Actually speaking, Donghai Shipyard is also an enclave under Jin Feng.
It's just that this is the territory of the East China Sea Fleet. Zheng Chiyuan, the naval commander, has a good relationship with Jin Feng and will definitely not disturb him. The bandits also know that there are bodyguards stationed here and do not dare to come and die.
So in Dakang, where the kings were fighting each other, Yuxi Town became a paradise-like place.
Donghai Shipyard is the only place under Jin Feng that can manufacture large ships. Jin Feng also attaches great importance to this place and specially sent a company of bodyguards to guard it.
Company Daqiang was already preparing to go to bed. Hearing that a speedboat was coming from the northern sea, he quickly dressed and got up.
When he arrived at the dock gate with his deputy company commander, Hong Taoping, the director of the shipyard, also happened to come over.
At this time, the speedboat had not yet entered the gate. Hong Taoping glanced at the sea and turned to Daqiang: "Brother Daqiang, why didn't I see Zhenyuan No. 1?"
The Zhenyuan No. 1 passed here two days ago and also stopped for supplies, so they knew that the Zhenyuan No. 1 went to Yuguan City.
Now that he only saw the speedboat but not the Zhenyuan No. 1, Hong Taoping had a bad feeling in his heart.
Is Zhenyuan No. 1 broken?
This situation has occurred once before.
Just after Zhenyuan No. 1 came out of the estuary, the steam engine suddenly stopped working. Finally, we used the sail to rush to the dock, and then sent people to repair it.
"Maybe Zhenyuan No. 1 stayed in Yuguan City to help, or maybe it fell behind."
Daqiang was not only comforting Hong Taoping, but also comforting himself.
"I hope so!" Hong Taoping nodded.
But both of them knew that the main responsibility of these two speedboats was to protect Zhenyuan No. 1. If there was no emergency, they would not be able to leave Zhenyuan No. 1 too far.
No one said anything next, and the speedboat docked gently.
"Hong'an, why are you the only ones here? Where is Zhenyuan No. 1?"
Daqiang looked at the escort who got off the speedboat and asked.
Hong Taoping also looked over.
"Zhenyuan No. 1... was sunk by an enemy ship..."
Hong An lowered his head and said.
"Sink...sink..."
Daqiang's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
"Impossible, no ship in the world can sink the Zhenyuan No. 1!"
Hong Taoping even retorted loudly.
The main part of Zhenyuan No. 1 was created by his team. Except for Jin Feng, he knew the internal structure of Zhenyuan No. 1 better than anyone else.
He also knows the power of Zhenyuan No. 1 better than anyone else.
He didn't see the Zhenyuan No. 1 just now. He guessed that the Zhenyuan No. 1 might have broken down halfway. He didn't even think about the possibility that the Zhenyuan No. 1 would be sunk.
I didn’t even expect to be sunk by an “enemy ship”.
"What kind of enemy ship is it? Is it bigger and faster than Zhenyuan No. 1?"
Hong Taoping asked with wide eyes.
"No, it's a raft..."
Hong An lowered his head and told what happened.
"How could this happen?...How could this happen?..."
Hong Taoping still couldn't believe that such a powerful battleship was actually damaged by a raft: "Why don't you run away?"
Although Zhenyuan No. 1 is huge in size, it is powered by a steam engine and has sails. If it really runs, it will be difficult for a raft to catch up.
"We had just drained the water from the boiler and were preparing to clean the boiler..."
"This..." Hong Taoping couldn't help but cover his forehead when he heard this: "How could it be such a coincidence?"
It was indeed a coincidence that Dongman Shanyu had no idea how the steam engine worked, nor did he know that Zhenyuan No. 1 could not be moved when cleaning the boiler.
His strategy is very simple, just like siege, win with numbers.
As long as Zhenyuan No. 1 can be killed, even if all the rafts sink into the sea, it will be a victory in the eyes of the Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians.
So when Zhenyuan No. 1 appeared, he issued an attack order.
However, it would take time for the Eastern Barbarians to gather together, board so many rafts one by one, and row the rafts out from behind the hill.
When the escort discovered them, the boilerman had just drained the water.
If the Eastern Barbarians attack earlier or later, Zhenyuan No. 1 will be able to resist.
All I can say is that everything happened just in time.
"The Eastern Barbarians are so despicable!" Daqiang cursed angrily.
"Company commander, Zhenyuan No. 1 has sunk now, and it is meaningless to talk about it anymore."
The deputy company commander turned to look at Hong An: "What's the current situation in Yuguan City?"
"The situation is very bad."
Hong An told several people about the situation in Yuguan City: "General Liu sent us back to ask for help, but now Yuguan City is lacking everything. The supplies we brought on board were not enough to return to Jinchuan, so we came here to replenish some supplies!"
"If you need anything, tell me quickly and I'll send someone to prepare it right away!"
"We need coal, heavy crossbows, kerosene, and a few brothers who can sail boats to take turns sailing with us."
Hong An was not polite and stated his request directly.
Normally, a speedboat needs to be equipped with six people, but in order to leave more people to guard Yuguan City, the two speedboats that came to deliver the message were only equipped with two people each.
One is responsible for burning the boiler, and the other is responsible for controlling the direction.
In order to send the letter back as soon as possible, they had not slept all day and night.
Even for meals, I ate grilled steamed buns while driving the boat.
In fact, if they persist, they can reach Jinchuan, but once they encounter danger, they don't even have the manpower to resist.
Fortunately, on the sea, even if they encounter pirates, they can run away with the speed of the speedboat, and it is impossible for the pirates to stop them.
But the Yangtze River is only so wide, and the water bandits only need to get a dozen fishing boats and pull up ropes to block the river.
Once they encounter this situation, they are too passive.
"Third Platoon Commander, hurry up and get ready!"
Daqiang turned around and gave the order.
The dock itself is a large supply station, with abundant supplies for all types of shipping.
Knowing that the matter of Hong An and others was important, the third platoon leader moved very quickly. In just one stick of incense, all the materials needed for the speedboat were replenished.
Daqiang also arranged a class of escorts on each speedboat to escort them.
Hong'an didn't rest. After replenishing supplies, he immediately hit the road again.
It was already dark at this time, and the wind on the beach was very strong, but Daqiang and Hong Taoping watched the speedboat leave without going back, and just stood outside the lock.
Hong Taoping is sad about Zhenyuan No. 1, while Daqiang is worried about Yuguan City.
Behind them, the deputy company commander was also frowning and thinking.
After a moment, Daqiang turned around and looked at the deputy company commander: "Lao Wu, let's transfer two platoons to Yuguan City to reinforce Tiezi?"
"Company Commander, Mr. Jin's order to us is that no matter what happens, we must stay at the dock and not leave!"
The deputy company commander shook his head and said: "What's more, given the current situation in Yuguan City, what use can we send two platoons there?"
"But we can't just do nothing, how about we just do this?" Daqiang asked, clapping his hands.
"No, we should do something for Yuguan City," the deputy company commander shook his head and said, "But not directly sending people for reinforcements!"