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Lin Yuan asked: "Then tell me, what kind of traps have you arranged near the coast?"

Luo Rongguang said: "Commander Lin doesn't know that the few hills closest to the coast are carefully fortified by us. At the beginning of designing the fort, we took into account that it is relatively close to the coast, and the enemy may send infantry from the sea. Therefore, when the fort was being built, explosives were specially planted on these peaks, making the side near the coast very steep and difficult to climb up.”

"It is impossible for the enemy to climb the mountain, but there are still a few small roads that can be passed, so we buried pickets on the nearby sea, buried a lot of iron wire on the coast, and set up defensive measures on the road, because here It was very wet, so our mines were often ineffective, so we set up a lot of traps, pits and the like, so that the enemy would not dare to land near the coast."

Lin Yuan said: "There has never been a defense facility that can stop the enemy. Your defense facilities can all be cracked. The pickets can be blown off, the wire can be cut, and the pit can be filled, so I conclude , Today and tomorrow, under the cover of naval guns, they will definitely open up landing sites on the coast, and three days later, they will land on the coast."

Luo Rongguang thought about Lin Yuan's words, and then asked, "Are you so sure that the Russian army will attack in three days?"

Lin Yuan nodded and smiled, "Of course, the Russians will definitely attack at that time."

Luo Rongguang asked: "How do you know?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "For landing operations, we must choose the time when the tide is the highest. This time is convenient for ships to go ashore. Three days later, the tide will be the highest, so the Russian army will definitely land at that time." Pan Chi said at this time: "Lin Handsome, the last general is willing to take the crime and do meritorious service, lead dozens of small boats, and drive all their landing troops into the sea to feed the fish!"

Lin Yuan said: "You do have a mission, but this mission is not that simple. I wonder if you can do it?"

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he gave Pan Chi the task, and Pan Chi said in surprise: "If this can be successful, Lin Shuai, you will be a god!"

The next day was January [-], [-]. In ancient China, which used the lunar calendar to record years, there was nothing special about this day. Just as Lin Yuan expected, the Russian fleet dispatched a small force to set up a landing field along the coast. It is planned to storm the entire Dagukou Fort from here.

The sharpened wooden piles buried by the defenders of Dagukou in the shallow sea near the coast are made of high-quality pine wood, with thick iron sheets on the pointed ends. The iron has been quenched to make it extremely hard. The landing ships are relatively small So it's not enough to break them, instead, the bottom of their boat will be pierced by the sharp point.

The wooden posts are painted to protect it from the corrosion of sea water, and they are all below the water surface, making it difficult to see from the water surface, which brings great difficulties to the removal of the Russian army, which can only take small boats , the small boat pulled the probe rod, and slowly approached the coast. When the position of the stake was detected, it was blown off with explosives.

This plan was planned by Makarov and Togo Heihachiro together. Because of Lin Yuan's false information, Makarov thought that the artillery in the fort was weak, so he safely dispatched minesweepers into the river. After fighting, it was discovered that the firepower of the turret was very powerful. In less than an hour, one destroyer was beaten and lost its maneuverability, and had to return to the fleet under the tow of other ships.

Seeing the thick fog rising from the river, Dongxiang Heihachiro thought that it was impossible for the Chinese defenders to see the warships in the river. Who knew that the Chinese artillery still seemed to have eyes, and knocked down a minesweeper. On the bridge, looking at the mountains where the Chinese fortresses are located in the distance, I thought to myself: "What happened to these Chinese people?"

At this moment, the Russian army came to report to Makarov: "The operation to open up the landing site is not going well."

Makarov quickly asked: "Did the Chinese block it?"

The soldier who reported the message said: "No, the Chinese didn't move at all. The water was too cold, and the soldiers who went into the water to lay the explosives didn't have waterproof clothes, so the speed of laying the explosives was very slow."

Makarov frowned when he heard the news. There are very few waterproof materials in this era, so Makarov had no choice but to say, "Let the soldiers on the front line hold on."

As soon as the messenger left, Dongxiang Heihachiro said, "Don't you think something is wrong?"

Makarov asked, "What's wrong?"

Dongxiang Heihachiro said: "Why didn't the Chinese respond? No cannons were fired on the fort, and no soldiers came out to stop them."

Makarov said: "Maybe they don't know our plan yet. After all, our last shelling operation did a lot of damage to the forts on the coast. I believe they are afraid to send people inside anymore, so they don't know yet. our plan."

Dongxiang Heihachiro nodded and said, "I hope so."

Like a group of tough animals, the Russian soldiers finally opened up a one-kilometer-wide landing field three days later. Makarov then ordered the troops to prepare for the landing. He predicted that when the troops attacked, the forts on the shore would definitely It will block it, so order the fleet to approach the shore and fire at the fort when the troops attack.

In Lin Yuan's headquarters, Luo Rongguang was very anxious. When the Russian army opened up the landing field, there were scouts and sentries who kept sending news back to the headquarters. Luo Rongguang knew the actions of the Russian army, so he reported to Lin Yuan: "Commander Lin , Our scouts sent back news that the Russians have almost destroyed the wooden piles, and now they are cleaning up the wires on the coast, should we do something? ”

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "You really should do something."

Luo Rongguang straightened his chest and said, "The general is willing to personally lead the troops and drive them into the sea!" Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "Don't bother, you can send someone to prepare the celebration banquet, and prepare it as soon as possible. After a few victories, if we don’t celebrate well, the soldiers should feel cold.”

Luo Rongguang didn't say much, and led his men to prepare.

Lin Yuan's prediction was correct. Three days later, on the evening of January [-]th, a battalion of Russian troops first landed on the opened landing field, and then attacked the nearest fort. When they approached the fort, the Qing troops inside The soldiers opened fire, and the warships on the shore heard the gunshots and were ready to fire at the fort.It was getting late at this time, so the Russian warship used searchlights to illuminate the position of the fort.

Lin Yuan heard the news of the exchange of fire between the defenders and the landing Russian army, so he ordered Pan Chi: "Accord with the plan and light the fire!"

According to Lin Yuan's arrangement, Pan Chi had prepared a large amount of hay, wood and coal. Hearing Lin Yuan's order, he immediately poured kerosene on it and started a fire. There were hundreds of them, and bright flames appeared on the entire fort.

Luo Rongguang also saw these fires, and he said to Lin Yuan in surprise: "What are you going to do when you light the fire? The Russians just can't see the fort. Isn't it lighting them up like this?"

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said, "I'm not illuminating them, I'm covering their eyes."