It was late at night, and the gunfire in the city gradually subsided.
Li Zhen explained the arrangements for the aftermath and went straight to the backyard. After a night of fighting and noise, Zhi Lan, Huang Qi and others still had some shadows in their hearts. Li Zhen calmed the restless minds of the girls and quickly left the yard.
Returning to the study. It was a troubled time now, and Li Zhen had no time to indulge in romantic affairs. He had to deal with the British and French forces outside the city as soon as possible.
Fifteen minutes later, there was a rush of footsteps outside the study.
The door was not closed, and you could directly see Liu Taiping coming.
Furthermore, Dai Yuanhua followed Liu Taiping closely, along with two gray-haired old men with slightly hunched backs and four middle-aged men. These seven people headed by Dai Yuanhua were elite craftsmen and were responsible for discussing matters with Li Zhen.
"Meet the adults!"
After Liu Taiping entered the study, he bowed and saluted, and several craftsmen also saluted immediately.
Li Zhen waved his hands and said: "Everyone, please sit down, no need to be formal!"
Everyone thanked him and sat down in a polite manner.
Dai Yuanhua put his hands on his knees, looked serious, and asked meticulously: "Sir, we are still working hard to make landmines. What's the important thing for you to come to us?"
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "The mines have already played their role and successfully blocked the attack of the British and French coalition forces. It is not difficult to defeat the British and French coalition forces. The most troublesome thing is the warships parked on the shore. Even if we defeat the foreigners,
They can still retreat to the warship and escape by boat. We are not strong enough at sea to destroy the foreigners, and we came to you just to figure out how to take down the foreign warships."
Dai Yuanhua said: "Sir, it is not difficult to destroy the opponent's warships."
Li Zhen smiled and said, "What do you pay attention to?"
Dai Yuanhua replied: "As early as the reign of Emperor Wannian of the Ming Dynasty, underwater mines had been made and used to sink large Japanese warships. By the end of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, underwater mines had made great progress, and craftsmen at that time had already made
A type of mine called 'Hunjianglong' was developed, which exploded when the mine came into contact with the warship."
When it comes to weapons manufacturing, Dai Yuanhua beams with joy and speaks eloquently. Especially his bright eyes are shining with wisdom, and he has a kind of self-confidence that is hard to match.
Li Zhen's eyes lit up and he was overjoyed. He called Dai Yuanhua and other craftsmen to discuss using mines to attack British and French warships. Unexpectedly, Dai Yuanhua said it directly.
Li Zhen smiled with a smile on his face and said with emotion: "With Yuanhua and everyone helping me, we can get twice the result with half the effort!"
"Your Excellency, that's a compliment!"
Dai Yuanhua and the other six craftsmen stood up and humbled themselves again and again.
Li Zhen also had a certain understanding of the manufacture of mines and knew some of its principles. Li Zhen told Dai Yuanhua what he knew and mentioned things about torpedoes.
After hearing this, Dai Yuanhua nodded repeatedly and said: "With the cooperation of foreign machines and experts, it is not difficult to make mines. Coupled with the current methods, the mines produced will definitely be more powerful."
Li Zhen asked: "How many days will it take to make it?"
"Two days!"
Dai Yuanhua was silent for a moment and said affirmatively.
Li Zhen said: "Okay, just two days. In these two days, I will try my best to suppress the war, hold back the British and French forces outside the city, and prevent them from advancing or retreating. I hope you can complete it as soon as possible."
Dai Yuanhua stood up and cupped his hands and said, "If nothing happens, I'll leave soon."
The six craftsmen also stood up and said goodbye together.
Li Zhen sent Dai Yuanhua and the six craftsmen away before returning to the study and sitting down. Liu Taiping asked: "Sir, have you thought of any specific way to deal with foreigners with water mines?"
Li Zhen asked: "Sir, do you have any subtle suggestions?"
Liu Taiping did not hide his secrets and said directly: "To deal with foreign warships, the first priority is to lay mines. We must place mines under the warships and use the warships to contact the mines to blow up the opponent's warships. If the mines are randomly thrown into the water,
Or asking soldiers to carry mines to the position of foreign warships is not feasible."
"To deal with warships, you can use the characteristics of the ebb and flow of the tide."
"When the tide goes out, let the soldiers lay mines on the beach. As the tide recedes, the mines will float out. When the foreign warships anchor on the shore, they will face the tide again. In this way, the mines floating on the sea will
The warships facing the foreigners made contact and collided with each other, thereby blowing up the opponent's warships."
After Liu Taiping finished speaking, he smiled lightly.
Li Zhen said: "Sir, he is full of strategies, and Li Zhen admires him." After a pause, Li Zhen said: "The plan to deal with the foreign warships is just as what you said. This time, the foreigners will not be able to come or go."
Liu Taiping changed the topic and asked again: "Sir, when the foreigners attacked Daotai Mansion, they said that someone prevented you from bringing troops back to reinforce. How come you came back in such a short time?"
Li Zhen laughed and said: "The foreigners sent a rabble, and they were all destroyed."
Liu Taiping nodded and said: "It's late at night, and there are things to do tomorrow. Sir, please go to bed early."
Say it, Liu Taiping also stood up and left.
Li Zhen stood up to see him off. As soon as he reached the door of the study, Huang Shihai hurried back, as if something big had happened. Li Zhen stopped and asked, "Shihai, what happened?"
Huang Shihai said: "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, a large foreign army has appeared outside the east gate city and has already arrived at the city."
"What?"
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows and said hurriedly: "Yang Banhou stayed to stop the foreigners, didn't he stop them?"
Huang Shihai said: "It was not the foreigners who broke through Yang Banhou's defense, but they chose to take a small road and fought outside the city overnight." At this point, Huang Shihai said in a deep voice: "Commander, if the foreigners come ashore, they will die.
Fish. I think we should go out immediately and capture the foreigners outside the city. We can also intimidate the foreigners at sea."
"Report!"
Suddenly, another soldier ran over in a hurry.
Li Zhen looked at the soldier and asked, "What happened again?"
The soldier quickly said: "Battle Commander Qi asked Xiao to report that not only foreigners but also an army of bandits appeared outside the city. Both sides were outside the city and were confronting each other. Battalion Commander Qi led his troops to guard the tower.
To prevent people outside the city from attacking the city."
"His! His!"
Li Zhen took a breath, but he didn't expect the Taiping Army to join in.
Liu Taiping immediately said: "Sir, I am responsible for supervising the bandits. Now the bandits suddenly come to kill me, but I am not aware of it, resulting in a passive situation. Please punish me."
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "You were also disturbed by the foreigners' affairs, so it makes sense that you didn't find out. However, since it was a dereliction of duty, you must not go unpunished and be fined three months' salary as a punishment."
"Thank you, Sir!" Liu Taiping said gratefully.
Li Zhen rolled his eyes and said: "Although the bandits are coming to kill, maybe this is a good thing. The bandits and the foreigners have vowed to be incompatible. Now that the two sides meet outside the city, there may be a fight. Once both sides lose, we
You can benefit from it. Let's go and go to the east city tower immediately to see what's going on outside the city."
"yes!"
Everyone agreed and followed Li Zhen out of the house and ran towards Dongcheng.
Ps: The second update of the third update; it involves professional issues, which gives me a headache. Xiaodong opened a post in the book review area. If you have any books on military war that you think are good, please recommend them, so that we can refresh your brain.