Chapter 318: Strategic Pivot
Wang Feng's voyage has eight ships, including sailors, and there are more than 800 people, but most of them are technicians and migrant workers... Of course, there are more than 170 people below Cai Houde who fought old wars in the Isthmus of Kra. In addition, the ship is equipped with firearms that are conducive to naval battles, which are all powerful reliances for long-distance voyages at sea.
Cai Houde's nearly 200 soldiers naturally carry weapons with them, but they are not equipped with the 90-type Mao rifle, and all the shotguns are shotguns. Of course, shotguns have become one of the magic weapons in this time and space. In addition, meteor bombs are a traditional strength created by Wang Feng. Of course, there is no shortage of meteor bombs on the ship. Not only is there no shortage of meteor bombs, but there is also an enhanced version of meteor bombs that are said to be suitable for warships. In addition, Wang Feng's grenades, the force value is naturally not to be underestimated. Therefore, if the fleet faces ordinary pirates, then it is absolutely possible to kill them in seconds.
Therefore, when the Three Kingdoms coalition forces found that such a fleet came to assist, they chose to run away as soon as possible. This was completely wise.
After Wang Feng's force arrived at Yuling Island, although the situation improved greatly, everyone did not dare to neglect it, so they immediately prepared for the war, because no one knew whether the Three Kingdoms coalition would kill one of them. If the Jin Dynasty, Goryeo and the Japanese found a large number of reinforcements, the current strength of such a defender was still not worthy of support. If they were slacking off, Yuling Island would be in danger! So Wang Feng was unable to arrange some work, repairing fortifications, and training the people in the face of the battle, and making a strong posture.
After one day, the corpses were buried and fortifications were repaired, and the entire base was revived. After the position was reinforced, it seemed to be solidified again. However, Wang Feng did not dare to take it lightly. Speaking of which, the surviving defenders had less than 100 wounded soldiers, and there were only less than 100 non-military personnel left. In addition, the people he brought, the total was only 1,000 were zero. There were less than 300 soldiers here. The others were all people. Not to mention the limited troops, the total number was not large. In addition, the limited firearms were also limited, and the base defense and ship escort were really stretched.
The most important thing is that the subordinates they brought were either consumed. They either brought out the backbone of the factory they brought out, or the talents in construction and agriculture were the most valuable human resources. When they moved east, they basically didn't bring any equipment or anything else, so they brought such a group of people. At that time, they would quickly build one factory after another on Sakhalin Island, and they would point to this group of people. Now that the situation in Yuling Island is critical, they have to be forced to do so. For the time being, these people can only help each other, but if these non-military personnel are really allowed to fight to the death, Wang Feng would be heartbroken every time he died.
Fortunately, the Three Kingdoms coalition forces did not come to attack all day, so they probably wouldn't come again. Well, they knew that the reinforcements on Sakhalin Island should also arrive.
A day later, before Tang Kai's reinforcements arrived, Han Tuozhou and Long Jiu's reinforcements arrived first.
Han Tuozhou and Long Jiu's reinforcements came from Sado Island, which of course was attributed to the Feige Pass Communication Network, which Mao Geng spared no effort to build before. On the first day of Yuling Island, after he took a rash attack and lost half of the defenders, Isain took charge and immediately sent a letter to Long Jiu, who was on Sado Island.
It happened that Han Tuozhou was on Sado Island at this time. The reason was that the gold mine on Sado Island had already been exposed. According to the prior agreement, the three companies were still in the joint venture, Mao Group, Han Tuozhou's Taiwan Song Haimao and Beihai Prince Zhao Han. The cooperation between the three companies was already familiar with the cooperation, and this gold mine was no exception. In order to ensure the safety of the gold mine and shock the little ones, Han Tuozhou held the most powerful maritime power in the world today, and came to Sado Island to declare its military power. By the way, he also visited Sado Island to inspect his gold mine. Therefore, Han Tuozhou led a fleet that was enough to look down on the country to Sado Island.
After inspecting the gold mine on Sado Island, Han Tuozhou was very satisfied. Damn! He really made a fortune. This gold mine seemed to be different from that in Taiwan. All the proceeds from Taiwan's gold mines belonged to the court, and the Song Dynasty court was not convenient to "substitute" the gold mine on Sado Island. Hehe, so there are three companies that combine the shares to mine this gold mine.
It was only two days before Han Tuozhou arrived at Sado Island, and Long Jiu received a message for help from Yuling Island. Naturally, Long Jiu was the first to think of the power under Han Tuozhou.
Han Tuozhou naturally understood the strategic value of Yuling Island. For the "returnees" led by Mao Geng, Yuling Island is an important supply relay base and an important fulcrum on the rear transportation line. No matter what, it cannot be lost.
The importance of Yuling Island is not only for Mao Geng and others, but also for the Song Dynasty. Han Tuozhou even thought that it would be best if Mao Geng was willing to hand over this Yuling Island to the court. The court will run this Yuling Island and build Yuling Island into a base that threatens the Jin Kingdom and Goryeo. It can even be used as a bridgehead to attack the rear of the Jin army from the northeast. Even if you take a step back, you can support Xiayi Island and Sado Island.
As a fanatical expansionist in the Song Dynasty, Han Tuozhou felt that the territory of the Song Dynasty was not too large. If there was an island of strategic significance, of course he would only wish this. However, Han Tuozhou would not clearly mention the transfer of Yuling Island to the court to the jurisdiction of the court. Han Tuozhou would not do such a thing as digging a corner of his partner. Yuling Island now guards the important road behind Sakhalin Island, and how could Mao Geng's group of people completely "hand over" their backs to the court! However, this time it is always an opportunity. If he leads troops to rescue Yuling Island, then he will cooperate with the Mao Group on Yuling Island, whether it is digging gold, digging silver, or even fishing. It is not that he has not cooperated to catch fish. He did it before when he was on Xiayi Island!
Therefore, Han Tuozhou immediately agreed to bring troops to help without saying a word. However, he was a little cautious and did not set off immediately, but made an excuse to delay a little while. The reason was nothing. Han Tuozhou felt that the more critical Yuling Island was, the rescue was the most rare. Originally, Sado Island was not far from Yuling Island, but when Wang Feng arrived, Han Tuozhou's luxurious fleet arrived.
Not long after Han Tuozhou arrived, the vanguard reinforcements led by Tang Kai also arrived. As a result, the small Yuling Island gathered all kinds of people, and the Yuling Island base suddenly became unprecedentedly lively. Han Tuozhou alone had twenty-eight large ships and more than 3,000 people. Among them, Han Tuozhou's ship was the latest thousand-ton large ship, with iron sheets on the outside and a corner on the bow. Even if it hit, it would be able to sank the ships of Jin, Goryeo and Japanese. In addition, there were three lightning speedboats in the fleet. Such a super fleet could be said to be invincible. After all, the Jin people, Goryeo and Japanese were not fools, so how could they dare to come and seek abuse?
Now there is no need to worry about Yuling Island being attacked. After relaxing, I will just serve you to drink and treat you. There is only one most honorable guest here, that is Han Tuozhou.
At the banquet, Han Tuozhou smiled and said:
"I didn't expect that the scenery of Yuling Island was so beautiful. It's such a unique 'hole' God!"
The travelers here include Long Jiu, Wang Feng, Tang Kai, and Isa, because they are 'female' or people from other races, naturally cannot attend the banquet. The three travelers here think that you have to say this! In later generations, Yuling Island was a tourist hotspot in South Korea. Some of the attractions in this island formed by the volcanic eruption have the charm of the Li River scenery. One of the Guanyin Islands is similar to the scenery of Elephant Trunk Mountain. They all have a "hole" and "hole" on the water, which is reflected in the blue water surface. However, Han Tuozhou should have never been to the Li River and has never experienced the scenic spot of "Lijiang Mountain is the best in the world". Now Han Tuozhou praises the scenery of Yuling Island, which is very consistent with the saying "Wife is the best for others."
Among the three people, Long Jiu naturally touched the most thoroughly. Han Tuozhou wanted to "get" Yuling Island and wanted to follow him, but he couldn't let him go. He said:
"Mr. Han, not only is there a good scenery here, but there are also many places to build a good port. After this incident, Mr. Wang Feng proposed to Chief Executive Mao that he would build a good business island, which is to build a sailing school here. I believe Mr. Han is very interested in this."
Wang Feng was already drunk and heard the news:
"We heard that the court was going to establish a naval force, and it is said that the one who served as the commander of the navy was General Han. We set up a navigator school on this island, hoping to help the General Han Dynasty develop the navy in the future."
When Han Tuozhou heard this, he smiled and did not deny it.
The Song Dynasty court has planned to establish a navy for a day or two. There was a period of rumor that Xin Qiji would be the commander of the navy, but the accurate information obtained by the time travelers recently was that Han Tuozhou won the final victory. Think about it, there is also an internal reason. Han Tuozhou was able to be less than one person in his original history, and his talent in being an official cannot be underestimated. Xin Qiji has never been able to cross the provincial and ministerial level's "door" threshold. Even provincial and ministerial level cadres are unsteady and often have to step down after a few years. It is only because Xin is not only loyal, but also bandits and temper. With these "three lectures", of course, it is difficult to beat Han Tuozhou, let alone Han Tuozhou has a stronger supporter - the Empress Dowager is not an ordinary aid!
The second reason is the Song Dynasty's understanding of maritime power. Speaking of the two dynasties of Emperor Gaozong and Xiaozong, maritime trade was the number one encouragement direction of the Song Dynasty. It took the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty to understand that maritime military power could expand territory in the past two years, but before that, in the minds of the Song Dynasty, maritime military power was just a reliance for escorting maritime trade. Han Tuozhou's Taiwan-Song sea trade was already the hegemony in maritime trade, and its escort force was also a world-renowned. Han Tuozhou came to command the navy, which was completely to let professionals do professional things. However, Xin Qiji did not have a professional counterpart, so it was not surprising that Han Tuozhou won in the end.
This is the first time Han Tuozhou has seen Wang Feng and Tang Kai. Han Tuozhou has a very good impression of these two young people. Wang Feng can't tell the first impression of Han Tuozhou. At least, Han Tuozhou seems much more informed and tactful than Chen Liang, let alone Han Tuozhou has a much higher official position than Chen Liang!
Wang Feng was once the top leader in the management of industry in the Isthmus of Kra, and during this period he managed the civil affairs in a similar manner. But after Chen Liang went to the Isthmus of Kra, the situation gradually changed.
After Chen Liang came to take charge of the Isthmus of Kra, Wang Feng wanted to stay in the Isthmus of Kra at the beginning. After all, he farmed here. This was the season of harvest. Once he left, he would start over. However, Chen Liang was really a strong figure. He usually treated Wang Feng as a polite and polite person. However, Chen Liang was drunk and drunk too much, he would often scold his subordinates. Even Wang Feng was not spared.
Wang Feng's team in the Isthmus of Kra isthmus is not necessarily smaller than before. After all, the stall is getting bigger and bigger, and he has officially become a special zone. Not only has the number of people under Wang Feng's management not only has not decreased, but also has increased significantly. But in the past, Ma Fen and Tang Kai were conquering cities and territory, while Han Huanzhang was just named. The specific matter was still Wang Feng's "management", including civil affairs and industrial and agricultural production. Almost all Wang Feng caught him. Now Chen Liang is in charge, one is Chen Liang very strong, and the other is the emperor and the minister. Chen Liang's bag is also quite talented. Of course, Wang Feng is no longer needed for civil affairs.
This situation made Wang Feng feel a little disappointed, and he was not as keen as he had ever been to stay in the Isthmus of Kra. Two years ago, the dream of opening the new Silk Road supported Wang Feng. He worked hard in the Isthmus of Kra. Seeing that the idea was gradually taking shape, Wang Feng felt that all the hardships were worth it. But after Chen Liang came for a few months, Wang Feng felt that it was difficult to play freely. In addition to Chen Liang being too strong and Chen Liang's direct lineage was consciously or unintentionally restraining it, it was mainly because of the differences in concepts, and Wang Feng was not as good at communicating as Long Jiu. Therefore, after a while, he had all kinds of dissatisfaction, and Wang Feng became interested in leaving. As soon as he traveled through the central government, he had been waving to Wang Feng. Wang Feng finally decided to join the organization.
Wang Feng had been operating in the Isthmus of Kra, but he had built several factories. Before leaving, at the instruction of Mao Geng, Wang Feng packaged these factories and sold them to the Isthmus Special Zone. Of course, some backbone personnel were taken away. Finally, after various wishes, there were more than 600 backbone personnel following Wang Feng.
In fact, Cai Houde's situation is not much different from Wang Feng. Cai Houde has a stubborn temper. Gradually, Chen Liang was dissatisfied with this vulgar but not very obedient warrior, and "doing" Cai Houde had to choose to join his old master Ma Fen. Cai Houde naturally had some confidants, and this time he followed Cai Houde to pursue his future.
After staying at Yuling Island for two days, Wang Feng became thoughtful. After this incident, Yuling Island would either give up or strengthen it. It is no secret that it can only be the latter. Since it is necessary to strengthen it, he can strive to develop on Yuling Island.
Yuling Island has an area of 73 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of a town in the later Celestial Empire. It has no problem raising 20,000 to 30,000 people, not to mention that it is an excellent fishing ground.
Chapter completed!