Chapter 396 Send someone to listen to the roots of the cannon

Outside the mouth of the Yalu River, on a battleship.

Shang Kexi said quite anxiously: "Dayong, what should I do?" Now the marshal is blocked, and our reinforcements can't go up."

In the captain's room, there were four people, Lei Dayong, Shang Kexi, Peter, and a captain, but this captain sat far away, and one person sat at a distance and giggled at the side.

"It seems that there are also powerful characters in this Tartar, I'm afraid that I think we may have reinforcements, and now we are guarding against us with cannons, the waterway has been blocked, and Mao Dashuai has indeed become a lonely city...... We'll have to be careful in the future. Lei Dayong looked at the anxious Shang Kexi, was silent for a while, and said.

"Dayong, this is indeed true, but, now, it's still an idea, see how to open up the waterway, without reinforcements and supplies, I'm afraid that the marshal won't be able to support it for long" Shang Kexi was already out of proportion, thinking that there was no way to replenish so many materials to Mao Wenlong, worried that Mao Wenlong would not be able to support it, after all, Zhenjiang Fort only had four or five thousand people, and Tartar had tens of thousands of people, and the disparity in strength was really huge.

Lei Da is also messed up with his intentions, after all, he has no experience in war, he can come here because of his loyalty to the emperor, by virtue of the new army, and by virtue of the identity of the platform attendant, but to say that when it comes to fighting, especially water warfare, Lei Dayong can't touch the door, however, after staying in the new army for a while, following the emperor, Sun Chengzong has been for a long time, but he has learned to calm down, although he is anxious in his heart, but on the surface, he is not as sad as Shang Kexi, and writes the word sorrow on his face.

Lei Dayong looked at Yiren among his people, both of them seemed to be confident, far from being as anxious as Shang Kexi, the captain named Rekaz didn't say anything, and he didn't understand the official language, if it wasn't for Peter telling him what happened, he still didn't know what was going on, except for sitting on the side and laughing stupidly, he basically couldn't do anything, as for that Peter, he also looked confident, Lei Dayong looked at it, and he had some ideas in his heart.

"Peter, tell me what are we going to do now?" Lei Dayong looked at the Peter and asked with a look of indifference.

"Oh, Lord Chincha, actually, it depends on how you look at this matter, although it is a bit troublesome for us to go up to the warship, but it is not difficult for ordinary small boats and small warships to go up......," Peter said vaguely.

Lei Da became interested, and the emperor asked himself to learn things from this Yi man, and sure enough, this Yi man still had something in his stomach, so he immediately asked: "Oh, Peter, how to say this?" How to explain it? ”

"Oh......, Lord Chincha, isn't this easy? You know, our warships sail in inland waterways, because the draft is deeper, so in the river, there are fixed channels, generally can only choose the deepest place to sail, so, if our enemy blockades the river, only need to fire towards this fixed channel, you can easily block the river, then, our warships go up, through the waterway that must be taken, it is difficult not to be shot, this is the skill, of course, I do not guarantee that our enemy will understand these ......" Peter said non-existently, While wiping the corners of his mouth with a white napkin, he had just drunk wine.

Lei Dayong still has some intuitive understanding of land warfare, and some understanding, for naval warfare and water warfare, that is, he is a layman, and he can't touch the door, after listening to this Peter's words, he understands a little, and he said excitedly at the moment: "......, you mean that our larger boat can't go up, but there is no problem with going on a small boat?" Is it? Lei Dayong asked happily, if this is the case, the matter of the Tartars blocking the river will be unreliable.

"Hehe, yes, Lord Chincha, so to speak, as long as our warships, or big ships, do not go up, small boats, such as our sampans, centipede boats, these are no problem, the small boats have a shallow draft, very flexible, there is no fixed channel, if our enemy wants to aim and shoot, it is simply unimaginable......," Peter said carelessly.

Shang Kexi listened to it and was also happy, if this is the case, then the Tartars will not completely block the river, and they can still be reinforced from above.

"Peter, do you mean to say that the Tartars can't aim at the boat and miss?" Shang Kexi couldn't help but ask. ,

"No, no, no, I think you may have misunderstood what I mean, I mean, we can send some small boats, such as sampans, centipede boats, carrying supplies, still going upstream, to attract our enemies to fire, that is, to attract Tartars to fire, these small boats are small and not easy to hit......" Peter forked a piece of meat, chewed it vigorously, and said with an indifferent look as he ate.

Shang Kexi was a little unhappy, what kind of idea was this? It's just taking the lives of people on his side to rush the level set up by the Tartars

"Peter, you mean to let us force our way through? Regardless of the cannons of the Tartars? Although some supplies can be transported in this way, there will definitely be a lot of losses ......, and, most importantly, how can your fleet get there? Your fleet can't go up, so how can you complete Your Majesty's explanation? Shang Kexi couldn't get used to Peter's leisurely appearance, and angrily said at Peter.

Peter had an inconsequential expression, took another sip of red wine, wiped the corners of his mouth again, and said: "No, no, no, Lord Chincha, you may have misunderstood what I mean, I mean, send a small boat to attract our enemies as much as possible, that is, the Tartars fire, the more times the Tartars fire, the better......, you should know that the number of shots from a cannon is limited, and our enemies, that is, the Tartars, I heard, are a group of barbarians, and they can't cast their own cannons, and the cannons they use now, Or was it captured from our Ming Dynasty, right? That is to say, the total number of cannons they fired can be estimated, and every time they fire a cannon, the life of this cannon will be reduced once, so what we have to do now is to send some small boats to attract our enemies as much as possible, that is, the Tartars continue to fire until they consume the number of cannons, you know, our enemy, the Tartars' cannons were captured from the Ming Dynasty many years ago, so estimated, the life of the artillery may be lower, that is, perhaps, how many cannons do not need to be fired, Those cannons will have to be scrapped ......, so that our enemies, the Tartars, will no longer have such a thing as cannons, well...... you know what I mean? Peter looked at the two young men beside him, one in his twenties, and the other younger, not yet twenty. However, they are indeed the cronies of the emperor of the Eastern Empire, in a war, the resources they can use, even far more than many of the kings of Tessie, as far as the war is concerned, although Peter does not think much of them, but they are quite respectful of them, although they do not even understand these simple common sense of war, but Peter is still happy to explain to them very well, not to mention anything else, that is, these supplies, food, wine, let Peter "respect" them.

Lei Dayong looked at this Yiren with some confusion, he didn't expect that there were so many doorways in water warfare and artillery battles, this point, he never knew, Lei Dayong also stayed in the staff for a long time, and he also knew a lot about the intelligence of the Tartars, and naturally knew the bottom of the Tartars, the Tartars really didn't cast their own cannons, and now they can take out some cannons, which are completely captured in the Ming Dynasty before, and they have been used before they were captured, and it has indeed been used for some years. If they all break, there will be no one......

Shang Kexi and Lei Dayong understood what this Yiren had in mind, although they felt that this Yiren didn't care about the lives of others, but they didn't admit it, this Yiren made sense.

"......, the two Lord Qincha, our task is only to go up to help Mao Dashuai at a critical moment, not now, His Majesty the Emperor also means this, because once we appear, then, this war can almost be over, think about it, how many cannons are on our fleet, and His Majesty the Emperor has promised that we can fire as much as we want, that is, we can fight without scruples, even if the enemy has only one person and only one horse, all our cannons can still fire at the same time, I think, In this case, our enemy, that is, the Tartars, will not see any hope of victory, and will definitely retreat consciously, so we don't need to rush at all now, as long as we keep sending small boats to induce the Tartars to open fire, until all their cannons are scrapped, I think, we originally expected that Mao Dashuai could hold out for at least a month, right? In other words, we have at least one more month to slowly wear down the Tartar's cannons, and a month later, when we appear in the Great Worm River, the Tartars' cannons are all dumb, aren't they? Peter stopped eating, and explained to the two young men with a serious expression. ,

Lei Dayong and Shang Kexi both swallowed their saliva, this Yiren is indeed not wrong, they really don't need it now, and they can't go up, the emperor has already explained at the time, these warships go up, it is the final word, and according to estimates, Mao Wenlong will hold on for another month, there is no pressure, unless the Tartars do not count the casualties of the hard attack, then they have to brave the Tartars' artillery fire to support, but this situation, I'm afraid it won't happen, because the casualties of the hard attack are quite large.

Shang Kexi was very depressed in his heart, and sent a small boat to induce the Tartars to open fire, this task, no matter what, also fell on the head of their Dongjiang Town, they Dongjiang Town has a lot of small boats, small warships, except for their Dongjiang Town, no one else, that is to say, this is clearly a mission to send to death, and it belongs to them Dongjiang Town, and Shang Kexi is from Dongjiang Town, and Dongjiang Town is implicated and emotional, this kind of thing, Shang Kexi feels very bored, obviously taking advantage of it, but he still has to use his own life to fill it.

"Then, since it is to consume the Tartar artillery so that it cannot hit our big warship, then, can we use the Hongyi cannon to bombard the Tartar on the other side of the river? Our Hongyi cannons can easily hit four or five miles, although there are some red-coated cannons in the Tartars, but there must not be many, and there are only a few that can hit such a distance, if we are farther away, six or seven miles apart, the cannons are fired far away, and the Tartars are induced to open cannons, you see, is this okay? "Shang Kexi didn't want the people of Dongjiang Town to risk the Tartars' artillery to attract the attention of the Tartars and induce them to open fire, which was really too wretched, Shang Kexi's brain turned around for a long time, and he hit the idea on the Hongyi cannons that the emperor supported Mao Wenlong.

Lei Dayong's eyes lit up: "This method works, the Tartars can hit us with cannons, we can also use cannons to hit them, our cannons are broken, Your Majesty will send us new ones, and if the Tartars are broken, they will be gone, Yuanji, this method is good, I will immediately arrange for someone to load the red-clothed cannons on the opposite side of the Tartar cannons, and bombard them across the river...... Lei Dayong also didn't want to be beaten on his side, so he immediately agreed.

"Okay......, but if the Hongyi cannon goes ashore, will the Tartars follow ashore? After all, the big worm river is not deep, nor is it wide...... "Although Shang Kexi likes it, he also thinks of another question, what if the Hongyi cannon comes ashore, what should I do if the Tartars come to attack?"

"Otherwise, let's put it on the boat, a little farther away, and we can still ......fight against the Tartars," Lei Dayong thought for a while and said.

“…… No, no, no, I want to remind you two that you must understand His Majesty's strategy, and don't spoil His Majesty's affairs, if you are in a hurry to move the Hongyi cannon to the other side of the Tartar River or use big boats to fight, then it will definitely attract the attention of the Tartar leaders, and if they discover and realize that there are a large number of troops and even a large number of warships gathered here in the lower reaches of the river, ready to support Zhenjiang Fort at any time, then, you may scare away our enemies at any time, then, you may spoil the affairs of His Majesty the Emperor, Perhaps, the emperor will punish you for your ......" Peter saw the intention of the two young men, and immediately spoke to stop them.

"This ......" Lei Dayong monk Kexi was stunned, this is indeed a problem, the emperor has repeatedly explained, can not expose the strength early, this grand strategy, is the word "entanglement", is to drag the Tartar in Zhenjiang Fort, and so Mao Wenlong really can't hold on, you can go up, instead of simply repelling the Tartar, if it is contrary to the strategy, even if it is a victory, it is a failure......

Lei Dayong monk Kexi hung his head and became depressed, there are too many famous places in this war, it is far from as simple as they think, and they can't get on the battleship, and they can't get on the cannon, they can only take their own people to death one by one, so they have to make the Tartars think that Dongjiang Town only has these means.

"Commander Peter, what shall we do now?" Lei Dayong asked a little discouraged.

"Oh......, Lord Chincha, in fact, what you have to do now is to hide your strength, and keep sending ships to the ship, yin* Tartars to fire and paralyze the enemy, our captain Rykaz ship, there are many excellent gunners, they can not only hear the number of cannons, but also the power of the cannons, but also the direction of the cannons, let them go upstream first to listen to how the Tartars fire for a while, after a while, our gunners will tell how many cannons there are in the Tartars, the types of cannons, the power, And in that direction, thoroughly figure it out, so that after more than half a month, you can send the red-coated cannons to bombard the Tartars, and maybe you can kill a few cannons, so that the Tartars will think that you are the reinforcements sent by His Majesty the Emperor from Beijing, and will not know that a group of warships and a large number of reinforcements have gathered in the lower reaches of the river, so that our strategic goals will not be exposed,...... Do you understand? After all, Peter is still older and more experienced, and perhaps for him, this war is just a passer-by and a spectator, so he did not make the mistake of "the authorities are confused", and carefully analyzed the situation of both the enemy and the enemy. ,

Lei Dayong and Shang Kexi sat down a little decadently, and after Peter's explanation, they finally understood that now is by no means a good time to immediately open up the blockade, if the blockade of the Tartars is opened now, then, the Tartars will definitely be interested in how many reinforcements there are downstream, then, it is likely to expose their own strength and expose their strategies, then, this battle of Zhenjiang Fort, even if the Tartars retreat, can be said to be a failure, did not achieve the set goal. All that can be done now is to confuse the tartars.

Lei Dayong said with a bit of decadence: "In other words, what we can do now is to send a few people to listen to the roots of those cannons?" ”

“…… Plus a group of my Dongjiang boys to send to death......" Shang Kexi added with some dissatisfaction.

Lei Dayong glanced at Shang Kexi, didn't speak, and lowered his eyelids.

"Oh, no, no, no, Shang Qincha, it's not to die, listen to me, the Tartars are on the mountain, if they have the knowledge, they will generally hit a fixed channel, for those who can get out of the small point is generally not so concerned, there is no good way, it is generally difficult to hit, you know, those small boats are too small, and they are moving around at any time, it is generally difficult to hit, I have experience in this, oh, you think, do the Tartars fire all the cannons together for a small boat? This obviously won't ......," Peter quickly explained.

Shang Kexi nodded again, although he felt uncomfortable, but he didn't admit it, this Yiren made sense.

"Lei Qincha, in fact, we are not only going to listen to how the Tartars fire, but also to find out how many cannons they have, to figure out where they are distributed, and then draw a general direction map, and after half a month, you can send one or two larger warships, carrying our Hongyi cannons, and fire at these cannons far downstream, so that you can take revenge, maybe you can shoot the Tartars and a cannon as soon as you can...... so that our existence will not be exposed. And you can gradually consume the Tartars' artillery, so that the Tartars think that we only have this ability, and let them be careless,...... And then...... Yo ho, we show up as a savior and let our enemy, the Tartars, be completely defeated......" Peter said with a flutter of eyebrows at the two young chinchas.

Lei Dayong was a monk who was bored for a long time, and he didn't come up with a better way, and he couldn't go against the emperor's grand strategy; It is necessary to gradually grind out the cannons of the Tartars, so as to clear the way for the battleships to reach the battlefield; Not to mention not being able to expose their own strength and the presence of the fleet, which is really a painful thing.

"It seems that this is the only way to do it now, Yuanji, let's make a report to Your Majesty about the situation here, and see what Your Majesty says......" Lei Dayong pondered for a while and said.

Shang Kexi nodded with difficulty and agreed to this plan, that is, next, you have to use the lives of Dongjiang Town to fill the cannon muzzle of the Tartar, hoping that things will be as this Yi people said, the cannon is difficult to hit small boats, and a few fewer Dongjiang men can die.

Shang Kexi stood up, walked out sullenly, and walked to the side of Captain Rekaz who had been smirking, and suddenly: "Rekaz"

"Yes," Rekaz jumped up.

"Study my Ming official dialect well, and if you have military exploits in the future, Your Majesty may make you an official, remember, it is much better than any of your nobles in Taixi......" Shang Kexi said loudly to this Yiren who didn't understand Chinese, and after speaking, he went out without looking back.

"Yes" Rekaz Recently, he has been feverishly studying the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty, because Peter told him that if they can do a good job this time, then His Majesty the Emperor of the East may make them an official, and the official of the Ming Dynasty, only a seven-rank official, can also manage tens of thousands of people, this in Taixi, you have to be a count, a duke This is something that only a big nobleman like an earl or duke can do, and the premise of being an official is to learn official language. Therefore, Rekaz smirked every day to learn the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty, and now he has learned his own name and "yes", as soon as the two Qincha spoke to him, he immediately agreed: "Yes".