"Let the Second Fleet launch? Well, indeed, only the Second Fleet launches can achieve twice the result with half the effort." Colonel Ding Wei, who is nearly 60 years old, put down the telescope in his hand and said with a smile: "Without the navy, just those young men in the army can take down other people's colonies? Isn't this a joke!"

"Yes, Commander Huang also thinks so. He thinks that we only need to send out one company of army soldiers and several islands of Eight Banners to basically collapse the French stronghold in South Africa. He even feels that the French may not be our main opponent in New Brittany (the name of the French colony in South Africa). Compared with them, the local blacks may pose a greater threat to us. After all, they are numerous and powerful, fierce and difficult to control, and they will also make iron tools, which is not easy to deal with." Army Captain Peng Yuanzhi, who represented the captain of the New China Development Team, came to convey the message.

Today is December 1666, and the latest orders from the local area have been placed on the desk of Huang Yi, the captain of the New China Development Team. The East Coast may join the Spanish side and declare war on France is no longer confidential for some middle and high-level officials in New China Island. After all, in order to prepare for this war against France in full swing, the New China Development Team and the army and naval stationed here will also mobilize to a certain extent, which cannot be concealed by many parties.

Army Captain Peng Yuanzhi is one of such a person involved. As the son of the first Army Minister Peng Zhicheng, he is now in his thirties. He has served as the second-class staff officer of the Army Department, the first-class staff officer, the captain of the Blackwater Development Team, the contact staff officer of the Southern Development Team, the intelligence staff officer of the New China Infantry Battalion, and the current company commander of the New China Infantry Battalion, as well as the deputy battalion commander of the New China Infantry Battalion. In addition, he has a good family background and a broad friendship, so he has many connections in both military and political aspects - especially among the three major vassal states in the Far East, with acquaintances everywhere - and the prospects for future growth are quite good.

The Executive Committee, the Joint Staff Headquarters, asked the New China Island to make preparations to attack South Africa and seize the French colony. The two leading figures designated were Major Mo Liei and Captain Peng Yuanzhi, who would lead some ships in the Second Fleet and the Army troops that were planning to land on the battlefield respectively. It was initially designated as a company of the New China Infantry Battalion (intensified artillery) and a battalion of islands, the Eight Banners (765 people) - after the official declaration of war, they would go to the place by boat to carry out landing operations, and maintain occupation after the battle, waiting for subsequent treatment of the local area.

Of course, it was Huang Yi's intention to send Mo Lie to New Brittany. However, due to the final naval factors, he had to finally ask the opinions of Colonel Ding Wei, the commander of the Second Fleet, and finally he signed the name on the appointment letter before it could finally take effect. So Peng Yuanzhi acted as a reply messenger and submitted the letter Huang Yi wrote to Ding Wei, and discussed the details of his future actions with Major Mo Lie who was accompanying Ding Wei to Fort Dofan.

"It's your army's business to deal with the niggers. Hehe, we don't have to worry." Colonel Ding Wei collected the letter, then looked at the port of Dovanburg, and said slowly: "It's been thirty or forty years in a flash. Think about it when we first landed in 1630, a few people would have expected that our career would be so big now. Hehe, it's not easy, it's not easy! Now, the national strength of our Great East Coast is getting stronger and stronger, and expanding territory has become a thing.

It's very common, Patagonia, Rivers, South Africa, etc., and now we have to continue to make trouble in the south of New China Island. It's really busy! But it's all for future generations. To open up the living space of the nation, it's all about being busy. Xiao Peng, although you are the army and I am the navy, we have a different end in this regard. Military occupation of New Brittany is, and half grab and half buy this Duofan Fort. Are you right?"

Therefore, in the context of such a situation, the intelligence personnel of the East Coast continued to incite and gave Chief Mananzano three hundred rifles and a batch of ammunition and equipment, and promised to repair some firearms damaged in the previous battle for free, which exceeded 500 (including the rifles of a small number of French people seized). Finally, they also gave the chief and other noble people some rare toys from overseas, which made the Barra people finally decide to hand over the entire Dufan Fort to the East Coast for jurisdiction. It is actually quite profitable, and the intelligence officials who led this matter were also rewarded by Huang Yi for this, and it was necessary to get promoted and make money!

About a month ago, the East Coast people who received the news sent ships to transport a large number of grain and a small number of troops - a company of the Eight Banners Earth soldiers of several islands in the New China Infantry Battalion - to the Dufan Fort and handed over a group of Mahafarley soldiers who were left behind. From then on, the national flag of the East Coast Republic of China was officially raised.

Now, the naval fleet led by Ding Wei, Mo Lieing and others is the second wave of "guests" coming to Duofan Castle, and has brought more than 1,000 immigrants from the Ming Dynasty Huaian Prefecture, as well as a large number of seeds, livestock, agricultural tools, medicines, daily necessities, fishing nets and other production and living materials. The purpose of doing a big job is very obvious.

The fleet consisting of the "Fobo Wanli" battleship and several transport ships soon sailed into the semicircular bay amid the conversation between Peng Yuanzhi and Ding Wei. Due to the barrier of the headlands on both sides, the sea water flowing from the outer sea (mainly the northeast current) was severely weakened, making the bay relatively calm and conducive to ship anchorage. In addition, the bay here is very different from most areas of New China Island, with sufficient water depth and large ships.

It is easy to navigate near the pier, unlike many places on the east coast, sandbanks and shallows on the seashore, and coral reefs on the west coast, which is indeed a good harbor with relatively good conditions. Although it cannot be compared with the conditions of Xinhua Bay, the ruling center of the island of the East Coast, it is also very good. Otherwise, why do you think the French value this place? In addition to the pleasant climate, the port conditions here can be said to be the most important reason, no one!

The personnel and materials transported by the fleet were soon transported by the help of the military and civilians who arrived in advance, using the dock and port facilities left by the French. At this time, we have to say that the French actually put a lot of effort into building the Duofen Fort. They enslaved a large number of indigenous people to mine stones on site, build docks, cargo warehouses, forts, lighthouses, houses and other facilities. Although the scale is generally small, it is stronger, sturdy and beautiful.

What the East Coast people need to do now is to continue to increase investment and expand their scale based on them, which really saves a lot of effort. Whenever they think about this, some East Coast officials will laugh secretly. They even bought such a solid port city in a cool area with various materials worth less than 10,000 yuan. This business is indeed a big profit!

"I have exchanged views with Captain Huang Yihuang. He also agreed that after we occupy Dufan Fort, we will allocate a sum of funds from the finances to build a special naval dock and a ship repair shop in Dufan Fort so that we can dock, maintain and maintain the naval fleet that has come from the local area." After getting on the shore, enjoying the cool sea breeze, Colonel Ding Wei smiled at Peng Yuanzhi and said, "To put it bluntly, the latitude of Dufan Fort has already reached tropical areas, and it is always dry and cool under the sea breeze. I don't know how many times better than the humid and stuffy Xinhua Port. I'm afraid that after the naval dock is built, the young men of the Second Fleet will be

It will take several days to run here. Some wealthy businessmen, dignitaries and nobles on the island will buy land and property here to serve as their own leisure and vacation or elderly care destination. The future development prospects are quite unlimited. However, in the eyes of our navy, these are actually secondary. Haha, what we really value is its geographical location. After all, it is really not easy to find a harbor suitable for use as a naval base in the southern part of New China Island, where the coastal conditions are generally poor. After searching, it is the most suitable place for Dufan Castle! And with this place, it will be of great benefit to exploring the southern part of the island in the future..."

"Okay, let's not talk about Duofanburg, let's get back to the story." Ding Wei seemed to have said enough of his love for Duofanburg, and then he looked solemn and said to Peng Yuanzhi: "Now let's talk about the French in New Brittany. Once the news of the declaration of war comes in the future, I will allocate the battleship "Fubowanli" for you, and there are two other armed transport ships. If the transportation capacity is not enough, you and Captain Mo Liei will go to negotiate with Captain Huang Yihuang to borrow several merchant ships. The East African Transportation Company should not refuse. How? Is the power sufficient?"

"It's enough!" Peng Yuanzhi said confidently: "The French in New Brittany are only a few hundred, and they are very difficult and difficult. Although the Dutch in Cape Town said that King Louis XIV would probably give French East India Company certain financial assistance to support them in building New Brittany and maintaining Eastern adventures and colonization, they did not have any naval power, and it was not our only word. The fleet blockade and landing operations were more than enough. Then the main force of the New China Infantry Battalion could even withdraw, leaving only the Eight Banners of the Island to garrison."
Chapter completed!