"Fire!"

With a loud roar, two 9-pounder grenades exploded in the Pirov winter camp one after another, and then dozens of figures jumped up and rushed towards the camp from three sides at the same time.

In a short time, the fierce gunfire rang out, mingling with the shouting of people, the neighing of horses, and the barking of dogs, which were heard very clearly at dawn.

The Pirov winter camp only had two wooden houses and a horse shed, although it was surrounded by a wooden fence, but there was not even a sentry tower, it was said to be a camp, but in fact there was no defensive function at all, so after the thirty soldiers of the white lord swarmed in, the battle ended quickly, most of the ten Cossack cavalry died near the house, and only two were suspected to be sentinels, and even people fell on the inside of the gate.

Commander Okada Xuanzhen smiled, "The head work is in hand!" The artillery crew was quite accurate, and when I charged, I still thought that if the artillery hit the master, I would die first. ”

Speaking of "death", he quickly snorted twice, "Slip of the tongue." ”

To be honest, Okada Jue's battle is not interesting, and it is over without a few shots and grenades as soon as people rush to the ground, and it is not fun at all!

According to his idea, this cannon does not need to be transported off the ship, and he will definitely take down a charge camp by himself, as long as it is fought like this.

Okada stood in a daze, but the soldiers were not idle, and after extinguishing the fire, the leader of the group came over to ask Okada, and then sent out the sentries, and then the two groups of foot soldiers began to rest, and one group of foot soldiers went to help the artillery crew to guard - the two artillery groups had to move the rifled guns back to the boat.

After about an hour, four steamers dragged three ships into the mouth of the Wulong River.

Okada hurriedly led the people to board the ship, and before leaving, he said to the leader of the group who stayed in the Pirov winter camp, "Be mental, don't be as stupid as the Lusians - the ship didn't even know when it docked, and actually let the enemy touch the vicinity of the camp." And the horses are all left to you, if you can't beat them, you can run, there is nothing to be ashamed of. ”

The leader of the group said yes loudly—but he didn't say that neither he nor the nine fanshi could ride.

The steamer pulled the boat north, and soon the mouth of the Wulong River returned to tranquility, as if nothing had happened.

Today is June 22, 1854, and this time Naoxiu led people to the north again, preparing to attack Miaotun again.

For this operation, Naohide not only said that he was ill and did not go to Edo to make the Hajj to the new prince, but also sent people to do two reconnaissances in advance last year - in order not to arouse the alarm of the Lucian people, the White Lord Navy did not attack Miaotun throughout 1853, but only sent people to land from near the mouth of the river twice, and then walked 80 kilometers to Miaotun to investigate.

From Miaotun to the mouth of the Wulong River, there are not even people, let alone roads, but fortunately, the people sent are shrewd and capable, so that the task was successfully completed, so that the white lord has a general understanding of Miaotun and the Pirov winter camp.

In June 1852, Naohide personally led people to uproot the stronghold of the Rusians at the mouth of the Wulong River - the Nikolaevsk outpost (Miaotun) and the Pirov winter camp, after which the white lord retracted with all his strength to prepare for the revenge of the Rusians. As a result, there were no Lu warships going south that year, and the white lord did not send a ship north to explore the situation in Miaotun.

But two reconnaissance results in 1853 showed that the Lucians were really dead, and their traces appeared again at the mouth of the Wulong River:

This time there were more people, and all of them were soldiers and no civilians, and it is estimated that 1 infantry company of 180 people and a Cossack cavalry company of 100 cavalry companies were transferred, and most of them were concentrated in Miaotun, and the Pirov winter camp at the mouth of the river became an observation post, and only ten Cossack cavalry were stationed.

Two more steamships appeared - according to

It is estimated that one is a steam-sail hybrid warship, but it is not large, only a few hundred tons, and it is estimated that it is an experimental model; The other is a steamboat, a pure steam merchant ship.

The people of Lucia are really inferior!

You must know that the governor of Eastern Siberia in Lusia, Muravyov, has a total of about 1,000 standing troops in his hands, and last time he was wiped out by the white lord about 177 people, and this time he sent another 280 people, and he didn't want other places?

But on second thought, Governor Muravyov must have forced some immigrants into the army—doesn't the White Lord himself do this often, there is nothing new under the sun.

And the appearance of these two steamships is rare.

Among the great powers of Europa, Lucia has always been known for its technological backwardness, and Eastern Siberia is regarded as a poor country in Lucia because it is far from the Europa continent.

Since the opponent attaches so much importance to it, then the white lord must continue to attack, anyway, Naohide said that after carrying this wave in 1854, at least until 1858, the Lucians will not go south, and if they fight hard, maybe they can be postponed for a few years.

Now the life of the white lord is better, but most people were poor and afraid before, and they had a strong sense of crisis, and they felt that since they had to fight sooner or later, they would naturally act first! - People who know that Lucia is a behemoth are all Naoxiu's sworn friends, and if they don't know, they will naturally not be afraid, and there are not many people who have raised objections to sending troops!

Maybe everyone is very calm, the Lucian people, they fought last time, and they didn't have to work hard to get down, and the head of the family personally led the army, so they must be sure.

Therefore, Naoxiu successfully pulled out all the belongings, and the four steamships and the four debate ships that were finally put together did not pull any of them, and all 180 people from the standing army came, which can be regarded as pouring out.

Fortunately, the first battle of the Pirov winter camp was won, and not a single Cossack cavalry ran out, otherwise it would be a pity if the big fish were released - now the steam ship is so miserable, and the speed is not as fast as the horse in a short distance. Although the results of the investigation showed that there was no road between the winter camp and Miaotun, what if there were? If you meet an equestrian master, you'll be blind.

Well, it's more than 4 o'clock in the morning - the Wulong River Estuary belongs to the high latitude, the sun will come out at a little more than 3 o'clock in the morning in June, the Jiangkou to Miaotun is about 80 kilometers, and it takes about 11 hours for the steam boat to drag the debate boat, that is, it is normal to arrive at Miaotun at more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and then see if you can really catch a big fish.

During the voyage, the fanshi were not interested in touring the mountains and rivers - the big war was imminent, it was impossible not to be nervous, although the scenery on both sides of the strait was good, but everyone hurried to check the ordnance, but after a long time, in the sound of flowing water, after lunch, most of the fanshi leaned on the cabin and fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, the group leaders woke up everyone one by one, everyone hurriedly washed their faces in batches, and ate biscuits with hot soup.

At this time, the speed of the ship decreased, and there were three people dressed in colorful clothes, this was a reconnaissance sent more than ten days ago, and when they finished reporting the situation, everyone clapped their hands to celebrate, the two forts in Miaotun are still two higher mounds, and there are still wooden sheds on them, which have not changed at all.

But it was not without some bad news, the two steamships that had been docked in Miaotun were gone, and the scouts said that they had arrived near Miaotun ten days ago, and then found that they had disappeared, and they had not been seen until they left two days ago.

It is a pity that everyone listens, because at this time it will take at least an hour for the steamship to start again after the engine is turned off, if it is not the time of the water-tube boiler

longer, so if the steam ship that stalled is attacked, the consequences can be imagined.

The big fish ran away, straight, chirp, chirp, what can I do, I can only accept it.

He summoned the main commanders to determine the battle plan, and then the staff officers took the definite tactical plan to each ship and confirmed it with the group leaders, and then the group leaders announced their respective tasks with the fans, and when everything was done, all the ships accelerated to set sail again.

The steamers rumbled forward, and at 3:07 p.m. on June 22, Miaotun Wharf was finally clearly visible in the Qianli Tube, when the four steamers untied their cables and continued on their way, while the Debate Ship stopped moving forward - the battle was about to begin.

The current commander of the battle was Manjiro Nakahama, the head of the naval army, who commanded four steam ships to besiege the two batteries of the Lucians.

The White Master Steam ship was equipped with a 3-inch breech gun that fired 10-pound solid shells and 9-pound grenades, while the Lucian battery used an unknown type of gun, estimated to be 6-pound and 12-pound smoothbore cannons, could also have fired only solid shells.

The battle was one-sided at the beginning, the artillery of the Lucians could only fire about 500 to 1,000 meters, while the steam ships could fire grenades from a distance of two kilometers, so soon the wooden sheds on the two earthen platforms were on fire, and from time to time there were casualties, presumably ammunition caught fire.

Seeing that the two wooden sheds had completely collapsed, Manjiro Nakahama immediately demanded that the steamships fire a salvo at the dock area.

The Nikolaevsk post did not know what the reason was, and there were no serious fortifications, and soon the wooden houses everywhere were on fire, and when the vicinity of the pier turned into a sea of fire, Nakahama asked the steam ships to continue firing guns, so more places began to burn.

The Lucians were quite brave, and at first some people ran to the shore to release their guns, but the range of the smoothbore guns was a tragedy, and when the vicinity of the dock was burned to the ground, they also disappeared into the smoke, and it is not known whether they died in battle or retreated.

In fact, the charge of the 9-pound grenade is black medicine now, and the power is not as great as that of later generations, but after all, it is also ordnance, and the Lusia people can't change hands just by being beaten, who can bear it, Naohide saw with a thousand miles of tubes that someone had begun to run away on horseback.

From the time the cannon was fired, the whole battle was probably less than an hour and a half, and the battle was basically over.

At this time, Manjiro Nakahama let people wave their flags, the two steam ships began to tow the ship again, and the land group began to land to clean up the mess.

As planned, they quickly carved out a safe area at the docks, and after simple fortifications were erected, the guns were quickly removed from the ship.

Although there was no enemy to carry out a counterattack, but the artillery crew still fought happily, originally Miaotun had been completely destroyed once two years ago, this time there were not many new houses, the steamship had bombed several times, the artillery crew began to go crazy again, so the fish that slipped through the net could not escape the big disaster.

The naval forces had ceased fire, but the artillery crew under the command of the land Daiho Hori continued to wreak havoc until everything he could see was shrouded in smoke, and he ordered the attack to stop.

It is very strange that the Lucians did not organize a counter-charge, whether the quality of the military situation is not good or the commander is more reasonable, this mystery may have been kept for a long time.

This battle, which relied on advanced armaments to "win without force", came to an end in such a hurry.

But the battle of Miaotun is over, but the war will continue - because the Governor of Eastern Siberia, Muravyov, is going down the river with a large army, including 800 infantry, 100 Cossacks and 1 artillery detachment! This is the big fish that Naoxiu really remembers!