Under the conscious fanning of the flames by the propaganda department, the views of the people are basically inclined to support the decision of the Executive Committee. While there are still some people who worry about whether their relatives who join the militia will be in danger in the next battle, there is not much resistance to the Executive Committee's decision to take military measures.

Of course, the vast majority of the people who have never left Hainan Island do not know how far Annan is from Shengli Port and what the strength of Annan's rebels is. The only thing that made the people uncomfortable was that after the militia left Victory Port, the checks were stricter than before. Regular flights in places such as Tielu Port and Yanchang Commune have also been changed from every two days to every four days, for no other reason, purely because of the shortage of capacity caused by the insufficient number of local ships.

On the other hand, the impact on the port of Black Earth is much smaller, and due to the relatively high concentration of local settlements, there are relatively few personnel needed to maintain daily policing. Under the auspices of Qian Tiandun, the step-by-step training of the local militia was also relatively good, and two militia reserve companies quickly took over the defense of Heitu Harbor after the departure of the regular army, and at least two more companies of reserve militia could be called up at any time.

The troops of Heitu Port set off a little earlier than the base camp, and while the fleet led by Yan Chujie was still slowly moving westward along the south coast of Hainan Island, the expeditionary force of Heitu Port had already arrived in Thanh Hoa, and would camp here for a night before continuing south.

Thanh Hoa was the first channel through which the group began to bring in North Vietnamese immigrants, and the vast majority of North Vietnamese immigrants in the first few months of the colonization of Black Soil Port were embarkated from Thanh Hoa. To date, more than eighty percent of the naturalized population at the port are war refugees from the area south of Thanh Hoa.

Many of the crew and sailors in this southbound fleet have also been to this place more than once to load immigrants, and they are familiar with the water conditions here. The fleet slowly sailed into the mouth of the Thanh Hoa River, and after a distance of about two or three miles against the current, it anchored on the south bank.

At this time, the Thanh Hoa estuary is no longer as lively as it was a few months ago, and the refugees who were all over the mountains are now gone. After reaching an agreement with the crossing group to exchange immigrants for weapons, the Trung clan of North Vietnam had already notified the local governments to concentrate the immigrants on the Tu Son Peninsula. Under the conscious eviction of the Thanh Hoa local government, the refugees who had chosen to wait for the migrant boats at the mouth of the Thanh Hoa River had basically crossed the Thanh Hoa River and headed further north to Tu Mountain. However, whether they can cross several rivers and walk 300 miles to reach Tushan will only depend on their destiny.

After the ships docked in turn, the soldiers of each company landed in the group, and then divided the camps into companies. The companies set up their own camps according to the designated areas, and the fortifications on the perimeter were to be taken care of by special engineers, and the reconnaissance units were also sent out strictly in accordance with the procedures for camping in the field, and they were to patrol the camp within a radius of seven to ten miles to ensure the safety of the camp.

According to the previous agreement with Zheng Zheng, the command of the North Vietnamese training units in this military operation was also handed over to the Haihan side. Unlike the Hai Han militia, the vast majority of these trained North Vietnamese soldiers were not recruits, and many were even veterans who had been on the battlefield many times and had survived a hundred battles. Therefore, the adaptability of these veterans when they camped in the field was even much better than that of the Haihan militia, which had less actual combat training.

After thousands of refugees had been living in the area for months, there was not even a single tree left within a few miles, either used to build shacks or burned as firewood. Fortunately, the preparations for the port of Heitu were also prescient, and in addition to carrying a large number of tents, a lot of refined coal was also transported with the ship to be used as fuel on the march. If it weren't for that, I am afraid that thousands of people in this industry would not be able to eat hot food today.

As the command center of this unit, the command led by Qian Tiandun did not move the office space to the shore, but still used the office space temporarily converted from the cargo hold. Although it is a little low, after adding ventilation and lighting facilities, and arranging radios, nautical charts and other items, this small cabin really has the flavor of a front-line headquarters.

At this time, Qian Tiandun and the others were surrounding the charts to discuss tomorrow's itinerary. In addition to the military personnel, the most people who went out with the militia from Heitu Port this time were the sailors and sailors who belonged to the Ministry of Shipping, and the person in charge of the fleet command was Xie Chun, who had always been thinking about entering the Military Police Department. It happened that during the operation, the port of Heitu was also suspended, and Xie Chun, the chief officer of shipping, happened to be unarranged, so he took the initiative to take over this errand with the army.

"From the mouth of the Thanh Hoa River, if you choose to travel along the coast, then the range is about 110 nautical miles. Xie Chun pointed to the charts and explained to several officers: "Based on the current average speed of the fleet of four to five knots, I think it will take at least twenty hours to complete this voyage." Considering that your military has offered to ensure that the physical condition of the soldiers is not affected too much, it may be more appropriate to divide the voyage into two days. ”

"Can't it be faster?" a North Vietnamese officer who was listening couldn't help but point to the chart: "If you go along the coast, the fleet will have to go in a big circle, and if you go straight, you can shorten the voyage a lot." ”

"You're right, but the problem is that we haven't run this sea route south of Thanh Hoa before, and we are not familiar with the sea conditions here, so we want to take a shortcut but it may delay more time. "Tse Xuan did not agree with the plan proposed by the North Vietnamese Army.

"But the battle situation ahead is already unfavorable for us, and if we can get to the front one day earlier, we can also have fewer casualties!" The North Vietnamese officer still refused to give up.

"Zheng Ting, we understand very well the feelings of your army that they want to rush to the front line to fight as much as possible, but for the sake of safety, I have decided to follow the route set by the Ministry of Shipping. Qian Tiandun, who listened to the opinions of both sides, quickly made a decision. The North Vietnamese officer he called Zheng Dinh was the second son of Zheng Bai, the supreme commander of the North Vietnamese Army in the southern defense line.

"Second generation officials" like Zheng Ting account for the vast majority of the trained officers, and almost all of them are the children of the Zheng family. The reason for this is also very simple: Trung Thanh, who is currently in actual power in the North Vietnamese regime, believes that the firearms unit is an important tool for the Trung clan to establish himself and unify Annam in the future, and such an important tool must be in the hands of his own people. The best way is to arrange for all the command and management positions of this unit to be filled by their own family members. Of course, this army has invested a lot of money, and it is definitely not possible to arrange straw bales to complete this task, so the batch of officers who are trained are basically carefully selected personnel by the Zheng family, and they can be regarded as the best among the young generation of the Zheng family.

The training subjects prepared by the Military Police Department for the training camp are basically based on the inherent tactics of the musket units in the 17th and 18th centuries in history. In this regard, the military police department did not hide too much smuggling, because the weapons used were not in the same generation, and the mixed phalanx of spears and muskets taught to the North Vietnamese army and the horizontal line array used by the Hai Han militia were fundamentally different things, and the actual combat effectiveness was not at the same level, and the military theories taught to them were not enough to threaten the security of the Hai Han itself. Of course, in addition to the combat array, the military police department will also selectively teach them some military subjects on marching, reconnaissance, logistics, making combat plans, and so on.

Perhaps because of the relationship between family and learning, Zheng Ting's choice of subject after entering the Tushan training camp was "combat command", and the speed of learning was also very surprising to the instructors. For example, the Spanish phalanx, which requires drawing drawings and repeated explanations to make the trainees roughly understand the principles of its operations, Zheng Ting basically only listened to it once. Later, when he further studied the Maurice phalanx and the Gustav phalanx, Zheng Ting's progress was significantly faster than that of other trainee officers. Therefore, when Zheng Zheng asked the Haihan side for advice, Qian Tiandun did not hesitate to recommend Zheng Ting to him as the military commander of this North Vietnamese firearms unit. It is precisely for this reason that when Qian Tiandun held a headquarters meeting, Zheng Tingneng was qualified to attend.

Zheng Ting knew that the Haihan people had a magical tool in their hands, which allowed them to instantly obtain news from thousands of miles away, and Qian Tiandun would also announce the battle situation from the southern front at the daily regular meeting a few days ago. The descriptions of these battle conditions are basically only a few words, such as "Today, the rebels launched two attacks, their own casualties were more than 500, the enemy's casualties were twice as much, and the battle line was still able to hold on" and so on, but from these descriptions, we can also feel that the battle ahead is tight. Zheng Tingji was worried that his father was in command on the front line, so he naturally wanted to fly over immediately.

"Report!"

"Come in!" Qian Tiandun replied.

Gao Qiao Nan pushed the door in, and Lizheng reported to Qian Tiandun: "Lieutenant Qian, dinner is ready." ”

"Let's eat first, after eating, everyone will patrol the camp area they are responsible for, and arrange for night duty. In the evening, I will randomly check that if there is a mistake under his hands, he will scrub the deck of the ship tomorrow. Qian Tiandun stood up, patted Zheng Ting on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, it will be two days at most, you must believe that it is only a matter of time before we defeat the South Vietnamese rebels." ”

Zheng Ting nodded, reluctantly squeezing a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The North Vietnamese Army, which has always paid attention to cheap soldiers, has a big gap with the Haihan militia in terms of food, and basically only provides vegetable porridge during the march, but fortunately, the food is sufficient, and all of them are full. The food of the Hai Han militia was basically able to maintain the oiliness of the meals, and there was meat at every meal, and the quality was even better than that of the North Vietnamese officers. The food of the officers is better, it is basically a small stove stir-fried vegetables, although it is not rich, but in terms of the environment of camping in the wild, it is already extremely rare.

After dinner, officers of all ranks returned to the camp for inspection. After dinner, it is forbidden for ordinary people to walk around and shout loudly in the camp to avoid chaos and camp roaring at night. Although the Haihan militia did not inherit the traditional military regulations of "17 forbidden laws and 54 beheadings", the requirements for camping were also extremely strict, and there was a complete set of management systems from later generations.

Qian Tiandun had dinner and also got off the boat and went ashore to inspect the barracks, and naturally he was followed by Gao Qiaonan, who had been following him since he joined the army.

Takahashi Nan thinks that in the past half a year, he has met two nobles one after another, one is Ren Liang, who pulled him out of the quagmire, and the other is Qian Tiandun, who trusts him.

From a down-and-out samurai to a prisoner, to a militia soldier, it was Ren Liang who gave him a chance to be reborn, and for this kindness, Takahashi Minami thought that it would be difficult for him to repay it in this life. After entering the militia group, the trust given by Qian Tiandun made Takahashi Nan see hope for the future, he could not only exist as a militia in the future, but also became an officer who commanded the troops, of course, provided that he could obtain enough combat merits as a soldier.

Takahashi Nan also knew that Qian Tiandun intended to cultivate himself, so he was even more determined to do something to repay the other party. And as a soldier, the best reward is probably to make war exploits and make your boss have a bright face. Before going south this time, Takahashi Minami had already made up his mind that he could not just be satisfied with being a personal soldier by Qian Tiandun's side, but must seize this opportunity to prove his ability with his achievements, and at the same time prove the vision of his boss Qian Tiandun.

Gao Qiao Nan held a torch and walked behind Qian Tiandun's side to light the way for him. After thinking about it for a while, Takahashi Nan still took the initiative to speak: "Lieutenant Qian, I have something to say." ”

Qian Tiandun glanced back at him, nodded and said, "Say it." ”

"I would like to apply to be transferred to your Special Operations Company. Takahashi Minami plucked up his courage and said.

"Want to fight?" Qian Tiandun seemed to have seen through Takahashi's thoughts.

"This is the duty of a samurai!" Takahashi Minami replied categorically: "I am now a samurai of the Executive Committee, and I should fight bravely for the Executive Committee, and repay the trust of the leaders with loyalty!"

"You forgot again, you are no longer a warrior now, you are a Haihan warrior!" Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "What you want to defend is not the honor of a samurai, but the honor of being a Haihan warrior and a soldier!"

"Yes!" Takahashi Minami hurriedly replied. He never seemed to have the intention of refuting anything Qian Tiandun said, even if Qian Tiandun told him to die immediately, it was estimated that he would immediately take out his saber and dissect himself.

Qian Tiandun seemed to be accustomed to Takahashinan's unconditional obedience, and did not continue to teach him, but instead talked about the battle: "If you enter the special operations company, you will really play with your life." I know you're not afraid to play with your life, but have you ever really wondered what you're fighting for?"

Without waiting for Gao Qiao Nan to answer, Qian Tiandun continued: "Most of our militia soldiers still don't understand what they are fighting for, if I ask them, it is estimated that most of them will answer the same as you, fighting for the executive committee, or fighting for repaying kindness, or even fighting for military salaries. But is it really right to think so? Minami Takahashi, what are you fighting for?"

Takahashi Nan thought that he had thought it through before, but now that he heard Qian Tiandun say this, he was a little confused. What purpose did he fight for? In order to be promoted to an officer as soon as possible? In order to repay Qian Tiandun's appreciation? For the sake of his identity as a Haihan militiaman? Anyway, it will definitely not be for military salaries......

"If you can think through this question, there will be no more mental burden when fighting. Qian Tiandun did not give him the answer directly.

"Yes, I will definitely think about this seriously!" Takahashi Minami agreed, as always, unconditionally.

"There is still a squad leader candidate for the third platoon of the special operations company, are you interested?" Qian Tiandun asked coldly.

"Yes...... Ah, no, I'm interested!" Takahashi Minami came back to his senses and replied repeatedly: "Thank you, Lieutenant Qian!"

"Take a good look and don't let me down. ”

"I will fight to the death!" Gao Qiaonan was excited, and directly threw down the torch and sat down on the spot, and kowtowed to Qian Tiandun.

Qian Tiandun was about to call him up, suddenly a white light flashed, Qian Tiandun turned around, but saw the old enemy Luo Wudan holding the camera to this side, it seemed that he had just taken a picture of the scene just now.

"It's you again! Don't you know about the curfew in the barracks? Why are you still walking around outside at will!" Qian Tiandun didn't have a good tone for his old enemy.

"If I don't come out for a walk, how can I just bump into such a good scene? Lieutenant Qian, are you bullying your subordinates, or are you buying people's hearts?" Luo Wudan shook the camera in his hand very proudly.

The Executive Committee adjusted the propaganda department some time ago, and because he often published some unstable commentary articles on internal forums, Luo Wudan was put into a separate book by the Executive Committee and sent to Heitu Port in the form of work transfer, bright promotion and secret demotion. Luo Wudan's position has changed from a small reporter under the Ministry of Information Industry to the head of the propaganda department of Heitu Port, but for the time being, she is only the commander of this department. And Luo Wudan, who has always been bold and reckless, did not let go of this military operation, and directly decided to go to the front line to record the combat process as a reporter with the army.

Originally, Qian Tiandun thought that Luo Wudan's ridiculous move would be vetoed by the Executive Committee, but he didn't know which nerve was wrong with the Executive Committee, so he actually approved her application. So this time, there had to be one more person in the troop transport fleet who made Qian Tiandun feel unhappy, and for safety reasons, she had to prepare a residence and guards for her alone, which made Qian Tiandun even more dissatisfied.

Qian Tiandun had no intention of entanglement with her at all, and waved his hand: "Gao Qiao Nan!"

"Here!" Takahashi Nan got up from the ground and stood up straight.

"Send Miss Luo back to her tent immediately, if she doesn't obey the order, you can use coercive measures!" Qian Tiandun stared at Luo Wudan and said angrily: "Now immediately carry out the order!"