Chapter 122 Overseas Inspection (9)

Thanh Hoa is a quite unfamiliar city to the expedition team. The information the expedition team has is basically the domestic situation in Vietnam before the crossing. They only know that this is the capital of Thanh Hoa Province in later Vietnam and its eastern coast.

It is one of the largest cities in the region, but this information is of little reference for judging the current situation.

At the critical moment, the expedition team still thought of asking for help at the base camp. At least there were some semi-professionals like Ning Qi who were familiar with history, and they might be able to provide some more useful information. As expected, the expert team at the base camp did not allow the inspection this time.

The expedition team was disappointed. After receiving the request for help, the expedition team quickly received guidance from the expert group.

Before this operation, Ning Qi once mentioned the domestic history of Vietnam during this period in the training class of the expedition team. One of the important historical events was Vietnam's independence from the rule of the Ming Dynasty in 1427. He led this independence

The Vietnamese leader of the movement, Le Loi, was born in Thanh Hoa. The armed rebellion he launched against the rule of the Ming Dynasty in 1418 was in Shouchun County, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam. Vietnamese history books called it the "Lam Son Uprising"

Le Loi single-handedly established the Le dynasty of Dai Viet. Although this dynasty was divided for a long time during its rule, it still managed to survive until the Nguyen Dynasty came to power at the end of the 18th century.

"This country name is the name used by the Nguyen Dynasty in the early 19th century.

100 years before the time traveler came to this time and space, that is, in 1526, the then emperor of the Li Dynasty, Le Zhaozong, was killed by the powerful minister Mo Theng Dung. The next year, Mo Deng Dung usurped the throne and established the Mo Dynasty. At that time, the Le Dynasty

The ministers Nguyen and Zheng supported Zhaozong's son Le Zhuangzong in Thanh Hoa to take the throne, forming a situation in which the Northern and Southern Dynasties were in conflict with each other. During this period, Thanh Hoa had always been the ruling center and de facto capital of the Li Dynasty.

.It was not until 1592 that General Zheng Song of the Le Dynasty destroyed the Mo Dynasty, and then the capital of the Le Dynasty was moved back to Hanoi, which was called "Thang Long Palace" at this time.

However, after Zheng Song came to power, he immediately became a new generation of powerful ministers. The Emperor of Le Dynasty continued to be reduced to a puppet, while another powerful minister, the Nguyen family, occupied Hue in the south as a stronghold, forming a new north-south confrontation. The war started in 1627

The Annan Civil War was a head-on collision between the two major forces in the country. The former temporary capital of Thanh Hoa became the first choice for war refugees fleeing north.

But as for what the situation was in Thanh Hoa at this time, what the garrison strength was and what the political situation was, the expert team at the rear could not provide more detailed information. After all, the expert team were all keyboard historians.

My limited energy is basically spent on studying domestic history and European history. It is already very difficult to have such a level of understanding of a country like Vietnam.

After obtaining this information, the expedition team held a collective discussion again, and finally formulated several rules for the next day's actions. One is to avoid the local army as much as possible, because the country is still in a state of civil war, and it is difficult to predict the appearance of the expedition team.

Will it attract military attacks? Secondly, we must maintain an appropriate safe distance from the large number of refugees that may appear. After all, there is only one word difference between refugees and bandits. People who are under pressure to survive can do anything.

; The third is to find a suitable anchorage in its coastal areas in preparation for the subsequent large-scale immigration fleets that may dock here. If possible, it is also necessary to see whether there is an environment suitable for establishing a refugee camp or the like.

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On June 25, 1627, the ninth day of the expedition, the expedition team continued to sail south along the coast. This section of the voyage went smoothly. The expedition team only took three hours to complete the 40-mile journey and arrived at

Thanh Hua Waihai.

The two guides invited by the expedition team both moved from Thanh Hoa a few years ago. According to them, this place is still about thirty miles away from Thanh Hoa, which is located inland. There are land and road routes to Thanh Hoa.

There are two options for the water route. However, the expedition team does not need to go to Thanh Hoa City to investigate the situation. The two boats just took a circle near the mouth of the Thanh Hoa River and already saw many people carrying baggage and baskets on the shore.

of people.

"These should be the war refugees we want to see." Xie Chun muttered, turned to the two guides and asked: "Why are these people gathering here?"

"They are waiting for the boat to cross the river." One of the guides answered Xie Chun's question: "They want to continue walking north."

Xie Chun nodded, agreeing with the guide's answer. Although geographically, this place was far away from the battlefield, but being able to cross one more river to the north would give him a better chance of saving his life. What's more, at thirty

Many years ago, Thanh Hoa was the main battlefield between the north and the south. The Le Dynasty and the Mo Dynasty fought on the Thanh Hoa line for more than sixty years before they were able to distinguish themselves. The brutality was enough for future generations to consciously avoid it.

This is a potentially dangerous area. Now that the Civil War is about to resume, the Vietnamese people who have suffered deeply are naturally unwilling to stay here for too long. Perhaps in their view, the further away from the battlefield, the better. As for whether they can finally

Where to go is not so clear.

The sudden appearance of two catamaran sailing boats did not affect the determination of these refugees to flee north. Hundreds of refugees still gathered on the south bank, waiting for the two or three small wooden boats on the river to ferry. According to what the expedition team observed

The situation is that there are hundreds of refugees at the mouth of the river alone, so there are at least thousands of refugees between here and Thanh Hoa City. However, these small wooden boats on the river can only

It's only a dozen people, but I don't know how long it will take to transport all the increasing numbers of refugees to the north coast.

Roger, who was standing on the bow of the "Speed" to observe the situation, whistled and said: "If our New World can still move, if we come and pull it in at this time, it will be enough for the population needed for mining in the north."

"There is no hope for the New World. Our remaining fuel reserves are no longer enough for it to sail from Port of Victory to this place." Wang Tom also regretted what he saw in front of him. If the Crossing Group can now have enough

If the transportation capacity is guaranteed, it should not be difficult to recruit some people from this place. These people just want to live a peaceful life. For people who want to live well, a stable environment is obviously more important than anything else.

The two sailboats found a place with relatively few refugees to dock, and then asked the two guides to disembark and bring twenty or thirty refugees nearby to inquire about the situation. As they thought, most of these refugees were from

In Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh and other areas in the south, they left their homes in order to avoid military service and hard labor that would soon be sent to the battlefield.

According to the descriptions of these refugees, the current confrontation between the North and South armies is mainly between Hue and Quang Tri. In the recent small-scale battles, it seems that the North Korean army has suffered some losses and is showing signs of defeat. It is about to become a

The Quang Tri area on the front battlefield was already empty of ten households, and a large number of people began to flee north. An older refugee claimed that in Guang Tri alone, there were at least 10,000 refugees fleeing north. And among these

From the perspective of the refugees, even though Thanh Hoa City is 800 miles away from Hue, it is not an absolutely safe place. As long as there is a possibility of moving forward, they will continue to move north, and some even want to escape to the northwest of Hanoi

Further inland areas to escape the war.

When the refugees were asked whether they were willing to work in the undeveloped land in the north on the premise of ensuring food, clothing and shelter, about twenty-three out of ten expressed their willingness to go. And when they learned that this place was only three or four days away,

Hundreds of miles away, which can be reached by boat in at most two days, at least half of the people expressed their willingness to go. If we mention the guarantees in terms of medical care, education, salary and promotion mechanisms, etc., the expedition team believes that this proportion will become larger.

Such a survey result made the expedition team feel particularly excited. They had a vague feeling that the problem of labor population in overseas bases that had been troubled by the Executive Committee for a long time seemed to have found a key to solving it.

The expedition team was kind enough to send these refugees who cooperated with the investigation to the north shore by boat, and also gave them a small amount of salt. Before leaving, these refugees were told that if they were willing to wait here for half a month, a boat would come to take them there.

They went to the north where there was no war to start a new life.

The two guides were also placed on the north bank, and they could only walk home on their own. But this was not a big deal to them, because in the end the expedition team gave them two taels of silver each as an additional reward, which was enough

It was enough to equal their annual harvest. At the same time, the two guides were reminded by the expedition team that a fleet would visit their fishing village next time, hoping that more young people like them would join.

The expedition team, already eager to return home, even gave up on making rice by burying pots ashore, and set sail directly away from the coast of Vietnam, heading southeast at full speed. The next morning, the fleet arrived at the southwest corner of Hainan Island.

Yinggezui, but the fleet did not stop for rest, but continued to sail westward to the base camp at the fastest speed. At two o'clock in the afternoon that day, the familiar mountains of Yulinjiao finally appeared in the field of vision, and they had been continuously sailing

The crew who had been sailing for twenty-four hours on the sea couldn't help but cheer. Ten days after setting off, the expedition team finally returned to Port of Victory intact and brought back a large number of ore specimens and graphic, textual and video materials from the field investigation.

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Almost all the members of the Executive Committee who had received the news in advance rushed to Victory Port to welcome the return of this group of members who were on their first overseas mission. All members who participated in this inspection operation have undoubtedly added a very important step to their personal resumes.

Pen. The people who can participate in this operation have been carefully selected, and their personal abilities are beyond doubt. The successful completion of the task also proves from the side that the executive committee has an accurate vision and employs people wisely. As long as there is no big problem

Unexpectedly, in the future development of the Cross-Travel Group, these people will definitely be reused by the executive committee.
Chapter completed!