Before Luo Wudan could say something, Qian Tiandun continued: "This is a military camp, not your home! Don't take this as a travel companion to go out on foot, we are marching and fighting! I am telling you this now for the sake of the relationship between colleagues, don't force me to use military regulations, then everyone will not look good!"

Luo Wudan was angry and afraid, and finally stomped his foot angrily, and finally turned around and left without saying a word. Qian Tiandun said to Nunu in the direction she left: "Send two people to keep an eye on her, don't let her walk around anymore!"

Qian Tiandun has always been relatively opposed to the participation of non-military personnel like Luo Wudan in military operations. In view of the attitude of the propaganda organs towards the military in the past six months, he believes that Luo Wudan's survival will not only not bring any benefits to this operation, but will also hinder the fight on the battlefield, that is, fighting for his life, and the fight against the South Vietnamese troops is likely to be one-sided, who knows if she will suddenly lean down and accuse her own soldiers of ruthless killing?

At six o'clock in the morning of the next day, the first horn sounded in the camp. After a brief breakfast, the companies packed up and boarded again. Due to the unfavorable sea conditions and strong waves and winds on that day, the fleet had to move slowly along the coastline for safety, and arrived at the mouth of the river where the port of Yijing was located in the evening of the same day, and camped on the local river bank for the night. On the afternoon of the third day, the fleet headed south from the Tushan Peninsula finally arrived at its destination, Yong'an Harbor.

Zheng Bai's 500 people assigned to the advance team and the 300 naturalized residents of Heitu Port who arrived here in the early stage have been working here for several days, erecting wooden trestle bridges and wharves on the seashore, and leveling several fields near the shore according to the requirements of the sappers for the troops to set up camps. In addition, several wooden warehouses have been built and basically waterproofed. In the planning of the Military Police Department, Yongan Port will be built as a material hoarding point for this military operation and a coastal stronghold that can be retreated in an unfavorable situation.

After arriving here, Qian Tiandun immediately used the radio to contact another fleet from the base camp, and learned that they were only less than 30 nautical miles away from this place, so he immediately asked Gao Qiao Nan to organize a group of migrant workers to build a lighthouse on the hill east of the port to mark the direction, so that the other fleet could identify the direction of the port after dark.

On the evening of January 22, the fleet from Shengli Port also arrived at the port of Yong'an, only a few hours later than the southbound fleet on the Tushan Peninsula.

However, the soldiers who reunited on the east coast of Vietnam did not have much time to greet each other, and after the sudden landing of more than 2,000 people on this otherwise barren coastal area, there was of course a little hecticism. In particular, the base camp troops that came across the sea, the vast majority of these militiamen did not have the experience of going to sea by boat for a long time, and even many Li Miao soldiers were born to go to sea for the first time, and after a few days and nights of drifting at sea, their physical and mental conditions were not ideal, and a small number of people were unwell because of strict seasickness and needed to recuperate.

Due to Qian Tiandun's conscious arrangement, the militia of Heitu Port often rotated between Heitu Port and Tushan Peninsula, so most of the militia had good seaworthiness and did not appear to be unwell after arriving at Yong'an Port.

After arranging the stationing of the thousands of people by torchlight that night, it was past midnight. But the officers didn't plan to rest so early, and after a simple meal, Yan Chujie immediately called the commanders of each company to a meeting to discuss the current preparations and the next battle plan.

According to the plan of the Military Police Department, after arriving here, the troops should have at least a day of rest and recuperation, and then consider whether to immediately go out to the combat zone to participate in the next battle. Mu Xiabai and Feng Annan, who were sent to the front line as an advance team, witnessed the situation of the fighting between the two sides during this time on the front line, and they also returned to Yong'an Port in advance today, so as to convey the current battle situation to their comrades who had just arrived here in time.

The advance contingent can be said to have done quite solid preparations, and Mushabai first took out graphic materials to explain to the people the geographical environment of the battlefield, and briefly analyzed the characteristics of the construction of the mountain front and the basic tactical thinking of the offensive and defensive sides of both sides. Feng Anan then used the computer to show several videos of the offensive and defensive battles that took place on the mountain front, and commented on the performances and gains and losses of the two sides in the battle. This kind of data analysis is undoubtedly much more vivid than a simple verbal description.

Finally, it was Mushabai who summed up what he had detected in the early stage: "First of all, I must draw your attention to the fact that the morale and combat capability of the fighting forces on both sides are not as vulnerable as we imagined in advance, and although we have a great advantage in weapons and tactics, we cannot ignore the gap between our troops and our opponents in terms of combat experience and numbers. Among these monkey soldiers, there are many outlaws who are not afraid of death, but our soldiers are stepping on the battlefield for the first time, and I hope that commanders at all levels will pay attention to this problem and never underestimate the enemy! Although the other side is a cold-weapon unit, don't forget that cold-weapon weapons can also kill people!"

After watching the battlefield footage just now, everyone has a more intuitive understanding of the cruelty of cold weapon warfare. These bloody encounters are not Hollywood blockbusters, there are no computer stunt processing components, and there are no pre-action rehearsals, all real killings, cruel enough to make people feel cold. Although all of the officers here had served in the army before the crossing, none of them had really seen such a battle scene, and if it weren't for such an intuitive reference, I'm afraid most of them would still have a very relaxed attitude to face the next battle.

Mushaber continued: "Secondly, in terms of the choice of battlefield, the mountain position is indeed a very good defensive position, but it is not the most ideal battlefield for our musket troops. Due to the constraints of the environment, the effective distance of the long-range fire output of both sides is very limited, and the muskets do not have any range advantage at all, and if the musketeers are to be put into the mountain positions, then the musket units that must maintain a dense combat formation are vulnerable to the covering attacks of the South Vietnamese archers at the edge of the dense forest. Therefore, I personally believe that in the south of the combat zone, the South Vietnamese Army should choose a landing battlefield behind the flank to launch an attack, and the combat effect should be better than that of the mountain position. ”

This almost coincides with the basic combat plan of the Military Police Department in the base camp, for which the base camp has specially arranged two large-scale landing combat exercises before departure, so that the soldiers can familiarize themselves with how to launch an offensive from sea to land. Of course, the difficulty of carrying out such a landing operation here must have greatly exceeded the level of the exercises in the base camp. Not only is the geographical environment unfamiliar to the Haihan militia, but it is also likely to be attacked and harassed by the opponent during the landing stage, and the slightest failure may turn into a tragedy.

"Thirdly, according to what we know now, the South Vietnamese maritime forces are indeed very weak, and their existing ships are mostly about twenty tons of tonnage, and the largest is not more than thirty tons, and they are very limited in number and not enough to pose a maritime threat to us. And the lines of communication on the road from here south to Quang Tri are also very close to the coast, so the headquarters of our construction can consider sending a few more ships to the South Vietnamese-controlled area to carry out sabotage warfare and attack their logistics supply lines. ”

Speaking of this, Muchaper paused, turned his eyes to Qian Tiandun, and said: "The company currently led by Lieutenant Qian has been conducting targeted field combat training, and I think this company should be very suitable for carrying out this kind of mission of attacking behind enemy lines." ”

Qian Tiandun nodded slightly at Mu Xiabai to express his gratitude. The company led by Qian Tiandun was rather special, and in terms of operational thinking, it advocated guerrilla warfare under offensive and rapid mobility, and did not even regard defensive operations as a basic training subject at all. Even if Mu Xiabai didn't mention it at this time, Qian Tiandun planned to open his mouth to ask for war later.

After listening to this, Yan Chujie nodded and said, "The hard work of the two of you these days has not been in vain, I think these materials should have sounded the alarm for you very well." We must not think that we have superior weapons and can easily win by fighting casually, and we must know that the Yuan and Ming armies had the same idea when they went south! Strategically, we can despise the monkey soldiers of South Vietnam, but we must pay sufficient attention to it when formulating and implementing tactics!"

Yan Chujie looked around at everyone and saw that no one objected, so he continued: "Let's talk about the specific combat goals." According to the reconnaissance results of the advance team, the current size of the South Vietnamese Army is still maintained at more than 80,000 people, of which the combined combat troops and agricultural soldiers are estimated to be about 50,000. Of course, we don't have to do that. First, to repel the offensive of the South Vietnamese Army, at least to make the South Vietnamese Army retreat to Quang Tri, 300 miles south of the combat zone, and to make it impossible for them to launch another large-scale offensive in a short period of time. ”

"Second, we all know that the South Vietnamese Army has a musket unit in existence, and the South Vietnamese Army did not invest this unit in the offensive and defensive battles in the mountain positions, and it seems that they also have knowledgeable people on their side. Our goal is to destroy this force in an organized way, if not to destroy it completely, at least to destroy it, and to ensure the military superiority of North Vietnam at a certain level. ”

When Yan Chujie said this, when he saw Qian Tiandun raise his hand, he nodded and motioned for him to ask a question.

Qian Tiandun said: "The Executive Committee used to hope that the North and the South would maintain a balance of strength, but now it has proposed to ensure North Vietnam's military superiority, does this mean that the attitude of the Executive Committee has changed?"

"There is a small change in the policy towards Vietnam. Yan Chujie did not deny this, and at the same time, he also had a new understanding of Qian Tiandun's political sensitivity.

Yan Chujie took a sip of hot tea unhurriedly, and then explained: "According to the various information we have so far, there should have been a large-scale intervention of Western forces in the South Vietnam region, and the time must have been earlier than our entry into North Vietnam. If we let it go, it will be more and more difficult for us to control the South Vietnamese region in the future. The Executive Committee believes that it is necessary to use the forces of North Vietnam to strike at the Western forces that exist in South Vietnam, and I believe that everyone here should understand why we should not take action personally. ”

Yan Chujie really doesn't need to say it too thoroughly, these things have been discussed many times in the military police department. At present, the maritime power possessed by the Crossing Group is not enough to be the enemy of Western forces, and the consequences of brazenly displaying their signboards are likely to be self-inflicted. Moreover, for the Crossing Group, in addition to being competitors for future territorial expansion, Western forces are also the object of developing maritime trade. The Executive Committee is now bent on building Sanya into the largest free trade port in the entire South China Sea, and of course it will not exclude making money from Western countries.

Yan Chujie stopped talking about this and returned to the topic: "The two points I talked about earlier are the main operational objectives of our operation. As for the strategic significance of showing off force, deterring the Annan regime, and training the troops, I will not say any clichés, everyone knows it clearly. I particularly agree with what Lao Mu said just now, that the battlefield we choose must suit our own combat methods, rather than passively carrying out simple defense. In particular, if the musket unit of the South Vietnamese Army only sticks to the mountain defense line, the other side will definitely not let this unit enter the battlefield, so it is very necessary to open up a second battlefield in the area of engagement!"

"No one should fight with me for this reconnaissance mission, right?" Wang Tom, who had been sitting next to Yan Chujie and didn't speak, finally spoke.

Wang Tom joined the expeditionary force as chief of staff this time, which can be said to be beyond the expectations of many people, after being entrusted with important tasks by the executive committee several times in a row and successfully completing the task, most people thought that he could at least get a deputy commander-in-chief this time, but they did not expect Ha Lugong to snatch this position.

Tom himself didn't particularly care, compared to some other members of the military police department who were keen to command a large army to attack cities and seize land, Wang Tom was more eager to command an armed fleet across the seven seas to fight at sea. Moreover, the position of chief of staff is really not low, it is considered the fourth position in the entire expeditionary force of more than 1,800 people, and it also has a lot of authority, and it can mobilize all the water forces gathered in Yong'an Port at this time.

Yan Chujie proposed that if a second battlefield is to be opened up in the war zone or even behind enemy lines, then it is necessary to carry out reconnaissance in close proximity to the coastal areas in the south, and it is even necessary to land and reconnoiter in the landing areas that may be chosen. Tom Wang has rich sailing experience and relatively comprehensive military skills, and he has the basic abilities of surveying and mapping, communications, field survival, and individual combat required by scouts, and the most suitable sailboat for this task is the "Feisu" catamaran that he has been piloting for a long time.

However, to Tom Wang's surprise, someone next to him still raised his hand.

Qian Tiandun raised his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong, I don't plan to compete with you for this task, I just plan to carry out this task with you." ”

Wang Tom said, "Just yourself?"

"Of course not. Qian Tiandun shook his head: "If you have the opportunity to exercise like this, you must bring my company." If there is a sabotage battle to be fought in the future, then it must be my people who will carry out the mission, and I have to bring them over to familiarize themselves with the environment first. ”

Both of them seemed relaxed, as if it was just an ordinary field exercise, but everyone in the room was well aware of the dangers of such an action. If a company of musketeers were to be blocked ashore by thousands of South Vietnamese troops, it would be difficult for them to recover from the huge numerical disadvantage they possessed, and the danger would certainly be much greater than that of a large army formed into a battle line with strong artillery fire and fortifications. However, as both parties, they both saw this task as a good opportunity to prove their professional ability, and the excitement in their hearts was far greater than the fear.

So for the next reconnaissance task, Yan Chujie handed over the responsibility to Tom Wang and Qian Tiandun. In order to bring Qian Tiandun's special operations company, it was necessary to call the "Exploration" to sail together to carry out this mission, which was also the smallest speed gap between the entire fleet and the catamaran. If these two ships go out to carry out the mission, even if it is not very smooth, at least they can get rid of the sea pursuit of South Vietnam, not to mention that the "Discovery" is equipped with several guns, and it can also provide some fire support and cover for its own troops near the shore.

Of course, Tom Wang is not alone, and he is accompanied by Qiao Zhiya, Roger, Shi Diwen and old Morgan, a few good friends. Moreover, the various advanced weapons loaded on the "Feisu" are also an important source of their confidence. With a large number of automatic weapons as a guarantee, even if these guys do encounter enemy troops, they will probably stop and do a big job before thinking about retreating.

The agenda of the next meeting basically revolved around the details of the route and itinerary of the reconnaissance operation, and everyone did not disperse until the second half of the night to rest.

Early the next morning, the first to set off from the temporary wharf was not Wang Tom and others, but Mu Xiabai, Feng Annan, and Zheng Bai's second son, Zheng Ting, the military commander of the North Vietnamese training unit. They will take a boat to the war zone to inform Zheng Bai of the good news that reinforcements have arrived, and further communicate the next battle plan. In the combat plan planned by the Military Police Department, there are still many areas where the North Vietnamese Army needs to cooperate.

An hour after the boat they were on left the dock, Qian Tiandun and his company also came to the dock to assemble the whole team.