In the captain's room of the French navy's flagship, Henri Jacques was drinking a glass of red wine from a British manor. The goblet was slightly shaking, and the bright red wine was flowing on the inner wall of the glass.
"Lieutenant General Jacques, we have arrived at the coast of Hainan Island! The other party sent a patrol boat to arrive and asked us why we are here?" Philip pushed them away and reported to Henry Jacques.
"Bring him to see me!" Henri Jacques said as he raised his head and drank up the wine in his glass. He had seen the changes in Hainan along the way. The closer you get to Hainan Island, the more merchant ships coming and going.
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"Yes! Your Majesty Lieutenant General!" Philip took the order and walked out.
After a while, Philip brought in an Asian man. With his slightly fat figure and narrow eyes, Henry Jacques thought that this man was a businessman, not a diplomat.
Jian Shisan is indeed a businessman and runs a small workshop. However, he also has another identity, that is, he is a spy under the Intelligence Department, number 13. His characteristic is that he is slippery and good at dealing with all kinds of people.
"Dear Lieutenant General! I am an envoy sent by the Hainan government. Here, on behalf of the Hainan military government, I welcome the arrival of the general!" Ji Shisan took off the hat on his head and gave a Western hat-off salute to Jacques.
Henri Jacques was slightly startled. He didn't expect that this man actually spoke with a pure Parisian French accent, even better than some French people. In the far east, hearing this familiar accent made him miss his hometown.
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General! Our Lord Commander has prepared a dinner on the shore. I hope the general can reward him!" Seeing that Henri Jacques was slightly distracted, a glint flashed in Jian Shisan's eyes, and he lowered his head slightly to explain his intention.
"Oh! It's such an honor to taste delicious Chinese dishes!" After coming back to his senses, Henri Jacques replied politely.
No matter what both sides thought, the first meeting was still friendly. French fleet commander Henri Jacques accepted Li Weidong's invitation and agreed to attend the banquet.
Under the guidance of patrol boats, the French Far East Fleet gradually docked at the military ship's position in the bay. From time to time, several large merchant ships would pass by on both sides of the ship, and the deep water level indicated that the ship was loaded with cargo.
The French flagship France was sailing slowly in the center of the fleet. Henri Jacques stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the busy harbor in front of him. If he hadn't known it in advance, Henri would have thought it was a port in Guangzhou.
Standing on the fortress turret hidden on a towering cliff, Li Weidong observed the French fleet with a telescope. This was the first time that Li Weidong saw the ultimate weapon of this era, the battleship, at close range. Its huge body and thick muzzle also impressed Li Weidong.
I understand a truth: the truth always exists within the range of the cannon!
Soon, the French fleet had arrived within the firing range of the fortress' guns.
"Commander! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Ge Changming, standing behind Li Weidong, said in a low voice. If the fort launches a sudden attack now, the French fleet will inevitably suffer losses.
"No! Even if it is a sudden attack now, it will not be able to damage the bones of the French Far East Fleet. There are still many merchant ships below carrying the resources that the base needs in the near future." Li Weidong looked gloomy. Just now, this thought came to his mind more than once
It flashed through. In the end, Li Weidong endured it, but his impatience would ruin his big plan.
"They're here! Follow me down to meet the commander of the Far East Fleet!" Li Weidong told Ge Changming to go down with him.
Looking around at the beautiful scenery of Hainan Road, Henri Jacques felt instantly relieved. Different from the sultry rainforest climate in Vietnam, the sea breeze here has a refreshing breath.
Jacques, who was standing at the bow of the ship, casually glanced at the cliff in the distance of the harbor. Suddenly his face changed wildly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. Fortress gun!? How careless! Just now, he only paid attention to the busyness of the bay port and ignored it.
Discover the fatality hidden beneath the beautiful appearance!
As he got closer and closer, Jacques was sure that the bumps he found were fortresses. Counting the numbers, Jacques was sure that he saw nine fortresses in total. This did not include other hidden fortresses that he had not discovered.
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Cold sweat slid down his face. Henri Jacques couldn't imagine how much damage the fleet would have suffered if the opponent launched a surprise attack just now. The possible consequences of this mistake were enough to make him return to France to file a military court!
Gradually, he discovered that the other party was not attacking, and Jacques felt his heart in his stomach again. Since the other party was not attacking, it represented the other party's goodwill.
The warship docked at the dock, and the ship's hull quivered for a while. The French sailors hoisted the side stairs, arranged their military uniforms, and Henri Jacques led the officers off the warship.
Li Weidong stood at the pier and watched the French fleet commander walking down with the officers. What caught Li Weidong's attention most was the middle-aged general wearing the rank of lieutenant general. He must be the commander of the French Far East Fleet and Li Weidong's soon-to-be opponent.
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Soldiers in the military band on both sides of the road played the Hainan Army's military song, and the majestic music melody fluttered in the wind. Behind the military band were two rows of guard soldiers. They are the most elite guard troops of the Hainan Army. Brand-new M1 Garand rifles
There were shining bayonets on their coats. They stood quietly like a stone statue, looking straight ahead without turning their eyes!
Henri Jacques led the officers through the middle and couldn't help but pay attention to these soldiers curiously. They were wearing dark green military uniforms and knee-high leather boots. Their steel-like discipline shocked the accompanying naval officers.
"Salute!" After the military music was played, the guard officer shouted the command!
"Bang!" The guard put down the rifle neatly from his chest, put his feet together, and saluted with his right hand in line with his eyebrows.
After taking a look at these elite soldiers, Henri Jacques seemed to see in them the style of the Prussian Army back then. He had no doubt at all about the powerful combat capabilities of these soldiers on the battlefield.
Walking past the military band, Jacques saw the senior officers of the other party. Among the colonels and brigadiers, there was a young man in his early twenties. He was wearing a military trench coat with the same color as the army uniform, although he did not
Wearing a military rank. But Jacques' intuition told him that that young man was the ruler here.
Li Weidong walked up to Henri Jacques and said: "Welcome friends from France. I have prepared a dinner. I hope you all can enjoy it! Please!"
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"Ding...!" Two goblets filled with red wine collided slightly, and Li Weidong and Henri Jacques were talking together.
Taking a sip of red wine, Li Weidong said, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General! Your country's naval power is really powerful! In comparison, our country's naval defense power is weak!"
"Oh! Chinese General, you are too foreign! Just call me Jacques! Your government is fighting a war, and the navy will be developed in the future. Haha, your Chinese fragrant tea, exquisite porcelain and silk fabrics are very expensive.
Favored by our French ladies!" Henri Jacques admired the venue layout that combined Chinese and Western orientations.
"Yes! My country and nation are being invaded by Japan. This is the time for the Chinese people of our generation to defend the country! Our country will be the final winner!" Li Weidong said decisively. When he thought of the Japanese, his eyes flashed.
From time to time there would be a flash of cold light.
He didn't care about Li Weidong's tone of voice, and Jacques also expressed his understanding. No soldier would be in the mood to talk about invading his own motherland.
"May the friendship between our two countries last forever! Cheers!" Raising the wine glass in his hand, Jacques said to the two officials in the hall.
"Cheers!" The officers on both sides clinked their glasses slightly without saying anything. The war was never decided by them. Maybe the next time they meet will be on the battlefield.
The banquet was held until very late. Li Weidong returned to his residence, and his eyes that were still a little drunk immediately returned to normal. Military Intelligence Section Chief Zero was already standing in front of Li Weidong's desk. If he didn't take his idea seriously, he would not have noticed in the darkness.
There is a person standing.
"No. 0! How about the intelligence I asked you to collect?" Li Weidong looked at the night sky outside the window. From a distance, he could roughly see the outline of the French warship docked at the dock.
"Commander! Due to the tight defense of the French navy, our agents did not board the French ship. After extracting the words of some French officers, we only got some fragmentary and measured data! This is statistical information!"
Number Zero handed over the document in his hand.
Looking through the documents, Li Weidong asked, "Your intelligence department has recently increased its monitoring of the French army in Vietnam. Military deployments, naval bases, and logistics bases will all be the targets of your eavesdropping!"
"Yes! Commander!" Number Zero replied seriously.
"By the way! How is the situation in the Philippines?" Li Weidong stopped Zero, who was about to leave, and asked about the situation of the Philippine resistance forces. Since the Langya Special Forces were sent to the Philippines, Li Weidong was so busy that he didn't look back.
Paying attention to the situation over there, Li Weidong suddenly thought of sending out the Wolf Fang special forces when he encountered the French fleet this time.
"Commander! The situation in the Philippines has not changed! The government forces are still carrying out operations to exterminate the Philippine resistance, but their progress is very slow! The Philippine resistance has received a group of soldiers trained by the Langya Special Forces, and we used submarines to break through the Japanese defenses
, delivered a batch of supplies to them, and now they are capable of fighting the government forces independently." Hearing Li Weidong's inquiry, No. 0 immediately answered.
"Okay! Bring the Langya Special Forces back to rest! Tell the head of the Lin family to be careful. We may not be able to take care of them recently, so they should not rush in!" After thinking about it, Li Weidong ordered.
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