Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 700 Shelling Tung Chung
Chen Haiyang demanded that the observation posts of the pirates be pulled out within three days to completely shield the pirates' intelligence sources.This is a bit difficult for the special investigation team. The area of ​​Lantau Island itself is not small, almost all of which are mountainous, and observation posts can be hidden everywhere.But Chen Sigen soon discovered that the pirates had no sense of secrecy.During the day they will cook on the mountain, and at night they will have a bonfire.The smoke and fire made it easy for the special investigators to mark all the sentry positions on the map, and then touch them one by one.

The whistle-touching battle went smoothly.There are at least five or six people on each post, but the pirates are inexperienced in anti-touch posts, and they are very surprised when they are suddenly attacked.When Chen Sigen interrogated the prisoners, he found that the pirates didn't think the enemy would work hard to climb the mountain to attack them.

Generally speaking, the officers and soldiers in Guangdong who got it from Chen Sigen from the pirates were very "lazy" and basically they would not take any intelligence warfare measures.

In contrast, the pirates are more or less aware of this aspect, at least they know how to place eyeliner at traffic hubs.No wonder the ancients often described it as "arrogant" when commenting on the depravity of an army.

The special investigation team found iron pots, rice, and many pickles from this post.There are also daily necessities such as wooden barrels for carrying water and storing water.It seems to be staying here for a long time.

"It seems that they live very comfortably, eating hot meals every day." Chen Sigen jokingly said to his subordinates.

"They just eat some hot food, how can it compare to us eating meat and fish?" A team member said, "It's cold, eat well!"

The food of the special investigation team is the first type of supply standard: it is characterized by high protein content and high calories.Each serving of "Southern Sea" dry food for the special investigation team can provide 4500 calories.Among them, there are many special supplies such as beef jerky, egg cream biscuits that only the veterans can enjoy.

"When the battle is over, we'll go back to the base and have a good meal—I heard that there are wild boars on this island."

A team member said: "There are not only wild boars, but also roe deer and goats."

"After the battle, we will hunt and hold a tooth sacrifice." After Chen Sigen finished speaking, he ordered the observation post to be destroyed, and all the things were destroyed-this place did not meet their requirements. The special investigation team should set up an observation post in a place where they can monitor Tung Chung. .

Another task of the special investigation team is to find a road from the east coast of Lantau Island that can transport supplies to the west coast overlooking Tung Chung.

There are no roads on the entire island of Lantau Island, and there are almost no activities in the mountainous areas. The small number of residents on the island rarely go deep into the hinterland of the island except for collecting firewood and logging near the settlements.

The special reconnaissance team needs to find a road that can allow troops to pass through mountainous areas without roads, and can carry a certain weight of equipment through the road.They have been doing such road marking work for several days.Some sailors have successfully followed the marked route to the hills around Tung Chung.

Shi Zhiqi will be on the top of Shangling Mountain, and a camp has been secretly opened here, from which the sailors and sailors go back and forth to the east coast of Lantau Island several times a day. The 12-pound mountain howitzer was disassembled and transported by manpower, and the Hale rocket was also transported by manpower, and transported to the camp bit by bit.

Among these weapons, the 12-pound mountain howitzer has a short range and an average killing effect, so it is not the main weapon.Hale Rocket is Shi Zhiqi's trump card.But the Hale rocket launched too fast.Without adequate stocking, dozens of rockets will be gone in an instant, and they will not be able to continuously suppress the enemy.

"One hundred pieces have been delivered to Shangshanling." Shi Zhiqi reported to Chen Haiyang on the radio, "The delivery speed cannot be faster! There is no road here. It takes three or four hours for soldiers to go back and forth. The road is dangerous after dark. Can no longer be shipped."

"I'll add some more sailors for you, and you need to stock up enough of them before the tenth day."

"I understand. The task must be completed. In addition, I hope to allocate some blankets-it is very cold at night, and the soldiers sleep in the open, and large-scale fires cannot be built."

"I'll take care of the logistics staff. Over."

until September 24th.The special investigation team set up observation posts on the mountains around Tung Chung to observe the movement of pirate ships in the harbor [-] hours a day.A temporary Marine Corps composed of some sailors and sailors on board also landed and moved quietly from the east coast of Lantau Island under the cover of night.Cannons and Hale rockets were prepared on the hill.In order to carry out large-scale harassment operations in the Pearl River Estuary Battle, a large number of rockets were equipped.This time it happened to consume part of it first.

As long as there is an order, the rockets fired from Liujiaoshan and Shanglingshan to Dongchongkou are enough to plunge the entire fleet into great chaos.It is said that even the Danish fleet cannot withstand the rocket fire of the British Navy, and it is even more impossible for the pirate fleet to maintain calm actions under dense rockets.

While the preparations for the attack were in full swing, Zheng Bao was also preparing for the attack here.Wang You's return in vain made Zheng Bao feel more satisfied - he didn't want to have some kind of "leader" on his head.

At noon on September 11.Chen Haiyang boarded his Linte No. 2 and ordered all ships except the big whale and the remaining fleet to weigh anchor. 7 squadrons of patrol boats, 36 squadrons of spy boats, and [-] ships sailed northwest, bypassed the Ma Wan Strait, and headed for Tung Chung on Lantau Island.

The sky was slightly bright, and all the warships marched in single file.Keep a certain distance between each boat.Sail through the wind and waves.Chen Haiyang stood on the poop, observing the fleet's sailing conditions from time to time.

Eight sloop patrol boats sailed against the wind on both wings of the fleet, patrolling back and forth to guard the sea.According to Chen Haiyang's order, the patrol boats would sink all the sporadic ships they encountered on the sea, so as not to report to the other party.

"Fleet speed?"

"Section 2.5!" A staff officer reported.

"Is there any news from the observation post?"

"Reported 15 minutes ago, there is no abnormality in Tung Chung."

"Have the Marines and Marines entered the starting position?"

"The artillery is still in the process of moving heavy weapons and ammunition. Captain Shi said that it will be all in place in nine to ten minutes."

"Okay, ask the observation post to keep an eye on the enemy's movements." What Chen Haiyang is most worried about is the artillery. Lantau Island is a mountainous island. There are no roads on the big and small hills.It's easy to get disconnected.

Chen Haiyang sat on a high-backed chair.According to this speed, it will take more than three hours to reach the battle position.It was just after three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the position - the sun was setting to the west.He led the fleet into battle with their backs to the sun, while the pirates had to face the sun and fight him.This small advantage is very useful in the era of sailing fleets.

Three thirty in the afternoon.Under the unified command of Chen Haiyang, the Marine Corps launched Hale rockets at Liujiao Mountain and Shangling Mountain as a signal to start the general offensive, and the task force went into battle.

Most of the rockets launched from the hills around Tung Chung were aimed at pirate ships in Tung Chung Port, and some were also fired at residential areas near Tung Chung Mouth, which Chen Haiyang believed might be the camp of pirates.

Afterwards, the mountain howitzers started firing—they fired grenades with effective killing effects, mainly to increase the chaos at Tung Chung Estuary.

When the first rocket fell on the sea surface of the port with thick smoke, pirates rushed to the deck to look at this rare diorama.When more and more rockets appeared in the sky, and they all fell towards the top of their heads, the entire Tung Chung Estuary suddenly became chaotic.

Six rockets fall into the waters of Tung Chung Mouth and the ground every minute.Ships and houses were continuously hit and caught fire, and thick smoke rose into the sky.A rocket hit a ship, engulfing the ship in flames, and the ship's gunpowder exploded, throwing debris into the air.Some rockets fell directly into the crowd, and the human bodies were burned into fireballs rolling all over the ground.

The densely packed trestles moored with sampans and long dragons were hit by more than a dozen rockets intensively, and the small boats ignited raging fire one by one.All of a sudden, the trestle was ablaze, and the sun was covered by thick smoke.

The pirates and the inhabitants of the village were stunned by the sudden blow from the sky.But the terrifying and spectacular scene of the second wave of rockets rising from the top of the mountain caused the pirates to blow up the camp immediately.These Hale rockets all have a whistle, which makes a shrill whistling sound when flying and falling.The screeching sound came from far to near, as if it was falling towards the top of his head.

Amidst the chaotic shouts and screams, people trampled on each other, and many people rushed to the ship, preparing to pull the anchor and sail the ship desperately, to escape from the hell ruled by the screaming god of death.

Wang Youqiang kept his composure - after he returned to Tung Chung, he failed to carry out any specific activities to instigate rebellion, but he knew that several leaders were dissatisfied with Zheng Baozao.Seeing that the surrounding situation was in chaos, he quickly ordered someone to call in some reliable people, and prepared to seize the opportunity to clarify the situation and act together.

Zheng Bao used to spend a lot of time in a small village in Tung Chung Kou - he asked a nearby village to send some women to him for entertainment.Wang You failed to negotiate, and there was no hope of instigating rebellion.Zheng Bao was very dissatisfied with him, and decided that no matter what the attitude of the Australians was, he would lead the team into the Pearl River to beat him first.As for the future, we will talk about it later.You must know that it is rare for Liu Xiang to leave the Pearl River Estuary.It would be a pity not to seize the opportunity.

Just as he was having fun and thinking about which villages and towns he should start looting, he remembered a commotion outside, followed by messy whistling and explosions.Zheng Bao's slightly drunkenness suddenly woke up, and he quickly pushed the woman away, and stood up from the bamboo couch.

"What's the matter? What's the mess outside?" He asked loudly, it didn't look like an official army was coming to attack - if this was the case, the sentries he set up on the surrounding mountains should have received an alarm.

(End of this chapter)