Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 101
Getting closer to Big Nose Island, the soldiers are all fully dressed.

Even the sailors are ready for battle.

Their task is to take charge of the port after the new army lands on the island.

The main thing is to seize the ship.

If the capture fails, set fire to the ship.

The purpose is to prevent Japanese pirates from fleeing by boat.

Liu Zhao put on his helmet and armor, and couldn't see any expression in the darkness.

There is only one pair of hands clenched back and forth, showing inner excitement and tension.

Feng Yibo is also in armor, fully prepared.

After all, it is the first time to fight.

Although he will not be able to take the lead, it is inevitable that he will have to go to the front line in person.

Not only can it boost morale, it is also a reassurance for the new army.

He was accompanied by a few soldiers, carrying some strange things.

Three of them stood in the shape of a character, with a copper pipe as thick as the mouth of a bowl under their feet.

There are circles of iron hoops on it, and the front part is supported by a bracket.

With this, the mandarin duck formation can be regarded as a top match.

It is, the tiger crouching cannon.

Unfortunately.

Even if Feng Yibo mobilized the best coppersmiths in Xiangshan, it took several months,

Only this door was built.

At first, Feng Yibo thought it was a brass pipe.

It is easy to mass produce.

Once he handed over his requirements to the coppersmith, problems soon arose.

The finished products delivered several times did not meet the standards.

Without him, the casting technique is too poor.

Either the pipe wall is extremely thick, not to mention wasting copper.

Also difficult to carry.

Either the thickness is uneven, or there are too many bubbles in the tube wall.

Easy to bomb.

In the end, an old coppersmith came up with a stupid solution.

Hollow out the entire copper pillar with a drill.

Just barely got this barrel.

Tried firing a few times, the power is also very reluctant.

In addition to caliber reasons, there is also the problem of gunpowder.

In this era, gunpowder was not used in warfare on a large scale.

At most, it is to make a signal cannon and listen to the movement.

Feng Yibo's knowledge of gunpowder is also limited, he only knows a formula.

One sulfur, two nitrates and three charcoals, put some sugar and big Ivan.

Not to mention that there is no white sugar, even this ratio will not work.

He found a local workshop for making firecrackers and prepared a black powder with acceptable power.

There is definitely still some distance from the optimal ratio, but it is barely usable.

The disadvantage is that the barrel must be cleaned after each use.

Therefore, this tiger crouching cannon was temporarily shelved.

Feng Yibo plans to organize his staff when he is free.

The manufacturing process and the ratio of gunpowder have been improved.

For this expedition, Feng Yibo prepared everything he could.

Although talking is better than nothing, I still take this tiger crouching cannon with me.

It's a great momentum.

"arrive!"

Liu Zhao took a deep breath and said:

"Brother Yibo must pay attention to his own safety, don't get into danger easily, just supervise the army behind."

"Don't worry brother, you also pay attention to safety!"

Feng Yibo responded, and got off the big boat along the rope ladder.

The area of ​​Big Nose Island is two to three thousand acres.

On the south side of the island is a mountain peak about [-] meters above sea level, extending to the north side and getting lower and lower.

It looks like the nose of the sea from a distance, hence the name.

The east coast of the island is mostly reefs and cannot be docked.

There is a flat area in the north, the area is not large.

That's where the Japanese pirates were stationed.

There is a natural harbor in the northwest.

The Japanese pirates built a dock here to dock their ships.

There is no reef on the west side, it is a shoal.

Large ships cannot approach.

The fleet stopped here and changed to a boat.

After tossing and tossing for half an hour, all personnel have successfully landed on the island.

Many people in the new army took a boat for the first time, and it was inevitable that they would get seasick.

After adjusting for almost another quarter of an hour, the team was integrated.

It was autumn at this time, and although the vegetation on the island had turned yellow, it was still dense.

The sword and shield hands alternately opened the way in front, and the rest marched in a long snake formation.

Feng Yibo was in the back of the middle of the team.

On the left and right are Mengzi and Gouzi, holding shields and walking in step.

Behind them are the soldiers, carrying the tiger squatting gun.

There are two other people carrying gunpowder and steel balls.

The sailors were loose and loose, following behind.

Carefully bypassed the area where the pirates were stationed.

After traveling for about three or four miles in total, we arrived at the outskirts of the private harbor in the northwest.

Seeing hundreds of meters away, little lights flickering.

Everyone rested on the spot for a quarter of an hour, breathing evenly.

Just when Feng Yibo wanted to give an order, he rushed towards the port.

Suddenly, a large torch was lit in front of him.

Then the left and right sides, then the back.

Gouzi was in a hurry, and roared: "No, it's an ambush!"

Feng Yibo hastily ordered: "Everyone, don't mess up! The platoon leader leads the team into a circular formation!"

A circular formation, as the name suggests, is a defensive formation facing all directions.

The military orders were passed on layer by layer, and the new army immediately took Feng Yibo as the center, and each platoon leader led the formation.

This is the benefit of Feng Yibo's following.

If he is not there, other people may not be able to
So quickly suppress the army.

"Don't be afraid, the pirates are not our opponents!"

Feng Yibo shouted loudly, and then told his side:

"Fill the ammunition, and I'll ask you to fire the guns later."

Although besieged, the new army was not very afraid.

Because it was pitch black, it was impossible to see how many people were there.

The navy was in a mess, constantly squeezing towards the new army.

"Let the brothers of the navy come in, but if anyone disturbs the army formation, kill them on the spot!"

Feng Yibo felt a little helpless, but he could only order them to enter the battle.

Otherwise, they will all be killed, and they will be exiled on Huangdao.

Soon Liu Zhao and Feng Yibo gathered together.

At the same time, the Japanese pirates and the new army also began to fight.

More than ten groups of Japanese pirates killed them in a swarm.

Soon they felt the restraint of the mandarin duck formation.

In just a cup of tea, the new army's circle was already covered with corpses.

As the Japanese pirates suffered more and more casualties, some Japanese pirate leaders played tricks.

Leading people to wave flags and shouts behind, but not to go forward.

Abe Saburo stood on a high hill, and he had a clear understanding of the situation below.

Originally holding a folding fan leisurely and contentedly, I only feel that I am alive like Kong Ming.

But seeing someone retreating, he immediately became a little uneasy.

"Ten thousand against three thousand, the advantage lies with us!"

"For the glory of Abe, give me all!"

It's a pity that the shouts of killing were so loud that his voice was instantly drowned out.

The Japanese pirates attacked several times and dropped corpses one after another.

They all learned well one after another.

More than a dozen Japanese pirates withdrew from the front line one after another, and the new army also got a chance to breathe.

There was a moment of silence on the battlefield.

Abe Saburo frowned suddenly, and said to the soldiers beside him:

"Go and inform them, keep attacking!"

"Just say that the other party is tired and will be able to break through immediately!"

The Japanese pirates received orders one after another, hesitating to charge again.

Unfortunately, this time it retreated faster than before.

There is also a group of clever Japanese pirates who have already taken advantage of the chaos and simply retreated to the port.

Seeing several gaps in the siege of the Japanese pirates, Feng Yibo subconsciously looked around.

Want to find favorable terrain and avoid being surrounded.

But he happened to see a dozen torches flickering on a high hill.

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(End of this chapter)