please make me king

Chapter 1607 Iron Lock Hengjiang
"General, Dagukou is not far ahead!" Just as Huang Sunmao, the deputy envoy of military equipment, led more than a hundred warships to attack the rebels at sea, another fleet had already approached the port.

The captain of this fleet is none other than Wang Guerrilla.

Although he is just a guerrilla general, his rank is still lower than that of lieutenants and generals, but he has two thousand soldiers in his hands, which should not be underestimated.

Therefore, Huang Sunmao led Vice General Bai, Vice General Liu and General Wu Can and others, leaving Wang Guerzilla alone to lead an army, leading warships, chasing boats, sand boats and other ships, and went along the coast to Dagukou.

Although Zhang Zizhou is an excellent factory manager, he is quite proficient in shipbuilding and ship use, and knows some tactics of warfare, but he doesn't understand the process of using troops very well.

The reason why Huang Sunmao, the deputy envoy of military preparations, was willing to deal with him at sea was to "tune the tiger away from the mountain", coax all the warships of the rebel army out, and then let Wang Gueran lead the main force to attack.

How could Zhang Zizhou expect that this Huang Sunmao would cheat and attack a "novice" like him, he really doesn't care about martial ethics.

"Ha, sure enough there is no one there!" When Wang Guerzilla and his group arrived at the mouth of the river, they looked at both sides of the river, only to see a barren and uninhabited area, and they couldn't help being overjoyed.

Of course, not being able to see anyone at the moment does not mean that the rebel army is defenseless.

It turns out that the ports of Tianjin in this era were located in "Zhigu", that is, along the Sancha River at the confluence of Lushui, Yuhe and Haihe Rivers.

This is the confluence of the North-South Canal and the Haihe River. It was once known as the "Sanhui Haikou".

Therefore, if the navy of the Ming army wanted to threaten the rebels, they had to go up the Haihe River and reach the vicinity of Tianjin Wei.

"Enter the river!" Wang Guerzilla already knew this well, so he couldn't help but ordered.

Following his military order, nearly a hundred large and small warships lined up, slowly squeezing into the narrow Haihe River from the wide sea like a long snake.

It was only three or five miles away, when a report from the soldiers had already been reported: "General, there are two high platforms on both sides of the bank in front, which are suspected to be 'thief' forts. I wonder if we need to send people to land and investigate?"

"Did someone fire a cannon?" Wang Guerzilla frowned and asked.

"No!" The soldier shook his head.

"Since he didn't, why bother with him?" Wang Guerzhe said angrily, "Soldiers are expensive, and now my navy has entered Hanoi without anyone noticing. How can there be any reason to make a big fanfare and reveal our whereabouts?"

"Send me an order, the whole division is going forward, and we must find the port."

"This place is the northern waterway terminal, where the capital's first victory is. If you can get here, you will not only be able to increase your official position, but also have everything you need in gold, silver, and goods. Take it from me!"

It turned out that Chen Hongfan, the coastal general, and Huang Sunmao, the deputy envoy of military preparations, had just agreed to intimidate the rebels in order to mobilize troops from Shandong to relieve the pressure on Qingzhou.

However, Wang Guerrilla did not take this seriously.

Don't think that although he has many soldiers and horses under his command, his official position is actually inferior to Vice General Bai, Vice General Liu, General Wu Can and others.

Now that the world is using martial arts, he may not have taken the opportunity to improve his mind.

Therefore, this Wang Guerrilla vowed to make a great contribution before going out to fight, in order to emerge in the "New Dynasty".

But what kind of great achievement can compare to capturing Tianjin City and plundering the Zhigu port area?

As mentioned earlier, this Zhigu port is a transshipment port of the Grand Canal, and at the same time it is also a shipping port. Naturally, there are abundant commercial ports and prosperous trade.

As the saying goes: no agriculture is not stable, no business is not rich.

The trade in the Zhigu area is so prosperous, so it is naturally rich, how can this group of "Qiu Ba" not be coveted?

"Okay, kill him, rob him!" As soon as Wang Guerzhan said this, all the soldiers under his command shook their hands and vowed to fight hard.

Everyone's calculations were settled, and everyone was very excited, so they continued to swim upstream along the Haihe River.

Unexpectedly, after walking for more than ten miles, suddenly there was only a cannon shot, and gunpowder smoke was coming out of two high platforms on both sides of the Haihe River.

"Did you get noticed by the 'thief'?" Wang Guerzhe was taken aback when he heard the words, and he couldn't help but quickly ordered, "Hurry up and leave him alone!"

The artillery of this era is slightly inferior in terms of power and accuracy, and it is obviously difficult to stop the navy of the Ming army with this alone.

"Here!" Everyone received the order, and ordered the sailors to continue sailing and paddling, and marched up the Haihe River.

It's just that after a short time, I saw something lying across the wide river.

When the detective boat stepped forward, it turned out to be a thick iron chain.

The iron chain is pierced with pine wood every ten feet, and with the help of the buoyancy of the pine wood, it floats on the river.

From south to north, the Haihe River is divided into east and west sections.

The spies on the boat looked forward again, but saw another one floating on the water not far away. This is the so-called "Iron Lock Hengjiang".

This method of iron locking Hengjiang is a traditional Chinese water warfare method.

It began to appear in the battle against Wu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wuyan, the prefect of Jianping, forged iron locks and put them down in dangerous places to cross the Yangtze River to prevent the Jin army's warships from advancing eastward.

The navy of the Ming army was blocked by iron locks and could not enter, so they had to be beaten passively and endured the bombardment of the rebel artillery.

The spies on the scouting boat inspected it carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised, and quickly turned back to report: "The 'thief' is treacherous, and has already set up two iron chains to block the front, and our army cannot move forward!"

"Where is the fire boat? I will burn it!" Wang Guerrilla immediately ordered upon hearing this.

The method of iron-locking Hengjiang is certainly good, but it is not impossible to crack it.

The easiest way is to burn it with fire first, and then chop it with a knife and ax to destroy it.

Following Wang Guerzilla's order, some soldiers selected two fire boats, loaded them with sulfur straw, went to the iron locks, tied them firmly with ropes, and then lit the fuel.

The raging fire suddenly rolled up, like a lotus flower blooming in the center of the river.

"General, what are they doing?" The soldiers on the fort on the north bank of the Haihe River had already seen it clearly when the Ming army navy was burning the chains of the rebel army.

"It's nothing, I just want to blow our iron lock!" A fat man replied.

"This can only be burned?" The soldier expressed doubts about this.

"can!"

"Then what shall we do?" Everyone couldn't help being surprised when they heard the words.

"Haha, he is only allowed to use fire, so why don't we be allowed to use fire?" The fat man suddenly laughed.

It turned out that this fat man was none other than Fatty Zhang, the leader of the rebel army.

Ever since he "betrayed" Luo Rucai and turned to Zhang Shun completely, he has always been trusted by Zhang Shun as his confidant.

Given the strategic position of Tianjin City, Zhang Shun, who traveled from later generations, obviously has a deeper understanding than people of this era.

In the Second Opium War, the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Dagukou three times, and thus conquered Tianjin and Beijing.

In addition, the newly built Tianjin Shipyard of the Rebel Army is also located in Haihe and Hanoi. If this place is lost, not only the capital will be threatened, but also the navy of the Rebel Army will be destroyed once it has achieved results.

Therefore, after Zhang Shun determined the Liaodong strategy, he sent Fatty Zhang to Tianjin and established a corresponding defense system.

The Dagukou area was originally an important military area, and the Ming army also built forts and barracks here.

Due to time constraints and heavy tasks, after the fat man came, he recruited civilians to rebuild the inherent defense facilities of the Ming army, and built some new facilities at the same time.

Among them, what makes him most proud is this "one cable and two sets".

This "one cable" is naturally the iron cable stretching across the river, and the "two platforms" are the forts set up on both sides of the Haihe River.

With this "one cable and two platforms", the safety of Jingshi, Tianjin Wei, Zhigu Port and the shipyard was initially guaranteed.

"It's not good, General, one of our iron cables was burned by the 'Ming Thief'!" Just as Fatty Zhang was overjoyed, he saw that the iron cable on the river surface suddenly broke into two pieces, and then followed the impact of the river, Floating to both sides of the Haihe River.

"According to the time, it should be about the same time. They finished burning, and it's our turn this time!" Unexpectedly, Fatty Zhang smiled slightly when he heard this, and ordered impressively, "Let our fireboat come out too!"

"They dare to burn Lao Tzu's chains, and Lao Tzu will burn his boat to repay the debt!"

(End of this chapter)