Chapter 276 What are you kidding?

In addition to the main battery, there are two much smaller coastal defense batteries on the peninsula.

The one located at the easternmost protrusion of the North Bay Wharf, known as the Majiaoshi Battery, was mainly responsible for the defense of the ocean facing the east side of the peninsula.

The smallest fort in the north of the city is called the Wangxia Mountain Fort, which is mainly used to defend the narrow strait separated from the mainland in the north of the city.

These three forts constitute a corner to defend Macao, an island city surrounded by the sea on almost all sides.

The news from that Xiao Li was good news for Lin Xiao.

Xiao Li was very worried and said that he had followed his master to visit and visit the forts, and the huge cannons on them were frighteningly large, with a long range, and the gun emplacements were also very solid.

He also found that some gun emplacements were even equipped with slide rails, which allowed the huge gun body to rotate left and right within a certain range.

When the Francophile tried the cannon, the whole city would be alarmed, and the movement was like a landslide cracking the ground, which was very bluffing, and the cannon shot could stir up a column of water on the sea......

However, from his description, Lin Xiao captured different information.

Except for the main battery, the barracks of the other two batteries are very small, as if in addition to the artillery, there are only a few garrisons, and each time they go out to exercise, there are only a few dozen people.

No field infantry garrison?

That means that, in addition to the coastal defense cannons with fixed barrels, they are not equipped with more flexible field guns.

The coastal defense guns, the direction of the bunker construction are all facing the sea, and the heavy barrel of the cannon makes it completely impossible for them to turn around and pose a threat to the city.

Therefore, in addition to the big fort, the other two are not worth mentioning in Lin Xiao's eyes, and they only need to send some soldiers to monitor and prevent the garrison from rushing out.

And the garrison far away on the Gongbei Pass has long been stared at, because it is too far away, even if the artillery there can turn around, it will not be able to threaten the battlefield in the city.

The real threat that needs to be faced comes from the Fort.

Among the three forts, the large fort has the largest defensive area, and the annular gun emplacements on the entire hill make its artillery fire cover the west and south directions of Nanwan Harbor.

On the highest hill on the whole island, the huge circular position was quite eye-catching, and when Lin Xiao was still on the speedboat and had not yet landed, he had already carefully observed it with a telescope.

……

When he returned to the warehouse, he handed over Qu Shiyun to Li Tao to take care of, and he didn't care about greetings, so Lin Xiao pulled Situ Zheng and Xiao Li aside, and it was appropriate to get up face-to-face.

"How many people do you have on hand now?"

Lin Xiao asked Situ Zheng with a deep groan.

"There's a squad and a half, commander-in-chief,"

Situ Zheng responded, paused, and added, "In addition, there is a squad sent by Yu Cheng, with a total of two and a half squads, fifty-two people. ”

"Well, let Yu Cheng's team stay here to guard the prisoners and not move,"

Lin Xiao frowned, turned his head and asked, "Xiao Li, let me ask you, ...... in the city You should know about the streets where foreign shops are concentrated, right? ”

"The little ones are all clear, sir, all in the dock area near the sea."

Xiao Li bowed down and replied with a smile.

After all, this Xiao Li is a young man, and when he saw the busy appearance of these soldiers preparing for war in front of him, not only was he not very afraid, but he had an inexplicable excitement.

"Okay, you stand up straight and talk back,"

Lin Xiao nodded approvingly, "So, if there is an emergency, those guys and sailors in the shop, if they want to go to the Fortress, do you know which major intersections they must go through?" ”

"This ......"

Xiao Li frowned slightly, just stood up straight, and habitually bowed down again.

However, then he suddenly seemed to understand something: "Master, just block the three main intersections...... There are also a few small alleys, which are not often left, as long as a few people are sent to watch them. ”

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Xiao gave a thumbs up, turned his head and said to Situ Zhengdao:

"How about it, just give you a team and a half, can you complete the mission?"

"No problem!" Situ Zheng straightened his chest and replied loudly.

Situ Zheng, who was quietly listening to the conversation between the two, completely understood what Lin Xiao meant.

In this part of Macau, there are very few regular troops of the Franco, but there are many armed men in those foreign shops.

These people are half-merchants and half-bandits, usually merchants or sailors, and when it comes to war, they are fierce soldiers.

Once the war began, these men would not be able to defend themselves, and they would either rush to the governor's palace to report for duty, or they would quickly go to the docks and get on the ships to prepare for war.

At that time, when the second reconnaissance company is ashore, they will not be able to go to the dock, so it will be their task to prevent them from going to the governor's palace.

"Doing this task for a long time? What's so hard about that? Situ Zheng couldn't help but pouted secretly.

Are you kidding!

More than 30 special combat team members with such good weapons went to block a few roads to deal with those arquebus pirates!

If this can go wrong, then this special combat team might as well be withdrawn!

These people under his command usually practice so hard, they are all practiced in vain?

"Okay, if you're short on manpower, when the second reconnaissance company comes ashore, you can draw some people from the team that stayed at the dock."

Lin Xiao is not as optimistic as him, because the enemy situation is unknown!

It is not clear how many people there are on the other side and how large the distribution range is, so it all depends on Xiao Li's on-site guidance.

For a commander, rushing into battle and not being able to know oneself and the enemy is a taboo in the battle, and the only remedy is probably only to be cautious.

After a pause, Lin Xiao straightened his face and ordered: "However, don't forget to inform them that at least one squad must be sent to monitor the Majiaoshi Fort and ensure the safety of the dock." ”

"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! ”

"Well, remember, if you lift a weight lightly, if you serve a small person, if you don't complete the task beautifully, the key lies in the commander's impromptu disposal."

"Yes! I understand! ”

Lin Xiao nodded, then turned around and patted Xiao Li on the shoulder, and said warmly: "How about it, show them the way, are you afraid?" ”

"I'm not afraid, sir."

Xiao Li tried his best to stabilize his shoulders and straightened his body in response.

"Okay, that's hard work, Situ Zheng, you have to absolutely guarantee his safety."

"Yes!"

……

After Situ Zheng set off, Lin Xiao immediately ordered someone to call the commander of the reconnaissance company who was busy directing the people to set up the command headquarters.

"I remember, your name is Fu Xinrui, right?"

Lin Xiao looked at the young company commander in uniform in front of him and said with a smile.

"Yes, commander-in-chief, Fu Xinrui, the commander of the first company of the reconnaissance battalion, reports to you."

The first company commander Fu Xinrui is a very handsome young man, who rarely has the opportunity to talk directly with the commander-in-chief, he stood upright, saluted a standard military salute, and responded loudly.

"Well, you're in the army in Annan...... How old is this year? ”

"Report to the commander-in-chief, subordinates...... I am twenty-three years old this year and a native of Linchuan County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. ”

"Oh, you're from Jiangxi? How did you get to Annam? ”

Lin Xiao asked a little puzzled.

(In other words, it is 1651, about 60 years ago, who defeated the Spanish Armada in a naval battle and caused it to fall from the altar?) ）