Chapter 276 Weishan Lake Coal Mine

The invention of the machine gun completely cut off the cavalry under the rain of bullets, and the intensive charging tactics withdrew from the stage of history. The invention of the tank transformed the way of attack. The emergence of precision-guided weapons bid farewell to carpet bombing and achieved a surgical strike.

The emergence of an advanced weapon will always lead to corresponding military changes. Although it is not one or two advanced weapons that determine the outcome of the war, but people, the use of advanced weapons can indeed take the lead.

Tianque and the God of War cannons are all weapons that span this era. Dong Qianxiao's bow also has artillery, but it is only a short and thick mortar. Even if it is filled with all the gunpowder, it will not have such a long range. Now, Dong Qianxiao's water army can only be beaten and can't fight back.

"Your Excellency, withdraw your troops. If you don't withdraw, our whole army will be destroyed." Li Ran said.

The flagship has been spared in several rounds of bullet rain. It's not that Dong Qianxiao's luck is too good, but that Bian Yuanheng fell in love with this big ship. Only one of all ships has entered Bian Yuanheng's eyes.

"Mingjin retreats." Dong Qianxiao said.. The war is one-sided. If you don't retreat, the whole army will be destroyed.

However, retreat is more difficult than attack. Now it's the north wind.

Hearing the order behind, the charging ship immediately turned the bow. After a few rounds of bullets and rain covered it, the rest had long been a frightened bird, but there was no order. They were all ready to run away. The ship had already slowed down, and the boat was small, so it was easy to turn around.

The oarsmen only rowed one side of the oars, and the helmsman behind him pulled the rudder to death. The boat's body was slightly tilted, drew an arc, and slowly turned around.

step up rowing and escape from the fire range of the place! The oarsmen work harder than before. The faster they run, the more likely they are to escape.

However, the big ship is not so easy. Dong Qianxiao's flagship is the largest ship. There are three masts and bulging sails. If you want to turn around, you have to adjust the angle of the sail, and you have to put down the main sail and only use the side sail. Otherwise, after the hull is adjusted 90 degrees, the ship will be overturned from the side by the strong wind.

It is comforting that the boatman is the most skilled sailor in the whole navy. Even in this tense battle, they can do it in an orderly manner. Several sailors put down the main sail, and the rest are ready to adjust the sail angle and let the ship turn. After going back, the ship has to take the zigzag route, which is not for the sailor. A small test.

"The tartar wants to run away!" On Bian Yuanheng's ship, a thousand-husband said.

"Order all ships to drive at full capacity and surround each other!" Bian Yuanheng ordered.

"Wow!" The whistle sounded, and thicker black smoke came out of the roofs of all the ships. The steam engine started at full speed, and the water splashes stirred by the water wheel were ten feet high. The speed of the ship was getting faster and faster, and it chased after the fleeing sailors.

Lu Zetan led several of his own ships and quickly marched north with the momentum of Mount Tai to envelop the Tartar navy from the side.

From the beginning, Lu Zetan ordered the boiler on the ship to boil water with the maximum firepower, and the steam pressure generated was the largest. Just now, it had been adjusting the valve, and the whole boiler was about to be blown up by him. The jimen were sweating for fear of something to happen.

Now, it is finally useful. When other ships are still on fire, Lu Zetan's ship only needs to release the valve, the steam will immediately open the supply, and the speed of the ship will be increased.

Go forward, Lu Zetan has been aiming at the other party's flagship.

Dong Qianxiao was a little panicked. His ship was originally pressed behind the whole navy, but after turning the bow, all the boats ran in front of him. He had already laid the bottom for the whole navy, and on the side, the ghostly ship had caught up with black smoke.

"Quick, speed up the ship!" There are already some trills in Dong Qianxiao's words.

He can't swim either. Only when he gets ashore can he have a glimmer of life. What kind of water army, step army, can leave his life behind is the living army.

"Scattered fireworks, get ready." Lu Zetan said.

The other party's ship is still running for its life, but it can never escape from the palm of Lu Zetan's hand. As long as the other party's sailor is killed, the other party is not at his mercy.

"Boom, boom, boom!" This time, the deafening sound of artillery sounded, close at hand. Dong Qianxiao looked sideways and saw that an enemy ship had rushed up on the left side of the flagship. The sound of artillery came from the ship just now.

Not good! Dong Qianxiao rolled down from the bridge and fell into the cabin. He didn't.

After several years of crawling and rolling on the battlefield, Dong Qianxiao has a premonition about the crisis. The random response just now saved his life.

More than a dozen scattered fireworks have fallen from the sky. All the soldiers and sailors in the open air have all fallen to the ground at this moment, and the painful moans can't help coming.

On the board above his head, there was a drop of blood. Dong Qianxiao did not dare to go up. He could also think that at this time, there were already corpses on the ground.

In the cabin, only a hundred soldiers narrowly escaped. They looked at the deck above their heads with lingering fear.

What kind of weapon is that? Why is it so powerful?

"Deng!" Suddenly, the hull shook violently, and Dong Qianxiao's face turned white. Although he had just commanded the navy for a short time, he also knew that this violent collision indicated that the other party's ship had leaned against his own ship. Next, I'm afraid it would be a jump to fight.

"Ready to rush up and eliminate all the rebels who jumped on the boat to avenge the brothers!" Dong Qianxiao shouted to the soldiers.

Thinking of this cowardly battle, the soldiers were very depressed. Before they approached the other party, they were overturned. If the enemy really wanted to jump on the boat, they could do it happily.

"Up!" Several bloody soldiers have rushed up.

"Bang, bang," Suddenly, several soldiers who had just rushed out fell down with the sound of fire.

"Don't move, whoever moves will be killed!" A thunderous voice sounded in my ear.

In order to capture the big ship intact, Lu Zetan did not launch too many scattered bullets. After a round of rain, the sailor soldiers on the deck were harvested clean. Then, he ordered the steam engine ship to lean on it. The other side's ship had lost its sailors. Suddenly, under the wind, it floated south again. .

The steam engine ship greeted up and leaned against each other from the side. Weapons such as flying claws on this side had been thrown into the other party's ship, hooking the other party's side, and the two ships leaned together.

Then, countless soldiers with swords and bayonets jumped into the other party's boat.

Some soldiers put down the sails to reduce the impact of the wind, and some soldiers touched the cabin.

Just as soon as he was about to probe, he saw the bright knife light. Without hesitation, a few shots of Tianque fired without hesitation.

"Bang, bang", with the sound of fire, the other party returned to the cabin again. Several soldiers rushed down quickly and shouted, "Don't move, kill whoever moves!"

In the narrow cabin, Tianque is not easy to use, because the two sides are too close, and the short is not yet equipped. The base is concentrating all the manpower to speed up the production of artillery.

However, the rest of the soldiers have been scared and surrendered obediently.

"Rave your hands and go to the deck." The bright bayonets pointed at them, and they walked up one by one.

"You, wait a minute!" A soldier pointed to Dong Qianxiao and said.

"Caught a senior official!" The soldier saw the sword on Dong Qianxiao's waist and said happily.

Suddenly, Dong Qianxiao pulled out his sword. At such a close distance, he was sure to split the other party in half with a sword. He didn't want to endure the humiliation of being captured.

"Ban!" Although the soldier was happy, he was vigilant but did not relax. Seeing that Dong Qianxiao was so brave, he immediately gave him a shot according to his arm. If he hadn't been a senior official, the shot would have fallen on his eyebrows.

"Bang!" The sword fell to the ground, and Dong Qianxiao felt a huge pain in his arm. He gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"I admire you for your courage. I'll go up later and treat your wound, otherwise your arm will be useless." The soldier said.

If it hadn't been for the destruction of his guards on it, Dong Qianxiao wouldn't be afraid of these big soldiers at all. Unexpectedly, the three-grade members of his court would have been reduced to the point of being a big soldier.

When I got out of the deck, I found that it had become Shura hell at this time. The limbs and arms on the ground were broken, and there was blood everywhere.

Dong Qianxiao's face turned pale. He looked around again. There were massacres everywhere, and his sailors were being easily slaughtered by the other party.

The camp on the shore was in chaos. The left-behind sailors knew that the general situation had gone and began to flee from the land.

However, unfortunately, they have long been within the range of the steam engine ship approaching the shore.

"Scattered fireworks, ready to shoot in a volley." Bian Yuanheng ordered calmly.

He has seen a lot of battle scenes. Now it is a good opportunity to destroy the tartars. He will not let it go.

"Boom, boom, boom." The sound of artillery came, and suddenly, the sky of bullets covered the whole camp.

The camp immediately became miserable.

Bian Yuanheng looked up and suddenly wanted to scold. Is the God of War cannon used casually? Why did you shoot with the God of War cannon? The target is not the camp, a few miles away from the camp!

Which ship is this? When you go back, you have to repair these bastards.

The shells of the Ares cannon are solid iron bullets. Although the steelmaking furnace in the base can continuously produce steel, the cost of steel is still very high. Therefore, except for the bullets that fall into the water and fall on the shore, they will be dug out and returned to the furnace.

"Order the water army, go ashore, and kill the enemy who dares to resist!" Bian Yuanheng ordered.

After a round of bullet rain, it killed a lot of the Tatars who were exposed to escape, and the rest only needed to let the navy go ashore to solve it.

Several steam engine ships in front of them have docked, and a bridge board has been put down on the side of the ship. A large number of soldiers with heavenly dragons gushed out of the cabin and rushed to the shore in a swarm.

It has been the gunners fighting just now, and there is basically nothing to do with them. Now it's their turn to appear. Naturally, they are not willing to lag behind.

The scattering cannon is still providing long-range killing and killing back the escaped tars.

After a large number of soldiers landed on the shore, the rest of the officers and soldiers saw that there was no way out and surrendered on the spot.

The battle on the water has already ended. Except for a few small boats that have escaped, most of the ships have been killed by scattered cannons. Because the other party's ship is small, Bian Yuanheng also looks down on it, and the enemy's flagship has been captured.

Standing on the edge of the camp on the shore and looking at the disarmed officers and soldiers, Bian Yuanheng was in a good mood.

At the beginning of the formation of the water army, Bian Yuanheng was still a little unhappiness. He still liked cavalry and wanted horses. However, after these battles, Bian Yuanheng has already fallen in love with water battles. On the water, his steam engine ship is invincible. Moreover, every war always starts on the water first, which makes Bian Yuanheng have a sense of satisfaction. . The water army is a sharp sword in the eldest brother's hand. Wherever you need it, you can quickly point to it. Wherever you go, you can win every battle!

"General, catch a high-ranking official, it looks like the leader of this navy." After getting off the boat, Lu Zetan ran to find Bian Yuanheng.

"Oh?" Bian Yuanheng was overjoyed. This battle not only completely destroyed the enemy's navy, but also captured the leader of the other party?

"Bring it to have a look."

Soon, a frustrated tar official was brought to Bian Yuanheng.

The hands have been tied up, and one arm has been wrapped in white cloth, but there is still blood oozing out.

"Brother, is this peanut delicious?" Bian Yuanheng asked as a joke.

"You don't have to be rampant. If you lead a million troops, you will definitely be able to correct all of you rebels on the spot!" Dong Qianxiao said..

"The master's escape? A million troops?" Bian Yuanheng smiled and said, "Do you think it is useful to have many people under our weapons?"

Dong Qianxiao looked at the corpses all around him, which were all bombarded by the huge artillery, but he didn't want to admit: "Our navy is poorly equipped. It's not uncommon to beat you, but the army of the army of the army is more advanced than you, and it's easy to defeat the Gaoyou House."

Advanced weapons? Bian Yuanheng's mind moved, but he still said, "Don't talk nonsense. I can kill dozens of you with this shot. Your weapons are more powerful than this. Don't brag!"

"We have a return gun, three bows and crossbows, and gunpowder arrows..." Suddenly, Dong Qianxiao closed his mouth. He realized that the other party was deceiving his own secrets.

"The return gun, three bows, gunpowder arrows, tell you, we are not afraid of anything!" Bian Yuanheng looked at the defeated general and said, "Take him back and give him to Lord Luo to see what else can be pried out of his mouth.

This tartar official obviously knows some inside stories. If you give it to Luo Guanzhong, you can have a deeper understanding of the military situation of the tars. This Luo Guan is the best.

"Pack up the battlefield, put all the seizures on the ship, and return to Gaoyou Lake after an hour." Bian Yuanheng said.

Several unlucky soldiers walked to the distant land. Just now, in the fierce battle, they mistakenly fired the God of War cannon. Although it did not cause any consequences, they had made the centurion scold him bloody. Then, it was said that the centurion was also scolded by the commander, and the thousand husband was scolded by the general, another layer They came back layer by layer and asked them to find the warheads within an hour.

Everywhere, where can I find the warhead that flew a few miles? They were completely speechless. It had been more than half an hour since they found them all the way. If they couldn't find it again and went back empty-handed, they would definitely not have good fruit to eat.

Suddenly, the ten-man leader smelled a paste: "It seems to be the smell of gunpowder burning, and the shells may be nearby."

"Head, is your nose so smart? We fired so many cannons just now, and they smelled of gunpowder everywhere. A soldier said.

"Fed, why don't you look for it quickly? If we can't find it again, do we still have the face to go back?" The tenth husband scolded loudly, and he was already angry.

"I found it, I found it, here it is." A soldier said.

Everyone rushed over and saw a large iron pill, which had been deeply inserted into the ground and a few feet into the ground.

"What are you waiting for? Let's dig!" The tenth husband said and took out a shovel from behind.

Due to the great power of the God of War cannon, the muzzling speed of the projectile is very high. If it hits the wooden ship, it will definitely run directly through the whole ship, from the deck to the bottom of the ship. Similarly, if it falls on the ground, it can drill deeper into the ground.

Seeing the shell, everyone was excited. They immediately dug the shell, dug it out, went back to the furnace, and then cast it again.

This shell is an iron guy, and their monthly salary is not enough for this thing.

The deeper you dig, the deeper you can finally dig out the shells, and then use a wooden stick as a side stretcher, and you can carry it back.

Suddenly, a soldier looked at his shovel curiously. Just now, the shovel came down, and the shovel was not yellow soil, but black! It seems to be very hard.

"Captain, there's something down there!"

"Of course there is. Why don't you dig something?"

"I'm not talking about cannonballs, it's a black thing."

Something black? The captain opened his eyes wide. Isn't it coal?

"Quick, dig!" The captain suddenly came to his senses.

The floating soil was gradually dug out, and a black surface was exposed below. The ten-man stroked it with his hand, and the black coal ash touched his hand. It was really coal!

For coal, soldiers are not strange. Coal can be used to burn. Although most people have not been to the base and do not know that coal can be used to make coke and make iron, their steam engines are driven by coal, and all coal is bought by the eldest brother with a lot of money, so coal is It is more valuable. When training, the boiler is burned with firewood. Only when there is a combat mission, the steam engine ship will be equipped with coal as fuel.

Now, if this coal mine has been found, there will be enough fuel in the future, and there is no need to look at Lord Li's face for coal.

Li Shanchang is in charge of logistics, and this coal is naturally applied to him.

"You two, go back and report it. A few of us continued to dig. I wanted to see if the ground was full of black gold. The ten chiefs said.

Two soldiers ran back breathlessly and saw Bian Yuanheng, who was about to board the ship.

It's almost late. It seems that the navy is ready to evacuate.

"Your Excellency, the captain asked me to report and found a coal mine!"

What? Coal mine? Bian Yuanheng was shocked. He was really lucky today. Why did he catch up with this good thing?

"Go, take me to have a look." Bian Yuanheng said.

Ps: Weishan Lake is rich in mineral resources, with proven reserves of 12.7 billion tons of coal. It is one of the key coal bases in China, with shallow burials and thick coal seams, mostly high-quality gas coal and fertilizer coal. With coal, Zhang Yang doesn't have to spend a lot of money on coal.

(to be continued)