After repelling the attack of the local Shuiying Qing army, the Northern Marine Corps immediately dispatched two platoons and pursued the Qing army in the direction of retreat; the other group headed east to attack the nearby Chengshan Floodwater Camp and
fort.
The coastal defense fort located in the Fish Farm Bay is one of the twenty forts set up by the Manchu Qing Dynasty along the coast of Shandong. It was built in the twelfth year of Yongzheng's reign and imitated the Cantonese-style fort. Its shape is a two-story earthen fort made of Sanhe soil;
The fort is equipped with a general cannon, a second general cannon, and more than ten officers and soldiers stationed there.
Previously, the Thunderbolt fired a cannon and destroyed the beacon tower, scaring the officers and men on the fort to the point of urinating. When they tried to charge the gun again, the Northern Navy had already occupied the dock, and two large motor-driven sailboats had already docked.
This is a slap in the face, run away!
So when the Beihai Navy fired a few rounds with mortars and then rushed to the fort, all the Qing troops stationed at the fort had already run away, leaving only a donkey responsible for transporting water and food, howling and trying to break free from the chain.
The tight reins, a three-thousand-kilogram general cannon and two overturned second-level general cannons were all turned into decorations, with several iron bullets scattered around.
Afterwards, the mortar operator responsible for firing was extremely lucky that he did not hit the warehouse containing gunpowder, otherwise the entire fort would have turned into a beacon tower with billowing smoke.
At the same time, in the temporary camp at the fish farm dock, the injured Qing soldiers who were brought back by the North Navy medical soldiers slowly recovered after being treated by the medical soldiers.
"Tell me about it."
Hearing Deng Fei's question, the Qing soldier looked sad and said in a hoarse voice: "Tell me, tell me...Okay, good man, what do you want to ask me?"
"Well, answer honestly, if you dare to talk nonsense..."
Before Deng Fei could finish speaking, the Qing soldier interrupted breathlessly: "No! I don't dare! I'll say whatever the hero asks."
"what is it call?"
"Wu Yongsheng."
"how old are you?"
"twenty five."
"For what?"
"The little one is just a miscellaneous soldier in Shuiying. Hey man, he has an eighty-year-old mother and a three-month-old baby at the bottom. Hey man, you just treated him like a fart, right?"
Deng Fei laughed when he heard the other party's Jiaodong accent and said, "Okay, you're still talking in the same way. Then I'll ask you a few things. Once you explain them clearly, I'll let you go."
Wu Yongsheng looked at Deng Fei helplessly, with a pitiful look, and said, "Then let me ask."
Deng Fei asked three things, first, how many troops were stationed in the naval camp, second, how many local forts there were, and third, how many soldiers were there in Rongcheng County. Fortunately, Wu Yongsheng was a local, and the bamboo tube poured beans.
He usually answered quickly.
Since the Qing Dynasty implemented a maritime ban in the early and mid-term, and pursued the policy of "one port for trade" during the Qianlong period, its coastal defense strategy focused on the coastal and inland areas, and the method was to prevent them from going out, tightening the inside and loosening the outside; this was doomed to the Qing Dynasty
Low coastal defense capabilities.
In recent years, the Shandong coast has been peaceful for a long time, and there has been nothing happening in all directions. Both the forts and the water camp officers and soldiers have long been neglected in training. The water camp generals are best at pretending to receive money, depriving themselves of empty pay and enriching themselves; the soldiers continued to
Since they were not paid enough, they would naturally use excuses to evade their responsibilities. They even had insufficient manpower to patrol patrol posts, so they often had to find replacements.
When Fukang'an came to Shandong two years ago, he only reorganized the Eight Banners garrisoned in Qingzhou and the Green Camp in Yanzhou Town and Dengzhou Town. The Shuiying Camp needed a lot of money to add ships and forts, so in the end it had to be left alone.
Although the Chengshan Flood garrison camp was rated at 200 soldiers, it actually only had more than 80 people. The North Korean navy had already beaten away all the troops in the Shui camp.
As for the location of various forts, according to Wu Yongsheng's account, there are four in total along the coast of Rongcheng County. The Yuchi fort has been captured by the Northern Navy, and the remaining three are Longkouya fort, Matouzui fort and Shidao fort. However, Shidao
The fort is one hundred and forty miles south of Rongcheng County, the Ma Touzui fort is twenty miles west of Shidao, and the Longkouya fort is thirty miles east of the county seat.
The last one concerns the soldiers in the county. Wu Yongsheng said that there were no more than a hundred people in total including the government officials and police officers.
Deng Fei led a team to Shandong this time. The accompanying Marine Corps only had one battalion of more than 500 troops. The purpose was to rescue Yu Shun and take away a large number of young men he had recruited previously. Therefore, he wanted to fight against the Qing troops in various places in Dengzhou Prefecture.
Before they could react, they quickly captured Rongcheng and Wendeng counties, blocked the official road west of Wendeng, and prevented the Green Camp troops coming from Dengzhou and Jiaozhou from crossing the Guojiahe line.
After listening to Wu Yongsheng's explanation, Deng Fei immediately ordered a company of Marines to quickly attack the county seat of Rongcheng County, striving to completely occupy the county seat before dark.
Seeing the leader of the thieves leave after asking questions, Wu Yongsheng timidly asked the medical soldier who was sorting the medicine: "This good man, can I leave?"
The medical soldier said: "You can't walk because of your injury, so just lie down for now. I have to change your dressing tomorrow."
"Ah? Ouch!" Wu Yongsheng didn't believe in evil. He tried to get up, but as soon as he tried hard, there were bursts of severe pain from the wound. The pain made him scream, and he had to lie down honestly.
After a while he fell asleep.
On the other side, under the astonished gazes of the old farmers from nearby villages, dozens of heavily armed Northern Navy soldiers held bayonets and chased them desperately on the field ridge; dozens of meters ahead, more than 70 Qing troops in uniforms
Then he ran away without his life.
In terms of foot power, the Qing army was naturally no match for the Bei Navy. But the problem was that they were all locals and knew the roads well. Just when they were about to run away, most of the Qing army slipped into the sorghum field and disappeared without a trace;
As for the leader, Mr. Qian kept smoking his horse's ass and ran to Rongcheng County seat to seek help from the garrison.
The platoon leader of the Northern Navy who leads the team is so angry. When it comes to climbing mountains and seas to drill through dense forests, the Northern Navy ranks second in the world, and no one dares to say it is first. But drilling in sorghum fields... forget it, Beihai Town
There is no sorghum, just endless wheat fields.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Three of his squad leaders came over and asked what to do. The platoon leader looked at the empty official road, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Follow this road and chase
!I don’t believe it anymore, I have to take a few prisoners back!”
After a moment of burning incense, when more than thirty figures of the Northern Navy disappeared on the official road heading west, a few swishing sounds were heard in the sorghum fields, and the heads of several Qing soldiers popped up again.
"Second brother, are they heading to the county seat?"
"They're almost there. These pirates are so damn good at running away, they're so scary!"
"Then what should we do? Go to the county seat to report?"
"You're so fat! What else can you do? Let's go back and hide for two days. This guy ran away and he's very hungry. Go back and ask sister-in-law He to prepare some side dishes, and let's have a drink first to calm down the shock."
"Second brother, these words are very clear! Let's go, let's go."
There was a rustle in the sorghum field, and several Qing soldiers disappeared in the blink of an eye. After a while, an old farmer lying on the ground waited for the Qing soldiers to go away, then stood up and cursed: "Bah! A bunch of filthy things, grass chickens."
!”
The old farmer was going home to pack his things and go into the mountains to escape. Unexpectedly, he had just taken a few steps when he saw a large group of "pirates" wearing colorful clothes emerging from the road to the east. He was so frightened that he was at a loss what to do and his body became stiff and stunned.
Stand in the middle of the road.
"Fellow, which direction is to the county seat?"
"..."
"Fellow?" The Northern Navy soldier who asked for directions looked at the dumbfounded farmer curiously. He didn't understand what was wrong with him, so he asked again.
"Yeah." The old farmer raised his hand blankly and pointed in the direction of the county seat.
"Company Commander, yes, this is the road."
"Thank you, fellow!" The company commander of the 1st Marine Battalion nodded to the old farmer, and then ordered: "Everyone, speed up, target the county seat!"
At this time, the Northern Navy soldier who asked for directions thanked him again, then took something out of his pocket and stuffed it into his hand, turned around and ran away with his companion.
The old farmer raised his hand and saw a flat rectangular object wrapped in oil paper. He opened it carefully and saw a scent of grease, sesame and beans wafting into his nose. The old farmer swallowed his saliva and stretched out his hands.
He took out his tongue and licked it, and a complex and inexplicable taste of sweet and salty filled his mouth, which made his eyes light up.
"Are there such pirates?" The old farmer looked at the Beihai Navy who was leaving in the distance. He couldn't help but stop as he wanted to go home. He thought that he might be able to earn some extra money by going to the fish pond to have a look...
..
At this time, although Rongcheng County had already received a warning of people coming from Shuiying, it had only just closed the city gate. At first, when they heard the explosion coming from the beacon tower, many people in the city thought it was from the fort.
Something happened to the gunpowder magazine, and everyone ran to the city wall to watch the fun. When these meddlesome people saw the three huge stern ships moored on the sea, their jaws suddenly dropped.
Although merchant ships traveling from north to south often pass by in this area of Rongcheng, they are all sand ships transporting beans. Many people have never seen such three large ships in their lives. Especially the Thunderbolt parked on the sea in the distance.
It's so big it's scary.
After hearing the news, more and more people came to see the strange thing. The city wall was so crowded that even the county magistrate was alarmed and took his men to Kuixing Tower in the southwest corner to watch.
But not long after, gunshots were heard from the fish pond, followed by several explosions. Those with good eyesight had already seen that the smoke column rising from the explosion was exactly where the fish pond fort was, and then they understood
problem occurs.
The problem is that the Chinese people's nature of watching the excitement since ancient times has made these people unwilling to leave. Even if the county magistrate sends out government officials to drive them away, it is useless. The soldiers who escaped from the fort ran into the south gate and loudly called the police.
Only then did the people realize that trouble was coming, and they immediately became chaotic.
As Dian Shi ordered his men to sound gongs everywhere in the city as a warning, the four gates in Rongcheng County were closed and bolted. At this time, seven to eight thousand people had gathered in the city, many of whom came to do business in the city.
not going.
The county seat of Rongcheng County was expanded on the basis of the old site of Chengshanwei in the 31st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. The area is not large. After reconstruction in the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign, the bottom of the city wall was one foot and a half thick and one foot high.
Even though it is only three meters high, as long as the city gate can be closed and young men are deployed on the city wall to defend it, a small group of bandits will basically be unable to attack without internal support.
However, when the county magistrate saw the real troops under the command of Mr. Qian who was guarding the city, his face turned livid with anger. He pointed at Mr. Pan Qian who was kneeling on the ground and shouted angrily: "Mr. Pan, are these your soldiers? You usually
Are you fooling me?!"
The county magistrate's surname is Jiang, a Juren from Guizhou. He just took office this spring. He didn't expect that he would encounter such an unlucky thing before he could sit still. It's not that he was angry randomly. According to the rated number of soldiers of the Ministry of War,
Pan Yaowu, the commander-in-chief of the city, should have ten horsemen and seventy-eight infantrymen under his command.
However, it is common for green camps everywhere to eat empty quotas nowadays, and Pan Qian always did the same. He thought that Jiaodong would be peaceful for a hundred years, so there were only six horsemen and only half of the infantry, so he was very happy to eat empty quotas.
When Jiang Zhixian took office this spring, he inspected the troops defending the city. Mr. Pan Qian found a few land rogues from the city to deal with the situation. However, when the real enemy was present, the truth about the shortfall was exposed.
After being angry and scolding, County Magistrate Jiang really couldn't do anything to Mr. Pan Qian. Pan Yaowu was from Penglai and was a local tiger. Jiang Rushi, a foreigner who had just arrived, had a black eye and refused to stay in the city.
The enemy still has to rely on him.
As for the silent Shuiying garrison master, now apart from a few domestic slaves and slave soldiers under his command, there is only Shuiying Qianzong who escaped on horseback. This man is even more ruthless than Pan Qianzong, not only the soldiers
False reporting, even the money allocated by the court for ship repairs was falsely received.
In fact, this is true along the entire coast of Shandong. If the North Navy attacks, it will poke holes everywhere.
The front battalion of the Dengzhou Navy, which is responsible for the entire coastal defense of Shandong, has only 800 sailors, 200 garrison troops on the piers, 10 sailing boats, and 10 double-canopied stern boats. With a coastline of more than 3,000 kilometers, only two
More than a dozen boats patrolling and defending is a huge joke!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just when Magistrate Jiang was preparing to call on the wealthy households in the city to donate food and select young people in the city to fight against foreign enemies, the leading troops of the Northern Navy had arrived one mile south of the city.
After hearing the news, Magistrate Jiang, who came to the city tower, turned green when he saw the colorful figures appearing a mile away.
As the saying goes, "Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money." He made a good move and ran from Guizhou to Dengzhou. Before he could get the money, his life was at stake. At this moment, County Magistrate Jiang kept flashing in his mind: "If the city is destroyed, it will be destroyed."
It’s just death.”
After another meal, just as County Magistrate Jiang was discussing with the rich people who had been summoned on the city tower, the company sent by Deng Fei also arrived.
Pan Qian, who was at the top of the city, saw that there were not even 200 traitors, and he immediately felt relieved. He said in his heart that despite my small manpower, I was really not afraid of more than 200 people. However, when the two forces of the Northern Navy launched a mortar,
After the cannon opened fire, Mr. Pan Qian knew that he was going to have a hard time today.
"Boom! Boom!"
"Mom! The thief has a cannon!"
As smoke rose from the two explosions in front of the south gate, the soldiers and government officials at the head of the city were immediately in a panic. They threw down their swords, guns and sticks, and ran down the city. Among the crowd were Magistrate Jiang and Mr. Pan Qian.
figure.
After the two test rounds were completed, the Northern Navy's artillery fire went straight to the south gate tower. After a few shots, the south gate tower was blown into rubble. Amid the rumbling of the cannons, a squad of soldiers had already arrived some distance away from the south gate tower.
A hundred meters away from the gate, prepare to use explosives to blow the gate open.
When the bombardment temporarily stopped, a soldier from the Northern Navy rushed out of the city gate with a pack of explosives in his arms. He placed the pack of explosives against the city gate and was about to pull the fuse when he suddenly heard a sound coming from inside the door.
A few familiar gunshots were heard, and then only one person shouted: "Quick! Open the city gate!"
The soldier quickly removed the explosive pack and turned around to call his companions over. The squad leader who led the team ran over and asked, "What's going on?!"
The soldier pointed to the city gate and said, "There are our people inside."
"ah?!"
At this time, I heard the city gate creaking and gradually opened a gap. When the soldiers outside the door saw it, they were so happy that they hurriedly went up to help push it open. When the city gate was opened enough to allow one person to enter or exit, they saw only a man wearing a robe.
The guy in a mandarin jacket and a melon-skin hat was pointing a gun at the city with both hands. He said loudly without looking back: "One of our own! Come into the city and occupy the other gates. Don't let these guys escape!"
The person who shouted was none other than Wang Changsheng, who had been trapped here for many days.