The trench mirror is the defenders on the arrow tower in Macau, and in the morning mist, I slowly saw a treasure ship coming from Ling Ding Yang.

The courtiers of the Song Dynasty who sighed in the Yang of Lingding have accompanied the cliffs and mountains in Guangdong, turning into dust.

On this day, the defenders of Trench Mirror, Langbai, Lao Wanshan and other places were solemnly waiting, because Ding Qisheng, the governor of Zhaoqing Mansion, came to this place in person, although they didn't know who it was, but it must be a big man, otherwise it would be good to hand it over to the governor.

In these seas, there has never been complete peace, smugglers, pirates, and outsiders cannot be completely exterminated, and skirmishes have been uninterrupted, including friction and war with the Dutch, Portuguese, British, and Japanese.

That kind of treasure ship still makes all the defenders fearful. It was forty-four feet long and fourteen feet wide, with nine masts and twelve sails, and two or three hundred men in charge of the canopy, masts, anchors, and rudders.

Britain calculated that it had a displacement of 3,100 tons and a deadweight of 2,500 tons, but in fact, the treasure ship inherited by the Shunguo Kingdom of China from the previous dynasty had a displacement of more than 20,000 tons and a deadweight of more than 9,000 tons.

The voyagers of the Age of Sail were all similar types of ships of this kind, so that they had the ability to sail and military, but the treasure ships of the same period in China were the world's flagships.

As soon as the treasure ship sailed in, the soldiers straightened their waists and eyes, and they knew that this kind of treasure ship could only be built by the Nanjing City Bo Division, and the main people who rode it must be the big people.

The main force of the frigates behind is all kinds of warships, these sea ships are all short and wide, five ships and one sentry, two sentry and one battalion, four battalions and one commander, each warship has 10 heavy guns, 40 large Buddha Lang machines, 200 flintlock guns, 5,000 rockets, 3,000 catties of lead bullets, 5,000 tribulus terrestris, and other mines, rattans, thunderbolts, and electric switches.

These deterrent warships made the coastal defenders dare not move, and even the governor Ding Qisheng saw a slight change of color, if these fleets attacked Guangdong with all their might...... Although there is support to defend, it is inevitable that victory will be achieved in a short time.

Dai Zi, the president of the trade union who came with him, was secretly afraid in his heart, and at the same time admired: "No wonder the entire South China Sea can be unimpeded, and the Japanese and foreign devils dare not rob it, this kind of combat power is enough to sail around the world!" ”

Under the slow influence of Jia Cong's opening of the sea, there are many intersections between the coast and outsiders, and many people have heard that there are people in Taixi who sail around the world, and the world is a round ball.

Bang bang bang!

The salute rang out nine times, and Ding Qisheng, who was wearing a gold-lacquered mountain armor, was on the shore and greeted the people who came out of the treasure ship: "Welcome to the triumph of Vice Governor Lu!" ”

"Congratulations to Vice Governor Lu's triumph!"

The pacesetters gave the order to the defenders, and for a while the army knew that this was the deputy governor of Manraka, and the entrenchment mirror was one of the main trading ports, and they knew the wealth of that place, and many coastal unemployed people wanted to go, it is said that this deputy governor of Lu followed Jia Cong in the early years, and the army waited to see, worthy of being the person who followed Jia Cong.

I saw that the mist gradually dispersed, and the red tassel of the deputy governor of Lu led by him swayed slightly with the morning breeze, and the hood, heart guard, mantle, mountain armor, belly guard, falcon tail and wat headband shimmered in the morning sun, dazzling but not dazzling, very gentle, making it difficult to ignore her existence.

Inside is an embroidered shirt, with guard feet and short jen (yào) boots underneath, heroic posture, light lifting, eyes fixed, looking around, everyone dare not look more, all show respect. Worry-free Literature Network

After the polite greetings, Lu Tingwan casually entered the city side by side with Ding Qisheng, her power as the deputy governor was not under Ding Qisheng, the official governor, and even exceeded, when he thought of Jia Cong's side like Lu Tingwan and Ai Shuangshuang and Liu Ting, Ding Qisheng couldn't help but feel worried, and secretly congratulated himself that he was not Jia Cong's hostile person.

Lu Tingwan approached the trench, and outside the moat of this trench mirror, there were already trench fortifications such as foxholes and shelters.

"Nowadays, both hot and cold firearms are used, and the trench mirror is an important place for maritime trade, and the trench fortifications of Governor Ding are well opened." Lu Tingwan nodded.

When firearms appear on the battlefield, digging tunnels is a major tactic. "Yu Change Chronicle" contains Li Zicheng's attack on Shangqiu, Henan, "the negative door panel swarmed forward, outside the tree, digging the ground to cover itself, and burning artillery to attack the city"; "The Record of the First King" said that Zheng Chenggong fought against the Qing army in Fujian, "each dug the ground and hid", "the officers and soldiers hid in the cellar without injury"; During the decisive battle of Resha, the Dutch governor was also Zheng Chenggong's authentic and could not win; Until the pacification of Liangjinchuan and Li Kaifang of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, tunnel tactics were important tactics for dealing with firearms.

Seeing this, Lu Tingwan recalled the scenes of Jia Cong's command in Nanyang, although she did not personally participate in some battles, Jia Cong also used tunnel tactics to defeat the Dutch governor Van Dyck and Colonel Van Biya, and the whole army knew that the city they built in Malacca also had this defense.

What went in was the moat, the iron fence, and the wooden plank, which was the second line of defense against the enemy, and she was very relieved to see that the urn city, the arrow tower, the corner tower, the enemy platform, the reserve room, etc., were all available.

Along the enemy platform and the women's wall, and went up to the arrow tower to overlook the whole city, Lu Tingwan said with satisfaction: "I have prepared a small gift of hundreds of thousands, and I will hand it over to Governor Ding's pro-army later." ”

"How dare you do this?" Ding Qisheng smiled embarrassedly.

In fact, he also has people smuggling sea trade, which is a tacit matter for the sea bosses, but he has too many honor guards in charge, and he really needs money to do things for others, so he doesn't shirk harshly, Lu Tingwan smiled and said: "Why does Lord Ding thank me?" ”

Ding Qisheng smiled and beckoned, and President Dai Zi came over humbly, nodded and saluted, and then respectfully stretched out his hands to present a musket that looked like a pipa and Lu Tingwan had never seen before. ”

"Oh? New firearms? Lu Tingwan smiled and showed her dimples, and checked them with great interest, Ding Qisheng and the others hurriedly retreated, her own soldiers asked them to try first, Dai Zi promised that they had tried to improve, and personally fired a shot.

Lu Tingwan took it, went to the place at the mouth of the female wall, pulled the first machine, and saw that the gunpowder and lead pellets stored in the ridge automatically fell into the barrel, and at the same time, the second machine also rotated, rubbing the flint to ignite.

Bang bang bang!

When three lead bullets were fired in a row, Lu Tingwan was quite satisfied, but when she pulled it again, she found that the sound was endless, and she actually fired twenty-eight shots in a row!

"Can this reload make twenty-eight rounds at once? Not bad! The surprise in Lu Tingwan's eyes flashed away, and she said in her heart: "Bring a few into Beijing to defend Lord Jia Cong, presumably he will also be very surprised." ”

"Vice Governor Lu, please see, this is our Weiyuan cannon improved by the general cannon, this is the trumpet cannon, the firing range can reach five or six miles, if the firing angle is increased, the muzzle is three inches high, and the range can reach more than ten miles with large lead bullets."

"Lord Jia also asked me to consult the two governors, so that I could conduct some experiments on sulfuric acid and nitric acid according to his instructions, and there were many casualties among my craftsmen, but I did find a good explosive, which would require a lot of investment if it was to be mass-produced." Dai Zi's face was a little sad.

Wei Ruolan and the others sent by Lu Tingwan and Jia Cong were very happy.