The west-facing harbor is ideal for morning lookouts, and the sunlight shining from behind it is not dazzling, but illuminates everything in front of you. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He Lao Liu stood on the lookout platform, and said with words in his mouth: "This is what Teacher Xiao Liu taught at a glance." What does it mean to have an unobstructed view, you know? The soldier next to him glanced at him, and was very unaccustomed to this so-called guard, who was as thin as a monkey but had to walk with his chest held high: he liked to read and show off the words he knew; All day long, I either took a bath, washed clothes, or bathed, and made it look like I was going to be a groom's officer. He raised his gaze in disgust to look at the sea that had just been illuminated by the morning sun, and suddenly saw three black dots, which were boats! The soldier panicked and didn't know what to shout. He Lao Liu should have also seen these black spots, and he only panicked about the time to swallow his saliva. The soldier could hear him grunt loudly and swallow his saliva, and shouted, "There is a situation!" He pulled out of his bosom a piece of yellow satin and tied it to the watchtower railing, and with a whoosh the thick rope that had been tied to the railing a few days earlier, he slid to the ground, and ran towards the barracks with a puff of smoke.

Mr. Yao is learning to dig toilets with Zhao Fei, which is said to be the most rudimentary one. It was a ditch two feet deep and one foot wide, and the length of the ditch was also prescribed: one meter two, that is, about four feet. It is a size that fits a class. Each class has one of these ditches, which they call a toilet, and of course there is a shed over this ditch. The guards even have a special ruler to measure this size, that is, a one-meter-two bamboo strip, two feet red at one end and one foot black at the other. This bamboo stick is usually placed on a large cart in the barracks, and there is a special place for it.

This ditch runs parallel to the barracks, and the excavated earth is not piled on both sides of the ditch, but in front of the ditch as a whole. A shovel was stuck in it. When each soldier arrived, he scooped up a shovel of dirt and covered it with his excrement. The handle of the shovel is engraved with a cat motif: cats will cover their own poop. When the ditch is filled, a ditch of 1.2 meters will be dug forward. Mr. Yao looked at this very complicated and rudimentary toilet, and thought: What are you going to do when these guys get to a damp place? Dig a puddle......

"There is a situation! There is a case! He Lao Liu ran quickly to the center of the camp and kept shouting. Zhao Fei and Yao threw down the shovel and greeted him. Zhao Fei asked loudly while sorting out the equipment on his belt, "What did you see!" As soon as He Lao Liu heard the question, he immediately shut up and said loudly to Zhao Fei: "Three ships, the distance is very far. Zhao Fei asked, "Can you estimate the distance?" "I can't." He Laoliu replied confidently.

Mr. Yao asked, "How big is the ship?" Mung bean? Sesame? Soybean? "It's not as big as a mung bean, it's bigger than a sesame seed." He Lao Liu replied carefully. Yao put his fingers in his mouth to get wet, raised it to test the direction of the wind and said lightly, "There are still two hours." At this time, another soldier on the watchtower also came running, panting and saying, "Report to the general!" Ships are seen on the surface of the sea. Mr. Yao answered, pulled Zhao Fei and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." Zhao Fei thought for a moment and said to He Laoliu: "Soldier He Laoliu, order you to go to the headquarters to report and ask for artillery support." He Lao Liu answered, pulled out a red silk from his arms and handed it to Zhao Fei, and ran away. Yao Jiang always looked at He Laoliu, who was still running fast in the cuirass, and his soldiers who were still panting, with a contemplative look on their faces.

Although in Yao's view, these similar yellow and red satins represent different situations, and the artillery that can be called in at any time is a guarantee of safety. The guards are very well prepared, and like craftsmen, they have their own unique set. However, for the people of Liberty Mountain, the battle happened so suddenly that no one felt ready. Even the improvised toilets have just been dug up.

The three ships gradually revealed their details, and now looked the size of a palm. Zhao Fei also replaced the yellow satin and tied the red one. The soldiers of the guard saw the red satin, all dressed neatly, lined up, and stood straight waiting for orders.

Zhao Fei stared at the three ships for a while, and the boats on the waves were like models. He turned his head and asked General Yao: "May I ask General Manager, how many soldiers are estimated on this ship?" ”

Yao looked at the small vessel carefully with squinted eyes and said, "It's hard to say, if it's full, there may be about 150 of them." That is, there are about 50 in a boat. ”

"How much time does this ship have to get to shore?"

"Half an hour...... They have cannons. Mr. Yao finally saw what he wanted to see clearly, and shouted, "Sandbox!" ”

Wooden crates, about one meter square, were moved out and lined up in the harbor. The soldiers scooped up the sand on the spot and loaded it into wooden boxes. Some half-meter-square rattan baskets were also moved out and stacked around the sandbox, also loaded with sand, but they were not in a hurry to put them away, just piled up around the sandbox. Mr. Yao explained: "In case the sandbox is placed in the wrong direction, or if it is broken, these baskets can come in handy. Zhao Fei patted him on the back and said with a smile: "Draw inferences from the general adult, it is really a good general." ”

As he spoke, several small boats descended the Shiroku River and stopped at the harbor. A group of men and women hurriedly unloaded bundles of wooden posts, long and short, like parts of some kind of machinery, from the ship. Zhang Yongkai was on the last boat, couldn't wait for the ship to dock, jumped into the water from the boat, ran to Zhao Fei with the water, raised his hand and saluted: "Artillery captain Zhang Yongkai, report to the third platoon." Zhao Fei also saluted seriously and said, "Thank you artillery for your support." Please line up 50 meters behind the sandbox. Zhang Yongkai saluted again and hurriedly ran away. A guard soldier hurriedly ran over and handed over a wooden pole, and Zhao Fei reached out and pulled out the head of the spear from his belt and spun it on the wooden pole. Yao looked at the team that was still carrying parts on the shore and said, "Why are there still female soldiers in your artillery team?" Zhao Fei replied without raising his head: "We don't have that many people." ”

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Li Chenglin looked at the crowd of people who were busy preparing on the beach, and felt a little strange in his heart. Why are these guards so desperate? Aren't they afraid of death? Will there be a particularly generous pension? It was ridiculous for these people to open a row of wooden boxes to them. As soon as the cannon goes off, even if you are a stone, it will smash you.

Wang Quan stood by Li Chenglin's side, and he brought special information: Freedom Mountain has not only accumulated huge wealth, but there are hundreds of thousands of catties of steel ingots alone. Moreover, Liberty Hill has trained a well-equipped team, which is now on the beach, and together with the soldiers of the guard, will soon meet the heavy blow of artillery projectiles.

Li Chenglin looked at the Hongyi cannon on the bow of the ship, and felt very proud. It was a legacy left by his father. A truly powerful weapon. This cannon is more than three meters long and 60 centimeters in diameter, and can hit a 25-centimeter diameter iron ball to a distance of 2,000 meters. Of course, if the barrel is a little higher, it can hit farther, but beyond this distance, neither aiming nor power can be relied on.

Looking at the white spray on the bow of the boat, Li Chenglin decided to get as close as possible. Although even through the breakwater can smash the crowd on the beach of the harbor, the best effect is to enter the harbor area, just a hundred paces away. This port, which has no forts, can only be beaten like a child.

As the boat approached the breakwater, you could clearly see the wooden boxes and the crowd standing neatly behind them. In the distance, boats from the upper reaches of the Shiroku River were coming, and people were carrying things from the boats to the beach like ants. Li Chenglin suddenly had a strange thought: This Freedom Mountain, there are really a lot of things. Behind the sandbox, some wooden pillars protruded, and through the gap between the sandboxes, you can see that it is a wooden shelf with a long wooden pole. Constant crowds of people were running in pairs carrying heavy rattan baskets to the wooden frames. He pointed to this strange thing and asked the king, "What is this?" Wang Quan's face was full of incomprehension, and he lowered his head and replied: "My lord, Liu Yao has hidden this thing very well, and I haven't found it at all." I just heard that he was making very strange firearms. This is one of them. ”

"Firearms...... This is not a firearm, it's a trebuchet. I've heard it come back. Li Chenglin suddenly understood. He smiled contemptuously and used the trebuchet against the Hongyi cannon, which was a joke. "This thing can hit a mile at most, and the strength is not enough."

"My lord, if it's a trebuchet, it's also a weapon that can reach far. Shall we stop outside the breakwater and fight? After all, we can get far. "The crown was very worried about any losses that the pirates encountered. Looking at Li Chenglin's indescribable mood, once a loss occurs, it is inevitable that he will be angry with himself.

"A couple of trebuchets scared you to death?" Li Chenglin snorted and commanded the fleet to sail into Shilu Port. In fact, he also wants to fight at a distance where the opponent can't hit him, but in this way, the hit rate on his side will decrease, and the corresponding gunpowder consumption will increase. Since his father was arrested by the government, his life has become more and more difficult. He no longer looked at the useless kingship, and commanded in a loud voice: "Brethren! Pick up the knife and gun, land! ”

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Zhang Yongkai watched the three ships sail into the breakwater, although the thick muzzle of the Hongyi cannon was more clearly visible, his heart was not panicked all of a sudden. The catapult that had just been trial-made had tried a few rounds at this position the day before yesterday, and at most it could hit the breakwater. In other words, if the other side is willing to open fire outside the breakwater, then they have no way to fight back.

"Ranging!" He shouted loudly, holding up the board in his hand. It is a scale fixed to a wooden stick, put the stick against your shoulder, and look at the scale on the side of the scale, using a fixed object, such as a person's height, as a reference, to estimate the distance of the target. This is a relatively crude approach, but it is also the simplest and most effective method at present. Next to each catapult was a gauge plate, where the gun commander was pacing.

The enemy ships stopped and lined up. The ranging was also over, and the artillery commanders reported their measurements: "270 meters!" "285 meters!" "300 meters!" "265 meters!" The data reported by the four catapults is different, which is naturally related to the accuracy of the estimation and the different targets that each person is aiming at.

A puff of white smoke rose from the bows of the three ships. Then I remembered a dull roar. A puff of smoke rose from the beach. The gunners of enemy ships were experienced. The impact points are all on the beach not far from the waterline. The sand there is the hardest and the most capable of ricocheting; And it's far enough to keep the ricocheting at the perfect height so that it doesn't fly over the person's head.

All three shells were not wasted, and all headed towards the queue on the beach. Two hit the sandbox, smashed the wooden box, and after a puff of sand, it was silent. At the same time, another cannonball passed through the sandboxes, bounced twice on the beach, and plunged headlong into a catapult at a slow speed visible to the naked eye. There was a short cheer from both camps: the people on the beach were for the effect of the sandbox, and the alarming consequences of the third shell had not yet been seen. The people on board saw the catapult turn into a pile of debris and fly out. The artillerymen next to the hapless catapult were suddenly covered in blood, some died on the spot, some rolled on the ground and shouted.

Several people ran out of the boat by the river, in groups of three, two of them carrying stretchers, one carrying a satchel, and ran towards the wounded. Two operating tables were set up on the ship, and four small surgeons were on standby.

The catapult's swing arm waved, and three smoking black dots streaked across the sky and flew towards the fleet. One hit the ship, but had no effect. The projectile thrown by the catapult was not very heavy and did not have a high speed, so it only made a bang on the deck, bounced a few times and fell into the water. The other two did not hit. The pointing is good for the accurate group, but the distance estimation is still not accurate enough for the group, so the impact point is too close and the other is too far.

The three projectiles all exploded underwater, making a loud noise, which also startled Li Chenglin. He had a hunch that the good fortune just now might not have completely changed the situation he was facing. So he shouted: "Hurry up and reload!" Two more shots! He vaguely felt that he only had two rounds of artillery fire, and if he did not send the ship's team to the beach, it would be difficult for the artillery alone to destroy the small team in front of him.

Zhang Yongkai shouted loudly: "Cut the fuse one block shorter!" The first gun has an increased range of 15 meters! Gun No. 4 reduced by 25 meters! Launch! ”

Catapults fired much faster than artillery, and the gunners turned the winch with their might, and it took less than 30 seconds to fire. Catapults make a unique sound when thrown, just like in Age of Empires games. Three projectiles flew up again with light smoke. Everyone's eyes followed the three projectiles. Rumble! The three projectiles let out the same roar, and all exploded on the deck.

(To be continued.) )