Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 869: That year, I followed Xuan Ge Camp to fight ghost guys ([-])

Soon after, the Yin Ren's ship had water wheel-like wheels on both sides of the hull. It was said that it was a strange ship that could turn on its own without people stepping on it.

He quickly fled towards the upper reaches of the Pearl River and disappeared after a while.

It also made everything here calm again.

Master Shadow Qi also shouted for everyone to rest quickly; but everyone knew that after this strange ship escaped, more ships from the sinister ghosts would really come.

How could one sleep in such a situation?

Everyone was lying on the mat, but it was dawn until dawn.

Since last night, all the food and drinks have been specially delivered to the top of the hill; so when it was just getting dark, Fatty Kun took five or six people up to the top of the hill.

Fatty Kun, who is 27 or [-] years old this year, along with five or six sisters-in-law and aunties from nearby villages, is responsible for cooking for everyone on the hilltop.

It is said that he works as a kitchen chef in a restaurant in Yangcheng and is very good at his craftsmanship.

For example, this morning, the breakfast he prepared for everyone was roasted duck noodle soup; after absorbing the soup, the tender noodle soup was so delicious that it could be swallowed by the tongue.

With the addition of plump roast duck on top, it becomes even more delicious.

If it was normal, if he didn't finish five or six bowls in one go, Huang Acan would be incompetent.

But today, when I thought about the artillery battle with the Yin Rengui guys who didn't know how long it would take, the delicious rice noodles tasted nothing after eating them in my mouth.

Not to mention five or six bowls, even the one bowl in hand is enough.

In fact, it wasn't just him, except for the Shadow Cavalry Master from Xuange Camp, who was holding a basin bigger than a human head and munching on rice noodles.

Everyone else was just like Huang Acan, looking like they couldn't eat enough.

As a result, many pots of rice noodles and roasted duck were placed in front of everyone, and they could be added at will, but no one took the initiative to come forward.

Upon seeing this, Fatty Kun, who had a fat and fair figure, stood up and shouted loudly:
"Everyone should eat. Eat more. If you are not full, how can you have the strength to fight the ghost guy?"

While talking, he picked up a basin with roasted duck and began to actively add spoonfuls of roasted duck meat to everyone's bowls. Huang Ashan also added one of the boss's duck legs to his bowl.

It's a pity that Huang Acan really has no appetite for duck legs with golden skin.

The others frowned slightly when they looked at the roasted duck head in the bowl, and no one ate it with big mouthfuls.

Seeing this, Fatty Kun started talking to himself like a classmate chatting: "I, Fatty Kun, am originally from Guancheng, and I followed my second uncle to the provincial capital when I was 12 years old.

After the second uncle received many favors, he entered a restaurant to learn cooking.

In the first five years, I washed and cut vegetables, and helped the master wash clothes and take care of the children in my free time. I didn't get any wages, and the master would hit or scold me for every little thing.

In order to learn a craft to make a living, I endured it.

Five years later, the master was finally willing to teach me some skills and let me fry some unimportant side dishes. During this period, I finally got paid, but it was not much.

Three more years later, I finally became the second cook of the kitchen, and the salary was considered normal in Yangcheng.

Four years ago, I became the boss of the store with my skills. Not to brag, the salary is not low in Yangcheng.

With this salary, I found a daughter-in-law in the countryside and brought my parents, who had been farming all their lives, to Yangcheng to enjoy their happiness.

In the second year of marriage, a eldest son was born. He weighed seven pounds and six taels, but he was already a fat boy.

In the third year, a second son was born, weighing seven pounds and eight taels, which was two ounces heavier than the eldest son. A few months ago, my wife was pregnant with the third child again.

Everything is expensive in the provincial capital, not for a family of six!Soon there will be seven people living in the provincial capital, and it will be a little difficult to rely on my salary; but when I think of the family being together, it gives me endless energy to work hard every day~"

When he said this, Fatty Kun showed a faint smile on his face.

As for Huang Acan, Bucktooth Qiang, Slug, and even all the veterans who signed up for gun drills on the hilltop, all had the same smile on their faces.

The reason is simple. With his own hands and hard work, he finally married a wife and had children, allowing his family to live a good life.

The above kind of thing can be said to perfectly satisfy everyone's aesthetics and cognition.

Fat Zai Kun's story made them empathize and felt heartfelt joy for his achievements.

But I don’t know what Fatty Kun thought of, and his eyes turned red in the blink of an eye; the voice that originally sounded warm in his mouth also became cold and painful inexplicably:
“But on the day of Mangzhong, I was in the shop doing a spoonful.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of thundering cannons. When I realized that these sounds were coming from the Shamian area where our family rented, I dropped the spatula and ran back.

After I ran back, I no longer recognized Shamian, where I had lived for several years. All the houses had collapsed and there were dead people everywhere.

After finding my home in the ruins, I dug with my hands desperately, and soon my hands were broken.

But after the family dug it out, they all died.

When I went out in the morning, they asked me to come back early in the evening, because today is my father’s birthday; but it’s only been half a year, and I’m the only one left in the whole family in this world.

I felt stupid for the whole day, but fortunately my boss Renyi and the chef brothers helped my family to bury themselves in peace outside the city.

The master even asked me to rest at his home for a while.

But the next day, the sinister ghost continued to fire bombs, and the restaurant where I had worked for more than ten years was blown up. The owner and his wife, who were reluctant to hide back in the countryside, were buried directly under the rubble.

So, my family is gone and my livelihood is gone.

I hate those sinister ghosts so much that I wish I could eat their flesh and drink their blood. But I don’t know anything except cooking skills, so I can only cook something delicious for everyone. I feel strong after eating. Ghostbusters.

The ingredients for today's meal of sesame noodles were purchased by me, Fatty Kun, with the last bit of money I had.

I just hope that after you have eaten well, all brothers can work harder when fighting later. Fatty Kun would like to express my gratitude here on behalf of our whole family. "

After saying this, Fatty Kun knelt down on the ground like pushing a mountain of gold or toppling a jade pillar in front of Huang Acan and others, and kowtowed solemnly.

How could Huang Acan dare to receive such a big gift? He quickly jumped up from the ground and stepped forward to help him.

It was also at this moment that Huang Ashan, who was just a farmer in the countryside of Shunde before, felt that things like war and family destruction were so close to him.

Because the victims are no longer limited to the poor people in the rumors, they may also be someone around you, and maybe it will be your turn sometime.

At the same time, I also had a huge doubt in my heart:

"When I was in private school, my husband told me that we, the great Qing and Si Yi people, were coming to the DPRK, but we were the majestic Celestial Kingdom. Why were we so embarrassed in front of the Yin people and the ghosts?"

Naturally, this young farmer in the countryside couldn't think clearly about this.

Fortunately, he was able to think clearly about other things and make decisions.

For example, after he and others helped Fatty Kun up from the ground, he tore off a large piece of duck leg meat and swallowed it in his stomach.

After that, he said loudly in his mouth: "This duck leg is so beautiful. After eating it, I will risk my life to blow up Gui Lao Li."

"Yes, this rice noodle is also delicious, but you need to eat a few more bowls before you have the strength to fight the ghost~" Buck Teeth Qiang next to him also echoed.

Then he took a big gulp of the rice noodles in the bowl. After eating it in several mouthfuls, he filled a big bowl with soup and water.

In short, when the Yin army fleet in Baietan, a group of Yin sailors were eating the breakfast before setting off.

Dozens of miles away from them, after Huang Ashan ate three bowls of rice noodles in one breath, the fear and uneasiness he felt before the war miraculously disappeared.

And the rice noodles and roasted duck that were completely eaten in the end showed that Huang Ashan was definitely not the only person with such a situation...

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About two or three quarters of an hour before noon, the Yin Ren Gui Lao's fleet appeared.

This was also the first time that Huang Ashan, a mud-legged fellow from the countryside of Shunde, saw the true appearance of the legendary Yin battleship.

Even before this, he had heard from many people that the Yin Ren Gui Lao's ship was very big.

But after getting used to Daqing's fishing boats and small cargo ships, I suddenly saw something like this, which was more than 50 meters long and more than ten meters wide, with several layers of water exposed.Especially after adding those tall masts and a large number of sails, the battleship looks like a hill.

At that time, Huang Ashan, who was lying in the gun emplacement covered with branches and weeds, immediately took a deep breath of cold air.

Fortunately, what was in my heart was not fear, but worry that such a big ship would be difficult to break.

Then, he turned his head and glanced at Master Shadow Cavalry, who was only a few gun positions away from them. He was still lying there motionless, without any gesture of greeting everyone to fire off the cannons.

The cannons on the left and right sides of the hilltop and on the opposite bank have no intention of firing now.

For this reason, he could only silently curse out "Fuck the street", suppress the urge in his heart to light up the fire immediately, and continue to wait.

In a tense atmosphere that felt lifeless, there was new movement on the Yin Ren Gui Lao side.

Specifically, there were two ships with a big wheel on both sides of the hull. The big ship with black smoke on the big chimney began to head towards the river in front of them, and the speed was still ridiculously fast.

Previously, Master Shadow Rider had told everyone what this thing was called: a steam paddle-wheel battleship; as long as it burned coal, it could replace manpower.

Seeing such a scene, Huang Ashan was not too surprised.

As for the Yin people's other larger warships with more gun barrels, they dropped their anchors and stopped.

After the two ships got closer, Huang Acan discovered that the hulls of these two steam paddle-wheel battleships were somewhat reflective in the sun.

Actually, its hull is all made of steel, and I don’t know how thick it is.

"Will a big ship made of steel shell not sink on the water?" At this moment, such a huge doubt silently arose in Huang Ashan's heart.

And this doubt will soon become more intense, even to the point of despair.

When we were still two miles away from the river that was blocked by sunken ships, wooden rafts, and iron ropes, there were a total of seventeen or eight artillery pieces on both sides of the bank, and they were firing at them.

The two steam paddle-wheel battleships, and the several cannons on the bows and shipboards, immediately fired their guns unwilling to be outdone.

The difference is that after a dozen cannons on both sides of the strait were fired, lumps of iron weights flew through the air and fell into the water one after another.

Except for a small splash of water when it fell into the water, there was no more movement.

On the contrary, although there are few cannons on the steam paddle-wheel battleships, the muzzles of the cannons are not only thicker, but the iron weights thrown out are also larger, and they will still explode after landing.

In the thunderous explosion, the sand on the ground flew up high, and after the smoke cleared, a big crater was left.

*Damn it, if this thing really hits you, will it end well?

Regarding this point, Huang Acan soon had the answer.

Because right on the hill where they were lurking, there was a gun emplacement on the left hand side of the mountainside. A two-thousand-pound cannon on it had been exposed before.

They had just fired their second cannon, but the Yinren and the ghosts had fired their sixth cannon; in the time it took them to fire one cannon, the ghosts could fire three cannons.

During this artillery fire, one shot landed in front of the artillery position.

Suddenly, as if being blown by a typhoon, the heavy cannon that could almost break a person's waist immediately bounced up as if it were made of wood.

A group of Panyu guys operating this cannon all fell to the ground. It was not known whether they were dead or not, but no one could get up.

Huang Acan is now nineteen years old, but this is the first time he has seen someone die in front of his eyes not because of injuries, but because so many people died all at once.

In my head, there was a buzzing sound.

Feeling inexplicable fear, nausea, and nausea, I instinctively wanted to jump up from the ground and carry someone down the mountain on my back.

Because there is a row of shacks set up behind a hill two or three miles behind; there are many doctors invited by Xuange Camp inside the shacks. If you carry them down, you may be able to save them.

But before he could actually do anything, Shadow Qiu said in his ears:
“Everyone, listen, I’m only going to say this once and for the last time.

Only when the Yin Rengui Lao's ships reach the optimal distance to fire can they have a chance to sink them and completely block their way back.

If it is exposed in advance, the ghost guys will have more vigilance; all the previous efforts will be in vain, and those who died will also die in vain.

So without my orders, they all lay down and couldn't move, even if they were blown up to death.

Otherwise, I, the Shadow Cavalry, will recognize you, but the musket in my hand will not recognize you. Hu Biao and Chief Hu have said that they will continue to issue military orders and all military law enforcement will be carried out. "

When the words "engage in military law" fell on his ears, this 19-year-old farm boy finally understood the cruelty of war.

Not only must you be ruthless to your opponents, but you must also be ruthless to yourself.

It's just that this young boy from a farm family doesn't know why he is so ruthless and cold-blooded at the same time as he silently greets Shadow Qi in his heart.

Little did he know that Shadow Rider, a newbie, was actually silently greeting Hu Biao and the veterans of the team in his heart.

Damn it!This was his first time participating in a mission, and he was still a kid in his 30s.

In the modern dimension, he, Ye Hao, is a well-known good-natured person in the company, and he is used to taking matters into his own hands when encountering problems; now, he plays a general role of supervising the war team, engaging in military law at every turn.

The emotions in my heart are naturally not much better...

He lay on the ground and watched the two steam paddle-wheel warships, driven by the rapid rotation of their wheels, approaching the blockade on the river little by little.

During this process, Huang Acan never felt that time was so difficult to pass.

I don’t know how long it took, but the leading steam paddlewheel was only a hundred or so steps away from the blockade; many ghosts also appeared on the bow of the ship, holding something unknown in their hands, and they were all ready to break the chain. .

Finally, a voice came to Huang Acan's ears, which should be the voice of Hu Biao and Leader Hu: "Go ahead and kill these sinister ghosts."

At such a sentence, the group of them all turned their heads and looked towards Master Shadow Rider's position.

The main reason was that Lord Shadow Cavalry just bit his back teeth and shouted the words "engage in military law", but it really frightened him.

Fortunately, Huang Acan's head was only halfway twisted.

In his ears, he heard Shadow Qi shout the two words he was most looking forward to: "Do it~"

In an instant, he jumped up from the ground and picked up a pine oil torch in his hand; at the same time, on the top of this unknown hill, figures jumped up one after another, and their skills had never been like this. Too healthy.

Because all the artillery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait had been loaded in advance.

And pointed the muzzle at the river a little in front of the blockade.

After Huang Acan slightly adjusted the muzzle, he lit the fuse with the torch in his hand. After a very short time, the cannon in front of him let out a huge roar, which made his ears numb. .

But Huang Acan's heart was filled with unprecedented joy.

To put it mildly, it was much more enjoyable than when he, a little bachelor who couldn't marry a wife, was busy with crafts in the lonely nights.

Just in the blink of an eye, the joy in his heart stopped abruptly.

Because there were at least three hundred rounds of artillery, and after they rained down, most of them fell around the two steam paddle-wheel battleships.
There were splashes of water on the surrounding river surface.

After a small number of cannons successfully hit the ship, they tore large holes in the ship's canvas, broke one or two masts, and even made holes in the deck.

On the scene, it was extremely lively.

But the key problem is that after the cannon hits their iron shells.

Either it was directly shot away, leaving only a shallow crater; or a small amount of explosive shells exploded on the hull, only to explode a little of the iron shell, exposing the wooden planks below. .

In other words, the fierce firepower ambushed on both sides of the strait is actually unable to sink them. At least after one or two rounds of artillery have passed, there is probably no way to sink them.

Instead, they got closer to the blockade, and could destroy the iron chains and rafts at a glance.

Once they are successfully destroyed, the big ships behind can also pass through here; after they escape into the sea, everyone will have no way to deal with these sinister ghosts...

(End of this chapter)