In the Qing Dynasty, the Liaodong Peninsula was under the jurisdiction of General Shengjing's Mansion. It is said to be "bordered by Jifu to the west, the desert to the north, the sea to the southeast, and North Korea to the east". Because of its strategic position of "sea and land victory", it became a natural setting for northern China in ancient times.

risk.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was because of the complete defeat of the Ming army in the Liaodong Peninsula that Hou Jin could attack Jinzhou and the Daling River without any scruples, which ultimately led to the defeat of the "Songjin War".

After the Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered the customs, because the Shengjing General Mansion was the earliest to be established in the Eight Banners garrison in the Northeast and its strategic position was very important, although Jilin and Heilongjiang were separated from Shengjing's jurisdiction later, Shengjing was the core of the Northeast garrison.

The status has not changed, and the total garrison strength is nearly 8,000.

The Qing Dynasty only stationed 4,000 Eight Banners troops in Jinzhou, Gaiping, Xiongyue, Fuzhou, and Jinzhou on the Liaodong Peninsula, which shows that its position is important.

Why is this happening? Because during the Kangxi era, a large number of pirates gathered in the offshore waters and islands of Liaodong, robbed merchant ships along the way, and killed and wounded officers and soldiers; most of them came from Zhejiang. And when the first offshore navy affiliated to the Eight Banners -

-After the establishment of the Jinzhou Naval Camp stationed in Lushun, the maritime troubles in the Bohai Bay gradually subsided, and there was peace for many years.

Seeing this, you must think that the Jinzhou Naval Battalion has strong troops and warships like clouds, right?

Well, from its initial establishment until a few years ago, the total number of warships in Jinzhou Shuiying was ten. Yes, you read that right, there are ten ships, and they are ten large boats! Each ship has eighty sailors, but

One hundred warriors aboard.

Starting from the fiftieth year of Qianlong's reign, Lushun Water Camp added twenty new warships, all of which were transferred from Shandong and Fujian. Each warship was equipped with fifteen sailors, and a total of 300 sailors were added. The naval camp was held in March every year.

Start patrolling the sea, return to Hong Kong in September, and patrol in two lines; the patrol range reaches Juhua Island in the west and Chenghuang Island in the south.

This thing is enough to deal with ordinary sand ships and bird ships. When the gongs and drums are beaten, the generals will kill with loud noises. If they fight in the distance with their cannons, and in close combat with their guns raised, they are guaranteed to surrender immediately. But once they encounter Beihai Town...

.Forget it, that would make Qianlong very "sansen".

So you understand why Qianlong was eager to transfer six sail battleships to the Bohai Bay, right?

However, what made the officers and soldiers of Lushun Water Camp feel "unexpectedly happy" was that before the imperial court's sailing and artillery ship could be seen, the big ship of the Northern Navy arrived.

Whether it is Deng Fei or Ding Guofeng, they both know more or less from the history of later generations that Lushunkou has a dangerous terrain and does not freeze all year round, making it a natural military port. Therefore, in their imaginations, the Qing army would definitely attack such a dangerous location.

Deploy heavy troops for defense. If you want to go to Jinzhou to buy soybeans safely, you must first remove the nail in the Lushun Water Camp.

So before six o'clock in the morning, when it was just dawn, a dozen black kayaks filled with soldiers from the North Marine Corps rushed into Lushunkou aggressively. Behind them, the Beihai No. 1 opened the way, and the Thor

In the middle, the fleet behind No. 2.

During the Qianlong period, Lushunkou was still a small fishing village. Although it was a natural harbor, the hydrology was completely different from that of later generations. Therefore, the fleet quickly anchored after entering the seaport and turned the ship sideways.

The two artillery and heavy machine guns on the Thor were quickly prepared, and Beihai No. 1 and No. 2 also opened the windows on the second and third floor gun decks, and the muzzles of dozens of Beihai Navy 75mm guns were also extended.

come out.

Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji, wearing green military uniforms of the Northern Navy, stood on the compass deck against the cold wind and watched curiously as the two sailors placed a strange object with five blades on the top.

Jiang Fan noticed that a sailor was holding a strange black square box with many buttons on it. When the sailor pressed a button on it, the blades of the strange object quickly rotated. And with the speed

Getting faster and faster, the thing actually rose from the deck.

Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji were shocked. They pointed at the object rising higher and higher and shouted: "What is this?!"

"Drones."

"Drone? What is it used for?"

"Reconnaissance of the enemy."

Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji looked at each other, becoming increasingly frightened by the unpredictable tactics of the Northern Navy.

I saw the sailor using his thumbs to move the two metal rods on the box in his hand. After the drone rose to an altitude of more than 20 meters above the deck, it quickly flew towards the Qing military ship port in the distance.

When the two of them followed the sailor back to the cockpit, they saw the sailor fidgeting with the black box again and connecting a line. The computer screen on the navigation chart table flashed, and the camera image carried by the drone appeared.

came out.

"This! This..." Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji were shocked and speechless. When they entered the cockpit, they saw the computer on the table, but they both thought it was a mirror.

But because it was black, I looked at it a few more times and found it quite strange.

Unexpectedly, this was not a mirror, but... Hong Liangji suppressed the shock in his heart and asked tremblingly: "What is this? Why can I see the port on the shore?"

Ding Guofeng bared his teeth and said with a grin: "The immortal method."

"..." Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji broke into sweat.

Deng Fei came over and patted the back of Ding Guofeng's neck and said to Hong Liangji: "You two, don't listen to his nonsense. This is technology and science."

I don’t understand! Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji Waterfall Khan. They have heard a lot about science and technology in Beihai Town these days. They can barely understand how an iron ship can float on the water.

But when I came to the cockpit today, I finally found that what I had learned for many years could not explain everything in front of me. Jiang Fan thought that he had almost seen Beihai Town clearly, but now he felt that he was trapped in layers of fog again, feeling that King Zhao

It's really unfathomable.

Deng Fei asked the sailor to hover the drone over the port and count the Qing warships on the screen with imaginary fingers.

"1, 2, 3... Well, thirty, it's OK. It's much better than the one in Shandong. Continue to the north and take a look at the situation in the Qing army's barracks."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A few minutes later, the Qing army camp deployed on the high ground at the foot of Longpan Mountain finally revealed its true appearance.

The Lushun Navy's camp covers a large area, about the same size as a large village or town. The camp is divided into cross streets, with a small courtyard-style temple in the middle. The entire camp is divided into four densely packed parts: southeast, northwest, northeast, and southwest.

The houses are all roofed with straw, and the houses are arranged neatly and orderly.

"Wait a minute!" Hong Liangji shouted, pointing to the two rows of houses on both sides of the temple in the center of the cross street: "This should be the government office of Shuiying."

"Oh?" Deng Fei immediately asked the sailor to control the drone and flew in a circle from east to west. He looked at the distance data displayed on the screen, then picked up the walkie-talkie and issued instructions to the deck and the two sailboats.

Aiming command.

"Boom! Boom!..."

Before Gao Biao, the leader of the Water Camp, got up, he was awakened by a rapid sound of gongs. Immediately afterwards, his soldiers began to smash the door outside the house.

"My lord! My lord!"

Gao Biao stood up, put on his coat and asked, "Why are you beating the gong?"

"Sir, it's not good, the big iron ship is here, and there are many black ships in its belly! There is a strange bird in the sky!"

When Gao Biao heard this, he knew something was wrong. He quickly put on his shoes, without even bothering to put on his coat. He picked up his sword and rushed to the yard. Looking in the direction of the soldier's finger, there was indeed a "strange bird" making a buzzing sound.

"Flying around in the air, the appearance is very strange.

"Get my armor quickly!"

As soon as Gao Biao finished speaking, a military attache wearing a helmet and armor ran in from outside, sweating profusely. He was an assistant leader in the water camp. After seeing Gao Biao, this man said loudly: "Sir, it seems that

The Beihai soldiers are coming!"

"What?!" Gao Biao yelled, his legs went weak and he almost collapsed on the ground.

Last year, after Deng Fei led ships to raid Rongcheng and took away a large number of people, the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of War's writings spread throughout important places along the coast in a few months. It detailed the appearance of the Beihai ships, the clothing and weapons of the Beihai soldiers.

, even the appearance of the speedboat used for landing is explained, reminding water camps in various places to take precautions.

The Lushun Water Camp is responsible for controlling the throat of the Bohai Bay and has the important task of guarding the capital. Therefore, the Han flag officers and soldiers stationed at the garrison paid great attention to the report from the Ministry of War. As soon as they saw the white hull and black speedboat of the Thor, they immediately knew it was coming.

Who is.

While Gao Biao asked his soldiers to help him put on his armor, he said: "Inform all ships to fire immediately!"

"Sir, the gunpowder, the gunpowder is still locked in the warehouse."

"Go and ask someone to get it! Hurry!" After Gao Biao finished speaking, he grabbed an ivory sign from his waist and said to his own soldiers: "Take it and pass on my order to order the ivory sign soldiers to stand in the open space south of the cross street.

Formation, shotguns, spearmen, and tiger-tail cannons on the left and right wings, we must fight them back!"

Gao Biao had no choice. As the garrison commander, losing the port would be a capital crime of beheading. Instead of escaping back to Xiongyue and being beheaded by the deputy capital commander, he might as well fight to death and leave a pension for his wife, children, and children.

At this time, the sound of gunfire could be heard in the harbor, but the rubber boat carrying the Northern Navy was still more than 500 meters away from the port, and the Qing army's muskets could not hit it at all.

"Listen to my command, No. 1 gun, No. 4 gun, test fire at the designated target, and load the grenades!" As the officer on the No. 1 gun deck of the Beihai issued the order, the two 75mm guns on the starboard side that had completed their aiming fired two grenades in an instant.

Installed.

"Loading complete!"

"Fire!"

"Tum! Tum!"

The two guns fired almost at the same time. The gun mounted inside the gun deck suddenly retreated along the longitudinally sliding steel gun mount, and then returned to its original position under the buffering of two thick springs.

"Boom! Boom!"

One of the two shells hit the camp area, and the other hit the beach.

"No. 1, 2, and 3 guns fired three times at the original coordinates! No. 4, 5, and 6 adjusted their positions. The coordinates are..."

Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji, who were in the cockpit of the Thor, heard the sound of cannon fire and hurriedly ran to the compass deck to take a look. Each of them held a telescope and saw sprays coming from the side of the hull of Beihai No. 1 and No. 2.

Then look at the Shuiying Port in the distance. Balls of flames rose into the sky. The Qing troops on the shore who were as big as ants fell to the ground or turned into powder in the explosion.

With a loud "Boom!", a large fireball was seen rising from a Qing warship, and more than a dozen Qing soldiers who were all on fire jumped into the sea.

"The battle was actually fought like this... Such a military weapon has never been heard of before!" Although it was the cold winter of October, sweat was already appearing on the foreheads of Hong Liangji and Jiang Fan. The two of them faced the history books.

The war scenes described above were completely different, and I was extremely shocked.

There is no need to fight in close combat. From a few miles away, the North Navy's cannons can be invincible!
To be continued...