Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2118 Chang Qingyun

Radio stations will only be established in higher-level or more special units.In addition to relying on the legs of the signal soldier and the traditional bugle to communicate with the troops, light signals are used at night and semaphores are used during the day.Later, the Ministry of Science and Technology developed a mirror reflective device with reference to historical data, which can transmit two or three sets of signals per minute by using reflective light to type Morse code during the day.The speed is much faster than the semaphore, and the disadvantage is self-evident, and the transmission distance will be greatly reduced in bad weather.

Regardless of whether it is a semaphore or an optical signal, it is not very convenient to transmit signals in combat, especially in field battles. Unless the battle is carried out on a preset position, it is difficult to arrange a communication network calmly. In most cases, it is still necessary to rely on Traditional bugle and human communications.

However, the siege battle is a gradual battle, and the troops are scattered and relatively open, which is the best occasion for the use of this kind of visual communication network.

The visual signal communicators of the 6st Brigade Communication Battalion were divided into 30 teams, which were deployed on the north slope of Bangshan Mountain, the top of Zhushan Mountain, the south of Wuzhou City, the southeast of Wuzhou City, the top of Beishan Mountain, and the north of Wuzhou City. Each team consisted of signalmen, observers, It consists of a decoder, a passer and an alternate.In order to have a wider field of view and to keep the signal unobstructed, each soldier team is equipped with a high platform similar to the lifesaving chairs used by swimming pool lifeguards. It is composed of steel pipes and connecting parts.The high platform is fixed on the surrounding ground with cables and spikes, and there is only room for two people at the top. The signalman and observer sit on the high platform wearing safety belts. When signals need to be sent and received, the signalman and observer move to a suitable position and stand up.The observers are equipped with high-power telescopes. Once they find out which direction is sending the signal, the signalman will make corresponding actions or respond to light signals, and then start receiving information.The general general flag is divided into 26 actions, respectively representing 10 letters or 1 numbers, among which the signals from A to I also represent 9 to 0 in turn, the signal of K also represents [-], and the remaining four actions represent standby or space respectively , The following signals are the four meanings of number, error, and cancellation, and J also represents the meaning of the following signals as letters.Light signals use the Morse code format directly.

When the observation conditions are good during the daytime, the semaphore is simpler than the light signal based on Morse code, and it can transmit simple information more quickly.But now it's nighttime, just use light signals.The observer uses a telescope to observe the sender's signal, and announces the corresponding letter, number or corresponding meaning aloud, and then the decoder records it and quickly makes a reasonable interpretation, and then the transmitter transmits the decoded information to the corresponding receiver. On the contrary, the decoder will compile the information to be sent into the corresponding code, loudly announce it to the signalman, and let the signalman send it out; if the information is to be transmitted to the next station, the decoder will send out the Continue to pass the instructions, and then the flag bearer will send the signal according to the code reported by the decoder after receiving the preparatory action for sending the letter at the next station.

The positions of a team are not fixed. Four people are on duty and one is resting at all times. The positions are rotated among each other, so that the timeliness of sending and receiving information can be guaranteed.

When the sentry on Bangshan observed the abnormal phenomenon outside the West River Gate of Wuzhou City with binoculars, they paid attention to the situation and reported the situation to the highest commander on Bangshan, the artillery company commander stationed on Bangshan.The artillery company commander didn't dare to be negligent. After carefully observing one side with a telescope, he asked the signal squad to send out a message.

The information is as follows: On the 1st, more than 1 refugees poured out of Xijiangmen.

No. 1 refers to the signal squad in the south of Wuzhou City. The signal soldiers on Zhushan passed on the message immediately after receiving it.Then, No. 3, the Bangshan Signal Squad, received the following message: No. 3, step up observation and continue to report.

Then reply: On the 1st, the Ming army shot arrows at the refugees.

Then reply: On the 1st, the refugees are going north.

Then: On the 1st, refugees approached the north of the city.

Zhu Mingxia didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the Wuzhou defenders for a while, but such a large group of refugees poured out all of a sudden, it was hard to guarantee that the Ming army was among them, and if they were not careful, they would suffer big losses.So Zhu Mingxia acted decisively and ordered the team to issue an order to Zhu Quanxing: No. 4, intercept the refugees leaving the city.

Tactically, intercepting refugees is not a good idea.There are a lot of refugees and there may be Ming troops mixed in there. To intercept them with a small amount of troops, the thin front line will be disrupted by refugees. If you are more cautious, it seems more appropriate to let them go through the front line to find their way out.

But Zhu Mingxia considered that if there were Ming soldiers in the crowd, it would be fine to run away a few "big fish". If the officers and soldiers crossed the front line and "returned their carbine guns", it would be bad for them to attack the logistics supply point behind the troops.

After receiving the order, Zhu Quanxing ordered to go to the Northeast Mountain of the city through a light signal, and asked them to form an encirclement with the two companies sent by the North Mountain position before the refugees tried to cross the Beishan position, so as to prevent the refugees from dispersing on a large scale.

Although Yi Haoran slandered Chang Qingyun for running faster than a rabbit, in fact Chang Qingyun was not as calm and composed as he showed that "the mountain man has his own tricks".Before the order in the city completely collapsed, he slipped away.

Chang Qingyun was not "stayed" in the city, to be precise, he volunteered to act as the commander of the fire.At that time, he was quite tragic, and he had the artistic conception of "the wind is rustling", until when Yi Haoran broke in to question him, he still had the meaning of "calm and composed".

However, as the order in the city began to become disordered and the person who sent out the order never returned, Chang Qingyun's courage also began to disappear little by little. When he realized that the situation had completely lost control, he couldn't help but also started to panic When I got up, my original determination to "sacrifice generously" was not so firm.He didn't care about arson or not, and immediately asked the servant to bring a change of clothes.

In the yamen, he has secretly prepared several sets of common people's clothes.At this moment, he and the three personal servants had already put on brown shirts and caps, dressed like ordinary people in the city.Hurrying out the gate to mix with the group of refugees who were expelled from the city, preparing to escape.

The streets were already in chaos, the streets were crowded with people, and crowds were crying and howling everywhere.Chang Qingyun looked up and saw that the area of ​​Beicheng had already burst into flames, and thought to himself that the fire had already started.

The people all over the street were stunned for a moment, and all raised their heads to look at the red light in the sky.Suddenly, a man broke out in the crowd and screamed "No, it's on fire!" Everyone jumped up as if they had been whipped, and rushed towards the Great Cloud Gate together.The fleeing crowd rolled along the streets and alleys, and some people continued to join the ranks, and some were knocked to the ground because of hesitation for a few seconds, and were swallowed by the wave of people.

There were civilians and soldiers among the rushing fleeing crowd.Some wealthy households were guarded by several house slaves and ran away with a box in their arms; They all ran with their lives in the crowd.The rioters first took their scabbards and tried to smash through the crowd and run, but then they pulled out their knives and chopped off those who were in the way.

Chang Qingyun was very anxious: This fire was set too early!

However, he couldn't bear to think about it at this moment. The three masters and servants were surrounded by the crowd and rolled forward all the way. Sparks rolled to the bottom of the eaves, where there were several pottery urns, when touched by Sparks, a big fire burst into flames.The flames quickly licked the straw on the eaves, and all of a sudden the whole house was on fire.

"The city is burning, run away!" The already panicked crowd suddenly became crazy, the people near the fire source desperately pushed to the other side of the road, and the people on the other side desperately pushed the people in front, clattering A large piece fell down.Before they could stand up, people from behind had already stepped up. The dozens of people in front still felt their feet were soft, but those behind couldn't feel anything on the ground.

The fire went from house to house, from neighborhood to neighborhood.Chang Qingyun felt something was wrong in his heart, threw his arms to the left and right, struggling to get out of the crowd.But it didn't work at all. A more powerful elbow hit his right ear, and he only felt a "boom", and his mind went blank.

Chang Qingyun staggered to the left, but was blocked by the people on the left. He couldn't control the direction, couldn't stop, and could only go forward surrounded by the crowd.In a trance, he seemed to see the north gate in front of him, and in a trance, he seemed to have left the city.

It was his young servant Chang Shan who was smart, saw a stone tablet by the side of the road, and pulled Chang Qingyun towards the back of the stone tablet, somehow avoiding the crowd.When Chang Qingyun woke up, he found himself sitting in the mud on the side of the road, and the crowd that had gathered had already dispersed outside the city.

Of the three servants with him, only Chang Shan was left alone.

After all, Chang Qingyun calmed down quickly after experiencing Chengmai's defeat. He looked back at Wuzhou City and found that the fire was not that big, and the choking smoke had dispersed with the wind.A little disappointed in his heart, he remembered that in the last batch of news he got before leaving the city, the guards in the city and the chiefs of the cities had already begun to resist the officers and soldiers—it seemed that this time they were destroyed by the "traitors" again !
At this moment, he only felt pain all over his body, and his body was already in disrepair, with holes in his knees and worn out hands.I don't know how many times I fell when I was out of the city, and looking at Chang Shan, he looked embarrassed, probably all the way along the way, he relied on him to pull desperately to prevent himself from falling and then unable to get up again.

"Chang Shan, thanks to you this time!"

"Master, don't say that," Chang Shan was a little panicked, "It's just that Chang Wei and the others are gone, and the dry food and money are all with them."

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The next update will be Volume 323 - Guangzhou Governance Chapter [-]

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