In the early morning of November 25, the starlight in the sky seemed to be covered with a thick veil, and the entire Keelung Bay was immersed in ink-like blackness.

Ershawan Pier only has a few night lights on. In the dark, on the Haijing 2001 ship moored on the side of the pier in the north area of Ershawan, a soldier held a steel gun and stared at the sea.

The door to the captain's cabin in the cabin of the 2001 ship opened, and Chen Yu stepped out of it.

Chen Yu couldn't wait to get on the 2001 ship yesterday and drove the captain Guo Dahai to other cabins. According to the battle plan, she was going to take ten Haijing ships to follow the combat formation to Tamsui today, and Jiang Li commanded the remaining ten Haijing ships to stay in Keelung Bay.

Chen Yu couldn't sleep excitedly, seeing that the time to get up early was coming, she got dressed, walked out of the cabin, and went to the deck.

Armed felt as if there was movement behind him, and he quickly turned away. Belch! I don't know when the tigress stood behind her. The warrior quickly stood upright, "Captain! ”

"It's almost four o'clock, ready to ring the bell!"

When four o'clock came, as the wake-up bell rang for "Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell", all the ships moored at the Ershawan Wharf woke up from their sleep and began to prepare for war and sailing.

The dim Ershawan Military Port suddenly became brightly lit, and the large chimneys in the middle of the four steamships, the Keelung, Kaohsiung, Dinghai, and Dunant, continued to emit thick black smoke. On the beach on the north bank of the Anlan River, the two landing craft, "Xuanwu" and "Qinglong," were facing the hatch of the beach. Kohler, commander of the 3rd Battalion, commanded the 1st and 2nd Companies, and Instructor McClain led the 3rd and 3rd Companies of the 4th Battalion to run out of the barracks on the north bank of the Anlan River and run to the beach in full armor.

On this day, Wu Chang had something in his heart, he didn't sleep well all night, and when he heard the sound of the whistle in a daze, he sat up suddenly in surprise and got dressed in a stumbling manner.

After the Ming army occupied Keelung, they directly appointed Wu Chang as the chief of security, and Wu Yulin as the deputy chief of security. Although Wu Chang said that he was the same as before, he was still the same as the chief of security, but he could directly contact Lin Anke, Ao Sayang and other Ming officials every day, and there was no squire prime minister or anything like that to point fingers at him, so he was full of energy.

Chief Wu was informed last night that the imperial court had set Keelung as the county governor, and Lin Anke was appointed as the first magistrate. He said in his heart, Lin Xianzun officially took office today, personally presided over the commencement ceremony of the power station, and even the first assistant of the imperial court attended in person.

Wu Chang's wife didn't sleep well, she looked out the window in the dark, took out the flint from under the pillow, lit the oil lamp, and grunted, "There is still a while before dawn!" ”

"It's already five watches, and I can't sleep anymore!"

Wu's wife sighed, "You said that you have something to do as a security chief, you are busy all day long, you can't even sleep well, you can't take care of the fish shop at home, and the short-term workers all went to Anlan City, just me and Shanzi are in the store, and the business is getting lighter and lighter." ”

Wu Chang's fish shop is in a good location, directly facing the sea in the north and facing the street in the west, and the business used to be quite prosperous.

"Loser, you know a fart!" Wu Chang's eyes widened, and he said twice, "Do you know what kind of riddler is today?!" Do you know what a rituals are today?! ”

Wu's wife was scolded for a while, and she didn't dare to say anything again.

Wu Shan is only 15 years old this year and is the only child of Wu Chang. Wu Chang is now very angry, and he is indifferent to the business of the fish shop, he thinks that Lin Guoshan can send his eldest son to Fuzhou to be an official, and I, Wu Chang, should also hug Daming's thick thighs and mix up the dragon's skills, so that my son can also be an official.

In the inner room, the bed also made a noise.

"Shanzi, the fish store is not open today, you can sleep for a while. Don't forget, after dawn, you and your mother will set off together at the invitation outside. ”

The son said yes and lay down again. Wu Chang got dressed, lit the lantern, blew out the lantern, and went out the door and walked outside.

Wu Chang went out and stopped, looking north. The coast, the sea, and the sky are all in one, and it is dark and vast, and only two kilometers away in the direction of Ershawan can still be seen with lights, and with this bright sè, the billowing smoke over the Ershawan wharf is also faintly visible.

The streets are also dark and dreary, and although it doesn't rain anymore, the air humidity is very heavy. The fog hit, faintly cold, but Wu Chang felt refreshed, he carried a lantern in his right hand, an umbrella in his left arm, just walked a few steps, and heard someone shouting from a distance and asking, "Who?" What for? ”

"Me!"

A figure flashed under the eaves of a large mansion on the side of the street, "It turned out to be Bao Daren." ”

Seeing the appearance of the dark whistle nodding to himself, Wu Chang was secretly proud, this was the dignity that Lin Guoshan had only in the past. He asked a few simple questions, and then asked the secret sentinel to call Wu Xilin, Weng Lishui, Li Shishi and others to the Baogong Mansion.

Bao Gong Fang is Keelung Bao's office space, and when Wu Chang came to Gong Gong after taking a big turn outside, the sky was already getting brighter. Wu Weilin, Weng Lishui, Li Shishi and others had already gathered at the Baogong Mansion. There was a floor-to-ceiling clock in the main hall of the public hall, and Wu Minglin had been listening to the swing of the big pendulum, and his heart was very irritable.

Wu Minglin got up very early, he had been sitting in the public office for a long time, and as soon as he saw Wu Chang walking into the door, Wu Minglin shouted, "Bao Chang, it's already half past five, why did you come!" Hey, it turns out that you invited Master Lin too. ”

Wu Chang's face was full of joy, "I inspected Keelung Street, and by the way, I went to the mouth of the Tianliao River. ”

Lin Anke walked into the Baogong Mansion with two soldiers, and he waved his hand with a full face, "I won't say more polite words, this morning you will go to various villages in Keelung, organize the people there, and participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the power station at eight o'clock in the morning." ”

"Before the commencement ceremony of the power station, you may have to kill a few robbers who came over, and it may be a little bloody, so children under the age of ten are absolutely forbidden to go to watch, so as not to have accidents, everyone must remember!" Lin Anke's fingers flicked the table, and his tone was slightly heavier, "Also, we must pay attention to consciously and voluntarily, and it is absolutely forbidden to force people to watch." If the people of Keelung have any complaints, I will ask you. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Lin Anke saw that the atmosphere was a little dull, and said with a relaxed attitude, "I just took a look at the room at the mouth of the Tianliao River, and a lot of food has been prepared there. It's almost six o'clock now, so you have gathered the Keelung fathers and villagers and gone over for breakfast at seven o'clock on time. ”

At this moment, only a low cannon sound was heard in the east direction, and then the cannon "boom" sounded more than ten times in a row.

Lin Anke knew that this was the team sending shè Kasan rockets on the top of Gongziliao Mountain to carry out artificial rain, and his eyelids did not move. These heads and brains on Keelung Street don't care at all, and cannons are often fired in the direction of Badouzi in the east, and the people of Keelung Bay have long been familiar with it.

Lin Anke said a lot of precautions, and everyone nodded yes again and again. At this time, the sky that had just been brightened did not know when it became extremely dark again, and some parts of the yin cloud were getting darker and darker.

"It's going to rain, isn't it?" Someone said.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the eastern sky, followed by a rumbling thunder, and after a gust of wind, the rain poured down.

Hey, this artificial rain is really good! Lin Anke coughed twice, "Okay, it's raining heavily now, everyone will wait for the rain to be lighter before they split up." ”

Wu Minglin looked at the splash on the stone street outside, accompanied him with three points of caution, and asked Lin Anke, "The rain is so heavy, won't the groundbreaking ceremony be postponed?" ”

"Probably not." Lin Anke is quite sure, "This rain comes and goes quickly, and the sky should clear up after the heavy rain." ”

The heavy rain continued for more than half an hour, and the rain on the sea gradually decreased. In the drizzle, the signal observation station on Sheliao Island sent out a flashing signal.

"Deputy commander-in-chief, a message came from the signal station, and the combat command room ordered the formation to set sail immediately."

The Qinglong landing craft was the command boat for the attack on Taipei, and on the walls of the small conference room were several large-scale military maps of the Tamsui estuary, and on the table were sand table models of the northern Taiwan region.

Wang Tiezhu, together with Dong Jianheng, Wen Zhuhe, Lei Nianping, Ao Sayang, and others, formed the former enemy headquarters and stationed the Qinglong landing craft early in the morning.

"Order the Haijing team to set sail immediately!" Wang Tiehammer kept looking at the sand table on the table without raising his head.

"Anchor!"

Under the command of Chen Yu, the ten Haijing boats parked in the north area of Ershawan Wharf took the lead in leaving the wharf in turn and heading out of the port.

At the same time, the Dinghai ship and the Dunan ship parked on the outer side of the southern area also left the dock one after another in the continuous rain. Soon, the Keelung and Kaohsiung ships also left the dock one after another, followed closely behind the "Dinghai" and "Dunan", and headed for the mouth of the bay. The two landing craft, the "Qinglong" and the "Xuanwu," walked last.

"Woo~~~" A long whistle sounded, and more than a dozen warships formed a formation at sea, sailed out of the harbor and headed towards Huwei.

At the top of Ershawan Mountain is a meteorological observation station surrounded by ditches and barbed wire, and the area of the meteorological observation station is very large, and the houses inside are all simple temporary buildings.

Dr. Sima stood in front of the glass window of his office, gently stirring the coffee in the cup with a spoon, and his eyes looked out of the room from time to time, and a glass was placed in the open space outside. Seeing that the rain outside had almost stopped, Sima glanced at the stagnant water in the glass, and roughly calculated, this shower of rain was more than forty milliliters.

At this time, a rapid phone rang in the office.

The assistant answered the phone and whispered, "Doctor, the combat command room of the command headquarters asked how the weather was in the morning, and whether it was necessary to continue artificial rain?" ”

"Tell the duty room that there is no need for artificial rain."

Sima looked up at the sky, the clouds in the sky had become very faint, and the probability of continued rain in the morning should be very small. However, the scientific work must not be sloppy, and Sima instructed several of his assistants, "Quickly, immediately release the weather observation balloon." ”

A balloon that had been prepared for a long time was immediately released into the sky, and the sensors on the balloon constantly passed down the weather data. After computer data analysis, the eastern part of Keelung Bay was cloudy in the morning, and the probability of rainfall was 10%. This information was quickly passed on to the Ershawan Command.