Zhao Xin was startled by Zhong Huai's sudden move, but because he could not drive automatically, he had to keep his hands on the steering wheel at all times, so he stretched out his left arm and said, "Zhong Xiucai, why are you doing this? I'm going to save you again." It’s not for you to kowtow to thank you, get up quickly!”
Zhong Huai's eyes were red and he choked with sobs: "King Zhao, you have countless elite soldiers under your command. Why do you need to go to dangerous places in person? A gentleman does not build dangerous walls. You really shouldn't do this."
Zhao Xin chuckled and said: "Confucius also said, 'Prevent misfortune first and not hurt later.' Beihai Town will not ignore friends when they are in trouble. Besides, I have made sufficient preparations in advance. I have no choice but to receive the call the day before yesterday. When Jiang Ziping was in emergency, he saw that the person above me and I were the closest to you, so we came quickly. If you had to wait for the others, you would have to suffer for at least five or six days."
Zhong Huai suddenly realized that it was Jiang Fan.
Zhao Xin kept talking while looking at the waterway in front of him, but when Zhong Huai heard it, he was very moved in his heart. Throughout the history books, although it is said that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty personally went to battle to defeat the enemy, no one would do this for a few scholars and ordinary people.
Moreover, this man was so courageous that Zhong Huai felt scared when he thought about it. Two people dared to enter the Yangzhou government office, and then swaggered out of Yangzhou city. If a stray arrow appears from somewhere halfway, even all the ambitions will be wiped out.
In fact, the reason why Zhao Xin went into danger alone this time was not only because he did not have enough time, but also because he wanted to win people's hearts. After such an incident, it is obvious what other scholars who want to join Beihai Town will think.
Yu Deli was right. Beihai Town did not have enough space in the layout of Jiangnan. However, this had a lot to do with Zhao Xin's overall military approach to the Qing Dynasty.
For a long time, Zhao Xin has always had a point of view. Whether it is within the Pass or in the south of the Yangtze River, the meat is rotten in the pot. Sooner or later, it will not be able to get out of Wuzhishan. However, if the border issue is not resolved first, the Bei Navy will inevitably fall into the trap after entering the Pass. In a hurry. So what Zhao Xin has been doing over the years is actually cultivating the "seeds" that can start a prairie fire.
Don't talk about the false and empty words that "great governance must precede chaos", the unlucky people have always been the common people, and today's Beihai Town was built by thousands of such "unlucky" common people. Zhao Xin hopes to find a set of practical solutions before entering the country to solve the dilemma in the era of agricultural bankruptcy.
As Zhao Xin and Zhong Huai chatted in bits and pieces, the yacht named "Bingfeng" by Zhao Xin had sailed past Taixing, and further on was Jiangyin.
It is said that after the "Skinny Horse Hijacking Incident" that occurred in the 50th year of Qianlong's reign, Wang Yuanfang and the others drove the high-speed official boat all the way, catching not only the water camps along the river by surprise, but also the two places in Wusongkou. The fort also failed to fire a single shot, which made Qianlong furious.
Historically, starting from the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming government adopted strategic defense measures of "paying equal attention to the east and west" to defend the Huangpu River Estuary. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, in order to defend Zheng Chenggong's navy from attacking Nanjing from the Yangtze River estuary again, the Qing government built a fort at Wusong Yangjiazuikou in Puxi; in the 57th year of Kangxi's reign, the Pudong Baoshan fort was built.
Afterwards, Sa Zai, the governor of Liangjiang at the time, asked Qianlong to build a fort in Huangshan, north of Jiangyin City, in view of the lack of forts along the river and the difficulty of speeding wooden boats in Shuiying City in and out of the Yangtze River Estuary from Beihai Town. And the Jingjiang Fort on the west bank of Shiwei Port on the other side was expanded to form a pincer attack from the north and the south. In addition, he also requested the reconstruction of the Wusong Fort in Puxi and the expansion of the Baoshan Fort in Pudong.
Min Eyuan, the then governor of Jiangsu Province, was unwilling to be followed. He also asked Qianlong to build a beacon tower system in Wusongkou, Haimen, Fushan Port, Langshan Port, Zhonggang, Jiangyin and Jingjiang in order to defend against "North Sea Pirates". When the "North Sea Pirates" invaded the Yangtze River, a warning was issued in time.
Qianlong readily agreed to the request of the two governors and quickly approved it. He also allocated two taels of silver for the construction, and the states and counties along the Yangtze River shared the repayment. As a result, the Manchu and Qing Yangtze River Navy entered an era of rebirth ahead of schedule.
It is said that in the coastal defense and Jiangfang forts in the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, there were only two kinds of cannons used, the Shengsheng General Cannon and the Weiyuan General Bronze Cannon.
The Victory General's cannon weighs 500 kilograms, is five feet and one inch long, and has a chamber diameter of three and a half inches (113 mm caliber); the firing charge is one kilogram and eighty taels, and the shell weighs three kilograms, which is a four-pound gun. The Weiyuan General Copper is a small cannon, more than one meter long and weighing 170 kilograms. The cannonballs are lead bullets weighing one kilogram and nine taels.
There is only one artillery drill every year. According to the regulations of the Ministry of War, on the ninth day of the first lunar month every year, the local prefecture and county officials inspect the drill. Each artillery drill is performed more than ten times, and then reported to the Governor-General's Office. In the age of forged artillery, firing a gun ten times during drills was a lot. If you really shoot too much, the cannon will become useless quickly.
Although the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were very considerate and had a wonderful idea, they believed that even if the Beihai Town Clippers broke through the Wusongkou Fort and entered the Yangtze River, when they reached the Jiangyin section of the river, they would immediately be attacked by more than 300 artillery pieces from the North and South Forts. A violent blow.
But the biggest problem here is that everyone wants to block the enemy from outside. No one expected that the Beihai Town Clippers would rush out from the inside again...
So when the "Bingfeng" passed the Jiangyin section of the river from west to east, both the fort defenders and the water camp soldiers on the shore were all dumbfounded.
Even a winning general's cannon on the Huanghuashan fort fired a shot in panic, which turned into a farewell salute for Zhao Xinming and almost sank a fishing boat. Afterwards, the Qing garrison on the fort ordered his men to light the beacon tower while jumping on his feet and cursing.
Although it was too late to fire the artillery here in Jiangyin, the beacon fire was still very fast in transmitting the news, so when the "Bingfeng" sailed to Fushan Port, the panic-stricken Langshan Water Camp hurriedly dispatched four warships. The largest of them is eleven feet long, longer than the "Ice Wind" and nearly thirty-seven meters long. It is a two-masted hard sailing ship equipped with multiple cannons at the front and rear.
When the guerrillas from the right battalion of Langshan Town, who were leading their troops to the battle, saw the white spindle-shaped hull of the "Bingfeng" emerging from the horizon, they immediately ordered: "Beat the drums! Raise the battle flag! You must give me that ship." Stop it!"
The four large and medium-sized sailing boats were immediately changed from full sail to half sail. The sailors on the boat also shook the large oars to adjust the hull, intending to cross the river diagonally to stop the enemy ships; while the gunners on the boat also began to fill the guns with gunpowder and iron. bomb.
After Wang Yuanfang, who was guarding the flybridge, saw the Qing warship ahead, he first used a walkie-talkie to notify Zhao Xin on the main deck, and then placed the machine gun's bipod on a small table, with the corners of his mouth showing. A hint of a smile.
"AEK-999" is an upgraded version of PKM, with an effective range of 1,500 meters. The biggest difference in appearance from the PKM is that the wooden grip has been changed to a black plastic grip, and a huge silencer is installed at the muzzle. In addition to reducing shooting noise, it can also eliminate muzzle flames and improve accuracy. .
Because there were not many in stock in another time and space, Zhao Xin bought twenty of them from Andrew, and except for a few that were distributed to the reconnaissance brigade, he kept the others.
By the way, after Zhao Xin hesitated and struggled for a long time, he decided not to use the two small frigates that he had paid a deposit for on impulse at the Spring Festival this year. For this reason, he personally met with Andrew and the person behind him and made a very sincere apology.
For Zhao Xin, bringing back two frigates from another time and space is too eye-catching and will definitely attract the attention of many people and have a great impact on his future actions.
Furthermore, after last year's Changxing Island naval battle, the Beihai No. 2 defeated four second-class battleships with only thirty 75mm guns and was unable to fight back. It performed really well; and the sailboat equipped with a marine diesel engine was The speed is also much higher than that of the sailing battleship.
In this way, Zhao Xin, who had been worried about insufficient firepower at sea, finally felt relieved. This is true for sailboats equipped with motors, but what about modified clipper boats? It’s very touching just thinking about it!
In order to eliminate the dissatisfaction of the people behind Andrew and ensure continued cooperation in the future, Zhao Xin gave up the deposit he had paid and treated it like feeding the dogs. However, in this way, he also bought some equipment that he wanted very much at a relatively favorable price; such as ten 2S3M2 vehicles and 10,000 rounds of artillery shells, and the charging formula and production of "53-OF-530 high-explosive bombs" Process drawings.
Of course, with the existing industrial level of Beihai Town, it is still a pipe dream to manufacture 122 and 152 artillery shells. However, I believe that with the completion and commissioning of the steel plant in Khabarovsk in the future, the manufacturing of artillery shells will no longer be a big problem.
Let us turn our attention back to Wang Yuanfang. When the "Bingfeng" was still one kilometer away from the Qing warship, he was ready and pulled the trigger.
By the way, how thick are the planks of the Qing army's rushing ships? The answer is 7~12 cm. In other words, the thickest part is only 12 centimeters, and the penetration power of the 7.62mm bullet used in "AEK-999" when hitting wood is 50 centimeters.
So when the bullet hit a shuttle boat along a straight line that kept splashing water, casualties immediately appeared on the warship.
The problem is that this machine gun is equipped with a silencer. You can't hear the sound of shooting from 600 meters away, and you can't see the flames from the muzzle, so the people in the right camp of Langshan Town were immediately frightened.
Silent but dense as a shower of bullets, the bullets extended along the ship's plank to the upper deck. The exploding and flying wood chips accompanied by hundreds of bullets turned the deck into a flesh and blood mill. Those Qing troops who tried to hide behind thick planks or masts were constantly shot to death, while the survivors jumped into the river from the other side of the ship in piss.
The Qing troops on the other three boats didn't understand what happened. The water battles they were familiar with were shelling from dozens of feet away, followed by close combat. For a moment, those who rocked the oars, steered the ship, sailed the sails, fired the cannons, and beat the drums all stopped. Hundreds of people all stared stupidly at the warship that suddenly turned into a mess.
A sailor murmured: "Monsters, there are monsters in the river!"
The Qing army holding a shotgun on the other hand turned around and cursed: "Fart! This is sorcery. The Beihai pirates know sorcery! You have to pour black dog blood on it to make it work!"
With a "pop" sound, several sailors suddenly knelt on the deck and kowtowed, and kept chanting: "Bless me, Lord Dragon! Bless me, the great and compassionate Bodhisattva!"
When Wang Yuanfang turned his gun to the largest boat, a short line of water jumped up again, and then the hull of the wooden boat shook, and the crackling wood burst sounded again, followed by bullets on the deck. The screamer's scream. This time, like a bucket of ice water falling down in the dog days of summer, the officers, soldiers and sailors on the three warships were completely awakened.
"Turn around! Turn around and go back!"
"It's too late! They're all diving!"
"Hurry up and swim to the shore! The northern pirates know sorcery, and wherever they go, there are no dead bodies!"
When the "Ice Wind" traveled quickly and was still 200 meters away from the four empty warships, the Qing soldiers fluttering in the water were already visible.
At this time, Wang Yuan conveniently heard Zhao Xin shouting "Give them a shot" on the walkie-talkie, so he put down the machine gun and picked up the RPG beside him.
With a "swish" sound, the tail flame of the rocket brought out a straight line of white smoke, hitting a shuttle boat in the middle. Then there was a loud noise, a ball of fire exploded from the middle of the hull, and countless sawdust fragments flew River surface.
At this time, the sleeping people in the "Icewind" were awakened by the sudden explosion. All men, women, and children were frightened to the point of turning pale and trembling all over. Zhong Huai, who had not slept, was busy explaining and comforting everyone.
Jiao Xun and Huang Chengji also woke up. When they heard Zhong Huai say that Zhao Xin was on the boat, they were stunned, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. But then, the two of them ran and climbed to the main deck, and they saw Zhao Xin sailing the ship.
"This..." Jiao Xun and Huang Chengji, like Zhong Huai, roughly understood what was going on, so they also kowtowed in thanks.
"Get up quickly, go back and sit down!"
After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he ignored the two of them. He passed the gap between the wooden boats at a low speed, and then began to accelerate again. He has already seen the beacon smoke rising straight into the sky from the shore. Now that he has passed Langshan Port, it is just the first step. He doesn't know what else is waiting for him later.
When the boat passed Xupu and entered the waters of Taicang, it was already bright and there were more and more boats on the river. Zhao Xin kept blowing the whistle while reducing the speed of the boat to avoid the fishing boats that were too late to avoid. However, this left enough preparation time for the Qing army on the Wusongkou Fort.
Since the early Qing Dynasty, ships on the Huangpu River that want to enter the sea through Chongming Island must go through Wusongkou south of Chongming Island.
This is mainly because Chongming Island itself is a estuary sand island formed by sand siltation. With the formation of Pingyang Sand and Dongsan Sand in the northeast of the island, the waterway on the north side of Chongming Island has become increasingly narrow, and it is extremely easy to be stranded. On the south side of Chongming Island, there are many waters with hidden sand dunes such as Xisha, Changxing Sand, and Hengsha.
Because of this, the importance of the Qing government's forts in Pudong and Puxi has become increasingly prominent. Since the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign, the number of artillery pieces in the Wusongkou East and West Forts has increased to more than 200.
At this time, neither Zhao Xin nor Wang Yuanfang knew that the Qing army had already opened its bloody mouth and was waiting for him to come!
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