Chapter 2954

Why did Li Yuande come all the way to Cam Ranh Port to take this job? Qian Tiandun had indeed learned about this in advance through the information provided by Yan Chujie.

In his opinion, Li Yuande's admiration for him was not the main reason for this incident. The real reason for all parties to reach an agreement and send Li Yuande to Cam Ranh Port was actually due to interests.

There were not many ships brought by the special operations division to the south, and a reliable fleet was needed to provide transportation capacity for the following operations. Li Yuande's arrival was nothing short of a timely help.

However, Takahashi Minami still has doubts about this: "Furuifeng's ships are all civilian ships, and most of the crew members are ordinary people with no military experience. Is it a bit risky to let them follow the troops?"

Qian Tiandun said: "This kind of cooperation inherently has advantages and disadvantages. If we want to save military expenditures and have full control over the logistics fleet, we must bear certain risks."

When Qian Tiandun said this, he looked directly at Gaoqiao South Road: "Do you know what is the most important thing? Furifeng is participating in the operation as a private commercial organization and is not subject to the jurisdiction of Annan Garrison and Singdao Garrison. This will

It brings us great convenience of movement.”

"Do you think Feng Annan and Roger are not reliable enough?" Gao Qiaonan immediately noticed the implication of Qian Tiandun.

Qian Tiandun did not answer his question directly: "Relying on the sky and the earth is not as good as relying on ourselves. If we want to gain a foothold in the South China Sea, we still have to find a way to form a fleet of our own... You know the difficulty of this matter.

Bar?"

Takahashi Minami responded: "I understand. If you want to have a fleet, you must first have people who can pilot the ship."

Warships are not the most urgent equipment for the special warfare division at the moment. As long as Qian Tiandun opens his mouth, Chen Yixin in the far north will not hesitate to allocate some warships from the North Sea Fleet to the special warfare division. Moreover, the Northern Region already has

Several shipyards, operating at full capacity when necessary, can continuously provide new ships for the special warfare division.

The problem is that the North Sea Fleet only operates in the north. Most of the sailors have never even been to the waters south of the Yangtze River Estuary after joining the army. They know nothing about the climate, sea conditions, and geography of the South China Sea. Transferring them to the South China Sea is like

Just like when Qian Tiandun's troops entered Liaodong, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced due to their inability to adapt to the environment.

The few veterans who had been active in the South China Sea were basically brought over by Qian Tiandun, but the number was far from enough to reorganize a fleet. Qian Tiandun had been away in the north for 20 years and had a strong foundation in the south.

It's shallow. It's not easy to recruit sailors. For the time being, we can only rely on the local navy.

For partners like Feng Annan and Roger, the most they can do is send their fleets to cooperate with the special warfare division, but they will never give up the navy they have cultivated through hard work to Qian Tiandun. If the special warfare division wants to solve the root cause

The problem is that we can only take the path of self-reliance.

At this time, the results of the first phase of the Luzon Region have been reported to the entire army, and the special operations division must also take action. Although the problem of the armed fleet will not be solved for a while, the fleet brought by Li Yuande can at least make it possible

The transportation capacity demand of the special operations division has been alleviated to a certain extent, and it has also provided a special channel for future personnel recruitment. Qian Tiandun is obviously happy to see this happen.

In the afternoon of that day, Qian Tiandun personally went to the port to inspect the ships and personnel brought by Li Yuande.

It has to be said that Qian Tiandun's reputation in the country is really very influential. Those ship bosses who originally had doubts about Li Yuande immediately put all risks and rewards behind after seeing Qian Tiandun himself.

He pats his chest and guarantees that he will definitely complete the task assigned by Qian Tiandun.

Although they don't admire Qian Tiandun as much as Li Yuande, for them, Qian Tiandun is a living legend. It is a great blessing to work with such a big man. In the future, when he retires and has grandchildren, he can still

Take it out and brag to the juniors.

"Sir, would you like to come to the boat and have a look?" Li Yuande knew Qian Tiandun's intention, so he took the initiative to invite him.

Li Yuande had long thought that if Qian Tiandun had not personally inspected the condition of these ships, how could he safely allow them to join the special operations division. The ships brought this time had been selected, and Li Yuande believed that they should be able to reach Qian Tiandun's level.

Dun's request.

Qian Tiandun pointed at a ship and said, "This is the one!"

Li Yuande quickly called the boss of the ship over and asked him to introduce the situation of the ship to Qian Tiandun.

"Sir Qian, this small ship was built by the Shengli Port Shipyard three years ago. It is a Yugong-class B-type sailing ship. It has three decks and can carry both people and cargo. It can travel at a speed of six knots when fully loaded. For this errand,

We also specially brought a batch of supplies from Sanya and put them all in the cargo hold on the lowest level."

Qian Tiandun listened to his introduction and took a stroll to check the situation on the ship.

The Yugong-class sailing ship is a comprehensive supply ship developed by Haihan in the 1930s. It is divided into military type A and civilian type B. The appearance of the two ship types is roughly the same. The main difference is that the military type A's hull is made of more materials.

It is thick and has side gun emplacements on the upper deck, which can provide a certain amount of self-defense firepower.

This sailing ship, which has been in the water for three years, is in very good condition. The deck is cleaned very clean and all kinds of rope tools are neatly placed.

Qian Tiandun asked the ship's boss to open the cargo hold door on the front deck and go down the ladder to confirm that the ship's good condition was not just superficial.

Li Yuande, who was following him, also introduced it at the right time: "Ten Yugong-class sailing ships have been transferred this time. They have been specially selected and are in relatively good condition. You can use them with confidence."

Although Yugong-class sailing ships accounted for only one-third of the more than 30 ships transferred by Li Yuande, such sailing ships are expensive to build. Even the wealthy Furifeng can only use these sailing ships on some major routes.

Planting high-end cargo ships and transferring ten of them at once will more or less affect Furifeng's normal operations, and it can be considered a huge investment.

After Qian Tiandun got off the ship, he asked Li Yuande: "Is it enough to give you three days to rest?"

Li Yuande said: "Enough is enough, but when the troops go on an expedition, they need to purchase a lot of materials. What I brought may not be enough. I don't know if it will be late to purchase locally."

Qian Tiandun said: "You don't have to worry about this. The relevant materials needed for the battle have been prepared and can be shipped within these three days. As for the specific action plan, someone from the staff will contact you later."

Li Yuande said: "Then there is no problem. I will be ready for the expedition when I come. Your Excellency, just give the order."

Qian Tiandun patted Li Yuande on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Okay! It's settled, we'll set off in three days!"
Chapter completed!