The distance from Shangyuan Wharf to Longtan Town is 27.5 kilometers, and the 12-meter-wide avenue that is about to be built by 200,000 victims is widened on the basis of the official road, so it seems that the distance is quite long, but it is not very difficult.

The distance between Shangyuan Wharf and the downstream Longtan Wharf is 25 kilometers, which is 2.5 kilometers less than the land mileage, and it only takes one and a half hours for warships to go down the river.

The five ships of the Jiangnan Navy Division have not yet arrived at Longtan Wharf, the sky has completely darkened, the stars and the moon in the sky appear and disappear in the gap between the thick clouds, and the vast land is gray.

The five warships that went down the river were about 300 meters apart from each other, and they drove silently in columns, and the night lanterns that were originally hung on the masts were all removed, and the 450-ton warship that Zhu Daolin was riding was in the second position in the formation.

From scratch, the Jiangnan Navy Division Shangyuan Qianhu now has 12 ships of various kinds, namely 5 newly built 80-ton sail paddle patrol clippers and 2 150-ton inland river warships, the main warships are 2 450-ton two-masted warships bought from Sayid and the Portuguese, 2 three-masted warships converted from 500-ton Galen cargo ships, and the remaining 800-ton Galen cargo ships are now following behind the fleet.

The four ships involved in the operation had been refitted and, like the others, had not yet been officially named, and the two 500-ton three-masted ships had half of their guns, and the 24 24-pounder guns and 36 18-pounder guns that had been refurbished with the Spaniards for a long time were the same long-barreled bronze guns that had been traded with the Spaniards a few months earlier.

Another 4 32-pounder guns and 8 24-pounder long-barreled copper cannons are also bronze cannons cast by Spanish Seiko, which have been installed by Zhu Daolin on the double-layer turret of the Shangyuan military wharf, and the remaining more than 200 bronze cannons and iron cannons cast by the Portuguese or resold have been given to Emperor Chongzhen in the capital, and more than 60 better quality guns have already been carved up by Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, and Zhao Zhilong, Bo Zhao of Xincheng.

Zhu Daolin did not lack artillery, but was unwilling to put the advanced forged steel cannons and cast steel cannons in the C-shaped warehouse. Installed on these old battleships bought.

The 300-ton improved two-masted warship successfully manufactured by the Hushan Shipbuilding Workshop was snatched away by the ecstatic Xu Hongji and his generals before it had completed its trial voyage for more than a month, one of which was named "Zhenjiang" by Xu Hongji, and has now become the flagship of the Jiangnan Naval Division, and the other was named "Hengjiang".

The officers and men of the Jiangnan Navy Division Base Camp and the Longjiang Guard Water Division were full of praise after using it, and generally believed that the two 300-ton improved warships were in terms of speed, handling, firepower, and robustness. All of them surpassed the two 450-ton brigs bought by Zhu Daolin.

The members of the Franc Aircraft Instructor Team who participated in the sea trials also held the same view, and they believed that the 300-ton brig improved on the basis of the Galen warship, although there were still many areas that needed to be improved, was better than the existing 450-ton Galen brig.

In particular, after the new steering wheel system and the labor-saving and sturdy lifting winch, the flexibility and handling accuracy of the warship have been doubled, and the control procedures have been greatly simplified. Defeat two 350-ton Galen warships, which are commonly equipped by European countries.

At this moment, Zhu Daolin was in the cramped command cabin of the second 450-ton two-masted warship, pointing to the candlelit hand-drawn "Longtan Military Topographic Map" on the middle table, and assigned tasks to the deputy Xu Wentao, the instructor captain Simeno, and the six acting battalion commanders of the Longtan battalion who were gathered together:

"Since there is no doubt about it, then make the following arrangements: The second, third, fourth, and fifth ships, which are transporting most of the troops, will anchor at the three designated places and send the officers and men ashore as soon as possible!"

"Captain Simeno, after I went ashore with the soldiers. You command all the ships and are responsible for the security of the entire water. Lieutenant Bagas, the acting captain of the No. 1 warship, did not need to stop, and sailed directly to Longtan Wharf, commanding the two teams of officers and men on board to quickly occupy the entire wharf and seal it tightly, and no ship was allowed to leave! ”

"Ships coming from upstream and downstream or from opposite shores must be detained, and resolutely attacked in the face of resistance, but not to harm innocents. All detained vessels will be dealt with in a unified manner tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes! The subordinates will do it. ”

Simeno's official language is becoming more and more standard.

Zhu Daolin looked at Xu Wentao: "Brother Wentao, you are responsible for the Qili River estuary in the middle, after going ashore, let the second and third battalions march along the two banks of the Qili River to the depth, and camp on the stone arch bridge about three miles upstream, it is estimated that after going ashore, you will meet several fishermen's families." Don't scare them, just ask about the surrounding area. ”

"Understood!"

Xu Wentao replied solemnly.

Today's detailed hand-drawn topographic map opened his eyes, and before he even landed on the shore, he knew that all the roads, bridges, rivers, and hills on the shore, and the location of several century-old trees were clearly marked on them.

Tang Shilin and the other four acting battalion commanders already had a clear task, and the remaining five battalion commanders, Ding Erxiong, and sixth battalion commander Zhao Wude, looked at Zhu Daolin with blazing eyes.

Zhu Daolin looked at Ding Erxiong, the chief flag officer of the Henan Guard Station, who was born as a bandit: "Lao Ding, after you and Lao Zhao return to the fifth ship, lead a small group of brothers to get off the ship first, take the steel crossbow handed over to you before departure, quietly go ashore, detain all the boats, capture all the personnel, and shoot them immediately if they encounter resistance or delusional informants!" ”

"The other teams of the fifth battalion quickly landed on the shore, and after the assembly, they immediately surrounded Xiaobeishan for me, and then lit the torches they carried, and they couldn't let one of the people in the house outside the gate of the monk's temple mountain go away, and they must be killed if they encounter resistance, but they must leave a few alive, and they must also draw out a team of people to search the surroundings to see if there is a secret exit...... Your task is not easy! ”

Ding Erxiong, who was short and sturdy, puffed up his chest: "Don't worry, general, I'm familiar with this matter!" ”

The crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Zhu Daolin smiled and turned to Zhao Wude, who was over thirty years old: "Old Zhao, the monk temple on the mountain is handed over to your sixth battalion, and I will transfer 10 sailors and musketeers to your command, subdue everyone inside as quickly as possible, and thoroughly search inside and out, and never let go of anything suspicious." ”

"According to the information we have obtained, there are more than 10 fake monks in the temple, and it is likely that they have bows and crossbows, and you take the musketeers with you, and if you encounter resistance, you will bomb the damn."

"Obedience!" Zhao Wude clenched his fists and took his life.

Zhu Daolin frowned: "Lao Zhao, you are from a hereditary hundred households, and your ancestors are heroes who followed Chengzu to fight in the south and the north, in my eyes, you are far more noble than those civil officials who are sanctimonious!" ”

"From now on, don't say anything despicable, there are no humble people in my army, all of them are men who share life and death, are like brothers and sisters, and are dignified soldiers of the Ming Empire, remember?"

"General...... Subordinates, remember! ”

Zhao Wude's eyes were flushed, and everyone straightened up.

"Good! In half an hour's flotilla will arrive at the operational waters, so now return to the battalions to prepare. ”

After Zhu Daolin finished his order, he leaned over to check the map again, and the officers did not immediately turn around and leave, but respectfully saluted Zhu Daolin and left quietly.

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