Chapter 173: Jedi Division

Zhao Tianyou was shocked, he really didn't take this question to heart, the artillery ammunition was delivered, the gun emplacements on the mountain were also dug up, everything was in place, and it was useless without a gunner. The firearms battalion is stepping up training every day to train qualified gunners to join the team, but the arrangements here have always been classified as secrets, and only a few people know about them, but it is not clear what Zhao Tianyou's purpose is, and the arrangements for this gunner must be lagging behind.

"I forgot to ask about this, so I sent someone over earlier, and I patronized the defense of Guangzhou!"

Liu Jinli shook his head and said, "I don't blame General Zhao for this, I sent someone back to arrange fifty gunners, and I should have arrived by boat yesterday." However, in the past two days, the Yuan soldiers have gone crazy in the bay, looted and burned two fishing boats, and the ships that sent people cannot come, that is, you come in the rain at night, otherwise you will be besieged by the Yuan soldiers' ships near the bay. ”

Zhao Tianyou understood that the ship he saw in Heisha Bay was the one that transported the gunners. The bay was blocked by the Yuan soldiers and could not be crossed, and then waited for a storm, so he had no choice but to return to Hong Kong Island first, and it was estimated that a gunboat would be called to escort him over.

"I'm afraid it's too late to come again, now there are a large number of ships heading here against the wind and rain, and it is not clear whether it is the Yuan soldiers at the moment, even if it is the fleet of the Song Emperor, there must be Yuan soldiers' warships chasing behind them. Lao Liu, how many people are there here, and where are the supplies and shells? ”

Liu Jinli said: "I only have a dozen guards here, and the rest are ordinary workers and apprentices, and even the mechanics responsible for installing artillery have returned to the island. The dry food is very sufficient, enough for 100 people to use for a month's reserves, according to your arrangement, all the supplies have been carried up the cliff, and the shells and gunpowder are kept in the caves on both sides of the gun emplacement, which is very safe. ”

Zhao Tianyou turned to look at Boss Yu and the other sailors, and walked around twice in silence with his hands behind his back and said: "Boss Yu, good brothers, it was enough for you to give me a ride, but there is not enough manpower here today, and I have a few words to say to you."

I saw a large number of ships in the distance just now, all of them are heading here, if it is our officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, they will go upstream, whether it is stopping at Yashan or going to Xinhui County, it will not have much impact on us.

However, behind them was the army of Zhang Hongfan, the general of the Yuan soldiers, and the sailors of the pirate general Zhu Qing from Chongming Island, and there was also very reliable news that the general Li Heng was going down the river, and the first target was Xinhui County.

To put it bluntly, the young emperor of the Song Dynasty will be besieged here, and this war will determine whether the Song Dynasty will continue to exist, and I have a request here, I hope everyone will stay and do something, and do a little bit of responsibility for this war.

If you have other concerns, or other ideas, you can leave and go back to your home as soon as the morning dawns, but I hope that you don't talk about what you see and hear here, and you don't rush to promise me, and think about it carefully. ”

Zhao Tianyou's words were very practical, and Boss Yu was silent for a moment before taking the lead: "General Zhao, we are also the people of the Great Song Dynasty, although the imperial court may not care about our life or death, but we must not forget our ancestors, we must not let foreigners occupy the world, and then we will have no place to run the boat."

I'm the first to take the lead and don't leave today, unless General Zhao dislikes me and drives me away, whether it's on the knife mountain or down the sea of fire, I sold more than 100 catties to General Zhao, anyway, I recognized a truth, follow General Zhao, even if I am killed, I will turn back. ”

"Don't go, don't go!"

"The Yuan soldiers are all killed, we just run away, just fight with them here, kill one is enough, kill two and I can still earn one!"

More than 20 sailors spoke in unison, all of them had to follow Zhao Tianyou, and there was no one who flinched, Zhao Tianyou counted the number of people, including Liu Jinli, there were a total of fifty-eight people. Zhao Tianyou was a little self-deprecating in his heart, tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Guangzhou City, the South China Sea Fleet on Hong Kong Island, and the Miao Dao Team of the Firearms Battalion were strong and strong, but he didn't want any of them, but he was here to win over these more than 50 people.

"Master Liu, there are too few of us, Tangbottlezui Mountain and Yashan can only be guarded in one place, according to your observation, which side should we focus on?" The 36 simple-fitting Hongyi cannons in Zhao Tianyou's plan have a small caliber but their range has not been shortened, and with the small-caliber shells, the farthest range has increased by a few points, which is enough to deter the entire bay and the estuary.

However, even a miniature version of the Hongyi cannon requires at least three gunners to play well, not counting the miscellaneous soldiers who specialize in transporting shells and cleaning the chambers. According to Zhao Tianyou's current fifty-eight people, not to mention all the artillery positions on the two peaks, even the eighteen cannons on one side of the mountain, these fifty-eight people are too busy with four hands.

Liu Jinli watched the rain outside decrease, and the sky in the east also floated with white light, and did not directly answer Zhao Tianyou's question, but said to Boss Yu: "We must be tired and hungry after running all night, although we are few, but we are very well prepared for food." Xiao Wuzi, a few of you will take them to the big house to rest first, eat two tables of hot wine and meat, and let these new brothers eat and drink to their heart's content. ”

Waiting for everyone else to go out to work, Liu Jinli walked to Zhao Tianyou's side and said, "Sect leader, you give me a thorough explanation, what are we going to do here?" Are there any reinforcements, and if Yashan is occupied by officers and soldiers, can the artillery be handed over to them? ”

Zhao Tianyou looked at Liu Jinli with a sad face, couldn't help but want to laugh, laughing at his advance arrangement, but made an embarrassing end.

"First of all, we are here to watch the battle, and if the officers and soldiers win a big victory, we must hide it tightly, and it is better not to be discovered by them. If the Yuan soldiers have the advantage, we must intervene at the critical moment, give full play to the power of the cannon, and deal a fatal blow to the Yuan soldiers, preferably to kill their flagship or commander.

Tell your subordinates not to expose too early, and if you don't shoot at a critical time, it will be easy to attract the Yuan soldiers to send people to attack the mountain, and it will not be beneficial to the overall situation, so you must wait for me to give instructions before you can do it. ”

"Leader, aren't you with us? You can't go to the front line to fight, our cannons are too powerful, and it won't be a joke if it hurts you. ”

Liu Jinli was shocked, thinking that Zhao Tianyou arranged for them to watch the battle, and he was going to fight the Yuan soldiers in person.

"No, I'm just acting alone, so it's more flexible and convenient to observe the enemy."

"Then let's do it, Zhao Jiaotou, I will lead people to garrison the artillery position of Tangzhui Mountain, the small peaks here are steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if they are surrounded by Yuan soldiers, it is difficult to attack. There is no need to consume the cannon gunpowder on the mountain, even those big stones chiseled on the mountain can break thousands of his soldiers and horses. ”

Liu Jinli is not talking big, there is only one path to the top of this Tangbottlezui Mountain, you only need to hold the key pass, and it will be difficult for you to go up the mountain with thousands of troops. The peak of dozens of zhang high is still relatively flat, otherwise how can it accommodate eighteen cannons, the stored grain is very sufficient, and there is mountain spring fresh water on the peak, which is an excellent position to hold.

"Okay, then I'll go to Yashan!"

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