Chapter 230: A Tale of Two Cities (2)
"Tom tom tom ~~!"
On the north fort of Ushishima, three six-pounder Franc cannons roared at the same time, and the thick green smoke suddenly shrouded the top of the fort in a radius of three feet.
With a wave of his hand, he fanned the thick smoke in front of him, Ling Ming crouched behind the half-human-high chest wall made of sand, and raised his clairspirit to observe the small fleet on the sea to the north.
There were four ships in the fleet, and except for one turtle ship, which was relatively large, the other three were small and medium-sized ships such as Haicang ships, and three 6-pounder Franc cannons were installed on each side.
The four ships were all flying the octopus pirate flag, and the gun commander of the North Fort was the first batch of guys on the ship, so after seeing the octopus pirate flag just now, he did not hesitate to open fire and attack, and when Ling Ming arrived with the escort detachment, the two sides had already tested each other for two rounds.
"Damn, it's an octopus pirate again, I don't know how to find us here," the gunner commanded the gunners to clean their chests, and at the same time loudly reported the battle situation to Ling Ming, "Dog * Day sent a small boat first, and turned around and sailed towards us...... I thought that our fort was the same as other places, and the Franc machine couldn't change the direction when it was fixed, hey! β¦β¦ He didn't know our cannons could be turned! Let us tear a hole in the side of the dog's side with a salvo, and we're still busy mending holes over there...... Now two more ships have been sent, and the **** has learned to be obedient this time, and he will not adjust the direction...... Dog's day is coming! Brethren, Son! Aim for the one on the right and beat me to death! β
The two ships had already approached about two hundred paces, and Ling Ming could really see it in the clairvoyant mirror, each ship had two gun windows, and a total of four 6-pounder guns.
"Tom tom tom ~~!"
"Tom tom ~ ~ tom tom ~ ~!"
The two sides opened fire almost at the same time, and in the pungent smoke of gunpowder, Ling Ming shrank his neck. I heard two dull "pops" in front of and next to meβfist-sized iron balls smashed into the sand.
As soon as the smoke cleared a little, Ling Ming straightened up and looked around - the three gun emplacements were surrounded by a thick circle of sand and soil covering the chest wall, completely absorbing the kinetic energy of the opponent's projectile, unless it hit the back of the chest wall, it would not hurt the gunners at all!
An expression of surprise immediately appeared on Ling Ming's face, and he sighed again and again in his heart that Gongzi was really a god - this method was the last time Chu Fan came to Niu Island. By the way, when teaching Ling Ming to transform the artillery mount, he said that this method could prevent the other party's shelling, and Ling Ming would be suspicious.
Ignoring his feelings, Ling Ming raised the clairvoyant mirror and observed the effect of this round of artillery bombardment - compared to the unscathed North Battery, the other party was much more embarrassed, the bow on the right was hit by a shot, its nose was blown up, and the mainsail was also grazed by the shell, breaking two bamboo ribs. The sail was torn off in pieces.
Seeing that the other party was busy turning, Ling Ming pointed the clairing mirror at the turtle boat three miles away - the turtle ship was larger and stronger, and it was equipped with more artillery, which could not be seen clearly in the camera, but five 6-pounder guns on each side were indispensable.
Ling Ming was not worried about the two smaller ships in front of him, what should he do if this turtle shell was forced up?
Thinking of this, Ling Ming turned his head to look behind him.
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Outside the city of Ningyuan, on the top of a small hill.
Sun Zhenwu wears an iron hood. A cotton armor wrapped tightly, carrying a long goose feather knife in his right hand; A feathered arrow was stuck diagonally in his shoulder. It didn't go deep into the flesh, so he let it hang; There was a long trail of blood on his thin face from the corner of his eyes to his cheeks, and I don't know whose blood splashed it.
Looking at the chaotic soldiers who kept rushing past him, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing a sinister smile.
After the plan to surrender to the Tartars was made three days ago, the former Dengzhou coastal defense guerrillas were busy - first, they sent the families of Liu and Sun to the east of Jinzhou in advance to hide; Then he and Liu Zeqing worked together to do the work of Lu Ying. distributed silver, sealed officials and made wishes, and instigated a small half of the people in the Lu camp; That's not all, he went to the heads of the various camps to carry out activities, specifically to contact those who danced the most during the trouble, and threatened Yuan Manzi's ruthlessness. said that a large group of people were moved, and it was agreed that they would start early this morning, rob the merchants in the city, and go north to cast Tartars.
As a result, when he and Liu Zeqing came out with the Lu battalion rebels at dawn today, not only did the rebels from the other battalions he contacted respond, but even some of the soldiers who were supposed to intercept them were coerced inβall of them couldn't resist robbing the merchantsβand by the time they finally left the city, there were more than 3,000 people.
If it weren't for Zuo Liangyu and a few other sober capitalists who rectified the camp in time and led the troops out of the camp to suppress it, it would be difficult for Liu Sun and the others to really wash the entire Ningyuan City!
Rao is like this, half of Ningyuan City has been ruined by this gang of soldiers.
Seeing that there were more and more battalions joining the crusade, Liu Zeqing and Sun Zhenwu no longer fell in love with the war, and rushed out of the south gate with their henchmen - the general guarding the south gate had already been moved by Sun Zhenwu, and the south gate was opened as soon as it was dawn, and they were grabbing joy in the city at this time.
After running to this small hill, after he could no longer hear the shouting and killing sound in Ningyuan City behind him, Sun Zhenwu had time to take a breath.
Opening his eyes to look at the mouth of the river, Sun Zhenwu almost jumped up happily - he saw four big boats parked steadily on the riverside, one of which was a giant boat made of Western shape!
God help me!
Sun Zhenwu's eyes were red with excitement, if he could snatch these four ships, his weight in front of Huang Taiji would be completely different!
The restoration of the post of guerrilla general is secure, and there is no hope for the generals and deputy generals, and even the general army is not afraid to think about it!
Thinking of this, Sun Zhenwu hurriedly leaned to the side, he had to discuss with Liu Zeqing how to grab the boat.
Who knew that as soon as Liu Zeqing saw him coming, he grabbed him, pointed to the small courtyard on the edge of the temporary warehouse, and gritted his teeth, "Come and see, who is that person!" β¦β¦ Isn't Momba Lamb the rabbit cub who caused Lao Tzu to eat and hang up last time? β
Sun Zhenwu looked at his fingers, his slender eyes narrowed, and sure enough, the white-clothed young man standing at the gate of the courtyard and looking this way, who else could it be if it was not Chu Fan?
As soon as he saw it clearly, Chu Fan looked around, but retreated into the courtyard with the people around him.
Seeing that he not only didn't run, but also tried to hide, Sun Zhenwu couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said in his heart, "There is a way in heaven, you don't have to go, and there is no door in hell, you have to break in", don't blame me for being spicy!
Excited to excited, Sun Zhenwu quickly sorted out his thoughts - grab the ship first, clean up Chu Fan second.
So after discussing with Liu Zeqing, he decided to divide the rebels into two: Liu Zeqing took his family as the core and took most of the people to grab the boat, while Sun Zhenwu followed the rebels who had already rushed to the temporary warehouse to arrest Chu Fan, and then joined Liu Zeqing at the mouth of the river after he succeeded.
As for the pursuers that might appear in Ningyuan City behind him, Sun Zhenwu sprinkled some silver, copper plates, and cloth on the top of the hill to achieve the purpose of delaying the other party.
After making preparations, Sun Zhenwu looked at the small courtyard, and rushed towards the courtyard with a strange cry, "The little rabbit cub will die". (To be continued.) )