Chapter 124: The Waterway Enters
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"Ma Yi!"
Zhang Zhun immediately shouted.
"Here!"
Ma Yi hurried in.
"Inform the First and Second Concords to gather all the musketeers!"
"Be ready for battle!"
"Anytime you go!"
Zhang Zhun quickly gave the order.
Because of the limited production capacity of the new Tiger Gun, the convoy is not fully equipped, and so far, only about 60 have been equipped. The First and Second Concords were each equipped with thirty pieces, and the Third Concord still used the old-style Tiger Ben Gun.
"Understood!"
Ma Yi agreed loudly.
"Yang Weiguo!"
Zhang Zhun shouted again.
"Here!"
Yang Weiguo hurriedly came in.
"Inform Yang Guohua and prepare to go to sea!"
"Destination, Xiahe Village!"
Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.
From Fushan to Xiahezhai Qiansuo, it is the fastest to take the waterway, and there will be no obstacles on the way. If you take the road by land, you must first make a detour to Jimo County, Jiaozhou, and Lingshanwei, not to mention that you may be blocked by officers and soldiers on the road, and the time required to rush alone will take two or three days. When I went to Xiahe City, the cucumber dishes were cold. It was very useful to get a pirate ship in the first place.
"Understood!"
Yang Weiguo agreed.
Feng Yangyi didn't expect that Zhang Zhun would be so generous, and immediately sent troops, and he was grateful for a while, and couldn't help but kneel down again, and said in a choked voice: "My lord, I ......"
Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "Get up, what are you doing so politely?" A man has gold under his knees, what is the old man kneeling? ”
Feng Yangyi hurriedly stood up.
Zhang Zhun said: "There is still some time, you tell me in detail about the situation of Lingshanwei, I am about to find out." ”
Feng Yangyi hurriedly said, "Okay." ”
He is an old soldier of Lingshanwei, and he is naturally very familiar with Lingshanwei, so he immediately introduced them one by one. From the history of Lingshanwei, to the population composition of Lingshanwei, topography, customs, the surnames of officers at all levels, and the lives of military households, they are all described in detail.
Zhang Zhun didn't care much about other situations. The guards of the Ming Dynasty are all in a similar situation, and Lingshanwei is no exception. The officers became large landlords in disguise, and the lucky ones could become tenants, and the unlucky ones could only wait for death in vain. In order to survive, the military families fled one after another. The military households who can't survive dream of rising up to resist. Each guard is like a dry firewood pile, and whenever a spark falls, it can ignite a fire that soars to the sky.
However, when Feng Yangyi talked about Tieqi Mountain, Zhang Zhun paid attention. Nothing else, there is iron ore in Tieqi Mountain. He now lacks iron ore in addition to silver and grain.
Zhang Zhun asked with interest: "You say, the pit of Tieqi Mountain has been mined for many years?" Is the iron content of iron ore still quite high? ”
Feng Yangyi said affirmatively: "Yes." ”
He introduced in detail that the reason why Tieqi Mountain is called Tieqi Mountain is because there are iron ore mines on the mountain. Because the stock of iron ore is quite abundant, and the quality is high, a pout goes down, just like hoeing on the iron, so it is called Tie Zhu Mountain. It is also called Tiepu Mountain. During the Wanli period, there were people who opened mines here, and the imperial court also specially stationed eunuchs in Tieqi Mountain to supervise the mining of iron ore. Later, the eunuch withdrew. At present, the mine cave in Tieqi Mountain is occupied by a mine owner named Zhao Dongsheng, who is said to be a distant relative of Wang Jian.
Tieqi Mountain belongs to the remnants of Wulian Mountain, which is far away from all the points in front of Xiahe Village, about dozens of miles. Xiahe City does not control Iron Mountain. It doesn't matter, though. As long as the escort team captures Xiahe City and lays the foundation there, there will always be a chance to occupy Tieqi Mountain.
Zhang Zhun suddenly said: "You can't beat Xiahe City, have you summarized it, what is the reason?" ”
Feng Yangyi said with some reluctance: "The main thing is that we don't have firearms,"
Zhang Zhun said: "Do you have prepared a ladder or something?" ”
Feng Yangyi said: "Yes! ”
Zhang Zhun said: "The ladder is not easy to use? ”
Feng Yangyi said: "The walls of Xiahe City are too high, and it is difficult for the cloud ladder to reach. ”
Feng Yangyi was obviously unwilling to take Xiahe City, they had paid a heavy price for it, and many brave military families were killed in battle. However, in reality, he had to admit that their attack on Xiahe City was indeed a failure. And this failure put them in a very passive situation of being beaten in the next action.
He said that Xiahe City is an ancient city, which has been repaired in all dynasties, and the city wall has always been relatively complete, especially the overhaul in the Yongle period, which made Xiahe City very strong. The shortest city walls in Xiahe City are more than five zhang high, and ordinary ladders can't reach them at all. Even if there is a ladder to reach, it will not be able to withstand the counterattack of the defenders above. The ladder is too long, and it is certainly not strong enough, and it is easy for the people on it to break the ladder. As soon as the ladder is broken, the people on the ladder are rolling gourds, falling down one by one.
Zhang Zhun nodded and didn't say anything.
Without strict organization, strict training, and adequate planning, there is undoubtedly a limit to what can be achieved just by relying on enthusiasm. With the development of society, the role of the individual is getting smaller and smaller, and only by fully mobilizing everyone else can we gain greater power.
Moments later, the convoy assembled.
Yang Zhiyuan of the first 100 households, Hao Linyong of the 2nd 100 households, Yang Zixuan of the 3rd 100 households, as well as the deputy 100 households, the team leader, the team deputy, the team leader, the captain, etc., all came to Zhang Zhun's side to wait for instructions.
"We're going to go to the front of Xiahe Village."
"The brothers in Xiahezhai have encountered some trouble. They were surrounded by officers and soldiers in Langya Mountain, and we had to go and rescue them. ”
"Because this is the first time we have left Fushan Station to fight in a relatively distant place, each squad must carry sufficient ammunition and sufficient dry food. Dry food should be provided for at least five days. You can bring as much ammunition as you want. All kinds of medicinal materials for healing wounds should also be brought. ”
Zhang Zhun briefly explained the situation and gave instructions.
Officers at all levels immediately divided up and prepared to go.
At present, the escort team of the Fushan Station is organized into a total of three associations, of course, it is impossible to dispatch all of them, and at least one association must be left to guard the Fushan station. Zhang Zhun decided to personally lead the First Association and the Second Association to Xiahe Village, and only Yang Zixuan's Third Association stayed in Fushan City. Therefore, Zhang Zhun gave Yang Zixuan a few special instructions.
From Fushan to Xiahe Village, the waterway only takes a few hours, and it takes less than two days to go back and forth, Zhang Zhun is not worried that the situation will change greatly after he leaves. In the first battle of Baishahe, the officers and soldiers were temporarily frightened, and they should not dare to come to Fushan City to make trouble until more troops were mobilized. Even if they knew that Zhang Zhun was not in Fushan, they didn't react so quickly. Mobilizing troops and drawing up battle plans is not something that can be achieved overnight on paper.
"Let's go!"
In the afternoon, Zhang Zhun arrived at Partridge Bay with the main force of the escort team, where he got on a boat and went to sea.
Yang Guohua had already prepared the boat, and after everyone got on the boat, the sails were slowly raised, and the warship slowly left Partridge Bay and headed south, sailing from Mawan to the vast sea outside. At the mouth of Mawan, there is a small island called Xiaohuang Island. It was the only land the warriors had seen on the ocean, the size of a tiny dot.
The world at sea is completely different from that on land. The warship sailed on the sea, with the vast sea on both sides, and the land could no longer be seen. Sparkling, the sunset, everything looks very fresh. From time to time, on the calm sea, a fish suddenly jumps out of the water, stirring up crystal waves.
Most of the soldiers of the escort team were going to sea for the first time, and they felt very excited, but there were few people who were seasick. Zhang Zhun also allowed them to look at the scenery on the deck and get in touch with nature in advance. This is good for relieving seasickness. In the future, there will be many opportunities to go to the battlefield by boat like this!
"Lao Zhou, have you really decided?"
Wu Qingliang asked Zhou Zhengyu quietly.
"I've decided."
Zhou Zhengyu replied with a solemn face.
"Congratulations!"
Wu Qingliang said sincerely.
"The same goes for you!"
Zhou Zhengyu replied calmly.
Zhang Zhun heard the words of the two people, nodded casually, and continued to look ahead.
Ahead, the sea is vast.
Wu Qingliang and Zhou Zhengyu have just become the main force of the escort team, and their positions are both team deputies. The positions of captains of the guerrilla and military engineering units they had previously led were replaced by another person selected by the Wounded and Retired Division. Wu Qingliang congratulated Zhou Zhengyu because Zhou Zhengyu took the initiative to apply to Zhang Zhun to go to the sailor detachment led by Yang Guohua.
This is a rather rare decision.
For generations, the military households of the Fushan Institute have been dealing with the land, and no one has ever considered begging for a living at sea all the year round. That's what fishermen do. No one wants to step into the sea if it is not necessary. Therefore, although Yang Guohua's sailor detachment has been established for some time, there is not a single soldier to replenish it. No way, no one wants to go. Zhang Zhun does not want to use coercive means for the time being.
Zhou Zhengyu volunteered to join the sailors, Zhang Zhun thought for a while, and readily agreed. It's a good example. There is a precedent for him, and I believe that in the future, more and more people will voluntarily join the sailor detachment. As a result, Zhou Zhengyu was fortunate to become the deputy of the sailor detachment and became Yang Guohua's deputy. Now, Zhou Zhengyu is still in the stage of learning to sail.
By Zhou Zhengyu's side, it is the wind that is easy.
Feng Yangyi was excited and excited, looking at all this in front of him with envy.
The force of Fushan is really strong for him, and all the warriors are all tiger guns. Several officers were also armed with short guns. There are even warships! If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's really hard to imagine how Zhang Zhun got these things. It's incredible!
However, Feng Yangyi's heart is still a little up and down, and there is always no way to put down a heart. There is no way, the number of escorts brought by Zhang Zhun this time is indeed a little less, only sixty people. The enemy has five or six hundred men, less than one percent of the enemy, how can he be able to fight? Moreover, among these enemies, there are at least 300 family members, which is the most headache.
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