Chapter 101 Being surrounded

As we got closer and closer to Dabizi Island, the soldiers were already dressed neatly.

Even the navy was ready for battle.

Their mission is to be responsible for the port after the new army landed on the island.

The main thing is to seize the ship.

If the capture fails, set the ship on fire.

The purpose is to prevent the Japanese pirates from escaping from sailing.

Liu Zhao was wearing a helmet and armor, and there was no expression in the darkness.

Only one pair of hands clamped back and forth, showing inner excitement and tension.

Feng Yibo was also wearing armor and made full preparations.

After all, it was the first time to compete.

Although he did not lead by example, he was inevitably going to visit the front line in person.

It not only boosts morale, but also a reassurance for the new army.

He was surrounded by several soldiers, carrying some strange things.

Among them, three people stand in a font shape, and under their feet is a copper tube as thick as a bowl.

There are circles of iron hoops on it, and a bracket is supported on the front section.

With this, the Mandarin duck array can be considered the top match.

It's the tiger squat cannon.

What a pity.

Even though Feng Yibo mobilized the best copper smith in Xiangshan, it took him several months,

Only this one was created.

At the beginning, Feng Yibo thought this thing was just a copper tube.

It is easy to mass production.

When he handed over his needs to the coppersmith, problems soon arose.

The finished products that were delivered several times did not meet the standards.

Nothing else, the casting technique is too poor.

Either the pipe wall is particularly thick and it is not said that it is wasted copper.

It's still difficult to carry.

Either it is uneven in thickness, or there are too many bubbles in the tube wall.

Easy to explode.

In the end, it was an old copper smith who proposed a stupid method.

Hollow the entire copper column with a drill bit.

Only then could I get this barrel.

After several test shots, the power is also very powerful.

In addition to caliber reasons, there is also gunpowder problem.

In this era, gunpowder has not been used in large-scale wars.

At most, it is to create a cannon and listen to the movement.

Feng Yibo also knows only one word about gunpowder.

One sulfur, dinitro and three charcoal, add some white sugar to Ivan.

Not to mention that there is no sugar, even this ratio is not enough.

He found a local workshop to make firecrackers and prepared a powerful black gunpowder.

It is definitely a bit far from the best ratio, but it can be barely used.

The disadvantage is that the barrel chamber must be cleaned after each use.

Therefore, this tiger squat cannon was temporarily shelved.

Feng Yibo is ready to organize manpower when he has time.

Improved manufacturing process and gunpowder ratios.

This time, Feng Yibo prepared everything he could.

Although it is better than nothing, I still bring this tiger squat cannon with me.

It's considered a strong momentum.

"arrive!"

Liu Zhao took a deep breath and said:

"Your Madam Yibo must pay attention to his own safety. Don't take risks easily. Just supervise the army behind."

"Don't worry, brother, you should pay attention to safety!"

Feng Yibo responded and walked down the rope ladder.

The area of ​​Dabizi Island is two or three thousand acres.

On the south side of the island is a mountain with an altitude of about a hundred meters, extending lower and lower to the north.

It looks like the nose of the sea from a distance, hence the name.

The eastern shore of the island is mostly reefs and cannot be stopped.

There is a flat area in the north, which is not large in area.

There is the location where the Japanese pirates were stationed.

There is a natural harbor in the northwest.

The Japanese pirates built a dock here to dock ships.

There are no reefs on the west side, but there is a shallow.

Large ships cannot get close to them.

The fleet stopped here and transferred to a small boat.

After half an hour of continuous struggle, all the personnel have successfully landed on the island.

Many people in the new army are inevitably seasick when they take a boat for the first time.

It took about another quarter of an hour to integrate the team.

It was autumn, and although the vegetation on the island had turned yellow, it was still dense.

The sword, shield and hands alternately opened the way in front, and the rest of the people followed by a long snake formation.

Feng Yibo is in the back position in the middle of the team.

There are Mengzi and Dogzi on both sides, holding a shield and following along.

Behind were the soldiers carrying tigers and squatting cannons.

There were also two people carrying gunpowder and steel balls.

The navy soldiers were loose and followed the last.

Carefully bypassed the Japanese pirates' stationed area.

After traveling for about three or four miles in total, we arrived at the outskirts of the private port in the northwest.

I saw a few hundred meters away, lights flashing.

Everyone rested on the spot for a quarter of an hour and mixed their breathing well.

Just as Feng Yibo wanted to rush towards the port.

A large torch suddenly lit up in front.

Then there are the left and right sides, and then the back.

The dog was anxious and roared, "Oh no, I'm in ambush!"

Feng Yibo quickly ordered: "Don't mess with everyone! The platoon leader leads the team to turn into a circular formation!"

As the name suggests, a circular formation is a defensive formation facing all directions.

Military orders were passed down layer by layer, and the new army immediately took Feng Yibo as the center, and each platoon leader led a formation.

This is the benefit of Feng Yibo following.

If he is not here, others may not be able to be surrounded.
To be continued...