Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 101: Shelling and clearing troops ashore
Li Yu's expression also became serious, ever since the large-scale development of Xishan Island.

This is the first time someone from the government comes to visit.

I'm afraid there will be some blood spilled today.

"The telescope has arrived."

Taking the telescope handed over by his subordinate, Li Yu finally saw clearly.

The naval flag was hung on the mast.

Looking again, there is a big word "Shi".

"Lao Hu is the person who helped Shi Linglun from Taihu Lake."

"What are they doing here?"

"Probably, I'm here to beat the autumn wind." Li Yu had a strange expression and handed the telescope to Lao Hu.

……

The principle of running a dead horse in Wangshan also applies to the Lake District.

After a long time, the black spots turned into clear ships.

It was visually estimated that there were 300 materials, and there were dozens of Green Camp sailors standing on the deck.

Li Yu observed it several times with a telescope and determined that Shi Linglun was not among them.

"Are they allowed to land?"

"Send people to the pier to block them. Even cats and dogs want to come to my island."

"I don't think they will be obedient." Lao Hu was a little worried.

"Then bring me the Mountain Splitting Cannon, just in case."

Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the military advisor was becoming more and more ruthless.

Is this to bombard a naval warship?
The original 10 mountain-splitting cannons were located on the mountainside.

Just change the position and direction slightly to cover the dock.

Li Yu asked again:
"What about the rest?"

"It's still stored in the workshop and has not been moved out."

"Move it out. Carry it into the valley below. Don't show it without my order."

"As ordered."

Old Hu glanced at the valley next to him.

If the artillery is launched from the mouth of the valley, it can directly bombard the warships docking.

The entrance to the valley is too close to the pier.

Up to 100 meters.

He had a hunch that he might not be able to avoid today's firefight.

Press your hand on the handle of the knife, hold it tightly for a while and loosen it for a while.

……

pier,

"I am the guerrilla general of the Taihu Xiezuoying Camp, and I was ordered to investigate the banditry on the Taihu Islands."

"Who are you, and what do you want to do by gathering people here to build houses?"

A military attache stood on the deck and shouted loudly.

"This is the private property of Mr. Li from Fucheng."

"I don't care who the officials are, the navy has the right to inspect every plant, tree, brick and tile in Taihu Lake."

"Brothers, go ashore and see who dares to stop us."

Wow, the guards also drew their swords and blocked the way.

When these navy soldiers saw it, they were not afraid, but instead very excited.

The military attache who calls himself a guerrilla general takes off his straw hat:

"Oh, you are actually holding a sharp knife and fighting against the officers and soldiers. You are in trouble, and you are in big trouble."

The two sides were approaching, and the swords were almost touching.

Suddenly someone flashed out:
"stop."

Du Ren, dressed in an elegant robe, with a piece of jade hanging around his waist.

The naval guerrillas saw him and knew he was a noble man.

He cupped his hands and said arrogantly:

"We are under the command of Vice General Shi. According to the tip, someone gathered on Xishan Island to mine, and we came here to check. Please get out of the way."

Du Ren put away his fan and said softly:
"Put down the knife."

The escort immediately sheathed their swords, but the road was still blocked.

……

"Sir, your people gathered in crowds and held weapons to stop the officers and soldiers. If word of this spreads, it will be a serious crime of beheading." The guerrilla emphasized.

"Really?" Du Ren was very disdainful.

Navy Guerrilla was a little embarrassed and whispered:
"Your attitude is wrong. We want to solve the problem, not expand it."

"Makes sense."

"Actually, as long as we don't report it, it doesn't mean it never happened. Are you right?"

"Exactly."

Marine Guerrilla felt annoyed, Mad,

I'm obviously an officer and soldier, so why are I so humble?

Green camp man, when will you stand up and ask for money forcefully?

Chilling!
"In that case, let's go ashore and have a good talk."

"No need, my master is hosting a banquet for several officials and gentry of our government. Even if you, Vice Admiral Shi, are here, you still have to toast first."

Du Ren said, and glanced at these dirty soldiers with disgust.

"Why, all the salary you just received has been spent?"

This kind of condescending attitude,

This made the dozens of soldiers present feel a little inferior and ashamed.

With a coy, flattering smile on his face, he bent over.

They don't have the spirit of this guerrilla. They just want to get some extra money, and they can get it on their knees.

If that doesn't work, you can lie down on your stomach or lying down.

There is no sense of integrity, the Green Camp soldiers are illiterate.

"Tell me, how much does it cost?"

Guerrilla blushed and forced himself to explain:
"We are serious officers and soldiers of the imperial court. We are really not here to extort money. The servants of your house are all armed with sharp swords. This, this~"

"What's the matter?"

"This is not good. After all, Qing law stipulates that this is not allowed."

"The rules count as a ball."

……

Seeing that the situation is about to get out of control,

An old green soldier grabbed the guerrilla's sleeve and hinted him not to speak.

He took a step forward, knelt down on one knee, slapped his sleeves and made a thousand gestures, with a smile on his face:

"I would like to pay my respects to this gentleman."

"My appearance is incredible. I will enjoy endless wealth and honor throughout my life. My descendants, princes and princes, will live a long life."

"Yeah." Du Ren was satisfied.

The old green soldier did not stand up, but raised his head with great effort, and said in the most humble tone:
"The imperial court is in arrears with payment, and our brothers on this ship have not had rice for many days."

"My uncle is very kind and generous, so just treat it as if there is something missing from the seam of your hand, and reward him casually?"

Du Ren looked at this talking old guy with satisfaction.

Say:
"You all stand here and wait, 500 taels, is that enough?"

"Enough, enough, too much. You are really not an ordinary nobleman. Just now I felt like you were the God of Wealth descending to earth."

Du Ren chuckled and said:
"If it's less, I can't afford to lose that person."

"Stay here for me and don't make any sound."

"Yes Yes."

He left, and the escort continued to stand where they were.

These green camp soldiers no longer shouted.

Instead, they were discussing in a low voice how to divide the accounts when they get back.

The old green soldier now became the target of everyone's compliments.

Don’t underestimate the unlimited sex,

If you master this skill proficiently, you will be able to mix well in the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, it's not just the Qing Dynasty. People like this can eat well in any era.

Gonggong culture has a long history and is one of the quintessences of the country.

Not only colleagues praised me,

Even his immediate boss, the guerrilla general, patted him on the shoulder and whispered:
"Go back and give you 10 taels, and do your best."

"Next time something like this happens, it will be you. If you can talk, just talk more."

"Hey, thank you, sir."

……

Du Ren returned to the mountainside,
The process of negotiation at the dock is briefly described.

"Ayu, what should I do?"

"Kill them with men and ships."

This decision was unexpected and reasonable.

Now that Li Yu has made up his mind, others will naturally have no objections.

"Tell the artillerymen in the valley that when they hear the sound of the cannon, they will push out and aim directly at the navy warships."

"The escort has been practicing shooting for so long, it's time to see some blood."

"If you have money and courage, I'll leave the 10 cannons on the mountainside to you."

The hasty order kept everyone busy.

Nervous, but also a little excited.

Du Ren came over and asked in a low voice:

"There is a Sea Dragon King imprisoned in the water prison. Do you want to submit a certificate of surrender?"

"can."

After such a reminder,

Li Yu thought of another person and told Lin Huaisheng:

"Did Wusi buy it? The cannon will fire soon, let him take the lead in charging into the battle."

"He's here, I'll inform him."

Surrendering as a prisoner, Wusimai listened to the order from the Eight Banners and the White Flag Xiao Riding School.

Without saying a word, he went down.

He wasn't wearing any armor, just carrying a long sword.

"Are there any horses? Are there any bows and arrows?"

Lin Huaisheng was stunned:
"I don't have any bows and arrows. Find him a horse."

……

Although it is not an excellent war horse, it does have four legs.

This is a good opportunity,

Let him submit a certificate of sufficient weight.

There is also the Sea Dragon King, who has lost weight twice.

He was thrown to the ground in a state of embarrassment, his eyes not used to the sunlight.

After a while, he got up.

water prison,

Simply the most terrifying prison in the world.

After a few days, the Dragon King would also bow his head and work hard at plowing the fields with his mouth crooked.

"Are you the Sea Dragon King?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'm convinced, I'm really convinced. I can do anything you ask me to do."

Li Yu smiled, it seemed that the transformation effect was good.

Point your hand downward:
"Do you dare to kill officers and soldiers?"

"Dare, so brave. I'm willing to be the vanguard."

"Okay, go pick out your own weapons."

However, the Sea Dragon King hesitated to speak.

Du Ren asked with a black face:
"what happened?"

"Can you give me something to eat? I'm so hungry that I don't have any energy."

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

He turned his attention to Lin Huaisheng, the small bag hanging on his waist.

As everyone knows,

He is the only one who carries food anytime and anywhere!
……

Li Yu also laughed:
"Give it to him, the emperor still needs hungry soldiers."

Lin Huaisheng reluctantly opened his pocket and threw it over.

The Sea Dragon King's eyes glowed green, he untied the bag and poured it into his mouth.

Fried peanuts!
"Can you give me some wine? I'm so choked."

He pointed at Lin Huaisheng's small wine bottle and shamelessly asked for it. "for you."

"Hey, thank you."

After drinking strong alcohol, there are fried peanuts to satisfy my stomach.

The Sea Dragon King finally recovered.

Du Ren asked with a smile:

"what about the taste?"

"The wine is okay. It's just peanuts, with salt and sugar. What can I say, heresy."

Lin Huaisheng snorted and was too lazy to explain.

How rich it would be if we put sugar and salt before putting it aside.

I'm wasting my high-energy snacks in vain.

The Sea Dragon King picked a light oxtail knife and a wooden shield.

Sitting quietly in the valley, savoring the taste of the food, gathering strength and waiting for the attack.

on the pier,
The navy green battalion soldiers were a little anxious as they waited, but they did not dare to rush.

Afraid of angering the nobleman, the 500 taels of silver were lost.

"Brother, can you help me? The money is heavy, so we can help move it."

"Shut up and be honest."

Suddenly, someone shouted:
"Guards, retreat to the valley."

Seeing the escort team retreating with a roar, the naval guerrillas were a little confused.

There is also a bit of an ominous premonition.

……

high place,

Li Yu made a cutting gesture.

The sound of cannons was deafening.

There was chaos on the dock.

Everyone saw clearly that three shells fell into the crowd. The scene was so beautiful, it looked like bowling.

in the valley,
The other mountain-splitting cannons were also slowly launched.

They aimed and bombarded the Green Camp soldiers who were clumsily climbing onto the boat and trying to raise the sails to escape.

warship,

Shaking violently, holes were punched out.

Although the caliber of the mountain-splitting cannon is small, this broken wooden boat cannot carry it at a distance of [-] meters.

The green camp soldiers also noticed it, so they jumped off the ship and ran to both sides.

The bombardment is over,

It was the Musketeers who came on stage.

The musketeers, who looked at the slightly chaotic formation, walked to the dock and fired a volley.

Li Yu commented:
"The commander has not kept up, so we have to adjust the officers, drums and bugles."

"One wave is fine, but a few more waves will reveal the secret."

The Li Jiajun's shortcoming is the lack of battlefield experience.

After the firearms shooting is completed, the next step is to clean up.

A horse rushes out,
With a spear under his arm, Wusimai quickly caught up with a Green Camp soldier who was escaping on the tidal flat.

Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, he can easily overturn it.

He continued running and stared at the other person who was escaping into the shallow water.

However, the horse did not want to go into the water and was a little afraid of the water.

After weighing the spear, he threw it hard.

Phew, right in the back of the fleeing person.

……

Wusimai started the mass killing mode.

Chasing infantry is the prairie knight's favorite thing.

The Sea Dragon King is much worse.
They just hacked to death a few Green Camp soldiers who were injured and fell to the ground, so there was no sense of accomplishment.

However, he soon spotted a big fish.

Green camp guerrillas wearing official robes and boots.

His eyes were glowing green, and he urged his horse to catch up.

The shortstop is good at running, even with boots on.

On the beach, it jumped and ran nimbly like an antelope.

Every person who seems to be a waste but always gets promoted and makes a fortune has his own unknown skills.

en route,

They also encountered sporadic fire from musketeers.

However, he was lucky and didn't get hit.

The Sea Dragon King was exhausted and was chasing after him hard.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way.

Wusimai rode out from the diagonal and struck with a knife.

The guerrilla's head flew into the air, and he took two steps forward before falling down.

Li Yu was at a high place and saw it very clearly.

Secretly praise, this knife is beautiful.

If it were someone else, it would probably be cut in half and half still attached.

The Sea Dragon King cursed angrily:

"You bastard, you are taking my credit."

Wu Simai was very arrogant and reined in his horse and left.

He could tell that this was a green forest bandit who was not worthy of his respect.

The convoy was cleaning the battlefield.

Gather the corpses of naval soldiers and soldiers, dig pits and throw them in for burial.

……

"Is this the artillery of the Taihu Battleship?"

"Yes."

A bronze cannon, a squatting tiger cannon, and two raised guns.

It had been poorly maintained and was covered in rust.

There are obvious pits and honeycomb holes in the barrels of the two guns.

Li Yu brought a bowl of water and tried to pour it from the small hole.

The small hole can actually hold less than half a bowl of water, and there is actually a universe inside.

Famous instrument.

Look at the inscription on the cannon body: Produced by the Ministry of War in the 2nd year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, Taihu Association.

"Hey, it's an old gunner."

"The firearms in Green Camp are all similar and have been eliminated."

"Take it back and melt it. After all, it's copper and worth some money."

Of course, craftsmen are reluctant to waste. The price of copper is more than 6 times that of iron.

Lao Hu was wearing a green battalion official robe and standing in the crowd without any sense of disobedience.

Together we witnessed this brutal killing of officers and soldiers.

Now, his mentality has changed very quickly.

Switch freely between officers and thieves.

"Brother Li, did you do it on the spur of the moment, or were you prepared in advance?"

"As God testifies, it was purely a whim, just a test of cannon."

What Li Yu said was against his will.
In fact, he had already been worried.

There are more and more people under his command, approaching 2000.
But without a real battle, people's hearts cannot unite.

In urgent need of a fight with the officers and soldiers,

It can not only train the team, see blood, and cultivate confidence.

It can also make this group of people strengthen their determination to rebel and collectively submit a letter of vote!
……

Lao Hu walked to a mountain-splitting cannon and easily picked up the barrel of the cannon.

"This gun is so light, not as heavy as a girl."

Du Ren couldn't help but laugh and explained:
"You are right, the small size weighs 80 pounds, and the slightly larger size weighs 100 pounds."

This weight can be easily carried by one person.

Two people can march short distances with a carrying pole.

The strength of ancient people was much greater than that of modern people.

One person carried hundreds of kilograms of rice and walked dozens of miles.

A little stronger, weighing 200 pounds is not unusual.

In a sense, humanoid mules and horses.

There are detailed records in the diaries of some foreign explorers in the late Qing Dynasty.

The skinny body contains energy like a mule or horse.

"Aren, gather all the troops on the island."

"Now?"

"Yes, call in all armed guards and launch all artillery."

"Okay, give me half an hour."

Du Ren took a group of people and hurriedly went to do it.

There are two bells on the island, and ringing them is the signal to gather.

The long ringing of the bell made everyone on the island nervous.

Could it be that the officers and soldiers were taking revenge?
Li Yu found a stone to sit on and motioned to his followers to sit down too.

Inquired about the progress of some engineering projects on the island.

Also record their suggestions.

"Ayu, the assembly is complete." Du Ren came over quietly.

"Okay. How many people are there in total?"

"560 arquebusiers. 21 mountain-splitting cannons, 100 gunners. There are also 120 sailors."

"Leave 100 arquebusiers to guard the house. The rest will all board the ship."

"what?"

"Also, prepare enough gunpowder and lead bullets for a battle on the ship."

Du Ren was stunned and looked at the rest of the people present.

As a result, everyone had the same expression.

Li Yu stood up and said seriously:

"This is my temporary decision. A knife needs to be sharpened frequently to be sharp. How to sharpen it? Use iron and blood to sharpen it against the enemy's bones."

"Wars are always unexpected. It's better to choose the day than to hit it. The target is the Taihu Navy."

"Today, we are all White Lotus Sect."

Everyone was dumbfounded,

He hurriedly went to the warehouse to find the white hat and white clothes that he used to pretend to be the White Lotus Sect.

……

"Brother Li, are you sure?" Lao Hu pulled him aside and said worriedly.

"We must be sure of a surprise attack. Shi Linglun is probably not in the camp today."

"How did you know?"

"The official correspondence mentioned that yesterday, Shi Linglun was supposed to go to the Jiangnan Admiral's Mansion to report military affairs."

"I have a bold idea." Lao Hu said seriously.

"Say."

"Dig up those corpses, take off the military uniforms, and our people will dress up as fake officers and soldiers."

Li Yu looked at the large pit that had just been filled in.

Wu Simai is racing happily, stepping on new soil.

It seems to be a kind of awakening of blood!

Li Yu felt a sudden nausea in his stomach, and he held back and said:

"You go ahead and do it. I have no objection in principle."

"Then you can evaluate it, is it a clever idea?"

"Excellent."

"Really?" Lao Hu was a little doubtful.

"I'm not as good as you, much more."

……

Old Hu strode over happily and shouted:

"Dozens of people will come and dig out all the bodies."

"Wusimai, get away from me. The new soil has been trampled hard by you."

(End of this chapter)