Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 49

If the Lingao County in this time and space is the most well-known way, it is the place "Lingaojiao".It has always been an important place in Guanjin of Hainan Island.Yu Eshui pointed out at the intelligence briefing before departure that there had been beacon towers at Lingaojiao since the Yuan Dynasty.In the Ming Dynasty, a bopu inspection department was set up here, "the admiral's cross-examination matter".During the reign of Zhengde, there were 30 archers and three patrol boats.At the end of Wanli, there were still 12 archers here, and it is estimated that there were at most one small boat.However, this place has always been a safe haven for Lingao fishermen, and they may encounter local fishing boats.

Bei Wei carefully searched the terrain in front of the bow. Three months before the arrival of D-Day, some members of the military team took a staff trip to Hainan in the time and space of the 3st century.The planned landing site: Lingaojiao-Bopu Port and the topography of Mayiao Bay, Hongpai Bay, Houshui Bay and other places as alternates were carried out.

As the leader of the landing reconnaissance team, Bei Wei not only inspected the terrain in detail at that time, but also revisited the local topography and landforms based on the data many times afterwards, so as to be sure of everything.

The east is white, and everything on the shore is very clear in the telescope.The motorboat has entered an open bay at this time. According to the sea chart, this should be Longhao Bay in the southwest of Lingaojiao. Because the wind and waves are relatively small, fish often migrate here to inhabit. It is one of the important fishing grounds in Lingao.

Bei Wei searched with a telescope, and soon saw the familiar triangular headland extending from northwest to southeast, about one kilometer long—yes, this is Lingaojiao.

Lingaojiao forms a natural breakwater here, which is 1.5 kilometers long and 500 meters wide.The middle of the embankment is full of sand washed up by sea water, which is crystal clear and white, forming a sand embankment road. The 21st century promontory features stone blockhouses, watchtowers and a lighthouse built by Qing Customs in the 19th year of Guangxu (1893).Although there is nothing on the embankment of this time and space, the difference in the entire landform is very small.

"Slow down, pay attention to observe the underwater." Bei Wei reminded.In addition to the exposed embankment at Lingaojiao, there is still a long submerged part under the water. Although the draft of the motorboat is almost negligible, it will lose a lot if it is wiped by the reef.

The sea water is clear and transparent, and the fine white sand between the underwater reefs is almost clearly discernible.The small boat crossed Lingaojiao and entered Changgong Bay. Even without binoculars, people on the boat could see Bopujiao extending to the southeast corner.The entire Changgong Bay is surrounded by two corners in this way. The bottom of the bay, which is about [-] kilometers wide, is as calm as a mat, and the sand is clear and the water is still, with only slight white waves rolling on the shore.

"I really want to swim here." Someone said.

"Build a sanatorium here in the future!"

Everyone laughed. It feels absurd to say this now, just like a group of poor people talking about what they will do when they get rich.

Bei Wei carefully asked the boat operator not to go too deep into the bay, in case an arrow was shot, it was no joke.

"Captain, what kind of mountain is this?" Li Jun pointed to a huge oval shape emerging from the green bushes at the corner of Bopu in the distance.

"It's not a mountain, it's a beacon tower."

"How big is the Beacon Tower?!" The people on the motorboat were all surprised—the Beacon Towers in their impressions were all earthen platforms that had been eroded by wind and sand along the Silk Road in the Western Regions.And this platform will still be 400 meters high even after 16 years.At this moment, according to Beiwei's visual inspection, its height is at least 20 meters, and its slope is 45 degrees. At first glance, it looks like a small hill that is common in hilly areas.The whole platform is made of stone blocks, and the interior is made of rammed earth.It is completely different from the barren hills covered with weeds and trees in the 21st century, which were severely collapsed and peeled off.

"Everyone pay attention to safety, there are Ming soldiers stationed here, pull down the mask!"

Following the order, all personnel pulled the visors off their riot helmets.The motorboat quickly passed Bopujiao and entered the southeast waters.

"Bopu Port!"

This place is the mouth of Wenlan River, the largest river in Lingao County.This big river with a total length of less than 90 kilometers forms an open harbor here, and the mouth of the bay faces north.A shadowy black island in the distance is Hongshi Island, the east edge of Bopu Port.

"Slow down! Enter the port. Be alert!"

The harbor beach opposite Hongshi Island is sandy and covered with lush mangroves. In some places, you can see very abrupt signs of being burned and felled. Behind the mangroves, there are undulating terraces. It is not high, and the top is uneven.On the opposite side of these mangroves, the southern part of the harbor is a completely different environment, with overgrown grass.There also appeared to be ruins of houses.

Withered seaweed and a large number of uprooted trees are scattered on the beach, which is evidence that the typhoon has visited not long ago - one of the important reasons for choosing to land in September of the lunar calendar is to avoid the typhoon around August [-] every year. Incoming typhoons and storm surge disasters.

The interior of the harbor is quite open, and there are large mangroves near the sea, with tidal flats and various waterfowls hovering in the sky.The water quality is not clear, and the mud bottom is clearly visible.The shore is flat with slight undulations.Unexpectedly, there are no fishing boats in the binoculars - something is wrong...

"This ghostly place is really desolate!" Someone already sighed with emotion.

"This is the county that has been developed and matured by the executive committee? Aren't the immature developed areas all virgin forests?"

Bei Wei glanced at the speaker with displeasure——he has almost forgotten the basic military discipline after being retired from the army for a long time.

Although Bopu is known as an important place to enter and leave Hainan, for a long time, pirates often regard it as a shortcut every time they invade Qiongbei.Over time, except for a small number of fishing Dan people who scattered here for fishing, it was still desolate until the Kangxi period.Fan Shu, the magistrate of Lingao County at that time, visited this place and wrote a poem to describe the environment here:

Horses trot the shore,

Old Guanjin deep in the wild smoke;

The white waves fill the eyes and clear the world,

Huang Li covers his head, Danzao man;

Three-foot low eaves to prevent hurricanes,

One Punch Small Stone Worship Dragon God

……

"Turn off the steering gear! Measure the water depth."

They have complete hydrological data of Bopu Harbor in their hands. According to the hydrological data, the water depth of the estuary harbor ranges from 2 meters to 10 meters, but it is now the 17th century. There will be a large error in the 400-year sedimentation channel change.

The motorboat began to row slowly, and Li Jun erected a steel riot shield for the armed police to cover the hydrological staff as they lowered the lead rope.

Bei Wei knew that the motorboat had become a good target at this time, and there was nothing to block on the open water.He is not afraid of someone who shoots an arrow. Anyway, the rough iron arrow cannot penetrate the stab-proof suit and helmet, but if the opponent has a small cannon hidden in the grass on the bank, it will hit a meal of iron sand from 50 meters away. Lead is sure to cause casualties.

The people in the military team are all armed with guns and loaded bullets, monitoring every corner of the surrounding area.

At this moment, on the beacon tower, a figure was also observing the boats in the bay.

This person is wearing an iron helmet with a thick layer of yellow rust on his head, and wearing a moldy leather armor - it was added when the court increased the number of guards in Hainan in the tenth year of Jiajing.He was holding a waist knife of the same age in his hand. The wooden sheath was rotten and fell apart, and he was barely wrapped with rattan.

Behind him was a soldier, with the same rusty iron helmet on his head, no armor, and wearing a tattered mandarin duck war jacket that was indistinguishable from the inside and the outside.Carrying a pair of bows and arrows, there is also a waist knife of Nian Gao Dexun in his waist.

Fu Bowen is a native of Qiongshan County. He practiced martial arts when he was young.Nearly forty years old, I took a position as a patrol inspector from the ninth rank, and led twelve archers to guard this "Qionghai Important Tianjin".Although this place is known as Guanjin, there are not many tourists here, and the only people who can be checked on weekdays are some Danjia fishermen and small businessmen who come from Leizhou to sell sea.That is, there is no oil and water, and it is desolate and lonely.The ones I see the most are pirates.

Hainan has always been a place where pirates are extremely rampant because it is located in an important sea traffic artery. In history, pirates have plundered Lingao many times, and even besieged the county seat.The governments of the Ming and Qing dynasties had no countermeasures against this. They just built beacon towers and raised fire to call the police when they saw any changes at sea.

The pirates moored their boats here to fetch water, and everyone lived in peace.Once deep into the harbor, let the boat land.The only thing Fu Xunjian can do is to run to the beacon tower to light the pile of horse dung, and then take people to find a place to hide.At one point of the beacon fire, fireworks can be seen for dozens of miles along the banks of the Wenlan River, and the city gates are closed immediately.

Every year after the [-]th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the typhoon gradually dies down, and pirates raid the coast more frequently.The fishing boats that usually take shelter from the wind and rest here have not come here recently, and they, the archers on patrol, naturally can't neglect—although the food and salary are small, they are still a piece of money.

As soon as the reconnaissance team's motorboat entered Changgong Bay, the archers watching from the beacon tower saw it.Normally, he would not disturb the inspector with such a small boat, but this small boat moved so fast, which surprised him. When the boat entered the river mouth, all of them were tall and tall, wearing iron helmets and black armor. , still holding a black iron gun in his hand, this situation is terrible, so he quickly invited Fu Xunjian to the beacon tower.

"Fu Xunjian, who are these people?" Archer asked softly from behind, "Do you want to go up and check?"

"I haven't seen it." Although Hainan is a southern frontier state, the common people have a lot of knowledge.Fu Bowen has seen the Japanese, the Frangji, and the Hongmaoyi, but this person is not within the scope of his common sense.The only thing that can be seen is that this group of people is obviously not easy to mess with.

"It seems to be measuring the depth of the water?"

Fu Bowen nodded: as the boat moved, someone behind the dark shield was constantly retracting and releasing the rope.Soundings meant big ships were coming in.

"Is there a fire?"

He hesitated for a moment and then made up his mind: there are few people coming, but they are all in armor, they are already forbidden people, they are definitely not good citizens, and they are here to measure the depth of the water secretly, it is obvious that there are still a large number of people coming.Now the sky is about to brighten, and the people have to go out to make a living. If the bandits rob them, they will be tortured!

"ignition!"

(End of this chapter)