Expedition to Europe

Speaking of territory, one point that must be emphasized is that people at that time did not have a very clear concept of territory.

In the 1920s, there were no remote sensing satellites to measure the territory like in the 21st century. Many countries did not have a very clear concept of borders, and there was no border exploration. Now is not an era where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. The significance of borders to countries is not very clear, so Qin Zhiyuan is very confident that as long as Lan Fang is strong enough, the Italians will not sell their pots and irons to fight Lan Fang to the death.

When Qin Zhiyuan arrived at La Maddalena, a freighter was unloading in the port. The logo on the freighter was very obvious, and the "Jinzhou Shipping Group" and the dragon pattern were shining. This was a company controlled by Qin Zhiyuan. In the past, there were two words "Royal", but now in order to dilute the presence of the royal family, these two words were deliberately removed.

After Qin Zhiyuan visited the Republic of Sardinia, Lan Fang began to transport supplies to Sardinia. Now, the cargo ships between Sardinia and Baling are more frequent. In the past, the cargo transported was limited to food, but now it is all-encompassing, including food, daily necessities, machinery, building materials, and even ships of soldiers, so La Maddalena is really busy.

In fact, the distance from Sardinia to Baling is not far. It is about 2,500 kilometers by sea, and a cargo ship can reach Sardinia from Baling in about five days.

When the airport is built in the future, it will be faster to use airplanes. It will take about four or five hours for an airplane to fly from Baling to Sardinia.

La Maddalena used to be a military port of the Italians. It had all the necessary dock facilities, but they were not very complete. The Italians did not really value Sardinia. Although the natural resources of the port were good, the Italians did not intend to turn it into a military port fortress. In fact, as long as a simple dredging was carried out and an artificial dock was built, La Maddalena would have no problem docking battleships. However, due to the inaction of the Italians, La Maddalena can only dock cruisers now, and 10,000-ton battleships and aircraft carriers cannot dock there.

Of course, because civilian cargo ships have a shallow draft, 10,000-ton cargo ships can still dock there.

Qin Zhiyuan wanted to make La Maddalena the largest military port of Lan Fang in the Mediterranean, so he was not in a hurry to go to the "temporary palace" and worked on the spot at the dock.

"Let's start with building the port. The port here will be expanded soon. The nearby fishing village will be demolished and turned into a warehouse and oil depot. The port will be planned as a functional area. The military camp will be built on the top of the mountain. Your office cannot be placed here. It's better to put it in Aulis--" At this point, Qin Zhiyuan suddenly forgot the place name.

Damn weird place name, it's really a bit difficult to pronounce.

Like all port cities at this time, La Maddalena is also a mixture of military port and civilian port. The deep water area was used by warships in the past, and the shallow water area belongs to civilian ships. Although there is no obvious dividing line, it is also clear.

Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not deal with it vaguely. Qin Zhiyuan wants to build La Maddalena into a pure military port, a military fortress of Lan Fang in the Mediterranean, so there can be no civilians here.

Fortunately, the relocation task is not large. La Maddalena was initiated by the Republic of Sardinia. At the beginning, the army of the Republic of Sardinia and the Italian army fought fiercely here for more than half a month. The war caused great damage to the facilities on the island. There are no civilians on the island. The fishing village is basically a ruin. Just flatten it.

"Oristano." Joshua Jodi responded quickly.

"Yes, it is Oristano. The Chinese translation of the place name should also be carried out as soon as possible. Since Sardinia has joined Lanfang, it must truly become a part of Lanfang. We can't make people angry like the Italians." Qin Zhiyuan said whatever he thought of.

Sardinia has just joined, and there are many things to be done.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as we can ensure that the Sardinians live and work in peace, no one will risk the world's disapproval." Joshua Jodi is confident.

Unlike the barren Corsica, the resources on Sardinia are still rich.

Sardinia's geographical environment is still very good. Natural pastures cover more than half of the island's area. Animal husbandry and fisheries are well developed, and agriculture is basically self-sufficient. Mineral resources include zinc, lead, lignite, fluorite, bauxite, copper and iron, of which zinc and lead production accounts for four-fifths of Italy.

When the Republic of Sardinia becomes part of Lanfang, some Sardinians will definitely choose to immigrate to other areas of Lanfang. The Lanfang government will also introduce population to change Sardinia's population structure. When the Han nationality becomes the main population of Sardinia, the Lanfang government will begin to increase the construction of public facilities and tilt various resources to Sardinia to improve the quality of life of residents on the island. In this way, after 10 or 20 years, Sardinia will become Lanfang's inherent territory. Even if someone brings this up again, the Chinese on Sardinia will not agree.

In fact, people are all the same. They will not take risks unless they are left with no other options. Generally speaking, as long as they have a home and a yard, they will not risk their lives for revolution. Lan Fang's policies are still very good. The mere fact that no agricultural tax is levied has stabilized the hearts of all farmers. In fact, without the support of farmers, workers alone cannot accomplish anything. Workers are a group that only exists with cities, and cities are often the key areas of government prevention and control. Without the participation of the vast rural areas, it would be a dream for a single city to fight against the huge state machine.

Joshua Jordi was born into a "revolutionary" family, and he knows this very well.

"Then let them live and work in peace. Your government should pay attention to propaganda, promote Sardinia as the front line against Italy, and then provide some preferential policies to those Sardinians who want to immigrate, complete the population replacement as soon as possible, and then we can rest assured." Qin Zhiyuan thinks far ahead. Regardless of whether the Sardinians will oppose Lan Fang in the future, Qin Zhiyuan will eliminate all hidden dangers.

When Qin Zhiyuan and Joshua Jordi were planning the future of Sardinia, the battleship "France" docked in the open sea suddenly sounded the air defense alarm.

The task force, including the "France", has ended its exchange visit in Marseille and returned to Sardinia. Because the water depth of the port of La Maddalena is limited, the task force is docked in the sea off La Maddalena. It is estimated that the radar on the "France" discovered that the Italian fighter plane took off, which sounded the air defense alarm.

When the air defense alarm sounded at the port of La Maddalena, many port staff did not know what had happened. The Lanfang soldiers on duty at the port had experience and immediately asked the port staff to hide in the air-raid shelter. For a while, the dock was a bit chaotic.

"Your Majesty, please hide in the air-raid shelter." Joshua Jordi was also nervous. If Qin Zhiyuan had any problems in La Maddalena, Joshua Jordi would not be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Mediterranean.

"It's okay. The 'Taishan' and the 'Huangshan' are both there. The Italians have no ability to break through our air defense network." Qin Zhiyuan has confidence in the task force.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one--" Joshua Jordi was so anxious that he wanted to cry.

"Don't worry, look, our fighter planes have already taken off--" Qin Zhiyuan was unmoved.

On the sea in the distance, the "Taishan" and the "Huangshan" have begun to adjust their directions and start to accelerate, which is a precursor to the carrier-based fighters preparing to take off.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, four "Seagulls" took off from the "Taishan" and "Huangshan" respectively, and the Italian planes were still nowhere to be seen.

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It turned out to be a false alarm. The Italians came with a reconnaissance plane, which was actually a three-winged one, with leather or even wood on the outside. Lan Fang's several "Seagull" carrier-based aircraft flew over the Italian three-wing reconnaissance plane. Several pilots looked at each other and didn't dare to open fire. Fortunately, the Italians were also very sensible. Seeing the "four" golden single-winged seagulls, the Italian pilots did not dare to delay and turned around and ran away.

How could they run away? Whether it was the range or the speed, the performance of the "Seagull" was far better than that of the Italian three-wing aircraft. The four "Seagulls" flew up and down around the Italian three-wing aircraft like a show of skill, and from time to time they would turn around and dive or something. It is estimated that the Italian pilots will be left with a psychological trauma.

There is still a big psychological shadow. Not retiring directly is considered a strong psychological quality.

As a result, four "Seagulls" escorted the Italian reconnaissance plane all the way to Santa Marinella, Italy. After watching the triplane land anxiously, the four "Seagulls" circled over Santa Marinella for a few more times, and then flew back unwillingly.

The quality of the Italian Air Force is really not good. Until the "Seagull" returned, the Italian fighters did not take off to respond.

I guess they knew it was useless to take off, so they simply didn't show up. Isn't it enough to be teased?

This is an attitude problem.

If it is the Lan Fang Air Force, even if they know they can't win, they must resolutely go up if the enemy's plane flies overhead. During the World War, a group of Lan Fang's air rookies did not retreat in the face of the famous Red Baron. Even if they went up to deliver food, they had to be more resolute. This is a matter of principle. Without the spirit of "knowing there is a tiger in the mountain, but going to the tiger mountain", it is a foolish dream for Lan Fang to fight a bloody way in this chaotic world.

The Italians obviously don't have the prestige they had during the Roman Empire, but they don't think so. They fought the Turks and were beaten by them. They fought the Greeks and were beaten by them. Now they have provoked Lan Fang. It is obvious that they will fight to the end.

"Your Majesty, let's fight the Italians. I heard from the pilots that the Italians are very lazy. When our plane was circling over Santa Marinella, the Italians on the ground actually applauded. This is what the people want--" Later, Xie Rundong was a little anxious.

"What's the will of the people? If you don't attack Santa Marinella, the Italians will just watch the fun. Of course, they will not mind the trouble. If you drop a bomb and try, I guarantee you will be covered with middle fingers." Qin Zhiyuan was unmoved.