The next day, morning.
Qiachuan Pier.
Amidst the rumble of horse hooves, the Zaoying tribe ran back along the west bank of the Yellow River. As they ran, they shouted: "Wang Jiayin's navy is coming!
When she shouted, the quiet Qiachuan Pier suddenly became lively.
The militiamen who had been waiting on the dock for a day immediately became nervous, and everyone swallowed their saliva.
Bai Yuan stood on a makeshift watchtower and shouted to the warbler below: "How long will it take to arrive?"
Zao Ying: "The speed of the fleet is no slower than that of horses. When we arrive with our front feet, they will also arrive with their rear feet."
Bai Yuan: "How many people are here?
Zao Ying shook her head: "I don't know how to judge the number of people by the size of the fleet, and I have no experience in this area. If the other party is riding a horse, I can tell how many are riding on it at a glance."
Bai Yuan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
Zao Ying: "My men can dismount and help you guard the dock."
Bai Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "The precious cavalry cannot be used like this. Zaotuanlian, you lead the cavalry to retreat a mile. If our wooden wall is breached, you can lead the cavalry to rush up and deal with them."
Zaoying: "Okay!
She also knew that it was not easy for Gaojiacun to train these hundreds of cavalry. Those new recruits had to learn to ride horses almost from scratch, and they had to endure countless hardships before they became poor cavalry from infantry. If they were asked to dismount and guard the dock, It's a bit wasteful.
It's better to retreat yourself, it's better as a second line of insurance.
"Mr. Bai, be careful.
Zao Ying retreated a mile to the northwest, leaving a distance for the cavalry to charge over.
Bai Yuan turned her head and looked at the river to the north...
Can't see far!
He reached into his arms and took out a long, thin iron cylinder.
This is a treasure that Mr. Bai gave to his father. The name is "Telescope". It was invented by Mr. Bai after his physics class (free coin learning). He asked the blacksmith in the craftsman's well to make the iron tube, and then hired a The glazier Xing Honglang abducted from Xi'an made two lenses, which were finally put together to become this simple "telescope."
The workmanship is still very crude and the multiples are not high.
But it’s certainly farther than what the naked eye can see.
Bai Yuan picked up the telescope and looked again. Hey, now he saw it. A huge fleet had already poked its head out of the river in the north. It was headed by several medium-sized merchant ships, followed by a large number of small fishing boats.
The smallest one is a small boat, and the larger one can only hold dozens of people.
A vast area, occupying a large amount of the river surface.
The current of the Yellow River is fast, and it is not easy to operate a boat here. However, there are many fishermen among the bandits who have been begging for food on the banks of the Yellow River all their lives. These people support the boats, which allows the fleet to sail smoothly in the Yellow River.
On the leader's boat, a big flag was lit with the word "white" written on it.
Bai Yuan turned around and smiled at Wang Er who was standing next to him: "Brother Wang, it seems that you are the one who led the fleet to attack us. That is the white flag of Wang Er of Baishui."
Wang Er: "My surname is Wang, and my flag is named Wang."
Bai Yuan: "Oh, that's the White Cat under your command. He led the enemy to attack us."
Wang Er: "The white cat is downstairs, wearing a yellow hat."
Seeing that Wang Er couldn't keep up with his jokes, Bai Yuan had no choice but to spread his hands: "Wang Haohan, you have a bit of a sense of humor.
Wang Er didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Well, he did lack a sense of humor. He hadn't laughed a few times in many years.
On another arrow tower, Feng Juan also stretched his neck to look at the river, but he didn't have a telescope and couldn't see as clearly as Bai Yuan. He saw the shadow of the boat but couldn't see the flag on it, so he had to turn his head and face Bai Yuan. The arrow tower shouted loudly:
"Mr. Bai, do you see clearly which thief is coming?"
Bai Yuan: "I only saw a white flag. It seems that I am attacking myself."
Feng Juan laughed loudly: "Mr. Bai is still in the mood to tell jokes at this time, which makes me feel at ease a lot."
Bai Yuan turned around and said to Wang Er in a low voice: "Look, everyone else understands my jokes."
Feng Juan said loudly: "Since it is a white-character flag, the person coming should be Wang Jiayin's general, Bai Yuzhu."
Bai Yuan: "Oh? I've never heard of it."
Wang Er whispered: "Bai Yuzhu is a very average guy. His ability is not outstanding. He is not powerful, but he is not stupid either. His status in Wang Jiayin's army is second only to Zijin Liang. Although his position is very high, he often makes people You can’t feel his presence, he is a person who is easily forgotten when thrown into the crowd.”
After hearing this, Bai Yuan snorted and said: "We also have the same surname of Bai. He is easily forgotten by others, but here he shines brightly. He is really an embarrassment to us surnamed Bai."
Wang Er: "His surname is not Bai, Bai Yuzhu is just a nickname.
Bai Yuan: "...
The eerie silence lasted for five seconds.
Bai Yuan spread her fingers, palms facing the sky, and said to Wang Er: "You came back to Gaojiacun this time specifically to complain.
Wang Er: "???"
Feng Juan said loudly: "Mr. Bai, what are you still talking about on the archery tower? The fleet of rogue pirates is coming so fast. Find a way quickly.
Bai Yuan perked up and said, "Okay! Everyone, please stop moving and stand at the pre-arranged positions. The Gao family villagers group, come with me."
He quickly climbed down from the arrow tower, and the militiamen of Gaojiacun surrounded him.
Bai Yuan led the one hundred people from Gaojia Village to the front of the two stainless steel cannons.
The two cannons had already been fixed with stone platforms, and their muzzles pointed diagonally at the Yellow River, while on the river, Bai Yuzhu's fleet was approaching at high speed.
Bai Yuan: "Bring the gunpowder bag!
Pa Ditu handed him a large bag of gunpowder with both hands.
As if loading a gun, Bai Yuan poured a large bag of gunpowder into the barrel, then took out the stick he had prepared in advance, inserted it into the mouth of the stick, and poked inside to compact the gunpowder.
"Bring the cannonballs!
A tall and sturdy militia soldier next to him handed over a cannonball with both hands.
Bai Yuan stretched out his hand to catch it, and his whole body sank down. The cannonball hit the ground with a loud "Peng" sound, and almost hit his foot.
Bai Yuan's face changed color: "Is it so heavy?"
"Can a big solid iron ball not be heavy?" Wang Er bent down, picked up the cannonball with both hands, and helped Bai Yuan stuff it into the barrel.
Bai Yuan stabbed it in again with a stick, rolling the shell to the bottom and compacting it with the gunpowder.
With a chuckle, he walked around behind the cannon, opened the small cover on the fire door, put a match rope into the fire door, mixed it with the gunpowder, and then put the cover back to seal it.
"Done!" Bai Yuan said triumphantly: "This is how cannons should be used, and they are no different from firecrackers."
This coquettish operation of his is really right!
The principles of these two Hongyi cannons are exactly the same as the large-caliber smoothbore muskets of the Ming Dynasty, and the methods of use are exactly the same.
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