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Chapter 867 Fleet Departure
Time: Around 6 o'clock in the afternoon on June 8, there were only a little more than 3 days left before the deadline for the complete completion of this mission.

Location: Somewhere on the shore of the Pearl River Basin and Shiziyang Waterway.

Hu Biao, the deadly commander of the team, is like a superior who comes to guide the work.

While walking on the river bank with his hands behind his back and watching, he also asked various questions to AT, the imperial concubine, the God of Wealth, the righteous Taoist, Lao Tie and other people behind him from time to time.

As for AT and others, people are constantly coming forward to answer questions related to their responsibility.

"How many artillery pieces are there on the left bank now, and what are their specific calibers~"

Looking at the many artillery positions built temporarily on the shore, as well as the large and small artillery mounted on wooden artillery carts.

After Hu Biao opened his mouth, he asked an extremely critical question.

The reason why this is extremely important is that they don't have much time to prepare.

As the river in front of them was completely blocked by them using means such as shipwrecks, wooden rafts, and iron ropes, it was only a matter of time before the Yin Army fleet found that their retreat was cut off.

After discovering such a thing, the Yin Army fleet will definitely dispatch the entire army as soon as possible to clear the way back first.

In this way, the number and caliber of artillery on the left and right sides of this section of the river are crucial.

Because the Yin Army fleet is so powerful that it can not only easily crush Daqing's navy in terms of artillery fire, but it is also incredibly strong in terms of defensive power.

Apart from anything else, if there are some online materials that Hu Biao has read, they are not nonsense.

But I remember that in the first Duck War, there were three so-called third-class battleships in the Yin Army's fleet that came from afar.

This thing is an astonishing two feet thick at the key rib position, which is about 61 centimeters.

When he saw this data for the first time, Hu Biao thought he had made a mistake and mistook millimeters for centimeters. However, after taking a closer look, he found that it was really 61 centimeters.

Damn it!In this way, it is quite a thick lump.

And such a thick mass naturally has strong defensive power and can defend against all firepower under the 24-pound gun; it can be said that the entire Daqing.There are not many cannons that can penetrate such a thickness.

The only thing that can be fortunate is that this third-class battleship of the Yin Army has a draft of 6.7 meters.

If they don't want to be stranded, once a fight breaks out, they can only send other smaller warships to take the lead to destroy the blockade of Hu Biao and others on this section of the river.

It is true that the defensive power of other battleships in the Yin Army fleet is not as exaggerated as that of third-class battleships.

But even the lowest-class warships among them are much more powerful and exaggerated than the defensive capabilities of the warships of the Daqing Navy.

If you want to rely on the artillery on the shore to damage, sink, and block them, you really need an astonishing number of artillery, and the caliber cannot be small.

no way!The tasks released by the system this time are too hasty in terms of time.

Otherwise, even now, the two members of the equipment manufacturing team, Lang Qing and Wu Zu, have all died in battle.

The only remaining member, Lao Tie, can also use the lost wax method, clay casting method, and better materials to create some more advanced artillery and projectiles, so that he will not be in such a mess...

After hearing what Hu Biao said, a newbie named Shouzheng Taoist stood up.

After taking out a small notebook in his hand, he looked at the data on it and started reporting in a babbling manner.

Ever since they experienced the artillery battle at the Sifang Fort and Brother Lang Qing died in front of them, these three newbies have grown at an astonishing rate:
"Using Daqing's standards and terminology, there are currently 109 related artillery pieces.

Among them, there are 26 magical general cannons weighing one thousand kilograms and 55 invincible general cannons weighing two thousand kilograms.

There are also Wucheng Yonggu General cannons, including 15 of the 9-jin model, 4 of the [-]-jin model, and [-] of the [-]-jin model.

In addition, in the next few days outside Yangcheng, he completely wiped out all the landing troops of the Yin Army.

Didn't the people of Yangcheng capture a total of more than [-] artillery pieces?

Now 41 cannons have been brought over. These cannons are of better quality and have stronger firepower. After adding them all together, we now have 150 cannons here on the left bank.

Unfortunately, although there are many artillery pieces, the largest one has a caliber of only 24 pounds.

The artillery made by Daqing, despite its scary name, is either a general or a cannon weighing several kilograms.

Seriously calculating, the two thousand kilogram invincible general cannon is only an 8-pound cannon by the Yin Army's standards, which is the smallest caliber small cannon.

This damn Daqing, after one or two hundred years, not only has the skill of making cannons not improved at all, but it has become worse and worse, and we have been bullied so much. How can we do this? "

Facing the complaints from the righteous Taoist, Hu Biao could only comfort him:

"Forget it, don't worry about Daqing being too rubbish, otherwise the more you think about it, the more you'll be pissed off.

I just came from the right bank, and after counting some captured Yin army artillery there, the number reached 161; so when all are added together, we have 311 cannons.

Taking into account the limited width of the river, the Yin army's fleet could not move at all.

Therefore, in battle, we have a considerable numerical advantage in a small area, and in terms of artillery preparation, it is almost enough. "

Later, Hu Biao asked again: "In terms of manpower, how are the preparations now?"

This time, it was the turn of AT, a senior veteran, to stand up and answer in an understatement: "A total of 1027 combatants have been recruited, and one cannon can be operated by at least five people, which is basically enough.

Before you came over, the distribution of personnel and gun positions had just been completed.

We were going to start training them later on in loading, aiming, and firing; however, the time was limited, so they could only barely learn how to operate the cannon.

Don't expect too much in terms of speed and accuracy after firing. "

After hearing this, Hu Biao cursed "What the hell" while mumbling.

Of course, this is not a scolding of AT, but there are still many professional gunners in the Qing Army who have survived a series of previous battles.

In the battle with the Yin army, Daqing's military officer ran very fast.

As a result, these gunners fired a few cannons, and even heard the sound of the Yin army's cannons, and immediately ran away. Could they survive?

More importantly, Daqing originally had 8000 troops in Yangcheng.

As a result, yesterday, the Yin Army fleet conducted a devastating bombardment on the Shamian area of ​​Yangcheng and immediately withdrew more than 200 miles back.

Now the army is probably all retreating to the Shaoguan area, and none of the professional gunners inside can be counted on.

After uttering a curse word, Hu Biao said helplessly: "When reloading and firing, just slow down the speed.

As for the targeting thing?Group ten cannons into a group, conduct test firing first, lock several muzzle angles and shell impact points, and switch as needed during battle.

When the fight started, Lao Niao and Shui Wei waited for the natives to take care of them; after all, the artillery these days can still aim directly, so it wouldn't be too difficult. "

Hearing Hu Biao's suggestion that it was not a solution, AT could only nod his head and express that he would do it later.

Then, Hu Biao asked the next question: "Is the money still enough? In terms of logistics supply and support, are there no problems?"

The God of Wealth, who is responsible for these aspects, opens his mouth when faced with these problems:
"Lao Hu, the 5 taels of silver you first gave me is almost used. But the concubine contacted people from the Thirteenth Bank of Yangcheng and sold some man-made diamonds, and then had another one delivered this morning. 6 taels of silver.

He also said that if there is a shortage of money in the future, just ask someone to come over with a message, so you don’t have to worry about money matters.

But after I had a lot of money, things became easier; in addition to combatants, I also hired 3000 people to help build gun emplacements.

In addition, there are sufficient reserves of grain, medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, gunpowder, artillery shells, etc., so there is no need to worry. "

After hearing this, Hu Biao took a deep breath and finally let go of his worries.

Because at this point in time, they have basically done everything they can do; there are other better ways, but there is no time to do them, so they simply don’t think about it.

Everything that remains depends on when the Yin Army fleet gets the news and then rushes here in a mighty manner. Can they block it by then?

If it can't be stopped, everything will naturally come to an end.If they can block it, of course they will make the next step. They will launch a general attack on the Yin army and wipe out the entire army of these bandits.

Regarding this point, Yang Dongli was taking Lao Hei, Yun Qing, and Yuan Hai to prepare in Yangcheng.

It was a coincidence that just when Hu Biao had just finished his brief inspection and was about to give some instructions, there was a loud sound of horse hooves.

Lao Hei beat him desperately, and an Arabian horse captured from the Yin Army a few days ago came galloping all the way.

After rushing to everyone's side, Lao Hei hurriedly grabbed the horse.

After speaking, he told everyone a brief but heart-wrenching news: "The latest battle report, in the morning, the Yin Army fleet once again conducted a large-scale bombardment of Yangcheng.

Zhuangyuanfang, Daxin Street, Shishu Street and other areas are now completely in ruins.

Although we notified people in the relevant areas to evacuate in advance last night, there are still seven to eight hundred people who are unable to leave their homeland. They will be in danger from such a bombardment~"

After hearing such bad news, everyone sighed and said nothing.

Because they seemed to have no other option except sighing.

Only Hu Biao, after being silent for a while, suddenly yelled out of anger.

Thanks to years of practicing the "Jade Girl Heart Sutra" and "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu", this guy's internal strength has almost reached the level of Hao Datong and other lower-ranked people among the Quanzhen Seven Sons.

For a time, the loud sound spread far away. Not only the 8000 people on the left bank of the Pearl River, but also everyone could hear it clearly in their ears.

Even the people on the right bank of the Pearl River could barely hear clearly:

"I just received the news that this morning, the Yin Rengui guy fired artillery and destroyed half of the city of Yangcheng. Seven to eight hundred people, old and young, were not sure whether they were alive or dead.

We are of the same flower-growing family, and as their compatriots, what should we do? "

Under Hu Biao's question, the scene suddenly fell silent.

About ten seconds later, Huang Ashan signed up for the job of operating a cannon just because of a headache in his head. Now he felt a little regretful in his heart.

Suddenly, my head started to rise again.

Pulling on it, he yelled: "*His treacherous old mother, kill them to take revenge~"

The voice just fell, and Buck Tooth Qiang and several uncles and nephews from Huangjia Village beside him also shouted: "*His mother, take revenge~".

Finally, a sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami sounded on both sides of the Pearl River: "Revenge, revenge..."

******
That night, late at night.

Outside Yangcheng, in the waters of Baietan in the southwest, the Yin Army fleet was anchored, and was surrounded by the flagship 'Marina' in the middle.

Charlie Elliot, who is currently in the luxuriously decorated captain's cabin, has changed into a set of comfortable silk pajamas.

I lit a good Havana cigar in my hand, and I was enjoying myself alone with a bottle of high-quality red wine from the Bordeaux region in front of me.

On the bedside not far away, clean, ironed and even some scented uniforms were neatly laid out.

In short, everything around him was so luxurious compared to the sailors sleeping in the cramped, hot cabins.

However, Charlie Elliot believed that it was a matter of course.

He believed that only by taking a good rest and relaxing could he better command the Yin Empire's fleet and win brilliant victories one after another.

For example, if there is another one or two days of shelling, Yangcheng, an ancient city in the East, will be reduced to ruins due to indiscriminate bombing.

In this way, the anger and power of the Great Yin Empire were well displayed in front of these ignorant natives.

So Charlie Elliot was in a pretty good mood at the moment.

But at this moment, someone knocked on the door of the room, and then a voice sounded outside:

"Sir Elliot, I am Billy, the second mate on the ship's watch.

I have a very important matter here that I need to report to you immediately. "

Frowning, Charlie Elliot opened the door to the room. Although he didn't say anything, he had already decided in his heart that if the other party couldn't give him a suitable reason.

So this second mate named Billy should be prepared for the worst job possible.

Such a mentality became more intense after the other party entered the room with a young man who had his hands tied from behind and was dripping with water, trampling several dirty footprints on the luxurious carpet under his feet.

But soon, he couldn't care about this little thing anymore.

Because the wet young man spoke immediately after entering the door; although the English in his mouth sounded a little strange, he could barely understand it.

It was precisely this that made Charlie Elliot hear extremely bad news:

"I have seen Mr. Yin Ren. My master asked me to risk my life to retaliate. The traitors from Xuange Camp sank many boats in the Lion Ocean, and blocked them with wooden rafts and iron chains on the river. ,

In addition, many cannons were deployed on both sides of the strait. "

"What do they want to do? Block the Yin Fleet's retreat, and then try to starve us to death?" After hearing this, Charlie Elliot muttered in his mouth.

Although such a possibility was extremely low, it still made Charlie Elliot feel bad.

Then, after turning around, he asked the young man in front of him:
"Okay sir, I don't know what to call you. What makes you take the risk of being directly shot to death by the sailors keeping watch to send us a message."

After hearing such a sentence, the wet young man first put on a flattering smile.

Then, he said in his mouth: "Master Yin Ren, the younger one is called Ma Gui, my master Sun is a loyal partner of the Great Yin Empire.

Since the court officials banned the duck slice business, Mr. Sun has suffered huge losses.

Our Mr. Sun is looking forward to Dayin’s victory all the time.

So after getting the news, I asked Xiao Xiao to come over and report the news as soon as possible. Everything is for justice and justice; it would be better if the duck slices are cheaper in the future~"

What kind of loyal partner of the Great Yin Empire is just a second-rate duck slice dealer.

However, after hearing the above statement, Charlie Elliot actually believed 60.00% of the statement.

He has already made a decision in his heart.

For this reason, he said to the man who called himself Ma Guiqing:

"Well sir, I'll have someone confirm this; if confirmed, you and your master will be rewarded generously."

Wait until the second officer leaves with the young man.

He then gave instructions to the adjutant who lived next door and had already gotten up:

"Send a Minglun sailing battleship and go all the way along the river to take a look; if you find that everything is true, tell the captain not to get entangled with Qingren and come back immediately~"

About six hours later, there was another knock on Charlie Elliot's room door.

After opening the door, the adjutant said solemnly: "Your Excellency, our escape route is blocked."

After hearing this, he glanced out the window at the faintly bright sky, and issued an order: "Let the boys get up and have breakfast immediately.

Half an hour later, the fleet set off to open the Pearl River channel.

Let those ignorant young people know that in the face of advanced civilization and the powerful fleet of the Great Yin Empire, all their efforts are a joke..."

　PS: It’s my relative’s birthday. Let’s go out for dinner. The next chapter will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)