"In 1859, while the Europeans on the other side of the sea were still busy fiddling with their sideways guns and waist gun houses, the Chinese of the New World began a war for their own beliefs. Like this reborn country, the Chinese design of warships is full of vitality and creativity, and the genius designer Havero? Li designed a unique ironclad ship for the Southern Political Axe, the Canton. It completely abandoned the mast and freed itself from the shackles of sail rigging, and most uniquely, the warship adopted a circular turret that could be turned. This means that, at least theoretically, the guns equipped in such a turret can fire in any direction horizontally, and isn't this what the European designers who buried their heads in the design room, trying to figure out how to cut a few more corners in the ship's waist gun room, dreamed of? ”

A few years later, when people recalled these years of burning passion, there was such a description.

Ye Zhao naturally didn't know that this description that could have been used on the "Monitor" made by the Northern Political Axe of the United States in 1861 became a hymn to the nascent Chinese ironclad ship.

The Guangzhou ship arranged two double-mounted rotating gun emplacements along the center line of the hull, and under the turret was a "armor room" similar to a ship's waist gun room surrounded by armor to protect the rotating mechanism of the gun emcourse and the ammunition lifting system, and under the armored armor room, an armored deck was laid. The turrets are designed with horn layouts, with two rotating platforms staggered at a certain angle and placed side by side in the middle of the warship. With this layout, it was possible to fire at the bow and stern of the ship at the same time from two rotating gun emplacements, and it was possible to arrange a compartment between the two sides without worrying about blocking the gun's firing range.

The tonnage of the Guangzhou ship was not high, but it was like a fresh spring breeze stirring the gears of the world, and when the information of the Guangzhou gradually spread westward a few months later, the navies of European countries were greatly shaken.

The political axe of southern China, the Europeans had to reassess this increasingly active regime, this increasingly active land. Perhaps because of the same North-South strife and the same institutional rivalry, when Lincoln, the most prominent leader of the American Republican Party, was nominated for president a year later, in a public speech, he gave an excellent assessment of the changes in southern China, calling it the light of the Far East.

A hundred years later, the history of the world believes that 1859 was the beginning of the great wave of China's industrial revolution, and from then on, China entered the era of catching up with the European powers. Western historiography has a soft spot for the great era of grievances and hatreds between the East and the West in the following decades, and this is a dreamy era, an era of boiling blood, an era of the most intense cooperation, competition, unity, and collision between Eastern and Western civilizations, and an era full of incredible stories and legendary characters.

Ye Zhao naturally didn't know all this at this moment, he stood on the deck, the seagulls soaring in his head, making a clear sound from time to time, staring at this warship with a metallic luster, Ye Zhao's heart fluctuated, and he couldn't help himself for a long time.

At the moment of their dreams, the Chinese finally built their own warship, the end of one era and the beginning of another.

"Ready-column-gun!" Pulling a long tone, a high-pitched and passionate shout.

"Wow! Revile! "The leather boots shook the ground, and on the deck, the naval phalanx in snow-white and blue-striped military uniforms was like a neat wave, and the bayonets were shining like a forest.

Behind Ye Zhao, the black-pressed civil and military generals immediately stood solemnly.

"Bang! Boom! Boom! "Volleys of guns fired, artillery roared, and clouds of white mist flashed over the battleship.

The deep blue sea trembled slightly, as if it also knew that from then on, another conqueror force embarked on a journey of blood and fire.

…… Ma Taofang is an ordinary businessman in Taizhou Mansion, whose ancestors ran a teahouse, worked hard to buy a house, and bought a field in the countryside, which is a solid home in Taizhou Mansion.

But this period of time can be bitter Ma Taofang, the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Dynasties fought fiercely in Zhejiang, the coastal state capital changed the banner of the king, Ma Taofang was frightened and frightened, and the soldiers were in trouble, and the most affected was the honest businessman, isn't it? Poor people, covered by tiles, what are they afraid of?

But he has a beautiful wife and concubines, fields and houses, and encounters military disasters, and the ancestral industry accumulated over the years is afraid that it will be ruined, not to mention the beauty of his wife and daughter, and he is even more likely to suffer great humiliation.

A few days ago, the Huai Army called the Southern Dynasty "Gray Head Army" and "Foreign Guy Army" Pingyuan Army finally broke through the Taizhou Mansion, and sure enough, requisitioned his mules and horses in the countryside, which is not the most terrifying, the most terrifying thing is that the front yard of his Taizhou mansion was requisitioned to treat wounded soldiers, according to the Gray Head Army, it seems to be called a "temporary field hospital".

Ma Taofang didn't sleep well all night, and was awakened by nightmares several times, afraid that when he opened his eyes, he would be faced with shining bayonets and fierce soldiers.

The little concubine Wang is charming and moving, and she usually does her best to flirt in bed, but tonight she is also disgraced, and she is so frightened that she doesn't dare to say it loudly.

Early the next morning, Ma Taofang gathered the servants of the back house and ordered them to stay in the room again and not to move around at will.

But if he doesn't go to the front yard, where will the gray-headed army let him go, and he won't take the initiative to visit?

Fortunately, there were two female soldiers who came, and it is said that the doctors in the field hospital in the front yard called the health team in the gray head army, and most of them were female soldiers, called health workers, and the two female health workers who came came had the captain of this "health team".

To tell the truth, the female captain surnamed Zhang is really a very beautiful girl, a faint blue-gray cloth military uniform, leggings and blue cloth shoes, belt waistband, with a blue and gray cloth military hat, the brim is also sewn a few buttons, the girl has thin eyebrows and almond eyes, a faint beauty mole between the eyebrows, extremely delicate, and the temperament is quiet and beautiful, two beautiful braids are exposed behind the military hat, and when walking, with her slender waist flicked one by one, it is not moving.

Even Ma Taofang couldn't help but shine in his eyes, where had he seen such a bright, heroic, toned and beautiful style? He didn't know that the military uniform of the Northern Health Team was made out by Ye Zhao's brain, similar to the Eighth Route military uniform in later film and television works, in fact, Ye Zhao also knew that the film and television works were fictitious, and the Eighth Route military uniforms in some base areas had to use the simplest method of dyeing cloth because of the limited conditions, and they had never been unified.

But Ye Zhao likes this kind of military uniform very much, and feels more cordial, and [***] Zhiting has its own merits, because in addition to the Flying Tiger Battalion, Yulin Army, Sailors and Marine Corps and other departments, the first town and the fourth town that first changed clothes chose this style.

Ma Taofang quickly looked away from staring at the female officer's soft breasts, and smiled bitterly in his heart, aren't you going to die? I don't know if I can save my family's life, do you still have the heart to look at women? I should really smoke a few big-eared melon seeds, and then I thought in my heart, bah, baba Bizarre dress!

In fact, I don't blame Ma Taofang for not talking, he is not serious, it is really a concept, Ping said that in addition to the Qinglou, there are few opportunities to see beautiful girls, let alone this female soldier, the shock brought to him is unprecedented.

Ma Taofang trembled and cautiously welcomed the two hygienists into the flower hall, and gave up his hands vigorously: "What do the two heavenly soldier envoys order, don't dare to disobey!" ”

The little female soldier behind the female captain saw him groveling and chewing words, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hey, uncle, we don't like this, I'm Xiao Wang, this is our Captain Zhang." ”

The delicate female captain also said politely: "Uncle, it's okay if you call me Xiao Zhang'er, or call me Zhang Yan'er." ”

"Yes, yes," Ma Taofang agreed, then came back to his senses, and quickly shook his head: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

When the little maid delivered the tea, her hand shook, and the tea given to the female captain spilled on the table, and her face turned white with fright, and the female captain smiled and said, "It's okay." He turned his head and asked Ma Taofang, "What about Madame?" ”

She asked casually, but Ma Taofang was startled, helpless, so she had to say to the little maid: "Please come out of the third lady, quickly." "The third lady is his favorite concubine Wang, not long after entering the door, but pampering is pampering, if there is any disaster, she naturally wants to come to the top of the tank. Mrs. Zhengwu is a good housekeeper, and Boss Ma is extremely respectful, and if you want to say that the weight in her heart is much higher than that of the Wang family.

"Master Jun, sir, ......" After thinking for a long time, Ma Taofang came up with a new word, and said: "Sir, my wife has never seen anything in the world, and I ask the chief to do a lot of Haihan." Ma Taofang said and bowed again.

The delicate female captain's lips moved, but after thinking about it, she probably felt that it was convenient for a woman to speak in the presence of a woman, so she didn't say anything more.

After a while, the pale-faced Wang swayed in, his tightly wrapped little feet were frightened, and he looked like he would faint at any moment.

Ma Taofang cautiously said to the female captain: "Sir, you see, I'm afraid she can't do anything and can't serve the wounded of your army." "I groaned in my heart, if this female commander really wanted her third lady to help take care of the wounded soldiers, how would it be good? Needless to say, I wonder what will happen to the past?

The female captain smiled slightly, her delicate appearance was really heartbreaking, and her voice was also very good, and said: "Boss Ma, don't worry, we are not here to disturb your family, but to send you rent." ”

Ma Taofang was stunned and asked, "What rent?" ”

The female captain said: "I occupied Boss Ma's outer house, which brought a lot of inconvenience to Boss Ma's life, I'm really sorry, but now this state capital, there is really no too suitable location, during the war, there is no way, Boss Ma's support for our Pingyuan Army, we will remember." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a letter of silver wrapped in red paper and said, "This is fifty silver dollars, please ask Boss Ma to collect it, I originally wanted to give you a silver ticket, but I am afraid that you will not be at ease." This is a fixed money, more refunds and less compensation, and when we evacuate, we also know that it is unlucky to live in wounded soldiers, so we will explain to the peak and make more compensation. ”

Ma Taofang was stunned, and carefully touched the silver coin, which was heavy and could not be forged, but in front of the two female soldiers, he didn't dare to open it after all.

The female captain stood up at this time and said, "I won't bother you, take my leave." ”

Ma Taofang was stunned again, he came to deliver silver? How can there be such a good thing?

The third lady Wang saw that the two girls were beautiful and amiable, but her courage gradually grew, and she whispered: "Then, then the white strip you played is not fake, will you also give money?" ”

Ma Taofang gestured with his eyes, and made his eyes look again and again, he is much more cautious than the Wang family, who has not seen anyone in business all these years, and there are fewer people who are kind and vicious on the surface? Needless to say, how do they say that the left ear is in the right ear, why bother to be real, and they don't know what trouble to cause.

Wang said timidly: "Yes, it was your Pingyuan army who beat Bai Tiaoer......" Seeing the old man's eyes, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say more.

The female captain looked at Ma Taofang: "Boss Ma, what white stripes?" Show me. ”

Ma Taofang was helpless, so he had no choice but to say: "It was an IOU requisitioned by your army to play mules and horses, and it was sent by Zhuangtou in the evening. As he spoke, he took out the IOU from his sleeve, he didn't take it seriously at all, put it in his sleeve pocket, and forgot to put it away.

The IOU indicated the number of mules and horses borrowed, the situation of the vehicle, and a lame ox was also specially marked, with a red lacquered official seal.

The female captain said with a smile: "Boss Ma, Mrs. Ma, don't worry, she won't requisition it for nothing, I haven't given you any money at the moment, it's because I'm afraid that there will be any damage to the livestock vehicle, after all, it's going to the front line, isn't it?" When the war is settled, I will definitely give you two back the livestock, and the rent will not be less, and any loss of carriages and horses will be fully compensated to you. ”

"You, you're not going to lie to us, are you?" Wang asked in a daze.

The female captain smiled: "I'm not so bold to dare to joke about the regent's strict orders from his old man." ”

Ma Taofang and Wang glanced at each other, they were both surprised and delighted, in fact, they had heard that the gray-headed army had excellent military discipline before, and they had never taken it seriously, but now they look at it, it is really better to be famous than to meet, which is more amiable and fair than the legend.

Ma Taofang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "This support for the war of the Heavenly Army, the righteous army, the old man is duty-bound, and he will not dare to collect the rent of mules and horses." ”

Wang's heart was at ease, as soon as he heard that the old man dared to fool people with his mouth full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, he knew that the old man was not very afraid, it seemed that the gray-headed army was really different from the long-haired and Qing soldiers.

At this time, Ma Taofang hurriedly instructed the little maid again, saying, "Hurry up and serve the best snacks to the two chiefs." ”

The female captain smiled and shook her hand: "I have received Boss Ma's wishes, and when the war is over, I, as a friend, can come and taste Boss Ma's pastries, but during the war, there is a strict order from the prince, and the Pingyuan Army is not allowed to take a stitch from the people." ”

Wang asked stupidly: "What is the people?" ”

The female captain smiled lightly: "The people are everyone, it's you, me, Boss Ma, we are all the people, the regent said that he is also a member of the people." As he said this, his big eyes sparkled with a full look.

Ma Taofang and Wang were stunned, and Wang said for a long time: "Then, you didn't take our needle and thread." ”

The female captain finally couldn't help but laugh, like a lily in full bloom, delicate and indescribable, "This is a metaphor, you think, we are not allowed to take the needle and thread, let alone the pastry?" Sister, did you say? ”

Ma Taofang nodded again and again, twisting his beard, not knowing what it tasted like, and the Wang family was even more stupid, and said: "Yes, it's such a reason, but you, are you still soldiers?" ”

The hygienist Xiao Wang Jiao smiled and said: "If you want to say that our Captain Zhang, you really can't be regarded as a soldier, you don't know, she is very capable, she is the favorite student and head nurse of Priest Ma de Guangzhou Hospital, she could have been a doctor, she can earn more than ten yuan a month, and she will be promoted to a doctor doctor in a few years, dozens of yuan is more than that, and her social status is also high, but she wants to join the army, but she has ambitions." ”

The female captain said helplessly: "How can you be a doctor in a few years?" Just talk nonsense, and I'm not afraid of people's jokes. ”

Ma Taofang and Wang didn't understand it either, but they both nodded again and again, it seems that this Captain Zhang is very capable.

At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded, and I saw a female soldier coming from the moon cave gate, and said as she ran: "Captain, hurry, there is a puppet army brigade outside the city, Zheng Guan took them to block it in Balipo, let's go and pick up the wounded." ”

The beautiful female captain's face changed, and she didn't have time to say goodbye to Ma Taofang and Wang, so she hurried away with the female soldiers.

Ma Taofang and Wang glanced at each other, their faces also changed, the city wall of Taizhou Mansion had long been dilapidated, and there didn't seem to be many gray-headed troops in the city. Now these two people don't want the Qing army to win and make a comeback.

…… Balipo is a high mound outside the city of Taizhou, at this time the gunfire is sparse, on the mound lies a long row of blue-gray military uniforms brave, bang shooting, hundreds of steps away, dense red tassels by the hills, trees, creeks cover, little by little approaching the mound.

On the mound, a burly bearded man was pacing and shouting, he was Zheng Dabeard, the leader of the second battalion of the fourth town of the Pingyuan Army.

Two shots were fired, and Zheng shouted with a big beard: "Brothers! Our wounded! And the little sister of the health team is right behind us! It's in the city of Taizhou! Who the fuck do we want to have weak legs, little sisters laugh at you? ”

The soldiers burst into laughter.

A young man strangled his steel helmet and screamed, "Damn, let's die!" The little girls can still shed two tears, this is going to be touched by these brutes A hair of our little sisters, damn the next life, the next life, we will all be father-in-law who can't pee! ”

There was another burst of laughter and applause.

Chief of Staff Liu Fugui is delicate and elegant, looking at these rough men laughing and making trouble, shooting with a bang, his eyes are slightly moist, everyone knows the danger of the situation in front of him, the Huai Army Brigade is to find out that Taizhou is a camp for the wounded, looking at the situation, I am afraid that all the forces of the Huai Army in Zhejiang have been gathered, and they are bound to annihilate the Pingyuan Army in Taizhou, ten times the enemy, the opponent's rifle team has thousands of people, not to mention the sword and spear array.

Today's battle is really nine deaths, and just now the pipe belt has already asked people to notify the health team and the long-term team to transfer with the wounded soldiers, and what he and the others can do is to delay the time as much as possible so that they can get out of danger safely.

Everyone knows they will die, but why is it so easy?

Liu Fugui, who had just graduated from the lecture martial arts hall and was responsible for carrying out ideological education for soldiers and maintaining military and civilian discipline, couldn't figure it out, he knew that his legs had been shaking, but gradually, listening to these men's meat and vegetarian jokes, what if he wanted to survive, he must pursue the hygienist Xiao Wang as his wife, and what Gao Xiaomei's ass was bigger than Xizi's ass.

In the laughter, Liu Fugui found that his legs gradually stopped shaking, and his heart gradually settled down, looking at the swarming red tassels, it was like, empty pictures, death, just legs stretched, and the taste of sleep, right?

Liu Fugui thought about it, raised the clairvoyant mirror, and immediately saw the handsome flag of the Qing army fluttering in the wind, it turned out to be Luo Zenan! Luo Zenan, commander of the Huai Army!

The military department of the Qing puppet regime, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, is the guy who wants to gnaw his flesh and skin in the dream of Sanbaoye, the cunning can no longer be cunning, and has been avoiding the main decisive battle of Sanbaoye, but adopts sports warfare, and does not defend the city, and Sanbaoye caught up in the hide, although he was gradually forced to retreat into Zhejiang, but from time to time he returned to the horse a shot, which also made Sanbaoye suffer, the fourth town of the Pingyuan Army, and suffered an unprecedented defeat, once a battalion of riflemen ventured in, was wrapped in dumplings, and almost suffered casualties.

"! It's Luo Zenan! I don't know how Liu Fugui's mouth came out of this mother's sentence, but he is very gentle, and he never spits out dirty words.

The soldiers were silent for a while, and then burst into laughter, and the talented officer seemed to become friendly immediately, and one of the sentries laughed and said, "Chief of Staff, are you afraid?" ”

"I'm afraid of his grandmother! Grandma's! Liu Fugui didn't know if he was talking, he only felt that he was dominated by a wonderful emotion, like a fish in his throat, and he felt uncomfortable not scolding.

Zheng Huzi laughed loudly and shouted loudly: "Okay, I'll beat his grandmother today!" Kick Luo Zenan's grandmother's old ass! ”

The soldiers laughed again.

"Fire!" Zheng Huzi suddenly roared, and the red tassels were already so close that they could almost see their eyebrows and eyes.

The sparse gunfire was immediately dense like fried beans, grenades were thrown out one after another, violent explosions, clouds of black smoke rose up, and the sound of killing shook the sky on the Bali slope!

Blood and fire were intertwined, and a fierce battle began.

There was a clattering thunder, clouds were thick, lightning tore the sky one after another, and on the soil slope, the stumps were broken, the blood flowed like a river, and the soldiers fell one by one up and down the slope, and the power of heaven and earth seemed to have lost its color at this moment.

"Coax", the red tassels retreated from the mound again.

On the high ground in the distance, Luo Zenan was holding a clairvoyant mirror, with a frosty face, this was the fourth attack that was repelled by the Pingyuan Army, a small projectile land, only a few hundred people, not even a full rifle battalion, he found out these information clearly, but just three or four hundred people, like kraft candy, with infinite tenacity and ruthlessness, can not be dragged down or broken.

"It's called Li Mao Sanshang!" Luo Zenan said coldly, the herald immediately waved the military flag and played the flag, several tiger generals took turns to attack, and no matter how tough the tendons were, there was always a time to break.

Glancing at the herald, Luo Zenan sighed in his heart, this flag language herald, clairvoyant mirror received the order, and he also learned from Pingyuan Jun, think about the one in Guangzhou, he is really a person he has only seen in his life, mysterious and unpredictable, I don't know how many amazing skills are hidden. Every time I think of him, my heart feels like a big stone has been pressed, and I feel like I can't breathe.

And every time I fight with the Pingyuan Army, this feeling is even worse, and the hardness will always make people feel a little weak, even if it seems to have won the battle, in fact, their own side has suffered heavy casualties, and even after the victory, looking at the dismal results of fighting more and less, it makes people feel even more chilled from their hearts.

As for the fact that every time he heard about the movements of Zhao Sanbao's brigade, he immediately hid in the province like a lost dog, which made him even more physically and mentally exhausted, and he almost wanted to go crazy.

Thinking about it, Luo Zenan sighed, shook his head, threw the trace of irritability in his heart to Java, and slowly raised the clairvoyant mirror.

(To be continued)