Qian Tiandun opened the door, and it was his old acquaintance Luo Wudan standing outside. ↗ , Luo Wudan was holding a small bamboo basket in his hand, which contained all kinds of fresh fruits: "I heard that you are back, I came to see you, this is the fruit picked back from Tiandu Farm yesterday, there is probably no one over there in Annan, give you a taste." ”

Luo Wudan can find **** so quickly, no need to ask, it must be that Takahashi Nan failed to control when he went to deliver gifts in the morning. Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "Actually, there is no need to be so troublesome, the guest house has everything, and someone will get it if you want to eat." ”

"Then you dislike my gift?" Luo Wudan is also a cannon character, and he will blow up at one point.

"No, no!" Qian Tiandun hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the fruit basket: "Of course I'm very grateful to you for being so kind." ”

"Don't you invite me in and sit?" Luo Wudan also felt a little strange when he saw that Qian Tiandun had been blocking the door and talking to him.

"This ......" Qian Tiandun was hesitating, and Tao Donglai's voice came out from the house: "Xiao Qian, why don't you invite guests into the house?" ”

"Ah, you have guests here, then I'd better come back another day!" Luo Wudan heard the sound in the room, and immediately retreated.

Before Luo Wudan could withdraw, Tao Donglai had already poked his head out from behind Qian Tiandun: "Yo, it's Xiao Luo, we are just eating, come in and eat together!"

Mr. Tao ...... What am I doing, there are other things to do, you eat, I'll go first!" Luo Wudan's face was flushed, and without waiting for Tao Dong to talk to Qian Tiandun, he trotted away.

Tao Dong looked at Luo Wudan's back, then looked at Qian Tiandun, who looked embarrassed, and said meaningfully: "Xiao Qian, the routine is very deep!"

"What's the trick!" Qian Tiandun cried and laughed and defended: "I just thought that we had been colleagues together when I was in Annan, so I asked someone to send her a souvenir in the morning, it's such a simple thing!"

Tao Donglai patted him on the shoulder and said, "No need to explain, my brother understands." I went back and talked to Meng He and asked him to ask Xiao Luo's opinion to see if she was willing to work in Fujian. ”

"Mr. Tao, don't mess around, Luo Wudan and I are not the kind of relationship you think!" Qian Tiandun said hurriedly. He knows very well that he and Luo Wudan are not lovers, and if Luo Wudan is arranged to work in Fujian and the two are forced together, it is indeed very unfair to the woman.

"You are also a general with troops, don't be so flustered in case of trouble, okay?" Tao Dong came to see Qian Tiandun's reaction, and he already had a score in his heart, and said as he walked into the room: "It's just to ask for opinions, whether you want to go is Xiao Luo's own business, and we won't force her to make a choice." If she wants to go, it's not too late for you to thank me again!"

Qian Tiandun was really speechless about Tao Donglai's "kindness", but if he continued to insist on opposition, it seemed that he would be even more empty-hearted.

Back at the dining table, Tom Wang also frowned and said to Qian Tiandun: "It's okay, you can also submit a little pepper like Luo Wudan!"

Qian Tiandun smiled bitterly: "I really haven't done anything, don't think too much, okay? Luo Wudan and I are really ordinary colleagues." ”

"Oh, ordinary colleagues. Wang Tom nodded suddenly: "Okay, then when you become not so ordinary colleagues, we will discuss your affairs again." ”

"Let's talk about Fujian!" Qian Tiandun didn't want these two good guys to make fun of Luo Wudan anymore, so he quickly brought the topic back to business: "I will reveal the task after I passed, Mr. Tao will reveal it first?"

Speaking of business, Tao Donglai put away his jokes, and said: "Now that the naval construction has been put on track, within a year or two, the combat ships we have will be able to have enough strength to compete with the Eighteen Zhi Proof, so after you arrive in Fujian, the main task is to be a good pioneer for the next northward operation." We need to build at least one forward base along the coast of Fujian to prepare for a later attack on Taiwan. ”

Qian Tiandun groaned: "To attack Taiwan, in addition to the Eighteen Zhi, the Dutch in the south and the Spaniards in the north will also be dealt with together?"

Although Zheng Zhilong's eighteen Zhizhi failed to successfully clear their hands as in the original history, and they are still engaged in the very unpromising profession of piracy, the situation on the island of Taiwan is not much different from history. After the Dutch were expelled from Penghu in 1624, they occupied Dayuan in the south as a stronghold. The Spaniards, on the other hand, set out from Luzon in 1626 and occupied the two ports of Keelung and Tamsui in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. Together with the eighteen Zhi located in Penghu and the western coastal plain of Taiwan, there are actually three armed forces of comparable strength on this island. Of course, this does not include the large number of indigenous tribesmen on the island of Taiwan, although these indigenous people are still very primitive in their arming, but the majority of the population on the island, and they do not have much kindness towards outsiders.

Haihan's primary target must be Eighteen Zhi, but next to the couch, how can he allow others to snore, the survival of the Spaniards and the Dutch is a hidden danger, even if Qian Tiandun does not mention this matter, the Executive Committee has already had relevant plans.

Tao Donglai responded: "About this matter, let's talk about Tom." ”

Tom Wang took over and said: "Compared with Eighteen Chi, the Dutch and Spaniards who are now entrenched in the north and south of Taiwan are obviously more armed, and it is likely that they are also equipped with a certain number of large armed ships, and we think they will be more difficult to deal with than Eighteen Chi." Therefore, we are preparing to carry out the operation of capturing the island of Taiwan in stages, and we must first take down the Penghu Islands and the coastal areas of Taichung, which are controlled by the 18 Zhizhi. After settling your foot, you can attack the other two as appropriate. ”

"How many troops are you going to send to fight Eighteen Zhi?" Qian Tiandun asked directly. This has a bearing on the scale of the preliminary preparations he needs to make for the attack on Taiwan after he goes to Fujian, and there are many things that need to be done as soon as possible.

"At that time, the navy will probably dispatch seventy percent of its strength, not counting the special operations battalions you brought over in the early stage, the army will send at least two reinforced battalions, and the total strength will be about 4,000 people. Tom Wang introduced.

"That should be enough. Qian Tiandun still has a lot of trust in the combat effectiveness of the militia army, although the strength of 4,000 people is several times worse than that of the opponent, but considering the strength comparison between the two sides, Qian Tiandun believes that such a troop configuration is enough to deal with a paramilitary organization like Eighteen Zhi.

"However, this battle plan will cause a vacuum in the local defense of Hainan Island for a period of time, so we have to shorten the combat time as much as possible. Tao Donglai continued: "Within a month, solve the eighteen zhi!"

"Theoretically it must be enough, as long as the Dutch and Spaniards don't jump out and intervene, it must be more than enough to clean up a group of pirates for such a long time. Qian Tiandun replied with confidence: "Has the General Staff Department set a candidate position for the forward base to be set up along the coast of Fujian?"

"Xu Xinsu means that the troops you brought over can be stationed north of Quanzhou, so that you can take into account the defense of Nanri Island. Tom Wang pointed out the approximate location of Dongqiao Bay on the map: "This place is only a dozen nautical miles away from Nanri Island, and once Nanri Island discovers the enemy's situation, it can also be supported nearby." ”

"How much longer is it to get from here to Penghu than from Zhangzhou?" asked Qian Tiandun.

"If we depart from Kinmen Island to Penghu Magong Port, the direct distance is about 20 nautical miles closer than from Dongqiao Bay, which is not much difference for our fleet. Wang Tom continued: "Xu Xinsu also promised to set aside a piece of land in Dongqiao Bay for us to use for military purposes. From the point of view of supply convenience, Dongqiao Bay is definitely a little better than the Kinmen Island we originally booked. ”

"But we have a lot of supplies that have to be transported from Hainan Island, and we can't supply them there. Qian Tiandun retorted: "Transporting it from the south, the voyage should be much farther than going to Zhangzhou, right?"

"More than sixty nautical miles. Tom Wang nodded in agreement with Qian Tiandun's point of view: "Based on the speed of our cargo ship, it will take almost half a day, and if it is an old-fashioned sailing ship, it is estimated that it will take a whole day." If this factor is taken into account, the location of Dongqiao Bay is indeed inferior to that of Kinmen Island. ”

"There is another problem with Kinmen Island, which is that our garrison will be more sensitive. Tao Donglai added: "There are Ming troops stationed in that place. ”

With Tianjin Wei and Weihaiwei, it is known as the Yongning Wei of the world's three Davids, and has jurisdiction over Fuquan, Chongwu, Zhongzuo, Kinmen, Gaopu five thousand households, Xiangzhi, Shenhu, and Weitou three major inspection divisions. Among them, the Kinmen Institute has five inspection divisions under its jurisdiction: Fengshang, Guanao, Tianpu, Chenkeng, and Lieyu, with thousands of troops. If the Haihan militia wants to set up an advance base on Kinmen Island, it will definitely not look down with the Ming army on Kinmen Island, and if Xu Xinsu has scruples about this, it may indeed affect the cooperation between the two sides.

"It depends on how the mission talks to Xu Xinsu. Qian Tiandun still insisted that Kinmen Island was a better choice: "As long as the people of the mission are strong, I still hope that we can garrison troops on Kinmen Island, even if it is only a phase." ”

"What about Nanri Island?" asked Tom Wang.

"Nanri Island is really so important to Eighteen Zhi?" Qian Tiandun sneered: "Then we can make a little more article around Nanri Island and lead Eighteen Zhi to fight." Of course, the premise is that the Ming army on the island can hold on for at least a week. ”

"We can consider selling a few more cannons to Xu Xinsu so that he can use them to strengthen the defenses of Nanri Island. Tao Donglai paused and continued: "In addition, we can also ask the people of the mission to guide them to renovate the fortifications of Nanri Village after conquering Nanri Island, so as to strengthen its defense capability. ”

When Tao Donglai talked about this matter, it was indeed already going on on Nanri Island, but what Tao Donglai didn't expect was that the engineering ability of the Ming army was far inferior to that of Haihan, so the construction time required for this renovation project would be as long as two or three months.

However, before they could conclude their discussions, the information center sent people directly to the State Guest House to send people from Fujian to the State Guest House.

"It's fought in one day, it's still quite powerful!" Qian Tiandun sighed: "And there is almost no battle damage, just a few wounded." ”

"It's a pity to let Zheng Zhihu go, this is a real big fish!" Wang Tom said with regret as he looked at the telegram.

"The renovation period of the Nanrizhai project will take about two months, Xu Xinsu should not be able to let go of the local defense, it seems that you still have to go to Dongqiao Bay to stay first. Tao Donglai is concerned about engineering issues.

"The telegram urged me to go over early, it seems that the annual leave I have been waiting for is going to be wasted again!" Qian Tiandun read the telegram and sighed with a wry smile: "I thought that I could at least rest for a month before going out when I came back this time, it seems that I thought too much." ”

"If you need it, you can only work hard!" Tao Donglai had nothing to say about such an arrangement, if Qian Tiandun continued to take a vacation in Shengli Port, then the mission would not be able to withdraw back in Fujian, and this would definitely affect other subsequent arrangements.

"It's okay, I'm used to being outside. Give me two or three days, and I'll set off when I'm done. Qian Tiandun is still very responsible, although the official appointment order of the executive committee has not yet been issued, he still consciously canceled the holiday.

Tao Donglai said: "I will ask the relevant departments to prepare your daily necessities in advance, and then let the shipping department send a ship to follow you." ”

"Then thank you in advance!" Qian Tiandun understood what Tao Donglai meant by "living materials", and immediately thanked him.

The so-called daily necessities are hot water boilers, sanitary ware, daily necessities, furniture, solar power generation equipment, transportation and other bulky items equipped by overseas institutions. Because of the limited inventory of these things, only overseas offices with more than five people are generally equipped with them, and even some overseas personnel on Hainan Island may not be able to enjoy this kind of treatment. On the Annan side, only Heitu Port has relatively complete living facilities, but the Tushan Training Camp and the Cat Ba Island Training Base, where Qian Tiandun has been stationed for a long time, do not have such good conditions, and hot water boilers are only equipped with collective bathhouses.

Being able to get such treatment also reflects the importance that the Executive Committee attaches to Fujian's work, and it is also a disguised compensation for allowing Qian Tiandun to stay abroad for a long time.

In the next two days, Qian Tiandun received a series of banquets, not only invited by various departments within Haihan, but also representatives of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce who heard the rumors also came to visit, hoping to get acquainted with this legendary Haihan general as soon as possible, and it would be convenient to please him in the future.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and the relevant procedures were completed, and the formal appointment and letter of appointment of the executive committee were sent to the State Guest House at the same time, marking the beginning of a new career for Qian Tiandun. The Ministry of Shipping arranged two ships for him, one of which was used to transport all kinds of daily necessities promised by Tao Donglai.