Li Yangeng was so shocked that he couldn't shut his mouth.
He knew clearly that Liu Xingzuo's family members were under house arrest in that village. The reason why he put them there was because there were a full number of Han army flag soldiers stationed there.
Under Huang Taiji's order, Li Yongfang tried to establish a firearms unit. Mainly imitations of Ming Dynasty firearms. Including matchlock guns such as bird muskets, especially the nine-shot musket with extremely powerful firepower at close range.
The Hun River is not far from that village, so transportation is convenient. It is also in a mountain col, closed on three sides, which is very conducive to confidentiality. Therefore, Li Yongfang moved the residents there and established a testing ground for firearms there.
In this Jialali, there are about 500 firearms troops. Some are equipped with bird cannons, some are equipped with repeating cannons, and some are equipped with general cannons of various sizes.
Li Yongfang mainly accumulated the organization and experience of the firearms unit there. Although there are many stone houses there, the doors, windows and roofs are all made of wood. A large amount of gunpowder is stored inside.
This time, Zhuzhu and the others used a large number of grenades and incendiary bombs in their attack, causing the entire village to catch fire under the strong wind, which was difficult to extinguish. Soon the camp was set on fire, leading to a big explosion.
This huge sound and fire are especially harsh and obvious in the dark night. It immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding fire piers. They immediately lit a fire and used beacon fire to warn.
The fire road piers are all within visual range. One lights up and the other immediately notices. In a very short period of time, Shenyang City received news that the enemy was attacking.
Because Mao Wenlong's tribe often took boats upstream at night to attack, they were often in turmoil.
But there are conditions required for an unpowered sailboat to go upstream, and that is to take advantage of the rising tide and the seawater to pour in. Or there is a suitable wind direction.
Therefore, Mao Wenlong generally does not go too deep to avoid being stranded or trapped inside the slave territory.
This time, they actually arrived twenty miles south of Shenyang, which really shocked the Jiannu court.
The Hun River has a large amount of water in this era, is wide, and is more than ten meters deep. Even upstream it is two to three meters deep. Jiannu had always been worried about Mao Wenlong's harassment from the waterway.
There were rumors last year that Mao Wenlong was recruiting craftsmen in Lushun and was making river vehicles and boats.
It is a self-propelled ship of the Southern Song Dynasty that is pedaled by manpower and transmits power through a transmission shaft. This kind of ship is equipped with pairs of small paddle wheels on both sides of the ship. It is a human-powered ship that moves forward by paddling.
This news frightened them greatly. Will it be safe where there is water in the future?
Li Yongfang calmed down at this time. He sighed and said, "That girl is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but she has such skills. I'm afraid she will be a formidable rival for me in the future."
Li Yangeng asked in disbelief: "Father, do you think they actually dared to storm an entire military camp where Jia La was stationed and robbed Liu Xingzuo's family members?"
Li Yongfang asked: "Then tell me, who else could it be? Is it really Mao Wenlong?"
Li Yangeng shouted: "That's impossible, they don't have the strength. Besides, even if they sneak in, they can't escape with people. Camels can't outrun the cavalry. If they leave a night earlier, the cavalry can easily catch up with them. They are stupid Are you doing such a stupid thing that you can’t get away with?”
Li Yongfang shook his head and said: "Since you can think of it, others can't think of it. They must have traveled by water."
Li Yangeng said: "Father, give me the order to mobilize troops. I will take a cavalry to chase them. I don't believe that I can't catch them. The boat is moving slowly. Let's rush to Panjin and mobilize the ships to block the mouth of the Liaohe River."
Li Yongfang glared at him angrily and cursed: "You evil beast, are you a pig-brained person? Can this matter be exposed? This matter must and can only be done by Mao Wenlong. Do you understand?"
Li Yangeng was shocked and suddenly realized this. They didn't dare to pursue or intercept him at all.
This will expose this matter to Huang Taiji, and he will find out that the Li family is related to this matter. Obviously, doing nothing is the right choice for them.
This is Mao Wenlong calling. He called often, especially at night when the tide was high. Nothing surprising. Huang Taiji and all the banner princes would also think so.
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No one knew that the Li family was secretly establishing contact with Daming.
The Li family can only suffer from this dumb loss. Besides, Shenyang is now under martial law. Traffic is cut off and no one can get out. What's going on outside? We can only leave the city tomorrow to find our downlines.
"Father, I'm not willing to let them run away like this."
"We really can't let them act so recklessly and then leave. Otherwise, what will Uncle Dingyuan think of our Li family?"
Li Yangeng asked: "But at this time, if they take the waterway, there is nothing we can do."
"Send out the carrier pigeon and write a letter to He Kegang in Ningyuan City. Tell him that Liu Xingzuo's family members have been kidnapped. If they still want to continue playing, they should hurry to the mouth of the Liaohe River and the Bohai Bay to intercept the boat. Dragon on Juhua Island Martial water masters are not vegetarians either.”
Li Yangeng nodded, this was his father's habit. When these people come to their territory, they pull out their teeth and just slap their butts and leave after finishing their work. They really treat the Li family as a decoration.
He turned around and went out, released the carrier pigeon, and sent a letter to Navy Longwu. .net
That night, the beacon fire was in the southern suburbs of Shenyang, and many nobles of the Eight Banners were frightened. It was really Mao Wenlong who scared them all. No one can stand the endless sneak attacks.
After Zhu Zhu and others finished eating, they were all very tired and fell on the bed and fell asleep. Only the sailors were working, driving the ship down the muddy river at night.
Early the next morning, at dawn, the boat finally arrived at the mouth of the Liaohe River.
When I passed the Panjin Fort last night, I was not discovered at all.
At that time, they had blackouts and kept the sound of the steam engines as low as possible. It was almost shut down, drifting down with the current without power.
After a night of intense sailing, Captain Li Anshi had just relaxed.
After leaving the inland river and reaching Liaodong Bay, we were out of danger.
The sea is not the territory of Jiannu. This place has entered the jurisdiction of Guan Ningjun. The sea surface of Liaodong Bay here is the cruising area of Longhu Navy.
"Captain, you see in the distance there seems to be the imperial navy. They are lying in front, with three large Fuchuan warships. They seem to want to intercept us." First officer Hu Qiliang said.
The first mate is the abbreviation of the first officer, and his position on the ship is second only to the captain. Mainly responsible for ship driving. Command the ship to sail, freeing the captain from tedious affairs and focusing on leading the entire ship.
Li Anshi thought about it. After all, the relationship between Donglin and the master was tense, and this was Yuan Chonghuan's territory.
He Kegang himself didn't know much about it either. This matter cannot be handled by oneself.
"Go and ask Miss Hong'er and Captain Chen Zhuzi to come to the cab. They still have to make up their minds on this matter," Li Anshi said.
"Don't you need to prepare for a fight? I think they seem to have some evil intentions. There are three large ships in the finished shape. The first two are obviously trying to trap us and then join us," the first mate said.
"Inform the entire ship to be on alert and ask the chief engineer to increase the steam pressure to the maximum and prepare to rush over at full speed. We have no artillery. The armor of this ship is only anti-fire gun and cannot stop the shells at all. We will not have the advantage in a fight. . Send someone to inform Miss Hong'er that they are coming. Let them make up their mind."
