Chapter 328 Dead Guard: Humen Battery!
For this belief, the Guangdong sailors, which were not much better than a plate of scattered sand, broke out at this moment. They are not fighting alone, they are a collective, a closely united collective.
As a result, the attack plan of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi was unanimously opposed by the generals of the Guangdong Marine Division. In addition, the land admiral and the land commanders all acted as mud fetus bodhisattvas and did not express any attitude. Fuchang, the new general of Guangzhou, is good at eating, drinking and playing. Not long after he came to Guangzhou, almost all of the Qinglou Academy in Guangzhou left the footprints of this general, for the current critical situation.
General Fu, who had just been invited by Changlin to attend the meeting from the most red ring quilt in the red courtyard, had not reacted at all except for yawning and rolling his eyes. Even if he reacted, it was probably a mallet.
Looking at these last military meetings, they seemed to be so brave and strong. The plagiarism and fearless sailors spit on the facts, reasoned, and analyzed the difficulty and danger of overseas operations. Let Changlin, the governor who has just arrived in Guangzhou and has no foundation and military talent, is really blind.
"Then what should you say, what should you do?!" Seeing that his wise strategy was criticized by a group of sailors, Chang Lin, who was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and was in charge of the military and political power of Guangdong, slapped the table and shouted in a low voice with some shame. It was really too embarrassing to give himself face. These damn Qiu Ba!
Looking at the performance of these sailor generals at this moment, Changlin has faintly realized that this Guangzhou sailor does not seem to be as brave as he imagined.
His scolding immediately made the hall seem a little cold. All the sailors and generals who had just spit on the stars put on a respectful look. Anyway, they didn't want us to die. In addition, everything is negotiable.
Liang Pengfei's old god rolled his eyes on the ground until Chang Lin's eyes fell on him. When the generals were arguing there, Liang Pengfei did not interrupt, but hummed in the back but did not say a nutritious word, which made Changlin feel quite unhappy. After all, among the Guangdong sailors, he felt What is more pleasing to the eye is probably Liang Pengfei, a famous sailor.
Seeing Changlin's eyes, Liang Pengfei had to stand up and salute Changlin, "Governor, the last general thinks that with the combat strength of our Guangdong navy, it is really too risky to fight against the strong ship of Yingyi. Therefore, the last general thinks that it is the best policy to keep it.
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"Do you want to die?" Changlin snorted angrily: "If you keep it, where are you going to guard? Isn't it possible to guard Guangzhou City for the generals of the land?
"Of course not. The last general thought that Guangzhou could not be defended. If he really let Yingyi hit the city of Guangzhou, not to mention that the court has no face, even our Guangdong sailors are afraid that we will have no face to face the people of the world, and face the court, let alone trust the emperor."
Liang Pengfei's bold words made Changlin have a little bit of spirit. So where do you say you want to keep it?
"Humen, the last general's defense zone." Liang Pengfei signaled that he needed a map. After Changlin's soldiers brought the map, Liang Pengfei analyzed the advantages of guarding Humen for Changlin on the map, and the consequences if the troops were unfavorable.
Liang Pengfei is not like those Guangdong sailors who are wholehearted to save their lives. He just keeps looking for all kinds of excuses or even almost absurd reasons. Liang Pengfei pointed out that the other party wanted to attack, causing the shock of the court and even the whole Qing Dynasty. They would certainly not attack a remote place or even a village. Guangzhou, the foreign trade center and distribution center of the Qing Dynasty, is definitely the primary target of their attack.
The advantage of the British lies in their warships, and their scope of operations will definitely remain within an attackable and defensive distance between the warships. Without the support of the navy, it would definitely be unfavorable for the British to fight in the sphere of influence of the Qing Dynasty with 10,000 army soldiers alone. Therefore, their warships will definitely enter the Pearl River Estuary... "And the last general chose Humen Town at the Pearl River Estuary as the defensive position, not because it is the defense area of the last general, but also because it is the best defensive area." The new nouns that pop out of Liang Pengfei's mouth from time to time made everyone present feel a little cloudy, but fortunately, he could roughly understand Liang Pengfei's meaning.
The important thing is that Humen originally had a fort. That was when the Holy Grandfather was in power. In order to deal with the construction of the Zheng family in Taiwan, it was the most safe strategy to rely on the land. Hearing this, the sailors and generals responded one after another. Anyway, as long as they didn't go out to fight in the sea, they would guard everywhere. Besides, the Holy Grandfather had built forts here, that Isn't it just right to continue to defend here?
In fact, just now, Changlin has realized that he can get results if he goes to sea to win, but if he loses, Guangzhou will be exposed to the other party's giant ship cannon. At that time, the old emperor, who has a great face, humiliated the country, be gentle, kill himself, be cruel, and The whole family was slaughtered.
If you stick to it and keep it well, at least you will defend the country. As the saying goes, the greater the income, the greater the risk. When I first came to Guangzhou, I didn't have time to burn three fires, and such a thing happened. It's better to be stable. Besides, the fort built by the Holy Grandfather in those years, guarding here can also make the court Before impeaching yourself for fear of the enemy, you should weigh it first.
Since he has determined the tactical policy, Changlin, who knows that he has no military talent, has decided to decentralize power and let the admiral of the navy be responsible for all matters guarding the Pearl River Estuary. Of course, you can get money, guns and cannons, but if something goes wrong, the governor will naturally be the first to come to you.
This made Wang Shouli feel a little guilty. After the meeting, he grabbed Liang Pengfei and talked about his worries. Of course, he can't make it clear that you and Liang Pengfei have to finish playing in case you can't keep it, but he tells Liang Pengfei vaguely how sure he is.
"Brother, don't worry, long before those British went to the capital, I already felt that those people had a lot of mind, so they had already strengthened the fort built when they were called the Holy Father. Now, it has been half a year. As long as you can give me enough heavy artillery and ammunition, then stick to the beads. Jiangkou, I can take my head as a guarantee. Liang Pengfei didn't have time to talk nonsense with him. At this time, there was no need for that.
"How much. Tell me, even if it's robbed, I'll grab it for you. Wang Shouli gritted his teeth and patted his chest to promise.
"For most of them, they are all three-mast warships, and even giant ships like three-class battleships, which are made of solid oak. Therefore, it is useless to have a six-pound gun. At least twelve-pound cannons. If it is a twelve-pounder cannon, you have to have forty or fifty guns. In addition, there are 18-pound cannons, 20-pound or twenty-four-pound cannons, just It's what we call a five-pound cannon and an eight-pound cannon. Why do we have to go to ten or twenty or something? Hey, I said, brother, why do you turn your head and leave?
"Nonsense, let your brother fool me with all my trousers, and I can't make up the things you want." Wang Shou's polite mouth was shivering. My good brother, it's not my brother who is losing his temper, but that you are really too greedy. I don't know how many cannons there are in the whole city of Guangzhou, twenty-four, six in each gate, and only one cannon of each gate of 8,000 catties. I said, brother."
"Then how much are you going to give? You know, there are only twelve 18-pound cannons in my hand. If you can't even squeeze out this number, then I'll just take off the black gauze and pat my buttocks and leave." Liang Pengfei sucked his nose and looked like a scoundrel.
"Oy, I'll get it for you. Even if I put my old face at the Lulu Admiral, I will put together 20 18-pound cannons for you, and at least the 12-pound cannon will give you this number. As for the rest, you should pretend to be a dream." Wang Shouli said angrily.
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And Liang Pengfei was finally able to make a clear request for the construction and reinforcement of the fort around Humen. Although he had done a lot before, he mainly explored the terrain, redesigned the gun position, and built some necessary facilities on the basis of only strengthening the original fort.
Now, there is not much time before the British attack. Liang Pengfei really has no time to wait for others to mine granite. Therefore, in order to form a fort group in the shortest time, he used Nanzhu concrete to build and strengthen the gun position, although Annan's steel production has gradually on the right track. However, the output of steel is still in short supply. Artillery and firearms require a large amount of steel. Besides, Humen Fort does not need real reinforced concrete to resist the shelling of the other party. At least Liang Pengfei and others have been tested. This kind of bamboo strips built with lime water immersion cannons are mixed. As long as the curd soil can exceed 20 centimeters of thickness, it can withstand the close firing of the 18-pound cannon head-on without causing serious damage.
The thickness of the concrete required by Liang Pengfei has reached 65 centimeters, and even some dangerous gun positions are covered with concrete cover. It can be said that even if the British warship can carry and fire 24 pounds of heavy artillery shells, it is not several shelling that can destroy the gun position designed by Liang Pengfei. .
As for cement, it's very simple. Several cement stones have been built in Annan, and it's easy to transfer a few boats of cement from there.
Moreover, the fort arranged by Liang Pengfei was decided to build after many discussions and simulations of the pirate elites who turned into sailors. Fishing Mountain, Lun Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain, Baihe Mountain and other small mountain islands were also covered with artillery, completely controlling the entire Pearl River exit under the fire of the fort.
However, Liang Pengfei still left a trace of flaw insidiously, that is, the location of the Shajiao Fort. Liang Pengfei believes that as long as those British are military talents, they will definitely see it. At that time, they will definitely find a way to land to seize the fort. At that time, , Jie Jie Jie... Master Liang stood on the concrete roof of the fort, looked at the blue rippling sea to the south, and made a ferocious laugh like a night owl, which shocked several seabirds to rush into the clouds in the sky to avoid the terrible breath.
(to be continued)