After Bao'er's education problem was solved, Qian Jin began to study with peace of mind and prepare for next year's autumn exam.

He occasionally gave himself a holiday to adjust and went to the post house to visit Bao'er. Luo San is a self-cooked, and once shouted that he wanted to join in the fun with Qian Jin. I didn't expect these boys to be very arrogant, and when I saw Emily, they blushed like a monkey's buttocks.

Emily doesn't seem to care about that, though, and she's glad to have a few more friends. It's not the first time Bao'er has met a few of them, and they are relatively familiar.

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It's September.

On this day, Qian Jin was studying Wenshu in the county. Suddenly, I heard a loud bang, and the earthquake county school building fell dust. Everyone hurriedly covered their ears, some lying under the table, some squatting, all frightened. After a while, everyone saw that there was no sound, so they got up and patted the dust on their bodies.

Just when everyone thought it was okay, a roar came like a cannon, which frightened the students into running in all directions.

Qian Jin silently counted, at least more than eighty sounds, and said in his heart: "Oh no, this is the sound of shelling, could it be that there are warships bombarding Guanhai City?" He was worried about Bao'er's safety, so he pulled his leg and ran to the post house.

Along the way, there were people fleeing everywhere, and the guys in the shops were also packing up and closing their shops.

Qian Jin rushed to the post house and saw that the Swards family and Bao'er were sitting in the living room, so he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Schward motioned for him not to worry. He cleaned up a little, handed the musket to Jenny for self-defense, took out a telescope and a sword from the bedroom, and motioned for Qian Jin to follow him.

Moon Harbor, as the name suggests, resembles a string moon. The two mountain ranges enter the sea like the tip of the moon, and the missing part of the moon is the sea near Guanhai City. This is an easy to defend and difficult to attack terrain, and artillery is set up on the mountains on both sides, and if the enemy comes from the sea and cannot get any benefits, it is easy to be dumplings.

Sward came in with the money and went to a higher place and stretched his binoculars to check the battle. After a while, I heard him say, "It's the Dutch fleet." ”

"How many ships are coming?"

"More than a dozen, this battle shouldn't last long, you can also take a look."

Schward handed the telescope to Qian Jin. The latter skillfully pulled open the lens barrel, adjusted the focus, and then looked at the open sea. The telescope is not used by ordinary people in Chen Guo, and Shi Huade was a little surprised.

The battleship in front of it was supposed to be a Dutch ship, which was what Sward called the Dutch. I saw that their fleet was lined up in the open sea, taking turns to fire at the Yuegang Fort, and for a while, gravel flew around. Several shells exploded near the Yuegang Fort, killing and wounding more than 10 soldiers and soldiers instantly.

Although the Yuegang Fort occupies an advantageous position, the number of cannons is small, and it is difficult to pose a great threat to the Dutch fleet. Qian Jin was anxious to see it in the binoculars, thinking that if the Guanhai Guard Sailor was dispatched, it would be possible to suppress the other party.

So he pointed his binoculars in the direction of the Guard's sailors. I saw an officer giving the order to gather the soldiers, and after the tea effort, about seven or eight hundred people were gathered. By the time they sailed out in more than twenty large and small clippers, the Dutch fleet was ready to retreat.

Most of the sailors who watch the sea are flat-bottomed boats with a mast and hard sails. The Dutch boats were all sharp-bottomed boats with spinnakers and fast sails. Qian Jin thought to himself that he could only eat other people's farts when he chased him out.

At this time, the Yuegang Fort had already been loaded, and another shell was fired.

I don't know if this soldier smoked from the ancestral grave, or if he burned high incense last night. The shell crossed a parabola and hit a Dutch battleship, then detonated the ship's gunpowder magazine, and the unfortunate battleship sank in a series of explosions.

"It looks like your country has won." Schward summed up the naval battle.

"Mr. Sward, why did you think this battle wouldn't last long at first?"

"The fleet of the Dutch is very strong, and it is known as the "coachman of the sea". However, their main energy is still on the Nanyang side, and there will not be many fleets on the Chen side's side for the time being. Therefore, I think this can be regarded as a temptation at best, or a demonstration. ”

"You seem a little surprised by how this battle ended."

"Their artillery is powerful and has a fast rate of fire. If they risk damage to the hull of the ship and close the distance for another salvo, the Moon Harbor Fort will not be able to hold it. However, even if they capture the Yuegang Fort, they will have to face the army on land in your country, so the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Schward is not optimistic about Guanhaiwei's combat power.

Although Qian Jin knew that this was the truth, his face was still a little unbearable. In the past ten years, he has unconsciously regarded himself as a Chen Guoren, and of course hopes that the Chen Guojun will be strong.

"Mr. Qian, I have a suggestion for you, the artillery of the Dutch people is very valuable for research, and it can help your country improve its artillery manufacturing technology. You can try to salvage the cannon from the sunken ship and study the imitation. ”

"Thank you for your suggestion." Even if Shi Huade didn't mention it, Qian Jin had already paid attention. If his estimation is correct, this Dutch artillery should be the "Hongyi Cannon", and its lethality is really good.

"Don't thank me. The Dutch and our country are also competing at sea, and I don't want to see them too strong. ”

Seeing that the war was decided, Qian Jin returned to Guanhai City with Shi Huade. The people in the city came out of their homes one after another, and by the afternoon, the whole Guanhai City was as lively as ever.

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Early the next morning, Qian Jin was about to go out, but when he saw Lao Qian and Uncle Liu Hu waiting at the door, he said strangely: "Old Qian, Uncle Liu, Uncle Wang, why are you here?" ”

"Guanhaiwei gathered all the soldiers to return to the city. You're okay with the county school, right? Old Qian said.

"Your father only came back yesterday, and he was very anxious when he heard that there was a war in Guanhai City. If the gates hadn't been closed at night, I would have been ready to come last night. Wang Biao said.

"The war did not last long, and our army won a great victory." Qian Jin briefly explained the battle situation at that time.

As soon as he entered the house, Lao Qian poured a scoop of cold water with a bamboo ladle, and it was estimated that he was thirsty all the way. The dormitory was relatively narrow, and Liu Hu waited outside the door.

"Old Qian, how long will you stay back this time?"

"Not for now. Everyone's families are in Guanhai City, and they don't feel at ease when they go out together during the war. This time, Guanhaiwei sank an enemy warship, and I estimated that Wang Xing's good news would arrive in Fucheng today, and officials would come down to inspect it in a few days. Although we are only the Tuntian soldiers of Guanhaiwei, if we are convicted of desertion, we will not be able to eat and walk around. ”

Qian Jin thought that the old man was still a hundred households in his forties, and if he returned to the barracks, he would have to be controlled by Wang Xing in the future. He pondered whether he could use this victory to earn him some military merits, so he asked: "Old Qian, do you want to be promoted?" ”

"Who doesn't want to be promoted, now that my son has a reputation, he can't be too bad as a Laozi."

"Military merits, I'll find it for you."