Volume 3: Confrontation! The Run of Civilization Chapter 561: Rebellion Expert Arrives
The sea breeze was blowing, the waves were sparkling, and the huge bow of the ship split the sea surface, splashing huge waves at a speed of twelve knots.
Three Northwestern men in their thirties stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the land that had appeared on the distant sea and sky line, feeling very complicated.
Wang Jiayin, Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyi, these three, from a historical perspective, were the first batch of leaders of the peasant uprising in Shaanxi.
Being able to gain everyone's support and obedience when working together, there is no doubt that these three people originally had quite high prestige in their respective hometowns: if a poor man wants to have prestige in the village, he basically has to be tough, loyal, and relatively fair in doing things.
"Huff~" Facing the sea breeze, Gao Yingxiang took a deep puff of cigarette and then blew out a light smoke ring. He glanced at Wang Jiayin who was puffing on his pipe next to him and said, "Old Wang, why are you so addicted to cigarettes? Isn't it good to smoke cigarettes? Why do you have to smoke like this? No wonder Monk Wang doesn't smoke. He gave you all his cigarette rations, but you still stole my cigarettes."
"Hey, what do you know? Didn't the instructor tell you that the Indians in South America all smoke hookahs, and the smell of that stuff is even stronger than ours. Think about it, we only brought 20 to 30 young men from our respective villages this time, less than 200 people in total. If we want to survive here, we have to get the support of the local Indians? Damn, you go to their tribe as a guest, you can't even get used to smoking, and you're talking about the following things?"
"Oh my! I never thought, Lao Wang, a crude man like you who can't read a single word, would actually think so deeply about the work of the United Front."
"Hehe, of course." Wang Jiayin touched his head: "I have cherished this opportunity since the emperor gave it to me. I think that if people like us who always fight for justice in our hometowns don't come here, sooner or later we will be dealt with by our parents in various places. Besides, people like us who are restless are just waiting for this day, right? So, when the teachers in the military academy talked about united front work, I listened most seriously."
"You have a point." Wang Ziyong, who was born with a bald head and was known as Monk Wang, said, "We have already seen the land. I just asked Admiral Du, and he said that we still need to go south along the land for a while. At the latest, we will get off the ship tomorrow."
"Then we have to start preparing." Gao Yingxiang flicked the cigarette butt in his hand into the sea and turned around: "Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai."
When he shouted, the three young men who were playing cards in the cabin ran out quickly: "Captain Gao, what do you want?"
In fact, based on the daily contact over the past year or so, at least their chief instructor, Lieutenant General Li Chunzhong, commander of the Third Division of the Ming Dynasty, likes these three young people more.
In Li Chunzhong's opinion, Gao Yingxiang, Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong are friendly and have leadership skills, but that's all. As for the last three, Li Zicheng is good at using people, Zhang Xianzhong is good at raiding, and Luo Rucai is full of conspiracies and tricks. Therefore, in Li Chunzhong's personal opinion, he still thinks that the last three can survive in the cruel environment of America.
But, who told the emperor that these guys going to America to disrupt the local social order was only the first step, and there would be a second step later? Therefore, these three guys had to be put on a bridle.
Therefore, at the awarding ceremony before departure, Li Chunzhong gave Gao Yingxiang the rank of captain, Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong were lieutenants , and the remaining three guys were all second lieutenants - the superior-subordinate relationship of this team was very clear.
"We will disembark tomorrow morning at the latest. Li Zicheng, tell the 160 brothers below to pack their luggage and check the beds and cabins. Don't complain about leaving valuables on the bed after you disembark."
"yes!"
"Zhang Xianzhong, take ten brothers and go to the cargo ship behind to check on our horses. Well, you have done a good job during this period. Only two horses died in more than three months of sailing. This is the last day, so don't let anything unexpected happen. We are going to the Pampas, and if we lose our horses, we will be in trouble."
"Okay, Brother Gao, just rest assured!"
"Luo Rucai, bring your three plans here, and let's discuss them."
"Yes, sir!"
Following Gao Yingxiang's order, the group of Northwest men quickly began to get busy. Their actions were naturally seen clearly by Du Youning who was in the command tower at that time.
"Oh, I say, Old Zheng, these men from northern Shaanxi are in good spirits. Haha, they are about to get off the boat and fight to the death, how come they are not nervous at all?"
The person who could speak to Du Youning in such a casual tone was naturally Major General Zhang Hong, who also graduated from Fangshan School and is now the commander of the Ming Dynasty’s Marine Corps.
After deciding to send back Tia and Liuco and mess up the Spanish American colonies, the strategic position of Hawaii, an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, became very important. Therefore, Zhu Youdong sent Zhang Hong to lead 5,000 marines to land in Hawaii by ship with the cooperation of the Toyotomi family in Japan a few years ago. After the high officials of the Toyotomi family persuaded the last remaining forces of Tokugawa Yoshinao to surrender, the sun and moon flags of the Ming Dynasty were hung on the islands of Hawaii.
Now, this place is not only a transit and maintenance station for the fleets sailing to America, but also the main training base for the Ming Marine Corps. Its commander, Zhang Hong, has been stationed in Hawaii for the past one or two years.
However, in order to send Gao Yingxiang and others to America safely and to guard against Spain sending a fleet to America after the European-Austrian War, the Ming Dynasty also deployed unprecedented forces in the navy.
The 5,000-ton Songjiang, the 3,000-ton Yingtian and Shuntian, and the 3,500-ton Xihu and Chaohu supply ships. Five ironclad ships were dispatched alone. In addition, there were 20 1,500-ton sailing warships and 30 sailing supply ships.
Such a huge force is used for both escort and training: the navy cannot just build ships. Without long-distance training, how can it fight if a war really breaks out in the future?
The commander of this fleet is Major General Du Youning, who was born in Fangshan.
Listening to Zhang Hong's joking tone, Du Youning also chuckled: "Island Master Zhang, don't laugh at them. Didn't you also abandon the warm beaches of Hawaii and follow us here?"
"Hey! I'm just tired of staying on the island, so I followed you around. This time the court issued a strict order , not allowing our Ming regular army to participate in American affairs. I don't even dare to get off the ship."
"Before I left, I sent a letter to the emperor who had already visited Guangdong. The emperor said that our current strength is still insufficient and it is a little too early to directly seize America. After all, compared to Spain, which is only separated from America by the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between us and America is really too far."
"I understand, I understand. In short, if we can't get something now, we have to destroy it so that the Spaniards can't suck blood here. At least they can't suck blood happily, right?"
"Why do you say that? We are here to fight for the independence and freedom of our fellow yellow people and descendants of the Shang Dynasty !"
"Bah! Du Youning, you're still talking big to me in front of our old classmates."
"This is not high-profile, but political propaganda. MDs are all from Fangshan, how can you be so low-minded?"
After saying this, Du Youning ignored him and turned around and whispered, "Lieutenant Fengguo, how far are we from the rebels' port?"
The so-called Lieutenant of Fengguo was naturally Zhu Shengmiao. Although he was investigated by Tian Ergeng for violating foreign affairs discipline, in fact, he did maintain his identity and position, and did not let the Ming Dynasty suffer any loss in terms of material exchanges. In addition, he is now single and has no legal wife. Although it is still against etiquette and contemptible for unmarried men and women to sleep together in the current Ming Dynasty, at least in nature, it is much lighter than abandoning his wife.
In addition, he was the role model for the transformation of the royal family set up by Zhu Youdong, and he was the person who was most familiar with the situation in America. Therefore, after being personally admonished by Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Navy still let him board the ship as a guide for this unprecedented deployment.
After hearing Du Youning's question, Zhu Shengmiao took the sextant and carefully calculated. Then he said, "General, according to the agreement I made with the other party before I returned from America last time, it will take at most six hours, before the sun rises tomorrow morning, for us to reach the port agreed upon by both parties."
"Okay." Du Youning nodded calmly and walked towards the copper tube that conveyed the message: "Attention, all fleets, attention, all ships should have dinner in advance tonight. From now on, dinner must be completed within an hour. After that, enter the second level of alert and be ready for battle!"
