Li Tianyang nodded: "Pull up and have a look."
Li Tu waved, and several crew members rolled up their sleeves, revealing their strong muscles.
They held the rope and pulled it up hard.
The things underneath were obviously very heavy, and it took six strong men sweating profusely to drag them up a little.
Li Tu held the rope and gritted his teeth: "Brothers, what are you looking at? Here are a few more!"
Several crew members came up with a groan.
Li Tu hadn't done any hard work for a few days, and his face turned pale with all his strength. He didn't dare to be lazy. If the boss noticed him, he would be shot.
"Hey! Hey!"
"Hurry up, work harder and come up!"
Wow!
The water surged beneath the rope.
Chu Xiong's head popped up, and then Cheng Xin's head popped up.
The two of them shook their heads, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
As everyone continued to pull the rope, finally, a dark gun barrel stained with a lot of seaweed was exposed.
Next, the crew struggled to pull the cannon to the deck, and they all panted heavily from exhaustion.
As soon as Chu Xiong and Cheng Xin touched the deck, they both vomited and spit out a pool of seawater.
The two tried to pick it up and struggled, but they still kept vomiting. Their hands and feet were limp and paralyzed on the ground. Their faces were red and black, and they couldn't say a word. They had obviously been deprived of oxygen for a long time.
Li Tianyang ignored them, squatted on the ground and lifted the seaweed off the gun barrel, and slapped the iron gun body hard, making his hands feel slightly cold.
He touched the barrel of the red cannon inch by inch, and an icy chill came from the cannon. Even with a little effort, it was difficult to move the cannon.
"nice one!"
Li Tianyang let out a rare sigh.
Even after so many years of corrosion by sea water, there is not a trace of rust on the gun body.
After all, in that era, the red cannon was reserved exclusively for the royal family, and any slight mistake would result in loss of head.
He once saw in a TV series that the red cannon was an extremely powerful weapon on the battlefield at that time. A few red cannons could guard a large city, and it would not dare to attack unless tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
If the red cannon were placed in an open area and hit a crowd of people with one shot, it would not be difficult to send twenty or thirty people to see the King of Hell at once.
However, in that era, the red cannon also had a troublesome shortcoming: it loved to explode.
But this is not a problem. Li Tianyang has many people who can serve as gunners, and it is not him who is killed by the explosion.
Li Tu was also dumbfounded. As the captain, he also saw that this cannon was definitely an artifact of naval warfare. If it was placed on the shore defense of the island and it was accurate, it would not be a problem to shoot a fishing boat at once.
Li Tianyang smiled with satisfaction and wanted to build his second stronghold. With the support of these red cannons, ordinary people would not be able to take Dawan Island.
By this time, Chu Xiong and Cheng Xin had calmed down, took several breaths, and looked much better.
Chu Xiong patted his chest and said proudly: "Brother Li, what's up, we didn't lie to you! We have the red cannon right now."
Li Tianyang nodded: "You two did a good job, how many cannons are there down there?"
Chu Xiong blurted out: "I saw it, there are five more doors!"
Cheng Xin nodded: "Yes, there are five of them. We can see them clearly."
Now, in order to survive, they will naturally spare no effort when they get the opportunity to show their value.
Li Tianyang hummed twice and said with a smile: "Okay, then you can continue fishing."
Chu Xiong and Cheng Xin both widened their eyes and let out a sigh.
They feel miserable. If they had known it earlier, they would have just said one thing. Isn't this causing trouble for themselves?
It would be very frustrating if he died in the water.
With Li Tianyang's words, Li Tu didn't even need his instructions. He picked up Chu Xiong and Cheng Xin and walked to the side of the ship.
"You two said there are five more doors. If I don't see one less today, you two will not come back."
Li Tianyang reminded from behind.
Chu Xiong and Cheng Xin panicked and were anxious to say something. They were afraid that Li Tianyang would kill them both if he got angry, so they finally kept their mouths shut.
Li Tu was not used to them. When he got to the edge of the boat, he let out a sigh and threw it down.
Wow!
Wow!
The two of them sank into the sea, and the rope fell into the water.
They had experience in salvaging, and this time they were much faster. Within a minute, they began to pull on the rope desperately.
Li Tu saw the rope being pulled down several times, and called the men and horses just now to pull it together.
"Hey!"
"Hey!"
Soon, another red cannon was salvaged.
This time, everyone was very agile. Chu Xiong and Cheng Xin looked much better, and they didn't take a few sips of seawater.
Chu Xiong patted his chest and did not forget to take credit: "Brother Li, look, I risked my life to catch another one."
Cheng Xin smiled flatteringly.
Li Tianyang just waved his hand in disgust.
Next, the cannons were fished out one by one.
What surprised him even more was that there were two full boxes of ammunition!
There were twelve ammunition in one box, and two boxes contained twenty-four ammunition. However, the wooden box containing the ammunition could not withstand the erosion of the sea water and rotted.
Fortunately, every cannonball is wrapped in oil paper, so as long as it dries, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Li Tianyang tore open the oil paper of a cannonball. There was a slight rust on the surface of the cannonball, but seeing that the cannonball was tightly sealed, the gunpowder inside should be fine.
But out of caution, he decided to go back and find someone to dismantle the shell and sort out the parts and gunpowder inside.
On Dajiatou Island, there are eleven such shells hidden in the backyard of the village committee building.
What we salvaged today and the inventory together, there are six red cannons and thirty-five shells!
With such a force deployed on Dajiao Island, even if a dozen fishing boats attack at once, they will be defeated without any return!
"We're done, let's go back to the island."
Li Tianyang waved his hand and everyone went back home.
When the fishing boat returned to Dawan Island, Li Tianyang drove the boat around Dawan Island.
He held up his telescope and observed the terrain of La Grande Jatte.
The port of Dajiao Island is in the west, and the east side is on higher ground, facing the cliff.
The terrain on the north and south sides is also much higher than that of the western port. There are large rocks and reefs. As long as sentry towers are built on the north and south sides, it can be enough to prevent people who want to attack from the side.
But in the final analysis, except for the western port, trying to attack Dajiao Island from the other three sides is a fool's errand.
Li Tianyang was very satisfied. Now with six more red cannons, Dawan Island has truly become an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
"Li Tu, two big red cannons are guarding the south side of the port, and two are on the north side. On the front of the port, two red cannons are stuck in the middle. If an enemy fishing boat really rushes into the port, they will blow him upside down! "
Li Tianyang kept planning, while Li Tu nodded.
When the fishing boat docked at the port, a group of crew members came to help unload the cannon onto the island.
These cannons need to be cleaned and maintained, and special forts need to be built. There is a lot of work to be done.
So the crew immediately started sorting out the newly salvaged cannons and shells.
Xiao Miaomiao was leading the students to repair and modify the fishing boat. With the cooperation of Li Tu, more than a dozen crew members were moving piles of wood and working together.
Li Tianyang called Xiao Miaomiao and asked, "Xiao Miaomiao, do you have anyone studying cannon maintenance at your Ocean College?"
Xiao Miaomiao understood as she watched the cannons being pulled ashore with ropes by the crew.
"Of course! Outstanding students who graduate from our ocean academy can work on warships. We can't fix the sophisticated cannons, but if they are cannons with little technical content from decades ago, we should be able to repair them!"
Li Tianyang's eyes lit up: "Very good, then the maintenance and repair of these cannons will also be left to you!"
He chuckled a little and continued: "The job of firing the cannon is still left to the crew. I won't feel bad if it explodes."
Xiao Miaomiao's face turned red: "Mr. Li, thank you! We are definitely more reliable than those like Li Tu!"
Li Tianyang smiled and said: "Of course I don't worry about you."
He took out a mobile phone from his pocket and gave it to Xiao Miaomiao along with the charger.
There is a generator on Daqin Island, which can use electricity.
Especially in the village committee building, there are all the necessary sockets and lights.
"This satellite phone is for you to use. I'm going home after taking care of things here. If you need anything, please contact me anytime!"
Xiao Miaomiao carefully took the phone, knowing that it was a real guarantee for her safety.
Li Tianyang turned around and looked at the village committee building standing on the east side of Dawan Island.
Now the stronghold of Dajiatou Island has a look.
There are people with boats, electricity and water, and students and teachers they can trust.
He felt relieved when he handed over Dawan Island to Xiao Miaomiao.
