Chapter 44 Negotiating conditions (1)

On the other side outside the gate of Base No. 1 are piles of captured pirate weapons. There are quite a few knives and guns, seven fire guns, two three-eyed guns, and a native cannon on each of the other two large ships.

The strength of the weapons is actually not very weak. It is a little stronger than the time travelers imagined. However, most of these weapons have not been used in this battle with a huge disparity in strength. People from the Military and Police Department have already

After inspecting these weapons, the evaluation given was that "the quality is too poor to be used". The only thing waiting for them is to be re-melted for iron-making.

Luo Shengdong noticed that there were several Guangzhou ships on the beach of Victory Port. The two larger ships were actually the same size as the Haicang ship he commanded. The hulls of the other two smaller Guangzhou ships seemed to be bitten by some monsters.

After taking a sip, it was badly damaged. One of the ships even tilted significantly due to too much water. Luo Shengdong is also a person who has been running at sea for a long time. From these damages on the ship, it is not difficult for him to imagine the pirates yesterday.

The battle was fierce when the attack came. But looking at the orderly appearance at the port, it should be that these shorthairs had already been defeated on the sea by the shorthairs before they even finished landing.

Luo Shengdong suddenly felt happy. He had previously thought that it would be great if he could meet this group of pirates. He might be able to cut off some heads and return to Yazhou to ask for credit. But judging from what he saw now, this group of pirates'

The strength is not weak. If your Haicang ship really encounters this pirate fleet at sea, it will most likely have no choice but to retreat.

"Put him on the boat first, General Tao will deal with his affairs later." Yan Chujie, who came to receive Luo Shengdong, said with red eyes and yawning.

Yan Chujie also stayed up all night last night and organized a sudden interrogation of the captured pirates overnight. Judging from the current situation and the pirates' confessions, the Chuanzhong side has basically controlled the situation. Last night, the gang from Leizhou

The original target of the pirates heading south was not Victory Port, but the densely populated coastal area near Yazhou City.

However, when they passed by the waters around Sanya after heading south along the east coast of South Island, they accidentally discovered two catamaran sailing ships that were returning from patrol. The pirates had never seen such a strange ship type, so they cautiously

They bypassed the entire bay, found a place to dock at Luhuitoujiao, and sent several spies disguised as local fishermen to investigate the Victory Port area. What happened later was just as Wang Tom speculated, the pirates were determining

After the defenses around the port were empty, they wanted to seize the opportunity to pass through the patrol sailboats and return to the port to launch a surprise attack.

Although the lurking pirate spies had found out the patrol schedule of Chuanchuang, they did not know that there was a hidden early warning post on the mountain ridge of Yulinjiao with communication technology they could not imagine. The spies also saw the iron station parked on the shore.

Shell fishing boats, but they could not imagine the huge power of these strange ships without masts and sails in naval battles. The technological gap of nearly four hundred years made it almost impossible for these pirates who used to dominate the sea to attack the cross-country offensive.

They adopted effective resistance and were quickly and completely defeated in a one-sided situation.

The leader of this group of pirates was unfortunately hit by three bullets during the first encounter with the traversers yesterday and was killed on the spot. The deputy leader was on another stranded ship and was still absconding with the group.

According to the pirates' confessions, their total number is about 1,670. There should be about 40 people who escaped from the stranded ship. The "missing persons" who have not been found so far are estimated to have been there yesterday.

Feeding fish during naval battles.

This morning, Yan Chujie will lead the elite force of the military and police department to pursue and suppress the attack near the sandbank where the pirates abandoned their ship yesterday, but it is still hard to say what the result will be. The sandbank is connected to several roads at three altitudes.

The mountain is about 100 meters away. If the pirates choose to escape into the mountain, then the current limited manpower of the military and police department will definitely not be able to enter the mountain to encircle and suppress them.

However, the military and police department did not think that these escaped pirates could cause any trouble. The pirates admitted that the food reserves on the ship were already very small, and at most they could only sustain the crew for another four or five days. This was why their leader did not think so.

One of the reasons why I chose to launch the attack yesterday because I was willing to wait any longer. To the west and north of that sandbank is the Tiandu River estuary, and to the south and east are continuous mountainous areas. The surrounding area is deserted and uninhabited for dozens of miles.

It is difficult for people who specialize in wilderness survival training to survive in this environment for a long time.

Luo Shengdong was imprisoned in the cabin of the barge again. It was still the same place, and the smell was still familiar. Luo Shengdong even recalled the days when he was just captured. At that time, he thought that he would definitely be raped.

They dragged him out and killed him for any reason, but he didn't expect to survive well. However, fate turned around and he came back here again. He didn't know whether the result waiting for him would be a blessing or a curse.

Tao Donglai went with several heads of the Maritime Department to inspect the sailboats seized yesterday. The two large ships were in very good condition. Apart from the need for overall disinfection of the cabins, there was basically nothing that needed major repairs. According to the pirates

He confessed that before going south this time, they had done a special bottom maintenance for these two large ships, which was a benefit to the Shipping Department.

But the condition of the two small boats is very worrying. The ribs of one boat were pulled out with a large gash that is more than seven feet long and nearly two feet wide, while the tail of the other boat is seriously damaged and needs to go ashore and enter the dock for repairs.

Sun Changmi’s final judgment was that the damage to the ship’s hull structure was so severe that it would be difficult to completely repair it. Even if the stern was repaired in the future, the ship would not be able to sail again due to insufficient structural strength and difficulty in withstanding strong winds and waves.

Going to the ocean can only be used in offshore and coastal areas. Sun Changmi's suggestion is to use this ship as a training ship for the Ministry of Shipping. It can also occasionally run around the entrance of the Hotan Du River in the Victory Port Harbor.

Short distance transportation.

However, this has relieved the pressure on the Ministry of Shipping to rush to launch shipbuilding projects. At present, the preparation progress of ship lumber alone is far from meeting the shipbuilding requirements. To build a Fuzhou ship with the same tonnage as the Haicang ship,

It will take at least one to two months to prepare all the ship materials, and it may not be until the end of the year when they are built and launched. Now that we have obtained these four Guangzhou ships, we only need to repair them, and the required materials and costs

The man-hours required are much less than that of shipbuilding, so the speed of putting it into use will definitely be much faster than that of building a new ship.

After Tao Donglai discussed the matter with the Ministry of Shipping, he brought some fresh fruits to visit Luo Wudan, a war correspondent who was injured in the line of duty. However, regarding Luo Wudan's suggestion that she should take the lead in establishing an independent news agency,

Tao Donglai, like Gu Kai, made a fuss and played it off. It's not that Tao Donglai has any discrimination against journalism and is unwilling to support this project. On the contrary, it's because he knows the role of news reports in guiding public opinion.

I didn't dare to agree to Luo Wudan's application easily.

Many of the men who participated in time travel came here for the life of three wives and four concubines in the future. Let Luo Wudan, a well-spoken strong woman, control the propaganda mouthpiece, and the "sex life" that everyone expected in the future.

Do you still want it? If a news department is to be established in the future, Tao Donglai's preferred candidates are Ning Qi or Bai Kesi. In his opinion, these two people are qualified in terms of cultural level and ideological awareness, and their political stance is stable, and they are more reliable than the bold Luo Wudan.

too much.

After finishing these tasks, Tao Donglai returned to the headquarters office of Base No. 1. He sat down and took a sip of water when he suddenly remembered Luo Shengdong. After asking, he found out that people had been escorted from the upper reaches of Tiandu River early this morning.

Immediately, he quickly asked someone to pick him up on the barge.

This was the first time Luo Shengdong entered the interior of Base No. 1. He couldn't help but look around curiously along the way. Base No. 1 was built in accordance with the drawings jointly designed by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Military and Police, and the area was not too large.

, including the peripheral fortifications, it is only about 40 acres. The interior is mainly divided into residential areas, office areas and material warehouse areas. The functional divisions in the entire camp are clear, and there are no redundant buildings, even on the ground.

The drainage ditches are neatly dug. However, there are not many people living in the camp recently, and most people go out to do things early in the morning, so it seems very deserted.

Luo Shengdong was surprised by the neat rows of prefabricated houses here, but also felt some inexplicable contempt: "These shorthairs are so powerful, but the houses they live in are so simple, and they don't even have a courtyard."

Tao Donglai saw Luo Shengdong being escorted in and pointed to the stool opposite him. Luo Shengdong understood and walked over and sat down.

"I heard that you caught the pirate spy last night?" Tao Donglai first asked with interest what happened last night.

"It's just a pirate, it's just a little effort for me." Luo Shengdong clasped his fists proudly, but his wrists were tied with straps, so his movements were a bit awkward.

"The fact that you suddenly proposed to negotiate with us must be related to the appearance of these pirates, right?" Tao Donglai continued to ask. Last night, he, Yan Chujie and others analyzed the situation and believed that Luo Shengdong proposed to negotiate at this time.

, his motivation should be influenced by some external factors, such as the sudden attack of pirates this time. As for his real thoughts, several people couldn't figure it out after spending a long time together.

Luo Shengdong nodded and said, "That's right. I hope you can hand over these pirates to me."

"Huh? Leave it to you?" Tao Donglai hadn't thought about this sentence for a while: "We do plan to put all the captured pirates into labor camps. By then, they should also be your subordinates.

The establishment of the labor camp may change in the future, so just follow the commander's arrangements."

"No, I want their heads." Luo Shengdong said calmly: "I need to take these pirate heads back to Yazhou City to perform meritorious service and be rewarded."
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