Glory and wealth, fame and fortune, how many people in the world will not like it? Although Gao Qiao Nan came from a humble background and had a heart to repay Qian Tiandun, it did not mean that he would have a sense of rejection of these things. It's just that he has been following Qian Tiandun since he joined the gang, and he has almost never had the idea of self-reliance, even if he has such an opportunity, what he thinks about is how to win more benefits for his master. If Qian Tiandun hadn't taken the initiative to mention this, he probably wouldn't have used his brains in this direction at all.

After Gao Qiao Nan left the office with a complicated feeling, Chen Yixin spoke: "Brother Qian, do you really plan to let Gao Qiao Nan command the operation against Taipei?"

"The Spanish of Tamsui can let him try, the Spaniards are so diǎn troops in the local area, similar to the situation on the island of Ambuna at the beginning, with Takahashinan's ability, it must be no problem to take the local area, it just depends on how much it costs. Qian Tiandun replied very indifferently: "With our maritime strength, it is not too much of a problem to block the Tamsui estuary now, once the war starts, the Spaniards will not be able to withstand our offensive, and there is only one way to retreat locally, which is to retreat to Jilong Port through the Guò Taipei Basin." When the time comes, I will take over the command myself. ”

"I'm not worried about Takahashi's ability, I'm worried that someone in Sanya will talk about Takahashi's identity. Chen Yixin explained.

"Takahashi Minami is an old naturalized citizen who became a naturalized citizen in 1628, and after joining the army, he has always been loyal, and he has won a lot of military achievements, not to mention that there are many foreign naturalized civilian officers in the militia group, and Wu Sen has long been a captain in the navy, and no one has said anything. Qian Tiandun was very disdainful of this: "If anyone really wants to talk about his identity, I will go back to Sanya in person and slap him in the face!"

Regarding the use and restraint of naturalized people, there have always been different voices within Haihan. With the rapid expansion of the Haihan-controlled district and the population, the situation of naturalized civilian cadres in high positions will gradually begin to appear, which is an inevitable historical trend that no one can violate. However, the positions of senior officers in the military are relatively sensitive, and many people still have the idea that "if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different", and they are not particularly at ease with foreign naturalized civilian officers. In particular, Minami Takahashi's Japanese background has its own hatred value, and no matter how good his expression is, it is difficult for everyone to eliminate their prejudice against his identity.

However, Qian Tiandun said in this matter (10)≈dǐng(10)≈diǎn(10)≈ small (10)≈ .≧.o£s_(); The attitude is very clear, that is, to firmly protect the shortcomings, whoever finds trouble with Takahashi Minami, he will find trouble with whom. And he will not be like those who stayed on Hainan Island, taking into account the daily colleague relationship of looking up and not looking down, a lot of words are not easy to tear out the skin, except for a limited number of people who deserve the necessary respect, there is nothing special about others. Anyway, his current position in the Haihan military is irreplaceable, and he doesn't need to give too much face to people outside the military.

"Then when are you going to do it to the Spaniards?" Chen Yixin didn't want to talk too much about Takahashi's private affairs, so he took the initiative to change the topic.

"We'll have to wait. Qian Tiandun explained: "Regarding the local situation, we can't completely listen to the little blacksmith's words, and we still have to find a way to collect more information." If possible, I would like to send a reconnaissance team to the local area to investigate the surrounding environment on the spot and refine the details of the battle plan. ”

Chen Yixin responded with understanding: "Brother Qian wants me to go?"

Qian Tiandun did not shy away from diǎndiǎn and said: "I have this idea, but this matter must be completely confidential, so I just asked you to come back in the telegram, and did not mention the specific matter." If this matter had spread in advance, it would inevitably have to be talked about again. ”

Previously, the Penghu garrison carried out reconnaissance on the island of Taiwan, and even directly sent troops to Dayuangang to threaten the Dutch by force, in fact, it was Qian Tiandunna's idea, and it was not an action after the approval of the Executive Committee. After the news was transmitted back to Sanya, Haihan still had some complaints about this kind of unauthorized action, but because the effect of the action on the Penghu side was indeed impeccable, and it brought practical benefits to Haihan, so that after learning of the situation, the Executive Committee took a lot of temporary measures to remedy the imperfections in the military's actions.

Of course, this is mainly because Qian Tiandun has done things beautifully, if he does it badly, then he will inevitably have to face a storm. And he actually knew very well in his heart that this kind of behavior would easily allow outsiders to get the handle to attack the military, so before the next move, he didn't want to leak the news in advance. He did not inform Chen Yixin of the truth in the telegram, because he was afraid that Chen Yixin would leak his mouth to Anxi for a while. Although Anthy is not an anti-war faction, there is no guarantee that the news will not spread further after he learns about it.

Chen Yixin responded: "It takes about two days to go back and forth on the Tamsui Road, and four or five days before and after are enough." But you have to help me find a reason to say hello to Coach Anthy, otherwise he will definitely be suspicious if I disappear for so many days for no reason. ”

Qian Tiandun had already prepared for this: "I have already thought of this reason, and I will take a telegram tomorrow, saying that after you arrived in Penghu, you were infected with wind and cold and fell ill, and you need to recuperate for a week." In this way, you don't have to show up in Penghu to save zài during the mission, and you won't leak the stuffing. ”

Chen Yixin diǎndiǎn head said: "Asking for sick leave is indeed a good way. Are you all ready?"

"I transferred the reconnaissance platoon directly under the battalion headquarters to you, all of them are veterans of more than three years, and they have all participated in the first two landing operations on the island, what do you think?" Qian Tiandun asked.

"You've sent me the best of the best, so what else can I find fault with. Chen Yixin said with a smile: "Those veterans are much more powerful than me in the wild, it's not me who takes them, they take me." ”

Chen Yixin has been transferred to Qian Tiandun's side for some time, and he has a relatively clear understanding of the personnel composition of the special operations battalion. Most of the veterans like Takahashi Nan, who joined Qian Tiandun's command in the early days, have been promoted to become company-platoon-level officers by virtue of their combat exploits. However, there are also some veterans who were still in the establishment period of the special operations company, and they still serve in the most elite reconnaissance detachment.

This is not that Qian Tiandun treats one over the other differently, but considering that some people are not born to be commanders, they are more suitable for performing tasks on the front line, and it may not be a good thing to be placed in other positions. On the contrary, they stayed in the reconnaissance platoon, which could not only give full play to their strengths, but also train successors with the old and the new. Although these veterans have not been promoted, their ranks and treatment have not lagged behind their comrades-in-arms in the same period, and with the increase in experience in the southern and northern wars, the combat experience has become more and more abundant, even in the special operations battalion is a special team, Chen Yixin called it "the elite of the elite" It is not an exaggeration.

The establishment of special operations battalions has always been beyond the standard configuration, and the reconnaissance platoon is no exception, and it currently maintains an establishment of 58 people, which is almost double the number of people compared to the regular military system. And the luxurious equipment of four snipers in the platoon-level establishment is unique in the entire Haihan militia group.

As for personal equipment, it is enough to make the colleagues of the special operations battalion covetous. The camouflage uniforms that were used as militia uniforms in the early days have now been replaced by gray military uniforms, and at present, only the reconnaissance platoon of the special operations battalion is still using camouflage uniforms as military uniforms during field combat missions.

At present, the company commander's binoculars are gradually being equipped in other militia units, but in the reconnaissance platoon, each squad has one, which is enough to make colleagues envious and jealous. Similarly, the hand-made grenade, which is still in the trial stage by hand, is not a primary ignition such as a clay pot thrown by contemporaneous armies, but an explosive grenade that actually mimics the mark type. It's just that because of the difficulty of manufacturing and the preparation of raw materials, it is not possible to use the assembly line production method at present, each one is handmade by the technicians in the Sanya munitions workshop, and the cost is almost equal to the Type 31 army rifle, and even the special operations battalion does not have a large area of equipment, and only the reconnaissance platoon can receive one per person every time he goes out on a mission.

In addition, there are the latest field compasses, water purifiers, self-heating marching rations, multi-functional sapper shovels, portable tents, etc., and many black technology equipment that is still in the trial production stage and has not been installed on a large scale can be seen in the individual equipment of the reconnaissance platoon. In Yan Chujie's words, in addition to the performance of the main weapon has not been able to keep up, the equipment level of these people has at least reached the level of "late World War I and early World War II", although it cannot be compared with the personal equipment of the traverser officers, but it has far exceeded the level of this era.

Such a small elite unit with rich combat experience, sophisticated weapons and equipment, and a high level of training is basically unlikely to suffer heavy casualties as long as it is not surrounded by a large force in an enemy-controlled area. Otherwise, for security reasons, Qian Tiandun would not have arranged for Chen Yixin to lead the team alone, after all, he can be regarded as a heavy training object recognized by the military, and he can't have an accident.

"According to Diǎn's reconnaissance in Tamsui, there are a few to diǎn you pay attention to. Qian Tiandun advised: "First, there is a gap of more than 300 years between the map we have and the actual situation of Tamsui at present, especially in places like the sea mouth and coastline, the terrain will be very different, and we need to correct the information in our hands according to the results of field surveys. ”

Having the world's satellite maps at hand is one of the more important advantages in Haihan's hands, which is tantamount to a plug-in that directly opens the map in a real-time battle game, which can save a lot of time for exploring unknown areas in the process of expansion. However, this skill is not without flaws, hundreds of years of vicissitudes, the actual terrain in many places is more obvious than the map information in the hands of the Haihan, so when carrying out combat missions, the military will generally be very cautious to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance first, revise the inaccuracies on the map, to ensure that the commander will not assign troops to seize the beachhead or high ground where there is no zài at all.

Chen Yixin is no longer a newcomer, so he naturally understands this, and silently diǎn diǎn head to say that he has written it down.

"Second, if it is not necessary, hide your tracks as much as possible during the operation, do not come into contact with anyone, and avoid direct contact with the Spaniards. If you have the opportunity to catch a live mouth, you must also make sure that nothing goes wrong and do not startle the snake. ”

Qian Tiandun paused, and then said: "Third, try to verify what the blacksmith said, especially according to the configuration of the city's fire prevention force and the location of the preset landing area, if the distance is not suitable for the tactics of using naval guns to cover the landing, then we must make an action plan as soon as possible." ”

Chen Yixin smiled: "Don't worry, I will remember these few things." If there's nothing else to do, then I'll go back and pack my things first. ”

"Don't be in a hurry, there's one last thing. Qian Tiandun said solemnly: "In any case, ensure your personal safety first, and everything else is a secondary condition, including the tasks you have to perform." If you have gone in its entirety, you will come back in its entirety. ”

Chen Yixin also put away his smile, and said with his head in response: "Brother Qian, don't worry, I still care about my little life." ”

"Then you go and prepare first, and when it gets dark, you will arrange to board the ship and set off. After Qian Tiandun finalized the matter, he got up to see off the guests: "I have two meetings later, so I won't go to the dock to see you off." When you come back from the fresh water, I'll let the kitchen prepare a table of wine for you to pick up the wind and wash the dust!"

In order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention, Qian Tiandun did not directly mobilize the navy's ships to carry out this secret reconnaissance mission, but used the contacts at hand to rent a Guangzhou ship from the Fujian Chamber of Commerce a week in advance. Of course, in order to ensure that the news would not be leaked, all the crew and sailors on the ship were replaced with the personnel of the Haihan militia.

After twilight, the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon, who had long been ready to go, carried large and small bags on their backs and boarded the ship in a silent atmosphere. Their movements have always been military secrets, and there will not be a large number of people rushing to the docks to cheer and greet them as when the large army goes out and triumphantly, and the vast majority of ordinary people under the rule of Haihan do not even know that there is such an elite army in the militia army.

Chen Yixin rushed to the dock in a covered carriage, and after getting off the car, he didn't stop, and went directly to the boat with a large bag of equipment on his back. Moments later, the sailors untied the cable and hoisted the sails, slowly propped the ship off the dock with poles, and sailed silently out of Magong Harbour, quickly blending into the night. In the next few days, this unit will complete a series of reconnaissance operations in northern Taiwan.