Outside Wusongkou, sporadic cannon sounds kept coming. The whole of Shanghai is full of panic. After breaking the French fleet, the new Qin naval division finally arrived in Shanghai in October.

Therefore, even though there are only two wooden-hulled gunboats of the Qin army outside Wusongkou now, the Manchu rule in Shanghai has begun to waver when the leaves fall and the autumn solstice.

Not to mention, Shanghai was one of the centers of Qin army infiltration. The Shanghai station is still the only special military intelligence station under the military intelligence disposal.

Chuansha Fumin Hall, Pudong New Area of Shanghai in later generations. At night, the stars and moon in the sky disappeared, and the sky and the earth were dark.

In a lower room of Wusongdong Fort, the garrison Huang An drank the residual tea in the cup and wanted to turn off the lights and rest. Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by a few soft knocks on the door.

Stunned, Huang An walked to the door in some confusion, raised his voice slightly and asked, "Which brother is it?" "At this time, I came to disturb, and I didn't have any eyes. He's going to keep vigil in the middle of the night!

A deep and low voice came from outside the door: "I am, He Yong." Open the door. ”

He Yong, like Huang An, was an officer of the East Fort. The East Fort, which was destroyed in a crow, was only repaired this spring. Li Hongzhang deployed eight heavy artillery pieces here, three bright and five dark, with the deputy general Qing'an as the main officer.

Qing'an was a standard child of the Eight Banners, arrogant, and joyful, and spent far more time in Shanghai than in the fort after his arrival. The main thing of this fort is managed by He Yong and Huang An. But Huang An has a lot of money in his hands with He Yong, who has the support of Shanghai Station behind him, and he is far less faceless and filial piety in front of Qing'an. Therefore, the fort thing is based on He Yong. Huang An is supplemented.

But what is he doing with himself in the middle of the night? Shouldn't he be keeping a vigil ahead? Will something happen?

Not understanding in his heart, Huang An hurriedly put on his clothes and pulled out the bolt to open the door. He Yong's burly figure has flashed in. And he closed the door with a backhand.

Huang An was startled, but he still had no other suspicions. He asked, "Lord Ho, what do you want to ask?" ”

Nodding, He Yong's face showed a stern and cautious expression, and he suppressed his voice and said: "Brother, I need the help of my eldest brother for one thing, and this matter is not ...... publicly" As he spoke, He Yong's head became closer and closer to Huang An.

"Woo woo woo ......" covered his mouth and stabbed him, looking at Huang An, who was struggling with horror in his eyes, He Yong's face also flashed a trace of unbearability, but then disappeared without a trace.

"I can't blame me, I can only blame you for being on duty tonight......"

The sound rustled in the night wind.

The small village outside the battery. In a small house that doesn't look good. A dim light came through a window, dim, and the yellow light seemed to be condensed on the window paper.

He Yong stepped through the courtyard gate to the front of the house, and a figure flashed out of the darkness and asked in a low voice. "Is it done?"

With a slight smile, He Yong gestured, "Most of the forts are our brothers, and it's not easy to do that." ”

The person who flashed out was Wang Yuanbin, the same acquaintance of the Chuansha Fumin Hall. Although the two of them have no connection at all on the surface, in the Shanghai station, they are at the same level.

He Yong raised his head and nodded into the room, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang." Who's up there? ”

"If you go in, you'll know." Wang Yuanbin pulled He Yong and walked in, and said in a low voice: "It's our top ...... who are here."

A faint yellow light shone from a lotus lampshade on the table. It was quiet and heavy, like a pale yellow mist.

Illuminated by a dull halo. Lu Qiao, the attendant beside Liu Xian, sat on the chair with a calm expression, and glanced at the two when he saw the two of them coming in. With a hint of fierceness in his expression unconsciously, he asked, "Did you succeed?" ”

Under the illumination of the light, He Yong saw six or seven people sitting in the house, all dressed as short-clothed people, and except for Tian Wu, the contact person directly in charge of the Chuansha area, the rest were people he had never seen before. And among these people, it is obvious that Tian Wu's status is not the highest!

On the 17th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar, the Chuansha People's League suddenly raised its flag against the Qing Dynasty. The leaders Tian Wu and Shi Donglai raised troops overnight to capture the east fort of Wusongkou, and by dawn, the Chuansha People's Army had gathered more than 3,000 people.

The news was spread to the city of Shanghai, and Ding Richang, the big boss of the Huai army in Shanghai, was furious and extremely angry. Ding Richang's health was not good, and he had already resigned and returned to his hometown in August this year. But now, Ding Richang is still the last shift at Daqing Station in Shanghai. His hometown is in Guangdong, and Ding Richang can't go back if he has a home. After waking up, Ding Richang hurriedly mobilized the Huai Army and the Shanghai Lian Army to attack Chuansha. But they didn't know that the two Qin warships that arrived at Wusongkou yesterday were real transport ships, and a large number of guns and artillery had been transported to Chuansha in the past two days.

The officers and backbones of the Chuansha People's Army are all the elite of the Qin Army, and the rest of the soldiers are also the henchmen of the Shanghai Station over the years. Most of these people are members of the Axe Gang and the Workers' Association. Loyalty can be scored perfectly!

In recent years, there has also been a certain amount of military training, especially in the year when the Chuansha People's League was formed, Wang Yuanbin, Tian Wu and others trained these 3,000 people inside and out in the form of rotation and rotation. The combat effectiveness of these people after winning the real guns and cannons is of course still far behind the regular Qin army, but it is not inferior to the recruits who came out of the new barracks.

But unfortunately, the next day, the main fleet of the Qin army rushed to Wusongkou. A large number of logistics transport ships docked directly at the wharf near the sea in Chuansha, although the wharf near the sea in Chuansha is very small, and only two transport ships can dock at a time, but this is enough.

In one morning, two battalions of Qin troops rushed down, and they were also equipped with guns. With this strength alone, the Qin army had the capital to compete with the Shanghai Huai army on land.

At Wusongkou, another battle between the fleet and the battery began. On one side, stone chips are flying, and on the other hand, the sound of the fort collapse is mixed with the sound of the monstrous waves, composing the music of this artillery battle.

Luo Zhuoyun is a veteran gunner of the Huai Army, who followed Li Hongzhang to fight in Suzhou and Hangzhou with a small cannon, and has been in the Huai Army for 20 years. But he doesn't know a few words, so he's only a team officer until now.

The artillery battle was extremely fierce, and from time to time shells fired by Qin warships landed on the gun emplacement where he was - Wusongkou West Battery. The main position of Wusongkou, in the battle 35 years ago, had 175 cannons here. It is a pity that Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, fled before the battle, causing Chen Huacheng to fight alone, and finally spilled blood on the battlefield, and the West Fort also fell into the hands of the enemy.

After the Opium and Chip Wars, the shape of coastal defense changed, and the defense facilities were concentrated on the west bank of the Huangpu River. The East Fort was not restored, but the West Fort was repeatedly rebuilt. The project imitates the Western style, erects wooden row bridges, and uses triple soil to build externally. Later, the earth city is surrounded on three sides, 550 meters long, 4~6 meters high, the battlement wall is 2~3 meters high, there are 11 hidden forts, 3 open forts, 2 ammunition general warehouses, 11 small warehouses, 2 assembly ammunition rooms, 46 barracks, 12 cannons, 6 small cannons are installed in total.

The West Fort is still very strong. But even the strongest things will be broken one day. Heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 200mm, continuous bombardment, even stones, steel bars, and cement cannot be held up all the time, let alone a pile of triple soil?

After continuous heavy artillery bombardment by battleships, the batteries have collapsed many times. As for the Qin army's warships, as long as they are in danger after being artillery, they will immediately withdraw to repair and remedy. Anyway, there are more Qin warships, and the largest caliber gun of the West Fort does not exceed 200mm, and it does not have the ability to 'kill with one hit'.

Lime fell on the top from time to time, and even cracks appeared on the walls, but Luo Zhuoyun didn't seem to have thought about dodging, his eyes were red now, all he could think about was how to hit the Qin army's battleship one after another. He didn't know what the truth of loyalty to the country was, he just wanted to fight for Huai Jun. Since the Qin army raised its troops, the Xianghuai army has been defeated in Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, and Jiangxi.

"The cannon chamber is too hot, I'm afraid it will explode if I continue to fight." The gunner next to him said at this time. The temperature of the barrel of the continuous dense firing guide has risen to a very dangerous level.

"What, what did you say?" Luo Zhuoyun's ears were 'buzzing' at this time, and he couldn't hear anything other than the loud sound of cannons. When the gunner saw this, he said it again in his ear aloud.

"Then don't water it, water it!" Luo Zhuoyun doesn't care if the cannon chamber is hot or not, he just needs to fight! I saw him shake his hand violently and said, "Qin Shun came up again, give me a hard beating!" ”

Another shell hit the Zhiyuan ironclad ship in front of the Qin army, and the gunner next to him couldn't help but cheer. Although Luo Zhuoyun's artillery here is only a six-inch caliber, and it can't even penetrate the armor of the Zhiyuan, this cannon bombarded the cigarette pipe and mast of the Zhiyuan, and it also caused a little fire, Luo Zhuoyun was happy in his heart!

At this moment, there was a loud bang overhead, and suddenly the entire gun position collapsed, and Luo Zhuoyun and the other seven or eight gunners didn't even have time to exclaim, so they were buried inside forever.

On the position of the Qing army in Zhoupu Town, Huang Shilin was panting with a machete. The Qin army finally retreated, and the bullets in their hands were about to run out, so they finally retreated. He had to seize the time to rest and wait for the next round of the enemy's attack. As for whether he can hold it next time, Huang Shilin has no confidence at all.

As one of the leading generals of the Huai Army guarding Shanghai, Huang Shilin's top boss is Wu Changqing, Wu Changqing's Qing Army is one of the basic plates of the Huai Army, and now there are a total of thirteen battalion heads, Huang Shilin, as the number one general under him, has four battalion heads.

Today, Huang Shilin led troops into Chuansha, which was to suppress the rebellion of the Chuansha militia. As a result, who knows, he can't suppress others, and now he is going to be suppressed! (To be continued......) R1292