At the first moment, under Cheng Ce's order, two hundred armored soldiers from the Eight Banners garrisoned at Jingkou divided into left and right wings and pressed forward from the river bank to Suiyuan. When they walked fifty steps, another two hundred armored soldiers followed.
What is different from the previous fighting methods of the Eight Banners soldiers is that at the front are fifty tall armored soldiers. Each of them is pushing a wheelbarrow common in the Jiangnan area. There is a heavy cart tied to the front of the cart.
The Eight Immortals table is covered with several layers of quilts.
Obviously, these "carts" were specially designed to withstand bullets. When Mian'en knew that ten unidentified people had come to Suiyuan, and he was quite afraid of the weapons of the Northern Navy, he thought of this trick.
The appearance of this kind of "earth tank" similar to that of another time and space can be traced back to the night attack launched by the Qing army against the Northern Navy at Ningguta seven years ago. Although the sneak attack with quilts failed, it was
Afterwards, it still attracted Fukang'an's attention.
He asked his soldiers to find quilts and door panels, wet them with water and conduct repeated tests. In order to imitate the power of the North Navy's weapons, he also used the Zambarak heavy musket commonly known as the "two-person lift".
The distance is close to shooting. After many experiments, it was found that the door panel should be covered with at least five layers of water-soaked quilts, and soil should be covered between the quilts, so that it cannot be penetrated.
In order to solve the problem of easy movement, the craftsmen found a wheelbarrow and fixed the two door panels on the left and right sides of the frame, and connected them with a horizontal plate in the middle to block the people pushing the cart behind. In this way, this thing becomes
It became a small truck.
After watching the shooting effect, Fukang'an believed that this method was feasible, so he mass-produced it in the army. At the same time, he wrote the matter in a memorial and reported it to Qianlong.
In fact, the Qing army used a large number of carts during the Nurhaci era, which were also called "brand carts" at that time. According to the "Zhan Shou Quanshu" compiled by Fan Jingwen of the Ming Dynasty, the carts used by the Later Jin Dynasty were made of thick wooden boards covered with cowhide and iron sheets.
Composite, small bricks and stones will not move when hit, large bricks and stones will roll down, and firewood will not burn when thrown. It has strong defensive power against the firearms of the Ming army at that time. When Hou Jin led his army to capture Shenyang, the carriage was
It played an important role.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, as the Qing army was equipped with more and more firearms, its tactics evolved into lining up to kill and outflanking the cavalry. When Kangxi personally conquered Galdan, the carriages were completely withdrawn from the Qing army's armament structure.
Although Fukangan developed a wheelbarrow, it was useless in subsequent battles against the Northern Navy. The use of it in small-scale battles depends on the terrain, and it cannot be used in mountains and dense forests; it is certainly not used in large-scale battles.
It can block the North Korean navy's rifle bullets and grenade shrapnel, but it is useless against machine guns and artillery.
In Mian'en's view, the ten people in Beihai Town would definitely not have cannons, and at most they would have fast guns, so a cart would be suitable, so he asked craftsmen all over the city to build carts overnight. However, the craftsmen used
Every household in the Jiangnan area has the Eight Immortals table. After all, it is unreasonable to remove the door panel in the cold weather.
The Eight Banners soldiers from Jingkou all advanced smoothly at first. They carefully passed through several acres of vegetable fields in Suiyuan. After checking several thatched huts nearby, they found that they were all empty. It might be that
He left in a hurry, and there were still charcoal and embers in the brazier. A few chickens that had not been taken away in time were walking back and forth in the fence, making uneasy clucking sounds.
To the west of the vegetable field, there is the "Qunyu Mountain Top", which is known as one of the twenty-four scenic spots in the Sui Garden. It is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is a large garden full of plum blossoms, magnolias and peonies. On its west side stands the
A "mountain" made of stacked Taihu stones.
On the north side of this garden, there is a bamboo fence with a height of one person, which extends to the northwest. To the north of the wall is the door to the inner room of Yuan's house; and along the downhill road on the northwest side of the bamboo wall,
Go south and you can enter the Peach Blossom Embankment in the south.
Once the wheelbarrow cart entered the garden, it was difficult to leave. The soldiers who were originally in an orderly formation also dispersed into a group here and a group there. Just as a dozen soldiers came to the north bamboo wall and tried to push it down.
At that moment, I heard a noisy buzzing sound coming from far and near in the air, which sounded like a large swarm of bees.
But it’s early winter now, where are the bees?
The soldiers looked up through the bare branches and saw a strange gray object flying from the west, like an octopus. When it flew over the heads of the soldiers, it hovered.
, at this time, several sharp-eyed guys noticed that there were several egg-shaped things hanging under the gray objects.
"Oh my God! What is that?" These Eight Banners soldiers who had lived in Jiangnan for decades had never seen such a thing before, and they were all stunned.
"Is it a bamboo dragonfly?"
"Nonsense! Have you ever seen such a big bamboo dragonfly? It can also make strange noises!"
"Why not? Just make a whistle down there. I even made one for my son."
"..."
"Are there eggs under its belly? It's so dark. One, two, three, four, four!"
"Be careful, this thing is weirdly tight!"
"Whatever it is, shoot it down first!" A leader estimated the height, then took off the birch bow from his shoulder, and pulled out a meter-long plum needle arrow from the quiver on his back.
Just at this moment, the two "eggs" underneath the gray object in the air suddenly fell down and fell into the place where the armored soldiers were most densely standing.
"Boom! Boom!"
With two violent explosions, black smoke mixed with fire engulfed the bright yellow wintersweet branches, and also blew up the already bare magnolia trees to pieces.
More than a dozen armored soldiers fell into a pool of blood in an instant, which made the Eight Banners soldiers from Jingkou immediately explode. Although they were well-trained and skilled in bow and horse, they had never seen this! Except for those who were frightened and stiffened.
Yes, everyone else was bewildered and fled in all directions. The guys pushing the carts also threw the carts away and ran away like headless chickens.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Soon, those armored soldiers who found that there was no way ahead all changed directions and ran towards the vegetable field they had passed before. During this period, the large trumpet in the air
The "Bamboo Dragonfly" had been hovering in the air more than thirty meters high, and when more than two hundred armored soldiers appeared in the vegetable field, it flew above their heads without warning, taking out the only two remaining ones under its belly.
The "egg" was thrown in.
"They're laying eggs again! Get out of the way!"
Before he finished speaking, the dry vegetable field was instantly filled with black smoke from the explosion, soil was flying, and there were screams. Several frightened chickens flapped their wings and flew out of the fence, scattering chicken feathers all over the ground.
At this time, on the top of the mountain behind Yongqing Temple, Cheng Ce, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners in Jingkou, and the two Ouchi guards sent by Mian'en were all dumbfounded. After a while, they saw the strange thing hovering in the air suddenly moving toward
Xi flew away quickly, then fell steadily and disappeared into the bamboo forest below Tianfeng Pavilion.
Cheng Ce hurriedly raised the monocular telescope in his hand and took a closer look. He could only see the bamboo forest swaying in the wind, fine snow falling, and not even a single person's shadow.
At the same time, in the Tianfeng Pavilion in the southwest corner of Suiyuan, Yuan Mei, who was leaning on crutches, saw through the telescope that the "Jade Mountain Top" he had carefully built was blown into westerly withered trees, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh. There.
Every tree, every flower and plant was cultivated by him with his own hands back then, but now it has turned into a Shura field, which is really a pity.
On the side, the pale brothers Yuan Tong and Yuan Chi breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Qing army suffered heavy casualties and fled with a single attack from Beihai Town.
When the leader surnamed Gao came down with his men, the two brothers jumped anxiously when they saw that there were only ten people, thinking that this was going to be the end of their lives. Now it seems that they are really a frog in the well!
No wonder King Zhao’s soldiers and horses were able to march across Mobei outside the pass, and the imperial army was unable to fight back. Unexpectedly, there is such a lethal weapon in the world, which can actually take human lives from the sky!
Yuan Mei handed the binoculars back to a member of the action team, and with the support of his son, he went to the first floor of Tianfeng Pavilion. He smiled and said to the anxious family members and tenant servants in the thatched cottage, "Don't worry! The officers and soldiers have been beaten away.
.Let’s eat, are you all hungry?”
Everyone, including Yuan Mei's wife Wang, looked at Yuan Mei in confusion and said to her heart, Master, you are really big-hearted, when did this happen?
After a while, the cook Yang Er came out from the kitchen next to him. This man was also a big-hearted person. He held up his hands and said: "Master, I left in a hurry and didn't bring many ingredients with me. There is chestnut cake made yesterday in the food box.
How about making some porridge and two beggar chickens?"
Yuan Mei twirled his beard and said: "Wonderful! Let's boil the wine again."
Hearing these words, Gao Liugeng, who was about to go downstairs, couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said to himself that this Cangshan layman is really a foodie!
It is said that five years ago, Chang Naizhou's three disciples - Chai Rugui, Gao Liugeng and Li Qingwen were invited by the governor of Henan to sneak into Beihai Town in disguise and try to assassinate Zhao Xin for the Qing government. Unexpectedly, they were involuntarily assigned to Xing as soon as they got off the ship.
Kaihu No.2 Village was settled.
Just when the three of them were at their wits' end and planned to run away when winter came without any results, they happened to catch up with Zhao Xin and went to the countryside in disguise to inspect the autumn harvest. The first place he went to was the second village. As a result, the three of them exposed their flaws in front of Chen Jishan, Zhao Xin's bodyguard at the time.
.
Later, the three brothers were inspired by Chen Jishan, Chai Rugui and Li Qingwen went to Beihai Town, while Gao Liugeng, because his family had a large population and was worried about being implicated, took a boat from northern Jiangsu alone and returned to his hometown in Sishui, Henan.
After returning home and settling down for a while, he went to his senior brother's and junior brother's homes, and took out twenty taels of silver and a handwritten letter respectively, saying that the two were now working as martial arts masters in a wealthy family in northern Jiangsu, and everything was fine. With Gao Liugeng
Naturally, the Chai family and the Li family would not doubt this and happily accepted the money.
Another year passed, and suddenly one day Li Qingwen and Xu Dayong came uninvited, which shocked Gao Liugeng. After asking carefully, he found out that Beihai Town still wanted to recruit him, but not to join the army, but to join the army.
Intelligence Bureau. The advantage is that I go to Beihai Town for training for half a year and then come back. I usually do whatever I have to do and only go out for a run if something happens. From now on, I have to go to the farm in Sheyang Lake for one month of retraining every year.
As the saying goes, if you learn martial arts, you will become an emperor. Although Gao Liugeng came back, his heart never came back. He donated his fame and studied martial arts with the purpose of finding an official position, commanding the battlefield, and shining on his family.
By that time, the news that the Northern Navy had arrived at Dagukou and that Zhao Xin had robbed and rescued people in Yangzhou had spread to Henan. Gao Liugeng was very excited when he heard about it and readily accepted Xu Dayong's invitation.
However, he alone was not counted. Later, Li Qingwen took Xu Dayong to visit the Chang family boxing disciples and included Zhao Jinchuan, Qin Chengzong, Tang Qinglian, Tao Laojiu, Zhang Yulin, Chen Tianjuan, Wang Guoxiang, Li Gentu and other disciples.
Everyone was drawn into the intelligence bureau.
After the Chinese New Year this year, Gao Liugeng was sent to Zhenjiang to serve as the head of the Zhenjiang Action Team. His external identity is the owner of a shop specializing in Jiangguangye (North-South goods and sugar industry), and his nine subordinates also have their own specialties.
He has a cover identity and usually doesn't meet at all. He only recruits people for tasks from above. However, even if there was a task before, he didn't need to go out personally.
This time it was different. After receiving the telegram from the headquarters a few days ago, Gao Liugeng, who felt troubled, summoned all nine of his subordinates for the first time, brought all the equipment, and rushed to Suiyuan that day.
The next day after putting up a sign saying "Closed Doors and Thanking Guests", he led his people to inspect various parts of Suiyuan. After going around, he came to the same conclusion as the previous shopkeeper Chang. He couldn't defend the inner house even if he wanted to.
.The only thing that can be relied upon in this garden is the small hill in the southwest.
Jiangning City is located in the hilly area of Jiangnan. Although there are many hills in the city, they are not high. Xiaocang Mountain in the west of the city is the remnant of Mount Wutai in the south. When Yuan Mei was running this place, he was at the foot of the hill southwest of Suiyuan and
Tens of thousands of bamboos were planted halfway up the mountain; now, decades later, the three sides of the hill are completely blocked by dense bamboo forests, making it airtight. There is only one path leading to the Tianfeng Pavilion on the top of the mountain.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If the officers and soldiers entered Suiyuan from the dry river bank and wanted to enter this hill, they would have to walk through the narrow Peach Blossom Embankment and pass through the suspension bridge over the lotus pond.
In addition, another advantage here is that standing on the second floor of Tianfeng Pavilion, you can observe the situation hundreds of meters around Suiyuan and respond in time.
For Yuan Mei, the old man only realized how big a thunder he had struck when he saw Gao Liugeng and the weapons and ammunition he brought. But he also understood his importance to Beihai Town, and he couldn't help but be secretly proud. However, after winning
When he knew that he had to abandon the entire inner house and the whole family had to retreat to Tianfeng Pavilion, Yuan Mei was very reluctant to leave.
Gao Liugeng couldn't care about so much. He told Yuan Mei directly, we are here to save your family's lives, not to protect your wealth! If you don't leave, the garden cannot be maintained, and if something happens to your family again, you will be responsible for the consequences!
As a result, the Yuan family went out together and spent two whole days picking up all the valuable calligraphy, painting, books and antiques at home, packing them into boxes and burying them in the garden on the west side of the "Shenqing Cave", where they have been until today.
In the morning, I hurried up the mountain with my big and small bags. The tenants living in Suiyuan were also afraid of being implicated, so they carried rice bags and chickens, and followed them with their few belongings.
At this time, the armored soldiers who retreated to the edge of the dry river were in shock. After counting their hands, they found that a total of thirty-seven were injured and 11 were dead. The most pitiful thing was that one armored soldier was hit by a falling bomb on his helmet, and his whole head was blown away.
Gone.
When Cheng Ce learned about the situation, he was so frightened that his legs trembled. He thought that ten people could do this? No, he had to talk to the prince. No matter what, he had to get two cannons and dozens of them.
Just a musket.
Half an hour later, Mian En, who was sitting in command of General Jiangning's Mansion, looked at Cheng Ce and the two guards who were kneeling on the ground, and said calmly: "This is none of your business. It's the insidious and cunning pirates from the North Sea. I'll wait for you."
In Jiangnan, I have never fought against the Northern Pirates. Get up."
"嗻!"
Mian En asked: "That thing flying in the sky went back and never came out again?"
A guard said: "Didn't come out."
Mian'en felt very helpless. This kind of thing flying in the sky had been mentioned many times in the military newspapers outside the customs and Shandong. Before, it was just flying around in the sky to scare people. I never heard of it hurting people. Now
Fortunately, a bomb was actually dropped and it exploded into a large area!
"No! If that thing flies to my head and drops a bomb, where should I hide?" Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on the back of Mian En's neck.