency the Governor also knows what is going on in this occupation of Cam Ranh Bay, and I did not want to make trouble, but those Vietnamese natives want to attack Cam Ranh Bay, and I have to go to Toulon Harbor once. ”
Hearing the three words of Toulon Port, Scherna's face changed greatly, and he thought that the Russians wanted to occupy the port of Toulon as they occupied Cam Ranh Bay, so he said angrily: "Our country will never agree to you to occupy the port of Toulon, the port of Toulon is leased by our country, and if you dare to use force against the port of Toulon, our country will never give up." ”
Bretov grinned and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, I said that Russia and France are allies, how could we do such a thing." The adults knew that we were cooperating with the Chinese people by snatching the warship, and there were many Chinese soldiers under our command, and this time with the help of the Chinese people, we organized reinforcements, but the merchant ships dared to send reinforcements to Toulon, and our warships went to Toulon to pick up people. ”
Scherna breathed a sigh of relief, but the thought that the Russians were going to add 20,000 troops to Cam Ranh Bay made him unhappy again. He waved his hand and protested: "Even if it is just picking up people, the port of Toulon is leased by our country, and warships are absolutely not allowed to enter." ”
Bretov spread his hands and said, "That's a pity, my subordinates have already led the fleet when I came to Saigon, and I should have arrived at the port of Toulon by now." We have great respect for the Governor-General, and the main purpose of this visit to Saigon is to inform the Governor and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. ”
Scherner's eyes erupted with fire, and he wanted to kill the damn Russian in front of him with one punch, and sent a warship to the French concession without authorization, which is called respect? After weighing the pros and cons, Scherner felt that there was no need to turn against the Russians over this matter, and several destroyers in the port of Toulon were no match for the damned pirate fleet.
Scherna let go of his clenched fist and said coldly: "You can only stay in the port of Toulon for half a day at most, and if it exceeds twelve hours, I will report to China that the Russian pirates have attacked our port of Toulon." ”
Bretov said contentedly: "It will definitely not be more than twelve hours, I swear in the name of God." However, for now, I would like to ask the Governor to inform the port of Toulon to protect the safety of the alien army of the Huaxia Kingdom, otherwise if something happens to the Huaxia army in the port of Toulon, I am afraid that those Huaxia people under my command will do irrational things. ”
Scherna instructed his lieutenant to send a telegram to the port of Toulon, telling them that ten Chinese merchant ships would anchor in the port of Toulon, and telling them not to attack. After watching the adjutant send a telegram, Bretov left the governor's palace contentedly, and after a whistle, wandered around Saigon.
At the dock of the port of Toulon, ten Chinese merchant ships slowly approached, and these ten merchant ships often anchored in the port of Toulon, and the French warships on duty did not care. After the merchant ship docked at the pier, they saw a large number of Chinese aliens walking down from the merchant ship, and the French became nervous. Two battalions of French soldiers stationed in the port of Toulon quickly approached the merchant ships of the Chinese Kingdom with loaded guns on the orders of their commanders.
The battalion commander Ralph stepped forward and scolded: "Why do you Chinese dare to enter our port without authorization? ”
It was the first time for a Chinese player to go abroad in the game, but he didn't expect to encounter this situation, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Ralph immediately informed the navy and asked the navy to aim its guns at the Huaxia merchant ship, and did not allow the Huaxia players on the merchant ship to disembark. Only two ships were loaded with more than a thousand Huaxia Inhumans, and if the other eight ships were all Inhumans, Ralph was afraid that his two battalions would not be able to control the situation.
French players on the docks of the port of Toulon are in the mood to watch the excitement, and a large number of Vietnamese players are ready to move. They considered it a great shame to have occupied Cam Ranh Bay, and if these Chinese came to attack the port of Toulon again, they would definitely cooperate with the damned French against the enemy.
The French navy ordered the Chinese merchant ships to leave the port immediately, and the merchant ships came all the way here and were unwilling to leave. Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, a communications soldier ran up to Ralph and conveyed the Governor's order, and Ralph informed the Navy of the clearance. (To be continued......)