Chapter 206 Second Echelon

For the father and son, Yu Xiaobao's future is a big deal, but for the executive committee, it is not a big deal to select a few obedient and reliable people from the naturalized people to go to Guangzhou. After a short discussion

It was decided that the six crossing troops, plus ten naturalized citizens, would form the second batch of people heading to Guangzhou. However, their departure time would have to wait for another two or three days, because among the supplies required by the Guangdong Office,

Things like sanitary ware, boilers, iron doors and windows, etc. all have to be customized according to the dimensions they sent back via telegram, and it will take a certain amount of time no matter how fast the work is done.

This group of people will take the "Hai Xun 02" ship that has just completed maintenance to go to Guangzhou. Accompanying them are several people from the Ministry of Shipping. They will be responsible for returning the second-hand Fu ship newly purchased by the Guangdong Office on the return trip.

Sail back to Port Victory.

It is worth mentioning that although both Schneider and He Xi believed that the security of the Guangdong Office would not be a big problem, the Executive Committee still insisted on arranging more armed personnel in the second batch of personnel. Ten naturalized citizens

Eight of them were key members selected from the militia, and were issued Type 27 flintlock guns that the military industry department had just finalized and started trial production. However, although the new guns have been finalized, they will not be mass-produced in the short term - Military Industry

Almost all the production capacity of the department is used to rush the arms order of "Furuifeng", and there is no time to produce new guns for the time being. Moreover, the Executive Committee requires that the reserve of matchlock guns must be more than 300 in preparation for the next step to start supplying

Warring parties in the Vietnam Civil War for sale.

In addition to the eight militiamen, the remaining two people were Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi, the youngest son of Zhang Tiangui, a senior shipbuilder at the shipyard. Zhang Tiangui was Yu Dashan's unforgettable competitor, a Fujian native who had participated in

He worked on the construction of various civilian ships and warships. Later, due to the war on the coast of Fujian, his family moved to Guangdong. When "Fu Ruifeng" first went to Guangzhou to recruit people to buy ships for the Crossing Group, he applied for the victory.

After arriving at the port, Zhang Tiangui was assigned to the shipyard because of his shipbuilding experience, where he quickly demonstrated his outstanding professionalism and attracted the attention of the Ministry of Shipping.

After research, the executive committee believed that Zhang Tiangui, a shipwright from a family, must be given certain preferential treatment, so he made an exception and raised Zhang Tiangui's labor level to level three in a short period of time. The upgrade speed was faster than that of Yu Dashan.

Nearly double. Of course, in terms of reliability, the Executive Committee is still willing to believe in Yu Dashan, who "committed himself to the revolution" earlier. The treatment given to Zhang Tiangui is more based on his ability.

However, although the number of workers under Haihan's rule has exceeded 2,000, the number of third-level workers is still extremely rare and can be counted on one hand. Both Yu Dashan and Zhang Tiangui are key training targets. So for this limited number of workers, they can be counted on one hand.

Among the several people, who can be promoted to the fourth level of labor first will undoubtedly be the first naturalized citizen in the true sense. Although no one will say it in words, they are all competing in private - even those who are selected to return

Things like converting people to Guangzhou will also cause small disturbances among the people. Senior foreman Yu Dashan and senior shipwright Zhang Tiangui are undoubtedly the two most powerful people in this competition.

Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi were both selected, which means that the two sides were tied in this round. Yu Dashan is quite satisfied with the result. The only regret is that the next time he meets Zhang Shipiang, he seems to have no advantage.

Feeling can be shown to it.

Yu Xiaobao didn't think there was anything wrong. He and Zhang Qianzhi were also classmates in school, and they got along pretty well. There was no sense of competition like between their parents. This time I went to Guangzhou to have such a friend.

Traveling together is a good arrangement for Xiaobao. The only regret he feels is that his best friend Fu Li recently returned to Fushandong. I'm afraid he won't have the chance to say goodbye, and he doesn't know when he goes to Guangzhou.

When will you come back?

The selection rules for these ten naturalized citizens are strictly in accordance with the recently issued "Regulations on the Management of Naturalized Citizens" that have not yet been announced to the public. Article 5 of the regulations stipulates that "all naturalized citizens who are stationed in important positions in other places must be given priority."

Choose people who are reliable and have family members or relatives living in the base camp." This is the case for these ten people without exception. As for the adverse effects of the "orphan mentality" that He Xi is worried about, it is still too early at present.

In the near future, there will be no naturalized citizens from orphans entering the military or political system.

On September 11, all the logistical supplies were finally ready for shipment, and the second batch of people going to Guangzhou also boarded the ship at Victory Port and were ready to set off. Just as the ship was slowly leaving the dock, Yu was lying on the side of the ship.

Xiaobao saw Fu Li riding a bicycle at high speed. When he rushed onto the pier of the pier, the handlebar almost scraped several leaders of Haihan who were seeing him off.

Fu Li almost reached the end of the trestle before he pressed the brakes, then raised his hand and waved vigorously to Yu Xiaobao on the boat, shouting loudly: "Xiaobao, have a good trip!"

Yu Xiaobao put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly: "Fu Li, study hard!"

Yu Dashan stood on the pier and witnessed this scene, muttering: "This kid actually knows that studying is important..."

The person on board the ship "Hai Xun 02" who was responsible for the command of this voyage was Sun Changmi, the second in command of the Ministry of Shipping. This time, "Hai Xun 02" was not only responsible for the task of safely delivering this batch of manpower and materials to Guangzhou, but also using this

This trip will improve the formulation of the route map between the two places in order to make technical preparations for future navigation between the two places. Sun Changmi, who majored in navigation technology, is undoubtedly one of the best candidates to complete this task. In addition to

In addition to Sun Changmi, the executive committee also specially recruited Dr. Morgan to accompany him. The old Morgan, who has rich sailing experience, will be responsible for commanding the newly purchased second-hand ship on the return trip.

Drawing routes is not difficult for the Maritime Department, which has a large number of precise nautical charts. Compared with the crews and sailors of the same era, the sailing ships under the Maritime Department are undoubtedly much more efficient at sea navigation. The work required is basically to follow the already established procedures.

Actually walk the route drawn on the computer, and then carefully record the itinerary, so that the shipping department can formulate a practical voyage arrangement afterwards.

After "Hai Xun 02" sailed out of Victory Port, it turned southwest, bypassed Yalong Bay, and headed straight to Tielugang, the first stop of the trip. After Anxi proposed a new salt farm development plan at a meeting a few days ago, it also caused a stir

The Executive Committee paid enough attention to one of the candidate locations, Tielugang, and took the opportunity of "Sea Training 02" to go north to Guangzhou to arrange an on-site inspection in order to subsequently evaluate the local development possibilities.

Tielugang was originally home to a small number of coastal fishermen, but in recent months they have gradually moved to Shengli Port, where living conditions are better, and have slowly returned to a no-man's land.

The southern end of Tielugang is the Yalong Ridge extending eastward from the Tiandu inland. This mountain range spanning from east to west is more than ten kilometers long. To the south is the scenic Yalong Bay, and to the north is Tielugang with hidden terrain. From the map

Looking up, there is a long and narrow valley between Yalong Ridge and the adjacent Baishi Ridge to the northwest. The two ends of this six to seven kilometers long valley are Tiandu Industrial Zone and Tielugang Harbor respectively. But in the future, I really want to

To open up this land channel, the human, financial and material resources consumed will not be a small amount.

The sailboat zigzagged along the coastline until it entered the U-shaped bay outside Tieliang Port. Only then did it see a narrow channel, no more than a hundred meters wide, leading inland at the foot of the mountain close to Yalong Ridge at the southern end.

Because this channel entrance is covered by Yalong Ridge at the southern end and trees on the shore, it is difficult to find it unless you drive close to it. The concealment is indeed quite good.

Only after driving into this narrow channel can you truly appreciate the wonders of the terrain here. To the south of the channel is the towering Yalong Ridge, and to the north is the flat coastal beach. Only a waterway separates the terrain on both sides.

Very far away, showing two completely different geological features.

"Looking from the map, this place is still a golf course!" Sun Changmi looked at the satellite image, then looked at the deserted beach occupied by mangroves in front of him, and said with emotion: "The changes in the sea are amazing, and the fate of nature is amazing!"

"It would be great if we could build a golf course in Sanya in the future." Morgan said with regret: "I also brought a set of golf clubs with me when I traveled through. I really hope that one day I can put them to use."

"Don't worry, old Morgan, your clubs will come in handy." Sun Changmi consoled him: "Even if the executive committee has no such plan, you can buy a piece of land to build a golf course in the future."

"NO! NO! NO!" Morgan waved his hand seriously and said, "We no longer allow private land buying and selling, right? So we can only rent it, not buy it."

Sun Changmi couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Morgan, can you please stop being so rigid?"

"I am a doctor, and rigor is my professional ethics." Morgan stubbornly insisted on his opinion.

On the other side of the deck, people from the Military and Police Department were discussing the feasibility of building fortifications here. This time, except for Morgan, a generalist who wears many hats, the Military and Police Department only sent two members to travel and complete the inspection here.

After the mission, the two members will go north to Guangzhou with the ship to assume security duties for the Guangdong Office.

The Military and Police Department sent two young men this time, Xiao Liang and Yu Yao, both of whom had retired from the army about a year before the time travel. According to the comments of the Military and Police Department, these two people had "both military and ideological qualities."

He is relatively strong and worthy of the heavy responsibility."

As the real power department in the Time Travel Group, the Military and Police Department also has the strongest personnel. Except for a limited number of people, most people don't know how many good things are hidden in the personnel files of the Military and Police Department. And since the last time

After Qian Tiandun's incident, the Military and Police Department had much less doubts when recommending candidates to the Executive Committee. Even Meng He, who always liked to play against the Military and Police Department, also learned a lot, and this time he directly

The candidates recommended by the Military and Police Department to the Guangdong Office voted in favor.

Xiao Liang pointed to the mountains to the south and said: "According to the information we have, there was a large-scale quarry here in later generations. If shore defenses need to be built, this is indeed a good location."

"I think it's not difficult to repair the fortifications. It's just a matter of sending more laborers. The real difficulty is what happens after the construction is completed." Yu Yao was obviously not as optimistic as Xiao Liang. He shook his head and said, "Look at what Victory Harbor has built now.

As for the coastal defense artillery fortifications, the cannons are not enough after the gun positions have been built. It is said that they will not be deployed until the middle of next year at the earliest. If we build another fortification here, how long will it take to form an effective defense system? "

Xiao Liang shook his head and retorted: "There are many reasons why the coastal defense artillery in Victory Port cannot be deployed in place. Mr. Yan now wants to directly upgrade the coastal defense artillery in Victory Port to the heavy artillery specifications of more than 24 pounds. Military industrial units

The production capacity cannot keep up! A narrow waterway like Tieliang Port can be blocked by just a few 6-pound guns or 12-pound guns. Guns of this size are no problem for the military industry department. And the waterway here is

In an S shape, we can completely place the fort on the dark side, so that even if the invaders have heavy artillery with a larger range, they will not pose a threat to our defenses outside the channel. Once we enter the channel, we will use accurate small guns to

The cannon can just call the names one by one from a high place."

"You say it's easy, but it's not that easy to do." Yu Yao disagreed with Xiao Liang's blind optimism: "Let me just say one thing, how do you solve the problem of gunners? You need at least four 6-pound guns.

Gunners, an artillery piece of 12 pounds or more requires six gunners. How many gunners have we trained in total? How many militiamen are there who can operate guns independently?"

This hit Xiao Liang's weakness. Although most people in the military and police department were firm supporters of the "Big Explosion Doctrine" and advocated artillery cleaning, Xu Jin's barrage did not leave any room for his opponents.

However, in actual operation, in addition to the various technical difficulties encountered in making artillery, the biggest difficulty lies in the training of gunners.

For now, the artillery training plan of the Military and Police Department is still in a relatively difficult situation, both in terms of materials and personnel. When the Black Tu Port was developed, in order to save enough gunpowder for the local mountaineering and road construction in the Black Tu Port, the artillery

The training had to be suspended for a full month because of this. The military industry department currently mainly produces 6-pound guns and 12-pound guns, and there is no excess production capacity for larger-caliber artillery.

To a certain extent, this has led to a delay in the construction of coastal defense artillery works.

Training a qualified gunner and mastering the basic gunnery procedures is just an introductory course. If you want to truly unleash the power of artillery on the battlefield, the artillery must master more combat skills. How to sight and aim at the target,

Ranging, suppressing, destroying the enemy's artillery and command system, supporting, and coordinating operations with other arms of the party. These combat skills and related tactics must be developed through long-term training.

Although the indigenous militiamen are very obedient to the command and have a certain enthusiasm for training, there are still two fundamental problems that the instructors cannot solve now. The first is the cultural problem. More than 90% of these militiamen are illiterate, and most of them cannot read at all.

It is impossible to understand the sighting and ranging method mentioned by the instructors, let alone the advanced knowledge of using the firing angle and charge amount of the artillery to adjust the ballistic trajectory. Even though the instructors have produced detailed shooting tables for the militia gunners to recite,

But it can be said that there are very few people who can truly understand and apply it.

The solution to this problem can only be left to time. Through long-term training, the militia gunners will gradually become familiar with the performance of the artillery. Finally, there is a feasible way, but another problem is not so easy to solve - these militiamen have no one at all.

Having been on the battlefield, I don't understand what the situation is like on the battlefield, let alone understand the tactics the instructors call "fire support" and "infantry and artillery coordination."

This shortcoming is not obvious in normal training. The militia gunners only need to follow the instructor's orders step by step. But if they lose the command of the traversing group during the battle, then these militia gunners' ability to judge the battlefield situation will be reduced.

This has been confirmed by several exercises. The militia gunners who did not have the command to pass through the group completely lacked the ability to respond to the set battlefield emergencies. They did not even know the most basic "artillery cover infantry advance" command.

How to accomplish this is not a situation the Military and Police Department wants to see.

The current response strategy of the Military and Police Department is to find a number of modern war movies from a large database, intercept some representative battle scenes from them, regularly organize militia gunners and grassroots commanders to watch them, and have instructors explain specific tactics, so as to

Help these militiamen who have no idea what war is in their minds to establish the concept of combat and tactics.

Of course, the progress of this method of "watching movies and learning tactics" can be said to be very slow. Except for a very small number of talented people, most people will not really understand what the instructors say even if they watch it ten times or hundreds of times.

The meaning of "tactics" is just like those military people in later generations who love to watch war movies. Even if most people watch them for ten or twenty years, their military level will still only stay at the level of keyboard strategists.

——Real war is, after all, completely different from movies.

Having said that, even among these time-travelers who are instructors, none of them have actually experienced large-scale war scenes. The two armed conflicts that occurred in Victory Port after time-travel were the only ones that most people in the Military and Police Department have experienced in their lives.

Two battles. Although the instructors have received systematic military skills training, it is difficult for them to have any specific personal combat experience to explain to the militiamen, so the training effect is naturally very limited.

Both of them gave up the idea of ​​continuing the argument, because before they came out, they had already vaguely felt that the attitude of the senior military and police officials was still in favor of Tieliang Port, because compared to the other candidate address, Yinggehai, here

The terrain is already quite favorable to the defenders, and both sea and land are adjacent to the current area controlled by the Executive Committee. The development here is more in line with the Executive Committee's long-standing development strategy of creating a "Greater Sanya".
Chapter completed!