Then, Xiong Kaiyu said to Liu Guangming, the assistant of the Dagu Military Station: "You go to the south bank, take all the mules and horses in the back mountain and the rest of the soldiers of the 5th Brigade, and bring me all the intact 75 guns of the southern artillery group, as well as the 120 guns; Since it is a waste to stay in their hands, then let's take it over and fight the Japanese army! ”

In the southern artillery group of the Hongzi Army, there are a total of 26 Krupp 75mm sampan guns, and different gun mounts can be selected for land and sea use, and they can be easily transferred to the northern artillery group with mules and horses.

The remaining 120mm gun is a little heavier in terms of parts, about 8 tons, but it is not too much of a problem to disassemble and ship across the ice surface of the estuary.

"Seriously, I estimate that it is a miracle that the 6th battalion of Hongzi Army can come back except for the ones killed in the bombing; Look, stationmaster, the soldiers of the naval division are just running from a distance to watch the battle, and how many of the soldiers of the southern artillery group are watching the battle from a distance? I guess they all ran straight home. ”

Major Liu Guangming said with a hint of mockery on the corner of his mouth: "These soldiers are all fishermen in the vicinity, and they run fast, and they may be able to catch lunch at noon." ”

"Now, it's up to the Jinmen Brigade to respond."

At this time, on Xiong Kaiyu's face, a trace of deep worry was revealed.

He was not only worried about Liu Gangzhi's Jinmen Brigade, how to deal with the Japanese infantry landing this time.

He was also worried about how to deal with the situation that the Japanese 1st Army surrounded Yanjing, and the commander-in-chief who was about to arrive near Yanjing according to the itinerary?

There are a few further afield.

Once the Qing court succeeds in begging for peace, you don't need to guess to know that the next step for the court must be like the Taiping army after it was pacified, and start to split the anti-Japanese army.

Then step by step, the army was constantly compressed and cut, until like the Hunan army and the Huai army of the year, the combat power was corroded little by little, and finally became the guard dog of the Qing Dynasty.

He didn't know what other officers of the anti-Japanese army thought, but at least in his heart, he was not reconciled!

Therefore, whether it is destroying the radio stations of the General Military Mansion and the Naval Division Dock, or taking away the modern artillery of the Southern Artillery Group one step in advance, it is a kind of precautionary preparation made by Xiong Kaiyu alone.

Beitang, Nanying Fort, 10:45 a.m.

After Liu Gangzhi, Liu Weiye, and Mu Changcai's horse team converged, Cao Yitao led the team and Liu Weiye, and Mu Changcai walked slowly along the river embankment all the way, collecting the rout along the way.

And Liu Gangzhi borrowed seven war horses and took the lead in going straight to the mouth of the Beitang Ji Canal.

Seven horsemen rode fast all the way, and all the soldiers they encountered along the way were sparse and frightened Qing army rout.

Liu Gangzhi let the cold wind blow his face, and his face was full of fierce smiles.

If Liu Weiye and Mu Changcai could see Liu Gangzhi's smile now, it is estimated that the worldview of the two would immediately have a deep change.

Every veteran from the Lushun Army knows that this Uncle Liu has always taken the killing god Li Bohu as an example.

And on the surface, he looks at 'what is bluffing', but in fact, he is extremely shrewd in his heart, where is Liu Weiye and Mu Changcai, as the two think, they are a 'second goods'.

When Liu Gangzhi ran to the Beitang Fort, this high-quality Mongolian war horse had all been scrapped, and several people went to the fort and saw a ruin behind the artillery fire.

But not to mention the corpses, not even a drop of blood!

"This group of bastards, just now they still have the face to boast that they have bombarded the Japanese fleet for a hundred and ten rounds?"

Major Yang Guang, the newly appointed deputy commander of the 3rd Regiment of the Jinmen Brigade, looked at the empty Nanying Battery, and suddenly said angrily: "These bastards, even the white flag has been hung out!" ”

"This is Fang Boqian's good start in the Battle of Fengdao, after such a shameless escape back to Lushun, the court did not punish but rewarded, praising Fang Boqian's wit; But there's a plus—"

Shi Weicheng sneered and said: "Just like Ye Zhichao in Pyongyang, even if the Qing army waves the white flag from now on, the Japanese army can't believe it." ”

Liu Gangzhi had a gloomy face and walked into the watchtower that had been bombed by Japanese ships and half of it was knocked down.

Yang Guang and Shi Weicheng also stopped talking, strode into the watchtower, carefully avoided the bricks, and climbed to the top of the tower.

Under the golden sunlight, the vision in front of me suddenly widened.

The two saw Liu Gangzhi standing upright, holding binoculars in both hands, looking in the southeast direction.

"Ship group!"

Yang Guang looked at the sea in the direction of Liu Gangzhi, and saw several walnut-sized warships cruising on the sea, and exclaimed, "Why did they appear in the south?" ”

"It's to bomb Dagukou, and it's already been bombed."

Shi Weicheng looked at the black smoke rising from the south under the clear sky: "Looking at this kind of fire, the military station will definitely not be able to escape the blow of the Japanese army." ”

"Mu Changcai, didn't they say that there are overwhelming warships, why are there only a few of them?"

Yang Guang looked at the black smoke in the southern sky, and then looked at the number of warships on the sea, and felt depressed and breathless.

"The Japanese ship group will not come here for no reason just to shell Beitang and Dagu, they are not so idle!"

Shi Weicheng said coldly: "Easily defeating the Beitang artillery, and then running to Dagu to bombard, can only show that they are camouflaging and containing, so as to cover the landing of those missing ship groups." ”

"You can't land here, so where are they going?"

Yang Guang was a little puzzled.

"It may be that the landing here is afraid of being counterattacked by the defenders of Tanggu and Jinmen, and if there are nearly 10,000 troops in a landing, it will not be completed in two days; Perhaps the Japanese army wanted to avoid Jinmen and did not want to cause Western interference. ”

Shi Weicheng guessed and turned his gaze to the northeast: "It should be the Tang River, the area of the Shahe River, there is enough distance from Jinmen, and you can go straight to Yanjing in the shortest distance." ”

"Tang River, Sand River? - So they will definitely fight the camp of Ninghe! ”

Yang Guang thought about the topographic map of this area, and immediately made this conclusion, and at the same time looked at the sea to the northeast with wide eyes, trying to find the traces of the Japanese ship group.

"Shhhh

Yang Guang then muttered in a low voice in surprise: "I saw it!" ”

Shi Weicheng raised his eyes to look in the northeast direction, and under careful discrimination, he could see that in the windless sky of the northeast sea, there were faintly floating extremely thin black plumes of smoke.

It's like a row of thin lines brushed by a brush in the northeast sky.

"Woo-"

At this time, the eight warships coming from the south had already swept to the sea area directly in front of the mouth of the Ji Canal, and the warships had also become the size of a pound of kings, and let out a 'woo' chirp.

And Liu Gangzhi didn't seem to hear the words of Yang Guang and Shi Weicheng just now, but just held the telescope and moved slightly with the movement of the Japanese flagship Songdao.

Matsushima.

Ito Henyou, who finally couldn't win at Liu Gangzhi of the Nanying Fort opposite, first put down the binoculars, rubbed his sore eyes, and said with a smile: "This group of anti-Japanese soldiers wearing Western-style military uniforms is really interesting,—— stubborn!" ”

"Commander, they're just a few idiots who don't know whether to live or die; Order, and the artillery of the Empire will blow them up at once! ”

Omoto on the side also put down the binoculars, and his face was full of anger after being provoked by the reptile.

"The artillery of the Imperial Navy is not so accurate, leave it to the army."

Although Ito Hengyou put down the binoculars, he seemed to know that the officer of the anti-Japanese army at the mouth of the Ji Canal must still be staring at him, raised his right hand and pointed in the direction of the mouth of the Tang River, and signaled to Liu Gangzhi:

If you're not convinced, you'll come!

"I will definitely go, you wait for Lao Tzu!"

Liu Gangzhi finally put down the telescope in his hand, his eyes were calm, and his voice was fierce.