Before Li Hailong could continue to think, Captain Wang brought up a new topic and talked about the reason why he brought Li Hailong out."
"Li, do you know why I interrupted you in the meeting room just now? I know you want to say that it's wrong to rush things, right?”
"Yes, I am! "I think that under the current situation, we haven't integrated ourselves internally yet, so we shouldn't develop externally.”
"That's right! It should be said that everyone understood this principle at that time, but why didn't they say it? That was because they had just arrived on the island and were not qualified enough to express their opinions.”
Captain Wang paused."
"I should say that I'm also very dissatisfied with exposing myself rashly before we're prepared. This is a very dangerous thing to do when we're not prepared at all.
The island was still very unstable, and the people in the various groups had yet to unite as a whole. However, at that time, they could not say such words, because if they did, they would create conflicts. One had to know that Gong Xueming was the subordinate of Director Jiang.
Although Chief Jiang might not have known that Gong Xueming would be so impulsive, if he were to say this in front of so many people, even though he was not directly blamed, it would still embarrass him. Moreover, you saw that Chief Jiang was already very unhappy before anyone said anything. It could be seen that Chief Jiang was more afraid of such things. So you have to be careful in the future."
"Yes, sir! I'll definitely pay attention to this in the future!"
"Also, why did I bring you here? Actually, this was the most helpless choice! At that time, I had already considered that it was not appropriate to let anyone lead the team. If I led the team alone, Gong Xue Ming might not listen to me. This could be seen from the fact that he did not report before taking action. This person had selfish motives!
It was not appropriate to let Superintendent Jiang come over for two reasons. Firstly, Superintendent Jiang might severely criticize Gong. If Deputy Superintendent Gong did not listen to Superintendent Jiang, it would bring about internal conflicts. Otherwise, the command center would lose its prestige, and it would be difficult to do things in the future!
There are still many possibilities, I believe you will understand…so you are the only suitable candidate. At this time, everyone will be afraid of you, so this is your strength. But it also distracted you with these boring things, so I said that this is also a very helpless choice…"
How complicated! Hearing this, Li Hailong was a little discouraged. If everyone was really as Captain Wang said, when would they be able to develop? Hopefully, these were just Captain Wang's speculations.
"Let's talk about this trip. It can be said that Zhoushan was the first step we took. Although the island looks a little chaotic on the surface, I believe that everyone on the island is smart. They know that the strength of the group is the foundation of their protection, so even if something happens, they won't shake their foundation.
Just now at the dock, I said that it might take a little longer this time, because I suddenly thought, should we make Zhoushan our outpost, and Tokyo Island can hide behind Zhoushan and expose its face as late as possible?
"This way, we can have enough time to prepare, and our strength will also increase. The enemies we face are much stronger than us now. At present, we can only rely on some unpresentable things to win!
Therefore, I want to develop Zhoushan well so that it can at least drag on for a while and let everyone's eyes turn to it! Tomorrow, we'll go to the island to take a look at the situation and discuss it properly!”
Li Hailong thought to himself,'You've already arranged everything. What else can I say?' I'll listen to you! However, he had to discuss this with Teacher Chen and Uncle Qian. He should make preparations early! If he wanted to develop in Zhoushan, he would need to prepare some weapons. There were not many weapons on the island to begin with. It was impossible to bring them all outside, right?
He didn't know if he could get some of the explosives from the construction team. They were still very useful here. In addition, this fishing boat should really be modified. The protection on the island was too weak! There were too many things to do!
After chatting with Captain Wang for a while, seeing that it was getting late and there were still a lot of things to do tomorrow, everyone went to rest. Li Hailong himself also fell asleep in a daze…
At dawn, the ship arrived at Zhoushan. In the distance, one could see low islands scattered in the sea. The pilot of the anti-smuggling boat might be too familiar with the sea area here, so his speed did not decrease much. Now, he could use the walkie-talkie to directly communicate with Zhoushan.
Soon, the voice from Zhoushan was clearly transmitted to the ship. With the excited cheers of the inspection team members, Li Hailong, who had been lost for not long, was also woken up. He climbed to the window leading to the deck and saw that there was still room to stand. The excited figures of the inspection team members and the militiamen were also gathered there to admire the scenery of the ancient Zhoushan. When they looked up, the upper level was also full of people. It seemed that they could only hide below!
Li Hailong did not expect that his first trip to Zhoushan in ancient times would end in such a situation. He only looked at everyone's legs and backs! I can't see the scenery outside at all. How depressing…Forget it, I'll continue to sleep…
After an unknown amount of time, Li Hailong's good dream was interrupted again. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Jie pushing him this time.
"Hey, hey, hey, Comrade Company Commander, you can disembark now!”
"Are we at the dock?"
"Dock? Oh! That's right! That's right! That's right! They had arrived at the dock! Hahahaha!"
"What are you laughing at when we're at the dock? And where are Captain Wang and the others now?”
"Go up and take a look yourself. You'll know what the dock you're talking about is…Captain Wang and the others were still on the ship. It was Political Commissar Zhao who led the troops ashore first! The people stationed in the city on the patrol boat did not come to pick them up. There were too few people there and they did not dare to leave! Where did the courage go when he made up his mind to attack the city? Now, you're becoming timid!"
"Haha, you talk too much. That was then and that was now! Perhaps they were a little afraid now that they thought about it?”
When Li Hailong followed Jie out of the cabin, he realized that it was already bright outside. However, the sea area was blocked by the mountains and was a little dark. He looked around and found that his ship was anchored at the original Dinghai Port.
Not far to the south, there were patrol boats, and a few double-masted sailing boats were parked further away. The few tall masts standing there looked a little imposing. It could be seen that these were all Western ships. Other than one ship that looked like a warship, the rest should be transport ships. They did not look like they had suffered any damage and were quite intact. The small boats that were originally towed were not seen at all. It was unknown if they had been confiscated or used elsewhere.
He turned around and saw two transport boats and a few old-fashioned sampans transporting the militia ashore. It was rare for these militia to know how to row such old-fashioned oars. The militia were obviously more curious than vigilant. Whether they were on the boat or on the shore, they were all pointing around with their hands...
Still immature! However, it seemed that there were no locals around. It could even be said that there was no other person.
Li Hailong stood on the deck and leaned against the railing. He saw that there were only a dozen militiamen left on the ship. They were lined up in a proper manner. It seemed that they were waiting for the transport ship to come over so that they could go ashore. Jie seemed to have not seen enough and was looking around.
The small bamboo mountain outside his ship was lush and green, but it was not like before, where the mountain was almost bare! The mountains on both sides of the shore were still as high as before, and the coastline at the port of Zhushan Gate did not change much either. These wooden bamboos were used as a stronghold?
Looking at the tattered appearance on it, it should have been blown up by a cannon. This war against the British was indeed quite intense. No wonder there were so many records in history. However, the defensive power was indeed not much. No wonder the Englishman attacked this place so quickly!
On the sea a little further to the south, the Big and Small Wukui Mountains were still in their old positions, but…where was the dock? As he looked around, he saw a beach that was two to three hundred meters long all the way to the shore. Above it was a long wall of mud that was more than one meter high. It was built from the foot of the Bamboo Mountain Gate in the north all the way to…
En! The small hill to the south, which was the East Peak Palace Mountain, with the earth wall extending to the distant sea bend, was too terrifying. Are you trying to surround the island? That slightly high mound should be the Far-Shocking Cannon! Further in was Dinghai County. This city was too small, and the city walls were not high. It was less than a thousand meters away from the sea, and it was next to the peak of the current White Tiger Mountain. Who chose this place? As long as they occupied the mountain, the city would be useless!
While Li Hailong was still watching, Jie shouted excitedly,
"Hey! This was the original battlefield where the Third Commander fought against the British! In the past, when they came here to see the memorial hall, they were so scammed that they couldn't even see a shadow of it. Why did they have to charge a fee? How great was it now! This wasn't a knockoff! Look at this rampart that had been blasted into a mess. The gaps on it were still intact!
Sea Dragon! Look, look, this mountain should be the fort of the Xiaofeng Ridge, right?! The scale was not small! The terrain was also very high. This was a complete triangular defensive position with the Wukui Mountain Cannon in the sea and the Zhenyuan Cannon in the south. With a few cannons installed in these places, not a single ship in the sea could escape! Why can't we defend it?"
"Do you think everyone is like you? You should know that this is the ancient Qing Dynasty. Don't use your concept here! What was the use of cannons now? Hit the boat? I think it's enough to beat people up. With the current weapons, I don't think you'll be any better than them…Just shouting…However, you are right. The terrain is indeed good. With such terrain, if we change to some good weapons, it would be a piece of cake for us to fight against the British warships…"
Just as he was about to continue, he suddenly remembered that he had just mentioned Jie and couldn't help but laugh out loud…
"Hahaha!"
Jie also realized this and laughed out loud…
Looking at the coastline, he realized that this was the only place where he could get ashore. Unless the mud wall was demolished, it was no wonder the boat had to stop here. Jie had already said,
"Alright! Go wash your face, Captain Wang is still waiting for you…"
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