Chapter 2876

The Ministry of Industry has invested a lot in the early stage of the Liaohe Oilfield project. Almost all the oil exploration teams affiliated to the Mining Department are concentrated in the northern region. Currently, there are eight exploration teams engaged in drilling along the coast of Liaodong Bay, stationed in Niujiazhuang.

This team is just one of them.

Although relevant exploration work has been carried out a few years ago, due to limited objective conditions, the oil fields here are still far from being put into production. Even the most optimistic estimates should take another one or two years.

However, Bai Kesi is not eager for this. As one of the designers of Haihan Industrial layout, he has a very clear view of the development progress of related industries. Before the production technology in the petrochemical industry, mechanical processing and other fields reaches a certain level,

Haihan's demand for crude oil will not suddenly increase sharply. Projects like Liaohe Oilfield are actually developed ahead of schedule beyond actual demand, but there is no need to have excessive progress requirements.

Exploring underground mineral deposits is more or less a job that requires luck, and the environment is very difficult when stationed in the wild all year round. As long as these exploration teams are performing their tasks step by step, Baikes will not demand that they achieve their goals within a time limit that exceeds expectations.

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However, the stations of these exploration teams are scattered over hundreds of miles. It will still take some time to complete the field inspections one by one. And for a senior official like Bai Kesi who is busy with official duties, it may be difficult to spare enough time to complete it.

Such an itinerary.

The actual situation was exactly like this. Bai Kesi and his party stayed in Niujiazhuang for a day, and when they were preparing to go to the next stop, they suddenly received a call from the Executive Committee, and then Bai Kesi's itinerary had to make temporary adjustments.

"The telegram said that those in the Nanhai Sea jointly proposed an action plan for external expansion, and hoped that the Executive Committee would give an approval as soon as possible. Because it involves investment in armaments, Lao Tao and Lao Yan asked me to go back as soon as possible to arrange military arrangements.

Adjustment measures for industrial production." After reading the telegram, Bai Kesi took the initiative to inform Chen Yixin of the situation.

"South China Sea?" Chen Yixin frowned and said, "Do you mean to start a war?"

Bai Kesi shook his head slightly and said: "That's not necessarily the case. The specific situation was not detailed in the telegram. I guess we will have to wait until we get back to know. By the way, your master took the lead in doing this. You see, he just went to the South China Sea.

How long, I really can’t stay idle!”

Chen Yixin said "Ah" and immediately no longer felt that this matter was unexpected. Since that person was leading the organization in the South China Sea, it couldn't be more reasonable.

The person Bai Kesi was talking about was Qian Tiandun, who had a very close relationship with Chen Yixin. Although the two did not have a formal master-disciple relationship, Chen Yixin did learn a lot of skills from Qian Tiandun in his early days in the army.

It is not an exaggeration to pass on the mantle. And the two of them have fought side by side in the north for many years, and they have the friendship of comrades, life and death friends, so the relationship is naturally extraordinary.

However, Qian Tiandun is a relatively pure soldier. He has no interest in governing. He only wants to lead troops to fight and expand territory. It can be said that Qian Tiandun is interested in participating in Haihan's foreign combat operations.

Even while stationed in the north, he took advantage of the winter truce to lead his army south and participated in the attack on Manila in 1637.

After Haihan completed his Northern Expedition in Liaodong a few years ago, he signed armistice agreements with the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As a result, the situation in the northern region returned to peace. Wang Tom, who had long wanted to leave, was the first to say goodbye and left with his troops.

The North American continent. And Qian Tiandun, who also couldn't bear the loneliness, didn't want to let the hard-trained elite soldiers waste time in Liaodong. Since there was no war in the north for the time being, he naturally wanted to find a new battlefield for his troops.

However, the situation in Liaodong has just been settled. If Generals Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun leave with their direct troops, the Executive Committee is also worried that the local garrison withdrawing too quickly will affect border security, so Qian Tiandun's transfer application was not submitted.

He was approved immediately, but was asked by the Executive Committee to continue stationed in Liaodong, at least until the external environment in the northern region stabilized before leaving.

So Qian Tiandun stayed in the north for two more years. After Chen Yixin straightened out the affairs of the Northern Region, he applied to the Executive Committee again to mobilize his special operations troops to the South China Sea area.

Qian Tiandun also explained to Chen Yixin why he was transferred from the northern border to the distant South China Sea. Haihan will no longer launch large-scale wars against the Manchu and Ming Dynasties in the short term, and the two countries in the east, North Korea and Japan, have not been able to make the sea

The reason why the Han Dynasty mobilized troops, then the possible direction of using troops next could only be in the South China Sea area.

Whether it is in the direction of the South Pacific or the Indian Ocean, there is a vast area for Haihan to expand its territory. And the indigenous tribes in these areas, as well as the ubiquitous Western colonial armed forces, may become Haihan's next opponents. Haihan

If we don't seize the time to take action, our Western counterparts will not stop on their own initiative.

Chen Yixin certainly knew what the colonial competition in the Age of Discovery meant. The territory Haihan could seize overseas now would most likely be a valuable asset in the next few hundred years. Whether Wang Tom or Qian Tiandun, they

Everything you do will bring huge benefits to Haihan.

However, although Qian Tiandun started his career in the South China Sea, in the past twenty years, he only returned to the South China Sea to fight once when he attacked Manila. Chen Yixin was very worried about whether he could return to the South China Sea after such a long time.

Adapt to the local environment. Moreover, Qian Tiandun's troops have changed a generation. Although many officers are from the south, most of the soldiers are from the north. It will take a long time to go to the humid and hot South China Sea area.

time to adapt to the environment.

Moreover, each garrison base in the South China Sea is a carrot and a pit. It has been occupied by someone for a long time. They have been operating there for many years, so how can they give up easily. Although Qian Tiandun has a respected status, how can he gain a firm foothold after arriving there?

, fighting for resources is not an easy task even if you think about it.

Although it was foreseeable that this trip south would be difficult, Qian Tiandun still led the troops without hesitation. Although he kept in touch with Chen Yixin afterwards, the information that could be obtained through telegrams and letters was limited after all, and Qian Tiandun rarely

Speaking of his situation in the South China Sea, he has always been very concerned about the situation in the Northern Region.

Although Chen Yixin didn't know Qian Tiandun's progress in the south, he knew that the other party would definitely not retire quietly, so he was not surprised when he learned the content of the telegram received by Bai Kesi. Since Qian Tiandun

Dunnan came to take charge of the overall situation, and this day should have come.
Chapter completed!