Chapter 141: 020 Mission (Medium)
On the morning of 15 July, the British warship "Hermes" stopped the Daming Coast Guard formation in the Dangan Channel.
The Dangan Waterway is located in the southeast of Hong Kong, and the Ming army can quickly reach the Pearl River Estuary by taking the Lantau Strait from the Dangan Waterway.
"Doctor of Virtue"
"Hyobe Squire"
"The two Guangzhous and Guangzhous have slightly announced the consolation and pacification envoys"
Looking at these flags hanging on the bow of the Ming 2001 coast guard ship, the British Navy Admiral Shi Deling smiled contemptuously, and he asked Adjutant Grant to take a small boat to report that because the Ming sent a police ship, the British side could not allow the fleet to enter Hong Kong to dock for supplies.
"Hong Kong is now the territory of the British Empire, which enjoys supreme judicial power. If police from other countries were allowed to enter, it would seriously undermine the British Empire's jurisdiction over Hong Kong. Grant nodded, "However, we can hand over Qingzhou Island to your ministry for docking and replenishment." β
Qingzhou Island is small and located just outside Sai Wan District, Hong Kong. The Treaty of Nanking was supposed to cede only a Hong Kong island, but after the British occupied Hong Kong, they forcibly occupied Qingzhou and built a lighthouse and pier on it in the name of security needs.
"Thank you British friends for your kindness!"
Looking at Grant, who was standing upright, Jiang Li said skillfully in English with a straight face, "But the military situation is urgent, and every minute and second of delay will lead to greater casualties." β
"They're going straight to Guangzhou?!"
After listening to Grant's report, Shi Deling was a little surprised. Watching the Daming Coast Guard ship pass by, he put down his binoculars and laughed, "Okay, just this little firepower, let's rush to death!" β
Grant asked, "Admiral, do we need to follow?" β
"Forget it!" Ci Deling waved his hand lazily, "If you follow behind, you will waste your energy to save and salvage them!" β
The officers all burst into laughter.
On the morning of the next day, 10 coast guard ships flying the red flag of the sun and moon sailed into Shiziyang at the mouth of the Pearl River.
Shiziyang is only 40 kilometers away from Guangzhou, because of the uprising of the Hong soldiers, the Qing army naval division guarding the mouth of the Pearl River has long been shrunk to Guangzhou, and the coast guard ships have not encountered any obstacles at all, and they have driven straight in.
It has been several months since the Hong army was raised in Guangdong, and both sides of the Pearl River have withered. Jiang Li had entered Guangzhou by water many times, and he was shocked by the uninhabited scene in the four wildernesses of the Pearl River Estuary.
"The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles."
On the slipway, Jiang Li lowered his body and recited poetry. The tragic scene in the ancient poems is vividly displayed in front of their eyes today, and he hammered the bulwark hard, "This kind of situation of chaos and chaos and misery must be changed as soon as possible!" β
Yang Shiyi nodded thoughtfully, "I can't hang the British up and down, and they are eager to let them send troops." If Guangdong is completely eroded, it will also seriously harm Hong Kong's commercial interests. β
Yang Shiyi was a small fish and shrimp in the stock market before the crossing, and he was friends with AXA, and after the crossing, he served as a Tobe Langzhong. He followed the 020 mission formation to Guangzhou in order to infiltrate the financial influence of the crossing team into the Pearl River Basin.
A few days ago, Yang Shiyi was seasick and had been lying in the cabin, and the boat was very turbulent in the wind and waves, and he had a dead heart at that time. But as soon as he entered the calm Pearl River, he immediately became energetic.
"Guangdong will not be erosive!" Jiang Li said sharply.
Before leaving, Bai Baoxiang repeatedly explained to them that if Guangdong really wants to erode, the British, French and American ghost animals may find a reason to take the initiative, and the two crows will break out in advance!
"That's right!" Zhang Dabao walked onto the slipway in response, "I just inspected the various positions of the warship, and the brothers are in a very high mood. Let's just act according to the plan and go straight to Guangzhou. The big killer is in hand, and I am not afraid that Ye Mingchen will not bow his head! β
"No conscience cannon, did you really let it go?" Hearing Zhang Dabao talk about the big killer, Jiang Li was a little uneasy, "Do the two gasoline barrels you brought on the boat work?" β
"Don't worry, I've been a special soldier for more than ten years, and it's my ability to take care of the family by using the local law and adapting measures to local conditions!" Zhang Dabao patted Jiang Li on the shoulder, "The big war is coming, you should quickly issue a political mobilization order!" β
"All the soldiers, all the members of the Ba'ath Party, all the members of the Pioneer League~~~" The horns of each ship soon sounded Jiang Li's sonorous and powerful voice.
Before setting sail, the formation was mobilized and deployed, and all the officers and men had already understood the meaning and purpose of the 020 mission. Although the soldiers were a little tired after more than three days of long-distance sailing, they knew that the big battle was imminent, and everyone was excited and ready to prepare.
According to the deployment, the captain of the 2002 ship, Ba Liwei, checked the combat readiness from one combat station to another.
Ba Liwei was dressed in a neat training uniform, with a hat on his head, a cow belt around his waist, a gun pinned to his right, and a knife on his left.
Seeing that the guns and sails were in good order, and the mortars, heavy machine guns and other weapons and equipment were wiped black and shiny, waiting to be in place at all times, Ba Liwei smiled and grinned, "Brothers, hurry up and have a good rest, and when the fight starts, TNND will kill them for me!" β
As he spoke, he couldn't help but reach out and touch the flask on his waist, and it turned out to be the handle of the knife.
Ba Liwei was a little stunned, holding a fire ~ gun in one hand and a big knife in the other, and a wine jug pinned to his waist, the days of bloody rain and bloody wind have long been a thing of the past.
He gripped the hilt of the knife hard, he was now a lieutenant captain of the Daming Coast Guard, and he was no longer a pirate begging for a living on the tip of the knife. It's just that when this Ming officer is majestic, he is majestic, and the treatment is not bad, that is, he pays attention to military appearance and discipline, he can't drink casually, and he has to study and study again, which is really unbearable!
"Captain, the commander just said that 020 is a rescue operation, let us be ready at all times, ready to calm the war and rescue the Chinese people in the hot water."
Seeing Ba Liwei standing beside him, looking thoughtful, Private Yang Dajun, who was outspoken, couldn't help but ask, "Our ships are strong and artillery, why don't we directly attack Guangzhou and liberate Guangdong." β
"Everything is under the command of the Party Central Committee." Ba Liwei blurted out, and then he tapped his head, trying to organize the sentence, "We~ are not rogues. β
Ba Liwei recalled the words that Bai Baoxiang had said at the mobilization and deployment meeting held before departure, and his words slowly became fluent, "Yes, we are the king's master, and we must govern well if we take the territory~~"
After listening to Ba Liwei's reasoning, Yang Dajun was slightly disappointed, "I thought I could take Guangzhou City and go in for a walk." β
"You guy!" Ba Liwei scolded with a smile, "I've been to Guangzhou City, but there are more boats on the riverside and more shops on the shore. To be honest, it is not as prosperous, tidy and magnificent as our Taipei! β
He remembered what Jiang Li once said in his political education class, "The imperial court also followed Emperor Taizu's strategy, 'building high walls and accumulating grain'." When we have a million soldiers, 10 million tons of steel, and 10,000 tons of grain, we will naturally dominate the country. You can visit any city you want. β
As he spoke, Ba Liwei lowered his voice mysteriously, "When the time comes, we can also go overseas!" β
After saying that, he shook his arms and left, leaving a few soldiers of the gun sail squad staring at each other with big eyes, "Go shopping overseas!" β
"Isn't it the Navy's mission to go overseas?" Yang Dajun said eagerly, "Squad leader, can our coast guard also go overseas?" β
"The Daming Coast Guard is the reserve of the navy, the second navy!" Sergeant squad leader Xu Junjie felt that he should be an understanding person, "Which navy ship does not have our coast guard brothers on it!" β
Several fighters immediately began to talk, "We are much stronger than the navy!" β
"There is something going on at sea in Daming, and it has always been 'use me in the first battle, and I will win with me'!"
"Use me in the first battle, use me to win" is the slogan of the coast guard team compiled by Chen Yu and Jiang Li.
"Tom...... Tom Tom ......"
As the coast guard ships crossed the Humen River, they heard a continuous sound in front of them, like drums playing in a stewed pot.
"It's the sound of cannons!"
The coast guard ship followed the sound of the cannons, sailed with full sails, and soon came to the Zhangpeng River.
The lookout reported, "Captain, four sand boats are flying red flags and are heading towards us, and two cantons are chasing behind, and the red single boats are flying the Yellow Dragon Flag of Tartars. β
Guangdong Hongbing has been besieging Guangzhou for several months, and is also known as the "Red Soldiers" because of the red flag as a symbol. Although the attack launched by the rebels by land failed, they still had a certain advantage on the Pearl River.
At the beginning of February, Guan Ju, He Bofen, Lin Xilong, He Lu and other sailors once again threatened Guangzhou, and discussed attacking the city again in the new alliance.
The main force of the Guangdong Naval Division had already gone south to support the Jiangnan battalion against the Taiping Army, and the remaining warships were stationed in Huangpu together with the soldiers and regimental training gathered from all over the country, and confronted the rebels.
Zhong Yunliang, a staff officer of the Guangdong Naval Division, personally led the main fleet of the First Sentinel Naval Division to block and suppress the small group of volunteer boats participating in the alliance.
LΓΌ Cuijin, the leader of the Jiangmen rebel army, rushed to Xinzao with his own fleet, and happened to meet the Qing army sailors who were responsible for blocking and suppressing them on the way. The sand boat was weak in small artillery, encountered the Qing army's naval division, and was soon defeated.
Seeing several big ships flying the red flags of the sun and the moon coming towards him, and the warships headed by him were hung with flags such as "Doctor of Virtue", "Squire of the Military Department", and "Comfort and Pacification Envoy of the Liangguang Economic Strategy", Lu Cuijin was surprised and delighted, "Quick, that is the army from Taiwan, let's meet it!" β
LΓΌ Cuijin was born as a prisoner and was familiar with the rules and regulations of the previous dynasty. He knew that Dr. Zide was the rank of the former Ming Zheng second-rank officer, and the official position of the Song Dynasty was the official position of the Song Dynasty, referring to the official officer in charge of the military and civilian politics along the way.
Brother Hong Bing at the bow of the boat shouted, "Is the hero in front also a brother of the Heaven and Earth Society?" This demon's cannon is too powerful! β
"Ignore them!" Jiang Li waved his hand, "Kill it!" β
The 2001 ship flashed past the defeated and fleeing sand boats and directly met the Qing army's sailors.
"Burn ~ burn two bombs, ready, fire!"
Zhang Dabao gave an order, and two shells flew out of the mortar barrel with a whistling whistle.
"Boom" and "Boom" made two loud noises, and the burning ~ burning bomb exploded directly on the deck of the first Qing army division ship. Countless sparks burst out in all directions, and the fire immediately ignited.
Seeing that the ship's side, deck, slipway, and sails turned from flames to raging fire in an instant, the Qing army saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly rushed into the water, and there were constantly miserable cries on the river.
"Retreat! Evacuate! β
Zhong Yunliang, the general of the Qing army's naval division, was on the second Guangzhou ship, he was frightened, and quickly ordered the rudder to turn back to the sail and retreat desperately.
Want to run? It's so easy!
The machine gun mounted on the bow of the coast guard ship swept over, and the mainsail of the division ship behind it was quickly knocked off, and the ship was crossed the river.
The horn of the coast guard ship sounded a shout to persuade surrender, "We are the Daming Coast Guard, raise your hands high, Rao Er will not die; Disobey to the end, a dead end! β