Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Although China is still powerful now, sending an envoy to force the Tiandihui and the White Lotus Sect to compromise, and even if they sent all their troops, they were still driven out of Guangdong.

But it doesn't mean that the Tiandihui and the White Lotus Sect have no chance at all. As they have their own men and territories, they can be considered local lords.

They can take advantage of the conflict between China and the Qing Dynasty to develop slowly. If there is really no chance, it will not be too late to surrender later. But what if China and the Qing Dynasty are both defeated?

What if by then the strength of both sides is greatly weakened and there are more princes in the world?
In troubled times, anything can happen.

After all, corruption was rampant in the Qing Dynasty and had reached a point where it was irreversible.

The young emperor of China was only two years old, and the two empresses dowagers were bound to be at odds with each other. The court was divided into two factions, the powerful and the common people. In addition, the military had its own system. It was no exaggeration to say that there were many forces and internal discord.

Moreover, Cai Qian and Lin Zexu are also two variables. Now there is the variable of Annan. It is hard to say what will happen to the world in the future.

Of course, these are all things for the future. The most important thing right now is how to deal with the Annan coalition forces.

"You two, don't we have to think of a countermeasure?" Yang Yunfeng looked at the Annan soldiers who had already started boarding the ship and were about to cross the river to attack the city, and he couldn't help but frowned and said, "It's not a solution to let them attack Panyu County so recklessly.

Although we have more people and don’t have to worry about defending the city, if we continue like this, morale will only get lower and lower, and it will be easy to lose the city if we defend it for too long.”

Anything can happen on the battlefield. Sometimes a breakthrough point can even lead to a complete defeat. When the enemy attacks the city with reckless abandon while you defend it cautiously, you will suffer psychologically first.

"What can we do if we are inferior to others in skills? Didn't Zhaoqing Fangxiang send back the news that the special envoy brought 5,000 main forces of China to provide support?" Li Jianming said, "We just have to hold on."

The enemy's armaments are obviously superior to ours. It would be fine if it was just a city defense battle, but if it was a wild battle in the wild, our side would inevitably suffer heavy losses. The Tiandihui's army has a complex composition, with people from all over the place, so Yang Yunfeng doesn't care how much they lose.

The Chaoshan clan coalition forces are all composed of their own soldiers. After the intermarriages among the major clans, they have more or less intricate connections. Li Jianming is not willing to rely on numbers to fight hard.

It's not a time when we have no choice. After all, the Chinese reinforcements have already arrived. In this case, we can just wait and delay time.

Feng Yuanni raised her eyebrows and said, "The Chinese army is very powerful. Although they only have 5,000 people, they can often defeat the enemy with fewer troops. The Annan coalition has only more than 10,000 people, and many of them are naval forces. They should not be a match for the Chinese army.

What do you think? Should we block the mouth of the Pearl River and keep all the enemy warships here?
These warships are very powerful, and the cannons on board are also very powerful. If we can capture a few of them, they will be of great use in the future. Even if we can't get a complete one, it would be good to get a replica of a sunken ship!"

The White Lotus Society was in Ao Island and the Tiandihui was in Hainan Island. Both places were close to the sea, so it was inevitable to form a navy. No matter how high the cost was, a navy had to be formed. Otherwise, you could only wait for others to attack you and you could only defend passively.

The East India Company's warships had excellent performance and had experienced the test of strong winds and waves in the ocean. Imitating such warships was definitely a good choice.

Feng Yuanni had this need, and so did Yang Yunfeng, so after listening to Feng Yuanni's suggestion, Yang Yunfeng immediately agreed.

Li Jianming did not object. After all, the Chaoshan area is also close to the sea, and there is also a demand for such high-performance warships.

Li Jianming thought for a moment and said, "Although the water level of the Pearl River is not high now, we don't have any ships. It's not easy to block the Pearl River. Moreover, these warships are stationed in several places. No matter where they are deployed, they will be attacked by warships. The river is so wide, it will be even more difficult to block the river."

Although Guangzhou is at the top of the Pearl River Estuary, it is an estuary after all, so the river is naturally very wide. Even at a relatively narrow location, the width will not be less than one hundred meters.

If you want to block such a wide river and prevent the warships from leaving, a lot of materials will be needed.

"In fact, it's not that there is no solution at all!" Feng Yuanni said with a smile: "It is said that when attacking a city, the Chinese always like to build bamboo frames, and then suppress the defenders on the city wall from a high position before attacking the city.

We can also build bamboo frames to block the river!"

"Can a bamboo frame stop a warship?" Yang Yunfeng asked in surprise, "A bamboo frame can float on the water. Since it can't fall down and take root, how can it stop a warship?"

"This method is really feasible!" Li Jianming's eyes lit up, and he immediately explained: "As long as there are enough bamboo frames, you know that although the warship is huge and has a strong impact, it also needs to run at a high speed.

If we make enough bamboo frames, after the warship rushes in, its speed will definitely slow down and eventually stop. Once it stops, it will be basically impossible to rush forward again.

As for the bamboo frame floating on the water, isn't that just perfect?

When we intercept warships, we are intercepting the surface of the water, and warships cannot pass underwater.

As for rooting, this is actually not difficult. Just pull a few interception ropes on the water surface and the bamboo frame can take root.

However, in order to prevent enemy sabotage, attention needs to be paid to the location where the interception rope is placed. But there are ready-made places, and Humen is a good example.

The reason these warships were able to come in was simply because we were caught off guard, allowing them to rush through.

Now that we are prepared, we can completely block the Pearl River with the help of the riverside artillery at Humen, especially after setting up the intercepting bamboo racks. Once the warships slow down or even stop completely, they will become sitting ducks. "

Yang Yunfeng thought about it, nodded and said, "Let's give it a try. We have nothing to do anyway. Pass the order down. Each soldier must make five triangular bamboo frames. They must be completed before noon."

Li Jianming thought about it and said: "If we rely solely on soldiers, we may not be able to achieve unexpected results. We might as well purchase directly from the public.

It is not difficult to make triangular bamboo frames. Ten cents for a pair is considered a high price. One tael of silver can buy one hundred pairs of bamboo frames, and ten thousand taels of silver can buy one million pairs of bamboo frames. I think it is enough to block the Pearl River.

And ten thousand taels of silver is just a trivial matter."

"Okay, then let's take the silver and buy it from the public." Yang Yunfeng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)