"Good thing there is this river!" exclaimed Tom Wang.

If it weren't for the Thanh Hoa River that straddles here, blocking the route for refugees to flee north, these people would probably not be here a long time ago. But what the refugees didn't know was that even if they crossed the Thanh Hoa River, within forty miles to the north, two tributaries diverging from the upper reaches of the Thanh Hoa River would block their way. Moreover, from Thanh Hoa to the north, they will gradually enter the Red River Delta area with a dense water network, where the density of rivers is several times higher than here, which will greatly increase the difficulty of their escape to the north.

In order to avoid confusion, the fleet did not immediately dock, but anchored about 30 meters from the shore, ignoring the stares of the refugees on the shore. But even so, a handful of refugees jumped off the river and swam to the flotilla, hoping that someone on board would pull them onto the boat.

"These damn monkeys!" Under the influence of several bigwigs in the military and police department, Wang Tom also learned to refer to these Vietnamese natives as "monkeys". Most of these people are dark and thin, with withered faces, and this nickname is really not too outrageous. Although Tom Wang was a little dissatisfied, he still picked up the long rod of the fishing net on the deck and prepared to rescue the refugees who swam over.

"Leave these people alone, otherwise the people on the shore will jump into the river and swim over. Military Chief Qian Tiandun finally appeared on the deck and said with an expressionless face. Behind him was a dwarf in camouflage uniform, who was none other than Corporal Takahashi Minami, who had just joined the Military Police Department.

Gao Qiao Nan was not originally assigned to be Qian Tiandun's entourage, but only under the command of Qian Tiandun in terms of organization. But after Luo Wudan's incident, Qian Tiandun directly asked the high-level of the military police department to ask for someone and asked him to be used as a service soldier. This is a great opportunity and honor for Takahashi Minami, who is determined to climb up, and he didn't know until he set off that the Lieutenant Qian Tiandun he "saved" that day was actually the military commander of the overseas colonization team, which made Takahashi Minami feel one step closer to the goal he was striving for. So there is no need to say much about Gaoqiao Nan's personal service along the way, and even Wang Tom joked that this is not a service soldier at all, but Qian Tiandun has an extra "shadow".

Several Chinese sailing boats had high sides, and it was impossible for people to reach the side of the ship in the water. The people on the ship have all received Qian Tiandun's instructions, so naturally they will not use their hands to catch people. Seeing that there was no hope of getting on the boat, the men had to swim back to the riverbank. There were also two people who swam directly towards the "Speedy", they probably saw that there was a low gangway at the stern of the ship to get onto the boat, and as soon as they reached the gangway, Takahashi Minami, who was quickly driven over, pulled out the wooden stick on his waist and knocked them into the water one by one.

Seeing this, Tom Wang did not object, he knew that Qian Tiandun's order sounded a little cold, but it was actually right in the current environment. With so many refugees rushing north to flee gathered by the river, once the basic order is lost, the situation becomes difficult to control.

"Put up a loudspeaker, preach our policies first, and then send people ashore to organize the refugees. Qian Tiandun gave the order unhurriedly.

The Military Police Department has made a plan to deal with various situations that may occur during the voyage, especially during the transfer of Vietnamese refugees. The current situation was also expected by the Military Police Department, and the colonization team on the ship only had to proceed step by step according to the plan formulated in advance.

Soon a loudspeaker was erected on the deck of the "Feisu", and the person in charge of the policy propaganda was Zhou Hengxing, the chief civil affairs officer of the colonization team. Zhou Hengxing himself is a native of Hainan, and he is familiar with the customs and various dialects of Hainan, which makes his expression in the early stage of crossing very eye-catching, and the crossing group can be established smoothly with the local Ming, Li and Miao people, all of which have the credit of Zhou Hengxing. But for a period of time after that, the two-way popularization of Hainan official dialect and Mandarin through the group's jurisdiction was very fast, and even foreigners like Morgan and Johnson learned a few simple Hainan official dialects, and the importance and sense of survival of Zhou Hengxing's translation naturally became gradually weaker.

This time, the executive committee organized an overseas colonization team, and Zhou Hengxing naturally would not let go of this opportunity to "overseas gilding", so he signed up as soon as possible. The Executive Committee, considering that his consistent good performance had proved his ability to work, and that it was also a disguised "reward" for his early achievements, granted his wish and appointed him as the civil governor of the colonization team.

According to the situation that the expedition team came to explore the previous time, the language of the people here is basically the same as that of the two regions, and it is naturally difficult for Zhou Hengxing, who is proficient in many local languages. He began his sermon by informing the refugees that the purpose of the fleet was a coastal port hundreds of miles east of Hanoi, and that a large number of workers were needed. If the refugees are willing to follow the fleet, they will be provided with food, shelter and work when they arrive at their destination, and the fleet will take care of everyone's food and clothing, and ensure that their personal safety and personal property are effectively guaranteed as long as they follow the rules. Most importantly, none of them will be forced into military service, let alone be sent to the battlefield of the civil war between the North and the South.

Of course, if there were no refugees interested in following the fleet, the fleet would not have the time to rescue them. As for whether they will be captured by the army sent by Qinghua City to collect the people because they are stranded here, it naturally has nothing to do with the fleet.

For these refugees, they have lost a lot of things in the process of fleeing, and all they carry with them is some clothing, food and a small amount of money. On top of that, they have lost the land and means of production they depend on, and even if they are able to flee farther north, they will face great pressure to survive for a long time. If they do not find outside assistance, many of them will have to run out of food after a period of time, either starving to death or robbing other refugees of food to survive.

Although there are famous grain-producing areas not far to the north, these refugees probably will not have the courage to go there in search of food, because the grain-producing areas near Hanoi are almost exclusively the property of royal nobles and wealthy families, and refugees like them will soon be arrested and sent back to the war zone as people.

In this case, these strangers who appeared on the banks of the Thanh Hoa River in a large boat provided them with another way out. A no-man's land far from the battlefield, with food and shelter guaranteed, and most importantly these strangers looking strong enough to maintain local social order, is undoubtedly much better than an endless escape.

After Zhou Hengxing preached the policy twice, he then began to explain how those who were willing to board the ship should join. First of all, Zhou Hengxing asked all the people on the shore to step back ten feet, and then the fleet will send people ashore for registration and selection, and those who are qualified will be allowed to board the ship, and those who are not picked after signing up will also cross them to the other side after the fleet picks people, giving them a helping hand in their escape route.

At this time, the people who were still a little hesitant and planned to wait and see again made up their minds to sign up, even if they couldn't be selected by the fleet to go to the northern port, at least they had a chance to take the opportunity to cross to the other side.

You must know that the residents within twenty or thirty miles of this vicinity have fled recently, and there are no ferries on the river, and if this fleet is missed, then there may really be no chance to cross the Thanh Hoa River. Only a handful of single young people will swim across the river without a single move, and the vast majority of refugees with their families are stuck here and unable to move forward. The garrison of Thanh Hoa City has already begun to patrol from place to place, arresting the fleeing people in the surrounding area and throwing them into the camp, and then delaying here for a few more days, the result is really difficult to say.

Whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the vast majority of refugees pinned their last hope on this fleet, and under repeated reminders from loudspeakers, the people on the shore finally withdrew some distance, leaving some space for the fleet to dock.

"The armed men of our ship will go ashore first, and the other ships will not all dock, but come one by one, and then let the next one come up when it is full. Qian Tiandun first gave orders to the commanders of the other ships through the guò walkie-talkie, and then let Wang Tom drive the "Feisu" slowly close to the shore.

In order to prevent running aground on the river beach, the boat dropped anchor two or three meters from the river bank, put it on the side of the boat with a gangplank, and then the armed men quickly landed on the shore. During this time, the ship's loudspeaker repeatedly reminded the refugees to stand still and not to come forward, but there were still people who rushed to escape regardless of the urgency. In this case, Tom Wang's disposition was quite decisive, and he directly shot two of the unlucky men in the legs, and the blood that burst out and the wails of the wounded immediately stopped the other immedians who wanted to seize the opportunity.

Then the "Haixun 01" ship followed the "Feisu" and docked, and after more than 20 militiamen disembarked, they immediately took over the task of guarding and blocking the periphery. The militia responsible for maintaining order were not armed with arquebuses, which would not work well in situations where close contact might occur. In its place was the Kabar Camping Knife, a half-meter-long dog-leg knife that was ideal for use by individual soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, and which accounted for a large share of the large number of "controlled knives" purchased by the Executive Committee, which was originally intended to be used to equip the militia.

The black blade sets off the streamlined silver blade, and the unified weapon makes the militia even more intimidating. Of course, these knives purchased by the Executive Committee are not produced by the original factory, but imitations of Yangjiang in China, but in terms of the current level of weapon production in this era, these knives are already rare treasure knives.