Zhou Billy and Ding Xinghao stayed in Manila for a few more days, and then took the plan they had studied in the past few days and returned to Shenyang in Liaodong by boat. They first went to the Central Military Commission, reported the plan to Gao Jianguo and several other members of the Standing Committee, and made a detailed statement to everyone.

Gao Jianguo was also very satisfied with this plan, he put down the text and said with a smile: "It seems that the Ministry of Intelligence is also going to expand its territory." All right! I support your plan, and I'm sure all the employees of the company will support it too. The Ministry of Intelligence has made this plan very much, and I think the Military Council might as well take a bigger step. Simply assemble an elite force and set off with the fleet. ”

Qiao Haipeng next to him thought for a moment and said: "Our Admiralty will send elite generals to organize a fleet as the advance team of our Far East to cross the ocean for the first time, let's call it the Ocean Exploration Fleet." If it weren't for the Admiralty's preparations for a southward operation, I would have wanted to take the fleet with me.

Li Yukun also nodded and said: "This plan is very good, you don't have to worry about logistics, I will do my best to make arrangements." Do your best to prepare material reserves for the officers and men of the fleet. ”

Gao Jianguo summoned all the members of the Standing Committee and members of the Military Commission together for a meeting, and even Li Ming, who was in Liaoyang, came over. Everyone read the plan of the Ministry of Intelligence and gave strong support, and Song Tao took the initiative to ask for war and resolutely wanted to follow the Ministry of Intelligence to the New World.

Gao Jianguo and Li Ming summed it up, but decided to send Song Tao to lead ten special combat team members to accompany them, after all, this is the first time that the company's fleet has crossed the ocean and sailed in the true sense, and the Military Commission must be foolproof. There has to be someone who can calm the scene and lead this fleet.

The next step in the work of the Military Commission is still in the northern grasslands and the Nanyang islands, after Liaodong is further stabilized. They are about to begin implementing the northbound and southbound plans, and they should make the necessary preparations for the actions of North Korea and Japan. Therefore, the Military Council really can't spare people to lead this ocean-going exploration fleet.

It just so happened that the special combat team had no task during this time, and there were Liu Baoguo and more than a dozen special combat team members on standby at home, ready to deal with an emergency.

The Ministry of Intelligence's plan was submitted to the Board of Directors Committee, and was supported by a majority of the members. The Board of Directors instructed the Ministry of Chemicals, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to actively cooperate with the plans of the Ministry of Intelligence.

The Ministry of Intelligence has also begun to actively prepare. In addition to Albert as the person in charge of the intelligence station, Zhou Billy discussed with Ding Xinghao and Qian Bing, and decided to let Ding Xinghao also set off with the ship, and selected more than a dozen first- and second-line intelligence personnel of the Intelligence Department as the backbone of the Intelligence Department in the New World and Europe.

The Admiralty sent several up-and-coming captains, including Van Bit and Li Shaojie, to pilot the six unmodified sailboats captured by the Manila Coast Guard. Cross the ocean to the New World. Several ships will soon be sent to the Vladivostok shipyard, where they will undergo a full refit.

Each ship will be fitted with a steam boiler unit, which can sail 2,000 nautical miles at five knots in the absence of wind or headwind. In addition, rudder units, radios, searchlights, diesel generator sets, water pumps and other devices were installed. Each boat was equipped with two assault boats. Four lifeboats with diesel engines installed.

All of these improvements were disguised as necessary, and even the chimney of the boiler was covered with a layer of wood, making it look like a stout mast. As for the modification of other parts of the hull, it is no different from other modified sailboats. And the hull is coated with asphalt and a thick layer of anticorrosive paint, so it looks very mottled and dilapidated from a distance, no different from a Western sailing ship that drifts on the sea all year round.

The guns were retained, and the weapons were mainly previously artillery, and each ship was equipped with four 75 mm long-barreled mountain guns and four water-cooled heavy machine guns in several hidden positions. He Wu and Liu Shouyou and a large number of pirate-born officers and soldiers. will serve as sailors on these schooners.

The War Department also sent a reinforced battalion of the Overseas Brigade, consisting of three infantry companies and one machine gun company, each attached to several sailboats. All sailors were armed with revolvers and short-pain double-barreled shotguns. The soldiers of the overseas brigade on board were equipped with rifles, double-barreled shotguns, 40-mm grenade launchers, grenades, gas shells and other weapons, as well as a 70-mm infantry gun and two 60-mm mortars.

Song Tao and the special combat team have more equipment, first one set of land and underwater equipment, and then two small drones, four paramotors and four Honda RF250R off-road motorcycles. In addition, the special operations support equipment is also very complete, which is enough for them to deal with any unexpected situation.

The Military Commission established an ocean-going exploration fleet, and the fleet commander was Song Tao. The deputy commanders are Li Shaojie, Ding Xinghao and Fan Bit. Although six sailboats are still being refitted at the shipyard, the personnel of the ocean-going exploration fleet have all been gathered. Acclimatization training for ocean-going voyages was carried out. In addition, all kinds of supplies are also being actively prepared, and the six sailboats will set off for the long voyage after the refit is completed.

A temporary training base for the ocean-going exploration fleet. It was on the banks of the Hunhe River, and Albert had also come back from Manila during this time. The triumvirate of the Ministry of Intelligence is here every day. Even Qian Bing, who has always been not very interested in Zhou Billy, put away his past feelings and devoted himself to training the intelligence personnel involved in the operation.

Several captains of the Admiralty and sailors on board the ship, after several years of accumulation, have become proficient in maneuvering sailboats, but they lack experience in sailing far seas. So here they were trained by Dutch captains and sailors such as Van Pitt on all sorts of unexpected situations faced by fleets across the oceans.

Van Bit can be said to be in high spirits this time, and Van Pitt, who was originally doing a lot of work a few years ago, and a group of Dutch captains and sailors were transferred to the Luzon training fleet, and the main job was to conduct practical training for the recruits of the Far East Admiralty who were engaged in commodity inspection and training.

Although he was promoted to the commander of the training fleet, he knew that this was also a clear ascension, and he would rather be the captain of an ordinary sailboat than the commander of this training fleet. Ever since he saw the strength of the Far East, Van Bit had the idea of wanting to make a big splash here.

But the sudden change made Van Bit feel like he was being assigned. Although he felt very disappointed in his heart, he still worked diligently in training the fleet, and the reason why the new sailors in the Far East had matured so quickly in recent years was due to Van Bit and a group of Dutch sailors.

Later, he heard some news by chance, it turned out that the Far East had a conflict with the Dutch East India Company in the South Seas, and Van Bit suddenly realized that there would definitely be opportunities in the future, so his heart was more steady.

As he expected, this time he became the captain of one of the fleet's sailing ships and the deputy commander of the ocean-going exploration fleet. Don't look at this as just a small-scale exploration fleet in the Far East, Song Tao, who is in charge of the special operations team in the Military Commission, as the commander of the fleet, this weight is not low.

Song Tao is also a legend in the Far East, it is said that he was a member of the "Nine-member Group" of the Far East Bureau, and it was he who took the initiative to quit that led to the current Hu Changchang. Although Song Tao's official rank is not very inconspicuous, his status in the Military Commission is very high. So when Van Bit received the order, he couldn't be more excited. He knew his chance had come.

At the training base, he not only trained the officers and men of the Admiralty, but also taught all the officers and men of the fleet. Van Bit is also an old sailor, and has traveled almost all over the world over the years. I am familiar with the customs and customs of various continents. The fleet may also have to go to the European continent, so both Van Bit and Albert take turns to explain the situation in Europe.

Song Tao also organized all the personnel of the fleet to learn several languages, and also required them to wear traditional European costumes at ordinary times.

Gao Jianguo and Li Ming came to the training base together today, and they both attach great importance to the ocean-going exploration fleet, and they will come over to have a look whenever they have time. As soon as they entered the training base, they found a group of fighters from overseas brigades training.

A battalion of the Mad Dog Brigade that followed the fleet this time was a soldier personally ordered by Song Tao. Wang Bo and Zhang Tiehammer were both transferred, and they were training in the queue, when a sharp-eyed soldier quietly shouted, "Hey...... Why are the marshals and the second marshals here today, it seems that this mission is amazing. ”

Wang Bo scolded with a smile: "Paralyzed, they have crossed the sea, can it not matter." It is said that it will take us more than a year to come and go. ”

Zhang Tiezhu also whispered: "Isn't there news that the company is going to the grassland to fight Tartars, then we can't catch up." It's not fucking cost-effective, you can earn military industry by going to the grassland. ”

Wang Bo glanced at him, and then said: "The grassland is big, I'm afraid it will take ten or eight years to finish it." If you are in a hurry, you will know how to earn military merits, and you don't know what you are doing with so many military industries. ”

"Shut up......"

At this time, the company commander shouted, making the originally somewhat chaotic queue instantly silent.

Gao Jianguo and Li Ming accepted the report of the company commander of the Mad Dog Brigade, and then waved everyone to continue training. They came to Song Tao's office and found that this kid was getting together with Li Shaojie and Fan Bit to study the task.

Seeing Li Ming and Gao Jianguo, Song Tao hurriedly came over to report, but was interrupted by Gao Jianguo with a wave of his hand.

"I just can't let your kid be idle, I have nothing to do for you, and I can let you have a snack. How is the fleet ready? ”

Song Tao said with a smile: "What else can I do, if I don't go out for a few months, who knows what situation will be encountered." We don't get together every day, just because we want to analyze all the situations we encounter, so that we will be panicked when the time comes. (To be continued)

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