Chapter 118, the leading party on Fengshan (II)

With the sound of the anchor chain entering the water, the thousand-ton steam-sail hybrid warship "Hangzhou" anchored on the surface of the Qiantang River.

-- Although the Qiantang River in the Ming Dynasty was not as heavily silted up as in modern times, it was difficult to accommodate thousand-ton ships, especially the kind of pointed bottom ships. At that time, the canal boats that often traveled between the north and south through the river were generally less than 100 tons, otherwise there was a risk of running aground.

Therefore, despite the private port wharf built by Phoenix Villa, the Hangzhou, which has too deep draft, still cannot dock directly, and can only anchor in the middle of the river.

At the same time, several small steam tugboats that had long been ready were "suddenly" spewing black smoke out of Phoenix Villa, pulling the smaller tonnage and shallower draft sailing ships in the fleet to the dock...... And those big ships with a deeper draft in the center of the river can only use sampans to transship.

“…… Drop the rope ladder and sampan! Let those landlubbers get to shore quickly! ”

With a clear shout full of breath, the Li mountain infantry in the cabin stumbled onto the deck again, lining up on the side of the ship to climb the rope ladder down. And Captain Li Huamei, who let go of the steering wheel, squinted at the shadowy buildings on Phoenix Mountain, touched his chin thoughtfully, "...... Unexpectedly, in the land south of the Yangtze River, under the nose of the Nandu Imperial Court, there is also such a large piece of Australian territory. These chiefs have long enough hands...... However, people are really not familiar with Hangzhou! Isn't that weird about that? ”

Recalling that when she told a young and handsome "short-haired chief" that she was not very familiar with Hangzhou when she was chatting on Zhoushan Island before, the exaggerated surprised expression on the other party's face at that time seemed to have broken common sense, Captain Li Huamei couldn't help but furrow her delicate eyebrows in confusion.

-- Different from the "genuine" Li Huamei in the game "Age of Discovery" as the heroine of Hangzhou's anti-Japanese resistance, the current captain Li Huamei, who runs the Macao-Goa route all the year round and speaks Cantonese, has only been to Fujian and Ningbo in the northernmost area before, and is really not familiar with Hangzhou at all.

Although at the suggestion of the traverser, her ship was still named "Hangzhou......

On the other side, Major General Sun Yang, who had transferred from the flagship to the transport boat, had also stepped on the ground of Phoenix Villa at this time, reviewing the reinforcements sent to him by the Lingao side - I saw a dark-skinned, fine-looking man in camouflage uniform, stepping on the standard steps of 75 centimeters, "snapping" and raising his hand to give a military salute, "...... Report to the chief! The Phoenix Villa Special Security Force Wing should have reached 3,000 and 15 people, but it actually reached 3,005 people! Please instruct! ”

Behind him, there was a scene of banner hunting, guns like a forest, and the blades of bayonets reflected a terrifying cold light in the winter sun.

“…… Feel free, comrades, for your hard work. Looking at the big black man with a serious face in front of him, Sun Yang casually raised his hand and saluted back, and at the same time asked the owner of Zhao Yinggong next to him, "...... So you already have so many elite soldiers on your side? Why wait until we come? ”

“…… Alas, the size of the random gate is limited, and of course it is easy for the lightly armed infantry to come, and the cavalry horses can barely make do, but the siege heavy artillery is difficult to move through the random gate! Zhao Yinggong shook his head and explained, and at the same time guided Major General Sun Yang and others to the villa.

“…… You can use a bazooka too! Or have sappers bury explosives packets under the walls. Sun Yang continued to laugh with a hearty smile.

“…… We've considered both methods, but the former is too expensive and not powerful enough. The latter is too risky, and the casualties of the sappers will be heavy. Zhao Yingong replied, "...... And there weren't so many people in the villa before, they were all mobilized just now......"

While chatting, they slowly climbed Phoenix Mountain. At the riverside wharf behind, naturally, there were also people who arranged accommodation for the troops who went ashore -- the original good hall at the foot of the mountain that contained refugees and quarantined and purified them was a ready-made barracks as long as it was cleaned, and even shower rooms for bathing. The cooking squad has also cooked a cauldron of fish soup, rice, and stews for entertaining these comrades-in-arms who have come from afar.

The whole landing process lasted one day, but it was unusually peaceful, the officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were hiding in the city wall and shivering, no one dared to go out of the city to die, and the surrounding landlords also swept the snow in front of their own doors, and left others with frost, so that the invaders easily gained the initiative in the war.

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“…… I really can't imagine that I can still enjoy the scenery of West Lake again in this life...... Three pools of the moon, broken bridges and remnant snow, Su Causeway spring dawn, Leifeng sunset...... There are also Lake Center Pavilion and Little Lonely Mountain...... It's a pity that it's a little deserted! ”

In a pavilion at the northern foot of Phoenix Mountain, Major General Sun Yang muttered while observing the scenery on the West Lake with a high-powered telescope.

“…… I can't help it, I'm at war right now! The city gates of Hangzhou are sealed, who will open the painting boat to swim in the lake? Zhao Yinggong replied.

“…… And this Leifeng Pagoda looks quite strange, right? How is it like a Japanese devil's turret? Sun Yang pointed to the strange building that looked like a short and fat chimney in his field of vision, and asked Zhao Yinggong, "...... The Leifeng Pagoda I've seen isn't this ugly......"

“…… The Leifeng Pagoda you see in the modern West Lake was rebuilt in the 21st century, and there is still an elevator in it! The genuine Leifeng Pagoda collapsed as early as the Republic of China, but before it collapsed, it was already the ugly appearance it is now. ”

Zhao Yingong pursed his lips and explained to him that the Leifeng Pagoda of the Song Dynasty was indeed majestic and magnificent, and the appearance was elegant, but in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, there were once Japanese robbers who plundered the suburbs of Hangzhou, and the leader of the Japanese invaders suspected that the imperial court had arranged ambushes in the tower, so they set fire to the tower, and as a result, all the wooden components such as the eaves and railings of the tower were all burned, and only the ochre yellow tower of the brick structure was not burned, and it has not been repaired since then.

Next, as the legend of the White Lady and Xu Xian was widely sung, the Leifeng Pagoda that suppressed the White Lady in the story was also famous, and many tourists who came to dig the tower bricks to commemorate it, as a result, as time went by, the Leifeng Pagoda was gradually dug down......

- It's a pity that not a single beautiful snake came out of the tower.

After chatting for a while about the scenery of the West Lake, the group returned to the center of the pavilion, sat down around the Yangtze River Delta combat map on the stone table, and discussed the next military action with full attention...... First of all, Wang Qiu, a "person from the central government," set the tone for this meeting.

“…… It is not very clear to us what kind of considerations the Donglin Party, which controlled the Nanjing Imperial Court, to provoke this war. However, now that the war has begun, it is necessary for us to use the most brutal way to make these dead professionals understand a profound truth: anyone can start a war, but only the victor can end the war! And they have absolutely no chance of victory! Wang Qiu shouted with a wave of his fist.

“…… Bang Bang Bang! That's right! It doesn't matter who came up with the conspiracy! The gentry of Hangzhou City don't have a good thing! ”

Zhao Yinggong, who had been holding back the fire in the villa for half a year, immediately applauded, "...... At the beginning, I called each brother and sister, feasted and gathered, but after turning my face, I grabbed my things more positively than the other! It doesn't matter who the culprit is, the local tyrants and inferior gentry in this place are pulled out one by one and shot to death, in our future new society, we can't tolerate these moths who don't pay a penny in taxes and chirp crookedly all day long! ”

Looking at Lord Zhao's bloodshot red eyes, Major General Sun Yang was frightened: What's wrong with this person? What a murderous aura! Is it reliable?

However, as a traverser who has been fighting in the New World for more than ten years and has seen how Indian soldiers scalped, Sun Yang obviously does not have much pity for the Hangzhou gentry, he is more concerned about the enemy in front of him," ...... Ahem, as for how to concoct the gentry here in Hangzhou, this can be discussed later! He reached out and patted the map on the table, "......"

“…… Enemy? Very simple. Zhao Zhuang reached out and took a blue pencil and drew a circle in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Haimenwei," ...... The Ming army had thousands of men in Hangzhou and Shaoxing, and there was also a coastal defense force on paper in Haimenwei, all of which were old foundations left by Qi Jiguang's anti-Japanese resistance, but now they have long been almost corrupted -- the regular army of the Ming Dynasty in front of us is all these. ”

“…… This...... That doesn't add up to less than three thousand? Less than half of our troops? Sun Yang asked in disbelief.

“…… That's true...... Ah, by the way, in the area of Huizhou in southern Anhui, there seems to be a mercenary controlled by Huizhou merchants. However, not to mention whether the Huizhou people are willing to come to Hangzhou to help, even if they are willing to send troops to help Zhejiang, with the mobilization efficiency of the Ming Dynasty, it should be two months later when they go to Hangzhou. ”

Zhao Yinggong said, "...... The real enemy we need to deal with is not these corrupt officers and soldiers who are vulnerable, but the regimental training of landlords of all stripes scattered in the vast countryside. If you want to extract wealth and people from this land, you have to carry out a sweep and fight from house to house......"

“…… Haha, don't worry, although this kind of law and order warfare is not the work of the regular army, I happen to have talents in this area. ”

Major General Sun Yang listened for a while, then put his heart back into his belly, "...... I brought professional slave hunting teams from Brazil and Africa this time, plus the land reform working group trained by you on Hainan Island, can definitely turn Hangzhou, the so-called paradise on earth, upside down! ”