Early the next morning, the Royal Clipper cruise ship sailed into Beitangkou Pier.
Here at Beitangkou, it turns out that there is only a small wharf at the mouth of Jiyun Canal. Tianjin's main seaport is at Dagukou.
Beitangkou is mainly visited by small boats, many of which are fishing boats.
Since Yang Fan acquired the shipyard, he has begun large-scale construction. In order to berth large ships with deep drafts, a kilometer-long cement trestle was built. On the shore of the shipyard, deep into the sea, a new large pier was built.
In the early morning, the warm sea breeze blew, and Xiao Niangpi covered her mouth with her little hands and yawned.
At this time, she is usually taking a beauty sleep.
However, the ship reached the shore and had to get up.
Lin Yueru brought a lot of things, and the maids carried them for the second lady. Some of them were bought while shopping in Nagasaki, some were given by her best friend Taozi, and some were brought by her father. Most of Wei Gong's things were for his granddaughter.
of.
Xiaoyu and Mingyan led people to greet the master and his family on the wide dock platform.
The master has been at sea for half a year. During this time, everyone has been communicating by telegraph. If it weren't for the raging slaves, the senior officials would not be able to leave. They would probably come here collectively to take the master home.
Yang Fan and others exchanged pleasantries and then got on the carriage. A long four-wheeled carriage drove them towards the warehouse area.
This huge platform is used for parking ships, and the carriage has to pass through a one-kilometer long trestle to get ashore. Xiaoyu got on Yang Fan's carriage.
Tu Shanyue and Lin Yueru sat on either side of Yang Fan. The other ladies took other cars. They were the only ones qualified to sit with the master. Xiaoyu sat opposite and began to report on the recent situation.
The more Yang Fan listened, the more he frowned. Is the Ming Dynasty so bad?
Without him, they would have completely exposed their true nature. They are a bunch of losers and useless people. What is there to fear about the Eight Banners and Mongolia? As for fighting the war like this?
What made him most angry was that the Tianjin Acropolis fell the day before yesterday.
This was a situation that did not exist in history. The road on his back was cut off. It is not known whether the slaves destroyed the railway tracks.
If the Jiannu had tore up the rails, he could only take the railway workers, use armored trains and attach trucks carrying rails and maintenance tools, and repair them as they go.
In the original history, the Qing army did not have so many people, only about 100,000. Therefore, they did not attack the strong city of Tianjin. Now, even though they have lost a lot, the Qing army has at least 200,000.
In the past half year, the Qing army was wreaking havoc in Shuntian Prefecture, completely destroying production and life.
Even in Yang Fan's own territory, this year's spring plowing has been delayed.
Sowing was about to begin, but the Qing army and the Mongolian cavalry were still like locusts, gathering and dispersing, crossing the state and plundering everywhere. The entire North Zhili economy was completely destroyed. More than 500,000 people were robbed and killed.
Yes, countless people died in the war.
Only Yang Fan's territory did not suffer major damage. This is because Yang Fan's territory is densely covered with more than 3,000 large and small European-style castles. And among his hundreds of thousands of slaves and tenants, all the people are soldiers. Every household has
There is a man equipped with at least one musket. Cold weapons are even more popular among people.
Every village has a strict organization and everyone is responsible. Often, the Mongolian cavalry is discovered by the lookout on the castle tower when they are still seven or eight miles away. Because the tower has a large telescope like the one used on the lighthouse.
There is also a hugely bright carbide lamp searchlight.
It doesn't matter at night, you can see very clearly.
Castles are generally built on high places, and this kind of searchlight with 300,000 candles can see far away. At night, the beam of light searches for enemies trying to approach.
Huang Taiji entered the pass this time and made a fortune. He didn't expect that the pass was so rich.
He expanded several times and planned to attack Uncle Dingyuan's territory. He led the elite White Teeth Cavalry to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance more than once.
Those densely packed European-style castles made of stone and reinforced concrete built on small highlands made him take a breath of air. These bastions and the complex curved trenches and barbed wire outside gave him a toothache. He had no idea where to get down.
Good mouth.
There was no siege either, there were granaries inside, as well as steam engines and wells.
Yang Fan already knew how to deal with them. During the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong spent so much effort that he couldn't even build the Xiaojinchuan and those clay and stone watchtowers. He also wanted to build his castle.
Hurry up and go to sleep. You have everything in your dreams.
His fat face was trembling because he could not forget how Zunhua was beaten, and he never wanted to suffer such losses again. However, he did not stop the greed of the Mongols.
Legend has it that in each of these castles, there are countless strong men who can be kidnapped as slaves, as well as young women. And one castle here has more iron tools than the entire grassland. There are also mountains of food and various supplies.
Scary.
In the past six months, Mongolian cavalry ranging from 500 to 1,000 people have shuttled through Yang Fan's territory. They have attacked dozens of times, but have made no progress except for dead bodies thrown to the ground.
The barbed wire fence was covered with cavalrymen shot to death by flintlock muskets.
Every castle has cannon. Cannons here are so common.
Huang Taiji robbed a woolen mill on the outskirts of the capital and obtained 100,000 pieces of wool from the warehouse that had not had time to be transported into the city. This incident stimulated the Mongols.
The Mongols went crazy with jealousy. They immediately organized 50,000 people to attack the richest new city.
As a result, there were more than 18,000 casualties, and not even a hair was lost.
Yang Fan looked at the report and found that there were more than a thousand casualties. It was acceptable. They were mainly shot by Qing bows during the battle to defend the city. Because no one went out, they all hid in the castle and fired guns. The casualties were not large.
Xiaoyu is now twenty years old and a big girl.
Yang Fan's food has been very good in the past few years, and the little girl is obviously tired. Looking at her chest, she already looks very strong. The little girl's face is also a little red when she sees the master. It is impossible for these women in the inner house to marry outside.
.Because they know too many secrets.
They can only die in the inner house of the Yang Mansion. Therefore, they really have no other hope except the master. Yang Fan does not want to have a group of wives and concubines, and what he has now is enough to keep him busy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But there is nothing he can do about this evil society. He can't let these little flowers wither in the Yang family's back house. It's weird to think about being single all his life.
pitiful.
On the way back, Tu Shanyue discussed with Yang Fan. This trip to the northwest will take a long time. The master cannot live without a woman by his side.
She discussed with Lin Yueru and asked Yang Fan's maid twins and Xiaoyu to follow. The twins were responsible for taking care of Yang Fan's daily life. Xiaoyu took over from Lin Yueru and was responsible for the intelligence work around the master. Yang Fan had already agreed.
The convoy drove into the heavily guarded warehouse area. There was a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. They were all armed security battalion soldiers. They were equipped with the latest old slide-type rifles, and their bayonets shone coldly.
The carriage stopped in front of a huge steel structure building. Yang Fan and others got out of the car, and the huge steel doors were opened from both sides. Under the illumination of the carbide lamp, Yang Fan narrowed his eyes.
Fifteen of the Ming Dynasty's first-generation steam-powered tanks, based on the French Charles 2C tank from World War I and re-optimized by Maozi's modern experts, were parked there quietly.
"Wow! He looks like an awesome guy." The little girl's eyes were full of stars.
This thing called a tank has always appeared in various reports she approved. Chen Xi also did research on various equipment supporting tanks. This time, he finally saw the real thing.
The body is 12 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, with two main turrets, one in front and one in the back. Between the two main turrets is a steam power cabin covered by a grid ventilation panel. Four 150-horsepower steam power engines are installed inside.
Bag.
These power packs are highly integrated and more compact than before on trucks. After all, they are modern products. They are not original junk from World War I.
The two 270-degree rotating main turrets are both equipped with three-barreled 30mm Gatling cannons. In order to reduce weight, we did not dare to install the six-barreled ones on the ship. After all, the strength of roads and bridges in this era is really
It’s worrying. I’m afraid I’ll get stuck in it and won’t be able to get out. So I don’t dare to do it too seriously.
The armor is only 30 mm on the front, 15 mm on the sides, and 8 mm on the back, top and bottom. But at this level, it is enough. Even the red cannons of this era cannot penetrate it.
There are four small turrets that can also rotate on the front, rear, left and right of the car body, equipped with three-barreled 79-caliber Gatling machine guns.
The power packs of these tanks can burn coal, wood, fuel oil, etc. Nowadays, there is a large-scale oil refining in Dagang, and the remaining products are fuel oil and asphalt.
Asphalt is in short supply, so it is used to build the highway to the northwest. Fuel oil is mainly used as fuel for the cruiser's triple-expansion steam engine. After all, there is a war, and burning fuel oil is much more powerful than burning coal. Generally, coal is burned during peacetime, and during battles
, use a nozzle to inject fuel oil into the coal-fired boiler to quickly bring the calorific value to its peak.
At this time, the steam engine is working crazily, and the speed of the battleship will soar at a high speed.
Nowadays, these super large tanks with multiple turrets use fuel oil as fuel. The main reason is that they have high calorific value and small size, so they can carry more to increase the cruising range of the tank.
"Master, master, I want to drive these tanks," Xiao Niangpi immediately took Yang Fan's arm and acted coquettishly. She is very adventurous and especially likes novel things. Starting from Chen Xi's first portal steam car, she has almost all
I have played with all the cars.
"These heavy tanks don't have a power assist system. Can you move the joystick?" Yang Fan reminded.
"Tch, I can lift the master with one hand, what's the problem?" Xiao Niangpi said unconvinced.
"Okay, I'll drive them all out today, so everyone can take the time to get familiar with them." Yang Fan himself was itchy. He had never driven a tank before, and it was irritating just thinking about it.
"Sir, is this our Land Cruiser you mentioned?" Chen Xi was trembling with excitement.
Although her research institute can produce steam engines, she can't even think about this type of tank. She knows very well what a huge system project this is.
"Yes, this is our Land Cruiser. Let the officers and soldiers of the tank company familiarize themselves with the operation as soon as possible. I have also prepared an armored train. We will set off to attack Tianjin City tomorrow. We will recover Tianjin first."
Yang Fan continued: "Send the order and have the Beitangkou Industrial Zone issue an announcement to recruit personnel with combat experience to form a militia to go north to attack the Jiannu and the Mongols. Recover the lost land as soon as possible."
Most of those who quit the Beijing camp started their own businesses in the Beitangkou Industrial Zone. This is because the Ming Dynasty only had the protection of power here. If they started their businesses here, they would not be wiped out by the gentry. Because of this
It's Dingyuanhou's business. No one dares to make trouble.
These are the people in the Beijing camp who are truly capable of fighting.
Naturally, Yang Fan would not let go of such a good soldier. Although they had already devoted themselves to all walks of life. However, the Beijing camp that Yang Fan brought out back then had been drinking ice for ten years, but it was still difficult to cool the blood.
This army has a feeling of concern for the country and its people, and a romantic tradition of heroism. They have experienced countless tests of blood and fire. Yang Fan believes that when the country is in trouble, they will come when called upon.
There are more than 17,000 people in these people. If organized, plus the Sauron Infantry Regiment and Yang Fan's Servant Regiment. At present, orders have been received, and the pirates led by Mo Zuo and the Marine Corps are on the way.
One unit has a total of 30,000 troops.
They are well-equipped, well-trained, and rich in combat experience. Their sudden appearance is enough to change the situation between enemies and ourselves in the entire Gyeonggi region.
At this time, a deafening sound came. These tanks had already been filled with fuel and began to be started to warm up the machines.
Ming Dynasty’s tanks are about to appear.
Yang Fan will take his family on an armored train and head straight to Tianjin and the capital along the railway line. Tanks and armored vehicles will follow on both sides.
Yang Fan came to Huang Taiji for a decisive battle. He would not pay attention to the Mongolian cavalry that were scurrying around like locusts. He would get off the car at Changxindian and lead the armored troops across the Yongding River to attack Nanyuan University.
camp.
I heard that the high-standard military camp he built is now occupied by Huang Taiji.
Yang Fan was very unhappy and decided to kick him out personally.