Seeing the increasing confusion in Li Xiangqian's eyes, Li Shanglong explained to him: "Although that space-time channel is a luminous body that cannot be touched, it can be packed in a sealed container, metal, glass, plastic, and rubber, as long as the container is large enough. We generally use steel plates to squeeze it from all four sides, and only use half a container of space to install it, and it can be loaded into the car and taken everywhere. Just release it on the surface of the sea and let the boat pass. And its elasticity is particularly good, it can be large and small, and it will automatically expand with the incoming objects, I guess it is the 'Liaoning' that can be driven in. ”

Li Xiangqian was stunned, slowly digesting the newly obtained information. "Will the position of the passage change in the original space-time after it moves its position in this space-time?"

"Of course, the positions on both sides of the space-time channel are always the same. However, as long as the light curtain is contained in a sealed container, it will not appear on another plane. Li Shanglong patiently explained and further explained. We're only opening the passage in our safe zone and at sea now, i.e., we're afraid of bringing mutants here. His words dispelled Li Xiangqian's desire to "borrow" the space-time channel, and he even felt that Li Shanglong was warning him that if the news of the space-time channel was reported to the government of the original space-time, the Guangfu Army would hide the channel.

It didn't take long for the goods to be loaded, and Li Shanglong led Li Xiangqian to the "Xiangmi Lake" and introduced the captain Zhang Anbang to him. Li Xiangqian saw that the weapons on the boat were only one anti-aircraft gun and two heavy machine guns, so he asked: "With so few weapons on this ship, what should I do if I encounter a British warship?" ”

"Don't worry about the British. Now there is only one light cruiser left in Guangdong, and it is still in Hong Kong and does not dare to come out. Zhang Anbang said with a smile, "My boat is no matter the speed, the range and speed of fire of the anti-aircraft guns, it is better than the British steam sailing ship, even if it can't beat him, it can't catch up." ”

Eliminating Li Xiangqian's worries, Zhang Anbang personally drove the boat away from the dock. The sailors on the deck performed their duties, and the sailors in the gun and machine gun positions all watched vigilantly, and there were no large ships on the way, and the occasional small fishing boat that appeared scattered heard the sound of the motor of the "Xiangmihu" from a distance and avoided it. Shortly before noon, the landing craft stopped on the shore of Stonecutters Island.

Li Xiangqian followed Li Shanglong from the landing hatch to the beach, and then the latter found a 152mm howitzer in the cabin, he pointed to the big guy and asked, "How did you transport this?" Is it going to attack Hong Kong? ”

"We have no plans to attack Hong Kong for the time being." Li Shanglong stroked the thick barrel and said, "But after the British army returns, this place may become the main battlefield." This cannon can be used as a shore defense gun if necessary, and with it, it is completely no problem to hold Stonecutters Island. ”

"This is Stonecutters Island, huh?" Lee looked around. He had also been to Hong Kong several times in the original time and space, and had seen the Tamar Naval Base twice from a distance. There is no trace of resemblance to the original time and space in the current landform, but Hong Kong Island in the southeast can see the image of the past from Victoria Peak. "Isn't Stonecutters Island the naval base of the Hong Kong Garrison? Why don't you move the space-time portal here? Maybe you can get something good. Li Xiangqian suddenly thought of a good idea, but Li Shanglong's next words made him understand that he was not smarter than others. This plan has been thought of for a long time. It's just that the situation on the other side is unknown, and if the passage happens to open in the mutant's nest and let the mutant come over, then this time and space will not be completely finished. It can't be opened at sea, it's right under the noses of the British, it's hard to keep it secret. He also pointed to Tsing Yi Island and Lantau Island not far away, "There are still pirates hiding in those places, and there is no guarantee that they will not sneak up when we are opening the passage, the danger is too high." ”

"Pirates?" The image of Captain Jack Sparrow first appeared in Li Xiangqian's mind.

"Chinese pirates, who are said to have robbed a British mail ship just last few months." Li Shanglong had a joke on his face. Think about it, the British army, which beat the Qing army to the ground, was robbed by Chinese pirates, is there anything funnier than this?

"Could it be Zhang Baozai?" Li Xiangqian remembered a pirate celebrity again.

Li Shanglong laughed, "Zhang Baozai has been dead for more than 30 years, don't be deceived by the movie." ”

Zhang Pan had been waiting on the beach with a group of subordinates for a long time. As soon as the ship docked, he brought people on board to carry things. Everything else was easy, but it took a lot of effort to get the cannon ashore. In order to use manpower to pull the artillery into the barracks, two wooden boardwalks were paved on the beach, and a platoon of 40 people was mobilized by the "substitute cattle and pawns" who pulled the cannons. Four long hemp ropes were tied to the gun carriage, and ten people were dragged forward on one piece, and although the gun had a dead weight of more than five tons, it was easily pulled into the barracks.

The recruits all stopped training, and the inside and outside three layers watched the big guy. Luo Jiahao looked at the long cannon barrel that pointed obliquely at the sky and sighed: "Hang your mother, this tube is really long!" ”

"It's just too fine." Luo Jiajie shook his head, "The cannon shouldn't be that big!" ”

"Dirt buns are dirt buns, rare and strange." The Teochew Yankees, who were standing not far away, mercilessly ridiculed Luo Jiajie's comments. "You think it's an iron cylinder cast in your own village! Haha......" Everyone around laughed.

Luo Jiaying grabbed Luo Jiajie, who wanted to get angry and hit someone, "Don't be impulsive! Forgot what the chief said? Then he glared at the Teochew guy, "Don't make trouble!" And don't cause other brothers to be punished with you! Thinking of what the battalion commander had said, the Chaozhou guy laughed dryly twice and walked away.

Under the watchful eyes of the recruits, the artillery was advanced into a pre-prepared gun emplacement, located on an earthen embankment. The gun carriage was opened, the hoe was lowered, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed in the direction of Hong Kong Island. A box of shells was opened, and Han Jialang took out one and taught several survivors who served as artillery how to put a fuse on the shell while demonstrating it. The pointed steel-shelled cannonball subverted the recruits' perception of the cannonball, and they pointed their fingers one after another, and the Chaozhou Yankees glanced at the Luo brothers provocatively.

There are many survivors who have served as soldiers, but none of them have served as artillerymen, and in the end, Han Jialang, who has practical experience, can only be used as an artillery instructor. According to the confession of the former special operations soldier of the national army, he once operated the same type of artillery, but he was just an old man's goods. As for the reason, his explanation was that "the communist army has always been the imaginary enemy of the national army, and as a special warfare officer, it is a necessary skill to be proficient in the enemy's weapons." ”

After installing the fuse, Han Jialang explained to the Xinzha artillerymen the various parts and functions of the artillery, mechanical sights, optical sights, high and low machines, and gun bolts, and explained in detail the essentials of loading and returning the bullet, and then personally demonstrated the disassembly action.

The repetition of the same action again and again made the survivors feel bored, but the onlookers watched with relish, and the cannon loaded with shells from behind made them both curious and mysterious. Zhang Pan also followed behind to learn how to operate artillery, after all, artillery will be the "god of war" for a long time to come, and whoever masters more artillery fire will be the victor of the war.

Li Shanglong first took Li Xiangqian to visit the barracks, and then returned to the gun position, watching Han Jialang correct the gunner's irregular movements when opening the bolt, the former proposed: "Do you want to test fire a gun?" I haven't tried this cannon since I got it, and I don't know what the state is. He had never seen a real cannon fire except in the movie, and his tone was unconcealed with excitement.

Han Jialang looked at the novice artillery around him, and felt that it would be good to let them feel the atmosphere of firing artillery first, so he clapped his hands and shouted: "Attention!" Attention! Let's shoot first! The vague meaning of a certain word caused a burst of laughter, which made the recruits around them puzzled, and they didn't know what jokes the chiefs were so happy to hear.

On the question of choosing a target, Zhang Pan insisted on taking Hong Kong Island as his goal. Li Shanglong was a little worried, "Didn't we cease fire with the British?" Wouldn't it be nice to do that? "Mr. Chief of Staff is not afraid that the British will fight back, but instinctively feels that the power of our artillery should not be exposed prematurely.

"What's so bad? Even if I hit him, he can still bite me? Zhang Pan didn't care.

Han Jialong also supported Zhang Pan's opinion, "The next time there is a war, Hong Kong Island may be our goal." Detect the shooting Zhuyuan first, and then there will be no need to cram. Even Han Jialang, who has always been steady, said so, and Li Shanglong could only agree.

Stonecutters Island is about four kilometres from Hong Kong Island, and only a vague outline can be seen with the naked eye from the gun emplacement, and the firing can only be measured by the artillery observation post on the Kowloon Peninsula. After half a month of actual combat, the artillery observers who had become monks halfway through the road had become proficient. I didn't let the people on the gun emplacement wait long, and the required shooting Zhu Yuan was reported through the radio.

The target is the desert island on the west side of Hong Kong Island - Green Island, which is a large and a small mountain-shaped desert island, and there are no people in the original time and space, which is a paradise for wild animals. Nearby are Hong Kong's Sai Ying Pun and Mount Davis. Sai Ying Pun is located in the western part of Hong Kong Island, west of Sheung Wan and east of Shek Tong Tsui, and is one of the earliest developed areas in Hong Kong. In terms of regional administration in the original time and space, Sai Ying Pun belongs to the Central and Western District. Also known as the Western District and the Western District of Hong Kong Island, it is also within the "Mid-levels West" referred to by Hong Kong real estate analysts. The "camp" in Xiyingpan means military camp. There are two legends about whose barracks it refers to: the first is the base of the pirate Zhang Baozai, and the second is the camp of the British army. When the British occupied Hong Kong Island on 26 January 1841, they landed at Sai Ying Pun at the current Shui Hang Hau Street. Later, the British developed Victoria City, and its western end became a Chinese settlement, with many shops selling seafood and Chinese herbal medicines, which has developed to this day. After the outbreak of the Taiping Rebellion, a large number of Chinese refugees poured in. In order to settle these refugees, the British government of Hong Kong at that time developed the area around Sai Ying Pun, starting from the original east-west Queen's Road West, developing towards the hills, and carving out 1st Street, 2nd Street, 3rd Street and High Street (formerly known as 4th Street). The east and west of this residential area are bounded by East Street and West Street respectively, and Zheng Street (formerly known as Zhongzheng Street) is the central point of this area. The result is a street plan in the shape of a "me". Choosing Ilha Verde as a target also means showing off to the nearby Chinese residents.

Han Jialang asked a novice artilleryman to adjust the high and low machine and the direction machine according to the shooting yuan, and then he personally checked and corrected it. Then a frame in the shape of a "well" was built with a long bamboo pole in front of the artillery, and then the barrel was inserted into this frame. Li Shanglong asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

Li Xiangqian, who has never eaten pork but has seen pigs run, explained: "This is called the 'Shooting Boundary Shooting Restriction Pole', which is used to organize live firing in densely populated areas, and is a measure taken to prevent misoperation of positions and endanger the security around the target area. Usually, when firing live ammunition, the highest and lowest angles of fire when firing the artillery, as well as the firing boundary in the left and right directions, are limited by the pole, and the direction and ruler of the artillery are set within a certain range, so as to prevent operational errors during firing, prevent the shells from flying out of the predetermined landing area, and injure friendly soldiers or innocent residents. ”

"Gain knowledge, increase knowledge." Li Shanglong nodded again and again.

After the shell was pushed into the chamber, several people argued over who should fire the first shot. Zhang Pan recognized himself as the supreme commander of the local garrison, and he also needed to master the performance of the artillery, so that he could flexibly command the artillery in future battles, so that the artillery could play its maximum role.

Li Shanglong also did not want to give up this honor. The reason why he moved out was that this cannon was brought back by him, and there was no credit and hard work, so the honor of this first cannon should be given to him anyway.

Han Jialang originally wanted to come and launch this first shot, but seeing the fierce competition between Chief of Staff Li and Battalion Commander Zhang, he wisely chose to back down. In the end, it was Li Shanglong who won the wild ball boxing and happily took over the firerope.