Chapter 118, The Leading Party on Phoenix Mountain (Part 2)
Accompanied by the sound of the anchor chain entering the water, the thousand-ton steam-sail hybrid warship "Hangzhou" anchored in the Qiantang River.
——Although the Qiantang River in the Ming Dynasty was not as seriously silted up as it is today, it was still difficult to accommodate thousands of tons of ships, especially those with pointed bottoms. At that time, the canal canal ships that often traveled between the north and the south through the river were generally under 100 tons, otherwise there was a risk of running aground.
Therefore, despite the private port built by Phoenix Mountain Villa, the Hangzhou, with its too deep draft, was still unable to dock directly and had to anchor in the middle of the river.
At the same time, several small steam tugs that had been ready were "chugging" out of Phoenix Villa, blowing out black smoke, pulling the smaller sailing ships in the fleet with shallow drafts to the dock... And Large ships with deep drafts in the middle of the river can only be transported by sampans.
"... Put down the rope ladder and sampan! Let those landlubbers roll to the shore quickly!"
With a clear and powerful shout, the Li mountain infantrymen in the cabin stumbled onto the deck again, lining up on the side of the ship and preparing to climb the rope ladder down. Captain Li Huamei, who had let go of the steering wheel, squinted at the shadowy buildings on Phoenix Mountain, stroking his chin thoughtfully, "...I never expected that in the land of Jiangnan, there would be such a big piece of land under the eyes of the Nandu Imperial Court. The territory of the Australians. The hands of these leaders are really long...but they are really not familiar with Hangzhou! Is this so strange?"
Recalling the time when she told a young and handsome "short-haired chief" during a chat on Zhoushan Island that she was not very familiar with Hangzhou, and the exaggerated surprised expression on his face as if common sense had collapsed, Captain Li Huamei couldn't help but wonder. His delicate eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
——Unlike the "real" Li Huamei who is the anti-Japanese heroine of Hangzhou in the game "Age of Discovery", Captain Li Huamei, who runs the Macau-Goa route all year round and speaks Cantonese, has only been to the northernmost part of the country before. People from Fujian and Ningbo are really not familiar with Hangzhou at all.
Although at the suggestion of the time traveler, her ship was still named "Hangzhou"...
On the other side, Major General Sun Yang, who had transferred from the flagship to the transport boat, had already set foot on the ground of Phoenix Villa, reviewing the reinforcements sent to him by Lingao - only a dark-skinned and capable-looking camouflage man was seen. Be a man, step on the seven With a standard step of fifteen centimeters, he stood at attention and raised his hands in a military salute, "...Report to the chief! The Phoenix Villa Special Security Forces Regiment should have 3,050 people, but actually there are 3,050 people." ! Please instruct! ”
Behind him, there was a solemn scene of hunting with flags and a forest of gun barrels. The blade of the bayonet reflected the frightening cold light in the winter sun.
"...Please feel free to do so, comrades, thank you for your hard work." Looking at the serious-faced black man in front of him, Sun Yang casually raised his hand in return, and at the same time asked the owner Zhao Yingong next to him, "...So you are here You already have so many elite soldiers and generals? Why wait until we arrive?”
"... Alas, the size of [Zuimen Gate] is limited. Of course, light infantry can be easily obtained, and cavalry horses can also make do, but heavy artillery for sieges is difficult to move through [Zuimen Gate]!" Zhao Yingong He shook his head and explained, while guiding Major General Sun Yang and others towards the villa.
"... Then you can also use a rocket launcher! Or let the engineers bury explosive packets under the base of the city wall." Sun Yang continued to laugh wildly.
"...We have considered these two methods, but the former is too expensive and not powerful enough. The latter is too risky, and the casualties of engineers will be heavy." Zhao Yingong replied, "...and there was no such method in the villa before. So many people have just been mobilized..."
They slowly climbed up Phoenix Mountain while chatting. At the riverside pier in the back, there were naturally people arranging accommodation for the troops who came ashore - the charity hall at the foot of the mountain that originally housed refugees and quarantined and purified them could be turned into ready-made barracks after being cleaned, and there was even a shower room for bathing. The cooking squad has also cooked large pots of fish soup, rice and stews to entertain these comrades from far away.
The entire landing process lasted a day, but it was extremely peaceful. The Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers hid in the city wall and shivered. No one dared to go out of the city to die. The surrounding landlords also swept the snow in front of their own houses and ignored the frost on other people's tiles. , actually allowed the invaders to easily gain the initiative in the war.
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"...I really didn't expect that I would be able to enjoy the scenery of the West Lake again in this life... The moon reflected in the Three Ponds, the remaining snow on the broken bridge, the spring dawn on Su Di, the sunset on Leifeng... and the pavilion in the middle of the lake and Xiaogushan... It's a pity that it's a bit deserted. Son!”
In a pavilion at the northern foot of Phoenix Mountain, Major General Sun Yang murmured while observing the scenery on the West Lake with a high-power telescope.
"...There is no other way, there is a war now! The city gates of Hangzhou are sealed, who will sail the boat out to swim in the lake?" Zhao Yiggong replied.
"...and the Leifeng Pagoda looks quite strange? Why does it look like a Japanese gun tower?" Sun Yang pointed to the strange building that looked like a squat chimney in the field of vision and asked Zhao Yingong, " ...The Leifeng Pagoda I have seen is not this ugly..."
"...The Leifeng Pagoda you saw in the modern West Lake was rebuilt in the 21st century, and it even contained an elevator! The original Leifeng Pagoda collapsed as early as the Republic of China, but before it collapsed, It’s already in this ugly state.”
Zhao Yingong curled his lips and explained to him - the Leifeng Pagoda in the Song Dynasty was indeed majestic and elegant in appearance, but in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, Japanese pirates once robbed the suburbs of Hangzhou, and the Japanese pirate leader suspected The imperial court arranged an ambush in the tower, so it set fire to the tower. As a result, all the wooden components such as the eaves and railings of the tower were burned, leaving only the ocher-yellow brick structure of the tower body, which has not been repaired since.
Next, as the legendary story of White Snake and Xu Xian was widely spread, the Leifeng Pagoda that suppressed White Snake in the story also became famous. Many tourists came here to dig out the bricks of the tower as a souvenir. As time went by, As time went by, Leifeng Pagoda was gradually dug down...
——Unfortunately, no beautiful snake emerged from the base of the tower.
After chatting about the scenery of the West Lake for a while, the group returned to the center of the pavilion, sat down around the Yangtze River Delta combat map on the stone table, and concentrated on discussing the next military operation... First of all, Wang Qiu, a "person from the central government," "Set a tone for this meeting.
"... We are still not very clear on what considerations the Donglin Party, who controls the Nanjing court, provoked this war. However, since the war has begun, we must use the most cruel force This way, this group of death-seeking professionals understands a profound truth: Anyone can start a war, but only the winner can end the war! And there is absolutely no possibility of them winning!" Wang Qiu shouted, waving his fists.
"...Bah bang bang! You're so right! Who cares who came up with the conspiracy! None of the gentry in Hangzhou City is good!"
Zhao Yingong, who had been holding back his anger in the villa for the past six months, immediately clapped his hands and applauded, "...In the beginning, we all called ourselves brothers and had banquets. After they fell out, they became more aggressive in grabbing my things! Who is the culprit specifically? It doesn’t matter if the city is in trouble, just drag out the local tyrants and evil gentry here one by one and shoot them. Our future new society will not tolerate these worms who keep chirping all day long without paying a penny in taxes!”
Looking at Zhuangzhu Zhao's bloodshot red eyes, Major General Sun Yang was frightened: What's wrong with this man? Such murderous intent! Is it reliable?
However, as a time traveler who has fought in the New World for more than ten years and has seen how Indian warriors scalped people, Sun Yang obviously does not have much sympathy for the Hangzhou Jinshen. He is more concerned about the enemy in front of him, "... Ahem, how to deal with the Jin gentry in Hangzhou can be discussed later!" He reached out and patted the map on the table, "..."
"...The enemy situation? It's very simple." Zhuangzhu Zhao reached out for a blue pencil and drew a circle in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Haimen. "...The Ming army has thousands of soldiers each in Hangzhou City and Shaoxing City. The commanders, the Haimen Guards, and a paper coastal defense force are all the old foundations left over from Qi Jiguang's war against the Japanese, but they have been almost destroyed by now - this is the total of the Ming Dynasty regular army we are facing. "
"...This...the total is less than three thousand? Less than half of our military strength?" Sun Yang asked in disbelief.
"...It's true...Ah, by the way, there seems to be a group of mercenaries controlled by Huizhou merchants in the Huizhou area in southern Anhui. But let alone whether the Huizhou people are willing to come to Hangzhou to help, even if they are willing to send troops to aid Zhejiang, with the Ming Dynasty's Due to the efficiency of mobilization, it will be two months before they arrive in Hangzhou.”
Zhao Yingong said, "...the real enemy we need to deal with is not these vulnerable and decadent officers and soldiers, but the various landlord regiments scattered in the vast countryside. If you want to squeeze out wealth and population from this land, just We must launch a large-scale sweep and attack each house one by one..."
"...Haha, don't worry. Although this kind of security warfare is not the job of the regular army, I happen to have talents in this field." Major General Sun Yang listened for a while, then put his heart back in his belly, "... This time I brought professional slave-catching teams from Brazil and Africa, coupled with the land reform working group trained by you in Hainan Island, we can definitely turn Hangzhou, the so-called paradise on earth, upside down in one fell swoop!”