Zhao Xin was startled by Zhong Huai's sudden move, but because he couldn't drive automatically and had to keep his hands on the steering wheel at all times, he stretched out his left arm and said, "Zhong Xiucai, why are you doing this? I'm going to save you again."
This is not for you to kowtow and thank you, get up quickly!"
Zhong Huai's eyes were red and he choked with sobs: "King Zhao, you have countless elite soldiers under your command, why do you need to go to dangerous places in person? A gentleman does not build dangerous walls. You really shouldn't do this."
Zhao Xin chuckled and said: "Confucius also said, 'Prevent misfortune first and not hurt later.' Beihai Town will not ignore a friend in trouble. Besides, I have made full preparations in advance. I have no choice but to receive the call the day before yesterday.
When Jiang Ziping was in a hurry, he saw that I and the guy above me were the closest to you, so we came quickly. If you had to wait for the others, you would have to suffer for at least five or six days."
"Jiang Ziping?" Zhong Huai suddenly realized.
"Yes, the first person you should thank is him."
Zhao Xin looked at the waterway in front of him and kept mumbling, but when Zhong Huai heard it, he was very moved in his heart. Looking at the history books, although it is said that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty personally came to the battle to defeat the enemy, but no one has yet
I would do this for a few scholars and ordinary people.
Moreover, this man was so courageous that Zhong Huai felt scared when he thought about it. Two people dared to rush into the Yangzhou government office, and then rushed out of Yangzhou city in a swagger. If a stray arrow appeared from somewhere halfway, it would be a thousand feet long.
Ambition must also be wiped out.
In fact, the reason why Zhao Xin went into danger alone this time was not only because he did not have enough time, but also because he wanted to win people's hearts. After this, it is obvious what other scholars who want to seek refuge in Beihai Town will think.
Yu Deli was right. Beihai Town did not have enough space in the layout of Jiangnan. However, this had a lot to do with Zhao Xin's overall military approach to the Qing Dynasty.
For a long time, Zhao Xin has always had a view that whether it is within the Pass or in the south of the Yangtze River, the meat is rotten in the pot, and sooner or later it will not be able to escape from Wuzhishan. However, if the border issue is not resolved first, the Bei Navy will inevitably be destroyed after entering the Pass.
He was in a hurry. So what Zhao Xin has been doing in these years is actually cultivating the "seeds" that can start a prairie fire.
Don't talk about the false and empty talk that "great governance must precede chaos", the unlucky people have always been the common people, and today's Beihai Town was built by thousands of such "unlucky" common people. Zhao Xin hopes to be able to enter the
Sekizen worked out a set of practical methods to solve the predicament in the era of agricultural bankruptcy.
As Zhao Xin and Zhong Huai chatted in bits and pieces, the yacht named "Bingfeng" by Zhao Xin had sailed past Taixing, and further ahead was Jiangyin.
After the "Skinny Horse Hijacking Incident" that occurred in the fiftieth year of Qianlong's reign, Wang Yuanfang and the others drove the high-speed official boat all the way, catching not only the water camp along the river by surprise, but also the two forts at Wusongkou.
Not a single shot was fired, which made Qianlong very angry.
Historically, starting from the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming government adopted a strategic defense measure of "paying equal attention to the east and west" to defend the Huangpu River Estuary. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, in order to defend Zheng Chenggong's navy from attacking Nanjing again from the Yangtze River Estuary, the Qing government located in Puxi
In Wusong, a fort was built at Yangjiazuikou; in the 57th year of Kangxi's reign, the Pudong Baoshan fort was built.
Afterwards, Sa Zai, the governor of Liangjiang at the time, asked Qianlong to build a fort in Huangshan, north of Jiangyin City, in view of the lack of forts along the river and the difficulty of speeding wooden boats in Shuiying City in and out of the Yangtze River Estuary from Beihai Town.
He also expanded the Jingjiang Fort on the west bank of Shiwei Port on the other side to form a pincer attack from the north and the south. In addition, he also requested the reconstruction of the Wusong Fort in Puxi and the expansion of the Baoshan Fort in Pudong.
Min Eyuan, the then governor of Jiangsu Province, was unwilling to be followed. He also asked Qianlong to build a beacon tower system in Wusongkou, Haimen, Fushan Port, Langshan Port, Zhonggang, Jiangyin and Jingjiang in order to defend against "North Sea Pirates".
When the "North Sea Pirates" invaded the Yangtze River, a warning was issued in time.
Qianlong readily agreed to the request of the two governors and quickly approved it. He allocated two taels of silver for the construction, and the states and counties along the Yangtze River shared the repayment. As a result, the Manchu and Qing Yangtze River Navy entered an era of rebirth ahead of schedule.
It is said that in the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, there were only two kinds of cannons used in the coastal defense and Jiangfang forts, the Shengsheng General Cannon and the Weiyuan General Bronze Cannon.
General Victory's cannon weighs five hundred kilograms, is five feet and one inch long, and has a chamber diameter of three and a half inches (113 mm caliber). The firing charge weighs one kilogram and eighty taels, and the shell weighs three kilograms, which is a four-pound cannon. And General Weiyuan's copper
It is a small cannon, more than one meter long, weighing one hundred and seventy kilograms, and the shells are one kilogram and ninety taels of lead bullets.
There is only one artillery drill every year. According to the regulations of the Ministry of War, on the 9th of the first lunar month of each year, the local prefecture and county officials inspect the drill. Each artillery drill is performed more than ten times and then reported to the Governor-General. In the era of casting artillery, one
During the door cannon drill, firing ten times is a lot. If you fire too many times, the cannon will become useless very quickly.
Although the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were very considerate and had a wonderful idea, they believed that even if the Beihai Town Clippers broke through the Wusongkou Fort and entered the Yangtze River, when they reached the Jiangyin section of the river, they would immediately be attacked by more than 300 artillery pieces from the North and South Forts.
A violent blow.
But the biggest problem here is that everyone wants to block the enemy from the outside. No one expected that the Beihai Town Clippers would rush out from the inside again...
So when the "Bingfeng" passed the Jiangyin section of the river in a flash from west to east, both the fort defenders and the water camp soldiers on the shore were all dumbfounded.
Even a winning general's cannon on the Huanghuashan fort fired a shot in panic, which turned into a farewell salute for Zhao Xinming, and almost sunk a fishing boat. Afterwards, the Qing garrison on the fort ordered his men to
Light the beacon tower, jump on your feet and yell.
Although it was too late to fire the artillery here in Jiangyin, the beacon fire was still very fast in transmitting the news. So when the "Bingfeng" sailed to Fushan Port, the panic-stricken Langshan Water Camp hurriedly dispatched four warships. The largest one was as long as
Eleven feet, longer than the "Ice Wind", a two-masted hard sailing ship of nearly 37 meters, equipped with multiple cannons at the front and rear.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When the guerrillas from the Right Battalion of Langshan Town who led the army saw the white fusiform hull of the "Ice Wind" emerging from the horizontal line, they immediately
Order: "Blow the drums! Raise the battle flag! You must stop that ship for me!"
The four large and medium-sized sailing boats were immediately changed from full sail to half sail. The sailors on the boat shook the big oars to adjust the hull, intending to cross the river diagonally to stop the enemy ships; while the gunners on the boat also began to fill the muskets with gunpowder and iron bullets.
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After Wang Yuanfang, who was guarding the flybridge, saw the Qing warship ahead, he first used a walkie-talkie to notify Zhao Xin on the main deck, and then placed the machine gun's bipod on a small table, with the corner of his mouth showing.
A hint of a smile.
"AEK-999" is an upgraded version of PKM, with an effective range of 1,500 meters. The biggest appearance difference between it and PKM is that the wooden grip has been changed to a black plastic grip, and a
The huge silencer can not only reduce shooting noise, but also eliminate muzzle flash and improve accuracy.
Because there were not many in stock in another time and space, Zhao Xin bought twenty of them from Andrew, and except for a few that were distributed to the reconnaissance brigade, he kept the rest.
By the way, after Zhao Xin hesitated and struggled with the two small frigates for which he paid a deposit on impulse, he decided not to buy them during the Spring Festival this year. For this reason, he personally talked to Andrew and the person behind him.
We met and made a very sincere apology.
For Zhao Xin, bringing back two frigates from another time and space is too eye-catching. It will definitely attract the attention of many people and will have a great impact on his future actions.
Furthermore, after last year's Changxing Island naval battle, the Beihai No. 2 was able to defeat four second-class battleships with only thirty 75mm guns and was unable to fight back. It really performed well; and the sailboat equipped with a marine diesel engine, in
The speed is also much higher than that of a sailing battleship.
As a result, Zhao Xin, who had been worried about insufficient firepower at sea, finally felt relieved. Sailboats equipped with motors are like this, but what about modified clipper ships? It’s very interesting to think about it!
In order to eliminate the dissatisfaction of the people behind Andrew and ensure continued cooperation in the future, Zhao Xin gave up the deposit he had paid and treated it like feeding the dogs. However, in this way, he also bought some things he wanted very much at a relatively favorable price.
Equipment; such as ten 2S3M2 vehicles and 10,000 rounds of artillery shells, and the charging formula and production process drawings of "53-OF-530 high-explosive bombs".
Of course, with the current industrial level of Beihai Town, it is still a pipe dream to manufacture 122 and 152 artillery shells. However, I believe that with the completion and commissioning of the steel plant in Khabarovsk in the future, the manufacturing of artillery shells will no longer be a big problem.
When the "Bingfeng" was still one kilometer away from the Qing warship, Wang Yuan, who was already prepared, easily pulled the trigger.
How thick is the plank of the Qing army's fleet? The answer is 7 to 12 centimeters. In other words, the thickest part is only 12 centimeters, and the 7.62mm bullet used in "AEK-999" has the penetration power to hit wood.
It's 50 centimeters.
So when the bullet hit a shuttle boat along a straight line that kept splashing water, casualties immediately appeared on the warship.
The problem is that this machine gun is equipped with a silencer. You can't hear the sound of shooting from 600 meters away, and you can't see the flames from the muzzle. So the people in the right camp of Langshan Town were immediately frightened.
Silent but dense like a shower of bullets, the bullets extended along the ship's plank to the upper deck. The exploding and flying wood chips accompanied by hundreds of bullets turned the deck into a flesh and blood grinding mill. Those who tried to hide behind the thick planks or masts
The Qing troops were constantly shot to death, while the survivors jumped into the river from the other side of the ship in pee.
The Qing troops on the other three sailing boats still didn't understand what was happening. The water battles they were familiar with were shelling from dozens of feet away, and then they started fighting closely. For a while, those who rocked the oars, those who steered the boats, those who steered the sails, and those who sailed the sails.
, all those firing cannons and beating drums stopped, and hundreds of people stared stupidly at the warship that suddenly turned into a mess.
A sailor murmured: "Monsters, there are monsters in the river!"
The Qing soldier holding a shotgun on the other hand turned around and cursed: "Fart! This is sorcery. The Beihai pirates know sorcery! You have to pour black dog blood on it to make it work!"
With a "pop" sound, several sailors suddenly knelt on the deck and kowtowed, and kept chanting: "Bless me, Lord Dragon! Bless me, the great and compassionate Bodhisattva!"
When Wang Yuanfang turned his gun towards the largest shuttle boat, a short line of water jumped up again, and then the hull of the wooden boat shook, and the crackling sound of wood bursting sounded again, followed by the sound of people on the deck.
The bomber's miserable howl. This sound, like a bucket of ice water pouring down in the dog days of summer, completely woke up the officers, soldiers and sailors on the three warships.
"Turn around! Turn around and go back!"
"It's too late! They're all diving!"
"Hurry up and swim to the shore! The northern pirates know sorcery, and wherever they go, there are no dead bodies!"
When the "Bingfeng" quickly sailed to a distance of 200 meters from the four empty warships, the Qing soldiers fluttering in the water were already visible. At this time, Wang Yuan conveniently heard Zhao Xin talking on the walkie-talkie
Shouting "Give them a shot", he put down the machine gun and picked up the RPG beside him.
With a "swish" sound, the tail flame of the rocket brought out a straight line of white smoke, hitting a shuttle boat in the middle. Then there was a loud noise, a ball of fire exploded from the middle of the hull, and countless wood chips flew.
River surface.
At this time, the sleeping people in the "Bingfeng" were awakened by the sudden explosion. All men, women, old and young were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their whole bodies were trembling. Zhong Huai, who had not slept, was busy explaining comfort and persuasion.
Everyone.
Jiao Xun and Huang Chengji also woke up. When they heard Zhong Huai say that Zhao Xin was on the boat, they were stunned, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. But then, the two of them ran and climbed up to the main ship.
On the deck, I saw Zhao Xin sailing the boat.
"This..." Jiao Xun and Huang Chengji, like Zhong Huai, roughly understood what was going on, so they also kowtowed in thanks.
"Get up quickly and go back and sit down!"
After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he ignored the two of them. He passed through the gap between the wooden boats at a low speed, and then started to speed up again. He had already seen the beacon smoke rising straight into the sky from the shore, and now passing Langshan Port was only the first step, and he was not ready yet.
Know what's waiting for you behind.
When the boat passed Xupu and entered Taicang waters, the sky was already bright, and there were more and more boats on the river. Zhao Xin kept sounding the whistle while reducing the speed of the boat to avoid those fishing boats that were too late to avoid. However,
In this way, enough preparation time was left for the Qing troops on the Wusongkou Fort.
Since the early Qing Dynasty, overseas ships on the Huangpu River had to go through Wusongkou south of Chongming Island if they wanted to enter the sea through Chongming Island.
This is mainly because Chongming Island itself is a estuary sand island formed by sedimentation. With the formation of Pingyang Sand and Dongsan Sand in the northeast of the island, the waterway on the north side of Chongming Island has become increasingly narrow, and it is extremely easy to be stranded.
On the south side of Chongming Island, there are many waters with hidden sand dunes such as Xisha, Changxing Sand, and Hengsha.
Because of this, the importance of the Qing government's forts in Pudong and Puxi became more and more prominent. Since the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign, the number of artillery pieces in the east and west forts at Wusongkou has increased to more than 200.
At this time, neither Zhao Xin nor Wang Yuanfang knew that the Qing army had opened its bloody mouth and was waiting for him to come!