Chapter 22 Artillery Training
Knock knock!
Artillery fire and gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the Dutch battleship Eversian was like a roaring beast, violently destroying the 'flowers and plants' on the shore.
The air wave was wrapped in cannonball fragments and sand and stones, and Deng Haonan's shooting range was greatly affected, and his eyes were as if he was in a sandstorm. Deng Haonan squinted his eyes and tried his best to aim at the Dutch battleship. However, because of the light wind in the small harbor of Beizhu Town, after two rounds of artillery fire from the other side, the smoke was difficult to disperse, covering the sky and the sun, making the battleship loom like a ghost.
With a loud bang, the tongue of fire of the jack tiger cannon spewed out, and the last shell flew out of the barrel, drawing a long arc in the air, and then suddenly disappeared into the smoke.
The damn smoke blocked Deng Haonan's vision, making it impossible for him to see if the last shell had hit the Dutch battleship.
At this time, many students were already injured by the fragments of the scattered grenades and the waves of rubble, and they were wailing all over the field.
Huzi crawled to Deng Haonan's side and said urgently: "Brother Haonan, there are no shells, should we get out of here quickly!" β
Deng Haonan nodded and said, "Tell the others, after the next round of shelling by the Dutch, we will take advantage of a few minutes to retreat, as long as we run five hundred meters away, they will not be able to hit us!" β
Huzi was confused and asked, "What does a few minutes mean?" β
Lin Feng and a few students also came over, obviously they didn't understand what minutes meant. Deng Haonan rolled his eyes and said in his heart: Be calm! Be calm! Communication with them needs to be improved.
didn't have time to explain, Deng Haonan said directly: "When the shelling stops, everyone runs together, I think it will take time for the Dutch to reorganize the next shelling, and we will be safe and sound at this time!" β
Just then, the Dutch battleship suddenly stopped shelling, and a hurried bell rang. Then, the Dutch battleship turned around and sailed away from the small port, and the two Dutch warships that were shelling the water village in the distance also stopped shelling when they heard the sound, and the converging flagship sailed to the open sea.
Afraid of the dirt on his body, Deng Haonan got up, his face full of doubts, why did the Dutch battleship retreat in a good way?
When they were puzzled, all the students in the Martial Arts Academy suddenly cheered, and praised their mentor Deng Haonan for repelling the Dutch warship.
Sweat! It turned out that they were really naΓ―ve enough to think that Deng Haonan's superb artillery skills scared the enemy ship away! But Deng Haonan obviously wants this kind of result, he needs to establish his prestige among his students and erect the image of an omnipotent hero. Therefore, Deng Haonan had no choice but to be cheeky and respond.
With the image of a great hero, you must have a benevolent heart. Deng Haonan saw that many students were injured, and hurriedly checked their injuries one by one. Fortunately, there were no deaths, and Deng Haonan, who was lightly injured, cared for a little. For a few who were seriously injured, Deng Haonan personally helped them deal with their wounds. The seriously injured people were initially unable to withstand the intimidation of the shells and got up and fled, and one of the students, Yan Ping, was seriously injured and was hit with a piece of shrapnel under his right rib. Deng Haonan opened his wound and saw that the shrapnel was not deep, so he immediately took out a knife, and he didn't care about sterilization, so he directly started surgery.
When a group of students saw Yan Ping's blood all over his body, they thought that they would definitely die, and they were so frightened that they stepped back and watched. Deng Haonan saw that Yan Ping was in terrible pain, and he was even more frightened when he looked at the knife in his hand, and immediately smiled: "You remember not to run around in the future!" Can you outrun a cannonball on two legs? You know, in a real war, the most and fastest deaths are the deserters, because they give their backs to their enemies when they flee! β
Yan Ping supported the ground with his right hand, grabbed Deng Haonan's right shoulder with his left hand, and said in horror: "Teacher, the student knows that he is wrong!" Students don't run anymore! Teacher, you must save me! I heard my father say that if you are wounded by a cannon, you will not die and be disabled, but if you are wounded on your body, you will definitely die! β
Deng Haonan understood that the war in this period was very cruel. Due to the very poor health and medical conditions, even if they are not killed on the battlefield, as long as they are injured, there is little hope of survival. Even if they survive minor injuries, most of them will eventually become crippled and will be abandoned from then on, and their lives will be miserable.
Deng Haonan comforted him loudly: "Yan Ping, you remember, I am your teacher, and you are my student!" There is a way to be a teacher for one day and a father for life, no matter what happens, I will do my best to save you! β
Yan Ping looked excited, choked up and said, "I remember!" Teacher, you must save me! I don't want to die! β
Deng Haonan nodded, signaled Yan Ping to rest assured, and then asked Lin Feng to get some gunpowder. Taking advantage of Yan Ping's spirit being transferred, Deng Haonan quickly cut Yan Ping's wound with a knife and pulled out the shrapnel.
Yan Ping screamed, his expression was very painful, obviously he was in pain just now.
However, Deng Haonan did not end it, because when he checked Yan Ping's outer clothes for the wound just now, he found that the torn clothes could not be closed, and a piece was missing, and he knew that the fragments of the clothes were brought into the wound by shrapnel.
The rags had to be removed, otherwise it wouldn't be long before Yan Ping's wounds would become infected, which meant death in an era when the disease was rampant and there were no anti-inflammatory drugs.
Deng Haonan took the opportunity to explain this problem to all the students, which immediately made all the students admire, Yan Ping endured the pain and asked Deng Haonan to continue to give him "surgery" and take out the rags.
Deng Haonan nodded, motioned for Yan Ping to endure the pain, and called a few bold students to come over and wrap his body to prevent him from moving.
The hard work paid off, Deng Haonan buttoned out the rags again, checked it very completely, and it matched the tears in his clothes. At the moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Yan Ping's suffering is not over. Subsequently, Lin Feng took some gunpowder, and Deng Haonan applied a little gunpowder to Yan Ping's wound, and then disinfected Yan Ping with the method of "ignition barbecue".
With a snort, the gunpowder ignited, followed by Yan Ping's heart-rending howl, and he immediately fainted in pain.
Looking at Yan Ping's roasted wound under his ribs, Deng Haonan knew that Yan Ping's life was saved, so he bandaged his wound immediately and ordered someone to carry him back to the student dormitory of Jiangwutang.
Deng Haonan's actions had a great impact on dozens of students of the martial arts hall. Everyone looked at Deng Haonan with adoring eyes, and Deng Haonan couldn't stand it with his thick black face. However, on the other hand, Deng Haonan has succeeded in capturing the hearts of this group of students, and I believe that most of them will follow him if Deng Haonan wants to do anything in the future.
After Deng Haonan explained, although the students did not know what bacterial infection meant, nor did they understand the meaning of disinfection, they knew one thing, that is, if they want to make the wound not inflamed and thickened, using gunpowder to treat the wound is the fastest and easiest way. It would leave a scar, but the students had grown up in pirate dens and didn't care about it.
As a result, many students use this method to "disinfect" even minor injuries because they are afraid of getting tetanus because of the wounds. Deng Haonan never thought that people in this era would be so afraid of being hurt? But after thinking about it, it is true, in this era of extremely poor medical conditions, it is not uncommon for people to be hung up even if they are pierced by iron nails.
The Dutch battleship left after anchoring for a while in the open sea.
Deng Haonan arranged a group of students to lecture on martial arts, and after leaving Sigou and Huzi to deal with the affairs of the martial arts hall, he took Lin Feng and Da Niu to Xiaoxiyang Water Village in a small boat.
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The gate of the water village has been bombed, and the water village is in a mess, with ruins and broken walls everywhere, and countless dead and wounded. There were sighs and sighs everywhere, and occasionally a few ghost crying wolf howls were heard, which was really miserable.
The boat continued to walk inside, and there were several warships moored in the water village, each of which was riddled with holes, and there were occasional flickering fires. There are also a few warships next to it, or Yan zhΓ²ng dumped, or most of them are submerged in the water, if it is not shallow, I am afraid that they will all sink without a trace.
The men, women and children who came and went, their faces were full of sadness and humiliation, but after seeing Deng Haonan coming, they all respectfully shouted "sir".
Deng Haonan was confused and didn't know why. But the big bull and Lin Feng next to him were full of smugness, as if they were calling them sir.
Soon, the person who solved Deng Haonan's doubts came.
"Sir, the master is waiting to see you!" As soon as the words fell, Li San's people had already rushed over.
Seeing that it was Li San, Deng Haonan routinely took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to him, saying, "Dare to ask Brother Li, what's the matter with the boss?" β
Li San did not accept Deng Haonan's money, but pushed it back, and said respectfully: "How dare the little one ask for money from Mr. again?" Seeing Deng Haonan's doubts, Li San continued: "If it weren't for Mr. Li's retreat this time, our water village would definitely not be guaranteed, the small life was saved by Mr., if there is a dispatch in the future, Mr. will order, and the small one will not dare to disobey!" β
Deng Haonan suddenly felt his head grow and asked, "I just fired three shots at the foreign ship, how could I force them back?" β
Li San smiled mysteriously and said, "Sir doesn't know, your last cannon is infinitely powerful!" Our master saw the power of Mr.'s cannon from the clairvoyance! β
As soon as the words fell, Lin Feng and Da Niu hurriedly asked about the situation, and Deng Haonan also wanted to know what the result of his last cannon was.
I only heard Li San say: "Sir's cannon is really exciting!" It happened to hit the middle of the foreign ship, and several officers of the foreign people happened to be nearby. The head of the house saw it really in a thousand miles, and the foreign officers were suddenly blown over on the deck, and five or six sailors were lifted into the sea. β
Deng Haonan was speechless in surprise when he heard this. Heart: Damn! It's really shit luck! Originally, Deng Haonan just wanted to use his artillery to scare the Dutch, so that the Dutch would not dare to land lightly, so that Bei Zhen would be less miserable. However, he didn't expect that the final cannon hit the "officer corps" on the Dutch battleship, and he caught a lot of big fish in one shot.
At the moment, he said happily: "It's a pure coincidence! β
Then Deng Haonan asked Li San about some things, and Li San didn't hide it one by one, thinking that this time he was really grateful to Deng Haonan.
It turned out that Li Ao was beaten by the Dutch regular navy in the naval battle, and if it weren't for the thousand-pound Huwei cannon, the Dutch didn't understand the performance of the Huwei cannon and didn't dare to approach lightly, and Li Ao had no chance to escape back at all. Even so, Li Ao's ten three-masted ships and dozens of two-masted warships were all lost, only six of them ran back, and four of them were bombed and sunk in the water village.
And Li Ao himself was also injured, the Li family water village was bombed into a mess, most of the gunpowder workshop, cannon casting yard, and ship yard were destroyed, the pirates lost two-thirds, and the craftsmen were killed and injured countless times.
While speaking, Deng Haonan followed Li San to the place where Li Ping's father and son were, and ordered Lin Feng and Da Niu to wait outside, and Deng Haonan walked in after Li San's communication.
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The Juyi Hall of Shuizhai has been flattened, and Li Ping's father and son stayed in a Shuizhai outpost, serving a wolf bèi. Entering the house, the first thing Deng Haonan felt was a depressed breath, because Li Ping, Li Ao and the housekeeper Li De all looked lifeless and sad.
It seems that this time Li Ping lost his wife and his soldiers, and suffered heavy losses. Deng Haonan smiled secretly in his heart, but he was grateful to the Dutch, because after Li Ping's strength was weakened by Yan Zhan, he would pay more attention to Deng Haonan, his life was saved, and he might be able to take the opportunity to take the position.
didn't dare to show his happiness, Deng Haonan looked sad on his face, and greeted Li Ping, Li Ao and the housekeeper Li De respectively.
Seeing Deng Haonan's sad appearance, Li Ping nodded with satisfaction and said, "Haonan has made a great contribution this time!" I'm going to have to give you a good look! β
Deng Haonan didn't mean to hide it, and said at the moment: "I also learned some news from Li San just now, thank you for the compliment, the kid is purely a blind cat and a dead mouse, it's really blind!" The love of the owner is in the heart, but we have suffered heavy losses in front of us, and the owner still uses the reward to rebuild the water village! β
Li Ping nodded with satisfaction, but Li Ao said very happily: "How is it?" Father, I said that Brother Haonan will never disappoint you, you have also seen that Brother Haonan not only does not want to be rewarded, but also cares about our water village, only sincere to our brother will have such thoughts! β
Then, Li Ao turned his head to the housekeeper Li De and said, "You heard it too!" Don't speak ill of Brother Haonan in the future, otherwise my father and I will not spare you! β
Li De suddenly bowed nervously and said, "Oh! The villain knows that he is wrong! β
Li Ping glared at Li De and said, "That's good!" You are also the old man of the Li family, and you must be more humble to the younger generations in the future! β
Li De nodded yes.
Deng Haonan was shocked in his heart, and the secret road was so dangerous, but he didn't expect these old foxes to set a trap for himself? Fortunately, Lao Tzu didn't mean to invite merit just now, otherwise the result might not have become? Damn Li De, he didn't forget to go against Lao Tzu.
At that moment, Deng Haonan hurriedly said: "Don't blame the old housekeeper Li, the younger generations are ignorant, and I hope that the old housekeeper Li Haihan!" β
Li De saw Deng Haonan use this trick to deal with him, and he suddenly didn't know how to deal with it, and his heart was even more angry, all the good people were pretended by Deng Haonan, but he became a traitor in front of the Li family's father and son, and it was strange if he didn't die of anger!
Li Ping nodded and said: "I didn't expect Haonan's nephew to also get divine help in artillery, the old man wants to ask Haonan's nephew to take on the position of Shuizhai artillery, I don't know what the nephew wants?" β
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