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Chapter 1542 Three Islands

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    Hong Zesou warmly received Zhao Ran at Danshan Underwater. He was overjoyed when he heard Zhao Ran's intention. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I've had this intention for a long time. Speaking of which, the fairy and the real person have known each other for hundreds of years, and they are also very familiar with me. If  Wouldn't everyone be happy if they can gain understanding from the Taoist sect and turn their hostility into friendship?"

    Zhao Ran said: "The old man mentioned this matter to me at that time, and Pindao always kept it in mind, but later he resigned and retired, so he never asked about it again. Last month, he was hired by Chen Tianshi of the fleet and was appointed as fleet consultant, so he remembered it.  By the way, Tianshi Chen admires the old man¡¯s demeanor and knows that the old man is good at water warfare, so he intends to hire the old man as a fleet consultant. I wonder if the old man is willing? It¡¯s just that he is in the same department as Pingdao Anlie, so I feel a little aggrieved.¡±

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:?????????????????????????????????????????? took out a letter of appointment signed by Chen Shandao himself, and sure enough, the three words "Hong Zesou" were already filled in on it.

    Hong Zesou took it and read it twice, put it away solemnly, and laughed: "I am lucky to be valued by Chen Tianshi, and it is a good talk to work with Zhiran. Is there anything I don't want to do? When will we set off?  It¡¯s up to you.¡±

    Zhao Ran stretched out his hand to invite: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. How about setting off now?"

    Hong Zesou immediately called Niu Da and told him to keep an eye on the cave. He followed Zhao Ran out, divided the water and went up the lake, boarded Zhao Ran's Cloud Lily, and flew directly to the Songjiang Fleet Base.

    Since he was familiar with the sea route, Zhao Ran did not delay and headed south from Songjiang Estuary to Yuanjue Island. Then he boarded a patrol ship sent by Wang Shouyu and headed for the coastal road.

    In the meantime, Hong Zesou was truly worthy of his aquatic origin. Wherever he used his Taoist skills, he summoned several water beasts from the sea. The water beasts pulled the cables in front, and the patrol boat was like an arrow leaving the string, and it was extremely fast.

    Such speed shocked the sailors on the ship. Except for the captain who was orienting and steering the rudder, everyone else was holding on to the side of the boat, feeling the pleasure of flying on the sea. They looked at Hong Zesou in awe.

    Zhao Ran praised: "Senior is very skilled in Taoism. If I had known this, I should have asked you to come out earlier during the naval battle. Why did it delay for several years?"

    Hong Zesou smiled and said nothing.

    From Yuanjue Island to Songmao Island, to Luoye Island and across the Botang Sea, via the Chengyun Islands to Ling'ao Island, and then to the Dujiao Islands, this is a mature route in the East China Sea. It originally took more than 20 days.  The voyage, now with Hong Zesou's spell, could be easily completed in half a month.

    After stopping for a while at the Dujiao Islands, Zhao Ran went up to the island to take a look at the people's livelihood in Shangdujiao and Xiadujiao Prefecture. After the patrol ship replenished supplies, it continued eastward and then turned northeast.

    Along the way, there are supply bases established by the inspection fleet, some large and some small, a total of thirteen places.  It is not easy to establish these supply points. To transport supplies thousands of miles away, only 90% of the 100% goods are delivered here. You can imagine the difficulty.

    ??Further forward, there are the three outer islands of Yingshu Island, Hachijo Island, Mikura Island and Miyake Island.  The inspection fleet occupied Hachijo Island as early as August last year and established a large supply base here.  Moving forward, Mikura Island and Miyake Island were just occupied by Chen Shandao after he decided on the strategy from the end of last year to the beginning of this year. They did not encounter any resistance when they captured them. Nowadays, large-scale construction projects are being carried out on these two islands, and the construction monks are busy.  Cleaning the reefs, widening the deep water channels, building trestles and warehouses.

    Especially Miyake Island, which is only more than a hundred miles away from Yingzhou East Island, is an excellent stepping stone for progress.  Zhao Ran took a quick look and estimated that it would take more than half a month to repair.

    Chen Shandao has already led a squadron led by the Nanzhili, with eight heavy drives and 16 frigates as the main force, including 28 patrol ships and 30 wind speedboats, to station in the three islands.  I was on the Nanzhili, which directly landed on Miyake Island.  This fleet can be regarded as the elite of the entire army. All the French crossbows have been replaced and equipped with Fulu artillery with retractable gun mounts. The entire fleet has nearly 300 heavy artillery pieces and nearly 600 small artillery pieces. The firepower is extremely fierce.

    Seeing Zhao Ran and Hong Zesou, Chen Shandao was a little surprised: "I didn't expect senior and Zhi Ran to arrive so soon. It's only been a month. It would have taken nearly two months no matter how fast it was."

    Zhao Ran pointed at Hong Zesou: "There are seniors controlling the sea beast tugboat. We didn't sail here, we flew here."

    Talking about the preparations of the fleet, Chen Shandao said: "The main fleet of Yingzhou is fighting against the fleet of the Lord of Qingqiu in the Kanmon Strait. There are very few on the main island. Last month, they just wiped out a small boat they put together.  Team. Now along the main island, the Yingzhou people are heavily guarded. If they want to attack, they must mobilize battalions. The military department has already coordinated, so they mobilized ten battalions under Zhang Lue from the capital, with more than 6,000 people.  Replenish the fleet with a brave team and gather 8,000 people to land on the island."

    Chen Shandao unfolded the map. It was a relatively rough map of Yingzhou. There were only a few outlines of the four major islands of Yingzhou, and key locations were marked - such as Yinshan.

    Chen Shandao pointed to Yingzhou South Island in the southwest: ¡°This island has been destroyed by Qing Dynasty.The people of the Lord of ? have been defeated To the east across the Kanmon Strait is the East Island, and further to the northeast, we are here If we can negotiate with the Lord of Qingqiu, and attack from the south and the north, we can attack Yinshan  Reunion.  Ginzan is on the west side of the island. Some people call it Zoma Ginzan, while others call it Iwami Ginzan. No matter what the mountain is called, this is our goal.  "

    Zhao Ran nodded. He has always been concerned about the output of Yinshan: "Is the hidden silver rich?"

    Chen Shandao replied: "It is said that the annual output is more than one million taels."

    Zhao Ran was surprised. This amount was nearly ten times the annual output of Dabai Silver!

    Chen Shandao couldn't help but laugh: "Because of the attack by the Lord of Qingqiu and the blockade by the inspection fleet for many years, it is said that the silver produced in these years cannot be transported out, and the silver piled in Izumo and Iwami Kingdoms  In the warehouse. These are the two vassal states of Yingzhou, somewhat like our three generations of vassals two thousand years ago."

    Zhao Ran asked again: "When will the camp troops arrive?"

    Chen Shandao replied: "The container fleet has now arrived at Ling'ao Island. It will almost arrive in a few months. You also know the leader of the army, Zhang Juzheng, the Minister of War, and the general leading the army is Zeng Ruming, the commander of the Three Thousand Battalion."

    In fact, without Chen Shandao¡¯s introduction, Zhao Ran already knew that these two commanders were in charge.  He has always kept in touch with Zhang Lue, especially after Zhang Lue was introduced to practice by him. If there were any important events in the court, he would fly talisman to inform him.

    This Zeng Ruming was the commander of the Three Thousand Battalion who was sent over by Zhao Ran when he led the army to suppress the rebellion. He was a fat general. Zhao Ran did not have much knowledge of his abilities - the Three Thousand Battalion was not the first line during the siege.  War soldiers.  But when he set out last month, Zhang Lue recommended this person to him, saying that he was very capable in using troops. Zhao Ran was a little surprised, and he immediately agreed.

    As for Zhang Juzheng, I am even more familiar with him. He is now also a Huang Guan Xiuwei, and he always likes to fly his talisman to Zhao Ran during the holidays and "report work" to him.  Eight years later, Zhang Juzheng has been promoted several times and is now the Minister of the Ministry of War of the third rank. His promotion speed is the first in the court.  This time Xia Yan sent him here because he wanted to please Zhao Ran.

    Chen Shandao finally said that by June, we will almost be able to march, but the most important issue now is still one, coordinated communication with the Lord of Qingqiu, which requires Hong Zesou and Zhao Ran to go to discuss.

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