Chapter 2010
Chapter 2010
Chapter 2010
The other party obviously has extremely strong strength, so why did he enter Yangzhou cautiously pretending to be a salt merchant? Now it seems that his purpose is also clearly revealed.Obviously, they were here for the musketeers under Lu Kangtai, and they left Yangzhou as soon as they were done. They didn't care about other things at all, and they didn't plan to deal with the local salt merchants at this time.
And this style of behavior also made Lu Kangtai hate and fear. What he hated was that the opponent took a ruthless shot and wiped out the Musketeers team that he had worked hard for a long time to manage to achieve some results; what he was afraid of was that if the opponent took the key The evidence left Yangzhou safely, and I'm afraid I won't pretend to be a salt merchant when I come back next time.
But now that his face has been torn apart, Lu Kangtai can't expect to resolve the issue peacefully with the other party. He can only hope that he can stop the two ships on the canal tonight and keep these people in Yangzhou. Then slowly try to cover the cover, or use the hostages captured tonight to conduct follow-up negotiations with the other party-of course, the premise is that the other party must be intercepted first.
Just judging from the situation of the fight, it is not a simple task to stop the opponent's ship. The firepower on the opponent's ship is too fierce. It is obviously unrealistic to defeat the opponent with a large number of people, so we can only find another way Weaken the opponent's weapon advantage.
The problem that Lu Kangtai thought of was actually thought of by many people at the same time, so on the second group of boats that rushed up to try to stop the target, some people used various objects as a cover to cover their bodies, and then took advantage of the opportunity to look at the target boat with only their scalp exposed. enemies attack.Although the ship boards, wooden barrels, copper basins and other things in their hands can provide extremely limited cover, at least they have a certain psychological comfort and encouragement, giving them the courage to fight against the enemies on the target ship.
Although most of the weapons in their hands are relatively primitive cold weapons, as long as the distance is close enough, they can still pose a threat to the enemies on the ship.Especially the muskets and crossbows they use, although their performance is limited, their shooting accuracy is quite impressive at a combat distance of only two or three feet or even closer.
Fortunately, the Military Intelligence Bureau has also made corresponding preparations for the extreme situations that may arise during the operation, and even installed a batch of light armor and helmets for infantry on the ship, which can be used at this time.
This kind of light armor is two-piece front and back, and can only protect the chest and the vital areas of the vest. The helmet is stamped from a thick iron sheet. The protection ability is actually very limited, and it may not be able to defend against muskets at close range. shooting.However, generally speaking, the Haihan army will maintain a relatively safe combat distance with the enemy when fighting, so protective measures do not need to cover the whole body with armor. The infantry in front-line combat generally only needs to protect the head and torso.
Such basic protective measures have successfully avoided many fatal injuries for the combatants on board, but even so, it is still inevitable that casualties will occur in the chaotic fighting situation.The two military doctors on board also started to get busy at this time, separately treating the wounded.
Ji Yuanqing didn't put all the fighters into battle at once, but kept about ten fighters on the left and right sides of the ship, and the rest of them were on standby to maneuver on the deck first, and assist the crew to complete the damage control by the way.
Although the incendiary bomb thrown up from the nearby ship hadn't burned the sails, the fire on the deck was quickly extinguished.But this has already made the people on the boat very nervous. If the sails on the boat are burned, they will most likely never be able to get out of the canal.
"Fire first!" Seeing that the situation was critical, Gong Shiqi quickly gave an order to the gunmen on the ship's side.
A guy on the boat next to him was about to throw the kerosene bomb in his hand onto the boat when he was hit by a single shot. The kerosene bomb exploded in his hand and then spread across the deck, killing him and several people around him. They were all engulfed in flames.The man reacted very quickly, and after a strange cry, he plunged into the river, and then several others jumped into the river to extinguish the fire on his body.
The fire on the deck quickly ignited several other kerosene bombs piled up on the side of the ship, and soon the entire bow of the ship was plunged into raging fire.The sailors on this ship saw that the situation was not good, so they could only change the course of the ship and sail to the shore to give way to the ships behind.
Gong Shiqi took a glance at the river behind him, and saw that there were at least a dozen boats following behind, looking like they were going to die, and he also secretly groaned in his heart.Although there is an obvious gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides, if the opponent keeps using wheel tactics to drag himself, and the manpower and ammunition on board are limited, the time to keep suppressing it has actually entered a countdown state.He estimated that according to the current fighting intensity, if he could survive to Guazhou, he would already be Amitabha.
But in this case, it is absolutely impossible to order to reduce the combat intensity. Once the opponent sees through the truth, he will definitely entangle himself at all costs. It is better to fight as hard as possible, and strive to repel the enemy's pursuit before reaching Guazhou.
In Gong Shiqi's past working experience, it was actually very rare for him to fight with others freely. Even though he had a lot of experience in action, he still couldn't help but become quite excited at this time.Ji Yuanqing, who was a soldier, was more calm. After all, although the current battle situation is fierce, it is still too childish compared to the real battlefield where thousands of troops are invested.
"Go ahead!" Lu Kangtai gritted his teeth and urged his men to continue attacking the ship in front, and doubled the previously announced reward standard, in order to stimulate these people to continue to fight with their lives.
This kind of monetary stimulus did indeed have an immediate effect. The offensive momentum that had been hit by Lu Kangtai quickly ignited the emotions of the pursuers after Lu Kangtai's statement was conveyed to all the ships, and more than a dozen ships continued to flock to the target aggressively. .
After several miles of fighting with the salt merchants who were chasing after them, the broken ship suffered two deaths and more than ten injuries. Even Gong Shiqi's arm was scratched by the arrow A big gash, fortunately it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, after bandaging it was fine for the time being.However, another ship carrying radio stations, prisoners and evidence took this opportunity to successfully escape from the battlefield, and it was no longer visible in the dark night.
Although there is no specific statistics on the number of casualties on the chasing side, it must have far exceeded Gong Shiqi's team. There were already five ships that were forced to leave the battlefield due to their inability to fight.No matter whether he can intercept successfully in the end, Lu Kangtai will definitely have to pay a lot of aftermath pension for it.
The bloody battle continued in the night. Accompanied by gunshots and flames, there were constant howls on the river. Fortunately, the two sides of the canal are mostly farmland and there are not many people, so the battle between the two sides is still temporary Did not cause much panic in the canal basin.
At this time, Lu Kangtai's eyes were red, and he kept ordering and urging his men to continue attacking the ship.As a kerosene bomb finally hit the sail of the cargo ship, sparks flew up, and there was a burst of cheers on the river.But it didn't take long for them to be happy, several pumps on the deck of the big ship poured water on the sails, so that the flames that hadn't ignited were immediately extinguished.
This is not an ideal situation for the pursuers who have managed to make a little progress, but the real blow comes later.
Several iron bullets the size of fists were thrown from the big ship to the attached boat, and after bouncing a few times on the deck, they exploded suddenly, and the shattered shrapnel immediately caused a terrible killing effect among the surrounding crowd. After the bomb rang, almost everyone within a radius of one foot was brought down.
After eating several such iron bombs one after another, more than half of the two small boats closest to the big ship were killed and injured, and they had to withdraw from the battle ranks.
"This stuff really works! It would be great if there were more!" Gong Shiqi was also very satisfied with the strike effect of this military weapon. The only problem was that the inventory was too small. They only brought a total of Only twenty pieces.
"This grenade is mainly used by the front-line army. In Zhoushan, it has not been installed in the army at all, and there is only a small amount in the arsenal. If it is not for the special nature of this mission, it may not be able to apply for this weapon. "Ji Yuanqing explained with a smile.
They came to Yangzhou to perform missions this time, and the ship was not equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery, so Ji Yuanqing thought of another alternative.The Ministry of Security basically had no chance to equip this kind of military weapon. The grenades used in this operation were all requested by Ji Yuanqing in a report before departure. Come in handy.
Of course, the power of the grenade is still far from being comparable to that of the artillery, but in the current special combat environment, the actual killing and deterrent effect of the grenade may not be inferior to the artillery.However, they have no confidence in whether this thing can completely destroy the opponent's will to fight. After all, the number is limited, and it will not be able to continue after it is used up. After all, the opponent has a lot of people on board. Not too much of a problem.
In fact, this move more or less dealt a blow to the psychology of the salt merchants' armed forces, and even Lu Kangtai was a little bit guilty, thinking that this group of people slowed down their speed and fought with their own troops, in fact, they deliberately lured themselves into the bait, It was a good time to solve all the armed forces at the hands of the local salt merchants.
But he immediately denied his own thoughts. If the other party had this thought in mind, why bother to let the other ship leave first? Wouldn't it be faster for the two ships to do it together?Moreover, it took so long to sacrifice this big killer weapon, it is very likely that there is no other way, and they can only use the tricks at the bottom of the box to seek escape.If he gave up the pursuit at this time, he might have missed the best opportunity to attack.
The more Lu Kangtai thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a possibility. Dang even ordered to continue the attack and further increase the reward.Now he has no other better way to stimulate the fighting will of these people under him, he can only keep increasing the reward chips to ensure his courage to continue fighting.
"They're catching up again! It looks like they still don't want to let go!" Gong Shiqi's excitement didn't last long, and he saw two more boats behind him sticking to the left and right sides respectively, and a new round of offensive came in an instant. .
It took Gong Shiqi and others much longer to repel this wave of offensives than when they first joined the battle. At present, more than half of the combatants on board are wounded, and nearly half of them are unable to persist in continuing to participate in the battle. , Combat attrition is very obvious.Although there is still some ammunition for the rifle, if the combat intensity is maintained like this, it probably won't last for too long.
Ji Yuanqing was also hit on the shoulder by a crossbow arrow from the small boat. Fortunately, like Gong Shiqi, it was only a flesh wound. After bandaging, he continued to command the battle from the side of the boat.
The twenty grenades were quickly exhausted in the battle. Although they caused a lot of damage to the opponent, they still failed to break their will to fight.The red-eyed salt merchants had only about half of the ship and manpower left, but they still relentlessly fell to the side and rear, constantly trying various methods to prevent the big ship from escaping.
"We're at Guazhou!" Finally, there was some good news that made them feel a little relieved.As long as you pass Guazhou, you will be at the junction of the canal and the Yangtze River. After entering the Yangtze River, it will be difficult for the small boats on the other side to stop the boat from sailing to the downstream estuary on the river that is several miles wide.
The same information made Lu Kangtai even more anxious.His goal is to block his opponent in the canal, but if his opponent escapes into the Yangtze River, all his efforts tonight will be in vain.And the Guazhou in front of him was already faintly visible. Even if all the remaining boats swarmed up at this time, it would be difficult to intercept the opponent.
When entering the river fork in Guazhou, the cargo ship fired three rounds of rifle salvos and beat the nearest boat that was trying to affix it with sawdust, and then sailed leisurely towards the mouth of the river.
When Lu Kangtai was hesitating whether to order to continue the pursuit, the voice from the big ship ahead made him almost vomit blood with anger.
"I have already felt the enthusiasm of everyone, and there will be rewards in the future. Let me bid farewell today. You have sent dozens of miles this night, and you don't need to send any more. Please come back!"
After Gong Shiqi shouted, he put down the tin horn, shook his head proudly and said, "If you are not convinced, you can continue to follow. I'll see if you can follow all the way to Ningbo!"
"If they have the guts to follow to Wusongkou, then take them to Ningbo together!" Ji Yuanqing also relaxed a lot at this time, no longer worried about whether the other party would continue to pursue.There will be Haihan warships near Wusongkou to pick them up. If the Yangzhou salt merchants don't know what to do, then they will definitely be gone by then.
In the end, Lu Kangtai's remnants stopped at Guazhou, watched helplessly as the cargo ship that had been fighting all night sailed into the Yangtze River, and then turned around and headed east.
(End of this chapter)
The other party obviously has extremely strong strength, so why did he enter Yangzhou cautiously pretending to be a salt merchant? Now it seems that his purpose is also clearly revealed.Obviously, they were here for the musketeers under Lu Kangtai, and they left Yangzhou as soon as they were done. They didn't care about other things at all, and they didn't plan to deal with the local salt merchants at this time.
And this style of behavior also made Lu Kangtai hate and fear. What he hated was that the opponent took a ruthless shot and wiped out the Musketeers team that he had worked hard for a long time to manage to achieve some results; what he was afraid of was that if the opponent took the key The evidence left Yangzhou safely, and I'm afraid I won't pretend to be a salt merchant when I come back next time.
But now that his face has been torn apart, Lu Kangtai can't expect to resolve the issue peacefully with the other party. He can only hope that he can stop the two ships on the canal tonight and keep these people in Yangzhou. Then slowly try to cover the cover, or use the hostages captured tonight to conduct follow-up negotiations with the other party-of course, the premise is that the other party must be intercepted first.
Just judging from the situation of the fight, it is not a simple task to stop the opponent's ship. The firepower on the opponent's ship is too fierce. It is obviously unrealistic to defeat the opponent with a large number of people, so we can only find another way Weaken the opponent's weapon advantage.
The problem that Lu Kangtai thought of was actually thought of by many people at the same time, so on the second group of boats that rushed up to try to stop the target, some people used various objects as a cover to cover their bodies, and then took advantage of the opportunity to look at the target boat with only their scalp exposed. enemies attack.Although the ship boards, wooden barrels, copper basins and other things in their hands can provide extremely limited cover, at least they have a certain psychological comfort and encouragement, giving them the courage to fight against the enemies on the target ship.
Although most of the weapons in their hands are relatively primitive cold weapons, as long as the distance is close enough, they can still pose a threat to the enemies on the ship.Especially the muskets and crossbows they use, although their performance is limited, their shooting accuracy is quite impressive at a combat distance of only two or three feet or even closer.
Fortunately, the Military Intelligence Bureau has also made corresponding preparations for the extreme situations that may arise during the operation, and even installed a batch of light armor and helmets for infantry on the ship, which can be used at this time.
This kind of light armor is two-piece front and back, and can only protect the chest and the vital areas of the vest. The helmet is stamped from a thick iron sheet. The protection ability is actually very limited, and it may not be able to defend against muskets at close range. shooting.However, generally speaking, the Haihan army will maintain a relatively safe combat distance with the enemy when fighting, so protective measures do not need to cover the whole body with armor. The infantry in front-line combat generally only needs to protect the head and torso.
Such basic protective measures have successfully avoided many fatal injuries for the combatants on board, but even so, it is still inevitable that casualties will occur in the chaotic fighting situation.The two military doctors on board also started to get busy at this time, separately treating the wounded.
Ji Yuanqing didn't put all the fighters into battle at once, but kept about ten fighters on the left and right sides of the ship, and the rest of them were on standby to maneuver on the deck first, and assist the crew to complete the damage control by the way.
Although the incendiary bomb thrown up from the nearby ship hadn't burned the sails, the fire on the deck was quickly extinguished.But this has already made the people on the boat very nervous. If the sails on the boat are burned, they will most likely never be able to get out of the canal.
"Fire first!" Seeing that the situation was critical, Gong Shiqi quickly gave an order to the gunmen on the ship's side.
A guy on the boat next to him was about to throw the kerosene bomb in his hand onto the boat when he was hit by a single shot. The kerosene bomb exploded in his hand and then spread across the deck, killing him and several people around him. They were all engulfed in flames.The man reacted very quickly, and after a strange cry, he plunged into the river, and then several others jumped into the river to extinguish the fire on his body.
The fire on the deck quickly ignited several other kerosene bombs piled up on the side of the ship, and soon the entire bow of the ship was plunged into raging fire.The sailors on this ship saw that the situation was not good, so they could only change the course of the ship and sail to the shore to give way to the ships behind.
Gong Shiqi took a glance at the river behind him, and saw that there were at least a dozen boats following behind, looking like they were going to die, and he also secretly groaned in his heart.Although there is an obvious gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides, if the opponent keeps using wheel tactics to drag himself, and the manpower and ammunition on board are limited, the time to keep suppressing it has actually entered a countdown state.He estimated that according to the current fighting intensity, if he could survive to Guazhou, he would already be Amitabha.
But in this case, it is absolutely impossible to order to reduce the combat intensity. Once the opponent sees through the truth, he will definitely entangle himself at all costs. It is better to fight as hard as possible, and strive to repel the enemy's pursuit before reaching Guazhou.
In Gong Shiqi's past working experience, it was actually very rare for him to fight with others freely. Even though he had a lot of experience in action, he still couldn't help but become quite excited at this time.Ji Yuanqing, who was a soldier, was more calm. After all, although the current battle situation is fierce, it is still too childish compared to the real battlefield where thousands of troops are invested.
"Go ahead!" Lu Kangtai gritted his teeth and urged his men to continue attacking the ship in front, and doubled the previously announced reward standard, in order to stimulate these people to continue to fight with their lives.
This kind of monetary stimulus did indeed have an immediate effect. The offensive momentum that had been hit by Lu Kangtai quickly ignited the emotions of the pursuers after Lu Kangtai's statement was conveyed to all the ships, and more than a dozen ships continued to flock to the target aggressively. .
After several miles of fighting with the salt merchants who were chasing after them, the broken ship suffered two deaths and more than ten injuries. Even Gong Shiqi's arm was scratched by the arrow A big gash, fortunately it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, after bandaging it was fine for the time being.However, another ship carrying radio stations, prisoners and evidence took this opportunity to successfully escape from the battlefield, and it was no longer visible in the dark night.
Although there is no specific statistics on the number of casualties on the chasing side, it must have far exceeded Gong Shiqi's team. There were already five ships that were forced to leave the battlefield due to their inability to fight.No matter whether he can intercept successfully in the end, Lu Kangtai will definitely have to pay a lot of aftermath pension for it.
The bloody battle continued in the night. Accompanied by gunshots and flames, there were constant howls on the river. Fortunately, the two sides of the canal are mostly farmland and there are not many people, so the battle between the two sides is still temporary Did not cause much panic in the canal basin.
At this time, Lu Kangtai's eyes were red, and he kept ordering and urging his men to continue attacking the ship.As a kerosene bomb finally hit the sail of the cargo ship, sparks flew up, and there was a burst of cheers on the river.But it didn't take long for them to be happy, several pumps on the deck of the big ship poured water on the sails, so that the flames that hadn't ignited were immediately extinguished.
This is not an ideal situation for the pursuers who have managed to make a little progress, but the real blow comes later.
Several iron bullets the size of fists were thrown from the big ship to the attached boat, and after bouncing a few times on the deck, they exploded suddenly, and the shattered shrapnel immediately caused a terrible killing effect among the surrounding crowd. After the bomb rang, almost everyone within a radius of one foot was brought down.
After eating several such iron bombs one after another, more than half of the two small boats closest to the big ship were killed and injured, and they had to withdraw from the battle ranks.
"This stuff really works! It would be great if there were more!" Gong Shiqi was also very satisfied with the strike effect of this military weapon. The only problem was that the inventory was too small. They only brought a total of Only twenty pieces.
"This grenade is mainly used by the front-line army. In Zhoushan, it has not been installed in the army at all, and there is only a small amount in the arsenal. If it is not for the special nature of this mission, it may not be able to apply for this weapon. "Ji Yuanqing explained with a smile.
They came to Yangzhou to perform missions this time, and the ship was not equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery, so Ji Yuanqing thought of another alternative.The Ministry of Security basically had no chance to equip this kind of military weapon. The grenades used in this operation were all requested by Ji Yuanqing in a report before departure. Come in handy.
Of course, the power of the grenade is still far from being comparable to that of the artillery, but in the current special combat environment, the actual killing and deterrent effect of the grenade may not be inferior to the artillery.However, they have no confidence in whether this thing can completely destroy the opponent's will to fight. After all, the number is limited, and it will not be able to continue after it is used up. After all, the opponent has a lot of people on board. Not too much of a problem.
In fact, this move more or less dealt a blow to the psychology of the salt merchants' armed forces, and even Lu Kangtai was a little bit guilty, thinking that this group of people slowed down their speed and fought with their own troops, in fact, they deliberately lured themselves into the bait, It was a good time to solve all the armed forces at the hands of the local salt merchants.
But he immediately denied his own thoughts. If the other party had this thought in mind, why bother to let the other ship leave first? Wouldn't it be faster for the two ships to do it together?Moreover, it took so long to sacrifice this big killer weapon, it is very likely that there is no other way, and they can only use the tricks at the bottom of the box to seek escape.If he gave up the pursuit at this time, he might have missed the best opportunity to attack.
The more Lu Kangtai thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a possibility. Dang even ordered to continue the attack and further increase the reward.Now he has no other better way to stimulate the fighting will of these people under him, he can only keep increasing the reward chips to ensure his courage to continue fighting.
"They're catching up again! It looks like they still don't want to let go!" Gong Shiqi's excitement didn't last long, and he saw two more boats behind him sticking to the left and right sides respectively, and a new round of offensive came in an instant. .
It took Gong Shiqi and others much longer to repel this wave of offensives than when they first joined the battle. At present, more than half of the combatants on board are wounded, and nearly half of them are unable to persist in continuing to participate in the battle. , Combat attrition is very obvious.Although there is still some ammunition for the rifle, if the combat intensity is maintained like this, it probably won't last for too long.
Ji Yuanqing was also hit on the shoulder by a crossbow arrow from the small boat. Fortunately, like Gong Shiqi, it was only a flesh wound. After bandaging, he continued to command the battle from the side of the boat.
The twenty grenades were quickly exhausted in the battle. Although they caused a lot of damage to the opponent, they still failed to break their will to fight.The red-eyed salt merchants had only about half of the ship and manpower left, but they still relentlessly fell to the side and rear, constantly trying various methods to prevent the big ship from escaping.
"We're at Guazhou!" Finally, there was some good news that made them feel a little relieved.As long as you pass Guazhou, you will be at the junction of the canal and the Yangtze River. After entering the Yangtze River, it will be difficult for the small boats on the other side to stop the boat from sailing to the downstream estuary on the river that is several miles wide.
The same information made Lu Kangtai even more anxious.His goal is to block his opponent in the canal, but if his opponent escapes into the Yangtze River, all his efforts tonight will be in vain.And the Guazhou in front of him was already faintly visible. Even if all the remaining boats swarmed up at this time, it would be difficult to intercept the opponent.
When entering the river fork in Guazhou, the cargo ship fired three rounds of rifle salvos and beat the nearest boat that was trying to affix it with sawdust, and then sailed leisurely towards the mouth of the river.
When Lu Kangtai was hesitating whether to order to continue the pursuit, the voice from the big ship ahead made him almost vomit blood with anger.
"I have already felt the enthusiasm of everyone, and there will be rewards in the future. Let me bid farewell today. You have sent dozens of miles this night, and you don't need to send any more. Please come back!"
After Gong Shiqi shouted, he put down the tin horn, shook his head proudly and said, "If you are not convinced, you can continue to follow. I'll see if you can follow all the way to Ningbo!"
"If they have the guts to follow to Wusongkou, then take them to Ningbo together!" Ji Yuanqing also relaxed a lot at this time, no longer worried about whether the other party would continue to pursue.There will be Haihan warships near Wusongkou to pick them up. If the Yangzhou salt merchants don't know what to do, then they will definitely be gone by then.
In the end, Lu Kangtai's remnants stopped at Guazhou, watched helplessly as the cargo ship that had been fighting all night sailed into the Yangtze River, and then turned around and headed east.
(End of this chapter)