Xiang Xiaoqiang tugged at his heart, waited for a moment, and still said calmly:
"Brother Xu, how do you say this?"
Xu Zhien let out a "shush" and said softly:
"Brother Xiang, be silent and just listen."
…
Director Chen introduced it lightly:
"How should I put it? The Puppet Qing Dynasty's security this time is quite tight. The number of guards around the headquarters is probably several times that of usual. And after yesterday's lesson, their vigilance has also improved a lot. It should be said that if they want to succeed, For rescue, we have to be prepared to overcome certain difficulties."
Someone in the darkness snorted coldly and said:
"Just a few words, maybe it's prevarication, right?"
The speaker was another Wang Yushi from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Master Wang, there is no need to worry," Director Chen said coldly, "It's okay to slap the blame after listening."
"Yes," Xu Yuanzhen also said with a smile, "Don't be anxious, Mr. Wang. Director Chen can be more specific. For example, what is a 'several times'? How to improve the alertness? What kind of difficulties do we have to overcome? Let's talk about it. Give it a listen."
Director Xu glanced at Shen Rongxuan, who sighed softly and nodded.
Director Xu gritted his teeth and said:
"In addition to the original guard company of the headquarters, a reinforcement battalion was transferred from the outside into the headquarters. Sandbags were piled up at the entrance of the headquarters compound and at the entrance to the sticky pole, and machine guns were set up. The entire compound in Pukou Town Some intersections are guarded by checkpoints, and important intersections are also equipped with machine guns and a squad of guards. The entire gendarmerie battalion is on patrol. Now Pukou Street is full of gendarmerie in groups of three. They will stop suspicious people when they see them. Inspection. In addition, many soldiers were sent to the riverside, patrolling with wolves and dogs. The searchlights of the anti-aircraft artillery units were all turned on, shining into the sky. The river was also brightly lit. In short, it was more difficult."
Wang Yushi sneered and said calmly:
"Ah, that's it."
Xu Yuanzhen also smiled and said:
"Haha, I don't know anything about military affairs. There are quite a few generals here, and there are also commandos. Let's discuss how to rescue him."
Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart dropped when he heard this: What a waste of a rescue.
The old man fought for a long time, haha, after making such a big circle, he just wanted to block both roads: What's going on, you can figure it out yourself.
At this time someone spoke:
"Well, how about this... I have an idea, I wonder if it is feasible."
Shen Rongxuan's eyes lit up, he leaned forward and said:
"Master Marquis, please speak."
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked quietly:
"Who is this?"
Xu Zhien whispered:
"Marquis Zhu of Wuling, an uncle of your Majesty's clan."
Oh, he's also a relative of the royal family, probably sent here to take charge.
Marquis Wuling said:
"Is there a map of the north? One with a larger scale."
After a while, a "Complete Map of the Ming Empire" appeared on the slide, and a big hand moved it to the area in northern China.
"Well," Marquis Wuling said, "Look, I think so. Since it is difficult to rescue Pukou and the railway line is deep into enemy territory, can we start at the Tianjin or Cangzhou section of the Jinpu Railway, which is very close to the sea? , you can ask them to evacuate to the seaside, and we will send a submarine to pick them up."
The Jin-Pu Railway in the Qing Dynasty originally only ran from Tianjin to Pukou. Later, the Qing Dynasty added the section from Beijing to Tianjin. But people are still used to calling it "Jin-Pu Railway".
After Wu Linghou said this, everyone stared at the map and studied it. The deputy commander of the navy and the two fleet commanders also gathered their heads to discuss. Shen Rongxuan sweated in his heart and looked at the three of them. In fact, the factory guard and the two fleet commanders The royal family wanted to be rescued, and the military generals originally wanted to be rescued, especially the navy. After all, they were their people. But when they heard that the situation was so serious, they all shrank back.
The hope in Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart was suddenly rekindled. He did not place his hope on the power of the royal family, but mainly because Marquis Wu Ling reminded him of this idea. With his "military fan level" level, he vaguely felt that this idea was feasible.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at the Liaodong area on the map and the Changshan Islands on the east side of the Liaodong Peninsula. It is very close to Tianjin and is only separated by the Bohai Sea.
When he was visiting Xinjiekou in the morning, Qiu Qiu told him that Changshan Islands is the northernmost piece of land currently controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
That year, the Hou Jin rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and occupied the land of Liaodong. However, because there was no navy, a series of islands along the Liaodong Peninsula were still controlled by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army used these islands as bases to gather refugees from the Hou Jin butcher's knife, and continued to
Counterattack against the Liaodong mainland. It was called "Dongjiang Town" at that time, with its headquarters in Pidao, and its chief military officer was the famous Mao Wenlong.
Later, the islands in the Bohai Sea on the west side of the Liaodong Peninsula were frozen in winter, and the Jin cavalry was lost one after another.
Because the islands on the east side of the peninsula are outside the Bohai Sea and can be taken care of by the warm western Pacific current, they have become ice-free islands. The Ming Dynasty relied on its traditional advantageous navy and has been firmly in its hands for more than 200 years.
This string of islands in the Liaodong Peninsula is the Changshan Islands. Later, the Ming Dynasty built a new navy, and Dongjiang Town was classified as the "Dongjiang Fleet". It is now one of the four major fleets of the Ming Dynasty Navy. Now the Changshan Islands not only have a series of naval bases
, it also has an airport that can take off and land medium-range bombers, threatening Beijing at any time.
Moreover, once the Qing Dynasty invaded the south, before breaking through the solid Yangtze River defense line, the Ming Dynasty's navy would use the Changshan Islands as a springboard to attack the Bohai Sea, land in Tianjin, and then reach Beijing. The Qing Dynasty's weak navy could not hold on at all.
Bohai Portal.
Therefore, the Dongjiang Fleet became a "nail" stuck at the door of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. With this nail, the Ming Dynasty prevented the Manchu and Qing Dynasties from easily invading the south, ensuring the fragile security of Nanjing City under the gunfire of the Qing army.
Thinking back to this morning, Qiu Qiu's little mouth was chirping. These things about the navy are so precious. Alas...
Xiang Xiaoqiang endured the sadness in his heart and stared at the location of the Changshan Islands and Tianjin on the map. He felt that it would be feasible to send a submarine into the Bohai Sea from here. At least it would not be outrageous.
"Mr. Yang," Shen Rongxuan looked at the Vice-Commander of the Navy and asked earnestly, "How about it? Is it feasible?"
Dressed in a snow-white uniform, Chief Yang raised his head, took a hissing breath through his teeth, and said slowly:
"It's not impossible, it's just..."
"only?"
"Oh, it's just..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was anxious, wondering why this soldier is more mother-in-law than a civil servant. Is it because the official minister is not around and the deputy minister dare not speak nonsense?
Chief Yang was playing with his big-brimmed hat, smacking his lips and saying:
"...It's just mysterious enough."
"Oh? Where is Xuan?"
Yang Ci sighed and said:
"Well, first, the Bohai Strait is tightly sealed, making it difficult for submarines to sneak in...Second, it's such a distance..."
Shen Rongxuan frowned and said:
"Master Yang, if we are operating near Tianjin, we will naturally not send submarines from the East China Sea Fleet. We will definitely send them from the Dongjiang Fleet nearby. Why worry about distance?"
"The Governor has misunderstood," Deputy Chief Yang shook his head. "Yang means that although the Dongjiang Fleet has submarines, it does not have commandos. The commandos for operations must be transported from here, right? Such a distance and time.
Afraid……"
Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to his anger and said in his heart: Nonsense, time is tight, sending the commando team must be by air, and there will definitely not be enough time by boat.
The Undersecretary of the Army couldn't help it anymore and coughed:
"Master Yang, the commando team must have been transported by air."
"Oh, air transport, air transport is good, air transport is fast... Air transport, this time is enough..."
Everyone else was dumbfounded. Foreign Minister Xu Yuanzhen coughed and said:
"Everyone, I understand what Mr. Yang means. Mr. Yang is saying that if the plane flies directly over the land, it may be shot down. If it flies around the sea, it may be difficult to reach such a range."
Xiang Xiaoqiang heard something even more wrong: If the aircraft's range could not be reached, how did the Dongjiang Fleet's aircraft get there? The fighter jets could be dismantled and shipped over, so couldn't those twin-engine bombers fly there by themselves?
When Chief Yang heard this, he hurriedly said:
"Yes, yes, that's what Yang means. You need to understand that our country is not yet able to produce aircraft with a range of more than a thousand kilometers... so the range problem is really difficult to overcome..."
Shen Rongxuan frowned when he heard this, turned to the Commander-in-Chief of Army Aviation and asked:
"General Li, is that true?"
General Li tapped his fingers on the table and sneered: