Chapter 2876

Chapter 2876

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 have concentrated in the northern region. Currently, there are eight exploration teams engaged in drilling work along the coast of Liaodong Bay, stationed in Niujiazhuang This team is just one of them.

Although the relevant exploration work has been started several years ago, due to the limitation of objective conditions, the oil field here is still far away from the stage of production. Even the most optimistic estimate, it should still take one or two years.

However, Beks is not eager to do this. As one of the designers of Haihan Industrial Map, he has a very clear view of the development progress of related industries. Before the production technology in the fields of petrochemical industry and mechanical processing reaches a certain level, Haihan's demand for crude oil will not suddenly surge.Projects like Liaohe Oilfield are actually developed ahead of actual needs, so there is no need to set too high a schedule.

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

However, these exploration teams are stationed within a range of hundreds of miles, and it will take some time to complete the on-site inspections one by one.As for a senior official like Bai Kesi who is busy with official duties, it is probably difficult to spare enough time to complete such an itinerary.

The actual situation was exactly the same. Bai Kesi and his party stayed in Niujiazhuang for a day, and when they were about to go to the next stop, they suddenly received a call from the Executive Committee, and then Bai Kesi's itinerary had to be temporarily adjusted.

"The telegram said that those in the South China Sea jointly proposed an action plan for external expansion, and hoped that the executive committee would make a reply as soon as possible. Because it involves investment in armaments, Lao Tao and Lao Yan want me to go back as soon as possible and arrange military Adjustment measures for industrial production." After reading the telegram, Beks 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?"

Beks shook his head slightly and said: "That's not necessarily the case. The telegram didn't mention the specific situation in detail, and I guess we won't know until we go back. By the way, this matter was initiated by your master. You see, he just went to the South China Sea How long, I really can't stay idle!"

Chen Yixin let out an "ah", and immediately felt that this matter was no longer abrupt. Since that person is leading the organization in South China Sea, it couldn't be more reasonable.

The person Bai Kesi mentioned was Qian Tiandun who had a very close relationship with Chen Yixin.Although the two did not have a formal master-student relationship, Chen Yixin did learn a lot from Qian Tiandun in the early days of his military service, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have inherited the mantle.And the two have fought side by side in the north for many years, and they have the friendship of comrades-in-arms, life-and-death friends, and their relationship is naturally extraordinary.

However, Qian Tiandun is a relatively pure soldier. He has no interest in governing, and he only wants to lead troops to fight and expand territory.It can be said that Qian Tiandun was interested in participating in Haihan's foreign operations. Even when he was stationed in the north, he took advantage of the winter truce and led his troops to the south to participate in the attack on Manila in 1637.

A few years ago, after the completion of the Northern Expedition in Liaodong, Haihan successively signed armistice agreements with the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, so the situation in the northern region also returned to peace.Wang Tom, who had long wanted to leave, took the lead in bidding farewell, and left for the North American continent with his army.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 decided. If Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun both leave with their direct troops, the executive committee is also worried that the local garrison will withdraw too quickly and affect the border security, so Qian Tiandun's transfer application has not been submitted. It was approved immediately, but was asked by the executive committee to continue stationing 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 again to the executive committee to mobilize his special forces to the South China Sea.

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 Manchus and Ming Dynasty in the short term, and the North Korea and Japan in the east have no reason to let Haihan use their troops. Then the direction of possible military deployment will probably only be in the South China Sea area. .

Whether in the direction of the South Pacific Ocean or the Indian Ocean, there is a vast area for Haihan to expand his territory.The indigenous tribes in these areas, as well as the ubiquitous Western colonial armed forces, may become Haihan's next opponents.If Haihan doesn't seize the time to start, his colleagues in the West will not take the initiative to stop.

Of course, Chen Yixin is well aware of what the colonial competition in the age of great voyages means. The territory that Haihan can grab now overseas is likely to be a valuable asset in the next few hundred years.No matter Wang Tom or Qian Tiandun, what they are doing will win huge benefits for Haihan.

However, although Qian Tiandun started in the South China Sea, in the past 20 years, he only returned to the South China Sea to fight a battle when he attacked Manila. Chen Yixin was very worried about whether he would be able to adapt to the situation when he returned to the South China Sea after such a long lapse. local environment.Moreover, Qian Tiandun's army has changed for a whole generation. Although many officers are from the south, most of the soldiers are from the north. It may take a long time to adapt to the humid and hot South China Sea. .

Moreover, each of the garrison bases in the South China Sea is a radish and a pit, which has long been occupied by someone. They have been operating there for many years, and they are not willing to give up easily.Although Qian Tiandun's status is respected, it is not easy to think about how to gain a firm foothold and win resources after arriving in the local area.

Although it was foreseeable that going south this time would be full of difficulties, Qian Tiandun still led the troops away without hesitation.Although he kept in touch with Chen Yixin afterwards, the information he could obtain through telegrams and letters was limited after all, and Qian Tiandun rarely talked about his situation in the South China Sea, but was always very concerned about the situation in the northern region.

Although Chen Yixin didn't know about Qian Tiandun's progress in the south, he knew that the other party would definitely not retire quietly, so he wasn't surprised when he learned the content of the telegram Beks had received.Since Qian Tiandun went south to preside over the overall situation, that day should have come.

(End of this chapter)